7/23 Cubs (Marmol) @ Nationals (Armas) 12:05 PM WGN

[cubscott34]

Whoopee... the Cubs play... can't wait... or maybe I can. Anyways, it's the sucks vs. the Nationals, I'm on vacation at the Coast with a crappy 56k connection and I don't really care about baseball, but here's your obligatory game thread. Mods feel free to add info as needed. With my bad connection, its too much work to make this any more detailed.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, I'll be going to this one, just like I did the last two. Saturday's tickets were birthday presents for my dad and today's were Xmas gifts from him to me.

 

Thanks a whole freakin' lot, Cubs. At least Aramis loves us.

[Sammy Sofa]

I accidentally spelled "tickets" with an "r" in my last post at first, but now I'm thinking that maybe rickets would have been a better gift than Cubs tickets at this point...

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Just lose baby.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day for Sunday..........

 

CUBS are 7-8 on Sundays

CUBS are 2-3 vs. Washington

CUBS are 5-12 vs. the NLE Division

CUBS are 3-9 when they've lost their last 2 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 24-35 when they've lost their previous game

CUBS are 11-20 in games that end a series

CUBS are 16-33 in day games

CUBS are 20-31 on the road

CUBS are 9-31 when WGN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 18-37 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above

CUBS are on a pace to win 62 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

CUBS are on a pace to score 667 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year

CUBS are on a pace to hit 149 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year

CUBS are on a pace to draw 403 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year

CUBS are scoring 4.11 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year

CUBS are seeing 3.69 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year

CUBS are drving in 19.1% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year

CUBS are scoring 0.350 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year

CUBS are extra base hit ratio is 31.2% compared to 35.8% last year

CUBS have 9 GIDP's in their last 21 games

CUBS have 13 SB in their last 10 games

CUBS have 3 sac bunts in their last 8 games...... 9 sac bunts in their last 30 games

CUBS have 44 home runs in their last 40 games..... 11 home runs in their last 6 games

CUBS have drawn 38 BBs in their last 11 games

CUBS have 6 sac flys in their last 31 games

CUBS have allowed 12 HR in their last 14 games

CUBS have hit 13 batters in their last 20 games

 

CUBS are 4-3 when Marmol starts

Marmol is 4 of 7 in quality starts

Marmol's ERA pitching to Barrett is 2.82 ... pitching to Blanco it's 6.00

CUBS score 4.11 R/G overall.... 4.14 R/G when Marmol pitches

CUBS hit 0.92 HR/G overall.... 1.14 HR/G when Marmol pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Marmol.....

 

04/03 - 07/22      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Marmol     243   29   69   12    3    8  111   28   11   53  0.284  0.315  0.457  0.772
CUBS overall     3275  395  869  158   25   88 1341  373  239  529  0.265  0.317  0.409  0.727

 

Marmol's pitching lines (3-3).....

 

Marmol                  IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
06/11  vs. Cincy       6.0    2    1    1    3    7    1    99  4.50 10.50  1.50  0.83  1.50
06/17  vs. Detr        6.0    7    4    4    2    4    1    86  3.00  6.00  1.50  1.50  6.00
06/23  vs. Minn        5.7    6    7    7    4    3    1   106  6.35  4.76  1.59  1.76 11.12
06/28  vs. Milw        6.3    3    1    1    2    8    0    97  2.84 11.37  0.00  0.79  1.42
07/03  vs. Houst       4.3    5    4    4    7    1    2    90 14.54  2.08  4.15  2.77  8.31
07/08  vs. Milw        6.0    3    1    1    5    4    0   103  7.50  6.00  0.00  1.33  1.50
07/18  vs. Houst       6.0    4    1    1    6    6    0   110  9.00  9.00  0.00  1.67  1.50

Home                  18.3   14    6    6   10   18    1   293  4.91  8.84  0.49  1.31  2.95
Road                  26.0   19   13   13   19   21    4   467  6.58  7.27  1.38  1.46  4.50

Day                   20.3   13    6    6    7   22    2   310  3.10  9.74  0.89  0.98  2.66
Nite                  24.0   20   13   13   22   17    3   450  8.25  6.38  1.13  1.75  4.88

season totals         44.3   33   19   19   29   39    5   760  5.89  7.92  1.02  1.40  3.86

