Odds & Ends: Astros, Bradley, Rangers, Ramon
2009-09-23 14:34:00 A fresh batch of links for Wednesday afternoon... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle highlights some of the positives and negatives of the ongoing Drayton McLane era in Houston. "This is his franchise," writes Justice, "and he's certainly no absentee owner. He's front and center for all the good and all the bad." According to David Roeder of the Chicago Sun-Times, the IRS may be planning to challenge the Tribune Co.'s sale of the Cubs. The Tribune is attempting to save about $300 million in capital gains taxes with the sale, but is also maintaining a 5 percent stake in the franchise. So it's really more of a partnership. Milton Bradley's mother, Charlena Rector, told the Sun-Times' Chris DeLuca Tuesday that her son is open to returning to the Cubs. Of course, GM Jim Hendry and Co. probably don't want him back. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan lays out several facts regarding the sale of the Texas Rangers. For what it's worth, Major League Baseball is hoping the sale price will...
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Cards? Pineiro extends Astros? skid to 9 (AP)
2009-09-23 00:59:00 Joel Pineiro allowed five hits in seven effective innings, Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals inched closer to the NL Central title on Tuesday night with an 11-2 win over the Houston Astros. Colby Rasmus added a solo shot as the Cardinals reduced their magic number for clinching the division ...
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Odds & Ends: Astros, Indians, Werth
2009-09-22 15:06:00 More links for Tuesday... Today's chat starts in an hour. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says the Astros aren't likely to hire Jeff Bagwell as the club's next manager. Former MLB managers Jim Fregosi, Buck Showalter and Manny Acta could all be considered for the job. As MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports, the Indians continue to discuss manager Eric Wedge's performance. An announcement about the skipper's future with the Indians should come soon after the end of the season, if not earlier. If the Indians decide to fire Wedge, Boston pitching coach John Farrell would be the favorite to replace him, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Jayson Werth explains to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick how Philadelphia fans bring out the best in him. Werth's having a career year, with 34 homers and a .900 OPS.
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Sinking Astros fire manager Cooper (AP)
2009-09-21 19:04:00 The Houston Astros, who failed to make any sort of serious run at the postseason this year, fired manager Cecil Cooper on Monday with 13 games left in the season. Third-base coach Dave Clark was named interim manager. The Astros were 70-79 headed into Monday's home against St. Louis. The 59-year-old Cooper was hired on ...
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Cubs In Haiku: Cubs 4, Astros 1
2009-09-02 08:01:00 Wells gets his 10th winFirst Cubs pitcher this seasonFirst rookie since WoodCubs take advantangeOf Houston's defensive flubsFor two unearned runs...
Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Astros
2009-09-02 01:22:00 *Left-handed reliever John Grabow has made 15 consecutive scoreless appearances to start his Cubs career. *Randy Wells seeks to become the first Cubs rookie to win 10 or more games since Kerry Wood went 13-7 in 1998.*The Cubs bullpen is working on 17 inning scoreless string since August 27.*The Cubs are 38-26 at Wrigley Field, the fourth-best mark in the National League...
This Isn't Over Until I Say It Is -- Astros at Cubs Live Game Thread
2009-09-02 00:47:00 Over? Who says this is over? I am sick and tired of you sad sacks whining and complaining. Technically speaking, the Cubs are nowhere near mathematically eliminated? Do you realize how many freaking years that mathematical elimination has been a done deal by Labor Day? Now I am not saying that this is the beginning of a month-long winning streak that ends with the Cubs atop the NL Central. Nor am I saying that the Cubs will suddenly stop BLOWING &$#%@ LEADS IN THE 8TH AND 9TH INNINGS. What I am saying is that the facts are what they are. Statistical analysis and breakdown is too much work for me. Plus, I go from the gut, baby. Thus, below you will...
Cubs In Haiku: Astros 5, Cubs 3
2009-09-01 06:25:00 Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo / May 21, 2005 - LaTroy Hawkins delivers in the ninth inning. He gave up a solo shot to Jermaine Dye and was booed, something to which must be accustomed by now.Game's strangest momentMilt facing LaTroy HawkinsPast and present goats?...
Cubs In Haiku: Astros 11, Cubs 6
2009-07-29 07:45:00 Nine innings tonight Lasted almost as long as Thirteen yesterday It was not pretty Cubs were never in the lead Pitching not solid...
