04/05 Nationals (Strasburg) @ Cubs (Dempster) 1:20 CDT,WGNTV

[Guest]

DirecTV deal reached!~!~

 

[expletive] yeah!

 

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[El Duderino]

DirecTV deal reached!~!~

 

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[javy knows my name]

 

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Oh my God. Winner.

[UMFan83]

I hate that I am not more excited about this. I keep forgetting that tomorrow is opening day. I don't know why but I'm just not in baseball mode yet. I'm more excited about this years team than the last 2 but just not yet. This will be the first year since 2004 that I won't be going to the home opener which is rather disappointing.

 

Hopefully by tuning into the game tomorrow, I will quickly build my excitement for the season.

[mookie]

I am pumped! We are going to get our ass beat, and I am still pumped! [expletive] Cubs baseball baby!!!!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wind is supposed to be 15-20 MPH and blowing straight in from center. Let's hope for some kind of BS 3-2 victory where we score all three runs on productive outs, and Dave Kaplan dies of happiness.

[SouthSideRyan]

I hate that I am not more excited about this. I keep forgetting that tomorrow is opening day. I don't know why but I'm just not in baseball mode yet. I'm more excited about this years team than the last 2 but just not yet. This will be the first year since 2004 that I won't be going to the home opener which is rather disappointing.

 

Hopefully by tuning into the game tomorrow, I will quickly build my excitement for the season.

 

Yeah, I hate you too. It's [expletive] Christmas morning.

[Old Style]

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BALLGAME!

[Soul]

Damn. It's not the free game of the day either. TOR/CLE is.

[Mark Priors Calves]

DirecTV deal reached!~!~

Hurray!

[Sosa21MVP]

DirecTV deal reached!~!~

 

Never been so happy to flip to channel 307 and see Matlock on, lol. \:D/ This was the first thing I checked when I woke up this morning. Nice!

[Schwarber Fan]

According to the ESPN game preview:

 

Hoyer and Sveum said 1B Bryan LaHair is "50-50" to play Thursday. He has been dealing with a back problem the past few days.

 

Who would start at 1B? Mather?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

According to the ESPN game preview:

 

Hoyer and Sveum said 1B Bryan LaHair is "50-50" to play Thursday. He has been dealing with a back problem the past few days.

 

Who would start at 1B? Mather?

 

Baker, presumably.

[MWV]

I had heard (I forget where) that DeWitt was a possibility, since Strasburg is a right-hander.

[Schwarber Fan]

I had heard (I forget where) that DeWitt was a possibility, since Strasburg is a right-hander.

 

can you imagine? From DFA to opening day 1B

[Exile on Waveland]

DirecTV deal reached!~!~

 

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I cannot stop laughing at this.

 

Thrilled about the DirecTV-WGN deal, though I'll be taking a long, late lunch break to watch the game today.

[Derwood]

If LaHair is out, will Sveum do that stupid thing where he slots Baker/DeWitt in at cleanup because that's where the 1B hits?

[Springfield_CUBBY]

I had heard (I forget where) that DeWitt was a possibility, since Strasburg is a right-hander.

 

can you imagine? From DFA to opening day 1B

from the Trib:

The left-handed hitting DeWitt is the likely opening-day option.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0405-bits-cubs-chicago--20120405,0,5788806.story

[Smack]

LaHair can't be feeling too good. He finally gets his chance and then develops back spasms shortly before opening day.

[pitchcs]

I've got a good feeling about the game today and the season for the most part. I put in my futures bet of Cubs Over 73.5 wins, so are we thinking 74-88 is possible? I think that looks even a tad low for my expectations....which are basically tread water until June and hopefully show some progress to finish close to .500.

 

While not being awful and boring to watch along the way.

[tfarks]

I had heard (I forget where) that DeWitt was a possibility, since Strasburg is a right-hander.

 

can you imagine? From DFA to opening day 1B

 

I love this team.

[jersey cubs fan]

Lahair is going to do everything in his power to accelerate Rizzo's service time clock.

[Schwarber Fan]

1. David DeJesus (L) RF

2. Darwin Barney ® 2B

3. Starlin Castro ® SS

4. Alfonso Soriano ® LF

5. Ian Stewart (L) 3B

6. Jeff Baker ® 1B

7. Marlon Byrd ® CF

8. Geovany Soto ® C

9. Ryan Dempster ® P

 

http://baseballpress.com/lineup_team.php?team=CHC

[jersey cubs fan]

From Bruuuuuuuuce

 

https://twitter.com/#!/BruceMiles2112/status/187909599372910592

 

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[jersey cubs fan]

Opening Week? That's the answer to the weird Opening Day timing? Who says Opening Week?