JonnyRed

Can the Will Ohman experiment end, PLEASE?

Did Lou really just double switch and take out our best hitter? I'd much rather give away the easy out, especially with Lee's glove needed at first.

Nothing like swinging at the first pitch when we just got our first base runner in 85 minutes!

The legend is born....walk off HR for Felix!

Since Friday's walkfeast by Ohman, our pen has looked awfully good.

He's hardly the whipping boy. Actually, I always get the feeling of fighting the crowd when I advocate Floyd starting over him. It seems like you have more than a few on your side, and maybe there is a reason you are fighting a crowd. People here are ripping his average. His average was .300 at the start of the game. If your average can drop 70 points in 1 day, you have not had enough at bats base any decisions on. I miss the good old days when we could unite in our hatred of Macias, Neify, or BOOM BOOM Bynum. Actually, it seems like the trend on this board lately is that the whipping boy is whoever had the last bad AB. I know that oftentimes the posts are said in jest, but it does get a bit old.

Man I love our D today! Let's get a RUN!

Bare-bare walk off HR?

Let's go get a WWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Pat just called it the best throw by a cub in 3 years! Now, let's get out of this Howry!

Nice gun Felix!

Why is it that Murt seems so patient in ST, but this is the second time he's swung at the first pitch with RISP? Good comeback inning though...let's go win this game!

Welcome to the big leagues Mr. Pie! What a way to start off your career. An RBI double off a HOF pitcher.

Way to go Murt! I always knew you would be a good RF...

This is brutal...we need an out!

I think the Wade Miller experiment is coming to a quick end. Come on, let's shut them down!

I agree completely. So, he'll have more pressure on him for his first AB, but after that it's just like any of the other 40 at bats. Plus, won't he see better pitches with T-Riot and the heart of the order protecting him, versus Blanco?

I'd prefer Soriano in RF because he's got a much better arm. I get the distinct sense that the sooner the Cubs put Soriano in left and leave him there for good, and quit trying to make him into something he's not, the better off everyone will be. Maybe I'm wrong (and hopefully I am), and this whole CF thing will work out, but if it doesn't, my next move is not to try him in yet another unfamiliar spot like RF. The phrase, "out of the frying pan and into the fire" races to mind. To me the issue is not what to do with Soriano, I think you have it completely right, its what to do with Jones and Floyd, how to play them where and when I mean, if we had an OF of Murton, Pie and Soriano with Soriano in Left (or right...) Murton in the other corner and Pie in C, I would be REALLY happy with that, but what to do with Floyd and Jones? To me those are 2 wasted roster spots. Especially when you have Pagan and the Riot as very capable occasional replacements. Pagan is total junk. Floyd and Jones, if used off the bench, can provide some power. Theriot should be starting in at least some games. No, going back to a wimpy, no power bench is a *terrible* idea. Allright, so bench Floyd/jones. It won't be appreciated, but who cares? I just don't see the value of those 2 on this team. Pie/Murton/Soriano OF. Let them develop, let them stick to the same position. Get the riot a few games out there and have Floyd/Jones as situational guys off the bench and against pitchers they have a proven record against. I just don't see the value of either of those players on this team. If they disappeared today, how much worse would we be? Come on, if both get regular playing time, JJ and Cliff will likely provide 50+ HRs and 160+ RBIs, which last time I checked can help win us some games.

With Pie off to such a hot start in AAA, is there a chance that Jones gets traded and they are seeing if Murton can play right just in case? I agree....Pie is hitting .430+ in the early going, and his defense would be a welcomed addition. He's a better option than shuffling players into unfamiliar positions. Then again, I'm confident that JJ will come around (as will Sori)...hopefully tonight!

Let's get a couple of runs Cubs!

The Cubs are about to lose 4 of their first 6 games at home to start the season. (Pretty sure if it wasn't for the postponed third game against the Stros, the Cubs would have been swept) Doesn't that just make you feel all tingling after what the Cubs did in the offseason. The Cubs players needs to "man up" and stop playing like first yr t-ballers. Yeah, I know what you mean. We should call the whole season a waste because we will lose 4 games at home, three without an all-star batter in the lineup. Heck, why would we want to cheer on the fact Cubs pitchers have given up one run in the last 22 innings?

Why, is there news?

At least this year, I'm confident that Lou isn't going to soft pedal it with his players. It's time to knock some heads and get this team playing winning baseball.

The only positive with Sori is that even when he is sucking, he already has 5 doubles in 9 games.

Well that sucked...I'm not exactly impressed with the new and "improved" Cubs yet.