Patience. It all boils down to patience. I checked the box scores Friday after the Astros beat us 4 to 3 and found out that of 14 games played that day -- the winner in 12 of those games was the team who saw the most pitches. Those 12 also received the most walks. 12 of 14. That day, the Cubs saw fewer pitches than any other team in baseball and walked "not." Coincidence? Saturday it was not quite as pronounced. It was 11 of 15. Still pretty high. So, "making the pitcher work" should be high on the priority list going into a game. There are still only a couple of Cubs willing to take a walk. Fukudome, Ward, Ramirez...
Good game yesterday on most counts. Nice to see DLee back in the clutch. Good jobs by Z, Marmol and Wood. Throw to the plate in the first inning was a game saving play. Good effort. We have to win the games that our starter pitches that well. Period.
We walked no one yesterday. Taking, but not giving, those free passes, changes the game. News flash. Dusty was wrong. Walks don't "clog up the bases" -- they will ballgames.
Have a good week. Let's sweep the Pirates...
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Hey Sherm...what are your thoughts on the powder blue uniforms?
Through 5 chapters of Shike book 1...so far it is as advertised.
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