7/26 DBR (Owings) vs. Cubs (Harden) - 1:20 - WGN/WGN

[Fred Hornkohl]

K Hill called out on strikes

[Irrelevant Dude]

Somebody should ask Fox if he can take some grounders at 2nd.....

Or just play Sori there and let Fox play left.

 

Dear Lord, people...THE #8 HITTER CAN BE BAD.

 

Soto will hit 7th when he comes back. A Fontenot/Baker platoon at #8 is fine. The Cubs don't need to be creating serious defensive liabilities in two positions to replace the #8 hitters.

GOOD LORD it won't kill us to try that for a couple of games until Geo gets back.

Why risk it? That sure sounds like a desparation move and the Cubs are playing fairly well.

[Coach C]

Strike 2 was generous.

 

Same can be applied for strike 3.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Harden             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty        16    2    4    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.364  4.31  0.000  0.000
Middle (4-6)       13    1    3    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.231  0.231  0.231  0.462  0.375  4.21  0.000  0.000
1 out               7    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    3  0.286  0.286  0.286  0.571  0.500  3.22  0.000  0.000
CUBS leading       12    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.167  0.167  0.167  0.333  0.286  3.77  0.000  0.000
last 7 games        2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.00  0.000  0.000
July                6    1    3    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.000  0.500  3.43  0.000  0.000
Home               11    2    5    0    0    0    0    1    2  0.455  0.500  0.455  0.955  0.556  3.86  0.045  0.000
Day                13    2    5    0    0    0    0    1    5  0.385  0.429  0.385  0.813  0.625  4.31  0.044  0.000
vs Right           17    2    5    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.294  0.294  0.294  0.588  0.417  3.50  0.000  0.000
vs Fisher           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. Cincy           2    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.000  0.500  2.00  0.000  0.000
Laz Diaz            2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00  0.000  0.000

season totals      26    2    7    0    0    0    0    1    8  0.269  0.296  0.269  0.566  0.389  3.84  0.027  0.000

[Fred Hornkohl]

Harden grounded out to second, 4-3

[TruffleShuffle]

Owings is either sick or injured according to Reds broadcast.

 

now i'm kinda pissed that we only got 2 runs off of him; he was extremely lucky to keep all those fly balls in the park.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty       186   22   46   13    3    5    5   26   37  0.247  0.343  0.430  0.773  0.285  4.11  0.095  0.000
Middle (4-6)       92   18   30    8    1    4   14   16   13  0.326  0.432  0.565  0.998  0.347  3.81  0.106  0.250
2 outs             85    8   23    6    2    4   14   22   18  0.271  0.421  0.529  0.950  0.302  4.47  0.150  0.208
CUBS leading       98   13   29    5    2    3   14   22   11  0.296  0.423  0.480  0.902  0.310  4.06  0.127  0.282
last 7 games       26    4   10    3    1    0    2    3    3  0.385  0.448  0.577  1.025  0.435  4.23  0.064  0.222
July               70   10   21    7    2    2    6    8    7  0.300  0.367  0.543  0.910  0.311  3.95  0.067  0.160
Home              134   24   32   10    1    3   11   24   22  0.239  0.352  0.396  0.747  0.266  4.12  0.113  0.154
Day               148   24   39    9    3    3   16   26   21  0.264  0.367  0.426  0.793  0.290  3.96  0.104  0.224
vs Right          261   39   72   20    4    6   25   46   50  0.276  0.386  0.452  0.838  0.322  4.06  0.110  0.194
vs Fisher           1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00  0.000  0.000
vs. Cincy          26    5    5    1    0    0    0    5    6  0.192  0.344  0.231  0.575  0.250  4.12  0.151  0.000
Laz Diaz            4    2    3    0    0    1    5    1    0  0.750  0.800  1.500  2.300  0.667  4.60  0.050  1.000

season totals     289   43   77   21    4    7   29   50   58  0.266  0.375  0.439  0.814  0.313  4.04  0.109  0.190

[Sammy Sofa]

Somebody should ask Fox if he can take some grounders at 2nd.....

