4/7 Cubs (Lilly) at Pirates (Gorzelanny), 12:30 PM CT, WGN

[C.C.]

Lilly looks good today. Keep it up!

[Outshined_One]

Then again, at the rate things are going, Lilly might go complete.

[Banedon]

Cedeno for starting short stop.

 

Okay, I'm converted. I was one of those in the camp of "Theriot sucks - but he's the best we got." Screw it and just play Cedeno.

 

I'm watching on MLB gameday - was it a well placed gapper or a shot over the CF's head?

 

Gameday's dot - which usually shows where it falls - was at the wall.

[Guest]

Not too shabby a 3rd inning, I say the Cubs hit around in the 4th too.

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS      Pittsburgh
P/PA              4.32            4.00
RBI%              0.55            0.00
R/BR              0.58            0.00
BA               0.533           0.273
OBP              0.632           0.273
SLG              0.667           0.273
OPS              1.298           0.545
ERA               0.00           21.00
BB/9              0.00           12.00
K/9               3.00            6.00

[Roast]

I think Fukudome's patience has infected the whole team.

 

Better than the time Farnsworth's herpes infected the entire team!

 

...what? :-"

Lol

 

So someone I work with says she's heard Farnsy has several illegitimate kids.

 

Family is the most important thing in my life," Farnsworth says. "That's No. 1 for sure. Baseball comes in second after that."

"We have a bake-off every year and the kids are the judges," says Shayla Pert, his fiancée. "He always wins; I think he pays them."

 

Farnsworth laughs upon hearing this, though Pert quickly clarifies, admitting to his superiority when it comes to their culinary skills.

 

"He's a great baker," she says. "He's Betty Crocker. He makes the best peanut butter cookies ever."

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/03/16/2008-03-16_kyle_farnsworths_softer_side.html?page=1

Didn't say the person I work with was right.

[E.J.]

The way things are going WGN isn't going to fix the feed until the bottom of the 9th or so.

[Roast]

Good time to run a "wgn is awesome" commercial, WGN. Great work, clowns.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

[David]

It'd be nice not to have to use Marmol today.

Seems like the perfect day for Lou to give Howry that work he was talking about.

 

And concurrently give Marmol and Wood that rest they need.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez flied out to right field

[David]

Cedeno for starting short stop.

 

Okay, I'm converted. I was one of those in the camp of "Theriot sucks - but he's the best we got." Screw it and just play Cedeno.

 

I'm watching on MLB gameday - was it a well placed gapper or a shot over the CF's head?

 

Gameday's dot - which usually shows where it falls - was at the wall.

 

From the way Pat called it, it sounded like it was a shot over the CF's head.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome walked

[Roast]

Kosuke is a freaking walk machine.

[Flames24Rulz]

Kosuke is an OBP machine.

[Banedon]

Fukudome for hitting coach.

[David]

I really have never had a man crush on a player as quickly as I have for Fukudome.

 

Well, actually, maybe Prior. And Wood.

[Rob]

Kosuke finally walks today. I was starting to get worried since it was taking so long.

[Jon]

Walgreens didn't count on Fukudome when they renewed the JDRF donation sponsorship for every walk.

[David]

Sweet, Reds about to lose. Never too early to scoreboard watch.

[YearofDaCubs]

I lOVE the Fukudome signing. This is exactly what we needed over Jones and Floyd.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

Ramirez flied out to right field

Fukudome walked

DeRosa struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 1 6 0                        7  8  0
Pittsburgh      0 0 0                          0  3  1

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Pittsburgh: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         3.0  3  0  0  0  1  0  44

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Gorzelany     2.3  6  7  7  4  2  0  70
Dumatrait     1.7  2  0  0  1  1  0  25

[illiniguy]

Walgreens didn't count on Fukudome when they renewed the JDRF donation sponsorship for every walk.

Yeah he really put a hurt on their bottom line.

[Banedon]

I don't want a day off tomorrow. Let's play the Pirates again!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bay flied out to shallow left field