Rotation on August 1

[Schwarber Fan]

Here's how I see it:

 

What it ideally would be:

 

Zambrano

Acquired #2 (Sabathia/Burnett)

Lilly

Dempster

Gallagher/Marshall

 

What it probably will be:

 

Zambrano

Lilly

Acquired #3 (Wolf/Maddux)

Dempster

Marquis

 

Can Jim and Lou do this the right way, because I think how the rotation is constructed will determine this team's fate in October.

 

Marquis has to go, I don't think I really need to explain myself.

 

I would let the Seans fight it out for the final spot, and go from there.

 

Thoughts?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Zambrano

Burnett

Dempster

Lilly

Gallagher/Marquis

[ChiCubsfan0502]

Z

C.C.

Dempster

Lilly

Gallagher

[Tracer Bullet]

Ideally?

 

Z

CC

Lilly

Dempster

Hill

[Joe_Cub]

dare to dream, a positive mention of hill in the sun-times

 

http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/1031347,063008sptcubsside.article

 

'We'll just keep playing it week by week,'' Hendry said. ''We've got our own people to worry about getting back. And I got some good reports out of Arizona on Rich Hill, that our pitching people think he's going to come back.

 

''Until (something happens), you just have to focus on your own guys, and that's what we'll do. If the opportunity comes in July to add somebody we think will help us, then we'll try to do that.''

 

Hill has had a couple of side sessions and a simulated game with pitching coordinator Mark Riggins at the team's training facility in Mesa, Ariz., and Riggins reported progress, Hendry said.

[CoolHandLuke]

Sabathia

Harden

Zambrano

Dempster

Lilly

[soapy]

Zambrano

Burnett

Hill

Dempster

Lilly

 

Yeah, that's right, if Hill goes down I'm going down with the ship. Until then, I will remain blindly optimistic.

[UMFan83]

Harden

Lincecum

Sabathia

Zambrano

Burnett

 

Harden will get hurt

Lincecum will walk 2 in the first inning of his first start with the Cubs and get sent to Iowa

Sabathia will challenge Jim Hendry to an eating contest and eat himself out of the rotation

Zambrano will punch Kosuke in the face after a bad defensive play, and Kosuke will come after him ninja style and end up breaking his arm

Burnett will leave the team after realizing its too much pressure to play in a market where its baseball for breakfast, lunch and dinner and demand a trade back to Florida.

 

Cubs rotation on September 1st:

Lilly

Dempster

Marshall

Gallagher

Marquis

[cubs121]

Harden

Lincecum

Sabathia

Zambrano

Burnett

 

Harden will get hurt

Lincecum will walk 2 in the first inning of his first start with the Cubs and get sent to Iowa

Sabathia will challenge Jim Hendry to an eating contest and eat himself out of the rotation

Zambrano will punch Kosuke in the face after a bad defensive play, and Kosuke will come after him ninja style and end up breaking his arm

Burnett will leave the team after realizing its too much pressure to play in a market where its baseball for breakfast, lunch and dinner and demand a trade back to Florida.

 

Cubs rotation on September 1st:

Lilly

Dempster

Marshall

Gallagher

Marquis

:lol: Awesome post.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Harden

Lincecum

Sabathia

Zambrano

Burnett

 

Harden will get hurt

Lincecum will walk 2 in the first inning of his first start with the Cubs and get sent to Iowa

Sabathia will challenge Jim Hendry to an eating contest and eat himself out of the rotation

Zambrano will punch Kosuke in the face after a bad defensive play, and Kosuke will come after him ninja style and end up breaking his arm

Burnett will leave the team after realizing its too much pressure to play in a market where its baseball for breakfast, lunch and dinner and demand a trade back to Florida.

 

Cubs rotation on September 1st:

Lilly

Dempster

Marshall

Gallagher

Marquis

 

Correction. We will have traded Gallagher and Marshall and Marquis in the deals to get Sabathia, Harden and Lincecum, so we have to pick up some waiver wire guys to fill in. Rotation on September 1st

Lilly

Dempster

Chacon

Woody Williams

Les Walrond

[Shavo]

Z

Lilly

Dempster

Marshall

Gallagher

[Butterscup1679666578]

If somehow Rich Hill pulled off a miracle and pitched this year, I think I'd cry tears of joy.

 

Z

CC/Burnett/Harden

Lilly

Dempster

Hill

 

that'd be ideal. I'm not expecting Hill to come back, so throw Gallagher there and that'd be fine too.

[Guest]

If somehow Rich Hill pulled off a miracle and pitched this year, I think I'd cry tears of joy.

 

Seeing as Rich was in the process of walking 3 and hitting 1 rookie baller in 0.1 IP at the time you posted this, it just became an even bigger miracle.

[Shavo]

So I'm the only one that thinks Marshall deserves a shot?

[jersey cubs fan]

So I'm the only one that thinks Marshall deserves a shot?

 

I think it would be great to have Marshall and Gallagher piggybacking as the 5th starter, assuming they acquire a top half of the rotation guy to bump Marquis.

[cubs121]

If we had to choose between the two Seans who would be your choice? Gallagher or Marshall?

[abuck1220]

marshall.

[Joe_Cub]

gallagher

[Butterscup1679666578]

gallagher.

[10man]

marhsall.

 

well gallagher really but it was next in line.

[Skyballer]

Marshall. Dude has more than proved his worth as a starter last year. Furthermore, his last outing against the White Sox was rather well. One thing that puzzles me is why he doesn't throw his curve more.

[killthegoat06]

gallagher