Bleed Cubbie Blue

Fuld deserves another start

Yes Piniella used to play the hot hand the last couple of years, which I loved, but he hasn’t really done it this year. I hope he has lost his patience with the same old and keeps him in there.

Today's Lineup

Soriano – LF
Theriot – SS
Lee – 1B
Bradley – RF
Fox – 3B
Fukudome – CF
Fontenot – 2B
Hill – C
Zambrano – P

I was hoping for Fuld starting again….especially for Fukudome…

Let’s hope we get going early again!

Ugh! Are we sure we don't have Dusty back managing in disguise?

Garbage

Soriano has been a liability for this club at the plate, in the field and on the bases for 8 weeks. The subborness Lou is showing when a viable alternative is sitting right next to him is asinine. The inclusion of Soriano in this lineup hurts the ballclub.

krummy12 - July 3, 2009 reply

Day game after a night game...

Catchers rarely play those back to back.

That is what I was just about to say

I won’t be surprised to see Soto pitch hit in the later innings if need be.

jerry morales rules - July 3, 2009 reply

I understand why Soriano can't be benched

but I don’t understand why he can’t be moved down. I hope he does well today, but I have serious doubts he will. For what it’s worth, it was really nice to have a leadoff hitter that got on base if only for a few days.

cant ask for too much

jesus christos - July 3, 2009 reply

Mmm...Gazpacho

I thought that might happen with Fuld..

Lou nearly said as much in the press conference yesterday. Except for Soto getting a break today and ARAM hurt, this is the Cub’s “A-team”, at least how it was drawn up. Maybe if they keep trotting out there…hmm..

Over under on Soriano hits today – I’ll say 1.

Other

How about lack of hustle, lack of plate discipline and general malaise? I’ll take that trifecta from him as those are about sure as anything today.

krummy12 - July 3, 2009 reply

It's Soup

Over

Soriano is only

9 for 43 against him

TC Cubby - July 3, 2009 reply

Do you think he's gonna be in there long enough

For Sori to have more than 2 PA against him? Still saying Over. #2 will come off of Señor Latte.

I'll take the under.

He’s trying to carry the team with Aramis out and now there’s the added pressure of his playing time being in jeopardy. He simply doesn’t play well under pressure. 0-fer.

JFG72 - July 3, 2009 reply

two

Wishful thinking...

Perhaps we can see a leadoff homer by Soriano to show that his workouts with Joshua are paying off….?

I think we’re seeing a more motivated team, but we can’t afford a Soriano and Bradley relapse! We see enough of those while watching “Intervention”

Fuld does great for 2 days and gets the bench..Soto hits a Hr and gets the bench..sweeeeeeet

cubbiepride - July 3, 2009 reply

Why is anyone surprised

at this lineup? Lou hasn’t moved Soriano out of the leadoff spot despite horrific individual and team numbers. He’s going to ride it out and hope it turns around, damn the evidence to the contrary.

Assuming you ignore the last few seasons...

as “evidence,” then I suppose that’d be correct.

Kansas25 - July 3, 2009 reply

I think it's simple here

if they produce today, great, if not, Fuld is back tomorrow

chitownhawkeye - July 3, 2009 reply

I wish I could share your opinion....

b/c that would logical. But I doubt Lou will look @ it that way. He seems utterly convinced that an offense that is 30 out 30 teams w/ RISP that keeping the same players in there will somehow bump the Cubs up to 28th.

You two are both correct, imo.

It makes sense, but I have a feeling Sori is back in there regardless of production. Reference, well, this whole season so far.

a win streak during this key stretch can make the difference between

the top of the division and fading back into a position of trouble. Yes, Soriano at some point needs to be worked back into the lineup full time, but deal with that after the all star break and try and put together a streak right now when it matters. Benching two hot hitters against the 1st place team is, frankly, indefensible.

BeltwayCubsFan - July 3, 2009 reply

100% agree...I hope Soriano wakes up

cubbiepride - July 3, 2009 reply

I'd be happy as a clam

but it’s one thing to have a slump another to have one as long as he is.

Is there a reason Fuld couldn’t be in centerfield?

