When the Cubs face a right-handed starter, expect Andres Blanco at second base, not Scales. Blanco...

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.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090530&content_id=5047176&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

huh?

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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

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

Whatever works.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on May 30, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

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

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

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

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