98navigator

Fick has a 550 ops......impressive LOL, to say the least

nice catch!

Robert Fick is a punk

dunk hit. Forget the no-no

b2b K's 2 down

sit down!

Too late. Yeah... DP please

Come on Z :x

No walks please

Gotta love the 1-2-3 inning. Nice stop by Theriot to complete the 6-3 out.

2 quick outs

nice catch Riot

They were horrible last year and I think they have overachieved defensively, as a unit, this year.

No let down tonight Z.

I think they cut it off to stay out of the big inning; I'm not sure he would have been caught and Theriot probably would have advanced to 2B on the throw. But I was surprised too.

quick strike! 1-0 Good job Riot

and get ejected after one at-bat...

YES! Let's pickup this game tonight.

Pretty hard to get out of your slump, when you havent started in 4 days. Hes a young kid, and is going to have slumps like this, but that doesnt mean he should be relagated to Lous coffee getter. I think Lou has Pie's best interest in mind (as well as that of the team). The Cubs have already committed themselves to keeping Felix on the roster but they have to pick and choose offense over defense some days. When most everyone else in the lineup is clicking, they can absorb the lack of offense at catcher ands CF but the offense has been inconsistent overall and now Aramis is getting a day of... Plus, Lou said that Gerald Perry has been working with Felix so it's not like he's been just siting and stewing, they are trying to help him make adjustments. With our shortstops and catchers on this roster, that is very unlikely to happen ever. I disagree. DeRo can play SS too and Riot goes through hot streaks where he can be productive offensively. I wont call DeRo a SS untill he plays more than a half game there. Im guessing if Lou really thought he could handle it everyday, the move would have been made. DeRo has been taking ground balls there for over a month. If Lou didn't think he could handle it, he would have taken him (or Fontenot) out of the game. Yea him taking ground balls there means nothing. Zambrano takes pop flies in the Of too, so what? If Lou really trusted him there, he would have played more than a half game over the course of a half a season at that position. I don't want to argue because this has nothing to do with the original thought about Pie's struggles... DeRosa has proven to be very versatile and it wouldn't surprise me to see him play SS again but, even if he never played there, it has nothing to do with Pie's lack of offense. Theriot will probably see the majority of time at SS and he's putting up (slightly) better numbers than Pie. Also, it's not like Pagan has been stealing at-bats from Pie. Pagan is producing a .797 OPS in 89 ABs to Pie's .626 OPS in 137 ABs. In a limited role, Angel can be productive and he deserves to play (Plus, he had 2 hits last night). The Cubs are sacrificing defense for offense. Pie will get plenty of opportunities to play.

Pretty hard to get out of your slump, when you havent started in 4 days. Hes a young kid, and is going to have slumps like this, but that doesnt mean he should be relagated to Lous coffee getter. I think Lou has Pie's best interest in mind (as well as that of the team). The Cubs have already committed themselves to keeping Felix on the roster but they have to pick and choose offense over defense some days. When most everyone else in the lineup is clicking, they can absorb the lack of offense at catcher ands CF but the offense has been inconsistent overall and now Aramis is getting a day of... Plus, Lou said that Gerald Perry has been working with Felix so it's not like he's been just siting and stewing, they are trying to help him make adjustments. With our shortstops and catchers on this roster, that is very unlikely to happen ever. I disagree. DeRo can play SS too and Riot goes through hot streaks where he can be productive offensively. I wont call DeRo a SS untill he plays more than a half game there. Im guessing if Lou really thought he could handle it everyday, the move would have been made. DeRo has been taking ground balls there for over a month. If Lou didn't think he could handle it, he would have taken him (or Fontenot) out of the game.

Pretty hard to get out of your slump, when you havent started in 4 days. Hes a young kid, and is going to have slumps like this, but that doesnt mean he should be relagated to Lous coffee getter. I think Lou has Pie's best interest in mind (as well as that of the team). The Cubs have already committed themselves to keeping Felix on the roster but they have to pick and choose offense over defense some days. When most everyone else in the lineup is clicking, they can absorb the lack of offense at catcher ands CF but the offense has been inconsistent overall and now Aramis is getting a day of... Plus, Lou said that Gerald Perry has been working with Felix so it's not like he's been just siting and stewing, they are trying to help him make adjustments. With our shortstops and catchers on this roster, that is very unlikely to happen ever. I disagree. DeRo can play SS too and Riot goes through hot streaks where he can be productive offensively.

Pretty hard to get out of your slump, when you havent started in 4 days. Hes a young kid, and is going to have slumps like this, but that doesnt mean he should be relagated to Lous coffee getter. I think Lou has Pie's best interest in mind (as well as that of the team). The Cubs have already committed themselves to keeping Felix on the roster but they have to pick and choose offense over defense some days. When most everyone else in the lineup is clicking, they can absorb the lack of offense at catcher and CF but the offense has been inconsistent overall and now Aramis is getting a day of... Plus, Lou said that Gerald Perry has been working with Felix so it's not like he's been just sitting and stewing, they are trying to help him make adjustments.

I have no problem sitting Pie with Aramis out of the lineup today. Felix is in a terrible slump and, right now, Angel is a better offensive player (.797 OPS in 42 games vs. Pie's .626 OPS in 45 games). However, I think Pie should be in the lineup tomorrow.

Vote Z!

Looking ahead... It goes without saying, although I will say it here, that the Cubs have to take care of their own business. However, looking ahead at the probables between the Brewers and Pirates, I see some intriguing matchups: Claudio Vargas (6-1, 4.29) vs. Ian Snell (6-5, 2.90) and Ben Sheets (10-3, 3.19) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (8-4, 3.05). This means that the Cubs will miss the Pirates two best pitchers and that the Buccos may be able to split their four game series with the Brewers (allowing the Cubs the opportunity to gain ground). Conversely, the Cubs are going to have to contend with the Nationals' two best starters; Rich Hill (5-5, 3.48) vs. Matt Chico (3-5, 4.74) and Sean Marshall (4-3, 3.50) vs. Jason Bergmann (1-5, 3.47).