Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers Preview, Monday 2/28, 2:05 CT: No Prince Today
by Al Yellon on Feb 28, 2011 12:00 PM CST
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PrintToday is the Brewers' first spring training date and they've got a split-squad game; the other half of their team is playing the Giants at Milwaukee's home field at Maryvale. Thus, Prince Fielder stays home to play in that game and there aren't too many of the Milwaukee regulars coming to face the Cubs this afternoon.
Lineups for today:
Cubs:
CF Reed Johnson SS Darwin Barney RF Tyler Colvin LF Alfonso Soriano 1B Carlos Pena 2B Jeff Baker 3B Marquez Smith C Koyie Hill P Randy Wells
Brewers:
Carlos Gomez CF Craig Counsell SS Ryan Braun LF Mark Kotsay 1B Luis Cruz 2B Wil Nieves C Erick Almonte DH Caleb Gindl RF Zelous Wheeler 3B Tim Dillard RHP
And yes, that is correct. The Brewers will use the DH, the Cubs won't. In addition to Randy Wells, we'll see Kerry Wood, Andrew Cashner and Sean Marshall pitch today.
There's also a much nicer weather forecast today:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
The rest of the week, it's supposed to be in the 70s -- much better baseball weather.
Here's all the media information for today.
MLB.com Gameday for today's game
Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.
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Win of ST!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
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Kerry Wood pitching again with a C over his heart
I’ve been waiting for this day for almost 2 years
~Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs~ George F. Will
Why not use the DH?
If for no other reason than it gets someone else a couple more atbats?
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Well...
… partly in order to get Wells some AB.
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Go Cubs!
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
MLB Advanced Media annoyances
1. I hate popup windows. Let me open the link in a tab.
2. They need to let you stay logged in. I hate having to re-log in every day.
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gameday
You can have Gameday in a separate tab and listen to it from there, right?
eastcoastcubs.blogspot.com
by EamusCatuli3818 on Feb 28, 2011 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Gameday won't let me use audio in window,
says it’s waiting for game to begin. Had no trouble yesterday.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Recommendation
open the mediacenter in a separate tab. Then you can have Gameday in another tab.
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Thanks! That's what I did.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
And away we go...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
DP !
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Randy not off to the strongest of starts, but he gets out of the first inning with no damage done.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Is it me or is it kinda quiet here today?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
I'm working while I listen and read :)
so I might be sort of quiet….go cubs.
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 28, 2011 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
Roger that - enjoy
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
it's pretty quiet
It’s probably going to be quiet for spring training week games
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by EamusCatuli3818 on Feb 28, 2011 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
Very.
But we just found out that Tim Dillard, the Brewers starter, is the son of former Cub Steve Dillard.
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Barney gets his cheap double yeaterday
Karma’d away
My man Reed!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
I'm happy he's back too.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Coleman with a triple
and Reed scores.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Meant Colvin.
Multitasking got me.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Gameday is gonna do nothing for me.
Maybe this year I pony up and pay to listen/watch. Ugh.
I get a phone call and all of a sudden it's 1 to nuthin?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Nice (!) but he just got caught at the plate
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Would love to see Fonsi get him in.
Hit, or even more impressive with smart ball. Sac fly, something to the right side of the field, distract the catcher. Whatever works.
Whud Eye Miss?
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
Ud mizzed a dribble
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Smeat!
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
et vaz furry kuhl
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Careful with the word choice there bud...
1. Whud: The sound one makes when one is vigorously sodomizing.
According to urban dictionary that is…
Whud uze wanna doo sumthin 'bout't?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Okay, THAT I didn't need to know.
Thank God I live in the suburbs…
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
I could teach you some really niffty gritty German and/or Bavarian expressions... ;-)
Or maybe I shouldn’t…
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Wells is getting hit tonight (today)
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Man. It's sunny out. Pat's doing Cubs live play-by-play.
