Thursday, May 05, 2005
BREAKING NEWS: Patterson takes second walk in two days.
Milwaukee, WI - In the top of the seventh inning Thursday afternoon Corey Patterson took his fourth walk of the season. The patience for Patterson was amazing. It was his second free pass in two days! The Cubs trailed Milwaukee 4-3.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Cubs slide continues
Tonite's 4-1 loss to the Brewers put the Cubs losing streak at 3. The Cubs are now a game below .500 and they have fallen 5 games back in the NL Central. At Miller Park the only offense the Cubs could muster was a HR by Henry Blanco.
Blanco's homer in the third gave the Cubs the early 1-0 lead. For a time it looked like Carlos Zambrano might make that lead stand up.
The 6th inning did the Cubs in on Monday. In the top of the inning Patterson hit a ball to Hall who made a great play and fired to first. The replay showed Corey was safe but he was called out. Patterson threw his helmet toward the umpire and was ejected from the game. Aramis hit a ball to rightfield that Jenkins made a great ctah on. Ronnie told the WGN Radio listeners this was the turning point.
In the bottom of the inning Zambrano gave up a single and three doubles (one on a grounder that Aramis played horribly). The Brewers scored three and the Cubs never threatened. Zambrano's good outing was wasted. He struckout 10 Brewers.
ARAMIS
Ramirez(0-4 tonight) is playing like he did for the Pirates. After getting the huge contract on Opening Day, Aramis is now hitting .228. He has 4 homers and 14 RBi.
BASE ON BALLS A BIG ISSUE
Cub hitters did not take a walk on Tuesday night. So far this year the Cubs have taken 68 walks. That ranks 14th among all the NL teams (26th in MLB). On the other side of things Cub pitchers have issued 110 free passes. That's second onlt to the Rockies in the NL (4th in MLB).
So Cub hitters won't take walks and Cub pitchers are more than happy to issue them. That is a recipe for real problems. Did anybody in the Cub front office read Moneyball?
BOROWSKI
In Nashville Joe Borowski threw a scoreless inning of relief. Joe didn't walk anyone or allow a hit. He struckout 2. The I-Cubs lost 6-1.
Blanco's homer in the third gave the Cubs the early 1-0 lead. For a time it looked like Carlos Zambrano might make that lead stand up.
The 6th inning did the Cubs in on Monday. In the top of the inning Patterson hit a ball to Hall who made a great play and fired to first. The replay showed Corey was safe but he was called out. Patterson threw his helmet toward the umpire and was ejected from the game. Aramis hit a ball to rightfield that Jenkins made a great ctah on. Ronnie told the WGN Radio listeners this was the turning point.
In the bottom of the inning Zambrano gave up a single and three doubles (one on a grounder that Aramis played horribly). The Brewers scored three and the Cubs never threatened. Zambrano's good outing was wasted. He struckout 10 Brewers.
ARAMIS
Ramirez(0-4 tonight) is playing like he did for the Pirates. After getting the huge contract on Opening Day, Aramis is now hitting .228. He has 4 homers and 14 RBi.
BASE ON BALLS A BIG ISSUE
Cub hitters did not take a walk on Tuesday night. So far this year the Cubs have taken 68 walks. That ranks 14th among all the NL teams (26th in MLB). On the other side of things Cub pitchers have issued 110 free passes. That's second onlt to the Rockies in the NL (4th in MLB).
So Cub hitters won't take walks and Cub pitchers are more than happy to issue them. That is a recipe for real problems. Did anybody in the Cub front office read Moneyball?
BOROWSKI
In Nashville Joe Borowski threw a scoreless inning of relief. Joe didn't walk anyone or allow a hit. He struckout 2. The I-Cubs lost 6-1.
President Andrew Jackson Supports... "Vote for Neifi"
President Jackson will back Neifi in his bid to start at short in Detroit at the Midsummer Classic.
My fellow countrymen and countrywomen, as the Seventh President of this Great Country of ours I call upon you for your support and help in a great cause. As you know in recent years I have stayed away from politics. Now I must come off the bench to support the man who got the Cubs the one game playoff in 1998. Neifi Perez.
Our friends at Bleed Cubbie Blue and The Cub Reporter are leading a campaign to get Chicago Cub SS Neifi Perez voted in as the starting NL shortstop at the 2005 All Star Game.
This is a great cause and comes with the utmost urgency. You see Neifi is not on the ballot. He is the ultimate underdog. Please write in Neifi Perez on your 2005 All Star Ballot. Here's more information:
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Neifi needs your support!
The Cub Reporter, in partnership with Bleed Cubbie Blue, would like every single Cub fan out there to write-in Neifi Perez as the starting shortstop of the National League. Apathy is not an option here folks. This is a call to arms, a call to all Cubs fans to rise and be heard, to flex our collective muscle and rock the baseball world.
Check out the entire article here:
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