Almost Live: Thursday Afternoon OPEN THREAD

Hello again everybody.

Well this afternoon is going to be full of NL baseball. Not only are the Cubs and Phils gonna be engaged in a 1:20 tilt at the Confines, but up north at Miller Park the Mets and Brewers will conclude their three game set. That game starts at 1:05 so their will be lots of opportunity to scoreboard watch. As any breathing Cub fan knows the Cubs and Brewers are currently tied for first in the NL Central (actually the Cubs lead by % points). So here is the pitching matchup and broadcast info:

Philadelphia at Cubs (1:20)
Lohse (6-12, 4.58) vs. Marshall(5-4, 3.10)
Television: WGN
Radio: WGN, XM-183

Here are the lineups:

Philadelphia
J. Werth rf
T. Iguchi 2b
J. Rollins ss
R. Howard 1b
A. Rowand cf
P. Burrell lf
W. Helms 3b
C. Coste c
K. Lohse p

Cubs
A. Soriano lf
R. Theriot ss
D. Lee 1b
A. Ramirez 3b
C. Floyd rf
M. Fontenot 2b
J. Jones cf
K. Hill c
S. Marshall p