Conditioning
One of the things we'll spend a lot of time talking about today is the conditions here at Wrigley Field. It's cold and the wind is howling in from the north, really coming hard. This ballpark plays so many different ways - I've said many times when the wind is the other way and howling out, the best thing a pitcher can do is roll it up there. Today, unless it's a low liner, it will be extremely difficult for anyone to take a ball out to left. My old buddy, Mike Krukow, threw a bunch of games here for the Cubs and as the opposition and has always harped that you have to pitch to the conditions and alter what you do to suit the weather when it's like this. If that's the case, Sean Gallagher should be coming inside to the right-handers today. Let's hope he has a good start.
Bob
Comments
Where is Matt Sinatro today?
Posted by: Mark Fisher | May 11, 2008 3:07 PM
Well you were right so far, D-Lee's homerun blew from center pop out to right field home run. Its great to have you guys back on WGN from yesterday. Even with Gracie, its just not the same! They didn't even show the 7th inning stretch! Keep up the good work guys!
Posted by: Nathan Fletcher | May 11, 2008 3:27 PM
I was excited to see the Cub half of the 10th inning of the Jim Maroney no hitter. I was at that game. It was my second game ever at Wrigley and I was with the alter boys of St. John the Baptist of Savanna, Illinois. In those days we did not have WGN on cable and being only 13 years old I was not a savy sports fan. I did not appreciate the fact that I saw a no hitter but instead I was very disappointed that the Cubs lost and Ernie Banks didn't even get a hit. I really enjoyed hearing about the facts of the game including that Maroney pitched through 10 innings, walked 10, struck out 12 and finished the game with Billy Williams and Ernie Banks as the last two batters.
Thanks Len, Bob and WGN.
Posted by: Jim McDougall | May 11, 2008 5:01 PM
Great sweep Cubbies. Keep up the good work!!!!!!
Posted by: FLAcubsFAN | May 11, 2008 5:59 PM
The north side die hards stole the show/ the land of wrigley is in my soul
Posted by: Sean | May 12, 2008 8:22 PM
i would like to know how would big carlos zambrano and jim edmonds get along?
Posted by: rob hoeks | May 14, 2008 3:16 PM