7/3 CUBS (Zambrano) vs Nat's (Redding), 6:05pm CT, WGN-TV

[98navigator]

Ugh... I don't want to see Belliard bat in this game.

 

don't worry, you won't. :wink:

[Guest]

Nice of Ohman and Howry to stretch out that 9th inning a bit so I could come home and see the last out. :D

 

Two over .500!

[inari]

Good win.

[B]

Cubs Win!!!

[CubColtPacer]

I'm not too concerned at the moment (any more than any game). I think it will end up being a game where the game thread feels like the Cubs are losing with all the comments about why can't the Cubs score more off Redding, and in all actuality the Cubs will be winning throughout and win 4-2.

 

Well, I was close.

 

Another great Cubs win! Let's go Hill, we need a good bounce back performance by you tomorrow as the Cubs face a not bad left-hander.

 

5.5 out in the division, and 4.5 out at the moment in the WC!

[Handlebar McSkullet]

HURRAY!!!!

JOY!!!!

MERRIMENT!!!

DONT SUCK HILL!!!!

[TruffleShuffle]

winning is good clean fun

[Brian]

good win without our best hitter.

[Coach C]

winning is good clean fun

 

Indeed it is....

 

9-1 the last 10 games.

[cubweiser03]

winning is good clean fun

 

Indeed it is....

 

9-1 the last 10 games.

 

10-1 in last 11 is even better :)

[seanimal]

I predict Derrek Lee will not hit a home run.

 

Nostradamus-like :lol:

[Have a seat, Neifi]

good win without our best hitter.

So true. As soon as I got to RFK Stadium and saw our lineup flash on the scoreboard, I knew any sort of W would be gladly taken. Lou must've figured that with now-minor league washout Tim Redding on the mound (vs. Z), scratching out 3-4 runs would be doable even without Ram.

 

Another huge pro-Cubs crowd...tonight I'd say it was closer to 45-50%, definitely an even better Northside showing than yesterday. Only negative from tonight IMO is Derrek- the guy's swing just doesn't feel right. Driving every single ball right into the ground with little burst whatsoever. When you watch him swing, you don't even get the sense that 6 HRs in July is abnormal. That's how 'off' he seems to me.

 

PS Marmol is absolutely filthy. The Nats fans (who of course had no clue who Carlos was) couldn't believe how badly he embarassed Belliard in the 7th with men on, the key AB of the game.

[Keener98]

good win without our best hitter.

So true. As soon as I got to RFK Stadium and saw our lineup flash on the scoreboard, I knew any sort of W would be gladly taken. Lou must've figured that with now-minor league washout Tim Redding on the mound (vs. Z), scratching out 3-4 runs would be doable even without Ram.

 

Another huge pro-Cubs crowd...tonight I'd say it was closer to 45-50%, definitely an even better Northside showing than yesterday. Only negative from tonight IMO is Derrek- the guy's swing just doesn't feel right. Driving every single ball right into the ground with little burst whatsoever. When you watch him swing, you don't even get the sense that 6 HRs in July is abnormal. That's how 'off' he seems to me.

 

PS Marmol is absolutely filthy. The Nats fans (who of course had no clue who Carlos was) couldn't believe how badly he embarassed Belliard in the 7th with men on, the key AB of the game.

 

Yea I got the feeling there was quite a few Cubs fans there tonight when it looked like the crowd gave Z a standing O when he was leaving.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

winning is good clean fun

 

Indeed it is....

 

9-1 the last 10 games.

 

10-1 in last 11 is even better :)

its a relaxor...

 

i like coming home to see the cubs won and damian miller lost.....

[sweetpeteman]

Notes from my vantage point at the game (front row of the upper deck down the left field line, section 440, really nice seats if you don't really care if you're up close to the player (I got to do that last night):

 

 

1. Lee: Drop the appeal man, take a few games, since the first game against the Rockies, where you went 3 for 4, you are 4-24, gotta step it up.

 

2. Z: You rocked, but next time please don't walk the guy batting .180 twice. Especially when it loads the bases. (1 run on no hits in the 5th is pathetic, make them earn it). (Lilly should take note, don't walk guys who's BA is lower then yours... L: .118, Jimenez: .056) And next time you want to hit Robert Fick, alright by me, just get the next outs.

 

3. Marmol made Belliard look foolish on the first pitch, awesome, continued to rock.

 

4. Howry: Nice Job

 

5. Koyie Hill: Go back to Iowa. 1-3, 4-3, GIDP with a runner on 3rd, Pop out... Tell Soto to come on up, he outta at least be able to hit a fly ball with 1 out and a runner on third.

