5/17 - Pirates (Duke) @ Cubs (Zambrano) 12:05PM CSN & 720

[David]

Zachary Thomas Duke

 

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103 ERA+ 1.612 WHIP

 

vs.

 

Carlos Alberto Zambrano

 

 

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218 ERA+ 1.113 WHIP

 

Let's DO WORK

 

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[Hairyducked Idiot]

Zach Duke career vs. righties:

 

.316 .364 .464 .828

 

2008 Cubs vs. lefties:

 

.301 .394 .449 .843

 

 

 

Spot them two runs and I'd still say this matchup favors the Cubs. Three and I'd have to take the Pirates, though.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If Zambrano can be Zambrano tommorow and dominate the Bucs, as he should, I'll be far more accepting Sunday when they dominate Marquis, as they should.

[weatherdood]

You've had a much longer stint as game thread starter than anyone probably anticipated, but I have no problem with you starting them for say, another week or so????

 

Go Cubs!

[anabiono]

You've had a much longer stint as game thread starter than anyone probably anticipated, but I have no problem with you starting them for say, another week or so????

 

Go Cubs!

 

another week or so...that is crazy talk...the cubs are going to go on a wild winning streak and never lose until the season is over!!!

 

:clapping:

[David]

You've had a much longer stint as game thread starter than anyone probably anticipated, but I have no problem with you starting them for say, another week or so????

 

Go Cubs!

 

 

I was awesome last year, too (except for playoffs, when I choked). I should've known that my mojo >>>> Jake Peavy

[CubbieBum]

So what are the chances of Zambrano sucking tomorrow and then Marquis pitching well? 0-1 odds in my calculation any takers?

[TruffleShuffle]

keep winning

[erik316wttn]

Have we ever beaten the Pirates 10 times in a row before? If so, I'd be curious to know when the last time was.

[Derwood]

first of 4 games I'll miss due to being in sunny Miami. keep up the good work

[ZMovieman]

Have we ever beaten the Pirates 10 times in a row before? If so, I'd be curious to know when the last time was.

 

Len said during the broadcast that it hasn't happened since the '90s...the 1890s. Crazy, huh?

[Roast]

Today there was some japonese camera crew there and they were waiting for kosuke to come out of he dugout. They had their camera all set up, then zambrano came out. Kosuke's interpreter was already standing there so big Z started "interviewing" him. It was absolutely hilarious.

 

Oh, then Z went and took BP and hit 3 straight homers. All of them landed well out on waveland.

 

 

Thought it was relevant since he's starting tomorrow.

[BCVM22]

Roll on, Big Z, roll on. GO CUBS!

[OleMissCub]

I guess this game being at 12 means that it won't be blacked out because of FOX, right?

[Omar]

Pirates Vs. Zambrano

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Jason Bay            41    34  12  4  0  5  16   7   6  .353  .463  .912 1.375 
Freddy Sanchez       28    26   4  0  0  0   1   1   4  .154  .214  .154  .368 
Adam LaRoche         24    19   3  0  0  0   2   4   7  .158  .292  .158  .450 
Xavier Nady          22    20   8  5  0  0   7   0   2  .400  .409  .650 1.059 
Ronny Paulino        18    14   1  0  0  0   1   4   7  .071  .278  .071  .349 
Jose Bautista        16    13   1  1  0  0   0   3   6  .077  .250  .154  .404 
Nate McLouth         15    10   3  1  0  0   1   4   4  .300  .467  .400  .867 
Tom Gorzelanny        5     4   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .200  .000  .200 
Paul Maholm           5     4   0  0  0  0   0   1   3  .000  .200  .000  .200 
Raul Chavez           3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Sean Burnett          2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Ian Snell             2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               181   151  32 11  0  5  28  25  45  .212  .326  .384  .710 

 

