4/3: 1:20PM CT WGN Pirates (Ohlendorf) @ Cubs (Garza)

[Tryptamine]

Wow good play by Alvarez, but stop bunting Pena.

[ctcf]

Uhhhhh

[bcl412]

Nice play.

[Omar]

Anyone know a good streaming site? Now that Channel-surfing is down.

[Sammy Sofa]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

I hope it was worth it, davearm.

[Guest]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

To keep the shift honest. It took a flawless play to beat him by half a step.

[rynefan]

On a day like today though, with the weather questionable, they need to put some runs up early because there's a definite possibility of a rainout.

[bcl412]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

I hope it was worth it, davearm.

 

Judging from what someone was saying yeterday, he likes to bunt to third base when they put the shift on against him. Supposedly he's pretty good at doing it. I'd rather him put one in the seats but it was a nice bunt.

[Sammy Sofa]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

To keep the shift honest. It took a flawless play to beat him by half a step.

 

Still gives me the heeby-jeebies.

[Guest]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

I hope it was worth it, davearm.

 

 

Because a good amount of the time that would've resulted in a hit and it eventually might actually get teams to stop using that ridiculous shift?

[imb]

why would you even throw soriano an 0-2 fastball? just bounce a curveball and be done with it

[bcl412]

Sigh

[rynefan]

That was a horrible inning, the hit aside.

[cheapseats]

this will be a long year with darwin barney and marlon byrd batting 2-3.

 

what the [expletive] is quade thinking?

 

Barney is gritty and gritty must mean speed and playing the game the right way. Hence we have Darwin in the 2 spot.

 

No more benefit of the doubt for Quade. Screw him.

[Bruno7481]

Soriano has the same approach as my 3-year old.

[Ski]

I really enjoy how our hitters can't hit fastballs down the middle.

[Cubswin11]

Sweet ab's Soto and Soriano

[Magnetic Curses]

cy mcohlendorfer

[Sammy Sofa]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

I hope it was worth it, davearm.

 

 

Because a good amount of the time that would've resulted in a hit and it eventually might actually get teams to stop using that ridiculous shift?

 

Hasn't stopped them so far, so I'm not sure why they'd stop now. Just hit the [expletive] ball.

[rynefan]

Soriano has the same approach as my 3-year old.

 

But with a bigger paycheck.

[ctcf]

Who is this hot lady in the booth?

[Sammy Sofa]

What the hell. It's 47 all of a sudden.

[cheapseats]

Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy was Pena bunting?

 

To keep the shift honest. It took a flawless play to beat him by half a step.

 

Still gives me the heeby-jeebies.

 

There are some times when attempted bunts make sense. Mitchel Lichtman has a really good chapter about bunting in The Book. My guess is that the Pena bunt is one he'd approve of in the circumstances.

[Tryptamine]

We have put up with more than one interview now.....

[ctcf]

Those hot dogs look like they could use some ketchup.