BryantLee Presents: Ending the Drought: A 2009 Chicago Cubs Dynasty

[BryantLee]

THE WEEK IN REVIEW:
A Look back at the Cubs week of baseball.


RECORD: 4-3
CURRENT STREAK: L1
RUNS SCORED: 46
RUNS AGAINST: 29

CURRENT NL CENTRAL STANDINGS:



GOING STREAKIN':
Who's Hot and Who's Not for the Cubs this past week.

(Far Left) C - G. Soto (.391 , 4HR, 8 RBI)
(Center) 3B - A. Ramirez (.357, 1HR, 4 2Bs, 5 RBI)
(Far Right) P - C. Zambrano (13IP, 5 ER, 10 K / 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

(Far Left) RF - M. Bradley (.192, 3 RBI, 3 K)
(Center) P - K. Gregg (.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB)
(Far Right) 1B - D. Lee (.206, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

TEAM LEADERS:


CURRENT NL RANKINGS:
GREEN = RISE IN RANKING
RED = FALL IN RANKING
BLACK = NO CHANGE

-NOTE: I'm 2nd in ERA to the Braves with a team ERA of 2.97!

OTHER NEWS AND NOTES:

May 16th -Acquired 2B Dan Uggla & RP Jesus Delgado from the Florida Marlins for 2B Mike Fontenot, CF Leonard Pedersen & RP Luther Hornsby

-Sent RP Angel Guzman to Triple-A Iowa.
- Called up 1B Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa.

NOTABLES AROUND THE LEAGUE:
-Albert Pujols leads league in BA hitting .394
-The Atlanta Braves own the best record in baseball at 25-12
-Padres ace Chris Young was placed on 60 day DL with torn hamstring.

[jtn93]

to Dan: Where do you expect to fit into the Cubs roster?

[BryantLee]

Quote: Originally Posted by whitesox

How did do that press conference one? That was amazing.

Thanks!! I was proud of myself for that one lol. All done in photo shop. Took image of Ugglas head cropped it on a suit. Took cubs logo. Arranged in checkerboard and added gradient to look like shadows to have appearance of the cloth that usually hangs behind players in press conferences.

[BryantLee]

Quote: Originally Posted by jtn93

to Dan: Where do you expect to fit into the Cubs roster?

QUESTION: Dan, where do you see yourself fitting in in the Cubs roster?

ANSWER: "Well at this point, i'm just here to win and will hit where ever Lou (Piniella) wants me to. Naturally I like hitting in the three spot but they are already have a great hitter in the three hole with Derrek Lee. So we will see. Anywhere is fine for me because no matter where I am, this lineup is dangerous and am going to see my fair share of good pitches no matter where I am placed in the lineup. I'm just excited to get out on the field and show the team and coaching staff what I can do."

NEXT QUESTION...

[jtn93]

Dan, do you feel your time in Florida was an enjoyable time? and how do you expect to carry over your success from last season into a potential shot at a World Series ring?

[BryantLee]

QUESTION: Dan, do you feel your time in Florida was an enjoyable time? and how do you expect to carry over your success from last season into a potential shot at a World Series ring?

ANSWER: "Absolutely, I loved playing in Florida. It is a great environment to play in and I was surrounded by guys who always pushed each other which made us closer in the locker room. Which is why I think we surprised a lot of people last year because everyone was always pushing each other to make each other better. I'm going to miss my teammates but at the same time I'm excited about the opportunity to be here in Chicago and expose myself to the new challenges of playing here. I know there will probably be added pressure because of the 101 year thing, but I'm just focused on performing my best every game and helping this team get back to the playoffs. Then we will see what happens from there."

NEXT QUESTION...

[Whitesox]

Quote: Originally Posted by BryantLee

Thanks!! I was proud of myself for that one lol. All done in photo shop. Took image of Ugglas head cropped it on a suit. Took cubs logo. Arranged in checkerboard and added gradient to look like shadows to have appearance of the cloth that usually hangs behind players in press conferences.

I like how you made it look like something that would air on ESPN. You have some real talent.

[BryantLee]

Thank you. I dont know if I would call it real talent, maybe just no life and enough time to teach myself photoshop haha. But I tried to make it look as authentic as possible.