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Location: Chicago, Ill. | Ballpark: Wrigley Field (41,160) | Spring Training: Mesa, Ariz.
Owner: Sale pending to Sam Zell | GM: Jim Hendry | Manager: Lou Piniella | World Championships: 2
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Manager Lou Piniella recently has complained that his starting rotation is "thin," but Piniella enters the week with options.

Bad weather on Sunday forced Piniella to push back ace Carlos Zambrano's start one day to today. Right-hander Jason Marquis was supposed to pitch Monday, but he'll go Tuesday.

Now, if Piniella chooses, he can skip right-hander Jon Lieber and go with left-hander Ted Lilly, who seems to have recovered his form of 2007.

Lieber got lit up to the tune of four home runs last Thursday at Cincinnati. That was Lieber's first start of the season after some effective work out of the bullpen in April.

If Piniella chooses to bypass Lieber, he can again put Lieber in the pen for long-relief work, especially with right-hander Sean Gallagher getting the emergency start Sunday in place of Zambrano.

CUBS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4: Daryle Ward's two-run, pinch-hit double in the eighth inning lifted the Cubs to a come-from-behind victory. Reed Johnson's two-run homer, his first home run as a Cub, tied the game in the seventh inning. RHP Sean Gallagher started in place of RHP Carlos Zambrano, who was scratched because of cold, wet weather. Gallagher lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and four runs. He struck out six. Carlos Marmol (1-0) earned the victory, with Kerry Wood picking up his seventh save.

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May 16, 2008 12:03 pm

Gallagher (0-0) vs Gorzelany (3-3)

Cubs starting line-up

LF  Soriano

SS   Theriot

1B   DLee

3B   Aram

C    Soto

2B   Cedeno

RF  DeRosa

CF  RJohnson

P   Gallagher

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May 15, 2008 1:51 pm

Dempster(4-1) vs Maddux(3-3)

Cubs line-up

LF  Soriano

SS  Theriot

1B  DLee

3B   Aram

RF  Fukudome

CF   Edmonds

2B   Cedeno

C    Hank White

P   Dempster

Reputation:99
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Since:Mar 9, 2007

May 16, 2008 3:29 pm

Let me guess, after riping the hell out of Soriano up until this week and half of the Cubs faithful on here wanting him traded, you all love Alfonso and hope he stays a Cub forever.

Still think he should be batting leadoff?  That seems like a lot of wasted HR's with nobody on base.

P.S.  Would you slow ...(more)

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May 16, 2008 11:38 pm
Why can't we just play one series each year and flip flop the location annually?

I would have loved to have made the trip to Fenway or Yankee stadium to see the Cubs. We miss them because of the damn WhiteSox .

The series between the two has lost a little something anyway. 6 games a year is way too much in
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May 16, 2008 1:33 am
Well, behind Ryan Dempster's outstanding performance, the Cubs took 3 of 4 from San Diego, 3 of 3 from Arizona, and now they get three AT HOME against the Pirates, who the Cubs are a perfect 6-0 against this seaso ...(more)
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Since:Apr 20, 2007

May 16, 2008 10:42 pm
Alright, so earlier today I read a post talking about guys who had come to the Cubs late in their careers and revived their career. I believe some of the names were Rod Beck, Todd Hollandsworth, etc.....

I was looking for this post to tell a friend about. We like to pull old names out of the archives. For instance, I recentl
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May 16, 2008 3:04 pm

I'm not a fair weather soriano fan, but i did critisize him early this season.

BUT HE IS ON FIRE!!! He's absolutley teeing off on Grudz right now.

He's not so bad after all.

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Since:Dec 18, 2007

May 16, 2008 2:56 pm

No doubt the most  obnoxious, unknowledgeable group of trash. Good luck to you guys, I hope you finally win the series this year so we don't have hear they won the series 3 years ago. What have they done since then. Talk about living in the past. Show this city how to throw a party when you win it all.

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May 16, 2008 6:18 pm

I don't know if any of you guys have noticed this, but isn't it weird how many former players/coaches end out working in the Chicago Cubs' organization in some way (most notably in commentary), even if their tenure in Chicago as a player or coach was short-lived? My prime examples are: Bob Brenly (None), Dan Plesac ...(more)

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May 14, 2008 8:53 pm

Dear Mr Soriano

I sincerely apologize to you for some of the comments I have made about you throughout the season.  You have proven to me that you are indeed just a slow starter and that you can get it going later in the year.  It turns out you may not be the worst Cub I have ever seen.  With that being said, I still dislike the way you play the game.  You are a horr ...(more)

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May 14, 2008 11:43 am
Well, it looks like Jim Edmonds will be a Cub any minute now, assuming he clears waivers...(do you think the Cardinals may veto the move? lol). As I said before, I like the move because it is low-risk. You're not demoting a guy with a multi-million dollar contract, and you're getting Jim Edmonds very cheap. If he does well, it's a steal, a ...(more)
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May 16, 2008 11:17 am

Well, it finally happened.  After two years in the minors and coming in from the bullpen, my superstar player in MLB '08: Road to the Show threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds yesterday evening.  The 20-year old rookie with a 95-mph fastball and a devasting slurve missed a perfect game wh ...(more)

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May 15, 2008 3:34 pm