6/2 Super Cubs (Z!) @ Padres (Baek) 9:05 pm CSN/WGN Radio

erik316wttn · June 2, 2008

Sorry about the delay in getting the game thread up. Should they win tonight, tomorrows game thread won't be posted until at least 11 am central, and probably not until 330 or so because that's when I get off of work. However, be patient as it WILL get posted well before the game.

Anyway, tonight our Cubbies go for 8 in a row out west over the slumping Padres. Shawn Estes was slated to start, but broke his thumb falling down some stairs. You can take the man off of the Cubs, but you can't take the Cubs out of the man, I guess.

Tonight, Big Z takes the hill

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/6559.jpg

7-1, 2.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP

Look at that face. He knows he's gonna win. His birthday was yesterday, and as a present to himself, he's going to pick up his 8th win of the year.

For the Padres, some guy named Cha Seung Baek is starting in place of Estes

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/7398.jpg

1-1, 5.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP

That's the look of a man who knows he's defeated. He doesn't stand a chance tonight against Z and the Super Cubs.

Let's make it 8 in a row!

Edited June 2, 2008 by erik316wttn

CubmanPi · June 2, 2008

I love this team. Please don't stop winning.

erik316wttn · June 2, 2008

I hate the west coast. The games are always so late. And I won't be able to stay up for more than the first few innings tonight because I have to be to work early tomorrow. I should be able to stay up for Wednesday's game in it's entirety, though.

Stupid west coast.

Derwood · June 2, 2008

I hate west coast games too, especially Dodgers games, which inexplicably start at 10:35 EDT

CubmanPi · June 2, 2008

Yea, I'm on the east coast and will be awake at 4am. It's weird to think that when I check the score, the game will not have been over for more than 2 or 3 hours. At least it only happens a couple times a year.

UMFan83 · June 2, 2008

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak.

5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3

5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6

5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2

5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3.

5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4

5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5

The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing.

Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

bcl412 · June 2, 2008

I don't mind if Soriano drops 9th inning fly balls if we roll off huge winning streaks afterwards.

Little Slide Rooter · June 2, 2008

4 away games vs. the worst team in the game.

UMFan83 · June 2, 2008

3 away games vs. the third worst team in the game.

fixed

Little Slide Rooter · June 2, 2008

3 away games vs. the third worst team in the game.

fixed

Sorry, 3 Pads, 4 Dodgers.

I dont know though, records may say otherwise, but on paper, without Peavy and Young, its hard to imagine a worse team than the Pads.

VanceJergins · June 2, 2008

I think for the next week I'm going to screw with my sleeping habits and sleep from about noon to 8pm. It should be worth it. Go Super Cubs.

UMFan83 · June 2, 2008

3 away games vs. the third worst team in the game.

fixed

Sorry, 3 Pads, 4 Dodgers.

I dont know though, records may say otherwise, but on paper, without Peavy and Young, its hard to imagine a worse team than the Pads.

I don't trust this series because I don't trust Petco Park

Fred Hornkohl · June 2, 2008

Worthless stats of the day for Monday.............

CUBS are 5-2 on Mondays

CUBS are 3-1 vs. San Diego

CUBS are 14-2 vs. the NLW Division

CUBS are 0-0 when they've won their last 7 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 22-12 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 11-8 in games that start a series

CUBS are 3-1 in games that open a road trip

CUBS are 1-6-1 in road series

CUBS have won 2 consecutive series

CUBS are 15-9 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 16-11 at night

CUBS are 10-13 on the road

CUBS are 23-14 against right handers

CUBS are 21-7 when they get a quality start.... 15-14 when they don't

CUBS are 11-14 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 25-7 when they don't

CUBS are 24-8 when they score first in the game.... 12-13 when they don't

CUBS are 14-3 when they score in the first inning.... 22-18 when they don't

CUBS are 31-12 when they get at least 8 hits..... 5-9 when they don't

CUBS are 34-19 when they draw at least 2 walks.... 2-2 when they don't

CUBS are 18-4 when they steal a base.... 18-17 when they don't

CUBS are 18-4 when they execute a sac bunt.... 18-17 when they don't

CUBS are 13-13 when they commit 1 or more errors.... 23-8 when they don't

CUBS are 33-19 when they hit at least 1 double.... 3-2 when they don't

CUBS are 13-3 when they hit at least 2 home runs.... 23-18 when they don't

CUBS are 12-3 when they hit a sacrifice fly.... 24-18 when they don't

CUBS are 14-5 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 23-16 when they don't