Thank God the end of winter is in sight. (Provided I don’t look DOWN from my window and see the 12 inches of snow still on the ground…)
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
help
Pat says the wind is blowing in strong from left. I expect to see Wells use this to allow Brewers to hit fly balls ot left & center.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Wells
2 scoreless innings.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
He seems to be giving up contact, but no damage being done.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
and he wasn't stopped quickly enough either.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Is it just me...
or is there a lot of 1st pitch swinging? I understand it’s ST, maybe I just haven’t noticed as much before.
End of 2
Cubs 1 Brewers 0
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Hill is amazing!!!!
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
TJ is awol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Maybe
They ARE swinging at first pitches. With just two throws in the 3rd, a single & a force play. Cashner pitching.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Anyone listening to the game on the radio or anything? Any word on how hard Cashner is throwing this spring?
Wild pick off throw to first...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
He appears to throwing in the mid 90s
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Well, Cashner is having some control problems
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by EamusCatuli3818 on Feb 28, 2011 2:41 PM CST reply actions
Brewers
Tie game, as Gomez stole 2nd, third, & scores on a wild pitch.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Cashner should start in Iowa
I don’t think I’m ready for him in high-leverage situations
Let's see more than just one outing before we make that judgment.
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He wasn't holding Gomez
He’d better not make a habit of that
Can you see the game?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
I must have missed that
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
5th starter
isn’t exactly high-leverage, which is where I want to see him.
They're talking about him as the 7th inning guy
I’d rather seem him get 160ish innings in AAA. In 2012, he can replace Silva
Who said that?
I was under the impression that the organization had committed to Cashner starting.
I read somewhere that he will be in the pen
in Chicago if not in the rotation. I hope I’m (Colvin) wrong, but I want him to get innings in 2011.
Depending on how the other bullpen options do...
… you might be right. But Cashner, apart from two really bad outings, was a solid reliever. It would be nice to have that option with him.
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I disagree
I don’t want to see Cashner in Chicago this summer unless it is as part of the rotation. Let him be relegated to the pen ONLY if he fails as a starter. Give someone like Caridad or Stevens more time to show their stuff in the pen. Is a minor impact on a fringe-playoff contending team worth losing what could be a whole year of development for Cashner as a starter? I answer that question with a resounding NO.
Caridad, maybe.
Stevens may wind up being released.
You may be right about Cashner being in the rotation, but is that worth having really bad pitchers in the bullpen?
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For 2011?
Yes. Most certainly. To be completely honest, if you factor in the small amount of innings pitched, the downgrade from Cashner in the pen to someone like Stevens will make very little difference in total team performance. Neither would be pitching in either the 8th or 9th inning. Likely not the 7th, either.
Bit early for that.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Brewers
Braun with a double, & Kotsay singles him in. 2 -1.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Brewers fans should be happy
4 runs in the 2nd (between two games)
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by EamusCatuli3818 on Feb 28, 2011 2:47 PM CST reply actions
no worries...
THERE OFFENSE IS TO WEAK…
we’ll catch ’em!!
"I’m not going to say a lot, because if you say the wrong the thing to me, then you (hanley) might wind up on the floor on your rear end," Dawson said with Tony Perez standing by his side in a coach’s office at Sun Life Stadium
Listening
Just to let everyone know, I’m listening to the radio broadcast.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
by KedzieKid on Feb 28, 2011 2:50 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
way to represent kid!
Screw the haters. It's Cutler time.
by lexmarklover on Feb 28, 2011 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
when can we expect a banner ad in left field??
"I’m not going to say a lot, because if you say the wrong the thing to me, then you (hanley) might wind up on the floor on your rear end," Dawson said with Tony Perez standing by his side in a coach’s office at Sun Life Stadium
it makes sense .... their cars are nice
Screw the haters. It's Cutler time.
by lexmarklover on Feb 28, 2011 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
Gameday on the iPhone not showing most pitches.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Hill
must have popped that one so high that they had to get NASA to track it!!!!
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
TOO HIGH?!?!?!
