Kosuke Fukudome’s Odd Season So Far

In News And Rumors by dmick8954 Comments

Kosuke Fukudome has been known for his great April starts and then fading away. This year has been a bit different. He’s still hitting fairly well into May, which is because of the new calendar the Cubs presented him with, but something is different. I put together these images of his AVG, OBP and SLG after each of the first …

Too lazy to look up projections Cardinals vs Cubs thread

In Game Threads by berselius1 Comment

Lineups St Louis RF Jon Jay 2B Allen Craig (Skip Schumaker 2.0?) 1B Albert Pujols LF Matt Holliday CF Colby Rasmus C Yadier Molina 3B Daniel Descalso SS Tyler Greene LHP Jaime Garcia Cubs SS Starlin Castro 2B Darwin Barney CF Marlon Byrd 3B Aramis Ramirez RF Jeff Baker 1B Carlos Pena LF Alfonso Soriano C Welington Castillo RHP Casey …

St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs 5-12

In Game Threads by andcounting148 Comments

bref previewgameday Jay RF, Craig 2B, Pujols 1B, Holliday LF, Rasmus CF, Molina C, Descalso 3B, Greene SS, Garcia P.Castro SS, Barney 2B, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Baker RF, Peña 1B, Soriano LF, Castillo C, Coleman P Cardinals Can He Hit Scrap Factor Can He Field Do We Hate Him Cubs Can He Hit Scrap Factor Can He Field Do …

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Cubs Need Brett Jackson

In News And Rumors by aisle424278 Comments

Normally, I am not someone who wants to rush players to the big leagues.  I wasn’t a fan of bringing Corey Patterson up so quickly. I didn’t even love it when Kerry Wood and Mark Prior were brought up so fast.  I usually want players to develop skills in the minors that will be harder to learn while under the …

Welington Castillo to Chicago?

In Unobstructed Views by dmick893 Comments

It could be nothing, but I couldn’t help but notice that moments after Soto was out of the game that the Iowa Cubs pinch hit for Welington Castillo. Castillo began the season rehabbing in High-A Daytona and has hit a combined .244/.324/.400. This is his 14th game for the Iowa Cubs and he played 12 for Daytona prior to getting …

St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

In Game Threads by Obstructed View Staff244 Comments

GamedayBref Preview Cardinals wOBA wRC Def Cubs wOBA wRC Def Ryan Theriot .298 .39 -.01 Kosuke Fukudome .343 .57 -.06 Colby Rasmus .348 .57 .01 Darwin Barney .297 .38 .03 Albert Pujols .413 .79 .02 Marlon Byrd .334 .50 -.01 Matt Holliday .389 .68 .02 Aramis Ramirez .347 .53 -.03 Lance Berkman .378 .62 .00 Alfonso Soriano .347 .52 -.10 …

A Post About Posts

In Other Topics by dmick892 Comments

When posting something to Unobstructed Views, you really only need to know a few things. Most of it is self-explantory. The buttons on the editor are helpful and if you scroll over one of them it will tell you what it does. Linking: Highlight the text you want to turn into a link and then click on the link icon …