9/15 - Cardinals (Suppan) at Cubs (Prior) 7:05 PM CST WGN

[UMFan83]

Some intreaging subplots to this game:

 

-Will the Cardinals clinch at Wrigley Field?

-Will any Cubs fans not sell their tickets to Cards fans for a huge markup?

-Will Prior stay under 150 pitches through the first 4 innings?

-Will any more pitchers that haven't pitched in two weeks randomly get thrown in at a critical situation?

-Will Dusty stop being a venomous cancer determined to destroy all that is Cubdom?

 

Anyways, the Cubs have the advantage in the pitching matchup, as long as Priors arm doesnt fall off sometime in the second. Umm...Go Cubs

[Omar]

So close to posting match-ups :x

[Chris]

We got this one...

[E.J.]

I might have to join Vance and start watching Lifetime instead of the Cubs.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Dear Mark:

 

Please drill Jim Edmonds. It's worth the suspension.

 

Yours in Baseball,

 

LoneStar

[illiniguy]

I need Suppan to win to advance in the playoffs for my fantasy team(thanks for getting hurt Oliver Perez). Between that and me hating the Cubs right now I am torn as to who to cheer for. I don;t care abou tthe money in the fantasy league, but I like to be able to brag. That said I hate the Cardinals and am only mad at the Cubs. Go Cubs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

After Tuesday night's game I thought about mentioning that Tuesday was the first time since 10 Aug (9th time this season) that the CUBS had used 6 pitchers in the game. So what happens ? Last night the CUBS used 8 pitchers in the game. First time since Fri 08 April (CUBS home opener vs. Milwaukee), and second time this year. On one other occaision in April, the CUBS used 7 pitchers in a game.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day.....

 

CUBS are 4-10 on Thursdays

CUBS are 8-4 vs. St. Louis

CUBS are 36-34 at night.

CUBS are 34-38 at home.

CUBS are 22-24 in games that open a series

CUBS are 39-33 when they've won the previous game.... 31-41 after a loss

CUBS are 18-31 when the temperature is in the 70's

CUBS are 0-3 when they use 7 or more pitchers in the game

CUBS are 56-27 when they get a quality start,... 16-47 when they don't

CUBS are 25-48 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 47-26 when they don't

CUBS are 48-21 when they make at least 10 hits, 23-53 when they don't.

CUBS are 25-14 when they take 4 or more walks, 46-60 when they don't

CUBS are 30-19 when they steal a base, 41-55 when they don't

CUBS are 32-46 when they GIDP, 39-28 when they don't

CUBS are 29-40 when they commit an error, 43-34 when they don't

CUBS are 16-33 when the opponents steal a base, 55-41 when they don't

CUBS are 15-36 when the opponents execute a sac bunt, 55-38 when they don't

CUBS are 42-36 when the opponents GIDP, 29-38 when they don't

 

CUBS are 16-8 when Prior starts

Prior is 19 of 24 in quality starts

Prior's ERA pitching to Barrett is 3.77.... pitching to Blanco it's 3.61

CUBS score 4.45 R/G overall.... 4.75 R/G when Prior pitches

CUBS hit 1.23 HR/G overall.... 1.33 HR/G when Prior pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Prior.....

 

04/04 - 09/13      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Prior      806  114  222   51    3   32  375  110   72  113  0.275  0.340  0.465  0.806
CUBS overall     5057  649 1376  297   23  179 2256  623  384  816  0.272  0.327  0.446  0.773

 

Prior's last five starts.....

 

Prior             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
09/10 vs. S.F.   6.7    5    2    2    3    7    0   122  4.05  9.45  0.00  1.20  2.70
09/05 vs. St. L  6.0    5    2    2    2    6    0   104  3.00  9.00  0.00  1.17  3.00
08/30 vs. L.A.   6.0    8    3    3    0    7    2    94  0.00 10.50  3.00  1.33  4.50
08/24 vs. Atla   6.7    4    3    3    4    7    0   132  5.40  9.45  0.00  1.20  4.05
08/19 vs. Colo   6.0    5    2    2    2   10    1   118  3.00 15.00  1.50  1.17  3.00

5 game totals   31.3   27   12   12   11   37    3   570  3.16 10.63  0.86  1.21  3.45

 

Prior's other previous starts vs. St. Louis.....

