Fred Hornkohl

I've wondered about that too. Some posters have nothing but their username displayed, and there's no info in their profile either. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya !!

Well.... those Honey Bunches of Oats have to go all the way to California, so I'll be busy with them for a couple of days. Hey... does that mean we sweep the Cardinals ?? :wink:

Greetings from wonderful Algonquin, IL !!! Last week I picked up a load of Honey Nut Cheerios, and the CUBS beat San Diego. Friday, I picked up a load of Honey Bunches of Oats, and the CUBS beat St. Louis. Is this an appetizing trend, or what ??? Worthless stats of the day for Saturday......... CUBS are 3-0 on Saturdays CUBS are 2-2 vs. St. Louis CUBS are 7-11 vs. the NLC Division CUBS are 0-1 when they've won their last 2 game(s) in a row CUBS are 3-6 when they've won their previous game CUBS are 4-10 in day games CUBS are 5-4 on the road CUBS are 8-12 against right handers CUBS are 1-0 when FOX broadcasts the game CUBS are 9-4 when they get a quality start.... 0-9 when they don't CUBS are 2-6 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 7-7 when they don't CUBS are 8-6 when they score first in the game.... 1-7 when they don't CUBS are 3-6 when they score in the first inning.... 6-7 when they don't CUBS are 8-5 when they score at least 4 runs.... 1-8 when they don't CUBS are 8-2 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 1-11 when they don't CUBS are 8-4 when they outhit the opponents.... 1-6 when they get outhit.... and 0-3 when the hits are even CUBS are 9-8 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 0-5 when they do CUBS are 0-5 in one run games.... 1-3 in two run games CUBS are on a pace to win 66 games this year..... compared to 66 last year and 79 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to score 751 runs this year..... compared to 716 last year and 703 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to hit 140 homeruns this year..... compared to 166 last year and 194 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to draw 457 walks this year..... compared to 395 last year and 419 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1127 times this year..... compared to 928 last year and 920 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to steal 88 bases this year..... compared to 121 last year and 64 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to ground into 125 double plays this year..... compared to 135 last year and 129 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to commit 81 errors this year..... compared to 104 last year and 100 in '05 CUBS are scoring 4.64 runs per game...... compared to 4.42 last year and 4.34 in '05 CUBS are seeing 3.73 pitches per plate appearance...... compared to 3.68 last year and 3.61 in '05 CUBS are drving in 19.4% of their runners on base...... compared to 20.0% last year and 18.4% in '05 CUBS are scoring 0.366 runs per baserunner...... compared to 0.370 last year and 0.365 in '05 CUBS are getting extra base hits at a 34.4% rate...... compared to 32.3% last year and 35.8 in '05 Last time the CUBS won 3 straight games (2006)............. Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 149 Sat 09/16 Cincinnati 4- 0 Hill 150 Sun 09/17 Cincinnati 11- 3 Zambrano 151 Mon 09/18 @ Philadelphia N 11- 6 Marshall CUBS are 1-4 when Zambrano starts Zambrano is 1 of 5 in quality starts Zambrano's ERA pitching to Barrett is 9.60.... pitching to Blanco it's 3.65 CUBS score 4.64 R/G overall.... 4.40 R/G when Zambrano pitches CUBS hit 0.86 HR/G overall.... 0.80 HR/G when Zambrano pitches CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano..... 04/02 - 04/26 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Zambrano 186 22 53 13 2 4 82 20 16 35 0.285 0.337 0.441 0.777 CUBS overall 787 102 212 51 3 19 326 97 62 153 0.269 0.325 0.414 0.739 Zambrano's starts this year (2-1) Zambrano IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 04/02 vs. Cincy 5.0 6 5 5 5 2 2 92 9.00 3.60 3.60 2.20 9.00 04/07 vs. Milw 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 2 109 2.57 7.71 2.57 1.00 3.86 04/13 vs. Cincy 4.0 6 6 6 4 2 0 87 9.00 4.50 0.00 2.50 13.50 04/18 vs. Atla 6.0 8 5 5 5 6 2 113 7.50 9.00 3.00 2.17 7.50 04/23 vs. Milw 5.3 5 2 2 3 7 1 103 5.06 11.81 1.69 1.50 3.38 Home 9.3 11 8 8 7 9 1 190 6.75 8.68 0.96 1.93 7.71 Road 18.0 19 13 13 12 14 6 314 6.00 7.00 3.00 1.72 6.50 Day 16.0 17 14 14 11 10 4 288 6.19 5.63 2.25 1.75 7.88 Nite 11.3 13 7 7 8 13 3 216 6.35 10.32 2.38 1.85 5.56 season totals 27.3 30 21 21 19 23 7 504 6.26 7.57 2.30 1.79 6.91 CUBS bullpen load during the last week....... Fri Thur Wed Tue Mon Sun Sat Totals 27 Apr 26 Apr 25 Apr 24 Apr 23 Apr 22 Apr 21 Apr @ St. L. no game vs Milw vs Milw vs Milw vs St. L vs St. L pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Cotts 0.0 3 0.7 23 0.7 26 Dempster 1.7 26 2.0 18 1.0 18 4.7 62 Eyre 1.0 23 0.7 19 0.3 8 2.0 50 Guzman Howry 1.0 15 1.3 13 1.7 40 4.0 68 Ohman 0.0 3 0.7 10 2.0 27 2.7 40 Wuertz 0.7 11 1.0 19 1.0 11 1.7 15 4.3 56 Cherry 1.3 19 1.0 13 2.3 32 Totals 2.3 43 2.0 34 2.3 42 6.7 84 5.3 104 2.0 27 20.7 334 CUBS' season series vs. St. Louis this year (2-2)..