CUBS are 10-9 when the opponent steals a base.... 26-12 when they don't

CUBS are 6-11 when the opponent executes a sac bunt.... 30-10 when they don't

CUBS are 18-7 when the opponent commits at least 1 error.... 18-14 when they don't

CUBS are 8-4 when the opponent triples.... 28-17 when they don't

CUBS have outscored the opponents 45-16 in the 7th inning

CUBS have drawn at least 2 BBs in 20 of their last 21 games

CUBS have only thrown out 1 runner trying to steal in their last 24 games

CUBS have outscored the opponent 13-0 in the first inning when Zambrano starts

Last week's 3 game set with Los Angeles (1 run allowed in each of 3 games) is the best

3 game stretch for the CUBS since last year when they limited the white sox to 2 runs

in 3 games.........

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.72  Fri 06/22  @ Chicago (AL)      5- 1  Zambrano        Beuhrle       
.73  Sat 06/23  @ Chicago (AL)      2- 1  Hill            Vazquez       
.74  Sun 06/24  @ Chicago (AL)      3- 0  Marshall        Contreras

CUBS' starting rotation......

                     Team                                                                      Run
Pitcher       GS   Record   Q/S    Q/S %       IP    # Pit    P/IP  IP/GS     P/GS     ERA   Suppt

Zambrano      12     8- 4    10    0.833     81.0     1251    15.4    6.7    104.3    2.33    6.08
Lilly         12     7- 5     4    0.333     65.0     1129    17.4    5.4     94.1    5.54    5.42
Dempster      12     9- 3     8    0.667     75.3     1239    16.4    6.3    103.3    2.75    6.67
Hill           5     3- 2     1    0.200     19.7      353    17.9    3.9     70.6    4.12    4.60
Marquis       10     5- 5     3    0.300     56.0      905    16.2    5.6     90.5    4.98    5.90
Lieber         1     0- 1     0    0.000      2.0       49    24.5    2.0     49.0   22.50    0.00
Gallagher      5     4- 1     2    0.400     27.7      493    17.8    5.5     98.6    4.55    4.80
ERR

CUBS          57    36-21    28    0.491    326.7     5419    16.6    5.7     95.1    3.94    5.68

CUBS are 8-4 when Zambrano starts

Zambrano is 10 of 12 in quality starts

Zambrano has 2 consecutive quality start(s)

Zambrano's ERA pitching to Soto is 2.31.... to Blanco it's 2.57

CUBS score 5.68 R/G overall.... 6.08 R/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS hit 1.11 HR/G overall.... 1.67 HR/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano.....

03/31 - 06/01      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Zambrano   421   73  123   28    0   14  193   67   44   89  0.292  0.363  0.458  0.821
CUBS overall     2011  324  575  131    6   63  907  306  243  393  0.286  0.367  0.451  0.818

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             13   7   8   6  10   9   3  11   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      73
Opponents         0   2   2   4   7   4   3   2   8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      33

Zambrano's starts this year (7-1)

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
05/17  vs. Pitts       4.0    7    5    4    3    3    0    73  6.75  6.75  0.00  2.50  9.00
05/23  vs. Pitts       7.0    6    2    2    1    6    0   109  1.29  7.71  0.00  1.00  2.57
05/28  vs. L.A.        8.0    6    1    1    4    3    0   130  4.50  3.38  0.00  1.25  1.13

Home                  53.0   49   15   14   15   35    3   808  2.55  5.94  0.51  1.21  2.38
Road                  28.0   23    7    7    9   20    1   443  2.89  6.43  0.32  1.14  2.25

Day                   24.0   24    8    7    6   18    2   379  2.25  6.75  0.75  1.25  2.63
Nite                  57.0   48   14   14   18   37    2   872  2.84  5.84  0.32  1.16  2.21

Road  Nite            28.0   23    7    7    9   20    1   443  2.89  6.43  0.32  1.14  2.25

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                   40.3   35   12   11   15   23    2   632  3.35  5.13  0.45  1.24  2.45

season totals         26.0   26   13   13   10   17    2   441  3.46  5.88  0.69  1.38  4.50

Zambrano's starts vs. San Diego last year (0-1).....

