4/1 - Pirates (Correia) @ Cubs (Dempster) 1:20pm WGN

[UMFan83]

The good news is that after this game Sorianos contract is officially more than halfway completed.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Hopefully good Z and Garza show up this weekend. Really don't want the season to start off losing a home series to the Pirates.

[Careless]

Soriano strikes out swinging. On the bright side, as of today the Cubs are officially more than half way through his contract.

That's not the bright side when the half that we're through is the good half

[bukie]

i had to run out for a few innings, did Demp look as bad as his line suggests?

The two homers really killed what was otherwise at least a decent outing.

[Old Style]

Swing the [expletive] bat!!!!

[Schwarber Fan]

Barney's the new Theriot

 

and Samardzija should put this out of reach

[Little Slide Rooter]

Soriano strikes out swinging. On the bright side, as of today the Cubs are officially more than half way through his contract.

That's not the bright side when the half that we're through is the good half

Sadly, the good fourth is well behind him, followed by the slightly serviceable fourth. I think were hitting Rowand territory.

[Yeti]

Barney's the new Theriot

 

and Samardzija should put this out of reach

fortunately Quade isnt putting Barney in the lead off spot

[Little Slide Rooter]

i had to run out for a few innings, did Demp look as bad as his line suggests?

The two homers really killed what was otherwise at least a decent outing.

He looked very sharp through 4, then came the 5th, and well, just refer to the 2008 NLDS

[cheapseats]

Barney's the new Theriot

 

and Samardzija should put this out of reach

fortunately Quade isnt putting Barney in the lead off spot

 

Not yet. But what if we lose a few games and need a spark?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Barney's the new Theriot

 

and Samardzija should put this out of reach

fortunately Quade isnt putting Barney in the lead off spot

 

Not yet. But what if we lose a few games and need a spark?

Only one man can provide that spark and he is now playing in Tampa.

[Schwarber Fan]

why is this clown on the roster?

[Yeti]

i had to run out for a few innings, did Demp look as bad as his line suggests?

The two homers really killed what was otherwise at least a decent outing.

He looked very sharp through 4, then came the 5th, and well, just refer to the 2008 NLDS

ouch

[Little Slide Rooter]

Barney's the new Theriot

 

and Samardzija should put this out of reach

fortunately Quade isnt putting Barney in the lead off spot

 

Not yet. But what if we lose a few games and need a spark?

I knew we shouldn't have traded Fuld.

[Old Style]

Oh hey, Shark still sucks.

[Butterscup1679666578]

this guy is so good

[cheapseats]

why is this clown on the roster?

 

Notre Dame

[NotSoSober]

Nice to see Smardjia hasn't changed

[Yeti]

Nice to see Smardjia hasn't changed

i'm not sure i can take a full season of this

[Sammy Sofa]

Quade's questionable bullpen management continuing from last year.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nice diving snag by Castro!

[OleMissCub]

Geo's fat older brother just caught a bat

[Schwarber Fan]

Nice play

 

How sad is it that 3 NL Central closers will have blown saves this opening weekend and the Pirates will get one?

[bukie]

No runs given up, but nearly twice as many balls as strikes, and only three no-contact strikes.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Castro is awesome. Let's win somehow.