2015 Spring Training Game Thread

[PrimeTime]

Looks like Javy swung at three straight pitches..Were they even in the zone?

 

Nevermind, I don't know if it was 3 straight. Gameday is saying it was and then said Olt walked on 4 straight pitches.

Edited March 6, 2015 by PrimeTime

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Olt goes from down 0-2 to walk on 4 straight balls.

[Guest]

Looks like Javy swung at three straight pitches..Were they even in the zone?

 

Nevermind, I don't know if it was 3 straight. Gameday is saying it was and then said Olt walked on 4 straight pitches.

 

Think he got up 2-0 and then swung out of his shoes at the next two pitches. Then whiffed on a high FB.

[Gilby]

Looks like Javy swung at three straight pitches..Were they even in the zone?

 

Nevermind, I don't know if it was 3 straight. Gameday is saying it was and then said Olt walked on 4 straight pitches.

 

Gameday isn't accurate pitch-by-pitch in spring training. All at bats that end in a ball in play are one pitch, all K's are three, and all walks are four pitches.

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DP ends the inning. Lester gave up a broken bat single and K'd Bruce

[Guest]

looking forward to seeing where motte's velo is

[ctcf]

looking forward to seeing where motte's velo is

 

Jesse Rogers says 89-94 so far.

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Motte with a scoreless inning and 1 hit.

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Schwarber was put in the game as a PR (lol) and he'll be catching from here on out.

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Lake is hurt and leaving the game.

[sweetpeteman]

Lake was trying to advance on a passed ball and the catchers throw went high, causing Philips and lake to collide

[sweetpeteman]

According to the scoreboard, the secondbaseman for the cubs is somebody named Dargo.

[UMFan83]

According to the scoreboard, the secondbaseman for the cubs is somebody named Dargo.

 

Drago?

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Lundgren_Ivan_Drago.jpg

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Wes Darvill really beefed up

[Guest]

ChicagoCubsOnline ‏@TheCCO 2h2 hours ago

#Cubs vs. Rockies, Marshall (3/7): Fowler CF, Rizzo 1B, Castro SS, Montero C, Soler RF, Bryant 3B, Coghlan LF, Ross DH, Herrera 2B, Hammel P

[ctcf]

Herrera was insufferably bad at baseball yesterday.

[Gilby]

Maddon said he was going to talk with the front office about the benefits of hitting the pitcher 8th when he was hired. I wonder if he's embracing the whole "the best hitter should actually hit 2nd" belief after those conversations.

[Guest]

Maddon said he was going to talk with the front office about the benefits of hitting the pitcher 8th when he was hired. I wonder if he's embracing the whole "the best hitter should actually hit 2nd" belief after those conversations.

 

Zobrist was their best hitter last year, and bear in mind, going into the season, there was a reasonable case to be made that Myers was/would be.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBR/2014-batting-orders.shtml

[Gilby]

Maddon said he was going to talk with the front office about the benefits of hitting the pitcher 8th when he was hired. I wonder if he's embracing the whole "the best hitter should actually hit 2nd" belief after those conversations.

 

Zobrist was their best hitter last year, and bear in mind, going into the season, there was a reasonable case to be made that Myers was/would be.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBR/2014-batting-orders.shtml

 

Yeah that's true. Though I feel like Longoria was still "the guy" and he mostly hit cleanup. But yeah, maybe Maddon has already been doing this.

[Guest]

The only bad thing is having to listen to idiot meatballs complain about it.

[RammyFanny]

The only bad thing is having to listen to idiot meatballs complain about it.

"BUT HOW WILL HE GET TO 100 RBI'S BATTING 2ND?!"

[Hairyducked Idiot]

re: lineups

 

We are employing the guy who did most of the best public work on lineups, and we seem to be following his theories. Best hitters 2nd and 4th, maybe pitcher 8th. It doesn't make a huge difference, but I like it.

[Guest]

I kind of like that Maddon knows both how to construct something resembling an optimal lineup and knows it matters so little that he'll throw an 867-5309 lineup out there

[UMFan83]

First game on 780 today.

[Guest]

Brett Taylor ‏@BleacherNation 1m1 minute ago

Kris Bryant BOOOOOOOOMB. Scores Jorge Soler in the process. I could get used to that.