8/3 Game 2: Ari (Gonzalez) @ Cubs (Mateo) 3:55pm WGN

[Mizzou]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

[mul21]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.

[texascub]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Well his BA is approaching .300 and his OPS is approaching .800 which would be acceptable. I think he'll start getting more playing time later in the season though he'll still probably platoon with Pagan.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

It'd have been hilarious if Gracie had ripped in to the team.

 

Great game by Murton. :)

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Unlucky for Izturis.

[texascub]

Izturis lines out to Easely at third, I'm encouraged by the fact that so far he's been hitting the ball pretty hard.

[E.J.]

To anyone who watched the game while Mateo was pitching, how did he look today? Sounded like he threw a ton of strikes. Good stuff? Edited August 3, 2006 by E.J.

[texascub]

Estrada is getting beat up behind the plate right now.

[lowest]

man, it must suck to be estrada today.

[texascub]

Pierre 4-3 again.

[cheapseats]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.

 

I know! How can Pagan, who's blazing fast, not score from second on a double.

 

Pagan's comps show he could develop into a good player, but I'm not sure why he's on the major league team right now. It's not as if he had nothing left to prove in the minors.

 

I don't think he's a rule 5 guy.

[texascub]

Mabry PHing for Howry.

[texascub]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.

 

I know! How can Pagan, who's blazing fast, not score from second on a double.

 

Pagan's comps show he could develop into a good player, but I'm not sure why he's on the major league team right now. It's not as if he had nothing left to prove in the minors.

 

I don't think he's a rule 5 guy.

 

They got the ball back in pretty quickly and Speier held him up. Pagan has been pretty go so far IMO. His defense is pretty good off the bench, his speed is useful, and his bat is improving. As a bench guy he's about what you could expect.

[texascub]

Mabry strikes out to end the 8th.

[texascub]

Drew with a double that hit the bullpen mound in left and kicked to the wall.

[texascub]

Easely bounced back to Dempster, Drew was looked back to the bag and Easely was out at first. Tracy PHing now.

[lowest]

drew looked really annoyed at dempster, haha

[texascub]

Tracy grounds out to Neifi, only one more out to get.

[mul21]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.

 

I know! How can Pagan, who's blazing fast, not score from second on a double.

 

Pagan's comps show he could develop into a good player, but I'm not sure why he's on the major league team right now. It's not as if he had nothing left to prove in the minors.

 

I don't think he's a rule 5 guy.

 

I think they picked him up because he doesn't have any options left. I could be thinking about Freddy Bynum though.

[texascub]

DaVanon flies out to Pagan to end the game, Mateo gets the win in his debut.

[texascub]

Murton 4-4 today, with 4 doubles and 5 RBI's... wow, what a day!

 

 

 

Too bad he'll be back on the bench tomorrow.

 

Should have been 6 RBI if Pagan knew how to run the bases.

 

I know! How can Pagan, who's blazing fast, not score from second on a double.

 

Pagan's comps show he could develop into a good player, but I'm not sure why he's on the major league team right now. It's not as if he had nothing left to prove in the minors.

 

I don't think he's a rule 5 guy.

 

I think they picked him up because he doesn't have any options left. I could be thinking about Freddy Bynum though.

 

I believe that Pagan made his debut with the Cubs so I don't know why he'd be out of options.

[C.C.]

Why doesn't Murton bat second? I mean every day...

[lowest]

Why doesn't Murton bat second? I mean every day...

 

wasnt he there at one point? then he started slumping or something- i could quite possibly be wrong though.

[mul21]

I really wish they'd stop playing Theriot. He just gets on base waaaaaaaaay too much (.409 OBP, albeit in limited PT).

[coldsteel]

well TheRiot can play, but with his OBP he definitely cannot bat in the 1 or 2 spot for this club.