Astros @ Cubs: Live Game Thread
2009-07-28 23:50:00 Photo courtesy Chicago Tribune If we're going to do this thing, kids, let's get one thing straight: The first rule of a win-streak is you don't talk about the win streak! The second rule of a win-streak: no outside food. Tonight marks the triumphant return of one Ryan Dempster and his big toe, both of which suffered unfortunate injury in an ill-fated attempt to clear the dugout fence at Wrigley. Clearly, Ryan Dempster is no Ted Lilly, who, if you haven't heard, underwent knee surgery today. That and his bum shoulder should keep him on the DL until Mid-August. Do I buy this? No. I think Obama has called Ted in to resolve the healthcare crisis. It should take Ted about...
First Place Cubs In Haiku: Cubs 5, Astros 1
2009-07-28 06:01:00 Alfonso - GRAND SLAM! Cubs win it in the thirteenth Hold on to first place ...
Astros @ FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS: Live Game Thread
2009-07-28 00:45:00 Photo courtesy Chicago Tribune Tonight the FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS take on the Houston Astros, who are only 2 games back of the FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS and hot on the trail of the FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS. It's been a long, hard slog to get to first place for the FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS, who have endured injuries, suspensions, bat-shit crazy pitchers, stupid injuries, more suspensions, a bat-shit crazy right-fielder, still more injuries, some minor leaguers, and a bat shit crazy manager who insists he is not a dragon. (NB: Whether Milton actually said the quote that I based on my entire diary on seems to be in dispute. More on this in tomorow morning's headlines.) But while...
Theoretical Game Thread: Astros @ Cubs 1:20 CT/2:20 ET WGN
2009-05-15 19:37:00 Above is the current view out my bedroom window (okay, not really, but it's LIKE that). We've had nothing but wave after wave of thunderstorms here this morning, so I don't hold out much hope for the game. Then again, I didn't hold out much hope for Wednesday night's game, either. We shall see. If there IS a game, it will pit NL MVP candidate Randy Wells against alleged shoplifter* Brian Moehler. We should know what's going on with the game in the next hour. Stay tuned. (*I made this up)
Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros 7:05 CT/8:05 ET CSN
2009-05-07 01:13:00 So it's not my pitching they like? After three glorious days with our heads in the clouds, we've come crashing back down to earth; or, more to the point, to 4th place. I understand that yesterday was a get-away day and all that, but dude Lou, did you seriously have to just throw the game? There's no way he expected that lineup to win. And now we're back looking up at the Reds, which makes me CRAZY. Luckily for us, the regulars will be back in the lineup tonight. That's good news, right? To have the regulars back? Right? That group includes Derrek Lee, who is batting .108 (4-for-37) on the road; Milton Bradley, who is hitting .128 for the season; Aramis Ramirez, who is hitting .333 overall, but has been limited because of a left calf strain; and Geovany Soto, who is batting .167. Oh right. Those guys. Hrmm. I don't suppose there's a chance you'd consider sitting Lee in Houston, is there, Lou? "Derrek has gotten some big hits for us the last few ballgames," Piniella said. Uh,...
Wednesday Night Gamethread: Cubs @ Astros 7:05CT/ 8:05ET
2009-04-09 00:00:00 I predict, PAIN! The entity known as Ted Lilly brings his unique brand of bad assedness to Houston tonight for the rubber game of the series. If I cared at all for the well being of the Astros hitters, I might shudder in fear for them. Since I do not, all I can say is good luck suckers! Ted is a singular talent. He steals bases: Ted doesn' steal bases. He takes them. He negotiates treaties: "You. You're good." And when absolutely needed, he brings the pain: Molina still has nightmares of a blue, red, and grey freight train. You can catch the game on CSN+, WGN Radio, and of course Gameday 'toons. So pray to whomever you pray to, that Ted contains the fury. The ensuing massacre would scar the little ones for life.
Tuesday Night Game Thread: Cubs @ Astros 7:05 CT/8:05 ET
2009-04-07 23:31:00 LINE! If you would have told me two years ago that Ryan Dempster would wind up being our number 2 starter, I would have told you to kiss my grits. "How can Ryan Dempster be in our starting rotation?" I would have asked, incredulous at your gall. "Instead of giving up 3 runs, he'll give up 27!" Obviously, Ryan was thinking the same thing I was, because shortly after he was announced as a starter, he made some comment about how he wanted to be a starter because the team would have more time to make up for the runs he gives up. So that was scary. But after a solid 2008, wherein he tried to make up for jinxing the team with his STOOPID World Series prediction by managing to win 17 games and a post a sparkling 2.96 ERA, hardly anyone says "kiss my grits" about Dempster anymore. I even had to stop calling him "Dumpster," and that hurt. Because that was like, the best nickname we had for anyone. But such is the burden of having a winning team. Tonight Ryan makes his 2009 debut in Houston...
