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http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ticketing/postseason.jsp Just got a pair as well. Section 305, Row 11. Can someone tell me where in the bleachers 305 is? Left center field Nice, best seats in the house. Yeah, mine are 305, row 18 Are bleachers not first come, first serve in the playoffs? I just got 305/16 No, they're assigned seats. Thanks again to KPet for posting this!

When would a potential game 5 be played?

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ticketing/postseason.jsp Just got a pair as well. Section 305, Row 11. Can someone tell me where in the bleachers 305 is? Left center field Nice, best seats in the house.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ticketing/postseason.jsp Just got a pair as well. Section 305, Row 11. Can someone tell me where in the bleachers 305 is?

Wow, good find. I wish Game's One or Two were for sale, as I can't see the Cubs going to a game 5. What's the return policy on these? Do you have to mail them in or will they just refund your card?

Today is Thursday, rain is in the forecast today and all day/night Friday. When is it supposed to start coming down there?

Ha, my tendency to brag about kegorators? I haven't had a kegorator in two years, since college. Show me one post even back then where I was bragging about having one. Why would a person brag about something like that anyways? It's not even something to brag about. But just because you didn't have any friends in college to party with doesn't mean you have to get all jealous that I did enjoy my college years and try to take shots at me.

Dude, are you seriously this daft? Don't take shots at me and then cry about me "inappropriately bringing up personal lives."

Lee's is surely worse. Per PA, not per opportunity. Where did you find per opportunity numbers?

Lee's is surely worse.

Here is a list of Cubs w/ over 100 PAs who have more BB/pa than Theriot Fukudome Ward Edmonds ARam Fontenot Soto DeRosa Heres a list of Cubs w/ over 100 PAs who have less BB/pa than Theriot Blanco Soriano Lee Cedeno Johnson Here's a list of Cubs with over 100 PA's who have a higher OBP than Theriot... Mike Fontenot Here's a list of Cubs with over 100 PA's who have a lower OBP than Theriot... Soto Lee Ramirez Soriano Edmonds Fukudome Johnson Cedeno Ward I get your point... I was wrong about seeing a lot of pitches compared to his teammates. He does have good patience though and doesn't swing at crap.

Baseball is not a game of specialists. You can't substitute in for offense/defense or when you need a power or an on-base oriented hitter very often. So every player has to be evaluated on at least 4 things: their ability to get on base, their ability to hit for power, their baserunning, and their defense. All of those come together to form the total package of a player. They aren't all weighted the same, but that's another argument entirely. If you have a player that contributes more overall over those 4 categories, then he should be the one starting. That's why looking at one category can cause invalid results. Yes, the Cubs don't need 8 power hitters. But that doesn't mean Theriot's major deficiency in power isn't a big problem that needs to be looked at when comparing him to other shortstops. The Cubs don't need everybody to be perfect on the basepaths. Theriot has had a deficiency on the basepaths this year though, and that shouldn't be ignored. Theriot's mediocre defense should not be ignored either. Now I happen to agree with you that when adding up all 4 categories, Theriot still comes out ahead of Cedeno. But choosing Theriot because of 1 skill is dangerous, because it doesn't help you figure out where you need to upgrade. Wouldn't it be nice if we could find a Theriot with a little more power and better defense? For enough of the first two, I'd sacrifice some of the OBP. So I agree with your conclusion that Theriot should be the starting SS until a better option comes along, and that right now there is no better option. But we should care about his power..because then we know what to look for to find players who are better than Theriot. I happen to think we're going to have a hard time finding one freely available when looking at how bad SS's have been in the majors this year. But only if we're honest about both a player's assets and limitations can we truly evaluate if we can upgrade and continue to make this team better. Good post, and I essentially agree. I didn't mean to imply that his lack of power is nothing to look at. Clearly it factors into the decision of who to start. Or who to trade/acquire in the offseason. My post was more out of frustration that we have this guy who's doing exactly what a person in his role (#2 hitter) should do -- get on base, move runners over, etc. Yet people are bitching that he doesn't hit for power. The guys behind him are supposed to hit for power. Theriot is doing his job. If we had a Chase Utley sitting on the bench, I'd be vocal that he should start. But we don't. We have Ronny Cedeno, who has never proven himself to be better than what Theriot has done this year. For the record, I'm not opposed to upgrading SS in the offseason. I'm not opposed to upgrading any position in the offseason. I don't think it's necessarily feasible for us to do so, but we'll see. I don't have this huge boner for Theriot. I just think that he's the best option on this team.

this is one of the worst arguments you make on a regular basis, and that's really, really saying something. Then counter it. Otherwise, if you don't have anything of value to contribute (like usual), then why even bother?

Who cares about his power? He's not a power hitter! You don't need all 8 guys to hit for power to be successful, as we've seen this year. Theriot gets on base more frequently than any other Cubs player. That's what he does -- works the count, sees a lot of pitches, and then gets on base. He's not perfect, no player is.

MLB has really done a poor job planning ahead these past few weeks, haven't they? Obviously with Ike, and now this. Why would they not move this game up to an afternoon game? I just don't get it.

someone should figure out who his superior is and demand his termination posthaste Shouldn't you be busy starting threads crying about how your wife left you and telling everyone how you can't ever get laid? my goodness, dude, go headbutt your frat bros to release some of that tension. I wasn't in a frat. Looks like there's an error on your 8 page file dedicated to me on your PC. Whoops!

someone should figure out who his superior is and demand his termination posthaste Shouldn't you be busy starting threads crying about how your wife left you and telling everyone how you can't ever get laid?

keg stands? oh wait, that's you. high five. You sound like the kind of person who sat in your dorm every weekend and got irate when you overheard people drinking their devil beers down the hall. Why are you people drinking that liquid poison, you should be watching 8 movies a day!!! Winner.

Aaaand he follows it up by diving into 1st base. Oh boy.

Who didn't see that coming?

I don't like this move at all. Shark just K'd one guy, got the next on a grounder to third... and you intentionally walk the next batter? This game means nothing, let him go after him!

How frustrating is this for Mets fans?

If the Cubs win then the Mets would be tied with the Phils in the loss collumn and also hold the tie breaker. Do you really want to face the Phillies? I think that would be the worst case scenario. I don't really care if the Brewers win, I'll take a Dodgers matchup. The way Myers has looked recently? Bring 'em on. Hamels feels like an automatic L. I don't feel like that about many pitchers, either. Didn't we beat him in the most recent series against Philly? That was the Aramis GS game, wasn't it? that was after he left the game. Ah, okay.

If the Cubs win then the Mets would be tied with the Phils in the loss collumn and also hold the tie breaker. Do you really want to face the Phillies? I think that would be the worst case scenario. I don't really care if the Brewers win, I'll take a Dodgers matchup. The way Myers has looked recently? Bring 'em on. Hamels feels like an automatic L. I don't feel like that about many pitchers, either. Didn't we beat him in the most recent series against Philly? That was the Aramis GS game, wasn't it?

not being a complete tool on NSBB ...says the guy with 17,000 posts, 100 or less of which are actually about the Cubs.