7/01 Cubs (Maddux) vs. Sox (Vazquez) 12:20 p.m. FOX

[A New Era]

This guy

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/118120.jpg

 

vs.

 

This dude

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/134320.jpg

 

:counting the days until

 

this guy

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/30059209/Images/zNSBB.jpg "I want my horses back, we have too many kids, we aren't getting the breaks. Wah wah, sniff sniff". . And takes clines, rothschild, and sarge with him.

 

gets fired:

Edited July 1, 2006 by A New Era

[Andy]

The game is tomorrow I hope, not today. I'd hate to be embarrassed again today.

[A New Era]

The game is tomorrow I hope, not today. I'd hate to be embarrassed again today.

 

Thanks. :lol:

[Derwood]

Final Score:

 

White Sox :shock: - Cubs :roll:

[C.C.]

I still love you Cubs, but changes have to be made....

[soccer10k]

Cubs lose 8-3.

[Roast]

The cubs will score less runs than the whitesox.

[Sammy Sofa]

Cubs lose, 4-1.

[A New Era]

Final Score:

 

White Sox :shock: - Cubs :roll:

 

With our pitching and you call the sox high score a :shock:? More like. .

 

Sox: 8) - Cubs: :lol:

[Andy]

Vazquez isn't crappy enough or left-handed enough to shut us out, but Maddux's gopher ball will make sure we lose this one. Sox win 6-3.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Can the Cubs make history and score "half a run" today? Find out...as the ultimate in crappiness....takes on the ultimate in greatness.

[impaler_240]

I am thinking Cubs lose 7-1. :cry:

[C.C.]

Cubs lost this game 9-3.

 

I'm off to Vegas and thank god! Hopefully when I return Baker is gone...

[Derwood]

Final Score:

 

White Sox :shock: - Cubs :roll:

 

With our pitching and you call the sox high score a :shock:? More like. .

 

Sox: 8) - Cubs: :lol:

 

yes, :shock: , as in you've never seen so many runs.

[UMFan83]

Can the Cubs make history and score "half a run" today? Find out...as the ultimate in crappiness....takes on the ultimate in greatness.

 

If they did, Vegas would go into chaos

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings from Rensselaer, IN !!

 

Wortless stats of the day for Saturday.......

 

CUBS are 3-9 on Saturdays

CUBS are 1-3 vs. white sox

CUBS are 3-10 vs. the ALC Division

CUBS are 2-7 when they've lost their last 2 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 18-32 when they've lost their previous game

CUBS are 12-29 in day games

CUBS are 13-24 at home

CUBS are 1-2 when FOX broadcasts the game

CUBS are 10-27 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above

CUBS are 22-25 when one of Maddux, Marshall, or Zambrano start.... 7-25 when they don't

CUBS are 3-1 when Derrek Lee hit a home run.... 26-49 when he doesn't

CUBS are 12-11 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 17-39 when he doesn't

CUBS are 11-8 when Pierre steals a base.... 18-42 when he dosen't

CUBS are 5-14 in one run games.... 2-5 in two run games

CUBS are 22-17 when their pitchers average 16 pitches per inning or less..... 7-33 when they don't

CUBS are 24-12 when they score first in the game.... 5-38 when they don't

CUBS are 12-10 when they score in the first inning.... 17-40 when they don't

CUBS are 24-23 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 5-27 when they do

CUBS are on a pace to win 59 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

CUBS are on a pace to score 636 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year

CUBS are on a pace to hit 133 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year

CUBS are on a pace to draw 388 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year

CUBS are scoring 3.92 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year

CUBS are seeing 3.65 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year

CUBS are drving in 18.5% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year

CUBS are scoring 0.342 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year

CUBS are extra base hit ratio is 29.1% compared to 35.8% last year

CUBS have 6 GIDP's in their last 11 games

CUBS have 5 SB in their last 14 games

CUBS have 3 sac bunts in their last 13 games.... 5 sac bunts in their last 18 games

CUBS have 21 home runs in their last 23 games

CUBS have drawn 36 BBs in their last 18 games..... 50 BBs in their last 24 games

CUBS have 2 sac flys in their last 14 games

 

CUBS are 7-9 when Maddux starts

Maddux is 6 of 16 in quality starts

Maddux's ERA pitching to Barrett is 5.37 ... pitching to Blanco it's 4.47

CUBS score 3.92 R/G overall.... 3.94 R/G when Maddux pitches

CUBS hit 0.82 HR/G overall.... 0.56 HR/G when Maddux pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Maddux.....

