Next 38 Games to the Break

[sunnydoo]

All 38 games vs. Central Opponents- 26 NL and 12 AL.

 

 

We will see Cincy 6 more times.

STL 3

Hou 9

Milky 8

and Chi, Det, Clev, and Minny 3 each.

 

Now is the time!

 

Need .634 ball or 71-41 from here on out. Lets Go Cubs!

[Butterscup1679666578]

Me and my friends were looking at the schedule the other day and said this team could very seriously lose 55 of our next 65. It's going to be a tough next two months.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Yeah.... it'll be a real tough couple of months, but as always, they'll go as far as their pitching carries them.

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
47  Fri 05/26    Atlanta           5- 6  Zambrano      
48  Sat 05/27    Atlanta           1- 2  Marshall      
49  Sun 05/28    Atlanta          12-13  Ryu        
50  Mon 05/29    Cincinnati        7- 3  Wood        
51  Tue 05/30    Cincinnati    N    -    Maddux        
52  Wed 05/31    Cincinnati    N    -    Zambrano      
53  Fri 06/02  @ St. Louis     N    -    Marshall      
54  Sat 06/03  @ St. Louis     N    -    Rusch        
55  Sun 06/04  @ St. Louis          -    Wood        
56  Mon 06/05  @ Houston       N    -    Maddux        
57  Tue 06/06  @ Houston       N    -    Zambrano      
58  Wed 06/07  @ Houston            -    Marshall      
59  Thu 06/08  @ Cincinnati    N    -    Rusch        
60  Fri 06/09  @ Cincinnati    N    -    Wood        
61  Sat 06/10  @ Cincinnati         -    Maddux        
62  Sun 06/11  @ Cincinnati         -    Zambrano      
63  Tue 06/13    Houston       N    -    Marshall      
64  Wed 06/14    Houston       N    -             
65  Thu 06/15    Houston            -             
66  Fri 06/16    Detroit            -             
67  Sat 06/17    Detroit            -             
68  Sun 06/18    Detroit            -             
69  Mon 06/19  @ Cleveland     N    -             
70  Tue 06/20  @ Cleveland     N    -             
71  Wed 06/21  @ Cleveland     N    -             
72  Fri 06/23  @ Minesota      N    -             
73  Sat 06/24  @ Minesota      N    -             
74  Sun 06/25  @ Minesota           -             
75  Mon 06/26    Milwaukee     N    -             
76  Tue 06/27    Milwaukee     N    -             
77  Wed 06/28    Milwaukee          -             
78  Thu 06/29    Milwaukee          -             
79  Fri 06/30    Chicago (AL)       -             
80  Sat 07/01    Chicago (AL)       -             
81  Sun 07/02    Chicago (AL)       -             
82  Mon 07/03  @ Houston       N    -             
83  Tue 07/04  @ Houston            -             
84  Wed 07/05  @ Houston       N    -             
85  Thu 07/06  @ Milwaukee     N    -             
86  Fri 07/07  @ Milwaukee     N    -             
87  Sat 07/08  @ Milwaukee     N    -             
88  Sun 07/09  @ Milwaukee          -             

[louisvillecub]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

[TruffleShuffle]

Need .634 ball or 71-41 from here on out. Lets Go Cubs!

 

Not going to hold my breath waiting for this to happen...

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

[louisvillecub]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

 

Well, I'll settle for Kerry or Carlos! But if fat Glendon ends up starting, I might have to go to the game with a bag over my head. :twisted:

 

Actually, my worst nightmare will be Rusch pitching, and Neifi and Hairston playing middle infield. Neifi will go 0-4 with 4 weak pop ups, and Hairston will go 0-4 and slide headfirst into 1st base on each play....

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

 

Well, I'll settle for Kerry or Carlos! But if fat Glendon ends up starting, I might have to go to the game with a bag over my head. :twisted:

 

Actually, my worst nightmare will be Rusch pitching, and Neifi and Hairston playing middle infield. Neifi will go 0-4 with 4 weak pop ups, and Hairston will go 0-4 and slide headfirst into 1st base on each play....

 

You never know about these things. I drew Rusch for 3 games at Wrigley last year, and the CUBS won them all. Besides, there is a chance that Prior is back by then, and Rusch is out of the rotation all together.

[louisvillecub]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

 

Well, I'll settle for Kerry or Carlos! But if fat Glendon ends up starting, I might have to go to the game with a bag over my head. :twisted:

 

Actually, my worst nightmare will be Rusch pitching, and Neifi and Hairston playing middle infield. Neifi will go 0-4 with 4 weak pop ups, and Hairston will go 0-4 and slide headfirst into 1st base on each play....

 

You never know about these things. I drew Rusch for 3 games at Wrigley last year, and the CUBS won them all. Besides, there is a chance that Prior is back by then, and Rusch is out of baseball all together.

 

fixed! :lol:

[UMFan83]

All 38 games vs. Central Opponents- 26 NL and 12 AL.

 

 

We will see Cincy 6 more times.

