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

[Careless]

So close

[erik316wttn]

That's an impostor Geovany doesn't allow passed balls to happen.

 

The ball was terrified of Soto and tried its hardest to get away.

 

Bixler RBI single.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Horrible throw from Soriano. A good one would have had him.

 

Still no groundball outs, though that was a hard-hit grounder.

[UMFan83]

That wasn't one of Soriano's best throws. And it almost got him.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Horrible throw from Soriano. A good one would have had him.

 

Still no groundball outs, though that was a hard-hit grounder.

 

I take that back. It wasn't horrible, but it was pretty weak.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bixler singled to left field , Mientkiewicz scored, Bixler to second on the throw

[BigSlick]

Z does not look great today. Hopefully he settles down.

He just needs to throw strikes, this team can't really do too much damage

 

They are 4th in the league in runs scored...

And I can't figure out why. Their lineup doens't have that much punch and has a ton of holes in it

[TysonCBulls423]

Brian Bixler's 2nd RBI of the season...Z doesn't look good at all today.

[Schwarber Fan]

Damn, I'm not worried in the least though

[rawaction]

Step into the damn throw Soriano.

[Careless]

Horrible throw from Soriano. A good one would have had him.

 

Still no groundball outs, though that was a hard-hit grounder.

You could see on the replay he didn't throw that ball from a good position

 

26 pitches for Z

Edited May 17, 2008 by Careless

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Z does not look great today. Hopefully he settles down.

He just needs to throw strikes, this team can't really do too much damage

 

They are 4th in the league in runs scored...

And I can't figure out why. Their lineup doens't have that much punch and has a ton of holes in it

 

Their outfield leads baseball in VORP.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Nady popped out to shortstop

Mientkiewicz walked

Mientkiewicz took second base on a wild pitch

Paulino flied out to right field

Bixler singled to left field , Mientkiewicz scored, Bixler to second on the throw

Duke grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Pittsburgh      0 1                            1  2  1
CUBS            0                              0  1  0

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Duke          1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  16

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      2.0  2  1  1  1  1  0  26

[BigSlick]

Bleh, I don't want to lose this series

 

With Insta-Loss Marquis next thats a scary proposition

[Fred Hornkohl]

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

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[TysonCBulls423]

run is unearned according to Len

[Hairyducked Idiot]

run is unearned according to Len

 

I hate that distinction so much.

 

Baseball stats would be so much better off if we stopped arbitrarily dividing between "earned" and "unearned" and "hits" and "errors."

[BigSlick]

run is unearned according to Len

 

I hate that distinction so much.

 

Baseball stats would be so much better off if we stopped arbitrarily dividing between "earned" and "unearned" and "hits" and "errors."

Agreed wholeheartedly.

 

Does OBP count errors in their equation or are they "outs"?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome grounded out to second, 4-3

[erik316wttn]

run is unearned according to Len

 

I hate that distinction so much.

 

Baseball stats would be so much better off if we stopped arbitrarily dividing between "earned" and "unearned" and "hits" and "errors."

 

I think there's a use for those stats, though. If there's a runner at 2nd with 2 out, and the pitcher throws a routine ground ball, and the fielder airmails the throw to first and the runner scores, that isn't the pitcher's fault.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

If the Cubs haven't scored by the end of the third, I predict much unneccessary gamethread angst.

[erik316wttn]

Geovany Soto.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto doubled to down the left field line

[haubrich91]

Geo!

[Schwarber Fan]

run is unearned according to Len

 

I hate that distinction so much.

 

Baseball stats would be so much better off if we stopped arbitrarily dividing between "earned" and "unearned" and "hits" and "errors."

 

The only problem I have with the system is how pitcher's errors resulting in runs are unearned.