None of us think the Cubs will be any good this year. There are probably few of us who don’t expect Carlos Marmol to implode in spectacular fashion every time he steps on the mound. But Chris Bosio doesn’t want any of us worrying about Carlos.
“Carlos has been fine,” Bosio said quickly when the subject of Marmol was broached.
Then Bosio went on to display his difficulty with subject/verb agreement.
“There has been a couple of instances where we got beat in the 3-4 hole where he’s giving up ground balls and that’s all we can ask of him,” Bosio said. “Once the balls get put in play, we want our guys to get early outs and in this case there are a couple of balls that have snuck through the infield. That’s going to happen.”
All we need to worry about with Marmol are the grounders he induces making it into the hands of our reliable fielders. I feel so much better.
Paul Maholm has looked terrible in his first two starts. After his dud on Sunday, I had a passing thought about Randy Wells. Aside from his pre-game guitar jam sessions, he’s not having much fun in Iowa.
Randy Wells started and gave up eight runs on eight hits over 2 1/3 innings.
Oopsie! In news of other starting pitchers who played for the Cubs last year, both Gordon Wittenmyer and Paul Sullivan decided to write about Carlos Zambrano as the Cubs head in to Miami. Gordo wants everyone to know how peaceful the clubhouse is this year. Ryan Dempster was asked if the clubhouse was distraction free.
‘‘I think it’s too early to say,’’ Dempster said, adding with a straight face, ‘‘DeJesus is a real problem child. The kid’s crazy, man.’’
Yeah! You tell ‘em! Anyone else with great soundbites about how great everything is now that Big Z is gone?
‘‘It’s not strange anymore,’’ left fielder Alfonso Soriano.
Care to explain, Alfonso?
‘‘It’s coming from the coaches,’’ he said, ‘‘the way they treat people, the way we’re working. It’s not Zambrano. It’s the GM we have, the president, the manager, the new talent that we have — a lot of young guys. It makes a difference. . . .
Oh, okay. So this story about Big Z’s departure leaving a peaceful clubhouse isn’t really the story. Sully went the route of finding out if Cubs players still like Carlos Zambrano. It turns out they do.
“He had a lot of friends on this team,” Marlon Byrd said. “That’s what people forget. You see his antics on the field, and the reasons he was suspended, and all the other b.s. But at the same time, you still have friends he has guys he texts on this team, and talks to on this team.
“We’re going to see him and hopefully he’s looking good and feeling good.”
(snip)
“From a personal standpoint, it’s good to see old friends, and I’m hoping he’s doing all right,” catcher Geovany Soto said. “Just trying to play ball right now, to be honest.”
I doubt any of us would have expected the current Cubs to trash their old teammate, but Gordo and Sully must have been disappointed they didn’t.
I’m excited to see Z…just saying.
Meh. I don’t really care.
I expected that from you. Glad to see you are doing well as usual.
Z’s not pitching in this series, and I just want to move on from this. For me, the more exciting thing is the overall Marlin fan reaction to Ozzie Guillen this evening.
10 to 1 it’s boos at first. Then if the Marlins are winning and Ozzie get himself kicked out on a close call, the dummies will cheer….
The truth is…it will be mostly Cubs fans cheering. There are only 46 Marlins fans down in Miami.
And half of them are going to boycott until Ozzie is fired.
Then why post?
His uncontrollable compulsion.
And bored at work.
bingo
I was just looking over the statistics for the kids playing in Iowa right now…
Brett Jackson has struck out 18 times already this season. Ugh!
I’m glad Soto is “trying to play ball”- I would worry if he wasn’t trying to play ball,as I’m pretty sure that’s what he is being paid for…
That’s good because last year I think he was trying to play golf instead playing ball.
I would hope he’s past’trying’ and just plays ball.
New season, new patio, new players, new front office & the same old outcome as always…As much as things change at Wrigley, things still remain the same…….
But isn’t that oddly reassuring?
I see the thumbs down fairy is out today.
Why the hell is there a picture of a seal wearing a cartoon hat and holding a cartoon trident in its mouth at the top of this post?
Or is this one of those, “if you have to ask” things…
I think the idea is that Mr. Bosio looks like the seal… but that doesn’t explain the trident.
The trident is used to stab negativity by Mr. Bosio…
Trident is more Hendry-era. I picture the new guys using plasma rifles and whatnot.
Maybe he chews Trident gum.
I think more pornstache than seal.
And aren’t walruses more associated with big mustaches than seals?
I agree with your line of thinking, I’m just trying to make sense of what’s above.
I stopped trying because it made my head hurt.
In a way that seal kinda looks camelish
I hope Zambrano wins the Cy Goddamn Young award. All the shit he had to put up with here…
He needed to leave regardless.
But he isn’t winning the Cy Goddamn Young award.
I like that! Makes baseball sound more badass.
The Cy Goddamn Young
The Gold F*cking Glove
The MVFP
The line is even money he explodes again and is out of baseball by the end of 2013.
Didn’t he say he was going to retire after his contract ended? That after this season.
Another emotional brainfart.He aint retiring.
I meant ‘BF’ by Z not you DOC
You can pretty much assuming anything I say is a brain fart.
I’d take that bet.
I clicked on this Onion headline because it made me laugh. Then I read the article. Then I thought “wait, that actually sounds like something Joe Maddon would actually do.”
Then I laughed again.
I think I need a nap.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/joe-maddon-working-on-creating-cool-new-infield-po,27919/
That could possibly be the most truthful Onion story ever.
I fully support that idea.
I love the ONION
Finally coming up for air from the new job. Can’t wait for Ozzie tonight.
Also, they need Octopi in the aquariums at whatever Loria Field is really called. Also, I really hope someone hits one out.
Can we just call that place the “Orange Bowl” and be done with it?
I liked the Daily Herald calling the Cubs-Marlins series ‘Ozziefest’
Bruce Miles tweeting that Zambrano thought he could stay with the Cubs after meeting Theo.
Makes two of us.
I thought he was staying too…
I still say that getting Volstad in the deal was a steal…though the results haven’t panned out yet.
A steal?Yeah the Marlins making the getaway with our $$$$
No…Zambrano is making a getaway with our $$$$.