5/18 Pirates (Dumatrait) @ Cubs (Marquis) 1:20PM WGNTV

Schwarber Fan · May 17, 2008

Losing sucks, losing to the Pirates sucks more...

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_430597.jpg (1-1, 3.96)

vs.

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_150302.jpg (1-3, 5.26)

So here's my situation - last year I got to do game threads where the starters were Angel Guzman and Steve Trachsel (Both losses, needless to say); this year I get Jason Marquis... wow. On the positive side, I get to make the GDT on my birthday, so give me my first GDT win, Cubbies.

Another lefty, so the Cubs lineup will probably be:

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Fukudome

Soto

DeRosa

Johnson

Marquis

Best case scenario: Marquis gets shelled and hence becomes DFA'd/removed from the rotation but the Cubs still win.

Let's start a new winning streak.

Omar · May 17, 2008

Pirates Vs. Marquis

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Jason Bay            43    37  14  4  1  4   9   5   7  .378  .442  .865 1.307 
Freddy Sanchez       25    25   4  2  0  1   2   0   1  .160  .160  .360  .520 
Adam LaRoche         22    21   3  1  0  1   1   1   6  .143  .182  .333  .515 
Jose Bautista        17    15   4  2  0  0   2   2   3  .267  .353  .400  .753 
Xavier Nady          17    16   3  0  0  1   3   1   2  .188  .235  .375  .610 
Nate McLouth         16    13   5  1  0  1   3   3   1  .385  .500  .692 1.192 
Ronny Paulino         8     8   1  0  0  0   1   0   1  .125  .125  .125  .250 
Raul Chavez           7     7   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .286  .286  .286  .572 
Paul Maholm           6     5   1  0  0  0   2   0   2  .200  .200  .200  .400 
Doug Mientkiewicz     6     4   1  0  0  0   0   2   1  .250  .500  .250  .750 
Tom Gorzelanny        3     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Brian Bixler          2     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Zach Duke             1     1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
Phil Dumatrait        1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Jason Michaels        1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Ian Snell             1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               176   159  40 10  1  8  23  14  28  .252  .310  .478  .788

Cubs Vs. Dumatrait

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Mark DeRosa           7     4   0  0  0  0   0   3   1  .000  .429  .000  .429 
Derrek Lee            6     4   1  0  0  0   0   2   0  .250  .500  .250  .750 
Aramis Ramirez        6     5   3  1  0  1   2   1   0  .600  .667 1.400 2.067 
Ryan Theriot          6     6   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .167  .167  .167  .334 
Ronny Cedeno          3     3   1  1  0  0   3   0   1  .333  .333  .667 1.000 
Jim Edmonds           3     3   1  1  0  0   2   0   1  .333  .333  .667 1.000 
Kosuke Fukudome       3     1   0  0  0  0   0   2   0  .000  .667  .000  .667 
Reed Johnson          3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Alfonso Soriano       3     2   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .667  .500 1.167 
Geovany Soto          3     2   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .667  .500 1.167 
Henry Blanco          2     1   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .500  .000  .500 
Ted Lilly             2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Jason Marquis         1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Daryle Ward           1     0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000            
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                49    37   9  3  0  1   7  12   7  .243  .429  .405  .834

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

Final Score Cubs-19 Pirates-137

SouthSideRyan · May 17, 2008

Dumatrait put up a Micah Bowie like line last year. He's terrible.

UMFan83 · May 17, 2008

And even after that horrible loss the Cubs will be 8 games over .500 and in first place in the central.

TysonCBulls423 · May 17, 2008

well I called a 8-2 homestand before the Arizona series. Hopefully I end up being right.

TruffleShuffle · May 17, 2008

though the pythagorean w-l will take a big hit

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

Jason Marquis' last chance, take 37.

RedFlash · May 17, 2008

I have no logic or reasoning behind it, but the Cubs will finish the homestand with a win over the Pirates tomorrow. Besides I like being 10 games or more over .500, so the Cubs better not disappoint. I believe Marquis is going to stave off ejection from the rotation for one start, by having a quality start tomorrow.

Cubs will win tomorrow, 7-1.

gflore34 · May 17, 2008

Ramirez and Lee are what? A combined 0-16? I can't believe thats going to continue, one or both of them is going to break out tomorrow, Cubs will score 6+ runs and win.

TruffleShuffle · May 17, 2008

please win... i'd prefer that my two favorite teams in sports NOT lose series to pittsburgh on the same day

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

Soriano

Theriot

Soto

Ramirez

Lee

Fukudome

Cedeno

Johnson

Marquis

Not going to happen, but a little lineup tweak would be fun.

CubColtPacer · May 17, 2008

And why are we benching DeRosa tomorrow, who just had a day off on Thursday and has been quite hot the last 8 games he's started?

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

Just trying to work Cedeno in there, and Theriot isnt going anywhere. Ronny had a great knock today. Should have been an extra baser.

Edited May 17, 2008 by Little Slide Rooter

imb · May 17, 2008

pythag gonna take a hit

imb · May 17, 2008

well dammit

TruffleShuffle · May 17, 2008

plus derosa's 3 year splits against LHP are .314/.385/.509/.894.

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

I didnt realise this guy was a lefty.

Soriano

Cedeno

Soto

Ramirez

Lee

Fuku

Edmonds

DeRosa

Marcrap

CubColtPacer · May 17, 2008

I'm just not prepared to give a guy off who's well rested and has hit over the past week:

28 AB's (.464/.516/.678)

for a guy in Cedeno who is 3 for his last 18, no matter if he's been robbed a couple times or not.

Now I might support moving DeRosa to first for a day, but there's no way I'd sit him. We'd normally be talking about how hot he was except for how unbelievably hot Soriano has been.

UMFan83 · May 17, 2008

Why would you put Edmonds into the game knowing hes a lefty, while you have him out of the lineup when you thought he was a righty?

CubColtPacer · May 17, 2008

Edmonds can't hit left-handers, so there's no reason to put him in there against a lefty.

And Theriot is so much better against left-handers than right-handers that you really shouldn't bench him against a left-hander.

Not to mention that Cedeno in the major leagues has actually been better against right-handers than left-handers every single year including this one. Finding Cedeno a start should come against a right-hander, not a left-hander.

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

I got confused for a minute there, kind of like Lou when he left in Johnson against Capps.

As for first, if Lee is given a day off, it will be for Hoffpauir. I cant wait for Hoff to go 3-4 with 4 RBI and the board to be filled with Free Hoff posts.

SouthSideRyan · May 17, 2008

Yeah, Hoffpauir's situation is nothing like Pie and Cedeno's.

Sammy Sofa · May 17, 2008

Just stop posting.

Little Slide Rooter · May 17, 2008

aye aye cptn

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