Cubs Vs. Duke

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Aramis Ramirez       28    26   9  6  0  1   4   1   1  .346  .393  .692 1.085 
Derrek Lee           27    26   9  2  0  1   1   1   3  .346  .370  .538  .908 
Ronny Cedeno         21    20   8  0  0  0   1   1   0  .400  .429  .400  .829 
Alfonso Soriano      17    15   7  1  0  1   1   2   4  .467  .529  .733 1.262 
Ryan Theriot         17    15   5  2  0  0   2   2   1  .333  .412  .467  .879 
Mark DeRosa          12    12   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .167  .334 
Jim Edmonds          10     8   0  0  0  0   2   2   3  .000  .200  .000  .200 
Geovany Soto          8     7   2  0  0  0   0   1   2  .286  .375  .286  .661 
Reed Johnson          7     5   3  1  0  0   1   0   1  .600  .714  .800 1.514 
Henry Blanco          5     5   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .200  .200  .200  .400 
Ryan Dempster         5     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Kosuke Fukudome       3     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333  .666 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               160   144  47 12  0  3  12  10  18  .326  .382  .472  .854 

[Little Slide Rooter]

I didnt realise how badly Jason Bay owned Big Z, but we have a lot of Duke killers, so it should all even out.

[RedFlash]

I didnt realise how badly Jason Bay owned Big Z, but we have a lot of Duke killers, so it should all even out.

 

Something tells me, that Z is absolutely going to own Jason Bay (something like 0-4 with 3 k's, would do) and the Pirates. I could also see Zambrano hitting let's say a 2 run homerun tomorrow.

[erik316wttn]

Have we ever beaten the Pirates 10 times in a row before? If so, I'd be curious to know when the last time was.

 

Len said during the broadcast that it hasn't happened since the '90s...the 1890s. Crazy, huh?

 

Wow.

 

I don't mean to be annoying, but when was the last time (other than now, of course) that we beat any team 10 consecutive times?

[RedFlash]

Have we ever beaten the Pirates 10 times in a row before? If so, I'd be curious to know when the last time was.

 

Len said during the broadcast that it hasn't happened since the '90s...the 1890s. Crazy, huh?

 

Wow.

 

I don't mean to be annoying, but when was the last time (other than now, of course) that we beat any team 10 consecutive times?

 

Does beating themselves count? Cause the Cubs beat themselves 14, 15 times in a row in 1997.

[erik316wttn]

Have we ever beaten the Pirates 10 times in a row before? If so, I'd be curious to know when the last time was.

 

Len said during the broadcast that it hasn't happened since the '90s...the 1890s. Crazy, huh?

 

Wow.

 

I don't mean to be annoying, but when was the last time (other than now, of course) that we beat any team 10 consecutive times?

 

Does beating themselves count? Cause the Cubs beat themselves 14, 15 times in a row in 1997.

 

Unfortunately, not that, either.

[Derwood]

I guess this game being at 12 means that it won't be blacked out because of FOX, right?

 

wrong. Saturday day games area blacked out from noon until 6 or 7

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Menomonie, WI !!

 

Worthless stats of the day for Saturday........

 

CUBS are 5-1 on Saturdays

CUBS are 7-0 vs. Pittsburgh

CUBS are 15-10 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 3-1 when they've won their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 16-9 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 15-8 in day games

CUBS are 18-7 at home

CUBS are 9-4 against lefties

CUBS are 10-7 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 16-7 when they get a quality start.... 10-9 when they don't

CUBS are 8-12 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 18-4 when they don't

CUBS are 19-5 when they score first in the game.... 7-11 when they don't

CUBS are 10-2 when they score in the first inning.... 16-14 when they don't

CUBS are 20-10 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 6-6 when they do

CUBS are 22-1 when they score at least 4 runs.... 4-15 when they don't

CUBS are 15-1 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 11-15 when they don't

CUBS are 25-3 when they outhit the opponents.... 0-11 when they get outhit.... and 1-2 when the hits are even

CUBS are 11-3 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 15-13 when he doesn't

CUBS are 4-5 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above.... 22-11 when it's less than 70 degrees

CUBS are on a pace to win 100 games this year..... compared to 85 last year and 66 in '06 and 79 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to score 945 runs this year..... compared to 752 last year and 716 in '06 and 703 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to hit 177 home runs this year..... compared to 151 last year and 166 in '06 and 194 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to draw 741 walks this year..... compared to 500 last year and 395 in '06 and 419 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1115 times this year..... compared to 1054 last year and 928 in '06 and 920 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to steal 108 bases this year..... compared to 87 last year and 121 in '06 and 64 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to ground into 104 double plays this year..... compared to 128 last year and 135 in '06 and 129 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to commit 100 errors this year..... compared to 94 last year and 104 in '06 and 100 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to be HBP 81 this year..... compared to 37 last year and 41 in '06 and 50 in '05

