8/09 Cubs (Wells) @ Rockies (Hammel) 2:10 WGN

[DiamondMind]

What the hell are they trying to steal second there for

 

To reach 2nd base?

 

Oh, thx

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Stewart singled to right field

Barmes grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 Stewart to second

Torrealba singled to left center field , Stewart scored, Torrealba took second on the throw

Stevens in to pitch for the CUBS

Smith, pinch hitting for Daley, doubled to right center field Torrealba scored

Fowler struck out swinging

Gonalez blooped a single to shallow center field , Smith scored

Gonalez caught stealing, 2-6

 

3 runs 4 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 1 1 0 0                    3 10  3
Colorado        3 0 1 0 1 3                    8 10  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Colorado: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wells         5.3  8  7  6  2  3  0 101
Stevens       0.7  2  1  1  0  1  0  10

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Hammel        5.0 10  3  3  0  4  0  65
Daley         1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0  12

[Fred Hornkohl]

              CUBS    Colorado
P/PA          2.66        3.96
RBI%          0.17        0.40
R/BR          0.27        0.67
BA           0.385       0.385
OBP          0.407       0.429
SLG          0.577       0.500
OPS          0.984       0.929
ERA          10.50        4.50
BB/9          3.00        0.00
K/9           6.00        9.00

[Keener98]

and they still won't stop.

 

trying to steal a base up 5 will get someone drilled.

 

ridiculuos

[Fred Hornkohl]

St. Louis      7
Pittsburgh     3  F

Milwaukee      0
Houston        2  F

Cincinnati     4  5
San Francisco  0

[Fred Hornkohl]

Morales in to pitch for Colorado

[DiamondMind]

and they still won't stop.

 

trying to steal a base up 5 will get someone drilled.

 

ridiculuos

 

sort of what I was referring to there

[UMFan83]

Is it pessimistic of me to say that if we can survive this stretch within 4 games of a playoff spot, I'll think we have a decent shot at the playoffs. The stretch I'm referring to is until the end of the WC trip.

 

Assuming today is a loss...

 

1@ COL

3 v. PHI

3 v. PIT

3 @ SD

4 @ LA

 

Cards have

 

3 v. CIN

Off day (their 3rd in 10 days)

3 v. SD

3 @ LA

4 @ SD

 

That's 14 games...if the Cubs go 8-6, and the Cardinals go 10-4 (entirely possible with the ease of their schedule), I'll consider us having a good shot at the playoffs with Z and Lilly back most likely, and maybe Reed back.

Where are you seeing 4 cards losses there?

 

The Cardinals aren't playing all that well right now so I think 4 losses in 14 games is pretty doable.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        76   17   25    4    0    5    5   11   16  0.329  0.414  0.579  0.993  0.364  4.24  0.085  0.000
bases empty       183   30   53    8    0   13   13   17   37  0.290  0.353  0.546  0.900  0.301  4.00  0.064  0.000
Late (7th on)     105   15   31    2    0    8   15   16   24  0.295  0.385  0.543  0.928  0.315  3.75  0.090  0.146
0 outs            121   21   37    9    0    6   16   14   23  0.306  0.372  0.529  0.901  0.337  3.94  0.066  0.208
CUBS trailing     136   22   48    5    1   10   24    9   24  0.353  0.399  0.625  1.024  0.373  3.81  0.046  0.209
This series         6    2    1    0    0    1    1    3    1  0.167  0.444  0.667  1.111  0.000  3.89  0.278  0.000
last 14 games      49   11   16    3    1    4   11    9   14  0.327  0.424  0.673  1.097  0.387  3.85  0.097  0.269
August             29    5    9    2    0    3    7    3    8  0.310  0.375  0.690  1.065  0.333  3.69  0.065  0.250
Road              187   22   50   10    0    8   27   25   42  0.267  0.350  0.449  0.800  0.307  3.92  0.083  0.188
Day               173   31   50    9    1   12   43   16   38  0.289  0.347  0.561  0.908  0.309  3.85  0.058  0.274
vs Left            63    9   19    4    0    3   10   14   12  0.302  0.425  0.508  0.933  0.333  4.13  0.123  0.171
vs Morales          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. Colo           13    4    6    1    0    2    3    5    2  0.462  0.611  1.000  1.611  0.444  4.33  0.150  0.125
Bill Welke          8    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.111  0.000  0.111  0.000  3.67  0.111  0.000

season totals     364   56  105   20    1   23   73   44   78  0.288  0.365  0.538  0.903  0.312  3.93  0.076  0.239

[Irrelevant Dude]

WWTCD... What would the Cardinals do?