 

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

 

              Sat        Fri        Thurs      Wed        Tue        Mon        Sun           Totals
             22 Jul     21 Jul     20 Jul     19 Jul     18 Jul     17 Jul     16 Jul
             at Wash    at Wash    vs Houst   vs Houst   vs Houst   no game    vs N.Y. 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster                            1.0  20               1.0  12                             2.0  32
Eyre                     0.3   3               1.0  25    0.7  12                             2.0  40
Howry                    0.7  23               1.0  12    0.7   8                             2.3  43
Ohman         1.3  21    0.7  10                                                1.3  24       3.3  55
Novoa         1.7  34    0.3  10                                                0.3  29       2.3  73
Rusch                    2.7  38                                                2.0  33       4.7  71
Wuertz                                                                                               


Totals        3.0  55    4.7  84    1.0  20    2.0  37    2.3  32               3.7  86      16.7 314

 

CUBS' season series vs. Washington (2-3) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
38  Tue 05/16    Washington    N   4- 0  Zambrano      
39  Wed 05/17    Washington    N   5- 0  Marshall      
40  Thu 05/18    Washington        3- 5  Wood        
95  Fri 07/21  @ Washington    N   6- 7  Prior        
96  Sat 07/22  @ Washington    N   3- 7  Marshall      
97  Sun 07/23  @ Washington         -    Marmol        

 

CUBS hitters vs. Washington this year.....

 

vs. Wash           AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Bynum               2    1    2    0    0    1    5    1    0    0  1.000  1.000  2.500  3.500
Ramirez            15    4    7    1    0    4   20    8    0    0  0.467  0.467  1.333  1.800
Barrett            17    2    8    2    0    0   10    0    2    2  0.471  0.526  0.588  1.115
Blanco              3    0    1    1    0    0    2    0    0    1  0.333  0.333  0.667  1.000
Walker             14    1    4    2    0    0    6    5    5    0  0.286  0.474  0.429  0.902
Jones              19    2    6    2    0    0    8    0    1    2  0.316  0.381  0.421  0.802
Nevin               5    0    2    0    0    0    2    1    0    1  0.400  0.400  0.400  0.800
Mabry              12    2    2    0    0    1    5    1    3    1  0.167  0.333  0.417  0.750
Pierre             24    3    7    1    0    0    8    1    0    2  0.292  0.280  0.333  0.613
Murton             15    1    4    0    0    0    4    0    1    3  0.267  0.313  0.267  0.579
Hairston            4    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500
Cedeno             17    2    3    1    0    0    4    2    2    3  0.176  0.250  0.235  0.485
Perez              11    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    0  0.091  0.091  0.091  0.182
Lee                 1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Pagan               2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Theriot             2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

totals vs. Wash   172   21   49   10    0    6   77   20   14   18  0.285  0.339  0.448  0.786

season totals    3275  395  868  153   25   88 1335  362  238  527  0.265  0.317  0.408  0.725

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Washington this year......

 

vs. Wash             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Zambrano            8.0    4    0    0    2    8    0   122  2.25  9.00  0.00  0.75  0.00
Rusch               2.7    1    0    0    1    2    0    38  3.38  6.75  0.00  0.75  0.00
Eyre                2.3    0    0    0    2    5    0    39  7.71 19.29  0.00  0.86  0.00
Dempster            1.0    0    0    0    0    1    0     9  0.00  9.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Marshall           10.0    7    2    2    4    8    1   165  3.60  7.20  0.90  1.10  1.80
Novoa               3.0    6    1    1    2    0    0    68  6.00  0.00  0.00  2.67  3.00
Ohman               3.0    3    2    2    0    3    2    52  0.00  9.00  6.00  1.00  6.00
Wood                5.0    5    4    4    0    6    3    71  0.00 10.80  5.40  1.00  7.20
Prior               3.3    4    4    4    3    2    0    76  8.10  5.40  0.00  2.10 10.80
Williamson          2.0    3    3    3    2    1    0    43  9.00  4.50  0.00  2.50 13.50
Howry               2.7   11    7    7    5    6    0    42 16.88 20.25  0.00  6.00 23.63

totals vs. Wash    43.0   44   23   23   21   42    6   725  4.40  8.79  1.26  1.51  4.81

season totals     842.7  820  494  454  398  716  128 14339  4.25  7.65  1.37  1.45  4.85

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 30 games......