CUBS are scoring 5.83 runs per game this year..... compared to 4.64 last year and 4.42 in '06 and 4.34 in '05

CUBS are seeing 3.91 pitches per plate appearance..... compared to 3.74 last year and 3.68 in '06 and 3.61 in '05

CUBS are driving in 19.9% of their baserunners..... compared to 18.9% last year and 20.0% in '06 and 18.4% in '05

CUBS are scoring 0.385 runs per baserunner this year..... compared to 0.364 last year and 0.370 in '06 and 0.365 in '05

CUBS are getting extra base hits at a 34.0% rate..... compared to 34.1% last year and 32.3% in '06 and 35.8% in '05

CUBS have won 15 of their last 22 games against left handed starters

CUBS have been HBP 13 times in their last 25 games

CUBS have not tripled in their last 21 games

CUBS have allowed 3 stolen base in their last 20 games

CUBS have not allowed a sac fly in 28 of their last 30 games

CUBS have outscored the opponents 32-10 in the 3rd inning

CUBS have committed 1 error in their last 9 games

 

CUBS are 2-2 with Ed Montague's crew on the field...

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.23  Fri 04/25  @ Washington    N   3- 5  Dempster        Perez         
.24  Sat 04/26  @ Washington    N   7- 0  Zambrano        Chico         
.25  Sun 04/27  @ Washington        0- 2  Lilly           Lannan        
.42  Fri 05/16    Pittsburgh        7- 4  Gallagher       Gorzelanny    

 

CUBS were 0-0 with Jerry Layne behind home plate this year.

 

CUBS are 6-3 when Zambrano starts

Zambrano is 8 of 9 in quality starts

Zambrano has 6 consecutive quality start(s)

Zambrano's ERA pitching to Soto is 1.96.... to Blanco it's 2.57

CUBS score 5.83 R/G overall.... 5.89 R/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS hit 1.10 HR/G overall.... 1.22 HR/G when Zambrano pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano.....

 

03/31 - 05/16      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Zambrano   308   53   86   18    0   11  137   49   34   73  0.279  0.358  0.445  0.803
CUBS overall     1478  245  423   93    5   46  664  231  192  289  0.286  0.373  0.449  0.823

 

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             11   3   7   4   7   8   2   8   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      53
Opponents         0   1   2   2   2   4   3   1   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      22

 

Zambrano's starts this year (6-1)

 

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
04/26  vs. Wash        7.0    5    0    0    4    5    0   114  5.14  6.43  0.00  1.29  0.00
05/01  vs. Milw        6.3    7    1    1    2    3    1   111  2.84  4.26  1.42  1.42  1.42
05/06  vs. Cincy       8.0    3    0    0    3    3    0   113  3.38  3.38  0.00  0.75  0.00
05/12  vs. S.D.        7.0    6    3    3    2    5    1    96  2.57  6.43  1.29  1.14  3.86

Home                  41.0   36    9    9    8   29    3   605  1.76  6.37  0.66  1.07  1.98
Road                  21.0   17    5    5    8   14    1   334  3.43  6.00  0.43  1.19  2.14

Day                   20.0   17    3    3    3   15    2   306  1.35  6.75  0.90  1.00  1.35
Nite                  42.0   36   11   11   13   28    2   633  2.79  6.00  0.43  1.17  2.36

Home  Day             20.0   17    3    3    3   15    2   306  1.35  6.75  0.90  1.00  1.35

March                  6.7    3    0    0    1    5    0    89  1.35  6.75  0.00  0.60  0.00
April                 34.0   34   10   10    8   27    2   530  2.12  7.15  0.53  1.24  2.65
May                   21.3   16    4    4    7   11    2   320  2.95  4.64  0.84  1.08  1.69

season totals         62.0   53   14   14   16   43    4   939  2.32  6.24  0.58  1.11  2.03

 

 

