8/26 Cubs (Marquis) @ D'Backs (Petit?) 3:40 CST on Comcast

[gerby23]

Clinching a series against another first place team before an off day and the biggest series of the year would do wonders for morale.

'nuff said

[otis89]

Is Petit a southpaw?

Nope.

 

So you're saying we've got a chance.

 

Yes. It's a slim chance, but still a chance. Although that 5.14 ERA basically negates the fact that he's a righty.

[Alfonso Soriano]

Lineups:

Cubs:

1. R Theriot, SS .288 3 39 22

2. J Jones, CF .271 5 47 5

3. D Lee, 1B .312 14 66 5

4. A Ramirez, 3B .314 18 78 0

5. C Floyd, LF .287 4 38 0

6. C Monroe, RF .200 0 0 0

7. M Fontenot, 2B .285 3 28 5

8. H Blanco, C .194 0 4 0

9. J Marquis, P .155 1 4 0

 

Diamondbacks

1. C Young, CF .233 26 47 21

2. O Hudson, 2B .300 10 62 7

3. E Byrnes, LF .298 18 71 35

4. C Jackson, 1B .278 10 44 2

5. S Drew, SS .232 9 42 5

6. C Snyder, C .256 11 35 0

7. J Salazar, RF .297 0 2 0

8. J Cirillo, 3B .143 0 2 0

9. Y Petit, P .077 0 0 0

[Sammy Sofa]

Monroe, Fontenot and Blanco one after another? Brutal.

[RammyFanny]

Hank White in the House.

[CubsBears29]

Jones in the 2 hole, Floyd 5th, and Monroe starting against a RHP - who we don't know well, and practically pwned us the one and only other time we faced him.

 

Must be "give-away game" day for Lou.

 

 

Lincecum better be on his best today, or we're gonna enter the MIL series only .5 up.

[TysonCBulls423]

Jones in the 2 hole, Floyd 5th, and Monroe starting against a RHP - who we don't know well, and practically pwned us the one and only other time we faced him.

 

Must be "give-away game" day for Lou.

 

 

Lincecum better be on his best today, or we're gonna enter the MIL series only .5 up.

 

I don't see how this is a give away game. Jones has been pretty damn good in the 2 hole. Lee and Ramirez are still in the lineup.

[justin23iu]

Jones in the 2 hole, Floyd 5th, and Monroe starting against a RHP - who we don't know well, and practically pwned us the one and only other time we faced him.

 

Must be "give-away game" day for Lou.

 

 

Lincecum better be on his best today, or we're gonna enter the MIL series only .5 up.

 

Who knew it was possible to have a knee-jerk reaction before the game even starts?

[CubsBears29]

Jones in the 2 hole, Floyd 5th, and Monroe starting against a RHP - who we don't know well, and practically pwned us the one and only other time we faced him.

 

Must be "give-away game" day for Lou.

 

 

Lincecum better be on his best today, or we're gonna enter the MIL series only .5 up.

 

Who knew it was possible to have a knee-jerk reaction before the game even starts?

 

Figured I'd get warmed up, make sure I'm ready to go once the game is underway.

[pitchcs]

Thank God Soriano will be back Tuesday.

[CubmanPi]

I just found one of the only places in California it seems that carries WGN, so I just assumed that I'd be watching the game today. I was more than mildly pissed when I found the White Sox on my tv. :x

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Thank God Soriano will be back Tuesday.

 

Is this for sure??/

[FeArThEbEaRd]

 

hopefully i bring some good mojo...my shifter went in my car yesterday...and the cubs lost...i need some good cub mojo to make me at least smile a little bit since i am sort of in a stinky pickle right now

 

My water pump went and my belt fell off on the way to work today...hopefully my fortune is opposite of yours and the cubbies get a win!

[soccer10k]

I just found one of the only places in California it seems that carries WGN, so I just assumed that I'd be watching the game today. I was more than mildly pissed when I found the White Sox on my tv. :x

 

I get WGN in Davis. :D

[Chris24Young]

Is that Brewers-Cubs series in Chicago? I'm too lazy to look it up..

[gerby23]

Nice to see Murton get the nod over Monroe vs. a righty after that good showing last night. :roll:

[Chris24Young]

1-0 Giants, btw.

[CubsBears29]

Is that Brewers-Cubs series in Chicago? I'm too lazy to look it up..

 

Yes.

 

Final 3 games between the 2 teams this year.

[CubColtPacer]

Is that Brewers-Cubs series in Chicago? I'm too lazy to look it up..

 

Yes, it's in Chicago.

[CubsBears29]

Interesting little factoid that I didn't know/hadn't realized until they showed it on TBS' telecast of the ATL-StL game... StL and the Cubs have the fewest blown saves in the NL, if not the MLB, since the AS Break; StL with 2 and Cubs only once.

[frostwyrm]

Murt gets 3 hits, then is benched for a waiver-wire dude who has a .555 OPS vs. RHP.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Murt gets 3 hits, then is benched for a waiver-wire dude who has a .555 OPS vs. RHP.

 

Even I am a little annoyed at that as well

[dew1679666265]

Thank God Soriano will be back Tuesday.

 

Is this for sure??/

 

They just announced it on Comcast. Said Lou said Soriano will bat first and Theriot second.

[Chris24Young]

This 1st inning will be ugly (In the D'Backs case), I smell that sh*t from here.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

So will it be Murton or Pie who is sent to Iowa to make room for Soriano?