Youk!!!

[Omar]

I think that I speak for everyone when I say that we already have a first baseman.

 

Youk can play LF.

[Derwood]

i just like that Francona has batted a slow, white first baseman at leadoff because, get this, HE GETS ON BASE A LOT. Now I know he's just clogging up the bases, but....

[badger1679666666]

I listened to the last three innings of the Yankees/Red Sox game in the car today. Kevin Youkillis took three walks today with a 23 game hitting streak on the line including a 5 pitch walk in the bottom of the 8th with the Sox leading by 4. Outside of Lee there is no one on the Cubs that is that concerned with doing the right thing for the team.............we could use about 3 or 4 guys like that.

 

it has nothing to do with doing the best thing for the team. He's a very patient hitter who doesn't swing at junk; that's why he walked three times. The Cubs don't lose because they have selfish players; they lose because they don't have patient hitters like Kevin Youkilis.

 

Thank you.

 

So patient ab's are not the best thing for the team?

 

Contrary to nsbb.com game thread ridiculosity, it's not ALWAYS better to be "patient". Sometime taking pitches just to take pitches is an awful approach, especially if pitch one is a meat ball or a hanger down the middle.

 

I'd rather have smart, disciplined AB's that arbitrarily "patient" ones.

[Cubzfan64]

Cubs players aren't hackers because they don't give a crap about helping their team. They're hackers because that's just the way they are. Some hitters are naturally impatient or never learned patience.... the Cubs just happen to collect these sorts of hitters.

 

That's something I've felt for quite a few years now - It seems like it's been years since we've had a "balanced" team - one that has some speed, some OBP guys, a couple long ball threats etc...

 

Sure some guys can learn to become different types of hitters, but it's a rare thing and most hitters are what they are by the time they've had a couple years in the major leagues.

 

I've often thought it must not be that tough for veteran starting pitchers to prepare for and oppose the Cubs - so many of the hitters have the same style of offense. As long as you have a semblance of control, just use their aggressiveness against them and make them constantly swing at YOUR pitches.