7/16 Cubs(Maddux) vs. Pirates (Duke). 3:05 WGN. Riiiiight.

[UMFan83]

Hmm your right. Other then Sept 24 vs. Houston (which I guess was done so it could be easily converted to a Fox game if need be). Strange I never noticed that.

[Mizzou]

Hey look, I get to watch Maddux pitch... again. I swear, I NEVER get to see Prior or Wood pitch.

 

Hey. Mizzou..... you could do worse !! I mean, think of it this way.... you're not having to watch Leicester, Dempster, Rusch, Mitre, or Koronka start, right ??

 

Yeah, you're right. A little variety is good though.

[otis89]

Hey look, I get to watch Maddux pitch... again. I swear, I NEVER get to see Prior or Wood pitch.

 

Hey. Mizzou..... you could do worse !! I mean, think of it this way.... you're not having to watch Leicester, Dempster, Rusch, Mitre, or Koronka start, right ??

 

Yeah, I've seen such Cubs legends as Jim Bullinger, Jeremi Gonzalez and Anthony Young pitch live! Maddux is a HOF'er!

 

I've seen Julian Tavarez, Mark Prior, and Kerry Wood. Next I get to see Maddux. I wish I could see Zambrano pitch sometime.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I've seen Julian Tavarez, Mark Prior, and Kerry Wood. Next I get to see Maddux. I wish I could see Zambrano pitch sometime.

 

Plenty of opportunities left, just pick your spot !!

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
91  Sun 07/17    Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano      
96  Fri 07/22  @ St. Louis     N    -    Zambrano      
101  Wed 07/27    San Francisco      -    Zambrano      
106  Tue 08/02  @ Philadelphia  N    -    Zambrano      
111  Sun 08/07  @ New York           -    Zambrano      
116  Fri 08/12    St. Louis          -    Zambrano      
121  Wed 08/17  @ Houston       N    -    Zambrano      
126  Tue 08/23    Atlanta       N    -    Zambrano      
131  Mon 08/29    Los Angeles   N    -    Zambrano      
136  Sun 09/04  @ Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano      
141  Fri 09/09  @ San Francisco N    -    Zambrano      
146  Wed 09/14    Cincinnati    N    -    Zambrano      
151  Tue 09/20  @ Milwaukee     N    -    Zambrano      
156  Sun 09/25    Houston            -    Zambrano      
161  Sat 10/01  @ Houston       N    -    Zambrano      

[sherwood921]

CUBS are 1-0 when they've won their previous 5 games

 

Wow. You never cease to amaze me Fred.

 

Ya know, sometimes I even surprise myself ! :wink:

 

mhuber92211 asked me if I could find a way to track such things..... and by golly, I figured it out.

 

Ahem...I believe that was me 8)

 

But anyway...have you come up with something terms of strength of the streak, or is it just the Cubs chances after a win or after a loss?

[Mizzou]

Hey look, I get to watch Maddux pitch... again. I swear, I NEVER get to see Prior or Wood pitch.

 

Hey. Mizzou..... you could do worse !! I mean, think of it this way.... you're not having to watch Leicester, Dempster, Rusch, Mitre, or Koronka start, right ??

 

Yeah, I've seen such Cubs legends as Jim Bullinger, Jeremi Gonzalez and Anthony Young pitch live! Maddux is a HOF'er!

 

I've seen Julian Tavarez, Mark Prior, and Kerry Wood. Next I get to see Maddux. I wish I could see Zambrano pitch sometime.

 

I saw Zambrano on April 20th in St. Louis. I had seats were right next to the bullpen and as Big Z was out there warming up I said "Hey Z, shut these b****es down." He looked up at me and gave that trademark smirk.

[indianbadger]

When does His Majesty the Rt. Hon. present his lineup to the masses.

 

To be held up for instant ridicule and second guessing from the aforementioned mob, of course.

:)

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 1-0 when they've won their previous 5 games

 

Wow. You never cease to amaze me Fred.

 

Ya know, sometimes I even surprise myself ! :wink:

 

mhuber92211 asked me if I could find a way to track such things..... and by golly, I figured it out.

 

Ahem...I believe that was me 8)

 

But anyway...have you come up with something terms of strength of the streak, or is it just the Cubs chances after a win or after a loss?

