6/22 Cubs (Shark) @ DBacks (Saunders), 8:40, WGN

[CubmanPi]

Cubs vs a lefty. Should be good. Go Cubs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

All I care about is a Shark rebound, Castro going 3-5, and getting a day closer to Rizzo being called up.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Green River, UT !!

 

 

CUBS have made 9 hits in their last 2 games combined

CUBS have drawn 4 BBs in their last 5 games, and 9 BBs in their last 8 games

CUBS have been held to less than 2 BBs in 9 of their last 12 games

CUBS have not stolen a base in 13 of their last 17 games

CUBS have committed 4 errors in their last 8 games

CUBS have not HR'd in 8 of their last 10 games

CUBS pitchers have surrendered double digit hits in 7 of their last 14 games

CUBS pitchers have issued 21 BBs in their last 5 games

CUBS pitchers have not given up more than 2 HR's in any of their last 19 games

CUBS pitchers have 8 quality starts in their last 10 games (5-5)

CUBS have not scored a 4th inning run in their last 14 games

 

 

CUBS are 46-56 (0.451) vs. Arizona

CUBS are 20-31 (0.392) vs. Arizona on the road

CUBS are 9-6 (0.600) vs. Arizona on Fri

CUBS are 3-3 (0.500) vs. Arizona on Fri on the road

CUBS are 6-4 (0.600) vs. Arizona in June

CUBS are 3-3 (0.500) vs. Arizona in June on the road

CUBS are 0-0 (0.000) vs. Arizona on Fri in June

 

 

CUBS vs. Arizona on Friday.........

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
025  Fri  04/28/2000    Arizona                   6- 5    
120  Fri  08/18/2000  @ Arizona               N   2-11    
041  Fri  05/18/2001    Arizona                   0- 4    
120  Fri  08/17/2001  @ Arizona               N   2- 7    
120  Fri  08/16/2002    Arizona                   1- 2    
126  Fri  08/23/2002  @ Arizona               N   2- 3    
108  Fri  08/01/2003    Arizona                   4- 3    
127  Fri  08/22/2003  @ Arizona               N   4- 1    
103  Fri  07/29/2005    Arizona                   4- 3    
095  Fri  07/20/2007    Arizona                   6- 2    
127  Fri  08/24/2007  @ Arizona               N   6- 2    
035  Fri  05/09/2008    Arizona                   3- 1    
159  Fri  10/02/2009    Arizona                   3-12    
024  Fri  04/30/2010    Arizona                  11- 5    
025  Fri  04/29/2011  @ Arizona               N   4- 2    
071  Fri  06/22/2012  @ Arizona               N 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

 

 

© 2012, Fred W. Hornkohl

[Schwarber Fan]

All I care about is a Shark rebound, Castro going 3-5, and getting a day closer to Rizzo being called up.

 

Castro getting 5 ABs :lol:

[BCVM22]

Saunders a last-minute scratch because he's unable to get loose. RHP Josh Collmenter will start instead.

[Guest]

Saunders a last-minute scratch because he's unable to get loose. RHP Josh Collmenter will start instead.

 

There's a not so small part of me that thinks that was Gibson's plan all along.

[sneakypower]

can't wait to see how early we sub out half the lineup

[El Duderino]

riveting stuff

[CincyCubsFan]

Just when everybody and their mother was convinced shark was the real deal...

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, they should just give up on him.

[JockJones]

The LHP lineup is already bad enough against lefties, but when it goes up against a RHP it really sucks. They have managed to score a run though, which is a real accomplishment.

[CincyCubsFan]

Yeah, they should just give up on him.

yea, that's exactly what I said. Well done.

[Sammy Sofa]

OK, so what are we supposed to take away from your little bon mot?

[JockJones]

Just when everybody and their mother was convinced shark was the real deal...

 

3-4 straight so-so/bad starts in his first full year of being a major league starter. He probably needs a little break, he's almost hit the amount of innings he threw all last season. He still has the stuff to be the real deal though.

[dfnowak]

The LHP lineup is already bad enough against lefties, but when it goes up against a RHP it really sucks. They have managed to score a run though, which is a real accomplishment.

Can the LHP lineup beat anyone?

[Yeti]

lamest TT session ever, tree, suck a dick

 

and no horse [expletive] for you, get on that donkey!

[JockJones]

As I have previously stated, I really like Valbuena's approach. I believe he has worked two full counts this game. He's walked and doubled, and he seems to play a solid 3rd base (not sure what the metrics say).

[haubrich91]

We've scored three runs the last 29 innings. Edited June 23, 2012 by haubrich91

[dfnowak]

I like that July 7th is Lucha Libre mask night for the DBacks game

[weis21]

Dear God, I hate Reed Johnson.

 

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[UMFan83]

Is it bad that Soriano has a higher OBP than Castro despite having a BA that's 35 points lower?

[Rizzo Smash]

Two relievers got their first major league hits off us tonight. Sweet.

[TruffleShuffle]

Is it bad that Soriano has a higher OBP than Castro despite having a BA that's 35 points lower?

 

castro's lack of offensive progress this year has been disheartening.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is it bad that Soriano has a higher OBP than Castro despite having a BA that's 35 points lower?

 

castro's lack of offensive progress this year has been disheartening.

 

Even if he ends up a .300 ish high .700s OPS guy, he'll be a valuable part of the team going forward, especially at SS. Personally, I've always seen him as a 2 hitter. Assuming Rizzo is the real deal, Jackson and Vitters pan out as solid bats for the 5-7 spots, sprinkle in another middle of the order type bat, and we're in business. Easier said then done, but that's why we bought a FO dream team instead of high priced free agents last fall.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Just when everybody and their mother was convinced shark was the real deal...

 

3-4 straight so-so/bad starts in his first full year of being a major league starter. He probably needs a little break, he's almost hit the amount of innings he threw all last season. He still has the stuff to be the real deal though.

 

He's never been a full time big league starter, so there will be some growing pains. Sure, some guys can become instant aces, but that doesn't mean that everyone will. It seems as though Shark has been back and forthed between the rotation and pen the past few years, so it could be that he's running out of gas, or going through a dead arm period as they say. If ever there's a year to give a guy some in the job training, it's now. Even if he becomes more of a 3 starter than a 1-2, I'll take it.