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter 16 Fri 04/20 St. Louis 1- 2 Lilly Looper 17 Sat 04/21 St. Louis 6- 0 Marquis Reyes 18 Sun 04/22 St. Louis 9-12 Miller Wainright 22 Fri 04/27 @ St. Louis N 5- 3 Marquis Reyes 23 Sat 04/28 @ St. Louis N - Zambrano Wainright 24 Sun 04/29 @ St. Louis - Hill Wells 99 Tue 07/24 @ St. Louis N - Hill Reyes 100 Wed 07/25 @ St. Louis N - Lilly Carpenter 101 Thu 07/26 @ St. Louis N - Guzman Wells 122 Fri 08/17 St. Louis - Marquis Looper 123 Sat 08/18 St. Louis - Zambrano Wainright 124 Sun 08/19 St. Louis - Hill Reyes 125 Mon 08/20 St. Louis - Lilly Carpenter 148 Fri 09/14 @ St. Louis N - Zambrano Wainright 149 Sat 09/15 @ St. Louis N - Hill Reyes 150 Sun 09/16 @ St. Louis - Lilly Carpenter CUBS hitters vs. St. Louis this year..... vs. St. L AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Barrett 12 3 4 0 0 2 10 5 1 1 0.333 0.385 0.833 1.218 Jones 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 0.500 0.583 0.500 1.083 Cedeno 8 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.750 1.000 Ramirez 17 3 5 0 0 2 11 6 1 2 0.294 0.333 0.647 0.980 Murton 9 3 3 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.333 0.400 0.556 0.956 DeRosa 12 2 4 2 0 0 6 2 2 3 0.333 0.429 0.500 0.929 Soriano 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0.333 0.333 0.500 0.833 Theriot 14 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0.286 0.286 0.429 0.714 Pie 12 1 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 2 0.167 0.167 0.417 0.583 Lee 17 5 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 6 0.235 0.278 0.294 0.572 Izturis 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 Blanco 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 Floyd 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.200 Ward 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 totals vs. St. L 145 21 39 10 0 6 67 20 9 30 0.269 0.312 0.462 0.774 season totals 788 102 212 51 3 19 326 97 62 153 0.269 0.325 0.414 0.739 CUBS pitchers vs. St. Louis this year...... vs. St. L IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Wuertz 3.3 4 0 0 1 2 0 44 2.70 5.40 0.00 1.50 0.00 Ohman 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 4.50 4.50 0.00 1.00 0.00 Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 33 27.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Eyre 0.3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 27.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Marquis 13.7 12 3 3 3 5 1 215 1.98 3.29 0.66 1.10 1.98 Lilly 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 100 2.57 7.71 1.29 0.86 2.57 Howry 2.3 4 2 2 2 1 0 53 7.71 3.86 0.00 2.57 7.71 Dempster 2.7 4 3 3 0 5 1 44 0.00 16.88 3.38 1.50 10.13 Miller 4.7 9 7 7 0 3 3 97 0.00 5.79 5.79 1.93 13.50 totals vs. St. L. 37.0 39 17 17 12 24 6 624 2.92 5.84 1.46 1.38 4.14 season totals 203.0 176 87 84 80 167 24 3232 3.55 7.40 1.06 1.26 3.72 CUBS' hitters during the last 14 games...... 04/13 - 04/27 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Lee 55 12 20 9 0 1 32 11 9 12 0.364 0.462 0.582 1.043 Barrett 46 6 15 1 0 4 28 13 4 8 0.326 0.365 0.609 0.974 Ramirez 41 7 10 1 1 4 25 11 5 6 0.244 0.319 0.610 0.929 Ward 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 2 0.167 0.545 0.333 0.879 DeRosa 40 5 10 5 0 2 21 8 5 10 0.250 0.348 0.525 0.873 Soriano 30 5 10 4 0 0 14 1 1 8 0.333 0.355 0.467 0.822 Theriot 51 8 19 2 0 0 21 5 0 7 0.373 0.373 0.412 0.784 Pie 37 5 9 3 1 1 17 3 1 7 0.243 0.263 0.459 0.723 Murton 25 4 7 2 0 0 9 2 3 2 0.280 0.357 0.360 0.717 Floyd 38 6 11 1 0 1 15 6 1 7 0.289 0.308 0.395 0.702 Blanco 9 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.222 0.300 0.333 0.633 Jones 47 3 13 1 0 0 14 3 4 8 0.277 0.333 0.298 0.631 Izturis 25 2 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0.160 0.222 0.160 0.382 Cedeno 24 1 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 7 0.083 0.120 0.250 0.370 Last 14 games 508 71 140 35 2 15 224 69 42 100 0.276 0.332 0.441 0.772 season totals 788 102 212 51 3 19 326 97 62 153 0.269 0.325 0.414 0.739 CUBS' pitchers during the last 14 games...... 04/13 - 04/27 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Cotts 6.0 2 0 0 4 4 0 108 6.00 6.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 Guzman 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0.00 18.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 Wuertz 10.3 9 1 1 2 11 1 142 1.74 9.58 0.87 1.06 0.87 Hill 21.7 13 4 4 10 17 2 314 4.15 7.06 0.83 1.06 1.66 Lilly 20.0 12 5 4 3 19 1 301 1.35 8.55 0.45 0.75 1.80 Marquis 19.7 15 4 4 7 10 1 314 3.20 4.58 0.46 1.12 1.83 Howry 8.7 9 2 2 3 4 0 131 3.12 4.15 0.00 1.38 2.08 Dempster 9.7 5 3 3 2 9 1 122 1.86 8.38 0.93 0.72 2.79 Cherry 2.3 3 1 1 0 1 1 32 0.00 3.86 3.86 1.29 3.86 Zambrano 15.3 19 13 13 12 15 3 303 7.04 8.80 1.76 2.02 7.63 Ohman 4.7 6 4 4 3 3 1 85 5.79 5.79 1.93 1.93 7.71 Miller 9.7 15 10 10 4 6 3 195 3.72 5.59 2.79 1.97 9.31 Eyre 4.0 9 5 5 5 8 1 101 11.25 18.00 2.25 3.50 11.25 Last 14 games 134.0 118 52 51 55 111 15 2172 3.69 7.46 1.01 1.29 3.43 season totals 203.0 176 87 84 80 167 24 3232 3.55 7.40 1.06 1.26 3.72 Percentage of baserunners driven in........ 04/02 - 04/27 BDI LOB RBI% Lee 14 29 0.326 Barrett 13 33 0.283 DeRosa 11 30 0.268 Theriot 6 17 0.261 Ramirez 11 35 0.239 Floyd 7 24 0.226 Blanco 1 5 0.167 Pie 2 14 0.125 Murton 2 15 0.118 Izturis 3 26 0.103 Jones 3 30 0.091 Cedeno 2 21 0.087 Soriano 1 15 0.063 Ward 0 7 0.000 CUBS 78 325 0.194 Go CUBS !!

