Game Thread #30: Brewers vs. Cubs

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 12:59 PM CDT

The 17-10 Brewers take on the 14-14 Cubs, with Mark DiFelice taking the mound for the Brewers and Cory Bailey pitching for the Cubs.

There's a good chance both teams will be checking their watches throughout the game.

Brewers
2B Rickie Weeks
CF Mike Cameron
1B Prince Fielder
LF Ryan Braun
3B Bill Hall
RF Corey Hart
DH Joe Dillon
SS J.J. Hardy
C Mike Rivera

Cubs
CF Reed Johnson
LF Alfonso Soriano
1B Derrek Lee
3B Aramis Ramirez
RF Kosuke Fukudome
DH Daryle Ward
2B Mark DeRosa
SS Ronny Cedeno
C Henry Blanco

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Of Course

This game is a must win.

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 1:03 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm done

Can't take any more Spring ball.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT 0 recs

Today should be fun though!

Two MiLB pitchers pitching against "nearly" the starting line up of the other team.

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

ack

The devils at mlb.tv are going to be streaming video. I don't know if I can resist that.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 27, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

game on WGN

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 1:55 PM CDT 0 recs

Thanks for the heads up

Not that I'm normally OK supporting WGN, mind you.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 27, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Must be painful

for the flatlanders to hear Len and Bob giving all that love to the Brewers

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs

If anyone wants the gameday

for the enhanced boxscore nature of it, there is a link on bleedcubbieblue

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 2:33 PM CDT 0 recs

Kendall

would have thrown him out.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 27, 2008 2:33 PM CDT 0 recs

lol

and JJ doing a Johnny Depp look, singles home a couple.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

good to see weeks

hit his stride just before the season starts

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 27, 2008 2:40 PM CDT 0 recs

Weeks

Did he just "sort of" get an in the park home run?

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 2:40 PM CDT 0 recs

triple and an error

as the Cubs do the baseball version of rope-a-dope

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

this just in:

brewers hitters like minor league pitching

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 27, 2008 2:43 PM CDT 0 recs

Hey, check this out

http://cubs.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=live&name=/chicagocubs/wrigleyfield/camera2

I see snow on them thar roofs. I'm glad opening day is a day game to cut down on the waiting, I sure hope it doesn't get weather delayed.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 2:45 PM CDT 0 recs

bob brenly

really annoys me.

just had to vent that.

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 27, 2008 2:56 PM CDT 0 recs

are these major league umps?

The strike zone is a mystery.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:08 PM CDT 0 recs

kosuke goes down looking

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:10 PM CDT 0 recs

JJ opens the fourth with a double to the wall

that's good to see after his illness. I watched the video on the Brewers site and he looked a little - don't know how to put it - still not motoring at full speed.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:16 PM CDT 0 recs

DeRosa's out

I wish I would have seen that.

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 3:33 PM CDT 0 recs

looked to me like a bad call

which is meaningless cuz its ST, but if these are major league umps...

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

they're

already in mid-season form!

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 27, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

zing!

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Cubs new backup/platoon CF

grounds out to one of our AA/AAA? guys. Thought of Marty the detailmeister when I saw an article about him.

It mentioned both his grittiness and his veteran presence.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:45 PM CDT 0 recs

Cappy may not need surgery

So if he's on the DL for the first two months, he'll be ready to fill in when Sheets makes his freakish trip to the DL.

by Joe on Mar 27, 2008 3:54 PM CDT 0 recs

Micah Hoffpauir clocks one

lefty on lefty as well. He's been hot all spring... and he's going down to AAA.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 3:57 PM CDT 0 recs

and Cedeno adds another loooong one

and Len is hollering like their clinching the division.

Bad day for D. Miller the Brewers pitcher.

And Blanco hits a long extra base hit...

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

second at bat for Hoffpauir

and he sends another one into the seats.

Maybe get that kid out of there Ned.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

Is it just me

Or are the Cubs leaving a lot of their players in longer than the Brewers are?

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 3:59 PM CDT 0 recs

that's a big yes

D Lee is one

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

Looking at the boxscore

I see the Cubs picked up Damian Miller to pitch for them, guess they're really getting desperate.

Braun Over Brains

by stevie ray Braun on Mar 27, 2008 4:02 PM CDT 0 recs

Oh wait...

that's the Brewers side. In that case, welcome back Damian!

Braun Over Brains

by stevie ray Braun on Mar 27, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

well Damian

isn't doing as well as Jeff Cirillo in his pitching career.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

camera shows the Zamboni chuckling in the dugout

people talk about Fielder being fat, but he looks like he's getting bigger. I still get a laugh out of his comment after he had cramping problems: I don't like to drink water.

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:03 PM CDT 0 recs

The weight gain

might have something to do with their playing in HOHOkam park.

Braun Over Brains

by stevie ray Braun on Mar 27, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

lol,

what kind of name is that?

by ol Pete on Mar 27, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Whooops

Hahaha.. that might have been a CS if there was somewhere there. Nicely done cubs.

by SgtClueLs on Mar 27, 2008 5:09 PM CDT 0 recs

My attention span

is really short during spring training games...the 9th ended and I had no idea the game was tied.

by KLSnow on Mar 27, 2008 5:16 PM CDT 0 recs

amen

i cant even watch it past the 5th inning

by baseballdan1092 on Mar 27, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

sure

this is from a person who wanted to go to the brewers exhibition game against the royals!

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 27, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Apparently

Chicago Cubs 1 Huntsville Stars 1

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 5:50 PM CDT 0 recs

Even though we tied

I'm assuming we would have won, were the game to continue.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 27, 2008 6:10 PM CDT 0 recs

This Spring Training

IIRC, this means the Brewers haven't lost to the Cubs at all this Spring.

by drezdn on Mar 27, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

this season is going to be awesome.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Mar 27, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

"This was getaway day for us," said manager Ned Yost. "I figured if we didn't get our hitters out of their [sic] early and they didn't get theirs out early, we'd be here all night. They didn't go with the plan. It was on TV back in Chicago, so I understand."

Does anyone else think Ned won't take this matter lightly, a la the Angels/"Tempe flu" business of earlier in spring? I'm sure he'll find a way to get a cheap shot in next week. Someone should put Yost's head on the elephant in this picture:

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 28, 2008 1:05 AM CDT 0 recs

Ha...

I've never seen that image before, but I like it. The photo shopping idea would be pretty sweet as well.

"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 28, 2008 7:21 AM CDT up 0 recs

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