The Cubs are 0-2 after losing 3-2 to the Braves Wednesday night. They also began the 2008 season 0-2 and would eventually recover to win a National League-leading 97 games and make the playoffs. The New York Yankees started the 2009 season 0-2,
Arizona Diamondbacks Hats,
Opening year with closing thoughts, losing to Baltimore,
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– Carrie Muskat
And hopefully avoid double plays. The Cubs have hit into five double plays in the first two games.
“It hurts,
Cheap Oakland Athletics Hats,” Alfonso Soriano said. “We have to come back with more energy.”
“We’ve just played two games,
Rockstar Energy hats,” Piniella snapped. “We’re not in our 22nd game or our 42nd game. We’ve played two games,
NFL Hats, for God’s sake. What do you want? Roles changed in two games? It was a tough loss and we’ll leave it at that.”
Sean Marshall has struck out seven in 3 2/3 innings in two games. A reporter asked Piniella if he might consider changing the lefty’s role.