I'm convinced - Theriot for starting 2B... erm SS

[radarluv1]

less jones please.

[Fred Hornkohl]

It's been an interesting week for Theriot. 8 singles in 14 ABs with no walks. His OBP=SLG.

 

 

04/09 - 04/15      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Theriot            14    1    8    0    0    0    8    3    0    3  0.571  0.571  0.571  1.143  0.727

 

I wonder if that's a sustainable batting average on balls in play...

 

Dropping like a rock !!! :wink:

 

04/09 - 04/16      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Theriot            19    2    9    0    0    0    9    3    0    4  0.474  0.474  0.474  0.947  0.600

[Abe Frohman]

IT IS TIME for Theriot to get a little time at SS. AND at the top of the order.

 

Soriano is not hitting. YET. Let's hope that Soriano gets moved down into the meat of the order (5th) where he will probably be more effective.

 

SS Theriot

RF Jones

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

LF Floyd

CF Soriano

CA Barrett

2B DeRosa

[Shavo]

While Sori is out ...

 

SS Theriot

RF Murton

1B Lee

3B Ram

LF Jones

C Barret

2B DeRosa

CF Pie

[YearofDaCubs]

While Sori is out ...

 

SS Theriot

RF Murton

1B Lee

3B Ram

LF Jones

C Barret

2B DeRosa

CF Pie

I would prefer to see Floyd over Jones, other than that it is perfect.

[98navigator]

This is interesting:

 

Sullivan / Tribune

 

Piniella wouldn't say how he will juggle Cliff Floyd, Jacque Jones and Matt Murton in right field. He also wouldn't commit to Mark DeRosa when asked if DeRosa would be his regular second baseman, suggesting DeRosa will have to compete for playing time with Ryan Theriot, who's hitting .326.

 

DeRosa, who signed a three-year deal, is hitting .250 with a team-leading 16 strikeouts, but also leads the team with four home runs. Theriot gives the Cubs more speed and a potential No. 2 hitter behind Soriano.

 

"We need to start scoring some more runs," Piniella said. "Whoever is swinging the bat can write his own ticket."

 

I love it!

[A New Era]

This is interesting:

 

Sullivan / Tribune

 

Piniella wouldn't say how he will juggle Cliff Floyd, Jacque Jones and Matt Murton in right field. He also wouldn't commit to Mark DeRosa when asked if DeRosa would be his regular second baseman, suggesting DeRosa will have to compete for playing time with Ryan Theriot, who's hitting .326.

 

DeRosa, who signed a three-year deal, is hitting .250 with a team-leading 16 strikeouts, but also leads the team with four home runs. Theriot gives the Cubs more speed and a potential No. 2 hitter behind Soriano.

 

"We need to start scoring some more runs," Piniella said. "Whoever is swinging the bat can write his own ticket."

 

I love it!

 

Yeah, I like that Lou said he is going with the hot bad. Now he just needs to keep doing that and hopefully it works for him.

[Schwarber Fan]

Bump ;)

 

How can you not have this guy in the lineup?... bye bye Izzy... make Theriot the starting SS!

[Jon]

Theriot's BABIP is still around .360 after hitting .363 last season. Anyone know where I can find out what it was in the minors?

[Guest]

Ryan Theriot has been an incredibly pleasant surprise at the major league level. Is it likely that his current production will continue? Can he play shortstop well enough to make it his primary position? From what I've seen thus far, I think he'll be able to maintain a good batting average and OBP, but is destined for second base.

 

Jeff Shook

Pittsburgh

 

The more I see Ryan Theriot, the more I'm impressed. Even after his hot September, I still saw him as more of a utilityman than as a regular player. But he's continuing to hit this year, to the point where he has grabbed a starting job and I'm beginning to think I've underestimated him. He still has just 242 career big league at-bats, so we're not talking about a large sample size, and he's neither big (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) or young (27). He's not going to maintain his career .318 batting average, but I can see him hitting .275/.350/.400, stealing some bases and continuing to serve as a catalyst for the Cubs.

 

Theriot's ascent to the majors wasn't an easy one. He sparked the championship game-winning rally at the 2000 College World Series for Louisiana State before signing with the Cubs as a third-round pick in 2001. Because Chicago had 2000 first-rounder Luis Montanez playing shortstop in low Class A, Theriot went straight to high Class A and batted a soft .204. That prompted the Cubs to have him try switch-hitting, an experiment that produced a .256 average over the next three seasons. After he went back to batting solely righthanded, Theriot hit .304 in Triple-A in 2005 and 2006.

 

Defensively, he has the tools to stick at shortstop. His arm and range are solid, and his instincts help his tools play up in the field just as they do on the bases. At this point, we know Cesar Izturis isn't going to hit. If I were running the Cubs, I'd put Theriot at shortstop and try to find an offensive second baseman. Eric Patterson could be ready to take over that role in the near future.

[Omar]

I want to see Murton in the 2-spot. He takes pitches, which is great for a a base stealer.

[Soul]

Play Theriot or not, does it really matter? It's not going to help our wretched bullpen. We're still going to blow game after game with that group of bozos.

[Yeti]

Play Theriot or not, does it really matter? It's not going to help our wretched bullpen. We're still going to blow game after game with that group of bozos.

at least Theriot will make the games more fun to watch

[Soul]

Play Theriot or not, does it really matter? It's not going to help our wretched bullpen. We're still going to blow game after game with that group of bozos.

at least Theriot will make the games more fun to watch

 

Then we should play him. I hate Izzy.

 

I just hope no one thinks it will turn anything around, that's all.

[Yeti]

Play Theriot or not, does it really matter? It's not going to help our wretched bullpen. We're still going to blow game after game with that group of bozos.

at least Theriot will make the games more fun to watch

 

Then we should play him. I hate Izzy.

 

I just hope no one thinks it will turn anything around, that's all.

 

i have no illusions about that, but i have tickets to alotta games and i would much rather watch Riot than izzy

[Soul]

Play Theriot or not, does it really matter? It's not going to help our wretched bullpen. We're still going to blow game after game with that group of bozos.

at least Theriot will make the games more fun to watch

 

Then we should play him. I hate Izzy.

 

I just hope no one thinks it will turn anything around, that's all.

 

i have no illusions about that, but i have tickets to alotta games and i would much rather watch Riot than izzy

 

Me too. Not alot of games, but a few and I too would rather see Riot playing and Izzy on the bench, or even just DFA.

[brinoch]

We should trade Izturis to Japan for an empty bottle of sake. Or some leftover, uneaten rice grains from a restaurant floor.