"I’m not going to say a lot, because if you say the wrong the thing to me, then you (hanley) might wind up on the floor on your rear end," Dawson said with Tony Perez standing by his side in a coach’s office at Sun Life Stadium
There, problem solved.
We’ll keep him as a PH instead of Zambrano.
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That's why we have 12 pitchers
So 1 can be a PH option
MLB AtBat audio on the iPhone trailing reality by about 60 seconds,
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
That's usually the case.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
how many ROLE PLAYERS on our bench have...
silver slugger awards, tho AL…
j/k
"I’m not going to say a lot, because if you say the wrong the thing to me, then you (hanley) might wind up on the floor on your rear end," Dawson said with Tony Perez standing by his side in a coach’s office at Sun Life Stadium
Hill
Pops out, but Cashner rips a double to right!
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
MLB TV is getting sneaky.
They used to allow you to uncheck a box to not renew automatically every year. Looks like they took away the box and now make everyone cancel.
Pretty crappy, if you ask me. And I subscribe every year, just don’t want to pay until I have to as the subscription lasts until 2/28 every year.
Baseball is back!!
wish he wasn't competing with that other guy
who I like a lot and can’t remember his name…
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
thank you, sir. :-)
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Go Darwin!
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
I love you, You love me
I just went out on strike 3
Runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out.
We avoid the double play, but can’t get the guy in. That sounds vaguely familiar…
Ahhh... Booth sag?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
OT: When my GF packs for a business trip, it's a communal experience.
Did I miss anything?
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Well, he is Randy.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Allowed contact but nothing more. Did a nice job.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Just got out of meetings.
Can I get a Cliff Notes summary?
Twitter: @brandonrifkin
Blog: The Hot Glove
Cliff. Jump. Not.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Wells threw 2 scoreless...gave up contact but no harm
Cash was a little wild and gave up two. He also doubled.
Colvin has lone Cubs RBI with a triple, driving in Reed.
2-1 Brew in the 4th
Keep that Q Train rollin' in '11. Let's win it for Ronnie.
So far, today's game has followed same script as yesterday.
Starting pitcher 2 scoreless innings, next pitcher up struggled and gave up runs & the lead. Cubs offense scored in 1st but now trails.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
Pat seems in mid-season form today.
Booth seemed a little nervous yesterday. (Understandably)
Baseball is back!!
Agree. Had the same thought, cows.
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Moreland doing PxP will take some getting used to.
But what’s up with Pat chiming in? Is the toilet clogged?
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
http://www.wikihow.com/Unclog-a-Toilet
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Moreland's PBP
IMO he’s actually doing a fairly decent job for his relative inexperience. With some seasoning I could see Keith doing an inning or more per game of PBP, relegating Judd Sirott unnecessary. I wonder if the reason that Pat is chiming in is that the WGN folks are trying to see how the two would work with Keith doing some PBP with Pat doing Color.
Yeah, I figured they're still ironing things out.
And of course, anything that deems Sirott unnecessary has my full, unequivocal support.
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
Really like Moreland
I recall liking him before when he filled in, but didn’t pay that much attention. Listening more critically to him now, I think he is going to be great…even on PBP. He has a very easy, informative style that is pleasant to listen to.
Once he gets the opposing players names down, I think Cubs fans will be well pleased with the new radio voice.
Agreed
Needs to work through the nerves, learn the players and names, and develop the timing with Pat, but I think he’ll be solid. We may have fun with the occasional words that he butchers, but hey, he isn’t exactly following the most eloquent color commentator.
After a solid 2 innings from Randy Wells...
It’s now a pretty good day in my book. Now let’s see Purple Evolutionist get a rip.
Twitter sez
@CarrieMuskat
#Cubs Kerry Wood warming up in ‘pen. He’ll be in next. Just like old times
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Reed, Kerry... warms the cockles of my heart
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
One thing preventing you
from having a mancrush on them
Hill
Gets the runner from 2nd to third. One out. Keith says he “gave himself up” on that AB. Wonder how he could tell.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
wasted
a lead off double. end of 5 Brewers 2 Cubs 1.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Vodka infused chocolate milk?!
