3/6ST: Brewers (Vargas) v Cubs (Marquis), 2:05CT, Webcast

[BeerHere]

So I assume Marquis looked pretty good today?

 

Yes he did. Lots of GB

[Chris]

Been fun, time to go make dinner.

[BeerHere]

DLee 1 for 2

 

Dlee vs Sterling

 

pitch one: ball

pitch two: ball

pitch three: singles

 

It's Sperling dude. Get with the program and bow to the Sperling.

[98navigator]

Aramis is 0 for 2 today

 

ARam vs Sterling

 

pitch one: ball in the dirt

pitch two: strike

pitch three: ball low and outside

pitch four: Flyout to Jenkins in deep LF

 

end of 5

2-0 Cubs

[98navigator]

DLee 1 for 2

 

Dlee vs Sterling

 

pitch one: ball

pitch two: ball

pitch three: singles

 

It's Sperling dude. Get with the program and bow to the Sperling.

 

k

[A New Era]

gotta leave for a bit.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Hey guys, good to see the Cubs winning again. Can anyone tell me how we scored and the line on Marquis?

[BeerHere]

DLee 1 for 2

 

Dlee vs Sterling

 

pitch one: ball

pitch two: ball

pitch three: singles

 

It's Sperling dude. Get with the program and bow to the Sperling.

 

k

 

:hail: @Sperling

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[BeerHere]

Hey guys, good to see the Cubs winning again. Can anyone tell me how we scored and the line on Marquis?

 

In the first ePatt singled and went to third on a DLee double. Both scored on a Jones single.

 

I don't have Marquis' line but he went three and gave up 1 walk. I think 1 hit (?).

[YearofDaCubs]

I think Marquis will put up better numbers this year than last. As far as how much better he will be this year, that remains to be seen. I'll take a guess though..4.40 ERA for the season.

 

PECOTA: 5.44 ERA

Bill James: 5.14

CHONE: 5.13

ZIPS: 4.95

 

I'd say 4.40 is pretty optimistic. I'd love for it to happen, but it's more likely we see a 5-something.

Previous to last year he put up ERA's of 4.13 and 3.71 and some other crappy ones. There is reason to believe he could fall inline close to the above numbers this year.

 

no... baseball projections are always dead-on

 

amen to that sarcasm.

 

gut feelings from fans of the team the guy signs with following a good spring training outing are typically much more accurate.

His performance in spring training has nothing to do with how I feel he will do for the Cubs this season. It is my opinion he will do much better than last year, how far-fetched is that? We will see who is right come October.

[CoolHandLuke]

Its actually Spurling I think. gosshhhh

[C.C.]

Hey guys, good to see the Cubs winning again. Can anyone tell me how we scored and the line on Marquis?

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2007_03_06_milmlb_chnmlb_1

[CubColtPacer]

Hey guys, good to see the Cubs winning again. Can anyone tell me how we scored and the line on Marquis?

 

Cubs scored on Jones 2 run single after Epatt single and D-Lee double.

 

Not completely sure on line on Marquis-he gave up a few runners, with only one flyball out and no runs through 3 IP.

[BeerHere]

Its actually Spurling I think. gosshhhh

 

:hail: @ Spurlock

[98navigator]

Top 6/ 2-0 Cubs

 

Hart vs. Guzman

 

pitch one: bunt foul

pitch two: ball outside

pitch three: called strike; breaking ball

pitch four: foul

pitch five: foul

pitch six: groundout 6-3

 

These clowns are dissing Cubs fans

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hey guys, good to see the Cubs winning again. Can anyone tell me how we scored and the line on Marquis?

 

In the first ePatt singled and went to third on a DLee double. Both scored on a Jones single.

 

I don't have Marquis' line but he went three and gave up 1 walk. I think 1 hit (?).

 

You're right on the scoring.

 

Marquis: 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K/1 BB

 

And now cubbiechris shows me up with a link to the box score.

[C.C.]

These clowns are dissing Cubs fans

 

What else is new...

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Its actually Spurling I think. gosshhhh

 

You're right.

[98navigator]

1 out/ Top 6

 

Hall vs Guzman

 

pitch one: ball high

pitch two: ball high

pitch three: Soriano dropped the ball

 

Hall at 2B

 

E

[BeerHere]

2 base E on Soriano

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano with a boo boo.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

Fonzie's first drop in a Cubs game

[CuseCubFan69]

Soriano with a boo boo.

 

Now we'll see the press do their thing.

[abuck1220]

Don't some posters realize the hypocrisy in their statements where they tell others to not get excited about and judge a player based on his best year, and yet turn around and rip Marquis apart mostly because of his horrible year last year? Aside from a rather high WHIP, he pitched pretty well in 2004 and 2005.

 

so basically, other than being easy to hit he was pretty good?

 

also, he sucked hard in 2002 and 2003.

 

It's not about how many hits you give up. It's about how many runs you give up.

 

...and runs come from hits and walks (aka whip).

 

Runs are tracked by ERA, not by WHIP. WHIP is a nice little ancillary stat, but ERA is much more important.

 

It's not that different than football. What do you care more about? How many points you gave up or how many yards?

 

and typically a guy who gives up a bunch of hits gives up a bunch of runs. and teams that give up a bunch of yards give up a bunch of points. pitchers and football teams can both get lucky.

 

And is there any other possible explanation for a team that gives up a lot of yards but not a lot of points? Or a pitcher who gives up a lot of hits but not a lot of runs?

 

Any other possible explanation?

 

Like maybe the defense that a football team employs is a "bend but don't break" type that becomes increasingly more difficult as the offense nears the red zone?

 

Or a pitcher who induces a high number of double play balls to partially offset the high number of hits he gives up?

 

Possibly?

 

Or is it all just luck?

 

in the case of marquis' 2004 i'd say it was a little bit the double plays and a lot of luck.