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

[stefani91]

Chicago, IL (April 13, 2008)

AROUND THE LEAGUE UPDATE

Promotions:
Cubs Send CF Jim Edmonds From AAA Iowa to Majors
Cubs Send RP Chad Fox From Majors to AAA Iowa
Giants Send Send RP Dan Giese From AAA Fresno to Majors
Giants Send RP Booker Chavis From AA Connecticut to AAA Fresno

Transactions:
Cubs Trade LF Matt Murton to the Padres For CF Jim Edmonds
Cubs Trade SP Carlos Zambrano to the Athletics For SP Rich Harden

Cubs Injury Report:
None

-Games of the Day Presented By Office Max-
Yankees @ Red Sox 15-4
Orioles @ Rays 8-7
Tigers @ White Sox 6-8
Twins @ Royals 3-2
Angels @ Mariners 2-7
Braves @ Nationals 10-5
Cubs @ Phillies 6-5
Reds @ Pirates 2-5
Rockies @ Diamondbacks 3-5
Padres @ Dodgers 4-3


Current NL Playoff Race:
NL East: New York Mets (8-4) 1 Game Lead
NL Central: Houston Astros (9-4) 1 1/2 Game Lead
NL West: San Diego Padres (8-5) 2 Game Lead
NL Wildcard: Pittsburgh Pirates (7-5) 1/2 Game Lead

Current AL Playoff Race:
AL East: New York Yankees (11-2) 5 1/2 Game Lead
AL Central: Chicago White Sox (9-3) 2 1/2 Game Lead
AL West: Texas Rangers (8-4) 1/2 Game Lead
AL Wildcard: Seattle Mariners (8-5) 1 Game Lead

[DarkEagle18]

Very nice...I will be following! Good luck in that though NL Central!

[mjh91]

Whew, nice close win over the Phillies. Looks like the bullpen got its' work, however. When does Harden make his debut? Great update!

[stefani91]

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkEagle18

Very nice...I will be following! Good luck in that though NL Central!

Thanks I will make this to people's liking so if you have any input don't hesitate to say something.

[stefani91]

Chicago, IL (April 14, 2008)

AROUND THE LEAGUE UPDATE

Promotions:
Twins Send RP Tommy Dias From AAA Rochester to Majors

Transactions:
None

Cubs Injury Report:
C Roland Kuhn (AA Smokies) Placed on 15-Day DL (ACL Sprain)


-Games of the Day Presented By Office Max-
Blue Jays @ Orioles 3-2
Yankees @ Rays 14-0
Red Sox @ Indians 3-1
Twins @ Tigers 4-7
Angels @ Rangers 9-3
Pirates @ Dodgers 1-4
D-Backs @ Giants 3-2

Current NL Playoff Race:
NL East: New York Mets (8-4) 1 Game Lead
NL Central: Houston Astros (9-4) 2 Game Lead
NL West: San Diego Padres (8-5) 2 Game Lead
NL Wildcard: Atlanta Braves (8-6) 1/2 Game Lead

Current AL Playoff Race:
AL East: New York Yankees (12-2) 5 1/2 Game Lead
AL Central: Chicago White Sox (9-4) 2 Game Lead
AL West: Texas Rangers (8-5) 1/2 Game Lead
AL Wildcard: Seattle Mariners (8-8) 1/2 Game Lead

[stefani91]

Cubs (6-6) vs. Reds (6-7) Series Preview

April 15-17

April 15th, 2008 (7:05CT) (Cubs Knit Cap Giveaway) (Comcast Sports Net)

CHC Ted Lilly (1-1) vs. CIN Edinson Volquez (1-0)

April 16th, 2008 (7:05CT) (Comcast Sports Net)

CHC Jon Lieber (1-0) vs. CIN Matt Belisle (0-1)

April 17th, 2008 (1:20 CT) (WGN)

CHC Jason Marquis (1-1) vs. CIN Aaron Harang (2-0)

Projected Batters:

Reds:
C-David Ross
1B-Joey Votto
2B-Brandon Phillips
3B-Edwin Encarnacion
SS-Jeff Keppinger
LF-Adam Dunn
CF-Corey Patterson
RF-Ken Griffey Jr.

Cubs:
C-Geovany Soto
1B-Derrek Lee
2B-Mark DeRosa
3B-Aramis Ramirez
SS-Ryan Theriot
LF-Alfonso Soriano
CF-Reed Johnson
RF-Kosuke Fukudome

[mjh91]

Looks good. Pitching match-ups don't look like they're in your favor. Good luck, and hopefully you get a series win.

[stefani91]

-Presents-

Cincinnati Reds (7-7) @ Chicago Cubs (6-7)

7:05 CT

April 15th, 2008

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April 15, 2008 (Wrigley Field, Chicago IL)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 10 1 Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 12 1 Player of the Game: (CIN) Javier Valentin 1 for 1- 2 RBI, Single

W:Todd Coffey (1-0)
L: Scott Eyre (0-1)
S: Francisco Cordero (4)

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Chicago Cubs Batting:
2B: A. Soriano (7) A. Ramirez (2)
HR: A. Soriano (4)
RBI: A. Soriano 2 (9) M. DeRosa (1) R. Theriot (7)

Chicago Cubs Base Running:
SB: K. Fukudome (2)

Chicago Cubs Pitching:
SP Lilly (ND) 7.0IP 8H 1ER 0BB 6K 2.25ERA
RP Eyre (L, 0-1) 1.0IP 1H 2ER 2BB 1K 6.00ERA
RP Howry 1.0IP 1H 0ER 0BB 3K 4.15ERA

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Cincinnati Reds Batting:
2B: A. Dunn (2) C. Patterson (3)
RBI: E.Encarnacion (3) J. Valentin 2 (3) D. Ross 2 (6)

Cincinnati Reds Base Running:
SB: C. Patterson (3)

Cincinnati Reds Pitching:
SP Volquez (ND) 5.1IP 10H 3ER 0BB 4K 4.86ERA
RP Weathers 0.2IP 0H 0ER 0BB 0K 7.20ERA
RP Coffey (W, 1-0) 1.0IP 0H 0ER 0BB 2K 3.00ERA
RP Burton (H, 3) 1.0IP 1H 1ER 0BB 2K 4.05ERA
CP Cordero (S, 4) 1.0IP 1H 0ER 0BB 0K 2.75ERA

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Game Recap:

Ted Lilly had everything going for him in this game, until the bullpen came in and gave the Reds hitters the advantage they didn't need. Javier Valentin came in as a pinch hitter for the Reds, and singled in two runs off Scott Eyre, resulting in the loss. The Cubs tried to rally late, but to no avail. Lilly another quality start wasted, meanwhile Soriano countinues to swing a hot bat.