2013 Spring Training Game Thread

[Guest]

 

Javy's walkoff

[illiniguy]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

You can have Francisco Lindor. Call me a battered wife.

[Guest]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

You can have Francisco Lindor. Call me a battered wife.

Hell, I'd take Javy over Profar at this point

[Tracer Bullet]

Lame... the Sox game (which we get to watch) gets this lineup...

 

Valbuena 3B

Barney 2B

Castro SS

Schierholtz RF

Hairston DH

Navarro C

Bogusevic LF

McDonald CF

Nelson 1B

 

 

The game against Japan (not televised) gets this lineup

 

DeJesus CF

Baez SS

Castillo C

Soriano DH

Sappelt LF

Vitters 3B

Soler RF

Vogelbach 1B

Gonzalez 2B

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

[davell]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

You can have Francisco Lindor. Call me a battered wife.

Hell, I'd take Javy over Profar at this point

According to AZPhil, the 3rd baseman shook his hand rounding the bases on the walk off.

[illiniguy]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

You can have Francisco Lindor. Call me a battered wife.

Hell, I'd take Javy over Profar at this point

I seriously wouldn't trade him for anyone not named Bundy in the minors.

[davell]

Bundy's velo has dropped some this spring. Personally, I've got a hard time trading any elite hitting for elite pitching. Since Javy is ours, I don't want to deal him, partly because of how fun it COULD be to watch him. Take that away, Bogaerts and Taveras, along with Profar-I'd have a hard time turning any of them down, if I take the blinders off.

[Guest]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

You can have Francisco Lindor. Call me a battered wife.

Hell, I'd take Javy over Profar at this point

According to AZPhil, the 3rd baseman shook his hand rounding the bases on the walk off.

 

In the video, you can see him shake hands with the 3B coach, but it gets a little jumpy when Javy passes by right after and you can't really tell if that happened.

[jersey cubs fan]

He also took a walk today.

Scouts sitting behind me said, " that's hard to do", in reference to the pitcher issuing the walks. From my view I as impressed with him laying off. Good bad we had a flight and missed the walk off.

[jersey cubs fan]

Soler looks like a big old raw athlete. I didn't want to believe it would take as long as reported, but I can see why it would.

[davell]

Soler looks like a big old raw athlete. I didn't want to believe it would take as long as reported, but I can see why it would.

Anything stand out on Soler? Most reports seem very encouraging, especially with the plate discipline, for as little game action as he's had over the past couplevof years.

[davell]

Didn't know you had gone down there, but damn, you picked out a helluva game to go to.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh sweet Jesus.......Javy told Castillo(batting behind him) "you're not getting to hit" prior to the walk off.

 

YES, DAMMIT, YES.

[Guest]

He also took a walk today.

Scouts sitting behind me said, " that's hard to do", in reference to the pitcher issuing the walks. From my view I as impressed with him laying off. Good bad we had a flight and missed the walk off.

 

Baez's first home run was the more impressive blast; with one out in the seventh inning and the Cubs trailing 5-3, he blasted one into the parking lot on the fly, which means it had to leave the premises and cross the road between the ballpark and the lot. I estimate it went at least 430 feet, by far the longest home run I've seen hit by anyone this spring. That one was off Kenji Otonari, who made 25 starts for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in 2012, posting a 2.03 ERA. Otonari allowed just nine home runs in 177⅓ innings.

 

It was a most impressive day for Baez, who also drew a walk in the first inning off Japanese starter Tetsuya Utsumi. Last year for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, Utsumi had a 1.98 ERA and 1.145 WHIP in 186 innings, issuing just 40 walks.

 

Baez's walk helped lead to a three-run first for the Cubs off Utsumi; Welington Castillo hit a ground-rule double, moving Baez to third. That was followed by a sac fly by Alfonso Soriano. Dave Sappelt drove in Castillo with another double, and Josh Vitters lined a single up the middle to complete the scoring.

 

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/3/15/4110384/javier-baez-cubs-japan-walkoff

[fromthestretch]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

[fromthestretch]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

[davell]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

Mesa has Rizzo, Baez, and Soler in the lineup today.

[davell]

Shark is starting in Vegas, haven't seen a lineup.

[Tracer Bullet]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

Mesa has Rizzo, Baez, and Soler in the lineup today.

 

Good. That should make up for yesterday's D team lineup

[davell]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

Mesa has Rizzo, Baez, and Soler in the lineup today.

 

Good. That should make up for yesterday's D team lineup

You've got the TV crew debuting today and Rob Neyer will be in the stands as well. His first time in the park.

[fromthestretch]

 

I got to watch the pathetic Sox game in person. Worst game I've ever seen live.

 

I was there, too. Wish I would have been in Mesa instead. I'm going to the one in Vegas today, so hopefully that will be a good game.

[Guest]

Theo's going to be on WGN with Len and Deshaies in the second inning.

[Irrelevant Dude]

They need to boost Jim's mic.

[Guest]

Baez bomb

[illiniguy]

Javy Baez is a god.