Fred Hornkohl

In Thursday night's broadcast and again in last night's broadcast the great Vin Scully mentioned that 1908 was the CUBS only World Series Championship.

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING Ramirez grounded out to first, 3-1 Fukudome grounded out to second, 4-3 Soto walked Fontenot grounded into a FC, 4-6, Soto out at second 0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 1 0 Home runs: CUBS: none Los Angeles: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Zambrano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Lowe 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30

Soto walked

Fukudome grounded out to second, 4-3

Ramirez grounded out to first, 3-1

CUBS are 30-14 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 9-9 when they do Go CUBS !!

CUBS Los Angeles P/PA 4.33 3.50

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING Pierre grounded out to third, 5-3 Ethier called out on strikes Kent singled to center field Martin grounded out to second, 4-3 0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 1 0 Home runs: CUBS: none Los Angeles: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Zambrano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Lowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13

Kent singled to center field

13-45 (.289) 3 HR 11 RBI in last 10 games. Good job. really? huh. Last 7 games.......... 05/31 - 06/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Soriano 30 6 8 1 0 3 8 1 9 0.267 0.303 0.600 0.903 0.278 3.55 0.294 D Lee 25 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 11 0.160 0.185 0.160 0.345 0.286 4.30 0.143 Soto 19 2 3 2 0 1 2 2 8 0.158 0.238 0.421 0.659 0.200 4.14 0.063

Ethier called out on strikes

Pierre grounded out to third, 5-3

CUBS are 14-3 when they score in the first inning.... 25-20 when they don't Go CUBS !!

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING Soriano struck out swinging Theriot grounded out to third, 5-3 D Lee called out on strikes 0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 3 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 Home runs: CUBS: none Los Angeles: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Zambrano 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Lowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13

Theriot grounded out to third, 5-3

Soriano struck out swinging

Edmonds isn't in the lineup :oops: That's OK..... the 2 times that Fontenot & Edmonds both started together..... it was Fontenot 2nd, & Edmonds 6th..... so, he did bat Fontenot ahead of Edmonds, eh? :wink: yea that's what I was referencing ;) I knew that !! :wink:

Edmonds isn't in the lineup :oops: That's OK..... the 2 times that Fontenot & Edmonds both started together..... it was Fontenot 2nd, & Edmonds 6th..... so, he did bat Fontenot ahead of Edmonds, eh? :wink:

CUBS' starters......... 03/31 - 06/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Soriano 199 33 56 10 0 14 39 13 43 0.281 0.324 0.543 0.867 0.296 3.55 0.263 Theriot 228 39 75 10 1 1 15 31 22 0.329 0.410 0.395 0.805 0.361 3.66 0.157 D Lee 254 43 72 16 1 13 39 22 41 0.283 0.338 0.508 0.846 0.295 3.91 0.193 Ramirez 210 41 64 18 0 9 40 34 36 0.305 0.417 0.519 0.936 0.333 4.09 0.267 Fukudome 213 38 64 13 2 4 24 38 37 0.300 0.403 0.437 0.840 0.349 4.24 0.183 Soto 198 23 56 19 1 10 39 31 56 0.283 0.375 0.540 0.915 0.348 3.95 0.201 Fontenot 80 14 19 6 0 2 12 12 14 0.238 0.344 0.388 0.732 0.266 4.09 0.189 Johnson 158 28 42 10 0 2 24 13 26 0.266 0.346 0.367 0.713 0.308 3.99 0.247 Zambrano 41 4 15 2 1 1 5 0 13 0.366 0.366 0.537 0.902 0.519 3.43 0.235 Totals 1581 263 463 104 6 56 237 194 288 0.293 0.373 0.472 0.846 0.329 3.91 0.214 CUBS starters in daytime road games........... Road Day AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Soriano 21 4 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0.190 0.292 0.381 0.673 0.167 3.58 0.200 Theriot 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.190 0.346 0.190 0.537 0.222 4.00 0.000 D Lee 29 4 9 4 0 0 2 5 5 0.310 0.412 0.448 0.860 0.375 4.21 0.154 Ramirez 24 1 4 0 0 0 4 2 6 0.167 0.222 0.167 0.389 0.222 3.81 0.250 Fukudome 31 3 9 3 0 0 3 3 5 0.290 0.353 0.387 0.740 0.346 4.06 0.176 Soto 16 2 6 2 0 0 5 5 2 0.375 0.524 0.500 1.024 0.429 4.24 0.333 Fontenot 10 1 2 0 0 1 5 5 3 0.200 0.467 0.500 0.967 0.167 4.27 0.500 Johnson 23 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 5 0.217 0.333 0.217 0.551 0.278 3.70 0.083 Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.00 0.000 Totals 176 21 43 10 0 2 23 32 31 0.244 0.359 0.335 0.694 0.287 3.96 0.200

