Matt Garza, Texas Mysognist
The Cubs look to be comfortably back to being terrible...so terrible that Sunday's lineup is: DeJesus, Lake, Rizzo, Navarro, Schierholtz, Ransom, Watkins, Murphy, Villanueva. Oof. And yes, that's Logan Watkins that has been promoted to take Luis Valbuena's spot, who went on the disabled list with an oblique injury. Watkins had a slash line of 243/333/379 over 412 AB's with 10 SB against 9 CS...hardly inspiring, but he seems to at least work the count. If there's much good news to be had, Yasiel Puig will sit out today after jamming his thumb against the brick wall.
But back on topic, Matt Garza said a lot of stupid things yesterday on twitter. To briefly summarize, he got beat by the A's and part of that beating included four bunts by the A's because, well Matt Garza and throwing to first base don't go together too well. The last of those bunts was by Eric Sogard and was a safety squeeze that gave the A's an insurance run, bumping the lead to 4-2. Garza, who I remind you has played major league baseball since 2006 and probably has seen a 1-run comeback or two in his day, didn't take kindly to this play for reasons unbeknownst to anyone but Matt Garza. So he immediately jawed at Eric Sogard during the game and then took it to twitter and went full Archie Bunker.
No one seems to have figured out what Eric Sogard's rather adorable wife may have initially said, although she did respond by saying she found the whole thing funny. Garza responded to the whole controversay with some cryptic comment that he only asked Sogard if he knew any good places to eat, although that may be some baseball player in-joke that ultimately means your wife is a slut. Hahaha...you so funny Mr. Garza. Anyway, it'll certainly all blow over, but it did give a chance for Pat Neshek, Matt Garza's former teammate, to post this well-played response.
Anyway, I'll shed not a single tear if the Cubs make no effort to resign Garza...he seems to have climbed the mountain of Mt. Douchebag and taken up residence.
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Daniel Lockhart promoted from
Daniel Lockhart promoted from Boise to Iowa to replace Watkins. I presume a temporary thing.
As far as Danny Lockhart
As far as Danny Lockhart getting promoted from Boise to Iowa, the Cubs did the same thing with INF Gioskar Amaya last season when the Iowa Cubs were down to ten healthy position players. Amaya actually got a PH double at Sacramento, then went back to Boise once the I-Cubs roster was replentished.
Garza and Texas ought to get
Reverse Cubbery? Now I'm
2 hanging curveballs in a row
2 hanging curveballs in a row to Ransom that he fouls off. then K's.
down 1-2, Watkins takes 2
down 1-2, Watkins takes 2 close pitches rand then a bloop single to load the bases. On the bloop, Navarro runs about halfway, then stops thinking it might get caught but had no chance to get back if it was caught. Not sure if he scores anyway because he's Navarro, but bad baserunning regardless.
On a day Cubdom is desperate
I really am going to be
How quickly we forget Bill
Haha!! That's true, I did! I
I like Olt as a bench bat,
I'm afraid he turns into Ian
Yeah Newp - we have seen this
"Texas Mysognist" Redundant?
:)
Does that reduce misogyny?
Probably. Bitches seem happy
high five
k.bryant 3/5...average/ob% up
What are we waiting for?
hourly/daily/weekly/whatever
Working alongside hitting
7 walks, 14 Ks his past 10
Nice link (wow, sounds like a
Nice article, thanks. Pre
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Too bad he doesn't play 3B.
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