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

[David]

So, yea, I think it's fair to say that this is the best Cubs team that any of us have ever seen in our lives.

 

Except Fred.

[Bruce Miles]

Cubs

Soriano, LF

Theriot, SS

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Edmonds, CF

DeRosa, 2B

Fukudome, RF

Soto, C

Lilly, P

 

Bucs

McLouth, CF

Sanchez, 2B

Doumit, C

Ad. LaRoche, 1B

Michaels, RF

Moss, LF

An. LaRoche, 3B

Wilson, SS

Karstens, P

[Guest]

It's crazy that we could very possibly match last year's win total before September even begins. It's not even out of the realm of possibility (but pretty unlikely) that we top it by then.

 

That really made how good our record is sink in. :shock:

 

I'm not quite sure the Cubs' record has sunk in on me yet. They have NEVER been this good in my entire life.

 

That's pretty much the case for just about everyone here.

 

I mean statistically, they have never been 30 games over .500 at any point in the season in my entire life.

 

That's what I meant, too. I mean, I was 1 in 1984, so that doesn't really count. I didn't even watch a Cubs game all the way through till 1995. And even for those that did "live" through 69 and 84, I don't think those teams were as good as this one, and I think their high water marks were about 32 games over, and we still have over a month to go.

 

They topped out at 32 over .500 in both 1984 and 1969. The last time were better than this through 130 games by winning percentage was 1945 (.628 in 1945).

[David]

hah I just put together the longest run-on sentence ever

[C.C.]

It's crazy that we could very possibly match last year's win total before September even begins. It's not even out of the realm of possibility (but pretty unlikely) that we top it by then.

 

That really made how good our record is sink in. :shock:

 

I'm not quite sure the Cubs' record has sunk in on me yet. They have NEVER been this good in my entire life.

 

That's pretty much the case for just about everyone here.

 

I mean statistically, they have never been 30 games over .500 at any point in the season in my entire life.

 

That's what I meant, too. I mean, I was 1 in 1984, so that doesn't really count. I didn't even watch a Cubs game all the way through till 1995. And even for those that did "live" through 69 and 84, I don't think those teams were as good as this one, and I think their high water marks were about 32 games over, and we still have over a month to go.

 

 

I lived through 1984 and that was a very good team, this years team is better. I'll never forget going to the last game of the four game sweep of the Mets in August. Man, that was just amazing!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 20-13 when Bruce Miles posts the starting lineup in the NSBB game thread.... 60-37 when he doesn't

 

 

Go Bruce !!!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Umpires tonight..........

 

HP: Jeff Nelson

1b: Adrian Johnson

2b: Jim Joyce

3b: Tim Tschida (cc)

 

CUBS are 4-2 with Tim Tschida's crew on the field this year...

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.68  Fri 06/13  @ Toronto       N   2- 3  Gallagher       Burnett       
.69  Sat 06/14  @ Toronto           6- 2  Marquis         Halladay      
.70  Sun 06/15  @ Toronto           7- 4  Lilly           Litsch        
.90  Tue 07/08    Cincinnati    N   7- 3  Dempster        Harang        
.91  Wed 07/09    Cincinnati    N   5- 1  Zambrano        Cueto         
.92  Thu 07/10    Cincinnati        7-12  Lilly           Arroyo        
131  Mon 08/25  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Lilly           Karstens      
132  Tue 08/26  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Zambrano        Snell         
133  Wed 08/27  @ Pittsburgh         -    Marquis         Davis         

 

Composite scoring with Tim Tschida's crew on the field this year....

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              1   8   5   5   3   5   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      34
Opponents         0   2   6   5   1   1   2   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      25

 

CUBS are 1-0 with Jeff Nelson behind home plate this year.

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.70  Sun 06/15  @ Toronto           7- 4  Lilly           Litsch        
131  Mon 08/25  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Lilly           Karstens      

[Derwood]

Game isn't even on EI tonight

[Bruce Miles]

CUBS are 20-13 when Bruce Miles posts the starting lineup in the NSBB game thread.... 60-37 when he doesn't

 

 

Go Bruce !!!

 

You gotta be kidding, Fred!! Didn't know you kept that one. BTW, got a couple of e-mails from math majors today who said Cubs aren't 30 games over. 500, the'yre 15 games over .500. I should have corrected their grammar.

[Guest]

Absolutely no idea why Geo is batting below Kosuke in the lineup.

 

Looks like another 3 BB day for Soto.

 

So that the order goes R/L/R/L/R/L from Rammy down through Lilly? I dunno, I'm just suggesting it.

 

That would be my best guess as well. Lou seems to like alternating left and right, and this isn't the first time he's done this.

[bcruise]

Ugh....Pittsburgh's broadcast is on MLB.TV tonight. And they're already harping on the Soriano dropped flyball game.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 20-13 when Bruce Miles posts the starting lineup in the NSBB game thread.... 60-37 when he doesn't

 

 

Go Bruce !!!

 

You gotta be kidding, Fred!! Didn't know you kept that one. BTW, got a couple of e-mails from math majors today who said Cubs aren't 30 games over. 500, the'yre 15 games over .500. I should have corrected their grammar.

