They're down 3 in the 3rd, not 6 in the 6th. Yep. But sometimes a game is won or lost in the first, second, third inning. Chances are that was the game. They've had 9 baserunners in 3 innings. Odds are looking pretty good they'll get to Billingsley, force a crappy middle reliever, or both. Odds are also looking pretty good that the 5 runs the Dodgers have scored wont be all they will be scoring with the way Gorzellany is pitching.
Ideal lineup in my opinion for tonight Fuku Castro Lee Colvin Soriano Fontenot Soto Theriot Gorz Could switch Colvin and Soriano if you wanted, too bad theres about a snow balls chance in hell we see that lineup. Will look more like this I bet Theriot Castro Lee Byrd Fuku Soriano Font Soto Gorz Its been hinted recently that Fuku was going to drop to the 5 spot for some reason instead of moving Theriot to the 8 spot and putting Fuku at leadoff
Tonight would be an ideal night to get the leftys in the lineup as leftys have hit Billingsley a lot better than rightys. 1.94WHIP .287BAA leftys .86 WHIP .223 BAA rightys His career numbers show the same splits.
Look, I know Colvin is the "flavor of the year" but who exactly do you want to bench to start Colvin? There's no problem rotating him in a little more often. The dude's hitting over .300 with an on-base of almost .370. Obviously our other 3 outfielders are doing well also, but there's no harm in giving him one of Fukudome's starts here and one of Soriano's starts there. It'll help keep everyone fresh. The problem is that the Cubs are in such a left-handed heavy stretch (4 out of 6, 6 out of 11). So Fukudome really has to play all the other days. Soriano is the best hitter in the lineup right now so he needs to be replaced only sparingly. Today or tomorrow might be a good day to give Byrd a day off but the starts for Colvin are going to be hard to come by right now. Exactly. The only guy you can really take out of the lineup vs a RH pitcher right now is Byrd because other than that, there is no openings for him right now.
That's one hell of a pull. That's the allure of baseball card collecting nowadays. Back in the 90's you never pulled a card worth $10,000. These low print runs really jack the prices up, and turns a hobby into a profession. Yea imagine the guy who pulls that Longoria card. Hard to believe nobody has pulled it yet
The weather is heating up and I wouldnt be surprised at all to see Lee go on a tear on this homestand. Lets hope so because Theriot and Soto are horrible right now