7/10 Cubs(maddux) @ Marlins(Leiter) 12:05 WGN. We still suck

[bukie]

I think for the Cubs to get back into the Wild Card race, they need to have a winning July.

 

2-7 so far.

[barrettismyidol]

So I figure Murton will sit for Holly, and Neifi will play once again... since he got a hit yesterday, he must be getting hot.. :roll:

[chicubs]

Is anyone else worried about Al's 6.31 ERA, Al Leiter is the guy that will shutout the Cubs: guy having a uber crappy year. :oops:

 

I think its more the whole soft-tossing lefty thing that works against us.

[OleMissCub]

so i guess these last two wins saved dusty's job? Well, I doubted they would ever fire him in the first place.

[Roast]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

[otis89]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

 

I've been looking, but they aren't up anywhere yet.

[CUBZ99]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

 

I've been looking, but they aren't up anywhere yet.

 

They are on cbssportline. I'm sure there will be alot of complaints but not much changed except Hollandsworth at 8 instead of Murton.

[Roast]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

 

I've been looking, but they aren't up anywhere yet.

 

I've been looking too.

[E.J.]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

 

I've been looking, but they aren't up anywhere yet.

 

They are on cbssportline. I'm sure there will be alot of complaints but not much changed except Hollandsworth at 8 instead of Murton.

 

It's impossible for me to express my anger towards Dusty Baker. Why is Neifi still playing while Cedeno rots on the bench? And why bring up Murton if he's not going to get a chance?

[OleMissCub]

Game starts in an hour...still no lineups....hmm.

 

I've been looking, but they aren't up anywhere yet.

 

They are on cbssportline. I'm sure there will be alot of complaints but not much changed except Hollandsworth at 8 instead of Murton.

 

It's impossible for me to express my anger towards Dusty Baker. Why is Neifi still playing while Cedeno rots on the bench? And why bring up Murton if he's not going to get a chance?

 

this is all so stupid. freaking dusty.

[E.J.]

Starting Lineups

No. Chicago Cubs Florida

1 Jerry Hairston Jr., CF Juan Pierre, CF

2 Todd Walker, 2B Luis Castillo, 2B

3 Derrek Lee, 1B Carlos Delgado, 1B

4 Aramis Ramirez, 3B Miguel Cabrera, LF

5 Michael Barrett, C Paul Lo Duca, C

6 Jeromy Burnitz, RF Jeff Conine, RF

7 Neifi Perez, SS Mike Lowell, 3B

8 Todd Hollandsworth, LF Alex Gonzalez, SS

9 Greg Maddux, P Al Leiter, P

[Roast]

Starting Lineups

No. Chicago Cubs Florida

1 Jerry Hairston Jr., CF Juan Pierre, CF

2 Todd Walker, 2B Luis Castillo, 2B

3 Derrek Lee, 1B Carlos Delgado, 1B

4 Aramis Ramirez, 3B Miguel Cabrera, LF

5 Michael Barrett, C Paul Lo Duca, C

6 Jeromy Burnitz, RF Jeff Conine, RF

7 Neifi Perez, SS Mike Lowell, 3B

8 Todd Hollandsworth, LF Alex Gonzalez, SS

9 Greg Maddux, P Al Leiter, P

 

Thank you, I tried to take the lineups from CBSSportsline like five times but the site kept freezing my computer.

[frostwyrm]

I don't think Neifi will get benched this year, regardless of how he hits. Cedeno should be back in Iowa.

[Buford T Justice]

Neifi Perez is batting 7th instead of 8th why? For matter why is he in the game?

[barrettismyidol]

I don't think Neifi will get benched this year, regardless of how he hits. Cedeno should be back in Iowa.

 

Yeah, no kidding. If Dusty's not going to play him, send him back to get some regular at bats. What a joke.

[otis89]

Neifi Perez is batting 7th instead of 8th why? For matter why is he in the game?

 

Because Dusty is our manager.

[Buford T Justice]

Oh I forgot he actually had a hit yesterday..So Cedeno will be shunned for the rest of the season.

[sethuel1]

My prediction: Maddux gives someone a rib burger in retaliation for Greenberg getting beheaded yesterday. My money's on Cabrera.

[indianbadger]

1) Neifi? sucks. If Dusty cannot put in Cedeno to face a leftie who is struggling, when is he gonna play him? And Neifi bats 7th? WHY?

 

2) If he cannot put in Murton against the same aforementioned struggling leftie and gets His Hollandsworthlessness ABs, Hendry should be on the phone exhorting Dusty to play the young 'uns. Dusty says that sitting Holly for a week is too much! Why? He has been a bench player for the last 4 years and he is used to it, you dumbass.

 

This seems to make the other posts I read about why Dusty keeps playing veterans more corroborative. Neifi and Holly should be BENCH players Dusty. :roll:

 

I have not said kaddish to this season yet, but if Dusty keeps trotting out lineups like this; it won't be long. Even in the recent slump , the Cubs were competitive in all the games against the Nats. It was only in ATL they seemed to have given up. The demotions seem to have lit a fire. Let us hope the team wins in spite of it's Peter principle manager.

 

You read that Dusty consults all sorts of statistics before deciding lineups. Can someone find out where he getting the stats that show that either Macias or Neifi should start? The only saving grace is that the suckiness is limited to the bottom of the lineup and Dusty does not have Neifi infecting the top of the lineup.

[chicubs]

I almost hope we lose a lot just so Dusty will get fired.

[OleMissCub]

I almost hope we lose a lot just so Dusty will get fired.

 

me 2 unfortunately

[Roast]

I almost hope we lose a lot just so Dusty will get fired.

 

me 2 unfortunately

 

I doubt a loss today would do anything. Bruce Miles seemed pretty sure that the organization had no plans on firing baker anytime in the forseeable future.

[chicubs]

I almost hope we lose a lot just so Dusty will get fired.

 

me 2 unfortunately

 

I doubt a loss today would do anything. Bruce Miles seemed pretty sure that the organization had no plans on firing baker anytime in the forseeable future.

 

I dont think Jim will have much of a choice if we end up the year 5-15 games under 500.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Where's the useless stats?!?!?!? They're usually up by now!

 

My, but we're impatient tonight. What happened to your hot date, anyway ?? :wink:

 

When the wife found out, it all went to the crapper!

 

Women just have no sense of humor at all [sigh]

[Mizzou]

Beggers can't be choosers, but it seems like every Cubs game that I'm able to watch, Maddux is pitching.