5/31 Astros (Lyles) @ Cubs (Z!) 7:05pm CDT, CSN TV

[Southpaw191679666239]

The M*A*S*H Unit known as the Chicago Cubs (7 currently on the DL - could be 8 with Sori), looking to stop being embarrassed by the worst team in baseball.

 

Making his MLB de-butt:

Jordan Lyles, RHP

0-0, -.-- ERA

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_543475.jpg

 

vs

 

Carlos "I take BP with an aluminum bat" Zambrano

5-2, 4.59 ERA

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_407296.jpg

 

 

If Lyles was left-handed, I'd say it would be a 100% guarantee of a loss, but instead I'll set it at 97.2% - we make almost everyone's debut (or someone we've never seen) look like a Cy Young outing.

 

That being said -- GO CUBS!

 

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[Prizefight]

 

If Lyles was left-handed, I'd say it would be a 100% guarantee of a loss, but instead I'll set it at 97.2% - we make almost everyone's debut (or someone we've never seen) look like a Cy Young outing.

 

That being said -- GO CUBS!

 

 

I feel like that's something every team says. I wish there was a way to track team stats against a pitcher making his first MLB start.

[Sammy Sofa]

I can say with 1000% confidence that I have heard fans of nearly every team in baseball (Yankees included) complain that their team, without fail, makes pitchers making their MLB debut look like instant aces.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Naperville, IL !!!

 

 

Worthless stats of the day for Tuesday.............

 

 

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CUBS are 3-4 on Tuesdays

CUBS are 11-15 in May

CUBS are 2-2 vs. Houston

CUBS are 7-14 vs. NL Central

CUBS are 11-7 when they've lost their last 1 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 18-10 when they've lost their previous game

CUBS are 13-15 at night

CUBS are 12-17 at home

CUBS are 15-23 vs right handers

CUBS are 13-4 when they get a quality start.... 10-25 when they don't

CUBS are 11-19 when the opponents get a quality start.... 12-10 when they don't

CUBS are 12-10 when they score first in the game.... 11-19 when they don't

CUBS are 3-10 when the score in the first inning.... 20-19 when they don't

CUBS are 16-17 when they don't allow any first inning runs.... 7-12 when they do

CUBS are 19-11 when they score 4 runs or more.... 4-18 when they don't

CUBS are 15-2 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 8-27 when they don't

CUBS are 18-9 when they outhit the opponent.... 1-18 when they get outhit.... 4-2 when the hits are even

CUBS are 7-5 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 16-24 when he doesn't

CUBS are 6-6 in one run games .... 5-6 in two runs games

CUBS are 10-8 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above.... 13-21 when it's less than 70

CUBS are 11-10 when their pitchers average 16 pitches per inning or less.... 12-19 when they don't

CUBS are 14-18 when they average 3.7 P/PA or less.... 9-11 when they don't

CUBS are 6-5 when their starter pitches 6-1/3 innings or more.... 17-24 when he doesn't

CUBS are 17-14 when the opposing starter pitches 6-1/3 innings or less.... 6-13 when he doesn't

CUBS are 10-10 when CSN broadcasts the game

 

CUBS are on a pace for:                   Compared to:
                                  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005
..72 wins                            75    84    97    85    66    79
.701 runs                           684   711   857   752   716   703
.118 home runs                      149   162   185   151   166   194
.424 walks                          476   597   638   500   395   419
1097 strike outs                   1236  1192  1193  1054   928   920
..47 stolen bases                    55    55    87    87   121    64
.131 GIDPs                          124   135   136   128   135   129
.134 errors                         122   103    97    94   104   100
..62 hit batsmen                     50    58    50    37    41    50
4.33 runs per game                 4.22  4.39  5.29  4.64  4.42  4.34
3.68 pitches per plate appearance  3.79  3.82  3.88  3.74  3.68  3.61
.346 runs per baserunner          0.353 0.345 0.381 0.364 0.370 0.365
27.9 % of extra base hits          33.6  34.6  34.3  34.1  32.3  35.8
.276 batting average              0.256 0.255 0.277 0.271 0.268 0.270
.333 on base percentage           0.319 0.331 0.353 0.332 0.319 0.324
.401 slugging percentage          0.401 0.407 0.440 0.422 0.422 0.440
.734 on base plus slugging (OPS)  0.720 0.738 0.794 0.754 0.741 0.764

 

CUBS are 21-18 when they get at least 8 hits .... 2-11 when they don't

CUBS are 18-20 when they draw 2 or more walks.... 5-9 when they don't

CUBS are 5-4 when they steal a base.... 18-25 when they don't

CUBS are 7-5 when they execute a sac bunt.... 16-24 when they don't

CUBS are 15-18 when they GIDP.... 8-11 when they don't

CUBS are 9-13 when they commit one or more errors.... 14-16 when they don't

CUBS are 21-19 when they hit at least one double.... 2-10 when they don't

CUBS are 5-3 when they hit at least one triple.... 18-26 when they don't

CUBS are 8-1 when they hit at least 2 HRs.... 15-28 when they don't

CUBS are 5-4 when they hit at least 1 sac fly.... 18-25 when they don't

CUBS are 5-12 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 18-17 when they don't

CUBS are 9-6 when the opponents strike out at least 9 times.... 14-23 when they don't

CUBS are 10-14 when the opponent steals a base.... 13-15 when they don't

CUBS are 10-11 when the opponent executes a sac bunt.... 13-18 when they don't

CUBS are 13-11 when the opponent GIDPs at least once.... 10-18 when they don't

CUBS are 14-15 when the opponent commits at least 1 error.... 9-14 when they don't