STL 3

Hou 9

Milky 8

and Chi, Det, Clev, and Minny 3 each.

 

Now is the time!

 

Need .634 ball or 71-41 from here on out. Lets Go Cubs!

 

Any idea the last time the Cubs played that well over an 112 game stretch? 1906? 1969?

[otis89]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

 

Well, I'll settle for Kerry or Carlos! But if fat Glendon ends up starting, I might have to go to the game with a bag over my head. :twisted:

 

Actually, my worst nightmare will be Rusch pitching, and Neifi and Hairston playing middle infield. Neifi will go 0-4 with 4 weak pop ups, and Hairston will go 0-4 and slide headfirst into 1st base on each play....

 

You never know about these things. I drew Rusch for 3 games at Wrigley last year, and the CUBS won them all. Besides, there is a chance that Prior is back by then, and Rusch is out of baseball all together.

 

fixed! :lol:

 

Rusch is a lefty. He'll have a job in baseball until he's 43.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hey Fred, thanks for the advanced pitchers' schedule! It looks like I'll be seeing Maddux pitch in Cincy on the 10th in Cincy!

 

Be careful.... you know how fast that lineup can change :wink:

 

Well, I'll settle for Kerry or Carlos! But if fat Glendon ends up starting, I might have to go to the game with a bag over my head. :twisted:

 

Actually, my worst nightmare will be Rusch pitching, and Neifi and Hairston playing middle infield. Neifi will go 0-4 with 4 weak pop ups, and Hairston will go 0-4 and slide headfirst into 1st base on each play....

 

You never know about these things. I drew Rusch for 3 games at Wrigley last year, and the CUBS won them all. Besides, there is a chance that Prior is back by then, and Rusch is out of baseball all together.

 

fixed! :lol:

 

Yeah.... yeah..... yeah.....

 

CUBS are 1-4 when Rusch starts
CUBS are 0-2 when Williams starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Guzman starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Hill starts
CUBS are 0-1 when Ryu starts

 

So which is worse ??

[louisvillecub]

 

Yeah.... yeah..... yeah.....

 

CUBS are 1-4 when Rusch starts
CUBS are 0-2 when Williams starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Guzman starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Hill starts
CUBS are 0-1 when Ryu starts

 

So which is worse ??

 

:shock: Yikes!

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

Yeah.... yeah..... yeah.....

 

CUBS are 1-4 when Rusch starts
CUBS are 0-2 when Williams starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Guzman starts
CUBS are 0-4 when Hill starts
CUBS are 0-1 when Ryu starts

 

So which is worse ??

 

:shock: Yikes!

 

Let's hope Prior and Miller get back real soon, eh?

[sunnydoo]

Any idea the last time the Cubs played that well over an 112 game stretch? 1906? 1969?

 

It has happened 9 times previously over the entire franchise history for the last 112 games.

 

1905-1910, 1929, 1935, and 1945.

 

1906 was the best at .796.

 

1984 was the next closest as we finished 68-44 or .607 down the stretch.

 

1969 we finished 58-53 (.523) from game 50 on.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I always thought of the 1914 Boston Braves as the greatest comeback team of all times. As of 15 June 1914, they were mired in dead last, 10.5 games out of first.......

 

Team Name                          W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Giants                   27   18    0  .600     -   209  186
Cincinnati Reds                   29   22    1  .569   1.0   215  169
Pittsburgh Pirates                24   23    2  .511   4.0   180  173
St. Louis Cardinals               27   26    2  .509   4.0   201  197
Chicago Cubs                      26   26    2  .500   4.5   216  217
Philadelphia Phillies             22   23    0  .489   5.0   196  214
Brooklyn Robins                   20   25    0  .444   7.0   169  193
Boston Braves                     17   29    1  .370  10.5   149  186

 

Then, the miracle happend, and the Braves went 77-30 (.720) the rest of the season to finish 10.5 games out in front of the pack.........

 

Team Name                          W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Braves                     94   59    5  .614     -   657  548
New York Giants                   84   70    2  .545  10.5   672  576
St. Louis Cardinals               81   72    4  .529  13.0   558  540
Chicago Cubs                      78   76    2  .506  16.5   605  638
Brooklyn Robins                   75   79    0  .487  19.5   622  618
Philadelphia Phillies             74   80    0  .481  20.5   651  687
Pittsburgh Pirates                69   85    4  .448  25.5   503  540
Cincinnati Reds                   60   94    3  .390  34.5   530  651

 

Now, that .720 finish is not quite as good as the '06 CUBS, but the '06 CUBS weren't coming from dead last. Anyway, those '14 Braves went on to beat the Philadelphia A's in the world series for their only WS championship in Boston. (To date, the franchise has 3 WS championships, 1 in Boston (1914), 1 in Milwaukee (1957), and 1 in Atlanta (1995)).

 

Not really on topic, but I just thought I'd share.

 

Go CUBS !!

[soccer10k]

Need .634 ball or 71-41 from here on out. Lets Go Cubs!

 

I think 41-71 from here on out is more likely.