4/21 Reds (Leake) @ Cubs (Maholm) - 12:05 pm CDT, WGN

[UMFan83]

This go cubs go thing is going to be synonymous with the losing years soon and people are going to want to stop with it when the Cubs get good again.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Miami          2 10
Washington     2

San Francisco  2  9
NY Mets        4

LA Dodgers     0
Houston        0  6:05

St. Louis      0
Pittsburgh     0  6:05

Colorado       0
Milwaukee      0  6:10

[Rizzo Smash]

And the Cubs move to 3-1 in games in which Steve Clevenger starts. 1-10 in games that Soto starts. Seemed to be the same way when Koyie Hill caught too. Don't think this is a blip on the radar. Soto can call a game.

[Careless]

It might be the food poisoning, but that win gave me chills

[East Coast Cubbies]

Only seven more wins to .500!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Saturday 21 April 2012

Cincinnati @ CUBS

12:05

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Cincinnati      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0              1  6  1
CUBS            1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0                6 14  2



Cincinnati
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Cozart        ss       5   1   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
Stubbs        cf       5   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Votto         1b       3   0   0   0   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Phillips      2b       4   0   1   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Simon         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ludwick       lf       3   0   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolen         3b       4   0   1   0   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Heisey        rf       3   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Mesoraco      c        3   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leake         p        2   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
Ondrusek      p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Frazier       ph       1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Valdez        2b       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                34   1   6   1   4   7  21   0   0   0   0   1   4   0   0   0   0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
DeJesus       rf       5   2   2   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Barney        2b       4   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1
Castro        ss       5   0   2   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0
LaHair        1b       2   0   0   1   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
Stewart       3b       4   0   0   0   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Clevenger     c        4   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DeWitt        lf       3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Russell       p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dolis         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Johnson       ph       1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Marmol        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mather        cf-lf    4   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Maholm        p        2   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Campana       ph-cf    2   0   1   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                36   6  14   6   1   5  24   0   0   0   0   2   4   1   0   1   1



Cincinnati
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Leake            5.7  10   5   5   1   3   0   82
Ondrusek         0.3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Simon            1.0   4   1   0   0   1   0   32

totals           7.0  14   6   5   1   5   0  118


CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Maholm           6.0   4   1   1   3   5   0   92
Russell          1.0   2   0   0   0   1   0   26
Dolis            1.0   0   0   0   1   0   0   18
Marmol           1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0   13

totals           9.0   6   1   1   4   7   0  149

W: Maholm (1-2)
S: none
L: Leake (0-2)

T:  2:40
A:  38,405

Home runs:
Cincinnati: none
CUBS: none

 

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

That was fun. Let's do it again.

[Sammy Sofa]

And the Cubs move to 3-1 in games in which Steve Clevenger starts. 1-10 in games that Soto starts. Seemed to be the same way when Koyie Hill caught too. Don't think this is a blip on the radar. Soto can call a game.

 

Oh, good.

[Guest]

Clevenger might get hypothermia after that.

[neely crenshaw]

amazing what a solid pitching effort will do for you!

[SouthSideRyan]

And the Cubs move to 3-1 in games in which Steve Clevenger starts. 1-10 in games that Soto starts. Seemed to be the same way when Koyie Hill caught too. Don't think this is a blip on the radar. Soto can call a game.

 

Oh, good.

 

Invite?

[neely crenshaw]

Much like I said with Stewart, when you're hitting .230 as a team and are 3-10 can it be any worse to play someone else in many spots? Certainly Clevenger could play 2-3 days in a row or Dewitte, or Mather. Not that they are the answer but it can't be any worse.

 

Nice win, I was starting to wonder if we would ever win again.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Btw...... who had Maholm in the pool for ending the losing streak ???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[crickets chirping]

[Guest]

And the Cubs move to 3-1 in games in which Steve Clevenger starts. 1-10 in games that Soto starts. Seemed to be the same way when Koyie Hill caught too. Don't think this is a blip on the radar. Soto can call a game.

Yes, it's Soto's fault that the Cubs have no power and no patience. It must be all the dope he's smoking.

[Rizzo Smash]

And the Cubs move to 3-1 in games in which Steve Clevenger starts. 1-10 in games that Soto starts. Seemed to be the same way when Koyie Hill caught too. Don't think this is a blip on the radar. Soto can call a game.

Yes, it's Soto's fault that the Cubs have no power and no patience. It must be all the dope he's smoking.

This isn't the point at all. The Cubs won more games the last two years when Koyie Hill caught and the guy couldn't hit at all. I'm not a Soto hater by any means. I loved him when he first came up in 2007 and when he won Rookie of the Year in 2008 but the guy has just regressed and he hurts the Cubs more than he helps them at this point. Plus, he's 29 years old AKA not in the Cubs plans for the future. I'd like to see what Wellington Castillo and Steve Clevenger can do behind the plate for the rest of the year. Odds are, they aren't the catchers of the future either but it can't hurt to take a look.

[SouthSideRyan]

Except the Cubs went 24-36 when Hill started in 2010, and 52-50 when Geo did.

[Sammy Sofa]

And yup, nothing but regression for him since 2008.

[Hawk4Hall]

Cleaving Cleavenger.

 

:good:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Except the Cubs went 24-36 when Hill started in 2010, and 52-50 when Geo did.

 

Team record by starting catcher

CUBS are 49-48 when Soto starts at catcher
CUBS are 24-36 when K Hill starts at catcher
CUBS are 2-3 when Castillo starts at catcher