Re: Games in which the Cubs are not playing

[Smack]

Wow, that was fun!

 

I always love a perfect game. We've been spoiled lately, though.

 

At least this was a great pitcher. Not Phil [expletive] Humber.

[erik316wttn]

Wow, that was fun!

 

I always love a perfect game. We've been spoiled lately, though.

 

At least this was a great pitcher. Not Phil [expletive] Humber.

 

True, but perfect is perfect no matter who does it.

[haubrich91]

My heart was racing as if Cain were a Cub. No-hitters/Perfect games are awesome, no matter who is apart of it. As stated before, we've gotten some really good pitching the last few years. Three no-hitters in the last two weeks.

[Guest]

Just saw a highlight of the Blanco catch on SportsCenter. He couldn't have taken a much better route to that ball - very little arc at all. If he's off at all, that ball drops.

[TruffleShuffle]

the astros whiffed 13 times the previous night... what a bad team.

[erik316wttn]

Just saw a highlight of the Blanco catch on SportsCenter. He couldn't have taken a much better route to that ball - very little arc at all. If he's off at all, that ball drops.

 

It seems like most perfect games have at least one amazing defensive play behind them.

[Smack]

So Cain is in the driver's seat for the NL Cy Young, no?

 

(NL Ranks)

95 IP (1st)

96 Ks (2nd)

2.18 ERA (2nd)

0.85 WHIP (1st)

2 CG (1st)

2.8 WAR (2nd)

8 Wins (4th)

Perfect Game / CG 1 Hit Shutout

[El Duderino]

So Cain is in the driver's seat for the NL Cy Young, no?

 

(NL Ranks)

95 IP (1st)

96 Ks (2nd)

2.18 ERA (2nd)

0.85 WHIP (1st)

2 CG (1st)

2.8 WAR (2nd)

8 Wins (4th)

Perfect Game / CG 1 Hit Shutout

 

Those are 2011 Verlander numbers, so I'd say so.

[Guest]

So Cain is in the driver's seat for the NL Cy Young, no?

 

(NL Ranks)

95 IP (1st)

96 Ks (2nd)

2.18 ERA (2nd)

0.85 WHIP (1st)

2 CG (1st)

2.8 WAR (2nd)

8 Wins (4th)

Perfect Game / CG 1 Hit Shutout

 

Who is first in WAR and is it bWAR or fWAR?

[El Duderino]

fWAR. Sale is first in bWAR, Verlander and Greinke are first in fWAR.

[Smack]

So Cain is in the driver's seat for the NL Cy Young, no?

 

(NL Ranks)

95 IP (1st)

96 Ks (2nd)

2.18 ERA (2nd)

0.85 WHIP (1st)

2 CG (1st)

2.8 WAR (2nd)

8 Wins (4th)

Perfect Game / CG 1 Hit Shutout

 

Who is first in WAR and is it bWAR or fWAR?

 

Greinke @ 3.0, info from FanGraphs.

[Smack]

fWAR. Sale is first in bWAR, Verlander and Greinke are first in fWAR.

 

Yes, I was looking at NL only though.

[Guest]

Greinke's gotta be right up there with him.

 

But I guess CYA arent awarded on advanced metrics.

[El Duderino]

We're just barely getting some of these buffoons to look at ERA and K rates instead of wins. Baby steps.

[UMFan83]

Are no hitters and perfect games becoming easier to pitch for whatever reason?

 

Like I said yesterday, there are 20 perfect games in the 111 year World Series era of the MLB (at least since 1901 when the AL joined), a pace of roughly 1 every 5-6 years.

 

Here is a breakdown of perfect games by decade:

 

00's: 2

10's: 0

20's: 1

30's: 0

40's: 0

50's: 1

60's: 3

70's: 0

80's: 3

90's: 4

00's: 2

10's: 4 (on pace for 13 this decade)

 

So 7 in the first 78 years, and 13 in the next 32 years, with 5 in the last 4 seasons. No hitters are seeing a similar spike this decade. Although the pattern seems to be random, we are on pace for by far the most no hitters in a decade ever.

 

50's: 18

60's: 33

70's: 21

80's: 13

90's: 31

00's: 15

10's: 14 (on pace for 47 this decade)

 

So just a 3-4 year fluke that will return to normal soon, or is the post-steroid era producing a more pitcher friendly game leading to more spectacular pitching performances including no hitters and perfect games?

[Guest]

Part of it has to do with how much more often players are striking out. Each of the last five years, a new record has been set for strikeouts per game for the league and it's gone from 6.77 in 2008 to 7.44 this year.

 

I think the perfect games are a bit of a fluke, but the no-hitters aren't. Obviously more no-hitters increases the chances for a perfect game, but doesn't make it a sure thing. Look at the 70's. There were 31 no-hitters but no perfect games. In the 2000's, however, there were only 15 no-hitters but two perfect games, and in the 20's, there were only 9 no-hitters but one was a perfect game.

[UMFan83]

I don't know if anyone posted this already but Cain's perfect game last night is tied for 2nd highest game score in MLB history (101) behind Wood's 105.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't know if anyone posted this already but Cain's perfect game last night is tied for 2nd highest game score in MLB history (101) behind Wood's 105.

 

In 9 innings

[bukie]

I don't know if anyone posted this already but Cain's perfect game last night is tied for 2nd highest game score in MLB history (101) behind Wood's 105.

 

In 9 innings

Yeah, there was a game back in the 20s where both pitchers pitched 26 inning complete games, and both game scores were in the 140s.

[illiniguy]

I don't know if anyone posted this already but Cain's perfect game last night is tied for 2nd highest game score in MLB history (101) behind Wood's 105.

 

In 9 innings

Yeah, there was a game back in the 20s where both pitchers pitched 26 inning complete games, and both game scores were in the 140s.

What did Haddix have as his score?

[Sammy Sofa]

http://withleather.uproxx.com/2012/06/the-dugout-matt-cains-perfect-game

[Guest]

I don't know if anyone posted this already but Cain's perfect game last night is tied for 2nd highest game score in MLB history (101) behind Wood's 105.

 

In 9 innings

Yeah, there was a game back in the 20s where both pitchers pitched 26 inning complete games, and both game scores were in the 140s.

What did Haddix have as his score?

 

107

[TruffleShuffle]

So Cain is in the driver's seat for the NL Cy Young, no?

 

(NL Ranks)

95 IP (1st)

96 Ks (2nd)

2.18 ERA (2nd)

0.85 WHIP (1st)

2 CG (1st)

2.8 WAR (2nd)

8 Wins (4th)

Perfect Game / CG 1 Hit Shutout

 

Those are 2011 Verlander numbers, so I'd say so.

 

it's probably either him or top prospect turned cardinal ace, lance lynn.

 

(not really - strasburg, gio gonzalez and greinke have also been really good and should be in the discussion)

[CubmanPi]

Heading into today, Giancarlo is OPSing .581 in June with 18 Ks in 60PA (1 hr). 0-3 with 2 Ks so far today. Though to be fair, lumping those numbers in with what he posted in May is still a great 50-game stretch.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

After 14 innings in today's epic Royals / Cardinals tilt, Alex Gordon is 0/2. Oh, and with 5 WALKS.

 

That's right. He's 0/2 with 5 BBs. In one game.