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

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
05/10  vs. Pitts       6.0    7    6    4    2    6    1   117  3.00  9.00  1.50  1.50  6.00
07/08  vs. Pitts       7.0    4    3    3    3    5    1   122  3.86  6.43  1.29  1.00  3.86
09/08  vs. Pitts       6.0    2    1    1    5    8    0   112  7.50 12.00  0.00  1.17  1.50
09/23  vs. Pitts       6.0    3    0    0    3    6    0    93  4.50  9.00  0.00  1.00  0.00

totals  vs. Pitts     25.0   16   10    8   13   25    2   444  4.68  9.00  0.72  1.16  2.88
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
             16 May     15 May     14 May     13 May     12 May     11 May     10 May
             vs. Pitt   vs. S.D.   vs. S.D.   vs. S.D.   vs. S.D.   vs. Ariz   vs. Ariz
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Eyre                                           0.3   4    0.7  13               1.0  17       2.0  34
Fox                                                                  1.7  45                  1.7  45
Gallagher                                                                                            
Howry         2.0  39                                     1.3  22               1.0  12       4.3  73
Lieber                                                                                               
Marmol                              2.0  21                          1.0  17    1.0  14       4.0  52
Marshall                                                                                             
Wood          1.0  10    0.7  11    1.0  27                          1.0   9                  3.7  57
Wuertz                                         3.0  35               1.0   4                  4.0  39

Totals        3.0  49    0.7  11    3.0  48    3.3  39    2.0  35    4.7  75    3.0  43      19.7 300

 

 

CUBS' season series vs. Pittsburgh this year (7-0) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
..7  Mon 04/07  @ Pittsburgh       10- 8  Lilly           Gorzelanny    
..8  Wed 04/09  @ Pittsburgh    N   6- 4  Dempster        Duke          
..9  Thu 04/10  @ Pittsburgh    N   7- 3  Hill            Morris        
.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          
.42  Fri 05/16    Pittsburgh        7- 4  Gallagher       Gorzelanny    
.43  Sat 05/17    Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano        Duke          
.44  Sun 05/18    Pittsburgh         -    Marquis         Dumatrait     
.48  Fri 05/23  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Zambrano        Duke          
.49  Sat 05/24  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Marquis         Morris        
.50  Sun 05/25  @ Pittsburgh         -    Lilly           Maholm        
110  Fri 08/01    Pittsburgh         -    Lilly           Maholm        
111  Sat 08/02    Pittsburgh         -    Dempster        Snell         
112  Sun 08/03    Pittsburgh         -    Gallagher       Gorzelanny    
131  Mon 08/25  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Dempster        Snell         
132  Tue 08/26  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Gallagher       Gorzelanny    
133  Wed 08/27  @ Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano        Maholm        

 

CUBS' season series vs. Pittsburgh last year (8-7).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.24  Mon 04/30  @ Pittsburgh    N   2- 3  Hill            Duke          
.25  Tue 05/01  @ Pittsburgh    N   8- 6  Lilly           Armas         
.26  Wed 05/02  @ Pittsburgh        7- 1  Marquis         Snell         
.30  Tue 05/08    Pittsburgh    N   3- 4  Lilly           Snell         
.31  Wed 05/09    Pittsburgh        1- 0  Marquis         Gorzelanny    
.32  Thu 05/10    Pittsburgh        4- 6  Zambrano        Maholm        
.85  Fri 07/06  @ Pittsburgh    N   4- 8  Marquis         Maholm        
.86  Sat 07/07  @ Pittsburgh    N   7- 1  Lilly           Van Benschoten
.87  Sun 07/08  @ Pittsburgh        2- 6  Zambrano        Youman        
140  Fri 09/07  @ Pittsburgh    N   1- 6  Hill            Gorzelanny    
141  Sat 09/08  @ Pittsburgh    N   5- 1  Zambrano        Snell         
142  Sun 09/09  @ Pittsburgh        5-10  Trachsel        Morris        
154  Fri 09/21    Pittsburgh       13- 8  Marquis         Maholm        
155  Sat 09/22    Pittsburgh        9- 5  Hill            Duke          
156  Sun 09/23    Pittsburgh        8- 0  Zambrano        Gorzelanny    

 

 

Composite scoring vs. Pittsburgh this year.....

