Fred Hornkohl

Laura said to go ahead and start it. Not to worry, though, you're up again for Thursday's game. :wink: Is that win or lose or just win? Win, lose, or draw...... you da man !

Laura said to go ahead and start it. Not to worry, though, you're up again for Thursday's game. :wink:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/133225.jpg Dempster (1-0) vs. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/435043.jpg Duke (0-0) Keep your eyes open for a group of handsome CUBS fans in the 10th row of section 29 down the left field line. Win, lose, or draw.... soccer10k will be back in the saddle for Thursday's gamethread. CUBS are undefeated on the road, undefeated in night games, and undefeated against left handers. Let the streak continue !!! Go CUBS !!

Pie's got a dinged up hand, Johnson is seeing the ball well and producing, and there's another left hander going for the Pirates tomorrow. We're talking about a game or two here. This isn't about the "big picture", it's a temporary thing. Come back in off the ledge.

No; Pie needs regular playing time. He's not going to improve by sitting on the bench or going back to AAA. I would never prefer helping a player over helping a team. If the Cubs win with Reed, they should go with Reed. At least until a change is needed. This is a meaningless statement. It's like saying, "if the Cubs are winning with yellow shoelaces, they should keep wearing yellow shoelaces." Just because they've won some games WITH Johnson in the lineup in no way means they've won BECAUSE of him, and they haven't, and that argument shouldn't be used to yet again bench Pie when he should be playing as much as possible. I think you are overstating your case here. In spite of the small sample size, it can be argued that Johnson has contributed significantly to the CUBS' offense, while Pie's contribution has been marginal, at best. 03/31 - 04/07 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA BDI LOB RBI% Johnson 13 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 .308 .400 .385 .785 .333 4.07 2 3 .400 Pie 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 .235 .188 .423 .250 3.82 0 11 .000 With Pie starting in center field the CUBS are 1-3, scoring 3.50 runs per game. With Johnson, they are 3-0 and scoring 7.33 R/G. Nobody is going to claim that Johnson is worth the extra 3.83 runs per game over Pie, but the fact remains that Johnson has scored 2 runs and driven in 2 more (out of 5 RBI opportunities), while Pie hasn't scored a run and is 0-11 in rbi opportunities. If it were up to me..... I just might use the yellow laces for another game or two.

What with soccer10k, Golden Thunder, and CT all having a whole lot on their plate this week, this might be a good time for me to point out that I am available for spot starts at any time. :wink:

Also known as their one win during their infamous collapse. To paraphrase Mike Royko, an optimist says the glass is half full, a pessimist says the glass is half empty, and a CUBS fan asks when when the glass will spill. It just wasn't necessary to frame the situation that way. :wink:

His OPS tanked by 66% in a week. At that pace, he'll be down in Theriot territory by the end of the next homestand. Color me concerned. Clever the way you're talking about 66% in your 6,666th post. :wink:

The CUBS drew 10 walks on a couple of occasions last season, but the last time they drew 11 walks in a game was back on Mon 27 Sept 2004 in a 12-5 win over Cincinnati at Wrigley Field. Go CUBS !!

so.... what's not to like ??? 03/31 - 04/07 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA BDI LOB RBI% Fukudome 24 6 11 3 0 1 6 7 5 .458 .581 .708 1.289 .556 4.06 5 8 .385

I've gotta run along now and take care of some business. Can you guys bring home a winner for me ?? Thanx.

Morgan, pinch hitting for Marte, walked , Bautista to third, Rivas to second

Pignatiello in to pitch for the CUBS

Rivas singled to left field , Bautista to second

Bautista walked

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING Johnson singled to left field D Lee doubled (ground rule) to left field , Johnson to third Ramirez grounded to second base , safe on a fielders choice, 4-2J ohnson scored, D Lee to third Marte in to pitch for Pittsburgh Fukudome grounded into a FC, 5-2, D Lee out at home, Ramirez to second DeRosa popped out (foul) to third base Soto popped out to shortstop 1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 6 0 0 1 8 12 2 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 1 Home runs: CUBS: none Pittsburgh: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Lilly 3.7 7 5 4 2 1 0 80 Hart 1.3 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Gorzelany 2.3 6 7 7 4 2 0 70 Dumatrait 1.7 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 Osoria 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 Marte 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

DeRosa popped out (foul) to third base

Fukudome grounded into a FC, 5-2, D Lee out at home, Ramirez to second

Marte in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Ramirez grounded second base , safe at first on a fielders choice, 4-2, Johnson scored, D Lee to third

D Lee doubled (ground rule) to left field , Johnson to third

Johnson singled to left field

CUBS Pittsburgh P/PA 4.00 4.17 RBI% 0.40 0.30 R/BR 0.47 0.50 BA 0.455 0.364 OBP 0.556 0.417 SLG 0.591 0.455 OPS 1.146 0.871 ERA 7.20 12.60 BB/9 3.60 9.00 K/9 3.60 7.20

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING Bay called out on strikes Doumit grounded out to first, 3-1 Nady singled to center field Mientkiewicz grounded out to first, unassisted 0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 2 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 1 Home runs: CUBS: none Pittsburgh: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Lilly 3.7 7 5 4 2 1 0 80 Hart 1.3 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Gorzelany 2.3 6 7 7 4 2 0 70 Dumatrait 1.7 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 Osoria 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13

Nady singled to center field