Wind At Wrigley

Looks like its blowing out to left. Lightly, but still out. And Wade Miller got BOMBED in his last outing...

OVER 8 anyone?

I'm on the Padres. Just don't feel comfortable playing totals in MLB, but I could easily see Miller giving up 6 or more.

tend to agree on the over, i see some 7.5 at some shops.......actually in the 60s in ChiTown as we speak.....want to see the Cubbies lineup 1st. Barrett has some nice #s over Maddux but I doubt he plays today after a night game.

Ramirez in the lineup hitting cleanup. Soriano is not.

sportsfantatic44 said:

Ramirez in the lineup hitting cleanup. Soriano is not.

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Thanks for the update. Tendinitis kind of lingers though, so I doubt he'll be at 100%.

Lineup looks a little weak for the Cubs.

Blanco is in for Barret at C (huge loss in terms of offensive production).
Cedeno is in for Izturis at SS (they both suck offensively).
Pie is in for Soriano in CF (rookie, unknown, never faced ML pitching).
Theriot is in for Derosa at 2B again (probably a good thing).
Murton is technically in for Floyd but he's playing RF and Jones is playing LF (this makes no sense, Murton is a bad OF'er, but is a better bat than Floyd).

<center>Starting Lineup: San Diego at Chicago Cubs</center>

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Ramonskee said:

Lineup looks a little weak for the Cubs.

Blanco is in for Barret at C (huge loss in terms of offensive production).
Cedeno is in for Izturis at SS (they both suck offensively).
Pie is in for Soriano in CF (rookie, unknown, never faced ML pitching).
Theriot is in for Derosa at 2B again (probably a good thing).
Murton is technically in for Floyd but he's playing RF and Jones is playing LF (this makes no sense, Murton is a bad OF'er, but is a better bat than Floyd).

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Definitely love to see that bottom of the order in there today against Maddux. Pie and ARam being in there definitely help the Cubs, but no Barrett or De Rosa is a big plus for SD backers.

im going with SD............anyone else?

Ramonskee said:

Lineup looks a little weak for the Cubs.

Blanco is in for Barret at C (huge loss in terms of offensive production).
Cedeno is in for Izturis at SS (they both suck offensively).
Pie is in for Soriano in CF (rookie, unknown, never faced ML pitching).
Theriot is in for Derosa at 2B again (probably a good thing).
Murton is technically in for Floyd but he's playing RF and Jones is playing LF (this makes no sense, Murton is a bad OF'er, but is a better bat than Floyd).

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Pie is their best prospect...

He had a real nice spring...and was batting .444 at Iowa.

He is a CF...so defensively...he is a major upgrade over Soriano.

Yep, SD it is for me as well.

TonyMar said:

Pie is their best prospect...

He had a real nice spring...and was batting .444 at Iowa.

He is a CF...so defensively...he is a major upgrade over Soriano.

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I know he did great in ST and in AAA, but what does that equate to in the majors? Zero. I'm not hating on the guy, I just said he's an unknown and has never faced ML pitching in an actual game. For all we know he'll go 4/5 w/ 5 RBIs. Although Maddux is old, he's probably not the first pitcher a rookie wants to face.

i see the power in SD today....especially after yesterday....its rare that you will get blown out 2 times in a row!

Played the over...

Cubs are going to run all day against Maddux...and

Padres should be able to get runs off Miller.

cubs arnt going to bat good today...TRUST....thats @ home for maddux dont forget....

BIG PAPPI said:

cubs arnt going to bat good today...TRUST....thats @ home for maddux dont forget....

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I also played the Cubs...so I disagree...

Like the over better though.

In the first inning we find out why I said Murton in RF makes no sense because he's a bad OF'er lol. 1-0 Padres w/ runner on 2nd nooooobody out.

Murton should NOT be in the Major Leagues, he is a minor leaguer at best

I disagree, Murton can hit the ball very well. He's just a bad OF'er. A decent LF, but horrible anywhere else.

2-0 Padres, RBI double by Adrian Gonzalez. He's on 2nd w/ one out and Khalil Green upto bat.

Brock Landers said:

Murton should NOT be in the Major Leagues, he is a minor leaguer at best

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Wow...

You are flat wrong with that assessment.

He hit .297 last year...

Not his fault that Piniella wants to have him learn RF during the season like this.