04/22 NY Mets (Figueroa) @ CUBS (Lilly) 1:20pm, CSN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

What an incredibly exciting game they played on Monday !!!

 

Tuesday's matchup will feature.........

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/150153.jpg Figueroa (1-0)

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/150404.jpg Lilly (0-3)

 

 

The Addison Street Miracle has now won 7 out their last 8 games, outscoring the opponents 65-32. That includes outscoring them 7-1 in the first inning, 15-2 in the 3rd inning, and 9-4 in the 8th inning. Baseball in Chicago is a whole lot like political elections, eh...... score early, and score often !!!

 

The lone defeat in this stretch was a game last Thursday against the Reds, started by.... uh.... er..... now, just who did start that game ?? Oh, well..... it doesn't matter so much.

 

Let the magic continue !! Keep the mojo going !!

 

 

Go CUBS !!

Edited April 22, 2008 by Fred Hornkohl

[Andy]

If ever there was a great time for Lilly to get off the schneid, Tuesday's the day.

 

C'mon Ted, revisit 2007 Lilly, pitch us to a win and let's head to Colorado on a tidal wave of momentum.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Someone call Theodore and tell him he can stop sucking anytime now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Someone call Theodore and tell him he can stop sucking anytime now.

 

How 'bout you make that call, eh? :D

[Outshined_One]

Don't suck, Ted.

[Omar]

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

[BCVM22]

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

 

I'd prefer Lilly avoid the big sticks tomorrow.

[CubsGM]

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

That's what she said

[Fred Hornkohl]

Some worthless stats of the day for Tuesday........

 

CUBS are 1-0 on Tuesdays

CUBS are 1-0 vs. New York

CUBS are 2-2 vs. the NLE Division

CUBS are 1-0 when they've won their last 4 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 9-3 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 3-1 in home series

CUBS have won 2 consecutive series

CUBS are 8-4 in day games

CUBS are 9-4 at home

CUBS are 8-5 against right handers

CUBS are 5-3 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 6-2 when they get a quality start.... 7-4 when they don't

CUBS are 4-5 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 9-1 when they don't

CUBS are 9-5 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 4-1 when they do

CUBS are 11-0 when they score at least 4 runs.... 2-6 when they don't

CUBS are 7-0 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 6-6 when they don't

CUBS are 12-1 when they outhit the opponents.... 0-5 when they get outhit.... and 1-0 when the hits are even

CUBS are 12-3 when they get at least 8 hits..... 1-3 when they don't

CUBS are 13-4 when they draw at least 2 walks.... 0-2 when they don't

CUBS are 7-1 when they steal a base.... 6-5 when they don't

CUBS are 4-4 when they commit 1 or more errors.... 9-2 when they don't

CUBS are 12-6 when they hit at least 1 double.... 1-0 when they don't

CUBS are 5-0 when they hit a sacrifice fly.... 8-6 when they don't

CUBS are 5-3 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 8-3 when they don't

CUBS are 5-4 when the opponent steals a base.... 8-2 when they don't

CUBS are 5-0 when the opponent commits at least 2 errors.... 8-6 when they don't

CUBS are 2-2 when the opponent triples.... 11-4 when they don't

CUBS have 1 GIDP in their last 10 games

CUBS have been HBP 4 times in their last 2 games.... 6 times in their last 6 games

 

CUBS were 1-1 with Eric Cooper behind home plate last year....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
39  Thu 05/17  @ New York          5- 6  Guzman          Vargas        
127  Fri 08/24  @ Arizona       N   6- 2  Marshall        Owings        

 

CUBS' offensive production with Eric Cooper behind the plate last year....

 

04/02 - 09/30      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Cooper      70   11   20    3    0    2   29   10    3    7  0.286  0.311  0.414  0.725
CUBS overall     5643  752 1530  342   28  151 2381  711  500 1054  0.271  0.332  0.422  0.754

 

CUBS are 1-3 when Lilly starts

Lilly is 0 of 4 in quality starts

Lilly has 4 consecutive non-quality start(s)

Lilly's ERA pitching to Soto is 9.95.... to Blanco it's 7.50

CUBS score 6.21 R/G overall.... 3.75 R/G when Lilly pitches

CUBS hit 1.26 HR/G overall.... 0.50 HR/G when Lilly pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Lilly.....