 

04/03 - 06/30      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Maddux     526   63  146   27    5    9  210   56   43   72  0.278  0.330  0.399  0.730
CUBS overall     2686  310  698  117   21   65 1052  290  189  414  0.260  0.311  0.392  0.703

 

Maddux's pitching lines (7-8).....

 

Maddux                  IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/07  vs. St. L       6.3    4    1    1    2    1    1    87  2.84  1.42  1.42  0.95  1.42
04/12  vs. Cincy       6.0    3    1    1    2    7    0    86  3.00 10.50  0.00  0.83  1.50
04/17  vs. L.A.        8.0    3    1    1    0    6    0    87  0.00  6.75  0.00  0.38  1.13
04/23  vs. St. L       7.0    5    0    0    1    4    0    93  1.29  5.14  0.00  0.86  0.00
04/28  vs. Milw        6.0    8    2    2    1    6    0    89  1.50  9.00  0.00  1.50  3.00
05/03  vs. Ariz        5.0   10    5    5    0    5    1    85  0.00  9.00  1.80  2.00  9.00
05/08  vs. S.D.        3.7    9    7    7    2    4    1    70  4.91  9.82  2.45  3.00 17.18
05/13  vs. S.D.        7.3    4    1    0    1    3    0    73  1.23  3.68  0.00  0.68  0.00
05/19  vs. CWS         5.7    9    6    6    5    1    1    96  7.94  1.59  1.59  2.47  9.53
05/24  vs. Flor        6.0    8    6    6    2    4    1    97  3.00  6.00  1.50  1.67  9.00
05/30  vs. Cincy       5.7    7    3    3    0    1    0    64  0.00  1.59  0.00  1.24  4.76
06/04  vs. St. L       5.0    9    6    6    2    0    0    76  3.60  0.00  0.00  2.20 10.80 
06/09  vs. Cincy       5.3    4    2    2    0    2    2    66  0.00  3.38  3.38  0.75  3.38
06/14  vs. Houst       7.0   11    5    5    0    1    0    90  0.00  1.29  0.00  1.57  6.43
06/20  vs. Clev        7.3    7    4    4    1    4    1   107  1.23  4.91  1.23  1.09  4.91
06/26  vs. Milw        7.0    7    5    5    0    7    3    89  0.00  9.00  3.86  1.00  6.43

Home                  45.3   44   18   17    6   26    4   578  1.19  5.16  0.79  1.10  3.38
Road                  53.0   64   37   37   13   30    7   777  2.21  5.09  1.19  1.45  6.28

Day                   49.3   50   23   22   16   26    3   697  2.92  4.74  0.55  1.34  4.01
Nite                  49.0   58   32   32    3   30    8   658  0.55  5.51  1.47  1.24  5.88

Season totals         98.3  108   55   54   19   56   11  1355  1.74  5.13  1.01  1.29  4.94

 

Maddux's starts against white sox last year (1-1)......

 

Maddux                  IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
05/20  vs. CWS         7.0    9    4    3    0    1    1    95  0.00  1.29  1.29  1.29  3.86
06/25  vs. CWS         6.0    5    2    2    0    6    2    88  0.00  9.00  3.00  0.83  3.00

totals  vs. CWS       13.0   14    6    5    0    7    3   183  0.00  4.85  2.08  1.08  3.46

Season totals        225.0  239  112  106   36  136   29  3098  1.44  5.44  1.16  1.22  4.24

 

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

 

              Fri        Thur       Wed        Tue        Mon        Sun        Sat           Totals
             30 Jun     29 Jun     28 Jun     27 Jun     26 Jun     25 Jun     24 Jun
             vs CWS     vs Milw    vs Milw    vs Milw    vs Milw    at Minn    at Minn 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster                            1.0  21    0.3  20               1.0  14                  2.3  55
Eyre          1.0  11               0.7  12    0.3   5                          1.3  21       3.3  49
Howry                    1.0  15    1.0  32    0.3   3               1.0  15                  3.3  65
Ohman                                                     1.0  19               1.0  11       2.0  30
Novoa         2.0  34    0.3   2                                     1.3  25                  3.7  61
Aardsma                                                   1.0  18                             1.0  18
Williamson               2.0  25                                                              2.0  25


Totals        3.0  45    3.3  42    2.7  65    1.0  28    2.0  37    3.3  54    2.3  32      17.7 303

 

CUBS' season series vs. white sox (1-2) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
41  Fri 05/19  @ Chicago (AL)      1- 6  Maddux        
42  Sat 05/20  @ Chicago (AL)      0- 7  Hill        
43  Sun 05/21  @ Chicago (AL)      7- 4  Zambrano      
79  Fri 06/30    Chicago (AL)      2- 6  Marshall      
80  Sat 07/01    Chicago (AL)       -    Maddux        
81  Sun 07/02    Chicago (AL)       -    Zambrano      

 

 

CUBS hitters vs. white sox this year.....

