07/20 Cubs (Dempster) @ Astros (Backe) 1:05 CT WGN-TV

[TMan92]

One good thing about the starters lately is that they have been going much deeping into ballgames, leaving the bullpen mostly rested.

 

Our starting pitching has been a bright spot over the past couple weeks. Hitting and relief pitching not so much.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I think Ive finally let my guard down and become a Dempster believer. Im no longer awaiting the old Demp to come back every time he starts.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 48-1 when they lead at the end of 7 innings

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Mizzou]

Theriot now hitting .327 on the season.

 

I still can't understand how we had so many all-stars and that guy was not one of them.

 

He's now tied for 4th in the NL in average with Holliday.

And 6th in OBP.

 

You gotta give the Cubs credit where it's due. Many Cubs fans were outraged that the Cubs were not addressing their SS issue in the offseason. So far he's looked really good this year. Still has horrible range at SS and tends to make dumb decisions from time to time, but overall he's been more than fine.

Agreed. I'd say he's been much better than more than fine though. Among all SS in baseball, he has the best average and the best OBP. The power clearly isn't there, but he's still 12th in baseball in SLG.

 

Especially when you consider how much he makes, Theriot is having a great year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        84   21   25    7    2    5    5    9   15  0.298  0.366  0.607  0.973  0.313  3.82  0.068  0.000
Road              197   23   62   15    3    2   25   27   41  0.315  0.394  0.452  0.846  0.390  4.02  0.079  0.230
vs. Houst          32    7   14    4    0    3    6    1    4  0.438  0.455  0.844  1.298  0.440  3.00  0.017  0.600

overall           391   63  118   25    3   15   56   42   67  0.302  0.367  0.496  0.863  0.333  3.98  0.065  0.200

[Little Slide Rooter]

CUBS are 48-1 when they lead at the end of 7 innings

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

So the Kerry Wood Cards game was the only time we lost one? Is that right?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sampson in to pitch for Houston

[Guest]

It's always nice to wake up to see the Cubs winning.

 

I actually had a dream last night where I checked the score of the Cubs game and they were winning 4-0. Granted that was over the Padres and not the Astros, but they're still up 4-0.

[Magnetic Curses]

and yet another non-pitcher that the astros forced into being a pitcher.

[VanceJergins]

I'm hoping they take Dempster out. If we use him and Harden carefully and keep them strong, we're going to be fierce in the playoffs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

[Magnetic Curses]

lee is trying to pull everything and everybody knows it except him.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty       168   31   45   10    1    7    7   27   32  0.268  0.376  0.464  0.840  0.295  3.98  0.108  0.000

[BCVM22]

I'm hoping they take Dempster out. If we use him and Harden carefully and keep them strong, we're going to be fierce in the playoffs.

 

Given the team, the park and the minor bullpen struggles lately, I give Demp the 8th.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez grounded out to third, 5-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Edmonds                 AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty 2 outs      16    0    3    1    0    0    0    0    5  0.188  0.188  0.250  0.438  0.273  4.19  0.000  0.000

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 50-23 when they get at least 8 hits..... 7-16 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[VanceJergins]

I'm hoping they take Dempster out. If we use him and Harden carefully and keep them strong, we're going to be fierce in the playoffs.

 

Given the team, the park and the minor bullpen struggles lately, I give Demp the 8th.

 

I'd let Marshall finish it out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Sampson in to pitch for Houston

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3

Ramirez grounded out to third, 5-3

Edmonds flied out to center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0                4  8  0
Houston         0 0 0 0 0 0 0                  0  6  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Fontenot (8)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      7.0  6  0  0  1  5  0  90

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Backe         6.7  8  4  4  0  8  1  93
Wright        0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Sampson       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  14

[TMan92]

I'm hoping they take Dempster out. If we use him and Harden carefully and keep them strong, we're going to be fierce in the playoffs.

 

Given the team, the park and the minor bullpen struggles lately, I give Demp the 8th.

 

I'd let Marshall finish it out.

 

No thanks. This is a key inning.

[Andy]

I'm hoping they take Dempster out. If we use him and Harden carefully and keep them strong, we're going to be fierce in the playoffs.

 

Given the team, the park and the minor bullpen struggles lately, I give Demp the 8th.

 

I'd let Marshall finish it out.

Who?

[BCVM22]

Who?

 

Lefty. Tall. Young. Has a hot wife.

[Bote McBoteface]

Marmol warming up. haha.

[VanceJergins]

Marmol warming up. haha.

 

I think that joke went over my head.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Matsui struck out swinging