Who is Bobby Scales you ask? Well unless you have been in a bat cave
down in South America for the past week, you probably aren't asking
that question. The question should be "Where the hell has Bobby Scales
been and why the hell did it take so long?".
Scales was called up for his first taste of the big leagues last week and got his first start on Tuesday against of all people, the reigning Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum.
It took 11 long years and 3,303 minor league at bats, but getting his first hit was a moment he'll never forget and worth the wait he stated.
"Nobody can ever take it from me," he said. "No matter what happens the rest of the way, they can't take it from me. I got it. I earned it. And I'm just fortunate to have it." He became just the fourth player to make his Major League debut with the Cubs after the age of 31. But he has since taken advantage of every opportunity to play.
Today he hit a pair of 2 run doubles, setting a career high in RBI's with 4 and is now hitting .444 with a hit in all 6 games he has played in. That is just one short of Jerome Walton's club record of 7 games in a row to start a Cubs career way way back in.....
Original Story:
http://www.cubbiefans.com/blog.php?b=17
Scales was called up for his first taste of the big leagues last week and got his first start on Tuesday against of all people, the reigning Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum.
It took 11 long years and 3,303 minor league at bats, but getting his first hit was a moment he'll never forget and worth the wait he stated.
"Nobody can ever take it from me," he said. "No matter what happens the rest of the way, they can't take it from me. I got it. I earned it. And I'm just fortunate to have it." He became just the fourth player to make his Major League debut with the Cubs after the age of 31. But he has since taken advantage of every opportunity to play.
Today he hit a pair of 2 run doubles, setting a career high in RBI's with 4 and is now hitting .444 with a hit in all 6 games he has played in. That is just one short of Jerome Walton's club record of 7 games in a row to start a Cubs career way way back in.....
Original Story:
http://www.cubbiefans.com/blog.php?b=17
