Cubs - Brewers

[Frayed Knot]

Outplay the Brewers this weekend and we're in - no matter what happens in the Phils series.

Starts out at 8PM (EDT) tonight under Milwaukee's dome *on ESPN* nationally.
Jeff Suppan going for the home folks - has not fared well in his last 4 starts
vs Ryan Dempster - Chicago's already named Game 1 starter.

Saturday: Bush (or maybe Sheets, but probably not) - Lilly
Sunday: Sabathia - Marquis


Cubs leading the series 8-5 so far, although Milwaukee won 4 of the first 6 so it's 6-1 Cubs most recently.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My hunch is that the Brewers win one out of three.

My other hunch is that the Mets win two of three from the Marlins.

[TransMonk]

Yovani Gallardo only threw 64 pitches last night for the Crew and the speculation in my neck of the woods is that he would start a one-gamer vs. the Mets if necessary. Nothing has been confirmed though.

[Guest attgig]

rumor says hardy injured his hand during the celebration last night. but he's penciled in for the starting lineup.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Let's get Ryan Zimmerman to sneeze on him.

[Guest holychicken]

Does anyone think that the Cubs will intentionally lose because they would rather face the Dodgers than the Mets in the first round?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I think they'd rather face us and face our bully - which would not be as deep in the postseason.

[Guest AG/DC]

holychicken wrote: Does anyone think that the Cubs will intentionally lose because they would rather face the Dodgers than the Mets in the first round?

No.

[Guest AG/DC]

Mike Cameron makes a catch vs. Hoffpauier that saves two runs.

[Guest AG/DC]

Cubs get the early 1-0 lead on a homer by Edmonds.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Kendall ties it on a double.

Ass.

[Guest AG/DC]

Two on, no out for Fielder.

[Guest AG/DC]

Prince whiffs. J.J. Hardy up.

[Guest AG/DC]

Hardy pops up. Corey Hart at the plate.

[Guest AG/DC]

And Hart singles. 2-1, Brews.

[Guest AG/DC]

End of inning.

[Guest AG/DC]

Milwaukee goes up 5-1.

Not our night thus far.

[Guest AG/DC]

Felix Pie of the unfriendly Cubs goes down swinging.

[Guest AG/DC]

Cubs go down like a card castle.

Like the Mets in fact.

A lot of credit here has to go to the Brews and their choice to go to a relief manager, so to speak. That's what? Six in a row?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Angel Guzman (0-0, 7.04) pitching for the Cubs today against Sabathia.

On paper that looks real bad for us.

[Guest AG/DC]

I left with yesterday's game in the fifth inning, still a no-hitter, to visit my friends in Baltimore. Shortly after leaving I called them. He, a Cubs fan, promised to keep tabs on the game and call me with any lead changes.

I arrived and he said, "The Cubs are up by three going into the ninth."

I responded, "They've got to use Kerry Wood!"

Then his wife responded with, "No, Honey, they're up by four."

"They've got to save Wood for tomorrow!"