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Cubs roll, deja vu for Quintana, Cavs go all Bulls, and what's Tebowing?
The Cubs
will go into their home opener with a record of 4-2 after defeating
the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4. The Cubs opened fast with 4 runs in the
first and a single run in the second. Kyle Schwarber and Ben
Zobrist homered for the Cubs.
I'd like to buy a starting pitcher for about 150 million.
Jake
Arrieta went 7 innings and gave up three runs on a three shot by Ryan
Braun. Arrieta is in his walk year and is making a strong argument
for getting a high dollar, long term deal. I've been a little
negative about signing Arrieta term long term deal, but he's starting
to make me a believer. If Jake would take a Jon Lester type deal, I
think the Cubs should go for it. Jake's velocity is down a little
bit, but I'd still take my chances with him. However, with Jake's
agent being Scott Boras, I'm not sure the Cubs could get Arrieta for
Lester money.
Jason's Bat Lives!
Jason
Heyward had 2 hits and 3 RBIs for the Cubs Sunday. Not only that,
he's making hard contact. That's a potentially huge development for
the Cubs.
Been there, done that
On the
south side, Jose Quintana is back to doing what he does, pitching
well without getting a win. Jose went 6.1 innings and gave up 2 runs
on 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7. Nate Jones gave up a 2
run homer to Miguel Sano in the 8th to put the game out of
reach.
Southern Knights
Avisail
Garcia drove in the Sox only run. Meanwhile, the Sox AAA team, the
Charlotte Knights, are off to a hot start, going 4-0. They're doing
it with hitting. Yoan Moncada is 8-20 thus far with 1 homerun. The
potential bad news is he's struck out 8 times. Also, prime pitching
prospects, Reynaldo Lopez and Lucas Giolito got off to rough starts
in their respective starts. Moncada, Lopez and Gioloto all bear
watching. A lot of the Sox future depends on them.
Cavs Cave
I've
been on the Bulls case for blowing 4th quarter leads, but
the Cleveland Cavs performed a monumental meltdown Sunday, blowing a
26 point 4th quarter lead before losing to the Atlanta
Hawks in overtime. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant is back in the Golden
State lineup. If the Cavs make the NBA Finals and meet the Warriors,
I think the Warriors won't lose again.
But it might make for a good tee shirt
Tim
Tebow hit his second homer in three games as a Mets farmhand. Maybe
hitting a homerun will eventually be called, “Tebowing”.
Probably not.
More
next time.
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