6/17 Yankees (Garcia) at Cnbs (Davis), 1:20, CSN

[SouthSideRyan]

I am not a big fan of Reed Johnson, but for Pete's sake Quade quit reading Phil Rogers and sit Campana down. I find it hard to believe there isn't another candidate to play CF while Byrd is out. I wonder if they will consider Brett Jackson pretty soon?

 

Bjax has been struggling at AA...

 

He has?

 

His numbers have fallen off from his hot start. I wouldn't call it struggling though.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm pretty sure a significant percentage of chicago sportswriters get a semi when a scrappy white guy bunts for a hit.

[Little Slide Rooter]

You like what you see Yankees? For the price of Jesus Montero, he can be yours.

[Chisoxillini]

Garcia's thrown a lot of meatballs that haven't left the yard somehow.

[SouthSideRyan]

Garcia's thrown a lot of meatballs that haven't left the yard somehow.

 

I feel like that's been the story of his career since leaving the White Sox the first time. He's become Livan Hernandez.

[woodchip2153]

I think Quade should have used a pitch hitter for Davis. He's pushing his luck by leaving davis out there.

[TruffleShuffle]

Garcia's thrown a lot of meatballs that haven't left the yard somehow.

 

I feel like that's been the story of his career since leaving the White Sox the first time. He's become Livan Hernandez.

 

in girth as well as pitching ability.

[SouthSideRyan]

We are in game 15 of 38 in 38 days and Davis has looked legitamately good out there. I don't love it, but I don't hate it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I think this would be a good Marshall to Marmol time. Could be the last time this series we have an 8th inning lead.

[Guancous]

Glad Davis got pulled. He almost got Quaded.

[Chisoxillini]

That's about as good as you can hope for out of Davis.

 

YES guys were killing him for being a junkballer, yet their guys have Garcia on the mound.

[woodchip2153]

Ball 1 to Granderson lookes like one of those pitches that when you look back at pitch f/x data that you think there must have been a glitch in their computer, because that was right down the middle.

[bcl412]

It's nice to hear some energy in Wrigley, it's tricking me into thinking we are good.

[Yeti]

did i wake up in 2012? i swear this isn't the 2011 Chicago Cubs

[Banghart]

did i wake up in 2012? i swear this isn't the 2011 Chicago Cubs

Great pitching today aside, I will be upset if Doug Davis is a starter for the 2012 Cubs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Nail it down Marmol.

[bcl412]

Nice catch.

[Banghart]

Scrappy white guy makes a great catch.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Cubs' games are a lot more fun to watch when there's a packed house and people actually are excited.

[Guancous]

That last slider to Posada was perfect.

[bcl412]

C'mon Marmol, let's get one more.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Sit down Yankees!!!!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ahhh, now thats good Marmol!

 

Knowing that the Thursday and Friday pitching matchups would be Greinke vs. Garza and Garcia vs. Davis, if somebody told me on Wednesday that in the next 2 games, one would be a slugfest and one a pitchers duel, Id have believed them. I just would have assumed it would go the other way.

 

Cnbs Win! Cnbs Win! Cnbs Win!

[wvcbxl]

Nice win - that was fun to watch.

[bcl412]

Do that every game the rest of the season Cubs.