Paul Maholm is slated to pitch so...
...yeah...
...probably just catch up on some reading.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Recap: 4/20 Cubs vs. Reds
Chris Volstad playing baseball
Did you know Chris Volstad's ERA so far is 6.19? Yeah, I thought it was higher too. Seems like every time the Cubs reach his turn in the rotation they're four runs behind before anybody gets a chance to sing the National Anthem. Not that I'm complaining. As long as he can get through every game without his right arm catching on fire he's done his job.
The defense is a different story. Starlin Castro, Marlon Byrd, and Bryan LaHair all committed errors today. Watching Castro kick around ground balls hit directly at him for a little while before he throws them straight into the ground is fun, but at a certain point it has to stop. Byrd's batting average is approaching absolute zero this year, so he can ill afford to let his defense fall off. As for you, TheHair...I'm disappointed in you. I have loved him since Spring Training last year, and he...you know what, whatever I'll love him regardless. Boot all the grounders you want, Bryan, just make sure you keep following them up with doubles off the ivy.
Despite the overall shittiness of this game what with the errors, the weather, Chris Volstad's slider, and a guy named Homer beating us...we still scored four runs. I'm thinking that over the course of this season a four-run game will end up being a positive for us pretty much every time it happens. Gooooo REBUILD!
Look!
A metaphor for the season so far!
Probably going to use this gif every chance I get
Bryan LaHair represents the expectations of fans who are idiots, Garza's aim represents Epstein's vision, the crowd is the future, and Matt Garza is a baseball player who is very bad at defense! Anyway I just wouldn't have felt right moving forward without first using that gif. Onward!
Intro for the Haters
I've been a Cubs fan for about 12 years. I've been a person who is alive for almost 23.
I know a career Cub Fan Average of .522 isn't going to impress any scouts, but my parents don't give a shit about baseball so as a child I was stuck playing pee-wee soccer and watching Ace Ventura: Pet Detective like 95% of my fellow 90's youths. Eventually I made some friends who didn't suck and through them was introduced to the Chicago Cubs. It was love at first sight and I never looked back (though I will always have a soft spot for Ace).
Artist rendition of me at 10 years old
Now, at a late 22, I've decided to catch up with the rest of the world and blog about shit. What's that? You don't care? I know. I barely care myself, and it's my blog. But in the interest of staying busy (and therefore sane) I will follow the Cubs as closely as possible over the course of the 2012 season and document my insight here. Enjoy reading this at the end of the summer, John. Because God knows you're the only one who will. And while we're talking, congrats on the awesome moustache you grew (I hope).
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