7/5 Cubs (TRL) at Red Birds (KML) 2:55 FOX/WGN Radio XM188

[Bruce Miles]

The Cubs have an early lineup. It's this:

 

Theriot, SS

Fukudome, RF

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Edmonds, CF

Soto, C

DeRosa, LF

Fontenot, 2B

Lilly, P

[CubColtPacer]

The Cubs have an early lineup. It's this:

 

Theriot, SS

Fukudome, RF

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Edmonds, CF

Soto, C

DeRosa, LF

Fontenot, 2B

Lilly, P

 

Thanks Bruce! Looks good.

[erik316wttn]

I hate working till 3 on Saturdays. Stupid job.

 

Lets win this series today and go for the sweep tomorrow!

[VanceJergins]

Aramis, this is day is primo for you to bust out of your slump.

 

I was just thinking that. Holy crap, he's owned Lohse. 5-5, 2 doubles and a HR.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Stat lines for the starting lineup.............

 

03/31 - 07/04      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Theriot           310   46   95   12    1    1   21   39   30  0.306  0.386  0.361  0.748  0.337  3.76  0.080  0.152
Fukudome          301   56   87   16    2    7   35   52   61  0.289  0.393  0.425  0.819  0.343  4.40  0.104  0.188
D Lee             350   58  104   21    3   15   52   37   60  0.297  0.362  0.503  0.864  0.324  3.95  0.064  0.199
Ramirez           297   55   84   20    0   14   54   42   54  0.283  0.383  0.492  0.875  0.306  4.11  0.100  0.229
Edmonds           113   15   32    6    1    8   24   18   22  0.283  0.379  0.566  0.945  0.289  4.20  0.096  0.235
Soto              286   32   83   23    1   14   51   40   75  0.290  0.376  0.524  0.900  0.350  3.98  0.086  0.191
DeRosa            280   49   80   15    0   10   47   37   65  0.286  0.374  0.446  0.821  0.341  3.88  0.089  0.201
Fontenot          121   23   31   10    0    5   16   14   24  0.256  0.343  0.463  0.806  0.283  4.09  0.087  0.133
Lilly              32    1    7    1    0    0    2    1   18  0.219  0.242  0.250  0.492  0.500  3.49  0.024  0.087

Totals           2090  335  603  124    8   74  302  280  409  0.289  0.375  0.462  0.837  0.329  4.02  0.729  0.191

 

Road splits...........

 

Road               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Theriot           153   17   39    4    0    0   11   22   14  0.255  0.352  0.281  0.633  0.281  3.79  0.097  0.155
Fukudome          159   19   34    6    1    2   13   25   33  0.214  0.317  0.302  0.619  0.258  4.41  0.103  0.147
D Lee             179   22   55   13    3    2   24   27   37  0.307  0.394  0.447  0.841  0.379  4.03  0.087  0.234
Ramirez           157   16   36    9    0    6   25    9   27  0.229  0.282  0.401  0.684  0.242  3.98  0.053  0.173
Edmonds            74    6   19    4    0    2    8   10   15  0.257  0.345  0.392  0.737  0.298  4.23  0.088  0.176
Soto              152   16   45   14    0    8   21   18   41  0.296  0.374  0.546  0.920  0.359  4.00  0.078  0.138
DeRosa            146   22   33    7    0    6   23   17   41  0.226  0.307  0.397  0.704  0.273  3.91  0.081  0.195
Fontenot           58   11   15    4    0    4   10   11   13  0.259  0.386  0.534  0.920  0.268  4.01  0.127  0.171
Lilly              17    1    3    1    0    0    0    0   12  0.176  0.176  0.235  0.412  0.600  3.25  0.000  0.000

Totals           1095  130  279   62    4   30  135  139  233  0.255  0.341  0.401  0.741  0.299  4.03  0.716  0.172

 

Splits vs. St. Louis .... (notice this crew has more BBs than Ks vs. St. Louis )...........

