Cubs vs Nationals 07/16/2009

[1060Ivy]

Cubs

Johnson CF
Theriot SS
Bradley RF
Lee 1B
Ramirez 3B
Soriano LF
Baker 2B
Hill C
Harden P


Nationals

Morgan CF
Johnson 1B
Zimmerman 3B
Dunn LF
Willingham RF
Guzman SS
Bard C
Gonzalez 2B
Lannan P

[Clapp]

Harden hitting 96 mph in the 1st, like his start at Pittsburgh.

[jeffy]

Good to see you back in the game threads Clapp [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

[MrSheps]

This is the toughest of the series on paper, a win here would be nice. So far Harden looks solid. I can't believe how excited I am to watch baseball again after that tough first half.

[Ace]

Go Cubs.

[MrSheps]

I feel like the first half cubs would not get this run in, so maybe if they do, I can tell myself it's a good sign.

[jeffy]

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There you go [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

[MrSheps]

Amazing. Well done Riot.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=50263:date=Jul 16 2009, 06:36 PM:name=MrSheps)-->QUOTE (MrSheps @ Jul 16 2009, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I feel like the first half cubs would not get this run in, so maybe if they do, I can tell myself it's a good sign.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There ya go.

[Clapp]

98 mph(on both CSN and pitch/fx on gameday). Haven't seen him hit that since last August or so.

[MrSheps]

DeeeLEEEE. Nice. Lead off double should mean another run.... As Aram winces following a swing....

[MrSheps]

Though Kasper said he didn't wince. Disagreed.

[MrSheps]

Well, Soriano isn't missing a beat in the mental department so far in the second half... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif[/img]

[jeffy]

Soriano [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

[Clapp]

Awful baserunning, but that's the last thing on my mind right now. That hand was hurting him, particularly a finger it appeared. He was grimacing in the dugout as Mark O'Neill looked at it. Hate Soriano all you want right now, but we -need- him down the stretch. We need him to have a couple of his patented hot streaks. Any sort of setback like this while he's struggling worse than ever before in his career on top of that would be a very bad thing.