 

Give 'em hell, man !! :wink:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off       124   25   33    9    0    7    7    6   25  0.266  0.305  0.508  0.813  0.283  3.45  0.039  0.000
bases empty       211   40   57   15    0   12   12   11   48  0.270  0.309  0.512  0.821  0.298  3.61  0.039  0.000
last 10 games      38    7    6    3    0    1    5    9   10  0.158  0.319  0.316  0.635  0.185  3.96  0.161  0.235
August             88   16   23    7    0    4   15   10   21  0.261  0.337  0.477  0.814  0.302  3.77  0.075  0.324
Road              159   26   40   12    0    8   23   14   44  0.252  0.311  0.478  0.789  0.299  3.77  0.059  0.200
Nite              172   30   50   13    0    9   26   16   45  0.291  0.352  0.523  0.876  0.347  3.71  0.062  0.227
vs Right          244   37   59   12    0   12   37   19   62  0.242  0.300  0.439  0.738  0.276  3.57  0.058  0.225
vs Karstens         3    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667  0.333  4.67  0.000  0.000
vs. Pitts          57   12   22    5    0    6   11    4   10  0.386  0.419  0.789  1.209  0.390  3.60  0.033  0.313
Jeff Nelson         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
1st inning         74   11   16    2    0    3    3    3   17  0.216  0.256  0.365  0.621  0.241  3.55  0.040  0.000
0 outs            151   32   42   11    0    8   18    9   32  0.278  0.317  0.510  0.827  0.306  3.52  0.039  0.345

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano singled to left field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on        180   23   57    6    1    1   32   22   15  0.317  0.395  0.378  0.773  0.341  3.57  0.078  0.157
last 10 games      39    4   12    1    0    0    2    5    4  0.308  0.400  0.333  0.733  0.343  4.02  0.092  0.125
August             72    9   22    1    0    0    3   11    8  0.306  0.405  0.319  0.724  0.344  3.87  0.099  0.100
Road              227   26   67    7    2    0   20   34   19  0.295  0.392  0.344  0.735  0.322  3.80  0.096  0.194
Nite              252   40   79   12    2    1   20   37   20  0.313  0.403  0.389  0.792  0.338  3.87  0.090  0.183
vs Right          363   46  115   12    2    1   22   35   36  0.317  0.381  0.369  0.750  0.350  3.75  0.064  0.151
vs Karstens         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   12   17    3    1    0    3   11    5  0.333  0.452  0.431  0.883  0.370  3.58  0.118  0.150
Jeff Nelson         4    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.250  2.75  0.000  0.000
1st inning         86   13   28    3    0    0    1   12    6  0.326  0.408  0.360  0.769  0.350  3.66  0.083  0.143
0 outs            155   29   51    5    1    0    4   22   17  0.329  0.410  0.374  0.784  0.370  3.83  0.081  0.111

[Schwarber Fan]

Ugh....Pittsburgh's broadcast is on MLB.TV tonight. And they're already harping on the Soriano dropped flyball game.

 

*shivers*

 

I was there

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot flied out to deep right field

[Guest]

Wow. I didn't know that Ramirez's 63 walks are, by far, his career-high. I knew that he was walking more than in previous years but I didn't know that he already has 13 more than his previous high in 2006, when he had 129 more PA's than he does as of now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on        235   38   71   15    0    4   60   25   38  0.302  0.364  0.417  0.781  0.347  3.92  0.062  0.204
last 10 games      30    6    9    2    0    1    3    5    7  0.300  0.400  0.467  0.867  0.364  3.86  0.100  0.133
August             67   11   19    3    0    1    7   12   14  0.284  0.388  0.373  0.761  0.346  4.11  0.104  0.171
Road              257   31   76   18    3    3   34   32   50  0.296  0.371  0.424  0.795  0.358  4.00  0.075  0.215
Nite              266   41   68   13    2    8   37   32   48  0.256  0.332  0.410  0.742  0.286  4.05  0.077  0.180
vs Right          396   58  112   21    2   12   50   36   73  0.283  0.340  0.437  0.777  0.322  3.87  0.057  0.192
vs Karstens         2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.333  0.000  0.333  0.000  5.67  0.333  0.000
vs. Pitts          61   10   11    4    0    1    9   11    6  0.180  0.297  0.295  0.592  0.185  3.84  0.117  0.195
Jeff Nelson         4    1    2    0    0    0    3    1    1  0.500  0.600  0.500  1.100  0.667  2.80  0.100  1.000
1st inning        116   16   36   10    0    5   19   10   16  0.310  0.365  0.526  0.891  0.326  4.25  0.055  0.292
1 out             182   35   64   14    0   10   44   22   24  0.352  0.415  0.593  1.009  0.365  4.10  0.064  0.268

[Wolfgangbucks]

Theriot flied out to deep right field

 

Quick somebody check him for PED's :grin:

[17 Seconds]

I think Soriano's running game needs to be shut down for the season. It's just a leg injury waiting to happen and he's not that fast anymore anyways.

[bcl412]

Theriot flied out to deep right field

 

Quick somebody check him for PED's :grin:

 

I thought that was going to go for a second.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee grounded out to third, 5-3 , Soriano to second

[Hall7810]

DLee did his best to hit into a DP.

[PrimeTime]

Derrek Lee is slow as hell. 2 years ago he wouldve beat that out