09/18 CUBS (lilly) @ St. Louis (Smoltz) 7:15 CDT, CSN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Roseau, MN !!!

 

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/150404.jpg Ted Lilly (12-8)

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/122477.jpg John Smoltz (3-6)

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Hornkohl/cubs-slug-cards.jpg

[Garwilly]

3 days until 6 games back!

[Derwood]

3 days until 12 games back!

[hardcorecubfan]

I am so ready for St. Louis the rest of their games and the Cubs win them all. :thumbsup:

[hardcorecubfan]

Fred, other than the last time how historically successful have the Cubs been against Schmoltz?

[inari]

I want a schandwich and some schoda.

[inari]

I want a schandwich and some schoda.

 

LOL good one!

[Careless]

I wish this mattered more

[Careless]

Really is a great mustache

[98navigator]

I wish this mattered more

[rynefan]

Gotta love the dropoff on the game threads!

[manbearcub]

2-0 Cubs!

[Schwarber Fan]

JAKE FOX CANNOT PLAY DEFENSE DO NOT PUT HIM IN LF

[muntjack]

Poor Jake Fox.

[Careless]

Theriot might have a better arm than that

[hardcorecubfan]

Isn't that our motto "this time it counts?" No wait, that was the all-star games motto. I think ours was "Play sucky all year then fizzle out."

[Schwarber Fan]

Jim Edmonds in the Cards TV booth and he gave some props to the Cubs commending their clubhouse respect for the Cardinals.

[TruffleShuffle]

i guess this game doesn't really matter that much to the cards, but colby rasmus really cannot hit LHP.

[Schwarber Fan]

Cards announcers criticizing Fukudome's positioning and Pujols hits it right to him.

 

Gotta love it.

[hardcorecubfan]

new Lilly should have tried a squeeze last inning

[Schwarber Fan]

new Lilly should have tried a squeeze last inning

 

What about old Lilly?

[UMFan83]

How would a 2 out squeeze have helped matters?

[hardcorecubfan]

How would a 2 out squeeze have helped matters?

 

Hell, with 2 outs bases loaded the element of surprise and the unbelievable quickness *L* of Lilly this is the only act a a desperate team has left, something completely stupid and we are the people to do. Who know it might have worked. Playing conservatively hasn't

[Keener98]

How would a 2 out squeeze have helped matters?

 

Hell, with 2 outs bases loaded the element of surprise and the unbelievable quickness *L* of Lilly this is the only act a a desperate team has left, something completely stupid and we are the people to do. Who know it might have worked. Playing conservatively hasn't

 

And playing stupid wont either

[BCVM22]

The later it gets, the greater the chances become for a Greene/Lugo/Ludwick/Schumaker/Ryan/Duncan (they resign and roster him prior to the 9th inning) walkoff.