2008 Chicago Cubs Season

[nathanKent]

So Cedeno and Pie elevate it from a win to a burial, and Wood finishes the job with a 6 pitch 1-2-3 9th. And now we're getting complete efforts in all phases against good teams too, rather than making our mark by beating up the junior high kids bused in from western PA.

[G-String Blues]

Nice win today! This team seems special.

[rockin500]

Cedeno with a great at bat! Pie with a great at bat, hitting a jack!! Keep this up and we won't be stopped.

cedeno really picked up those two jokers derosa and soto. guy has trouble with the zone and those two guys are swinging out of their shoes. bah!

glad to see cedeno coming around this year with the bat.

and nice to see 1-2-3 with wood with the big lead (you know closers and big leads. can be bad!)

[wrigleybum]

Cedeno with a great at bat! Pie with a great at bat, hitting a jack!! Keep this up and we won't be stopped.

[Bob Sacamento]

Cedeno's ABs aren't as painful for me to watch as they used to be.

Well he's making good contact and working counts, it was only a matter of time. He's always shown the ability, it was just putting it together.

edit: As I wrote this, Ronny had a 7 pitch at bat and knocked in 2 with an rbi single! Cedeno has also been apart of three double plays today.

[nightotter]

Lo-and-behold, Cedeno knocks in two...!

[nightotter]

Cedeno's ABs aren't as painful for me to watch as they used to be.

I was thinking the same thing. Nail biter at the ball park. 2-1 Cubs, bottom 8th.

[nathanKent]

Cedeno's ABs aren't as painful for me to watch as they used to be.

[Scartissue]

Angel Hernandez, calling another gem of a game. I wish I can be this bad at my job and not get fired.

[MIKELIMA]

Yeah, I've noticed that too. More patient at the plate, more aggressive running bases. I like it.

Yeah, i don't care who we've been playing, we look really good right now.

[nathanKent]

Is it just me or is everyone seeing this? I've noticed that the Cubs are being a lot more patience at the plate these past few games or even this year so far compared to like last year or the year before...

I mean 3 guys with 10+ BBs already and 3 more with either 8 or 9 BBs... in 18 games this season. As a result, we're scoring more runs and getting those Ws. I also know they are hitting better as well compare to last year first month. It's still early in the season, but I just wondering if anybody else was noticing that? I wonder how much Fukudome is influencing the others in being patience at the plate.

I went to Wrigley yesterday and see that game. That was great seeing like 10 walks in that game and made the starting pitcher leave in the 3rd inning.

Yeah, I've noticed that too. More patient at the plate, more aggressive running bases. I like it.

[Scartissue]

We see the Mets for a 2 game set. Not facing Santana on this trip. I think we'll see Maine, a solid but unspectacular pitcher, and Figueroa, one of this year's feel good story. This is definitely one of the better teams in the NL.

[rockin500]

The Cubs have played some pretty craptacular teams so far and they have beaten them up. Playing 6 games against the Pirates will make any team look good in an 18 game stretch.

They managed to lose both series against real teams.

The Cubs are winning the games they should but the jury is still out on the harder teams and what this team will be like when the injuries and slumps set in.

i'd agree with that which is helping skew the numbers in the cubs favor right now. But the thing is, its absolutely vital for them to beat up on the teams they are supposed to beat.

Still, it is good to see them be patient against most of the pitchers so far. the previous few years it didnt matter WHO they were facing, they couldnt work a count to save their lives for the most part.

[Ubiquitous]

The Cubs have played some pretty craptacular teams so far and they have beaten them up. Playing 6 games against the Pirates will make any team look good in an 18 game stretch.

They managed to lose both series against real teams.

The Cubs are winning the games they should but the jury is still out on the harder teams and what this team will be like when the injuries and slumps set in.

[The Splendid Splinter]

Is it just me or is everyone seeing this? I've noticed that the Cubs are being a lot more patience at the plate these past few games or even this year so far compared to like last year or the year before...

I mean 3 guys with 10+ BBs already and 3 more with either 8 or 9 BBs... in 18 games this season. As a result, we're scoring more runs and getting those Ws. I also know they are hitting better as well compare to last year first month. It's still early in the season, but I just wondering if anybody else was noticing that? I wonder how much Fukudome is influencing the others in being patience at the plate.

I went to Wrigley yesterday and see that game. That was great seeing like 10 walks in that game and made the starting pitcher leave in the 3rd inning.