same old dusty?

[stitchface]

offense is struggling = remove the rookies?

[BigbadB]

Playing devil's advocate for a moment (which you won't find me doing in support of Dusty very often), but maybe Dusty was going with more solid defense in a known pitchers park? Babe Ruth would have trouble hitting balls out of this park, so going with extra speed with Bynum to manufacture a run?

 

Nah.

[abuck1220]

what's more shocking...that a team w/ a 100 mil payroll can have the worst offense in the league or that the guy in charge of putting together the 100 mil last place offense not only doesn't get fired, but gets an extension?

[stitchface]

that defense is ridiculous anyway. speed doesn't score - baserunners do. bet you're glad you didn't go.

[NCCubFan]

Yep, Bynum sure provided great defense. :^o

[stitchface]

trolls everywhere! well just cardsfaninca

[MembersOnlyJacket]

the cubs are:

 

2nd the nl in singles/pa

16th in the nl in walks/pa

6th in the nl w/risp

 

and

 

last in runs scored

 

...

[abuck1220]

the cubs are:

 

2nd the nl in singles/pa

16th in the nl in walks/pa

6th in the nl w/risp

 

and

 

last in runs scored

 

...

 

so you're saying they just need to get into 1st place in singles and they'll be fine, right? hurry and trade for someone else that can beat out infield hits!

[stitchface]

so that says they have no power as well as no obp.

[abuck1220]

so that says they have no power as well as no obp.

 

which has surprisingly led to no runs.

[UK1679666180]

When did Dusty deserve the credit that he would've possibly changed?

[stitchface]

When did Dusty deserve the credit that he would've possibly changed?

 

he does have two rookies starting and three in the rotation . . . I think he is less stupid and definitely less harmful to the cubs than hendry.

[UK1679666180]

Tough choice, Baker will have shorter tenure, so the potential of stagnation lies with Hendry.

 

I told DJ that last year, the Cubs sent their area scout to Jackson to scout Hill, Pinto, Ryu, and Nolasco (I believe) to gauge which was the best among the 4.

 

The higher-ups did not include Marshall into the potential equation, despite the scout thinking that Marshall was the best of the bunch.

[stitchface]

good thing the marlins didn't pick marshall - or did you mean the marlins sent their scouts? Though I am still skeptical how Marshall will do as he faces teams 3 or 4 times. I see a lot of Zito in him.

[UK1679666180]

Cubs sent one of their area scouts to scout the West Tenn rotation, he was told to find the best of those 4, under the assumption that they were the best 4 in the AA rotation. He was at the game I was at on Thursday. I go from never seeing a Cubs scout, to seeing 2 in the last 3 days.