 

03/31 - 04/21      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Lilly      146   15   33    8    0    2   47   14   21   30  0.226  0.325  0.322  0.647
CUBS overall      689  118  193   42    3   24  313  108   83  128  0.280  0.364  0.454  0.818

 

Composite scoring in games started by Lilly.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              0   2   6   1   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0      15
Opponents         1   2   0  10   4   5   4   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      32

 

Lilly's starts this year (0-3)

 

Lilly                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/02  vs. Milw        4.7    5    4    4    0    4    1    77  0.00  7.71  1.93  1.07  7.71
04/07  vs. Pitts       3.7    7    5    5    2    1    0    80  4.91  2.45  0.00  2.45 12.27
04/12  vs. Phila       4.3    7    5    5    2    3    2    86  4.15  6.23  4.15  2.08 10.38
04/17  vs. Cincy       6.0    6    5    5    3    6    1    94  4.50  9.00  1.50  1.50  7.50

season totals         18.7   25   19   19    7   14    4   337  3.38  6.75  1.93  1.71  9.16

 

 

Lilly's starts vs. New York last year (1-0).....

 

Lilly                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
08/04  vs. Mets        7.7    7    2    2    1    8    2   113  1.17  9.39  2.35  1.04  2.35

season totals        207.0  181   91   88   55  174   28  3240  2.39  7.57  1.22  1.14  3.83

 

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

 

              Mon        Sun        Sat        Fri        Thur       Wed        Tues          Totals
             21 Apr     20 Apr     19 Apr     18 Apr     17 Apr     16 Apr     15 Apr
             vs. Mets   vs. Pitt   vs. Pitt   vs. Pitt   vs. Cinc   vs. Cinc   vs. Cinc
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Hart                                1.7  33                          2.0  36                  3.7  69
Howry                    2.0  36                          0.7  14                             2.7  50
Lieber                                         0.7   9    1.0  23                             1.7  32
Marmol        1.0   9                          2.0  43                          2.0  27       5.0  79
Pignatiello                                                                                          
Wood          1.0   6                          1.0   6                          1.0  15       3.0  27
Wuertz                   1.0  27    1.3  16               1.0  12               0.0   5       3.3  60
Marshall                 1.0  18               0.3   2    0.3   2                             1.7  22

Totals        2.0  15    4.0  81    3.0  49    4.0  60    3.0  51    2.0  36    3.0  47      21.0 339

 

CUBS' season series vs. NY Mets this year (1-0).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.19  Mon 04/21    New York      N   7- 1  Zambrano        Maine         
.20  Tue 04/22    New York           -    Lilly           Figueroa      
156  Mon 09/22  @ New York      N    -    Hill            Santana       
157  Tue 09/23  @ New York      N    -    Marquis         Martinez     
158  Wed 09/24  @ New York      N    -    Dempster        Perez         
159  Thu 09/25  @ New York      N    -    Zambrano        Maine         

 

CUBS' season series vs. NY Mets last year (2-5) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.36  Mon 05/14  @ New York      N   4- 5  Marquis         Glavine       
.37  Tue 05/15  @ New York      N  10- 1  Zambrano        Maine         
.38  Wed 05/16  @ New York      N   1- 8  Hill            Sosa          
.39  Thu 05/17  @ New York          5- 6  Guzman          Vargas        
108  Fri 08/03    New York          2- 6  Zambrano        Hernandez     
109  Sat 08/04    New York          6- 2  Lilly           Maine         
110  Sun 08/05    New York      N   3- 8  Marquis         Glavine       

 

CUBS' last 7 games (6-1)..............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
13  Tue 04/15    Cincinnati    N   9- 5  Dempster        Volquez       
14  Wed 04/16    Cincinnati    N  12- 3  Zambrano        Fogg          
15  Thu 04/17    Cincinnati        2- 9  Lilly           Harang        
16  Fri 04/18    Pittsburgh        3- 2  Hill            Snell         
17  Sat 04/19    Pittsburgh       13- 1  Marquis         Gorzelanny    
18  Sun 04/20    Pittsburgh       13- 6  Dempster        Duke          
19  Mon 04/21    New York      N   7- 1  Zambrano        Maine         

