3/31 - Cubs (SHARK!) @ Pirates (Liriano) - 12:05 CT WGN/ESPN

[ctcf]

It's finally here, boys and girls. Real baseball that actually counts and stuff. Plenty of story lines early on to make this not feel like a tragic and futile endeavor so GET EXCITED!!!

 

Also, please come back to us, Fred. You are missed.

[Omar]

Pirates v. Shark

                     PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG  OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Andrew McCutchen     29  24  9  3  0  0   0  4  9 .375 .483 .500 .983  0  0   0   1         0
Neil Walker          25  22  5  0  1  2   4  3  7 .227 .320 .591 .911  0  0   0   0         2
Pedro Alvarez        22  22  5  1  0  1   5  0  5 .227 .227 .409 .636  0  0   0   0         0
Starling Marte       18  16  4  0  0  0   0  1  4 .250 .294 .250 .544  1  0   0   0         0
Russell Martin       16  13  3  1  0  0   0  2  1 .231 .375 .308 .683  0  0   0   1         0
Clint Barmes         11  11  0  0  0  0   0  0  4 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         1
Gaby Sanchez         10  10  1  0  0  0   0  0  3 .100 .100 .100 .200  0  0   0   0         0
Jose Tabata          10  10  2  0  0  0   1  0  3 .200 .200 .200 .400  0  0   0   0         0
Jordy Mercer          9   6  0  0  0  0   0  3  2 .000 .333 .000 .333  0  0   2   0         0
Travis Snider         7   7  1  0  0  0   1  0  3 .143 .143 .143 .286  0  0   0   0         0
Francisco Liriano     5   3  1  0  0  0   1  1  0 .333 .500 .333 .833  1  0   0   0         0
Charlie Morton        3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .333 .333 .333 .667  0  0   0   0         0
Wandy Rodriguez       3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .333 .667  0  0   0   0         0
Josh Harrison         2   1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  1  0   0   0         0
Total               170 151 33  5  1  3  12 14 42 .219 .293 .325 .618  3  0   2   2   3  /div

 

Cubs v. Liriano

                     PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Starlin Castro       19 17  2  2  0  0   0  2  5 .118 .211 .235  .446  0  0   0   0         0
Darwin Barney        18 15  2  1  0  0   0  3  2 .133 .278 .200  .478  0  0   0   0         0
Anthony Rizzo        16 14  2  0  0  0   1  2  4 .143 .250 .143  .393  0  0   0   0         0
Welington Castillo    9  8  3  0  0  1   2  1  2 .375 .444 .750 1.194  0  0   0   0         0
Ryan Sweeney          9  9  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Junior Lake           6  5  1  0  0  0   0  1  2 .200 .333 .200  .533  0  0   0   0         0
Jeff Samardzija       4  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000  .000  1  0   0   0         0
Travis Wood           4  3  1  0  0  0   0  1  1 .333 .500 .333  .833  0  0   0   0         0
Justin Ruggiano       3  3  1  0  0  0   1  0  1 .333 .333 .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Jake Arrieta          2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total                90 79 12  3  0  1   4 10 22 .152 .247 .228  .475  1  0   0   0         0

[UMFan83]

It's finally here, boys and girls. Real baseball that actually counts and stuff. Plenty of story lines early on to make this not feel like a tragic and futile endeavor so GET EXCITED!!!

 

Also, please come back to us, Fred. You are missed.

 

Where is he anyways? I saw him posting on Facebook a week or two ago

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I hate our lineup against lefties a little bit less. It should flirt with adequacy in games like this. I like our chances.

[NOLA]

I hate our lineup against lefties a little bit less. It should flirt with adequacy in games like this. I like our chances.

HA! That's kind of catchy.

Chicago Cubs Baseball 2014: Flirting with Adequacy.

[ctcf]

Much like Kyle flirts with positivity.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Much like Kyle flirts with positivity.

 

I'm reading that ESPN The Magazine article about Epstein and my hope boner is throbbing.

 

Hitters are put through a battery of proprietary video-game-style tests to gauge hand-eye coordination and pitch recognition. Cubs players at every level are required to play these "games" daily.

