5/25 Cubs (Lilly) @ Dodgers (Lowe) 9:40CT WGN

[Bull]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_150404.jpg

Ted Lilly 4-2 269

 

vs

 

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_117955.jpg

Cy Lowe 4-5 3.84

 

I can't believe I'm up at 3:15 posting a game thread for these losers.

 

Dear Cubs:

 

You suck so hard, NASA mistook you for a black hole. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your collective armpits for eternity.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mr Wood

[Omar]

Chicago Cubs Vs. Derek Lowe

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LA Dodgers Vs. Ted Lilly

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[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

I HATE YOU CHICAGO CUBS!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Sulphur Springs, TX !!

 

Worthless stats of the day for Friday...............

 

CUBS are 4-3 on Fridays

CUBS are 0-0 vs. Los Angeles

CUBS are 2-3 vs. the NLW Division

CUBS are 4-8 when they've won their last 1 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 8-12 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 5-11 in games that start a series

CUBS are 8-11 at night

CUBS are 11-12 on the road

CUBS are 18-17 against right handers

CUBS are 9-8 when WGN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 8-7 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above

CUBS are 17-7 when they get a quality start.... 4-17 when they don't

CUBS are 8-13 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 13-11 when they don't

CUBS are 16-13 when they score first in the game.... 5-11 when they don't

CUBS are 8-10 when they score in the first inning.... 13-14 when they don't

CUBS are 18-10 when they score at least 4 runs.... 3-14 when they don't

CUBS are 17-4 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 4-20 when they don't

CUBS are 19-8 when they outhit the opponents.... 2-8 when they get outhit.... and 0-7 when the hits are even

CUBS are 19-17 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 2-7 when they do

CUBS are 17-14 when their pitchers average 16 pitches per inning or less..... 4-10 when they don't

CUBS are 18-15 when they get at least 8 hits..... 2-9 when they don't

CUBS are 4-12 when they steal a base.... 17-12 when they don't

CUBS are 7-2 when they execute a sac bunt.... 14-22 when they don't

CUBS are 5-4 when they hit at least 1 triple.... 16-20 when they don't

CUBS are 7-4 when they hit at least 2 home runs.... 14-20 when they don't

CUBS are 5-2 when they hit a sacrifice fly.... 16-21 when they don't

CUBS are 12-5 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 9-19 when they don't

CUBS are 6-11 when the opponent steals a base.... 15-13 when they don't

CUBS are 4-9 when the opponent executes a sac bunt.... 17-15 when they don't

CUBS are 10-14 when the opponent GIDPs.... 11-10 when they don't

CUBS are 1-4 when the opponent triples.... 20-20 when they don't

CUBS are 2-10 when the opponent hits at least 2 HRs.... 19-14 when they don't

CUBS are 2-6 when the opponent hits a sacrifice fly.... 19-18 when they don't

CUBS are 6-10 when they hit an opposing batter.... 15-14 when they don't

CUBS have hit 6 triples in their last 6 games after hitting none in their previous 16 games

CUBS have not been caught stealing in their last 15 games

CUBS have 3 sac bunts in their last 17 games

CUBS have GIDP'd 3 times in their last 9 games

CUBS have not been hit by a pitch in their last 15 games

CUBS have allowed 3 triples in their last 27 games

CUBS have not caught a baserunner stealing in their last 20 games

CUBS have turned at least 1 DP in 13 of their last 18 games

 

CUBS are 5-4 when Lilly starts

Lilly is 8 of 9 in quality starts

Lilly's ERA pitching to Barrett is 2.70.... pitching to Blanco it's 2.57

CUBS score 4.69 R/G overall.... 4.22 R/G when Lilly pitches

CUBS hit 0.89 HR/G overall.... 0.56 HR/G when Lilly pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Lilly.....

