4/6 Cubs (Villanueva) @ Braves (Teheran) 6:10 p.m. CT, WGN

[soccer10k]

Go Cubs.

[bcl412]

I think we finally hit a little today. Cubs score at least 5.

[KaiserCesar]

I'll finally be able to watch a game this year. Working and no cable is a bad mix for following the Cubs.

[bcl412]

I have a DVR for the first time ever during a season. It's an awesome thing to have.

[Guest]

I'll finally be able to watch a game this year. Working and no cable is a bad mix for following the Cubs.

 

Yep and yeeeeep.

[Andy]

I have a DVR for the first time ever during a season. It's an awesome thing to have.

I can't believe I ever lived without a DVR.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1. CF: David DeJesus

2. SS: Starlin Castro

3. 1B: Anthony Rizzo

4. LF: Alfonso Soriano

5. RF: Nate Schierholtz

6. C: Welington Castillo

7. 3B: Luis Valbuena

8. 2B: Alberto Gonzalez

9. SP: Carlos Villanueva

[Andy]

Andrelton Simmons scratched for Atlanta with a sprained thumb, so we've got that going for us.

 

BJ Upton CF Heyward RF J Upton LF Freeman 1B Uggla 2B Francisco 3B Laird C Pena SS Teheran P

[Sammy Sofa]

1. CF: David DeJesus

2. SS: Starlin Castro

3. 1B: Anthony Rizzo

4. LF: Alfonso Soriano

5. RF: Nate Schierholtz

6. C: Welington Castillo

7. 3B: Luis Valbuena

8. 2B: Alberto Gonzalez

9. SP: Carlos Villanueva

 

It's already a victory given the lack of Lillibridge.

[Omar]

Braves v. Villanueva

                    PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
B.J. Upton          14 14  3  1  0  0   1  0  4  .214  .214  .286  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Dan Uggla           12  8  2  1  0  0   1  3  3  .250  .417  .375  .792  0  1   0   0         1
Reed Johnson         6  5  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  .400  .400  .400  .800  1  0   0   0         0
Justin Upton         5  5  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         1
Ramiro Pena          3  2  0  0  0  0   1  0  1  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  1   0   0         0
Juan Francisco       2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jason Heyward        2  2  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Tim Hudson           2  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Chris Johnson        2  2  1  1  0  0   2  0  1  .500  .500 1.000 1.500  0  0   0   0         0
Freddie Freeman      1  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000  0  0   0   0         0
Paul Maholm          1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Andrelton Simmons    1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total               51 45 10  4  0  0   7  3 14  .222  .260  .311  .571  1  2   0   0         2

 

Cubs roster has never faced Teheran.

[Fred Hornkohl]

The game is on XM Radio 186.

[Sammy Sofa]

Schierholtz is the anti-Lillibridge.

[Sammy Sofa]

Though it's weird how little he hits for power with how big he is.

[imb]

these braves uniforms are things of beauty

[Soul]

Ump is blind.

[KaiserCesar]

Loving Welington - great throw on the caught stealing.

[Guest]

So that Justin Upton guy is pretty good.

[Soul]

That was [expletive] tagged

[davell]

Though it's weird how little he hits for power with how big he is.

Even with him platooning, I figure he'll hit 15ish homers for us.

[Sammy Sofa]

Though it's weird how little he hits for power with how big he is.

Even with him platooning, I figure he'll hit 15ish homers for us.

 

That would be pretty impressive, given he's never topped 9 in a season (and his next highest total is 6).

[davell]

Though it's weird how little he hits for power with how big he is.

Even with him platooning, I figure he'll hit 15ish homers for us.

 

That would be pretty impressive, given he's never topped 9 in a season (and his next highest total is 6).

True. But he was thought to have 25-30 homer pop coming up(did hit over 15 a few times in the minors) and I figure the change of ballparks helps a bit.

[Tryptamine]

Rizzo and Castro, wake the hell up.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Rizzo and Castro, wake the hell up.

 

For real.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Our entire infield is hurt or slumping and we're still looking at a shot at a 3-2 start.

[davell]

Well [expletive]. Not a good start.