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  1. UMFan83
    Heh there is probably a reason they wouldn't show the replay at Wrigley :)
  2. UMFan83
    Cubs recent Doubleheaders: 2007: 9/15 Game 1: W 3-2 vs. St. Louis 9/15 Game 2: L 3-4 vs. St. Louis 2006: 8/3 Game 1: L 2-10 vs. Arizona 8/3 Game 2: W 7-3 vs. Arizona 2005: 4/13 Game 1: L 3-8 vs. San Diego 4/13 Game 2: W 8-3 vs. San Diego 7/7 Game 1: L 0-6 vs. Atlanta 7/7 Game 2: L 4-9 vs. Atlanta 2004: 5/28 Game 1: L 5-9 vs. Pittsburgh 5/28 Game 2: L 4-5 vs. Pittsburgh 9/10 Game 1: L 0-7 vs. Florida 9/10 Game 2: W 11-2 vs. Florida 9/20 Game 1: W 5-1 vs. Florida 9/20 Game 2: L 2-5 vs. Florida 2003: 9/2 Game 1: W 4-2 vs. St. Louis 9/2 Game 2: L 0-2 vs. St. Louis 9/19 Game 1: W 10-9 vs. Pittsburgh 9/19 Game 2: L 6-10 vs. Pittsburgh 9/27 Game 1: W 4-2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/27 Game 2: W 7-2 vs. Pittsburgh Since 2003: 1 Sweep 2 Times Swept 7 Splits So overall record of 9-11 in doubleheaders since 2003.
  3. UMFan83
    Well, that was great timing... I don't quite care enough to muster up an UGH but I'm slightly annoyed. Rooting for the Cards tonight? Rooting for the Cards the rest of the year, except when they face us. 6.5 games is not a ton to make up
  4. UMFan83
    I dont know, if Braun isnt back in the Brewers lineup, they really dont outmatch the Padres by much. I mean Adrian Gonzales, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Brian Giles are a respectable heart of the lineup, and Scott Hairston is swinging the bat OK, and Jody Fn Gerut is OPSing over .800. Im not saying theyre the Angels, but there not the Natspos either, Plus, the Brewers have Suppan on the mound. Edit: I didnt realise The Brewers were missing both Peavy and Young this series. The Pads better win tonight. I'm fairly sure the Brewers get Peavy tomorrow night. According to the pitching probables, they get some guy named Banks vs. Sabathia. Edit Never mind, its Peavy vs. Sheets. That should be on hell of a pitchers dues at Petco. Sabathia goes before Sheets in the rotation and last pitched Friday, he should be going tomorrow.
  5. UMFan83
    I agree. This is definitely a tough break. And as someone pointed out they miss both Young and Peavy. Anyone know what Milwaukee's record is since the ASB against teams other than the Cubs? They don't miss Peavy and missing Chris Young isn't really a big deal. Well he does have a 2.18 ERA at Petco this year.
  6. UMFan83
    I dont know, if Braun isnt back in the Brewers lineup, they really dont outmatch the Padres by much. I mean Adrian Gonzales, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Brian Giles are a respectable heart of the lineup, and Scott Hairston is swinging the bat OK, and Jody Fn Gerut is OPSing over .800. Im not saying theyre the Angels, but there not the Natspos either, Plus, the Brewers have Suppan on the mound. Edit: I didnt realise The Brewers were missing both Peavy and Young this series. The Pads better win tonight. I'm fairly sure the Brewers get Peavy tomorrow night. They do....but it is countered with CC Sabathia. The Brewers should be able to leg out a run or two vs. Peavy. Meanwhile, CC in Petco? Uh oh
  7. UMFan83
    Was it called?
  8. UMFan83
    Plus the lineups are rarely the same in a DH. The catcher usually switches, as well as several position players meaning that a team is weakened either one or both games. Fortunately, the Cubs are deep so it wouldn't hurt them as much. Elias Sports Bureau says DHs are swept 48.9% of the time. Which is pretty much what you expect if both teams have a 50/50 shot at winning. Well I don't have the data sample they used, but I'd assume its a large enough sample to conclude that the % should be within 0.30% of 50%. 48.9 seems like a big deviation, suggesting that it is harder to sweep a DH than just win 2 games in a row on consecutive days.
  9. UMFan83
    Plus the lineups are rarely the same in a DH. The catcher usually switches, as well as several position players meaning that a team is weakened either one or both games. Fortunately, the Cubs are deep so it wouldn't hurt them as much. Elias Sports Bureau says DHs are swept 48.9% of the time.