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
06/16  vs. S.D.        9.0    2    1    1    5    6    1   123  5.00  6.00  1.00  0.78  1.00

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.....

              Sun        Sat        Fri        Thur       Wed        Tue        Mon           Totals
             01 Jun     31 May     30 May     29 May     28 May     27 May     26 May
             vs. Colo   vs. Colo   vs. Colo   vs. Colo   vs. L.A.   vs. L.A.   vs. L.A.
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Eyre          0.7  14               0.3   6                                                   1.0  20
Ascanio                                                   1.0  19                             1.0  19
Howry         1.7  20    0.7  10                          1.0  19               1.0  24       4.3  73
Lieber                              3.7  53                                                   3.7  53
Marmol                   1.0  18    1.0  10    1.0  13               1.0  28                  4.0  69
Wood          1.0  19               1.0  14    1.0  17               1.0  13    1.0  18       5.0  81
Wuertz        0.0   8    1.0  12               1.3  19                                        2.3  39
Cotts                    1.3  20               0.3  19                                        1.7  39

Totals        3.3  61    4.0  60    6.0  83    3.7  68    2.0  38    2.0  41    2.0  42      23.0 393

CUBS' season series vs. San Diego this year (3-1) .......

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.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        
.58  Mon 06/02  @ San Diego     N    -    Zambrano        Baek         
.59  Tue 06/03  @ San Diego     N    -    Marquis         Ledezma       
.60  Wed 06/04  @ San Diego     N    -    Lilly           Maddux

CUBS' season series vs. San Diego last year (3-5).....

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.12  Mon 04/16    San Diego     N  12- 4  Marquis         Hensley       
.13  Tue 04/17    San Diego         3- 4  Miller          Maddux        
.43  Tue 05/22  @ San Diego     N   1- 5  Hill            Peavy         
.44  Wed 05/23  @ San Diego     N   1- 2  Marshall        Wells         
.45  Thu 05/24  @ San Diego     N   3- 1  Marquis         Young         
.66  Fri 06/15    San Diego         4- 1  Lilly           Wells         
.67  Sat 06/16    San Diego         0- 1  Zambrano        Young         
.68  Sun 06/17    San Diego         3-11  Hill            Maddux

Composite scoring vs. San Diego this year.....

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

CUBS              3   4   1   0  12   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      27
Opponents         0   0   1   4   4   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      12

CUBS hitters vs. San Diego this year.....

vs. S.D.           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   RBI%
Soriano            19    5    8    1    0    3    6    0    2  0.421  0.421  0.947  1.368  0.357  3.58  0.333
Soto               10    2    4    0    0    1    5    2    2  0.400  0.500  0.700  1.200  0.429  3.92  0.400
Cedeno              4    1    2    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.500  0.600  0.500  1.100  0.500  4.40  0.000
Ramirez            14    3    6    2    0    0    2    2    4  0.429  0.500  0.571  1.071  0.600  4.31  0.250
DeRosa             11    3    5    0    0    0    2    1    2  0.455  0.500  0.455  0.955  0.556  3.42  0.200
Fukudome           13    4    4    1    0    0    1    5    1  0.308  0.500  0.385  0.885  0.333  4.44  0.250
Theriot            14    4    5    0    0    0    1    3    3  0.357  0.444  0.357  0.802  0.455  3.56  0.200
Johnson            11    1    3    2    0    0    4    1    3  0.273  0.333  0.455  0.788  0.375  3.75  0.333
D Lee              17    1    4    2    0    0    3    0    2  0.235  0.235  0.353  0.588  0.267  3.88  0.214
Ward                1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.500  0.000  0.500  0.000  4.00  0.000
Edmonds             4    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.333  2.75  0.000
Blanco              5    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  2.60  0.000
Fontenot            2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00  0.000

