4/10 Cubs (Hill) at Pirates (Morris), 6:05 PM CT, WGN

[chuckywang]

I'll take it, Lee.

[Flames24Rulz]

All right, D-Lee. I'll take that.

[Roast]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Yeah, why give a young player a chance to learn from his mistakes.

 

Yeah, who cares about improving your chances of winning.

Reed Johnson really gave us something that Pie couldn't have right there. Besides, it's april and we're facing matt morris - what better time to let someone who is supposed to be our top prospect play? If people aren't ever willing to let a young guy play through his struggles, well, then it's no wonder we rarely ever have a decent position player prospect.

[Post Count Padder]

Jesus, he hit it to the same spot last time

[UK1679666180]

With every swing (even breaking balls), Pie has been late on as well.

[Butterscup1679666578]

man, ram is driving the ball to right but cant get under it enough to get it over the RFers head.

[Soul]

I thought that was going to do some damage. Crap.

[C.C.]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Agreed. We gave him an extended look last year and he sucked then, so this isn't necessarily a sample size issue. You can't play the young guys just for the sake of playing them, they have to at least show something out there.

 

That's coming off incredibly Dustyish, I imagine.

 

 

200 ABs is "an extended look?" Good thing the Cubs didn't have ARod, because his .225/.259/.330 in his first 200 ABs would have gotten him released.

No kidding. Not to mention those 200 at bats came really spread out

 

Was Lou his manager at that time?

[Post Count Padder]

Great start

[Outshined_One]

Why the hell couldn't the Pirates have traded Jason Bay to Cleveland in the past offseason? It would have made our lives so much better.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Yeah, why give a young player a chance to learn from his mistakes.

 

Yeah, who cares about improving your chances of winning.

Reed Johnson really gave us something that Pie couldn't have right there. Besides, it's april and we're facing matt morris - what better time to let someone who is supposed to be our top prospect play? If people aren't ever willing to let a young guy play through his struggles, well, then it's no wonder we rarely ever have a decent position player prospect.

 

Hey, I totally get what the argument is from the pro-Pieistas...in fact, I really would like for him to get as many big league ABs as possible...but the kid looks plain lost/over-matched; he needs to show SOMETHING to justify the ABs. I still fall in the camp that blames Hendry for failing to address (hell, even acknowledge we need an upgrade at) SS... Minus Theriot in the same lineup, it'd be easier watching Pie struggle...at least for me.

[Roast]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Agreed. We gave him an extended look last year and he sucked then, so this isn't necessarily a sample size issue. You can't play the young guys just for the sake of playing them, they have to at least show something out there.

 

That's coming off incredibly Dustyish, I imagine.

 

 

200 ABs is "an extended look?" Good thing the Cubs didn't have ARod, because his .225/.259/.330 in his first 200 ABs would have gotten him released.

No kidding. Not to mention those 200 at bats came really spread out

 

Was Lou his manager at that time?

Uh, yes?

[Andy]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Yeah, why give a young player a chance to learn from his mistakes.

 

Yeah, who cares about improving your chances of winning.

Reed Johnson really gave us something that Pie couldn't have right there. Besides, it's april and we're facing matt morris - what better time to let someone who is supposed to be our top prospect play? If people aren't ever willing to let a young guy play through his struggles, well, then it's no wonder we rarely ever have a decent position player prospect.

It's not like our prospects go elsewhere, play with more 'patient' managers, and flourish, though. Corey's doing pretty well with Cincy right now, but I can't think of any recent example of a former Cubs 'bust' doing anything with anyone else.

 

Good DP there.

[Post Count Padder]

YES

 

DP

[Butterscup1679666578]

beautiful.

[Flames24Rulz]

4-6-3 DP.

 

"The LSU connection."

[Wolfgangbucks]

Nicely done :thumbsup:

[UMFan83]

You know considering how badly Hill started, I am happy that we are still in this game. This one had the feelings of sure loss in the first inning.

[Post Count Padder]

Inning over

[inari]

God, I really missed Leibs. Glad to have him back.

[C.C.]

Pie deserved to get benched for those ABs, quit guessing out there. Plus, he's not getting a good visual on the ball quick enough.

Agreed. We gave him an extended look last year and he sucked then, so this isn't necessarily a sample size issue. You can't play the young guys just for the sake of playing them, they have to at least show something out there.

 

That's coming off incredibly Dustyish, I imagine.

 

 

200 ABs is "an extended look?" Good thing the Cubs didn't have ARod, because his .225/.259/.330 in his first 200 ABs would have gotten him released.

No kidding. Not to mention those 200 at bats came really spread out

 

Was Lou his manager at that time?

Uh, yes?

 

Then I wouldn't about Pie getting a fair break. Lou has been a pretty good judge of talent.

[Roast]

You know considering how badly Hill started, I am happy that we are still in this game. This one had the feelings of sure loss in the first inning.

Yeah, this could easily be like 7-2 right now.

[98navigator]

Liebs faces the minimum despite a little drama.

[Guest]

God, I really missed Leibs. Glad to have him back.

 

It would be nice to have him back as a starter.

[Post Count Padder]

Fukudome is 0-2. We can't have that