Where are you finding inning by inning P/PA data ??

Here's a little more fuel for the fire......... CUBS are 4-4 when Murton starts CUBS are 4-8 when Floyd starts 04/02 - 04/25 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP RC RBI% Murton 37 6 10 1 0 0 11 2 3 6 0.270 0.325 0.297 0.622 0.323 3.6 0.118 Floyd 54 8 16 3 0 1 22 8 2 8 0.296 0.321 0.407 0.729 0.333 7.1 0.226

Not sure that I have any concrete answers, but as always, I've got some numbers and a lot of questions. Last 13 games........ CUBS have scored first in the game 10 times. CUBS are 5-0 when they lead after 8 innings CUBS are 5-1 when they lead after 7 innings CUBS are 5-2 when they lead after 6 innings CUBS are 0-5 in games decided by 1 run CUBS are 0-1 in games decided by 2 runs CUBS are 1-2 in games decided by 3 runs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total CUBS 14 2 5 9 9 11 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 Opponents 6 3 0 6 14 1 6 3 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 49 04/02 - 04/25 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS First 8 280 31 72 16 1 4 102 28 20 53 0.257 0.313 0.364 0.677 CUBS last 13 473 66 133 32 2 13 208 64 39 92 0.281 0.336 0.440 0.776 04/02 - 04/25 IP H R ER BB K HR BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA CUBS First 8 69.0 58 35 33 25 56 9 3.26 7.30 1.17 1.20 4.30 CUBS Last 13 125.0 109 49 48 52 109 14 3.74 7.85 1.01 1.29 3.46 What worries me most, I think, is the distribution of runs by inning. While I would expect and hope that over time this evens itself out, I suspect that it won't. The drop off in runs scored in the last 2 innings seems to correlate with a severe drop in P/PA. I don't have the numbers on this, I'm relying on my own observation (purely anecdotal, I know). I can recall tracking, but not recording, P/PA through several of these games, and it seems to be a pattern that we'll be seeing 4.5 to 6.0 P/PA through the 5th or 6th inning, and then finish the game out with an overall of 3.6 or 3.7 P/PA. We're just not using the same approach at the end of the game as we do in the beginning. I hope I'm wrong.

You sound a whole lot like your wife since you gave her that bunny rabbit thing, no? :wink:

Not to worry..... Omar will be along with those soon.