 

The answer to that question is score 6 runs this inning, so let's get this started.

[Fred Hornkohl]

D Lee singled to center field

[illiniguy]

Is it pessimistic of me to say that if we can survive this stretch within 4 games of a playoff spot, I'll think we have a decent shot at the playoffs. The stretch I'm referring to is until the end of the WC trip.

 

Assuming today is a loss...

 

1@ COL

3 v. PHI

3 v. PIT

3 @ SD

4 @ LA

 

Cards have

 

3 v. CIN

Off day (their 3rd in 10 days)

3 v. SD

3 @ LA

4 @ SD

 

That's 14 games...if the Cubs go 8-6, and the Cardinals go 10-4 (entirely possible with the ease of their schedule), I'll consider us having a good shot at the playoffs with Z and Lilly back most likely, and maybe Reed back.

Where are you seeing 4 cards losses there?

 

The Cardinals aren't playing all that well right now so I think 4 losses in 14 games is pretty doable.

The Reds aren't going to beat them. Better hope they catch Latos a couple of times or we could be way back.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fox                AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
runners on         54    7   16    3    0    5   23    4    9  0.296  0.344  0.630  0.973  0.275  3.56  0.047  0.237
Late (7th on)      46    4   14    3    0    2   10    5    9  0.304  0.364  0.500  0.864  0.343  3.73  0.059  0.258
0 outs             33    5   11    3    0    2    5    0    3  0.333  0.333  0.606  0.939  0.321  3.19  0.000  0.188
CUBS trailing      42    4    9    2    0    2    5    1    9  0.214  0.244  0.405  0.649  0.226  3.27  0.030  0.115
This series         3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.33  0.000  0.000
last 14 games      27    4    5    0    0    3    7    2    6  0.185  0.258  0.519  0.777  0.111  3.45  0.073  0.190
August             11    2    1    0    0    1    1    1    3  0.091  0.231  0.364  0.594  0.000  3.15  0.140  0.000
Road               63    9   19    4    0    5   14    3    8  0.302  0.343  0.603  0.946  0.280  3.40  0.041  0.214
Day                63   10   22    7    0    5   21    3    7  0.349  0.371  0.698  1.070  0.333  3.61  0.022  0.372
vs Left            27    2    7    4    0    1    8    2    2  0.259  0.313  0.519  0.831  0.250  3.72  0.053  0.292
vs Morales          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. Colo            3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.33  0.000  0.000
Bill Welke          3    1    0    0    0    0    1    1    0  0.000  0.400  0.000  0.400  0.000  4.00  0.400  0.500

season totals     114   15   33    8    0    8   26    7   17  0.289  0.336  0.570  0.906  0.281  3.63  0.046  0.237

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fox singled to center field , D Lee to second

[Keener98]

and they still won't stop.

 

trying to steal a base up 5 will get someone drilled.

 

ridiculuos

 

sort of what I was referring to there

 

Im saying its ridiculous to get upset about them stealing. 5 run leads with 3 innings to go arent insurmountable.

[OleMissCub]

Jake hit the dogpiss out of that

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
RISP               71   13   21    4    1    2   28   19   15  0.296  0.432  0.465  0.896  0.352  4.23  0.136  0.260
Late (7th on)     108   12   26    5    2    3   11   19   28  0.241  0.352  0.407  0.759  0.299  4.11  0.111  0.167
0 outs            114   24   35   11    3    3    6   19   24  0.307  0.406  0.535  0.941  0.368  4.02  0.099  0.130
CUBS trailing     112   16   30   11    0    3   14   17   21  0.268  0.369  0.446  0.816  0.307  4.12  0.101  0.212
This series         6    3    3    1    0    1    2    3    0  0.500  0.667  1.167  1.833  0.400  3.67  0.167  0.200
last 14 games      44    9   14    3    1    2   11   13   10  0.318  0.466  0.568  1.034  0.375  4.88  0.147  0.360
August             22    6    7    2    0    2    4    8    5  0.318  0.500  0.682  1.182  0.333  4.67  0.182  0.167
Road              181   25   52   13    3    6   22   34   42  0.287  0.403  0.492  0.894  0.346  4.13  0.115  0.208
Day               158   26   43   10    4    3   23   29   23  0.272  0.377  0.443  0.820  0.303  3.99  0.105  0.290
vs Left            36    4    7    1    0    1    7    6   12  0.194  0.295  0.306  0.601  0.261  4.02  0.101  0.250
vs Morales          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. Colo           11    3    4    1    0    1    3    7    0  0.364  0.611  0.727  1.338  0.300  4.11  0.247  0.333
Bill Welke          5    0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1  0.200  0.429  0.200  0.629  0.250  4.86  0.229  0.000

season totals     329   52   90   24    5    9   40   63   67  0.274  0.389  0.459  0.848  0.320  4.14  0.116  0.221

[illiniguy]

and they still won't stop.

