08/23 CUBS (Dempster) @ L.A. (Billingsley) 3:10 CDT, WGN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Grosse Tete, LA !!!

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/133225.jpg Ryan Dempster (6-7) ERA = 4.28, WHIP = 1.40

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/451532.jpg Chad Billingsley (12-6) ERA = 3.70, WHIP = 1.25

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

 

 

soccer10k is among the missing. He'll be up to bat for Tuesday's game with the Nationals win, lose, or rainout.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Realistically, I dont expect to win this one, but it would be nice for the players not to go in with that attitude.

[cubsfan1947]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Grosse Tete, LA !!!

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/133225.jpg Ryan Dempster (6-7) ERA = 4.28, WHIP = 1.40

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/451532.jpg Chad Billingsley (12-6) ERA = 3.70, WHIP = 1.25

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

 

 

soccer10k is among the missing. He'll be up to bat for Tuesday's game with the Nationals win, lose, or rainout.

 

Grosse Tete? I thought Katrina had wiped that place away! :D

[laurens]

Let's go Cubs!

 

 

Ah who am I kidding...

[E.J.]

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[Terp]

Theriot

Fuld

Lee

Ramirez

Fukudome

Fox

Fontenot

Hill

Dempster

[laurens]

There is absolutely no reason for Fuku not to be leading off. But oh well, at least Miles isn't playing...

[UMFan83]

2 days in a row without Soriano. Looks like we have a $18 million part time player

[laurens]

2 days in a row without Soriano. Looks like we have a $18 million part time player

 

I'd rather have a 18 mil part time player sucking on the bench than sucking on the field, thank you very much!

[Guest]

Crap. At my parents' house this weekend and completely blanked on the game thread. I'll definitely get the next one up later today when I get back home.

[laurens]

If anyone's interested in baseball that isn't agonizing to watch, the Giants and Rockies have a pretty good game going (Lincecum vs. Jimenez).

 

I'm so certain the Cubs aren't going to make the playoffs that I'm actually rooting for the Giants at this point. (of course, in the small chance the Cubs do make it, I'll feel like an idiot)

[Monco]

2 days in a row without Soriano. Looks like we have a $18 million part time player

 

I'd rather have a 18 mil part time player sucking on the bench than sucking on the field, thank you very much!

 

Exactly. Now all that needs to be done is to get Piniella to believe that.

[Monco]

If anyone's interested in baseball that isn't agonizing to watch, the Giants and Rockies have a pretty good game going (Lincecum vs. Jimenez).

 

I'm so certain the Cubs aren't going to make the playoffs that I'm actually rooting for the Giants at this point. (of course, in the small chance the Cubs do make it, I'll feel like an idiot)

The White Sox are losing, so I get to hear Hawk pout. Felix Pie has a homer and a sf today! Rangers up 3-0 to the Rays going into the 9th on TBS with Chip Caray announcing.

[Keener98]

Supposedly Soriano has a sore left knee and thats why hes out of the lineup. Im thinking thats just an excuse

[laurens]

Supposedly Soriano has a sore left knee and thats why hes out of the lineup. Im thinking thats just an excuse

 

Supposedly he's had a sore knee for most of the season

[CDBears1259]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Grosse Tete, LA !!!

Fred, you are near my old neck of the woods. I'm originally from Port Allen, LA. just before Baton Rouge heading eastbound. Are you at the Tiger truckstop? I feel so bad for that poor tiger.

[laurens]

I hope this isn't gonna be one of those "17 hits but no runs" games...

[laurens]

FOX!!!

[NotSoSober]

Soriano can stay on the bench

[CDBears1259]

I hope this isn't gonna be one of those "17 hits but no runs" games...

Well, I guess they cleared that hurdle.

[laurens]

according to gameday this ump has one freaky zone

[genbar]

Has Aramis had a lot of errors since being back?

[laurens]

Please don't let Abreu get his first RBI of the season here

[Soonernation]

according to gameday this ump has one freaky zone

 

 

Don't they all? I swear home plate umps get worse every season

[DivineBovine]

Only 1 page in the game thread. Who would've thunk it just a few weeks ago.

 

A few observations:

 

1. The Cubs have decided to just try and hit home runs for the rest of the year

2. The umps have been calling a big zone on the Cubs. I think it is all just to piss off Milton Bradley.

 

We will lose 3-1 or 2-1 or something like that.