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RT @TramyersCSN: Sharp on the power play: "It was brutal." #Blackhawks 10:17:14 PM May 23, 2013 from Twitter for Android
My blood feels like lava running through my veins. So frustrated and disappointed. #Blackhawks 09:47:11 PM May 23, 2013 from Twitter for Android
@ChicagoSide It doesn't look like the Blackhawks believe in the Blackhawks... 09:03:37 PM May 23, 2013 from Twitter for Android in reply to ChicagoSide
My patience is running out, and there seems to be more excuses than Hawks have taken penalties. Make a play. Score a goal. Win a game. 08:59:18 PM May 23, 2013 from Twitter for Android
It'd be nice if the Hawks could generate the scoring chances Detroit does on their penalty kill, you know, while on the PP and all. 08:25:06 PM May 23, 2013 from Twitter for Android

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#Cubs Tweet Tweet!

By bullpenbrian - June 1, 2012 - 3:00 pm Leave a comment.

Sweep, sweep, sweep! (w) (w) (w) #Cubs

— Bullpen Brian (@bullpenbrian) May 30, 2012

“The more we know about 22q , the better able we are to detect, care and discover…” bit.ly/KislL4

— Dempster Foundation (@RyanDempsterFDN) May 30, 2012

Love the fact that shark week now comes more than 1 a year. #Cubs

— Trough Talk (@NathanEisenberg) May 29, 2012

Watching #Cubs baseball is officially a form of torture. #TCM

— Total Cubs Move (@TotalCubsMove) May 27, 2012

not again #cubs

— Danielle E (@thdanceinggirly) May 27, 2012

The good Lord hates the #Cubs

— Harry Caray’s Ghost (@GhostHarryCaray) May 27, 2012

Joe Mather Best Option To Bat 3rd?

By bullpenbrian - June 1, 2012 - 2:30 am 2 comments.

Dale Sveum wants more pop from his three-hole hitter.

He wasn’t getting it from Starlin Castro (2 HR in 179 at-bats), which is why Sveum moved Castro to second in the order in favor of Joe Mather.

Mather’s numbers thus far are underwhelming. He’s hit third during the last six games going 5-for-23 (.217), 1 R, 1 BB, 0 HR & 0 RBI.

On the bright side, two of his five hits went for extra bases, he’s struck out just twice and is seeing right at four pitches per plate appearances–advantageous for Castro to steal bases.

Mather still doesn’t compare well against Castro batting third: .313, 11 XBH & 25 RBI, but there’s no arguing Starlin’s individual success gradually stopped trickling through the rest of the lineup–the Cubs simply quit scoring behind him.

Sveum intends to juice-up the lineup, and Mather’s overall numbers suggest he’s the most capable option available (while serving as the latest example of the Cubs lack of talent).

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