4/5 cardinals (wainwright) @ cubs (lester) 705 pm cdt espn2

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-4 (0.333) in March

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
001  Tue  03/31/1998  @ Florida                   6-11    
001  Wed  03/29/2000  @ New York              N   5- 3    
002  Thu  03/30/2000    New York              N   1- 5    
001  Mon  03/31/2003  @ New York                 15- 2    
001  Mon  03/31/2008    Milwaukee                 3- 4 (10)
001  Mon  03/31/2014  @ Pittsburgh                0- 1 (10)

 

 

I hereby pronounce it is April.

[SouthSideRyan]

When was the last time we were over .500? 2009 right?

 

At the end of a season. We've also spent 5 days in-season over .500 in the years since.

[Guest]

When was the last time we were over .500? 2009 right?

 

At the end of a season. We've also spent 5 days in-season over .500 in the years since.

That is so very much more depressing.

[Guest]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

[ctcf]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

 

That's what I was saying the whole time at the bar and I was probably a bit less inebriated. Really felt like they were making plenty of solid, hard contact against Waino and just nothing fell right.

[Guest]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

 

That's what I was saying the whole time at the bar and I was probably a bit less inebriated. Really felt like they were making plenty of solid, hard contact against Waino and just nothing fell right.

 

also seemed like the cardinals were in full 2013 BABIP form

[ctcf]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

 

That's what I was saying the whole time at the bar and I was probably a bit less inebriated. Really felt like they were making plenty of solid, hard contact against Waino and just nothing fell right.

 

also seemed like the cardinals were in full 2013 BABIP form

 

Pretty much.

[George Hayduke]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

Feels like a yep on both.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

Feels like a yep on both.

 

Cardinals BABIP - .400

Cubs BABIP - .250 (higher than I would have guessed)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jon Lester .571 BABIP, 1.67 FIP and xFIP

[Flames24Rulz]

Oh well at least the Blackhawks and Bulls didn't lose to rivals.

 

Not the finest day for Chicago sports, eh?

 

I swear you say this, like, 28 times a year.

 

There probably are 28 days like this though?

 

And yes there's a whole thread in rants of me bitching about particularly unfine Chicago sports days

 

This game more than likely didn't matter, the Bulls game really didn't matter and the Hawks are clearly capable of beating anybody on the road if Kane's back.

 

Yes, yesterday was truly a shitty day.

[UMFan83]

Oh well at least the Blackhawks and Bulls didn't lose to rivals.

 

Not the finest day for Chicago sports, eh?

 

I swear you say this, like, 28 times a year.

 

There probably are 28 days like this though?

 

And yes there's a whole thread in rants of me bitching about particularly unfine Chicago sports days

 

This game more than likely didn't matter, the Bulls game really didn't matter and the Hawks are clearly capable of beating anybody on the road if Kane's back.

 

Yes, yesterday was truly a [expletive] day.

 

shut it packers fan

 

( :wink: )

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I think the highlight for me was the ESPN announcers fellating the Cardinals' ability to get productive outs in contrast to the Cubs' failures, when at that point in the game the Cubs had two productive outs and the Cardinals zero.

[sneakypower]

i'm a little heartened that we forced the Cardinals to throw 157 pitches, and were constantly in full counts (where league average OPS is ~.800)

 

that approach didn't really bear fruit last night but you really know this will be a much more dangerous offense than we've been accustomed to

[Guest]

so being at the game and also being fairly inebriated it's not as easy to tell, but it sure seemed like we got BABIPed to death last night on both ends...was it just me?

Feels like a yep on both.

 

Cardinals BABIP - .400

Cubs BABIP - .250 (higher than I would have guessed)

 

seemed the batted ball types make this even more egregious...but that's based on my intoxicated and biased perspective

[George Hayduke]

i'm a little heartened that we forced the Cardinals to throw 157 pitches, and were constantly in full counts (where league average OPS is ~.800)

 

that approach didn't really bear fruit last night but you really know this will be a much more dangerous offense than we've been accustomed to

Agreed, most counts were worked pretty well and would have likely resulted in more baserunners had the strike zone not been all over the place (at least two really bad called 3rd strikes on Rizzo and Castro). Had some solid contact that couldn't seem to find open field. A couple of warning track flyouts by Ross and Coghlan too that would probably have been in the seats in June.

 

Disappointing opener, but Cardinals gonna Cardinal. It's still going to be a fun season.

[UMFan83]

Yup, it was just a bad luck game offensively. Encouraging ABs, some hard hit balls that would have gone out 75% of the games at Wrigley. Just one of those games that if it happened in mid-May no one would think twice about. On to the next one!

[sneakypower]

also, the bullpen impressed

 

4-2/3 IP

2 H

0 R

2 BB (1 BB)

5 K

[Guest]

i'm a little heartened that we forced the Cardinals to throw 157 pitches, and were constantly in full counts (where league average OPS is ~.800)

 

that approach didn't really bear fruit last night but you really know this will be a much more dangerous offense than we've been accustomed to

 

Yeah, 8 guys with at least 4 P/PA last night, only Castro and Coghlan under that mark.

[Guest]

Ron didn't live to see it.

Ernie didn't live to see it.

Neither did Oscar Taveras.

 

Too soon?

 

I might or might not have told a drunk Cardinals fan who was jeering at Lester and referencing his dead arm that a dead arm is better than a dead outfielder. (I did do that, Cardinal fans bring the worst out of me.)

[SouthSideRyan]

Ron didn't live to see it.

Ernie didn't live to see it.

Neither did Oscar Taveras.

 

Too soon?

 

I might or might not have told a drunk Cardinals fan who was jeering at Lester and referencing his dead arm that a dead arm is better than a dead outfielder. (I did do that, Cardinal fans bring the worst out of me.)

 

I really like this.

[ctcf]

also, the bullpen impressed

 

4-2/3 IP

2 H

0 R

2 BB (1 BB)

5 K

 

Was really nice to see Motte come out and just shut things down.

[Guest]

Ron didn't live to see it.

Ernie didn't live to see it.

Neither did Oscar Taveras.

 

Too soon?

 

I might or might not have told a drunk Cardinals fan who was jeering at Lester and referencing his dead arm that a dead arm is better than a dead outfielder. (I did do that, Cardinal fans bring the worst out of me.)

 

i've always liked you but now i love you

[ctcf]

Ron didn't live to see it.

Ernie didn't live to see it.

Neither did Oscar Taveras.

 

Too soon?

 

I might or might not have told a drunk Cardinals fan who was jeering at Lester and referencing his dead arm that a dead arm is better than a dead outfielder. (I did do that, Cardinal fans bring the worst out of me.)

 

omg this is incredible

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Ron didn't live to see it.

Ernie didn't live to see it.

Neither did Oscar Taveras.

 

Too soon?

 

I might or might not have told a drunk Cardinals fan who was jeering at Lester and referencing his dead arm that a dead arm is better than a dead outfielder. (I did do that, Cardinal fans bring the worst out of me.)

 

omg this is incredible

 

anyone else surprised that oscar tavares wasn't announced with the cardinals' non-starters last night?