 

Sherwood.... yes, indeed that was you. Forgive me for my "senior moment" there. :wink:

 

not sure how you would define the strength of a streak, I'm just taking the CUBS' W/L record after a win, after 2 wins, after 3 wins...... and coversely after a loss, 2 losses...... etc, etc.

 

                    W    L     pct
after 9 losses      0    0   0.000
after 8 losses      1    0   1.000
after 7 losses      1    1   0.500
after 6 losses      0    2   0.000
after 5 losses      0    2   0.000
after 4 losses      1    2   0.333
after 3 losses      2    3   0.400
after 2 losses      7    5   0.583
after 1 loss        5   12   0.294
First game          1    0   1.000
after 1 win        14    4   0.778
after 2 wins        6    8   0.429
after 3 wins        3    3   0.500
after 4 wins        2    1   0.667
after 5 wins        1    0   1.000
after 6 wins        1    0   1.000
after 7 wins        0    1   0.000
after 8 wins        0    0   0.000
after 9 wins        0    0   0.000
after 10 wins       0    0   0.000

[Omar]

We are the suckiest team ever.

 

Although you may be trying to be negative, this is probably true. We could be the worst baseball team ever.

[badger1679666666]

no lineup yet?

[Fred Hornkohl]

We are the suckiest team ever.

 

Although you may be trying to be negative, this is probably true. We could be the worst baseball team ever.

 

That's really overly harsh. My vote for worst ball team of all times goes to the Phildelphia Fultilities......

 

          1876 thru 2004                            World Series
team                        W       L     pct    PA     W     L
New York Yankees         9099    6962   0.567    44    26    13
San Francisco Giants     9966    8460   0.541    22     5    12
Los Angeles Dodgers      9232    8366   0.525    23     6    12
Chicago Cubs             9756    9208   0.514    14     2     8
Boston Red Sox           8263    7817   0.514    16     6     4
Pittsburgh Pirates       9193    8797   0.511    14     5     2
Cleveland Indians        8222    7872   0.511     9     2     3
St. Louis Cardinals      8801    8539   0.508    21     9     7
Detroit Tigers           8150    7959   0.506    11     4     5
Chicago White Sox        8104    7957   0.505     7     2     2
Cincinnati Reds          9043    8936   0.503    12     5     4
Atlanta Braves           9443    9484   0.499    19     3     6
Oakland A's              7744    8280   0.483    22     9     5
Minnesota Twins          7705    8370   0.479    11     3     3
Baltimore Orioles        7666    8379   0.478    11     3     4
Philadelphia Phillies    8561    9816   0.466     9     1     4

[Fred Hornkohl]

no lineup yet?

 

On WGN's SportsCentral a while ago, the said that Murton would be starting today.... but didn't give the whole lineup.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

no lineup yet?

 

On WGN's SportsCentral a while ago, the said that Murton would be starting today.... but didn't give the whole lineup.

Starting Lineup

 

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. M Lawton, RF .274 10 40 10

2. R Mackowiak, 3B .281 8 42 5

3. J Bay, CF .293 16 44 5

4. C Wilson, LF .260 1 7 2

5. D Ward, 1B .267 11 52 0

6. J Castillo, 2B .280 7 30 0

7. H Cota, C .246 6 27 0

8. J Wilson, SS .223 5 21 0

9. Z Duke, P .000 0 0 0

 

 

 

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. J Hairston Jr., CF .271 4 17 6

2. T Walker, 2B .301 4 19 1

3. D Lee, 1B .377 27 72 11

4. A Ramirez, 3B .301 20 60 0

5. M Murton, LF .222 0 1 0

6. J Burnitz, RF .279 14 48 4

7. R Cedeno, SS .212 1 2 0

8. H Blanco, C .175 2 8 0

9. G Maddux, P .216 1 2 0

[Mizzou]

This might be the first time I've said this all year, but... GREAT LINEUP!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Thank you, so much !! :wink:

[CUBZ99]

no lineup yet?

 

On WGN's SportsCentral a while ago, the said that Murton would be starting today.... but didn't give the whole lineup.