!!ybaB, emit giB

Greetings from historic Savannah, GA (Hey Vance, you sure seem to know a lot about what happens when a person has too much free time on their hands, eh?) Worthless stats of the day for Friday............. CUBS are 1-2 on Fridays CUBS are 1-2 vs. St. Louis CUBS are 6-11 vs. the NLC Division CUBS are 1-5 when they've won their last 1 game(s) in a row CUBS are 2-6 when they've won their previous game CUBS are 2-6 in games that start a series CUBS are 0-1 in games that open a road trip CUBS are 4-3 at night CUBS are 4-4 on the road CUBS are 7-12 against right handers CUBS are 4-5 when WGN broadcasts the game CUBS are 7-5 when they score at least 4 runs.... 1-8 when they don't CUBS are 7-2 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 1-11 when they don't CUBS are 8-4 when they outhit the opponents.... 0-6 when they get outhit.... and 0-3 when the hits are even CUBS are 1-0 when Derrek Lee hits a home run.... 7-13 when he doesn't CUBS are 4-2 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 4-11 when he doesn't CUBS are 8-8 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 0-5 when they do CUBS are 4-3 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above CUBS are 8-8 when their pitchers average 16 pitches per inning or less..... 0-5 when they don't CUBS are 3-1 when they average 3.4 P/PA or fewer.... 5-12 when they don't CUBS are 8-0 when they lead after 8 innings CUBS are 7-1 when they lead after 7 innings CUBS are 7-1 when they lead after 6 innings CUBS are 8-5 when they get at least 8 hits..... 0-8 when they don't CUBS are 6-12 when they draw at least 2 walks.... 3-1 when they don't :shock: CUBS are 3-1 when they execute a sac bunt.... 5-12 when they don't CUBS are 4-1 when they hit at least 2 home runs.... 4-12 when they don't CUBS are 3-2 when they hit a sacrifice fly.... 5-11 when they don't CUBS are 5-2 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 3-11 when they don't CUBS are 0-5 when the opponent executes a sac bunt.... 8-8 when they don't CUBS are 1-6 when the opponent hits at least 2 HRs.... 7-7 when they don't CUBS have scored first in 10 of their last 13 games CUBS have not stolen a base in their last 6 games CUBS have hit at least 3 doubles in their last 5 games CUBS have been hit by a pitch once in their last 9 games CUBS opponents have not scored on a sacrifice fly in their last 10 games CUBS are 2-2 when Marquis starts Marquis is 3 of 4 in quality starts Marquis's ERA pitching to Barrett is 1.88.... Marquis hasn't pitched to Blanco CUBS score 4.62 R/G overall.... 5.50 R/G when Marquis pitches CUBS hit 0.81 HR/G overall.... 1.50 HR/G when Marquis pitches CUBS' offensive support of Marquis..... 04/02 - 04/25 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Marquis 139 22 41 9 0 6 68 21 6 22 0.295 0.331 0.489 0.820 CUBS overall 753 97 205 48 3 17 310 92 59 145 0.272 0.327 0.412 0.739 Marquis's starts this year (2-1) Marquis IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 04/05 vs. Cincy 6.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 82 3.00 1.50 0.00 1.00 1.50 04/10 vs. Houst 5.0 4 4 3 4 3 0 91 7.20 5.40 0.00 1.60 5.40 04/16 vs. S.D. 6.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 99 6.00 7.50 0.00 1.17 1.50 04/21 vs. St. L 7.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 117 0.00 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 Home 18.0 14 5 4 8 13 0 307 4.00 6.50 0.00 1.22 2.00 Road 6.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 82 3.00 1.50 0.00 1.00 1.50 Day 18.0 15 5 4 6 9 0 290 3.00 4.50 0.00 1.17 2.00 Nite 6.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 99 6.00 7.50 0.00 1.17 1.50 season totals 24.0 18 6 5 10 14 0 389 3.75 5.25 0.00 1.17 1.88 CUBS bullpen load during the last week....... Thur Wed Tue Mon Sun Sat Fri Totals 26 Apr 25 Apr 24 Apr 23 Apr 22 Apr 21 Apr 20 Apr no game vs Milw vs Milw vs Milw vs St. L vs St. L vs St. L pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Cotts 0.7 23 0.3 7 1.0 30 Dempster 2.0 18 1.0 18 3.0 36 Eyre 1.0 23 0.7 19 0.3 8 2.0 50 Guzman Howry 1.0 15 1.3 13 1.7 40 0.7 13 4.7 81 Ohman 0.7 10 2.0 27 2.7 37 Wuertz 1.0 19 1.0 11 1.7 15 1.0 18 4.7 63 Cherry 1.3 19 1.0 13 2.3 32 Totals 2.0 34 2.3 42 6.7 84 5.3 104 2.0 27 2.0 38 20.3 329 CUBS' season series vs. St. Louis this year (1-2)..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter 16 Fri 04/20 St. Louis 1- 2 Lilly Looper 17 Sat 04/21 St. Louis 6- 0 Marquis Reyes 18 Sun 04/22 St. Louis 9-12 Miller Wainright 22 Fri 04/27 @ St. Louis N - Marquis Reyes 23 Sat 04/28 @ St. Louis N - Zambrano Wainright 24 Sun 04/29 @ St. Louis - Hill Wells 99 Tue 07/24 @ St. Louis N - Hill Reyes 100 Wed 07/25 @ St. Louis N - Lilly Carpenter 101 Thu 07/26 @ St. Louis N - Wells 122 Fri 08/17 St. Louis - Marquis Looper 123 Sat 08/18 St. Louis - Zambrano Wainright 124 Sun 08/19 St. Louis - Hill Reyes 125 Mon 08/20 St. Louis - Lilly Carpenter 148 Fri 09/14 @ St. Louis N - Zambrano Wainright 149 Sat 09/15 @ St. Louis N - Hill Reyes 150 Sun 09/16 @ St. Louis - Lilly Carpenter CUBS hitters vs. St. Louis this year..... vs. St. L AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP Soriano 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 1.000 Barrett 8 3 4 0 0 2 10 5 1 1 0.500 0.556 1.250 1.806 0.400 Jones 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 0.500 0.583 0.500 1.083 0.625 Cedeno 8 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.750 1.000 0.333 Theriot 10 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.400 0.400 0.600 1.000 0.400 DeRosa 9 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 2 0.333 0.400 0.444 0.844 0.429 Murton 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.500 0.833 0.333 Ramirez 14 2 4 0 0 1 7 4 0 2 0.286 0.286 0.500 0.786 0.273 Lee 13 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0.231 0.286 0.231 0.516 0.333 Blanco 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 0.000 Pie 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.167 Floyd 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.200 0.125 Ward 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Izturis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 totals vs. St. L 111 16 32 7 0 4 51 15 6 22 0.288 0.325 0.459 0.784 0.329 season totals 754 97 205 48 3 17 310 92 59 145 0.272 0.327 0.411 0.738 0.318 CUBS pitchers vs. St. Louis this year...... vs. St. L IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Marquis 7.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 117 0.00 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 Wuertz 2.7 2 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.38 6.75 0.00 1.13 0.00 Ohman 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 4.50 4.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 27.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Eyre 0.3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 27.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Lilly 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 100 2.57 7.71 1.29 0.86 2.57 Howry 2.3 4 2 2 2 1 0 53 7.71 3.86 0.00 2.57 7.71 Miller 4.7 9 7 7 0 3 3 97 0.00 5.79 5.79 1.93 13.50 Dempster 1.0 3 3 3 0 3 1 18 0.00 27.00 9.00 3.00 27.00 totals vs. St. L 28.0 30 14 14 9 22 5 483 2.89 7.07 1.61 1.39 4.50 season totals 194.0 167 84 81 77 165 23 3091 3.57 7.65 1.07 1.26 3.76 CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games...... 04/19 - 04/25 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP Barrett 23 4 10 1 0 3 20 8 1 5 0.435 0.458 0.870 1.328 0.467 Lee 30 6 12 4 0 1 19 4 3 5 0.400 0.455 0.633 1.088 0.458 Soriano 11 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0.364 0.364 0.545 0.909 0.444 Ramirez 29 5 7 0 0 3 16 7 3 5 0.241 0.303 0.552 0.855 0.190 DeRosa 24 2 7 4 0 0 11 5 3 4 0.292 0.393 0.458 0.851 0.350 Theriot 22 5 8 2 0 0 10 2 0 2 0.364 0.364 0.455 0.818 0.400 Murton 11 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.364 0.364 0.455 0.818 0.364 Floyd 18 2 5 1 0 0 6 2 1 5 0.278 0.316 0.333 0.649 0.385 Cedeno 13 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 4 0.154 0.154 0.462 0.615 0.125 Pie 23 1 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 0.261 0.261 0.348 0.609 0.316 Jones 22 1 6 0 0 0 6 2 2 3 0.273 0.333 0.273 0.606 0.316 Blanco 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.200 0.333 0.200 0.533 0.250 Ward 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 0.000 Izturis 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.125 0.222 0.125 0.347 0.143 Last 7 games 259 33 76 19 0 8 119 32 18 49 0.293 0.341 0.459 0.800 0.337 season totals 754 97 205 48 3 17 310 92 59 145 0.272 0.327 0.411 0.738 0.318 CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games...... 04/19 - 04/25 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Marquis 7.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 117 0.00 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 Ohman 2.7 0 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.38 6.75 0.00 0.38 0.00 Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 27.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Wuertz 4.7 5 1 1 1 4 1 63 1.93 7.71 1.93 1.29 1.93 Lilly 14.0 10 4 3 2 9 1 200 1.29 5.79 0.64 0.86 1.93 Hill 14.7 10 4 4 6 12 2 219 3.68 7.36 1.23 1.09 2.45 Zambrano 5.3 5 2 2 3 7 1 103 5.06 11.81 1.69 1.50 3.38 Howry 4.7 5 2 2 2 2 0 81 3.86 3.86 0.00 1.50 3.86 Cherry 2.3 3 1 1 0 1 1 32 0.00 3.86 3.86 1.29 3.86 Dempster 4.0 3 3 3 1 4 1 45 2.25 9.00 2.25 1.00 6.75 Eyre 2.0 6 2 2 2 4 1 50 9.00 18.00 4.50 4.00 9.00 Miller 4.7 9 7 7 0 3 3 97 0.00 5.79 5.79 1.93 13.50 Last 7 games 67.0 63 26 25 21 53 11 1074 2.82 7.12 1.48 1.25 3.36 season totals 194.0 167 84 81 77 165 23 3091 3.57 7.65 1.07 1.26 3.76 Percentage of baserunners driven in........ 04/02 - 04/25 BDI LOB RBI% Lee 14 28 0.333 Barrett 13 31 0.295 DeRosa 11 29 0.275 Theriot 6 16 0.273 Floyd 7 24 0.226 Ramirez 10 35 0.222 Blanco 1 5 0.167 Murton 2 15 0.118 Jones 3 30 0.091 Cedeno 2 21 0.087 Pie 1 11 0.083 Izturis 2 26 0.071 Soriano 1 14 0.067 Ward 0 7 0.000 CUBS 75 316 0.192 Go CUBS !!

