6/10 Cubs[Zambrano] @ Reds[Claussen] - 5:10 pm CT on CSN

[Uber]

So today Z faces off against a dude named after pickles.

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/407296.jpg

Zambrano is 4-3 this year with a 3.09 ERA.

 

vs

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/407799.jpg

This guy is 3-6 with a 5.40 ERA.

 

Go Cobs?

 

(Hit us with some numbers Horn)

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The convergence of deity during these games is amazing.

[Andy]

The convergence of deity during these games is amazing.

Z, Len, Kent - I see your point.

 

http://www.mitchamkorfball.co.uk/images/JP/WhiteGoodmanDodgeball.jpg

Let me hit you with some knowledge!

 

The Cubs will win this game, and they will win Sunday. Book it.

[A New Era]

When the hell did todd actually make that face?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Stolen and updated from Windy City:

 

2006 Fecal League Standings (as of 6/9/06)

Team            W       L       PCT     GB
=============   ==      ==      ====    ===
Chicago Cubs    24      36      .400     - 
Tampa Bay       24      37      .393    0.5
Pittsburgh      23      39      .371    2.0
Florida         21      37      .362    2.0
Kansas City     16      43      .271    7.5

 

The DRays have now have fallen behind the Cubs too.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

Stolen and updated from Windy City:

 

2006 Fecal League Standings (as of 6/9/06)

Team            W       L       PCT     GB
=============   ==      ==      ====    ===
Chicago Cubs    24      36      .400     - 
Tampa Bay       24      37      .393    0.5
Pittsburgh      23      39      .371    2.0
Florida         21      37      .362    2.0
Kansas City     16      43      .271    7.5

 

The DRays have now have fallen behind the Cubs too.

 

Who said the Cubs weren't any good? :roll:

[Laura]

GO CUBS!!!!!!

[Brian]

Carlos is going to hit another home run.

[soccer10k]

Z pitches another great game and the Cubs start up a winning streak. Which will most likely be followed by a losing streak.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day for Saturday.......

 

CUBS are 2-7 on Saturdays

CUBS are 5-5 vs. Cincinnati

CUBS are 16-14 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 7-9 when they've won their last 1 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 10-15 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 15-14 at night

CUBS are 12-22 on the road

CUBS are 15-8 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 16-9 when they get a quality start.... 8-27 when they don't

CUBS are 9-27 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 15-9 when they don't

CUBS are 21-7 when they score at least 4 runs.... 3-29 when they don't

CUBS are 16-7 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 8-29 when they don't

CUBS are 19-9 when the opponent's starter pitches 6-1/3 inning or less.... 5-27 when he doesn't

CUBS are 19-8 when they outhit the opponents.... 3-24 when they get outhit.... and 1-4 when the hits are even

CUBS are on a pace to win 65 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

CUBS are on a pace to score 640 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year

CUBS are on a pace to hit 122 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year

CUBS are on a pace to draw 397 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year

CUBS are on a pace to ground into 167 double plays this year..... compared to 129 last year

CUBS are drving in 19.3% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year

CUBS are scoring 0.348 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year

CUBS are extra base hit ratio is 28.5% compared to 35.8% last year

 

CUBS are 7-6 when Zambrano starts

Zambrano is 9 of 13 in quality starts

Zambrano's ERA pitching to Barrett is 3.36 ... pitching to Blanco it's 2.25

CUBS score 3.95 R/G overall.... 4.85 R/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS hit 0.75 HR/G overall.... 1.08 HR/G when Zambrano pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano.....

 

04/03 - 06/09      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Zambrano   448   63  108   21    3   14  177   60   34   73  0.241  0.296  0.395  0.691
CUBS overall     2033  237  519   87   16   45  773  220  147  304  0.255  0.308  0.380  0.688

 

Zambrano's previous starts (4-3).....

