5/4:
Dempster(2-1 2.78) v. Maholm (1-2, 4.83)
5/5
Lilly(1-1 4.91) v. Morton (0-5 12.57)
5/6
Wells (3-0 3.45) v. TBD


No excuses not to win at least 2, should be a sweep.

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Team Cutler.

I don't know about a sweep. That TBD guy always seems to jump up and bite the Cubs.

They NEED a sweep in this series. The schedule to this point has been "soft." That is being nice. Time to step on the throat of one of these garbage teams.

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One game at a time! but it is about time we got some Pirate Booty!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Wow, 0-5 already. Morton is in for a long year.

The Cub need to sweep, 2 of 3 is acceptable, I guess. Like Mr. Drop Out said, they need to take advantage of the soft schedule.
When Soriano is on one of these streaks, he absolutely kills bad pitching and the Pirate pitch bad.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

They will find a way to fuck up at least 2 of 3.

Pirate pitching does not=Cubs blow. I am a Cub fan BTW.

How dare you.

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Hopefully Ohlendorf is still out and doesn't become the tbd guy. Everytime I have seen him pitch he has been lights out, and he hit a grand slam in the AA game I saw him pitch.

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

Octavio Dotel will get at least one L this series.

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He had some great games no doubt, but he was all or nothing. Either struck out the side or gave up a bunch of runs.

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Soriano dropped the last out against the Pirates a while ago and turned a W into a L, hope that doesn't happen again.

The Brewers beat the Pirates something like 45-4 in the series they swept the Bucs recently and then the Cubs killed the Brewers...so naturally you might think the Cubs should wipe the floor with the Pirates. However, all too often things don't go that way. I do expect 2 of 3 at least though and the Cub hitters should fatten up in this series. Maybe being in Pittsburg will get Aramis Ramirez going finally. He has hit his former team very well, since joining the Cubs.

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Go Cubs!!!!

luckily the cubs will miss the "unhittable" zach duke.

Dempster and Wells have been very good this season so far and pitch the 1st and 3rd games and should give the team a reasonably good chance to win. Lilly has the middle game and with his opponant sporting an ERA over 10, should have a good chance to get back on track. This stretch (Pittsburg and Cincy) coming up, gives the Cubs the chance to gain some momentum and confidence. I would really like to see this streak keep rolling on for a while and see if they can't get Zambrano in back to back games soon too. If he's pitching out of the bullpen, lets use him that way and get value of some sort from him.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Theriot SS
Baker 2b
Lee 1b
Byrd CF
Ramirez 3b
Soriano LF
Nady RF
Soto C
Dempster P

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Team Cutler.

If he's your 4th-5th best reliever he's pretty good. A little gopher-ball-y but will whiff a few guys. Unfortunately for the Buccos he is their closer.

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I should think that the Cubs have a better than average shot at winning this game.
6-1

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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

I just read Nady is starting. I forgot the Cubs are paying him 3.3 million. He might come in useful soon. The guy can hit.

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

A huge crowd Baseball attendance this year has to be down

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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.

Bob just touched on it but goddamn, it's 25 games into the season, and the Pirates are -89 in run differential.
Next worst is Houston.. -52
Baltimore -42

Cubs +12
Sox -23

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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

wasn't kennedy the 2 hitter for the Nats and hit a HR of Dempster last Wed?

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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.

Fuckin Cedeno. Still has that fucking face on his head. Goddamn.

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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

Ramirez is just killing this team and another wasted solid start. What a joke.

I hate these fucking guys.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

i haven't seen this many boobs in blue since "police academy".

Couldn't have said it better myself, Zack. And I'm a boob man of both varieties, a lover of one and a pointer outer of the other.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

i enjoy both of those as well.

I thought for sure he was gonna blow this one tonite.

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