4/2 Brewers (Suppan) vs Cubs (Lilly) 1:20 pm CSN

[CoolHandLuke]

What a pathetic group of losers we have.

[C.C.]

Uhh the Cubs were 15-12 in April 2003..

 

I was wrong. tHAT 8-16 START was in 2002, so my bad. And I went back over the 2003 start, and the Cubs went 14-12, don't count the March 31st game.

 

But my point remains the same, this "slow start" myth needs to be thrown out the door.

 

And 10-14 last year.

[UMFan83]

Uhh the Cubs were 15-12 in April 2003..

 

I was wrong. tHAT 8-16 START was in 2002, so my bad. And I went back over the 2003 start, and the Cubs went 14-12, don't count the March 31st game.

 

But my point remains the same, this "slow start" myth needs to be thrown out the door.

 

If you are competing to make the playoffs, 14-12 isn't going to cut it most years. That will give you 87 wins on the year at that pace. It may cut it the other years, but 14-12 certainly isn't a "fast start" It's more like a "barely adequate playoff pace" start.

Edited April 2, 2008 by UMFan83

[Little Slide Rooter]

So what crappy pitcher are we going to make look like an ace tommorow?

[Derwood]

dave bush

[jersey cubs fan]

Uhh the Cubs were 15-12 in April 2003..

 

I was wrong. tHAT 8-16 START was in 2002, so my bad. And I went back over the 2003 start, and the Cubs went 14-12, don't count the March 31st game.

 

But my point remains the same, this "slow start" myth needs to be thrown out the door.

 

Keep in mind I actually want the Cubs to do really good and be like a 95 win team, hovering around .500, and often being below .500 is a slow start. Fighting from behind last year was a slow start. I'd like to see the Cubs actually build a little lead and be a great team from the start, not try and hang in there all year.

[JeffH]

So what crappy pitcher are we going to make look like an ace tommorow?

 

It's Dave Bush.

 

Actually, I expect us to score 8 runs.

 

It won't matter, though, as MLB's worst starting pitcher, Ryan Dempster, will give up 10 in 3+ innings.

[RedFlash]

Uhh the Cubs were 15-12 in April 2003..

 

I was wrong. tHAT 8-16 START was in 2002, so my bad. And I went back over the 2003 start, and the Cubs went 14-12, don't count the March 31st game.

 

But my point remains the same, this "slow start" myth needs to be thrown out the door.

 

If you are competing to make the playoffs, 14-12 isn't going to cut it most years. That will give you 87 wins on the year at that pace. It may cut it the other years, but 14-12 certainly isn't a "fast start" It's more like a "barely adequate playoff pace" start.

 

I understand that, I really do (as I mention in a prev. post, that there not "blistering starts) but this whole the Cubs are historically "slow starting" team is purely a myth.

[Roast]

Are you %^&* serious?

 

Jason Freaking Kendall?

[illiniguy]

F U Jason Kendall

[PrimeTime]

Hahahha Jason Kendall...Howry freaking sucks..Lou loves him for some reason though

[Derwood]

oh Jason Kendall. how I hate thee

[C.C.]

:nutkick:

[Soul]

Thanks Cubs. Now I have to listen to Crew fans yukking it up all the damn time.

 

Wonderful. :mad:

[Allroy]

WTF? Kendall just hit the ball off the wall. He never came close to that last year. I hate baseball.

[Omar]

This truly is rock bottom. Its only uphill from here...

[Roast]

WTF? Kendall just hit the ball off the wall. He never came close to that last year. I hate baseball.

[Pushfrog98]

So what crappy pitcher are we going to make look like an ace tommorow?

I've said it before and I'll say it again... I feel like the Cubs offense should win the Cy Young award sometimes...

[C.C.]

I wonder if they try to hit a couple of batters in the 9th.

[UMFan83]

Jason Kendall's season stats

 

.500 BA (3-6)

.625 OBP (5-8)

.833 SLG

1.458 OPS

2 Doubles

1 Run scored

2 RBI

[C.C.]

Wasn't the pen suppose to be solid this year?

[Roast]

So how do we want to do this? 3 pitches 3 outs or fake rally?

[apete6]

Good thing Howry hasn't decided to throw anything other than a fastball. Awesomeness.

[C.C.]

Good thing Howry hasn't decided to throw anything other than a fastball. Awesomeness.

 

 

That's all he throws.

[chuckywang]

WTF? Kendall just hit the ball off the wall. He never came close to that last year. I hate baseball.

 

He hit a HR at Wrigley last year.