Home              136   27   47    9    0    4   25   16   25  0.346  0.412  0.500  0.912  0.402  3.77  0.231
Road                0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000

Day                31    4   13    2    0    0    4    3    5  0.419  0.457  0.484  0.941  0.500  3.36  0.190
Nite              105   23   34    7    0    4   21   13   20  0.324  0.398  0.505  0.903  0.370  3.89  0.243

vs Left            66   18   25    5    0    3   15   12   10  0.379  0.474  0.591  1.065  0.415  3.99  0.226
vs Right           70    9   22    4    0    1   10    4   15  0.314  0.347  0.414  0.761  0.389  3.54  0.237

Leading off        32   10   15    4    0    2    2    1    2  0.469  0.485  0.781  1.266  0.464  3.67  0.000
Pinch hitting       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.500  0.000  0.500  0.000  4.00  0.000

bases empty        63   13   21    4    0    2    2    6   12  0.333  0.391  0.492  0.883  0.388  3.88  0.000
runners on         73   14   26    5    0    2   23   10   13  0.356  0.429  0.507  0.935  0.414  3.68  0.233
scoring pos        44   10   14    3    0    1   19   10    9  0.318  0.436  0.455  0.891  0.382  3.95  0.257

vs Ledezma          9    3    5    1    0    1    3    0    1  0.556  0.556  1.000  1.556  0.571  4.60  0.333
vs Wolf            19    7    8    2    0    1    6    5    2  0.421  0.542  0.684  1.226  0.438  3.96  0.455
vs Maddux          20    4   11    2    0    0    4    0    1  0.550  0.524  0.650  1.174  0.579  2.95  0.400
vs Corey            5    1    2    1    0    0    1    0    0  0.400  0.400  0.600  1.000  0.400  3.67  0.250
vs Peavy           20    4    7    1    0    1    4    2    8  0.350  0.409  0.550  0.959  0.545  3.95  0.188
vs Henn            15    5    5    1    0    0    3    6    5  0.333  0.524  0.400  0.924  0.500  3.86  0.136
vs Estes           23    3    7    1    0    1    3    1    2  0.304  0.333  0.478  0.812  0.300  3.88  0.143
vs Germano         14    0    2    0    0    0    1    1    2  0.143  0.200  0.143  0.343  0.167  4.07  0.250
vs Bell             3    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    2  0.000  0.250  0.000  0.250  0.000  3.00  0.000
vs Meredith         5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.40  0.000
vs Hoffman          3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.33  0.000

vs starters      1281  202  371   87    6   41  177  131  227  0.290  0.358  0.463  0.821  0.326  3.75  0.199
vs relievers      728  122  204   44    0   22  127  112  166  0.280  0.382  0.431  0.813  0.337  4.05  0.200

totals vs. S.D.   136   27   47    9    0    4   25   16   25  0.346  0.412  0.500  0.912  0.402  3.77  0.231
season totals    2009  324  575  131    6   63  304  243  393  0.286  0.367  0.451  0.819  0.330  3.86  0.199

CUBS pitchers vs. San Diego this year......

vs. S.D.             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Dempster            8.3    6    0    0    1   12    0   116  1.08 12.96  0.00  0.84  0.00
Wuertz              3.0    1    0    0    0    1    0    35  0.00  3.00  0.00  0.33  0.00
Marmol              2.0    0    0    0    0    3    0    21  0.00 13.50  0.00  0.00  0.00
Eyre                1.3    1    0    0    0    0    0    17  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.75  0.00
Howry               1.0    3    0    0    0    1    0    22  0.00  9.00  0.00  3.00  0.00
Zambrano            7.0    6    3    3    2    5    1    96  2.57  6.43  1.29  1.14  3.86
Wood                1.7    3    1    1    1    3    0    38  5.40 16.20  0.00  2.40  5.40
Lilly               6.0    6    4    4    1   11    0   102  1.50 16.50  0.00  1.17  6.00
Marquis             5.7    9    4    4    1    3    1    77  1.59  4.76  1.59  1.76  6.35

totals vs. S.D.    36.0   35   12   12    6   39    2   524  1.50  9.75  0.50  1.14  3.00
season totals     524.7  477  232  210  192  428   56  8584  3.29  7.34  0.96  1.28  3.60

CUBS' last 14 games (10-4)..............