Saturday 07 June 2008 CUBS @ Los Angeles 14:55 CUBS Soriano, lf Theriot, ss D Lee, 1b Ramirez, 3b Fukudome, rf Soto, c Fontenot, 2b Johnson, cf Zambrano, p Los Angeles Pierre, lf Ethier, rf Kent, 2b Martin, c Loiney, 1b Kemp, cf DeWitt, 3b Hu, ss Lowe, p

..... and look for Vance in the right field bleachers next to the CUBS dugout !! I think you mean bullpen. Good call, I have his number. He should be relatively near me but one level below. And Dodger Stadium ushers are jack asses when it comes to people trying to sneak closer. Yes.... I meant bullpen. :oops:

Worthless stats of the day for Saturday.......... CUBS are 6-3 on Saturdays CUBS are 4-1 vs. Los Angeles CUBS are 17-4 vs. the NLW Division CUBS are 6-8 when they've lost their last 1 game(s) in a row CUBS are 14-8 when they've lost their previous game CUBS are 20-10 in day games CUBS are 13-15 on the road CUBS are 25-16 against right handers CUBS are 2-0 when FOX broadcasts the game CUBS are 1-4 (6 runs scored) in games without an extra base hit CUBS are 21-8 when they get a quality start.... 18-15 when they don't CUBS are 11-16 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 28-7 when they don't CUBS are 25-8 when they score first in the game.... 14-15 when they don't CUBS are 14-3 when they score in the first inning.... 25-20 when they don't CUBS have outscored their opponents 35-30 in the first inning CUBS are 30-14 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 9-9 when they do CUBS are 31-4 when they score at least 4 runs.... 7-19 when they don't CUBS are 22-3 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 17-20 when they don't CUBS are 34-3 when they outhit the opponents.... 2-16 when they get outhit.... and 3-4 when the hits are even CUBS are 17-4 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 22-19 when he doesn't CUBS are 10-8 in one run games.... 8-9 in two run games CUBS are 7-9 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above.... 32-14 when it's less than 70 degrees CUBS are 22-7 when their starter throws more pitches than the opponent.... 14-15 when they throw fewer pitches than the opponent.... 3-1 when the pitch counts are even. CUBS are 33-12 when the opponent's starter pitches 6-1/3 inning or less.... 6-11 when he doesn't CUBS are on a pace to win 102 games this year..... compared to 85 last year and 66 in '06 and 79 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to score 904 runs this year..... compared to 752 last year and 716 in '06 and 703 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to hit 178 home runs this year..... compared to 151 last year and 166 in '06 and 194 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to draw 666 walks this year..... compared to 500 last year and 395 in '06 and 419 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1137 times this year..... compared to 1054 last year and 928 in '06 and 920 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to steal 110 bases this year..... compared to 87 last year and 121 in '06 and 64 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to ground into 120 double plays this year..... compared to 128 last year and 135 in '06 and 129 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to commit 105 errors this year..... compared to 94 last year and 104 in '06 and 100 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to be HBP 65 this year..... compared to 37 last year and 41 in '06 and 50 in '05 CUBS are 34-12 when they get at least 8 hits..... 5-11 when they don't CUBS are 37-19 when they draw at least 2 walks.... 