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

[Sammy Sofa]

Bradley saves Fox.

[Old Style]

Excellent catch!

[TruffleShuffle]

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.

 

yeah but those are by far the two best teams in the NL. that might make you feel better about their chances in the playoffs, but you don't need to beat the phillies and LA to win the division.

[Keener98]

Bradley saves Fox.

 

 

While he did save him, it wasnt an easy play by any means for Fox

[illiniguy]

 

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.

We split with LA. We could have easily won the Philly series. We are competing.

[Keener98]

Keep doin what you are doin Dick Harden!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Encarnacion lined out to third base

Gomes flied out to shallow right field (foul)

Gonalez struck out swinging , 2-3

 

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 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        5.0  1  1  1  0  6  1  75

[haubrich91]

If he hadn't given up the HR, Harden would have a perfect game right now. #-o

[Sammy Sofa]

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.

 

They're competing them with them by doing the same thing those teams are doing: winning series and beating up on the bad teams. No team plays mostly good teams in a season, and bad teams don't consistently beat up on other bad teams: then they wouldn't be bad teams.

[Fred Hornkohl]

St. Louis      2
Philadelphia   7  7

Atlanta        5  6
Milwaukee      0

NY Mets        5  5
Houston        3

Pittsburgh     0
Arizona        0  3:10

[Bruno7481]

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.

 

yeah but those are by far the two best teams in the NL. that might make you feel better about their chances in the playoffs, but you don't need to beat the phillies and LA to win the division.

 

Hopefully they do and can advance beyond where they have been the last two years.

[Sammy Sofa]

Bradley saves Fox.

 

 

While he did save him, it wasnt an easy play by any means for Fox

 

I know, I'm just deflating the Fox love a little.

[CubmanPi]

I'm glad Harden's phase of not being very good seems to be long behind him. He's a flat out stud today. (Either that or Dusty ball strikes again, but let me dream.)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        67   11   18    1    1    0    0    6    9  0.269  0.329  0.313  0.642  0.310  3.78  0.060  0.000
bases empty       229   32   67   11    2    4    4   20   34  0.293  0.355  0.410  0.765  0.330  3.67  0.062  0.000
Middle (4-6)      116   23   38    2    1    2   16   10   18  0.328  0.380  0.414  0.794  0.375  3.80  0.052  0.259
0 outs            116   22   36    5    1    2    8    8   16  0.310  0.360  0.422  0.782  0.347  3.59  0.050  0.150
CUBS leading      117   19   32    3    1    3   14   13   19  0.274  0.343  0.393  0.736  0.305  3.84  0.070  0.162
last 7 games       28    5    9    0    1    0    5    3    5  0.321  0.375  0.393  0.768  0.391  3.61  0.054  0.313
July               83   13   29    4    1    0    8    7    9  0.349  0.391  0.422  0.813  0.392  3.61  0.042  0.222
Home              180   30   60   11    2    5   22   10   25  0.333  0.370  0.500  0.870  0.367  3.62  0.036  0.230
Day               178   32   56    8    2    3   18   13   33  0.315  0.361  0.433  0.793  0.373  3.89  0.046  0.190
vs Right          293   40   84   10    3    5   29   24   52  0.287  0.342  0.392  0.734  0.335  3.71  0.055  0.180
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          36    5   11    0    0    1    4    1    5  0.306  0.342  0.389  0.731  0.333  3.62  0.037  0.136
Laz Diaz            5    3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.200  3.00  0.000  0.000

season totals     366   53  109   17    3    7   37   29   57  0.298  0.352  0.418  0.770  0.338  3.71  0.055  0.189

[Keener98]

Bradley saves Fox.

 

 

While he did save him, it wasnt an easy play by any means for Fox

 

I know, I'm just deflating the Fox love a little.

 

I knew what you were doing [-X

[Bruno7481]

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.

 

They're competing them with them by doing the same thing those teams are doing: winning series and beating up on the bad teams. No team plays mostly good teams in a season, and bad teams don't consistently beat up on other bad teams: then they wouldn't be bad teams.

 

Im with 100%. It is just my personal opinion that the Cubs still have a ways to go, get Llly/Dempster back and healthy, Soto, etc. before I can be convinced that this team has a good chance of winning something.

 

I'm encouraged by the play as of late, I hope it continues. This team has the pieces, maybe they are starting to fall into place.

