Yardbarker: Aramis Ramirez

What the Hell Happend with Aramis Ramirez?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:20:54 -0500

Well, this for one: I couldn’t find a better picture of Ramirez getting injured via GIS for some reason - this just looks like Lou is blessing him. Here’s what we expected of RODRIGO! going into the season, contrasted with what we got PlayerPosPAwOBAUZR/150WAR Ramirez (ACB Average Projection) 3B 600 .378 2.2 4.1 Ramirez (Actual, as of 9/23)3B 317 .396 -6.8 2.4 Despite battling a few nagging injuries that left him day-to-day in April Ramirez was hitting the ball quite well, po...

Aramis Ramirez Is A (Wimp)

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:58:40 -0500

Editor's Note: This post is by Dusty, but he can't figure out how to log in, so he posted it in the comments of a post below. The site then broke for 14 hours. I'm not sure these two events are unrelated. - Wrigleyville.It's been well established on this blog that my favorite Chicago Cub is Aramis Ramirez. He's essentially been my favorite Cub since he joined the team (well, ok, behind Sammy pre-cork and other issues).But enough is enough.Aramis is a *****. Plain and simpl...

Some Good News...

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:46:55 -0500

Aramis Ramirez should be able to play Friday and the Pittsburgh Pirates are coming to town...and we're on day 10,256,753(est.) of the last apocalyptic asteroid hitting the Earth.

That's all I got...hey, you get what you pay for here at TCR.

Okay fine, more ranting, raving and rumbling after the jump...

- I guess when the team is playing so bad, it's easy to set your sights elsewhere, but the guy turning himself in who threw the beer at Shane Victorino is "breaking news?" Really? Sun-Times had not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 articles (cue Feist ) on it last night.

- Justin Berg was perfectly adequate in his 2 inning major league debut last night, throwing 17 strikes on 26 pitches inducing 3 ground-balls outs including a double play with his sinker/change combo.

- The answer to the Cubs second base problem apparently is hoping that Jeff Baker stays hot. Why not?

- Somehow the writer of this "rumor" for Yahoo got "The word is that Cubs executives are not amused." and that "The rumor going around is that the team may be losing patience with Piniella, according to the Chicago Tribune." If you look at the actual Trib article, there's no mention of any Cubs executives and it's just a piece by Paul Sullivan trying to stir the pot that Lou is beginning to receive some heat, but it doesn't specify from whom and most likely he's just trying to compare it how the fans turned on Dusty Baker if you examine the quotes from players. Nothing to see here...move along.

- There was a request to create an open thread and discuss how to fix the team. Here's my take...keep Aramis healthy. The team is 26-17 when he' s played...32-38 without. In somewhat seriosness though, they'll be more time for what the Cubs should do this offseason, but if you're gonna play that game now, just try to keep in the mind the difficulty in trading players and then multiply by 1,000 when you take into account most of these guys contracts. No one is going to touch Alfonso Soriano right now, so if you think the Cubs need to move money, your best trade bets are Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly in the lasy year's of their deal or maybe Kosuke Fukudome if he keeps up the hitting the rest of the year.

- Randy Wells vs. Charlie Morton today, Tom Gorzelanny against his old teammates and Zach Duke on Saturday and Russ Ohlendorf and Rich Harden on Sunday.

Enjoy the weekend....

Ramirez Takes Cortisone Shot, Will Miss 2-3 Games

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:52:46 -0500

Once again, Bruce Levine is kicking the ass of every beat guy in town: Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez received a cortisone shot in his left shoulder on Tuesday. Ramirez, who hasn’t played since Saturday, is expected to miss the next 2-3 days. I’m going to have to defer to the medical professionals and the player here, but I still wonder what the point is of keeping Ramirez on the diamond. By his own admission, his shoulder hurts so much that he “wouldn’...