2-4 when they don't CUBS are 20-5 when they steal a base.... 19-18 when they don't CUBS are 19-4 when they execute a sac bunt.... 20-19 when they don't CUBS are 20-14 when they GIDP.... 19-9 when they don't CUBS are 15-14 when they commit 1 or more errors.... 24-9 when they don't CUBS are 36-19 when they hit at least 1 double.... 3-4 when they don't CUBS are 5-0 when they hit at least 1 triple.... 34-23 when they don't CUBS are 15-3 when they hit at least 2 home runs.... 24-20 when they don't CUBS are 10-9 when the opponent steals a base.... 29-14 when they don't CUBS are 7-12 when the opponent executes a sac bunt.... 32-11 when they don't CUBS have outscored the opponents 46-16 in the 7th inning CUBS have drawn at least 2 BBs in 23 of their last 26 games CUBS have 5 sac bunts in their last 16 games CUBS have only thrown out 1 runner trying to steal in their last 29 games CUBS are 2-0 with Derryl Cousin's crew on the field this year... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter .19 Mon 04/21 New York N 7- 1 Zambrano Maine .20 Tue 04/22 New York 8- 1 Lilly Figueroa CUBS are 0-0 with Derryl Cousin behind home plate this year. CUBS were 0-2 with Derryl Cousin behind home plate last year. Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter ..9 Fri 04/13 Cincinnati 5- 6 Zambrano Harang .48 Sun 05/27 @ Los Angeles 1- 2 Hill Wolf CUBS' starting rotation...... Team Run Pitcher GS Record Q/S Q/S % IP # Pit P/IP IP/GS P/GS ERA Suppt Zambrano 13 9- 4 10 0.769 86.0 1346 15.7 6.6 103.5 2.51 6.15 Lilly 13 7- 6 5 0.385 72.3 1239 17.1 5.6 95.3 5.23 5.08 Dempster 13 10- 3 8 0.615 80.7 1321 16.4 6.2 101.6 2.90 6.54 Hill 5 3- 2 1 0.200 19.7 353 17.9 3.9 70.6 4.12 4.60 Marquis 11 6- 5 3 0.273 61.0 1010 16.6 5.5 91.8 5.02 6.18 Lieber 1 0- 1 0 0.000 2.0 49 24.5 2.0 49.0 22.50 0.00 Gallagher 6 4- 2 2 0.333 32.7 582 17.8 5.4 97.0 4.68 4.00 CUBS 62 39-23 29 0.468 354.3 5900 16.7 5.7 95.2 3.99 5.58 CUBS are 9-4 when Zambrano starts Zambrano is 10 of 13 in quality starts Zambrano has 1 consecutive non-quality start(s) Zambrano's ERA pitching to Soto is 2.31.... to Blanco it's 3.75 CUBS score 5.58 R/G overall.... 6.15 R/G when Zambrano pitches CUBS hit 1.10 HR/G overall.... 1.08 HR/G when Zambrano pitches CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano..... 03/31 - 06/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Zambrano 458 80 137 31 1 14 212 73 46 96 0.299 0.365 0.463 0.828 CUBS overall 2179 346 619 139 7 68 976 327 255 435 0.284 0.363 0.448 0.810 Composite scoring in games started by Zambrano......... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total CUBS 13 8 8 8 11 11 4 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Opponents 3 2 2 4 7 4 3 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Zambrano's starts this year (8-1) Zambrano IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 03/31 vs. Milw 6.7 3 0 0 1 5 0 89 1.35 6.75 0.00 0.60 0.00 04/06 vs. Houst 7.0 7 2 2 0 7 1 106 0.00 9.00 1.29 1.00 2.57 04/11 vs. Phila 6.0 9 5 5 1 6 1 107 1.50 9.00 1.50 1.67 7.50 04/16 vs. Cincy 7.0 8 2 2 1 5 0 102 1.29 6.43 0.00 1.29 2.57 04/21 vs. Mets 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 101 2.57 5.14 0.00 1.00 1.29 04/26 vs. Wash 7.0 5 0 0 4 5 0 114 5.14 6.43 0.00 1.29 0.00 05/01 vs. Milw 6.3 7 1 1 2 3 1 111 2.84 4.26 1.42 1.42 1.42 05/06 vs. Cincy 8.