 

 

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

CUBS              4   2  13   5   6  13   2   1   0   0   0   2   0   2   2   0      52
Opponents         3   1   0   5   4   3   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   0      24

 

 

 

CUBS hitters vs. Pittsburgh this year.....

 

vs. Pitts          AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   RBI%
Soto               28    6   15    5    0    2    6    8    2  0.536  0.639  0.929  1.567  0.542  4.08   16.6  0.222
Ward                4    2    1    0    0    1    2    2    0  0.250  0.500  1.000  1.500  0.000  4.50    2.0  0.250
Theriot            23   10   12    3    1    0    2    6    2  0.522  0.621  0.739  1.360  0.571  3.62   10.6  0.200
Soriano            21    5    7    1    0    2    4    3    6  0.333  0.417  0.667  1.083  0.385  3.50    5.8  0.286
Fontenot            7    1    2    0    0    1    2    0    0  0.286  0.286  0.714  1.000  0.167  3.43    1.4  0.250
Ramirez            32    6   10    3    0    2    9    2    3  0.313  0.378  0.594  0.972  0.296  3.70    7.2  0.350
Johnson            23    7    9    1    0    0    3    4    2  0.391  0.517  0.435  0.952  0.429  3.86    5.2  0.214
DeRosa             26    7    8    3    0    1    5    5    3  0.308  0.406  0.538  0.945  0.318  3.53    5.7  0.190
Cedeno             19    4    6    2    0    0    6    2    2  0.316  0.381  0.421  0.802  0.353  4.81    3.0  0.333
Fukudome           24    5    7    0    1    0    2    5    4  0.292  0.414  0.375  0.789  0.350  4.48    3.7  0.222
D Lee              30    5    5    1    0    1    6    5    3  0.167  0.278  0.300  0.578  0.154  4.00    2.5  0.227
Blanco              1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.000  0.500  0.000  0.500  0.000  5.50    0.0  0.000
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
Pie                 9    0    1    0    0    0    2    0    4  0.111  0.111  0.111  0.222  0.200  3.67    0.1  0.182
E Patterson         4    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00    0.0  0.250

totals vs. Pitts  277   59   85   20    2   10   53   43   41  0.307  0.404  0.502  0.905  0.332  3.83   56.1  0.224
season totals    1477  245  423   93    5   46  229  192  289  0.286  0.374  0.450  0.823  0.330  3.91  248.1  0.197

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Pittsburgh this year......

 

vs. Pitts            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Lieber              8.0    8    0    0    2    4    0   102  2.25  4.50  0.00  1.25  0.00
Wuertz              6.3    2    2    1    2    4    1    96  2.84  5.68  1.42  0.63  1.42
Gallagher           6.0    4    1    1    3    3    0    91  4.50  4.50  0.00  1.17  1.50
Marquis             6.0    6    1    1    1    7    0   102  1.50 10.50  0.00  1.17  1.50
Wood                4.0    1    1    1    0    3    1    49  0.00  6.75  2.25  0.25  2.25
Dempster           12.0    6    3    3    4    8    0   193  3.00  6.00  0.00  0.83  2.25
Marshall            2.3    2    1    1    1    1    0    36  3.86  3.86  0.00  1.29  3.86
Hill                8.0    6    4    4    7    7    0   154  7.88  7.88  0.00  1.63  4.50
Marmol              4.0    5    2    2    1    6    1    67  2.25 13.50  2.25  1.50  4.50
Howry               6.7    6    4    4    2    4    3    98  2.70  5.40  4.05  1.20  5.40
Hart                5.0    5    4    4    2    4    1    92  3.60  7.20  1.80  1.40  7.20
Lilly               3.7    7    5    5    2    1    0    80  4.91  2.45  0.00  2.45 12.27

totals vs. Pitts   72.0   58   28   27   29   52    7  1168  3.63  6.50  0.88  1.21  3.38
season totals     384.3  344  174  158  141  300   42  6222  3.30  7.03  0.98  1.26  3.70

 

