5/30 Dodgers (Stults) @ Cobs (Dempster) 3:10 CDT FOX

[E.J.]

What is this scoring runs thing that is going on? Is it magic?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Scales             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases loaded        1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  5.00  0.000  0.000
Middle (4-6)       18    5    6    2    1    0    4    2    3  0.333  0.400  0.556  0.956  0.400  4.25  0.067  0.667
0 outs             16    6    5    0    1    2    2    3    5  0.313  0.450  0.813  1.263  0.333  4.30  0.138  0.000
CUBS leading        9    4    5    2    1    1    5    0    1  0.556  0.556  1.333  1.889  0.571  4.11  0.000  0.667
last 15 games      27    5    5    2    0    1    5    6    8  0.185  0.353  0.370  0.723  0.222  4.85  0.168  0.267
May                41    9   11    2    1    2    6    6   12  0.268  0.375  0.512  0.887  0.333  4.48  0.107  0.211
Home               22    6    6    2    0    2    6    3    6  0.273  0.360  0.636  0.996  0.286  4.36  0.087  0.364
Day                24    5    7    2    0    0    4    3    7  0.292  0.370  0.375  0.745  0.412  4.48  0.079  0.571
vs Right           37    8   10    2    1    1    5    6   11  0.270  0.386  0.459  0.846  0.360  4.57  0.116  0.222
vs. L.A.            6    1    2    0    0    1    1    0    2  0.333  0.333  0.833  1.167  0.333  5.00  0.000  0.000
Jeff Kellogg        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

season totals      41    9   11    2    1    2    6    6   12  0.268  0.375  0.512  0.887  0.333  4.48  0.107  0.211

[manbearcub]

Ive been meaning to say, have we heard Mike Quade's name all year? Dude's been money since he got here.

[Outshined_One]

Come on Joe, talk about how great Aaron Miles is. You know you want to do it.

[rynefan]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

[illiniguy]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

Yeah we should have won the first game as well as the next two.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Scales grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Soto out at second, D Lee scored, Johnson to third

[E.J.]

Here comes the 3-run homer by Dempster.

[Outshined_One]

Frankly, with a 6-0 lead, I'd PH for Dempster here. Might as well make them pay for that.

[Guest]

Here comes the 3-run homer by Dempster.

 

There's about a 50% chance Weaver walks him, which would be amazing.

[rynefan]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

Yeah we should have won the first game as well as the next two.

 

Exactly. I was dreading them coming into town the way we've been playing.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot walked (intentionally)

[E.J.]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

 

The greatness comes from getting to play most of your games against the NL West. Pretty crappy division so far this season.

[illiniguy]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

Yeah we should have won the first game as well as the next two.

 

Exactly. I was dreading them coming into town the way we've been playing.

I still think we are going to take off soon. We can't keep hitting ths badly.

[Outshined_One]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

 

Like I said during our losing streak, they've been feasting on the NL West in the early going without playing any halfway decent teams. They were a great candidate to help the Cubs get over their losing streak at home (along with the PIrates).

[Fred Hornkohl]

Dempster           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
RISP                9    1    2    1    0    0    2    1    2  0.222  0.300  0.333  0.633  0.286  2.64  0.078  0.154
Middle (4-6)       12    1    2    1    0    0    2    1    4  0.167  0.231  0.250  0.481  0.250  3.29  0.064  0.250
2 outs             10    0    2    1    0    0    2    1    4  0.200  0.273  0.300  0.573  0.333  3.09  0.073  0.222
CUBS leading        8    1    2    1    0    0    2    0    3  0.250  0.250  0.375  0.625  0.400  3.00  0.000  0.222
last 15 games       7    0    2    1    0    0    2    0    1  0.286  0.286  0.429  0.714  0.333  2.29  0.000  0.500
May                12    0    2    1    0    0    2    1    5  0.167  0.231  0.250  0.481  0.286  3.15  0.064  0.222
Home               10    0    2    1    0    0    2    0    4  0.200  0.200  0.300  0.500  0.333  3.50  0.000  0.333
Day                 8    0    2    1    0    0    2    0    2  0.250  0.250  0.375  0.625  0.333  3.25  0.000  0.500
vs Right           15    1    2    1    0    0    2    1    2  0.133  0.188  0.200  0.388  0.154  2.71  0.054  0.167
vs. L.A.            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
Jeff Kellogg        2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.50  0.000  0.000

season totals      22    1    2    1    0    0    2    1    7  0.091  0.130  0.136  0.267  0.133  3.04  0.040  0.143

[rynefan]

I'm not seeing the greatness that is the 2009 Dodgers.

 

The greatness comes from getting to play most of your games against the NL West. Pretty crappy division so far this season.

 

True.

[David]

Well, they did lose Manny.

 

Also there's the fact that 3-4 games doesn't tell you much of anything about how great or how bad a team is.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Weaver in to pitch for Los Angeles

Bradley singled to right field

D Lee doubled to down the left field line , Bradley to third

Johnson walked

Soto walked , Bradley scored, D Lee to third, Johnson to second

Scales grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Soto out at second, D Lee scored, Johnson to third

Fontenot walked (intentionally)

Dempster struck out swinging

 

2 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Los Angeles     0 0 0 0 0                      0  2  0
CUBS            0 1 1 2 2                      6  9  0

 

Home runs:

Los Angeles: none

CUBS: none

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Stults        3.0  6  4  4  2  3  0  55
Mota          1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  14
Weaver        1.0  2  2  2  3  1  0  34

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      5.0  2  0  0  1  4  0  74

[Fred Hornkohl]

       Los Angeles        CUBS
P/PA          4.11        3.81
RBI%          0.00        0.33
R/BR          0.00        0.40
BA           0.118       0.429
OBP          0.167       0.556
SLG          0.176       0.619
OPS          0.343       1.175
ERA          10.80        0.00
BB/9          9.00        1.80
K/9           9.00        7.20

[rynefan]

Well, they did lose Manny.

 

Also there's the fact that 3-4 games doesn't tell you much of anything about how great or how bad a team is.

 

Yeah, but with the lead they have in that division, you sure expect more when you see them play over 3-4 days.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS held the opponents to 2 hits in a game.... Mon 21 July 08 (2 hits) in a 2-0 loss at Houston

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre grounded out to second, 4-3

[rynefan]

I wish these two would shut up.

[Andy]

Pierre Pierres.