When the Cubs face a right-handed starter, expect Andres Blanco at second base, not Scales. Blanco was a switch-hitter, but now bats only left-handed. The Cubs didn't know that until Blanco was called up Wednesday.
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Is Blanco
going to platoon with Fontenot now?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 30, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
looks like
we might lead the MLB in platoons
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 30, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever works.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 30, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
amen
and it looks like Blanco will platoon with Scales, since Lou says Fonty is the starting third baseman till Rami is back.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 30, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
i do not care who platoons where if the end result is a lot of W’s
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 30, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
Fontenot is going to get the vast majority of time at 3B, according to that same article (I’m assuming that’s the same one I read earlier).
by kanderber on May 30, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure it's the same article
I was just wondering how it was possible they were unaware that Blanco was no longer a switch hitter.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
by Villeslgr on May 30, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
seems like
a miscommunication between the AAA manager and Lou.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 30, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanco had 57 spring training AB and appeared in 30 spring training games.
If Lou didn’t know this — because Blanco must have been doing this in spring training if he’s doing it now — the fault has to lie with Lou.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 31, 2009 4:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then why did Blanco bat right handed his first game (and first at bat) up?
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 31, 2009 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the only time.
Apparently, he wanted to try it, had too much pain, and stopped.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 31, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess we could ask the minor league contributer to the blog...
…if he’s been doing that in Iowa all season, or this was a recent development.
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by carmen_fanzone on May 31, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because Blanco must have been doing this in spring training if he’s doing it now
Why do you say that? I was under the impression that he’d suffered some sort of injury after the season started.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 31, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard it was something that happened last year that was still bothering him.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 31, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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