Greetings from beautiful Valdosta, GA !! (see Vance, I'm moving again) Worthless stats for Wednesday......... CUBS are 1-1 on Wednesdays CUBS are 2-3 vs. Milwaukee CUBS are 5-11 vs. the NLC Division CUBS are 0-1 when they've lost their last 3 game(s) in a row CUBS are 6-6 when they've lost their previous game CUBS are 1-6 in games that end a series CUBS are 0-1 in games that close out a home stand CUBS are 3-10 in day games CUBS are 3-9 at home CUBS are 6-12 against right handers CUBS are 3-5 when WGN broadcasts the game CUBS are 7-4 when they get a quality start.... 0-9 when they don't CUBS are 2-6 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 5-7 when they don't CUBS are 7-6 when they score first in the game.... 0-7 when they don't CUBS are 3-6 when they score in the first inning.... 4-7 when they don't CUBS are on a pace to win 57 games this year..... compared to 66 last year and 79 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to score 713 runs this year..... compared to 716 last year and 703 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to hit 130 homeruns this year..... compared to 166 last year and 194 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to draw 470 walks this year..... compared to 395 last year and 419 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1134 times this year..... compared to 928 last year and 920 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to steal 89 bases this year..... compared to 121 last year and 64 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to ground into 138 double plays this year..... compared to 135 last year and 129 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to commit 81 errors this year..... compared to 104 last year and 100 in '05 CUBS are scoring 4.40 runs per game...... compared to 4.42 last year and 4.34 in '05 CUBS are seeing 3.73 pitches per plate appearance...... compared to 3.68 last year and 3.61 in '05 CUBS are drving in 18.5% of their runners on base...... compared to 20.0% last year and 18.4% in '05 CUBS are scoring 0.351 runs per baserunner...... compared to 0.370 last year and 0.365 in '05 CUBS are getting extra base hits at a 33.3% rate...... compared to 32.3% last year and 35.8 in '05 CUBS are 1-3 when Lilly starts Lilly is 4 of 4 in quality starts Lilly's ERA pitching to Barrett is 2.37.... pitching to Blanco it's 2.57 CUBS score 4.40 R/G overall.... 2.00 R/G when Lilly pitches CUBS hit 0.80 HR/G overall.... 0.00 HR/G when Lilly pitches CUBS' offensive support of Lilly..... 04/02 - 04/24 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Lilly 128 8 26 3 0 0 29 7 14 30 0.203 0.282 0.227 0.508 CUBS overall 714 88 189 44 3 16 287 83 58 140 0.265 0.321 0.402 0.723 Lilly's starts this year (1-2) Lilly IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 04/04 vs. Cincy 7.0 3 1 1 1 9 0 101 1.29 11.57 0.00 0.57 1.29 04/09 vs. Houst 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 90 1.50 7.50 0.00 1.17 4.50 04/15 vs. Cincy 6.0 2 1 1 1 10 0 101 1.50 15.00 0.00 0.50 1.50 04/20 vs. St. L 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 100 2.57 7.71 1.29 0.86 2.57 Home 19.0 12 6 6 4 21 1 291 1.89 9.95 0.47 0.84 2.84 Road 7.0 3 1 1 1 9 0 101 1.29 11.57 0.00 0.57 1.29 Day 19.0 12 6 6 4 21 1 291 1.89 9.95 0.47 0.84 2.84 Nite 7.0 3 1 1 1 9 0 101 1.29 11.57 0.00 0.57 1.29 season totals 26.0 15 7 7 5 30 1 392 1.73 10.38 0.35 0.77 2.42 CUBS bullpen load during the last week....... Mon Sun Sat Fri Thur Wed Tue Totals 23 Apr 22 Apr 21 Apr 20 Apr 19 Apr 18 Apr 17 Apr vs Milw vs St. L vs St. L vs St. L @ Atla @ Atla vs S.D. pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Cotts 0.7 23 0.3 7 1.3 18 2.3 48 Dempster 2.0 18 1.0 18 1.0 9 4.0 45 Eyre 1.0 23 0.7 19 0.3 8 0.7 28 2.7 78 Guzman Howry 1.3 13 1.7 40 0.7 13 3.7 66 Ohman 0.7 10 2.0 27 2.7 37 Wuertz 1.0 11 1.7 15 1.0 18 3.7 44 Cherry 1.3 19 1.0 13 2.3 32 Totals 2.3 42 6.7 84 5.3 104 2.0 27 2.0 38 1.0 9 2.0 46 21.3 350 CUBS' season series vs. Milwaukee this year (2-1)..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter 4 Fri 04/06 @ Milwaukee N 9- 3 Hill Bush 5 Sat 04/07 @ Milwaukee 6- 3 Zambrano Sheets 6 Sun 04/08 @ Milwaukee 4- 9 Miller Capuano 19 Mon 04/23 Milwaukee N 4- 5 Zambrano Vargas 20 Tue 04/24 Milwaukee N 1- 4 Hill Suppan 21 Wed 04/25 Milwaukee - Lilly Sheets 56 Mon 06/04 @ Milwaukee N - Lilly Suppan 57 Tue 06/05 @ Milwaukee N - Marquis Bush 58 Wed 06/06 @ Milwaukee - Miller Vargas 78 Fri 06/29 Milwaukee - Miller Vargas 79 Sat 06/30 Milwaukee - Zambrano Sheets 80 Sun 07/01 Milwaukee - Hill Capuano 132 Tue 08/28 Milwaukee N - Marquis Suppan 133 Wed 08/29 Milwaukee N - Miller Bush 134 Thu 08/30 Milwaukee N - Zambrano Vargas CUBS hitters vs. Milwaukee this year..... vs. Milw AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Lee 23 3 12 5 0 0 17 5 0 3 0.522 0.542 0.739 1.281 Ward 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.500 0.750 0.500 1.250 Ramirez 19 3 6 0 0 2 12 5 3 5 0.316 0.391 0.632 1.023 Floyd 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 4 0.286 0.444 0.571 1.016 Pie 7 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.429 0.429 0.571 1.000 Cedeno 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0.167 0.167 0.667 0.833 Barrett 14 1 5 1 0 0 6 3 1 2 0.357 0.400 0.429 0.829 DeRosa 20 2 4 2 1 1 11 4 2 9 0.200 0.273 0.550 0.823 DeRosa 20 2 4 2 1 1 11 4 2 9 0.200 0.273 0.550 0.823 Soriano 25 4 6 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 0.240 0.240 0.400 0.640 Izturis 14 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0.214 0.267 0.357 0.624 Murton 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 Jones 18 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0.222 0.300 0.222 0.522 Blanco 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.167 0.143 0.167 0.310 Theriot 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 totals vs. Milw 186 24 51 17 1 4 82 23 14 38 0.274 0.328 0.441 0.769 season totals 715 88 189 44 3 16 287 83 58 140 0.264 0.321 0.401 0.723 CUBS pitchers vs. Milwaukee this year...... vs. Milw IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00 18.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dempster 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.00 6.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 Wuertz 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 Ohman 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00 5.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 Howry 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00 3.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 Hill 13.7 7 5 5 3 11 3 186 1.98 7.24 1.98 0.73 3.29 Zambrano 12.3 10 5 5 5 13 3 212 3.65 9.49 2.19 1.22 3.65 Cherry 2.3 3 1 1 0 1 1 32 0.00 3.86 3.86 1.29 3.86 Guzman 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 0.00 9.00 0.00 2.00 9.00 Miller 4.0 9 6 6 2 0 2 71 4.50 0.00 4.50 2.75 13.50 Eyre 2.7 8 5 5 3 4 1 70 10.13 13.50 3.38 4.13 16.88 totals vs. <ilw 47.0 42 24 24 14 39 10 726 2.68 7.47 1.91 1.19 4.60 season totals 185.0 157 81 79 77 160 22 2957 3.75 7.78 1.07 1.26 3.84 CUBS' hitters during the last 10 games...... 04/15 - 04/24 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Barrett 31 5 10 1 0 4 23 10 1 6 0.323 0.324 0.742 1.065 Ward 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.200 0.556 0.400 0.956 Ramirez 34 5 9 1 1 3 21 9 3 6 0.265 0.316 0.618 0.933 Lee 38 8 13 4 0 0 17 5 8 8 0.342 0.468 0.447 0.915 DeRosa 32 3 8 4 0 2 18 7 4 8 0.250 0.333 0.563 0.896 Soriano 17 3 6 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 0.353 0.353 0.529 0.882 Theriot 34 5 12 2 0 0 14 0 0 3 0.353 0.353 0.412 0.765 Murton 21 3 6 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 0.286 0.348 0.333 0.681 Blanco 9 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.222 0.300 0.333 0.633 Jones 36 0 10 1 0 0 11 3 2 6 0.278 0.316 0.306 0.621 Pie 29 3 6 2 1 0 10 1 1 6 0.207 0.233 0.345 0.578 Cedeno 17 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 1 6 0.118 0.167 0.353 0.520 Floyd 24 3 4 0 0 1 7 4 1 6 0.167 0.200 0.292 0.492 Floyd 24 3 4 0 0 1 7 4 1 6 0.167 0.200 0.292 0.492 Floyd 24 3 4 0 0 1 7 4 1 6 0.167 0.200 0.292 0.492 Izturis 18 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311 Last 10 games 369 45 95 24 2 11 156 43 30 74 0.257 0.313 0.423 0.735 season totals 715 88 189 44 3 16 287 83 58 140 0.264 0.321 0.401 0.723 CUBS' pitchers during the last 10 games...... 04/15 - 04/24 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Cotts 4.0 2 0 0 4 2 0 74 9.00 4.50 0.00 1.50 0.00 Wuertz 7.7 4 0 0 2 7 0 101 2.35 8.22 0.00 0.78 0.00 Guzman 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0.00 18.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 Marquis 13.0 10 1 1 4 10 0 216 2.77 6.92 0.00 1.08 0.69 Lilly 13.0 6 3 3 3 16 1 201 2.08 11.08 0.69 0.69 2.08 Hill 14.7 10 4 4 6 12 2 219 3.68 7.36 1.23 1.09 2.45 Howry 5.7 6 2 2 3 1 0 87 4.76 1.59 0.00 1.59 3.18 Dempster 7.0 3 3 3 2 5 1 86 2.57 6.43 1.29 0.71 3.86 Cherry 2.3 3 1 1 0 1 1 32 0.00 3.86 3.86 1.29 3.86 Zambrano 11.3 13 7 7 8 13 3 216 6.35 10.32 2.38 1.85 5.56 Ohman 4.7 5 4 4 1 3 1 73 1.93 5.79 1.93 1.29 7.71 Miller 9.7 15 10 10 4 6 3 195 3.72 5.59 2.79 1.97 9.31 Eyre 3.0 9 5 5 4 5 1 80 12.00 15.00 3.00 4.33 15.00 Last 10 games 98.0 87 40 40 41 85 13 1604 3.77 7.81 1.19 1.31 3.67 season totals 185.0 157 81 79 77 160 22 2957 3.75 7.78 1.07 1.26 3.84 Percentage of baserunners driven in........ 04/02 - 04/24 BDI LOB RBI% Lee 13 27 0.325 Barrett 11 28 0.282 DeRosa 10 28 0.263 Ramirez 10 30 0.250 Theriot 4 14 0.222 Floyd 5 24 0.172 Blanco 1 5 0.167 Murton 2 15 0.118 Pie 1 8 0.111 Jones 3 28 0.097 Cedeno 2 21 0.087 Izturis 2 26 0.071 Soriano 1 14 0.067 Ward 0 7 0.000 CUBS 67 295 0.185 Go CUBS !!!

