4/20 Reds (Bailey) @ Cobs (Volstad) 1:20 pm CDT, CSN TV

[treebird]

bruce miles on twitter:

 

#Cubs announce attendance of 37,782. Take the "3" off and you got today's crowd

 

 

i've only got the game on the radio, how bad is it?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Maine in (9th) to pitch for the CUBS

[treebird]

bruce miles on twitter:

 

#Cubs announce attendance of 37,782. Take the "3" off and you got today's crowd

 

 

i've only got the game on the radio, how bad is it?

 

hahaha, the moment i ask, pat says there's probably 10-15k actually there

[neely crenshaw]

Soto: .153 (6-39)

 

Is there really any harm in trying Wellington out? I could see Jackson and Rizzo. But come on.

 

no, there's more to be learned by leaving Soto there. :lol:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Votto walked

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bruce struck out swinging

[Hairyducked Idiot]

bruce miles on twitter:

 

#Cubs announce attendance of 37,782. Take the "3" off and you got today's crowd

 

 

i've only got the game on the radio, how bad is it?

 

It's really that bad. Everyone has moved to the prime seats behind the plate and in the first few rows, but that still leaves about 15% empty seats in those areas. The wide angles show a nearly empty park.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Rolen struck out swinging

[XZero771679666304]

Soto: .153 (6-39)

 

Is there really any harm in trying Wellington out? I could see Jackson and Rizzo. But come on.

 

Soto is not really this bad and if we're going to ship him out, it's best to let him build some value. Benching him now wouldn't be the wisest thing to do.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Maine in (9th) to pitch for the CUBS

Votto walked

Bruce struck out swinging

Rolen struck out swinging

Heisey flied out to deep left center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Cincinnati: none

CUBS: none

 

Cincinnati     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Bailey        6.0  5  4  2  0  1  0  92

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Volstad       5.0  7  6  5  2  4  0  90
Camp          1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0  14
Maine         1.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  17

[Fred Hornkohl]

       Cincinnati        CUBS
P/PA          3.78        3.68
RBI%          0.37        0.25
R/BR          0.58        0.80
BA           0.310       0.200
OBP          0.375       0.200
SLG          0.379       0.280
OPS          0.754       0.480
ERA           3.00        7.71
BB/9          0.00        3.86
K/9           1.50        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

NY Yanks       3
Boston         1  3

St. Louis      0
Pittsburgh     0  6:05

LA Dodgers     0
Houston        0  7:05

Colorado       0
Milwaukee      0  7:10

[Rizzo Smash]

Soto: .153 (6-39)

 

Is there really any harm in trying Wellington out? I could see Jackson and Rizzo. But come on.

 

Soto is not really this bad and if we're going to ship him out, it's best to let him build some value. Benching him now wouldn't be the wisest thing to do.

Soto is awful. Not only is he a below-average hitter but I'd say he's one of the worst fielding catchers in baseball and he can't throw anyone out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Byrd               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off         8    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.111  0.000  0.111  0.000  2.44    0.0  0.111  0.000
bases empty        22    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    5  0.045  0.125  0.045  0.170  0.059  3.42    0.1  0.080  0.000
Late (7th on)      15    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    5  0.000  0.063  0.000  0.063  0.000  4.06    0.0  0.063  0.091
0 outs             18    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    4  0.000  0.100  0.000  0.100  0.000  2.80    0.0  0.100  0.000
CUBS trailing      20    1    1    0    0    0    1    2    7  0.050  0.136  0.050  0.186  0.077  4.05    0.1  0.086  0.071
last 7 games       19    0    2    0    0    0    0    1    5  0.105  0.190  0.105  0.296  0.143  3.19    0.4  0.085  0.000
Home               21    1    1    0    0    0    2    2    5  0.048  0.130  0.048  0.178  0.063  3.65    0.1  0.083  0.133
Day                27    1    2    0    0    0    1    2    6  0.074  0.167  0.074  0.241  0.095  3.10    0.3  0.093  0.063
vs Right           34    0    2    0    0    0    2    2    9  0.059  0.135  0.059  0.194  0.080  3.35    0.3  0.076  0.091

season totals      40    1    3    0    0    0    2    3   10  0.075  0.159  0.075  0.234  0.100  3.43    0.5  0.084  0.087

[El Duderino]

Jesus H. Just because Soto is terrible at hitting now doesnt automatically make him the worst defensive catcher ever.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Byrd flied out to right field

