9/6 Cubs (Rusch) @ Cardinals (Morris) 7:10 CT WGN

[Mark Priors Calves]

yep.

[wekse]

they should just stop playing.

[E.J.]

So, Murton has only started in 1 of the last 5 games. Cedeno gets PH for by frickin Jose Macias late in the game. What's the point of watching?

[otis89]

So, Murton has only started in 1 of the last 5 games. Cedeno gets PH for by frickin Jose Macias late in the game. What's the point of watching?

 

The point is to see if Dusty will make some unbelievably stupid decision he hasn't already made yet. Duh. :wink:

[Chris]

We got this one

[lowest]

are we losing yet?

[Brian]

just like to say that this should be Sergio Mitre or Rich Hill starting.

[Flames24Rulz]

just like to say that this should be Sergio Mitre or Rich Hill starting.

 

lets go back with the Koronka experience :wink: and no im not on drugs...if were going to lose, lets lose badly.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

just like to say that this should be Sergio Mitre or Rich Hill starting.

 

lets go back with the Koronka experience :wink: and no im not on drugs...if were going to lose, lets lose badly.

 

I think Koronka can pitch better than Rusch has his last 4 or so starts.

[otis89]

just like to say that this should be Sergio Mitre or Rich Hill starting.

 

lets go back with the Koronka experience :wink: and no im not on drugs...if were going to lose, lets lose badly.

 

I think Koronka can pitch better than Rusch has his last 4 or so starts.

 

Eric Milton could pitch better than Rusch. Heck, why don't we just call up Pawelek. :P

[Mizzou]

So, Murton has only started in 1 of the last 5 games. Cedeno gets PH for by frickin Jose Macias late in the game. What's the point of watching?

 

You've got to be kidding me. I was at the game, but I was in a drunken stupor and didn't catch that... or that must've been after we left. Dustbrain REALLY pinch hit Macias for Cedeno? And there's talk of his contract being extended?! Sometimes I really just feel like punching something.

[E.J.]

So, Murton has only started in 1 of the last 5 games. Cedeno gets PH for by frickin Jose Macias late in the game. What's the point of watching?

 

You've got to be kidding me. I was at the game, but I was in a drunken stupor and didn't catch that... or that must've been after we left. Dustbrain REALLY pinch hit Macias for Cedeno? And there's talk of his contract being extended?! Sometimes I really just feel like punching something.

 

Yeah, Dusty PH Macias with the bases loaded in the top of the 9th. That's got to be a big boost in confidence for a rookie being replaced by Jose Macias in any sort of critical situation.

[Mizzou]

So, Murton has only started in 1 of the last 5 games. Cedeno gets PH for by frickin Jose Macias late in the game. What's the point of watching?

 

You've got to be kidding me. I was at the game, but I was in a drunken stupor and didn't catch that... or that must've been after we left. Dustbrain REALLY pinch hit Macias for Cedeno? And there's talk of his contract being extended?! Sometimes I really just feel like punching something.

 

Yeah, Dusty PH Macias with the bases loaded in the top of the 9th. That's got to be a big boost in confidence for a rookie being replaced by Jose Macias in any sort of critical situation.

 

Unreal. Simply unreal. I'm glad I didn't stick around for that, otherwise the people with kids who were sitting in my section probably would have given me some very mean looks.

[neely crenshaw]

it's good to see that dusty has learned the error of his ways. no more yanking a guy out of the rotation after a couple of bad starts! thank goodness we get to see if rusch can actually pitch in the majors! no need to see if hill or anyone else might come around...the 10 years that g-unit has been in the bigs certainly aren't enough to tell us anything....let's keep trotting he and perez and macias out there....if rusch throws a freakin' no hitter, it is still the wrong decision to pitch him.

[E.J.]

Wake me up when it's spring training 2006...

[badgercub]

Wake me up when it's spring training 2006...

 

Better yet, wake me up when Dusty is gone. Hopefully after next year at the very latest.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day......

 

CUBS are 13-7 on Tuesdays

CUBS are 6-4 vs. St. Louis

CUBS are 32-31 at night.

CUBS are 33-35 on the road.

