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

[bukie]

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.

 

I expect nothing less than 3-4 this road trip. They may be 14-2 against the western division, but 14 of those 16 games were at home. 4-3 would be considered mild success, anything beyond that would be really nice.

[Roast]

Holy crap it's so fun when this team is good as opposed to godawful.

[erik316wttn]

Holy crap it's so fun when this team is good as opposed to godawful.

 

I know! I could really get used to this "winning" thing I've heard so much about.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Fun fact: Zambrano hasn't given up a run in PetCo. 2 starts, 14 IP, 7 H, 17/7 K/BB

[UMFan83]

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.

 

So if the Cubs record was 52-5, or 54-3, people could finally say that we are the luckiest team ever!

[bukie]

So if the Cubs record was 52-5, or 54-3, people could finally say that we are the luckiest team ever!

 

I can safely say yes. If the Cubs were 52-5, I'd be saying they were the luckiest team ever.

[C.C.]

Expect a short leash on Z tonight. I'm thinking 100 pitches tops. Hopefully he can keep the pitch count low.

[erik316wttn]

Fun fact: Zambrano hasn't given up a run in PetCo. 2 starts, 14 IP, 7 H, 17/7 K/BB

 

In cavernous ballparks like Petco, you need speedy, sure-handed OF'ers to chase down all the flyballs.

 

Too bad Pie isn't still around.

[erik316wttn]

Expect a short leash on Z tonight. I'm thinking 100 pitches tops. Hopefully he can keep the pitch count low.

 

Yup. Pull him early and keep him fresh for Game 4...

 

..... oh, wait....

[otis89]

Fun fact: Zambrano hasn't given up a run in PetCo. 2 starts, 14 IP, 7 H, 17/7 K/BB

 

In cavernous ballparks like Petco, you need speedy, sure-handed OF'ers to chase down all the flyballs.

 

Too bad Pie isn't still around.

 

He may not be as good as he used to, but Edmonds is still a good defender. As long as they don't hit balls to Soriano...

[UMFan83]

I just realized that the Brewers have a 3 game set against the DBacks this week. The only 2 starters that they don't face in the series: Brandon Webb and Dan Haren. WTH?

[Omar]

Cubs Vs. Baek

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Mark DeRosa           6     6   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .167  .167  .167  .334 
Reed Johnson          5     5   2  0  0  0   1   0   1  .400  .400  .400  .800 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                11    11   3  0  0  0   1   0   2  .273  .273  .273  .546 

 

Padres Vs. Zambrano

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Tadahito Iguchi      18    15   3  0  0  0   1   2   6  .200  .333  .200  .533 
Brian Giles          17    15   2  2  0  0   0   2   3  .133  .235  .267  .502 
Khalil Greene        16    16   1  0  0  0   0   0   6  .063  .063  .063  .126 
Adrian Gonzalez       7     5   1  0  0  0   0   2   1  .200  .429  .200  .629 
Jody Gerut            4     2   1  0  0  1   1   2   0  .500  .750 2.000 2.750 
Scott Hairston        3     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Kevin Kouzmanoff      3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Michael Barrett       2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Randy Wolf            2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Tony Clark            1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Edgar Gonzalez        1     1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                74    65  10  2  0  1   3   8  21  .154  .257  .231  .488 

[Guest]

1090 AM if you're in LA, Orange County, San Diego or the Inland Empire.

[chuckywang]

So if the Cubs record was 52-5, or 54-3, people could finally say that we are the luckiest team ever!

 

I can safely say yes. If the Cubs were 52-5, I'd be saying they were the luckiest team ever.

 

Cause no major league baseball team can be that good.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS win every day of the week !!!

 

Team record by day of week

 

CUBS are 6-3 on Sundays
CUBS are 5-2 on Mondays
CUBS are 4-3 on Tuesdays
CUBS are 6-3 on Wednesdays
CUBS are 4-3 on Thursdays
CUBS are 5-4 on Fridays
CUBS are 6-3 on Saturdays

 

Go CUBS !!

[TruffleShuffle]

CUBS win every day of the week !!!

 

Team record by day of week

 

CUBS are 6-3 on Sundays
CUBS are 5-2 on Mondays
CUBS are 4-3 on Tuesdays
CUBS are 6-3 on Wednesdays
CUBS are 4-3 on Thursdays
CUBS are 5-4 on Fridays
CUBS are 6-3 on Saturdays

 

now THAT is consistent. eat your heart out, joe morgan.

 

Go CUBS !!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Tonight's game is really big, it'd hurt to lose.

 

Marquis is our starter the second game, and Maddux starts for them at the third game. He's been awesome at home. So games 2 and 3 make me nervous. If we win this series, it has to include game 1 I think.

[David]

I just realized that the Brewers have a 3 game set against the DBacks this week. The only 2 starters that they don't face in the series: Brandon Webb and Dan Haren. WTH?

 

 

Brewers.

 

Meh.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I just realized that the Brewers have a 3 game set against the DBacks this week. The only 2 starters that they don't face in the series: Brandon Webb and Dan Haren. WTH?

 

 

Brewers.

 

Meh.

 

 

I think he means that team with a 120-119 Pythagorean record over the last two seasons, including 27-30 this season.

[Butterscup1679666578]

erik316wttn you can have sex with my girlfriend any time.

 

I wonder what the most wins are by an NSBB poster for Game Threads in a season are?

 

Go Z. I expect a great outing tonight.

[Andy]

erik316wttn you can have sex with my girlfriend any time.

 

I wonder what the most wins are by an NSBB poster for Game Threads in a season are?

 

Go Z. I expect a great outing tonight.

Dunno, but Southpaw had the 7-game win streak last year, so he and Erik are the class of the starters at the moment.

[Guest]

erik316wttn you can have sex with my girlfriend any time.

 

I wonder what the most wins are by an NSBB poster for Game Threads in a season are?

 

Go Z. I expect a great outing tonight.

 

Fred and erik have 7 this year.

 

2007 brought us UMFan with 8 and Davhern, Southpaw and Soccer10k with 7

 

In 2006, the leader was apparently me...with 4. Though we obviously quit on the season. :oops:

 

Looks like the most in 2005 was 5 (Roast, CT, Tree and bukie).

 

2004 was the year of Bhogg the Game Thread Pimp.

[UMFan83]

I just realized that the Brewers have a 3 game set against the DBacks this week. The only 2 starters that they don't face in the series: Brandon Webb and Dan Haren. WTH?

 

 

Brewers.

 

Meh.

 

 

I think he means that team with a 120-119 Pythagorean record over the last two seasons, including 27-30 this season.

 

And yet, they have enough talent and resources to make a run. Who said that their talent was playing at full potential the last season and a half.

[Schwarber Fan]

Well I still have a 1.000 winning % because Fred went and jumped the gun on my 3rd game, which we lost. :)

 

2-0

[bukie]

Looks like the most in 2005 was 5 (Roast, CT, Tree and bukie).

 

Heh, I haven't even started a game thread since then. I'm the Mark Prior of NSBB.