 

I want this [expletive] to work soooo badly.

 

 

 

Edit: aaannd it's gone

 

"When I first walked in there I made a joke -- kind of -- by saying, '2017 is our year.' That's a sh -- y thing to say when you're hired in 2012, but with the state of that landscape, it was easy to be realistic."

[ctcf]

Awwww you tried

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I wonder what it's like to have a GM with as much brainpower as Epstein but also a shred of ambition.

[ctcf]

You're like the cubbyvirus00 of Cubs threads

[Hairyducked Idiot]

You're like the cubbyvirus00 of Cubs threads

 

And you insult posters because you think it makes you cool. We all got a part to play.

[ctcf]

Actually it's pretty satisfying on its own.

[Guest]

You're like the cubbyvirus00 of Cubs threads

 

And you insult posters because you think it makes you cool. We all got a part to play.

 

when you're kyle, you can't whine about other people, holy [expletive]

[PackLandVA]

So with Liriano going for the Bucs, do the Cubs feature the RH-hitting lineup to include Rizzo? Or does Ricky go with Valbuena as the veteran presence at 3rd Base (over Olt) on opening day? Who gets the nod in RF? I assume Schierholtz is the everyday starter, even against lefties.

[sneakypower]

my guess

 

Lake LF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Ruggiano RF

Olt 3B

Sweeney CF

Castillo C

Barney 2B

[Schwarber Fan]

For those watching on ESPN, the broadcast team is Sean McDonough and Aaron Boone (meh)

 

Nice to see the forecast 60 degrees and sunny!

 

Play ball.

[Schwarber Fan]

my guess

 

Lake LF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Ruggiano RF

Olt 3B

Sweeney CF

Castillo C

Barney 2B

 

I wonder if they throw Bonifacio in the outfield and have him lead off.

[ctcf]

You're like the cubbyvirus00 of Cubs threads

 

And you insult posters because you think it makes you cool. We all got a part to play.

 

when you're kyle, you can't whine about other people, holy [expletive]

 

You can only be insecure and trying to fit in after like 11 years.

[Guest]

So with Liriano going for the Bucs, do the Cubs feature the RH-hitting lineup to include Rizzo? Or does Ricky go with Valbuena as the veteran presence at 3rd Base (over Olt) on opening day? Who gets the nod in RF? I assume Schierholtz is the everyday starter, even against lefties.

 

Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Mar 27

If Liriano starts for #Pirates Monday, @mike_olt will start at 3B for the #Cubs

[Derwood]

my guess

 

Lake LF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Ruggiano RF

Olt 3B

Sweeney CF

Castillo C

Barney 2B

 

 

Theriot SS

Soriano LF

Lee 1B

Ramirez 3B

Fukudome RF

DeRosa 2B

Soto C

Pie CF

 

*weeps*

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

*Edmonds CF

[pitchcs]

my guess

 

Lake LF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Ruggiano RF

Olt 3B

Sweeney CF

Castillo C

Barney 2B

 

I wonder if they throw Bonifacio in the outfield and have him lead off.

 

That would be my guess:

 

(S) Bonifacio - CF

® Castro - SS

(L) Rizzo - 1B

® Olt - 3B

® Ruggiano - RF

® Lake - LF

® Castillo - C

® Barney - 2B

® Sammy J - P

[Guest]

Much like Kyle flirts with positivity.

 

I'm reading that ESPN The Magazine article about Epstein and my hope boner is throbbing.

 

 

Edit: aaannd it's gone

 

"When I first walked in there I made a joke -- kind of -- by saying, '2017 is our year.' That's a sh -- y thing to say when you're hired in 2012, but with the state of that landscape, it was easy to be realistic."

 

Theo didn't say that. Just making sure everyone who didn't read the piece realizes this.

 

Also - I can't come up with the name...I remember there was a hire among the 2011 guys in scouting/player development or something who since left the team. I'm guessing that's who they got some of these quotes from. Anyone?

[Guest]

Hoping to see some of this tomorrow:

 

[Guest]

I had almost forgotten that Pat Hughes started off with "It's playable" on that ball

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_01_chnmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=video&c_id=chc