08/31 Houston (Oswalt) @ CUBS (Harden) 7:05 CDT, WGN TV

[Sammys Boombox]

Great, like yesterday the Cubs will continue to get leadoff hitters on to ground into double plays in late innings down by 3.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fuld               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
Pinch hitting      12    1    2    0    0    0    0    2    1  0.167  0.286  0.167  0.452  0.182  3.93    0.6  0.119  0.000
runners on         30    4    6    0    0    0    0    2    4  0.200  0.273  0.200  0.473  0.231  3.97    1.6  0.073  0.000
Late (7th on)      28    2    5    0    0    0    0    5    5  0.179  0.303  0.179  0.482  0.217  4.42    1.5  0.124  0.000
0 outs             19    5    6    2    0    0    0    4    3  0.316  0.435  0.421  0.856  0.375  4.35    3.5  0.119  0.000
CUBS trailing      23    3    5    1    0    0    0    5    6  0.217  0.357  0.261  0.618  0.294  4.11    2.1  0.140  0.000
last 10 games      15    1    1    0    0    0    0    5    2  0.067  0.300  0.067  0.367  0.077  4.55    0.3  0.233  0.000
August             39    6    8    0    1    0    0    8    7  0.205  0.354  0.256  0.611  0.250  4.10    3.5  0.149  0.000
Home               28    7    8    2    1    0    0    6    2  0.286  0.429  0.429  0.857  0.308  3.86    5.1  0.143  0.000
Nite               35    8   12    3    0    0    0    5    7  0.343  0.425  0.429  0.854  0.429  4.08    6.4  0.082  0.000
vs Right           40   10   12    3    1    0    0   10    4  0.300  0.451  0.425  0.876  0.333  4.02    7.7  0.151  0.000
vs Oswalt           0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00    0.0  0.000  0.000
vs. Houst           0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00    0.0  0.000  0.000
Mike Reilly         0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00    0.0  0.000  0.000

season totals      59   11   15    3    1    0    0   11    8  0.254  0.380  0.339  0.719  0.294  4.11    7.6  0.126  0.000

[Schwarber Fan]

Now if Hill would have just K'ed

 

this is maddening

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fuld, pinch hitting for Heilman, singled to down the left field line

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot            AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
runners on        185   26   57    8    2    3   43   11   30  0.308  0.347  0.416  0.763  0.355  3.73   26.7  0.038  0.189
Late (7th on)     156   14   38    3    1    0    8   10   29  0.244  0.292  0.269  0.561  0.299  3.71   12.3  0.048  0.114
2 outs            134   13   43    8    2    3   24   10   23  0.321  0.372  0.470  0.843  0.370  3.74   23.5  0.052  0.206
CUBS trailing     184   23   50    6    2    2   18   10   34  0.272  0.315  0.359  0.673  0.324  3.75   20.8  0.043  0.211
last 10 games      40    2    8    0    0    0    1    1    9  0.200  0.238  0.200  0.438  0.258  4.00    1.9  0.038  0.083
August            106   10   32    0    2    0    7    3   19  0.302  0.333  0.330  0.664  0.368  3.58   11.7  0.031  0.171
Home              251   38   77   13    2    5   28   14   36  0.307  0.347  0.430  0.777  0.343  3.72   37.5  0.040  0.223
Nite              266   27   73    9    3    4   24   21   37  0.274  0.334  0.376  0.710  0.307  3.57   33.4  0.060  0.187
vs Right          392   50  111   11    4    5   35   27   70  0.283  0.333  0.367  0.701  0.334  3.70   48.0  0.050  0.170
vs Oswalt           5    0    2    1    0    0    1    0    0  0.400  0.333  0.600  0.933  0.400  3.57    1.0 -0.067  0.333
vs. Houst          55    7   13    6    0    0    6    8    9  0.236  0.328  0.345  0.674  0.283  3.92    6.2  0.092  0.222
Mike Reilly         5    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  3.60    0.2  0.000  0.333

season totals     497   67  145   19    5    7   47   35   78  0.292  0.343  0.390  0.734  0.335  3.71   66.6  0.051  0.189

[E.J.]

I love how Fred just sort of frolics through the game thread. He doesn't really acknowledge anyone. He's content just hanging with his stats. :)

[hardcorecubfan]

Billy Williams was really good. That's all.

