8/5 Astros (Rodriguez) @ Cubs (Harden) - 1:20 CSN

[XZero771679666304]

It's the Magic Wandy

 

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd358/Cloudstrife219/wandy.jpg

 

6-4, 3.61 ERA

 

 

VS.

 

 

Our man Rich Harden

 

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd358/Cloudstrife219/richharden.jpg

 

6-2, 2.04 ERA (1-1, 1.11 ERA as a Cub)

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not a fan of losing to the Astros or rain shortened losses, so I am doubly peeved about Monday's game. Let's hope the Cubs ruin Wandy's act and get back in the win column, because losing 2 to these bums wouldn't be acceptable.

 

 

Go Cubs!

Edited August 5, 2008 by XZero77

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lets not get shut out again. Shut outs are bad.

 

Anyway, am I imagining things, or have the only pitchers on that steller Astros staff weve been able to hit all year Backe and Oswalt?

[E.J.]

I'm scared of this game too. We're facing another crappy pitcher that owns us.

[C.C.]

I'm still pissed and annoyed over last nights game. We could've gained another game on the Brewers. Arh! Edited August 5, 2008 by C.C.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I'm still pissed and annoyed over last nights game. We couldn't gained another game on the Brewers. Arh!

 

Today, the Brewers have McClung or Bush vs. Volquez, so it definitely doesnt favor them. With Marquis vs. Backe tommorow, this ones in our favor, as was last nights, so we need to take this one.

[Laura]

go cubs!

[UMFan83]

I don't want to stand pat in these games, I want to gain games. The Brewers have 9 straight games vs. last place teams. We can't afford to accept not gaining ground when the Brewers lose.

 

BTW, a lot of people calling a pitcher with a 3.63 ERA mediocre here...

[Little Slide Rooter]

anyone have a weather report for the afternoon? I work in Skokie, and its looking pretty overcast here.

[kjfoster 1553]

Beat Wandy!!!

[UMFan83]

Cubs are 9-8 in their last 17 home games

Cubs are 10-7 in their last 17 road games

[pitchcs]

Henry will start for Geo today.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Just win,

[Soul]

I hate losing to pitchers that I know aren't good but I can't prove it because we continue to suck against him.

[kujay]

Accepted new job + playing out string at old job = going home after lunch to watch game

 

I was always good at math.

[Bruno7481]

I don't want to stand pat in these games, I want to gain games. The Brewers have 9 straight games vs. last place teams. We can't afford to accept not gaining ground when the Brewers lose.

 

 

Its bound to happen though. 5 games is a nice cushion to have right now. Who knows what the Brewers are going to do, but it really doesn't matter. The Cubs are 7-2 since the last game against FLA, winning 2 series in a row. If they can take these next 2 against Houston they will have won 3 straight series. That is the goal now with a 5 game lead. Milwaukee or STL won't come close if the Cubs can win the majority of the remaining series.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I hate losing to pitchers that I know aren't good but I can't prove it because we continue to suck against him.

 

Especially when we have ridiculously superior pitchers on the mound.

[UMFan83]

I don't want to stand pat in these games, I want to gain games. The Brewers have 9 straight games vs. last place teams. We can't afford to accept not gaining ground when the Brewers lose.

 

 

Its bound to happen though. 5 games is a nice cushion to have right now. Who knows what the Brewers are going to do, but it really doesn't matter. The Cubs are 7-2 since the last game against FLA, winning 2 series in a row. If they can take these next 2 against Houston they will have won 3 straight series. That is the goal now with a 5 game lead. Milwaukee or STL won't come close if the Cubs can win the majority of the remaining series.

 

Agreed...but I'm more or less looking forward to September as our victory tour as opposed to a fight to hang on dearly with a very tough schedule. Normally I'd point to our August home schedule as being in our favor, but the bottom line is, like I said before we are only 9-8 in our last 17 home games, and it's not like we've played to cream of the MLB crop. Those games are against Baltimore, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Florida, Pittsburgh, Houston. If we don't take advantage of this favorable schedule and get a 7-8 game lead into September, we might be hanging on for dear life.

 

If we have an 8 game lead going into September and go 12-13 in the month, the Brewers would have to go 20-5 to catch us.

[Little Slide Rooter]

if we score runs, we win. if we dont, well, you cant very well win without that.

[gflore34]

It's the same MO for Rodriguez as it was for Moehler last night away, away, away the only difference being Rodriguez' stuff is slower.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lineups

 

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Johnson

DeRosa

Fukudome

White

Harden

 

vs.

 

Matsui

Tejada

Pence

Lee

Blum

Wiggington

Erstad

Quintero

Wandy.

 

I say just keep walking the 2-4 and let the rest take care of itself.

[SouthSideRyan]

Ed Wade has outsmarted us all, pulling his team to within 7 games of the playoffs thanks to his deadline deals.

[Guest]

No Berkman? Nice!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ed Wade has outsmarted us all, pulling his team to within 7 games of the playoffs thanks to his deadline deals.

 

Yup. as soon as they got Wolf and Hawkins, I knew the rest of the division was in trouble.

[PrimeTime]

Eyre DFA..Yay.And this is from last night

 

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k92/mc68hc11a1p/lightning/lightning-1.jpg

[Guest]

Eyre DFA..Yay.And this is from last night

 

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k92/mc68hc11a1p/lightning/lightning-1.jpg

 

That pic isn't from last night.