Matt Garza and Gio Gonzalez are today's starting pitchers. Garza is trying to duplicate the season he had last year, which won't be easy. The Cubs will have their work cut out for them again today as Gonzalez is a pretty good pitcher. He's been worth more than 9 rWAR over the last 2 seasons.
The Cubs stacked their lineup with righties as David DeJesus and Ian Stewart get the day off. In their place is Joe Mather and Reed Johnson. The game starts a little after 12 CT and is on CSN.
Gameday, Baseball Reference Preview
Cubs Lineup
- Reed Johnson, RF
- Joe Mather, 3B
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Jeff Baker, 1B
- Geovany Soto, C
- Marlon Byrd, CF
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Matt Garza, P
I like that Barney has been moved down and Soto up, but you'd think you'd if you're going to hit Barney high in the order it would be against lefties and not against righties. Barney shouldn't even be on the field when a righty is on the mound. Oh well. Baby steps.
I barely even notice the LED board
David Simon not a fan of The Wire bracketology: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/interview-david-simon-doesnt-want-to-tell-you-how-to-watch-the-wire
That WGN Radio “Go Cubs” intro song is awful.
@ mb21:
Simon liked Omar before it was cool
Pat and Keith said that was the right call but great effort by Castro.
Was the right call.
OMFG A WALK
Hit-and-run apparently worked.
whats the wind doing today?
Grindy
@ dylanj:
Out.
Wild pitch (dying laughing)
Cubs lead!
Cubs score!
Genius next to me bitching out Mather for not tagging on that Soriano pop up.
Holy aggressive baserunning, Mish!
Cubs being agressive early
Starlin with two steals. Me likes it
Gio gave that a ride
I love Easter
http://vimeo.com/39890323
I finally sit down to watch and the first thing I hear is Bob talking about one pitch called wrong by an umpire can change an entire season.
@ dylanj:
blowing in some places and in others it’s not. (dying laughing)
Oh well. Just saved us from the bullpen fucking this lead up.
Game over
@ mb21:
But the bullpen now has Rodrigo Lopez in it.
@ ACT:
True, they now have the best bullpen in baseball.
Does anybody really understand why they acquired Valbuena?
@ mb21:
Was it just an exercise in transactions?
Another walk? This is madness.
Garza’s HR rate last season was .3 below his career rate and down by half from the previous year. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him surrender a few more HR this year.
Stupid bunts.
Buntfest was a bust.
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedz
Game not over. Bad play by derosa
Maybe they can put a giant poster of Joe Mather on the front of the park.
Starlin has quite a bit of Skoal in
You could throw a dart into the dugout and hit a better outfielder than Mark DeRosa.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Good idea, but what about replacing Harry’s statue with one of Joe Mather? I also recommend changing the name of the ballpark to Mather Field.
Gio Gonzalez —> showers
Aramis had no ribs till around may
/typical cub fan
4 runs? Barnburner offense from the Cubs! (dying laughing)
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He’s not on one of those posters already?
@ mb21:
Reed-Mather Park has a nice ring to it.
Ubaldo jimenez perfect game through 6
@ bubblesdachimp:
false. he walked a guy
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I like it.
What about The Koyie Hill Scoreboard?
@ mb21:
They should just put a hill in CF and call it Koyie’ Hill.
/Minute Maid’d
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/minor-leagues/minor-league-update-4-7-12.html
@ bubblesdachimp:
Fuck that guy, I hope he loses it soon.
Ubaldo no hitter met Brett Laurie’s bat. Jays winning
delete