9/29 Champs at Reds

[cubweiser03]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

[C.C.]

Is it Wednesday yet?!?!?!

[MPC]

please...no injuries, no ejections, nothing dumb. 2 days of rest, and then get ready for wednesday.

[A New Era]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

[Sammy Sofa]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

Hell, if it's possible to post the whole thing, please do!

[inari]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

First of all, I'd love to get my hands on the radio broadcast. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

And I'd guess that a couple of players that have had injury issues (Soriano, Rammy) will sit today, and all the starters will be gone by the 7th. Tomorrow, I'd guess everyone plays to make sure they're tuned up, but they will all be out by the 5th. I'd expect Sean Gallagher or Kevin Hart to get the start tomorrow.

[erik316wttn]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

I would think they'd start, but will probably be pulled in the 5th or 6th inning. You can't sit them completely for a week and expect them to stay hot for the playoffs.

[ctcf]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

YES PLEASE!

[Roast]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

YES PLEASE!

 

x2

 

 

I'd assume our lineup will look something like this

 

Theriot ss

Pie CF

Ward 1b

Murton LF

Fuld RF

Fontenot 2b

Cedeno 3b

Blanco C

 

Actually...that's just what I'd do. I assume lou will give some of the big guys a rest today, and some a rest tomorrow; but i doubt anyone plays the full game.

[CubColtPacer]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

YES PLEASE!

 

x2

 

 

I'd assume our lineup will look something like this

 

Theriot ss

Pie CF

Ward 1b

Murton LF

Fuld RF

Fontenot 2b

Cedeno 3b

Blanco C

 

Actually...that's just what I'd do. I assume lou will give some of the big guys a rest today, and some a rest tomorrow; but i doubt anyone plays the full game.

 

I doubt Ward will play because of his injury the other night.

[Derwood]

we really need to push Lilly to Game 1

 

why? Z has been money on the road

 

Aren't games 1 and 2 both on the road?

 

I typed that when i thought we would be starting on Tuesday and not Wednesday

[Roast]

The Leadoff Man is on at 2:30CT

Should be a good one

 

I've got the whole 2 odd some hours on WGN radio recorded at the celebration. It has Lou tearing up, and tons of great stuff. I can post some snippets later if anyone wants it. It's gonna take a long time to clean it up real good.

 

By the way, are the Cubs going to skip any of the main 5 pitchers? I would assume they will give Ramirez some rest. Can you imagine any of the "main" guys playing today and tommorow?

 

YES PLEASE!

 

x2

 

 

I'd assume our lineup will look something like this

 

Theriot ss

Pie CF

Ward 1b

Murton LF

Fuld RF

Fontenot 2b

Cedeno 3b

Blanco C

 

Actually...that's just what I'd do. I assume lou will give some of the big guys a rest today, and some a rest tomorrow; but i doubt anyone plays the full game.

 

I doubt Ward will play because of his injury the other night.

 

Ohhh, forgot about that

[Schwarber Fan]

It doesn't matter to me but Harang will probably throw a no-hitter today with the lineup we throw out there

[Guest]

Since there's no other game thread, I'll put this here so we can keep track of potential playoff opponents:

 

East 	              W 	L 	  PCT 	GB 	 E#
Philadelphia 	     88 	72 	.550 	-  	 -
New York 	         87 	73 	.544 	1.0 	2 

West          	     W 	L 	  PCT 	GB 	 E#
Arizona 	          90 	70 	.563 	- 	  -
San Diego            89 	71 	.556 	1.0 	2

Wild Card 	         W 	L 	  PCT 	GB 	 E#
San Diego 	        89 	71 	.556 	- 	  -
Colorado 	         87 	73 	.544 	2.0 	2
New York 	         87 	73 	.544    2.0    2     

 

All playoff races could be finished today.

 

Florida (Seddon) at New York (Maine), 1:10 pm ET

Washington (Chico) at Philadelphia (Eaton), 3:55 pm ET

San Diego (Young) at Milwaukee (Bush), 2:55 pm CT

Arizona (Gonzalez) at Colorado (Redman), 6:05 pm MT

[Schwarber Fan]

I'd rather play Arizona than SD so I guess I'm rooting for the Brewers today...

 

:shock:

[Guest]

Boo! Go San Diego and Colorado!

[jjgman21]

Boo! Go San Diego and Colorado!

 

dude, that's completely selfish. I know you want to see them live in SD, but they stand a much better chance to get through this if they don't have to face SD, regardless of no Bradley or Cameron, especially if up against Peavy and Young in games 1 and 2 at Petco.

 

go Colorado, Brewers, Nats, Mets (cuz the Cubs don't stand much chance against Phillie's offense right now either).

[Guest]

Boo! Go San Diego and Colorado!

 

dude, that's completely selfish. I know you want to see them live in SD, but they stand a much better chance to get through this if they don't have to face SD, regardless of no Bradley or Cameron, especially if up against Peavy and Young in games 1 and 2 at Petco.

 

go Colorado, Brewers, Nats, Mets (cuz the Cubs don't stand much chance against Phillie's offense right now either).

 

Chris Young has a 4.97 ERA in the second half, he's not the same pitcher since his injury.

 

Seeing as I'm not confident in the Cubs winning in the first round against any of these teams, I'll root for the one where I can see them.

[VanceJergins]

Boo! Go San Diego and Colorado!

 

dude, that's completely selfish. I know you want to see them live in SD, but they stand a much better chance to get through this if they don't have to face SD, regardless of no Bradley or Cameron, especially if up against Peavy and Young in games 1 and 2 at Petco.

 

go Colorado, Brewers, Nats, Mets (cuz the Cubs don't stand much chance against Phillie's offense right now either).

 

I think SD and Arizona are about even. Like Raisin said, Young hasn't been great. So without Bradley and Cameron, Arizona has the better offense. SD has a slight edge in pitching, but outside of Peavy they aren't spectacular. I hope we play one of them the first round and the other the second round. But whoever comes out of the AL is going to be a dang solid team.

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Theriot, SS

Fontenot, 2B

Murton, LF

Soto, C

Pie, CF

Cedeno, 3B

Blanco, 1B

Fuld, RF

Hill, P

 

Reds

Hopper, CF

Keppinger, SS

Votto, LF

Phillips, 2B

Encarnacion, 3B

Cantu, 1B

Ross, C

Ellison, RF

Harang, P

[Brian]

Geovany Soto batting clean up... I love it. Edited September 29, 2007 by Brian

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Theriot, SS

Fontenot, 2B

Murton, LF

Soto, C

Pie, CF

Cedeno, 3B

Blanco, 1B

Fuld, RF

Hill, P

 

Reds

Hopper, CF

Keppinger, SS

Votto, LF

Phillips, 2B

Encarnacion, 3B

Cantu, 1B

Ross, C

Ellison, RF

Harang, P

 

I love that line-up. Bruce, any word who gets the start on Sunday?

[Guest]

Fontenot-Murt-Soto at 2-3-4 is like an Iowa lineup. :D

 

I'm digging Ronny at 3B and Hank White at 1B.

[mdwilla]

Would have like to see Monroe at first today as he is more likely to make the playoff roster.

[Cubbies2238]

 

I love that line-up. Bruce, any word who gets the start on Sunday?

 

I've read that Lilly is going to go 2 or 3 innings to get some work in, then it's up to the pen.