  10. UMFan83
    I'm trying to decide if a DH is better for the Cubs. On one hand, the Cubs can match up Marquis vs. Morton and Harden and Campillo. On the other hand, its tough to sweep a doubleheader. Then again, the Cubs have a pretty deep bench that can handle a DH
  11. UMFan83
    Yes he is still on the Hawks. About being 100%... I'm not even going to venture a guess on whether he is 100%, you can never tell with him. I'm pretty sure the Hawks aren't counting on him for much this season even if he is 100%
  12. UMFan83
    Holy crap, I just looked at the radar, there is no way in hell this game gets in. The tailend of this storm is all the way in Central Louisiana right now
  13. UMFan83
    I hope we win tonight. Tomorrow night's matchup looks awful (Marquis vs. Campillo)
  14. UMFan83
    That's so weird. I've never heard people say Hockey sucks. I've only heard "I'm a hockey fan" or "Meh, the Blackhawks are never good/Wirtz is horrible/etc"
  15. UMFan83
    Get used to it.
  16. UMFan83
    Overall his numbers are pretty bad, but his last 2 starts @ ARI 7IP 5H 0ER 1BB 4K VS MIL 7IP 4H 2ER 1BB 4K
  17. UMFan83
    It's improbable because his career ERA (after 10 seasons) is 4.61 and his career WHIP is 1.50 and this year its 2.92 and 1.16.
  18. UMFan83
    Here are his breakdowns in 10 game stretches since May 1: .324 .366 .459 .825 .219 .375 .250 .625 .306 .409 .444 .853 .235 .381 .412 .793 .316 .422 .474 .896 .205 .279 .308 .587 .188 .278 .250 .528 .294 .368 .500 .868 .095 .130 .143 .273 (only 6 games) He really hasn't had a stretch where he really played amazingly well. The .800 OPS stretches are nice, but I would think the Cubs expected around a .820-.850 OPS out of Kosuke when they signed him. When that is considered his "good stretches", there is a problem.
  19. UMFan83
    Here is the Cubs "To make the playoffs standings" which ignores the Wild Card leader Cubs -- Cardinals 7.0 Mets 9.0 Marlins 9.0 If the Cardinals lose tonight Cubs -- Cardinals 7.5 Marlins 8.5 Mets 9.0
  20. UMFan83
    these aren't exactly "bad/meh" for middle infielders. True...Theriot's line isn't bad, that was a mistake. But DeRosa's numbers are lower than what they've been the last couple of years.
  21. UMFan83
    I think their next trip to the west coast won't be as easy. We'll pick up ground this week. Like I said before it won't be easy, but they should be able to sweep the Padres easily. Suppan vs. Baek (6.93 ERA at home this year) Sabathia vs. Peavy (negated, Brewers better offense wins out) Sheets vs. Maddux (same) I think they will sweep the Padres and lose 2 of 3 to the Dodgers for a 4-2 trip.
  22. UMFan83
    They are going nowhere. They don't have a single player worthy of being an All Star, and other then maybe Zimmerman, they don't have a single player that can project to being a legit all star in their future. Other than Chris Marrero, their farm system is pretty awful as well, with no major prospects ready to step in and be an All Star caliber player for the near future. They are also still not very fiscally relevant right now, so they won't even be able to field a competitive team through trades/FA market either. It might be 10 years before they are good, and it will be interesting to see how well their fan enthusiasm is after 13 straight years of mediocrity.
  23. UMFan83
    The Brewers have scored as many or more runs in each game of the series than the Nationals scored all series combined.
  24. UMFan83
    I really had no where else to put this, and I didn't feel like starting a new thread, but here are the Cubs hitters numbers since June 1: NAME BA OBP SLG OPS The Bad/Meh: Lee - .288 .360 .413 .773 Ramirez - .258 .344 .467 .811 Theriot - .313 .378 .361 .739 Fukudome - .230 .326 .358 .684 DeRosa - .251 .349 .427 .776 Soto - .264 .327 .423 .750 Blanco - .261 .292 .370 .662 Ward - .233 .283 .372 .655 Cedeno - .250 .280 .319 .599 The Good: Edmonds - .284 .395 .642 1.037 Soriano - .314 .357 .610 .967 Fontenot - .320 .404 .620 1.024 Johnson - .363 .394 .582 .976
  25. UMFan83
    Nationals had runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out and Pete Orr up with a 3-0 count. Orr eventually GIDP to end the inning with Zimmerman, Kearns, and Milledge due up.
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