You have been the best Cubs manager I have seen in my 22 years of living and probably the best any true Cubs fan has ever seen. You took this team from the cellar to one of the best teams in baseball. It took talent, skill and some luck.
If Chad Gaudin, Kevin Hart, Neal Cotts or Bob Howry are on the playoff roster, then do not bother going to the playoffs. Please save us the frustration and do not even show up.
Monday – 6:10 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Jason Marquis vs. Jonathon Niese
Tuesday – 6:10 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Sean Marshall vs. Johan Santana
Wednesday – 6:10 p.m. Channel 26 – Carlos Zambrano vs. Oliver Perez
Thursday – 6:10 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Dick Harden vs. Pedro Martinez
We all know here that our starting rotation is pretty much set for the playoffs. However, the bullpen is a mess. I like what I am seeing from Randy Wells but MLB rules are that players must be on the 40-man roster by September 1st and his contract was purchased on the 9th so he cannot be on the playoff roster. So without further due, this is who SHOULD be on the roster:
Rotation: Zambrano, Dempster, Harden and Lilly
Bullpen: Marquis, Marshall, Gaudin, Samardjia, Marmol and Wood
Lineup: Soriano, Edmonds, DeRosa, Ramirez, Theriot, Fontenot, Lee and Soto
Bench: Johnson, Blanco, Ward, Cedeno, Hoffpauir, Fukudome and Pie
– I would put another pitcher on this staff but you figure there is no need for a fifth starter so that means there can be an extra bench player which is Pie. I think Pie is needed for defense in late innings. Unfortunately, there are not many options in the bullpen so I decided that an extra position player is a must.
Friday – 1:20 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Carlos Zambrano vs. Adam Wainwright
Saturday – 2:55 p.m. FOX – Theodore Roosevelt Lilly vs. Joel Piniero
Sunday – 1:20 p.m. Channel 9 – Ryan Dempster vs. Braden Looper
Tuesday – 7:05 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Ryan Dempster vs. C.C. Sabathia
Wednesday – 7:05 p.m. Channel 26 – Jason Marquis vs. Ben Sheets
Thursday – 1:20 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Dick Harden vs. Dave Bush
Sunday – 7:05 p.m. Channel 9 – Carlos Zambrano vs. Randy Wolf
Monday – 1:05 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Jason Marquis vs. Brian Moehler
"I like you better when you don't swing at curveballs in the dirt."
The Cubs squeaked out two wins but not without giving us all heartburn. Right now, we are winning ugly but as I mentioned in the last thread, I would rather be lucky than good.
If Lou is complaining about this team sucking ass the last couple weeks, then why doesn’t he make some changes in the lineup? Bench that piece of shit Derrek “6-4”-Lee for a few days. Play Daryle Ward at first and Micah Hoffpauir in right field but take him out in the later innings for defense. Play Reed Johnson more because Jim Edmonds needs a few days off. ANYTHING TO GET THIS TEAM GOING.
Last but not least, Bud Selig is a moron. Instead of canceling the first two games of the series, why wouldn’t he try to reschedule the games in another ballpark like Arlington or St. Louis? This does not make any sense. The hell with the Astros owner being pissed off. The Astros are still the home team so what is the difference? Must be that 275 foot left field that all of his right handed batters hit the ball too.
– I will have a game thread for this series as soon as the schedule is announced for Sunday and Monday.
– Also, credit to refugee Nemo for giving that asshole Kerry Wood’s new nickname: “Kingsford”. EXCELLENT!
Tuesday – 7:15 p.m. Channel 9 – Ryan Dempster vs. Kyle Lohse
Wednesday – 7:15 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Theodore Roosevelt Lilly vs. Braden Looper
Thursday – 7:15 p.m. Comcast SportsNet – Dick Harden vs. Todd Wellemeyer
I love the game of baseball. It is the greatest game in the world. Since we can remember, the Cubs have been pissing us all off. We sometimes wonder why do we love this team so much? Why do we still follow this team? After every shitty year, we come back for more. This team fucking sucks. Did we really think they were going to breeze through this thing? I think we all would agree here that the answer is a sure “no”. Derrek Lee, Ronny Cedeno, Michael Wuertz and Bob Howry are all huge piles of horse shit.
A four game lead in the division and an eight game lead in the wild card with 19 games left. Only the Cubs can blow this thing. This is depressing.
I guess the only positive of the weekend was the Bears winning against the one-legged Peyton Manning. Don’t let that win fool you. The offensive line still sucks.
Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson 