Morning Report

Reds
Astros -1.5
Cardinals -2.0
Brewers -4.0
Cubs -4.0
Pirates -11.5

Brewers 5 vs. Astros 8

Didn't see any of this game, but heard that the stros got to Sheets early. This is not a good sign, but it is still early and he was injured, so I won't get too worried yet.

The Crew welcomes Bonds and the Giants into town this evening for another quick 2 game series, here's hoping they sweep this one.

Tonight:

Brewers vs. Giants- 7:05pm


Cubs 0 vs Pirates 8

Angel Guzman has looked good in some innings and terrible in others, and the team is really struggling for hits without Lee in the lineup and Ramirez hovering around .200. Something needs to be done quickly or this team is going to be out of it by June. Listening to the games you can just tell that no one has confidence if the team goes down early, the fans, the announcers, no one, it is a real shame to lose the soul of your team so early in the season.

On the bright side, Maddux goes tonight in the desert, and these are absolutely 2 must win games for the Cubs before heading to California for 7 games.

Tonight:

Cubs @ Diamondbacks- 8:40pm


-Until next time...

Morning Report

Reds
Cardinals -1.0
Astros -1.5
Brewers -3.0
Cubs -3.0
Pirates -11.5


Brewers 4 vs. Astros 2

Well, I didn't see a whole lot of this game, but I did hear that Rickie Weeks made an outstanding throw to get Craig Biggio out before he recorded a triple. Carlos Lee continues to pound the ball and tied the game at 1-1 with his 11th home run. If they could just get Geoff Jenkins to hit consistently, the middle of the lineup would but incredible.
I did turn on the game in time to see Derrick Turnbow nail down yet another save, and am hoping he can keep it up all season. There are times when he looks like he gets really excited and over throws the ball, but he does seem to calm down pretty quickly and get back to throwing strikes. With the Astros in town for just one more night, the Brewers are looking to pull just .5 games behind them for 3rd with another win tonight.

Tonight:

Brewers vs Astros- 7:05pm



Cubs 2 vs Pirates 1

Thanks God the Cubs won that game last night as they are facing Zach Duke today and he pretty much owns the Cubs. They continue to struggle hitting without D-Lee in the lineup, but improved to 5-6 without him. If they can play .500 ball without D-Lee for the next 1 1/2 months, they should still be in the thick of things when he returns. They only have a total of 5games against their division in the month of May including last night's victory, but June will be a telling month for the Cubbies and their chances in the NL Central. In June, they play 17 of their 27 games against NL Central foes, and all but 7 are on the road. There is no other month in which they play more games against the division, and the only divisional team they don't play in June is Pittsburgh, so June should be the month we find out about this team.

The reason I'm not writting much about last night's game is because I saw absolutely none of it. My new computer should be delivered today, so I will be able to watch more games. The only part I heard was the top of the seventh when Pittsburgh scored and then the bottom of the 8th when "The Big Murt" drove in another HUGE RBI. Listening to Ron Santo call that hit was one of the highlights of the year for me, so far.
Mitchell pitched very well again, and we'll see how fellow rookies Angel Guzman and Rich Hill do in their starts tonight and Thursday.

Today:

Cubs vs Pirates- 1:20pm


-Unitl next time...

Morning Report

Reds
Cardinals
Astros -.5
Cubs -3.0
Brewers -3.0
Pirates -10.5


Cubs 0 vs. Brewers 9

Yeah, so the weekend didn't go too well for the Cubs, and went quite well for the Brewers. The Rusch game should be just enough evidence to convince Mr. Baker to NEVER let Glendon pitch in the starting rotation again.
The Brewers showed exactly why they are a tough team to beat and why Harold Reynolds picked them to win the Central Division. Solid pitching on Saturday and a complete game 5 hitter from Capuano on Sunday, and big hits all weekend.

We sat in the rain for about 90 minutes yesterday before we decided to leave and by the time we got to the first toll booth, the game actually started. We were a little upset we left and they ended up playing, but it was still a good weekend.
I will say that the bleachers are nice, it doesn't really even seem like anything was changed, just the batter's view suite was added, and that's quite a testament to the construction crews who worked through the winter to add the 1,800 seats.

Now the teams are tied in the standing and don't meet again until June 26th in Milwaukee, and the standings should look quite different by then.


Brewers vs. Astros 7:05


Cubs vs. Pirates 7:05


-Until next time...