Murton where he belongs?
Submitted by Stuck in the Ivy on Wed, 2005-08-10 12:18.
Dusty Baker announced before the game today that Matt Murton will start in the leadoff spot today. The explanation he gave (or at least implied in the broadcast) has to do with Lawton struggling against today's starter for the Reds, Eric Milton. Perhaps all the losses lately have Dusty figuring he may as well play a younger player, saving key players like Jose Macias for the last stretch run for the Wild Card. Whatever the reason, I like seeing Murton leading off.
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Huzzah!
Batting him leadoff sounds a slight bit strange coming from Dusty, but I'm not going to complain. I'm just glad he's playing.
Rich Hill
Unfortunately, the performance of the other rookie in today's lineup is ruining this game. You just can't go around walking the 8 and 9 hitters with the bases loaded. And Michael Wuertz made Hill pay for his wildness.
With Hill and Jerome Williams failing to keep the Cubs in games lately, I wouldn't mind having Todd Wellemeyer and Sergio Mitre get some shots in the rotation.
Lee
DLee still needs a day off.
Uh-oh, I just checked Gameday boxscore (3:30 pm EST) and once again the Cubs give up a big inning. I'll ask again: when is the last time the Cubs potent offense has scored more than 4 runs in an innning?
big inning
July 21, against the Reds. 5 runs in the 4th inning, against Eric Milton, no less, and keyed by a three-run homer by Todd Walker. Of course, they lost the game 9-6.