 

04/02 - 05/24      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Lilly      335   38   93   16    1    5  126   36   25   64  0.278  0.331  0.376  0.708
CUBS overall     1609  211  433  100   10   40  673  201  140  303  0.269  0.330  0.418  0.748

 

Lilly's starts this year (4-2)

 

Lilly                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/04  vs. Cincy       7.0    3    1    1    1    9    0   101  1.29 11.57  0.00  0.57  1.29
04/09  vs. Houst       6.0    6    3    3    1    5    0    90  1.50  7.50  0.00  1.17  4.50
04/15  vs. Cincy       6.0    2    1    1    1   10    0   101  1.50 15.00  0.00  0.50  1.50
04/20  vs. St. L       7.0    4    2    2    2    6    1   100  2.57  7.71  1.29  0.86  2.57
04/25  vs. Milw        7.0    6    2    1    0    3    0   100  0.00  3.86  0.00  0.86  1.29
05/01  vs. Pitts       5.3    9    5    4    1    5    1    86  1.69  8.44  1.69  1.88  6.75
05/08  vs. Pitts       7.0    7    2    2    1    4    0   110  1.29  5.14  0.00  1.14  2.57
05/13  vs. Phila       8.0    3    1    1    1    6    0   108  1.13  6.75  0.00  0.50  1.13
05/18  vs. CWS         7.0    6    3    3    2    6    1   106  2.57  7.71  1.29  1.14  3.86

Home                  40.0   31   13   12    7   34    2   607  1.58  7.65  0.45  0.95  2.70
Road                  20.3   15    7    6    3   20    1   295  1.33  8.85  0.44  0.89  2.66

Day                   41.0   27   12   11    7   36    2   605  1.54  7.90  0.44  0.83  2.41
Nite                  19.3   19    8    7    3   18    1   297  1.40  8.38  0.47  1.14  3.26

last 5 starts         34.3   31   13   11    5   24    2   510  1.31  6.29  0.52  1.05  2.88

season totals         60.3   46   20   18   10   54    3   902  1.49  8.06  0.45  0.93  2.69

 

CUBS' bullpen load during the last week........

 

              Thur       Wed        Tue        Mon        Sun        Sat        Fri           Totals
             24 May     23 May     22 May     21 May     20 May     19 May     18 May
             @ S.D.     @ S.D.     @ S.D.     no game    vs. CWS    vs. CWS    vs. CWS 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Cotts                                                     0.3  12                             0.3  12
Dempster      1.0   7               0.3   4                                     1.0  16       2.3  27
Eyre                                                      1.0  28                             1.0  28
Howry         1.0  12                                                1.0  19    1.0  12       3.0  43
Ohman                    0.3   2                                     0.3  16                  0.7  18
Wuertz                   0.7  13                                     0.7   3                  1.3  16
Cherry                                                                                               
Marmol                                                    1.0  19    1.0  11                  2.0  30
Guzman                              1.7  21                                                   1.7  21


Totals        2.0  19    1.0  15    2.0  25               2.3  59    3.0  49    2.0  28      12.3 195

 

CUBS' season series vs. Los Angeles this year (0-0).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
46  Fri 05/25  @ Los Angeles   N    -    Lilly           Lowe   
47  Sat 05/26  @ Los Angeles        -    Zambrano        Hendrickson         
48  Sun 05/27  @ Los Angeles        -    Hill            Tomko         
138  Mon 09/03    Los Angeles        -    Hill            Penny         
139  Tue 09/04    Los Angeles   N    -    Marshall        Lowe  
140  Wed 09/05    Los Angeles   N    -    Marquis         Hendrickson         
141  Thu 09/06    Los Angeles        -    Lilly           Tomko         

 

CUBS' season series vs. Los Angeles last year (4-2) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
12  Mon 04/17  @ Los Angeles   N   4- 1  Maddux        
13  Tue 04/18  @ Los Angeles   N   1- 2  Zambrano      
14  Wed 04/19  @ Los Angeles   N   5- 4  Marshall      
145  Tue 09/12    Los Angeles   N   9- 8  Marshall      
146  Wed 09/13    Los Angeles   N   0- 6  Guzman        
147  Thu 09/14    Los Angeles       6- 5  Miller        

 

CUBS hitters vs. Los Angeles last year.....

