Cincinnati Reds (88-59) @ Chicago Cubs (Not-as-good) September 18-20

[Rice Cube]

Guess it's up to Clevenger.

 

[ChicagoDawg1991]

wow Brett Jackson actually knows how to be patient! ITS A MIRACLE!

 

[Rice Cube]

wow Brett Jackson actually knows how to be patient! ITS A MIRACLE!

Considering that he walks more than 10% of the time, despite his strikeouts, yes, he is patient.

 

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Clevenger, on the other hand...

 

[ChicagoDawg1991]

23 year old Alberto Cabrera is now on the hill..............I assume hes a guy for the future?

 

[Rice Cube]

23 year old Alberto Cabrera is now on the hill..............I assume hes a guy for the future?

Yup. Too bad he'll probably get the loss now.

 

[ChicagoDawg1991]

If this goes into the 11th the Cubs are probably not going to win...

boy you have psychic powers

 

[Rice Cube]

Unearned run. Soriano made the catch to end the inning, now they need to get that run back and then some or else that's all she wrote.

 

[ChicagoDawg1991]

WOW 45 year old Vinny Castilla made a surprise return to the major leagues!

 

[Rice Cube]

At least this was cool:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24903861&c_id=mlb

Cubs will keep the #2 pick for one more day. STL's win should mean that the Reds cannot clinch the division at Chicago, though they should be able to clinch the wild card with a sweep tomorrow afternoon at Wrigley.

 

[Rice Cube]

Cubs lineup: DeJesus CF, Barney 2B, Rizzo 1B, LaHair LF, Castro SS, Valbuena 3B, Castillo C, Sappelt RF, Berken P

 

[Rice Cube]

Gameday is ready:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...y#gid=2012_09_20_cinmlb_chnmlb_1&mode=classic

Last time against the Reds this year. Next up is the Cards.

 

[Rice Cube]

Phillips: "Dude, I'd totally troll you, but that was some seriously stupid shit..."

 

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Dusty Baker still at the hospital, will miss today's game:

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/20/dusty-baker-to-miss-the-reds-cubs-series-finale/

 

[Rice Cube]

In anticipation of the next series against the Cards...

http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2012/09/20/920-here-come-the-cardinals/

Here are the pitching matchups:

Friday: Chris Volstad (3-10, 6.26) vs. Chris Carpenter (0-0, 0.00)

Saturday: Travis Wood (6-12, 4.25) vs. Adam Wainwright (13-13, 3.97)

Sunday: Justin Germano (2-8, 6.17) vs. Kyle Lohse (15-3, 2.71)

* Sunday will be Kerry Wood appreciation day at Wrigley Field. Wood and his family will be present, and they will sing the seventh inning stretch.

 

[Rice Cube]

FOUR strikeouts in an inning for Berken.

Granted he's facing the bottom of the order of the Reds' B-Team, but still awesome.

 

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Starlin Castro ---> no-hitter hater

 

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Starlin Castro ---> TOOTBLAN Why won't he learn?

 

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Castro's having a nice day.

 

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Man on third, no outs, can't get him in. So Cub