7/20 Cubs (Z) vs Astros (Washed-up Leftie) 1:20 WGN

[ToupeeOnFire]

Yay for Z getting win #10!

[Garwilly]

Theres a win. So you're saying theres a chance.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Dempster in (6th) to pitch, Pagan in (9th) in lf for the CUBS

Huff flied out to deep left field

Scott grounded an IF single to second base

Ausmus flied out to center field

Scott took second base on defenive indifference

Munson walked

Taveras grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Houston         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0              1  3  0
CUBS            1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x              4  6  0

 

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

W: Zambrano (10-3)

S: Dempster (16)

L: Pettite (8-10)

 

T: 2:38

A: 40,208

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: Barrett (10), Ramirez (17)

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Pettitte      5.0  6  4  4  4  6  2 100
Borkowski     2.0  0  0  0  0  2  0  22
Springer      1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  11

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      8.0  2  1  1  4 10  0 123
Dempster      1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0  20

Edited July 20, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[Brian]

if the Astros could have mustered 1 more run, all three games in the series would have ended 4-2 Edited July 20, 2006 by Brian

[impaler_240]

We just need Z to pitch every single game the rest of the year and we'll make the playoffs.

[moorecg]

I was just looking back....Z has 10 wins...and the bullpen has blown three games which would have given him wins....

 

Now I know Wins are a pretty crappy stat by which to judge a pitcher...but that being said...Z should be 13-3 on a team 20 games under .500. That is pretty amazing....especially considering that he started out the year as crappy z.

[goonys evil twin]

A couple dozen more series wins and this team will be in contention!

[impaler_240]

especially considering that he started out the year as crappy z.

 

I remember that was because Dusty and Co. wanted him to be calm and hide his emotion better. :roll: After Z sucked at the beginning they changed their position and told him to go back to behaving naturally and here we are! 8)

[series65cubsfan]

Fred, just so your numbers don't get messed up, the Houston run isn't recorded.

 

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

CUBS 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 6 0

[soccer10k]

A couple dozen more series wins and this team will be in contention!

 

If the Cubs just won (2 of 3 or 3 of 4) every series from here on out (after Houston) the Cubs would finish the year with 85 wins which still might not get them into the playoffs.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

hahah, Pettitte blows, Z is awesome

 

 

ps why did Z throw 123 pitches

[impaler_240]

hahah, Pettitte blows, Z is awesome

 

 

ps why did Z throw 123 pitches

 

because Dusty has down syndrome? :?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fred, just so your numbers don't get messed up, the Houston run isn't recorded.

 

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

CUBS 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 6 0

 

OK... I fixed, thanx

[A New Era]

especially considering that he started out the year as crappy z.

 

I remember that was because Dusty and Co. wanted him to be calm and hide his emotion better. :roll: After Z sucked at the beginning they changed their position and told him to go back to behaving naturally and here we are! 8)

 

He actually started improving after he broke his bat on his leg. I was like, YES!! OLD Z is back!! I knew he was gonna pitch a great rest of the game after that.

[impaler_240]

especially considering that he started out the year as crappy z.

 

I remember that was because Dusty and Co. wanted him to be calm and hide his emotion better. :roll: After Z sucked at the beginning they changed their position and told him to go back to behaving naturally and here we are! 8)

 

He actually started improving after he broke his bat on his leg. I was like, YES!! OLD Z is back!! I knew he was gonna pitch a great rest of the game after that.

 

I was watching that game and I couldn't believe what I saw. Z became my bar-none favorite player after he did that.

[Big Fergie J]

God bless Z !!

 

Thats all

 

Thank You.

 

God Bless You Z.

[Andy]

Z will have to garner serious Cy consideration if he continues winning games. (He should get it anyway, but he will if he wins games)

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

Z will have to garner serious Cy consideration if he continues winning games. (He should get it anyway, but he will if he wins games)

 

No knock on Zambrano, but Brandon Webb has/is looking strong with another good outing against the Dodgers.

[soccer10k]

Z will have to garner serious Cy consideration if he continues winning games. (He should get it anyway, but he will if he wins games)

 

No knock on Zambrano, but Brandon Webb has/is looking strong with another good outing against the Dodgers.

 

I don't think Z will get it because of the Cubs. Even if he pitches well, the team is going to screw him over a couple times and cost him wins by not scoring runs. While the Dbacks aren't a great team, they are a .500 team. Since the main statistic used in the Cy Young voting is wins (not saying it's the right statistic) it's likely that Webb will end up with more wins than Z. Combine that with a better ERA and you have a favorite.

[impaler_240]

first Thursday win of the season.

[Fred Hornkohl]

first Thursday win of the season.

 

Yep. Finally broke the Thursday jinx !!

[moorecg]

first Thursday win of the season.

 

Yep. Finally broke the Thursday jinx !!

 

 

SeriouslY??? 4 months into the seaon and its the first time we won on a Thursday?

[impaler_240]

first Thursday win of the season.

 

Yep. Finally broke the Thursday jinx !!

 

 

SeriouslY??? 4 months into the seaon and its the first time we won on a Thursday?

 

we are now 1-8 on Thursday.

[goonys evil twin]

first Thursday win of the season.

 

Yep. Finally broke the Thursday jinx !!

 

 

SeriouslY??? 4 months into the seaon and its the first time we won on a Thursday?

 

we are now 1-8 on Thursday.

 

Postseason here we come!