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Just 3 Oh. I can understand the confusion-all the middle infielders have been doing a really good job of drawing walks so far in ST-Cedeno, DeRosa, and Izturis are 3 of the 5 top Cubs in walks so far (Izturis in fact has 3 walks and only 12 other AB's). With all the flux, it's pretty easy to mix those middle infielders together.
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Just 3 so far-his OBP does lead the team though. Yeah I thought he was supposed to be Neifi #2. :roll: (not aimed at you). Well, I would wait until he puts some of these results up in the regular season before proclaiming anybody to be wrong on this, but these signs point to hope that Izturis can continue the path his development was on before the injury. He'll never be a big SLG guy, but I do think he can be a pretty good OBP guy (.330 to .350) especially working with Perry. That's where his OBP was the last year and a half before the injury anyway, and his already improving plate discipline should take another leap with Perry as his instructor.
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Just 3 so far-his OBP does lead the team though.
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Here's the box score of the Padres game-a 10-6 Cubs win. The Cubs had plenty of baserunners in both games-in fact, they probably should have score d several more than the 17 combined than they did. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2007_03_09_sdnmlb_chnmlb_1
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Sosa is hitting 500 this spring. He's made the team for certain. I'm going to enjoy watching him as a Ranger this year. I definitely agree that he's made the team, and I'll be happy to see him play. I'm happy to see 3 different Cubs starters hitting .500 or better also. Especially since they all were injured last year, and people questioned if they could return to the career year they had right before being hurt (Lee, Barrett, Izturis). The fact that they are hitting so well does suggest that the injuries are healed for the most part-if they were hurt, they probably couldn't have hit this well, ST or not.
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The Cubs pick up 2 more runs in the 9th, but lose to Texas 11-9. Here is the box score of that game. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2007_03_09_chnmlb_texmlb_1
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Now Arkansas has upset Vanderbilt. Florida is the only thing between there being an automatic bid from the SEC that wasn't expected-if they go down, that bid could cause problems for those squarely on the bubble.
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Wells gave up 3 runs, none of them earned-largely due to 2 errors in the inning. 11-7 Texas after 8.
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That's not their only pretty good win non-conference. They also have wins over tournament teams Air Force, Indiana, Georgetown, and Holy Cross in addition to their ACC wins-that will get them into the tournament.
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Soto adds a sacrifice fly-it's 8-7 Texas, middle of the 8th inning.
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Colvin just hit a HR against Texas-it's 8-6 Texas, still top of 8th.
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In the Texas game, end of 7, still 8-5 Texas. Rapada gave up a couple of runners, but managed to get out without a run. Texas has also turned 4 double plays today.
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O'Malley pitches a second good inning-end of 6, 8-5 Texas.
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I don't understand how KSU and Purdue have sealed the deal. I mean, if they weren't in before, why does winning a game against a bubble team(Iowa wasn't really even a bubble team either) put you in? I see it if KSU beat aTm, or if Purdue knocked off Wisconsin, but I think this is a case of overemphasizing the conference tourneys. It's more about avoiding a loss-now both Purdue and KSU can only lose to really good teams, which will put them in better situations than some of the bubble teams who lost to worse teams. When splitting hairs between bubble teams that are so close, their last action is always the most important. Remember, the committee has said they want the best teams, not necessarily the most deserving-so playing well going into the tournament has a huge weight attached to it.
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Still 8-5 Texas, now after 5 and a half innings.
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It's still 8-5 Texas after 5 innings-O'Malley with a perfect inning for the Cubs with 1 K.
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Howard gives up 4 runs-it's 8-5 Texas. MLB said Cory Bailey got the last out for the Cubs in the 4th-I had no idea he was even in camp.
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bad news for some other bubble teams-Purdue probably has punched their ticket, and Kansas State probably has as well. In other games, Boston College avoids the upset and beats Miami by 3 in OT.
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Pie having a tough day-he's 0 for 3, and when he got on because of a fielder's choice, he gets picked off. It's 5-4 Cubs, middle of 4-Texas game.
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Howard set them down 1-2-3 (including Sosa). 5-4 Cubs over Texas at the end of 3.
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Did Cotts make it two whole innnings? I am hoping that Lou doesn't have his heart set on Cotts making the team. He has looked horrible this spring. Yeah, his line was 2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 1 K I bet he makes the team, but only because the team needs a long reliever-it's probably better to stick Cotts there than waste Guzman in that spot.
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Cedeno with the only hit of the top of the third for the Cubs against Texas-Ben Howard is in to pitch in the bottom of the 3rd. Still 5-4 Cubs.
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Thanks for the help :)
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Who was the guy who walked? I assume it must have been a pinch-hitter.
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Sosa started a rally with a single, Kinsler had a bases loaded double that scored all 3 runs, and Young drove Kinsler in. It's 5-4 Cubs over Texas at the end of 2.