09/21 St. Louis (Carpenter) @ CUBS (Volstad) 1:20 CDT, CSNTV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Chris Carpenter (0-0) ERA = 0.00, WHIP = 0.00

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/28874.png&w=350&h=254 Chris Volstad (3-10) ERA = 6.26, WHIP = 1.62

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Wisconsin Dells, WI !!!

 

 

CUBS are on a pace to finish 63-99

CUBS are hitting .267/.348/.391/.739 over their last 13 games (7-6)

CUBS have not been CS in their last 11 games (6 SB)

CUBS have 3 sac bunts in their last 16 games

CUBS have GIDP'd at least once in each of their last 6 games

CUBS have not allowed a HR in their last 4 games

 

 

 

CUBS are 1175-1114 (0.513) vs. St. Louis

CUBS are 651-500 (0.566) vs. St. Louis at home

CUBS are 156-183 (0.460) vs. St. Louis on Fri

CUBS are 85-85 (0.500) vs. St. Louis on Fri at home

CUBS are 267-277 (0.491) vs. St. Louis in September

CUBS are 150-123 (0.549) vs. St. Louis in September at home

CUBS are 37-49 (0.430) vs. St. Louis on Fri in September

CUBS are 18-25 (0.419) vs. St. Louis on Fri in September at home

CUBS are 12-9 (0.571) vs. St. Louis on 21 September

CUBS are 8-4 (0.667) vs. St. Louis on 21 September at home

CUBS are 0-2 (0.000) vs. St. Louis on Fri 21 September

CUBS are 0-0 (0.000) vs. St. Louis on Fri 21 September at home

CUBS are 14-7 (0.667) vs. St. Louis in Game No 151

CUBS are 14-8 (0.636) vs. St. Louis in Home Game No 76

 

 

 

CUBS vs. St. Louis on 21 September at home ........

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
127  Wed  09/21/1892    St. Louis                 6- 2    
149  Mon  09/21/1936    St. Louis                 4- 5    
145  Sat  09/21/1940    St. Louis                 4- 3    
144  Sat  09/21/1946    St. Louis                 1- 2    
151  Sun  09/21/1952    St. Louis                 3- 2    
150  Tue  09/21/1954    St. Louis                 4- 3    
151  Tue  09/21/1954    St. Louis                 3- 2    
155  Sun  09/21/1969    St. Louis                 4- 3    
090  Mon  09/21/1981    St. Louis                 0- 2    
152  Tue  09/21/1993    St. Louis             N  13- 3    
151  Tue  09/21/1999    St. Louis             N   2- 7    
154  Sun  09/21/2008    St. Louis                 5- 1    
151  Fri  09/21/2012    St. Louis                 

 

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

 

 

© 2012, Fred W. Hornkohl

[UMFan83]

I did not realize that this is Carpenter's first appearance all year. Seems like he's always coming back from injuries against the Cubs. Maybe he'll be rusty and we can eek out a W despite Volstad pitching.

[pitchcs]

I am not a Carpenter fan.

[bcl412]

We screwed up in keeping them out of the playoffs last year and look what happened. They won the stupid World Series. Let's prevent that from happening again please.

[Little Slide Rooter]

We screwed up in keeping them out of the playoffs last year and look what happened. They won the stupid World Series. Let's prevent that from happening again please.

 

I think that it's inevitable. Their magic # is 11, with their next 6 games vs. The Cubs and Astros. Brewers in turn get The Nats and Reds, and the Dodgers the Reds and Padres. All 3 are on the road. Reds and Nats have clinched playoff spots, but it's too early for them to start resting their regulars.

[illiniguy]

Yeah I can't see the cardinals not making it in. They'd really have to suck it up for the next week and a half.

[pitchcs]

From Bruce's blog:

 

The Cubs’ 213 walks since the break are second most in the NL and fourth most in the majors.

[Guest]

From Bruce's blog:

 

The Cubs’ 213 walks since the break are second most in the NL and fourth most in the majors.

 

:shock:

[Guest]

Wait, pitching walks or hitting walks?

[bukie]

Batting walks. Pitching walks they've given up 215 walks, good for third most in the NL and sixth most in the majors.

[sweetpeteman]

Wait, pitching walks or hitting walks?

 

 

Hitting, oddly enough (which shows how bad the beginning of the season was since the Cubs are third to last in walks for the season).

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=mlb&tcid=mm_mlb_stats#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Team+hitting&sectionType=st&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1348251779241&split=posas&sortColumn=bb&sortOrder='desc'&extended=0

[Gilby]

Looks like Mr. Rowson is here to stay then.

[Guest]

Looks like Mr. Rowson is here to stay then.

 

I don't think they'll pass on Magadan because of that if that's who they had targeted all along.

[illiniguy]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

[davell]

Maybe so, but I bet Rowson sticks around in some role. Maybe the old Von Joshua role possibly?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

From Bruce's blog:

 

The Cubs’ 213 walks since the break are second most in the NL and fourth most in the majors.

 

 

They've also gone from scoring 3.7 runs a game to 4.0.

 

I wonder how much of that is Rowson and how much is getting guys like Valbuena and Castillo into the lineup. It's some of both, I suspect.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

It's getting really annoying.

[bukie]

From Bruce's blog:

 

The Cubs’ 213 walks since the break are second most in the NL and fourth most in the majors.

 

 

They've also gone from scoring 3.7 runs a game to 4.0.

 

I wonder how much of that is Rowson and how much is getting guys like Valbuena and Castillo into the lineup. It's some of both, I suspect.

What's the difference in walk rate between Valbuena/Castillo/Jackson and Stewart/Soto/Byrd/Campana?

[illiniguy]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

It's getting really annoying.

I can't believe that he turned out like this and Geo turned out like he did.

[bukie]

All six Cub hitters that inning hit the ball well.

[Andy]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

I'm sure it's happened, but I can't remember anyone apart from the Steroid Era who just jacked up their career-high OPS by 150 points over a 2-year stretch this late in their career. He had played six full seasons before posting an .814 last year and is closing in on .900 this year.

 

ETA: His BABIP is a career-high .328 coming into today and his HR/FB rate is more than double any other season in his career other than last year, and is 50% better than even that season, so that probably has a lot to do with it.

Edited September 21, 2012 by Andy

[ManEatingTarp]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

 

Yeah, about 5 years ago.

 

This is his 3 year slash line:

.3053/.3489/.4653

[Andy]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

 

Yeah, about 5 years ago.

 

This is his 3 year slash line:

.3053/.3489/.4653

The 'third year', his OPS was .671. His OPS+ was never above 100 before last season.

[illiniguy]

Yadi Molina just decided to become an elite hitter it seems.

 

Yeah, about 5 years ago.

 

This is his 3 year slash line:

.3053/.3489/.4653

How many years was he an over .900 ops? How many over .800?

Edit, I guess he has come back to earth some he's sub .900 now.