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 113 3.38 3.38 0.00 0.75 0.00 05/12 vs. S.D. 7.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 96 2.57 6.43 1.29 1.14 3.86 05/17 vs. Pitts 4.0 7 5 4 3 3 0 73 6.75 6.75 0.00 2.50 9.00 05/23 vs. Pitts 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 109 1.29 7.71 0.00 1.00 2.57 05/28 vs. L.A. 8.0 6 1 1 4 3 0 130 4.50 3.38 0.00 1.25 1.13 06/02 vs. S.D. 5.0 5 3 3 4 2 0 95 7.20 3.60 0.00 1.80 5.40 Home 53.0 49 15 14 15 35 3 808 2.55 5.94 0.51 1.21 2.38 Road 33.0 28 10 10 13 22 1 538 3.55 6.00 0.27 1.24 2.73 Day 24.0 24 8 7 6 18 2 379 2.25 6.75 0.75 1.25 2.63 Nite 62.0 53 17 17 22 39 2 967 3.19 5.66 0.29 1.21 2.47 Road Day 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 March 6.7 3 0 0 1 5 0 89 1.35 6.75 0.00 0.60 0.00 April 34.0 34 10 10 8 27 2 530 2.12 7.15 0.53 1.24 2.65 May 40.3 35 12 11 15 23 2 632 3.35 5.13 0.45 1.24 2.45 June 5.0 5 3 3 4 2 0 95 7.20 3.60 0.00 1.80 5.40 season totals 86.0 77 25 24 28 57 4 1346 2.93 5.97 0.42 1.22 2.51 Zambrano's starts vs. Los Angeles last year (1-1)..... Zambrano IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 05/26 vs. L.A. 7.7 8 2 2 1 8 1 125 1.17 9.39 1.17 1.17 2.35 09/03 vs. L.A. 4.3 7 8 8 5 6 0 96 10.38 12.46 0.00 2.77 16.62 totals vs. L.A. 12.0 15 10 10 6 14 1 221 4.50 10.50 0.75 1.75 7.50 season totals 216.3 187 100 95 101 177 23 3691 4.20 7.36 0.96 1.33 3.95 CUBS' bullpen load during the last week..... Fri Thur Wed Tue Mon Sun Sat Totals 06 Jun 05 Jun 04 Jun 03 Jun 02 Jun 01 Jun 31 May @ L.A. @ L.A. @ S.D. @ S.D. @ S.D. vs. Colo vs. Colo pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Eyre 0.7 11 1.3 12 0.7 14 2.7 37 Ascanio Howry 1.0 15 0.7 10 1.7 20 0.7 10 4.0 55 Lieber 1.0 11 1.0 12 2.0 23 Marmol 0.7 8 0.7 8 1.0 24 1.0 18 3.3 58 Wood 1.0 27 1.0 12 0.7 6 1.0 19 3.7 64 Wuertz 0.7 12 0.3 11 0.0 8 1.0 12 2.0 43 Cotts 1.0 13 0.0 2 1.0 13 1.3 20 3.3 48 Hart 1.3 40 0.3 20 1.7 60 Totals 3.0 62 3.7 63 0.7 8 4.0 68 4.0 66 3.3 61 4.0 60 22.7 388 CUBS' season series vs. Los Angeles this year (4-1) ....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter .51 Mon 05/26 Los Angeles 3- 1 Dempster Billingsley .52 Tue 05/27 Los Angeles N 3- 1 Gallagher Kuroda .53 Wed 05/28 Los Angeles N 2- 1 Zambrano Lowe .61 Thu 06/05 @ Los Angeles N 5- 4 Dempster Billingsley .62 Fri 06/06 @ Los Angeles N 0- 3 Gallagher Kuroda .63 Sat 06/07 @ Los Angeles - Zambrano Lowe .64 Sun 06/08 @ Los Angeles - Marquis Penny CUBS' season series vs. Los Angeles last year (2-5)..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter .46 Fri 05/25 @ Los Angeles N 8- 9 Lilly Lowe .47 Sat 05/26 @ Los Angeles 4- 2 Zambrano Hendrickson .48 Sun 05/27 @ Los Angeles 1- 2 Hill Wolf 136 Mon 09/03 Los Angeles 3-11 Zambrano Loaiza 137 Tue 09/04 Los Angeles N 2- 6 Trachsel Penny 138 Wed 09/05 Los Angeles N 8- 2 Lilly Stults 139 Thu 09/06 Los Angeles 4- 7 Marquis Lowe Composite scoring vs. Los Angeles this year..