CUBS' last 14 games (9-5)..............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.29  Fri 05/02  @ St. Louis     N   3- 5  Hill            Wainright     
.30  Sat 05/03  @ St. Louis         9- 3  Lilly           Lohse         
.31  Sun 05/04  @ St. Louis     N   3- 5  Marquis         Wellemeyer    
.32  Mon 05/05  @ Cincinnati    N   3- 5  Dempster        Cueto         
.33  Tue 05/06  @ Cincinnati    N   3- 0  Zambrano        Harang        
.34  Wed 05/07  @ Cincinnati        0- 9  Lieber          Volquez       
.35  Fri 05/09    Arizona           3- 1  Lilly           Haren         
.36  Sat 05/10    Arizona           7- 2  Dempster        Scherzer      
.37  Sun 05/11    Arizona           6- 4  Gallagher       Gonzalez      
.38  Mon 05/12    San Diego     N  12- 3  Zambrano        Wolf          
.39  Tue 05/13    San Diego     N   3- 4  Marquis         Estes         
.40  Wed 05/14    San Diego     N   8- 5  Lilly           Peavy         
.41  Thu 05/15    San Diego         4- 0  Dempster        Maddux        
.42  Fri 05/16    Pittsburgh        7- 4  Gallagher       Gorzelanny    

 

Composite scoring during the last 14 games.........

 

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

CUBS              7  11   4   8  16   7  13   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      71
Opponents         6   8   3   7  10   8   2   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0      50

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 14 games......

 

05/02 - 05/16      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   RBI%
Ward                6    0    3    1    0    0    3    2    1  0.500  0.625  0.667  1.292  0.600  4.50    2.5  0.500
Soriano            56   12   21    5    0    6   17    3   11  0.375  0.400  0.786  1.186  0.385  3.55   17.6  0.379
Soto               43    7   14    4    0    3    9   10    9  0.326  0.453  0.628  1.081  0.355  3.98   12.2  0.214
Fontenot           16    3    4    1    0    1    4    9    5  0.250  0.520  0.500  1.020  0.300  4.64    4.2  0.231
DeRosa             40    9   12    3    0    1    3    5   11  0.300  0.391  0.450  0.841  0.393  3.78    7.0  0.071
Ramirez            35    6   11    3    0    0    5    6    7  0.314  0.429  0.400  0.829  0.393  4.33    6.0  0.294
Theriot            52    9   16    2    0    0    3    9    6  0.308  0.413  0.346  0.759  0.348  3.87    7.4  0.150
Fukudome           47    7   12    3    0    1    6    8    8  0.255  0.357  0.383  0.740  0.289  3.91    6.4  0.192
Pie                18    0    5    1    0    0    0    1    7  0.278  0.316  0.333  0.649  0.455  3.53    1.9  0.000
Johnson            40    5    8    3    0    1    7    2   10  0.200  0.289  0.350  0.639  0.241  4.00    4.0  0.188
Blanco              7    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.286  0.286  0.286  0.571  0.333  3.14    0.6  0.000
D Lee              58    6   11    2    0    2    6    4    8  0.190  0.242  0.328  0.570  0.188  3.84    4.6  0.093
Cedeno             18    2    4    0    0    0    2    1    3  0.222  0.300  0.222  0.522  0.267  4.20    1.2  0.143
Edmonds             4    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.333  2.75    0.3  0.000

last 14 games     470   71  133   30    0   15   67   60   96  0.283  0.370  0.443  0.813  0.329  3.88   77.0  0.179
season totals    1477  245  423   93    5   46  229  192  289  0.286  0.374  0.450  0.823  0.330  3.91  248.1  0.197

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 14 games......

