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Reds @ Cubs - Leake vs. Lester; Game 6 Thread

Submitted by Rob G. on

Cubs return home in a battle for for first place against the Reds.

Jon Lester vs. Mike Leake

#Fowler CFNegron CF
*Rizzo 1B*Votto 1B
Soler RFFrazier 3B
*Coghlan LFPhillips 2B
Castro SSByrd LF
#Alcantara 2B*Bruce RF
Ross C#Pena C
*Lester PCozart SS
Herrera 3BLeake P

First, let's take a moment and enjoy Fowler's game winning home run once again.

Fowler's last 2 games (4 for 8 with 2 BB's, 2 3B's and 1 HR) took his numbers from 077/077/154 to 238/304/619. Early season numbers are fun...

As for tonight, Lester tries to improve on his Opening night performance which wasn't all that bad, but not $155M great (Gordo'd). Reds give him a bit of a reprieve on the stolen base narrative by giving Billy Hamilton the night off, not that he'd really had much of a shot of getting on-base versus Lester. The Reds will also be without catcher Devin Mesoraco, who is headed for an MRI on his hip to see what's been nagging him.

It seems Olt is recovered from the hit-by-pitch or at least recovered enough that he's a better option than Jonathan Herrera. -EDIT- Nevermind, Olt a late scratch, Herrera is in and Alcantara moves up to 6 spot in the lineup.

If you're into batter vs. pitcher numbers, Brayan Pena is a surprising 7/17 off Lester with a 2B. Rizzo is 7/20 off Leake with a HR, while Castro is 13/43 with 4 XBH's and Coghlan has managed a perfect 5/5 with 2 2B's in limited action.

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:01 pm

I'm looking for Alcantara to bust out of his 0-fer tonight vs. Leake. Remember this a few hours from now! As it has been written, so shall it be! Also, what's with the pitcher in the 9-spot? Psh. Get with 2015, Cincinnati.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:49 pm

Walt Weiss finally came to his senses and took LaToya out of the closer role. Sadly for the rest of the NL of course.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:14 pm

is lester throwing nothing but cutters that arent cutting much or is he topping out at 90mph in the 1st? ...or is the csn gun cold? ...and he finally cranks one up to 92mph.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:17 pm

Well with all the xbh's at least we don't have to worry about him giving up SB's or throwing over to 1st base. #brightside

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:39 pm

Did he really throw over or was CBS Gamecast screwed up. All is good with the world now.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:40 pm

wow lester...just wow... he really can't throw to bases. also, soler is a f'n pimp. A F'N PIMP.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:40 pm

Nice drawn up play Wild pick off throw to first Sun king throws runner out at third by 20 feet

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:44 pm

Lester? Not able to watch right now - teaching a class. Is Lester wild? Just plain bad? Or are the REds back to cir. 2013 version? OR does $155MM just not buy what it used to?

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:47 pm

lester seems to be hitting his spots...he's not looking out of the ordinary, just getting hit. his runners-on-base game, though...that's going to be something to written about extensively in the days to come. so enjoy that...cuz that issue just wrote some headlines in the last 1/2 inning.

Submitted by Brick on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:56 pm

Dumb question, apologies. Anywhere I can listen to the radio broadcast online? It's 780AM, right? I've found a couple websites promising streaming, but none of them seems to work.

Submitted by Carlito on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:06 pm

Damn. Alcantara is really not seeing the ball well here early in the season. I'm a believer, but he's not on his game right now.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:48 pm

Coghlan absolutely owns Leake 8-8 now against him with a 2B and HR tonight. Not sure I have ever seen that before.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:01 pm

am i supposed to know who these guys are? -edit- it was a couple guys doing local opera...a'ite then.