Starting Lineup

 

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. M Lawton, RF .274 10 40 10

2. R Mackowiak, 3B .281 8 42 5

3. J Bay, CF .293 16 44 5

4. C Wilson, LF .260 1 7 2

5. D Ward, 1B .267 11 52 0

6. J Castillo, 2B .280 7 30 0

7. H Cota, C .246 6 27 0

8. J Wilson, SS .223 5 21 0

9. Z Duke, P .000 0 0 0

 

 

 

Name AVG HR RBI SB

1. J Hairston Jr., CF .271 4 17 6

2. T Walker, 2B .301 4 19 1

3. D Lee, 1B .377 27 72 11

4. A Ramirez, 3B .301 20 60 0

5. M Murton, LF .222 0 1 0

6. J Burnitz, RF .279 14 48 4

7. R Cedeno, SS .212 1 2 0

8. H Blanco, C .175 2 8 0

9. G Maddux, P .216 1 2 0

 

Why is Dusty benching Neifi while he is hot? Lets hope that Maddux has his A game.

[Flames24Rulz]

wow, Murton and Cedeno BOTH starting =D>

[badger1679666666]

 

Why is Dusty benching Neifi while he is hot? Lets hope that Maddux has his A game.

 

It's official. While I hate dusty, he just can't win.

[CUBZ99]

wow, Murton and Cedeno BOTH starting =D>

 

I'm suprised Macias isn't starting. Seems like Dusty clears the bench whenever Maddux is pitching.

[illiniguy]

wow, Murton and Cedeno BOTH starting =D>

 

I'm suprised Macias isn't starting. Seems like Dusty clears the bench whenever Maddux is pitching.

Like against Milwaukee instead of trying to keep the wheels moving right before we lost 8 in a row. That being said Murton and Cedeno should be the regulars.

[badger1679666666]

I didn't know Boston had Jeremi Gonzalez. I didn't even think he was playing.

[sherwood921]

CUBS are 1-0 when they've won their previous 5 games

 

Wow. You never cease to amaze me Fred.

 

Ya know, sometimes I even surprise myself ! :wink:

 

mhuber92211 asked me if I could find a way to track such things..... and by golly, I figured it out.

 

Ahem...I believe that was me 8)

 

But anyway...have you come up with something terms of strength of the streak, or is it just the Cubs chances after a win or after a loss?

 

Sherwood.... yes, indeed that was you. Forgive me for my "senior moment" there. :wink:

 

not sure how you would define the strength of a streak, I'm just taking the CUBS' W/L record after a win, after 2 wins, after 3 wins...... and coversely after a loss, 2 losses...... etc, etc.

 

                    W    L     pct
after 9 losses      0    0   0.000
after 8 losses      1    0   1.000
after 7 losses      1    1   0.500
after 6 losses      0    2   0.000
after 5 losses      0    2   0.000
after 4 losses      1    2   0.333
after 3 losses      2    3   0.400
after 2 losses      7    5   0.583
after 1 loss        5   12   0.294
First game          1    0   1.000
after 1 win        14    4   0.778
after 2 wins        6    8   0.429
after 3 wins        3    3   0.500
after 4 wins        2    1   0.667
after 5 wins        1    0   1.000
after 6 wins        1    0   1.000
after 7 wins        0    1   0.000
after 8 wins        0    0   0.000
after 9 wins        0    0   0.000
after 10 wins       0    0   0.000

 

Awesome! It was actually a lot easier than I thought I guess, that's exactly what I was looking for. Man...we sure seem to be a streaky/momentum team. One more favor...could you also add in the overall win % after a win and after a loss? Just by looking at this it seems like it's an extreme difference. Thanks a lot!

[frostwyrm]

I hope Ronny can get it together but I'm not optimistic. He's sat too long and has to be very rusty by now. The time to use him was immediately after his callup. It may be too late now.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hooray for Ronny and Matt starting.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I didn't know Boston had Jeremi Gonzalez. I didn't even think he was playing.

 

Yeah, he hasn't seen much action this year. I have no idea if that's due to injuries or not......

 

07/12         team    G  GS   W   L   S   H    IP   H  ER  HR  BB  SO   ERA
J. Gonzalez   Bost    7   3   1   1   0   0  23.1  29  16   2   7  16  6.17