7/15 Cubs(Wood) vs. Pirates(Fogg) 1:20 CSN. Puhleeze

[badger1679666666]

"It took them 83 games to realize that Hairston and Walker at 1 and 2 works a lot better."

 

-Steve Stone

 

 

A truthful jab on Dusty. But Stoney as always tells it like it is.

 

He seems pretty high on the Cubs, though.

Yeah, but how do you expect to get Hairston and Walker in the same lineup when they play the same position? It pretty much took a slumping Corey to be demoted for it to happen. I can't lay the blame on Dusty for that one. Stone should know that though shouldn't he?

 

Hairston could have played LF (except that Todd "Holly" Bonds plays it).

[illiniguy]

"It took them 83 games to realize that Hairston and Walker at 1 and 2 works a lot better."

 

-Steve Stone

 

 

A truthful jab on Dusty. But Stoney as always tells it like it is.

 

He seems pretty high on the Cubs, though.

Yeah, but how do you expect to get Hairston and Walker in the same lineup when they play the same position? It pretty much took a slumping Corey to be demoted for it to happen. I can't lay the blame on Dusty for that one. Stone should know that though shouldn't he?

 

Hairston could have played LF (except that Todd "Holly" Bonds plays it).

a creative manager might have also tried him at SS to see how that would have worked.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

Aramis Ramirez:

 

Thru July 04:

 

93 games, 357 ab, 27 2b, 21 hr, 68 rbi, 28 bb

Finished:

 

145 games, 547 ab, 32 2b, 36 hr, 103 rbi, 49 bb

 

Thru July 15th, 05:

 

85 games, 321 ab, 23 2b, 20 hr, 60 rbi, 26 bb

 

On Pace for:

 

155 games, 584 ab, 42 2b, 36 hr, 109 rbi, 47 bb

 

After a mediocre start, he's basically on his way to replicating last season's numbers. Just hope he remains healthy the rest of the way!

[badger1679666666]

Kerry don't walk the .194 hitting back up catcher.

[Coach C]

Nice force-out play by Neifi to get the runner towards 3rd out.

 

2 down. Man on first.

[goonys evil twin]

Nice thinking Neifi, good play by Ramirez as well.

[Blueheart05]

LOL, bad baserunning by Castillo. He was throw out trying to advance to third on a ball hit to SS.

[Coach C]

K# 5

 

Nice work there.

[illiniguy]

damn kerry could be going for his 4th win if Glendon wouldnt have served one on a tee for overbay.

[Flames24Rulz]

Wood pitching real well besides the one bad pitch to Castillo. Other then that, he's been real good today.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Castillo singled to center field

Doumit grounded out to second, 4-3, Castillo to second

J Wilson grounded into a FC, 6-5, Castillo out at third

Redman, pinch hitting for Fogg, struck out (called)

 

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 0 0            1 2 0 
CUBS       0 3 3 0              6 7 1 

 

Home runs: Pittsburgh: Castillo (7), CUBS: Ramirez (20)

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wood       5.0  2  1  1  0  5  1  66 

[moorecg]

in the bullpen early again...I like it...maybe we should have done this all year...

[otis89]

Why are they taking Fogg out?

[badger1679666666]

in the bullpen early again...I like it...maybe we should have done this all year...

 

It does help to have two studs back, and one whiffer in the minors, and OBP guys at the top.

[sweetpeteman]

Why are they taking Fogg out?

 

he sucks?

[Blueheart05]

TWalk was robbed of a double down the 1st baseline. Good play by Ward.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Is it just me, or does Hairston's defense in CF seem to be improving?

[Coach C]

Wow. Burnitz has taken 23 pitches today if I am not mistaken.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Meadows in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Walker grounded out to first, 3-1

Lee grounded out to short, 6-3

Burnitz lined out to shortstop

 

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base

 

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 0 0            1 2 0 
CUBS       0 3 3 0 0            6 7 1 

 

Home runs: Pittsburgh: Castillo (7), CUBS: Ramirez (20)

[cubsfromMD]

Is it just me, or does Hairston's defense in CF seem to be improving?

 

It took him a few games in Baltimore to really get going last year. All in all he does not seem to do anything well of the bench. Once he became an everyday outfielder in Balt he actually made quite a few really nice plays.

[Coach C]

Is it just me, or does Hairston's defense in CF seem to be improving?

 

No, I also noticed it as well. It'll get better as long he continues to get playing time.

[lowest]

Wow. Burnitz has taken 23 pitches today if I am not mistaken.

 

yeah, hes had good ABs today

[Blueheart05]

Is it just me, or does Hairston's defense in CF seem to be improving?

 

I think its hard to argue that he's getting more comfortable and thus improving a bit but the jury is still out for me. I dont think he'll ever win a Gold Glove but he will be more than servicable.

[mul21]

Burny is having some nice ABs today. Good to see somebody other than the top of the lineup getting a look at a lot of pitches.

[USSoccer]

Did he pose again?

 

Who cares? Nothing wrong with showing some personality at the plate. Lee does sort of a half hop, Burnitz tends to stand there for a second during his follow through, ARam flips his bat. No big deal, at all.

 

I disagree. Ramirez lingers much more than the rest. It has nothing to do with personality, unless your personality is hey look at me I'm great. I love the guy, but would like to see a little less of that stuff.

 

I don't think he lingers more than Bonds, Griffey, Sosa, Edmonds...I just don't really have a problem with it. If he was a .250 hitter, it might be different in my mind.

 

To me, it's no more offensive than spiking a football. And if opposing pitchers take offense, they can police it.