And a Century Later...:A Chicago Cubs Franchise (MLB 08 The Show)

[stefani91]

Chicago, IL (April 8, 2008)

AROUND THE LEAGUE UPDATE

Promotions:
Padres Send SS Greg Craven From AA San Antonio to AAA Portland
Padres Send CF Scott Rohde From AAA Portland to Majors
Orioles Send SP Lester Augustine From AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk

Transactions:
None

Cubs Injury Report:
None

-Games of the Day Presented By Office Max-
Tigers @ Red Sox 14-1
Indians @ Angels 2-5
Phillies @ Mets 1-2
Cardinals @ Astros 2-3
Reds @ Brewers 5-6
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks 5-2
Padres @ Giants 3-4

Current NL Playoff Race:
NL East: Washington Nationals (6-3) 1/2 Game Lead
NL Central: Houston Astros (6-4) 1/2 Game Lead
NL West: San Diego Padres (6-4) 1 1/2 Game Lead
NL Wildcard: New York Mets (5-3) 1/2 Game Lead

Current AL Playoff Race:
AL East: New York Yankees (8-1) 2 1/2 Game Lead
AL Central: Chicago White Sox (7-1) 3 Game Lead
AL West: Seattle Mariners (6-3) 1 1/2 Game Lead
AL Wildcard: Toronto Blue Jays (5-3) 1 Game Lead

[stefani91]

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jon Lieber Paul Maholm 0-0 W-L 1-0 0.00 ERA 2.70

What to watch for: Jon Lieber looks to keep his scoreless streak alive

Chicago Cubs Season Totals

TEAM BATTING (THRU 4/9)				TEAM PITCHING (THRU 04/09)
AVG	HR	RBI	SB	ERA	WINS	SAVES	Ks
.283	3	19	10	2.61	3	0	46

Pittsburgh Pirates Season Totals

TEAM BATTING (THRU 4/9)				TEAM PITCHING (THRU 04/09)
AVG	HR	RBI	SB	ERA	WINS	SAVES	Ks
.223	8	27	3	2.83	4	4	48

Chicago Cubs (3-4) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3)

April 9, 2008

7:30 PM

Chicago Cubs Lineup:
LF Alfonso Soriano
SS Ryan Theriot
1B Derrek Lee
3B Mark DeRosa
RF Kosuke Fukudome
C Geovany Soto
2B Ronny Cedeno
CF Felix Pie
P Jon Lieber

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup:
CF Nyjer Morgan
2B Freddy Sanchez
1B Adam LaRoche
LF Jason Bay
RF Xavier Nady
SS Jack Wilson
C Ronny Paulino
3B Jose Bautista
P Paul Maholm

[mjh91]

I liked that Beyond the Ivy segment. I made you a logo thing, if you're interested in using it.



Keep up the great work!

[stefani91]

Chicago Cubs (4-4) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4)

April 9, 2008 (PNC Park)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 8 18 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Player of the Game: (CHC) Jon Lieber 9.0IP 3 Hits 7 Strikeouts

W: Jon Lieber (1-0)
L: Paul Maholm (1-1)

April 9, 2008

Cubs Batting:
2B: Alfonso Soriano (4) Felix Pie (1) Mark DeRosa (1) Ryan Theriot (1) Ronny Cedeno (1) Kosuke Fukudome (1)
RBI: Jon Lieber (1) Alfonso Soriano (4) Felix Pie (1) Derrek Lee 2 (7) Ryan Theriot (6) Ronny Cedeno (1) Kosuke Fukudome (1)

Cubs BaseRunning:
SB: Felix Pie (1)

Cubs Pitching:
Jon Lieber (W, 1-0) 9.0IP 3H 0ER 0BB 7K 0.00ERA

Pirates BaseRunning:
SB: Nyjer Morgan (2)

Pirates Pitching:
Paul Maholm (L, 1-1) 5.2IP 10H 4ER 0BB 2K 4.38ERA
John Grabow 0.1IP 1H 0ER 0BB 0K 0.00ERA
Damaso Marte 3.0IP 7H 4ER 0BB 3K 14.40ERA


(CHC) Jon Lieber shows that 17 shutout innings is a piece of cake

[mjh91]

Wow, what an outing for Lieber. Is this 2001? Lol. You don't belong in the cellar of the Central, that's for the Brewers. Go Cubs!