Opening Day Game Thread: Cubs @ Astros 6:05 CT/7:05 ET
2009-04-06 20:58:00 (Looks around proudly at group of bedraggled LOHOers) We made it. We made it though the black days following our unfortunate exit from the post-season. The long, dark days of November and December, when it seemed like Opening Day was decades away the only thing we had to sustain us was the specter Jake Peavy being dangled in front of us, urging us ever onward. We made it through the longest ST in the history of the world, having to spend day after day suspended in a state of anxious dissatisfaction, watching the likes of Other Blanco and Somebody Scales, when we longed for, nay, YEARNED for Ramirez, Soto, and Lee. But we made it. It's all over. We can breathe again. For today, I tell you this: Tonight Big Z and his minions take on a shell of the former Houston Astros, who were last seen sobbing quietly in the corner after Z no-hit them in Miwaukee. Oh, and the Astros STILL want you to know that it wasn't fair for them to have to play a game during a hurricane, because they had a...
Former Astros All Star Smith dies of heart attack
(Reuters)
2008-12-18 21:00:00 Reuters - Dave Smith, a former All Star reliever with the Houston Astros, died of a heart attack the Major League Baseball team said on its website (http://houston.astros.mlb.com)- on Thursday. He was 53.
Monday Game Thread: Cubs @ Milwaukee Astros 1:05 CT/2:05 ET
2008-09-15 18:41:00 Okay, let's see (drums fingers, looks around) game thread . . . game thread. . . game thread. . . Oh hey, did you guys hear that Z threw a no-hitter last night? Yeah, it was pretty sweet. Lineups: 1. A Soriano, LF .290 2. M Fontenot, 2B .298 3. D Lee, 1B .292 4. A Ramirez, 3B .279 5. M Hoffpauir, RF .333 6. G Soto, C .288 7. J Edmonds, CF .254 8. R Cedeno, SS .286 9. T Lilly, P .164 1. R Abercrombie, CF .319 2. M Loretta, 2B .275 3. M Tejada, SS .286 4. L Berkman, 1B .326 5. H Pence, RF .272 6. J Castillo, 3B .292 7. D Erstad, LF .282 8. H Quintero, C .224 9. B Moehler, P .024 As the poor, down-trodden Astros are still being forced by the very unfair MLB to play in Milwaukee, which is not only far away from their homes but north of the mason-dixon line, of all things, they'll probably get no-hit by Lilly today. Que sera sera. Since a lot of people have trouble keeping up with the chat at work, we'll probably just do a regular game thread.
Sunday Night Game Thread: Cubs @ Milwaukee Astros 7:05 CT/8:05 ET
2008-09-14 23:19:00 Back On Track Thank God we finally have some baseball again. (We're not going to talk about the Bears game---Matt, I'm looking at you---because it's only going to make me mad). According to cubs.com, this game is on WGN and features Zambrano and his reincarnated arm against Randy Wolf and his horrible red goatee. Lineups and chat to come.
Post-pwnd Game Thread: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros, TBD
2008-09-12 18:00:00 So there was supposed to be a game today between the Jason-Marquis-led Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros. Unfortunately, the game has been postponed due to horrible weather- Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall sometime tonight or Saturday morning. So I'm turning this into an off-base diary. In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire, Hurricanes Hardly ever Happen First Base A perhaps new-ish version of Will It Blend? Second Base This man deserves a high-five from all of us! Now, I don't want to say I'm personally biased in favor of Mike Fontenot because he and I are approximately the same height, because that would be a lie. I'm personally biased in favor of Mike Fontenot because I made a sign for him that I forgot to bring to the game, so I feel guilty. But Mike Fontenot deserves some recognition for how well he has played. He has a higher VORP than Kosuke Fukudome, even though he has less than half the plate appearances. He has a higher OPS than anyon...
