5/26 Dodgers (Billingsley) @ Losers (Dempster) 1:20 WGNTV

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Los Angeles            CUBS
P/PA              3.98            3.94
RBI%              0.03            0.09
R/BR              0.07            0.30
BA               0.278           0.233
OBP              0.350           0.303
SLG              0.361           0.433
OPS              0.711           0.736
ERA               3.38            1.00
BB/9              3.38            4.00
K/9              12.38            6.00

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

And two post game reactions from DodgerBlues.

 

The first from our friend BKTrueBlue

 

Just like to point out that a deep ,expletive> fly ball, not even a hit, could have this game tied rigt now but apparently Joe is sleeping in the dugout. this team.

 

and from Weezy.

 

kerry wood

[erik316wttn]

Time to start tomorrow's game thread. It should be up in a few minutes.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Monday 26 May 2008

Los Angeles @ CUBS

13:20

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Los Angeles     0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0              1 10  0
CUBS            2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1                3  7  0



Los Angeles
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Pierre        lf       4   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ethier        rf       5   0   2   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Martin        c        5   0   1   0   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kent          2b       4   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hu            pr-ss    1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sweeney       1b       4   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kemp          cf       3   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
DeWitt        3b       3   0   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maza          ss       2   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Loney         ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Proctor       p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Billingsley   p        2   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tiffee        ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Park          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Young         ph-2b    1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                36   1  10   1   4   6  29   1   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Soriano       lf       2   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Theriot       ss       3   1   1   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D Lee         1b       4   1   1   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Ramirez       3b       4   1   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Fukudome      rf       4   0   0   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edmonds       cf       3   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DeRosa        2b       3   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dempster      p        2   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hoffpauir     ph       1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Howry         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wood          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                30   3   7   3   3  11  10   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0



Los Angeles
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Billingsley      6.0   4   2   2   2   7   1   83
Park             1.0   2   0   0   1   1   0   26
Proctor          1.0   1   1   1   0   3   1   21

totals           8.0   7   3   3   3  11   2  130


CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Dempster         7.0   7   1   1   3   3   0  117
Howry            1.0   2   0   0   1   1   0   24
Wood             1.0   1   0   0   0   2   0   18

totals           9.0  10   1   1   4   6   0  159



Home runs:
Los Angeles: none
CUBS: D Lee (12), Ramirez (9)

W: Dempster (6-2)
S: Wood (11)
L: Billingsley (4-6)

T: 2:51
A: 41,583

 

 

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Edited May 26, 2008 by Fred Hornkohl

[17 Seconds]

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[17 Seconds]

Does anybody know who Wood was waving to after the game?

[salukifudd]

Does anybody know who Wood was waving to after the game?

 

Saying "yer mom" is just too easy. Probably his family?

[splintersag]

What has gotten into Dempster this year? Wow!

 

/inbeforeclemensreference

[TMan92]

And two post game reactions from DodgerBlues.

 

The first from our friend BKTrueBlue

 

Just like to point out that a deep ,expletive> fly ball, not even a hit, could have this game tied rigt now but apparently Joe is sleeping in the dugout. this team.

 

and from Weezy.

 

kerry wood

 

The Ishii T-shirt ad on the home page is great. I did not think LA people were that jaded. I thought nice weather makes you laid back.

[CubbieBum]

ok now that the game is over I wanted to just come on and see if anyone else was annoyed when Len said "The Cubs hold a 2-1 lead in a game that has been close throughout" in the eighth inning. I thought well no s*** Sherlock. A 2-1 game can be at most a two run lead. It's like an announcer saying its 1-0 in the eighth inning and then immediately following that up by saying its been a pitching duel throughout. I wasn't mad or anything when Len said it but I was like a der de der.

[BCVM22]

Anyone else just hear Demp refer to Kosuke as "Fukie"? :lol:

[TruffleShuffle]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

[otis89]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

Loney was getting a day off, so that explains why he was in there, but I don't think anyone can explain why he was hitting 5th.

[BCVM22]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

The same reason the Cubs give Daryle Ward the occasional start at first base, i.e. to give the everyday first baseman a day off?

[TruffleShuffle]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

The same reason the Cubs give Daryle Ward the occasional start at first base, i.e. to give the everyday first baseman a day off?

 

mark sweeney had an OPS+ of 83 in 2006, 89 last year and this year it was at -6 coming into today's game. giving him a spot start is fine; batting him ahead of solid hitters like kemp and dewitt is dumb.

[17 Seconds]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

The same reason the Cubs give Daryle Ward the occasional start at first base, i.e. to give the everyday first baseman a day off?

 

So it's mandatory for the first baseman to bat 5th?

[Guancous]

Well, the Dodgers lost a close game so your complaints are justified. At least the Cubs benefited.

[BCVM22]

So it's mandatory for the first baseman to bat 5th?

 

I misread Truffle's post; I thought he was asking why Sweeney was in the lineup to begin with. My bad.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, I forgot...thank you, Dempster.

[killthegoat06]

Good game today...Howry made me nervous.

[Guest]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

Probably for the same reason that Reed Johnson batted fifth the other day. Stupidity.

[CubsGM]

Great crowd today.

[rawaction]

i missed this game, but why on earth would a major league team not named the san francisco giants (and whether they're a major league team is debatable) bat mark sweeney #5 in the starting lineup?

 

Interesting test of wills today. The Cubs shouldn't lose to a team with Mark Sweeney hitting 5th in their lineup. The Dodgers shouldn't lose to a team with Jim Edmonds anywhere in the lineup. Something's gotta give.

[Mizzou]

Demp's pitching himself towards a nice contract this offseason.

[erik316wttn]

Demp's pitching himself towards a nice contract this offseason.

 

He's gotta quit walking people, though. He's made some good pitches in some tight spots, but if the walks continue he's gonna come crashing down hard really soon.