Easter Baseball: Cubs (Marquis) @ Padres (Maddux) 3:05 CT

[Fred Hornkohl]

.... and Theriot is retired for the first time today on a grounder to short.

 

Middle of the 5th........ 7-3 CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

The forecast high temp for Opening Day is now 42 degrees. (That's marked down from 45). Brrrrrrrr !!

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Marquis strikes out Rodriguez to open the bottom of the 5th.... then Lou brings in Pignatiello, who strikes out Bard.

 

2 down, nobody on, B Giles up....... 7-3 CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

...... and Giles pops out foul to the cathcer. 3 up, 3 down.

 

End of 5,..... 7-3 CUBS !!

[BCVM22]

Piggy with 2 scoreless innings.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Piggy with 2 scoreless innings.

 

1-2/3 actually.

 

End of 6..... 7-3 CUBS !!

[JWCUB]

I think Piggy breaks camp with the big boys. Considering Eyres sore elbow.

[Vanilla Ice]

Soto has stunk it up this spring

[BCVM22]

Kerry Wood time. Fingers crossed.

[Roast]

Well here we go. A good outing here and we have a new closer.

[BCVM22]

Well here we go. A good outing here and we have a new closer.

 

For better or for worse...

[Roast]

1 down

[Roast]

Grounded into center for a BH.

[BCVM22]

Ground ball single up the middle for Gerut.

[Roast]

Ahh, wild pitch in the dirt, Gerut to 2nd.

 

Wood doesn't seem nearly as sharp as yesterday

[Roast]

K, high fastball. 2 down.

[BCVM22]

Swingannamiss, strike 3.

 

Wood doesn't seem nearly as sharp as yesterday

 

No, he doesn't, which is why as much as I'm rooting for Wood every step of the way, we're all going to sweat even more when he has a shaky outing.

[BCVM22]

Strike 3 called!

 

Well, scoreless if not dominant. The ball's in Lou's court now.

Edited March 23, 2008 by BCVM22

[Roast]

Wood struck Bard, the last batter out on 4 pitches (the third pitch BARELY missed, apparently)

[Fred Hornkohl]

End of seven....... still 7-3 CUBS !!

[Roast]

Well, he didn't seem quite as sharp as he did yesterday - but in all fairness he was filthy yesterday. He made it through the inning with 2 K's and the only hit was a single that just snuck past a diving cedeno. So, I'm guessing as long as he doesn't have any pain tomorrow he's going to be our new closer.

[Roast]

lol, pat and ron making fat jokes about Ponson.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Going to the bottom of the ninth........ 7-3 CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!