8-2: Cubs (Z!) @ Phillies (Padilla) 6:05 CT, CSN, WGN 720

[katway]

Go Cubs! We must take this series. Otherwise, the additions on Friday may be too late.

[Omar]

CUBS are 42-16 when they get a quality start,... 11-36 when they don't

 

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

Wow. So I guess you're saying pitching really does matter....

 

When you have an offense like Cubs do, yes.. a pitcher REALLY matters..

 

Especially on a system built around starting pitching.

[Omar]

1. WHY IS THIS GAME AT SIX???!?!?!?!??!?! I want to see some frickin baseball and I dont want to wait.

 

Feel your pain. Doing absolutely nothng today.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Anything less than a sweep is unacceptable.

 

Win you bums.

[rickrolled]

Big series. Philly is right ahead of us in the WC race. Padilla is very hittable this year. Win, cobs.

[cubweiser03]

Im pumped about lawton being in the lineup.

[Omar]

Big series. Philly is right ahead of us in the WC race. Padilla is very hittable this year. Win, cobs.

 

True. He is hittible. He is also 5-9 with 5.45 ERA. Or in other words, he will own the Cubs.

[Derwood]

Holly is due, dude!

 

Thankfully Hollandsworthless DOES have crappy career numbers vs. Padilla or we might have seen Lawton on the bench in his first game as a Cub (oh, like Gerut did for all but 1 or 2 of his games). Dusty is a Moran, I wouldn't have bet against that kind of idiocy.

[Derwood]

Speaking of Morans:

 

http://www.simleaguebaseball.com/talltales/moran.jpg

[LoneStarCubFan]

Line-ups?

[NomarSammy]

Good afternoon everyone.........well, what a huge roadtrip we are starting off tonight. I think 4 of 6 is a must. We simply need to start making some hay and we keep talking about this team taking off and this should be the spark and that should be the spark, but honestly, the time is now. We have the pitching advantage in virtually every game this roadtrip, so..........

 

well, anyways, hard to have a 4-2 trip if you don't take game #1 so this is a pretty big one tonight with Z on the hill. Let's get it done!

[circlechange]

Line-ups?

ditto. an hour and fifteen before game time and there's no line-ups posted? Are the line-up people on their off day? :)

[badger1679666666]

Where do people find the lineups?

[TrueBlueCubFan]

Starting Lineup

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. M Lawton, LF .273 10 44 16

2. J Hairston Jr., CF .264 4 19 7

3. D Lee, 1B .360 32 83 12

4. J Burnitz, RF .271 17 55 4

5. A Ramirez, 3B .309 27 76 0

6. T Walker, 2B .298 7 26 1

7. N Perez, SS .263 8 41 4

8. M Barrett, C .275 11 45 0

9. C Zambrano, P .245 0 4 0

 

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. J Rollins, SS .284 8 30 24

2. K Lofton, CF .327 1 19 11

3. C Utley, 2B .315 15 62 10

4. B Abreu, RF .288 18 62 23

5. P Burrell, LF .283 21 75 0

6. R Howard, 1B .271 6 20 0

7. D Bell, 3B .254 6 38 0

8. M Lieberthal, C .233 9 28 0

9. V Padilla, P .136 0 2 0

Edited August 2, 2005 by TrueBlueCubFan

[Rusch33]

Lineup:

 

1 Matt Lawton, LF Jimmy Rollins, SS

2 Jerry Hairston Jr., CF Kenny Lofton, CF

3 Derrek Lee, 1B Chase Utley, 2B

4 Jeromy Burnitz, RF Bobby Abreu, RF

5 Aramis Ramirez, 3B Pat Burrell, LF

6 Todd Walker, 2B Ryan Howard, 1B

7 Neifi Perez, SS David Bell, 3B

8 Michael Barrett, C Mike Lieberthal, C

9 Carlos Zambrano, P Vicente Padilla, P

[TrueBlueCubFan]

Lawton is wearing#99

[badger1679666666]

It was nice knowing you Murton.

 

:(

[SwisherSweet]

Remember when Hairston's on-base-percentage was over .370? That was sweet.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

It was nice knowing you Murton.

 

:(

 

With Padilla,Tejada & Myers going for the Phils in this series I don't expect Dusty to start Murton. We shall see. He has been the Cubs best hitter the last week or so.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

Remember when Hairston's on-base-percentage was over .370? That was sweet.

JHJR better have a good week or he may be relegated back to the bench with either Murton or CPatt taking over an OF spot.

[cubsfaninfla]

3 Words: DUSTY BAKER SUCKS.

 

How can he not start Murton? Oh, that's right, he's a rookie. And all rookies are bad, right Dusty?

[Balsa]

Interesting lineup. I'd really like to see Murton in there, but I guess he doesn't fit.

 

Another interesting note is moving Walker down in the lineup to favor Hairston. Maybe Todd could regain some of his hitting magic down there.

[rickrolled]

Nice knowing you Matt Murton.

 

Otherwise, it's not that bad of a lineup, but I'd rather see Walker hitting 2nd and Hairston batting 7th with Barrett 6th.

[oldcubsfan]

3 Words: DUSTY BAKER SUCKS.

 

How can he not start Murton? Oh, that's right, he's a rookie. And all rookies are bad, right Dusty?

Where would you put him? In center? Lawton on the bench? Padilla is a righty, and at least Holly isn't playing.

[cubsfaninfla]

3 Words: DUSTY BAKER SUCKS.

 

How can he not start Murton? Oh, that's right, he's a rookie. And all rookies are bad, right Dusty?

Where would you put him? In center? Lawton on the bench? Padilla is a righty, and at least Holly isn't playing.

 

He could start Burnitz in CF and Lawton in RF, but that would make him play a rookie and rookies are bad.