5/18 Pirates (Dumatrait) @ Cubs (Marquis) 1:20PM WGNTV

[CubsGM]

Brilliant camerawork there to get a guy with a Horry Kow headband on the air.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It's amazing how we are usually in every game this year.

 

In May we have lost 7 games:

 

3 of them have been 1 run games

3 of them have been 2 run games (all 3 of them by the score of 5-3)

1 of them has been more than 2 run games (9-0 to the Reds)

 

Great, isn't it? This is what it looks like when you are legitimately one of the best teams in baseball, not just a decent team hoping 88 wins is enough to sneak into the playoffs.

[UMFan83]

What does everyone think Fukudome's final line this year will be?

 

Remember to try to balance out your surely pessmistic thoughts of him right now.

 

.295/.398/.412 is my guess.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome walked

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fukuwalk, nice patience to lead off the inning.

 

58 pitches coming into the inning. As usual, the Cubs are piling it on pitch-count wise.

[chuckywang]

It's amazing how we are usually in every game this year.

 

In May we have lost 7 games:

 

3 of them have been 1 run games

3 of them have been 2 run games (all 3 of them by the score of 5-3)

1 of them has been more than 2 run games (9-0 to the Reds)

 

I may be biased, but I feel the Cubs are the most entertaining team in baseball.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What does everyone think Fukudome's final line this year will be?

 

Remember to try to balance out your surely pessmistic thoughts of him right now.

 

.295/.398/.412 is my guess.

 

I'll go with something similar, a little lower OBP and a little higher slugging. .285/385/440.

[UMFan83]

It's amazing how we are usually in every game this year.

 

In May we have lost 7 games:

 

3 of them have been 1 run games

3 of them have been 2 run games (all 3 of them by the score of 5-3)

1 of them has been more than 2 run games (9-0 to the Reds)

 

Great, isn't it? This is what it looks like when you are legitimately one of the best teams in baseball, not just a decent team hoping 88 wins is enough to sneak into the playoffs.

 

Compare that to the Cardinals who have lost 9:

 

2 of them are 1 run games

2 of them have been 2 run games

5 of them have been by more than 2 runs

[AlwaysaCub]

It's amazing how we are usually in every game this year.

 

In May we have lost 7 games:

 

3 of them have been 1 run games

3 of them have been 2 run games (all 3 of them by the score of 5-3)

1 of them has been more than 2 run games (9-0 to the Reds)

 

I may be biased, but I feel the Cubs are the most entertaining team in baseball.

 

Duh, we have Geovany Soto.

[splintersag]

Brilliant camerawork there to get a guy with a Horry Kow headband on the air.

 

Lol, I saw that too...

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto struck out swinging

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Compare that to the Cardinals who have lost 9:

 

2 of them are 1 run games

2 of them have been 2 run games

5 of them have been by more than 2 runs

 

 

Which is why we have the best run differential in baseball, and they aren't keeping up despite a lucky-hot start.

[UMFan83]

I'd be worried if pitchers exclusively threw Soto breaking balls, because he does not look good with them.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

20 pitches, still only one out in the inning. We're in good shape here, despite the bottom of the order coming up.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa singled to left field , Fukudome to second

[UMFan83]

C'mon Reed.

[Careless]

Derosa continuing his hot streak

[chuckywang]

Compare that to the Cardinals who have lost 9:

 

2 of them are 1 run games

2 of them have been 2 run games

5 of them have been by more than 2 runs

 

 

Which is why we have the best run differential in baseball, and they aren't keeping up despite a lucky-hot start.

 

Still only 2 games behind though.

[laurens]

DeRosa AVG almost above .300... at .299 right now

 

EDIT: just went up to .304

Edited May 18, 2008 by laurens

[splintersag]

I love the people yelling "Go REED!!"

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lol, the Pirates cannot go a game without screwing something up defensively against us.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome stole third base, DeRosa stole second base

[Hairyducked Idiot]

DeRosa AVG almost above .300... at .299 right now

 

EDIT: just went up to .304

 

I was really surprised to note he had a .400 OBP on the season. He's so easy to not notice despite being a very good player.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 15-4 when they steal a base.... 11-13 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Johnson still almost perfect at getting runners home from third with less than two outs.