CUBS are 36-30 when they've won the previous game.... 28-41 after a loss

CUBS are 35-30 when they see at least 3.7 Pit/PA.... 31-41 when they don't

CUBS are 7-10 when attendance greater than 42,000

CUBS are 16-10 when the temperature is 85 degrees or above

CUBS are 41-17 when they score first,.... 25-54 when they don't

CUBS are 20-6 when they score in the first inning,... 46-65 when they don't

CUBS are 54-36 when they don't give up any runs in the 1st inning.... 12-35 when they do

CUBS have been outscored 72-46 in the first inning..... outscored 49-46 in the 9th

 

CUBS are 5-9 when Rusch starts

Rusch is 6 of 14 in quality starts

Rusch's ERA pitching to Barrett is 4.71.... Rusch hasn't pitched to Blanco

CUBS score 4.51 R/G overall.... 3.43 R/G when Rusch pitches

CUBS hit 1.24 HR/G overall.... 1.07 HR/G when Rusch pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Rusch.....

 

04/04 - 09/05      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Rusch      457   48  111   23    2   15  183   44   43   76  0.243  0.308  0.400  0.709
CUBS overall     4737  618 1297  286   20  169 2130  592  363  766  0.274  0.329  0.450  0.779

 

Rusch's last five starts.....

 

Rusch             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
08/31 vs. L.A.   2.0    7    7    7    2    3    1    55  9.00 13.50  4.50  4.50 31.50
08/26 vs. Flor   4.7    8    5    4    2    2    0    89  3.86  3.86  0.00  2.14  7.71
08/20 vs. Colo   6.0    7    3    2    1    6    0    93  1.50  9.00  0.00  1.33  3.00
08/15 vs. Houst  3.3   10    5    5    2    4    1    92  5.40 10.80  2.70  3.60 13.50
06/23 vs. Milw   6.0    7    4    4    3    2    2   103  4.50  3.00  3.00  1.67  6.00

5 game totals   22.0   39   24   22   10   17    4   432  4.09  6.95  1.63  2.23  9.00

 

Rusch's D/N & H/R splits.....

 

Rusch             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Home            55.7   72   32   29   21   46    6  1007  3.40  7.44  0.97  1.67  4.69
Road            57.7   69   34   32   26   46    5  1044  4.06  7.18  0.78  1.65  4.99

Day             54.0   73   35   32   30   42    5  1026  5.00  7.00  0.83  1.91  5.33
Nite            59.3   68   31   29   17   50    6  1025  2.58  7.58  0.91  1.43  4.40

season totals  113.3  141   66   61   47   92   11  2051  3.73  7.31  0.87  1.66  4.84

 

CUBS' season series vs. St. Louis.....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
15  Wed 04/20  @ St. Louis     N   3- 1  Zambrano      
16  Thu 04/21  @ St. Louis         0- 4  Dempster      
96  Fri 07/22  @ St. Louis     N   1- 2  Zambrano      
97  Sat 07/23  @ St. Louis         6- 5  Williams      
98  Sun 07/24  @ St. Louis     N   8- 4  Prior        
115  Thu 08/11    St. Louis        11- 4  Maddux        
116  Fri 08/12    St. Louis         4- 1  Zambrano      
117  Sat 08/13    St. Louis         2- 5  Williams      
118  Sun 08/14    St. Louis     N   5- 4  Prior        
137  Mon 09/05  @ St. Louis         4- 6  Prior        
138  Tue 09/06  @ St. Louis     N    -    Rusch        
139  Wed 09/07  @ St. Louis     N    -    Maddux        
147  Thu 09/15    St. Louis     N    -    Prior        
148  Fri 09/16    St. Louis          -    Rusch        
149  Sat 09/17    St. Louis          -    Maddux        
150  Sun 09/18    St. Louis          -    Zambrano      

 

CUBS' hitters vs. St. Louis......

