09/08 Houston (Myers) @ CUBS (Wells) 7:05 CDT, CSN+ TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/5017.jpg Brett Allen Myers (10-7) ERA = 3.02, WHIP = 1.14

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/28943.jpg Randy David Wells (6-12) ERA = 4.56, WHIP = 1.44

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Outshined_One]

DeWitt 2B

Castro SS

Byrd CF

Nady 1B

Colvin RF

Soto C

Soriano LF

Barney 3B

Wells P

[coldsteel]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST

 

DeWitt sucked

Castro thrown out at first after reaching safely due to inattention

Byrd sucked and blooped sawed off single

Nady sucked

 

0 runs 1 hit for CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS got a hit !!!

 

:clapping: :yahoo: \:D/ :yahoo: :clapping:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wow !!! Two hits all in the same inning !!!

 

 

Break up the CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Bourn grounded out to short, 6-3

Keppinger singled to center field

Pence flied out to center field

Lee grounded to shortstop , safe at first on a fielding error, E6, Keppinger to second

Johnson struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 1 errors 2 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

DeWitt grounded out to second, 4-3

S Castro struck out swinging

Byrd grounded out to short, 6-3

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Wallace struck out swinging

Manzella doubled to left field

Quintero singled to left field , Manzella scored

Myers sacrificed, 2-4, Quintero to second

Bourn grounded out to third, 5-3

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Nady called out on strikes

Colvin struck out swinging

Soto struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Keppinger grounded out to third, 5-3

Pence homered to left field

Lee flied out to center field

Johnson doubled to second base

Wallace flied out to right field

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Soriano flied out to center field

Barney called out on strikes

Wells grounded out to third, 5-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Manzella popped out to first base

Quintero grounded out to third, 5-3

Myers flied out to right field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

DeWitt flied out to right field

S Castro grounded out to second, 4-3

Byrd lined out to shortstop

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Bourn grounded out to short, 6-3

Keppinger singled to right field

Pence walked , Keppinger to second

Lee lined out to shortstop

Johnson singled to right field , Keppinger scored, Pence to third

Wallace flied out to left field

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Nady flied out to deep right field

Colvin called out on strikes

Soto walked

Soriano singled to left field , Soto to third

Barney grounded out to short, 6-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Manzella singled to right field

Quintero doubled to right field , Manzella to third

Myers struck out swinging

Bourn walked (intentionally)

Keppinger grounded out to short, 6-3 , Manzella scored, Quintero to third, Bourn to second

Pence grounded out to short, 6-3

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Fuld, pinch hitting for Wells, struck out swinging

DeWitt grounded out to second, 4-3

S Castro grounded to third base , safe on a fielding error, E5

Byrd grounded out to short, 6-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 1 errors 1 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Mateo in to pitch for the CUBS

Lee lined out to center field

Johnson struck out swinging

Wallace struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Nady flied out to center field

Colvin doubled to right center field

Soto singled to left field , Colvin to third

Soriano popped out to second base

Hoffpauir, pinch hitting for Barney, struck out swinging

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Manzella flied out to right field

Quintero flied out to right field

Marshall in to pitch for the CUBS

Hernandez, pinch hitting for Myers, struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Abad in to pitch for Houston

Baker, pinch hitting for Marshall, flied out to right field

DeWitt singled to center field

Lindstrom in to pitch for Houston

S Castro singled to right field , DeWitt to second

Byrd grounded into a FC, 5-4, S Castro out at second, DeWitt to third

Nady called out on strikes

 

0 runs 2 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Berg in to pitch for the CUBS

Bourn grounded out to first, unassisted

Keppinger grounded out to third, 5-3

Pence popped out to second base

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Byrdak in (4th) to pitch, Bourgeois in (9th) in lf for Houston

Colvin popped out to shortstop

Lopez in to pitch fo Houston

Soto grounded out to short, 6-3

Soriano lined out to center field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

W: Myers (11-6)

S: none

L: Wells (6-13)

 

T: 2:35

A: 33,623

 

Home runs:

Houston: Pence (23)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Myers         7.0  3  0  0  1  8  0 101
Abad          0.3  1  0  0  0  0  0   6
Lindstrom     0.7  1  0  0  0  1  0  17
Byrdak        0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   4
Lopez         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wells         6.0  9  4  4  2  3  1  98
Mateo         1.7  0  0  0  0  2  0  18
Marshall      0.3  0  0  0  0  1  0   6
Berg          1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  13

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.46        4.15
RBI%          0.17        0.00
R/BR          0.36        0.00
BA           0.250       0.156
OBP          0.289       0.182
SLG          0.417       0.188
OPS          0.706       0.369
ERA           0.00        4.00
BB/9          1.00        2.00
K/9           9.00        6.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        9
Pittsburgh     3  F

St. Louis      1  9
Milwaukee      8

Cincinnati     1
Colorado       9  6

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wednesday 08 Septemebr 2010

Houston @ CUBS

19:05

 