A drink for Real Men.
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Disgusting!
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Vodka infused with vodka
would make more sense
mist
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
C'MON CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
TJ wants his exclamation points back
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Found some new Cubs prospects on Twitter
Matt Szczur @superSZCZ4
Outfielder (5th round, 2010 draft) who was persuaded to give up the NFL for baseball career
Aaron Kurcz @Kurczy18
RHP (10th round, 2010 draft), pitched in Boise and rookie ball last yr after being drafted
Micah Gibbs @MicahGibbs
Switch hitting catcher (3rd round, 2010 draft), played in Boise and rookie ball last yr after being drafted
Baseball is back!!
thanks!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
woot! I'm only the 8th person to follow Kurczy18 :-D
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
What's your twitter name?
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
I'll email it
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
or not... your email isn't in your profile
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
try my username @ aol dot com
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by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
will do
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Ahh, didn't know you were the same person!
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
:-D
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
couldn't find you :-(
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
maybe it's because you're new
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
or maybe you have to tweet something first
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
that did the trick!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Has anybody found me yet?
Seriously though, I tweet more about Spanish soccer than anything else, so I’m very annoying to everyone, including myself.
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
I love your tweets whatever language you choose ;-)
after all, you put up with all my Egypt tweeting…
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
You're fine. It's Harry Pav and eths who go nutty with AlJazeera...
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
Do you (or anyone else) have a BCB list?
I made a group in TweetDeck two years ago when I made my FanPost, but I have a feeling a lot has changed since then.
Twitter: @brandonrifkin
Blog: The Hot Glove
Nope, I just have a list of Cub fans.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
Added all three.
Just invaded the Golden Corral
apparently everyone showing up for
minor league camp
If you don't want your own acct,
just bookmark this page to read tweets from any Cubs on twitter: http://twitter.com/#/list/cowsarecool220/cubs-players
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
TY - now following...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Should I stop following Tony Thomas?
I suppose I should.
by Josh Timmers on Feb 28, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
any other minor leaguers of interest?
I’m bored by LeHair at bats
I also keep a list of all professional baseball players on Twitter.
It’s now at 241.
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
limiting myself
to obsessing over out minor leaguers
And I found another Cubs prospect on twitter
DJ Fitzgerald @DJ6eighty
Utility player (22nd round, 2009 draft)
Baseball is back!!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
At this point in ST, who has the upper hand? Pitchers or batters?
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
Hitters
Pitchers usually throw more fastballs than anything else the first few times.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Score?
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
double poop
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
Brewers 2 Cubs 1
top of the 6th.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
STOP THAT kerry!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
mist mist mist
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Wood
Gives up a triple & double, and it’s 4 – 1. Brewers.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Well.
Let’s hope for a better outing from him next time.
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Kind of reminds me of his 1st appearance as a closer
on opening day against the Brewers.
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by cowsarecool220 on Feb 28, 2011 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah.
If he was throwing mostly fastballs, I can see why it worked out this way.
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mist mist mist mist
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Just remember
The 1984 Cubs had one of the worst spring trainings in Cubs history and went on to win 96 games.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
That's usually the case.
At least in my faulty, selective memory.
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
The bad spring in '84...
… was the reason Dallas Green made the late spring training deal to get Matthews and Dernier. The Cubs wouldn’t have won the division without those two.
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Whoever is posting game data
for Gameday for this particular game, should be looking for a job! I dropped in on the SD-SEA game, and it is radically different with pitch trajectories and up to date info. this game-not so much is an understatement!
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
Have to be up at 5 AM, so good night everybody.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
Sori
With a 2-out double.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
The person working on gameday just doesn't care anymore
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
Maybe they fired
the lazy so and so.
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
LeHair
safe on error, Moore singles, Sori scores. 4 -2.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Single into CF, run scores.