Game Thread; Astros at Cubs, 8:05 p.m. EDT/7:05 CT:
2008-09-04 00:00:00 Jay Mariotti did not read this book. So, which would you like first? Let's start with the bad, followed by the good, on a number of topics. Bad: Still no complete word on Z's shoulder. He had an arm exam today, and will have an MRI tomorrow. What does that mean? Hell if I know. Dammit Jim, I'm not a doctor! Whatever the case, though, it's doubtful he's going to be pitching in the next few weeks. Good: Carlos Zambrano is but one man. Cubs still have a pretty stacked rotation, including tonight's starter, Ryan Dempster. Sean Marshall is expected to take over, and there are definitely worse candidates to have. Bad: The Cubs are mired in a four-game losing streak, and are having a worse time putting it together than John McCain when he found out Bristol Pallin is going the Ariel Moore route and rebelling Good: The Brewers lost again. Everybody know The Brewers for girls! Magic number down to 19, 18 if we decide beating the Astros and sorry-ass Randy Wolf would be a good idea for ...
Tuesday Night Game Thread: Astros at Cubs 7:05 CT WGN
2008-09-02 23:47:00 In case you didn't hear, movie trailer dude extraordinaire Don LaFontaine died today. You know, this guy: First, that sucks. Second, is there a better name in show business than "Don LaFontaine?" I think not. I had a particular fondness for Don's work, so tonight's game diary is a tribute to him. (Don LaFontaine voice) In a world where the difference between glory and humiliation is a matter of inches. . . in a time when the world had given up hope. . . in a ballpark where there was a lot of green shit growing on the walls. . . one group of men. . . will rise. "I Feel Good' plays: "Whoaw! I feel good. . . .nah nah nah nah nah nah nah." Random funny quotes from Cubs players. If you see only one baseball team this summer. . . make it the Rays. But if you see TWO baseball teams this summer, make sure to catch. . . Derrek Lee. . . Reed Johnson. . . Aramis Ramirez. . .Alfonso Soriano. . . Patricia Clarkson. . . and Paul Sorvino as "Sweet Lou" Pineilla. The Goat W...
Monday Morning Headlines/Game Thread Astros @ Cubs 3:05 CT/4:05 ET WGN
2008-09-01 12:11:00 Cubs stink for second day in a row A 20-8 August isn't so bad, I suppose. From the Trib: "There's nothing wrong with the effort," a testy manager Lou Piniella said after Sunday's 5-3 loss. "Give the Phillies credit. We're not supposed to win every day. It's not that easy. "I think we spoiled people and we got people used to [winning]. But every day things don't go your way in this business. That's why you play 162 games, and that's why you play six months." But with their second straight home loss - for only the second time since the opening series - the Cubs had their nine-series winning streak broken. Cubs hitters left 19 men on base in the last two days. Their last 23 hits have been singles, going back to Friday's homer by Alfonso Soriano - and he left four runners on base in his final two at-bats Sunday. "We believe [our] team is very good," Soriano said. "We have to play better. We left a lot of runners in scoring position, so I have to start concentrating a little bit...
Delgado?s HRs, Pelfrey?s CG lead Mets over Astros (AP)
2008-08-26 07:03:00 Carlos Delgado hit a pair of three-run homers and Mike Pelfrey pitched his second straight complete game, leading the New York Mets past the Houston Astros 9-1 Monday night. Jose Reyes also had a big night at the plate, and Pelfrey came within two outs of his first major league shutout. The six-hitter followed his ...
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CC Sabathia pitches Brewers past Astros (AP)
2008-08-19 08:10:00 CC Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching another complete game Monday night in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Sabathia also hit a two-run single in a five-run fourth inning. He is 8-0 with a 1.60 ERA and five complete games in nine starts for the Brewers since they acquired ...
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Oswalt pitches Astros past Johnson, Diamondbacks (AP)
2008-08-18 02:18:00 Roy Oswalt allowed one hit in eight innings and struck out 10, outpitching Randy Johnson in the Houston Astros’ 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Ty Wigginton hit a three-run homer off Johnson in the first inning, sending the Astros to their ninth victory in 11 games. Arizona, which had won three straight, ...
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Houston Astros retire Craig Biggio?s No. 7 (AP)
2008-08-18 01:36:00 For the first time in a while, Craig Biggio felt butterflies. The Houston Astros retired Biggio’s No. 7 before Sunday’s game against Arizona, and the seven-time All-Star waved to fans and touched his heart during a lively ceremony. Biggio retired in 2007 after becoming the 27th player to reach 3,000 hits. Read the full story.