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Does your wife know about this ???

Shouldn't you be working or something? ;) What are you, some kind of slave driver or something ?? I'm what you might call semi retired. (that's a pun, son.) And just for the record, I'm on my way to go see the mouse.

Or.....maybe the wrist thing was worse than described? WHat a shock that would be. i had the same injury in high school, i still don't have full mobility. I broke my wrist back in '97, and I still don't have full mobility either. Granted, I am a whole lot older that Derek Lee..... but the point is that this particular type of injury takes a long time to heal completely. (Mine most likely never will, but that's another story)

I only come up with 0-8 in games decided by 2 runs or less. Team record by run differentail CUBS are 0-5 in games decided by 1 run CUBS are 0-3 in games decided by 2 runs Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter 1 Mon 04/02 @ Cincinnati 1- 5 Zambrano Harang 2 Wed 04/04 @ Cincinnati N 4- 1 Lilly Arroyo 3 Thu 04/05 @ Cincinnati 2- 5 Marquis Lohse 4 Fri 04/06 @ Milwaukee N 9- 3 Hill Bush 5 Sat 04/07 @ Milwaukee 6- 3 Zambrano Sheets 6 Sun 04/08 @ Milwaukee 4- 9 Miller Capuano 7 Mon 04/09 Houston 3- 5 Lilly Williams 8 Tue 04/10 Houston 2- 4 Marquis Sampson 9 Fri 04/13 Cincinnati 5- 6 Zambrano Harang 10 Sat 04/14 Cincinnati 7- 0 Hill Arroyo 11 Sun 04/15 Cincinnati 0- 1 Lilly Lohse 12 Mon 04/16 San Diego N 12- 4 Marquis Hensley 13 Tue 04/17 San Diego 3- 4 Miller Maddux 14 Wed 04/18 @ Atlanta N 6- 8 Zambrano Davies 15 Thu 04/19 @ Atlanta N 3- 0 Hill Redman 16 Fri 04/20 St. Louis 1- 2 Lilly Looper 17 Sat 04/21 St. Louis 6- 0 Marquis Reyes 18 Sun 04/22 St. Louis 9-12 Miller Wainright 19 Mon 04/23 Milwaukee N 4- 5 Zambrano Vargas But, I could have missed something.

