April 2007 Thoughts
Posted: Tue May 1, 2007 10:38 pm
April Record: 10-14
First off I would like to say it has been an okay start.
The Cubs have outscored their opponents 112-91 which doesn't make much sense that we have outscored our opponents by 21 but we are 4 games below .500.
Some good and bad things:
Good- Rich Hill has been amazing this year and his breaking ball is one of the best in the league.
Bad- Will Ohman has been dreadful so far in the pen let up a ton of key runs.
Good- A Ram. Aramis has hit really well this month which is a surprise since he usually starts off bad. Hopefully he can keep it goind
Bad- Alfonso- He hasn't done that bad but he isn't playing like he did last year. We spent a ton of money on this guy and he is having the worst start of his career.
Good- Zambrano- He has done really well in his last few starts and looks like a Cy Young contender again.
Bad- Zambrano- He started off not so great with a very high ERA.
Good- Mark DeRosa- In the first 2 weeks he was our offense. He hit homers and drove in key runs.
Bad- Howry/Eyre- Awful and very inconsistent this first month and scare me everytime they run out of the bullpen.
Good- D. Lee- He is playing well despite only have one April homer. These numbers will only get better as time goes on.
Bad- Murton on the bench- It stinks watching Murton sitting on the bench knowing he has some talent.
Good- Felix Pie- Done great in the outfield this month but needs to turn it up on hitting.
Bad- Bullpen- We are 0-7 in 1 run games. Enough said.
Hopefully as the weather gets warmer we start winning some more ballgames.
May Calender:
May 1st - @ Pittsburgh Pirates
May 2nd - @ Pittsburgh Pirates
May 4th - VS Washington Nationals
May 5th - VS Washington Nationals
May 6th - VS Washington Nationals
May 8th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 10th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 11th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 12th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 13th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 14th - @ New York Mets
May 15th - @ New York Mets
May 16th - @ New York Mets
May 17th - @ New York Mets
May 18th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 19th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 20th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 22nd - @ San Diego Padres
May 23rd - @ San Diego Padres
May 24th - @ San Diego Padres
May 25th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 26th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 27th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 28th - VS Florida Marlins
May 29th - VS Florida Marlins
May 30th - VS Florida Marlins
Key series this month:
White Sox are a crosstown rival so these are always must win games for bragging rights.
Dodgers are my World Series pick this year and should be a tough team to beat.
LETS GO CUBS.
First off I would like to say it has been an okay start.
The Cubs have outscored their opponents 112-91 which doesn't make much sense that we have outscored our opponents by 21 but we are 4 games below .500.
Some good and bad things:
Good- Rich Hill has been amazing this year and his breaking ball is one of the best in the league.
Bad- Will Ohman has been dreadful so far in the pen let up a ton of key runs.
Good- A Ram. Aramis has hit really well this month which is a surprise since he usually starts off bad. Hopefully he can keep it goind
Bad- Alfonso- He hasn't done that bad but he isn't playing like he did last year. We spent a ton of money on this guy and he is having the worst start of his career.
Good- Zambrano- He has done really well in his last few starts and looks like a Cy Young contender again.
Bad- Zambrano- He started off not so great with a very high ERA.
Good- Mark DeRosa- In the first 2 weeks he was our offense. He hit homers and drove in key runs.
Bad- Howry/Eyre- Awful and very inconsistent this first month and scare me everytime they run out of the bullpen.
Good- D. Lee- He is playing well despite only have one April homer. These numbers will only get better as time goes on.
Bad- Murton on the bench- It stinks watching Murton sitting on the bench knowing he has some talent.
Good- Felix Pie- Done great in the outfield this month but needs to turn it up on hitting.
Bad- Bullpen- We are 0-7 in 1 run games. Enough said.
Hopefully as the weather gets warmer we start winning some more ballgames.
May Calender:
May 1st - @ Pittsburgh Pirates
May 2nd - @ Pittsburgh Pirates
May 4th - VS Washington Nationals
May 5th - VS Washington Nationals
May 6th - VS Washington Nationals
May 8th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 10th - VS Pittsburgh Pirates
May 11th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 12th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 13th - @ Philadelphia Phillies
May 14th - @ New York Mets
May 15th - @ New York Mets
May 16th - @ New York Mets
May 17th - @ New York Mets
May 18th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 19th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 20th - VS Chicago White Sox
May 22nd - @ San Diego Padres
May 23rd - @ San Diego Padres
May 24th - @ San Diego Padres
May 25th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 26th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 27th - @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 28th - VS Florida Marlins
May 29th - VS Florida Marlins
May 30th - VS Florida Marlins
Key series this month:
White Sox are a crosstown rival so these are always must win games for bragging rights.
Dodgers are my World Series pick this year and should be a tough team to beat.
LETS GO CUBS.
