4/25 Cubs (Garza) vs Rockies (Rogers) 7:05 CSN

[Fred Hornkohl]

Smith struck out swinging

[Sosa21MVP]

Everyone needs a game off here and there. The guys 21 years old, and I dont believe hes had a game off so far this season.

 

yeah so let's just pull him from a game when he made an out and three errors. that should do wonders for his confidence, embarrassing him in front of the home crowd.

 

Maybe Quade can run out on the field and chew him out right there. Then that lazy SOB Castro might put a little effort into his defense.

 

Laugh if you will, but unless Castro has a big rest of the game with the bat, Id be willing to bet that he is not in tomorrows lineup. No he wont be sent down to Iowa or traded for Ryan Theriot or whatever, but he'll be on the bench, and back on the field Wednesday.

 

What good is it going to do? I'm pretty sure Starlin realizes are errors are bad and that he should try to commit as few as possible. Now if they want to give him a day off because he needs the rest, fine. But sitting him for a game because he made some errors...I just don't the point. His bat is far too valuable to our lineup to sit him out a game for his defense.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lopez flied out to deep left center field

[Soul]

Bad weather or not, this is the best I've seen G. pitch for us.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Helton singled to center field

Smith struck out swinging

Lopez flied out to deep left center field

Iannetta struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Colorado: none

CUBS: Barney (1)

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rogers        3.0  6  3  3  3  1  1  67

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Garza         4.0  2  3  0  0  6  0  67

[Fred Hornkohl]

         Colorado        CUBS
P/PA          3.94        3.72
RBI%          0.13        0.17
R/BR          1.50        0.33
BA           0.118       0.429
OBP          0.118       0.563
SLG          0.118       0.643
OPS          0.235       1.205
ERA           9.00        0.00
BB/9          9.00        0.00
K/9           3.00       13.50

[Fred Hornkohl]

Washington     2
Pittsburgh     4  6

LA Dodgers     3
Florida        2  7

Cincinnati     7  3
Milwaukee      0

Philadelphia   0
Arizona        0  8:40

Atlanta        0
San Diego      0  9:05

white sox      1  8
NY Yanks       0

[Irrelevant Dude]

For weeks I have been trying to figure out who Darwin Barney reminds me of and it finally hit me...

 

Rob Schneider

 

Darwin... The Darwinator.

[NCCubFan]

I read a stat the other day that the Cubs have set the ML record for the most stops at the .500 mark though the first 20 games of the season. So, yay on our historic mediocrity, I guess. It could be worse, I suppose. At least we didn't start off like we did in 1997.

Not just a record, but one that can never be broken (although it could conceivably be tied). They've literally been at every possible .500 record through 20 games. No longer than a two game winning streak and two game losing streak, no better than 1 over .500, no worse than 1 under.

[UMFan83]

For weeks I have been trying to figure out who Darwin Barney reminds me of and it finally hit me...

 

Rob Schneider

 

Darwin... The Darwinator.

 

its the part Asian in them

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome singled to left field

[Soul]

Fuku dialed in tonight.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is there anyway to bottle up April-May Kosuke and keep it around all season?

[Sammy Sofa]

For weeks I have been trying to figure out who Darwin Barney reminds me of and it finally hit me...

 

Rob Schneider

 

Darwin... The Darwinator.

 

its the part Asian in them

 

Rob Schneider is part Asian?

 

I guess that makes some of his roles slightly less minstrel show-y. Slightly.

[Northside Blues]

When did Fukudome morph into Ichiro with walks?

 

20 hits

19 singles

10 walks

5 Ks

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barney grounded out to third, 5-3, Fukudome to second

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro grounded out to short, 6-3, Fukudome to third

[Soul]

Throw it in the dirt or something. Want the go ahead run here.

[Sammy Sofa]

When did Fukudome morph into Ichiro with walks?

 

20 hits

19 singles

10 walks

5 Ks

 

The sad thing is I've heard a few different radio hosts/callers complain that his numbers are "soft."

 

And of course, that he's "only good in April" and that he's "way/vastly/significantly/etc. overpaid."

Edited April 26, 2011 by Sammy Sofa

[Fred Hornkohl]

Baker walked

[Irrelevant Dude]

For weeks I have been trying to figure out who Darwin Barney reminds me of and it finally hit me...

 

Rob Schneider

 

Darwin... The Darwinator.

 

its the part Asian in them

 

Rob Schneider is part Asian?

 

I guess that makes some of his roles slightly less minstrel show-y. Slightly.

Apparently so. I honestly had no idea that Barney was Asian either.

[Northside Blues]

Jeff Baker will have 3 hits tonight, and you will all feel silly.

 

2 for 2 with a walk. Close enough.

[Soul]

When did Fukudome morph into Ichiro with walks?

 

20 hits

19 singles

10 walks

5 Ks

 

The sad thing is I've heard a few different radio hosts/callers complain that his numbers are "soft."

 

And of course, that he's "only good in April" and that he's "way/vastly/significantly/etc. overpaid."

 

What on earth does that even mean? Are they imaginary hits, or something?

[SouthSideRyan]

Toss him it's our best shot.

[UMFan83]

For weeks I have been trying to figure out who Darwin Barney reminds me of and it finally hit me...

 

Rob Schneider

 

Darwin... The Darwinator.

 

its the part Asian in them

 

Rob Schneider is part Asian?

 

I guess that makes some of his roles slightly less minstrel show-y. Slightly.

Apparently so. I honestly had no idea that Barney was Asian either.

 

Schneider is part Filipino and Barney is part Japanese I believe.