Greetings from beautiful Algonquin, IL !! Worthless stats of the day for Tuesday............. CUBS are 0-2 on Tuesdays CUBS are 2-2 vs. Milwaukee CUBS are 5-10 vs. the NLC Division CUBS are 1-1 when they've lost their last 2 game(s) in a row CUBS are 1-6 when they've won their previous game CUBS are 4-2 at night CUBS are 3-8 at home CUBS are 6-11 against right handers CUBS are 1-1 when CLTV broadcasts the game CUBS are 7-4 when they get a quality start.... 0-8 when they don't CUBS are 2-5 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 5-7 when they don't CUBS are 7-6 when they score first in the game.... 0-6 when they don't CUBS are 3-6 when they score in the first inning.... 4-6 when they don't CUBS are on a pace to win 60 games this year..... compared to 66 last year and 79 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to score 742 runs this year..... compared to 716 last year and 703 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to hit 136 homeruns this year..... compared to 166 last year and 194 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to draw 477 walks this year..... compared to 395 last year and 419 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1151 times this year..... compared to 928 last year and 920 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to steal 94 bases this year..... compared to 121 last year and 64 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to ground into 128 double plays this year..... compared to 135 last year and 129 in '05 CUBS are on a pace to commit 77 errors this year..... compared to 104 last year and 100 in '05 CUBS are scoring 4.58 runs per game...... compared to 4.42 last year and 4.34 in '05 CUBS are seeing 3.71 pitches per plate appearance...... compared to 3.68 last year and 3.61 in '05 CUBS are drving in 19.1% of their runners on base...... compared to 20.0% last year and 18.4% in '05 CUBS are scoring 0.363 runs per baserunner...... compared to 0.370 last year and 0.365 in '05 CUBS are getting extra base hits at a 32.8% rate...... compared to 32.3% last year and 35.8 in '05 CUBS are 3-0 when Hill starts Hill is 3 of 3 in quality starts Hill's ERA pitching to Barrett is 0.41.... Hill hasn't pitched to Blanco CUBS score 4.58 R/G overall.... 6.33 R/G when Hill pitches CUBS hit 0.84 HR/G overall.... 1,33 HR/G when Hill pitches CUBS' offensive support of Hill..... 04/02 - 04/23 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Hill 99 19 30 7 0 4 49 18 10 21 0.303 0.369 0.495 0.864 CUBS overall 681 87 180 40 3 16 274 82 56 135 0.264 0.322 0.402 0.724 Hill's starts this year (3-0) Hill IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 04/06 vs. Milw 7.0 1 1 1 0 6 1 78 0.00 7.71 1.29 0.14 1.29 04/14 vs. Cincy 7.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 95 5.14 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 04/19 vs. Atla 8.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 111 3.38 7.88 0.00 0.88 0.00 Home 7.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 95 5.14 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 Road 15.0 5 1 1 3 13 1 189 1.80 7.80 0.60 0.53 0.60 Day 7.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 95 5.14 6.43 0.00 1.00 0.00 Nite 15.0 5 1 1 3 13 1 189 1.80 7.80 0.60 0.53 0.60 season totals 22.0 8 1 1 7 18 1 284 2.86 7.36 0.41 0.68 0.41 Hill's starts vs. Milwaukee last year (0-0)....... Hill IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 09/27 vs. Milw 7.0 6 2 2 2 7 1 115 2.57 9.00 1.29 1.14 2.57 season totals 99.3 83 51 46 39 90 16 1637 3.53 8.15 1.45 1.23 4.17 CUBS bullpen load during the last week....... Mon Sun Sat Fri Thur Wed Tue Totals 23 Apr 22 Apr 21 Apr 20 Apr 19 Apr 18 Apr 17 Apr vs Milw vs St. L vs St. L vs St. L @ Atla @ Atla vs S.D. pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Cotts 0.7 23 0.3 7 1.3 18 1.7 26 4.0 74 Dempster 2.0 18 1.0 18 1.0 9 2.0 26 6.0 71 Eyre 0.7 19 0.3 8 0.7 28 0.3 2 2.0 57 Guzman Howry 1.3 13 1.7 40 0.7 13 2.0 21 5.7 87 Ohman 0.7 10 2.0 27 1.0 22 3.7 59 Wuertz 1.0 11 1.7 15 1.0 18 2.0 35 5.7 79 Cherry 1.0 13 1.0 13 Totals 6.7 84 5.3 104 2.0 27 2.0 38 1.0 9 2.0 46 9.0 132 28.0 440 CUBS' season series vs. Milwaukee this year (2-1)..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter Opp Starter 4 Fri 04/06 @ Milwaukee N 9- 3 Hill Bush 5 Sat 04/07 @ Milwaukee 6- 3 Zambrano Sheets 6 Sun 04/08 @ Milwaukee 4- 9 Miller Capuano 19 Mon 04/23 Milwaukee N 4- 5 Zambrano Vargas 20 Tue 04/24 Milwaukee N - Hill Suppan 21 Wed 04/25 Milwaukee - Lilly Sheets 56 Mon 06/04 @ Milwaukee N - Lilly Suppan 57 Tue 06/05 @ Milwaukee N - Marquis Bush 58 Wed 06/06 @ Milwaukee - Miller Vargas 78 Fri 06/29 Milwaukee - Miller Vargas 79 Sat 06/30 Milwaukee - Zambrano Sheets 80 Sun 07/01 Milwaukee - Hill Capuano 132 Tue 08/28 Milwaukee N - Marquis Suppan 133 Wed 08/29 Milwaukee N - Miller Bush 134 Thu 08/30 Milwaukee N - Zambrano Vargas CUBS hitters vs. Milwaukee this year..... vs. Milw AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Pie 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 1.000 1.667 Lee 19 3 10 4 0 0 14 5 0 3 0.526 0.550 0.737 1.287 Ward 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.500 0.667 0.500 1.167 Floyd 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 3 0.333 0.500 0.667 1.167 Ramirez 15 3 5 0 0 2 11 5 3 5 0.333 0.421 0.733 1.154 Cedeno 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0.167 0.167 0.667 0.833 DeRosa 17 2 3 1 1 1 9 3 1 9 0.176 0.222 0.529 0.752 Barrett 10 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0.300 0.364 0.300 0.664 Jones 15 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0.267 0.353 0.267 0.620 Soriano 21 4 5 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 0.238 0.238 0.381 0.619 Izturis 11 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0.182 0.250 0.364 0.614 Murton 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 Blanco 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.167 0.143 0.167 0.310 Theriot 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000 0.286 0.000 0.286 totals vs. Milw 153 23 42 13 1 4 69 22 12 33 0.275 0.331 0.451 0.782 season totals 682 87 180 40 3 16 274 82 56 135 0.264 0.322 0.402 0.723 CUBS pitchers vs. Milwaukee this year...... vs. Milw IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Cotts 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00 18.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dempster 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.00 6.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 Wuertz 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 Ohman 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00 5.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 Howry 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00 3.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 Hill 7.0 1 1 1 0 6 1 78 0.00 7.71 1.29 0.14 1.29 Zambrano 12.3 10 5 5 5 13 3 212 3.65 9.49 2.19 1.22 3.65 Guzman 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 0.00 9.00 0.00 2.00 9.00 Cherry 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 0.00 0.00 9.00 1.00 9.00 Miller 4.0 9 6 6 2 0 2 71 4.50 0.00 4.50 2.75 13.50 Eyre 1.7 6 5 5 2 2 1 47 10.80 10.80 5.40 4.80 27.00 totals vs. Milw 38.0 32 20 20 10 31 8 576 2.37 7.34 1.89 1.11 4.74 season totals 176.0 147 77 75 73 152 20 2807 3.73 7.77 1.02 1.25 3.84 CUBS' hitters during the last 10 games...... 04/14 - 04/23 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Barrett 29 6 9 0 0 4 21 10 3 5 0.310 0.353 0.724 1.077 Ramirez 30 5 8 1 1 3 20 9 3 6 0.267 0.324 0.667 0.990 Ward 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.200 0.556 0.400 0.956 Soriano 17 4 7 2 0 0 9 1 0 4 0.412 0.412 0.529 0.941 Lee 37 8 12 4 0 0 16 8 9 8 0.324 0.468 0.432 0.901 DeRosa 29 3 7 3 0 2 16 6 3 8 0.241 0.313 0.552 0.864 Theriot 36 6 14 2 0 0 16 1 0 4 0.389 0.389 0.444 0.833 Jones 36 1 11 1 0 0 12 3 3 7 0.306 0.359 0.333 0.692 Murton 22 3 6 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 0.273 0.333 0.318 0.652 Blanco 9 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.222 0.300 0.333 0.633 Pie 25 3 5 2 1 0 9 1 1 6 0.200 0.231 0.360 0.591 Floyd 27 5 5 0 0 1 8 4 1 5 0.185 0.214 0.296 0.511 Cedeno 19 1 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 6 0.105 0.150 0.316 0.466 Izturis 18 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311 Last 10 games 363 51 95 21 2 11 153 49 33 73 0.262 0.323 0.421 0.744 season totals 682 87 180 40 3 16 274 82 56 135 0.264 0.322 0.402 0.723 CUBS' pitchers during the last 10 games...... 04/14 - 04/23 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Hill 15.0 7 0 0 7 12 0 206 4.20 7.20 0.00 0.93 0.00 Wuertz 7.7 4 0 0 2 7 0 101 2.35 8.22 0.00 0.78 0.00 Cotts 4.0 2 0 0 4 2 0 74 9.00 4.50 0.00 1.50 0.00 Guzman 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0.00 18.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 Marquis 13.0 10 1 1 4 10 0 216 2.77 6.92 0.00 1.08 0.69 Lilly 13.0 6 3 3 3 16 1 201 2.08 11.08 0.69 0.69 2.08 Howry 6.7 8 2 2 3 3 0 107 4.05 4.05 0.00 1.65 2.70 Dempster 8.0 4 3 3 2 7 1 96 2.25 7.88 1.13 0.75 3.38 Zambrano 11.3 13 7 7 8 13 3 216 6.35 10.32 2.38 1.85 5.56 Ohman 4.7 5 4 4 1 3 1 73 1.93 5.79 1.93 1.29 7.71 Cherry 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 0.00 0.00 9.00 1.00 9.00 Miller 9.7 15 10 10 4 6 3 195 3.72 5.59 2.79 1.97 9.31 Eyre 2.0 7 5 5 3 3 1 57 13.50 13.50 4.50 5.00 22.50 Last 10 games 98.0 83 36 36 41 86 11 1579 3.77 7.90 1.01 1.27 3.31 season totals 176.0 147 77 75 73 152 20 2807 3.73 7.77 1.02 1.25 3.84 Percentage of baserunners driven in........ 04/02 - 04/23 BDI LOB RBI% Lee 13 27 0.325 Barrett 11 27 0.289 Ramirez 10 27 0.270 DeRosa 9 27 0.250 Theriot 4 14 0.222 Floyd 5 23 0.179 Blanco 1 5 0.167 Pie 1 7 0.125 Murton 2 15 0.118 Jones 3 24 0.111 Cedeno 2 21 0.087 Izturis 2 23 0.080 Soriano 1 14 0.067 Ward 0 7 0.000 CUBS 66 280 0.191 Go CUBS !!