 

06/17 - 07/22      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Barrett            59   14   26    7    0    2   39    7    8    7  0.441  0.507  0.661  1.168
Bynum               8    1    4    0    0    0    4    0    0    1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.000
Ramirez           116   17   35    6    1   10   73   23   10   17  0.302  0.357  0.629  0.986
Blanco             52    8   16    5    1    3   32   11    2    9  0.308  0.333  0.615  0.949
Mabry              24    4    5    3    0    1   11    4    8    5  0.208  0.424  0.458  0.883
Pierre            129   15   45    8    3    1   62    7    4    6  0.349  0.375  0.481  0.856
Theriot             9    2    2    1    1    0    5    0    1    2  0.222  0.300  0.556  0.856
Perez              62    7   21    6    0    1   30    8    1    8  0.339  0.349  0.484  0.833
Jones             109   13   34   11    0    3   54   14    3   21  0.312  0.330  0.495  0.826
Murton             57   12   19    1    1    0   22    8    6    8  0.333  0.391  0.386  0.777
Pagan              33    4    7    1    0    3   17    4    2    7  0.212  0.257  0.515  0.772
Nevin              75    7   17    0    0    5   32   12    9   22  0.227  0.310  0.427  0.736
Walker             79    8   20    5    0    2   31    9    9    7  0.253  0.326  0.392  0.718
Lee                71   10   17    4    0    1   24    4   11   25  0.239  0.341  0.338  0.679
Womack              6    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    1    1  0.167  0.286  0.167  0.452
Cedeno             93    9   15    3    0    0   18    3    3   23  0.161  0.194  0.194  0.387

30 game totals   1033  134  292   61    7   35  472  119   79  190  0.283  0.335  0.457  0.792

season totals    3275  395  868  153   25   88 1335  362  238  527  0.265  0.317  0.408  0.725

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 30 games......

 

06/17 - 07/22        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Eyre               11.7    9    2    2    2   15    2   218  1.54 11.57  1.54  0.94  1.54
Ohman              12.3    5    3    3    6   13    3   199  4.38  9.49  2.19  0.89  2.19
Zambrano           40.0   29   17   17   19   39    3   671  4.28  8.78  0.68  1.20  3.83
Aardsma             4.7    4    2    2    2    4    0    89  3.86  7.71  0.00  1.29  3.86
Rusch              10.7   10    5    5    7   11    1   192  5.91  9.28  0.84  1.59  4.22
Marmol             34.3   28   18   18   26   26    4   592  6.82  6.82  1.05  1.57  4.72
Maddux             40.3   45   24   23    4   26    7   552  0.89  5.80  1.56  1.21  5.13
Marshall           32.0   40   22   19   12   19    7   541  3.38  5.34  1.97  1.63  5.34
Dempster           12.3   14   13    9    7   14    3   236  5.11 10.22  2.19  1.70  6.57
Novoa              15.0   27   18   11    4    9    8   274  2.40  5.40  4.80  2.07  6.60
Williamson          7.0   10    6    6    2    5    2   112  2.57  6.43  2.57  1.71  7.71
Prior              24.3   31   24   22   13   24    5   465  4.81  8.88  1.85  1.81  8.14
Howry              14.3   25   15   15   10   21    2   260  6.28 13.19  1.26  2.44  9.42

30 game totals    259.0  277  169  152  114  226   47  4401  3.96  7.85  1.63  1.51  5.28

season totals     842.7  820  494  454  398  716  128 14339  4.25  7.65  1.37  1.45  4.85

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in

 

04/03 - 07/22      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Restovich            1    2  0.333
Walker              33   97  0.254
Perez               20   61  0.247
Blanco              15   46  0.246
Barrett             27   92  0.227
Jones               33  118  0.219
Ramirez             38  146  0.207
Murton              24  103  0.189
Nevin               10   52  0.161
Lee                 10   57  0.149
Mabry                6   37  0.140
Bynum                4   25  0.138
Hairston             4   27  0.129
Cedeno              20  136  0.128
Pierre              13  102  0.113
Pagan                2   17  0.105
Womack               1   14  0.067
Theriot              0    3  0.000

CUBS               274 1210  0.185

 

Avoid the broom !!

