All 705 CT Starts

4/11- Dempster 0-2 6.59 vs. Figueroa 0-1 10.13
4/12- Russell 1-0 0.00 vs. Myers 0-0 2.03
4/13- Zambrano 1-0 5.25 vs. Rodriguez 0-1 6.55



I felt like Myers always owns us. Looked it up and he's 10-3 against us with a 2.21era and .94WHIP


2 out of 3 is a must. Tonight and rubber game.

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Team Cutler.

I think tonight's game is the only chance for the Cubs. Meyers will throw a CG and Wandy can be very effective as well. Might as well not ever play the game tomorrow. I can't see Russell being effective as a starter and the shark will probably be pitching his last game as a cub to follow him. Tonight should be a W though.

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

Wandy Rodriguez is a Cub Killer. He's throwing a perfect game this series. Brett Myers will pitch a one-hit shutout and beat his wife.

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I hate to say must win series but losing 2 out of 3 again would make for one hell of a bad start. They need to feast on the Pirates and Astros, not lose their opening series to both. Good news is that Shark will likely make such a mess of Russell's abbreviated start that they will have no other choice but to cut him.

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I would like to see Dempster actually getting some people out for a change. Cubs win 2 out of 3 to get back to .500.....wooooooooooo

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wandy rod is a cubs killa, so is carlos lee..cubs lose 2 of 3 and the death spiral is starting to take shape

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We got to get you to have a talk with the PANIC button

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Wandy is 5-4 with a 3.79era and 1.32whip....

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Team Cutler.

Take away his numbers from his rookie year, and then look at it. The guy feasts on bad Cubs hitting.

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Chuck Finley likes this.

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Last year he had a 3.60era, 2009 he was good with 1.35era, 2008 he had a 5.40 era, 2007 he had a 4.15.


He's obviously decent against us, but the 3.79 career era seems a fair indicator

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Team Cutler.

i would not even start soriano against wandy, not sure where you find all these stats but i know soriano can't hit for shit against wandy and i have seen at least 20 at bats.

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This is true. 2-26 lifetime.

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Team Cutler.

where do you find these stats

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the strokes will take the series.

Oh No!! As if this past weekend was hard enough, now the Cubs have to play the Astros and they are GOOD! REALLY good, apparently! I didn't realize how good until I read the bad news in this thread!

Wandy Rodriguez has NEVER lost a game he is SOOOO GOOD. As a matter of fact, if you took away all of the bad performances he has ever had against the Cubs, his ERA is under 1.00 against them, and he is undefeated! Oh my, not WANDY! All of his Cy Youngs and big-time playoff performances will be too much for the Cubs to win an early season April game. Brett Myers is so SCARY and so GOOD the Cubs hitters should be very worried and intimidated. It's HOPELESS! The whole Astros lineup and terrifying and loaded with All-Stars and MVP candidates! It's so obvious that the Cubs have no chance, winning one game will be a BIG DEAL in this series!

Ryan Dempster is terrible. That's all there is to it. He will never pitch good again. He would be the first pitcher ever in the history of baseball to win a game after 2 losses. His ERA over the Astros the last couple years is 3.50, but if you take away all of his GOOD performances it is about 10.00 which is bad! That proves he isn't nearly man enough to match up with the mighty Astros!

Oh dear, this is a TERRIBLE matchup for the Cubs. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let them escape with one win and just leave that terrifying place and all of those scary awe-inspiring Astros players.

PANIC! PANIC!! PANIC!!!

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IT IS OFFICIALLY TIME TO PANIC!
DO NOT REMAIN CALM!
DO NOT MOVE IN AN ORDERLY FASHION!

good reputable websites like the Blake Dewitt fan club page?

no need to expound, professor.

Cubs sweep and Starlin gets his first HR of the season

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

Actually, the biggest factor in his effectiveness vs the Cubs or any other team, largely depends on whether or not he's pitching at home or on the road. His record and ERA are substancially better at Minute Maid. Thats a bit ironic, as that is a pretty good hitters park. But Rodriguez has been very good there and fairly mediocre on the road. Unfortunately, this game is a home game for him.

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Go Cubs!!!!

yeah i do have a hard time finding what i am looking for on the computer, i went to mlb.com and baseball reference .com..where do you find wandy rodriguez stats against the cubs?

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With 3 guys hitting around .215 in the lineup ,it will be intersting to see how much rope Quade gives some of these guys. 9 games in and already two players have mentioned a missed sign. Pena swinging at a 3-0 pitch & Byrd trying to steal. Quade needs a sweep or at least 2 of 3. Losing another series to a crap team does not bode well.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

S. Castro ss
D. Barney 2b
M. Byrd cf
A. Ramirez 3b
C. Pena 1b 0
A. Soriano lf
T. Colvin rf 0
G. Soto c 0
R. Dempster p

This is probably my favorite lineup he has posted this season.

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Here is my favorite lineup:

Kessinger SS
Beckert 2nd
Williams LF
Hickman RF
Santo 3RD
Banks 1st
Pepitone CF
Hiatt C
Jenkins P

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

i can remember we hit Wandy real hard early in his career, but the last couple years, he's done good against us...of course, that parallels the general improvement in his career

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IMU is on the MUSCLE today. Awesome. Pretty soon he'll start noticing other changes in his body as well. Congrats, man.

Anyway. I love BaseballReference.com It's pretty much all you need, and often there are hilarious sponsors for players pages. Because for a small fee, anyone can sponsor a page.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

2 on and no one out. Advance the fucking runners Byrd!!!

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I believe if you are friends of RFDC you were let in free..........Bud worry my friend worry

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Just what is the fucking deal with Carlos Pena ALWAYS swinging on 3-0?
It's ridiculous.
Stop it.
You're not that fucking good.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Soriano to the rescue.....

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