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Livan Hernandez vs
Rich Hill
Lineups:
Young CF |
Soriano LF |
Drew SS |
Theriot SS |
Byrnes LF |
Lee 1B |
Jackson 1B |
Floyd RF |
Reynolds 3B |
Ramirez 3B |
Upton RF |
DeRosa 2B |
Ojeda 2B |
Jones CF |
Montero C |
Kendall C |
Hernandez P |
Hill P |
It's true: Geovany Soto is sitting in favor of Jason Kendall and his lifetime 846 OPS against Livan Hernandez. We're talking about 31 at-bats, none since 2005. One double, one triple, nine singles. And don't forget about Kendall's CS% (5-out-of-57, 9%) vs. Soto's (4-for-14, 29%). Maybe the Diamondbacks will be so intoxicated by the beauty of all that
new Wrigley Field sod that they'll forget to run wild against Hill and Kendall on the bases.
Addendum : On Piniella's pre-game radio show with Santo, he just mentioned a desire to balance Hill's inexperience with Kendall's veteran-ness. No mention of Jason's past plate success against Hernandez.
Rob G: So it's come to this -
a must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle just for the right to play yet another must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle that'll set us up for a final must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle.
And while the up-Hill climb might seem daunting, maybe it'll just make the journey all that much sweeter. Or maybe today's the last day we'll enjoy Cubs baseball until 2008. Either way I'm here to enjoy it while lasts - to root, root, root for the Cubbies all the way until their final out.
Let's Go Cubs!!!!
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