4/6 Arizona (Galarraga) @ Chicago (Dempster) 1:20PM WGN

[Little Slide Rooter]

Good job Marcus. No get 2-3 runs right here.

[Tryptamine]

Shocked that no one scored after having a man on first and third with no outs. Good job Mateo.

[ctcf]

Fantastic job by Mateo getting out of that.

[Tryptamine]

Soto really needs to start hitting.

[Sammy Sofa]

Alright, DeWitt. You owe us.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soto really needs to start hitting.

 

It'll come. He's swinging at good pitches.

[NotSoSober]

Baker instead of Pena? Did Quade not say he was available to PH?

[Cubswin11]

Soto looks like he still is putting it together. He's taking good hittable pitches for strikes and chasing bad pitches and not making good contact when he swings. Hopefully he figures it out soon.

I guess the silver lining is, Bad Soto>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Good Hill

[kujay]

Thanks for nothing, Blake.

[Rob]

Damn.

 

Oh well. Get em Friday.

[Sammy Sofa]

Great move putting Baker in there against Putz, Quade.

 

CURSES.

[UMFan83]

Oh well....take away dempster starts and a rare blown save by Marmol we are undefeated.

[inari]

Still won the series. Bad defense on our end and phenomenal defense on their's is a big reason we lost. What can ya do? Win another series against Milwaukee.

[ctcf]

GJ, guys.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soto looks like he still is putting it together. He's taking good hittable pitches for strikes and chasing bad pitches

 

He's not. He's seeing the ball well; he's just not putting his best swings on it.

Edited April 6, 2011 by Sammy Sofa

[Little Slide Rooter]

All around awful day in the Cub world. Lose 2 pitchers and a game that you really should have won. I know we won the series, but still its against an awful team and a pitcher who barely made it out of spring training. Oh well.

[Guest]

Baker instead of Pena? Did Quade not say he was available to PH?

 

I think if someone gets on base ahead of the pitcher's spot, Pena bats. But it's hard to hit a 2 run homer with no one on. If he can't tie the game with one swing, it's probably better to let him have today and tomorrow to fully heal the thumb.

[Prizefight]

2 out of 3 is not bad. Keep winning series and these game threads will stay popular

 

 

Get to go play in domes now against struggling Milwaukee and a bad Houston team.

[Sammy Sofa]

Baker instead of Pena? Did Quade not say he was available to PH?

 

I think if someone gets on base ahead of the pitcher's spot, Pena bats. But it's hard to hit a 2 run homer with no one on. If he can't tie the game with one swing, it's probably better to let him have today and tomorrow to fully heal the thumb.

 

True, though it highlights how it's a bad idea to have both Johnson and Baker on the bench since neither can hit righties worth a damn. That basically meant that Barney was the only other option if they wanted to save Pena (yeah, there's Hill, but the backup catcher isn't usually going to be used that soon).

[Cubswin11]

Soto looks like he still is putting it together. He's taking good hittable pitches for strikes and chasing bad pitches

 

He's not. He's seeing the ball well; he's just not putting his best swings on it.

I've watched most of the games and have seen him swing quite a few times at crappy pitches low and away. But it's early so everything is magnified and I may think it is a bigger issue than it really is. But yea, he isn't making good contact at all except for a few ab's.

[Sammy Sofa]

2 out of 3 is not bad. Keep winning series and these game threads will stay popular

 

 

Get to go play in domes now against struggling Milwaukee and a bad Houston team.

 

Yeah, this offense looked pretty [expletive] good playing at cold, miserable Wrigley, so hopefully the domes make it look even better.

[Guest]

Still won the series. Bad defense on our end and phenomenal defense on their's is a big reason we lost. What can ya do? Win another series against Milwaukee.

 

This. Would have been nice if they could have won on Sunday.

 

Oh well. Hoping for a winning record on the upcoming road trip.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soto looks like he still is putting it together. He's taking good hittable pitches for strikes and chasing bad pitches

 

He's not. He's seeing the ball well; he's just not putting his best swings on it.

I've watched most of the games and have seen him swing quite a few times at crappy pitches low and away.

 

That's always been his weakness, even when he's hitting well.

[Omar]

http://www.fangraphs.com/lgraphs/20110406_Diamondbacks_Cubs_0_20110406155458_lbig_.png

[erik316wttn]

Still won the series. Bad defense on our end and phenomenal defense on their's is a big reason we lost. What can ya do? Win another series against Milwaukee.

 

This. Would have been nice if they could have won on Sunday.

 

Oh well. Hoping for a winning record on the upcoming road trip.

 

At least win on Sunday when I'm in attendance.