[stefani91]

Chicago, IL (April 9, 2008)

AROUND THE LEAGUE UPDATE

Promotions:
None

Transactions:
None

Cubs Injury Report:
None

-Games of the Day Presented By Office Max-
Tigers @ Red Sox 2-10
Twins @ White Sox 2-5
Indians @ Angels 5-2
Marlins @ Nationals 0-4
Phillies @ Mets 8-6
Cardinals @ Astros 4-2
Reds @ Brewers 5-2
Cubs @ Pirates 8-0
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks 2-4
Padres @ Giants 3-2

Current NL Playoff Race:
NL East: Washington Nationals (6-3) 1/2 Game Lead
NL Central: Houston Astros (6-4) 1/2 Game Lead
NL West: San Diego Padres (6-4) 1 1/2 Game Lead
NL Wildcard: New York Mets (5-3) 1/2 Game Lead

Current AL Playoff Race:
AL East: New York Yankees (8-1) 2 1/2 Game Lead
AL Central: Chicago White Sox (7-1) 3 Game Lead
AL West: Seattle Mariners (6-3) 1 1/2 Game Lead
AL Wildcard: Toronto Blue Jays (5-3) 1 Game Lead

[stefani91]

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Ryan Dempster Matt Morris 1-0 W-L 0-1 2.00 ERA 1.29

What to watch for: Cubs Look to Blank Pirates once again and win series

Chicago Cubs Season Totals

TEAM BATTING (THRU 4/10)				TEAM PITCHING (THRU 04/10)
AVG	HR	RBI	SB	ERA	WINS	SAVES	ER
.308	3	27	11	2.28	4	0	18

Pittsburgh Pirates Season Totals

TEAM BATTING (THRU 4/10)				TEAM PITCHING (THRU 04/10)
AVG	HR	RBI	SB	ERA	WINS	SAVES	ER
.209	8	27	4	3.47	4	4	28

Chicago Cubs (4-4) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4)

April 10, 2008

7:30 PM

Chicago Cubs Lineup:
LF Alfonso Soriano
SS Ryan Theriot
1B Daryle Ward
3B Aramis Ramirez
RF Kosuke Fukudome
C Geovany Soto
2B Mark DeRosa
CF Felix Pie
P Ryan Dempster

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup:
CF Nyjer Morgan
2B Freddy Sanchez
1B Adam LaRoche
LF Jason Bay
RF Xavier Nady
SS Jack Wilson
C Ronny Paulino
3B Jose Bautista
P Matt Morris

[stefani91]

Chicago Cubs (4-5) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (5-4)

April 10, 2008 (PNC Park)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3 9 0 Player of the Game: (PIT) Adam LaRoche 2 for 4- Double, 3 RBI

W: Matt Morris (1-1)
L: Ryan Dempster (1-1)

April 10, 2008

Cubs Batting:
2B: Daryle Ward (1) Mark DeRosa (2)
RBI: Aramis Ramirez (3)

Cubs Pitching:
Ryan Dempster (L, 1-1) 6.0IP 7H 3ER 0BB 7K 3.00ERA
Bob Howry 1.0IP 1H 0ER 0BB 0K 4.50ERA
Micheal Wuertz 1.0IP 1H 0ER 0BB 0K 0.00ERA

Pirates Batting:
2B: Jack Wilson (2) Freddy Sanchez (1) Adam LaRoche (2)
RBI: Adam LaRoche 3 (4)

Pirates Pitching:
Matt Morris (W, 1-1) 9.0IP 8H 1ER 0BB 7K 1.13ERA


(PIT) Adam LaRoche provides all the offense for the Pirate's win