4/24 stupid cubs (samardzija) @ reds (latos) 1135am csn&mlbn

[Guest]

I'm starting to think Sveum really does tell hitters what was said the other day about it being pinch hitting and not pinch walking or whatever the [expletive].

 

oh no, what did he say? that sounds awful

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/blog/cubs-talk/cubs-late-efforts-not-enough-vs-giants

 

“I know I’ve got a chance to pinch hit every day, especially having an extra catcher on the bench,” Navarro said. “I just keep myself mentally ready, taking swings in the clubhouse. You just go out there and swing.”

 

Credit manager Dale Sveum for sticking Navarro in there in big situations.

 

“A guy walks up there, he’s ready to hit and swing the bat and not have any kind of thought process, meaning, ‘I’m not worried about what the guy’s doing, I’m going to get my swings in.’ It’s called pinch hitting and not pinch walking or pinch taking,” Sveum said. “That’s nice to see. That’s why we went with the three catchers, to have the ability to do those kinds of things with those two guys.”

[Guest]

that's pretty bad.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

baseball is dumb.

[Magnetic Curses]

i don't understand what Sveum meant there, it was like his interview was spliced up. if not, he was just stringing words together.

[Guest]

i don't understand what Sveum meant there, it was like his interview was spliced up. if not, he was just stringing words together.

 

It seems that way a lot of times he says stuff (not that I'm doubting that things were spliced up).

[dfnowak]

Oh well, at least the Cubs play the Marlins for a 4 game series next. They can win at least 2, right?

[Smack]

when he says stuff like that it makes you wonder if his sabermetrics talk is just lip service to Theo

[Schwarber Fan]

Considering they should have taken 3 of 4 from SF and 2 of 3 from Cincy, I'd hope so.

[UMFan83]

Another offensive suckfest

[Little Slide Rooter]

Anyone out there have the collective ERA/WHIP of our starting pitchers over the past 3 series?

[jersey cubs fan]

i don't understand what Sveum meant there, it was like his interview was spliced up. if not, he was just stringing words together.

 

My interpretation was that his inner hardass came out after being pumped up about a big hit.

[Guest]

I'm starting to think Sveum really does tell hitters what was said the other day about it being pinch hitting and not pinch walking or whatever the [expletive].

 

oh no, what did he say? that sounds awful

 

 

Credit manager Dale Sveum for sticking Navarro in there in big situations.

 

“A guy walks up there, he’s ready to hit and swing the bat and not have any kind of thought process, meaning, ‘I’m not worried about what the guy’s doing, I’m going to get my swings in.’ It’s called pinch hitting and not pinch walking or pinch taking,” Sveum said. “That’s nice to see. That’s why we went with the three catchers, to have the ability to do those kinds of things with those two guys.”

 

That sounds like something Dusty Baker would say.

[Hawk4Hall]

This offense is overall worse than last season. The only thing they have going for them at this point over the 2012 Cubs is power.

[Guest]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/alfonso-soriano-and-the-antithesis-of-situational-hitting/