6/11 Braves (Bennett) @ Cubs (Dempster) 7:05 ESPN & WGN 720

[Flames24Rulz]

I'm reading on medical sites that things like this are 4-6 weeks in a cast and then anywhere from 2-4 weeks of rehab to regain strength. It might 6-10 weeks before he returns. So anywhere from Late July to Late August

 

Fantastic. Just fantastic.

[Irrelevant Dude]

So I take it Murton will come up tommorow, and Friday, Kevin Hart will be sent to Iowa and Hoff will come up.

Not sure... I would expect Lou might want to stay with 13 pitchers through the interleague series.

[CubsGM]

I'm reading on medical sites that things like this are 4-6 weeks in a cast and then anywhere from 2-4 weeks of rehab to regain strength. It might 6-10 weeks before he returns. So anywhere from Late July to Late August

lol awesome

[Little Slide Rooter]

So who gos to leadoff? Fuku and Theriot are the only possibilities.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He's at least got to go on the 15 day DL. The Cubs played well with Soriano out last time, but I doubt they will repeat that play. Bring Haufauir up, move DeRosa to left and play Fontenot at 2B, or let Edmonds and Johnson play full time.

 

Let Edmonds and Johnson play full time. Hell maybe Jim can stay hot I don't know.

 

Oh dear, please no. God kills a kitten every time Reed Johnson gets a plate appearance vs. a right-handed pitcher.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So I take it Murton will come up tommorow, and Friday, Kevin Hart will be sent to Iowa and Hoff will come up.

 

Hoffpauir can come up tomorrow since he'll be replacing someone on the DL.

[Bruno7481]

Micah Hoffpauir is slowly turning into a message board legend around here.

[Soul]

I'm reading on medical sites that things like this are 4-6 weeks in a cast and then anywhere from 2-4 weeks of rehab to regain strength. It might 6-10 weeks before he returns. So anywhere from Late July to Late August

 

And all because freaking Cox has to have his pound of flesh.

 

I watched that replay, that was on purpose. That pitch was a deliberately aimed fastball inside. Screw this crap!

[Outshined_One]

I get the feeling a rental in LF just got bumped up the trade deadline target list.

 

Hoffpauir and Murton can come in and produce adequately, but losing Soriano for a minimum of 6 weeks hurts badly.

[hawkeyecub]

So I take it Murton will come up tommorow, and Friday, Kevin Hart will be sent to Iowa and Hoff will come up.

Not sure... I would expect Lou might want to stay with 13 pitchers through the interleague series.

 

They were already planning on bringing up Hoffpauir before Toronto. Now you would assume that someone comes up tomorrow to replace Soriano and then Hoffpauir still comes up Friday.

[Hall7810]

I get the feeling a rental in LF just got bumped up the trade deadline target list.

 

Hoffpauir and Murton can come in and produce adequately, but losing Soriano for a minimum of 6 weeks hurts badly.

 

Brian Giles.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Fuku would be an ideal leadoff hitter. Not only can he get on base one way or nother, but he takes so many pitches that he can probably get a look at the opposing pitchers entire asrenal in the first at bat.

[17 Seconds]

I think people are overreacting a little. Soriano is a good player, he's not a great player. The loss of Gallardo is much bigger than this and the loss of Pujols is comparable.

 

If this team collapses due to the loss of a mid to high .800's OPS guy with poor defense, then they have other problems.

[17 Seconds]

He's at least got to go on the 15 day DL. The Cubs played well with Soriano out last time, but I doubt they will repeat that play. Bring Haufauir up, move DeRosa to left and play Fontenot at 2B, or let Edmonds and Johnson play full time.

 

Let Edmonds and Johnson play full time.

 

That is perhaps the worst possible solution.

[Careless]

Hi, implants

[Soul]

Holy crap someone tell me they just Tivo'd that!!

[inari]

I think people are overreacting a little. Soriano is a good player, he's not a great player. The loss of Gallardo is much bigger than this and the loss of Pujols is comparable.

 

If this team collapses due to the loss of a mid to high .800's OPS guy with poor defense, then they have other problems.

 

Yeah, I'm honestly not too worried.

[inari]

Holy crap someone tell me they just Tivo'd that!!

 

What happened? I was glancing at the computer.

[Outshined_One]

I get the feeling a rental in LF just got bumped up the trade deadline target list.

 

Hoffpauir and Murton can come in and produce adequately, but losing Soriano for a minimum of 6 weeks hurts badly.

 

Brian Giles.

 

Wouldn't be a bad choice, but even on the road he's not hitting for much power. His BABIP is a tad high, which makes me think he'll have a bit of a slump in the near future.

 

I'm back and forth on the idea. It could work.

[Careless]

Holy crap someone tell me they just Tivo'd that!!

why?

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

Bonds?

[Little Slide Rooter]

So I take it Murton will come up tommorow, and Friday, Kevin Hart will be sent to Iowa and Hoff will come up.

 

Hoffpauir can come up tomorrow since he'll be replacing someone on the DL.

 

I did not know that. Either way, someone will come up for waste of space Kevin Hart. Im guessing Murton, but Eric Patterson could also be an option, as could Andres Torres as a dark horse. Or is it Ansres Blanco? The younger one. I always get those 2 confused.

[Bruno7481]

Nothing good will come from pouting about this. For once, the Cubs have enough depth and other productive players that they should be able to weather this.

 

Makes the summer more interesting. Things were just going too smoothly.

 

:wink:

Edited June 12, 2008 by Bruno7481

[UMFan83]

You know whats (not) funny. Literally one batter before Soriano's AB, Pat and Ron were talking about the amazing number of injuries to big named players lately.

 

Wainwright

Pujols

Glavine

C. Jones

etc

etc

[Soul]

Holy crap someone tell me they just Tivo'd that!!

why?

 

She's my candidate for rally chick '08.