05-25-2009, 05:17 PM
<!--quoteo(post=39920:date=May 25 2009, 02:30 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ May 25 2009, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39911:date=May 25 2009, 02:36 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ May 25 2009, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39892:date=May 25 2009, 08:19 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ May 25 2009, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Jake Fox needs to get called up yesterday. And can we please drop Patton already? For fuck's sake.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They're calling him up for interleague play it appears.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Jake Fox has a 13-game hitting streak at Triple-A Iowa and is hitting .423 with 17 homers and 50 RBIs in 37 games.
But if the Cubs call him up, it probably won't be until the final week of June, when they get to use a designated hitter in six interleague games against the White Sox and Detroit.
"We've talked about Jake, but where do you put him?" Piniella said. "We know he's swinging the bat really well. ... If he could play third base, that would be an obvious place. He's been playing third base a little more in Triple A, but that's a tough position to play.
"I know we're having trouble scoring runs, but, boy, if we give up many, it makes it more difficult. Maybe when we get into the American League and you need a DH, or we want to put him at first base and DH Derrek Lee one day, or something like that, that's a possibility."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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We'll be 10 games under .500 -- if we're lucky -- by the final week of June.
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No. You really think Jake Fox is going to change things that much though? Even if we had Aramis Ramirez this last week, it's unlikely we win any of those games, <i>maybe</i> 1. When your 1-2 hitters get on base 4 times in 45 plate appearances, it's going to be hard to score very many runs.
Look, there's no big changes we should be looking to make with the offense. These guys have always hit and are going to. Aside from Bradley, they've all hit well at different parts of this early season, just haven't been able to get them going at the same time yet like last year. If I knew Fox could handle 3rd adequately, of course I'd love to have him there right now, and Lou said the same thing. But it's a panic move, begging for any sort of offense. Do you really believe it's going to keep going like this for another month?
They're calling him up for interleague play it appears.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Jake Fox has a 13-game hitting streak at Triple-A Iowa and is hitting .423 with 17 homers and 50 RBIs in 37 games.
But if the Cubs call him up, it probably won't be until the final week of June, when they get to use a designated hitter in six interleague games against the White Sox and Detroit.
"We've talked about Jake, but where do you put him?" Piniella said. "We know he's swinging the bat really well. ... If he could play third base, that would be an obvious place. He's been playing third base a little more in Triple A, but that's a tough position to play.
"I know we're having trouble scoring runs, but, boy, if we give up many, it makes it more difficult. Maybe when we get into the American League and you need a DH, or we want to put him at first base and DH Derrek Lee one day, or something like that, that's a possibility."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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We'll be 10 games under .500 -- if we're lucky -- by the final week of June.
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No. You really think Jake Fox is going to change things that much though? Even if we had Aramis Ramirez this last week, it's unlikely we win any of those games, <i>maybe</i> 1. When your 1-2 hitters get on base 4 times in 45 plate appearances, it's going to be hard to score very many runs.
Look, there's no big changes we should be looking to make with the offense. These guys have always hit and are going to. Aside from Bradley, they've all hit well at different parts of this early season, just haven't been able to get them going at the same time yet like last year. If I knew Fox could handle 3rd adequately, of course I'd love to have him there right now, and Lou said the same thing. But it's a panic move, begging for any sort of offense. Do you really believe it's going to keep going like this for another month?
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