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total CUBS 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Opponents 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 CUBS hitters vs. Lowe this year..... vs Lowe AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Fukudome 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.333 3.33 0.000 Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.667 0.000 0.667 0.000 3.67 0.000 Soriano 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.500 4.00 0.000 Soto 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.333 3.00 0.000 Theriot 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.500 4.33 0.000 D Lee 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.33 0.000 DeRosa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.67 0.000 Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.50 0.000 totals vs. Lowe 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.174 0.240 0.174 0.414 0.222 3.64 0.000 totals vs. L.A. 162 13 40 5 0 4 13 14 45 0.247 0.309 0.352 0.661 0.319 3.91 0.115 season totals 2177 346 619 139 7 68 325 255 435 0.284 0.363 0.448 0.811 0.329 3.86 0.199 CUBS hitters vs. Los Angeles this year..... vs. L.A. AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Hoffpauir 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 1.000 3.50 0.000 Fukudome 18 1 6 1 0 1 3 2 2 0.333 0.400 0.556 0.956 0.333 3.70 0.222 Theriot 17 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 0.412 0.474 0.471 0.944 0.500 3.47 0.143 Ramirez 16 1 4 0 0 1 3 3 3 0.250 0.400 0.438 0.838 0.250 3.95 0.286 DeRosa 13 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 0.231 0.286 0.462 0.747 0.286 3.86 0.000 Soriano 20 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 8 0.300 0.391 0.300 0.691 0.500 4.43 0.143 Cedeno 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250 0.400 0.250 0.650 0.333 3.80 0.000 Edmonds 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.267 0.267 0.267 0.533 0.333 4.33 0.000 D Lee 19 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 6 0.158 0.200 0.316 0.516 0.167 4.00 0.100 Soto 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0.200 0.235 0.267 0.502 0.300 4.00 0.100 Fontenot 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.429 0.143 3.57 0.143 Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.00 0.000 Blanco 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.67 0.000 Home 96 8 25 3 0 2 8 10 22 0.260 0.327 0.354 0.681 0.319 3.90 0.122 Road 66 5 15 2 0 2 5 4 23 0.227 0.282 0.348 0.630 0.317 3.92 0.103 Day 30 3 7 0 0 2 3 3 11 0.233 0.303 0.433 0.736 0.294 3.94 0.091 Nite 132 10 33 5 0 2 10 11 34 0.250 0.310 0.333 0.644 0.323 3.90 0.119 vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 vs Right 162 13 40 5 0 4 13 14 45 0.247 0.309 0.352 0.661 0.319 3.91 0.115 Leading off 41 3 7 2 0 0 0 3 14 0.171 0.227 0.220 0.447 0.259 4.00 0.000 Pinch hitting 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.333 0.333 0.500 0.833 0.500 3.17 0.000 bases empty 101 9 23 4 0 3 3 6 32 0.228 0.271 0.356 0.627 0.303 3.78 0.000 runners on 61 4 17 1 0 1 10 8 13 0.279 0.366 0.344 0.710 0.340 4.10 0.115 scoring pos 37 1 7 1 0 0 8 5 9 0.189 0.295 0.216 0.512 0.250 4.05 0.127 vs Park 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.500 0.556 0.625 1.181 0.571 4.33 0.200 vs Saito 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0.375 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.500 5.50 0.200 vs Proctor 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 0.250 0.333 0.625 0.958 0.333 4.67 0.000 vs Billingsley 43 6 11 1 0 3 6 5 15 0.256 0.333 0.488 0.822 0.320 3.77 0.158 vs Broxton 