That's what I was wanting to happen...

wanting Fuku to sit and let Fuld play center today. At least it’d be another quality at bat each time with the opportunity to make something happen.

from our fingers

to the line up card eventually :)

Because

Dome is the starting centerfielder.

except that he clearly isn't. Only a platoon player until Johnson went down

you cant possibly

suggest benching Soriano till after the ASG unless he injured. Because he’s in today’s lineup, he’s obviously not injured.

contrary to what the Cubs front office has been saying for months

New month

Let’s just see how they play today and make judgments afterwards. Suppan isn’t that good, this lineup should be able to win today.

simply stunning

soriano, fontenot, and hill in the lineup….if that isn’t a formula for a loss, then I don’t know what is. Fontenot brings absolutely NOTHING to the table, at least at this point of the season….Blanco is better in the field and he has a better bat, or at worse about equal. Koyie Hill has been on the downhill since the beginning of the season, at least with his bat. Soto has been hot and has been throwing at runners….I just don’t understand. The Soriano thing actually pisses me off the last surprisingly.

Soto needs

regular rest, and today is the game of the series to do it, a day game after a night game against a right-handed pitcher. I have no problem with Hill being in the lineup today.

I won't be surprised to see him pitch hit

Hill

is bad. lol….I understand why Soto needs rest because of the circumstances and the fact he is a catcher, it is just I dislike Koyie Hill a lot right now…he is 4 for his last 35 with 18 strikeouts…so I guess that is why I dislike him right now. I guess Fontenot is the thing that just pisses me off the most though.

Beethoven

Got a hit last night. I was as surprised as anyone.

Can we bury this myth once and for all now?

Lou does not play “the hot hand.” See today’s lineup for confirmation. Lou plays who he likes. Last year when Ronny Cedeno was one of the hottest hitters on the team over the first six weeks, Lou sat him for extended sessions. This year, David Patton’s ERA in May is 2.70. His ERA in June is 2.70. If Lou played the hot hand, wouldn’t we be seeing a whole lot more Patton?

Lou plays the players he thinks will succeed; and even though I disagree with him from time to time on who I think will succeed, he’s the manager. That’s how he should choose playing time – not by “the hot hand.”

Really Patton?

The 2.70 is from 12 innings. Still small sample size IMO.

12 IP

is a huge sample size compared to Fuld’s 2 games.

Agreed

But 12 innings in 2 months is still tiny.

I think we can stop saying Lou likes to play the hot hand.

That may have been true in the past, but it is not this year. It started with Koyie Hill early in the year, playing really well and Soto struggling. He promptly got put on the becch so Soto could flail away without much result for the next couple months. He stuck with Scales for a few games, but he got benched when the underachieving starters came back.

I’m not saying that Scales or Fuld need to stay in the lineup or even on the team for the rest of the year, but ride the hot streak abd rest the guys that aren’t producing.

I do agree Gathright was a waste, Fuld or a combination of minor leaguers could have filled that spot much better from the beginning.

Totally agree, Lou is not the same manager from the last couple of years.

The only reason Hill is in

is because it’s a day game after a night game, and it’s customary for the backup to catch the day game.

Curtain Jerker - July 3, 2009 reply

fine, so why take out the other hot bat?

I know Pineilla has had a hard time understanding you don’t have to bench everybody at the same time, but the question can still be asked

Wouldn't it be nice...

if Lou ran out this lineup today:

Fuld LF
Theriot SS
Lee 1B
Fox 3B
Bradley RF
Soriano 2B
Fukudome CF
Hill C

I'm not comfortable with Soriano

playing 2B anymore….

I’d prefer:

Fuld- CF
Theriot- SS
Lee- 1B
Fox- 3B
Hoff- RF
Soriano- LF
Hill- C

Fair enough

but it might be hard to win without a second baseman.

Good call! ;-)

Add Blanco to 2B between Hoff and Sori :)

Now we're talking.

What’s your asking price to manage the Cubs instead of the mummy sitting currently in the dugout? :-)

It'd be quite a bit less than Soriano's asking price! :-)

By the way

are you comfortable with him in LF? He’s been downright awful this year out there. The improvement of having Fuld in LF and leading off makes up for the dropoff in defense having Soriano replace Fontenot at 2B.

I wont say awful

The only reason more comfortable in LF

is his arm. Yes Fuld threw a runner out at home, but he did a flip while doing so, and the throw was on a hop. Soriano has a much better arm in LF, and how he miss plays fly balls, hard hit grounders could be even more disgusting now. Anyone know how many errors he averaged his last couple seasons at 2B?

