3/17 Cubs at OAK

[jersey cubs fan]

Chicago Cubs ‏@Cubs 1h

#Cubs lineup vs. Athletics: Lake CF, Barney SS, Kalish RF, Olt 1B, Baez 2B, Villanueva 3B, Vitters DH, Jackson LF, Whiteside C, McDonald P

 

Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales 14m

@Cubs lineup change at Oak: Valaika at 1b in place of Olt

 

Not sure why Olt had to be replaced late.

[Guest]

interesting. has Baez ever played 2nd at the pro level before?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Nope.

[Guest]

interesting. has Baez ever played 2nd at the pro level before?

 

they've been saying for weeks that he was going to get time there in ST, though (just saying it's not a sudden new development)

[Guest]

interesting. has Baez ever played 2nd at the pro level before?

 

2012 AFL.

[Guest]

@ESPNChiCubs Rick Renteria going to manage at the A's game today to watch Baez and McDonald. Olt was scratched today due to fatigue

 

FWIW on Olt

[jersey cubs fan]

Were his eyes tired?

[jersey cubs fan]

Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales 38s

Renteria said Olt scratched due to shoulder fatigue, not worried about Castro. Could make up ABs in minor league games

[Guest]

Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales 34s

Renteria said Olt scratched due to shoulder fatigue, not worried about Castro. Could make up ABs in minor league games

 

wtf if the shoulder is bothering him enough that he doesn't even want to swing a bat today, what's that say about his progress toward being able to play 3b?

 

 

 

and then this

 

More Olt RT @ESPNChiCubs Olt told me the other day he was pretty gassed.Think for obvious reasons he was going hard early in camp w BP's etc

 

 

 

sooo who knows.

[Guest]

Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales 48s

Olt says right shoulder will undergo more treatment today, believes he could play 3b as soon as Tuesday night if all goes well

[jersey cubs fan]

MLB ‏@MLB 6m

.@Athletics LHP Scott Kazmir scratched from his scheduled start today vs. @Cubs with left triceps stiffness.

 

MLB ‏@MLB 7m

.@Athletics RHP Jarrod Parker will undergo Tommy John surgery on March 25. Parker likely will miss the remainder of the season.

 

Fun times in Oakland.

[davell]

Stick a fork in McDonald.

[wekim81]

Stick a fork in McDonald.

i dont want to be happy someone gets hurt, but i'm glad this ends the realistic opportunity we were gonna take that washed up hack north with us. Might as well just let Villanueva or Rusin make the starts.

[Guest]

Stick a fork in McDonald.

i dont want to be happy someone gets hurt, but i'm glad this ends the realistic opportunity we were gonna take that washed up hack north with us. Might as well just let Villanueva or Rusin make the starts.

 

Already looked like Villanueva was getting the starts and I don't think he had much of a chance to make the team at this point.

 

 

What happened? Did he Chad Fox himself?

[Guest]

If it weren't for the big Cubs logo painted on the field and the silver railings I would have a really hard time not believing this game was at wrigley field from the CF cam

[Guest]

Cubs scoring some runs with 2 outs here.

[Guest]

I had almost forgotten about Lim

[Guest]

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 40m

Baez easy play on a grounder.

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 32m

Baez w solid hit to left off Jim Johnson

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 31m

Baez promptly thrown out stealing...cubs 0-2 today in that dept today

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 26m

Hard to see but nice over the shoulder catch at wall by Lake off Callaspo

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 25m

Baez goes to his left to get grounder, bounces throw to Barney who makes nice scoop to get force at 2nd...

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 4m

Barney and Baez turn a nice DP. Barney w nice grab to start

 

Jesse Rogers ‏@ESPNChiCubs 3m

Baez crossing over bag going in direction not used to (away from first) and throwing back that way. Nicely done

[Guest]

As happy as I am that Baez is getting time at 2B and not falling on his face, and with the caveat that the video is zoomed out to oblivion, I don't know if I'd call that a nicely done turn.

[Omar]

Cubs won the other game vs. Angels 4-2

[Clem Fandango]

Were his eyes tired?

 

[imb]

Can we all quit saying "going north" please.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

going northeast

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Next person to say going north is going down or else this whole place will go south.

[davell]

Can we all quit saying "going north" please.

[expletive], my bad. I started it, I think. No idea why either. It seems like terminology I've heard before, but it does sound odd.