7/3 Cobs (Gallagher) @ Giants (Lincecum) 6:05pm CDT, CSN

[TysonCBulls423]

yeah I was referring to the shadows. Shadows are absolutely awful mid afternoon at SBC. It's gonna be tough for the hitters to see the ball and the fact that it's also Lincecum makes me feel :eek:

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

We'll beat Lincecum today. Why?

 

Just checked the mail and guess who is on the cover of SI? Lincecum.

 

Yep. He's going to implode.

[WTFCUBS]

implode away, kid

[CubColtPacer]

Johnson was good at not complaining about being put on the DL even though he was only hurt for 5-6 days, so Lou gives him a start when he comes back and lets him hit leadoff:

 

Johnson-LF

Fukudome-RF

Lee-1B

Ramirez-3B

Edmonds-CF

Soto-C

DeRosa-2B

Theriot-SS

Gallagher-P

 

And the Giants go this way:

 

Lewis-LF

Durham-2B

Winn-RF

Molina-C

Rowand-CF

Bowker-1B

Castillo-3B

Vizquel-SS

Lincecum-P

[17 Seconds]

Reed leading off against Lincecum? Yikes

[TruffleShuffle]

cool, reed johnson will be rusty and can't hit RHP very well, so let's put him at leadoff against one of the better RHP in the game.

[Sammy Sofa]

Johnson was good at not complaining about being put on the DL even though he was only hurt for 5-6 days, so Lou gives him a start when he comes back and lets him hit leadoff:

 

Johnson-LF

Fukudome-RF

Lee-1B

Ramirez-3B

Edmonds-CF

Soto-C

DeRosa-2B

Theriot-SS

Gallagher-P

 

This is really the lineup?

 

Considering how much better Johnson has done hitting lower and the order and with runners on (especially in scoring position) and how horrible he's been at leadoff AND that Lincecum is a rightie, this seems rather dumb.

[Bruce Miles]

Johnson was good at not complaining about being put on the DL even though he was only hurt for 5-6 days, so Lou gives him a start when he comes back and lets him hit leadoff:

 

Johnson-LF

Fukudome-RF

Lee-1B

Ramirez-3B

Edmonds-CF

Soto-C

DeRosa-2B

Theriot-SS

Gallagher-P

 

This is really the lineup?

 

Considering how much better Johnson has done hitting lower and the order and with runners on (especially in scoring position) and how horrible he's been at leadoff AND that Lincecum is a rightie, this seems rather dumb.

 

'Tis the lineup.

[CubColtPacer]

Johnson was good at not complaining about being put on the DL even though he was only hurt for 5-6 days, so Lou gives him a start when he comes back and lets him hit leadoff:

 

Johnson-LF

Fukudome-RF

Lee-1B

Ramirez-3B

Edmonds-CF

Soto-C

DeRosa-2B

Theriot-SS

Gallagher-P

 

This is really the lineup?

 

Considering how much better Johnson has done hitting lower and the order and with runners on (especially in scoring position) and how horrible he's been at leadoff AND that Lincecum is a rightie, this seems rather dumb.

 

That is the lineup.

 

I can understand putting Johnson in the lineup in an effort to work him back in. Lou likes to do that to people just returning to the team. However, it should be Fukudome 1st, Theriot 2nd, and Johnson 8th. Hopefully Johnson can surprise us like he did the last two times he lead off against right-handers.

[rawaction]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team? Also, what's his demeanor like? I can't imagine he's the happiest man in the clubhouse after not being able to get the 4th day and having to fly from DR to SF to St Louis all in a 2-day span.

[CubmanPi]

Hopefully half-way decent Gallagher shows up, which *SHOULD* be enough to shut down their offense so that Lincecum could take a no-no into the 7th and the Cubs would still be in the game.

[Sammy Sofa]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

[Bruce Miles]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

[CubColtPacer]

One more question if I may Bruce, although I understand if you cannot comment on it:

 

Do you know if the Cubs are going to send down either a pitcher or a hitter tomorrow? I know a specific name probably hasn't been decided on, but have they expressed that they are going to go with 13 pitchers over the weekend (considering Marshall is going to stay up for at least a couple days after Z is activated) or is one of the pitchers going down tomorrow?

[Sammy Sofa]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

 

Wow, somebody was a real jerk.

[Mizzou]

Glad to see Aramis and Reed back in the lineup.

[Bruce Miles]

One more question if I may Bruce, although I understand if you cannot comment on it:

 

Do you know if the Cubs are going to send down either a pitcher or a hitter tomorrow? I know a specific name probably hasn't been decided on, but have they expressed that they are going to go with 13 pitchers over the weekend (considering Marshall is going to stay up for at least a couple days after Z is activated) or is one of the pitchers going down tomorrow?

 

Probably Ascanio

[Guest]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

 

Wow, somebody was a real jerk.

 

No kidding, wow.

[Omar]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

 

Wow, somebody was a real jerk.

 

No kidding, wow.

 

Wasn't it ESPN that reported the story? Which reporter was it?

[Andy]

One more question if I may Bruce, although I understand if you cannot comment on it:

 

Do you know if the Cubs are going to send down either a pitcher or a hitter tomorrow? I know a specific name probably hasn't been decided on, but have they expressed that they are going to go with 13 pitchers over the weekend (considering Marshall is going to stay up for at least a couple days after Z is activated) or is one of the pitchers going down tomorrow?

 

Probably Ascanio

After one outing. Figures. Unfortunately that's really the only option.

[Bruce Miles]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

 

Wow, somebody was a real jerk.

 

No kidding, wow.

 

Wasn't it ESPN that reported the story? Which reporter was it?

 

Let's put it this way: Among newspaper reporters, neither the Daily Herald nor the Tribune ran with it.

[abuck1220]

how bush is that? it's not like it's some really juicy scoop or something...lame.

[CubsGM]

Bruce, if you are still around....any insight on why Aramis left the team?

 

...

 

Am I missing something here? Was the baby story some kind of elaborate lie?

 

The baby story is accurate. Aramis didn't want it out, for whatever reason. Two of three reporters covering the team respected that wish. One did not.

 

Wow, somebody was a real jerk.

 

No kidding, wow.

 

Wasn't it ESPN that reported the story? Which reporter was it?

 

Let's put it this way: Among newspaper reporters, neither the Daily Herald nor the Tribune ran with it.

So the Northwest Hearld ran it? Wow :lol:

[CubColtPacer]

One more question if I may Bruce, although I understand if you cannot comment on it:

 

Do you know if the Cubs are going to send down either a pitcher or a hitter tomorrow? I know a specific name probably hasn't been decided on, but have they expressed that they are going to go with 13 pitchers over the weekend (considering Marshall is going to stay up for at least a couple days after Z is activated) or is one of the pitchers going down tomorrow?

 

Probably Ascanio

 

Thanks so much Bruce. Hopefully the team can give you an easy story tonight. Those games where the offense gets shut down and the team has to get on a plane right after the game can't be very fun to try to get any good quotes, so hopefully that won't happen tonight.

[CubsBears29]

I've never hoped for a SI cover jinx more than I will be tonight.

 

Lincecum is this week's SI cover boy.

 

 

 

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