 

6. Washington Nationals: When more than half the fans are rooting for the other team, and providing you with revenue, don't insult them by playing a game where a Nats fan has to guess when the Cubs last won a WS, were in a WS, and what fan interfered in the 03 NLCS. Want to be a respected organization? Try not being Busch League, then maybe somebody will.

 

7. To the idiot who came over and started yelling in the bottom of the ninth at Soriano: He sleeps very well, probably on a mound of cash, with many beautiful women.

[inari]

Don't tell me someone asked Soriano how he sleeps at night. That's hilarious.

[brinoch]

good win without our best hitter.

So true. As soon as I got to RFK Stadium and saw our lineup flash on the scoreboard, I knew any sort of W would be gladly taken. Lou must've figured that with now-minor league washout Tim Redding on the mound (vs. Z), scratching out 3-4 runs would be doable even without Ram.

 

Another huge pro-Cubs crowd...tonight I'd say it was closer to 45-50%, definitely an even better Northside showing than yesterday. Only negative from tonight IMO is Derrek- the guy's swing just doesn't feel right. Driving every single ball right into the ground with little burst whatsoever. When you watch him swing, you don't even get the sense that 6 HRs in July is abnormal. That's how 'off' he seems to me.

 

PS Marmol is absolutely filthy. The Nats fans (who of course had no clue who Carlos was) couldn't believe how badly he embarassed Belliard in the 7th with men on, the key AB of the game.

 

Yea I got the feeling there was quite a few Cubs fans there tonight when it looked like the crowd gave Z a standing O when he was leaving.

 

We did. :)

 

I was in row 5, section 117 -- behind home plate and a little towards the 3rd base dugout. Incredible seats.

 

Highlight of the game: Marmol's first pitch to Belliard. That had incredible movement. Unhittable.

[flynnhicks03]

7. To the idiot who came over and started yelling in the bottom of the ninth at Soriano: He sleeps very well, probably on a mound of cash, with many beautiful women.

 

Excellent. To add to that, he probably sleeps a lot better after seeing the product the Nats are putting on the field this year.

[98navigator]

Cubs.com

 

With the win, the Cubs are two games above .500 for the first time since May 3, 2006, when they were 14-12. They're also 20-9 in the last 29 games, the best record in the Major Leagues for that stretch.

[sweetpeteman]

good win without our best hitter.

So true. As soon as I got to RFK Stadium and saw our lineup flash on the scoreboard, I knew any sort of W would be gladly taken. Lou must've figured that with now-minor league washout Tim Redding on the mound (vs. Z), scratching out 3-4 runs would be doable even without Ram.

 

Another huge pro-Cubs crowd...tonight I'd say it was closer to 45-50%, definitely an even better Northside showing than yesterday. Only negative from tonight IMO is Derrek- the guy's swing just doesn't feel right. Driving every single ball right into the ground with little burst whatsoever. When you watch him swing, you don't even get the sense that 6 HRs in July is abnormal. That's how 'off' he seems to me.

 

PS Marmol is absolutely filthy. The Nats fans (who of course had no clue who Carlos was) couldn't believe how badly he embarassed Belliard in the 7th with men on, the key AB of the game.

 

Yea I got the feeling there was quite a few Cubs fans there tonight when it looked like the crowd gave Z a standing O when he was leaving.

 

We did. :)

 

I was in row 5, section 117 -- behind home plate and a little towards the 3rd base dugout. Incredible seats.

 

Highlight of the game: Marmol's first pitch to Belliard. That had incredible movement. Unhittable.

 

Is that the PNC Diamond Club area? I got to eat dinner in the buffet area above the right field wall last night (it pays to be connected)

[Andy]

Winning is just the awesomeness.

 

Please keep it going?

 

BTW, if Z somehow manages to win 20 games this year, I'm not quite sure what I will think/do.

[CubmanPi]

Winning is just the awesomeness.

 

Please keep it going?

 

BTW, if Z somehow manages to win 20 games this year, I'm not quite sure what I will think/do.

You'll sit back and watch him sign somewhere else for Roger Clemens money.

[otis89]

6. Washington Nationals: When more than half the fans are rooting for the other team, and providing you with revenue, don't insult them by playing a game where a Nats fan has to guess when the Cubs last won a WS, were in a WS, and what fan interfered in the 03 NLCS. Want to be a respected organization? Try not being Busch League, then maybe somebody will.

 

When was the last time the Nationals won a World Series? Oh, wait. They haven't.

 

When was the last time they were in a World Series? Oh, wait. They've never made it.

 

They have absolutely no room to talk.

[killthegoat06]

What a great game. And what a catch by Fontenot! :D