 

Prior             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
07/24 vs. St. L  6.0    5    3    3    3    2    3   108  4.50  3.00  4.50  1.33  4.50
08/14 vs. St. L  6.0    7    3    3    4    7    1   123  6.00 10.50  1.50  1.83  4.50

 

Prior's splits.....

 

Prior             IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Home            85.3   66   28   26   25  100   11  1376  2.64 10.55  1.16  1.07  2.74
Road            65.3   59   36   35   25   67   12  1139  3.44  9.23  1.65  1.29  4.82

Day            106.0   81   46   44   36  121   14  1777  3.06 10.27  1.19  1.10  3.74
Nite            44.7   44   18   17   14   46    9   738  2.82  9.27  1.81  1.30  3.43

season totals  150.7  125   64   61   50  167   23  2515  2.99  9.98  1.37  1.16  3.64

 

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   5- 2  Rusch        
139  Wed 09/07  @ St. Louis     N   2- 1  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                45   12   17    5    0    4   34   10    9    5  0.378  0.481  0.756  1.237
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
Lawton             14    2    5    0    0    1    8    1    0    0  0.357  0.357  0.571  0.929
Barrett            32    4   10    3    0    1   16    2    4    4  0.313  0.389  0.500  0.889
Garciaparra        26    1    9    2    0    0   11    1    1    1  0.346  0.393  0.423  0.816
Patterson          30    6    8    1    0    2   15    3    2    3  0.267  0.313  0.500  0.813
Perez              41    4   13    3    0    1   19    8    1    2  0.317  0.333  0.463  0.797
Hairston           33    3   10    2    1    0   14    1    1    5  0.303  0.324  0.424  0.748
Hollandsworth      23    1    6    3    0    0    9    0    2    2  0.261  0.320  0.391  0.711
Burnitz            44    3   12    1    0    1   16    4    3    7  0.273  0.319  0.364  0.683
Macias              9    1    3    0    0    0    3    4    0    1  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Walker             32    3    8    1    0    0    9    0    2    6  0.250  0.294  0.281  0.575
Murton              9    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    3  0.111  0.111  0.111  0.222
Cedeno              6    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.143  0.000  0.143
Fontenot            1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  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

vs. St. L.        429   51  126   24    2   14  196   49   31   53  0.294  0.344  0.457  0.801

overall          5057  649 1375  290   23  175 2236  624  382  806  0.272  0.326  0.442  0.769

 

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
Koronka             0.3    0    0    0    0    0    0     5  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Hawkins             0.3    0    0    0    0    0    0     2  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
Rusch               9.7    6    2    2    1    4    0   135  0.93  3.72  0.00  0.72  1.86
Dempster           12.0   13    4    3    5    7    0   197  3.75  5.25  0.00  1.50  2.25
Maddux             14.7   19    4    4    2    9    1   206  1.23  5.52  0.61  1.43  2.45
Wuertz              6.7    2    2    2    3    7    1   108  4.05  9.45  1.35  0.75  2.70
Ohman               2.7    2    1    1    1    1    1    36  3.38  3.38  3.38  1.13  3.38
Prior              18.0   17    8    8    9   15    4   335  4.50  7.50  2.00  1.44  4.00
Williams           12.0   11    7    6    7   10    1   218  5.25  7.50  0.75  1.50  4.50
Novoa               3.7    3    3    3    2    1    1    55  4.91  2.45  2.45  1.36  7.36
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    3    2    2    1    1    0    22 27.00 27.00  0.00 12.00 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.        108.3   96   39   37   35   83   13  1736  2.91  6.90  1.08  1.21  3.07

overall          1298.7 1219  648  613  523 1142  170 21425  3.62  7.91  1.18  1.34  4.25

 

Go CUBS !!!

[wekse]

they suck really bad...suppan throws a no hitter, cards clinch and dance at wrigley.......