 

Composite scoring during the last 7 games.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              7   4  12   7   8   8   5   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      59
Opponents         0   3   2   3   4   4   5   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      27

 

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

 

04/15 - 04/21      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   RBI%
Ward                4    2    1    0    0    1    2    3    0  0.250  0.571  1.000  1.571  0.000  5.29    2.3  0.167
Theriot            27    9   13    4    1    1    4    3    4  0.481  0.533  0.815  1.348  0.545  3.57   11.7  0.375
Ramirez            24    9    9    3    0    2    7    5    6  0.375  0.531  0.750  1.281  0.438  3.81    9.6  0.417
D Lee              29    9   11    0    0    3    8    2    4  0.379  0.419  0.690  1.109  0.364  4.42    8.4  0.417
DeRosa             23    6    9    2    0    1    8    5    6  0.391  0.500  0.609  1.109  0.500  3.83    7.0  0.333
Soto               20    4    7    3    0    0    4    6    6  0.350  0.500  0.500  1.000  0.500  4.27    5.0  0.211
Johnson            24    4   10    2    0    0    2    1    0  0.417  0.464  0.500  0.964  0.417  4.04    5.6  0.154
Fukudome           23    7    8    1    1    0    3    5    5  0.348  0.464  0.478  0.943  0.444  5.32    5.1  0.273
Cedeno             13    4    5    1    0    0    5    1    2  0.385  0.429  0.462  0.890  0.455  5.00    2.6  0.385
Pie                 7    2    1    0    0    1    3    1    4  0.143  0.250  0.571  0.821  0.000  3.75    1.0  0.250
Blanco              4    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    2  0.250  0.400  0.250  0.650  0.500  4.20    0.4  0.125
Fontenot           19    2    2    1    0    0    1    1    5  0.105  0.150  0.158  0.308  0.143  4.25    0.5  0.063
Murton              8    0    1    0    0    0    2    0    0  0.125  0.125  0.125  0.250  0.125  2.50    0.1  0.154
E Patterson         6    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    3  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.67    0.0  0.125

last 7 games      248   59   83   19    2    9   54   35   52  0.335  0.426  0.536  0.962  0.396  4.09   56.7  0.251
season totals     689  118  193   42    3   24  108   83  128  0.280  0.364  0.454  0.818  0.315  3.95  114.0  0.201

 

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

 

04/15 - 04/21        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wood                3.0    0    0    0    0    2    0    27  0.00  6.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Marquis             6.0    6    1    1    1    7    0   102  1.50 10.50  0.00  1.17  1.50
Marmol              5.0    2    1    1    1    9    1    80  1.80 16.20  1.80  0.60  1.80
Hill                5.0    3    1    1    3    4    0    82  5.40  7.20  0.00  1.20  1.80
Zambrano           14.0   13    3    3    3    9    0   203  1.93  5.79  0.00  1.14  1.93
Hart                3.7    3    1    1    2    3    1    69  4.91  7.36  2.45  1.36  2.45
Howry               2.7    4    2    1    0    4    1    50  0.00 13.50  3.38  1.50  3.38
Marshall            1.7    1    1    1    1    1    0    22  5.40  5.40  0.00  1.20  5.40
Wuertz              3.3    2    2    2    2    1    2    60  5.40  2.70  5.40  1.20  5.40
Dempster           11.0   10    7    7    7    6    1   201  5.73  4.91  0.82  1.55  5.73
Lilly               6.0    6    5    5    3    6    1    94  4.50  9.00  1.50  1.50  7.50
Lieber              1.7    4    3    2    0    1    1    32  0.00  5.40  5.40  2.40 10.80

last 7 games       63.0   54   27   25   23   53    8  1022  3.29  7.57  1.14  1.22  3.57
season totals     180.0  165   87   79   62  134   19  2934  3.10  6.70  0.95  1.26  3.95

 

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

 

03/31 - 04/21      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Cedeno               8   12  0.400
Johnson              7   15  0.318
D Lee               10   22  0.313
Fukudome             8   22  0.267
Soto                11   37  0.229
Ramirez              8   29  0.216
DeRosa              10   37  0.213
Murton               2   11  0.154
Pie                  4   22  0.154
Theriot              4   27  0.129
E Patterson          1    7  0.125
Soriano              3   24  0.111
Blanco               1   10  0.091
Fontenot             2   20  0.091
Ward                 1   10  0.091

CUBS                84  334  0.201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUBS' magic numbers:

 

St. Louis     143
Milwaukee     142
Cincinnati    138
Houston       138
Pittsburgh    138

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

© 2008, Fred W. Hornkohl

[ctcf]

Beat this guy Cubs.

