4/5 Cubs (Lester) @ Angels (Heaney) 9:05 CT CSN+, WSCR

[UMFan83]

It's 2:37 AM in November 2047. A gray haired Garrett Richards shoots up in bed in a cold sweat. His wife Alexis wakes and notices the fear in his face.

 

Alexis: Was it that dream again, the one with the Cubs?

 

Garrett: I CANT GET OUT OF THE INNING. THEY JUST KEEP WORKING THE COUNT

 

Alexis: Now now, that was 31 years ago. There were 9 hall of famers on that team and they won 11 consecutive world series, they did that to everyone. Time to let it go.

 

She embraces him as he cries in her shoulder. Finally, he lays back down and goes to sleep. Alexis starts to lie back down, but then gets back up and turns on the night light and pulls out a picture of a young smiling Kyle Schwarber from behind her pillow and stares lovingly into his eyes.

 

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/33712.png&w=350&h=254

 

Go Cubs!

[David]

lol

[Omar]

No stats vs. Heaney

 

Angels v. Lester

Name                 PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG  OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP 
Yunel Escobar        52  44 10  1  0  0   2  5  9 .227 .314 .250 .564  1  1   0   1         1
Craig Gentry         13  11  2  0  0  0   0  1  4 .182 .308 .182 .490  0  0   0   1         1
Albert Pujols        13  12  5  2  0  0   3  0  0 .417 .385 .583 .968  0  1   0   0         0
Mike Trout           12  11  2  0  0  0   0  1  5 .182 .250 .182 .432  0  0   0   0         1
Andrelton Simmons    11  10  4  1  0  0   2  0  0 .400 .364 .500 .864  0  1   0   0         2
Johnny Giavotella     9   9  2  0  1  0   1  0  0 .222 .222 .444 .667  0  0   0   0         0
Kole Calhoun          7   7  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .143 .143 .143 .286  0  0   0   0         0
C.J. Cron             3   3  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Cliff Pennington      3   2  0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .333 .000 .333  0  0   0   0         0
Geovany Soto          3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .333 .333 .333 .667  0  0   0   0         0
Total               126 112 27  4  1  0   8  8 20 .241 .296 .295 .591  1  3   0   2         5

[Stu]

What's beautiful about the Cubs offense is that they allow pitchers to chose their own method of execution. Pitch to us and your death by dongs will be swift and instantaneous. Avoid us and we will gouge you with a thousand paper cuts.

[sneakypower]

Heaney had .568 OPS lefty split with 7.25:1 K/BB last year; i think Schwarber sits this one out (and Szczur subs in?)

[BigbadB]

Heaney had .568 OPS lefty split with 7.25:1 K/BB last year; i think Schwarber sits this one out (and Szczur subs in?)

 

Montero can DH today with Ross behind the plate.

[David]

Heaney had .568 OPS lefty split with 7.25:1 K/BB last year; i think Schwarber sits this one out (and Szczur subs in?)

 

Montero can DH today with Ross behind the plate.

 

If we're sitting Schwarber because the pitcher is really good against lefties, why would we DH Montero?

[Sammy Sofa]

Schwarber's really got the crazy eyes in that pic.

[BigbadB]

Heaney had .568 OPS lefty split with 7.25:1 K/BB last year; i think Schwarber sits this one out (and Szczur subs in?)

 

Montero can DH today with Ross behind the plate.

 

If we're sitting Schwarber because the pitcher is really good against lefties, why would we DH Montero?

 

I'm trying to keep Szczur out of the line up, so leave me alone.

[apete6]

 

Montero can DH today with Ross behind the plate.

 

If we're sitting Schwarber because the pitcher is really good against lefties, why would we DH Montero?

 

I'm trying to keep Szczur out of the line up, so leave me alone.

 

This would have been the Javy 4 HR game. Oh well, it will have to wait a few weeks. #Dingers

[Ding Dong Johnson]

 

Montero can DH today with Ross behind the plate.

 

If we're sitting Schwarber because the pitcher is really good against lefties, why would we DH Montero?

 

I'm trying to keep Szczur out of the line up, so leave me alone.

he has a 3000 OPS for crying out loud

[Careless]

Hey, we don't have a day off after opening day, nice

[BigbadB]

 

I'm trying to keep Szczur out of the line up, so leave me alone.

he has a 3000 OPS for crying out loud

 

Does it really matter who DH's? The Cubs will be facing the bullpen by the 3rd inning.

[Banedon]

Hey, we don't have a day off after opening day, nice

 

Nope. Just the day after the day after opening day.

[Omar]

Hey, we don't have a day off after opening day, nice

 

Nope. Just the day after the day after opening day.

 

theres a day off after the home opener

[haubrich91]

Let's get the sweep!

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Hornkohl/broom.jpg

[SchwarberDaddy]

Here's my linup for tonight:

 

1. CF Fowler

2. RF Heyward

3. 3B Bryant

4. 1B Rizzo

5. 2B Zobrist

6. DH Soler

7. LF Sczcur

8. C Ross

9. SS Russell

[RammyFanny]

I read that post while visualizing it as the opening scene from Interstellar. Go back to bed, Murph.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Just a memo to game thread starters...........

 

the lineup:

 

at bat: UMFan 83 (1-0) - Tue 05 Apr vs. LA Angels

 

on deck: soccer10k (0-0)

 

in the hold: the Logan (0-0)

[sneakypower]

Here's my linup for tonight:

 

1. CF Fowler

2. RF Heyward

3. 3B Bryant

4. 1B Rizzo

5. 2B Zobrist

6. DH Soler

7. LF Sczcur

8. C Ross

9. SS Russell

swap Russell & Szczur, and by jove i think we've got it

[Hairyducked Idiot]

If they win tonight, they should already be promoted to Cubs! in the GT titles

[UMFan83]

If they win tonight, they should already be promoted to Cubs! in the GT titles

 

I almost called them "Super Cubs" but figured a) everyone already knows they are Super Cubs and b) I'll wait until at least 2 games are played

[Banedon]

Joe said he'll send out the lineup when he's done with this interview on The Score.

[Banedon]

Hahaha, Joe calls Soler "George".