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Astros in 7th heaven
2008-08-14 15:35:00 Humberto Quintero talks with FSN after Houston’s 6-2 win over San Francisco. Quintero went 2-for-3 with two singles as the Astros get their seventh straight win. Click here to view the video. Read the full story.
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Astros use walks, hit batters for 7th straight win (AP)
2008-08-14 08:09:00 Mark Loretta walked and was hit by a pitch during a wild sixth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 Wednesday night for their season-high seventh straight victory. The Astros scored six times in the bizarre sixth. San Francisco tied a major league record by hitting three batters, and also issued ...
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Lincecum hurt in Astros? 12-4 win over Giants (AP)
2008-08-13 08:24:00 Lance Berkman hit a grand slam in an eight-run seventh inning after San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum left the game with an injured knee and the Houston Astros won their sixth straight game, beating the Giants 12-4 on Tuesday night. Lincecum allowed one hit and struck out seven before he was hit in the right ...
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Astros 2B Matsui leaves game (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-13 06:56:00 Houston Astros second baseman Kaz Matsui left Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the third inning with a sore back. Read the full story.
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Astros slide past Giants
2008-08-12 15:04:00 Ty Wigginton drove in all three runs in the Houston Astros 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Wigginton talks to FSN after the game. Click here to view the video. Read the full story.
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Astros LF Lee undergoes successful surgery (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-12 07:20:00 Houston Astros left fielder Carlos Lee on Monday underwent successful surgery on his left pinkie. Read the full story.
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Astros? Carlos Lee has surgery on broken finger (AP)
2008-08-12 05:02:00 Astros outfielder Carlos Lee had surgery to repair his broken left little finger on Monday, the team announced. Lee suffered multiple fractures in the finger when he was hit by a pitch Saturday at Cincinnati. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. The surgery was performed by ...
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Astros place LF Lee undergoes successful surgery (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-12 04:55:00 Houston Astros left fielder Carlos Lee on Monday underwent successful surgery on his left pinkie. Read the full story.
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Astros launch 3 homers in 13-4 win over Reds (AP)
2008-08-11 01:21:00 Michael Bourn homered and drove in a career-high four runs, Lance Berkman and Geoff Blum also went deep and the Houston Astros rolled to their easiest win of the year, 13-4 over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The Astros set season-highs for runs, extra-base hits and winning margin, while posting their eighth victory in the ...
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Astros place LF Lee on DL (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-10 20:16:00 Houston Astros left fielder Carlos Lee, who likely will miss the rest of the season with a broken left pinky, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Read the full story.
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Astros roll past Reds
2008-08-10 14:35:00 Miguel Tejada talks with FSN after Houston’s 3-1 win over Cincinnati. Tejada drove in a run for the Astros in the victory. Click here to view the video. Read the full story.
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Astros LF Lee breaks pinky, out 6-8 weeks (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-10 08:45:00 The Houston Astros have a huge void to fill in their lineup. Read the full story.
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Astros? Carlos Lee leaves game with hand injury (AP)
2008-08-10 05:22:00 Houston slugger Carlos Lee, the National League’s RBI leader, left the Astros’ game at Cincinnati in the third inning Saturday night with an apparent injury to his left pinky finger after getting hit by a pitch. The left fielder, who reached the 100-RBI level for the fourth consecutive season on Friday night, was hit by ...
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Soriano homer, DeRosa slam lead Cubs over Astros (AP)
2008-08-07 03:03:00 Now that Alfonso Soriano is back from the disabled list and feeling fine, the hits are coming at a healthy rate. Soriano launched a three-run homer after Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam during an eight-run burst in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-4 Wednesday. The Cubs won for ...
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DeRosa, Soriano lead Cubs over Astros (AP)
2008-08-07 01:33:00 Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam and Alfonso Soriano had a three-run homer during an eight-run third inning that sent the Chicago Cubs to an 11-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. It was an emphatic finish to a wild three-game series that saw the Astros take the opener 2-0 after the game was ...
