Soriano!!

Saunders.....note to self......learn to throw a screwball for soriano.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Why? Are they really better than Arizona?

2 bad teams....anything can happen

Let's go Pena....Ducks on the fucking pond..

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

stranding runners again

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Upton's arm is awesome. Catcher screwed him on that play

At least Pena made the pitcher throw 7 pitches before striking out with a RISP

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That is Pena's version of a walk.

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The D-Backs are too scared to let Xavier Nady face Marcos Mateo.....way to be a decoy Nady!....I wonder if he can make a throw from the outfield yet

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Lots of strategery in the game here all of a sudden.

Dislike using Sean Marshall for one batter. He's one of our best pitchers. Trust the fact that he can get a pinch hitter out regardless of handedness

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Team Cutler.

But you have to take into account that it is Xavier Nady....the most dangerous hitter on the planet....Nobody can get him out

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wells pitched better than i thought, but lets be honest pirates /d backs is the easiest series on the schedule

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Wow....Quade using 3 relievers this inning against hte vaunted D-Backs lineup

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Agreed. Typing something very similiar. 3 relievers to face 4 batters when I'm assuming he'll used Wood/Marmol in 8 and 9.

I would have kept Marshall in.

Wells will be GREAT this year.

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Team Cutler.

I'm not trying to start something but is Wrigley normally this empty for the early games when the weather isn't great? The stadium looks like US Cellular today.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Yeah, not a big fan of this type of stuff. He is completely overthinking this thing and way too early in the year. Leave Marshall in the game and trust him to get the guys out.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

No, I think Wrigley looks abnormally empty. Not a good sign, although it probably means I will get some free tickets this spring before the frat boys and pink hats come out in July to watch the 1st place Cubs.

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Attendance looked pretty down for the Pirates series considering it was the opening homestand. Year 2 is going to be a down year at the gate for the Ricketts. They better hope the Cubs find a way to stay in contention or it is going to get really ugly as they won't have all of the presale tickets already in the bank like they did last year.

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While we are on the subject I don't know how I feel about using Wood 3 out of the first 4 games this year. It is not like the guy has an injury history or anything.

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Watching on the gamecast at work....what was up with the Castro error?

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8 pitches and Upton reaches on error. Ugghhh.

Slow hit ball. Pat and Keith saying he took an extra step and threw off line to Pena. Upton running hard, but a play Starlin needs to make.

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Who's Deng?

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Team Cutler.

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Phew. Well done Kerry.

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Now lets just hope Marmol comes out throwing strikes

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Whew. Intentional walk w/ one out to load the bases and Wood gets out of it.

@Phil. Wood is on pace for 121 eighth inning appearances.

Both Marmol and Wood shouldn't be available tomorrow.

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Hey! Hey! They stole my bit! They stole my bit!

Lots of that happening around here lately.

There are dozens of $1.40 tickets for the game tomorrow on Stubhub. Earlier today there were tickets in the 2nd row right behind where the Ricketts sit for $90 a pop.