04/26 Cubs (Zambrano) @ Nationals (Chico) 6:10pm CDT, CSN

[bcruise]

Benches cleared at Busch earlier....Wainwright threw behind Ausmus, Ausmus threw a fit. No punches or ejections (yet, with Oswalt pitching you never know...)

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Who the hell is Matt Chico?

 

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[C.C.]

Who the hell is Matt Chico?

 

http://founditemclothing.com/t-shirts/gfx/bad-news-bears-cap1.jpg

 

 

=D>

[C.C.]

Cards just beat the Astro's 4-3.

[Stomper90]

headed to game in a few minutes. looks like it will be delayed at some point. we have a few storms looming.

[C.C.]

headed to game in a few minutes. looks like it will be delayed at some point. we have a few storms looming.

 

 

Is there a chance to get this game in? The weather looks terrible.

[weatherdood]

They'll get the game in, but there certainly could be a delay or two.

[C.C.]

Good god, can that D-Backs team rake or what?!?!

[Bruce Miles]

Cubs

Johnson, CF

Theriot, SS

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Fukudome, RF

DeRosa, LF

Soto, C

Cedeno, 2B

Zambrano, P

 

Gnats

Lopes, 2B

Guzman, SS

Zimmerman, 3B

Johnson, 1B

MIlledge, CF

Kearns, RF

Estrada, C

Pena, LF

Chico, P

[TruffleShuffle]

phew, thank God that wil nieves is not in the lineup!

[ctcf]

Man we need to stop facing so many freaking lefties. At this rate Felix may never play.

[C.C.]

phew, thank God that wil nieves is not in the lineup!

 

 

There are saving him for the 9th.

[CubColtPacer]

Man we need to stop facing so many freaking lefties. At this rate Felix may never play.

 

If I remember right, after tomorrow the Cubs don't face many at all over the next couple of weeks.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Algonquin, IL !!!

 

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

 

CUBS are 2-1 on Saturdays

CUBS are 0-1 vs. Washington

CUBS are 3-3 vs. the NLE Division

CUBS are 2-0 when they've lost their last 2 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 4-3 when they've lost their previous game

CUBS are 6-3 at night

CUBS are 5-4 on the road

CUBS are 6-2 against lefties

CUBS are 11-5 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 4-3 when they do

CUBS are 13-0 when they score at least 4 runs.... 2-8 when they don't

CUBS are 8-0 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 7-8 when they don't

CUBS are 14-2 when they outhit the opponents.... 0-6 when they get outhit.... and 1-0 when the hits are even

CUBS are 7-4 when they get a quality start.... 8-4 when they don't

CUBS are 5-7 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 10-1 when they don't

CUBS are 10-2 when they score first in the game.... 5-6 when they don't

CUBS are 4-1 when they score in the first inning.... 11-7 when they don't

CUBS are 6-4 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 12-4 when they get at least 8 hits..... 1-4 when they don't

CUBS are 13-6 when they draw at least 2 walks.... 0-2 when they don't

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

CUBS are 6-6 when they GIDP.... 7-2 when they don't

CUBS are 4-6 when they commit 1 or more errors.... 9-2 when they don't

CUBS are 12-7 when they hit at least 1 double.... 1-1 when they don't

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

CUBS are 5-5 when the opponent steals a base.... 8-3 when they don't

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

CUBS are 2-2 when the opponent triples.... 11-6 when they don't

CUBS have been HBP 6 times in their last 6 games

CUBS have drawn at least 2 BB's in 13 straight games

 

CUBS were 0-1 with Jim Wolf behind home plate last year....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.57  Wed 06/06  @ Milwaukee         6- 2  Zambrano        Suppan        

 

CUBS' offensive production with Jim Wolf 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/Wolf        38    6    8    2    0    1   13    4    3    5  0.211  0.268  0.342  0.610
CUBS overall     5643  752 1530  342   28  151 2381  711  500 1054  0.271  0.332  0.422  0.754

 

CUBS are 3-2 when Zambrano starts

Zambrano is 4 of 5 in quality starts

Zambrano has 2 consecutive quality start(s)

Zambrano's ERA pitching to Soto is 2.70.... to Blanco it's 2.57

CUBS score 6.00 R/G overall.... 5.60 R/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS hit 1.17 HR/G overall.... 1.80 HR/G when Zambrano pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano.....