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.44  Sun 05/18    Pittsburgh        4- 3  Marquis         Dumatrait     
.45  Mon 05/19  @ Houston       N   7- 2  Lilly           Moeller       
.46  Tue 05/20  @ Houston       N   2- 4  Dempster        Sampson       
.47  Wed 05/21  @ Houston       N   3- 5  Gallagher       Chacon        
.48  Fri 05/23  @ Pittsburgh    N  12- 3  Zambrano        Duke          
.49  Sat 05/24  @ Pittsburgh    N   4- 5  Marquis         Dumatrait     
.50  Sun 05/25  @ Pittsburgh        5- 6  Lilly           Maholm        
.51  Mon 05/26    Los Angeles       3- 1  Dempster        Billingsley   
.52  Tue 05/27    Los Angeles   N   3- 1  Gallagher       Kuroda        
.53  Wed 05/28    Los Angeles   N   2- 1  Zambrano        Lowe          
.54  Thu 05/29    Colorado      N   8- 4  Marquis         Francis       
.55  Fri 05/30    Colorado         10- 9  Lilly           Cook          
.56  Sat 05/31    Colorado          5- 4  Dempster        Rusch         
.57  Sun 06/01    Colorado          5- 3  Gallagher       Jimemez

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              9   4   9  13   5   5  12  12   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      73
Opponents         7   3   8  13   7   6   1   1   3   0   1   0   0   1   0   0      51

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

05/18 - 06/01      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   RBI%
Ramirez            48   10   20    4    0    3   12    8    5  0.417  0.509  0.688  1.196  0.425  4.05  0.375
Blanco             10    2    4    0    0    1    3    0    1  0.400  0.400  0.700  1.100  0.375  2.70  0.400
Hoffpauir          19    4    8    3    0    0    1    1    6  0.421  0.450  0.579  1.029  0.615  2.95  0.143
Johnson            25    5    7    3    0    1    6    4    5  0.280  0.367  0.520  0.887  0.316  3.81  0.333
D Lee              57   11   17    5    0    3    8    2   10  0.298  0.322  0.544  0.866  0.318  3.61  0.167
Edmonds            27    2    7    2    1    1    5    2    2  0.259  0.310  0.519  0.829  0.250  3.79  0.286
Soriano            56    7   15    2    0    3   10    5   13  0.268  0.333  0.464  0.798  0.300  3.56  0.280
DeRosa             44    6   13    4    0    1    6    3   11  0.295  0.333  0.455  0.788  0.375  3.94  0.152
Fukudome           48    7   13    2    0    1    5    8   10  0.271  0.375  0.375  0.750  0.324  4.14  0.143
Theriot            47    9   13    1    0    0    1    8    3  0.277  0.382  0.298  0.680  0.295  3.73  0.059
Soto               49    2   10    5    0    1    8    4   16  0.204  0.255  0.367  0.622  0.281  4.07  0.189
Fontenot           15    3    3    2    0    0    1    0    1  0.200  0.250  0.333  0.583  0.214  3.81  0.143
Cedeno             22    3    5    1    0    0    1    2    1  0.227  0.292  0.273  0.564  0.238  3.38  0.071

vs. Houst         103   12   27    6    0    4   12    7   18  0.262  0.309  0.437  0.746  0.284  3.57  0.211
vs. Pitts         160   25   44   13    0    2   24   21   30  0.275  0.353  0.394  0.747  0.328  3.83  0.224
vs. L.A.           96    8   25    3    0    2    8   10   22  0.260  0.327  0.354  0.681  0.319  3.90  0.122
vs. Colo          136   28   45   13    1    7   26   11   29  0.331  0.391  0.596  0.986  0.380  3.60  0.226

last 14 games     495   73  141   35    1   15   70   49   99  0.285  0.350  0.451  0.800  0.331  3.73  0.204
season totals    2009  324  575  131    6   63  304  243  393  0.286  0.367  0.451  0.819  0.330  3.86  0.199