Don't bother

Talking any sense into Drew about Soriano. His baseball knowledge is rather limited and he’s got blinders on in regards to Soriano. Just leave him alone. He’s a homer and that’s it. He’ll be fine.

krummy12 - July 3, 2009 reply

he has

NOT been “downright awful”. He’s made bad plays, he’s made some awesome plays, and he’s generally been good.

2B is not hard to play

I would say 2nd is one of the easier positions to play and he has had experience in the past….for instance, Jake Fox has played well at 3B, and that position is one of the harder positions to play…it would be nicer to NOT see Soriano lackadaisically run after a ball in the outfield anymore :)

2nd base in the ML isn't hard to play???????

I'm not saying it isn't hard to play

I’m saying it is EASIER to play than other positions…I mean, what position would you believe would be easier to play?

I've played each position in

High school and college, must say outfield positions are easier than infield. Soriano misplays the hops and low-line drives. Those and hard hit grounders would be what he’d see the majority of the time at 2B. In LF he sees fly balls more often that not.

All outfield positions, first, and third.

Inkin - July 3, 2009 reply

o.0

I hope I am totally

wrong, but we have automatic outs in the 1, 7, 8 spots in the lineup today.

Suppan is a total junkball pitcher.

This is a day when Fuld would help actually get on base for productive hitters in today’s lineup.

Effectively, when the lineup turns over every time, they only have two outs to work with, unless Soriano starts hitting again. It makes it very tough to sustain rallies in this situation.

The E-Man - July 3, 2009 reply

If Suppan is a junkball pitcher, as you say,

then doesn’t it make sense to play the bats you want to get going, particularly the left-handed ones…

awesome tag line

+1

Never automatic outs

The problem is, when they get their 1 or 2 hits of the day, the person after them needs to get a hit as well. That’s hte problem.

The problem isn't that Sori is back in the lineup...

He’s hit Suppan hard this year, might as well put him back in.

The problem is that Bradley is hitting cleanup again. Among Cub regulars, only Mike Fontenot has a lower SLG than Bradley. Such a stupid, stupid move to keep batting him 4th. Wake up Lou!

Agreed...

forgot to mention above – however, he may be good for a BB or two.

The E-Man - July 3, 2009 reply

Oh please

Soriano is barely above .200 lifetime vs Suppan. The fact his wild, heavy bat connected a couple times doesn’t mean he hits the guy well.

Good point.

I was just going off of what Al mentioned in his write-up. A closer look reveals that he’s 9-43 in his career with a .656 OPS.

Astounding

simply astounding. Lou’s downright nuts.

no, just incompetent

I liked when Bradley was third and Lee cleanup.

With Bradley’s decent OBP and Lee’s SLG resurgence, that was a good combination.

I like when Aram gets back in the 4 spot

on Monday.

Well yeah, I will like that too.

Woooooooooooooooooo!

DLee in the 3 spot to stay, It’s been so long I forgot where we had Bradley before Aram went out…. 5 spot? 2 hole?

Actually Aram was the 5th hitter when we started with Bradley cleanup.

But that should change now.

Yeah that should change

seeing as Bradley can’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag

Yeah but he can walk out of it. :)

and it probably would change, but Lou is the manager

and he’s clearly clueless this season

More ugh! That lineup is the real piece of..., Lou.

We will not win this year without Soriano turning it around.

I really find it hard to believe how so many are clamoring for a Minor Leaguer to take his role consistently.

Kansas25 - July 3, 2009 reply

Rec'd

I don't want him in there every game..........

That would be crazy. But give Sori a few days off, just to see how it works. With an offense THIS BAD. I’m ready to try anything that looks like it’s working for a few days.

I would like to see him giving rest to the outfielders who are struggling especially since Reed on the DL

I agree...

I was hoping he’d be in center today.

Kansas25 - July 3, 2009 reply

I am not

clamoring for Fuld to permanently replace Soriano. I am clamoring for Soriano to be moved down in the order and possibly to 2B. Even if we do win the division, do I have to remind you of his performance in the playoffs the last two years. He is not a leadoff guy anymore!

