Coincidence?

[Backtobanks]

I know there are lots of factors that go into a team winning, but I find it interesting that the Cubs snapped out of a losing streak when Dusty put Murton in the lineup. It seems to me the Cubs had a pretty good streak earlier in the year when he made Dubois his regular LF. Of course Murton has done very well for 2 games, so now let's sit him down against another lefty.

[rocket]

yes, it's a coincidence. hollandsworth wasn't the reason the cubs lost 8 straight.

[Banghart]

yes, it's a coincidence. hollandsworth wasn't the reason the cubs lost 8 straight.

Hollandsworth also wasn't the reason the Cubs are, more than likely, going to win three straight as well.

 

-Banghart

[imb]

Yeah boy, that .350/.370/.500 line was really keeping the cubs from winning games.

[KaiserCesar]

I heard in a Jerry Hairston interview on the score that after the team heard the news of Corey and JD being sent down there was a players only meeting and that it really woke the team up. It's probably not so much Murton as much as the shaking up of things.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I hope nobody is suggesting that 1 rookie going 2 for 4 is the difference in the team's performance in Florida as opposed to the series in Atlanta.....

 

         AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
vs. Atl 125    5   23    1    0    2   30    5   10   17  0.184  0.243  0.240  0.483
vs. Fla 110   26   36   12    0    4   60   25   17   22  0.327  0.417  0.545  0.962

 

             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR   PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
vs. Atla   32.0   42   24   24   14   31    6  596  3.94  8.72  1.69  1.75  6.75
vs. Flor   27.0   20   10   10   10   18    4  402  3.33  6.00  1.33  1.11  3.33

[ThePenguin11]

I believe they meant there was a correlation between the two occurances. Like: Hendry sent a message to his team; thus they responded.

[Backtobanks]

I believe they meant there was a correlation between the two occurances. Like: Hendry sent a message to his team; thus they responded.

 

And the moment of open-mindness shown by Dusty to try something new ---playing rookies.

[BadKermit]

I think it helps having the 1-2 guys actually get on base in front of the big hitters. Hairston and Walker were right in the middle of most the scoring the last three games, it seemed.

[dalgreen]

I heard in a Jerry Hairston interview on the score that after the team heard the news of Corey and JD being sent down there was a players only meeting and that it really woke the team up. It's probably not so much Murton as much as the shaking up of things.

 

Which goes back to what I said that out of all the problems we had, it was the players not producing that was the biggest.

[imb]

It probably has something to do with not having two sub .300obp players 1-2 in the order.