[haubrich91]

Ibanez hits a HR for my fantasy team. 8-)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot flied out to left field

[CubmanPi]

That's the second ball that Riot tagged pretty hard today.

[Keener98]

9-2 Phillies! The beatdown is on!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty        59    7   19    2    0    5    5    5    7  0.322  0.385  0.610  0.995  0.298  3.71  0.063  0.000
Middle (4-6)       43    6   12    2    0    1    8    3    5  0.279  0.340  0.395  0.736  0.297  4.21  0.061  0.304
1 out              37    4    9    0    0    2    6    2    7  0.243  0.317  0.405  0.722  0.250  3.34  0.074  0.167
CUBS leading       52    7   15    3    0    3   15    4    5  0.288  0.339  0.519  0.859  0.273  4.02  0.051  0.273
last 7 games       23    5    8    3    0    2    7    4    3  0.348  0.464  0.739  1.203  0.333  3.57  0.116  0.227
July               54    8   15    3    0    3    9    5    6  0.278  0.350  0.500  0.850  0.267  3.47  0.072  0.176
Home               61    8   22    3    0    3   14    3    9  0.361  0.400  0.557  0.957  0.388  3.51  0.039  0.314
Day                45    7   17    4    0    3   13    5    5  0.378  0.440  0.667  1.107  0.378  3.42  0.062  0.345
vs Right          102   13   31    5    0    6   20    5   12  0.304  0.349  0.529  0.878  0.298  3.86  0.045  0.237
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          20    3   10    2    0    2    8    1    3  0.500  0.545  0.900  1.445  0.533  3.86  0.045  0.353
Laz Diaz            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

[David]

 

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.

 

 

Did you get the impression that they were severely overmatched in the Philly series with two blowout wins in either direction and an extra innings loss?

 

I don't get the idea that they can't reasonably compete with better teams. What does that even mean?

[Fred Hornkohl]

A Ramirez walked

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fox                AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on         39    5   13    3    0    4   18    2    5  0.333  0.356  0.718  1.074  0.300  3.56  0.022  0.255
Middle (4-6)       29    6   11    3    0    3   11    1    1  0.379  0.406  0.793  1.199  0.320  3.28  0.027  0.333
1 out              26    5   10    2    0    2    8    1    3  0.385  0.379  0.692  1.072  0.381  3.48 -0.005  0.462
CUBS leading       29    4   13    5    0    3   12    2    1  0.448  0.455  0.931  1.386  0.400  4.15  0.006  0.429
last 7 games        6    2    3    1    0    1    5    0    1  0.500  0.429  1.167  1.595  0.500  2.57 -0.071  0.800
July               34    6   11    3    0    3    9    2    3  0.324  0.368  0.676  1.045  0.286  3.84  0.045  0.333
Home               39    5   11    4    0    2    8    3    6  0.282  0.341  0.538  0.879  0.290  3.95  0.059  0.250
Day                52    9   19    7    0    4   17    3    5  0.365  0.397  0.731  1.127  0.349  3.60  0.031  0.371
vs Right           61    9   21    4    0    4   11    4    9  0.344  0.388  0.607  0.995  0.354  3.72  0.044  0.226
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           4    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0  0.250  0.200  0.250  0.450  0.250  3.40 -0.050  0.333
Laz Diaz            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      87   11   28    8    0    5   19    5   11  0.322  0.361  0.586  0.947  0.324  3.69  0.039  0.255

[David]

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.

 

They're competing them with them by doing the same thing those teams are doing: winning series and beating up on the bad teams. No team plays mostly good teams in a season, and bad teams don't consistently beat up on other bad teams: then they wouldn't be bad teams.

 

Im with 100%. It is just my personal opinion that the Cubs still have a ways to go, get Llly/Dempster back and healthy, Soto, etc. before I can be convinced that this team has a good chance of winning something.

 

I'm encouraged by the play as of late, I hope it continues. This team has the pieces, maybe they are starting to fall into place.

 

 

What they need to have a good chance of winning is the division. Given the fact that they are a half game out of first place at the moment, they obviously have a decent enough chance at doing that. If that's done, they essentially have as good a chance as every other playoff team (and as much of a chance as last year's team had going in to the playoffs) of winning a World Series.

 

Let's not try to make this more complicated than it is.