He's not a leadoff and he's apparently not a 2,3 spotter either

so maybe he does have to try out the 5 spot…. I remember earlier in the year he hit the 3 spot and it was putrid. I don’t see any reason Dome, Bradley, and Sori can’t all rotate days off to get Fuld in while he’s hot- as was mentioned earlier

this makes sense today ...

considering that Soto, our No. 5 hitter, isn’t playing.

Soriano

is a 6 or 7 hitter. I agree, he’d be a disaster in the 3 or 4 spots. But with Aram coming back, 3 and 4 are locked down again so if Lou would make a move it would probably be to 6th imo.

I could see that

But Lou has some crazy misplaced loyalties…. I doubt Sori will move from leadoff, just as I doubted he’d sit DLee during his mega-slump, and that worked out in the end

Crazy misplaced loyaltie$$$$$.

He hit in the 3 spot very similarly to how he hit leadoff, and I think he was there for 2 games.

I remember he was doing so-so in leadoff

so-so in that 3 spot, and then moved back to leadoff and had some success… and then he slumped…. for 2+ months. He’s gotta break out of it eventually

not everyone is saying Fuld should replace Soriano

But why not sit Fukudome or Bradley, play Fuld and lead him off in today’s game?

I HOPE Lou’s giving Fontenot a few chances to prove himself before he’s sent down. Otherwise, I see no reason why Fontenot is in this lineup over Blanco.

Craig in South Bend - July 3, 2009 reply

To be fair

he’s a minor leaguer playing better than our over priced left fielder. I know Soriano needs to turn it around, but why risk throwing the team out of rhythm by sitting your hot minor leaguer? Soriano can play, that’s fine, but he needs to be further down in the order. I’m a believer in this team turning things around by getting a solid start with Fuld, but I guess we’ll see how things go tonight.

How is that fair?

Sori isn’t the only one who needs to sit to accomodate Fuld at-bats. It’s not like Dome and Milt are tearing the cover off the ball

it's actually pretty depressing how poor the production from our high priced outfield is

we don’t have one guy out there that you couldn’t make an argument to sit

If you are planning on watching the game tonight....

I hope your tivo’ing it this afternoon :)

Read again. A lot of us are asking for Soriano to play in LF but keep Fuld playing a different OF spot every day...

to rest a regular and keep his bat at the leadoff spot. Of course Soriano has to play, but you have to ease him off into a productive spot, carefully and patiently. It makes no sense at the moment to hit him leadoff and Bradley cleanup, the way they are hitting now.

make it green.

eswan9 - July 3, 2009 reply

twhs

Emelie - July 3, 2009 reply

Umm

Ew?

rec'd

It's funny how many times someone has voiced disbelief over Soto sitting

and then the next post explains clearly, day after a night game- backup catcher catches. The next person to cry about Soto riding the pine today gets -1,000,000 literacy points

That was more like it

Watched most of the game on my wifes iPhone at the mall last night while she was shopping. The image was amazingly sharp although the sound was a bit tinny.

Was actually the first time I enjoyed shopping with her – sure honey, take all the time you want, no hurry!

I like this future – watching a live game anywhere you want without being tied to a satellite receiver or cable.

JFCubFan - July 3, 2009 reply

+1

that app is life changing. No place is safe from baseball

just got an iphone

what’s the app called?

cubbiefanTN - July 3, 2009 reply

MLB At-bat

$9.99 in the App Store, and well worth the price. Need iPhone 3.0 for live video, though.

You must have had WiFi at the mall

Tried watching it on 3G last night – got through 3 innings with multiple crashes, and the picture reminded me of watching WGN in the 80s. Over the air, with a storm rolling through.

There were annoying disruptions from time to time

but otherwise it seemed to work fine. I thought iPhones worked on AT&Ts 3G network, which is separate from wi-fi. Had a 4 bar signal because it was an open-air mall, not enclosed, so maybe signal strength had something to do with it.

JFCubFan - July 3, 2009 reply

I live square in AT&T Wireless country

It’s rare that my bars aren’t full. I thought maybe I was junking up the memory somehow, so I rebooted the phone, and tried again, but still couldn’t get through more than ~1.1 innings in without a crash.