 

05/02 - 05/16        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Marmol              7.0    1    0    0    1    8    0    88  1.29 10.29  0.00  0.29  0.00
Eyre                2.3    2    0    0    0    1    0    34  0.00  3.86  0.00  0.86  0.00
Dempster           20.3   13    7    2    5   26    1   317  2.21 11.51  0.44  0.89  0.89
Wood                7.7    4    1    1    1    7    0   101  1.17  8.22  0.00  0.65  1.17
Wuertz              6.3    3    1    1    1    3    0    67  1.42  4.26  0.00  0.63  1.42
Zambrano           15.0    9    3    3    5    8    1   209  3.00  4.80  0.60  0.93  1.80
Lilly              20.0   15    8    8    4   25    3   318  1.80 11.25  1.35  0.95  3.60
Howry               7.0   10    4    3    1    4    2   127  1.29  5.14  2.57  1.57  3.86
Gallagher          14.3   14    7    7    7   10    1   234  4.40  6.28  0.63  1.47  4.40
Marshall            3.7    5    2    2    4    3    2    71  9.82  7.36  4.91  2.45  4.91
Fox                 3.3    2    2    2    3    1    1    76  8.10  2.70  2.70  1.50  5.40
Marquis            11.0   16    9    9    6    7    1   166  4.91  5.73  0.82  2.00  7.36
Lieber              5.7   12    5    5    0    3    4   100  0.00  4.76  6.35  2.12  7.94
Hill                0.7    0    1    1    4    1    0    27 54.00 13.50  0.00  6.00 13.50

last 14 games     124.3  106   50   44   42  107   16  1935  3.04  7.75  1.16  1.19  3.18
season totals     384.3  344  174  158  141  300   42  6222  3.30  7.03  0.98  1.26  3.70

 

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

 

03/31 - 05/16         BA    OBP    SLG    OPS    P   PA  P/PA
Ward               0.200  0.412  0.400  0.812  160   34  4.71
Fukudome           0.322  0.424  0.463  0.887  768  178  4.31
Cedeno             0.333  0.417  0.476  0.893  309   73  4.23
Fontenot           0.267  0.380  0.433  0.814  299   72  4.15
Ramirez            0.288  0.412  0.504  0.915  696  170  4.09
Johnson            0.258  0.343  0.331  0.673  583  144  4.05
D Lee              0.302  0.370  0.552  0.922  773  192  4.03
Soto               0.328  0.431  0.619  1.051  626  160  3.91
DeRosa             0.293  0.401  0.444  0.845  631  163  3.87
Theriot            0.329  0.410  0.413  0.823  664  179  3.71
E Patterson        0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000   22    6  3.67
Pie                0.222  0.286  0.286  0.571  253   70  3.61
Murton             0.214  0.267  0.214  0.481   54   15  3.60
Blanco             0.320  0.393  0.320  0.713  100   28  3.57
Soriano            0.265  0.304  0.521  0.825  437  125  3.50
Edmonds            0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500   11    4  2.75

CUBS               0.286  0.374  0.450  0.823 6735 1723  3.91

 

 

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

 

03/31 - 05/16      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Cedeno              17   39  0.304
Ramirez             20   57  0.260
Soriano             14   43  0.246
Ward                 5   17  0.227
Soto                22   76  0.224
Johnson             16   56  0.222
D Lee               19   73  0.207
Fontenot             9   35  0.205
DeRosa              19   81  0.190
Fukudome            14   60  0.189
Murton               4   18  0.182
Theriot              9   54  0.143
E Patterson          1    7  0.125
Pie                  6   44  0.120
Blanco               1   18  0.053
Edmonds              0    7  0.000

CUBS               183  744  0.197

 

 

 

 

 

CUBS' magic numbers:

 

Houston       119
St. Louis     117
Milwaukee     116
Pittsburgh    115
Cincinnati    114

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

© 2008, Fred W. Hornkohl

[Andy]

I guess this game being at 12 means that it won't be blacked out because of FOX, right?

 

wrong. Saturday day games area blacked out from noon until 6 or 7

I've watched at least two Saturday afternoon games on MLBTV this year and didn't 'do anything' to be able to...

[Andy]

I will miss both today and tomorrow's games because I'm going to Indy to watch my cousin play for the WNBA's Indiana Fever - she just got picked up.

 

(Really, I'm going because I am going to buy my aunt and uncle's car, but ostensibly I'm going for the first reason)

[BigbadB]

When will MLB step into the 21st century. It's absolutely amazing to me that I get one choice of what game I get to watch today. One. I have nearly 700 channels on my tv, and there will be one baseball game on Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

 

My tv will not be tuned into FOX today. I hope their ratings reach an all time low this year, so that we can eventually be freed to watch whatever freaking game we want to watch.