Derrek Lee

White Sox John Danks is the starting pitcher. So Taguchi plaays right field for the Cubbies. Derrek Lee is off, Micah Houffpauir is at first. Seems sold out, which I think it is. Groovy.

9:08 p.m.: First Pitch!!

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Milton Bradley has now made my Can't Stand to Watch cause He'll be on the IR List.

Mild tightness in his right quad forced him out of Thursday's game. And while he's taking it easy, i cannot help but think about other crazy injuries that have happened to the Cubs.

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ong, but I won't.  Too easy.  Two men who actually showed up this series: Mark DeRosa and Derrek Lee.  Lee was on base 3 times in Game 3, the only game in which I felt the Cubs had multiple chances to win, and no one was anywhere close to driving him in, save Daryle Ward.  Aramis Ramirez could not figure out Dodger pitching, and the Cubs were lost without his bat.  I am not going anywhere near the $40 million problem named Kosuke Fukudome.

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uld have gloved the ball after the lead off single, DeRosa should have had an easy double play, and Derrek Lee, most surprisingly of all the infielders, booted a can of corn grounder.  Normally, he picks that like a badly congested nose.  Counting the double play as two outs, that's 4 potential outs passed up, and Zambrano had to work for the next 3.  7 outs.  SEVEN!  Unbelievable and unallowable.

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What a day for Alfonso Soriano. He came up with a huge 3-run home run in the 7th inning with 2 on and 2 out to put the Cubs up 10 to 7 over the Astros. Soriano also had a single and a double to give him 4 RBI on the day. He touched home twice. 

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(And I thought Derrek Lee was on the bench?!)

4:11

Bottom 1st Inning ---- If I see one more Brett Favre news alert on ESPN's scrolling news ticker on the bottom of the screen I will hurt someone. I didn't hear enough of it on every single ESPN show today.......Anyway.... Carlos Lee just dropped a hit in front of Fukudome in right, and Kosuke looked out of rhythm on his throw home. It sailed into the crowd...... Tejada scored from second and Carlos Lee advanced to third on the wild throw.   *** SCORE: ASTROS 1 / Cubs 0 ***    Edmonds with an Edmonds-like diving catch coming in from center to end the inning.  

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od night for Lou to consider putting Daryle Ward in the lineup either at first base or right field. Derrek Lee has not had success again Moehler in the past and would probably welcome a night off considering he is 2 for his last 22 AB's with only 9 hits in his last 10 games. Fukudome seems to be out of his slump, but Ward's career numbers against Moehler may warrant his start. D-Ward is a .571 hitter with 3 RBI against Moehler. The Houston Astros have been hot lately coming off a surprising sweep over the Mets in a 3-game series and winning 7 of their last 9. The Astros are 5-4 against the Cubs in 2008 and have won 2 of the 3 series match-ups. 

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looked like a new man this season, other then a few innings where he's completely lost his control. Derrek Lee looks like he could still use a day off, but he came through with a big home run y

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amirez will combine for over 50 home runs and over 200 RBI's

After a season of power drought, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramriez will combine for over 50 home runs and over 200 RBI's.  After Lee just hit 22 home runs last season, he will find his stroke again like he did during the 2005 season where he hit 46 home runs.  You have to give Lee the benefit of the doubt.  He was returning from a serious wrist injury that sidelined him for most of the 2006 season.  His wrist was not fully recovered last year which resulted in the decline of home runs.  Ramirez lead the team with 26 home runs and lead the team with 106 RBI's.  It was a power drought for Ramirez also in a career where he has averaged at least 35 home runs.  Through out the whole season last year, Ramirez was battling injuries with his hamstring and his knee.  You see, if you can not turn on a ball, it makes it very difficult for someone to hit a home run.  With Lee and Ramirez being in excellent health this season, they will combine for over 50 home runs and over 200 RBI's.  The reason they will combine to get over 200 RBI's is because they will have more chances to drive runners in with Soriano, Theriot, and Fukudome batting in front of them.  Lee and Ramirez final stats will be:  Lee will bat .320 with 45 home runs and drive in 120.  Ramirez will bat .310 with 51 home runs and drive in 156. 

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