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/03  vs. Cincy       4.7    7    5    5    5    5    2   105  9.64  9.64  3.86  2.57  9.64
04/08  vs. St. L       6.0    4    2    0    4    5    0   111  6.00  7.50  0.00  1.33  0.00
04/13  vs. Cincy       6.0    4    5    4    3    8    2   103  4.50 12.00  3.00  1.17  6.00
04/18  vs. L.A.        6.0    4    1    1    5    3    0   112  7.50  4.50  0.00  1.50  1.50
04/24  vs. Flor        7.0    6    3    3    3   12    1   114  3.86 15.43  1.29  1.29  3.86
04/30  vs. Milw        4.0    8    7    7    5    5    1   103 11.25 11.25  2.25  3.25 15.75
05/05  vs. S.D.        7.0    4    0    0    3   10    0   107  3.86 12.86  0.00  1.00  0.00
05/10  vs. S.F.        8.0    5    1    1    5    6    0   110  5.63  6.75  0.00  1.25  1.13
05/16  vs. Wash        8.0    4    0    0    2    8    0   122  2.25  9.00  0.00  0.75  0.00
05/21  vs. CWS         7.0    4    4    4    3    9    3   113  3.86 11.57  3.86  1.00  5.14
05/26  vs. Atla        6.7    2    2    2    6    8    0   124  8.10 10.80  0.00  1.20  2.70
05/31  vs. Cincy       6.0    4    2    2    3    6    1   101  4.50  9.00  1.50  1.17  3.00
06/05  vs. Houst       8.0    1    0    0    2    8    0   126  2.25  9.00  0.00  0.38  0.00

Home                  43.7   32   21   18   26   52    5   778  5.36 10.72  1.03  1.33  3.71
Road                  40.7   25   11   11   23   41    5   673  5.09  9.07  1.11  1.18  2.43

Day                   42.3   33   25   22   28   48    8   781  5.95 10.20  1.70  1.44  4.68
Nite                  42.0   24    7    7   21   45    2   670  4.50  9.64  0.43  1.07  1.50

totals vs. Cincy      16.7   15   12   11   11   19    5   309  5.94 10.26  2.70  1.56  5.94

season totals         84.3   57   32   29   49   93   10  1451  5.23  9.92  1.07  1.26  3.09

 

Zambrano's starts against Cincinnati last year (ND)......

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/26  vs. Cincy       4.7    7    6    6    3    5    1   104  5.79  9.64  1.93  2.14 11.57
09/13  vs. Cincy       6.0    3    3    3    3    9    2   116  4.50 13.50  3.00  1.00  4.50

totals  vs. Cincy     10.7   10    9    9    6   14    3   220  5.06 11.81  2.53  1.50  7.59

season totals        223.3  170   88   81   86  202   21  3564  3.47  8.14  0.85  1.15  3.26

 

CUBS' bullpen usage for the last week......

 

              Fri        Thu        Wed        Tue        Mon        Sun        Sat           Totals
             09 Jun     08 Jun     07 Jun     06 Jun     05 Jun     04 Jun     03 Jun
             at Cincy   at Cincy   at Houst   at Houst   at Houst   at St. L   at St. L
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster      1.0  35                                                                         1.0  35
Eyre          1.0  26               0.3   3    1.0  13                                        2.3  42
Howry         1.7  23    0.7   9               1.0  33                          0.3   5       3.7  70
Ohman                    2.0  26               0.3   2    1.0   9    0.3   6                  3.7  43
Williamson                                                                      0.7  20       0.7  20
Novoa                    1.3  41                                                3.0  33       4.3  74
Aardsma                  0.3  10    0.7   7                          0.7  18                  1.7  35
Marmol                                         2.0  41               2.0  28                  4.0  69

Totals        3.7  84    4.3  86    1.0  10    4.3  89    1.0   9    3.0  52    4.0  58      21.3 388

 

