5/14 Pirates (Burres) @ Cobs (Gorzelanny) - 1:20 PM CT, WGN

[bushwoodcc]

I love watching a guy who makes 18 million dollars, who obviously doesn't give a [expletive]. It's not his fault either. Who in the [expletive] would think that Zambrano in the pen would work out?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cedeno grounded into a FC, 5-2-5-1-6, Doumit out at third, Milledge to second

[Schwarber Fan]

SO glad I benched Garrett Jones today!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Zambrano in (4th) to pitch , Colvin in (9th) in rf, for the CUBS

LaRoche hit by pitch

McCutchen singled to right field , La Roche to second

Jones homered to right field , LaRoche & McCutchen scored

Doumit doubled to down the left field line

Milledge singled to center field , Doumit to third

Chruch, pinch hitting for Meek, popped out (foul) to third base

Cedeno grounded into a FC, 5-2-5-1-6, Doumit out at third, Milledge to second

Clement struck out swinging

 

3 runs 4 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Pittsburgh      3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3                9 14  1
CUBS            4 0 1 1 0 0 0                  6 10  0

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: Jones (5)

CUBS: Byrd (7)

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Burress       4.0  7  6  5  2  2  1  77
Carrasco      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   6
Meek          2.0  2  0  0  0  4  0  38

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Gorzelanny    5.0  9  5  5  4  7  0 113
Caridad       0.3  1  1  1  1  0  0  13
Marshall      0.7  0  0  0  1  1  0  16
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  0  3  0  13
Zambrano      1.0  4  3  3  0  1  1  35

[Keener98]

I love watching a guy who makes 18 million dollars, who obviously doesn't give a [expletive]. It's not his fault either. Who in the [expletive] would think that Zambrano in the pen would work out?

 

Please explain how Z doesnt give a [expletive]?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        17    6    6    0    0    2    2    5    2  0.353  0.500  0.706  1.206  0.308  4.41    6.0  0.147  0.000
bases empty        47   10   16    4    0    4    4   12    9  0.340  0.475  0.681  1.155  0.353  4.12   15.2  0.134  0.000
Late (7th on)      32    6   12    3    0    1    2    8    8  0.375  0.500  0.563  1.063  0.478  4.05    9.0  0.125  0.143
0 outs             29   10   11    0    0    2    3    6    4  0.379  0.486  0.586  1.072  0.391  4.31    8.3  0.106  0.143
CUBS trailing      35    6    8    3    0    1    3   10    9  0.229  0.400  0.400  0.800  0.280  4.22    5.6  0.171  0.167
May                30    5    8    3    0    1    3    7    6  0.267  0.405  0.467  0.872  0.304  4.16    5.7  0.139  0.143
Home               43    8   12    1    0    2    5   11    8  0.279  0.426  0.442  0.868  0.303  4.44    8.1  0.147  0.150
Day                42   10   11    1    0    3    5   12    9  0.262  0.426  0.500  0.926  0.267  4.46    8.9  0.164  0.125
vs Right           61   12   17    3    0    3    7   14   12  0.279  0.413  0.475  0.889  0.304  4.31   12.0  0.135  0.174
vs Hanrahan         1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.00    0.0  0.000  0.000
vs. Pitts           6    1    3    2    0    1    1    2    0  0.500  0.625  1.333  1.958  0.400  2.88    5.0  0.125  0.000
Ted Barrett         2    2    1    0    0    1    1    2    0  0.500  0.750  2.000  2.750  0.000  4.50    3.0  0.250  0.000

season totals      83   16   26    4    0    4   10   24   16  0.313  0.467  0.506  0.973  0.349  4.27   19.6  0.154  0.162

[UMFan83]

Man are we ever going to beat those pesky Pirates?

[bushwoodcc]

so they just said on the radio that he has not been above 84 mph so far

 

 

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[Prizefight]

 

Please explain how Z doesnt give a [expletive]?

 

 

He's clearly making a statement that it's ridiculous for him to be in the bullpen by giving up runs every time

 

 

 

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[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty        14    1    5    1    0    0    0    0    2  0.357  0.357  0.429  0.786  0.417  3.36    2.1  0.000  0.000
Late (7th on)       9    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    1  0.111  0.111  0.222  0.333  0.125  3.44    0.2  0.000  0.000
1 out               7    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.286  0.286  0.286  0.571  0.286  2.29    0.6  0.000  0.000
CUBS trailing      11    1    4    1    0    0    0    0    2  0.364  0.364  0.455  0.818  0.444  3.64    1.8  0.000  0.000
May                22    3    8    1    1    1    6    2    2  0.364  0.417  0.636  1.053  0.368  3.42    5.8  0.053  0.357
Home               10    1    4    0    0    0    0    2    1  0.400  0.500  0.400  0.900  0.444  2.92    2.0  0.100  0.000
Day                 7    1    3    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.429  0.429  0.429  0.857  0.500  3.57    1.3  0.000  0.000
vs Right           20    3    8    1    1    1    6    0    2  0.400  0.400  0.700  1.100  0.412  3.45    5.6  0.000  0.417
vs Hanrahan         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. Pitts           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
Ted Barrett         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      22    3    8    1    1    1    6    2    2  0.364  0.417  0.636  1.053  0.368  3.42    5.8  0.053  0.357

[Fred Hornkohl]

