Re: 04/18 St Louis (Lohse) @ CUBS (Dempster) 2:40, FOX TV, XM183

[Andy]

I'll be at the Notre Dame spring game during the Bulls game, on a date during the Cubs game and working later tonight (though I'm not a hockey fan so that's irrelevant). Oops.

[Bixby]

Anyone else think Soriano's getting plunked?

[BCVM22]

Jay Cutler doing the first pitch and 7th inning honors for today's game.

[chuckywang]

Jay Cutler doing the first pitch and 7th inning honors for today's game.

 

And we won't get the customary 7th inning interview since it's a FOX game.

[BCVM22]

He'll still spend a half-inning with Pat and Ron, I imagine.

[Cynosure]

71 and sunny at first pitch! I guess karma is catching up with me after the miserable weather on opening day!

[Bote McBoteface]

Yay I get to watch the Indians and Yankees.

 

 

I realize Cleveland is just an hour away, but its Cubs v Cards :( FOX needs to stop doing saturday baseball, all they do is screw up my weekends with Yankee BS.

[badger1679666666]

I'm in minneapolis 6 hours from Chicago, and I get the Yankees and Indians. !#$#$@#$#@

[Guest]

Thought I was missing my first game on tv today, but I have the Cardinals/Cubs game on Fox here. Cool.

 

Go Cubs!

[Cynosure]

OFF TO THE GAME! GO CUBS!!!

[CliftonHanger]

Let me guess. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be announcing, right?

They'll be in New York I believe.

 

Good.

We get Mark Grace calling the color today! Hell yeah

[CubmanPi]

Indians-Yankees here. At least I get the compensation prize of watching the Nats-Marlins in the meantime. That should be exciting.

[Keener98]

Any word yet on Bradley?

[Keener98]

Bradley isnt in lineup, and has been suspended 2 games for "aggressively aruging balls and strikes, and making contact with umpire". F you MLB

[Cubswin11]

Anyone else think Soriano's getting plunked?

IDK, if Soriano will but someone probably will before the end of the game today. LaRussa will then go on to make some slimeball comment after the game about how it wasn't on purpose even though Pujols getting hit yesterday was intentional, which it wasn't. Marmol threw a pitch that was 81ish MPH which clearly isn't his fastball and was obviously a slider/curve that never took the break, not to mention the situation of the game where nobody in their right might would intentionally hit a batter to put the tying run on base. If Marmol wants to hit someone on purpose he is going to throw his fastball in the mid 90's to do some damage and not some dead duck breaking ball that doesn't break.

[RedFlash]

Bradley isnt in lineup, and has been suspended 2 games for "aggressively aruging balls and strikes, and making contact with umpire". F you MLB

 

Yep. This suspension is more about Bradley's rep then anything else.

[Schwarber Fan]

Hey Keener, if you know the lineup already, wanna post it?

[Keener98]

Hey Keener, if you know the lineup already, wanna post it?

 

 

Sorry I dont know it, I just went off that Trib article about Bradleys suspension saying Milton wasnt in the lineup

[NonProfitCow]

Today's Cardinals lineup vs. Dempster:

 

1. Schumaker 2B (7-for-18)

2. Ankiel CF (1-for-4)

3. Pujols 1B (8-for-30, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 K)

4. Ludwick RF (5-for-10, 1 HR, 1 2B)

5. Duncan LF (2-for-4, 1 3B)

6. Molina C (4-for-12, 2 BB, 0 K)

7. Greene SS (1-for-10, 4 K)

8. Barden 3B

9. Lohse RHP

[Bixby]

Bradley isnt in lineup, and has been suspended 2 games for "aggressively aruging balls and strikes, and making contact with umpire". F you MLB

 

Probably not the worst timing to get suspended for 2 games though. Considering he's nursing his groin injury.

[Bixby]

Soriano

Fukudome

Lee

Ramirez

Hoffpauir

Soto

Theriot

Miles :-s

Dempster

[Sammys Boombox]

Soriano

Fukudome

Lee

Ramirez

Hoffpauir

Soto

Theriot

Miles :-s

Dempster

 

I like the ARam hitting fourth thing, but where is Fontenot?

 

By the way, yesterday's 6-1 stretch of the lineup was awesome (name wise)

 

SotO

FontenOt

TheriOt

ZambranO

SorianO

[Derwood]

I understand Fontenot sitting. Havent' really faced any lefties since Wandy (right?), so he want to get Miles a start. At least Miles is way down in the order

[Sammys Boombox]

I'm really glad it's Thom/Mark instead of Buck/McCarver.

[OleMissCub]

just started the AIM chat for the game. Anyone wants in, let me know.