[Rizzo Smash]

Marlon Byrd down to .069 (3-43)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Mather             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
Pinch hitting       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00    0.0  0.000  0.000
bases empty         8    1    1    0    0    0    0    2    0  0.125  0.300  0.125  0.425  0.125  3.50    0.3  0.175  0.000
Late (7th on)       4    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.250  0.400  0.250  0.650  0.250  3.00    0.4  0.150  0.000
1 out               4    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.000  0.200  0.000  0.200  0.000  4.00    0.0  0.200  0.000
CUBS trailing       5    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.200  0.333  0.200  0.533  0.200  2.67    0.3  0.133  0.000
last 7 games        7    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.143  0.143  0.143  0.286  0.143  2.43    0.1  0.000  0.000
Home                5    1    1    0    0    0    1    2    1  0.200  0.429  0.200  0.629  0.250  4.00    0.4  0.229  0.333
Day                 9    1    1    0    0    0    1    2    1  0.111  0.273  0.111  0.384  0.125  3.36    0.3  0.162  0.200
vs Right            7    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.000  0.125  0.000  0.125  0.000  3.38    0.0  0.125  0.000

season totals      11    1    2    0    0    0    1    2    1  0.182  0.308  0.182  0.490  0.200  3.23    0.6  0.126  0.200

[Fred Hornkohl]

Mather, pinch hitting for Maine, struck out swinging

[illiniguy]

We are really good.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeJesus            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty        28    6    7    2    0    0    0    7    7  0.250  0.432  0.321  0.754  0.333  4.38    3.9  0.182  0.000
Late (7th on)       8    1    1    0    0    0    0    3    5  0.125  0.417  0.125  0.542  0.333  5.33    0.4  0.292  0.000
2 outs              9    2    3    0    0    0    0    3    1  0.333  0.500  0.333  0.833  0.375  4.75    1.5  0.167  0.000
CUBS trailing      13    3    3    0    0    0    0    5    7  0.231  0.444  0.231  0.675  0.500  5.11    1.3  0.214  0.000
last 7 games       17    6    4    1    0    0    0    4    4  0.235  0.435  0.294  0.729  0.308  4.35    2.2  0.199  0.000
Home               22    5    7    1    0    0    0    4    6  0.318  0.444  0.364  0.808  0.438  4.26    3.6  0.126  0.000
Day                25    8    6    2    0    0    0    6    5  0.240  0.406  0.320  0.726  0.300  4.44    3.3  0.166  0.000
vs Right           32    8    7    2    0    0    0    8   10  0.219  0.390  0.281  0.671  0.318  4.51    3.5  0.171  0.000

season totals      36    9    9    2    0    0    0    8   10  0.250  0.413  0.306  0.719  0.346  4.37    4.5  0.163  0.000

[XZero771679666304]

Soto: .153 (6-39)

 

Is there really any harm in trying Wellington out? I could see Jackson and Rizzo. But come on.

 

Soto is not really this bad and if we're going to ship him out, it's best to let him build some value. Benching him now wouldn't be the wisest thing to do.

Soto is awful. Not only is he a below-average hitter but I'd say he's one of the worst fielding catchers in baseball and he can't throw anyone out.

 

He was in the top 5 in CS% last year and has typically thrown out between 25-30% of would be base stealers in his career, which is decidedly not bad. He's not Yadi Molina, but he's not the worst defensive catcher around, or even close.

 

He's off to a slow start, but he's in good shape, had a strong spring and in an "on" year in his on/off offensive pattern.

 

You let Soto play.

[XZero771679666304]

We are really good.

 

Spectacular, even.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Byrd flied out to right field

Mather, pinch hitting for Maine, struck out swinging

DeJesus grounded out to first, unassisted

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Cincinnati: none

CUBS: none

 

Cincinnati     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Bailey        7.0  5  4  2  0  2  0  98

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Volstad       5.0  7  6  5  2  4  0  90
Camp          1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0  14
Maine         1.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  17

[Fred Hornkohl]

       Cincinnati        CUBS
P/PA          3.78        3.50
RBI%          0.37        0.25
R/BR          0.58        0.80
BA           0.310       0.179
OBP          0.375       0.179
SLG          0.379       0.250
OPS          0.754       0.429
ERA           2.57        7.71
BB/9          0.00        3.86
K/9           2.57        9.00