You saw this atrocity live? You poor soul. :evil: :x I stayed to the last brutal out too (p.s. was that even a legit strike to end the game?) No. I believe it was a rookie umpire who was late for supper !!!

You saw this atrocity live? You poor soul. I just got home from the game. What a waste of four hours of my life !!

The lastest numbers through Sunday........ 04/02 - 04/22 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP Murton 36 6 10 1 0 0 11 2 3 6 0.278 0.333 0.306 0.639 0.333 Floyd 46 6 12 2 0 1 17 6 1 5 0.261 0.277 0.370 0.646 0.275 btw.... Murton's BABIP last year was .331.

In 2006......... CUBS are 15-26 in one run games.... 8-15 in two run games

Pray for rain [sigh].

Always? http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270413116 Okay, okay...Most of the time he pitches well in Wrigley. Zambrano 2006 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Home 120.0 92 56 50 64 128 10 2061 4.80 9.60 0.75 1.30 3.75 Road 94.0 70 35 31 51 82 10 1563 4.88 7.85 0.96 1.29 2.97

I'm all for being optimistic, but mein Gott im Himmel Zambrano IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Home 4.0 6 6 6 4 2 0 87 9.00 4.50 0.00 2.50 13.50

Only 3 of Cedeno's starts at SS have come within the last 6 games-the other one came at game 6, the first Sunday of the season. Also, the main reason he didn't play SS the second week was because he got 2 starts at 2nd. My guess is that Cedeno will keep getting 2-3 starts a week at SS. You're quite right about game #6, but Cedeno has still started 4 of the last 6 games. (#13, 15, 17, & 18). He has 5 total starts, and Izturis' total is 13. And you are quite right about that-I guess if you are correcting someone you better have your own facts straight :D There's so much about this team that is just plain wrong !! :wink:

He wouldn't be good at that either. I don't think he would be either, but he could be the sacrificial innings eater for blowout games. but then.... what will Will Ohman do ??? He'll be the innings-eater that turns a close game into a blowout game and get relieved by Miller. Don't "innings-eater"s have to face right handers, too ?? I don't see this turning out well.