Submitted by Carlito on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:58 pm

Also, Bryant legitimately might not be the answer right now with Olt/LaStella down. His fielding (throwing) is absolutely atrocious.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:29 pm

I know it is early, but wouldnt it be awesome if the Cubs were relative this summer. Sure has been entertaining so far.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:00 pm

1st and 3rd and 0 out... *checks calendar to make sure it's not 2014* a'ite...i'm stoked.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:03 pm

Loaded /chapman must have been deported

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:10 pm

Story book season? Alcantra finally pops his cherry with a walk off? Go Cubs!! CUBS WIN!

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:11 pm

well at least Reds had Chapman if they took the lead in extra innings.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:13 pm

Soler is the scariest-looking Cubs hitter I have seen in a long time. Very, very, very fun stuff.

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:22 am

This team has just shown us how much fun this season is going to be. I can't remember the last time I legitimately looked forward to seeing what the Cubs are going to do each day. Also, can we get the Cubs' mental skills coach to have Lester memorize Rube Baker's "magazines" before throwing to first?

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:05 am

Teams are going to adjust. For example, there is no reason to pitch to Soler in that ninth inning situation. He's just gonna get a hit. If he didn't hit the ball so damn hard all the time guys could score easier, haha. Plus, I think in that situation in the eighth, when you are having set up man problems, in the future you'd see Chapman in there against Soler with a two run lead and a man on first. That's your ballgame right there, no need to wait till the ninth to bring him in. Then again, not bringing Chapman in for the ninth inning is just daffy. Cubs have been a bit lucky with opposing pitching lately, but they still have to execute, and prior year teams didn't. That well designed pick off play was pure art on Soler's part. I don't even know how it's possible to have that powerful of an arm with that accuracy. And last night's hitting was off the charts. The Maddonini compares him to Vlad Guerrero with plate discipline. He lined that single from a pitch down by his feet. Very Guerrero-like. You can see pitchers trying to make adjustments on this guy and it's not working. He didn't seem to be seeing the ball well in Colorado for some reason. He was sure seeing it last night.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:10 am

Was anybody else watching on MLB.TV? It completely went out on me in the ninth inning. On three different devices, and with high bandwidth tests saying it should be ok.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:16 am

ROB G: Have you found the Video of Coghlan's tag play at 3B yesterday? Would appreciate it!

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:01 am

so...i got me a big ol can of worms here, and there's this elephant eyeballing them from across the room that i'm trying to ignore...nonetheless... in an era of cubs fandom where a pitch-framing catcher and hitting the pitcher 8th are things worthy of discussion and praise for the small benefits... ...are we still going to ignore that whole "lester thing" because others in power are telling us that it's not happening and not a big deal? are we still pretending that other teams aren't going to try to mess with lester's head, or worse take bases because of this flaw? seriously...i know people like maddon, theo, jed (who?), and lester, but something is going down and it seems it's not being ignored by other teams like we've been told it will be ignored. hell, lester trying to address it last night shows there's more than words to the public about this issue. granted, this is not something that's going to turn lester into a 5+ ERA pitcher (hopefully), but this is an obvious and glaring issue with his game and teams aren't going to ignore it if it throws an ace off his game.

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Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:27 am

It's definitely worthy of discussion, sure. I just think if Lester pitches like Lester (and we've seen flashes of this- at one point he put away 7 straight last night), then it doesn't matter who is able to steal bases. When he's struggling, things like this will be a big deal. I'd much rather Lester spend his mental bandwidth and focus on settling down and doing what he does throwing to the catcher, not first base.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:31 am

i think if he can throw over to bases...actually cut those leads that runners are taking (d.ross can't keep flinging balls to 1st/3rd to do lester's job for him)...and put the notion of a threat into the baserunner's head then his own speed to the plate (very good) will end this whole thing. that's it...hopefully simple. it'll make this whole thing less stressful on everyone on the field...from lester to the catcher to the defensive positioning. ...then we have the whole "fielding infield hits" thing to address, matt garza 2.0 stuff...

