6/11 Astros (Williams) @ Cubs (Zambrano) 7:05 CSN+

[killthegoat06]

Gameday has still not started the top of the 9th inning..................I'm not putting this one in the books until I see it on there. In a first of all time they could still take it away from us :)

 

that would def be something else if they did that....and if it happened i would say it's renteria and jim wolf's fault

 

They're just shocked Cubs won a 1-run game.

 

So am I.

[sunnydoo]

mmmm....Kerry Sayers...... :wink:

 

Any relation to Leo?

 

 

 

Oh oh! Yeah, yeah!

I love you more than I can say

I'll love you twice as much tomorrow, oh

Love you more than I can say

 

Oh oh! Yeah, yeah!

I'll miss you ev'ry single day

Why must my life be filled with sorrow? Oh

Love you more than I can say

 

Oh, don't you know I need you so?

Oh, tell me please I gotta know,

Do you mean to make me cry?

Am I just another guy?

Oh, oh! Yeah, yeah!

I miss you more than I can say

Why must my life be filled with sorrow? Oh,

Love you more than I can say

 

Oh, don't you know I need you so?

So, tell me please I gotta know,

Do you mean to make me cry?

Am I just another guy?

Oh, oh! Yeah, yeah!

I love you more than I can say

I'll love you twice as much tomorrow, oh

Love you more than I can say

I love you more than I can say

I love you more than I can say, oh

(More than I can say)

I'll love you twice as much tomorrow

(Ooh, more than I can say)

I'll love you twice as much tomorrow

(Ooh, more than I can say)

I love you more than I can say

(Ooh, more than I can say)

I love you more than words can say

(Ooh, more than I can say)

I love you more than I can say

[rawaction]

WOO! Carlos over 116 pitches for the 6th time in his last 7 starts, now when he gives up 6 runs in 3 innings vs the Padres this weekend everyone will wonder why he sucks again.

 

So why did his velocity suddenly go up during the middle of that supposed overworking? It would make sense for it to start going down, but instead, it has gotten better over that stretch. Plus his arm troubles that everyone thought for sure he was injured earlier in the season doesn't look like an injury now.

 

Because he knew his day was almost done. Starters don't throw max effort when they know they have to get thru 6-7 innings. He needed to get through 2 batters and gave all that he had for a short period of time.

 

I meant over that stretch of starts. He was throwing low 90's max the first month and a half. Now, he's hitting 96 and 97 at times and holding in the low 90's consistently. So he's thrown a ton of pitches in his starts, and his velocity has actually increased from start to start while he's doing that.

 

A random question-does anybody know which season was the last year that Z stopped regularly throwing in the winter? I knew for a while he'd throw several games in the winter leagues-when did that stop (for example, I know he threw only 1 or 2 this offseason max)

 

Oh my bad. I misunderstood.

 

But anyway, I believe there are 2 ways a pitcher loses his arm slot like Z was doing. One, is he's not focused on his mechanics, which I would guess was the case early in the season. I say that because of the contract situation and the pressure of being the 1 of the big 3 left on the roster. Two, is he's tired. He did have 4 games of over 116 pitches, and just threw 125 pitches in the prior game, before he had the crappy game vs. Atlanta.

 

To actually answer your question. I think mechanics are the main reason Z has had more velocity recently. He is getting on top of the ball a lot more.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are really slipping in the standings.............

 

Fecal League Standings

 

Team             W       L       Pct      GB
Texas           23      40     0.365     ---
Kansas City     24      40     0.375     0.5
Cincinnati      25      39     0.391     1.5
Washington      26      37     0.413     3.0
Pittsburgh      26      37     0.413     3.0
Houston         26      37     0.413     3.0
white sox       27      33     0.450     5.5
St. Louis       27      33     0.450     5.5
San Francisco   28      34     0.452     5.5
CUBS            28      34     0.452     5.5

[soccer10k]

Alright Z, 8 innings was exactly what the Cubs needed today.

[Derwood]

CUBS are really slipping in the standings.............

 

Fecal League Standings

 

Team             W       L       Pct      GB
Texas           23      40     0.365     ---
Kansas City     24      40     0.375     0.5
Cincinnati      25      39     0.391     1.5
Washington      26      37     0.413     3.0
Pittsburgh      26      37     0.413     3.0
Houston         26      37     0.413     3.0
white sox       27      33     0.450     5.5
St. Louis       27      33     0.450     5.5
San Francisco   28      34     0.452     5.5
CUBS            28      34     0.452     5.5

 

Sosa just brings losing everywhere he goes, huh?

[Andy]

Ryan put the Astros in the

 

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e67/ndistops/Dumpster.jpg

 

Also, Z is making it very hard for me to be mad at him when he does this. :)

 

VERY nice rebound game Cubs. Now let's go get Seattle.

[Fred Hornkohl]

 

Sosa just brings losing everywhere he goes, huh?

 

Yup, that must be it !! :wink:

[YearofDaCubs]

Yesterday was a heartbreaker, good to see the team rebound and get a W. Z was looking good from the get go.

[Mark_R]

the cubs won and i was there.

 

losing streak over :)

[soccer10k]

the cubs won and i was there.

 

losing streak over :)

 

Miracles happen.