4/4/08 Giants (Sanchez) at Brewers (Villanueva): 1:05 PM CDT

[SoCalBrewfan]

Behind 4-2, the Cubs did some interesting gymnastics for the top of the 9th, moving Derosa to 3b, Soriano to 2b while bringing a pitcher into Ramirez' spot in the lineup. Fukodome, Soto, and Pie in the ninth for the Cubs..Fukodome just popped out.

[trwi7]

Why was Salmon Torres pitching today? If you don't put Mcclung in now when do you plan on pitching him? Turnbow? I can only assume at least one of them will pitch, but the most Yost thing would be Mota and Gagne for the 8th and 9th.

 

Turnbow and McClung pitched yesterday.

[SeriesFinale]

Nice to hear Roll Out the Barrel again

[crewcrazy]

Cubs fall to 1-3, Reds play the Phils later tonight.

 

Edit: Apparently jumped the gun a bit..still interesting with the DeRosa HR.

[Pointer1VB]

Let's give Torres the save.

[sheetswannabe]

DeRosa just homered

[yfinn6]

why did rowand get pulled? If they don't have him, they are even more wretched.

To add to what Brains and Braun said Rowand also has an injury that's been bothering him, that's what Brian said earlier in the broadcast. I'm sure some time off would do him some good.

 

[jhart05]

It's early in the year. They'll stretch him out as the year goes on. I doubt he'll have as short of starts as CV the departed.

 

He did throw 104 pitches, not much more room to stretch there.

 

I hope he gets better.

[tristarscoop]

Who knew catcher was going to be a power hitting position this year.

[SoCalBrewfan]

If you don't put Mcclung in now when do you plan on pitching him? Turnbow? I can only assume at least one of them will pitch, but the most Yost thing would be Mota and Gagne for the 8th and 9th.

 

Both pitched yesterday, McClung for an inning plus, so I don't know he in particular is even available.

[DrWood]

Rivera is obviously an all-hit catcher. BA is 1.000 and CERA is 18.00.

[brains and braun]

wow...104 pitches....shut my mouth.

[SeriesFinale]

Cubs lose, Cubs lose

[Oldcity]

Anyone else just lose the high def feed?

[sheetswannabe]

Cubs lose 3 to 4...

[hawing]

Well there's the first HR for the Giants this year. Drunken idiots boo.

There's a haiku in there somewhere:

There's the first home run

For the Giants this season

Drunk idiots boo.

[SoCalBrewfan]

I get this feeling that Kapler is going to be hitting .320 when Cameron comes back and between the hot start and the scrappy manliness he exudes, we'll have him all year.

[lisheran]

i want my high def back

[SeriesFinale]

I get this feeling that Kapler is going to be hitting .320 when Cameron comes back and between the hot start and the scrappy manliness he exudes, we'll have him all year.

 

Then who goes where

[mls4]

Ueck just said Kendall is just 2 runs away from scoring 900 career runs. He said he'll be on the list of guys who were primarily catchers to do so, but I didn't catch what # he'd be. Still, cool for Kendall.

Ok Kendall made it to 900 and here's the list, from baseball-reference.com, of course:

 

1. Fisk 1276

2. Rodriguez 1210

3. Berra 1175

4. Ewing 1129

5. Bench 1091

6. Simmons 1074

7. Piazza 1048

8. Cochrane 1041

9. Carter 1025

10. Torre 996

11. Dickey 930

12. Kendall 900

[trwi7]

45,212 attendance.

[crewcrazy]

Oh wow...that sun is really starting to poke through the windows now.

[tigerbrew]

Cubs lose 3 to 4...

Nice, real nice.

[SeriesFinale]

45,212 attendance.

 

Giants announcer doesn't "think that many made it in" from the parking lot.

[jazzytrav]

Come on now. 13-4 and we're just giving up? These guys suck.