Beat the Cubs today Avril 27.

[strek1]

Another sac fly would be OK here.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

CEDDANNE DELIVERY!

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Great day for Rafaela

 

[InsideTheParker]

So enjoyable to turn the tides.

 

[sean1562]

ehhh Dalbec might be out, lets see.

 

[Sprowl]

Ceddanne Delivery!

 

[simplicio]

Rafa clears it!

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Hell yes, little Raffy!

 

[strek1]

THAT's the ticket!!

 

[nvalvo]

RAFAELA!

 

[Coachster]

Spin-rate Colton Brewer is exactly as I remember him.

 

[mauidano]

Baseball is fun today!

 

[LogansDad]

CEDDANNE

 

[Beomoose]

Professional slide by Bobby D

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Nice of them to make this a blowout before the C's tip off

 

[InsideTheParker]

Stealing third is basically stupid, no?

 

[moonshotmanny]

So far so good!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Great day for Rafaela

Gets better

 

[mauidano]

Bobby contributing on defense and at the plate. Happy times.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Wheels

 

[Harry Hooper]

Whew, I was afraid he jammed his ankle at 3B on the steal, but he's fine.

 

[mauidano]

Smart play there Duran; RBI.

 

[LogansDad]

Stealing third is basically stupid, no?

With one out?

No, not even close.

 

[nvalvo]

Stealing third is basically stupid, no?

With one out, it might be a good play. And Duran's RBI groundout is a good example why.

With zero outs, it's probably not worth the risk. With two outs, it definitely isn't.

 

[caminante11]

Wow if Cedanne starts hitting watch out!

 

[InsideTheParker]

With one out, it might be a good play. And Duran's RBI groundout is a good example why.

With zero outs, it's probably not worth the risk. With two outs, it definitely isn't.

Somehow I thought there were two outs. (They tell me it's normal not to see quite properly after the cataract surgery. Can't wait for it to settle down.) Glad it worked out.
Nice work by Slaten. So good.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Pretty nice slide by Bobby. Plate blocking rule made a difference.

 

[sean1562]

Would hate to jinx it, but no runs through 5.2 innings in our bullpen game is fantastic. The pitching on this team just continues to surprise.

 

[Ale Xander]

lol saved from the DP there

Bobby doesn’t GIDP, he strikes out or sacrifices like a true team player

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Slaten? More like Satan, the way he's tormenting the hapless Cubbies.

 

[Ale Xander]

Bobby contributing on defense and at the plate. Happy times.

And the basepaths

 

[benhogan]

Here is a nice interview with Slaten

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YtDydQbYs

 

[nvalvo]

Would hate to jinx it, but no runs through 5.2 innings in our bullpen game is fantastic. The pitching on this team just continues to surprise.

A big difference between this year and last is that we actually have a couple good relievers in the high minors, too, so if a few of these guys need a break at some point, we can probably make that happen.

 

[shawnrbu]

Look at that cookie.

 

[AMS25]

Man, I don't miss Colton Brewer.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

I see the bats have woken up again. And, a real 1B coming in.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Yoshida getting jobbed on hits reclassified as errors.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Bobby and Valdez both need some head-clearing time at AAA. Preferably with a hitting coach.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Yoshida getting jobbed on hits reclassified as errors.

What difference does it make? At least half of the Soshers think he should have been dumped weeks ago.

 

[mauidano]

At least Bobby will keep his average over .100 on the way out tonight.

 

[Al Zarilla]

I take my kid to the airport and you guys turn it into a laugher! Nice work.

 

[Rovin Romine]

What difference does it make? At least half of the Soshers think he should have been dumped weeks ago.

They'll quiet down as soon as he starts hitting. Then scuttle out from under the wainscoting if he slumps.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

A Ricean blast for Ceddanne!

 

[InsideTheParker]

Maybe Brez knew what he was doing signing this kid.

 

[Rovin Romine]

CR seems to be finding his stride.

 

[simplicio]

Rafa may have turned a corner, yeah?

 

[LogansDad]

WOW WHAT A GAME FOR CEDDANNE

 

[Sprowl]

Little Raffy is back, and he's back BIG!

 

[patinorange]

This is very exciting.

 

[nvalvo]

WOW

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Have a day, kid!