Astros VS Cubs 4/10/07 Game Thread (Game 8 of 162)

Flames24Rulz · Post #1 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:07 am

Not a good way to open the home season with the loss earlier today. Woody Williams pretty much kept our offense in check and then Bob Howry allowed a homer to Adam Everett in the 8th to win it for Houston. But enough with that. Let's talk about tomorrow's game.

Pitching matchup:

Chris Sampson (scary lookin' dude): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 Ks/0 BBs. First start of the season for him tomorrow.

Jason Marquis: 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 6 IP, 1 K/2 BBs

Hopefully Marquis has his sinker working well tomorrow. A lot of ground ball outs would be greatly appreciated. If we get the effort from Marquis that we did last week against the Reds, I will be very satisfied. As long as our offense comes to play tomorrow, unlike today, we'll be in good shape.

I'll go out on a limb and say we'll probably use our Opening Day lineup tomorrow. Righty on the mound combined with hardly any hitters on our team that has faced Sampson means we'll probably see the old usual. Let's just get a win and get back at .500.

Gametime is at 1:20 CST and it will be televised on CSN.

GO CUBS!

SportsWorld · Post #2 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:10 am

Let's get back to .500 and start a win streak here!

Posey H8er · Post #3 » by **Posey H8er** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:12 am

lets get 2 out of 3

SportsWorld · Post #4 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:20 am

Cub Pick To Click Michael Barrett

He has yet to have a good game this season but Tuesday should be the day he finally breaks out of his shell.

2poor · Post #5 » by **2poor** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:58 pm

Come back warm weather. :pray:

treyZz · Post #6 » by **treyZz** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:16 pm

I'm going to the game..

I will be in the RF bleachers.. I better not see Carlos **** Lee taking extra bases on Jacque Jones today. I will go off on him if it happens again.

2poor · Post #7 » by **2poor** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:38 pm

Why RF?

LF > RF

:lol:

mattbulls · Post #8 » by **mattbulls** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:34 pm

I had a dream that the Cubs were losing 4-1 after the first.

Robert23 · Post #9 » by **Robert23** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:18 pm

mattbulls wrote:I had a dream that the Cubs were losing 4-1 after the first.

Luckily it was only a dream. They're only losing 3-0.

Flames24Rulz · Post #10 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:21 pm

Cubs are down 4-0 in the bottom of the 7th. Cy, I mean Chris, Sampson shut down the Cubs on just 61 pitches in 5 innings. Izturis has committed THREE errors, Marquis was pretty bad, and our offense has been anemic as usual against a craptacular pitcher.

SportsWorld · Post #11 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:38 pm

Let's go Cubs. Rally Time.

SportsWorld · Post #12 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:41 pm

Oh man Floyd was safe.
Screwed again

Flames24Rulz · Post #13 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:46 pm

I know it's only been 8 games, but the warning signs are there that this team is going to severely underachieve this season.

SportsWorld · Post #14 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:48 pm

Hopefully it's just because of the weather. Hopefully our hitting will turn it up when it gets warm out.

SportsWorld · Post #15 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:52 pm

2, 3, 4 hitters up. Lets get something going please :pray:

SportsWorld · Post #16 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:53 pm

There we go Jones double!
Here we go!

SportsWorld · Post #17 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:55 pm

Derek Lee rips a double
Cubs down 3 now with nobody out!

SportsWorld · Post #18 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:03 pm

1 out tying run at the plate.
My Pick To Click is up: Michael Barrett

SportsWorld · Post #19 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:08 pm

DeRosa with 2 outs gets a basehit making this a 2 run ballgame.
We could win the game on a homer now!

SportsWorld · Post #20 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:10 pm

Cubs Lose again