 

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



Houston
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Bourn         cf       4   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Keppinger     2b       5   1   2   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pence         rf       4   1   1   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Lee           lf       4   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Byrdak        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lopez         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Johnson       3b       4   0   2   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
Wallace       1b       4   0   0   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manzella      ss       4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Quintero      c        4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Myers         p        2   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hernandez     ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Abad          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lindstrom     p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bourgeois     lf       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                36   4   9   4   2   6  15   0   0   1   0   1   3   0   1   0   0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
DeWitt        2b       4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S Castro      ss       4   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
Byrd          cf       4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nady          1b       4   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colvin        rf       4   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        3   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soriano       lf       4   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Barney        3b       2   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hoffpauir     ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Scales        3b       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wells         p        1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fuld          ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mateo         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marshall      p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baker         ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                33   0   5   0   1   9  11   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0



Houston
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Myers            7.0   3   0   0   1   8   0  101
Abad             0.3   1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Lindstrom        0.7   1   0   0   0   1   0   17
Byrdak           0.3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Lopez            0.7   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

totals           9.0   5   0   0   1   9   0  137


CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Wells            6.0   9   4   4   2   3   1   98
Mateo            1.7   0   0   0   0   2   0   18
Marshall         0.3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Berg             1.0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13

totals           9.0   9   4   4   2   6   1  135

W: Myers (11-6)
S: none
L: Wells (6-13)

T:  2:35
A:  33,623

Home runs:
Houston: Pence (23)
CUBS: none

[TruffleShuffle]

another well-attended game thread, i see

[E.J.]

another well-attended game thread, i see

 

You know it's bad when Fred gives the play by play in one post.

[UMFan83]

33,000? I am really disappointed in the Cubs fans. The attendance should be well under 30k at this pint

[SouthSideRyan]

33,000? I am really disappointed in the Cubs fans. The attendance should be well under 30k at this pint

 

It's tickets sold. Most well in advance.

[jersey cubs fan]

33,000? I am really disappointed in the Cubs fans. The attendance should be well under 30k at this pint

 

It's tickets sold. Most well in advance.

 

I saw a couple minutes of this one and that place was empty.

[UMFan83]

Yeah I know its tickets sold, but in 2006 we bottomed out at ~27,000. But looking back at the schedule, the 27k game was the only game where the attendance was less than 30k

[jersey cubs fan]

Yeah I know its tickets sold, but in 2006 we bottomed out at ~27,000. But looking back at the schedule, the 27k game was the only game where the attendance was less than 30k

 

2006 followed 2005, which was really bad, and 2004, which was came up just short.

2010 follows 2009, which was a disappointment, and 2008, which was great.

 

These tickets are sold in February. In February 2006 nobody had any hope. In February 2010, some people had some hope. 2011 tickets will sell worse than 2010. The further you get from good performance the fewer tickets you will sell without a major influx in hope (free agents).

[UMFan83]

No one had any hope in 2006? Not a very scientific measurement, but a quick check through the 2006 contest thread had NSBB people predicting an average of 87 wins for the Cubs in 2006, some as high as 94 wins.

[jersey cubs fan]

No one had any hope in 2006? Not a very scientific measurement, but a quick check through the 2006 contest thread had NSBB people predicting an average of 87 wins for the Cubs in 2006, some as high as 94 wins.

 

Well maybe the real dumb people.

 

Regardless, that team was 2 full disappointing seasons removed from a playoff appearance and coming off a sub .500 record. The excitement level was not the same as it was in February 2004 or February 2008. When the Cubs win, they sell out the next year immediately. When they struggle, they take time to sell. When they do poorly they won't sell out the next year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

No one had any hope in 2006? Not a very scientific measurement, but a quick check through the 2006 contest thread had NSBB people predicting an average of 87 wins for the Cubs in 2006, some as high as 94 wins.

 

Well maybe the real dumb people.

 

Regardless, that team was 2 full disappointing seasons removed from a playoff appearance and coming off a sub .500 record. The excitement level was not the same as it was in February 2004 or February 2008. When the Cubs win, they sell out the next year immediately. When they struggle, they take time to sell. When they do poorly they won't sell out the next year.

 

When you quantify that difference in excitement level...... the difference is relatively small.........

 

                  2010          2009          2008          2007          2006          2005
# Dates             59            80            81            81            81            81
Attendance     2285510       3168859       3301200       3252862       3123221       3139322
Capacity         41210         41210         41210         41118         41118         41118
% Capacity      0.9400        0.9612        0.9890        0.9767        0.9377        0.9426
Average          38737         39611         40756         40159         38558         38757
High             41406         41619         41730         41909         41698         40488
Low              33868         33299         37812         32126         27105         36791
Std Dev         2003.8        1804.6         834.7        1774.8        2594.7         739.9
Sellouts             4            10            30            22             5             0