Shoulder Soreness Fells Aramis Ramirez

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:08:53 -0500

It wouldn’t be a normal day in Cubdom without an “Uh-Oh” moment. Saturday’s was a doozy: Five innings in to the second game of the Rockies series, Aramis Ramirez had to remove himself with soreness in his shoulder. Yes, the same shoulder he separated earlier this season, putting him on the DL for two months. “Today [...]

Is Aramis Ramirez Making The Difference?

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:30:53 -0500

Causation and correlation are two very different things. That said, the correlation between Aramis Ramirez returning on the July 6 and the Cubs winning - not to mention hitters hitting - is very interesting.Since July 6:The Cubs are 11-6. That's good.Aramis Ramirez is batting .293 with a .363 OBP.Alfonso Soriano is batting .404 with a .452 OBP.Milton Bradley is batting .263 with a .440 OBP.Derrek Lee (who was hitting anyway) is batting .288 with a .333 OBP (not to mention his .610 SLG).Th...

How to Produce ... by Aramis Ramirez - Cubs 8 Reds 5

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:25:41 -0500

Game Ninety-Four - Cubs 8 Reds 5 WP - Randy Wells (6-4) LP - Aaron Harang (5-11) Save - None On a day they found out Ted Lilly would likely be heading to the DL, the Cubs' offense came out swinging against Aaron Harang and the Reds. Aramis Ramirez put together a huge afternoon at the plate. Ramirez finished the day 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI. Ramirez gave the Cubs the lead in the first inning with a two-out double. After Mike Fontenot's eighth dinger of the...

Aramis Ramirez: “I Won’t Be Looking to Hit Homers”

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:49:15 -0500

Aramis Ramirez is realistic about the kind of stick he’s swinging coming off the separated shoulder that cost him nearly two months of the season. In other words, don’t hold your breath for home run power. ”I can’t go to the plate and try to hit a home run because that ain’t going to happen,” Rammy [...]

Can he do it?

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:34:37 -0500

Many uncertainties remain with four games to go until the All-Star break. However, the Cubs and their fans hope one major question will be answered ... soon. Will Aramis Ramirez be able to produce at the level he has for years coming off of a dislocated shoulder? Or will Ramirez be tossed into a shuffle of dizzying disappointments for the 2009 Cubs?

Aramis Is Back, And Nothing Has Changed

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:34:43 -0500

Here's what happened while Aramis Ramirez was broken: Chicago Cubs, May 8: 16-13, third place, 2.5 games back Chicago Cubs, July 6: 40-39, third place, 2.5 games back And Lou is feeling good: "It could have been much worse," manager Lou Piniella said. "The important thing is we're 2 1/2 games out of first place, forget what our record is. I've said all along I thought we would make a run the second half. I still feel that way." Perhaps this is the best deadli...

Ramirez Expected Back on Monday

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:17:54 -0500

According to a report from the Tribune, Aramis Ramirez is expected to back in the Cubs lineup on Monday against the Atlanta Braves. Ramirez has been out since May 8 (placed on 15-day DL on May 9)and the Cubs are 20-24 with him on the DL.

Aramis Ramirez Back Soon

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:00 -0500

Chicago Sun-Times:Aramis Ramirez's long-awaited return from the disabled list should come before the Cubs' four-game showdown with Mark DeRosa and his St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field just before the All-Star break.Barring a setback with his healing left shoulder, Ramirez plans to continue taking batting practice through the series in Pittsburgh, then head out Thursday for a minor-league rehab assignment of maybe four or five games.Grreat news for the Cubs, and bad news for the re...

Ramirez to Begin Rehab Assignment Thursday?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:37:10 -0500

According to reports during Monday night's game, Aramis Ramirez could begin a rehab assignment as soon as Thursday. Ramirez is with the team in Pittsburgh and will continue to take batting practice throughout the series. If all goes as planned, Ramirez will go to one of the Cubs' minor league teams on Thursday while his teammates return to Chicago for a big four-game series against the Brewers.