 

03/31 - 04/25      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Zambrano   168   28   40    8    0    9   75   26   16   43  0.238  0.317  0.446  0.764
CUBS overall      828  138  234   49    5   27  374  128  103  153  0.283  0.368  0.452  0.820

 

Composite scoring in games started by Zambrano.........

 

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

CUBS              6   1   6   2   1   1   2   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      28
Opponents         0   1   1   2   1   3   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      15

 

Zambrano' starts this year (3-1)

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
03/31  vs. Milw        6.7    3    0    0    1    5    0    89  1.35  6.75  0.00  0.60  0.00
04/06  vs. Houst       7.0    7    2    2    0    7    1   106  0.00  9.00  1.29  1.00  2.57
04/11  vs. Phila       6.0    9    5    5    1    6    1   107  1.50  9.00  1.50  1.67  7.50
04/16  vs. Cincy       7.0    8    2    2    1    5    0   102  1.29  6.43  0.00  1.29  2.57
04/21  vs. Mets        7.0    5    1    1    2    4    0   101  2.57  5.14  0.00  1.00  1.29

Home                  27.7   23    5    5    4   21    1   398  1.30  6.83  0.33  0.98  1.63
Road                   6.0    9    5    5    1    6    1   107  1.50  9.00  1.50  1.67  7.50

Day                   13.7   10    2    2    1   12    1   195  0.66  7.90  0.66  0.80  1.32
Nite                  20.0   22    8    8    4   15    1   310  1.80  6.75  0.45  1.30  3.60

Road  Nite             6.0    9    5    5    1    6    1   107  1.50  9.00  1.50  1.67  7.50

season totals         33.7   32   10   10    5   27    2   505  1.34  7.22  0.53  1.10  2.67

 

 

Zambrano's starts vs. Washington last year (2-0).....

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
05/04  vs. Wash        6.0    6    4    4    3    4    1   104  4.50  6.00  1.50  1.50  6.00
07/03  vs. Wash        6.7    3    1    1    4    8    0   121  5.40 10.80  0.00  1.05  1.35

totls  vs. Wash       12.7    9    5    5    7   12    1   225  4.97  8.53  0.71  1.26  3.55
season totals        216.3  187  100   95  101  177   23  3691  4.20  7.36  0.96  1.33  3.95

 

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

 

              Fri        Thur       Wed        Tue        Mon        Sun        Sat           Totals
             25 Apr     24 Apr     23 Apr     22 Apr     21 Apr     20 Apr     19 Apr
             @ Wash     @ Colo     @ Colo     vs. Mets   vs. Mets   vs. Pitt   vs. Pitt
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Hart                     1.0  28               1.0  22                          1.7  33       3.7  83
Howry         0.3  10               1.0  10    1.0  10               2.0  36                  4.3  66
Lieber                              1.7  21                                                   1.7  21
Marmol        1.0  20               1.0  21    1.0  18    1.0   9                             4.0  68
Pignatiello                                                                                          
Wood                                1.0  17               1.0   6                             2.0  23
Wuertz                              0.0   7                          1.0  27    1.3  16       2.3  50
Marshall                            0.3   5                          1.0  18                  1.3  23

Totals        1.3  30    1.0  28    5.0  81    3.0  50    2.0  15    4.0  81    3.0  49      19.3 334

 

