4/20 Reds (Bailey) @ Cobs (Volstad) 1:20 pm CDT, CSN TV

[Andy]

No cutesy stupid graphic-laden GDT start today. Cobs suck, please win, thank you much.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1124-1098 (0.506) vs. Cincinnati

CUBS are 613-506 (0.548) vs. Cincinnati at home

CUBS are 161-147 (0.523) vs. Cincinnati on Fri

CUBS are 86-75 (0.534) vs. Cincinnati on Fri at home

CUBS are 185-182 (0.504) vs. Cincinnati in April

CUBS are 83-53 (0.610) vs. Cincinnati in April at home

CUBS are 28-23 (0.549) vs. Cincinnati on Fri in April

CUBS are 16-10 (0.615) vs. Cincinnati on Fri in April at home

CUBS are 9-7 (0.563) vs. Cincinnati on 20 April

CUBS are 5-3 (0.625) vs. Cincinnati on 20 April at home

CUBS are 1-2 (0.333) vs. Cincinnati on Fri 20 April

CUBS are 1-1 (0.500) vs. Cincinnati on Fri 20 April at home

CUBS are 14-5 (0.737) vs. Cincinnati in Game No 14 of the season

 

CUBS are 14-5 (0.737) vs. Cincinnati in Home Game No 8

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
014  Thu  06/07/1877    Cincinnati               11- 6  
016  Tue  05/11/1897    Cincinnati                5- 6  
014  Sat  05/05/1900    Cincinnati                4- 3  
013  Thu  04/26/1906    Cincinnati                4- 2  
018  Fri  05/05/1911    Cincinnati                2-13  
016  Wed  04/30/1913    Cincinnati                4- 3  
018  Wed  05/02/1917    Cincinnati                0- 1  
013  Sat  05/04/1918    Cincinnati                1- 0  
013  Sat  05/10/1919    Cincinnati                4- 3 
014  Wed  05/04/1921    Cincinnati                3- 1  
016  Thu  05/01/1924    Cincinnati                8- 1  
016  Tue  05/03/1927    Cincinnati                4- 3 
025  Sat  05/18/1929    Cincinnati                7- 0  
015  Mon  05/04/1931    Cincinnati               13- 1  
013  Tue  04/16/1996    Cincinnati                6- 3  
017  Sun  04/21/2002    Cincinnati                3- 5  
014  Tue  04/15/2003    Cincinnati               11- 1  
014  Wed  04/16/2008    Cincinnati            N  12- 3    
014  Thu  04/23/2009    Cincinnati                1- 7    
014  Fri  04/20/2012    Cincinnati                

 

CUBS are 6-7 (0.462) on Fri 20 April

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
001  Fri  04/20/1888  @ Indianapolis Hoosiers     5- 4 
001  Fri  04/20/1894  @ Cincinnati                6-10  
009  Fri  04/20/1917  @ Pittsburgh                1- 6  
004  Fri  04/20/1923    Pittsburgh               12-11  
010  Fri  04/20/1928    Cincinnati                0- 6  
003  Fri  04/20/1945  @ Pittsburgh                4- 5  
003  Fri  04/20/1951  @ St. Louis             N   1- 5  
003  Fri  04/20/1956    Cincinnati               12- 1  
010  Fri  04/20/1979    Montreal                  8- 5  
013  Fri  04/20/1984    Pittsburgh                5- 4  
011  Fri  04/20/1990    Pittsburgh                4- 9  
016  Fri  04/20/2001  @ Pittsburgh            N   8- 2  
016  Fri  04/20/2007    St. Louis                 1- 2  
014  Fri  04/20/2012    Cincinnati                

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Omar]

Reds v. Volstad

                   PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Wilson Valdez      16 14  6  0  0  0   2  2  1 .429 .500  .429  .929  0  0   1   0         0
Willie Harris      14 12  1  1  0  0   0  2  1 .083 .214  .167  .381  0  0   0   0         0
Jay Bruce           9  8  2  1  0  0   1  1  3 .250 .333  .375  .708  0  0   0   0         1
Brandon Phillips    9  7  3  0  0  0   3  2  0 .429 .556  .429  .984  0  0   0   0         0
Joey Votto          9  7  3  0  0  1   3  2  2 .429 .556  .857 1.413  0  0   0   0         0
Ryan Hanigan        3  2  0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .333  .000  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Ryan Ludwick        3  2  1  1  0  0   3  1  0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667  0  0   0   0         0
Scott Rolen         3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Drew Stubbs         3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Bronson Arroyo      2  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  1  0   0   0         0
Homer Bailey        2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Sean Marshall       2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total              75 63 16  3  0  1  12 11 12 .254 .365  .349  .714  1  0   1   0         1