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:29 am

No one said it isn't happening. No one said it would be ignored. We said it wasn't a big deal and if it became a big deal, they'd work on it. Which is what appears to be happening.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:39 am

yet, "no one" shouted down those who brought up this issue..."no one" pasted about 10 articles about how it's not worth paying attention to..."no one" laughed the whole thing off..."no one" looked to the past to prove it's not going to happen in the future...etc. my whole point the whole time is 1- don't look to the past for this issue to be moot because the past isn't today. 2- if we're going to champion very minor things, how about looking at the potentially major thing...especially if it's addressable. the right and wrong of what fans think don't mean anything, but watching how lester was being treated by runners in his 1st game was alarming to some and worthy of dismissal by others.

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:02 am

Quite the martyr complex on this. Who laughed it off? I guess I missed that. Should I repeat again (as you always do) what really happened? We said it probably wasn't a big deal. We said if it was, it would get fixed. I guess I posted "10" articles on the subject that said the issue wasn't worth harping on. I guess we'll find out. Did you see what I posted yesterday -- Arrieta gave up 24 SBs last season (fifth hightest in MLB). Would you say it was a "major thing" for him? If Lester pitches the way he's capable of, as opposed to his first two starts, this is not going to be a major thing. Clearly you disagree, so by all means, keep doing so.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:11 am

martyr complex? not even close. besides, i gave this issue a night to cool down. also, this isn't about you...there's a chorus of "lester truthers" out there recently who didn't expect to see what happened in game 2. you might want to read through past threads, especially recent ones. also, arrieta giving up SBs has nothing to do with a guy who mentally and physically has an issue with throwing to bases. also, what happened last year has nothing to do with this year. if you'd read even further back you'll see me laughing and making fun of lester not checking runners before he got signed, before spring, and during spring. i didn't have alarm then. myself and others did have alarm after his 1st game. we're starting there. we continued to game 2 and we got a guy who attempted his 1st pickoff in years as well as airmailing his 2nd pickoff to right field. i mean, damn yo...this is a thing.

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:15 am

Who said "it" wasn't "happening"? Since you have knowledge of past threads, you would probably know this PLUS knowing that people said it would get fixed if it becomes a problem. Did you not read about him practicing throwing over to first? Correct, Arrieta doesn't have anything to do with Lester. Now please answer the question as to whether Arrieta giving up the fifth-most SBs in MLB was a "major issue" for him last year. Then you can maybe understand the context of the question re: Lester. And if last year has nothing to do with this year, why did you bring up Lester vs. the Royals in the playoffs?

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:20 am

"Did you not read about him practicing throwing over to first?" yeah, i read about it years ago...and recently...nothing new there. what's new is people actively taking advantage of it -and- it screwing with his game (kinda like what happened vs the royals in the playoffs...which may be the seed for this new push to get lester off his game). about arrieta...when his head gets screwed with...when he takes a jog to 1st for an out there because he doesn't feel comfortable throwing quickly to 3rd...when he tosses his 2nd pickoff attempt in 3 years down the right field line then i'll care about arrieta. i've seen more passionate defenses this winter/spring about the importance of pitch framing... aside from all this, we got a $25m ace doing it and he's not a short term rental.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:25 am

i did answer your question.
about arrieta...when his head gets screwed with...when he takes a jog to 1st for an out there because he doesn't feel comfortable throwing quickly to 3rd...when he tosses his 2nd pickoff attempt in 3 years down the right field line then i'll care about arrieta.
okay, moving on...the actual issue, jon lester...ya know...the guy who's doing the thing...

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:45 pm

i've seen more passionate defenses this winter/spring about the importance of pitch framing...

because it's more important

yesterday's SB and theatrics led to 0 runs.

Worst case scenario is 8-10 runs over a course of a season, which would be bad, I presume they won't led it get that bad. If they do, that would really suck, not as much as Mike Hampton blowing out his arm or Barry Zito being a total waste of roster space for 7 years, but it would be less than ideal. Us bitching about it on the Internet isn't going to change anything though.

