Cubs @ Brewers 4-10-09

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=29468:date=Apr 10 2009, 10:23 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Apr 10 2009, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm starting to really wonder about Theriot as our SS. He hit really well last year, so it obscured the fact that he's a below average defender (for a SS).
But on most championship-caliber teams, your SS is the <i>smartest</i> guy on the field, not the dumbest. And Theriot may be giving back as many runs as he puts on the board.
He's not as fast as some would think, and he's not even a smart baserunner.

I don't mean to pile on; I've always kind of liked the guy. And we don't have anyone else who can play the position. But he's starting to bother me.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not to nitpick, but I think C is the most important defensive position on the field, followed by SS.

I think it goes, in order:

C - SS - 2B - CF - 3B - RF - LF - 1B

Up the middle (the top 4 defensive positions), we're pretty weak defensively (except for Soto).