 

Cubs v. Bailey

                  PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Alfonso Soriano   11 10  3  1  0  1   3  1  2 .300 .364  .700 1.064  0  0   0   0         1
Ian Stewart        9  9  2  0  0  0   2  0  5 .222 .222  .222  .444  0  0   0   0         0
Marlon Byrd        8  8  3  0  0  2   4  0  2 .375 .375 1.125 1.500  0  0   0   0         0
Starlin Castro     8  7  2  0  0  1   3  1  0 .286 .375  .714 1.089  0  0   0   0         1
Darwin Barney      6  5  2  0  0  0   1  1  1 .400 .500  .400  .900  0  0   0   0         0
Jeff Baker         3  3  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Blake DeWitt       3  3  2  0  0  0   1  0  0 .667 .667  .667 1.333  0  0   0   0         0
Bryan LaHair       3  2  1  0  0  0   0  1  1 .500 .667  .500 1.167  0  0   0   0         0
Geovany Soto       3  3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Chris Volstad      3  3  1  0  0  0   1  0  0 .333 .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Paul Maholm        2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Reed Johnson       1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Rodrigo Lopez      1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total             61 57 17  1  0  4  15  4 13 .298 .344  .526  .871  0  0   0   0         2

[CubmanPi]

How the hell are we within a game and a half of fifth?

[Fred Hornkohl]

How the hell are we within a game and a half of fifth?

 

'cause Houston is really bad ??

[Smack]

Cubs win this one.

[otis89]

How the hell are we within a game and a half of fifth?

 

'cause Houston is really bad ??

 

If Houston is really bad, what does that make the Cubs?

[mookie]

I really hope the Cubs can pull off the miracle of out sucking the Astros.

[Cubswin11]

Is it too early to start a reverse standings (AKA Fecal League) thread?

[Fred Hornkohl]

How the hell are we within a game and a half of fifth?

 

'cause Houston is really bad ??

 

If Houston is really bad, what does that make the Cubs?

 

Some questions just should not be asked !! :wink:

[javy knows my name]

Is it too early to start a reverse standings (AKA Fecal League) thread?

 

It is perpetually too early for that.

[bukie]

Today's lineup from @BruceMiles2112:

 

DeJesus RF

Barney 2B

Castro SS

LaHair 1B

Soriano LF

Stewart 3B

Soto C

Byrd CF

Volstad P

[MWV]

Not that it's a big deal, but I like seeing LaHair move up, and I like seeing the lefties split up in the middle of the order.

 

Lets win this one.

[Fred Hornkohl]

That's Sveum's 10th unique lineup in 14 games.

 

 

Go Sveum !!

[Smack]

I really like seeing LaHair move up to the 4th spot. At least he'll have a little bit of protection now, if you can call Soriano protection.

[SouthSideRyan]

Was that the first Fredlock ever?

 

I'd take pride in that bukie.

[erik316wttn]

lol Cobs

[bcl412]

I feel good about this series.

[neely crenshaw]

I have seen the error of my ways. You guys are 100% right. When Soto and Soriano hit 2 HR's each over their next 40 at bats, our offense will be one of the best. No matter what facts there are; Stewart will hit .300 with 30 hr's, and Soriano will hit like he did with the yanks. Dempster will also win the Cy Young because he has an ERA through 3 games of 1.33, his career 4.38 era be damned!

Everything is fine, our offense just needs to hit a couple of more home runs and we would be 11-3 instead of 3-11. My Bad!

[jersey cubs fan]

I have seen the error of my ways. You guys are 100% right. When Soto and Soriano hit 2 HR's each over their next 40 at bats, our offense will be one of the best. No matter what facts there are; Stewart will hit .300 with 30 hr's, and Soriano will hit like he did with the yanks. Dempster will also win the Cy Young because he has an ERA through 3 games of 1.33, his career 4.38 era be damned!

Everything is fine, our offense just needs to hit a couple of more home runs and we would be 11-3 instead of 3-11. My Bad!

 

You should really try and read what other people write, and then process the entire sentence.

 

Nobody is saying the offense is fine. The fact that Soriano's OPS may jump from 500 to 580 after a homerun does not erase the fact that both a 500 and 580 OPS suck.

 

Your bad is that you are not thinking.

