4/8 Cubs (Lilly) @ Astros (Moehler) - 7:05 CDT CSN+

[Friendly Confines]

After ruining our perfect season, Teddy Roosevelt tries to salvage what is left of it by taking the hill

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/ted_lilly_autograph.jpg

 

Taking the hill for the Astros is the one, the only, the great

 

Brian Moehler

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesrc/brian-moehler.jpg

 

 

Let's shell this clown

[UMFan83]

Moehler = loss

[BCVM22]

Moehler vs. the 2008 Cubs:

 

4 games (4 starts), 1-2, 22 IP, 9 R (9 ER), 4 HR, 4 BB, 12 K, 3.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP

 

He took the losses in the May Monday night game at the Juicebox that featured Soto's inside-the-park HR and the Monday game at Miller in September.

[Cubswin11]

Alright if Bradley doesn't get a hit tonight I declare he receives no black guys for a week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But seriously I think he has gone 3-2 in everyone of his AB's so far, it's only a matter of time.

[BCVM22]

Don't expect Geo back for a few days, at least.

 

HOUSTON -- Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year, may be sidelined a few days because of soreness in his right shoulder that forced him out of Tuesday's game in the sixth inning.

 

Expect Koyie Hill to start Wednesday in the Cubs' series finale.

 

"I kind of over-exposed my shoulder a little bit," Soto said. "There was a little discomfort in my shoulder. I felt some weakness in it, and I felt I didn't have a shot if somebody else [tried to steal]. I need to keep up my exercises, and we'll see how it is in a couple days."

 

"You never know," he said when asked how long he'd be sidelined. "I just have to stay on top of my exercises, and I'll be all right in a couple days. As long as I stay in good shape and do my exercises, it won't happen again all year."

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090407&content_id=4157412&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

 

Sigh.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Don't expect Geo back for a few days, at least.

 

 

With the off day tomorrow, a few days means 1, maybe 2 games, and we can live with that.

 

As for tonights game, I dont feel all that confident with early season TRL going up against a guy whose given us a lot of trouble in the past, although we did get to him the last time we faced him last year.

[Cynosure]

Bad pitchers = low scoring game... kinda like the Hawks with back-up goalies.

 

Cubs win 3-1.

[Cubswin11]

Hopefully a few days mean Saturday or Sunday at the latest against Milwaukee.

[Derwood]

And the 3rd string catcher is.....who?

[BCVM22]

And the 3rd string catcher is.....who?

 

Theriot or Fontenot, apparently.

[JeffH]

Teddy Roosevelt takes the hill.

 

Get it?

 

Takes the hill.

[Cubswin11]

After Marmol not even warming up last night and an off day tomorrow there is no doubt in my mind Lou pitches Marmol 2 innings regardless of the score/situation of the game.

[erik316wttn]

Win, idiots.

 

Score enough runs to give the bullpen some breathing room, please.

[photoguy9883]

And the 3rd string catcher is.....who?

 

Maybe that's why Marmol didn't warm-up last night. He was gearing up to go back behind the plate if something happened to Hill.

[CubmanPi]

So what's the take on mlb.tv and mlb.tv premium? Are they worth it? Is premium worth the extra cash, if I have a computer with good picture? I don't have gameday audio yet, which is what I've gotten by on in past seasons, but the problems streaming WGN so far have been disconcerting. Thoughts?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So what's the take on mlb.tv and mlb.tv premium? Are they worth it? Is premium worth the extra cash, if I have a computer with good picture? I don't have gameday audio yet, which is what I've gotten by on in past seasons, but the problems streaming WGN so far have been disconcerting. Thoughts?

 

There's been big problems with the streaming since Opening Day. I think it's slowly been getting better, but I'd wait a week or so to see if the stuttering and freezing goes away. If you have a strong connection, premium is worth the extra $30, the picture is incredible, you know, when it's actually moving.

[CubmanPi]

Thanks. I want to miss as few games as possible, but I'll take the excuse to wait a week or two to put down the money.

[SouthSideRyan]

So what's the take on mlb.tv and mlb.tv premium? Are they worth it? Is premium worth the extra cash, if I have a computer with good picture? I don't have gameday audio yet, which is what I've gotten by on in past seasons, but the problems streaming WGN so far have been disconcerting. Thoughts?

 

There's been big problems with the streaming since Opening Day. I think it's slowly been getting better, but I'd wait a week or so to see if the stuttering and freezing goes away. If you have a strong connection, premium is worth the extra $30, the picture is incredible, you know, when it's actually moving.

 

These issues supposedly come up every year at the beginning of the year. It'll get fixed.

[anabiono]

So what's the take on mlb.tv and mlb.tv premium? Are they worth it? Is premium worth the extra cash, if I have a computer with good picture? I don't have gameday audio yet, which is what I've gotten by on in past seasons, but the problems streaming WGN so far have been disconcerting. Thoughts?

 

There's been big problems with the streaming since Opening Day. I think it's slowly been getting better, but I'd wait a week or so to see if the stuttering and freezing goes away. If you have a strong connection, premium is worth the extra $30, the picture is incredible, you know, when it's actually moving.

 

These issues supposedly come up every year at the beginning of the year. It'll get fixed.

 

very true...it will be ready to go in the not so distant future

 

i had to drop my picture quality down a little last night to watch the game, but it didn't freeze on me...

[Keener98]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

[jersey cubs fan]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

 

Blackhawks.

[otis89]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

 

I demand more games on WGN. I don't even get CSN. :x

[kujay]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

 

Blackhawks.

 

It's only a few more weeks. Is there some problem with CSN+? Is it not HD?

[jersey cubs fan]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

 

Blackhawks.

 

It's only a few more weeks. Is there some problem with CSN+? Is it not HD?

 

CSN+ makes no difference to me. It's still HD and better than WGN since directv doesn't get the HD version of WGN.

[E.J.]

3rd game of the year and already on freaking CSN+. Seriously I hate that channel, just put the thing on CSN and forget about it.

 

Blackhawks.

 

It's only a few more weeks. Is there some problem with CSN+? Is it not HD?

 

CSN+ makes no difference to me. It's still HD and better than WGN since directv doesn't get the HD version of WGN.

 

CSN+ is that weird Mojo channel for Comcast customers in Chicago, right?