Fred Hornkohl

Welcome to life in Cubbieland !!!

Gotta feel sorry for Vance.... making the trip all the way to Houston, then having to endure this crap !!! Worse than the Texas trip !!

Wednesday 08 August 2007 CUBS @ Houston 19:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 12 1 Houston 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 8 11 0 CUBS ab r h rbi bb k lob sb cs sac gdp e 2b 3b hr sf hb Theriot ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 D Lee 1b 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Floyd rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeRosa 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Fontenot 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Murton lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K Hill c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zambrano p 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pie ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gallagher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 totals 37 2 12 2 5 4 28 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Houston ab r h rbi bb k lob sb cs sac gdp e 2b 3b hr sf hb Biggio 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamb 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Berkman 1b 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 C Lee lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burke 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Scott rf 3 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lane cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruntlett ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oswalt p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph-lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 totals 35 8 11 8 6 7 14 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR Pit Zambrano 5.7 8 7 7 3 6 2 113 Eyre 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 Wuertz 1.3 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 totals 8.0 11 8 8 6 7 3 174 Houston IP H R ER BB K HR Pit Oswalt 6.0 6 0 0 4 4 0 108 Borkowski 0.3 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 Miller 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 Albers 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 Moehler 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 totals 9.0 12 2 2 5 4 0 161 Home runs: CUBS: none Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3) W: Oswalt (12-6) S: none L: Zambrano (14-8) T: 3:10 A: 41,655

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Moehler in to pitch for Houston Floyd singled to center field DeRosa grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Floyd out at second Fontenot grounded out to second, 4-3 0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 12 1 Houston 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 8 11 0 W: Oswalt (12-6) S: none L: Zambrano (14-8) T: 3:07 A: 41,655 Home runs: CUBS: none Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3) CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Zambrano 5.7 8 7 7 3 6 2 113 Eyre 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 Wuertz 1.3 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Oswalt 6.0 6 0 0 4 4 0 108 Borkowski 0.3 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 Miller 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 Albers 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 Moehler 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11

DeRosa grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Floyd out at second

Floyd singled to center field

Moehler in to pitch for Houston

CUBS are 0-6 when they trail by 6 runs or more at the end of 8 innings. Go CUBS !!

CUBS Houston P/PA 3.85 4.24 RBI% 0.07 0.29 R/BR 0.13 0.47 BA 0.324 0.324 OBP 0.410 0.425 SLG 0.382 0.735 OPS 0.793 1.160 ERA 9.00 2.25 BB/9 6.75 5.63 K/9 7.88 4.50

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Gallagher in to pitch for the CUBS Lamb grounded out to third, 5-3 Berkman grounded out to short, 6-3 Burke doubled (ground rule) to right center field Scott walked Lane grounded into a FC, 6-4, Scott out at second 0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 11 1 Houston 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 8 11 0 Home runs: CUBS: none Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3) CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Zambrano 5.7 8 7 7 3 6 2 113 Eyre 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 Wuertz 1.3 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Oswalt 6.0 6 0 0 4 4 0 108 Borkowski 0.3 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 Miller 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 Albers 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19

Scott walked

btw.... what day is it I'm supposed to meet you in SF ??

Burke doubled (ground rule) to right center field

Berkman grounded out to short, 6-3

Riot might have made it..... but it was no gimme.

Lamb grounded out to third, 5-3

Gallagher in to pitch for the CUBS

These are some Earth-shattering numbers here. Cubs' ability to score runs when down by 7 is clearly a problem that needs to be addressed immediately. smart ass

Jones singled to right field , Theriot to third

Theriot took second base on defensive indifference

Theriot singled to left center field , Pie scored

Pie took second base on defensive indifference

Pie, pinch hitting for Wuertz, grounded out to first, 3-1 3-6, Murton out at second

K Hill flied out to left field

Murton grounded an IF single to shortstop