9/19 Cardinals (Wainwright) at Cubs (Mr No No), 1:20 CT, CSN

[laurens]

Ugh, so Soto's out because of an injury?

 

Awesome

 

Day to day, I don't think it's anything serious. Just a bit of a hand soreness, if I recall correctly.

[16greenhuskies]

Zambrano added +0.36 to his ERA today... eeek... it now sits at 3.77

 

110 pitches - but you can't pull a guy throwing a no-no....... tough but good spot.... the Cards are on today.....

[UMFan83]

Zambrano's velocity is way down today, according to the TV guys and now you wonder if his shoulder's bothering him or he's just having an off day.

[laurens]

Well, whatever Sean does, I don't think he can do worse than Z.

[TruffleShuffle]

i really hate ryan ludwick.

[laurens]

What types of pitches doen Marshall have? Because i only see him throwing fastball/changeup so far.

[Schwarber Fan]

Since when are the Cards so patient?

[UMFan83]

Since when are the Cards so patient?

 

They are second in the league (behind us) in BBs

[bcl412]

This isn't the score I wanted to see coming back from class. Someone offered me tickets to this game too, glad I couldn't go. Oh well.

 

This is the least I've cared about being down 8 ever. And in fact, I wouldn't put it past this team to win this game.

[David]

Zambrano's velocity is way down today, according to the TV guys and now you wonder if his shoulder's bothering him or he's just having an off day.

 

wat is that a quote of?

[laurens]

This isn't the score I wanted to see coming back from class. Someone offered me tickets to this game too, glad I couldn't go. Oh well.

 

This is the least I've cared about being down 8 ever. And in fact, I wouldn't put it past this team to win this game.

 

Too bad Wainwright is a very good pitcher.

[UMFan83]

Zambrano's velocity is way down today, according to the TV guys and now you wonder if his shoulder's bothering him or he's just having an off day.

 

wat is that a quote of?

 

That "From the Cubicle" guy on the Trib's website

[Soul]

8-0. Yikes. Oh well. I do have work to do yet today. :)

[laurens]

Well, at least Lee's patient today

[mul21]

What types of pitches doen Marshall have? Because i only see him throwing fastball/changeup so far.

 

He throws a classic 12-6 curve. Not quite as good as Rich Hill's when they're both on but still a pretty good pitch.

[Old Style]

Ugh, so Soto's out because of an injury?

 

Awesome

 

Day to day, I don't think it's anything serious. Just a bit of a hand soreness, if I recall correctly.

joint irritation

[laurens]

Oh god...

 

again?

[UMFan83]

How many will the Cardinals score today? I say 16.

[weis21]

This thread certainly flat-lined.

[anabiono]

you know, this team could use a good wallop a little over a week before the playoffs

 

it will do them good

[Choonch]

Does anyone know Z's career record v. the Cardinals? I'd like to shut up a friend who keeps texting me about how the Cardinals own Zambrano. I couldn't find anything on baseball reference...

[Soul]

Ugh, so Soto's out because of an injury?

 

Awesome

 

Day to day, I don't think it's anything serious. Just a bit of a hand soreness, if I recall correctly.

joint irritation

Rest him. Get Koyie and Hank in there. Do it tomorrow too. And the next day if you want.

[anabiono]

Z v. St. Louis

 

prior to today's start

 

139.2 IP

 

2.77 ERA

 

1.16 WHIP

 

9W - 5L

[TruffleShuffle]

Does anyone know Z's career record v. the Cardinals? I'd like to shut up a friend who keeps texting me about how the Cardinals own Zambrano. I couldn't find anything on baseball reference...

 

9-5, 2.77 ERA before this game.

[45jRacing]

Umpires miss calls.

 

Fans on message boards miss many, many more.

 

How many does K-Zone miss? Or do camera angles affect a computer simulated RULEBOOK strikezone?

 

What's the margin of error on K-zone? Honestly, I'm asking.

 

A lot more accurate than umpires.

 

Soo... you don't know?

 

To answer your question K-zone is very accurate, in fact it can be to accurate. If the ball crosses the plate and is a strike it will catch it. However sometimes it's just unrealistic for instance on a sinking fast ball the ball is as low as it can get and crosses the very front tip of the plate at the lowest acceptable margin K-zone will call it. As the ball crosses the rest of the plate into the catchers glove it will be way to low and will never be called a strike, but because for the split second at the very front of the plate that pitch was in the zone it would be called a strike and it wouldn't matter if that pitch ended in the dirt. The same scenario can be said for curves and sliders that just barely catch a piece of the plate, those pitches can't be hit and won't be called strikes by the umpires.