C.C.

Looked like a strike out.

At least he's pitching strikes today.

The game is on Comcast.

Well that's gotta hurt his trade value. I'd laugh if he has back issues that make him untradable. It would serve PA right for dragging his feet on this...

IBL!!!

Do you really have to ask that?

Dempster sucks.

At least give him a half of a season before we start the Patterson comparisons.

BBB already showed that Theriot is worse, but even if he weren't, Pie's particular weakness in approach has a larger chance of getting exploited by hitting 8th. With his ability/potential, it doesn't make sense to put him there. Pie's weakness will continue to be exploited until he figures out how to adjust. It really doesn't matter if Pie hits 1st, 2nd, 7th or 8th - pitchers are going to throw him sliders in and high fastballs and he'll continue to get himself out until he figures out how to lay off those pitches. The scouting report from the opposing pitcher doesn't change just because he's hitting 7th as compared to 8th. If/when he starts outhitting Theriot and he starts to suck, as many of you consider a foregone conclusion, then slot them accordingly. Until then, hit Pie in the 8 hole. The 8th spot is the one spot in the order where there can be a significant difference in how you're pitched, because there's an automatic out behind him(whereas there's varying degrees of danger in the other spots). I'm not saying Pie is going to OPS 900 in the 7 spot and 600 in the 8 spot, but when you have a chance to shield someone as talented as Pie because there is a hitter as bad as Theriot to hit 8th instead of Pie, it's a relative no brainer to do it. Seems to me that if Theriot is so bad, then having Pie bat 7th and Theriot 8th creates the same problem as having Pie bat 8th. Quite a Catch-22. Theriot is really bad, but he's still not at pitcher-level. Depends which pitcher.

Happy 290 everyone! :banghead: :nutkick:

I bet Cincy would love to have him back.

Have you looked at his stats? If he could come anything close to his 2005 he would be 3x the hitter Theriot is, and they are equal in the field, Lopez may even be better. PECOTA (Weighted Mean) - FULL PT NAME - VORP - WARP Lopez - 24.1 - 4.8 Theriot - 6.4 - 3.1 I posted the 2nd thing just if anyone was interested. Based on this, and that we probably don't need to give up much to acquire Lopez, we pay very little for 2 extra wins. That's a pretty good "point" in my opinion. I would be for this move if he was going to replace Theriot as the every day SS. Read my above post. His 2005 numbers surprised me. I'm just looking over his stats right now.

If he's coming for 2B, then screw it. I don't think he's a bad option for SS, especially because we have Theriot starting. His 2005 season is a eye opener. I didn't even know he posted those kind of numbers in 2005. Not sure what happened last year, but his numbers were way down. Although he was playing in Washington. I guess anyone is a better option then Theriot.

Seriously? Why? What's the point?

Lou said that he's going with Theriot Fuk Soriano Lee Ram

I think the pitcher maybe made 7-10 pitches.

Marshall with a base hit, scoring Pie. Score is tied. 1-1

Pie raked a 2 bagger.

Soto has looked like crap this Spring.

In a heartbeat!

If I remember correctly he didn't walk anyone in ST last year, and was very sharp all Spring.

He won 14 in 2003.

Goodness no. Hill isn't going to get his curveball going down here. He's got little chance to find a rhythm, considering he's just starting out for the year and he relies on a sweeping curve that won't bite in the desert air. Hill will at least get a chance to find himself @ Wrigley before the Cubs send him down, IMO. He'll start in the bigs for sure, but the lack of control is worrisome. It's one thing if you get rocked because you can't get the curve down, it's another when you can't even find the plate.

Wood is in.

It changed to Lahey.