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Friday, June 25, 2010

Two Former Aces Face Off in Windy City

Chicago is one of baseball's most prolific cities. It is home to both the Cubs (in the NL) and the White Sox (in the AL). Today will mark the start of another three game showdown between the two teams.

What does the winner get? Bragging rights until next time, of course!

Game 1 of this series at U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox) features an interesting match-up on the mound. Former San Diego Padres' ace Jake Peavy takes the mound for the White Sox and up-and-down ace Carlos Zambrano gets the nod for the Cubs. Two years ago, this would've been a marque duel and many baseball fans would tune in to watch it unfold. In 2010, however, both of these pitchers have above 5.00 ERA's (Peavy is at 5.07, Zambrano is at 5.10) and Chicago's teams are struggling.

The Cubs are a lowly 32-40 on the year and there are no signs of a positive swing in momentum. The White Sox, benefactors of a recent hot-streak, are currently sitting at 37-34 on the season. They will attempt to extend their winning streak to 10 games today against the Cubs.

My Prediction: Both starters are coming off impressive starts, so this will one appears to be low scoring. The White Sox will successfully extend their streak to 10 wins with a 5-2 victory over Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs.
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4 comments:

  1. LSosaJune 25, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    Sweet Lou and Ozzie will only add to the fun. Maybe they'll both go off.

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  2. LSosaJune 26, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Well, the only one that went off was the Big Z! Derek Lee is usually quiet and calm but he's a big boy who might have killed Big Z.

    Another example of why the Cubs are destined to continue losing. I guess Michael Barrett wasn't to blame for his fight with Big Z back in 2007 that started the end of his career.

    They should suspend him for the rest of the year.

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  3. secondbaseman21June 26, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    Peavy tossed his second straight shutout. Is it possible that he is back to his 2006-2007 stuff? If he is, watch out for the Chicago White Sox.

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  4. LSosaJune 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    His command the last month is almost 5.0 (k to BB), so it's very possible he's finally adjusted. It might also be that he's faced the Cubs twice, WAS, and CLE - 3 NL teams plus a bad AL team.

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