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Hill Eases Concerns in Final Spring OutingAfter working earlier this Spring to become quicker to home plate from the stretch position, Hill went back and simplified his delivery and seems to have gotten back to normal. It was annoying last season to see opposing base runners have such an easy time stealing off of Hill but I'd prefer him letting those guys get a good jump to second base instead of just walking them. Hill's value comes from his ability to throw strikes, which allows him to mix up his pitches so his control of the strike zone should precede any other concerns in his game. Kevin Hart came into the game after Hill and continued his downward trend by giving up two runs in less than two innings before Sean Marshall came on and gave up a game tying double. Luckily, the Cubs were able to overcome those obstacles as the newest Cub, Reed Johnson, had a nice day with two hits and two runs and Derrek Lee hit his second homer of the Spring. Michael Wuertz threw another scoreless inning before Carmen Pignatiello closed out the game even though he gave up his first run of the Spring. Quietly the Cubs have creeped back near the .500 mark on the Spring as the victory moved them to 13-14 overall. The Cubs roster is pretty much set at this point and these last few days will have the Cubs throwing out their daily lineup for 6 or 7 innings in the hopes that everyone can get comfortable with where they are in the field and the batting order. Jack Cobra covers the Cubs, Bulls and sports in general on his blog, Cobra Brigade. He also writes for Yay Sports on Fridays. [ March 26, 2008 at 1:04 PM ] [ Leave a Comment ] [ Full Story ]
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[ Tagged: Cubs, Features, Rich Hill, Spring Training 08 ] Pie Is Rounding Into FormIn a game that saw Cubs starter Ryan Dempster struggle and newly turned reliever Jon Lieber do the same, Pie was the constant in the lineup as he was on base all day and scored two runs out of the eighth hole in the batting order. Over the last week or so, Pie has stepped up his game and should leave very few doubts in the minds of the Cubs Organization as to who their primary center fielder should be this season. Even with Pie playing well, it would behoove the Cubs to go out and pick up a right handed hitting option to play center field whenever Pie needs a rest and they seem to be on the verge of signing for Blue Jays outfielder Reed Johnson. Johnson is kind of a "jack of all trades, master of none" who can help out at all three outfield positions if he stays healthy. He struggled last season in Toronto but has shown an ability to get on base with regularity in his career. Jack Cobra covers the Cubs, Bulls and sports in general on his blog, Cobra Brigade. He also writes for Yay Sports on Fridays. [ March 25, 2008 at 4:21 PM ] [ Leave a Comment ] [ Full Story ]
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[ Tagged: Cubs, Features, Felix Pie, Spring Training 08 ] Wood to Close, Lieber to Pen
This actually turned out about as well as it could for the Cubs as the competition between Dempster/Marquis/Lieber spurred them on to having great Spring's and Wood was flat out dominant after his first week. It's doubtful that the Cubs will sit with five starters for the entire season, so having someone like Leiber coming out of the pen is invaluable. I'm not really sure how Lieber will pitch in the bullpen but as long as he throws strikes he should be ok. Jack Cobra covers the Cubs, Bulls and sports in general on his blog, Cobra Brigade. He also writes for Yay Sports on Fridays. [ March 24, 2008 at 3:28 PM ] [ Leave a Comment ] [ Full Story ]
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[ Tagged: Cubs, Features, Spring Training 08 ] Wood Suffers SetbackCubs pitcher Kerry Wood was scratched Wednesday because of lower back spasms. Chicago will reevaluate Woods on Thursday.SI.com [ March 20, 2008 at 1:16 PM ] [ Leave a Comment ] [ Full Story ]
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[ Tagged: Cubs, Injuries, Kerry Wood, News, Spring Training 08 ] Power Outage For the Cubs?Now can you see why the Cubs are still hoping to get Brian Roberts from the Orioles? With Alfonso Soriano seemingly past his days of 30+ steals and the meat of the Cubs order remaining powerless, the Cubs are going to have to find a way to manufacture runs this season. Having Ryan Theriot as the only real stolen base threat in the lineup isn't going to get the job done. Before we start fretting too much, I think we can all count on A-Ram and Soriano going for 30+ home runs but the power outage by Lee is.....disturbing. I don't expect 20+ home runs from Fukudome but the fact that he's hitting below .230 is......nerve wracking. Jack Cobra covers the Cubs, Bulls and sports in general on his blog, Cobra Brigade. He also writes for Yay Sports on Fridays. [ March 18, 2008 at 12:34 PM ] [ Leave a Comment ] [ Full Story ]
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