I've looked at both Tom Gorzelanny and Jason Marquis in the past couple months. Hit the links if you want to see their stuff in PITCHf/x. Now, the news.....
Lots of Runs
The Cubs offense is riding high, scoring 3/4 a run more than the NL average per game. The pitching and defense have been below average, and it shows in the box scores.
Revolving Door
Facing the south-paw Gorzelanny, the Cubs will use Reed Johnson as the lead-off hitter. That will make him the third different lead-off hitter since Soriano was hurt - and the third in three days.
Reed has hit lead-off 354 times in his career, and has been effective, and/or has been used there when effective.
Murton Recalled
Scout.com has broken and confirmed that Matt Murton's last minute scratch from the Iowa@New Orleans game was indeed due to his call-up.
Look for Matt to get the start in left, with erstwhile outfielder Mark DeRosa bumping Mike Fontenot to the bench as he returns to the infield. Eric Patterson is a likely candidate for a demotion, but, if I were Felix Pie, I'd be shutting off my phone.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Jason Marquis and Tom Gorzelanny at Noon - Murton recalled
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Harry Pavlidis
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4/18/2008 11:19:00 PM
Labels: Eric Patterson, Felix Pie, Jason Marquis, Mark DeRosa, Matt Murton, Mike Fontenot, Reed Johnson, Tom Gorzelanny
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Harry, to go along with your comments on the Cubs offense, Pat Hughes mentioned that the Cubs are leading the league (or majors, I forget) in pitches seen per plate appearance. I feel this is a huge indicator of an offense's ability to sustain production...good things to come this year, hopefully!
That is amazing.
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