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

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 41-30 when they GIDP.... 38-20 when they don't

CUBS have GIDP'd 27 times in their last 23 games.... their opponents have GIDP'd 7 times

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sanchez singled to right field

[Ding Dong Johnson]

baseball-reference.com has info on chest protector history?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Doumit flied out to left field

[bukie]

CUBS are 41-30 when they GIDP.... 38-20 when they don't

CUBS have GIDP'd 27 times in their last 23 games.... their opponents have GIDP'd 7 times

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

That's quite a disparity between DPs. Of course, the underlying aspect of this is that the Cubs offense tends to be on base a lot more often than the opponents also. Not 3 times more on base, but more all the same.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ad LaRoche homered to right field , Sanchez scored

[Ding Dong Johnson]

one of the LaRoche twins hit a ball really far

[Mizzou]

There's nothing quite like fireworks after hitting a HR to bring your team within 7 runs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 20-15 when the opponent hits at least 2 HRs.... 60-34 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[17 Seconds]

Haha that little kid

[Andy]

So I leave with 1 run, come back with 10 and 3 Jimmy XBH's. That'll work.

 

Although Ted can really stop giving up homers.

[kujay]

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.

[bukie]

So I leave with 1 run, come back with 10 and 3 Jimmy XBH's. That'll work.

 

Although Ted can really stop giving up homers.

 

I'm not sure he can. He's a big flyball pitcher, and this park isn't exactly spacious.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Cubs score eleventy-billion runs **Unrecoverable system error**

 

 

See what I'm sayin' fred?

 

yeah.... been there, done that !! :wink:

[bcruise]

Those things tend to happen when you're just throwing the ball over the plate with a 9-run lead. I think I can live with that.

[cubweiser03]

Has Lilly had a game where he has not given up a HR.

Damn that hurts him

[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.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Michaels grounded out to second, 4-3

[Vinestal]

Why was Theriot taken out for Cedeno? Any real reason? He's not hurt is he?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Moss doubled to right field

[17 Seconds]

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.

 

Lilly since April 17: 12-4 (13 after tonight), 3.60 ERA.

 

Damn you, good numbers!!

[bukie]

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. ;)

[Schwarber Fan]

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.

 

Lilly since April 17: 12-4 (13 after tonight), 3.60 ERA.

 

Damn you, good numbers!!

 

Thanks for losing the avatar

[17 Seconds]

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.

[17 Seconds]

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.

 

Lilly since April 17: 12-4 (13 after tonight), 3.60 ERA.

 

Damn you, good numbers!!

 

Thanks for losing the avatar

 

Why? I've got another one in store