CUBS' season series vs. Cincinnati .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
 1  Mon 04/03  @ Cincinnati       16- 7  Zambrano      
 2  Wed 04/05  @ Cincinnati        6- 8  Rusch        
 6  Tue 04/11    Cincinnati        2- 9  Rusch        
 7  Wed 04/12    Cincinnati        4- 1  Maddux        
 8  Thu 04/13    Cincinnati        3- 8  Zambrano      
50  Mon 05/29    Cincinnati        7- 3  Wood        
51  Tue 05/30    Cincinnati    N   8- 3  Maddux        
52  Wed 05/31    Cincinnati    N   2- 3  Zambrano      
59  Thu 06/08  @ Cincinnati    N   1- 7  Rusch        
60  Fri 06/09  @ Cincinnati    N   6- 5  Maddux        
61  Sat 06/10  @ Cincinnati         -    Zambrano      
62  Sun 06/11  @ Cincinnati         -    Marmol        
148  Fri 09/15    Cincinnati         -             
149  Sat 09/16    Cincinnati         -             
150  Sun 09/17    Cincinnati         -             
154  Fri 09/22  @ Cincinnati    N    -             
155  Sat 09/23  @ Cincinnati         -             
156  Sun 09/24  @ Cincinnati         -             
157  Mon 09/25  @ Cincinnati         -             

 

CUBS hitters vs. Cincinnati this year.....

 

vs. Cincy          AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Mabry               4    1    2    0    0    1    5    2    0    0  0.500  0.500  1.250  1.750
Lee                13    4    4    3    0    1   10    5    8    2  0.308  0.545  0.769  1.315
Walker             32    9   14    3    0    1   20    8    3    1  0.438  0.486  0.625  1.111
Murton             35    7   13    2    0    3   24    6    1    1  0.371  0.405  0.686  1.091
Blanco             10    2    4    1    0    0    5    4    1    2  0.400  0.455  0.500  0.955
Womack             18    2    6    1    0    1   10    1    0    2  0.333  0.333  0.556  0.889
Barrett            28    3    7    2    0    1   12    6    1    4  0.250  0.267  0.429  0.695
Hairston           13    2    4    1    0    0    5    0    0    3  0.308  0.308  0.385  0.692
Pagan              13    2    4    1    0    0    5    1    0    2  0.308  0.308  0.385  0.692
Ramirez            32    3    7    3    0    1   13    5    2    3  0.219  0.265  0.406  0.671
Jones              26    5    5    1    0    2   12    7    0    5  0.192  0.185  0.462  0.647
Cedeno             34    5   10    1    0    0   11    0    1    8  0.294  0.314  0.324  0.638
Pierre             43    8   10    2    2    0   16    2    1    3  0.233  0.250  0.372  0.622
Perez              16    1    2    0    0    0    2    2    0    3  0.125  0.125  0.125  0.250
Bynum              10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    5  0.000  0.091  0.000  0.091

totals vs. Cincy  344   55   97   23    2   11  157   50   19   48  0.282  0.319  0.456  0.775

season totals    2033  237  519   83   16   45  769  219  147  302  0.255  0.308  0.378  0.687

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Cincinnati this year......

 

vs. Cincy            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wuertz              2.0    0    0    0    1    2    0    28  4.50  9.00  0.00  0.50  0.00
Aardsma             2.0    0    0    0    2    2    0    36  9.00  9.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
Wood                6.0    5    2    1    1    4    0    85  1.50  6.00  0.00  1.00  1.50
Howry               5.7    6    1    1    1    5    1    91  1.59  7.94  1.59  1.24  1.59
Dempster            5.3    3    1    1    5    7    0   106  8.44 11.81  0.00  1.50  1.69
Maddux             17.0   14    6    6    2   10    2   216  1.06  5.29  1.06  0.94  3.18
Williamson          2.3    2    2    1    3    3    0    55 11.57 11.57  0.00  2.14  3.86
Eyre                7.0    8    5    4    6    6    1   136  7.71  7.71  1.29  2.00  5.14
Zambrano           16.7   15   12   11   11   19    5   309  5.94 10.26  2.70  1.56  5.94
Willliams           3.0    3    3    2    4    1    1    63 12.00  3.00  3.00  2.33  6.00
Novoa               2.7    2    2    2    5    1    0    71 16.88  3.38  0.00  2.63  6.75
Rusch              12.7   18   13   13    4   11    9   260  2.84  7.82  6.39  1.74  9.24
Ohman               5.7    6    7    7    2    7    2    82  3.18 11.12  3.18  1.41 11.12

totals vs. Cincy   88.0   82   54   49   47   78   21  1538  4.81  7.98  2.15  1.47  5.01

season totals     529.7  490  298  276  261  452   75  8989  4.43  7.68  1.27  1.42  4.69