 

Plz start Felix

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Figueroa isn't very good. At all. Nice, feel-good story though.

 

Then again, our luck has got to be about to run out. I won't get my hopes up.

[bukie]

If I'm the Cubs, I think about starting the game with Lieber ready to go at a moment's notice.

 

Lilly needs to start remembering how to throw strikes.

[chuckywang]

If the wind blows out, I predict the Cubs win 23-22.

[Fred Hornkohl]

If the wind blows out, I predict the Cubs win 23-22.

 

With winds out of the south at 10 to 20...... it could happen !!

[Omar]

Lilly Vs. Mets

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Carlos Delgado       16    14   3  1  0  0   0   2   6  .214  .313  .286  .599 
Luis Castillo        13    12   4  1  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .385  .417  .802 
Carlos Beltran        9     7   2  0  0  1   1   2   1  .286  .444  .714 1.158 
Damion Easley         9     8   1  1  0  0   1   0   1  .125  .222  .250  .472 
Brian Schneider       9     9   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .111  .111  .222  .333 
Jose Reyes            4     4   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
David Wright          4     3   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .500  .333  .833 
Marlon Anderson       3     3   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .667 1.000 
Ryan Church           3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
John Maine            1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                71    64  13  5  0  1   2   6  11  .203  .282  .328  .610 

 

Figueroa Vs. Cubs

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Derrek Lee           10     9   0  0  0  0   0   1   4  .000  .100  .000  .100 
Henry Blanco          7     6   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .167  .286  .167  .453 
Aramis Ramirez        7     6   3  0  0  1   1   1   2  .500  .571 1.000 1.571 
Daryle Ward           5     4   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .200  .000  .200 
Carlos Zambrano       4     4   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .250  .250  .500  .750 
Ryan Dempster         3     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Kerry Wood            2     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Mark DeRosa           1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                39    34   7  1  0  1   1   4   9  .206  .289  .324  .613 

[SABR Gamer]

Figueroa isn't very good. At all. Nice, feel-good story though.

 

Then again, our luck has got to be about to run out. I won't get my hopes up.

 

Is it really luck? Because I have a feeling the Cubs are just that good. Who knows?

[Flames24Rulz]

If the wind blows out, I predict the Cubs win 23-22.

 

With winds out of the south at 10 to 20...... it could happen !!

 

Yeah, I'm fully expecting a loss if the wind is blowing out and Lilly's on the mound.

[muntjack]

Beat this guy Cubs.

 

Plz start Felix

 

 

According to Felix, he is going to start.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Get the brooms out again!

[RedFlash]

The only concern about later today is this.....the Mets are like 8-1 against lefties this yr...................So if there is one team that is hitting lefites better then the Cubs, it would be the Mets. So my advice for the offense, would be to score early and score often.

[Andy]

Get the brooms out again!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/vance_the_cubs_fan/cubssweepsx1.jpg

[gerby23]

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

I have a Sandberg poster, circa 1994ish that has that title

[CubmanPi]

What a great win yesterday. Come on, Theo, keep the run going.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'd like to see:

 

Johnson LF

Cedeno SS

Lee 1B

Ramirez 3B

Fukudome RF

DeRosa 2B

Soto C

Pie CF

Lilly P

 

but I'm pretty sure Lou will put Theriot at SS with Ronny at 2B and keep DeRo in left

[RedFlash]

I'd like to see:

 

Johnson LF

Cedeno SS

Lee 1B

Ramirez 3B

Fukudome RF

DeRosa 2B

Soto C

Pie CF

Lilly P

 

but I'm pretty sure Lou will put Theriot at SS with Ronny at 2B and keep DeRo in left

 

Agreed.