IGT Cubs vs Cardinals May 10-12

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Chris Carpenter, RHP

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0-2, 4.19 ERA
Carpenter is off to a rocky start in 2011 and has yet to record a win through his first seven outings. He got hit hard in his last start, on Wednesday vs. Florida, when he allowed six runs (four earned) in six frames and made two errors.

Carlos Zambrano, RHP

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4-1, 4.23 ERA
Zambrano picked up the win in his last outing against the Dodgers, his 10th straight win on the road. He has yet to win at home this season in three starts. Against the Cardinals last year, Zambrano was 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA.

Jake Westbrook, RHP

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2-2, 6.14 ERA
Westbrook is coming on strong, with three straight quality starts after four rough ones to start the year. He's thrown more strikes the last two games and is, of course, getting plenty of ground-ball outs.

Matt Garza, RHP

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1-4, 4.43 ERA
Garza finally got his first hit in his last start with a leadoff single in the sixth. But he didn't get a win as he gave up five runs on six hits over six innings against the Reds. This will be his second career start vs. the Cardinals.

Jaime Garcia, LHP

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4-0, 1.99 ERA
At his best, Garcia is as good as anybody -- as evidenced by his two shutouts already this year. He needs to maintain his command and efficiency from start to start. If he does that, he'll find himself among the elite.

Casey Coleman, RHP

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1-2, 6.29 ERA
Coleman notched his first quality start in his last outing against the Reds. The difference? Two side sessions with pitching coach Mark Riggins, who tweaked his mechanics a bit, plus the addition of a four-seam fastball.
 

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If the Cubs continue to hit like they do with RISP, we'll get swept. Win the Westbrook/ Garza game at best. No way in hell do we beat Garcia.
 

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I also hope Theriot gets a decent reception.
 

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I liked Theriot...... Until he threw that "right side of the rivalry" dagger.

What do you want him say?

Man **** St Louis for giving me a job. I am Chi-town til I die.

I could have been a Cub fan from birth and would have said the exact same thing.
 

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What do you want him say?

Man **** St Louis for giving me a job. I am Chi-town til I die.

I could have been a Cub fan from birth and would have said the exact same thing.

Something along the lines of "it was great to play in Chicago and I loved playing in front of the fans at Wrigley but I'm excited to be a part of the Cardinals. Its a great organization and it will be interesting to be on this side of the rivalry."

Something like that would have been much better for his PR image.
 

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Something along the lines of "it was great to play in Chicago and I loved playing in front of the fans at Wrigley but I'm excited to be a part of the Cardinals. Its a great organization and it will be interesting to be on this side of the rivalry."

Something like that would have been much better for his PR image.

Eh. You wanna be on the new fans side, seeing as you were the "enemy" for 4 years.

He never really said anything bad about Chicago just that he is now on the right side of the rivalry. Personally.... I am fine with it.

He is still one of my favorite players, and will always be one of the most underrated Cubs ever.
 

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Eh. You wanna be on the new fans side, seeing as you were the "enemy" for 4 years.

He never really said anything bad about Chicago just that he is now on the right side of the rivalry. Personally.... I am fine with it.

He is still one of my favorite players, and will always be one of the most underrated Cubs ever.

I don't think its wise to give the impression that he would have rather played for the Cardinals the entire time.

No one will blame a guy for saying he appreciated his time with the organization that drafted him.

Make it a "it was good while it lasted. Now its time to move forward" thing.

Im sure Cards fan liked his comment but he could have respectfully shown gratitude for his time in Chicago.
 

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im hopefull for 2 but if they keep hitting the way with RISP then i say only 1
 

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im hopefull for 2 but if they keep hitting the way with RISP then i say only 1

Its been horrible hasnt it?

Two hits in big spots and the reds series could have been a sweep in favor of the cubs.
 

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Going to the game tomorrow! Against the Cards and Z is pitching, awesome!
 

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Its been horrible hasnt it?

Two hits in big spots and the reds series could have been a sweep in favor of the cubs.

Bases loaded 4 times in the 2 losses and only get 1 damn run. 2 times with 0 outs and only get 1 run. Just so damn annoying they were only 1 or 2 hits away from winning or even sweeping series.
 
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