 

CUBS               AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Lee                36   10   13    5    0    3   27    8    9    4  0.361  0.489  0.750  1.239
Blanco             15    2    7    0    0    1   10    2    1    1  0.467  0.500  0.667  1.167
Ramirez            35    7   13    2    0    3   24    9    4    2  0.371  0.450  0.686  1.136
Barrett            24    4    8    3    0    1   14    2    4    4  0.333  0.429  0.583  1.012
Garciaparra        18    1    7    2    0    0    9    0    1    1  0.389  0.450  0.500  0.950
Lawton             14    2    5    0    0    1    8    1    0    0  0.357  0.357  0.571  0.929
Macias              8    1    3    0    0    0    3    4    0    1  0.375  0.375  0.375  0.750
Hollandsworth      23    1    6    3    0    0    9    0    2    2  0.261  0.320  0.391  0.711
Perez              32    3    9    1    0    1   13    6    1    2  0.281  0.303  0.406  0.709
Patterson          27    5    7    1    0    1   11    3    1    3  0.259  0.286  0.407  0.693
Hairston           24    1    6    0    1    0    8    1    1    5  0.250  0.280  0.333  0.613
Burnitz            36    2    8    1    0    1   12    4    2    4  0.222  0.263  0.333  0.596
Walker             28    3    7    1    0    0    8    0    2    5  0.250  0.300  0.286  0.586
Cedeno              2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.333  0.000  0.333
Murton              6    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    3  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Gerut               3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
McClain             1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Fontenot            1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

vs. St. L.        357   44  103   20    2   12  163   42   29   46  0.289  0.345  0.457  0.802

overall          4737  618 1296  281   21  167 2120  593  361  756  0.274  0.328  0.448  0.776

 

CUBS' pitchers vs. St. Louis......

 

CUBS                 IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wood                3.0    1    0    0    2    6    0    51  6.00 18.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
Rusch               2.0    2    0    0    0    1    0    26  0.00  4.50  0.00  1.00  0.00
Hawkins             0.3    0    0    0    0    0    0     2  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Koronka             0.3    0    0    0    0    0    0     5  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Zambrano           23.7   14    2    2    2   20    2   332  0.76  7.61  0.76  0.68  0.76
Wuertz              5.3    1    1    1    2    5    0    81  3.38  8.44  0.00  0.56  1.69
Dempster           10.0   11    4    3    5    6    0   169  4.50  5.40  0.00  1.60  2.70
Ohman               2.3    2    1    1    1    1    1    35  3.86  3.86  3.86  1.29  3.86
Prior              18.0   17    8    8    9   15    4   335  4.50  7.50  2.00  1.44  4.00
Maddux              9.0   12    4    4    0    5    1   114  0.00  5.00  1.00  1.33  4.00
Williams           12.0   11    7    6    7   10    1   218  5.25  7.50  0.75  1.50  4.50
Novoa               2.7    3    3    3    2    0    1    46  6.75  0.00  3.38  1.88 10.13
Mitre               0.7    2    1    1    0    1    0    15  0.00 13.50  0.00  3.00 13.50
Fox                 0.7    2    2    2    0    1    1    15  0.00 13.50 13.50  3.00 27.00
Williamson          0.3    2    2    2    1    1    0    16 27.00 27.00  0.00  9.00 54.00
Remlinger           0.0    1    1    1    0    0    1     4  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00

vs. St. L.         90.3   81   36   34   31   72   12  1464  3.09  7.17  1.20  1.24  3.39

overall          1215.7 1151  621  587  492 1072  163 20047  3.64  7.94  1.21  1.35  4.35

 

Go CUBS !!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

At least Fred's stats haven't given up...

[badger1679666666]

I just can't understand how Dusty is the only manager in baseball that doesn't realize you have to start your young guys in september when you're out of the race - particularly at positions where there will be turnover next year.

 

I just don't get it. I want him to effing get in an accident and become incapable of managing ever again. Yes, I'm that evil. I just can't stand him. I hope something very very bad happens to him.

[wekse]

awesome!

[MembersOnlyJacket]

o/u on IP for Rusch tonight:

 

4 and 1/3rd

[Too Tall]

o/u on IP for Rusch tonight:

 

4 and 1/3rd

I'll take the under

[Transmogrified Tiger]

o/u on IP for Rusch tonight:

 

4 and 1/3rd

 

Over

 

 

 

4 and 2/3rds

[sweetpeteman]

over.. HE'S THROWING A COMPLETE GAME!!! BELIEVE!!!!

[abuck1220]

at least hill could get some innings tonight.

 

rusch looks to go to 0-5 since his triumphant return to the rotation.

 

i'll take the under, by the way. rusch blows.