 

 

 

 

.....i kill myself, haha

[gflore34]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

[fulldeck]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

 

2004

Williams

Carpenter

Morris

Suppan

Marquis

Haren

Reyes, Al

Flores

 

2005

Carpenter

Mulder

Morris

Marquis

Suppan

Reyes, Anthony

Eldred

[gflore34]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

 

2004

Williams

Carpenter

Morris

Suppan

Marquis

Haren

Reyes, Al

Flores

 

2005

Carpenter

Mulder

Morris

Marquis

Suppan

Reyes, Anthony

Eldred

 

Thanks, so, that's 15 starters the Cards have used over the last two years, this year alone, the Cubs have used at least 10 starters.

[Derwood]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

 

2004

Williams

Carpenter

Morris

Suppan

Marquis

Haren

Reyes, Al

Flores

 

2005

Carpenter

Mulder

Morris

Marquis

Suppan

Reyes, Anthony

Eldred

 

Thanks, so, that's 15 starters the Cards have used over the last two years, this year alone, the Cubs have used at least 10 starters.

 

Let's see:

 

Wood

Prior

Zambrano

Maddux

Williams

Rusch

Dempster

Hill

Koronka

 

Who am I missing?

[badger1679666666]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

 

2004

Williams

Carpenter

Morris

Suppan

Marquis

Haren

Reyes, Al

Flores

 

2005

Carpenter

Mulder

Morris

Marquis

Suppan

Reyes, Anthony

Eldred

 

Thanks, so, that's 15 starters the Cards have used over the last two years, this year alone, the Cubs have used at least 10 starters.

 

Let's see:

 

Wood

Prior

Zambrano

Maddux

Williams

Rusch

Dempster

Hill

Koronka

 

Who am I missing?

 

Mitre

[Derwood]

Mitre, yes. How could I forget the very subject of hate and spite filled thread elsewhere in this forum?

 

Maybe because he's dead to me!

[Derwood]

BTW, will WGN cut away from the game when Bush addresses the nation tonight?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Anyone know how many SP have the Cards have used the last two seasons? I'm guessing its <= than the number of SP the Cubs have used this season.

 

2004

Williams

Carpenter

Morris

Suppan

Marquis

Haren

Reyes, Al

Flores

 

2005

Carpenter

Mulder

Morris

Marquis

Suppan

Reyes, Anthony

Eldred

 

Thanks, so, that's 15 starters the Cards have used over the last two years, this year alone, the Cubs have used at least 10 starters.

 

Let's see:

 

Wood

Prior

Zambrano

Maddux

Williams

Rusch

Dempster

Hill

Koronka

 

Who am I missing?

 

Mitre

 

Leicester.

[Mizzou]

 

-Will the Cardinals clinch at Wrigley Field?

 

Oh God. I hadn't even thought of that. The freaking Cardinals are going to celebrate in Wrigley. Man that pisses me off.

[Knightlife_in_Lubbock]

Don't they play day games at Wrigley anymore?

[otis89]

Let's see. We lose 2 out of 3 to the Reds, so that means we sweep the Cards, right?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I might have to join Vance and start watching Lifetime instead of the Cubs.

 

I may even write lesson plans tonight instead of watching.

 

You know it's bad when I'm actually contemplating work.

[wekse]

BTW, will WGN cut away from the game when Bush addresses the nation tonight?

 

they better not, i don't care what he has to say....unless he's resigning of course

[Transmogrified Tiger]

BTW, will WGN cut away from the game when Bush addresses the nation tonight?

 

they better not, i don't care what he has to say....unless he's resigning of course

 

I don't think they will considering they are a cable network that's not really a news network aside from local news.

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups:

 

Eckstein, SS

Edmonds, CF

Pujols, 1B

Walker, RF

Rodriguez, LF

Nunez, 3B

Molina, C

Luna, 2B

Suppan

 

Hairston, CF

Walker, 2B

Lee, 1B

Garciaparra, 3B

Burnitz, RF

Murton, LF

Perez, SS

Blanco, C

Prior, P

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Now I get it. Dusty waited until we were mathematically eliminated from the division race to start making coherent lineups.