 

vs. CWS            AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Ramirez            14    2    6    0    0    2   12    3    1    1  0.429  0.500  0.857  1.357
Pierre             17    3    7    1    1    0   10    0    1    1  0.412  0.444  0.588  1.033
Jones              12    1    4    0    0    1    7    3    0    3  0.333  0.333  0.583  0.917
Lee                 3    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    1    0  0.333  0.500  0.333  0.833
Cedeno             15    0    5    0    0    0    5    1    0    2  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Barrett            13    1    2    0    1    0    4    1    0    0  0.154  0.154  0.308  0.462
Walker             16    1    3    0    0    0    3    2    1    1  0.188  0.222  0.188  0.410
Perez               8    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    1  0.125  0.125  0.125  0.250
Murton             10    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    2  0.100  0.100  0.100  0.200
Hairston            9    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.100  0.000  0.100
Blanco              6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Mabry               5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Pagan               1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Nevin               4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

totals vs. CWS    135   10   30    1    2    3   44   10    4   17  0.222  0.254  0.326  0.579

Season totals    2686  310  698  112   21   65 1047  289  189  412  0.260  0.311  0.390  0.701

 

CUBS pitchers vs. white sox this year......

 

vs. CWS              IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Rusch               2.3    1    0    0    1    3    0    48  3.86 11.57  0.00  0.86  0.00
Dempster            2.0    1    0    0    0    2    0    25  0.00  9.00  0.00  0.50  0.00
Eyre                1.7    0    0    0    0    3    0    19  0.00 16.20  0.00  0.00  0.00
Williamson          0.7    0    0    0    0    0    0     5  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Ohman               0.7    0    0    0    1    0    0    11 13.50  0.00  0.00  1.50  0.00
Howry               0.3    0    0    0    1    1    0    13 27.00 27.00  0.00  3.00  0.00
Novoa               3.7    3    2    2    1    5    1    64  2.45 12.27  2.45  1.09  4.91
Zambrano            7.0    4    4    4    3    9    3   113  3.86 11.57  3.86  1.00  5.14
Marshall            6.0    8    4    4    3    6    0   101  4.50  9.00  0.00  1.83  6.00
Maddux              5.7    9    6    6    5    1    1    96  7.94  1.59  1.59  2.47  9.53
Hill                4.0    5    7    7    5    2    2    87 11.25  4.50  4.50  2.50 15.75

totals vs. CWS     34.0   31   23   23   20   32    7   582  5.29  8.47  1.85  1.50  6.09

season totals     694.7  663  406  376  325  593  105 11809  4.21  7.68  1.36  1.42  4.87

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games......

 

06/24 - 06/30      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Womack              1    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  1.000  1.000  1.000  2.000
Pierre             29    2   11    2    1    1   18    1    1    3  0.379  0.419  0.621  1.040
Jones              27    1   10    4    0    0   14    5    1    5  0.370  0.393  0.519  0.911
Walker             18    2    6    1    0    0    7    1    2    1  0.333  0.400  0.389  0.789
Lee                22    4    5    0    0    1    8    2    4    7  0.227  0.346  0.364  0.710
Perez              15    0    5    0    0    0    5    0    1    3  0.333  0.375  0.333  0.708
Bynum               3    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Mabry               5    0    1    1    0    0    2    1    0    2  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.600
Ramirez            28    1    6    0    0    1    9    2    2    5  0.214  0.267  0.321  0.588
Blanco             21    2    4    1    1    0    7    2    1    3  0.190  0.227  0.333  0.561
Barrett             4    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500
Murton              8    2    2    0    0    0    2    0    0    3  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500
Nevin              26    0    5    0    0    0    5    0    3    7  0.192  0.276  0.192  0.468
Cedeno             20    3    3    1    0    0    4    1    1    3  0.150  0.227  0.200  0.427
Pagan               1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

7 game totala     238   18   63   10    2    4   89   17   17   49  0.265  0.319  0.374  0.693

season totals    2686  310  698  112   21   65 1047  289  189  412  0.260  0.311  0.390  0.701

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games......

