8/17 Cubs (Gemster) @ Florida (Volstad) 12:10p CDT, WGN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sunday 17 August 2008

CUBS @ Florida

12:10

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1              9 12  0
Florida         0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0              2  6  0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Soriano       lf       6   1   1   2   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Theriot       ss       4   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D Lee         1b       2   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
A Ramirez     3b       4   1   2   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Fukudome      rf       4   0   0   1   0   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
Soto          c        3   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fontenot      2b       3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Cedeno        ph       0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cotts         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samardzija    p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Blanco        ph       1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Marmol        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Johnson       cf       5   1   4   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
Dempster      p        1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edmonds       ph       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DeRosa        ph-2b    1   1   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0

totals                34   9  12   9   8   5  16   0   1   1   1   0   6   0   0   2   1



Florida
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Ramirez       ss       3   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Gonzalez      lf       4   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Cantu         3b       4   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Jacobs        1b       4   0   0   0   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Uggla         2b       4   0   0   0   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hermida       rf       2   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pinto         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kensing       p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hendrickson   p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LoDuca        ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ross          cf-rf    4   1   1   0   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
Baker         c        3   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Volstad       p        2   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amezaga       cf       2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                33   2   6   2   3  13  13   1   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0



CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Dempster         6.0   5   2   2   2  10   0   96
Cotts            1.7   1   0   0   0   2   0   31
Samardzija       0.3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Marmol           1.0   0   0   0   1   0   0   17

totals           9.0   6   2   2   3  13   0  148


Florida
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Volstad          6.0   6   2   2   3   3   0  106
Pinto            0.7   2   5   5   3   0   0   34
Kensing          1.3   2   1   1   2   2   0   31
Hendrickson      1.0   2   1   1   0   0   0   13

totals           9.0  12   9   9   8   5   0  184

W:Dempster (14-5)
S:none
L:Pinto (2-5)

T:3:05
A:19,085

Home runs:
CUBS: none
Florida: none

 

 

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[Little Slide Rooter]

So we go home to DBR with no Volquez, and more importantly, no Dunn or Griffey. One of those no excuse not to sweep series'.

[UMFan83]

Brewers have them loaded with 2 outs and Weeks up

 

Edit: And he ks

[kujay]

So we go home to DBR with no Volquez, and more importantly, no Dunn or Griffey. One of those no excuse not to sweep series'.

 

Seems like we are having this conversation a lot lately, whether it's okay to expect a series sweep.

 

I expect the Cubs to go 5-1 against CIN and WSH.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So we go home to DBR with no Volquez, and more importantly, no Dunn or Griffey. One of those no excuse not to sweep series'.

 

Seems like we are having this conversation a lot lately, whether it's okay to expect a series sweep.

 

I expect the Cubs to go 5-1 against CIN and WSH.

 

Its okay to expect anything you want. Hell, I can expect to win the lottery if I want, doesnt mean its going to happen. With that in mind, Im expecting to sweep the Reds or Nats. Im not guaranteeing anything, just expecting it.

[Derwood]

Very happy to have turned off a 2-0 game and see we won 9-2. Nice work boys.

[UMFan83]

Here is how Cubs playoff teams have fared after 124 games in their respective seasons:

 

2008 - 76-48 1st 5.0 GA (4.5 or 5.5 depending on the Brewers game)

1984 - 73-51 1st 4.0 GA

1989 - 71-53 1st 2.5 GA

1998 - 68-56 2nd 8.0 GB

2003 - 64-60 3rd 1.5 GB

2007 - 64-60 1st Tied

[C.C.]

This team just keeps on rolling. I don't even know how to enjoy this?

[17 Seconds]

:lol: at the fan with the sign

 

I flipped away for just a sec. What did it say?

 

The good old "COMPLETELY USELESS BY SEPTEMBER" with "completely" spelled incorrectly.

 

Haha, I was at the game last night and saw that guy during the game and then again after as he was yelling at Cubs fans coming out of the stadium. I called him out on him "completly" spelling and he just mumbled something about a goat and then started running his mouth again. Of course, he was all alone.

 

Oh, and I hate to generalize, but the Marlins have to have to trashiest fanbase in all of baseball. 90% of the Marlins fans that were there were dirty looking hoodrats who were more interested in starting junk than watching the game. Also, the stadium seriously smells like ass. I didn't go to the day game today so I can only imagine how bad it smelled with all the sweating that was going on.

[bukie]

Here is how Cubs playoff teams have fared after 124 games in their respective seasons:

 

2008 - 76-48 1st 5.0 GA (4.5 or 5.5 depending on the Brewers game)

1984 - 73-51 1st 4.0 GA

1989 - 71-53 1st 2.5 GA

1998 - 68-56 2nd 8.0 GB

2003 - 64-60 3rd 1.5 GB

2007 - 64-60 1st Tied

 

Yeah, the Cubs have their best record after 124 games since...a season that magically ended on August 15.

 

EDIT: And, even in 1945, they were only 77-47 at this point in the season.

 

EDIT: Might as well show all the playoff years:

 

1945: 77-47 1st 1.5 GA

1938: 68-56 3rd 7.0 GB (they finished 21-6 to win the division)

1935: 75-49 3rd 2.5 GB

1932: 73-51 1st 8.0 GA

1929: 83-41 1st 11.5 GA (yeah, here's where it starts getting ridiculous)

1918: 82-42 1st 11.5 GA (they only played 5 games after this in the season to finish 84-45 on the year)

1910: 85-39 1st 10.5 GA

1908: 75-49 3rd 2.0 GB (that's right, they're ahead of the 1908 WS winner pace)

1907: 89-35 1st 16.0 GA (they certainly coasted in this season...they only lost 45 games on the year)

1906: 93-31 1st 13.0 GA (and they lost the World Series...)

[RedFlash]

This team just keeps on rolling. I don't even know how to enjoy this?

 

With a beer and a cigar..........perhaps?