4/10 Cubs (Harden) @ Brewers (Looper) - 3:05 CDT WGN

[cubswin2009]

I'm Stunned!

 

What are you going to bitch about when DLee starts hitting again?

I'm worried that he'll never be able to hit again. He hasn't hit in 11 months.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I'm Stunned!

 

What are you going to bitch about when DLee starts hitting again?

 

you actually think that's going to happen?

[mikeyt34]

I know it's only the fourth game of the season, but some kind of change needs to be made with Lee. A day off or hitting him later in the order. He has been BRUTAL.

 

 

Fixed

[Rob]

We all know K. Hill isn't a great offensive catcher but I'd take him over Bako any day.

 

Absolutely yes.

 

Hill can be above average for a backup catcher... Bako wouldn't be above average with the bat in AA.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bradley walked

[Tryptamine]

Bradley has to be on some kind of record pace for most at bats to reach 3 ball counts.

[Butterscup1679666578]

god i love bradley so much.

[cubbinalltheway]

milton bradley is so awesome.

 

and it's just a matter of time before lee is moved down, provided that ramirez is still ramirez and soto gets more seasoning.

[Rob]

I'm Stunned!

 

What are you going to bitch about when DLee starts hitting again?

 

you actually think that's going to happen?

 

I think he'll be a .825 to .850 OPS guy with subpar range at first but great receiving skills. Pretty much the same guy he was last year... overpaid, but couldn't be much less of a problem to this team.

 

What I am convinced that will change are the absurd GIDP tendencies he showed last year that were completely out of whack with his career numbers.

[Tryptamine]

ugh, good play by Weeks.

[Butterscup1679666578]

seriously?

[cubswin2009]

Are you kidding me

[mikeyt34]

I've never really paid too much attention to Bradley throughout his career, but when they said he was a patient hitter, I had no idea he was this good. I don't think he's swung at a bad pitch all year.

 

Damn, Great play by Weeks.

[Mark_R]

That play was SICK!

[rocket]

curses to rickie weeks

[TruffleShuffle]

when did weeks learn to play defense?

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Soriano struck out swinging

Fukudome doubled to down the left field line

D Lee grounded out to short, 6-3 , Fukudome holding second

Bradley walked

Ramirez grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 1 0 2 0                  3  8  1
Milwaukee       1 0 1 0 0 0                    2  3  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Bradley (1), K Hill (1)

Milwaukee: Hart (1)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        6.0  3  2  1  2 10  1  96

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Looper        5.0  5  1  1  4  4  1  97
McClung       2.0  3  2  2  1  2  1  38

[CubmanPi]

Dammit. More solid plays to rob runs. Ramirez tagged that.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Damn, Rammy smoked that ball. Great play Weeks

[mikeyt34]

milton bradley is so awesome.

 

and it's just a matter of time before lee is moved down, provided that ramirez is still ramirez and soto gets more seasoning.

 

What about moving Rami to the 3 hole and Soto in the 5, move Lee to the 7? I said that before the season started.

[Tryptamine]

when did weeks learn to play defense?

 

I know right? Between Weeks making that play and Braun making that catch earlier I'm wondering if someone is out to get the Cubs.

[weatherdood]

I don't trust our bullpen here.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I'm Stunned!

 

What are you going to bitch about when DLee starts hitting again?

 

you actually think that's going to happen?

 

I think he'll be a .825 to .850 OPS guy with subpar range at first but great receiving skills. Pretty much the same guy he was last year... overpaid, but couldn't be much less of a problem to this team.

 

What I am convinced that will change are the absurd GIDP tendencies he showed last year that were completely out of whack with his career numbers.

 

I don't know. He just doesn't seem to be able to get any lift on the ball any more. These balls that he's rolling over to SS are pitches he used to drive into the gaps on a consistent basis. In the first four games this year that doesn't seem to look any different from last year. I hope you're right, but I really have no confidence in him anymore.

[haubrich91]

when did weeks learn to play defense?

 

When Willie Randolph taught him.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Heilman in to pitch for the CUBS