Fred Hornkohl

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/31094.png&w=350&h=254 Wade Miley (2-2) ERA = 4.35, WHIP = 1.26 vs. http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/29166.png&w=350&h=254 Jeff Samardzija (0-2) ERA = 1.29, WHIP = 1.07 Go CUBS !!

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/6191.png&w=350&h=254 Brandon McCarthy (0-3) ERA = 7.11, WHIP = 1.42 vs. http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/6480.png&w=350&h=254 Jason Hammel (2-1) ERA = 3.05, WHIP = 0.73 Go CUBS !!! I am confident that sometime soon Treymon will shake out the cobwebs and realize that he's up to bat, and grace us with another one of his ingeniously creative game threads.

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/4416.png&w=350&h=254 Bronson Arroyo (1-1) ERA = 9.95, WHIP = 1.97 vs. http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/30515.png&w=350&h=254 Travis Wood (0-2) ERA = 3.00, WHIP = 1.39 Go CUBS !!

Last time the CUBS scored 9 runs in an inning.... Mon 30 Jul 2012 (9 runs in the 5th inning) in a 14-4 win over Pittsburgh at Wrigley Go CUBS !!

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! http://njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/10036/Cubs%20W%20Flag.jpg :yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

It's 76 degrees and sunny down here in Tybee Island, GA. I've been sitting here for 3 hours watching this game and asking myself why I'm not over at the beach watching scores of scantily clad young women playing and sun bathing, and you want something optimistic. I'm sorry..... I got nothing.

Oh, swear words !!

This is Stats Sunday, eh?

Oh, yeah !!! Rizzo !!

Hey.... no need to bring my family into this, eh?

Wait..... the CUBS scored 4 runs in the first, and drew 4 BBs in 2 innings ??? Are they allowed to do that ??

That's profound !

Doesn't Samardzija have a no trade clause in his contract ?

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya !

Looks like the CUBS are in mid-season form already !!

I can ! :good:

Game Thread Starters Final Standings SouthSideRyan 1- 0 1.000 Brian 1- 0 1.000 itsallpartoftheplan 1- 0 1.000 the Logan 9- 6 0.600 Treymon 9- 6 0.600 soccer10k 7- 5 0.583 jersey cubs fan 4- 3 0.571 Fred Hornkohl 16-13 0.552 haubrich91 6- 5 0.545 David 9- 8 0.529 imb! 2- 4 0.333 Rondon Fan 2- 4 0.333 sweetpeteman 2- 5 0.286 ctcf 1- 3 0.250 DiamondMind 2- 8 0.200 Tangled Up In Plaid 1- 5 0.167 weis21 0- 1 0.000 gscool89 0- 1 0.000 mul21 0- 1 0.000 pitchcs 0- 1 0.000 J.R. 0- 1 0.000 UMFan83 0- 1 0.000 CubsBearsMagic 0- 3 0.000 KyleJRM 0- 5 0.000

OK, let's make up a list of game thread starters for the upcoming season. Remember the rules..... get the game thread up after the previous game is over and before midnight the night before the game. When the previous game goes late and you have other commitments, PM me and we'll work it out. Make a note of who is ahead of you on the list, and try to be ready when your turn comes up. I will try to send out PM's to each starter to alert them that their turn is coming up. Let the games begin !! Go CUBS !!

Hey, did you know............ The CUBS are 1-2 on 31 March.......... Gam# Date Opponent Score 001 Tue 03/31/1998 @ Florida 6-11 001 Mon 03/31/2003 @ New York 15- 2 001 Mon 03/31/2008 Milwaukee 3- 4 (10) CUBS are 76-62 (0.551) on opening day CUBS are 47-38 (0.553) on opening day on the road CUBS are 78-59 (0.569) in their road opener CUBS are 9-12 (0.429) vs. Pittsburgh on opening day CUBS are 3-4 (0.429) vs. Pittsburgh on opening day in the 'Burgh CUBS are 1145-1067 (0.518) on Mondays CUBS are 1164-1228 (0.487) vs. Pittsburgh CUBS are 7-7 (0.500) on opening day since the year 2000........ Gam# Date Opponent Score 001 Wed 03/29/2000 @ New York N 5- 3 001 Mon 04/02/2001 Montreal 4- 5 001 Mon 04/01/2002 @ Cincinnati 4- 5 001 Mon 03/31/2003 @ New York 15- 2 001 Mon 04/05/2004 @ Cincinnati 7- 4 001 Mon 04/04/2005 @ Arizona 16- 6 001 Mon 04/03/2006 @ Cincinnati 16- 7 001 Mon 04/02/2007 @ Cincinnati 1- 5 001 Mon 03/31/2008 Milwaukee 3- 4 (10) 001 Mon 04/06/2009 @ Houston N 4- 2 001 Mon 04/05/2010 @ Atlanta 5-16 001 Fri 04/01/2011 Pittsburgh 3- 6 001 Thu 04/05/2012 Washington 1- 2 001 Mon 04/01/2013 @ Pittsburgh 3- 1 ..... and finally, did you know that I am so damned glad that baseball is back, I simply don't know how to behave !!! :yahoo: :clapping: =D> \:D/ =D> :clapping: :yahoo:

When is that improved offense I kept hearing about gonna show up ??

My fearless prediction............. BEARS 24 Washington 20 Go BEARS !!

..... and mercifully the beating ends.

SSDD

The start time has been moved up from 6:15 to 3:15 due to impending bad weather in St. Louis. [yawn] Go CUBS !!

Only 141 more days 'til pitchers and catchers report !!