 

http://sneakykitchen.com/fullerbrush/images/household_broom.jpg

 

Go CUBS !!

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

CUBS are on a pace to win 62 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

 

Excellent.....right on pace to lose 100. Go Cubs!!!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are on a pace to win 62 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

 

Excellent.....right on pace to lose 100. Go Cubs!!!

 

Half empty or half full ??

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

CUBS are on a pace to win 62 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

 

Excellent.....right on pace to lose 100. Go Cubs!!!

 

Half empty or half full ??

 

Currently, my perspective of the Cubs is half empty. However, it would be half full if some of the young guys could see more consistent playing time.

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Perez, 2B

Ramirez, 3B

Lee, 1B

Jones, RF

Barrett, C

Pagan, LF

Cedeno, SS

Marmol, P

 

Gnats

Soriano, LF

Lopez, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

Kearns, RF

Anderson, 2B

Church, CF

Schneider, C

Armas, P

[otis89]

What the heck? Neifi goes 0-4 yesterday, so he gets to start again today while Walker sits on the bench and gets splinters in his butt? If Murton had gone 0-4 yesterday, he'd get benched today, but not Neifi. I hate you Dusty.

[CubinNY]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Perez, 2B

Ramirez, 3B

Lee, 1B

Jones, RF

Barrett, C

Pagan, LF

Cedeno, SS

Marmol, P

 

Gnats

Soriano, LF

Lopez, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

Kearns, RF

Anderson, 2B

Church, CF

Schneider, C

Armas, P

 

Bruce, is Walker done in Chicago?

[beersoakedivy]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Perez, 2B

Ramirez, 3B

Lee, 1B

Jones, RF

Barrett, C

Pagan, LF

Cedeno, SS

Marmol, P

 

Gnats

Soriano, LF

Lopez, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

Kearns, RF

Anderson, 2B

Church, CF

Schneider, C

Armas, P

 

Bruce, is Walker done in Chicago?

 

Perez batting 2nd again....why why why

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Perez, 2B

Ramirez, 3B

Lee, 1B

Jones, RF

Barrett, C

Pagan, LF

Cedeno, SS

Marmol, P

 

Gnats

Soriano, LF

Lopez, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

Kearns, RF

Anderson, 2B

Church, CF

Schneider, C

Armas, P

 

Bruce, is Walker done in Chicago?

 

Chances are better than even that he is.

[CubinNY]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

Perez, 2B

Ramirez, 3B

Lee, 1B

Jones, RF

Barrett, C

Pagan, LF

Cedeno, SS

Marmol, P

 

Gnats

Soriano, LF

Lopez, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

Kearns, RF

Anderson, 2B

Church, CF

Schneider, C

Armas, P

 

Bruce, is Walker done in Chicago?

 

Chances are better than even that he is.

 

Thanks. Why does every divorce have to be messy?

 

I hope they can get someone decent for him, but that might be asking for a lot.

[Soul]

Oh yeah babuh!

 

Everyone ready to lose again!?! YaaaaHOOOO! :?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

[illiniguy]

Hill better start.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Perez struck out swinging

[CubinNY]

Neifi's swing a strike three was a thing of beauity.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pierre grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

Perez struck out swinging

Ramirez flied out to center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marmol        0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Armas         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  11

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano flied out to deep left field

[Soul]

Whoa.

 

This doesn't look real good.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lopez flied out to deep right center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Soriano flied out to deep left field

Lopez flied out to deep right center field

Zimmerman flied out to shallow center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marmol        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   8

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Armas         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  11

[Soul]

He got the outs.

 

Hopefully some less noisy outs coming next inning 8)