07/01 Cincinnati (Wood) @ CUBS (Silva) 1:20 CDT, CSN TV

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Nothing like a "good" argument to extend the game thread to the point where an outsider might think something interesting was taking place in the game.

[Sammy Sofa]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

[Ram1380]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

 

 

 

Colvin at 1st...insane....LOL

 

 

You truly are clueless.

[mookie]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

 

Oh, ok. Thanks for the clarification. What is the general consensus on Fonzie at 1st? I, for one, would like to watch it but would hate for it to happen.

[haubrich91]

Wow nice reaction by Starlin.

 

que paso?

 

Fielded a ground ball that jumped above his head at the very end. Cleanly played it and made the throw for the out.

Edited July 1, 2010 by haubrich91

[Garwilly]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

 

 

 

Colvin at 1st...insane....LOL

 

 

You truly are clueless.

 

Just so I know, how long will you be putting on this show, before you finally blow a gasket and start swearing and calling people out? I have dinner plans.

[Keener98]

Id still like to see the proof of Gorzellany being a whiny bitch when he was moved to the pen. And who could blame him if he was(which he wasnt) considering how much better he was pitching than 2-3 of the guys that got to stay in the rotation.

[SouthSideRyan]

Has everyone been so sidetracked by this tomfoolery, that nobody's going to complain about a pointless Theriot-Fontenot/Hill-Soto switch?

[lumafia]

I wouldn't have a problem sticking Colvin at 1st base. Who cares? While Colvin is no Ryan Howard, the Phillies won a World Series with Howard leading all 1B with 14 errors in 2008. 1B is the easiest position to play in baseball. A decent high school short stop would be fine at 1B in the majors.

 

The Phillies can live with Howard's defense because of his offensive production.

 

I understand, which is why I mentioned that Colvin is no Howard. However, what do the Cubs have to lose. If anything else they can figure out if he is ABLE to play first (which shouldn't be too difficult), and if he isn't, what have you lost? The Cubs stand to lose nothing by trying, and stand to gain alot if Colvin can continue to contribute while playing 1B. It's highly unlikely that the Cubs would try something like that, but it would seem logical to try to find a alternative solution for 1B next year when there are very few candidates within our organization or through free agency. Especially if the intent is to find a stud 1B through free agency after 2011 (Fielder, Gonzalez).

[Sammy Sofa]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

 

Oh, ok. Thanks for the clarification. What is the general consensus on Fonzie at 1st? I, for one, would like to watch it but would hate for it to happen.

 

Eh, it definitely smacks of worst case scenario, but it wouldn't be the worst idea if the Cubs had the opportunity to significantly improve LF and didn't have anyone essential at 1B.

[Tryptamine]

That slide was 3 feet off 2B.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Has everyone been so sidetracked by this tomfoolery, that nobody's going to complain about a pointless Theriot-Fontenot/Hill-Soto switch?

We, much like everybody on the team not named Tyler Colvin, no longer care.

[Sammy Sofa]

I wouldn't have a problem sticking Colvin at 1st base. Who cares? While Colvin is no Ryan Howard, the Phillies won a World Series with Howard leading all 1B with 14 errors in 2008. 1B is the easiest position to play in baseball. A decent high school short stop would be fine at 1B in the majors.

 

The Phillies can live with Howard's defense because of his offensive production.

 

I understand, which is why I mentioned that Colvin is no Howard. However, what do the Cubs have to lose. If anything else they can figure out if he is ABLE to play first (which shouldn't be too difficult), and if he isn't, what have you lost? The Cubs stand to lose nothing by trying, and stand to gain alot if Colvin can continue to contribute while playing 1B. It's highly unlikely that the Cubs would try something like that, but it would seem logical to try to find a alternative solution for 1B next year when there are very few candidates within our organization or through free agency. Especially if the intent is to find a stud 1B through free agency after 2011 (Fielder, Gonzalez).

 

The Cubs have absolutely no idea if Colvin can even be a 4th OF; how about they allow his role as an OF become more clear before deciding to hand him the reigns at 1B? Hell, to tie it in to what was also brought up, it would make much more sense to move Soriano to 1st and let Colvin play LF.

[Keener98]

Nice throw from Theriot trying to get Castro killed at 2nd base to turn the DP

[Ram1380]

it has gotten to the point of contemplating about tyler or alfonson at 1st?

 

desperate times

 

The Soriano suggestion was something that came up a while ago and was more in terms of how to better deal with his contract as time went on if the Cubs don't have a better option at 1B. The Colvin idea just came up in this thread and is the idea of one absolutely insane individual.

 

 

 

Colvin at 1st...insane....LOL

 

 

 

No show, anyone that thinks it's "monumental insanity" to try a 6'3 lefthander power hitter at 1st (playing for peanuts) hasn't a clue.

 

Period.

 

 

You truly are clueless.

 

Just so I know, how long will you be putting on this show, before you finally blow a gasket and start swearing and calling people out? I have dinner plans.

[Keener98]

Has everyone been so sidetracked by this tomfoolery, that nobody's going to complain about a pointless Theriot-Fontenot/Hill-Soto switch?

 

Dude, Hill has to catch in the late innings of a close game what are you talking about.

[fromthestretch]

I wouldn't have a problem sticking Colvin at 1st base. Who cares? While Colvin is no Ryan Howard, the Phillies won a World Series with Howard leading all 1B with 14 errors in 2008. 1B is the easiest position to play in baseball. A decent high school short stop would be fine at 1B in the majors.

