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Because it's not on WGN The thread title says otherwise CSN = tv WGN = radio GO RAM! That's still confusing. We can probably leave the radio broadcasts out of the title since all of the games are on the same radio station.... :P We should put what XM channel its on

Its like the LA game all over again

on gameday Weeks is written as Weeks Jr. Did his father play MLB too?

Available for PH today, expects to be in lineup tomorrow excellent news, thanks!

Brewers fans give their players at least 15-20 games at the beginning of the year before they start booing them. Because of the unwavering fan support, Fielder has been able to turn the corner and become the hitting machine he was meant to be. He was teetering on the brink of success and could have gone either way, but luckily for him and his fellow Brewers, the fans gave him the patience he needed. Touche Psst. Dude, the word doesn't have a n "e" at the end. Just wanted to help you out before the spelling police got you. :wink: eh? I forgot the little apostrohpe thingy. Oops, I get it now :oops:

I used # of hits too! :D

If any listens to the game, please provide some updates on Barrett. I would imagine that he woul dbe OK in an emergency because there wasn't a roster move.

Brewers fans give their players at least 15-20 games at the beginning of the year before they start booing them. Because of the unwavering fan support, Fielder has been able to turn the corner and become the hitting machine he was meant to be. He was teetering on the brink of success and could have gone either way, but luckily for him and his fellow Brewers, the fans gave him the patience he needed. Touche

Murton, Cedeno, Walker and Barrett aren't liabilities. They are all better than Pierre, at least so far this year. Ramirez, as bad as he's been, has been better. Pierre has been better than Jones and Perez, but that's not really an accomplishment. Is that the same Murton who was hitting .250 coming into the Marlins series. The Same Cedeno who is 6/19 in his last 7 games The Same Walker who is 6/17 in his last 7 games. Pierre is 6/23 in his last 7. Strange that 2 of the players have the same exact number of hits the last 7 games and yet you can say that One is playing terrible right now but the others aren't. that is by far the worst use of statistics i have ever seen. Why? Because I don't extrapolate from them what you do? Stats are fact. Absolutely. However, how we intrepet these facts are based on our own assumptions and beliefs. I refuse to say that JP has been terrible cause he hasn't. Terrible would describe the worst player at any given time. JP hasn't been the worst on this team and to classify it as such would be a disservice. When someone forms an opinion based on fact, its still an opinion. Classification of someone's performance is opinion no matter the facts.

It obviously was posted to point out that people's numbers don't often tell the entire story. I wouldn't call Pierre terrible and I would say that he is hitting just as much as other players. Not walking as many times, but it proves that not all statitiscs tell the story. Pierre is far fromt terrible and far from a "liability". My point is to give him a chance that goes past the first 20 games and see what happens.

Murton, Cedeno, Walker and Barrett aren't liabilities. They are all better than Pierre, at least so far this year. Ramirez, as bad as he's been, has been better. Pierre has been better than Jones and Perez, but that's not really an accomplishment. Is that the same Murton who was hitting .250 coming into the Marlins series. The Same Cedeno who is 6/19 in his last 7 games The Same Walker who is 6/17 in his last 7 games. Pierre is 6/23 in his last 7. Strange that 2 of the players have the same exact number of hits the last 7 games and yet you can say that One is playing terrible right now but the others aren't.

Forgive me for not being clear. By "cheer" i meant "laud his praises," not the literal cheering at the ballpark. It's not my style to boo players and of course when at the ballpark I'll cheer for him as I will for any other player. My point was to say: "Look, I'm not anti-Pierre. I want him to succeed, just like all Cubs players. In fact, he's seems like a tremendous guy with a wonderful work ethic. I also really enjoy watching him on the basepaths. So I'm not criticizing his play for simply the sake of doing so. And when/if he turns it around I'll be the first to admit that I was mistaken about him." ...But in the meantime, isn't it okay to point out that he's really struggling? And isn't it okay to also point out that he's struggled now since 2004? And isn't it okay to express concern that maybe...just maybe...he is and will continue to be a liability for the team? Because he is right now. His play is hurting the Cubs. We really need him to play better if we are going to survive this time without Lee, Prior, and Wood. He needs to pick it up, and pick it up fast. If he doesn't, I would have no problem with a Pie callup to take his place. If Pierre doesn't get on base more frequently, he is a liability. He simply doesn't do anything else well enough to help the team in other ways. Who else is there that isn't a liability? I would go so far as to say that JP is the 3rd best hitter on this team. If all we rate him on is his OBP we are doing him a disservice. Reaching on errors actually counts against your OBP as does FC. Personally I would rather have JP on 1st with 1 out then the pitcher on 2nd and 1 out. I am for giving him (and Jones for that matter) more credit just because both of them are seemingly behind the 8 ball on this team. They both come in with such high expectations and when they didn't come out of the gate quickly there are these 10 page long threads on them. I don't feel that its fair to them or the Hendry (who also gets the heat). April is not a make or break month. If JP still has a sub .325 OBP in July then I might not be as defensible. I know the "its still early" defense is tired and often just an excuse but at the same time, I think that new players on a team deserve some added cushion. Especially for a player that is as likable as JP

so JP will all of a sudden just have a .350 OBP? Thats just silly to wait until he reaches that point to cheer him. Logically it would be better to encourage him to do better rather then beat him down until he improves.

This is seemingly a no brainer. This is a better option then Clark because Hinske can play multiple positions and Williamson is a spare part. We can fill Williamson's role better and easier then we can a role that Hinske can fill.

shadows are causing problems, the hitters are behind

As always, he is ahead of all of us!

Blanco should have known all about what JoBo can throw.

too many walks not enough clutch hits I thought clutch hits didn't exist

How is this an ugly game? I am encouraged by the offensive production today. 5 runs on 4 hits. With the lack of a strong lineup I like that we maufactured the runs

I miss Angel Pagan

I'm 19, wasn't watching in Gracie's heyday. Too bad, it was good times Good times? The team sucked most of the time he was here. I was talking about watching Grace, not necassarily the team's performance, but '89 was still worth it all.

Hairston had a bad game. Stealing 3rd for no reason and watching strike 3

I think that JHJ had just as ,uch repsponsibility

I'm 19, wasn't watching in Gracie's heyday. Too bad, it was good times

no such thing :D