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0.250 0.250 0.375 0.625 0.400 4.63 0.429 vs Wade 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.600 0.333 3.36 0.000 vs Kuroda 54 2 11 1 0 0 0 3 14 0.204 0.246 0.222 0.468 0.275 3.61 0.000 vs Lowe 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.174 0.240 0.174 0.414 0.222 3.64 0.000 vs starters 120 8 26 2 0 3 6 10 34 0.217 0.277 0.308 0.585 0.277 3.68 0.063 vs relievers 42 5 14 3 0 1 7 4 11 0.333 0.396 0.476 0.872 0.433 4.51 0.200 batting 1st 20 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 8 0.300 0.391 0.300 0.691 0.500 4.43 0.143 batting 2nd 19 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 0.316 0.381 0.368 0.749 0.375 3.57 0.182 batting 3rd 19 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 6 0.158 0.200 0.316 0.516 0.167 4.00 0.100 batting 4th 16 1 4 0 0 1 3 3 3 0.250 0.400 0.438 0.838 0.250 3.95 0.286 batting 5th 18 1 6 1 0 1 3 2 2 0.333 0.400 0.556 0.956 0.333 3.70 0.222 batting 6th 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0.111 0.150 0.111 0.261 0.154 4.25 0.077 batting 7th 19 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.263 0.263 0.316 0.579 0.357 4.00 0.000 batting 8th 16 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 5 0.250 0.333 0.438 0.771 0.300 3.78 0.000 batting 9th 17 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.235 0.235 0.353 0.588 0.444 3.33 0.000 total vs. L.A. 162 13 40 5 0 4 13 14 45 0.247 0.309 0.352 0.661 0.319 3.91 0.115 season totals 2177 346 619 139 7 68 325 255 435 0.284 0.363 0.448 0.811 0.329 3.86 0.199 CUBS pitchers vs. Los Angeles this year...... vs. L.A. IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Wood 3.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 58 3.00 18.00 0.00 1.33 0.00 Marmol 1.7 1 0 0 2 2 0 36 10.80 10.80 0.00 1.80 0.00 Ascanio 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 9.00 9.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 Cotts 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 Lieber 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Eyre 0.7 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00 27.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Zambrano 8.0 6 1 1 4 3 0 130 4.50 3.38 0.00 1.25 1.13 Gallagher 12.0 7 3 3 5 9 0 200 3.75 6.75 0.00 1.00 2.25 Dempster 12.3 12 4 4 5 4 1 199 3.65 2.92 0.73 1.38 2.92 Howry 3.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 57 3.00 12.00 3.00 1.67 3.00 Hart 1.3 4 1 1 1 1 0 40 6.75 6.75 0.00 3.75 6.75 totals vs. L.A. 45.0 38 10 10 20 32 2 774 4.00 6.40 0.40 1.29 2.00 season totals 567.3 517 253 231 216 464 60 9332 3.43 7.36 0.95 1.29 3.66 CUBS' last 7 games (5-2).............. Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter .56 Sat 05/31 Colorado 5- 4 Dempster Rusch .57 Sun 06/01 Colorado 5- 3 Gallagher Jimemez .58 Mon 06/02 @ San Diego N 7- 6 Zambrano Baek .59 Tue 06/03 @ San Diego N 9- 6 Marquis Ledezma .60 Wed 06/04 @ San Diego N 1- 2 Lilly Maddux .61 Thu 06/05 @ Los Angeles N 5- 4 Dempster Billingsley .62 Fri 06/06 @ Los Angeles N 0- 3 Gallagher Kuroda Composite scoring during the last 7 games......... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total CUBS 1 5 2 9 4 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Opponents 5 2 2 4 3 3 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games...... 