CUBS are 5-10 when the opponent triples.... 18-19 when they don't

CUBS are 2-9 when the opponent hits at least 2 HRs.... 21-20 when they don't

CUBS are 4-10 when the opponent hits a sac fly.... 19-19 when they don't

CUBS are 6-11 when they hit an opposing batter.... 17-18 when they don't

 

CUBS are 8-3 when Zambrano starts

 

                     Team                                                                      Run
Pitcher       GS   Record   Q/S    Q/S %       IP    # Pit    P/IP  IP/GS     P/GS     ERA   Suppt

Dempster      12     7- 5     5    0.417     69.0     1173    17.0    5.7     97.8    6.00    5.42
Zambrano      11     8- 3     5    0.455     68.7     1147    16.7    6.2    104.3    4.59    5.45
Garza          9     3- 6     5    0.556     55.7      928    16.7    6.2    103.1    3.72    3.67
Wells          2     1- 1     1    0.500     10.0      191    19.1    5.0     95.5    5.40    2.00
Cashner        1     1- 0     0    0.000      5.3       72    13.5    5.3     72.0    1.69    6.00
Coleman        8     3- 5     1    0.125     35.7      692    19.4    4.5     86.5    7.32    3.88
Russell        5     0- 5     0    0.000     18.3      351    19.1    3.7     70.2    9.33    2.40
Davis          3     0- 3     0    0.000     13.3      277    20.8    4.4     92.3    6.75    2.33
Rodriguez      1     0- 1     0    0.000      4.7       87    18.6    4.7     87.0   11.57    7.00

CUBS          52    23-29    17    0.327    280.7     4918    17.5    5.4     94.6    5.61    4.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2011, Fred W. Hornkohl

[UMFan83]

I can say with 1000% confidence that I have heard fans of nearly every team in baseball (Yankees included) complain that their team, without fail, makes pitchers making their MLB debut look like instant aces.

 

No wait but...only the Cubs right?

[Little Slide Rooter]

I can say with 1000% confidence that I have heard fans of nearly every team in baseball (Yankees included) complain that their team, without fail, makes pitchers making their MLB debut look like instant aces.

 

No wait but...only the Cubs right?

 

I remember seeing on Sports Center or one of those shows when they called this guy up for Wandy that he was the #31 prospect in baseball, and baseball reference has him listed as #42, so hes used to shutting down minor leaguers.

 

No shame is losing back to back home series to the Pirates and Astros, right?

[SouthSideRyan]

I can say with 1000% confidence that I have heard fans of nearly every team in baseball (Yankees included) complain that their team, without fail, makes pitchers making their MLB debut look like instant aces.

 

But our offense is so inconsistent!!

[SouthSideRyan]

I can say with 1000% confidence that I have heard fans of nearly every team in baseball (Yankees included) complain that their team, without fail, makes pitchers making their MLB debut look like instant aces.

 

But our offense is so inconsistent!!

 

And we average like negative 0.1 runs per bases loaded opportunity!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

and teh cobs suck

[pitchcs]

Lyles is actually a good prospect though -- not a Ryan O'Malley or Casey Coleman.

 

Cubs vs. RHP: 15-23

Cubs vs. LHP: 8-6

[Fred Hornkohl]

Tuesday 31 May 2011

Houston @ CUBS

19:05

 

 

Houston

 

Bourn, cf

Barmes, ss

Pence, rf

C Lee, lf

Keppinger, 2b

Wallace, 1b

Johnson, 3b

Cancel, c

Lyles, p

 

 

CUBS

 

Fukudome, rf

Barney, 2b

Castro, ss

Pena, 1b

Ramirez, 3b

DeWitt, lf

Campana, cf

Soto, c

Zambrano, p

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Alright. Help me out. I'm one row behind Astros dugout. Send me heckling suggestions.

[rawaction]

Milwaukee v. Cincy pitching matchup is Greinke vs. Reineke. That's pretty awesome.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Quade hase used 44 different lineups in 52 games

Quade has put the same lineup up on consecutive days once

Quade's most often used lineup has been used 3 times

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bourn struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barmes popped out to shallow right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pence singled to right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pence took second on a wild pitch

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Bourn struck out swinging

Barmes popped out to shallow right field

Pence singled to right field

Pence took second on a wild pitch

C Lee grounded out to short, 6-3

 

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  1  0
CUBS                                           0  0  0

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lyles         0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  13

[Fred Hornkohl]

          Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.25        0.00
RBI%          0.00        0.00
R/BR          0.00        0.00
BA           0.250       0.000
OBP          0.250       0.000
SLG          0.250       0.000
OPS          0.500       0.000
ERA           0.00        0.00
BB/9          0.00        0.00
K/9           0.00        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Philadelphia   0  4
Washington     5

San Francisco  1
St. Louis      0  3

Milwaukee      4
Cincinnati     1  3

Pittsburgh     0
NY Mets        1  4

San Diego      1  4
Atlanta        0

Florida        0
Arizona        0  8:40

Colorado       0
LA Dodgers     0  9:10

white sox      6  4
Boston         1

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 16-17 when they don't allow any first inning runs.... 7-12 when they do

 

 

Go CUBS!!

[pitchcs]

Alright. Help me out. I'm one row behind Astros dugout. Send me heckling suggestions.

 

 

"They should CANCEL your career"

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Talking to yourswlf, Fred?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome flied out to left field