4/30 Cubs (Big Z) vs Beermakers (Capuano) 1 pm WGN

[Shavo]

The Cubs before Lee's injury:

 

7-4

 

5.72 offensively per game

4.63 pitching per game

 

The Cubs since Lee left the field with the wrist injury:

 

6-6

 

3.58 offensively per game

5.08 pitching per game

 

After watching the Cubs give up 25 runs in two games, and counter that with 2 RUNS. Baker needs to lay into them. But wait....since Baker needs to keep his "player's manager" persona in full force, I doubt Baker will do anything. This team clearly needs a SPARK.

 

They don't need a spark. There not a very good team. You could argue that Prior and Lee are the two best players on the team. Take Carp and Poohole off the Cards ... they suck. Sheets and Lee off the Brewers ... they suck. Oswalt and Ensberg/Berkman off the Astros ... they suck.

 

THIS is why we needed a bat in the off season. This team needs a face lift if anything.

 

Just to set the record straight a little bit...... Lee was injured in the game on Wed 19 April in Los Angeles. The CUBS record, including that game on the 19th was 9-5.

 

The CUBS were scoring 5.43 R/G while allowing 4.15

 

04/03 - 04/19      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Lee        480   76  134   23    4   14  207   68   35   85  0.279  0.326  0.431  0.758

 

04/03 - 04/19        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
CUBS              123.7   95   58   51   60   94   21  4.37  6.84  1.53  1.25  3.71

 

Since Lee left the lineup, the CUBS have played 9 games, going 4-5. During this stretch the CUBS have scored 3.67 R/G while allowing the opposition to score 6.00 R/G

 

04/21 - 04/30      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/o Lee      278   33   60   12    2    7   97   32   30   44  0.216  0.297  0.349  0.646

 

04/21 - 04/30        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
CUBS               70.0   80   54   45   45   79   12  5.79 10.16  1.54  1.79  5.79

 

Any way you slice it, it looks pretty grim.

 

I'm not saying Lee won't make the offense worse, but with Lee I still think our offense needs another bat. Pierre and, to a lesser extent, Jones are hurting us. Our production from the catchers spot is good, but Barret needs to be more patient. Same for Ronny. Ram has been AWFUL, and REALLY needs to step up.

 

Even if our whole offense was rolling, I would still like to upgrade in CF, RF, and get a better RH bat off the bench.

[erik316wttn]

I don't see how Lee's absence could affect the pitching staff that much.

 

I don't know that anyone has made that assertion, have they ?

 

Nobody did. And I don't even believe it. I just find it funny that the pitching staff gives up like 2 more runs a game after he got injured. He surely coudln't have affected that with his injury, but yet, there are the numbers...

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

I'm not saying Lee won't make the offense worse, but with Lee I still think our offense needs another bat. Pierre and, to a lesser extent, Jones are hurting us. Our production from the catchers spot is good, but Barret needs to be more patient. Same for Ronny. Ram has been AWFUL, and REALLY needs to step up.

 

Even if our whole offense was rolling, I would still like to upgrade in CF, RF, and get a better RH bat off the bench.

 

On the contrary, Pierre, Jones & even Ramirez have not been the problem during the last week or so......

 

04/22 - 04/29      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Jones              22    3    7    1    0    3   17    6    0    3  0.318  0.348  0.773  1.121
Ramirez            18    6    4    1    0    2   11    5    7    1  0.222  0.440  0.611  1.051
Pierre             27    7    8    3    0    0   11    0    1    4  0.296  0.345  0.407  0.752

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I don't see how Lee's absence could affect the pitching staff that much.

 

I don't know that anyone has made that assertion, have they ?

 

Nobody did. And I don't even believe it. I just find it funny that the pitching staff gives up like 2 more runs a game after he got injured. He surely coudln't have affected that with his injury, but yet, there are the numbers...

 

Just because there's a correlation between Lee's injury and the pitching getting worse doesn't mean the injury is the cause of it.

[Balsa]

Just watched this game. Uggla.

[Shavo]

 

I'm not saying Lee won't make the offense worse, but with Lee I still think our offense needs another bat. Pierre and, to a lesser extent, Jones are hurting us. Our production from the catchers spot is good, but Barret needs to be more patient. Same for Ronny. Ram has been AWFUL, and REALLY needs to step up.

 

Even if our whole offense was rolling, I would still like to upgrade in CF, RF, and get a better RH bat off the bench.

 

On the contrary, Pierre, Jones & even Ramirez have not been the problem during the last week or so......

 

04/22 - 04/29      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Jones              22    3    7    1    0    3   17    6    0    3  0.318  0.348  0.773  1.121
Ramirez            18    6    4    1    0    2   11    5    7    1  0.222  0.440  0.611  1.051
Pierre             27    7    8    3    0    0   11    0    1    4  0.296  0.345  0.407  0.752

 

The only thing I know is that Ram and Pierre have not been money when we really needed runs. Jock has been clutch but how long will he keep this up?