April 7, 200917 yr Solid outing for Z, started out a little shaky but I'll chalk that up to opening day. Bullpen (Heilman, Cotts, Marmol) came in and looked pretty solid. Gave up a run on a cheap bouncer and that's it. Everyone besides Lee and Fukudome looked solid at the plate. Hopefully Derrek will come around. I'm not so sure the Kosuke thing is going to work out. Gathright and Reed Johnson will probably all platoon at that position with him. Excited to have Bradley on the team. Held my breath when I saw him roll his ankle on the first base bag, but it seemed like he just tweaked it and will be fine. Soto may be the best catcher in the NL. The way he handles this whole staff is amazing. Had a real nice throw down to second to nail Tejada after blocking one in the dirt. The kid can do it all and I couldn't be happier with anyone else behind the plate. Once again, Cubs have a lot of potential this year. I would feel a whole lot more confident if they could re-open the Peavy trade talks, especially with Harden on the mend. I think were solid with Z, Dempster and Lilly, but getting Peavy would be huge. Being a Cubs fan, I will hold off on any predictions, but I will say I like this team more than last years.
April 7, 200917 yr Even though D-Lee's bat hasnt been what it was in the past, I still like him at 1B. I dont know how many base runners he keeps off with the throws he gets out of the dirt. Some of the throws Aramis has are terrible but D-Lee saves him, he had one yesterday against the Astros. He is still one of the top defense first baseman out there.
April 7, 200917 yr Author Lets see if we can't lead from wire to wire Sorry, but the Reds have a patent on that. They will have to spend at least one day out of 1st place. :lol:
April 8, 200917 yr Soriano goes from 3 K's to start the game to a homer to tie the game up at 2 all. Is it bad that I got a little more pleasure out of that because it was off of LaTroy Hawkins??? :lol: I never liked him while he was with the Cubs.
April 8, 200917 yr Reed Johnson was safe on that infield hit in the 9th. Crap call by the first base ump
April 9, 200917 yr It was nice to see Fukudome go 4-5. Probably the best game he has had since becoming a Cub. Edited April 9, 200917 yr by Jumpman4004
April 9, 200917 yr It was nice to see Fukudome go 4-5. Probably the best game he has had since becoming a Cub. :thumb:
April 10, 200917 yr Rich Harden pitches today, I heard that he has been getting drilled late in spring training and some scouts clocked him in the mid to low 80's.
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