4/16 Dusty Baker's Reds (Fogg) @ Cubs (Z!) 7:05 CSN

[ctcf]

Welcome to the new and improved CT gamethread, now heavily edited and featuring notes (excitement!)

 

Hope everyone had a happy Tax Day. Since the Cubs did so well I'll leave the team names as is. I believe the previous game could best be summed up by "Chicks dig the long ball". For the picture version (thanks various NSBBers) we have:

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/lou.jpg

 

Today we have:

 

This doofus

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/0623sfogg-a.jpg

 

1-1, 7.00 ERA, 6/3 K/BB

 

vs.

 

This conquerer of worlds

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/carlos-zambrano.jpg

 

1-1, 3.20 ERA, 18/2 K/BB

 

UPDATED Notes:

- Soriano: Big idiot or biggest idiot? ANSWER: Biggest idiot, Lou says he will be "out for a while". MRI done tonight, results available tomorrow. Roto says:

Cubs manager Lou Pineilla said the team expects Alfonso Soriano will be out "a while" with his calf injury.

Soriano underwent an MRI, and the results will be available tomorrow. It's tough to know exactly what Pineilla means by "a while," but it seems like a trip to the disabled list is possible, with Matt Murton likely to be called up to start in left field. Apr. 15 - 11:51 pm et

- Is Matt Murton fast approaching? ANSWER: Mr. Murton, your table was ready... Its just too bad Eric Patterson bribed the hostess.

- Mike Weurtz, two straight horrible appearances. Injured or just a fluke?

- In a glance at the farm via our always awesome Minor League forum:

- Samardzija: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HR, WP, 1-11 GO-FO

- Ceda: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, HR, 5-7 GO-FO

Edited April 16, 2008 by ctcf

[TruffleShuffle]

- Mike Weurtz, two straight horrible appearances. Injured or just a fluke?

 

Definitely injured. As we learned from Zambrano last year, a player's poor performances are obviously due to him being injured in some way or another.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If the wind blows tommorow night like it did this evening, Foggy will be hitting the showes sometime in the middle of the 2nd.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

What's the over/under on how many red bull & coffee Zambrano has before the game?

[Omar]

Reds Vs. Big Z

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Adam Dunn            63    49  11  0  0  6  10  13  12  .224  .381  .592  .973 
Ken Griffey          35    30  11  5  0  2   8   5   4  .367  .457  .733 1.190 
Scott Hatteberg      35    24   5  1  0  1   6  11   3  .208  .457  .375  .832 
Edwin Encarnacion    33    28   8  0  0  2   4   3   8  .286  .394  .500  .894 
Brandon Phillips     29    24   8  3  0  1   4   3   4  .333  .448  .583 1.031 
Javier Valentin      24    23   7  2  0  0   1   1   0  .304  .333  .391  .724 
Ryan Freel           23    19   3  0  0  0   0   3   4  .158  .304  .158  .462 
Jeff Keppinger       13    11   4  0  0  0   1   1   0  .364  .462  .364  .826 
Juan Castro          11    11   3  1  0  0   0   0   2  .273  .273  .364  .637 
Aaron Harang         10     7   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Norris Hopper         7     7   2  0  0  0   1   0   1  .286  .286  .286  .572 
Josh Fogg             6     5   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .200  .200  .200  .400 
Joey Votto            6     6   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Bronson Arroyo        2     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Paul Bako             1     0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000             
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               298   246  66 12  0 12  35  41  42  .268  .384  .463  .847 

 

Cubs Vs. Fogg

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Derrek Lee           35    32  13  4  0  2   7   1   5  .406  .429  .719 1.148 
Aramis Ramirez       32    27   9  1  0  4  16   4   2  .333  .438  .815 1.253 
Alfonso Soriano      14    12   4  1  0  1   2   1   4  .333  .357  .667 1.024 
Daryle Ward          11    10   3  0  0  1   1   1   3  .300  .364  .600  .964 
Kerry Wood            9     8   1  1  0  0   2   0   3  .125  .125  .250  .375 
Mark DeRosa           6     6   4  0  0  0   0   0   0  .667  .667  .667 1.334 
Ryan Theriot          6     6   2  0  1  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .667 1.000 
Carlos Zambrano       6     6   3  1  0  0   0   0   2  .500  .500  .667 1.167 
Ronny Cedeno          5     5   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .200  .400 
Henry Blanco          3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Mike Fontenot         3     2   0  0  0  0   1   1   0  .000  .333  .000  .333 
Ryan Dempster         2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Rich Hill             2     2   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Felix Pie             2     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               136   123  42  8  1  8  30   8  24  .341  .385  .618 1.003 

[Laura]

Those are the best Notes I've ever seen!

[ctcf]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm liking that match-up.

[otis89]

Just win, losers.

[Roast]

Holy crap, Ramirez has owned him. 4 HR and 16 RBI? Sweet lord.

[Omar]

Holy crap, Ramirez has owned him. 4 HR and 16 RBI? Sweet lord.

 

I remember Michael Barrett was most useful against Fogg... Here's his line:

 

                   **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Michael Barrett       26    25  11  4  0  3   5   1   1  .440  .462  .960 1.422

[Outshined_One]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm liking that match-up.

 

I am, too. This worries me.

[VanceJergins]

 

This conquerer of worlds

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/CTCubsFan/carlos-zambrano.jpg

 

 

I dig it.

[MPrior]

The Reds give Zambrano fits. Not surprising with patient lefties and whatnot. I hope good Zambrano is here tomorrow, because he's likely to get shellacked otherwise.

[BCVM22]

4 years ago today was that game against Cinci where Sosa and Alou went back-to-back off Danny Graves (late of the independent Long Island Ducks and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings :lol:) in the 9th to tie and win it.

 

I'll take another great game like that minus the back-and-forth drama please.

[Andy]

Facing Josh Fogg is fun.

[reds44]

I'm going to be there.

 

Josh Fogg+Carlos Zambrano+25-35 MPH winds (gust around 40)=trouble.

[PrimeTime]

If you don't call up Murton..I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul..

 

 

 

and this is coming for a Anti-Murton lover

[haubrich91]

Zambrano better pitch like his ace self.

[C.C.]

Must. Keep. Winning.

 

How the hell are the Cards tied for the best record in baseball?

[Little Slide Rooter]

This is 0 doubt in my mind that we'll win tonight and lose tommorow. While Josh Fogg may as well be a T Ball stand, especially with the wind blowing out, we have tat Edison whatsit Thursday, and anytime you hear the words promising young pitcher, the Cubs may as well not even show up to play.

[bcl412]

I just want the wind to blow out tonight and in tomarrow. I think if Z is on it doesn't really matter which way the wind blows, and since they'll be facing Fogg the Cubs should smack him around. And Lilly needs all the help he can get.

[weis21]

Must. Keep. Winning.

 

How the hell are the Cards tied for the best record in baseball?

 

Lohse, Welleymeyer, Looper and some dude named Brad Thompson :banghead:

[SouthSideRyan]

This is 0 doubt in my mind that we'll win tonight and lose tommorow. While Josh Fogg may as well be a T Ball stand, especially with the wind blowing out, we have tat Edison whatsit Thursday, and anytime you hear the words promising young pitcher, the Cubs may as well not even show up to play.

 

Anecdotal for sure, but we seem to do well against phenoms.

[Jon]

The wind will be just as strong as last night. Although diminishing as the day goes on, look for the wind to be blowing out to left at 20+ mph while shiftina bit towards left center.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

eleventy brazillion runs will be scored tonight