4/10 Cubs (Coleman) @ Brewers (Gallardo) 1:10 CT WGN

[Outshined_One]

Cy Gallardo

 

Cyallardo has a nice ring to it.

[Cubswin11]

Cubs Lineup:

1. RF Kosuke Fukudome

2. SS Starlin Castro

3. CF Marlon Byrd

4. 3B Aramis Ramirez

5. 1B Carlos Pena

6. C Geovany Soto

7. LF Tyler Colvin

8. 2B Darwin Barney

9. P Casey Coleman

 

Brewers Lineup:

1. 2B Rickie Weeks

2. CF Carlos Gomez

3. LF Ryan Braun

4. 1B Prince Fielder

5. RF Mark Kotsay

6. SS Yuniesky Betancourt

7. 3B Craig Counsell

8. C George Kottaras

9. P Yovani Gallardo

 

For all the talk about being at such a disadvantage against Gallardo, I would think facing a lineup that has Mark Kotsay, Yuniesky Betancourt, Craig Counsell, and George Kottaras batting in a row and making up nearly half the lineup mitigates the Gallardo advantage.

[UMFan83]

Cubs Lineup:

1. RF Kosuke Fukudome

2. SS Starlin Castro

3. CF Marlon Byrd

4. 3B Aramis Ramirez

5. 1B Carlos Pena

6. C Geovany Soto

7. LF Tyler Colvin

8. 2B Darwin Barney

9. P Casey Coleman

 

Brewers Lineup:

1. 2B Rickie Weeks

2. CF Carlos Gomez

3. LF Ryan Braun

4. 1B Prince Fielder

5. RF Mark Kotsay

6. SS Yuniesky Betancourt

7. 3B Craig Counsell

8. C George Kottaras

9. P Yovani Gallardo

 

For all the talk about being at such a disadvantage against Gallardo, I would think facing a lineup that has Mark Kotsay, Yuniesky Betancourt, Craig Counsell, and George Kottaras batting in a row and making up nearly half the lineup mitigates the Gallardo advantage.

 

Maybe. But Fielder and Braun are both better than the best hitter on the Cubs

[SouthSideRyan]

Gallardo's like the 4th best hitter in that lineup.

[Sammy Sofa]

Cubs Lineup:

1. RF Kosuke Fukudome

2. SS Starlin Castro

3. CF Marlon Byrd

4. 3B Aramis Ramirez

5. 1B Carlos Pena

6. C Geovany Soto

7. LF Tyler Colvin

8. 2B Darwin Barney

9. P Casey Coleman

 

Brewers Lineup:

1. 2B Rickie Weeks

2. CF Carlos Gomez

3. LF Ryan Braun

4. 1B Prince Fielder

5. RF Mark Kotsay

6. SS Yuniesky Betancourt

7. 3B Craig Counsell

8. C George Kottaras

9. P Yovani Gallardo

 

For all the talk about being at such a disadvantage against Gallardo, I would think facing a lineup that has Mark Kotsay, Yuniesky Betancourt, Craig Counsell, and George Kottaras batting in a row and making up nearly half the lineup mitigates the Gallardo advantage.

 

Maybe. But Fielder and Braun are both better than the best hitter on the Cubs

 

And then they fall way the [expletive] off once you get past them and weeks.

[wekim81]

Wow look at the bottom half of the Brewers lineup. Looks like the Huntsville Brewers

[ctcf]

I fully expect Counsell to kill us today. Not out of pessimism, but because I hate him.

[UMFan83]

Just for the record, we have beaten Gallardo before.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200909150.shtml

 

Good lord, the players on our team. Bradley in right, Scales in left.

 

I remember when he blew out his knee against us and missed most of the year. I think it was 2008

[Little Slide Rooter]

Cubs Lineup:

1. RF Kosuke Fukudome

2. SS Starlin Castro

3. CF Marlon Byrd

4. 3B Aramis Ramirez

5. 1B Carlos Pena

6. C Geovany Soto

7. LF Tyler Colvin

8. 2B Darwin Barney

9. P Casey Coleman

 

Brewers Lineup:

1. 2B Rickie Weeks

2. CF Carlos Gomez

3. LF Ryan Braun

4. 1B Prince Fielder

5. RF Mark Kotsay

6. SS Yuniesky Betancourt

7. 3B Craig Counsell

8. C George Kottaras

9. P Yovani Gallardo

 

For all the talk about being at such a disadvantage against Gallardo, I would think facing a lineup that has Mark Kotsay, Yuniesky Betancourt, Craig Counsell, and George Kottaras batting in a row and making up nearly half the lineup mitigates the Gallardo advantage.

 

Maybe. But Fielder and Braun are both better than the best hitter on the Cubs

 

And then they fall way the [expletive] off once you get past them and weeks.

Last night, all they needed was Fielder and Narveson, so that brutal bottom half of the lineup was irrelevant. I am a bit surprised that they kept Nyjer Morgan out though.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Gallardo used to be a lot bigger?

[Guest]

Gallardo getting the Madduxian "if you hit your spot outside then it's an auto-strike" zone so far.

[haubrich91]

2-0 CUBS BABY!

[imb]

we're pathetic

[Omar]

Great At-bat Ramirez.

[Garwilly]

Gallardowned.

[PrimeTime]

Nice. So we do this against Gallardo and we get shut down by Narverson. I see how it is

[Yeti]

sweet rammy!!!

[ctcf]

Thank you, Aramis.

[Guest]

Great start. 20 pitches for Gallardo already also.

[Yeti]

this would be a great time for pena's first HR

[Cubs Fan Dan]

ball 3 ... oh wait.

[ctcf]

Strike zones have just been weird this year.

[Omar]

I love how pitchtrax shows how much umpires really suck.

[Guest]

The outside corner to RH/inside corner to LH apparently extends another 8 inches today.

[haubrich91]

Good inning. Keep working Gallardo and we can get at their bullpen.