05/31 - 06/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Edmonds 18 1 7 3 1 0 4 1 3 0.389 0.421 0.667 1.088 0.467 4.32 0.364 Johnson 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.333 0.400 0.556 0.956 0.429 3.40 0.000 Theriot 29 4 12 1 0 0 3 3 2 0.414 0.469 0.448 0.917 0.444 3.44 0.333 Soriano 30 6 8 1 0 3 8 1 9 0.267 0.303 0.600 0.903 0.278 3.55 0.294 Ramirez 26 3 8 4 0 0 3 2 3 0.308 0.379 0.462 0.841 0.348 3.66 0.176 DeRosa 21 4 4 0 0 2 3 3 4 0.190 0.292 0.476 0.768 0.133 3.58 0.077 Soto 19 2 3 2 0 1 2 2 8 0.158 0.238 0.421 0.659 0.200 4.14 0.063 Fukudome 20 4 4 0 0 1 3 3 5 0.200 0.292 0.350 0.642 0.214 3.79 0.133 Fontenot 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.143 0.250 0.286 0.536 0.167 3.25 0.000 Hoffpauir 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.333 3.00 0.000 D Lee 25 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 11 0.160 0.185 0.160 0.345 0.286 4.30 0.143 Cedeno 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.200 3.67 0.000 Blanco 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.200 4.00 0.000 vs. Colo 67 10 20 8 1 2 9 6 17 0.299 0.365 0.537 0.902 0.375 3.68 0.152 vs. S.D. 102 17 29 6 1 3 16 8 19 0.284 0.327 0.451 0.778 0.325 3.66 0.241 vs. L.A. 66 5 15 2 0 2 5 4 23 0.227 0.282 0.348 0.630 0.317 3.92 0.103 last 7 games 235 32 64 16 2 7 30 18 59 0.272 0.326 0.447 0.772 0.337 3.74 0.178 season totals 2177 346 619 139 7 68 325 255 435 0.284 0.363 0.448 0.811 0.329 3.86 0.199 CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games...... 05/31 - 06/06 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Wood 3.7 2 0 0 1 6 0 64 2.45 14.73 0.00 0.82 0.00 Cotts 3.3 2 0 0 2 3 0 48 5.40 8.10 0.00 1.20 0.00 Eyre 2.7 2 0 0 0 4 0 37 0.00 13.50 0.00 0.75 0.00 Lieber 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00 4.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 Wuertz 2.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 43 13.50 4.50 0.00 2.50 0.00 Howry 4.0 1 1 1 0 5 1 55 0.00 11.25 2.25 0.25 2.25 Lilly 7.3 7 2 2 2 8 1 110 2.45 9.82 1.23 1.23 2.45 Gallagher 10.7 9 5 5 3 14 0 201 2.53 11.81 0.00 1.13 4.22 Dempster 10.3 8 6 6 6 8 3 175 5.23 6.97 2.61 1.35 5.23 Zambrano 5.0 5 3 3 4 2 0 95 7.20 3.60 0.00 1.80 5.40 Marquis 4.7 4 3 3 5 2 0 105 9.64 3.86 0.00 1.93 5.79 Marmol 3.3 3 4 4 1 5 2 58 2.70 13.50 5.40 1.20 10.80 last 7 games 60.7 52 28 28 30 60 7 1074 4.45 8.90 1.04 1.35 4.15 season totals 567.3 517 253 231 216 464 60 9332 3.43 7.36 0.95 1.29 3.66 Patience is a virtue......... 03/31 - 06/06 P PA P/PA Ward 160 34 4.71 Fukudome 1078 254 4.24 Ramirez 1030 252 4.09 Fontenot 384 94 4.09 Johnson 735 184 3.99 Cedeno 410 103 3.98 Soto 917 232 3.95 D Lee 1086 278 3.91 DeRosa 902 234 3.85 Edmonds 185 48 3.85 E Patterson 22 6 3.67 Theriot 958 262 3.66 Pie 253 70 3.61 Murton 54 15 3.60 Soriano 766 216 3.55 Blanco 154 45 3.42 Hoffpauir 59 20 2.95 CUBS 9663 2506 3.86 Percentage of baserunners driven in........ 03/31 - 06/06 BDI LOB RBI% Ramirez 31 85 0.267 Soriano 25 70 0.263 Johnson 22 67 0.247 Cedeno 18 55 0.247 Ward 5 17 0.227 Edmonds 6 23 0.207 Soto 29 115 0.201 D Lee 26 109 0.193 Fontenot 10 43 0.189 Fukudome 20 89 0.183 Murton 4 18 0.182 DeRosa 25 115 0.179 Theriot 14 75 0.157 Hoffpauir 1 6 0.143 E Patterson 1 7 0.125 Pie 6 44 0.120 Blanco 3 24 0.111 CUBS 257 1035 0.199 CUBS' magic numbers: St. Louis 97 Milwaukee 95 Houston 94 Cincinnati 92 Pittsburgh 92 Go CUBS !!! © 2008, Fred W. Hornkohl

