Tag: Marlon Byrd

Are The Cubs Relevant Again? Nope, But Marlon Byrd is Cool

15 July, 2010 (16:59) | Chicago Cubs | By: Brian

The Chicago Cubs walked their way into relevancy at the 2010 MLB All Star game. Lone Cub representative Marlon Byrd began the seventh inning rally with a free pass. Scott Rolen and Matt Holliday followed with back-to-back singles and Braves catcher Brian McCann capped off the inning with a double off the White Sox reputed [...]

Marlon Byrd to Lead Off Against Lefties

21 April, 2010 (16:38) | Chicago Cubs | By: Brian

So, Marlon Byrd is set to leadoff against lefties, at least for the next few games. His stats are pretty good. Byrd is hitting an incredible .667 (the same as his OBP) and his Slugging Percentage is a beautiful .917. How does he fare against right handers? Well, his .146 batting average, .186 on base [...]