07/07 Pirates (Burnett) @ Cubs (Villanueva) 1:20 PM WGN/720

[mul21]

Man, tough to blame Gregg for that when it wasn't even a strike. That's a hell of an AB.

[Schwarber Fan]

McCutchen owns Gregg too

[wekim81]

Starling Marte is an effing dude

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 20-32 (.385) when the opponent hits at least 1 HR.... 17-16 (.515) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Little Slide Rooter]

So is Blake Parker a thing or is this some sort of mirage?

 

He's got a plus fastball and a good slider. The question with him is always going to be command. If he improves in that area there's no reason he can't be a good set-up guy.

 

I feel we've said this about every pitching prospect in the system.

[Schwarber Fan]

Lucky as hell. Better score.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last CUBS walk-off win..........

 

Gm#    Date          Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.64  Thu 06/13/13    Cincinnati        6- 5  Samardzija      Latos         (14 inn)

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

How long has it been since one of our young players we are counting on in the future did anything?

 

Rizzo and Castro just might not be any good.

[Guest]

CUBS are 32-3 (.914) when they lead at the end of the 8th inning.... 5-45 (.100) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

Interesting stat...they 17 blown saves as a team (last I checked) so have most of those blown saves occurred prior to the 9th inning?

 

Yeah, a reliever could conceivably come in in the 3rd inning with a 1-0 lead, give up a run, and get charged with a blown save.

or allow a tying run, then win the game later.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Well um, 18 blown saves.

 

The season record for blown saves as a team is the 1996 Rockies with 38. It's certainly within range, especially if/when Gregg's traded and we go back to closer by commitee.

[Guest]

I mean it's great that throwaways like Hairston and Ransom and Schierholtz are raking, but I'd like to see non-filler home runs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

How long has it been since one of our young players we are counting on in the future did anything?

 

Rizzo and Castro just might not be any good.

 

Travis Wood on Thursday.

[Schwarber Fan]

It's not our year.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I mean it's great that throwaways like Hairston and Ransom and Schierholtz are raking, but I'd like to see non-filler home runs.

 

True. But if we're patient with Castro and Rizzo, hopefully the filler can bring back something for nothing at the end of the month. And I'm not so sure I'd lump Schierholtz in with the flotsam.

[Andy]

I mean it's great that throwaways like Hairston and Ransom and Schierholtz are raking, but I'd like to see non-filler home runs.

 

True. But if we're patient with Castro and Rizzo, hopefully the filler can bring back something for nothing at the end of the month. And I'm not so sure I'd lump Schierholtz in with the flotsam.

Also, Hairston is below the Mendoza line.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 18-26 (.409) when they commit one or more errors.... 19-22 (.463) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-5 (.583) when the opponent GIDPs at least twice.... 30-43 (.411) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Little Slide Rooter]

I mean it's great that throwaways like Hairston and Ransom and Schierholtz are raking, but I'd like to see non-filler home runs.

 

True. But if we're patient with Castro and Rizzo, hopefully the filler can bring back something for nothing at the end of the month. And I'm not so sure I'd lump Schierholtz in with the flotsam.

Also, Hairston is below the Mendoza line.

 

Hairston's one of those guys that is what he is and has been for long enough that a team looking for cheap, right handed power would probably look past his 2013 stats and more toward his career line. Alone, he doesn't bring back much, but he could sweeten the pot if packaged with one of our more valuable chips.

Edited July 7, 2013 by Little Slide Rooter

[Schwarber Fan]

Thanks for diving, Russ

[Careless]

thanks for the slide, idiot

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have outscored the opponents 6-5 in the 10th inning.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

How long has it been since one of our young players we are counting on in the future did anything?

 

Rizzo and Castro just might not be any good.

 

Rizzo is having an above average season despite things seemingly going as bad as they could be and having pretty crappy BABIP luck.

 

And he hasn't turned 24 yet. He's a long way from not any good.

[mul21]

Guerrier's wind up reminds me a lot of the Weavers.

 

Also, did we fix him? 2 days in a row of 1 2 3 innings (essentially, w/o the Barney error).

[Little Slide Rooter]

Hey, how'd Sappy get on base?

[Andy]

I guess this whole thing where Castro swings at pitches an inch off the plate really is never going to stop.