 

vs. St. L          AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Theriot            18    1    3    0    0    0    0    2    0  0.167  0.250  0.167  0.417  0.167  4.60  0.083  0.000
Fukudome           16    2    4    2    0    1    4    1    3  0.250  0.278  0.563  0.840  0.250  3.89  0.028  0.200
D Lee              17    2    4    1    0    0    0    3    2  0.235  0.350  0.294  0.644  0.267  4.30  0.115  0.000
Ramirez             5    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.286  0.000  0.286  0.000  4.00  0.286  0.000
Edmonds             4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    3  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  6.25  0.000  0.000
Soto               14    4    7    3    0    1    3    4    1  0.500  0.611  0.929  1.540  0.500  4.17  0.111  0.333
DeRosa             16    1    1    1    0    0    0    2    4  0.063  0.167  0.125  0.292  0.083  3.56  0.104  0.000
Fontenot            7    2    3    1    0    1    4    5    1  0.429  0.667  1.000  1.667  0.400  4.75  0.238  0.375
Lilly               2    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.500  0.500  2.67  0.000  0.000

Totals             99   13   23    9    0    3   11   18   14  0.232  0.353  0.414  0.767  0.244  4.21  0.965  0.138

 

and finally, splits vs. Lohse.........

 

vs Lohse           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Theriot             3    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667  0.333  4.00  0.000  0.000
Fukudome            3    1    2    1    0    0    1    0    0  0.667  0.667  1.000  1.667  0.667  3.33  0.000  1.000
D Lee               3    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667  0.333  5.00  0.000  0.000
Ramirez             0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000
Edmonds             0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000
Soto                3    1    1    1    0    0    2    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.667  1.000  0.333  3.67  0.000  1.000
DeRosa              2    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.333  0.000  0.333  0.000  4.67  0.333  0.000
Fontenot            2    1    1    0    0    1    3    1    0  0.500  0.667  2.000  2.667  0.000  4.00  0.167  1.000
Lilly               2    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.500  0.500  2.67  0.000  0.000

Totals             18    7    7    3    0    1    6    2    0  0.389  0.450  0.722  1.172  0.353  3.90  0.500  0.833

[SouthSideRyan]

It looks like they are trying to keep Fukudome in the 2 spot so that he can be acclimated to it when Soriano comes back.

 

Hopefully that means Theriot or Fontenot are in the leadoff spot today, not Johnson for the 3rd straight day. Johnson probably has the inside track though.

 

The fact that Lou keeps batting Johnson vs. righties, and considers DeRosa as his altenate suggests that Murton has no future with this team.

 

I'd imagine he'll be back out there against lefties. It is annoying how they've outright stopped letting him hit righties.

[Fred Hornkohl]

It looks like they are trying to keep Fukudome in the 2 spot so that he can be acclimated to it when Soriano comes back.

 

Hopefully that means Theriot or Fontenot are in the leadoff spot today, not Johnson for the 3rd straight day. Johnson probably has the inside track though.

 

The fact that Lou keeps batting Johnson vs. righties, and considers DeRosa as his altenate suggests that Murton has no future with this team.

 

I'd imagine he'll be back out there against lefties. It is annoying how they've outright stopped letting him hit righties.

 

Seems like they've stopped letting him hit lefties, too !!

 

Murton             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
vs Left            18    0    3    1    0    0    5    1    3  0.167  0.211  0.222  0.433  0.200  3.74  0.044  0.238
vs Right           17    2    7    1    0    0    1    0    1  0.412  0.444  0.471  0.915  0.438  3.44  0.033  0.091

All pitchers       35    2   10    2    0    0    6    1    4  0.286  0.324  0.343  0.667  0.323  3.59  0.039  0.188

[B]

Luckily FOX is showing the Yankees/Sox here. :roll:

[UK1679666180]

The Cubs have an early lineup. It's this:

 

Theriot, SS

Fukudome, RF

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Edmonds, CF

Soto, C

DeRosa, LF

Fontenot, 2B

Lilly, P

 

I like the line-up by Lou, almost identical to what I had. Time to take the series.

[Fred Hornkohl]

The starting lineups for both teams.........

 

Saturday 05 July 2008

CUBS @ St. Louis

14:55

 

 

CUBS

 

Theriot, ss

Fukudome, rf

D Lee, 1b

Ramirez, 3b

Edmonds, cf

Soto, c

DeRosa, lf

Fontenot, 2b

Lilly, p

 

 

St. Louis

 

Ryan, ss

Ankiel, cf

Pujols, 1b

Glaus, 3b

Ludwick, rf

Molina, c

Kennedy, 2b

Lohse, p

Schumaker, lf

[Vinestal]

Luckily FOX is showing the Yankees/Sox here. :roll:

\

 

Yeah same here *sigh*

What are the chances they will get rained out? I hate the Tampa Fox affliate they suck *sigh*

[badger1679666666]

Luckily FOX is showing the Yankees/Sox here. :roll:

 

Same here, in Minneapolis.