 

vs. L.A.           AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Coats               1    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  1.000  1.000  1.000  2.000
Pagan               5    0    2    0    1    0    4    2    0    1  0.400  0.400  0.800  1.200
Cedeno             11    3    5    0    0    0    5    2    2    1  0.455  0.538  0.455  0.993
Walker             12    1    4    0    0    1    7    3    0    3  0.333  0.308  0.583  0.891
Theriot             9    2    3    0    0    0    3    1    1    1  0.333  0.455  0.333  0.788
Ramirez            23    2    7    0    0    1   10    5    1    2  0.304  0.333  0.435  0.768
Murton             20    3    6    1    0    0    7    2    3    3  0.300  0.391  0.350  0.741
Bynum               7    2    2    1    0    0    3    1    0    3  0.286  0.286  0.429  0.714
Blanco             11    0    3    1    0    0    4    0    1    2  0.273  0.333  0.364  0.697
Izturis             6    0    2    0    0    0    2    1    0    2  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Moore               3    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Jones              21    2    6    1    0    0    7    0    1    7  0.286  0.318  0.333  0.652
Pierre             27    3    7    1    0    0    8    1    0    4  0.259  0.259  0.296  0.556
Perez               4    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500
Lee                19    2    4    0    0    0    4    2    1    3  0.211  0.238  0.211  0.449
Barrett            12    1    2    0    0    0    2    1    0    2  0.167  0.167  0.167  0.333
Mabry               8    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    4  0.125  0.125  0.125  0.250
Soto                1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Hairston            1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Reyes               2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

totals vs. L.A.   212   25   58    5    1    2   71   24   10   45  0.274  0.307  0.335  0.642

season totals    5586  715 1495  266   45  166 2349  667  394  926  0.268  0.319  0.421  0.739

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Los Angeles last year......

 

vs. L.A.             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wuertz              1.7    0    0    0    1    1    0    28  5.40  5.40  0.00  0.60  0.00
Howry               3.7    2    0    0    1    2    0    65  2.45  4.91  0.00  0.82  0.00
Eyre                3.3    2    0    0    1    2    0    54  2.70  5.40  0.00  0.90  0.00
Dempster            3.0    1    1    0    0    3    0    52  0.00  9.00  0.00  0.33  0.00
Ryu                 2.3    1    0    0    1    4    0    38  3.86 15.43  0.00  0.86  0.00
Walrond             2.0    1    0    0    0    1    0    26  0.00  4.50  0.00  0.50  0.00
Novoa               1.0    0    0    0    0    2    0     7  0.00 18.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Williamson          1.0    1    0    0    0    1    0    13  0.00  9.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
Maddux              8.0    3    1    1    0    6    0    87  0.00  6.75  0.00  0.38  1.13
Zambrano            6.0    4    1    1    5    3    0   112  7.50  4.50  0.00  1.50  1.50
Miller              5.0    1    2    2    3    3    1    81  5.40  5.40  1.80  0.80  3.60
Marshall            8.7    8    9    5    7    6    2   165  7.27  6.23  2.08  1.73  5.19
Ohman               3.0    3    2    2    2    5    0    61  6.00 15.00  0.00  1.67  6.00
Aardsma             2.7    1    2    2    5    1    0    68 16.88  3.38  0.00  2.25  6.75
Guzman              4.0    8    5    5    4    1    1    81  9.00  2.25  2.25  3.00 11.25
Marmol              0.3    3    3    3    0    0    1    11  0.00  0.00 27.00  9.00 81.00

totals vs. L.A.    55.7   39   26   21   30   41    5   949  4.85  6.63  0.81  1.24  3.40

season totals    1439.0 1402  838  766  691 1256  210 24704  4.32  7.86  1.31  1.45  4.79

 

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

 

