Omar

WTH Cahill?

I was 14 back in 2004 when I signed up for Northsidebaseball. At that age, I didn't know much about baseball, let alone the statistics associated with the game. Fred posted those stats he referred to as "worthless" or "useless" stats of the day such as the Cubs record on Wednesdays. Slicing and dicing up data in that manner, reading that at a young age, as useless or as worthless as it may have seemed, really provided us with an analytical view of things. Using some sort of secret database and all kinds of queries, Fred got us those statistics. It actually wasn't useless, it let us think outside of the box to some degree. And going through adolescents in an age where the mind is develop it's critical regions, it definitely helped me and I can't thank enough Fred enough for taking the time to do that for us. Nobody was a bigger Cubs fan than Fred. Nobody else but him would have the willingness to start every horsefeathering Game Thread for the rest of the season when mediocre Cubs teams tanked by mid-May. Nobody would sit in game threads in years like 2006 --- doing play-by-play from start to finish. After so many decades of seeing the Cubs lose --- how did the man find such motivation or willpower to commit such compassion towards a lackluster team? Fred set an example for all of us as Cubs fans, and even life. He always stayed positive towards them, somehow. And even though I never truly knew him or met him, I am sure he was a positive person in life --- and responded positively towards every situation that came his way. I just wish he could have lived long enough to experience what he had been yearning to, because nobody deserved to experience it more than him. Rest in peace, Fred. I wouldn't want your final post here to be anything else but this:

9/11 is a great day to start said protest

"Cubs come up short in critical moments that may prove pivotal in October" what a douchey title for an article

typically it takes a couple weeks to even begin to establish root structure so I am going to assume they have some sort of grass PED? Miracle Gro

yes

Astros v. Lackey Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Jose Altuve 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Castro 9 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .429 .556 .571 1.127 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Fiers 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 0 0 0 0 Marwin Gonzalez 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0 Colby Rasmus 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Evan Gattis 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Doug Fister 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 38 34 7 1 0 0 0 2 9 .206 .250 .235 .485 2 0 0 0 0 Cubs v. McHugh Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Ben Zobrist 11 9 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .333 .455 .667 1.121 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Coghlan 4 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 1 0 Tommy La Stella 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Trevor Cahill 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 Munenori Kawasaki 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 David Ross 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 27 21 6 2 1 0 5 4 3 .286 .423 .476 .899 1 0 0 1 0

Yadier Molina still cry everytim

any lawn experts here? how much time does it take for sod to settle in and have the grass roots extend into the ground?

Wrigley is being re-sodded right now its like looking at a future apocalypse.

I don't know if I miss the Crawford boxes or not I definitely don't miss Tal's Hill and that stupid train

remember those days when the Astros had all white players?

They don't even have that good of a skyline to have a chili named after it.

Anyone else accustomed to asking yourself "How many hours until the game?" throughout the day, and then when the owner rings the bell this time there's no treat? Thats what today feels like.

I also got a call in 2013 but was not ready at the time. (Coming out of college) Now I am ready but in back of the line.

Thats like going to Michigan avenue to buy your clothes.

I thought you were a season ticket holder?

Domes are so big, they have their own atmosphere. The More You Know*

Cubs v. Garza Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Miguel Montero 26 23 9 1 0 1 3 3 4 .391 .462 .565 1.027 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Coghlan 22 20 6 4 1 0 0 1 2 .300 .333 .600 .933 1 0 0 0 1 Jason Heyward 21 20 3 0 0 2 5 0 4 .150 .143 .450 .593 0 1 0 0 0 Dexter Fowler 18 12 3 1 0 0 0 6 4 .250 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo 18 18 6 0 0 1 3 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant 12 10 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .100 .250 .400 .650 0 0 0 1 0 Jorge Soler 11 11 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .273 .273 .364 .636 0 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell 9 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .143 .222 .143 .365 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist 9 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .429 .556 .857 1.413 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Hendricks 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Trevor Cahill 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Hammel 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 John Lackey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 163 143 38 8 1 6 18 14 32 .266 .331 .462 .793 3 2 0 1 1 Has not faced: Albert Almora, Willson Contreras, Tim Federowicz, Munenori Kawasaki, Tommy La Stella, David Ross and Matt Szczur & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Jake Buchanan, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Edwards, Justin Grimm, Jon Lester, Mike Montgomery, Spencer Patton, Felix Pena, Hector Rondon, Joe Smith, Travis Wood and Rob Zastryzny Brewers v. Montgomery Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG Chris Carter 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 1 0 Jake Elmore 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Susac 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 0 0 0 0 0 Hernan Perez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Orlando Arcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Keon Broxton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Scooter Gennett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Manny Pina 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Villar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 17 5 0 0 1 3 2 3 .294 .400 .471 .871 0 0 0 1 0 Has not faced: Ryan Braun, Martin Maldonado, Yadiel Rivera and Domingo Santana & Has not faced pitchers: Chase Anderson, Jacob Barnes, Michael Blazek, Blaine Boyer, Tyler Cravy, Zach Davies, Matt Garza, Junior Guerra, Taylor Jungmann, Corey Knebel, Damien Magnifico, Jhan Marinez, Jimmy Nelson, Wily Peralta, Ben Rowen, Rob Scahill, Brent Suter, Tyler Thornburg and Carlos Torres

Its like 50 First Dates or Groundhog Day

Why not just make a thread for that? I'm sure it'll go unnoticed by many of said peons in here. dont. if theres more people entering the lottery, that means i'm less likely to get picked. lets keep it a secret.

Clearly I don't pay enough attention to the Browns

cringe. I'm more confused on #DawgPound

This game never happened