 

You need exclamation points on that

[Sammys Boombox]

Now if Hill would have just K'ed

 

this is maddening

 

How many hard-hit balls are the Cubs going to hit without having anything to show for it? UGH! SO FRUSTRATING!

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Baker singled to left field

K Hill grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Baker out at second

Fuld, pinch hitting for Heilman, singled to down the left field line

Theriot grounded out to short, 6-3

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: C Lee (22)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Oswalt        7.0  6  2  2  1  3  0  92

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        5.0  5  5  5  6  9  1  98
Heilman       2.0  2  0  0  1  2  0  31

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          4.03        3.29
RBI%          0.22        0.14
R/BR          0.36        0.29
BA           0.304       0.222
OBP          0.467       0.250
SLG          0.478       0.259
OPS          0.945       0.509
ERA           2.57        6.43
BB/9          1.29        9.00
K/9           3.86       14.14

[Schwarber Fan]

So sad how this stuff that happened 40 years ago is dominating the broadcast

 

It's like torture watching this, but I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now

 

this is cubdom I guess

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pittsburgh     3
Cincinnati     4  F

Atlanta        5
Florida        2  F

Pittsburgh     3
Cincinnati     6  8

Arizona        0
Los Angeles    0  9:05

[Prizefight]

So sad how this stuff that happened 40 years ago is dominating the broadcast

 

It's like torture watching this, but I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now

 

this is cubdom I guess

 

Enjoying some Jack Daniels also enhances this experience

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1-26 when they trail by 3 runs or more at the end of the 7th inning.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 35-35 when they GIDP.... 30-28 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[illiniguy]

So sad how this stuff that happened 40 years ago is dominating the broadcast

 

It's like torture watching this, but I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now

 

this is cubdom I guess

I really just wish this season would end. What a nightmare. This is the biggest Cub season I can remember. Everything that could go wrong, did.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gregg in to pitch for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

Blum singled to center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pence lined out to shortstop

[Fred Hornkohl]

I love how Fred just sort of frolics through the game thread. He doesn't really acknowledge anyone. He's content just hanging with his stats. :)

 

What do you mean I don't acknowledge anyone ???? :twisted:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Coste struck out swinging

[Sammys Boombox]

So sad how this stuff that happened 40 years ago is dominating the broadcast

 

It's like torture watching this, but I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now

 

this is cubdom I guess

I really just wish this season would end. What a nightmare. This is the biggest Cub season I can remember. Everything that could go wrong, did.

 

The Rockies gave us a shot to get back in it this week, but we really haven't seized it. They really needed to take 5 of the 6 against NY and WAS. When a team that's struggling like Houston comes in you need to sweep.

 

I hate the Cubs offense. I can't think of anything else that I have been more disappointed in than the 2009 Cubs offense.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Gregg in to pitch for the CUBS

Blum singled to center field

Pence lined out to shortstop

Coste struck out swinging

Erstad, pinch hitting for Oswalt, struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: C Lee (22)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Oswalt        7.0  6  2  2  1  3  0  92

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        5.0  5  5  5  6  9  1  98
Heilman       2.0  2  0  0  1  2  0  31
Gregg         1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  15

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          4.00        3.29
RBI%          0.19        0.14
R/BR          0.33        0.29
BA           0.296       0.222
OBP          0.441       0.250
SLG          0.444       0.259
OPS          0.886       0.509
ERA           2.57        5.63
BB/9          1.29        7.88
K/9           3.86       14.63

[E.J.]

So sad how this stuff that happened 40 years ago is dominating the broadcast

 

It's like torture watching this, but I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now

 

this is cubdom I guess

I really just wish this season would end. What a nightmare. This is the biggest Cub season I can remember. Everything that could go wrong, did.

 

The Rockies gave us a shot to get back in it this week, but we really haven't seized it. They really needed to take 5 of the 6 against NY and WAS. When a team that's struggling like Houston comes in you need to sweep.

 

I hate the Cubs offense. I can't think of anything else that I have been more disappointed in than the 2009 Cubs offense.

 

Watching the offense this season has sort of been like watching the offense the past two playoffs. You expected so much more from them, but they just continue to hack away and not play up to par.