Funny thing is that I’ve watched a few games on it using WiFi, and I never had that problem. Thankfully, I had other options (ie, Drew’s PbP), so I just followed along with that. Glad you got to kill two birds with one stone, though (Going Shopping and watching Cubs).

which app

are you using?

cubbiefanTN - July 3, 2009 reply

MLB At-bat

thanks!

cubbiefanTN - July 3, 2009 reply

Our 6-7-8 hitters

hit about .200 combined in June. Z better hold em down or we got no chance. i know Hill has gotta start but why Fontenot? He’s been horrid for a month! Somebody please tell him to quit trying to hit home runs.

Maybe we knock out Suppan early

and the Brewers put one of their two lefty relievers in and Fuld comes in for Fuk. Looks like that the best case right now.

mrcubsfan - July 3, 2009 reply

Fuld bats left handed

carmen_fanzone - July 3, 2009 reply

Thanks Lou

I’m glad you agree with me that Fuld didn’t deserve to play today. Why would the fact he’s been on base 60% of the time have anything to do with your decision/ Just because the team scored in the first inning both games he lead off suggest it was anything but luck. He’s making chump change and Cub fans demand seeing their dollars at work. Viva Soriano.

Just get Soriano out of the leadoff spot...

Since May 14th, his OBP is .255 and his OPS is .545. Both of those numbers are downright pathetic. If Alfonso didn’t make 18M, there’s no chance he would have been playing so frequently.

It’s time to get him out of the leadoff spot. He’s been awful. Just awful. The whole “he hits better batting leadoff” excuse is worthless now.

but it's been proven time and time again that Sori if he's in will lead off

Eventually you guys will come to realize that moving Sori will be a good move.

I long for that day.

I don't think any of us are questioning that

I don’t don’t believe Lou will do it. But yes, he should

chitownhawkeye - July 3, 2009 reply

No, I think some actually prefer Sori at leadoff.

But somehow we can’t keep bringing it up either because Lou wants to lead him off.

So with that logic, we can’t question anything about the Cubs since it’s all what Lou wants.

Could it be that Lou is posting in disguise? Just kidding! :-)

I won't.

Sori bats better leadoff.

BREAKING NEWS

soriano out of the lineup, replaced by FULD

scuse me hey?

chitownhawkeye - July 3, 2009 reply

blasphemy

seriously?

I like this!!

nah im just kidding

lets play ball!

boooo ...

Not funny

I am

not laughing.

and that is one of the reasons I've stopped coming into the comments over the last week or so

b/c people find humor in posting bogus info.

Later everyone!

u mad

Don't tease us like this, are you kidding?

The forest and the trees on Soriano..

“It’s time to move Soriano from the leadoff spot” is a very absolute statement, and baseball is a game of streaks. I think that Soriano is somone capable of hitting leadoff, but not now. So, maybe he should be moved until he starts hitting again -but if FUld falters (he’s JUST called up so it could happen easily), who’s our leadoff guy?

Without Fuld, Soriano’s it – we’ve had that problem since last year – and I honestly think there is a chance this gets addressed in some way by the trade deadline.

Who's our leadoff guy?

Ryan Theriot

He's our power hitter!

Then who's #2?

Fukudome

Boy, do we ever need out outfielders to start hitting!!

against lefties

Theriot
Johnson
Lee
Ramirez
Bradley
Soriano
Soto
Baker

lineup against righties

Theriot
Fukudome
Lee
Ramirez
Bradley
Soriano
Soto
Blanco

Well done e.g.

I think you’ve made the absolute best possible rebuttal to my point. However, we still have a problem for what to do vs RHP (most of them we face) if all three of our outfielders continue to not hit.

I'm more concerned about the roster as of Monday

When Ramirez and Reed are back, two players will have to be sent down to make room. That’s assuming no one goes on the DL and no one gets traded

To me, it’s an absolute no-brainer to send Fontenot (who still has an option) to Iowa, to see if he can work any problems out. That means Fox, Micah or Fuld will have to go — because we need Blanco to back up Theriot.

My first choice would be Fuld, then Micah. Jake Fox has earned a spot on the team, he’s got more power than Fuld and more versatility than Micah.

But I fear the lefty fetish of 2009 will strike again. Fox and newly acquired Baker are both right-handed.

I wouldn't rule out a DL solution...

