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[Guest]

Soriano-Johnson-Fukudome in the ninth.

[Guest]

FONZIE!! 4-3 now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano homered to left field

[Cubswin11]

FONZI \:D/

[Guest]

Castro will bat in the ninth now.

[justin23iu]

Another Alfonsolo homerun.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson popped out (foul) to third base

[Irrelevant Dude]

Someone please tell Quade he's allowed to move Soriano up in the order and then drop him back down when he starts slumping later.

[UMFan83]

Good idea to have Reed Johnson bat against a righty there.

 

I'm about to start irrationally bashing Quade.

[erik316wttn]

Someone please tell Quade he's allowed to move Soriano up in the order and then drop him back down when he starts slumping later.

 

This.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome grounded out to first, unassisted

[Guest]

Someone please tell Quade he's allowed to move Soriano up in the order and then drop him back down when he starts slumping later.

 

Also, keeping Byrd lower in the order until he starts hitting.

[Derwood]

yawn

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Street in (6th) to pitch for Colorado

Soriano homered to left field

Johnson popped out (foul) to third base

Fukudome grounded out to first, unassisted

Castro grounded out to second, 4-3

 

1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

W: De La Rosa (4-0)

S: Street

L: Russell (1-3)

 

T: 2:54

A: 38,261

 

Home runs:

Colorado: Helton (2 & 3), Wigginton (2)

CUBS: Soriano (7)

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
De La Rosa    7.0  6  2  1  0  9  0 110
Betancourt    1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   8
Steet         1.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  12

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       4.0  5  4  4  3  4  3  82
Berg          2.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  23
Marshall      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  12
Wood          1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  15
Grabow        1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  14

[Fred Hornkohl]

         Colorado        CUBS
P/PA          3.74        3.51
RBI%          0.07        0.05
R/BR          0.31        0.33
BA           0.257       0.222
OBP          0.333       0.243
SLG          0.571       0.306
OPS          0.905       0.549
ERA           1.00        4.00
BB/9          0.00        3.00
K/9          10.00        8.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

NY Mets        6
Washington     4  F

San Francisco  3
Pittsburgh     2 10

LA Dodgers     2
Florida        4  F

St. Louis      4
Houston        4  8

Cincinnati     2
Milwaukee      3  F

Philadelphia   2  5
Arizona        5

Atlanta        3
San Diego      1  4

white sox      3
NY Yanks       2  F

[UMFan83]

Now that the Cubs are starting to suck more consistently, I don't have to feel as guilty for not caring.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Colorado @ CUBS

19:05

 

 

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



Colorado
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Fowler        cf       3   1   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Herrera       2b       5   0   2   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Helton        1b       5   2   2   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
Tulowitzki    ss       4   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
Lopez         3b       4   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wigginton     lf       4   1   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
Betancourt    p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steet         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Spilborghs    rf       4   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Iannetta      c        2   0   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
De La Rosa    p        3   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gonzalez      lf       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                35   4   9   4   3   8  14   2   1   0   0   1   2   0   3   0   1



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Castro        ss       5   1   1   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Barney        2b       4   1   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Byrd          cf       4   0   0   0   0   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wood          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Grabow        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramirez       3b       4   0   1   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baker         1b       4   0   2   1   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soriano       lf       4   1   1   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Johnson       rf-cf    3   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Russell       p        2   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Berg          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
Fukudome      ph-rf    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                36   3   8   2   0  10  19   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1



Colorado
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
De La Rosa       7.0   6   2   1   0   9   0  110
Betancourt       1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0   8
Steet            1.0   1   1   0   0   0   1   12

totals           9.0   8   3   1   0  10   1  130


CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Russell          4.0   5   4   4   3   4   3   82
Berg             2.0   1   0   0   0   2   0   23
Marshall         1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0   12
Wood             1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0   15
Grabow           1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0   14

totals           9.0   9   4   4   3   8   3  146

W: De La Rosa (4-0)
S: Street
L: Russell (1-3)

T:  2:54
A:  38,261

Home runs:
Colorado: Helton (2 & 3), Wigginton (2)
CUBS: Soriano (7)

[TruffleShuffle]

starting to think the 2011 cubs are not world series material.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Someone please tell Quade he's allowed to move Soriano up in the order and then drop him back down when he starts slumping later.

 

Only problem is Soriano also is not doing well. Now 5 for his last 32 and sporting a .235 batting average and getting on base at a .258 clip.

[Sammy Sofa]

Someone please tell Quade he's allowed to move Soriano up in the order and then drop him back down when he starts slumping later.

 

Only problem is Soriano also is not doing well. Now 5 for his last 32 and sporting a .235 batting average and getting on base at a .258 clip.

 

He's still a better run producer right now than Byrd and Pena. Wouldn't be opposed to something like this at all:

 

Fukudome

Castro

Aramis

Soto

Soriano

Pena

Barney

Byrd

 

Until Pena heats up.

Edited April 27, 2011 by Sammy Sofa

[Cubswin11]

Ryan Theriot (.716) has a higher OPS than Marlon Byrd (.696) this season in two fewer ab's (90 v. 92). We had no problem shipping Theriot's ass out last season when Starlin was tearing it up in AA, I hope the Cubs aren't scared to do the same with B. Jackson and Byrd at some point this season.

[TruffleShuffle]

Ryan Theriot (.716) has a higher OPS than Marlon Byrd (.696) this season in two fewer ab's (90 v. 92). We had no problem shipping Theriot's ass out last season when Starlin was tearing it up in AA, I hope the Cubs aren't scared to do the same with B. Jackson and Byrd at some point this season.

 

except that didn't happen. they moved theriot to 2B.

[Cubswin11]

Ryan Theriot (.716) has a higher OPS than Marlon Byrd (.696) this season in two fewer ab's (90 v. 92). We had no problem shipping Theriot's ass out last season when Starlin was tearing it up in AA, I hope the Cubs aren't scared to do the same with B. Jackson and Byrd at some point this season.

 

except that didn't happen. they moved theriot to 2B.

I guess I worded that poorly. They had no problem moving Theriot off his position for a young piece of the future because Theriot was playing like garbage, then eventually dumped him in part because Starlin was holding down the fort at SS. I wasn't trying to say the Cubs should just dump Byrd now and call up Jackson, but trying to say they shouldn't be afraid to do something similar with Jackson and Byrd like the did with Castro and Theriot last year. If middle/end of May comes and Byrd still isn't producing anything on offense they better not be scared to call Jackson up and start playing him in CF close to full time and make Byrd the 4/5 OF until they can trade him around the deadline.

[Sammy Sofa]

There's really no reason to rush Jackson. Sure, if he's just ripping it in the minors and Byrd still sucks and we're deep into the summer but the Cubs are actually in it, OK. Otherwise Byrd is only here 1 more year and is very affordable. Might as well play him if he can bounce back and wait until September to bring up Jackson and then trade Byrd in the offseason (unless a team is really coveting him before the deadline).