 

06/24 - 06/30        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Eyre                3.3    1    0    0    0    4    0    49  0.00 10.80  0.00  0.30  0.00
Williamson          2.0    1    0    0    0    1    0    25  0.00  4.50  0.00  0.50  0.00
Aardsma             1.0    0    0    0    0    2    0    18  0.00 18.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Marmol              6.3    3    1    1    2    8    0    97  2.84 11.37  0.00  0.79  1.42
Dempster            2.3    3    5    1    2    5    1    55  7.71 19.29  3.86  2.14  3.86
Zambrano            8.0    6    4    4    2    8    1   120  2.25  9.00  1.13  1.00  4.50
Ohman               2.0    1    1    1    1    4    1    30  4.50 18.00  4.50  1.00  4.50
Novoa               3.7    4    3    2    1    5    1    61  2.45 12.27  2.45  1.36  4.91
Prior              11.3   16    8    8    5   13    1   192  3.97 10.32  0.79  1.85  6.35
Maddux              7.0    7    5    5    0    7    3    89  0.00  9.00  3.86  1.00  6.43
Marshall           10.7   14    9    8    6    9    0   195  5.06  7.59  0.00  1.88  6.75
Howry               3.3    2    3    3    3    6    2    65  8.10 16.20  5.40  1.50  8.10

7 game totals      61.0   58   39   33   22   72   10   996  3.25 10.62  1.48  1.31  4.87

season totals     694.7  663  406  376  325  593  105 11809  4.21  7.68  1.36  1.42  4.87

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in

 

04/03 - 06/30      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Restovich            1    2  0.333
Walker              30   74  0.288
Barrett             22   72  0.234
Perez               15   51  0.227
Blanco              13   45  0.224
Jones               28   97  0.224
Ramirez             29  112  0.206
Lee                  8   35  0.186
Murton              17   92  0.156
Cedeno              19  107  0.151
Bynum                4   25  0.138
Hairston             4   27  0.129
Pierre              11   87  0.112
Nevin                5   41  0.109
Mabry                4   35  0.103
Pagan                1    9  0.100
Womack               1   14  0.067
Theriot              0    2  0.000

CUBS               224  989  0.185

 

Have I mentioned that I really, really hate the white sox ?

 

Go CUBS !!

[E.J.]

Ken Rosenthal just said on Fox Sports that if the Cubs flop this weekend against the White Sox, that that could be it for Dusty Baker. Best news I've heard all week.

[UMFan83]

Chi White Sox

AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg

S. Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

T. Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

J. Thome 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

J. Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309

A.J. Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321

J. Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

J. Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241

B. Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174

J. Vazquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chi Cubs

AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg

4-3 cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

T. Walker 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

D. Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288

A. Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

J. Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

P. Nevin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

M. Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

R. Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

G. Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals

 

When 4-3's average gets over .265 and he stops hitting 70% of his ABs to second, I'll refer to him by his real name

[UMFan83]

Ken Rosenthal just said on Fox Sports that if the Cubs flop this weekend against the White Sox, that that could be it for Dusty Baker. Best news I've heard all week.

 

Awesome, the best thing about that news is that its the first time I've heard something like that in reference to Dusty Baker's job

[Fred Hornkohl]

Starting lineups........

 

Podsednik, lf

Iguchi, 2b

Thome, 1b

Dye, rf

Pierzynski, c

Crede, 3b

Uribe, ss

Anderson, cf

Vazquez, p

 

 

 

Pierre, cf

Walker, 2b

Lee, 1b

Ramirez, 3b

Jones, rf

Nevin, lf

Barrett, c

Cedeno, ss

Maddux, p

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

When 4-3's average gets over .265 and he stops hitting 70% of his ABs to second, I'll refer to him by his real name

 

06/24 - 06/30      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Pierre             29    2   11    2    1    1   18    1    1    3  0.379  0.419  0.621  1.040

 

At this rate, it won't take long, eh?

[UMFan83]

 

When 4-3's average gets over .265 and he stops hitting 70% of his ABs to second, I'll refer to him by his real name

 

06/24 - 06/30      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Pierre             29    2   11    2    1    1   18    1    1    3  0.379  0.419  0.621  1.040

 

At this rate, it won't take long, eh?

 

Nope, coincides perfectly with me picking him off fantasy waivers :)

[UMFan83]

O/U on Maddux ERs in the first inning?

 

Im going with 2

[Schwarber Fan]

Wind blowing out 12 MPH to CF.

[UMFan83]

Wind blowing out 12 MPH to CF.

 

Whoops, 5 then