Is this the year? Yeah… I know… most likely not… but you never know right? The Cubs started 2010 on the road this year on April 5th with a 16-5 drubbing by the Atlanta Braves… The “new Big Z” went 1-1/3 giving up 6 hits and 8 earned runs. Sheesh.
Ryan Theriot SS
Kosuke Fukudome RF
Derrek Lee 1B
Aramis Ramirez 3B
Marlon Byrd CF
Alfonso Soriano LF
Mike Fontenot 2B
Geovany Soto C
Carlos Zambrano P
The Home Opener turned out a lot better with a solid 9-5 thumping of rival Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 with Ryan Dempster going 7-1/3 and picking up the win. Here’s the lineup the Cubs started with at Wrigley vs. left-hander Doug Davis.
Ryan Theriot SS
Marlon Byrd CF
Derrek Lee 1B
Aramis Ramirez 3B
Xavier Nady RF
Alfonso Soriano LF
Jeff Baker 2B
Geovany Soto C
Ryan Dempster P
The Cubs start the 2010 Season with the following 5-man rotation;
Carlos Zambrano
Ryan Dempster
Randy Wells
Carlos Silva
Tom Gorzelanny
The Cubs 2010 Bullpen;
Justin Berg
Esmailin Caridad
John Grabow
Carlos Marmol (closer)
Sean Marshall
Jeff Samardzija
The Cubs 2010 Bench;
Koyie Hill
Jeff Baker
Chad Tracy
Tyler Colvin
Xavier Nady
This post will be updated once again on the last day of the season to show the roster the Cubs finished with… always an interesting comparison.
