4/2 12:05PM Pirates (Maholm) @ Cubs (Z)

[bcl412]

 

I will say though that if they're as impatient at the plate all year as they were today against Maholm, it's going to be a very long year. That can't continue.

 

I still think they were told to attack Maholm early in the count today, at least in their first ABs. And it worked because they were smoking the ball...just at the Pirates. They worked the count fairly well on Opening Day.

 

I agree with that, the at bats in the 8th inning were beautiful too. That was a very fun inning of baseball.

[erik316wttn]

Ditto to whoever said they were excited for Castro's season. I really think he's going to break out this year and show that he's something special.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

I will say though that if they're as impatient at the plate all year as they were today against Maholm, it's going to be a very long year. That can't continue.

 

I still think they were told to attack Maholm early in the count today, at least in their first ABs. And it worked because they were smoking the ball...just at the Pirates. They worked the count fairly well on Opening Day.

 

Right. Maholm was serving those pitches up and it would have been foolish to not take swings at them.

[Outshined_One]

 

I will say though that if they're as impatient at the plate all year as they were today against Maholm, it's going to be a very long year. That can't continue.

 

I still think they were told to attack Maholm early in the count today, at least in their first ABs. And it worked because they were smoking the ball...just at the Pirates. They worked the count fairly well on Opening Day.

 

Right. Maholm was serving those pitches up and it would have been foolish to not take swings at them.

 

Plus it didn't seem like he was working much outside the zone. The guy was working over the plate a good portion of the day. The main problem was that the Cubs weren't getting particularly good swings on a lot of his pitches. It didn't seem like Maholm was going to give up a whole lot of walks today.