 

trying to steal a base up 5 will get someone drilled.

 

ridiculuos

 

sort of what I was referring to there

 

Im saying its ridiculous to get upset about them stealing. 5 run leads with 3 innings to go arent insurmountable.

I'm glad they gave us the out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
RISP               81   12   18    2    0    5   30   16   23  0.222  0.354  0.432  0.786  0.245  3.90  0.131  0.188
Late (7th on)     126   14   32    6    0    7   19   14   38  0.254  0.329  0.468  0.797  0.309  4.00  0.075  0.235
1 out             104   19   33    7    0   11   26   13   22  0.317  0.408  0.702  1.110  0.310  3.65  0.091  0.268
CUBS trailing     135   22   38    9    0    8   21   11   39  0.281  0.340  0.526  0.866  0.341  3.83  0.059  0.194
This series         8    0    3    2    0    0    1    0    1  0.375  0.375  0.625  1.000  0.429  2.50  0.000  0.333
last 14 games      49    7   15    4    0    3   10    6   12  0.306  0.382  0.571  0.953  0.353  3.56  0.076  0.241
August             27    2    6    2    0    0    1    2    7  0.222  0.276  0.296  0.572  0.300  3.34  0.054  0.077
Road              217   30   53   13    0   13   29   17   55  0.244  0.304  0.484  0.788  0.268  3.60  0.060  0.180
Day               201   31   52   10    0    7   21   19   46  0.259  0.326  0.413  0.739  0.304  3.99  0.067  0.169
vs Left            82    9   15    4    0    2    7   11   28  0.183  0.280  0.305  0.584  0.250  4.23  0.097  0.143
vs Morales          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. Colo           16    1    6    2    0    0    1    1    3  0.375  0.412  0.500  0.912  0.462  3.41  0.037  0.111
Bill Welke          8    1    1    0    0    1    1    0    0  0.125  0.222  0.500  0.722  0.000  3.22  0.097  0.000

season totals     416   60  105   24    0   19   49   37  102  0.252  0.317  0.447  0.764  0.292  3.80  0.065  0.170

[chuckywang]

Quick question. Anyone know why baseball spilts these series up? How come this wasn't a true 3 and 3?

 

I'd like to know that, too. I can understand 4 and 3, but not 2 and 4.

 

It's absolutely impossible to make an MLB schedule that makes any real sense. The math just doesn't add up.

 

Sure you can. There are 81 home games, so that equates to 27 three-game series.

[Magnetic Curses]

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[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano flied out to right field , D Lee to third

[UMFan83]

Quick question. Anyone know why baseball spilts these series up? How come this wasn't a true 3 and 3?

 

I'd like to know that, too. I can understand 4 and 3, but not 2 and 4.

 

It's absolutely impossible to make an MLB schedule that makes any real sense. The math just doesn't add up.

 

Sure you can. There are 81 home games, so that equates to 27 three-game series.

 

Unless you had all the teams take off days on the same day, its not really that possible. And even then, your always going to have 1 team flying from the east coast to the west coast with no day of rest in between.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Baker              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
RISP               14    0    2    1    0    0    4    1    4  0.143  0.200  0.214  0.414  0.200  4.60  0.057  0.182
Late (7th on)      17    3    4    2    0    1    1    0    5  0.235  0.235  0.529  0.765  0.273  3.94  0.000  0.000
2 outs             15    0    3    1    0    0    2    1    5  0.200  0.250  0.267  0.517  0.300  3.75  0.050  0.154
CUBS trailing       9    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    7  0.000  0.100  0.000  0.100  0.000  4.80  0.100  0.000
This series         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
last 14 games      14    2    2    2    0    0    0    1    3  0.143  0.200  0.286  0.486  0.182  3.87  0.057  0.000
August              4    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.25  0.000  0.000
Road               14    2    2    1    0    0    2    0    2  0.143  0.143  0.214  0.357  0.167  3.86  0.000  0.167
Day                21    2    6    2    0    1    5    2    6  0.286  0.348  0.524  0.872  0.357  4.13  0.062  0.250
vs Left            17    4    4    2    0    1    3    1    2  0.235  0.278  0.529  0.807  0.214  3.39  0.042  0.154
vs Morales          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. Colo            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
Bill Welke          1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.00  0.000  0.000

season totals      38    4    8    3    0    1    5    3   11  0.211  0.268  0.368  0.637  0.269  4.02  0.058  0.143