[CincyCubsFan]

I have seen the error of my ways. You guys are 100% right. When Soto and Soriano hit 2 HR's each over their next 40 at bats, our offense will be one of the best. No matter what facts there are; Stewart will hit .300 with 30 hr's, and Soriano will hit like he did with the yanks. Dempster will also win the Cy Young because he has an ERA through 3 games of 1.33, his career 4.38 era be damned!

Everything is fine, our offense just needs to hit a couple of more home runs and we would be 11-3 instead of 3-11. My Bad!

 

Welcome to NSBB, @thekapman.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Seems it was 96 years ago today that the CUBS played their first game in what is now called Wrigley Field.....

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
007  Thu  04/20/1916    Cincinnati                7- 6  

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Friday 20 April 2012

Cincinnati @ CUBS

13:20

 

 

Cincinnati

 

Cozart, ss

Stubbs, cf

Votto, 1b

Bruce, rf

Rolen, 3b

Heisey, lf

Harris, 2b

Mesoraco, c

Bailey, p

 

 

CUBS

 

DeJesus, rf

Barney, 2b

Castro, ss

LaHair, 1b

Soriano, lf

Stewart, 3b

Soto, c

Byrd, cf

Volstad, p

[Fred Hornkohl]

Umpires today..........

 

HP: Lance Barrett

1b: Scott Barry

2b: Gary Darling (cc)

3b: Jerry Meals

 

 

 

The CUBS were 8-7 with Gary Darling's crew on the field last year.......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.10  Mon 04/11  @ Houston       N   5- 4  Dempster        Figuerosa     
.11  Tue 04/12  @ Houston       N   2-11  Russell         Myers         
.12  Wed 04/13  @ Houston       N   9- 5  Zambrano        W Rodriguez   
.41  Wed 05/18  @ Florida       N   7- 5  Dempster        Nolasco       
.42  Thu 05/19  @ Florida       N   5- 1  Coleman         Volstad       
.83  Fri 07/01    Chicago (AL)      4- 6  Wells           Jackson       
.84  Sat 07/02    Chicago (AL)      0- 1  Garza           Humber        
.85  Sun 07/03    Chicago (AL)      3- 1  Lopez           Floyd         
116  Tue 08/09    Washington    N   1- 3  Garza           Wang          
117  Wed 08/10    Washington    N   4- 2  Lopez           Detwiler      
118  Thu 08/11    Washington        4- 3  Dempster        Zimmerman     
147  Mon 09/12  @ Cincinnati    N  12- 8  Lopez           Willis        
148  Tue 09/13  @ Cincinnati    N   1- 2  Dempster        Leake         
149  Wed 09/14  @ Cincinnati    N   2- 7  Coleman         Cueto         
150  Thu 09/15  @ Cincinnati    N   6- 8  Wells           Bailey        

 

They CUBS were 2-0 with Lance Barrett behind home plate last year.........

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.94  Fri 07/15    Florida           2- 1  Dempster        Nolasco       
112  Thu 08/04  @ Pittsburgh    N   7- 6  Lopez           McDonald      

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

[Fred Hornkohl]

04/05 - 04/19      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
DeJesus            36    9    9    2    0    0    0    8   10  0.250  0.413  0.306  0.719  0.346  4.37    4.5  0.163  0.000
Barney             49    6   14    1    1    1    5    3    6  0.286  0.327  0.408  0.735  0.310  3.21    6.5  0.041  0.200
Castro             50    6   18    3    0    0    7    3    6  0.360  0.389  0.420  0.809  0.409  3.35    8.2  0.029  0.318
LaHair             28    3   10    3    0    2    6    5   11  0.357  0.455  0.679  1.133  0.533  3.88    8.6  0.097  0.250
Soriano            44    2   11    0    0    0    7    2   12  0.250  0.277  0.250  0.527  0.344  3.74    3.0  0.027  0.233
Stewart            43    4   10    1    1    1    6    4   10  0.233  0.298  0.372  0.670  0.281  3.85    4.8  0.065  0.208
Soto               36    6    6    1    1    1    1    2    9  0.167  0.211  0.333  0.544  0.192  3.45    2.5  0.044  0.000
Byrd               40    1    3    0    0    0    2    3   10  0.075  0.159  0.075  0.234  0.100  3.43    0.5  0.084  0.087
Volstad             3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.67    0.0  0.000  0.000

Totals            329   37   81   11    3    5   34   30   75  0.246  0.313  0.343  0.657  0.305  3.65   35.4  0.067  0.176