But if being an I-told-you-so douchebag in the comments is your end game here, keep fighting the good fight.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:59 pm

"Worst case scenario is 8-10 runs over a course of a season" this is about much more than a stolen base. there's a weird fixation on the running game by people who see what's going on as no big deal that seems to only involve stolen bases. if anything, the insane leads could be more harmful than the SBs. ...and beyond that...we're talking about a very simple solution to take care of this that some seem to not even care exists. the threat of taking that lead away is as important as taking the lead away...that's what's worked in years past. lester 2015 is no different than lester 2014, but how baserunners are exploiting lester's skills with baserunners is different in 2015 than 2014 (so far). when it comes to the point people are taking stupid leads because they know there's little danger, that's an issue. i dunno why people are champion some things, but this obvious issue we've seen happening isn't worth addressing. some things worth a shred of a chance of working out are awesome...this obvious flaw isn't worth discussion...wtf? also, a quick search of news feeds this past week (especially today) will easily clue in that this is a rather big deal and is being heavily discussed outside of TCR. it's not like this is some fringe discussion that only the most nerdy and nit-picky of cubs fans are discussing.

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Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:01 pm

" dunno why people are champion some things, but this obvious issue we've seen happening isn't worth addressing. some things worth a shred of a chance of working out are awesome...this obvious flaw isn't worth discussion...wtf?" WTF is right. Please point out one post where someone said, "I'm in favor of Lester never throwing to first. And as a matter of fact, I kind of like it when he does throw over and he sails into into RF." If someone posted that, I missed it. Lester is attempting to address this, as noted by two throws over to 1B last night. Yes, one was horrible. But he's addressing it. There of those of us who don't think this will end up being a big deal. That's all. I believe it's called "having an opinion." It's almost like you're having a conversation with yourself and not even seeing responses at this point.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:07 pm

"Please point out one post where someone said, "I'm in favor of Lester never throwing to first. And as a matter of fact, I kind of like it when he does throw over and he sails into into RF." If someone posted that, I missed it." dude wut? "It's almost like you're having a conversation with yourself and not even seeing responses at this point." yeah, i'm seeing responses. i'm replying to them. you seem to be upset i won't apply jake arrieta's SB issues in 2014 to jon lester's baserunner holding issues in 2015 for some reason. this is a worse argument than johnny mathis vs diet pepsi.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:23 pm

oh great, this crap again. look, the thighmaster is obviously both a thigh and a master. just because you can't understand that doesn't make you stupid, it makes you ignorant...and that's why i'm here to save you from yourself. praise the sun. continuing...the thighmaster is obviously both because it contains both words...words that were designed by very smart front office dudes who ran this through focus groups and all kinds of k-rad stuff that we have to trust is right.

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Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:26 pm

It's aggravating when you ask someone a direct question related to the topic, even tangentially, and they don't answer and then post a stupid reply saying they did answer. Upset is a stretch. You're replying but not understanding. That's also annoying. But I realize it's what you do.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:31 pm

you seriously want me to point out where you (or others) said "I'm in favor of Lester never throwing to first. And as a matter of fact, I kind of like it when he does throw over and he sails into into RF." ? i'm not even talking about that and you want me to defend that view? it's like that jake arrieta thing where my answer wasn't good enough...or as if this is about SB and nothing but SB. what we've seen the past 2 games is bigger than SB/CS.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:01 pm

this is about much more than a stolen base. there's a weird fixation on the running game by people who see what's going on as no big deal that seems to only involve stolen bases.

there's a weird fixation alright...

we're talking about a very simple solution

we are? it seems so complex considering all the digital ink spilled on it this week. Do you mean he should throw over more often? Why yes, he should. Should he airmail the throws? Why no, he should not. Is it worth Lester and fans fixating on it over actually getting hitters out? Why no, it is not. Do you think the Cubs and Lester aren't aware of the problem?. Do you feel they're soft-selling it just to aggravate you? Because I do think if we all really, really, really demand that he gets his pickoff throws down, he's going to do it. Baseball teams are run by popular opinion afterall.

that's an issue.

why yes it is...

again, I think if we really, really, really, really talk about it ad naseum it'll will get finally get addressed by the clearly clueless Cubs whom I'm sure will thank for bringing this matter to their attention.

i dunno why people are champion some things, but this obvious issue we've seen happening isn't worth addressing.

