Chicago @ Houston GameThread, Jul 18, 2008 7:05 PM CDT

Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM CDT

by Stros Bro on Jul 18, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

Chicago @ Houston

Current Series

3 game series vs Cubs @ Minute Maid Park

Chicago Cubs Bleed Cubbie Blue @ Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes Friday, Jul 18, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT Minute Maid Park Ted Lilly vs Brian Moehler Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90. Complete Coverage >
Sat 07/19	vs	6:05 PM CDT
Sun 07/20		1:05 PM CDT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Ted Lilly	9-6	20	20	0	0	0	0	115.1	114	63	60	21	41	108	4.68	1.34

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler	5-4	17	12	0	0	0	0	75.2	81	37	36	11	24	44	4.28	1.39

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COME ON MOEHLER GO FOR THE JUGULAR!

Let’s start the sweep right now!!

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:07 PM CDT 0 recs

3 pitches

2 outs. :)

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:08 PM CDT 0 recs

4 pitches!

3 outs! NICE!

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT 0 recs

I think it was 4 anyway.

May have missed some if I turned away.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Matsui leading off...

He hasn’t done well in the 1 hole, I believe.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT 0 recs

and didn't do well tonight

to lead of the game, striking out on a pitch so abd the catcher could not handle it. (thown out at first)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

Erstad is the everyday center fielder

if I heard Cecil Cooper correctly on the radio interview.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT 0 recs

Shouldn't Bourn be in AAA then?

To work on his swing?

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Makes perfect sense

But I guess they don’t think have anyone to call up from AAA who would be as useful as Bourn. From the sounds of it, they’re trying to make one last run before they pack it in.

by mokulen on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nice ones by Lance and Erstad..

but pretty much right at the fielders.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT 0 recs

A lot of Cub fans at Minute Maid

says Len Kasper

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 7:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Suspect that is right, but hard to tell until the Cubs do something.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

Cubs down.

Astros up. Nice work Moehler! :)

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT 0 recs

nice hustle Carlos

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs

i suppose it's not even worth

complaiing about carlos lack of hustle. it’s just carlos being carlos. that’s depressing.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hear you. I didn't see the play though.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Batting over .300

Second in the league in RBIs… 20+ home runs.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

WGN put up his numbers against the Cubs and they were really good.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Tejada!

First hit of the day.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT 0 recs

Shouldn't Wiggy be batting here?

Instead of Pence?
Prove me wrong, boy!

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT 0 recs

yep, if you go by the performance this year

wiggy has been a bit better than Pence.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

FWIW. Pence has been a better RBI producer.

He has hit better in clutch than Wiggy.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Wiggy never bats with people on base

Cause Pence is always in front of him. :p

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Pence swings and misses at outside breaking pitch.

That is how he K’s so many times with 2 strikes. He knows it and said he would try to adjust in the second half….but…..

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Tejada to continue ASG hitting?

He gets a single, maybe it’s a start.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT 0 recs

Fuck Fukudome.

I hate him.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT 0 recs

Got part of his name right. :)

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm still bitter about his doing jack shit in the ASG.

Him and Soto.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Brewer outfielders

didn’t do much either

by mokulen on Jul 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

shhhhhh…

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

And we all know...

Carlos Lee is dedicated to driving in runs. :p
Carlos Lee instead of Hart = NL Win

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

Sup Crawfish Boxers?

A good ol’ fashion sweep of the Cubbies would do this team a world of good.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT 0 recs

nice idea.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

towles flails at one around his eyes

for the k

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT 0 recs

Towles just struck out on a ball...

That was about eye level.

..............

...............

........

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT 0 recs

Ugh. Towles looked bad on that swing.

Bourn has to ask: if I’m sitting, why is Towles playing?

Towles needs to pick it up if he wants to stay on the ML roster when Q gets through with his rehab starts.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT 0 recs

Matsui triples...

A lot of batter would have stopped with a double, but Kaz kept going.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT 0 recs

and he is left stranded.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

How many triples does Bourn have?

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bourn has three triples on the year.

He had one in his last game vs. the Cubs.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

Matsui triple

with two outs

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT 0 recs

and is stranded

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well that's mostly Towles fault for being sucky.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

If Lee flyball was a bit to the left...

he might have had a Crawford Box shot.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT 0 recs

Lilly isn't breaking a sweat.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT 0 recs

On the brightside

Neither is Moehler…

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

was just about to say

this game is flying by

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

Brian Moehler

showing why I thought he deserved an A or A- in the pitcher grades earlier today.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT 0 recs

he's been ok

but an A or A- pitcher should be an ace, not just good in a sorry lot

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Edmonds: professional Astros killer.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT 0 recs

Ditto

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

i hate that guy

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Finally leaves the NL central and like some curse he comes back.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

he'll probably get out of the wheelchair and make some incredible catch..

before it’s all over. Hard to explain.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

The explanation I heard that sounds possible was that he was on a medication that he started when he had a concussion and that his turnaround coincided with him going off that medication.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up 0 recs