Soriano to the DL? But not a trade – 20 of the 30 teams are with 5 games of a playoff spot, so the market sucks right now. I think you’re Iowa prioritization is right on.

I liked Riot as leadoff last year,

but Lou wanted him to be a home run hitter and that has dropped his OBP 40 points. So not so much anymore. I’d say Dome against RH this year.

are you freaking kidding me?

you think Lou is the reason Theriot has started swinging for the fences?

That’s 100% asinine

Soriano is and always will be the leadoff hitter...

no matter who we acquire. Even if we would have gotten Brian Roberts 2 yrs ago, Roberts would’ve batted second behind Soriano. No matter what, no matter if he hits .220 all year, Soriano will be leading off.
Here’s my question- 4 yrs from now when Soriano is hitting .240 every year with no speed and 200 Ks a year, will he still be leading off? Boy, I hope not…but I just don’t see him ever being taken out of that spot. At least not for the next few years.
Ugh.

reedjohnson - July 3, 2009 reply

Lou moved Soriano down to the two hole

in anticipation of Roberts in spring 2008. If a better option were available, I DO think Lou would take it and move Soriano to a lower spot.

Then let Fuld prove he is incapable of leading off.

Correction!!

Today’s revised lineup:

Soriano – LF
Theroit – SS
Lee – 1B
Bradley – RF
Fukudome – CF
Fox – 3B
Fontenot – 2B
Hill – C
Zambrano – P

Still no Fuld?

Vermont Cubs Fan - July 3, 2009 reply

Sadly

Lou was not reading BCB

So with all of this talk of rotating Fuld through the OF to spell Sori, Dome, and MB

What’s the latest word on Reed Johnson’s return?

He's coming back with Aramis

Pre - July 3, 2009 reply

Could be monday with Aram

Good news

And we’re projected to get Guzman back on the same day, too? I hereby declare Monday, July 6 as Cubs Moving Day.

Without question!

I’m pretty excited for monday…. I hate talking about fantasy on here, but he’s been on my DL for far too long

let's hope Jake Fox isn't one to move

And that Fontenot is looking for a place in Des Moines.

Any hopes that

JH and Lou would move a bullpen guy and keep an extra position player?

Thoughts?

Tomorrow's 4th of July!

anyone doing something spectacular?

Watching Aramis and Reed in Peoria!

jealousy +1

I'm hoping the rain holds off.

Going to fireworks tonight if it does not rain.

Vermont Cubs Fan - July 3, 2009 reply

Going to the beach to see fireworks.

santoswoodenlegs - July 3, 2009 reply

My goodness!

How much red, white, and blue do you need to have?

Vermont Cubs Fan - July 3, 2009 reply

Do you have a red, white and blue condom for later too?

He needs one of those PBR beer holders in his hat..

Typical Nascar fan!

I was thinking the same thing

LAcarl519 - July 3, 2009 reply

I've got the night capper

Anyone know who's singing the stretch today?

Sitting in the bleachers and curious. Go Cubs!

cubfan1982 - July 3, 2009 reply

Jim

Belushi?

Isn’t it time?

The E-Man - July 3, 2009 reply

Open ended question:

What would be your moves to get Johnson and ARam back on the roster?

Fontenot and Fuld to Iowa.

DL Soriano, Send Hoff to Iowa to get his stroke back.

I know, I know.. the Hoff thing is blasphemous, but he’s the most expendable right now.

DL Patton and send Fontenot down

Fontenot to AAA or DL....

Bradley could actually get hurt again by then too.

santoswoodenlegs - July 3, 2009 reply

LBR to Iowa and Miles on DL again

LAcarl519 - July 3, 2009 reply

Miles is already on the DL

leave 'em on the DL

the way this team is going, it would upset the chemistry and continuity

CyberCyclist - July 3, 2009 reply

Ha.. +36, -23, +92/46, -4 squared, +1

I think

Samardzija and Fontenot should be optioned upon Johnson and ARam’s return. Our pitching hasn’t been our weakness and with a couple tough teams coming to Wrigley next week, extra bats can be used. With the All-Star Break coming up, we could actually use a starter in an emergency relief spot against StL if we needed. I think we could survive the next week or so with a couple extra position players

San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - July 3, 2009 reply

OT: all this excitement for Manny returning (in LA) makes me gag.

