What do you do with Montero now?

[Sammy Sofa]

SONTENSEI SONTENSEI SONTENSEI

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

[Sammy Sofa]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

Hahahahahahaah!

 

sontensei is now the only voice anyone can hear.

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

they're not benching russell. montero's bat is a huge upgrade over castro. montero at C is a significant upgrade over Schwarber. russell is almost certainly a defensive upgrade at SS. i think schwarber/coghlan in LF is close to a wash. just have to see how competent coghlan can be at 2B.

[Banedon]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

[Sammy Sofa]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

 

SONTENSEI SONTENSEI SONTENSEI

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

 

because Castro never gets benched.

[sontensei]

One thing that worries me is if they put Coghlan at 2b and Keep Castro at SS, that's probably the worst middle infield defensively in the game.

 

I hope they keep Russell in there at SS to offset Coghlan a little

 

But....nobody was considering a Coghlan/Castro infield. Like...nobody.

 

Just sayin' Mr. Maddon has done some funky things with lineups / switching players around in his history.

 

Not saying it should happen, actually I am scared to see it. However I wont put it past the Cubs manager to try it out.

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

they're not benching russell. montero's bat is a huge upgrade over castro. montero at C is a significant upgrade over Schwarber. russell is almost certainly a defensive upgrade at SS. i think schwarber/coghlan in LF is close to a wash. just have to see how competent coghlan can be at 2B.

 

 

Coghlan at second makes my ass twitch.

[Sammy Sofa]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

 

because Castro never gets benched.

 

There had been nobody to bench him for, you silly bunny.

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

 

because Castro never gets benched.

 

There had been nobody to bench him for, you silly bunny.

 

a big warm poop made from O_O's alone sandwich

[sontensei]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

wtf....why are people acting like this is a possibility?

 

because Castro never gets benched.

 

There had been nobody to bench him for, you silly bunny.

 

I guess technically there still isn't. Coghlan isnt 2b right?

[Sammy Sofa]

I guess technically there still isn't. Coghlan isnt 2b right?

 

Not unless they want to bring up Baez.

[sontensei]

I guess technically there still isn't. Coghlan isnt 2b right?

 

Not unless they want to bring up Baez.

 

Not happening in August apparently.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/32982/hoyer-baez-isnt-coming-anytime-soon

[Guest]

i don't understand why it's so important to get Montero's bat in the lineup. I mean, if they bench Castro, that's fine, but potentially benching Russell is just stupid.

 

they're not benching russell. montero's bat is a huge upgrade over castro. montero at C is a significant upgrade over Schwarber. russell is almost certainly a defensive upgrade at SS. i think schwarber/coghlan in LF is close to a wash. just have to see how competent coghlan can be at 2B.

 

 

Coghlan at second makes my ass twitch.

 

how much worse can it be than my dude todd walker?

 

(sidenote: [expletive] hilarious that a .274/.352/.468 line with non-awful fielding numbers at 2B was only good for 1.7 fWAR in 129 games in 2004)

[Guest]

has Schwarburger ever played OF before?

[sontensei]

has Schwarburger ever played OF before?

 

a couple times and he looked pretty shaky

[Guest]

has Schwarburger ever played OF before?

 

like last week

 

and in the minors last year

[Sammy Sofa]

I guess technically there still isn't. Coghlan isnt 2b right?

 

Not unless they want to bring up Baez.

 

Not happening in August apparently.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/32982/hoyer-baez-isnt-coming-anytime-soon

 

Oh, honey; you need to stop treating these things like gospel.

[Guest]

if we're gonna mix things up, we might as well put Schwarber at 3b, Bryant in LF, seems like a better fit. less running for chocolate-filled Schwarber.

[sontensei]

This exact problem (defense vs. offense) is why i want the NL to have a DH.

 

I mean if we didn't have a guy like Schwarber I wouldn't care, but his bat is probably the best of the rookie batch.. Sure its a short sample size but his swing is soo short / compact compared to guys like KB.

[Guest]

SHORT SAMPLE SIZE LOL YOU HAVE SHORTS ON THE BRAIN

[sontensei]

I'm gonna make sure to try not to rage so hard when we see this lineup defensively one day soon.

 

CF Fowler

LF Schwarber

2B Coghlan

1B Rizzo

3B Bryant

RF Soler

C Ross

P Lester

SS Castro

[sontensei]

SHORT SAMPLE SIZE LOL YOU HAVE SHORTS ON THE BRAIN

 

for saying that Schwarber is a better hitter than KB? na dude is better. his hit tool is even rated higher

[Guest]

SHORT SAMPLE SIZE LOL YOU HAVE SHORTS ON THE BRAIN

 

for saying that Schwarber is a better hitter than KB? na dude is better. his hit tool is even rated higher

 

are you using a german-to-english translator or something?