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in

 

04/03 - 06/09      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Restovich            1    2  0.333
Walker              26   57  0.313
Lee                  7   17  0.292
Jones               21   65  0.244
Blanco               6   21  0.222
Ramirez             24   88  0.214
Barrett             18   67  0.212
Perez               11   41  0.212
Nevin                1    4  0.200
Murton              16   73  0.180
Cedeno              15   80  0.158
Bynum                4   24  0.143
Hairston             4   27  0.129
Pagan                1    8  0.111
Mabry                3   29  0.094
Womack               1   10  0.091
Pierre               5   64  0.072
Theriot              0    2  0.000

CUBS               174  733  0.192

 

Go CUBS !!

[Flames24Rulz]

I like our chances in this one. Zambrano pitching for us almost certainly should give us at least a chance to win this one. GO CUBS!

[rocket]

well the weather report makes me really excited to drive to cincinnati

 

it's supposed to rain all day and night

[Sammy Sofa]

Carlos is back to pitching at godlike levels so incredible not even this bunch of jerks can screw it up. Cubs win, 4-1.

[Flames24Rulz]

Stolen and updated from Windy City:

 

2006 Fecal League Standings (as of 6/9/06)

Team            W       L       PCT     GB
=============   ==      ==      ====    ===
Chicago Cubs    24      36      .400     - 
Tampa Bay       24      37      .393    0.5
Pittsburgh      23      39      .371    2.0
Florida         21      37      .362    2.0
Kansas City     16      43      .271    7.5

 

The DRays have now have fallen behind the Cubs too.

 

Fecal League is pretty funny. I think Bush League would suit the Cubs organization better though.

[Yestheydo]

Claussen almost had to give up this start to Joe Mays. If he runs his pitch count up again, we could see Mays by the 3rd or 4th inning, no matter what the score is. This matchup looks as lopsided for the Cubs as Thursday's did for the Reds.

[Uber]

When the hell did todd actually make that face?

 

sometime last year after K'ing.

[BigSlick]

When the hell did todd actually make that face?

 

When the Photoshop monster attacked him.

[MPrior]

Claussen almost had to give up this start to Joe Mays. If he runs his pitch count up again, we could see Mays by the 3rd or 4th inning, no matter what the score is. This matchup looks as lopsided for the Cubs as Thursday's did for the Reds.

 

 

.....which is pretty much a gaurantee that we get blown out. And who ever heard of the Cubs running the opposing pitcher's pitch count up?

[Big Fergie J]

I'm hoping Z stays hot so he can be the Cubs' representive at the All-Star game.

 

Be All-Star worthy Z.

[oldstyle81]

Z will win tonight

 

 

the cubs havent won a game on WGN since late april

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Walker, 2B

Barrett, C

Nevin, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Murton, LF

Jones, RF

Perez, SS

Zambrano, P

 

Reds

Lopez, SS

Phillips, 2B

Griffey, CF

Aurilia, 3B

Dunn, LF

Hatteberg, 1B

Kearns, RF

Ross, C

Claussen, P

[Outshined_One]

Does Dusty have any concept of what splits are?

 

I really have to wonder that with this lineup...

[Mizzou]

Oh great, Neifi is playing against a lefty! I can't wait to see Neifi and his .371 OPS (yes, OPS) against lefties in the lineup tonight!

[CubColtPacer]

Oh great, Neifi is playing against a lefty! I can't wait to see Neifi and his .371 OPS (yes, OPS) against lefties in the lineup tonight!

 

Even though Neifi hits right handed pitchers better then lefties, if you want to give Cedeno a night off, wouldn't it make sense to do it against a left hander? I mean, Cedeno can't exactly hit left handed pitching this year either, so we might as well have Neifi in where they are almost equal in order to get Cedeno in against all the right handers where Cedeno is enormously better.

[Banedon]

The Cubs even got some of the breaks they’ve complained they haven’t gotten all year long.

 

And still everything nearly went kaplooey.

 

Bruce, if I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. The word "kaplooey" is SADLY underused in sportswriting....:D