These are the same fans who relentlessly booed Bonds…and he never was caught with anything while he played.

I have always found LA fans fair-weather and obnoxious.

LAcarl519 - July 3, 2009 reply

its the dreadlocks….

jesus christos - July 3, 2009 reply

Hey, both teams get to wear..

Cardinal Red caps all weekend! Happy 4th of July!

Right now, the Yankees look idiotic in red caps. And what is Toronto celebrating? Canada Day? That was Wednesday. At least the Red makes sense for them, kind of.

Can't we use blue? It's one of the colors in the US flag, so what's wrong with it?

In fact, it would look better: the Reds vs. the Blues.

NO

Bud went with red caps this year to sell more. Using blue caps would go against the master plan.

Chris Dobbertean - July 3, 2009 reply

Santo interview with Lou on right now..

What about Sam Fuld? “What a nice job he did” “long at bats” “Works the count” “He’s come a long way”
Soriano? “I’ve got Sorianon in there right now” “Let’s see if he can get it going with his bat, because he can carry this team with his bat”
On Reed, ARAM, Guzman coming back: He’s looking forward to being healthy. No mention of who goes down.
On today: “If z gets the lead, we might go right to the closer”
on Soto: “I like soto at the seven spot in the lineup. he can hit a hr and help us win a ball game” “can ambush people”.

"What a nice job he did." Therefore, I'm benching him ASAP. Jeez!

I liked the "he can carry this team with his bat" comment better

his bat has been doing nothing but hurting us for almost two months straight. But TODAY will be the day!

Jim Hendry was on

Monsters In the Morning today. Mike North asked who would he go with for #1 pitcher, Z or Lilly? Hendry said, “You’d have to throw Dempster in there too.” Dan Jiggets added you would have to add Harden in there when he is healthy. Hendry said we have a very good rotation but if he was going to a street fight he was definitely taking Lilly with him. I wonder if he has been reading BCB?

no, its a well known fact lilly can kill a man with his bare hands

jesus christos - July 3, 2009 reply

Hands?

Soriano is leading off today

and Fuld is on the bench. It seems as if Lou is reading, his comprehension is remarkably low.

I was talking

about Hendry not Lou.

of course Hendry has to bring up his multi million dollar man in Dempster

despite the fact that Dempster hasn’t looked anything close to a #1 this year

A seriously ill child

will do that to a person.

Jake Fox interviewed right now:

“We had a lot of fun yesterday” “we’ve got a lot of pressure here in Chicago and a lot of people put pressure on different guys”. “that’s one of the more fun times I’ve had”
Interestingly, he talked a lot about Dempster givnig a pre game speech and getting everyone lose – He’s a real leader, but probably hasn’t been 100% because of his girl.

Will a MIL series win erase the early season frustartion “I hope not, because that’s a big character builder. I think that’s a big part of this team, that we went through that this together” “builds character”

On his homerun: “I’m not exactly where I want to me” “I’m seeing the ball better” “I drew a walk, that’s when I know I’m getting dialed in”
His bat is 33 1/2" and 34 1/2", which is a wieeid bat – teammates call it the “bam bam club”

Ugh.. sorry for all the typos.. I hit post instead of preview.

Listening to Jake Fox on the pregame show

Man, that guy really sounds impressive and really has a great approach to hitting and playing the field. He should’ve been given the chance about a month earlier but, oh well.

How could they use him?

It’s obvious he’s terrible at 3rd and would allow more runs than he causes,

what?

Jake has been fine at 3rd.

What hell games have you been watching?

Sarcasm Sue

Damn, you should

use a smiley face. ;-)

Sarcasm

is a dish best served in a covered pot. :-)

tharr - July 4, 2009 reply

Zembrano

I hope he pitches like he has a little bit of common sense today. His mindset is scary at times.

muffman - July 3, 2009 reply

Another good test for this team

Big Z needs to show he can be relied upon and Soriano, well, it could get ugly if he does not perform (and y perform I dont mean he needs to have four hits and stel 3 bases, but he does need to show a better approach at the plate and in the field).

This is a very winnable game. Lets see how we do.

Ryanocm1 - July 3, 2009 reply

I so love hearing the Messmers

Emelie - July 3, 2009 reply

so do I

What's the over/under

on Soriano K’s on low and away pitches today?

1.5

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