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March 12, 2009
BY cdeluca@suntimes.com>CHRIS DE LUCA Staff Reporter
Carlos Zambrano will be the Cubs' Opening Day starter on April 6 in Houston, Lou Piniella announced today.
Ryan Dempster will pitch the second game and Ted Lilly will pitch the third, which means Lilly also will pitch the home opener on April 13 against Colorado.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I assume this means Harden goes in the 4th game, and Marshall gets skipped.
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<!--quoteo(post=23109:date=Mar 12 2009, 12:50 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Mar 12 2009, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I assume this means Harden goes in the 4th game, and Marshall gets skipped.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think Lou already said so earlier in the week.
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<!--quoteo(post=23111:date=Mar 12 2009, 01:08 PM:name=The Dude)-->QUOTE (The Dude @ Mar 12 2009, 01:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23109:date=Mar 12 2009, 12:50 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Mar 12 2009, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I assume this means Harden goes in the 4th game, and Marshall gets skipped.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think Lou already said so earlier in the week.
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Yep.
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0-1 to start the year
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<!--quoteo(post=23113:date=Mar 12 2009, 01:13 PM:name=Jody)-->QUOTE (Jody @ Mar 12 2009, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->0-1 to start the year<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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I think we'll be 2-4 after the first week, and everybody's going to be freaking out.
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If it was at home, I wouldn't want Z starting. On the road, I'm OK with it.
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Zambrano has not done well as the opening day starter. I don't think it matters too much, but I would go with Dempster. I think it is very important in the playoffs and Zambrano should have started game 1 last year.
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I have a feeling it's not going to be a very good year for Z this season. His ERA seems to be trending up every season and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go above 4 this year. I hope I'm wrong.
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<!--quoteo(post=23158:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I have a feeling it's not going to be a very good year for Z this season. His ERA seems to be trending up every season and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go above 4 this year. I hope I'm wrong.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I disagree. His era was in the low 3.00s and even well below it until late August/September. When he started having injury issues, he started battling himself and his season got away from him. If he's healthy for a full year, I expect him to be solid.
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Regardless of his ERA(which I'm not very concerned about) he's still going to win 15 games and make 30+ starts, that's still damn good.
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<!--quoteo(post=23162:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:24 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Mar 12 2009, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23158:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I have a feeling it's not going to be a very good year for Z this season. His ERA seems to be trending up every season and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go above 4 this year. I hope I'm wrong.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I disagree. His era was in the low 3.00s and even well below it until late August/September. When he started having injury issues, he started battling himself and his season got away from him. <b>If he's healthy for a full year</b>, I expect him to be solid.
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That's another concern I have.
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<!--quoteo(post=23167:date=Mar 12 2009, 03:32 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 12 2009, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23162:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:24 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Mar 12 2009, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23158:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 12 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I have a feeling it's not going to be a very good year for Z this season. His ERA seems to be trending up every season and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go above 4 this year. I hope I'm wrong.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I disagree. His era was in the low 3.00s and even well below it until late August/September. When he started having injury issues, he started battling himself and his season got away from him. <b>If he's healthy for a full year</b>, I expect him to be solid.
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That's another concern I have.
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He's made 30+ starts 7 years in a row though. He's a horse. I mean any pitcher can get hurt, but I'm not worried about Z more than your usual pitcher.
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<!--quoteo(post=23166:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:29 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 12 2009, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Regardless of his ERA<b>(which I'm not very concerned about)</b> he's still going to win 15 games and make 30+ starts, that's still damn good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why? An ERA closer to 3 than 4 would help him get more wins, correct?
As far as injury concerns, last season was his lowest innings pitched total since he became a full-time starter, and I'm just a bit concerned about the nagging injuries, and/or his big workload catching up with him at some point.
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<!--quoteo(post=23176:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:31 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 12 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23166:date=Mar 12 2009, 04:29 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 12 2009, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Regardless of his ERA<b>(which I'm not very concerned about)</b> he's still going to win 15 games and make 30+ starts, that's still damn good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why? An ERA closer to 3 than 4 would help him get more wins, correct?
As far as injury concerns, last season was his lowest innings pitched total since he became a full-time starter, and I'm just a bit concerned about the nagging injuries, and/or his big workload catching up with him at some point.
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I'm saying I don't think his ERA will be bad.
And like I said he's a horse, he can handle these innings better than most can, just like CC.
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