..... and look for Vance in the right field bleachers next to the CUBS dugout !!

From a broadcasting standpoint, I agree 100%. As a fan though, you have to appreciate his genuine enthusiasm and love for the Cubs. I'm not looking for a great broadcaster in the color man. Harry was the same as Ron. He was a horrible announcer, but he was well loved because it was like one of us was in the booth. He got excited when something great happened and he got pissed when something terrible happened. I didn't like Santo when I first heard him call games on WGN, but he really grew on me. I think he wants this team to win more than all of us combined and I love that. Brenly is boring and unfunny, despite countless attempts at humor. Kaspar may be OK with a different partner, but I doubt it. I didn't like Caray either. I heard some broadcasts of him way back when he first started with the Cubs and earlier, and I was shocked at how good he used to be. We got him at the end of his career when he was way past his prime. I wish you could have heard Harry Caray doing Cardinals games with Jack Buck back in the fifties. You simply would not believe it was the same person. In the 50's, Harry Caray was the quintessential baseball announcer. The guy who came to the CUBS in '82 was a bad caricature of that announcer who then began to degenerate into buffoonery. While I was never a big fan of Harry's during his years with the CUBS, I have to give him credit where it's due. His enthusiasm for baseball in general and the CUBS in particular was genuine and unparalleled. I don't believe the braintrust at WGN ever considered that hiring Harry Caray would be a good thing because of Caray's great broadcasting talent and knowledge of the game, but rather, because he could stir up the fans like few others ever have, and they could use that to sell their product. The same argument, to a lesser degree, can be made about Ron Santo. From that perspective, selling the CUBS, there was no greater success that Harry Caray. Ten years after his passing we still have a caricature of his likeness on display in the ballpark, there's a statue of him outside the ballpark, and we still have guest celebrities doing his 7th inning stretch bit. Best hire ever. Kudos to WGN.

Well..... Ol' Man River's had himself quite a week there, no? 05/27 - 06/02 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RBI% Edmonds 15 3 7 4 1 1 7 1 1 0.467 0.500 1.067 1.567 0.462 4.31 0.400