05/17 - 05/24      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Ramirez            27    5   13    2    1    2   23    7    1    4  0.481  0.500  0.852  1.352  0.524
DeRosa             17    3    6    2    1    0   10    2    2    4  0.353  0.421  0.588  1.009  0.462
Pagan              18    6    5    0    1    1   10    3    2    4  0.278  0.350  0.556  0.906  0.308
Barrett            22    3    5    1    0    2   12    2    2    5  0.227  0.292  0.545  0.837  0.200
Ward                7    2    2    1    0    0    3    2    1    2  0.286  0.375  0.429  0.804  0.400
Soriano            26    4    7    0    2    0   11    3    4    7  0.269  0.367  0.423  0.790  0.368
Lee                13    2    2    0    0    1    5    4    2    2  0.154  0.267  0.385  0.651  0.100
Murton             16    2    4    0    0    0    4    0    1    6  0.250  0.294  0.250  0.544  0.400
Theriot            26    4    5    0    1    0    7    1    1    2  0.192  0.222  0.269  0.491  0.208
Floyd              12    0    2    1    0    0    3    3    0    2  0.167  0.167  0.250  0.417  0.200
Izturis            20    0    4    0    0    0    4    0    0    2  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.222
Blanco              5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    2  0.000  0.167  0.000  0.167  0.000
Jones              15    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    0    2  0.067  0.063  0.067  0.129  0.077
Fontenot            1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

last 7 games      239   33   57    7    6    7   97   31   17   53  0.238  0.288  0.406  0.694  0.279

season totals    1609  211  433  100   10   40  673  201  139  303  0.269  0.330  0.418  0.748  0.310

 

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

 

05/17 - 05/24        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wuertz              2.7    0    0    0    2    2    0    30  6.75  6.75  0.00  0.75  0.00
Ohman               2.3    1    0    0    1    4    0    41  3.86 15.43  0.00  0.86  0.00
Marmol              2.0    0    0    0    1    2    0    30  4.50  9.00  0.00  0.50  0.00
Eyre                1.0    4    0    0    1    0    0    31  9.00  0.00  0.00  5.00  0.00
Guzman              6.7    6    1    1    2    6    0    96  2.70  8.10  0.00  1.20  1.35
Marshall            7.0    4    2    2    2    8    1   105  2.57 10.29  1.29  0.86  2.57
Howry               3.0    2    1    1    0    2    1    43  0.00  6.00  3.00  0.67  3.00
Lilly               7.0    6    3    3    2    6    1   106  2.57  7.71  1.29  1.14  3.86
Marquis            13.0   12    6    6    4    9    1   179  2.77  6.23  0.69  1.23  4.15
Hill                6.0    6    5    5    2    8    4    99  3.00 12.00  6.00  1.33  7.50
Zambrano            6.7    6    7    7    4    5    1   117  5.40  6.75  1.35  1.50  9.45
Dempster            2.7    3    5    5    2    2    0    53  6.75  6.75  0.00  1.88 16.88
Cotts               0.3    3    3    3    1    0    1    12 27.00  0.00 27.00 12.00 81.00

last 7 games       60.3   53   33   33   24   54   10   942  3.58  8.06  1.49  1.28  4.92

season totals     410.0  360  184  178  154  328   47  6525  3.38  7.20  1.03  1.25  3.91

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in........

 

04/02 - 05/24      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Ward                 5    9  0.357
Lee                 22   58  0.275
Floyd               16   44  0.267
Ramirez             24   72  0.250
DeRosa              16   52  0.235
Theriot             14   47  0.230
Pagan                2    8  0.200
Blanco               2    9  0.182
Barrett             16   77  0.172
Jones               14   68  0.171
Murton               7   34  0.171
Pie                  3   21  0.125
Soriano              7   51  0.121
Izturis              5   44  0.102
Cedeno               2   21  0.087
Fontenot             0    0  0.000

CUBS               161  669  0.194

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[TruffleShuffle]

winning streak? nah just kidding, cubs lose.

[Derwood]

over/under on runs scored is 1.5

[Moonlight Graham]

Cubs score 5 and win 5-3. :shock:

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I have a dog named Lily

[killthegoat06]

GO CUBBIES

[jyoung55]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

[jersey cubs fan]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

 

Jones + Floyd = 546 in the past 7 days.

