Opening Day Lineup

[98navigator]

Bruce Miles / Daily Herald

 

Alfonso Soriano, CF

 

Matt Murton, LF

 

Derrek Lee, 1B

 

Aramis Ramirez, 3B

 

Jacque Jones, RF

 

Michael Barrett, C

 

Mark DeRosa, 2B

 

Cesar Izturis, SS

 

Carlos Zambrano, P

 

I love it!

[cubbyvirus00]

Murton has been mashing the ball in the gaps. I can't wait to see him more this year.

[Rob]

I'd move Zambrano up to the 7th spot.

[oldstyle81]

thats the lineup i have going in MLB 2k7, except i have theriot playing at ss

[Handlebar McSkullet]

thats the lineup i have going in MLB 2k7, except i have theriot playing at ss

 

hahaha me too.

[Andy]

Good lineup. Here's hoping Murton mashes from the 2 hole and stays there all year.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

Yeah, I love Murton hitting second. With Lee and Ramirez hitting behind him, and Soriano in front of him, he will see good pitches all season.

[CoolHandLuke]

I love Lou

[Tracer Bullet]

I'd move Zambrano up to the 7th spot.

 

I hit him 5th and put JJ 7th, but now we're nit-picking.

[E.J.]

Awesome lineup. I can't wait for Opening Day.

[Balsa]

I just worry about Murton hitting into too many double plays with his high GB%.

[CubColtPacer]

I just worry about Murton hitting into too many double plays with his high GB%.

 

I thought about that too, but then I looked up the last year for Soriano. He had 90 singles and 67 walks-let's disregard HBP and getting on due to an error or fielder's choice for now. That's 157 times he was on first. Of that, he stole 2nd 32 times. So that's only 125 times that Murton would have put the ball into play behind him with Soriano on first base, and some of those come with 2 outs. When I thought of it that way with Soriano's power and speed, I realized Murton hitting into double plays is likely going to happen less at that spot in the lineup than at most of the others.

[Mizzou]

That's a solid lineup!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

That line-up makes me even more excited about Opening Day.

[Mephistopheles]

Cedeno over Izturis please.

[Bruno7481]

Cedeno over Izturis please.

 

Why?

[cubs121]

Cedeno over Izturis please.

 

Why?

:?: :?:

[VanceJergins]

I'm just worried that with Lee's speed, Murton's just going to get on base all the time and get in his way.

 

But its really exciting to look at a lineup and not want to change anything (except maybe Theriot at SS)

[98navigator]

I'm just worried that with Lee's speed, Murton's just going to get on base all the time and get in his way.

 

But its really exciting to look at a lineup and not want to change anything (except maybe Theriot at SS)

 

I'm not sure if you're kidding but Murton has better than average speed.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'm just worried that with Lee's speed, Murton's just going to get on base all the time and get in his way.

 

But its really exciting to look at a lineup and not want to change anything (except maybe Theriot at SS)

 

I'm not sure if you're kidding but Murton has better than average speed.

 

True, but I heard Lee worked his legs so long waiting for his wrist to heal that he beat Pierre in a footrace by the end of his rehab.

[Bruno7481]

Cedeno over Izturis please.

 

Why?

:?: :?:

 

I understand Izturis has replaced DB as public enemy #1 around here, but I don't necesarilly think Cedeno is a better option.

 

Thats all.

[VanceJergins]

I'm just worried that with Lee's speed, Murton's just going to get on base all the time and get in his way.

 

But its really exciting to look at a lineup and not want to change anything (except maybe Theriot at SS)

 

I'm not sure if you're kidding but Murton has better than average speed.

 

It was a lame base-clogging joke.

[98navigator]

I'm just worried that with Lee's speed, Murton's just going to get on base all the time and get in his way.

 

But its really exciting to look at a lineup and not want to change anything (except maybe Theriot at SS)

 

I'm not sure if you're kidding but Murton has better than average speed.

 

It was a lame base-clogging joke.

 

gotcha :)

[YearofDaCubs]

Great! Finally a lineup that makes sense. Now the only thing left is to get rid of Izturis for Riot and we're good :lol:

[Post Count Padder]

Rotoworld:

 

Matt Murton-OF-Cubs Mar. 28 - 8:47 pm et

 

 

Matt Murton will hit second behind Alfonso Soriano in the Cubs' Opening Day lineup Monday against Aaron Harang and the Reds.

 

He'll be followed by Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Jacque Jones, Michael Barrett, Mark DeRosa, Cesar Izturis and Carlos Zambrano. Murton isn't locked into the second spot in the lineup, but he should hit there quite a bit in the early going. The only disappointment here is that Zambrano won't hit ahead of Izturis.

My favorite part in bold.