Or just play Sori there and let Fox play left.

 

Dear Lord, people...THE #8 HITTER CAN BE BAD.

 

Soto will hit 7th when he comes back. A Fontenot/Baker platoon at #8 is fine. The Cubs don't need to be creating serious defensive liabilities in two positions to replace the #8 hitters.

GOOD LORD it won't kill us to try that for a couple of games until Geo gets back.

 

GOOD LORD, it just might.

 

There's no reason to do something that ridiculous in a division this tight right now with Soto due back. Why do they need to try something so desperate?

 

It's been a pleasant suprise that Fox has done as well as he has around the field, but catching is a much more critical position than all of those and it's by far the one he is worst at. As bad as Hill is at the plate he makes up for it as a catcher given that the rest of the lineup is doing just fine.

Edited July 26, 2009 by Sammy Sofa

[Bruno7481]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

[illiniguy]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Fisher in to pitch for Cincinnati

K Hill called out on strikes

Harden grounded out to second, 4-3

Fukudome grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Cincinnati: Votto (15)

CUBS: none

 

Cincinnati     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Owings        3.0  2  1  1  4  2  0  66
Fisher        1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        4.0  1  1  1  0  5  1  62

[Old Style]

nm Edited July 26, 2009 by Old Style

[Fred Hornkohl]

St. Louis      2  7
Philadelphia   7

Atlanta        1  6
Milwaukee      0

NY Mets        5
Houston        3  4

Pittsburgh     0
Arizona        0  3:10

[Bruno7481]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

 

I guess I need to see it against someone other than Washington and the Reds before I get too riled up.

[Cubswin11]

5-0 Braves, Kotchman 3 run HR.

[Cubswin11]

5-0 Braves, Kotchman 3-run HR.

[UMFan83]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

 

It was very early August when it happened last time. I don't see the harm in commenting that the Cubs have just overtaken first place after a season long struggle to get to that point. Doesn't mean they are going to keep first place.

 

Either way, I shouldn't have brought it up, its way too premature to start talking about that, we're up 1 in the 5th inning.

[Sammy Sofa]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

 

I guess I need to see it against someone other than Washington and the Reds before I get too riled up.

 

The Cubs play more average, mediocre and bad teams than good ones.

[Careless]

ESPN has Fox as 40 pounds heavier than Fontenot and 4" taller. Font must have sneaky weight

[Keener98]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

 

I guess I need to see it against someone other than Washington and the Reds before I get too riled up.

 

I dont understand this line of thinking. Good teams beat the crap teams, and its where you build your record. Play .500 or so against the "good" teams, and keep sweeping or taking 2 of 3 from the Cincys and Washingtons, and you are going to have a good record.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Encarnacion lined out to third base

[Sosa21MVP]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

 

I guess I need to see it against someone other than Washington and the Reds before I get too riled up.

 

Really aside from first game of the Philly series they did not play that badly there. Just could not score runs in the 2nd game which is what stood between them and a series win.

[Bruno7481]

I hope if good things happen and the Cardinals lose and the Cubs win, after the final out Len does something like he did in 07, "and the Cubs Win....the FIRST PLACE Cubs win"

 

Little early for that, since it would only be .5/gm up if it works out.

 

I still can't get too excited about the standing yet. Long way to go, lots of injuries need to heal, and the Cubs need to put together an extended streak of good baseball to have any hopes of accomplishing anything.

We are starting to do that. Nice play.

 

I guess I need to see it against someone other than Washington and the Reds before I get too riled up.

 

The Cubs play more average, mediocre and bad teams than good ones.

 

Sure, you play the schedule that your given. I guess big picture I just need to see them get healthy and get to a point where they can reasonably compete with the likes of Philly and LA.

[Keener98]

Nice job Milton!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gomes flied out to shallow right field (foul)