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

05/18 - 06/01        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Howry               9.7    6    0    0    2   13    0   136  1.86 12.10  0.00  0.83  0.00
Eyre                2.7    1    0    0    1    5    0    51  3.38 16.88  0.00  0.75  0.00
Cotts               1.7    1    0    0    2    2    0    39 10.80 10.80  0.00  1.80  0.00
Wood                9.0    5    1    1    2   13    0   138  2.00 13.00  0.00  0.78  1.00
Zambrano           15.0   12    3    3    5    9    0   239  3.00  5.40  0.00  1.13  1.80
Ascanio             5.0    4    1    1    3    3    0    84  5.40  5.40  0.00  1.40  1.80
Marmol              9.0    3    2    2    6   17    1   161  6.00 17.00  1.00  1.00  2.00
Wuertz              4.3    5    2    1    4    4    0    95  8.31  8.31  0.00  2.08  2.08
Lieber              8.3   11    3    3    1    3    1   115  1.08  3.24  1.08  1.44  3.24
Dempster           18.0   16    8    8    9   15    3   319  4.50  7.50  1.50  1.39  4.00
Marquis            16.7   18    9    8    6    8    2   274  3.24  4.32  1.08  1.44  4.32
Gallagher          17.3   18    9    9    3   15    1   319  1.56  7.79  0.52  1.21  4.67
Lilly              14.7   22   13   10    4   11    5   258  2.45  6.75  3.07  1.77  6.14

last 14 games     131.3  122   51   46   48  118   13  2228  3.29  8.09  0.89  1.29  3.15
season totals     524.7  477  232  210  192  428   56  8584  3.29  7.34  0.96  1.28  3.60

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

03/31 - 06/01        P   PA  P/PA
Ward               160   34  4.71
Fukudome          1017  238  4.27
Fontenot           368   89  4.13
Ramirez            952  231  4.12
Johnson            722  179  4.03
Cedeno             393   98  4.01
Soto               864  219  3.95
D Lee              997  256  3.89
DeRosa             834  216  3.86
Theriot            887  239  3.71
Edmonds            121   33  3.67
E Patterson         22    6  3.67
Pie                253   70  3.61
Murton              54   15  3.60
Soriano            674  193  3.49
Blanco             127   38  3.34
Hoffpauir           59   20  2.95

CUBS              8967 2321  3.86

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

03/31 - 06/01      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Ramirez             29   73  0.284
Soriano             22   61  0.265
Cedeno              18   52  0.257
Johnson             22   66  0.250
Ward                 5   17  0.227
Soto                29  107  0.213
Fontenot            10   41  0.196
D Lee               24  101  0.192
Edmonds              4   17  0.190
Murton               4   18  0.182
DeRosa              24  110  0.179
Fukudome            18   85  0.175
Hoffpauir            1    6  0.143
Theriot             11   71  0.134
E Patterson          1    7  0.125
Blanco               3   21  0.125
Pie                  6   44  0.120

CUBS               241  968  0.199

CUBS' magic numbers:

St. Louis     103
Houston        99
Milwaukee      99
Cincinnati     98
Pittsburgh     97

Go CUBS !!!

Edited June 2, 2008 by Fred Hornkohl

Little Slide Rooter · June 2, 2008

3 away games vs. the third worst team in the game.

fixed

Sorry, 3 Pads, 4 Dodgers.

I dont know though, records may say otherwise, but on paper, without Peavy and Young, its hard to imagine a worse team than the Pads.

I don't trust this series because I don't trust Petco Park

No worries for Zambrano

Marquis, you have to worry wherever you are

Lilly owes his team a big game after they scraped him up off the ground Friday.

Basically, out hitters need to know not to swing for the fences unless they see that perfect meatball, and they've been doing a good job of that.

haubrich91 · June 2, 2008

erik316wttn, you're pretty good at this.

Let's get another one, boys!

Schwarber Fan · June 2, 2008

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2008/SDN200806020.shtml

bukie · June 2, 2008

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak.

