09/16 Pittsburgh (Locke) @ CUBS (Volstad) 1:20 CDT, WGN TV

[Sammy Sofa]

The hell? Was that Garza with the ridiculous chinstrap at the end? Edited September 16, 2012 by Sammy Sofa

[Irrelevant Dude]

The old fake to third move. It works at least once a year and there it was.

[El Duderino]

The hell? Was that Garza with the ridiculous chinstrap at the end?

 

The last time I saw him he had a chinstrap and a Zorro mustache, so probably.

[Sammy Sofa]

Barney really is a joy to watch on defense.

Yeah, he is. I still don't know if he provides enough offense to be an everyday player in a good lineup

 

Eh:

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/position/2b/sort/OPS/order/true

 

But man, his defense makes up a LOT. BR has his defensive WAR at 3.4(!) this season.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 47-4 (.922) when they lead at the end of the 7th inning.... 10-83 (.108) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Countdown until someone complains about Castro trying to catch the birds with his glove instead of paying attention to the game...

[Sammy Sofa]

You are made of bull [expletive], ump; I WANT THREE.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-0 (1.000) when they score 11 runs or more.... 52-88 (.371) when they don't

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 11 runs in a game.... Fri 07 Sep 2012 in a 12-2 win at Pittsburgh

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm about as anti-stolen base as one can get, but even I can see how having someone like Castro at 1B and Campana at 3B in a close game could drive a pitcher insane.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS made 15 hits in a game.... Fri 06 Jul 2012 (18 hits) in a 8-7 win at NY Mets

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Mmmmmm, winnage.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 28-24 (.538) when they steal a base.... 29-64 (.312) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 13 runs in a game.... Mon 30 Jul 2012 in a 14-4 win over Pittsburgh at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 51-2 (.962) when they lead at the end of the 8th inning.... 6-85 (.066) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-9 (.357) when they allow 7 walks or more.... 52-78 (.400) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1-4 (.200) when they allow 8 walks or more.... 56-83 (.403) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS allowed 8 BBs in a game.... Sun 09 Sep 2012 (8 BBs) in a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

Beast win.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

http://njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/10036/Cubs%20W%20Flag.jpg

 

:yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 58-0 when they score more runs than the other guys.... 0-87 when they don't.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Little Slide Rooter]

CUBS are 58-0 when they score more runs than the other guys.... 0-87 when they don't.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

Offseason plan: build a team that scores more runs than the other guys more often then they don't.

[Careless]

The Mather thing is baffling. As rough as it's been with Jackson he's still a LOT better than Mather, so that basically tells you everything you need to know about how bad Mather's been.

 

Holy [expletive], Mather has a -2.2 WAR according to BR this season.

What the hell? It's like I blinked and he suddenly has 225 PAs. But on pace for -6 bWAR/-4 fWAR if he played daily?

[Careless]

Has anybody run away with NL ROY since a few weeks back when I asked if Rizzo might have a shot at it?

Nah, but Harper's winning it. .793 OPS at 19 is special and his stats are solid at least.

I don't get why you keep bringing up his age.

[Careless]

Barney really is a joy to watch on defense.

Yeah, he is. I still don't know if he provides enough offense to be an everyday player in a good lineup

 

Eh:

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/position/2b/sort/OPS/order/true

 

But man, his defense makes up a LOT. BR has his defensive WAR at 3.4(!) this season.

After watching yesterday's (amazing) defense from him, I checked out his Fangraphs numbers, then again today after they updated. His defense went down by .5 runs. I love defensive stats.