First Cubs SP Complete Game SO of 2008?

[Schwarber Fan]

We did this in 2007 and miraculously it was Jason Marquis, I believe only baseball7897 got it right...

 

who will it be this year?

[photoguy9883]

Where's "none of thee above?"

[Guest]

Zambrano.

[Derwood]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

[Mephistopheles]

I'll go with Rich Hill.

[Mephistopheles]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

 

Mark Prior has thrown over 200 innings since Carlos Zambrano's last shutout. Mark Prior has thrown ZERO innings since Rich Hill's last shutout.

[CubColtPacer]

This topic was just who would throw the first complete game when it was made last year, not the first complete game shutout. That's significantly different.

 

I'll say Z for this one in a close call over Hill.

[SouthSideRyan]

I was the jackass that said Lieber.

[Butterscup1679666578]

T-Lil

[seanimal]

BIG Z

[Derwood]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

 

Mark Prior has thrown over 200 innings since Carlos Zambrano's last shutout. Mark Prior has thrown ZERO innings since Rich Hill's last shutout.

 

 

guh?

 

Yes, Rich Hill threw a 9 inning, CG SHO in 2006, a year where he was averaging 5 2/3 IP per start. Blind Squirrel, meet nut.

[jersey cubs fan]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

 

Mark Prior has thrown over 200 innings since Carlos Zambrano's last shutout. Mark Prior has thrown ZERO innings since Rich Hill's last shutout.

 

 

guh?

 

Yes, Rich Hill threw a 9 inning, CG SHO in 2006, a year where he was averaging 5 2/3 IP per start. Blind Squirrel, meet nut.

 

Scott Eyre throwing a complete game shutout would be a blind squirrel finding a nut. Hill is a very good starting pitcher who has as good a chance as almost anybody, and definitely any Cubs pitcher, to throw a complete game SO.

[Omar]

We did this in 2007 and miraculously it was Jason Marquis, I believe only baseball7897 got it right...

 

Yep. Here's last year's thread. That didn't include a shutout... But Marquis threw one anyway. Results look surprisingly similar. Rich-Z-Lilly-Marquis (most to least votes) for both polls.

[Derwood]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

 

Mark Prior has thrown over 200 innings since Carlos Zambrano's last shutout. Mark Prior has thrown ZERO innings since Rich Hill's last shutout.

 

 

guh?

 

Yes, Rich Hill threw a 9 inning, CG SHO in 2006, a year where he was averaging 5 2/3 IP per start. Blind Squirrel, meet nut.

 

Scott Eyre throwing a complete game shutout would be a blind squirrel finding a nut. Hill is a very good starting pitcher who has as good a chance as almost anybody, and definitely any Cubs pitcher, to throw a complete game SO.

 

sure he's a good pitcher, but he's also a typical Cubs pitcher; racks up high pitch counts early and gets yanked by the 7th. i'm not discrediting his stuff

[apete6]

Z will do it on an opening-day beatdown of Milwaukee

[Omar]

Z will do it on an opening-day beatdown of Milwaukee

 

Last year he threw meatballs (again) on opening day... And afterwards he said something along the lines of "Next year, I'll ask Lou to put me second." We might actually see Lilly start game 1.

[Vanilla Ice]

Zambrano slightly over Hill

[NCCubFan]

z. I can't see Hill pitching a complete game period, much less a shut out

 

Mark Prior has thrown over 200 innings since Carlos Zambrano's last shutout. Mark Prior has thrown ZERO innings since Rich Hill's last shutout.

 

 

guh?

 

Yes, Rich Hill threw a 9 inning, CG SHO in 2006, a year where he was averaging 5 2/3 IP per start. Blind Squirrel, meet nut.

Hill actually had two complete games in 2006. Admittedly, the second one was rain-shortened.

[rawaction]

I picked Lilly, because he's most likely to be under 150 pitches thru 7.

[CubinNY]

None of the above.

 

Eric Bedard when he comes over with Roberts.

 

Oh, it's gonna happen.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow or the next day.

[Skyballer]

No love for Dempster :pig:

I went with Hill

[rocket]

no one is going to throw a complete game shutout for the cubs in 2008.

[frostwyrm]

In some of Marquis' crappier games I honestly wished he would have been left in to "take one for the team" and save the bullpen. These would have showed up in the stats as complete games, but not the kind a pitcher would be proud of.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Sean Gallagher

[Ding Dong Johnson]

No love for Dempster :pig:

I went with Hill

Dempster's wife didn't even vote for him