 

The Phillies can live with Howard's defense because of his offensive production.

 

I understand, which is why I mentioned that Colvin is no Howard. However, what do the Cubs have to lose. If anything else they can figure out if he is ABLE to play first (which shouldn't be too difficult), and if he isn't, what have you lost? The Cubs stand to lose nothing by trying, and stand to gain alot if Colvin can continue to contribute while playing 1B. It's highly unlikely that the Cubs would try something like that, but it would seem logical to try to find a alternative solution for 1B next year when there are very few candidates within our organization or through free agency. Especially if the intent is to find a stud 1B through free agency after 2011 (Fielder, Gonzalez).

 

The Cubs have absolutely no idea if Colvin can even be a 4th OF; how about they allow his role as an OF become more clear before deciding to hand him the reigns at 1B? Hell, to tie it in to what was also brought up, it would make much more sense to move Soriano to 1st and let Colvin play LF.

 

Especially when you consider that Soriano has at least fielded an infield ground ball in game situations before. Colvin has not...at least not since the Cubs drafted him.

[Wolfgangbucks]

Does anybody wonder if they are doing a "Black Sox" deal? I mean don't they have to be trying to lose the way they are? :-s

[Ding Dong Johnson]

At least they've only managed to walk 2.

[lumafia]

I wouldn't have a problem sticking Colvin at 1st base. Who cares? While Colvin is no Ryan Howard, the Phillies won a World Series with Howard leading all 1B with 14 errors in 2008. 1B is the easiest position to play in baseball. A decent high school short stop would be fine at 1B in the majors.

 

The Phillies can live with Howard's defense because of his offensive production.

 

I understand, which is why I mentioned that Colvin is no Howard. However, what do the Cubs have to lose. If anything else they can figure out if he is ABLE to play first (which shouldn't be too difficult), and if he isn't, what have you lost? The Cubs stand to lose nothing by trying, and stand to gain alot if Colvin can continue to contribute while playing 1B. It's highly unlikely that the Cubs would try something like that, but it would seem logical to try to find a alternative solution for 1B next year when there are very few candidates within our organization or through free agency. Especially if the intent is to find a stud 1B through free agency after 2011 (Fielder, Gonzalez).

 

The Cubs have absolutely no idea if Colvin can even be a 4th OF; how about they allow his role as an OF become more clear before deciding to hand him the reigns at 1B? Hell, to tie it in to what was also brought up, it would make much more sense to move Soriano to 1st and let Colvin play LF.

 

I agree with the fact that the Cubs should consider, if anyone, Soriano for 1st as an alternative within our organization outside of free agency. I'm not saying that shoving Colvin over to 1B with no prior experience is the best idea, though it's been done to productive rookie OF's before (Brad Wilkerson for example). However, Lee is giving us nothing at the plate. He won't sign a 1-year deal with us, and if the organization wants a franchise 1B (and I'm not saying they do), they are going to have to start looking for alternatives. The list of productive players who are willing to accept a low cost, 1-year deal to play 1B for the Cubs in 2011 is a short one. It would be dumb not to review options within the organization during a regular season.

[Ram1380]

I wouldn't have a problem sticking Colvin at 1st base. Who cares? While Colvin is no Ryan Howard, the Phillies won a World Series with Howard leading all 1B with 14 errors in 2008. 1B is the easiest position to play in baseball. A decent high school short stop would be fine at 1B in the majors.

 

The Phillies can live with Howard's defense because of his offensive production.

 

I understand, which is why I mentioned that Colvin is no Howard. However, what do the Cubs have to lose. If anything else they can figure out if he is ABLE to play first (which shouldn't be too difficult), and if he isn't, what have you lost? The Cubs stand to lose nothing by trying, and stand to gain alot if Colvin can continue to contribute while playing 1B. It's highly unlikely that the Cubs would try something like that, but it would seem logical to try to find a alternative solution for 1B next year when there are very few candidates within our organization or through free agency. Especially if the intent is to find a stud 1B through free agency after 2011 (Fielder, Gonzalez).

 

The Cubs have absolutely no idea if Colvin can even be a 4th OF; how about they allow his role as an OF become more clear before deciding to hand him the reigns at 1B? Hell, to tie it in to what was also brought up, it would make much more sense to move Soriano to 1st and let Colvin play LF.

 

 

 

There is no reason on earth to be wondering anything at the end of the season as far as Colvin goes offensively, this team is dead.. He should be playing everyday somewhere regardless.

[JonJayCutler]

Even though the Reds are going to win, only 3 runs on 16 hits is freaking sad.

[jersey cubs fan]

There is no reason on earth to be wondering anything at the end of the season as far as Colvin goes offensively, this team is dead.. He should be playing everyday somewhere regardless.

 

He could play every inning from now until October and there would still have to be questions about how future.

[Keener98]

Oh God, I hope we get a coulple guys on so Stevens has to bat because of Lous fascination with burning threw players. Maybe somebody will actually question him on pinch running for Soto, or burning Nady so Fuku can bunt. Edited July 1, 2010 by Keener98

[Sammy Sofa]

It would be dumb not to review options within the organization during a regular season.

 

And Soriano to 1B is a much better option than Colvin to 1B.