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Counsell obviously isn't quite ready to put in Brown, Little or Thompson in for high-leverage save opportunities yet. I'm hoping that Brown eventually takes over that spot and the team doesn't need to deal high-level prospects for a closer.
One thing I have repeatedly said is the organization is starting to push arms through the system. Some home grown, some acquired via trade, but at least young arms are impacting. One important side benefit is that Jed has enough money left over to add an impact arm if needed. The season is young, but he will have that option.
Amazing to me the types of stats that can be found these days.
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Who keeps track of those kind of stats?
Is this the first time it also happened on a Thursday in April, for instance?
Obviously we only see what's going on in the dugout, but Morel strikes me as an all around great teammate. Always seems to be pumped for other guys' success.
Then you and @TheCainer will be interested to know that when Ian Happ was hit by a pitch yesterday he was the 2000th Cub to be get plunked by a pitch.
Al Yellon of BCB has a book coming out soon titled Chicago Cubs Firsts: The Players, Moments And Records That Were First In Team History. It's being released in June. Order now.
He can be a little prickly and pedantic, but he's a committed fan and possesses a wealth of knowledge. I chatted with him for a bit at a ST game this year. I usually try and say high whenever I sit in the bleachers at Wrigley. He's always in the same exact spot in the LF bleachers.
I'm really pulling for him. I don't think he got a fair shot last year.
This, but the Cubs have made some bad errors tonight, too. Swanson's error was terrible, and it's been a pattern so far this season.Not hard to see why Boston is ranked 30th in MLB fielding percentage.
Nice that they've busted this thing wide open to lighten the load on the pen.
Swanson sometimes just seems to lob the ball to first. I realize not everyone has a Shawon Dunston arm, but it looks like Swanson has a below average arm for MLB.
This Imanaga guy sure sucks. Why are we messing around with Japanese players again?
Somewhere in Africa a kid is wearing my Fukudome jersey. The Suzuki jersey looks to be panning out.
Wasn't Fukodome's first AB a dinger? That was a lot of hype that didn't really pan out.