I don't know why you still visit this site or why I haven't banned you. Life if full of mysteries. I also don't know why you deemed yourself the persion that can champion things.

some things worth a shred of a chance of working out are awesome...this obvious flaw isn't worth discussion...wtf?

what do you want to actually discuss? Cause it seems like you just want to keep bringing it up as an issue as an I-told-you-so. So here's a discussion for you...cut and paste and put it as your screensaver

Should he throw over to 1b? Yes.

Should he throw over if he's going to airmail it? No.

Should he not pitch until he can throw over? Fuck no.

Should he refund the Cubs money if he never throws over? Yes.

Will the union allow that? No.

Should the Cubs trade him for .50 cents on the dollar because of this? No.

Should the Cubs have signed Max Scherzer instead? Not for that money.

How much damage will this cost the Cubs? Up to 8-10 runs over a seson, maybe a little more if it's absolutely catastrophic. I doubt very few rational folks feel it will get to that point.

Will this cost the Cubs an important game? Maybe. So might giving up a home run.

this is a rather big deal and is being heavily discussed outside of TCR

I suggest you take up residence "outside of TCR" where these important issues are being championed.

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:29 am

Since you can't answer a direct question with facts, or even an opinion, tell us more about swing planes and high-paid managers.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:05 am

"Cubs prospect 1B Dan Vogelbach went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and walk on Monday for Double-A Tennessee. A slow starter in previous years, Vogelbach is batting .444 with four doubles, five walks and three RBI through his first 23 plate appearances." ...still wish his power was more prominent and promising as when he signed, but he's not doing a bad job. now he needs to learn to play 1st well enough to be traded with his value maximized. *crosses fingers*

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:22 am

2 more night games @Wrigley in a row on tap...ah, the good life. stupid off-day thursday...stupid 2pm EST game friday...

Submitted by Carlito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:13 pm

Chris Russo on High Heat MLB just went apeshit over the Lester story, saying it's a non-story because it's April and that if he had to pick ONE big game pitcher it would be Lester.

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Submitted by mannytrillo on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:38 pm

I listened to Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo for many years in CT while he was on WFAN in NYC as part of Mike and the Mad Dog Show. The guy is loony tunes first of all. Second he thought Tim Lincecum was going to be the greatest pitcher on his generation. It is not a non-story and not sure what April has to do with it. He didn't/couldn't throw to 1B the last 2 years thus why he never did. It isn't a huge deal, but definitely something that is amazing it even happens. But him fielding balls/bunts will be even a bigger issue. He can make the throw over to 1B issue go away with not having a WHIP of almost 2.

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Submitted by Carlito on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:16 pm

I don't think he knows anymore than anyone else. And yes his delivery is sensationalist as hell. I think it IS worth discussing because it's SO bizarre and it is a weakness that will occasionally cost a run. That said his point (Russo's) was 1.) he has two World Series rings, how come it wasn't a story then? 2.) he was 1 bad call from beating the Royals in that game where they stole 7 bases or whatever. 3.) if it wasn't April there would be more substantive stuff to discuss. But most importantly: WHY is this a story now and never before? I personally think it's crazy pants that I didn't know how yippy he is, and that he can't do it. BUT it hasn't seemed to effect his career. Most importantly WHY HASN'T this been a story before. Boston is not a small market. I find the whole thing weird.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:26 pm