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

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.23  Fri 04/25  @ Washington    N   3- 5  Dempster        Perez         
.24  Sat 04/26  @ Washington         -    Zambrano        Chico         
.25  Sun 04/27  @ Washington         -    Lilly           Lannan        
128  Fri 08/22    Washington         -    Dempster        Redding       
129  Sat 08/23    Washington         -    Zambrano        Bergmann      
130  Sun 08/24    Washington         -    Lilly           Hill          

 

CUBS' season series vs. Washington last year (6-1).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.27  Fri 05/04    Washington        6- 4  Zambrano        Bergmann      
.28  Sat 05/05    Washington        5- 3  Hill            Patterson     
.29  Sun 05/06    Washington        4- 3  Guzman          Hill          
.81  Mon 07/02  @ Washington        7- 2  Lilly           Simontacchi   
.82  Tue 07/03  @ Washington        3- 1  Zambrano        Redding       
.83  Wed 07/04  @ Washington        0- 6  Hill            Chico         
.84  Thu 07/05  @ Washington        4- 2  Marshall        Bergmann      

 

CUBS' last 7 games (5-2)..............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.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         
.20  Tue 04/22    New York          8- 1  Lilly           Figueroa      
.21  Wed 04/23  @ Colorado      N   7- 6  Hill            Morales       
.22  Thu 04/24  @ Colorado          2- 4  Marquis         Cook          
.23  Fri 04/25  @ Washington    N   3- 5  Dempster        Perez         

 

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              3   4   7   7   7   7   4  11   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      53
Opponents         3   0   0   0   4   9   1   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      24

 

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

 

04/19 - 04/25      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   RBI%
Ward                2    2    1    0    0    1    2    4    0  0.500  0.833  2.000  2.833  0.000  5.50    3.3  0.500
Ramirez            26    8   11    3    0    3   10    5    4  0.423  0.545  0.885  1.430  0.421  3.42   12.5  0.467
Blanco              2    1    1    0    0    0    0    2    0  0.500  0.750  0.500  1.250  0.500  3.25    0.8  0.000
Soto               22    3   10    2    0    1    2    5    6  0.455  0.556  0.682  1.237  0.600  4.37    8.3  0.091
Fukudome           21    7    9    2    1    0    1    6    3  0.429  0.556  0.619  1.175  0.500  4.33    7.2  0.143
Pie                12    2    5    0    0    1    4    0    2  0.417  0.417  0.667  1.083  0.444  2.67    3.3  0.273
Theriot            23    6   10    3    0    0    4    3    2  0.435  0.500  0.565  1.065  0.476  3.38    6.5  0.444
Cedeno             24    7    9    2    0    1   10    2    6  0.375  0.423  0.583  1.006  0.471  4.15    5.9  0.346
D Lee              28    7   10    1    1    1    5    3    1  0.357  0.419  0.571  0.991  0.346  3.94    6.7  0.333
Johnson            25    6    5    1    0    0    2    2    2  0.200  0.355  0.240  0.595  0.217  3.97    2.1  0.105
DeRosa             23    3    4    0    0    0    4    5    7  0.174  0.300  0.174  0.474  0.250  4.10    1.2  0.154
Fontenot            9    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    3  0.111  0.200  0.111  0.311  0.167  3.45    0.2  0.111
Murton             10    0    1    0    0    0    3    1    1  0.100  0.182  0.100  0.282  0.111  3.55    0.2  0.167

last 7 games      246   53   79   15    2    8   49   39   40  0.321  0.423  0.496  0.919  0.359  3.81   51.6  0.228
season totls      828  138  234   49    5   27  128  103  153  0.283  0.368  0.452  0.820  0.319  3.90  137.8  0.196

 

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

 

