CL: 3/16 Angels (Green) @ Cubs (Z!) 3:05 CST WGN/720

[UMFan83]

I will start the game thread since I am going to the game shorty. Lets go Z!

 

Raisin, if you are still going to the game and see this, PM me your number so we can meet up!

[sharkfan50]

Today's Lineups (no Fukudome)

 

L.A. of Anaheim of California

Willits, CF

Aybar, SS

Anderson, LF

Morales, 1B

Mathis, C

Wood, 3B

Rodriguez, SS

Green, P

 

Cubs

Patterson, 2B

Soriano, LF

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Hoffpauir, RF

Fontenot, SS

Pie, CF

Blanco, C

Zambrano, P

[PrimeTime]

Pie back already? I thought it was middle of next week sometime he was due to come back

[C.C.]

I thought they said Pie would be only out for 4-5 days.

[sharkfan50]

Yes that's what I remember reading as well. He'd be out 3-5 days.

 

I hope Patterson tears it up today and makes the decision hard on Lou to not put him on the Opening Day roster.

[TruffleShuffle]

I hope Patterson tears it up today and makes the decision hard on Lou to not put him on the Opening Day roster.

 

=D>

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Quick 1-2-3 inning for Zambrano.

[EightyTwo]

Z has an easy 1-2-3 first!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I hope Patterson tears it up today and makes the decision hard on Lou to not put him on the Opening Day roster.

 

=D>

 

I think Patterson's chances of making the opening day line-up are about the same as Haufpauir's chances.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Patterson K's looking.

 

1 out

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Soriano pops out to second.

 

2 out.

[Jon]

Someone tell Lou that you can't tell squat by tinkering with a lineup for a few days in Spring Training.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Lee flies out to right.

 

3 out.

 

End of 1, 0-0.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Fontenot and Patterson turn a DP without incident. I guess that's a good thing.

[C.C.]

Z looks good. He's had a strong Spring. I just get that feeling that this is the year that Z is going to take it to another level.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Ramirez is out after a first pitch swing.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Fontenot? Fonte-yes!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Mikey trying to earn a spot.

[TruffleShuffle]

Fontenot and Patterson turn a DP without incident. I guess that's a good thing.

 

from what it sounded like in their 2008 handbook, bp thinks patterson's defensive shortcomings are overstated.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Pie is out on a called third strike.

 

1-0 Cubs after 2.

[BeerHere]

I wish Fontenot was an average SS

[C.C.]

That was a nasty pitch ! Z looks like he's mid-season form! Edited March 16, 2008 by C.C.

[Brian]

Z looking real good.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I wish Fontenot was an average SS

 

If he can just be adequate enough to be a bench option there, he can make the team as the back-up MI.

[BeerHere]

STEEEEEEEEEEKKK!