it has been a story...but teams weren't taking advantage of it regularly. it's been jokes for years. it's one thing to not throw over...it's another when teams are taking insane leads and running guys who wouldn't ordinarily run because you know that extra few feet are free without any repercussion. going 1st to 3rd or 2nd to home on a single...hook it up. defense on edge because the catcher is checking runners trying to take the comfortable lead away...hook it up. taking away the double play either by speed or disrupting the play at 2nd...hook it up. etc... there's so much more to this than a stolen base...and so little to be done about keeping it in check if one is willing. the huge leads are too many and too obvious in only 2 starts this year. when it comes to the point other teams are exploiting this rather than seeing it as a possible exploit then things get real.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:00 pm

it's less than ideal, but I'd worry more about all the hits he gave up yesterday, especailly against lefties. It's a story because he signed a big contract and lovable loser Cubs and things never working out for us. It'll continue to be a story because Gordo has to write about something and people go after the high contract guys if they're not perfect. I certainly would prefer he fix it sooner than later, but I prefer he get hitters out and keep the ball in the park. The occasional stolen base will happen, if it gets in his head and feels like he needs to throw over and keeps airmailing it, it's gonna do more damage than teams being successful 50-75% of the time.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:32 pm

Does anyone have any more specific informatoin on La Stella's injury? I just heard rib cage rather vaguely. I would imagine those can be tough to recover from quickly given the amount of twisting one does hitting and throwing. If he is not back in a day or two I would expect the Cubs to DL him. You can't play with 24 for too many days without it coming back to bite you. 

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Submitted by mannytrillo on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:41 pm

I read somewhere that it was an oblique strain. The Cubs are likely downplaying it, just to take the pressure away from having to make a roster move and not calling up Bryant. I would not be surprised to see him gut it out for the next 5 days and then be put on DL on Sunday and Bryant called up for Monday.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:31 pm

we're getting ahead of ourselves. the important thing is staying down until his D has matured. i wouldn't expect him up any time soon based on theo's comments for keeping him in the minors combined with his recent play in the field. hahaha...whatever...yeah right...etc. see you this weekend (or after that series) bryant. theo, you lie so softly.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 04:44 am

actually, we can. what you wanna talk about? jake arrieta giving up a steal to the fastest guy in the game...jake arrieta giving up steals in 2014...or jon lester giving up 3-7+ foot leads to people, especially compounded by the few extra steps if they're not running and taking more of a lead on the pitch? so, just the stolen bases thing? anyway, feel free to talk about hamilton stealing on arrieta. i doubt you'll be stopped.

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    Both RHP Eligio Paredes and RHP Mason McGwire are on the Myrtle Beach Development List, so it is unclear right now if they will be assigned to the ACL Cubs or be reinstated at Myrtle Beach. 

    RHP Mat Peters has been throwing regularly in Cactus League Extended Spring Training games, but he received a PED suspension this past January that will cover the entire 2024 ACL season, so once the ACL season starts on Saturday, the earliest he can return to the mound will be at AZ Instructs (post-ACL) in August.  

    Among the rehab pitchers currently at Cubs Extended Spring Training, the ones who would appear to be closest to seeing game action are RHP Jaxon Wiggins, RHP Ethan Roberts, RHP Sam Thoresen, RHP Ben Leeper, and RHP JP Wheat. (Wiggins and Roberts threw "live" BP last week, and the others have been throwing bullpen sides on a regular basis once or twice a week).  

  • crunch (view)

    my fandom has been beat the hell up the past 2 games.  i didn't need a mets leadoff homer.

  • crunch (view)

    seiya was spotted doing work with the team pre-game saturday and sunday, but counsell says he's not anywhere near a rehab assigment.

    looking a lot like late may return rather than early/mid may return.

    steele may return to the bigs after his wednesday AAA start.

    hendricks has been throwing off a mound and may get rehab game work later this week.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    Wow. I knew he recorded it, but never heard the Grobstein part before. I'm savoring!

     

  • crunch (view)

    bleh.

    at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal pinch hitting for matt mervis vs jansen?

    okay.

  • crunch (view)

    surprising amount of cubs fans at the park, too.  HR really brought them out.

  • Cubster (view)

    hmmmm... 

    4-4

    beisbol can be fun

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