04/19 - 04/25        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Marmol              3.0    0    0    0    0    3    0    49  0.00  9.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Zambrano            7.0    5    1    1    2    4    0   101  2.57  5.14  0.00  1.00  1.29
Lilly               6.0    4    1    1    4    4    0   107  6.00  6.00  0.00  1.33  1.50
Marquis            13.0   14    3    3    3   11    1   200  2.08  7.62  0.69  1.31  2.08
Howry               4.0    2    1    1    0    5    1    46  0.00 11.25  2.25  0.50  2.25
Hart                3.7    3    2    1    3    3    0    83  7.36  7.36  0.00  1.64  2.45
Hill                5.0    3    2    2    4    3    1    84  7.20  5.40  1.80  1.40  3.60
Marshall            2.0    1    1    1    1    2    0    23  4.50  9.00  0.00  1.00  4.50
Wood                2.0    2    1    1    0    3    0    23  0.00 13.50  0.00  1.00  4.50
Lieber              1.7    1    1    1    0    1    1    21  0.00  5.40  5.40  0.60  5.40
Dempster            5.0    5    3    3    2    3    0    95  3.60  5.40  0.00  1.40  5.40
Wuertz              2.3    3    3    3    1    1    1    50  3.86  3.86  3.86  1.71 11.57

last 7 gmes        54.7   43   19   18   20   43    5   882  3.29  7.08  0.82  1.15  2.96
season totals     207.7  187   98   89   74  154   22  3372  3.21  6.67  0.95  1.26  3.86

 

Patience is a virtue.........

 

03/31 - 04/25         BA    OBP    SLG    OPS    P   PA  P/PA
Ward               0.077  0.400  0.308  0.708  101   20  5.05
Fukudome           0.346  0.465  0.506  0.971  446   99  4.51
Cedeno             0.343  0.410  0.514  0.925  173   40  4.33
D Lee              0.357  0.413  0.663  1.076  445  109  4.08
Soto               0.338  0.438  0.581  1.019  359   89  4.03
Johnson            0.308  0.395  0.354  0.749  304   76  4.00
Ramirez            0.284  0.402  0.557  0.959  422  107  3.94
Fontenot           0.205  0.225  0.333  0.558  159   41  3.88
DeRosa             0.276  0.387  0.461  0.848  359   94  3.82
E Patterson        0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000   22    6  3.67
Theriot            0.329  0.396  0.463  0.859  333   92  3.62
Murton             0.100  0.182  0.100  0.282   39   11  3.55
Soriano            0.175  0.230  0.298  0.528  213   61  3.49
Pie                0.237  0.275  0.316  0.591  137   40  3.43
Blanco             0.357  0.438  0.357  0.795   54   16  3.38

CUBS               0.283  0.368  0.452  0.820 3752  962  3.90

 

 

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

 

03/31 - 04/25      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Cedeno              12   21  0.364
D Lee               11   28  0.282
Johnson              9   24  0.273
Ramirez             11   36  0.234
Fukudome             8   27  0.229
Soto                11   40  0.216
DeRosa              12   48  0.200
Murton               3   15  0.167
Theriot              6   30  0.167
Murton               3   15  0.167
Pie                  5   28  0.152
E Patterson          1    7  0.125
Soriano              3   24  0.111
Fontenot             3   25  0.107
Ward                 1   10  0.091
Blanco               1   13  0.071

CUBS               101  413  0.196

 

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

© 2008, Fred W. Hornkohl

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Having watched the draft and now this game, I don't think I've left the couch more than a few minutes since 2:00 this afternoon.

[ctcf]

And now I must brace myself for another night of arguably the worst announcing team in the majors.

[SABR Gamer]

If Theriot is going to steal bases at a 50% rate, please don't let him attempt steals. K THX

 

Fixed...even though I would really prefer he didn't play at all.

[Andy]

Theriot still 2nd. Cedeno still at 2b and not SS.

 

Ugh.

[Andy]

MLBTV's audio isn't working for me.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson blooped a single to right center field

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Johnson fists a single to right-center field.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot singled to right field , Johnson to second

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee singled to left field , Johnson scored, Theriot to second

[genbar]

I like this.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 10-2 when they score first in the game.... 5-6 when they don't

CUBS are 4-1 when they score in the first inning.... 11-7 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!