8/5 Mets(Glavine) @ Cubs(Marquis) 7:05 P.M. CT ESPN

[98navigator]

Forget this game. The good news is the Brewers choked away a victory today... Now, the let's get the Astros.

 

[silver lining]Oh yeah, the Brewers are 11 games under .500 on the road.[/silver lining]

 

Pretty hard to forget about this game when you lose Soriano for perhaps a month.

 

Sori will be missed but it's not like he was constantly on base or driving in a lot of runs. The Cubs might actually be better off in the short run with someone else leading off.

 

It makes our already light-power hitting OF even worse. I fail to see how this is going to benefit us.

 

The Cubs had the best record in the NL in July (17-9) and they hit the fewest homeruns of any team. They can win without the long ball but if you prefer to believe that the season's over go right ahead... The Brewers score 46+% of their runs via the homerun yet they have the same number of losses as the Cubs.

[Soul]

Lou's going to need to get creative now to keep Murton(and Pie if he takes Soriano's roster spot) out of the lineup. I look forward to seeing how he pulls it off.

 

I don't see a problem. Just make Pagan the everyday LF, play Cliff most days, and when you need a righty throw DeRosa in RF and slip Font into the lineup @ 2B.

 

Anything to keep Murton out of the lineup. But I don't think it will be hard. Also, they might bring Pie up, but what do you want to bet he'll ride the bench as a defensive replacement only, with only an occasional start?

[anabiono]

Lou's going to need to get creative now to keep Murton(and Pie if he takes Soriano's roster spot) out of the lineup. I look forward to seeing how he pulls it off.

 

I don't see a problem. Just make Pagan the everyday LF, play Cliff most days, and when you need a righty throw DeRosa in RF and slip Font into the lineup @ 2B.

 

Anything to keep Murton out of the lineup. But I don't think it will be hard. Also, they might bring Pie up, but what do you want to bet he'll ride the bench as a defensive replacement only, with only an occasional start?

 

i know you are being sarcastic...but...christ...pagan is NOT a starter...

 

surely, lou will see this

 

:(

[rickrolled]

I can't wait to see the crappy lineup with the likes of Kendall, Floyd, Pagan, Jacque, etc.

[soccer10k]

Lou's going to need to get creative now to keep Murton(and Pie if he takes Soriano's roster spot) out of the lineup. I look forward to seeing how he pulls it off.

 

Shouldn't be too hard. Have an outfield, from left to right, of Floyd, Pagan, and Jones and a middle infield with some combination of Cedeno, Fontenot, Theriot, and DeRosa. Then, if one of the outfielders (namely Floyd) needs a day off or gets hurt, you move DeRosa to left and have Cedeno, Fontenot, and Theriot make up the middle infield. Hell, DeRosa could be the fourth outfielder anyway.

 

EDIT: Ack. Soul beat me to it.

[soccer10k]

I just watched the inning that Wood pitched and boy did that give me goosebumps - especially the strikeout to end the inning.

[C.C.]

I can't get over how hot Glavine wife is! It's good to play pro sports.