8/25 Cubs (Lilly) @ Pirates (Karstens) - 6:05 CSN Chicago

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Sanchez singled to right field

Doumit flied out to left field

Ad LaRoche homered to right field , Sanchez scored

Michaels grounded out to second, 4-3

Moss doubled to right field

An LaRoche called out on strikes

 

2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 1 4 0 5 0                   10 12  0
Pittsburgh      0 0 0 1 0 2                    3  6  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Ramirez (23)

Pittsburgh: Moss (6), Ad LaRoche (18)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         6.0  6  3  3  1  7  2  95

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Karstens      3.0  6  5  5  1  1  1  68
Davis         2.0  5  5  5  1  2  0  41
Bautista      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  11

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS      Pittsburgh
P/PA              3.87            3.80
RBI%              0.42            0.11
R/BR              0.67            0.43
BA               0.444           0.250
OBP              0.517           0.280
SLG              0.741           0.583
OPS              1.258           0.863
ERA               4.50           15.00
BB/9              1.50            4.50
K/9              10.50            4.50

[Soul]

I hate to nitpick tonight, but this is what I'm tired of from Lilly. You know he's good for this type of thing pretty much every time out.

I'm projecting this to October and frankly, I'm not looking forward to a tight game with Ted pitching to, say, Manny.

 

He's our number 4 starter. What playoff teams have better number 4 starters? Just because Lilly gives up a lot of home runs doesn't mean he's bad. 3 runs on 3 homers is the same as 3 runs on scattered basehits.

Did I say I think he's bad?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Edmonds            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        39   10    9    1    0    5    5   11   13  0.231  0.400  0.641  1.041  0.190  4.08  0.169  0.000
bases empty       102   19   25    5    1   10   10   21   29  0.245  0.374  0.608  0.982  0.238  4.43  0.129  0.000
last 10 games      14    1    0    0    0    0    0    6    5  0.000  0.333  0.000  0.333  0.000  4.10  0.333  0.000
August             41   11    7    4    0    3    6   13   12  0.171  0.382  0.488  0.870  0.154  4.05  0.211  0.158
Road              103   14   27    5    0    6   19   17   21  0.262  0.367  0.485  0.852  0.276  4.24  0.105  0.265
Nite              103   12   20    4    0    6   19   22   23  0.194  0.341  0.408  0.749  0.189  4.25  0.147  0.228
vs Right          171   32   45   14    1   14   41   35   39  0.263  0.389  0.602  0.992  0.263  4.22  0.126  0.270
vs Bautista         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
vs. Pitts           6    2    1    1    0    0    0    3    2  0.167  0.444  0.333  0.778  0.250  4.33  0.278  0.000
Jeff Nelson         4    0    2    1    0    0    1    0    1  0.500  0.500  0.750  1.250  0.667  4.00  0.000  1.000
7th inning         25    5    9    3    0    3    9    3    4  0.360  0.414  0.840  1.254  0.333  3.59  0.054  0.300
0 outs             60   17   14    2    0    7   12   16   18  0.233  0.395  0.617  1.011  0.200  3.87  0.161  0.227

[Hall7810]

Hopefully he gives Fontenot some ABs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 67-4 when they lead at the end of 6 innings

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Edmonds struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty       208   42   61   11    2   10   10   28   38  0.293  0.385  0.510  0.895  0.319  3.77  0.092  0.000
last 10 games      34    9   13    2    0    5   10    5    8  0.382  0.450  0.882  1.332  0.381  3.98  0.068  0.217
August             67   18   25    6    0    7   22   10   12  0.373  0.443  0.776  1.219  0.375  4.00  0.070  0.349
Road              206   38   51   11    1    8   35   29   54  0.248  0.343  0.427  0.770  0.299  4.01  0.095  0.209
Nite              222   38   59    8    0    7   39   34   59  0.266  0.363  0.396  0.759  0.333  4.05  0.097  0.212
vs Right          304   54   85   17    2   14   57   39   66  0.280  0.370  0.487  0.857  0.317  3.88  0.090  0.226
vs Bautista         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
vs. Pitts          51   14   18    7    0    1    8    8    9  0.353  0.426  0.549  0.975  0.415  3.62  0.073  0.184
Jeff Nelson         4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.75  0.000  0.000
7th inning         50   10   14    3    0    1    6    5    8  0.280  0.357  0.400  0.757  0.317  3.70  0.077  0.152
1 out             151   37   45    5    2    8   37   30   30  0.298  0.411  0.517  0.928  0.327  3.92  0.113  0.279

[Soul]

I'd like a DeRoHoMo.

[third eye]

I hate to nitpick tonight, but this is what I'm tired of from Lilly. You know he's good for this type of thing pretty much every time out.

I'm projecting this to October and frankly, I'm not looking forward to a tight game with Ted pitching to, say, Manny.

