4/23 - Cubs (Lackey) @ Reds (Straily) 6:10 CSN

[Proven Veteran]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how we do against some good teams, there's no challenge coming from the Reds for sure. Not that I don't enjoy bludgeoning the crap out of bad teams.

 

Sorry to disappoint you, but it won't be getting much harder. After we yawn our way through 2 more with the Reds, it's an off day, then a pair of Fecal League Juggernaughts in the Brewers and Braves. Times is hard easy.

Bring on the poo then I guess! Lol Better competition might be the Dodgers, Nationals, Mets, Pirates... One of those. I don't mind creaming the bad teams though, that's what good teams are suppose to do.

 

Take a look at who the nationals have played so far.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Let's do to Danny what he let other teams do to him when he was with the Cubs.

[Sammy Sofa]

Let's do to Danny what he let other teams do to him when he was with the Cubs.

 

[Vinestal]

Is it controversial to say Baez is a significant improvement over Bryant defensively? I certainly feel like that's the case. I'm not saying Bryant is a bad 3rd baseman and he's improved leaps and bounds from where he was a year ago but Baez can do some amazing things on defense. I also prefer him defensively over Zobrist at 2nd he has a lot more range and a stronger arm than Zobrist. I guess they don't want to move Zobrist to LF when they told him 2nd base was going to be his.

[bcl412]

I wonder if tonight/tomorrow may get a little messy. Cubs 5-0 against the Reds, with 4 of them not even remotely close. On paper, the potential for 2 more blowouts is there as the Reds are throwing starters who probably shouldn't be starting major league games. Division rival who the Reds know they will see 12 more times. You had Brennaman with his whining last night. Huge visiting team advantage in the crowd. The one thing I worried about if the Cubs dominated the way they are is to have teams start to throw at them or slide dirty into the bases, etc. Though to be fair, I don't remember a lot of this happening to the Yankees in their heyday.

 

They can get pitchers ejected so we can destroy their already destroyed bullpen. That would be a bad choice.

[Tim]

Is it controversial to say Baez is a significant improvement over Bryant defensively? I certainly feel like that's the case. I'm not saying Bryant is a bad 3rd baseman and he's improved leaps and bounds from where he was a year ago but Baez can do some amazing things on defense. I also prefer him defensively over Zobrist at 2nd he has a lot more range and a stronger arm than Zobrist. I guess they don't want to move Zobrist to LF when they told him 2nd base was going to be his.

I think that the defensive improvement of Baez over Zobrist is much larger than Baez over Bryant. Our best defense with those three in the game probably has Zobrist in LF, Bryant at 3B and Baez at 2B.

[David]

That's what I would do if Baez breaks out and demands a regular job.

[Vinestal]

Is it controversial to say Baez is a significant improvement over Bryant defensively? I certainly feel like that's the case. I'm not saying Bryant is a bad 3rd baseman and he's improved leaps and bounds from where he was a year ago but Baez can do some amazing things on defense. I also prefer him defensively over Zobrist at 2nd he has a lot more range and a stronger arm than Zobrist. I guess they don't want to move Zobrist to LF when they told him 2nd base was going to be his.

I think that the defensive improvement of Baez over Zobrist is much larger than Baez over Bryant. Our best defense with those three in the game probably has Zobrist in LF, Bryant at 3B and Baez at 2B.

Yup, I completely agree with that. I think they are reluctant to move Zobrist to the outfield though or they would have done this already.

[Agony and Ivy]

Is it controversial to say Baez is a significant improvement over Bryant defensively? I certainly feel like that's the case. I'm not saying Bryant is a bad 3rd baseman and he's improved leaps and bounds from where he was a year ago but Baez can do some amazing things on defense. I also prefer him defensively over Zobrist at 2nd he has a lot more range and a stronger arm than Zobrist. I guess they don't want to move Zobrist to LF when they told him 2nd base was going to be his.

I think that the defensive improvement of Baez over Zobrist is much larger than Baez over Bryant. Our best defense with those three in the game probably has Zobrist in LF, Bryant at 3B and Baez at 2B.

Yup, I completely agree with that. I think they are reluctant to move Zobrist to the outfield though or they would have done this already.

 

I think part of Zobrist signing was that he was told he'd be the everyday 2B but I doubt he'd make a fuss

[imb]

im glad that baez owns, i horsefeathering love watching him play baseball

[David]

lol even when we strike out we get on base

[imb]

Votto creeps me out

[BigSlick]

I prefer watching the Cubs feast on terrible teams and absolutely tee off bad pitching than struggle against good teams.

 

Maybe I have a bad sense of competitiveness. All those good team challenge can wait till the playoffs.

[Tim]

lol - no walks, no hits, third batter not finished: 19 pitches.

[David]

I prefer watching the Cubs feast on terrible teams and absolutely tee off bad pitching than struggle against good teams.

 

Maybe I have a bad sense of competitiveness. All those good team challenge can wait till the playoffs.

 

the cubs don't struggle against anybody

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Straily won't get through 4.

[Tim]

lol - no hits, no walks and 29 pitches.

[imb]

lol - no hits, no walks and 29 pitches.

 

i think you're forgetting something

[Tim]

lol - no hits, no walks and 29 pitches.

 

i think you're forgetting something

It was phrased carefully.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

(Rizzo walked)

[imb]

man lackey has much better stuff than i thought

[Tim]

oops 8-[

[David]

addybombbbbbbbbbbbbb

[Tim]

Addy!

[David]

man lackey has much better stuff than i thought

 

did you not see him dominate us last year