Castro grounded an IF single to third base

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
runners on         33    3   13    3    0    1   12    2    3  0.394  0.417  0.576  0.992  0.414  4.08    7.9  0.023  0.282
Late (7th on)      27    2    4    0    0    1    5    3    7  0.148  0.226  0.259  0.485  0.158  4.19    1.6  0.078  0.222
1 out              23    2   10    3    0    1   10    1    2  0.435  0.440  0.696  1.136  0.450  3.60    7.0  0.005  0.600
CUBS trailing      39    2   13    1    0    0    3    1    4  0.333  0.341  0.359  0.700  0.371  4.12    4.8  0.008  0.188
May                19    1    6    1    0    1    8    2    3  0.316  0.381  0.526  0.907  0.333  4.05    3.8  0.065  0.500
Home               38    3   12    3    0    0    5    2    3  0.316  0.366  0.395  0.761  0.343  3.78    5.5  0.050  0.227
Day                47    4   12    3    0    0    5    3    5  0.255  0.314  0.319  0.633  0.286  3.69    4.7  0.058  0.200
vs Right           72    6   22    3    0    1   12    5    8  0.306  0.354  0.389  0.743  0.333  3.80    9.9  0.049  0.297
vs Hanrahan         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. Pitts           5    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  4.40    0.2  0.000  0.333
Ted Barrett         2    0    1    1    0    0    1    0    0  0.500  0.500  1.000  1.500  0.500  5.00    1.0  0.000  1.000

season totals      78    6   24    4    0    1   12    5    8  0.308  0.353  0.397  0.750  0.333  3.82   10.9  0.045  0.282

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot flied out to left field

[bushwoodcc]

I love watching a guy who makes 18 million dollars, who obviously doesn't give a [expletive]. It's not his fault either. Who in the [expletive] would think that Zambrano in the pen would work out?

 

Please explain how Z doesnt give a [expletive]?

 

 

Just look at his mannerisms. It's painfully obvious he's not happy. The guy feeds of the crowd, good or bad. He comes in now, and the crowed could care less. I don't blame Zambrano either. He has the mindset to be a starter and has always been a decent starting pitcher. It's not a matter of if, but when that this situation with him and the Cubs management blows up and gets real ugly.

[lumafia]

I love watching a guy who makes 18 million dollars, who obviously doesn't give a [expletive]. It's not his fault either. Who in the [expletive] would think that Zambrano in the pen would work out?

 

Please explain how Z doesnt give a [expletive]?

 

I think what he's talking about is that he is always smiling in his picture on the Gamecast. How could you peform so poorly, and keep smiling? He obviously doesn't care. 8-[

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
Pinch hitting       5    0    2    0    0    0    1    0    1  0.400  0.400  0.400  0.800  0.500  3.40    0.8  0.000  0.250
runners on         38    8   13    4    0    3   16    7    4  0.342  0.426  0.684  1.110  0.323  3.67   11.1  0.083  0.302
Late (7th on)      31    4    8    0    0    1    9    8    7  0.258  0.390  0.355  0.745  0.304  4.32    4.3  0.132  0.421
2 outs             24    2    5    1    0    1    4    3    5  0.208  0.296  0.375  0.671  0.222  3.85    2.7  0.088  0.143
CUBS trailing      41    7   15    2    0    3   12    9   10  0.366  0.471  0.634  1.105  0.429  3.98   12.2  0.105  0.429
May                31    4    8    3    0    0    2    6    6  0.258  0.378  0.355  0.733  0.320  3.86    4.2  0.120  0.167
Home               45    8   13    2    0    2   10   11    8  0.289  0.414  0.467  0.880  0.314  3.66    8.7  0.125  0.296
Day                56   13   19    5    0    4   14   12    9  0.339  0.443  0.643  1.086  0.349  3.96   15.9  0.104  0.357
vs Right           89   17   29    7    0    5   16   18   16  0.326  0.435  0.573  1.008  0.353  3.84   22.2  0.109  0.268
vs Hanrahan         2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.00    0.0  0.000  0.000
vs. Pitts           5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.80    0.0  0.000  0.000
Ted Barrett         4    0    2    0    0    0    3    0    0  0.500  0.400  0.500  0.900  0.500  3.00    0.8 -0.100  0.600

season totals      95   17   30    7    0    5   18   19   18  0.316  0.422  0.547  0.970  0.347  3.88   22.0  0.107  0.302

[haubrich91]

So are we the joke of the division?

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Hanrahan in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Soto struck out swinging

Castro grounded an IF single to third base

Fontenot flied out to left field

Fukudome, pinch hitting for Zambrano, 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
Pittsburgh      3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3                9 14  1
CUBS            4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0                6 11  0

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: Jones (5)

CUBS: Byrd (7)

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Burress       4.0  7  6  5  2  2  1  77
Carrasco      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   6
Meek          2.0  2  0  0  0  4  0  38
Hanrahan      1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  19

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Gorzelanny    5.0  9  5  5  4  7  0 113
Caridad       0.3  1  1  1  1  0  0  13
Marshall      0.7  0  0  0  1  1  0  16
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  0  3  0  13
Zambrano      1.0  4  3  3  0  1  1  35

[Fred Hornkohl]

        Pittsburgh        CUBS
P/PA          4.22        3.78
RBI%          0.26        0.27
R/BR          0.43        0.43
BA           0.378       0.333
OBP          0.488       0.400
SLG          0.541       0.485
OPS          1.029       0.885
ERA           5.63       10.13
BB/9          2.25        6.75
K/9           9.00       13.50

[lumafia]

So are we the joke of the division?

 

Outside the Cardinals, who are currently trying to make themselves jokeish with their recent play, the entire division is a joke. When was the last time every team in a division had a sub .500 record other than the division winner?

 

Last year's AL central was pretty darn close, with the Chicago White Sox coming in at 81-81 in 2nd place.

Edited May 14, 2010 by lumafia

[Fred Hornkohl]

Russell in to pitch for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

Iwamura grounded out to first, unassisted

[Fred Hornkohl]

LaRoche grounded out to third, 5-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

McCutchen homered to left center field