7/25 - Fish (Johnson) @ Cubs (Demps), 1:20 CT, WGN

[ctcf]

Sorry pitchcs, hopefully you're back tomorrow. Anyway...

 

We have some random dude I've never heard of:

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/josh_johnson.jpg

 

0-0, 3.86 ERA, 10/3 K/BB, 11.2 IP

 

vs. Cy Demps

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/18-Dempster002.jpg

 

11-4, 3.05 ERA, 111/51 K/BB, 132.2 IP

 

Win, you idiots.

[C.C.]

Let's make it 3 in a row!

[UMFan83]

Doesn't seem like Johnson is more than a 6 IP pitcher since his return. Hopefully we can get to him early.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Since its become blatently obvious that the Brewers are never going to lose again, we'd better keep piling on the wins. We need Demp to go Deep.

[anabiono]

Dear Cubs,

 

Last night was, on an extremely personal level, the greatest and most intense win of the season for me thus far. Please keep it up. Destroy those dirty fish!

[haubrich91]

Let's get another. This winning thing is pretty fun.

 

Go Cubs!

[CuseCubFan69]

I'd like to see Cedeno start at SS today unless Johnsons left handed than I want him at second.

[pitchcs]

Yeah, I don't wake up before 11:00 so I guess I'm not really in line to start any afternoon game threads.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'd like to see Cedeno start at SS today unless Johnsons left handed than I want him at second.

 

Johnson's right handed, and that's a good idea. Give Cedeno a chance to roll over his success from yesterday, and get Theriot a rest against a RHP. He's started 20 of 21 games since coming back from that little problem that kept him out of the first two games at the Cell. He's 0 for his last 8 so he's not a hot bat to keep in the lineup either.

[Terp]

Awesome. I thought this was an 8 o clock game. I'll actually be able to watch it then.

[MasterBlaster]

Dempster is near unstoppable at home, things are looking up today!

[Schwarber Fan]

Is Edmonds OK to start today?

[Old Style]

I think so. There was an article in the Trib saying his MRI was negative.

[rawaction]

Dang! 1 day away from the 2nd straight Harden/Johnson matchup, preceeding the matchup of Harden/Bush next week.

 

This game is going to be tough. Josh Johnson is a good young pitcher. He won't throw more than 90 or so pitches, so obviously patience is a virtue Cubs need to have. Demp needs to be on. Keep Hanley in his slump. Get Cantu out for a change. Keep the ball in the park. I expect a close low-scoring game.

[CubColtPacer]

Is Edmonds OK to start today?

 

Apparently not.

 

Cubs lineup

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Fukudome

Soto

Fontenot

Johnson

Dempster

 

And for the Marlins

Ramirez

Gonzalez

Cantu

Jacobs

Uggla

Willingham

Ross

Hoover

Johnson

 

Nice to see DeRosa get a day off. He has bounced around enough lately that it's easy to forget that he's started a bunch of games in a row.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Johnson hits 5th against a LHP, gets an XBH, then goes down to 8th against a RHP. Lou gets it.

[rawaction]

Johnson hits 5th against a LHP, gets an XBH, then goes down to 8th against a RHP. Lou gets it.

 

By "it" you mean just that Johnson can't hit RHP well? Cuz Lou still has bullpen management issues.

[UMFan83]

Johnson hits 5th against a LHP, gets an XBH, then goes down to 8th against a RHP. Lou gets it.

 

Seriously, I think we take this for granted. How many botched platoons did Dusty operate? Dusty was the guy who would let Trinidad Hubbard bat 3rd just because he was replacing Sammy Sosa in the lineup.

[WTFCUBS]

7-3 Cubs

 

Lets go for three!

[CuseCubFan69]

Johnson hits 5th against a LHP, gets an XBH, then goes down to 8th against a RHP. Lou gets it.

 

I agree and I think he's done a pretty good job but he ignored my Cedeno idea! I like to play subs a couple of games in a row to get them into a groove and as you said, keep that success going while giving Theriot a much need rest.

[CubsBears29]

We have some random dude I've never heard of:

 

Ugh. This hardly ever works in our favor... :|

[CuseCubFan69]

Johnson hits 5th against a LHP, gets an XBH, then goes down to 8th against a RHP. Lou gets it.

 

By "it" you mean just that Johnson can't hit RHP well? Cuz Lou still has bullpen management issues.

 

He may at times but we don't know if a guy is hurting and can't go in so what Lou does may seem odd but there may be an outside reason why.

[Little Slide Rooter]

We have some random dude I've never heard of:

 

Ugh. This hardly ever works in our favor... :|

 

he was 12-7 with a 3.10 in 31 games in '06, but since then has spent most of his time on the DL.

[Rob]

Samardzija is talking a mile a minute on the leadoff man... He's obviously excited as hell.

[RedFlash]

Bring the skillet Cubs, today. Cause I feel like filleting the Fish tonight.