Cubs Vs Padres April18th-20th

mattbulls · Post #1 » by **mattbulls** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:30 pm

Monday April 18th 7:05PM on WCIU
Stauffer Vs Zambrano

Tuesday April 19th 7:05PM on CSN+
Moseley Vs Russell

Wednesday April 20th 1:20 PM CSN
Harang Vs Garza

Old Style · Post #2 » by **Old Style** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:24 pm

This really should be a very winnable series, but it's hard to count on it. Hope to see better pitching performances out of Z and Garza this week. Can't expect too much from Russel tomorrow.

Posey H8er · Post #3 » by **Posey H8er** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:01 pm

Zambrano keeps winning despite not pitching particularly consistent. Gotta love the random run support... 2/3 Cubs. Do it.

SportsWorld · Post #4 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:41 am

Oh hey we won. So we'll lose tomorrow and win Wednesday. Sounds like a plan.

SportsWorld · Post #5 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:45 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY6nvaWoeos[/youtube]

mattbulls · Post #6 » by **mattbulls** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:10 am

We've been 0-0 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 5-5 6-6 7-7 8-8 so far this year.

Old Style · Post #7 » by **Old Style** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:02 pm

We had the same problem to start out last year too. Kept floating around .500, but couldn't ever get over that mark, until we started dropping from there.

I'm still hopeful with a healthy pitching staff we'll start winning more games. Z looked pretty solid last night, albeit against a pretty offensively weak team. It's just too bad that it took a 10th inning walk off to win that one.

Old Style · Post #8 » by **Old Style** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:17 pm

James Russel (1-1, 7.20)

vs.

Dustin Moseley (0-3, 1.83)

Cubs lineup:

SS Castro, 2B Barney, CF Byrd, 3B Ramy, 1B Pena, LF Soriano, RF Colvin, C Soto, P Russell.

Old Style · Post #9 » by **Old Style** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:18 pm

It'll be a cold one tonight, with expected game time temps at 37, but rain is supposed to hold off until 9 pm, so the game is expected to start on time.

ChronicKerr · Post #10 » by **ChronicKerr** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:58 pm

Game is postponed

Old Style · Post #11 » by **Old Style** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:17 pm

Day/Night doubleheader tomorrow.

SportsWorld · Post #12 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:40 pm

Perfectly set-up for a split. Lose the first, win the second. 8-9, 9-9

Old Style · Post #13 » by **Old Style** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:54 pm

Garza is pitching game 1, and it looks like Russell has the night game.

mattbulls · Post #14 » by **mattbulls** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:02 pm

Garza's ERA drops below 5.50!

mattbulls · Post #15 » by **mattbulls** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:17 pm

Byrd with a clutch 2 out RBI single! 1-0!

mattbulls · Post #16 » by **mattbulls** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:19 pm

Pena has been trash at the plate this year.

SportsWorld · Post #17 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:47 pm

If we sweep this doubleheader believe it or not, we're in 1st. Thanks crappy division.

mattbulls · Post #18 » by **mattbulls** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:01 pm

SportsWorld wrote:If we sweep this doubleheader believe it or not, we're in 1st. Thanks crappy division.

Yeah, I looked at the standings yesterday for the first time in awhile and I was shocked to see we were only a 1/2 game out.

SportsWorld · Post #19 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:14 pm

mattbulls wrote:
SportsWorld wrote:If we sweep this doubleheader believe it or not, we're in 1st. Thanks crappy division.

Yeah, I looked at the standings yesterday for the first time in awhile and I was shocked to see we were only a 1/2 game out.

Yeah I looked last night. I guess the Reds have been struggling.

mattbulls · Post #20 » by **mattbulls** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:41 pm

It's be nice to get some insurance!