 

:roll:

[Fred Hornkohl]

You have to go back quite a ways to find a time when the CUBS were better off on the 4th of July than they are this year.......

 

CUBS on 04 July.....

 

Year      W    L    Pct  Place      GB    Lead
2008     52   35   .598    1st    ----     3.5
2007     42   41   .506    2nd     5.5    ----
2006     30   53   .361    5th    15.5    ----
2005     40   41   .494    2nd    11.5    ----
2004     46   35   .568    2nd     3.0    ----
2003     43   42   .506    3rd     2.0    ---- 
2001     48   34   .585    1st    ----     4.0
1998     47   39   .547    2nd     5.0    ----
1989     43   38   .531    3rd     2.0    ----
1984     45   35   .563    1st    ----     1.0
1977     48   28   .632    1st    ----     4.0
1969     53   28   .654    1st    ----     7.5
1945     36   28   .563    2nd     3.0    ----
1938     38   30   .559    3rd     6.0    ----
1935     38   31   .551    4th    10.5    ----
1932     37   34   .521    3rd     2.5    ----
1929     42   24   .636    2nd     0.5    ----
1918     47   19   .712    1st    ----     4.0  
1910     41   22   .651    1st    ----     1.5
1908     41   25   .621    1st    ----     0.5
1907     52   16   .765    1st    ----    11.5
1906     49   21   .700    1st    ----     4.5

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[otis89]

Year      W    L    Pct  Place      GB    Lead
1907     52   16   .765    1st    ----    11.5

 

:shock:

[illiniguy]

Year      W    L    Pct  Place      GB    Lead
1907     52   16   .765    1st    ----    11.5

 

:shock:

I imagine we had some pretty nice stretches in '06 as well. 116 out of 154 isn't all that easy. Our second half must have been amazing.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I don't believe any team in baseball has a higher winning pct over 3 seasons as the 1906-1908 CUBS. I haven't checked it out for sure, but the '06 team won 116 games (0.753) which is still the single season record. Then they went to the World Series and got their clock cleaned by a team called the "hitless wonders". Go figure.

[RedFlash]

Luckily FOX is showing the Yankees/Sox here. :roll:

 

Same here, in Minneapolis.

 

:roll:

 

Here in Alabama, also.

 

 

Apparently FOX thinks every baseball fan in America wants to watch the overrated soap-opera drama that is the Yanks-Red Sox, and not a legit, hard-fought rivalry like the Cubs/Cards.

[illiniguy]

I don't believe any team in baseball has a higher winning pct over 3 seasons as the 1906-1908 CUBS. I haven't checked it out for sure, but the '06 team won 116 games (0.753) which is still the single season record. Then they went to the World Series and got their clock cleaned by a team called the "hitless wonders". Go figure.

According to Bill James.

 

The Cubs have the most wins tied in 1 year

most over 2

most over 3

most over 4

most over 5

most over 6

most over 7

most over 8

most over 9

 

It was in his book that did the break down by decades and then ranked the best players by position.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I don't believe any team in baseball has a higher winning pct over 3 seasons as the 1906-1908 CUBS. I haven't checked it out for sure, but the '06 team won 116 games (0.753) which is still the single season record. Then they went to the World Series and got their clock cleaned by a team called the "hitless wonders". Go figure.

According to Bill James.

 

The Cubs have the most wins tied in 1 year

most over 2

most over 3

most over 4

most over 5

most over 6

most over 7

most over 8

most over 9

 

It was in his book that did the break down by decades and then ranked the best players by position.

 

Yeah... I was speaking in terms of winning pct specifically because they have lengthened the schedule a couple of times over the last 107 years. For example, Seattle tied the '06 CUBS record of 116 wins in a season a few years back, but they went 116-46 (0.716), while the CUBS had won 116 in a 154 game schedule, or 116-38 for a winning pct of 0.753. These two team feats are, in my opinion, not even close.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Time time to remind Kyle Lohse that hes Kyle Lohse and why nobody wanted him in the off season.

[Friendly Confines]

chat today?

[ArthurVandalay]

Yankees vs. Red Sox in Cincinnati? This is an NL Central market, you have got to be frigging kidding me?!?!

Who the hell decides this crap?

[Butterscup1679666578]

Fontenot just said Geovano, didn't he.

[CubsGM]

Yankees vs. Red Sox in Cincinnati? This is an NL Central market, you have got to be frigging kidding me?!?!

Who the hell decides this crap?

The local FOX stations.

[Jon]

Fontenot just said Geovano, didn't he.

Sure did.