[jersey cubs fan]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

 

Jones + Floyd = 546 in the past 7 days.

 

Jones in May has essentially been Ronny Cedeno - .194/.239/.323

 

Jacque has really built himself a heck of a hole to climb out of, at .243/.295/.333, well off his pace of 2006, when he was already up to .278/.317/.474 by this time, relatively close to where he finished the season.

[jyoung55]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

 

Jones + Floyd = 546 in the past 7 days.

 

Jones in May has essentially been Ronny Cedeno - .194/.239/.323

 

Jacque has really built himself a heck of a hole to climb out of, at .243/.295/.333, well off his pace of 2006, when he was already up to .278/.317/.474 by this time, relatively close to where he finished the season.

 

Pie's offense would be a heckuva lot better than that if he played regularly.

 

Let's just hope Jones continues to do well against Lowe and can improve any bit of trade value. (which is a bit of paradox b/c if he starts doing well the cubs management will think that's they way he will play there on out and then deem him too valuable to trade... erghh!)

[ctcf]

Win the series you idiots.

[jersey cubs fan]

(which is a bit of paradox b/c if he starts doing well the cubs management will think that's they way he will play there on out and then deem him too valuable to trade... erghh!)

 

I don't know if that's true. I think if Jones starts playing well and Pie tanks, they will view it that way. But I feel Hendry has been itching to get Pie to the bigs for a long time, and apparantly has been looking to deal Jones for a long time. If he could, I think he'd deal him.

[ctcf]

Last night I envisioned my ideal lineup being something like:

 

Pie - obvious reasons

DeRosa - Good OBP, almost league leading P/PA

Lee - Duh

Soriano - Not sure about where he and Aramis go though.

Aramis

Floyd/Murton platoon

Barrett - His bat isn't what it used to be it would seem.

Theriot - See Barrett

Pitcher

 

That'd be a pretty sweet lineup imo.

[Flames24Rulz]

I'll save everyone the trouble.

 

We won't win.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Cubs win today and tomorrow to pull within 1 of .500, and then they lose 3 in a row again to drop back to 4 under.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

 

Jones + Floyd = 546 in the past 7 days.

 

To be fair to Cliff, he absolutely mashed a few balls that found gloves near the wall. Jones has just flat out sucked.

[rawaction]

Derek Lowe is one of the best groundball pitchers of all-time. Dodger Stadium is one of the toughest parks to hit a HR. Cubs try to uppercut sinkers all night and popup in the IF repeatedly.

[killthegoat06]

Derek Lowe is one of the best groundball pitchers of all-time. Dodger Stadium is one of the toughest parks to hit a HR. Cubs try to uppercut sinkers all night and popup in the IF repeatedly.

 

Good thing I won't be able to watch tonight.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

Anyone else excited to see a gaggle of swinging bunts? :pukel:

[Drew Doughty]

Derek Lowe is one of the best groundball pitchers of all-time. Dodger Stadium is one of the toughest parks to hit a HR. Cubs try to uppercut sinkers all night and popup in the IF repeatedly.

 

Dodger Stadium is not that hard to hit home runs in. It actually inflates them.

 

but the cubs will still probably try to hit his sinker out of the park and will fail miserably (except Soriano, I think he hits a home run in this game).

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Derek Lowe is one of the best groundball pitchers of all-time. Dodger Stadium is one of the toughest parks to hit a HR. Cubs try to uppercut sinkers all night and popup in the IF repeatedly.

 

just in case you don't believe him...

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=260418119

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Did anyone else see Jones's OPS over the past 7 days? .129?!? An OPS of .129?! I think he's trying to be awful at this point.

 

Jones + Floyd = 546 in the past 7 days.

 

To be fair to Cliff, he absolutely mashed a few balls that found gloves near the wall. Jones has just flat out sucked.

 

People have been saying that about Floyd all year. In actuality, he's been a touch lucky on balls in play(19.5 LD%, .320 BABIP)