 

By then, though, the Cubs would have a 3-0 series lead, at the least, and there's no way the Cubs would drop 3 in a row, 2 at home, with Dempster, Zambrano and Harden going. ;)

 

Yes, your comment was tongue in cheek, but the stoploss value of having 3 aces in that type of a series (I'm assuming this was a jab at the 2003 NLCS) is pretty important. Anyway, it's fun to be able to talk about those scenarios now :)

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty       233   35   57    7    2    3    3   30   59  0.245  0.333  0.330  0.664  0.316  4.39  0.089  0.000
last 10 games      26    4    5    0    0    1    5    4    8  0.192  0.290  0.308  0.598  0.235  4.35  0.098  0.182
August             63    5   10    1    0    1    9    8   13  0.159  0.247  0.222  0.469  0.184  3.93  0.088  0.163
Road              222   29   51   10    2    3   20   33   44  0.230  0.326  0.333  0.659  0.274  4.32  0.096  0.150
Nite              225   39   60   11    2    5   28   37   42  0.267  0.370  0.400  0.770  0.309  4.35  0.103  0.197
vs Right          330   53   86   16    2    9   36   51   72  0.261  0.360  0.403  0.763  0.309  4.21  0.100  0.165
vs Bautista         0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  1.000  0.000  1.000  0.000  5.00  1.000  0.000
vs. Pitts          47    6   11    0    1    0    4   10    8  0.234  0.368  0.277  0.645  0.282  4.33  0.134  0.182
Jeff Nelson         5    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  3.60  0.000  0.333
7th inning         60   12   22    6    0    2   13    5   12  0.367  0.397  0.567  0.964  0.435  4.06  0.030  0.306
2 outs            155    9   24    8    0    3   14   14   37  0.155  0.225  0.265  0.489  0.183  4.34  0.070  0.086

[Alien11]

I'd like a DeRoHoMo.

No matter which way I read that, it still sounds bad for poor Mark.

[third eye]

I'd like a DeRo[expletive].

 

:-k

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome singled to left field

[Soul]

Fuku again.

 

Dare I hope he just needed a little constructive dialog with his manager? Dare I?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I'd like a DeRoHoMo.

anyway... Kosuke having himself quite a nice game

[Schwarber Fan]

Nice, Kosuke

[Ski]

What's the Cubs record when they lead by 6 after 6 innings?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on        205   26   53   12    0    9   61   32   50  0.259  0.351  0.449  0.800  0.301  3.96  0.093  0.193
last 10 games      26    7    7    1    1    1    4    9    6  0.269  0.457  0.500  0.957  0.316  4.23  0.188  0.176
August             55   13   18    3    1    2   13   13    9  0.327  0.449  0.527  0.977  0.364  3.99  0.122  0.314
Road              211   25   60   17    0   10   29   25   53  0.284  0.363  0.507  0.870  0.338  3.99  0.079  0.157
Nite              231   30   69   18    1   12   43   27   53  0.299  0.370  0.541  0.911  0.343  3.91  0.072  0.201
vs Right          312   39   86   21    2   14   49   41   76  0.276  0.358  0.490  0.848  0.324  3.97  0.082  0.171
vs Bautista         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
vs. Pitts          54    9   21    8    0    2   11   13   10  0.389  0.507  0.648  1.156  0.452  4.22  0.119  0.231
Jeff Nelson         4    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.250  3.25  0.000  0.000
7th inning         44    4   12    2    0    1    6    8   16  0.273  0.377  0.386  0.764  0.407  4.06  0.105  0.208
2 outs            129   13   26    7    0    6   17   24   31  0.202  0.331  0.395  0.727  0.217  3.95  0.130  0.104

[ELCABALLO45]

My point isn't that it's a conspiracy per se, but that teams definitely gear up for the Cubs. We get everyone's best effort. Other teams don't.

 

LOL.

 

But anyways, this game is already out of hand...

 

I doubt the validity of this vast conspiracy. I figure the Pirates just wanted to give Karstens an extra day of rest, since he struggled his last time out. Didn't seem to work out for them, though.

 

Hate to say this one's over already though. When the Nationals can put up a quick 6 spot, no game is really over.

 

I just read that and found it really funny that someone actually thinks that a team trys harder just because its the Cubs. That's a very poor excuse.

 

And yeah the game is not over but, the Nats also scored 6 in a windy wrigley field.

 

I still think it. Don't really care what anyone else thinks. The Cubs are good enough to beat teams like the Pirates on some days regardless of whether they are particularly excited for the game.

 

Pretty bush league to grab my comment from a dead thread and re-post it here just so you can get more attention for your comment though.

 

Bush league? LOL, okay?

 

But yeah, your allowed to have your own opinion, regardless of how wrong it is.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

and the kid without the glove got his ball

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Edmonds struck out swinging

DeRosa struck out swinging

Fukudome singled to left field

Soto flied out to right field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 1 4 0 5 0 0                 10 13  0
Pittsburgh      0 0 0 1 0 2                    3  6  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Ramirez (23)

Pittsburgh: Moss (6), Ad LaRoche (18)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         6.0  6  3  3  1  7  2  95

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Karstens      3.0  6  5  5  1  1  1  68
Davis         2.0  5  5  5  1  2  0  41
Bautista      2.0  2  0  0  0  2  0  26

[mul21]

 

Bush league? LOL, okay?

 

But yeah, your allowed to have your own opinion, regardless of how wrong it is.

 

A little bold for a Brewer's fan on this board methinks.

 

He was simply saying teams get a little more geared up to play the Cubs because of all the hype in comparison to say, the Cards this year, who weren't expected to even be .500.

[Soul]

Bush league? LOL, okay?

 

But yeah, your allowed to have your own opinion, regardless of how wrong it is.

 

Yep. And the next time you have an opinion that's off color from the rest of the board I'll show you the respect of NOT cutting and pasting it into the busiest thread so I can have the most fun laughing at someone.

 

I wish others would do the same, but I guess I expect too much.