5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3
5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6
5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2
5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3.
5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4
5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5

The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing.

Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

I think that if the Cubs had held on to win all 6 of these games for a 42-15 record, I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that.

BigbadB · June 2, 2008

Wow. An extremely rare night game (for me anyway). I love real 7pm starts. :clapping:

I've only got tickets for the Wednesday night game. Lilly shall redeem himself this night.

Little Slide Rooter · June 2, 2008

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak.

5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3
5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6
5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2
5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3.
5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4
5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5

The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing.

Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

I think that if the Cubs had held on to win all 6 of these games for a 42-15 record, I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that.

The only one of these that really should have been a win is the 5/25 game. The rest of them were just poor offensive showings, aside from the 5/17 which was 1 bad pitch. If every game in which an offense underproduces is a game that would, should, could have been a win, The White Sox would, should, could be uncatchable by now.

Hairyducked Idiot · June 2, 2008

That's not the point, LLF.

The point is that it takes a great team to have your run differential distribution range from +14 to -2 every game.

Laura · June 2, 2008

Wow. An extremely rare night game (for me anyway). I love real 7pm starts. :clapping:

I've only got tickets for the Wednesday night game. Lilly shall redeem himself this night.

Where will you be sitting, BBB?

UMFan83 · June 2, 2008

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak.

5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3
5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6
5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2
5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3.
5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4
5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5

The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing.

Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

I think that if the Cubs had held on to win all 6 of these games for a 42-15 record, I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that.

I don't think I'd be able to handle the fact that the Cubs had a 23 game winning streak!

C.C. · June 2, 2008

No reason we can't take 2/3.

bukie · June 2, 2008

If you look at the recent schedule for the Cubs, the last game the Cubs were really out of and had no chance of winning was on May 7th, when Lieber served up batting practice to the Reds. Since then, a stretch of 23 games, usually 1-2 bad pitches led to a Cubs loss. Obviously we've gotten some breaks in the games we won, but if a few things went differently, we could be on a 23 game winning streak.

5/13 - Cubs have a 3-0 lead, Marquis gives up 4 runs in the 4th, including a Greene 3 run bomb, and the rains started coming down, stifling all offense. Cubs lose 4-3
5/17 - Marmol uncharacteristically gives up a 2 run HR to McLouth in the 9th inning. The Cubs have a rally, scoring a run, and having the tying run on base with 2 outs as Lee gets decent wood on the ball and flys out to the opposite field warning track to end the game. Cubs lose 7-6
5/20 - The Cubs had a 2-0 lead, and Dempster was very good save one inning. In that inning, 1 pitch to Hunter Pence, deposited into the RF stands for a grand slam was the difference as neither team did much from there. Cubs lose 4-2
5/21 - The Cubs shot out to a 3-0 first inning lead, and that was all the offense would do, as Gallagher gave up 4 runs in the 4th, including a 3 run HR to Carlos Lee. Cubs lose 5-3.
5/24 - Soriano picked off 2nd in the 9th for what could have been an insurance run, Wood blows the save in the 9th, Cubs lose in 14, 5-4
5/25 - Soriano drops the game ending pop fly to allow the tying run to score. Cubs lose 6-5

The rest have been W's. Overall the run differential in the 6 losses we've had is 31-23. That's just amazing.

Obviously these types of losses happen from time to time to every team, but when those are all the losses you've had in a 23 game stretch, it makes you wonder.

I think that if the Cubs had held on to win all 6 of these games for a 42-15 record, I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that.
I don't think I'd be able to handle the fact that the Cubs had a 23 game winning streak!

What's more, check the games before that. The Cubs have really played 5 games all year that they lost by more than 3 runs. And in two of those, it was still within 3 runs by the 7th inning. There have been few times that the Cubs really never had a shot.

Bull · June 2, 2008

No reason we can't take 2/3.

above .500 (4/7) on this west coast trip should be considered success.

with the Cubs 14-2 against the western division, and the roll they're on, I expect nothing less that 6 of 7.

6/2 Super Cubs (Z!) @ Padres (Baek) 9:05 pm CSN/WGN Radio

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