The Chicago Cubs kept pace with the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night, then sped past them in the sixth inning and never looked back.
Jason Marquis picked up his eighth win of the season. He pitched six innings and gave up three runs, eight hits, and three walks while striking out four.
Lee, Ramirez, Jones, and Fontenot supplied one RBI each. Kendall supplied two.
Ramirez and Jones hit solid doubles.
The Cubs remain one game behind Milwaukee in the Central Division.
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Showing posts with label Philadelphia Phillies. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Not Much of a Team
Let's not get carried away. Philadelphia doesn't really have much of a team, does it? It's 7 games out of first place in the Eastern Division, and the Cubs are 7 games out in the Central Division. Both teams have season records below .500.
These aren't the kinds of teams that get embossed invitations to the playoffs.
Glad that Ted Lilly got the win. Sorry that Derrek Lee had neck spasms.
I have spasms too. Have them every time the Cubs trot onto the field. They give me whole-body spasms. Nothing helps but beer. Lots of it.
So we lose two and win one from the Phillies. Now it's on to New York and the Mets.
Hope the Mets have spasms.
These aren't the kinds of teams that get embossed invitations to the playoffs.
Glad that Ted Lilly got the win. Sorry that Derrek Lee had neck spasms.
I have spasms too. Have them every time the Cubs trot onto the field. They give me whole-body spasms. Nothing helps but beer. Lots of it.
So we lose two and win one from the Phillies. Now it's on to New York and the Mets.
Hope the Mets have spasms.
Sunday, 3 PM
It's Sunday in Philadelphia. A ballgame may be taking place.
It's only a game. It's only a game. It's only, etc.
It's only a game. It's only a game. It's only, etc.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Good News from Rothschild and Piniella
The Cubs lost to Philadelphia on Saturday, May 12, 2007. This was the third defeat in what figures to be a long losing streak.
Before we all meet at the corner of Clark and Addison to share a tub of rat poison, Larry Rothschild, pitching coach, and Lou Piniella, manager, want to give us some good news.
Carlos Zambrano’s right arm didn’t really fall off.
It seems that Zambrano had some trouble with his “mechanics.” Before each pitch, the ace right-hander grasped the ball appropriately for the pitch requested by catcher Barrett or catcher Blanco, depending on which one came to the game.
Then Zambrano held the ball high above his head before going into his windup.
This allowed opposing batters to see what pitch to expect, which gave them a better chance of getting a hit, provided they knew how pitchers hold the ball for each kind of pitch, i.e., fast ball, curve ball, slider, stripper, etc.
Both Rothschild and Piniella told Zambrano not to hold the ball high over his head before going into his windup, although they didn’t say where they did tell him to hold it.
Just to be on the safe side, Piniella also told both catchers not to write the kinds of pitches on a chalk board and hold it up for Zambrano to read.
Bring your own spoons to Clark and Addison. I can’t do everything for you.
Before we all meet at the corner of Clark and Addison to share a tub of rat poison, Larry Rothschild, pitching coach, and Lou Piniella, manager, want to give us some good news.
Carlos Zambrano’s right arm didn’t really fall off.
It seems that Zambrano had some trouble with his “mechanics.” Before each pitch, the ace right-hander grasped the ball appropriately for the pitch requested by catcher Barrett or catcher Blanco, depending on which one came to the game.
Then Zambrano held the ball high above his head before going into his windup.
This allowed opposing batters to see what pitch to expect, which gave them a better chance of getting a hit, provided they knew how pitchers hold the ball for each kind of pitch, i.e., fast ball, curve ball, slider, stripper, etc.
Both Rothschild and Piniella told Zambrano not to hold the ball high over his head before going into his windup, although they didn’t say where they did tell him to hold it.
Just to be on the safe side, Piniella also told both catchers not to write the kinds of pitches on a chalk board and hold it up for Zambrano to read.
Bring your own spoons to Clark and Addison. I can’t do everything for you.
The Cubs on a Cold Day
The Cubs started well against the Phillies on Friday night, but my car started well last winter until the temperature dropped to 20 below.
Rich Hill had the Phils under control for the first three innings. Then Pat Burrell stepped to the plate, and Hill’s 1.73 ERA headed skyward with baseball. By the end of the game, that ERA had reached 2.51, regardless of the temperature at Citizens Bank Park.
With a ballpark named after a bank, the citizens of Philadelphia may want to check their account balances. Base runners like to steal.
The Phillies can’t assume Burrell will hit two homeruns every game, although he may come close when facing the Cubs. This reminds me of my favorite baseball superstition. When discussing the Chicago Cubs, never say or write anything optimistic.
The Cubbies meet the Phils again Saturday night. I can’t remember the name of the park.
Rich Hill had the Phils under control for the first three innings. Then Pat Burrell stepped to the plate, and Hill’s 1.73 ERA headed skyward with baseball. By the end of the game, that ERA had reached 2.51, regardless of the temperature at Citizens Bank Park.
With a ballpark named after a bank, the citizens of Philadelphia may want to check their account balances. Base runners like to steal.
The Phillies can’t assume Burrell will hit two homeruns every game, although he may come close when facing the Cubs. This reminds me of my favorite baseball superstition. When discussing the Chicago Cubs, never say or write anything optimistic.
The Cubbies meet the Phils again Saturday night. I can’t remember the name of the park.
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