3/3 ST: Cubs (Rusch) @ Mariners (Moyer); 2:05 PM

[mhuber92211]

Moore with a flare and augie scores, nice Spring opening for Augie

[Schwarber Fan]

pitching change.....

[anemic offense]

It's only the 2nd game of SP, but Welly's been with the team going on three years and has hasn't improved at all. If anything his controll has actually regressed. He's got to be on the shortest leash of anyone in camp.

[mhuber92211]

Bavasi sounds pretty interested in Sing. Its just too bad Sing doesn't play 3rd or else he would be pretty similar to Mabry just with more power.

[BeerHere]

I think Dopirak is still ahead of Sing in terms of prospect status (ceiling & age), but Sing is about a thousand times more likely to make the team out of Spring Training.

 

He would make a nice utility guy to have come in off the bench to give Lee a rest and to take some reps in the OF, wouldn't he?

 

My thoughts exactly.

[mhuber92211]

Murton on deck. DOes anyone remember his spring last year?

[Schwarber Fan]

Restovich vs. Soriano

 

pitch 1: foul

pitch 2: wild pitch, moore to 3rd

pitch 3: ball

pitch 4: foul

pitch 5: strike swinging

 

2 outs, moore at 3rd

[jjgman21]

Its just too bad Sing doesn't play 3rd or else he would be pretty similar to Mabry just with more power.

 

I thought the exact same thing.

 

I know it's not this simple, but it makes you wonder, he plays OF so he can probably throw, and he plays first so he can handle groundballs. why can't he play third?

[mhuber92211]

Restovich, not impressing so far.

[Brian]

Murton on deck. DOes anyone remember his spring last year?

 

He was in minor league ST wasn't he?

[Schwarber Fan]

Murton vs. Soriano

 

Wild pitch, moore scores

 

12-8 Cubs!

[mhuber92211]

Warning Track power :D

[Schwarber Fan]

Murton flies out to the warning track

 

thats all for me!

 

Go CUBS!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Fox, pinch hitting for Walker, hit by pitch

Kopitzke, pinch hitting for Anderson, flied out to right field

Pierre walked, Fox to second

Ojeda, pinch hitting for Cedeno, doubled to right field, Fox & Pierre scored

Moore pinch hitting for Ramirez, blooped a single to center field, Ojeda scored, Moore to second on the throw

Serreano in to pitch for Seattle

Moore to third base on a wild pitch

Restovich, pinch hitting for Sing, struck out swinging

Moore scored on a wild pitch

Murton, pinch hitting for Grissom, flied out to center field

 

4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9     R  H E
CUBS       0 1 5 2 4            12 15 0 
Seattle    1 0 2 3               6 11 0 

 

Home runs: Seattle: Ibanez, CUBS: Ramirez, Sing, Sing

[mhuber92211]

Murton on deck. DOes anyone remember his spring last year?

 

He was in minor league ST wasn't he?

 

Thats what I thought, but I don't remember reading about many reports of him and when I went, I didn't see much of him at Fitch or at HoHoKam.

[otis89]

Murton vs. Soriano

 

Wild pitch, moore scores

 

12-6 Cubs!

 

Fixed.

[Buford T Justice]

Any have what types of numbers the Cubs put up last spring?

[mhuber92211]

Cya Aramis Fan, thanks for keeping up.

 

Remember when Rafael Soriano was as highly touted as Houston Street?

[mhuber92211]

Piggy! In to Pitch

[craig]

I think Dopirak is still ahead of Sing in terms of prospect status (ceiling & age), but Sing is about a thousand times more likely to make the team out of Spring Training.

 

In recent VineLine, they polled all of the Cub minor league people. Sing was first choice as having most power. So while Dopirak's first virtue is big power, it seems the Cubs think Sing has even more, or at least no less.

 

All reports suggest that Sing runs better, throws better, and fields 1B better. Unlike Dopirak, Sing can play some mediocre outfield.

 

Seems like Sing comes out equal or ahead on all of the tools. But Dopirak is still regarded as or more highly by some. I guess because he's younger, or because there's something about his stroke that looks better.

 

somebody asked about Sing at 3rd. That's where he played originally in the minors. But he's not that agile defensively, and made errors over there. So just as the Athletics did with a young Mark McGwire, the Cubs moved Sing off of 3B to a less demanding position.

 

I think it's nice if Sing is worthy, that he be available at Iowa. Somebody is going to get injured. It would be nice if you could bring up a competent guy who's also a prospect if/when a need arises.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Wow...just checking in and discover Sing has hit two homeruns. Maybe there's the right handed power bat for the bench I was looking for all offseason.

[Fred Hornkohl]

sorry guys, I gotta get some work done here. Sometimes, being a grown up Sox.

[nick23]

Great AB by Hairston. 9 pitch walk I believe.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Cubs with another run on an error by Bloomquist off the bat of Kopitzke. Runners on the corners for Coats.

[jam1975]

Buck Coats walks. Bases loaded.