09/12 CUBS (T Wood) @ Houston (Abad) 7:05 CDT, CSN+ TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/30515.png&w=350&h=254 Travis Wood (5-11) ERA = 4.42, WHIP = 1.21

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/30417.png&w=350&h=254 Fernando Abad (0-3) ERA = 5.30, WHIP = 1.71

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful North Kansas City, MO !!!

 

 

CUBS are on a pace to finish 63-99

CUBS have scored first in 3 of their last 11 games (4-7)

CUBS have been outscored 11-2 in the first inning of their last 11 games

CUBS starters have pitched 6 innings or more 3 times in their last 13 games.... the opponents have 6 times

CUBS have 1 sac fly in their last 16 games

CUBS have not caught a base runner stealing in their last 12 games (10 SB)

CUBS pitchers have 1 hit in their last 10 games

CUBS have not allowed a run in the 5th inning of their last 15 games

 

 

Monday's crowd of 13,121 is the smallest audience to see a CUBS game since they drew 10,972 for this game...........

 

Gm#    Date          Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.27  Tue 05/04/10  @ Pittsburgh    N   2- 3  Dempster        Maholm        

 

 

CUBS are 13-19 in Houston in September.......

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
141  Fri  09/06/1963  @ Houston               N   3- 0    
142  Sat  09/07/1963  @ Houston               N   1- 2    
143  Sun  09/08/1963  @ Houston               N   1- 2    
141  Mon  09/06/1965  @ Houston               N   1- 2    
148  Mon  09/11/1967  @ Houston               N  10-11    
149  Tue  09/12/1967  @ Houston               N   4- 5    
131  Tue  09/01/1987  @ Houston               N   3- 2    
132  Wed  09/02/1987  @ Houston               N   1-10    
131  Mon  09/18/1995  @ Houston               N   1- 3    
132  Tue  09/19/1995  @ Houston               N   7- 6    
133  Wed  09/20/1995  @ Houston               N   0- 4    
157  Tue  09/23/1997  @ Houston               N   3- 5    
158  Wed  09/24/1997  @ Houston               N   3- 1    
159  Thu  09/25/1997  @ Houston               N   1- 9    
160  Fri  09/25/1998  @ Houston               N   2- 6    
161  Sat  09/26/1998  @ Houston               N   3- 2    
162  Sun  09/27/1998  @ Houston                   3- 4    
141  Fri  09/10/1999  @ Houston               N   4- 6    
142  Sat  09/11/1999  @ Houston                   3- 5    
143  Sun  09/12/1999  @ Houston                   1- 7    
147  Fri  09/21/2001  @ Houston               N  12- 4    
148  Sat  09/22/2001  @ Houston               N   4- 8    
149  Sun  09/23/2001  @ Houston                   6- 7    
159  Thu  09/29/2005  @ Houston               N   3- 2    
160  Fri  09/30/2005  @ Houston               N   4- 3    
144  Tue  09/11/2007  @ Houston               N   4- 5    
145  Wed  09/12/2007  @ Houston               N   3- 2    
146  Thu  09/13/2007  @ Houston               N   6- 2    
147  Sun  09/14/2008  @ Houston               N   5- 0    
148  Mon  09/15/2008  @ Houston                   6- 1    
141  Mon  09/10/2012  @ Houston               N   4- 1    
142  Tue  09/11/2012  @ Houston               N   0- 1    
143  Wed  09/12/2012  @ Houston               N   

 

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

 

 

© 2012, Fred W. Hornkohl

[sneakypower]

this guy looks like abad pitcher

[Sammy Sofa]

Every feature on his face looks Photoshopped from different faces.

[pitchcs]

I really wish this was a Minor League game thread.

 

I'm bored with this season without them.

[Schwarber Fan]

So... Anthony Recker is our first baseman tonight.

 

Sweet

[Little Slide Rooter]

So... Anthony Recker is our first baseman tonight.

 

Sweet

 

Bryan LaHair's too busy apartment hunting in Japan to play.

[UMFan83]

I was supposed to be at this game, but unfortuantely I had/have a horrible stomach flu that kept me from going on my business trip to Houston. It's probably better that way, but I was looking forward to seeing Minute Maid Park for the first time, plus the historic last "Cubs/Astros with the Astros a division and league rival" game. Oh well.

[El Duderino]

Beef.

[davell]

Beef.

He really isn't getting the pub he deserves. We've got our catcher.

[El Duderino]

Beef.

He really isn't getting the pub he deserves. We've got our catcher.

 

Love him.

[squally1313]

Beef.

He really isn't getting the pub he deserves. We've got our catcher.

 

Love him.

 

Needs to cut down on the strikeouts a little bit. Probably unrealistic to assume a 382 BAPIP going forward, so getting more balls in play would be great. But I agree....a definite bright spot from this season.

[El Duderino]

Of course not. But even if he hits .250 he has enough power and defense to be the solution for a number of years.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soriano: master of walls.

[haubrich91]

Alfonso Soriano just keeps impressing.

[El Duderino]

I'm pretty sure Sappelt has 5 hits in this series, all doubles.

[Schwarber Fan]

I like Dave Sappelt.

[Sammy Sofa]

Tiny sample size, but it's good to see Sappelt producing.

[Cubswin11]

I really wanted Sappelt to be up early this year to get a better idea of what kind of player he can be. Glad he's up now and playing well. He could be a good 4/5th OF going into next year.

 

 

Side not, with that HR Soriano has 95 RBI's and will likely get to 100 for his first time in his Cubs career and only 3rd time in his MLB career. I know RBI's are a virtually meaningless stat to judge a players value, but I found it interesting he's only done that twice before. At least it's a stat that should shut the local meatballs up about him not producing or whatever.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, considering how many years he hit leadoff it's not surprising he wouldn't have knocked in 100 too many times.

[El Duderino]

Trying to imagine what Garza would have done on that particular play.

[Cubswin11]

Well, considering how many years he hit leadoff it's not surprising he wouldn't have knocked in 100 too many times.

I know that, but he also was in the AL for a good chunk of his career and didn't have a pitcher in his lineups and he played on some really good offensive teams in NY and a huge hitters park in TEX. I just thought he would've done it more than twice.

[CincyCubsFan]

Why don't these motherfucking umps put themselves into position to be able to make the call? Inexcusable.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 45-4 (.918) when they lead at the end of the 7th inning.... 10-82 (.109) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS held the opponents to 3 hits in a game.... Tue 21 Aug 2012 (3 hits) in a 5-2 loss at Milwaukee

 

 

Go CUBS !!