Must I say I told you so?
Thursday, Tyler Colvin, 24, made his first start of the 2010 season at Turner Field for the Cubs after slow starts from Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, and the entire Chicago offense for that matter.
Colvin faced numerous skeptics after demolishing opponents in spring training—the outfielder hit .468 while slugging .753 and driving in 18 RBI’s in 77 plate appearances—but few of those doubters still remain.
In his first at bat, Colvin belted a deep home run to right field off Atlanta right-hander Tommy Hanson in the top of the second inning.
Colvin finished the game 1-3, with one run scored and an RBI.
Thursday was a night of firsts. Chicago received their first win of the season against the Braves with a 2-0 victory, and finally topped the team ...
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Article written by John Engel
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