4-2, runners on 1st and 2nd.
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
outs?
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
i don't get it
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
I think Mana Mana
Would be a great song to go into when the pitcher gets pulled mid-inning
Over at Baseball Prospectus
they just noted that replacing the good-hitting-for-a-pitcher Adam Wainwright’s ABs with that of a normal awful hitting pitcher might cost the Cardinals another four runs. Or one more win.
Unfortunately
that would require kidnapping John Mozeliak’s family.
That might even be a felony.
by Josh Timmers on Feb 28, 2011 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
pitching change
Runners on 1st & 2nd, and Milw. calls for new pitcher….
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
how many outs are there?
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
why is mlb gametime ignoring the cubs
conspiricy?
Camp
Matt Camp hits for Wood, and rolls out. On to the 7th.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Now pitching
John Glaub
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
What do you think the chances they'll choose a woman PA announcer?
my guess: nil
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
The Giants have one
She bugs me. I’d like to hear one that doesn’t bug me.
by Josh Timmers on Feb 28, 2011 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
I like her very much
She is very popular in SF.
You are definitely in the minority,
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/06/21/pa-announcer-remains-giant-presence-in-san-francisco/
I might be
She just has this fake enthusiasm that I don’t like. But that’s just me.
If Giant fans like her, more power to her.
by Josh Timmers on Feb 28, 2011 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
I've been missing out big time.
I’ve never listened to the cubs on the radio before (having always scraped together what games I could glimpse on p2p streaming sites and the like) but this season I treated myself to a full MLB.tv sub.
I have to say, Pat Hughes is aural chocolate!
by English Cub Fan on Feb 28, 2011 4:18 PM CST reply actions
PA announcer
My dream job. Will they consider a 60 yr. old man? I’d like to emulate Pat Pieper. Attention! Tension please! 24! Marlon Byrd. now hitting.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Brewers
Get another run. Bottom of the 7th 5 – 2.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Gaub, Berg
Iowa should have some middle relievers this year.
the Beef
Leads off with a sharp single.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
How bad does Hill have to play to not make the team?
Or how good does Castillo and Ramirez have to be?
Small chance
Probably have to be an injury somewhere.
by Josh Timmers on Feb 28, 2011 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
See my comments on Cashner
He should start in Iowa. Coleman and Carpenter as well.
Montanez
lines out to center. Still waiting for him to reach his potential.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Fernando Perez
In his battle to beat out Reed, he singles to left. 2 on 1 out.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
On-field reports confirm he was batting from the left side.
"I'm not a broadcaster! I'm me!"--Ron Santo
Augie
The tying run at the plate! Oooooooh for the long ball!
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Augie
Just misses hitting it out, both runners advance.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Got to go to math class
WIN THIS ONE CUBS!!!!!
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
"My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese, from the blue box." Geovany Soto
Brad Snyder
walked. loaded for the mighty Bobby Scales.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Scales
Fails to get Scales! Walks in a run. 5 -3 . Pitching change.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
LeHair
K’s. inning over.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Pena
better hope he stays healthy.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
End
of my work day….gotta go! Bring ’em home guys.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Gameday
is surely screwing up. It says Carpenter walked the first guy on 4 pitches and struck the next guy out on 3. Can anybody tell me how many pitches he is actually throwing?
I'm not counting, but he is
missing the corners
It's weird seeing "Dykstra" up there without remembering a dude with a softball sized wad of Chew in his cheek.
"There had to be a place where the game could be fun again….that place is called Wrigley Field"---Andre Dawson
Just got back from school, how did Wells do?
by braziliancubsfan on Feb 28, 2011 4:55 PM CST reply actions
Quite well
The guys following have been sketchy
Tying run at the plate
Camp hitting. Moore on first.
dangit
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
here we are back to leaving 'em all on base again
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -J.R.R. Tolkien
New thread
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/2/28/2019575/overflow-thread-cubs-vs-brewers-monday-2-28-2-05-ct
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
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