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Game Thread; Astros at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. EDT/1:20 CT: Marquis is pitching? Cr
2008-08-06 18:28:00 I'm a people person!! The Cubs have won eight out of their last nine non-rain shortened games. The one loser has been, of course, Jason Marquis. Even though he gave a quality start, it was the max you could do. Marquis is now 0-4 in his last six starts, and hasn't recorded a win since mid-June. It's now August, if you're wondering. Now, I'm not saying Jason Marquis is a bad pitcher. Wait. Yes I am. He's bad. Smoke and mirrors. I truly believe the only reason Jason Marquis is on the roster is for luck purposes. Since Marquis has started his major league career, every team he's been on has made it to the postseason. Look it up. When you haven't won a World Series in a century, I guess you'll try anything. I mean, come on. Zambrano, Lilly, Harden, Dempster...and Marquis. He's like the fifth Beatle. Or the fifth Monkee. Or the fifth Door. Those guys rocked it out with four members. Maybe the Cubs should as well. This is no great quintet. The good news for the Cubs is ...
Tuesday Astros at Cubs Game thread 1:20 Central
2008-08-05 19:30:00 Rain Rain go away, come again some other day. (Just not this weekend, I have beach plans) Gray skies are gonna clear up, put on a happy face Yesterday's loss was annoying in the way only a shortened game can be. But with a number of regular starters getting the day off it wasn't as painful as it could have been. Hopefully most will be back today, although there are rumors of Soto getting the day off. Up for the Astros today is Wandy Rodriguez. His ERA has been steadily increasing over the last 2 months, and last week he gave up 5 runs in just 4 and 2/3 to the Reds. No offense to his parents, but Wandy doesn't really strike me with fear. The Cubs are countering with my favorite smirking smile Rich Harden. After a few good outings with double digit strikeouts in each and no win to show for it Harden took a slightly different approach. With only 9 strikeouts, he pitched a little longer into the game, and bribed Jim Edmond...
Moehler, Astros beat Cubs in rain-shortened game (AP)
2008-08-05 09:20:00 Brian Moehler pitched five sharp innings before two powerful storms rolled into Wrigley Field, and the Houston Astros withstood the wild weather to beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 in a rain-shortened game that was called in the bottom of the eighth Monday night. The first delay came in the top of the sixth and lasted ...
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3B Loretta sits for Astros after collision (PA SportsTicker)
2008-08-04 03:53:00 One day after he was part of a bizarre collision at plate, Houston Astros third baseman Mark Loretta was held out of the lineup for Sunday’s game against the New York Mets. Read the full story.
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Sunday Do-It-Yourself Headlines/Game Thread Cubs at Astros 1:05 CT
2008-07-20 11:42:00 Little less of this today The wheels have completely fallen off this operation this weekend due to too many late nights on the part of the "editorial staff," so this morning you guys are getting really bad headlines. The only thing that really jumped out at me is that Kerry is unavailable for the rest of the Houston series because his owie still hurts. I don't even remember where I that, probably the Trib. If you find anything newsworthy, feel free to toss it up here. And then there's game today. Against the Astros. Who will probably beat us. Again. If you didn't notice, we're now only two game up on the surging Cards and Brewers. Blah. I'd like to think Dempster can turn things around today, but we're on the road, so that's probably a pipedream. And since Kosuke, Lee, Soto and Ramirez have all decided to stop hitting at the same time, our chances of scoring any runs is next to nothing. I'm just going to go watch Padraig for a while. Oh, go Cubs.
Rodriguez shuts down Cubs bats in Astros 4-1 win (AP)
2008-07-20 06:51:00 Lou Piniella is beginning to worry about the Cubs’ sputtering offense. Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven, and the Houston Astros again stifled Chicago’s bats in a 4-1 victory on Saturday night. Rodriguez (5-3) allowed nine hits, including a solo homer by Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano, but Chicago stranded seven runners and dropped its third straight ...
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Last-Minute Game Thread - Cubs at Astros - 6:05pm
2008-07-19 18:16:00 We were at at the Honda dealership for three freakin' hours. In fact, Julie is still there. Thus, I have thrown this up. Deal with it. This game is on CSN -- Sox are on WGN. That is a stupid decision, in my book. Lineups: Cubs R Theriot SS R Johnson CF D Lee 1B A Ramirez G Soto C M DeRosa LF K Fukudome RF R Cedeno 2B C Zambrano P Ass-tros K Matsui 2B D Erstad CF L Berkman 1B C Lee LF M Tejada SS H Pence RF T Wigginton 3B B Ausmus C W Rodriguez P |
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