Fred Hornkohl

Womack blooped a single to right center field, Cedeno to second

Cedeno singled to center field

And with those 2 innings of work.... Prior's ERA has dropped from 17.18 to 11.12 !! Go CUBS !!

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING Cuddyer grounded out to third, 5-3 Morneau struck out swinging Hunter lined out to right field 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 0 1 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Prior 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20

Morneau struck out swinging

Cuddyer grounded out to third, 5-3

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING Nevin singled to right field Nevin picked off first base, 1-3 Jones grounded out to second, 4-3 Mabry popped out to shortstop 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 1 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0

Jones grounded out to second, 4-3

Nevin picked off first base, 1-3

Nevin singled to right field

Man... that's a whole lot better looking first inning for Prior than last Sunday !!

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING Castillo flied out to left field Punto lined out to third base Mauer flied out to deep left field 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 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Prior 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07

Punto lined out to third base

14

Castillo flied out to left field

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING Pierre grounded out to first, 3-1 Bynum grounded out to first, 3-1 Ramirez flied out to deep center field 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 0 0 Minnesota . 0 0 0

Bynum grounded out to first, 3-1

Pierre grounded out to first, 3-1

Worthless stats of the day for Saturday........ CUBS are 3-8 on Saturdays CUBS are 0-1 vs. Minnesota CUBS are 3-7 vs. the ALC Division CUBS are 9-8 when they've lost their last 1 game(s) in a row CUBS are 17-27 when they've lost their previous game CUBS are 17-18 at night CUBS are 16-24 on the road CUBS are 5-25 when WGN broadcasts the game CUBS are on a pace to win 63 games this year..... compared to 79 last year CUBS are on a pace to score 657 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year CUBS are on a pace to hit 137 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year CUBS are on a pace to draw 387 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year CUBS are scoring 4.06 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year CUBS are seeing 3.62 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year CUBS are drving in 19.2% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year CUBS are scoring 0.354 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year CUBS are extra base hit ratio is 29.4% compared to 35.8% last year CUBS have 11 GIDP's in their last 15 games CUBS have 7 SB in their last 16 games CUBS have 4 sac bunts in their last 17 games CUBS have 5 errors in their last 17 games CUBS have 4 triples in their last 22 games CUBS have 17 home runs in their last 16 games CUBS have drawn 19 BBs in their last 11 games..... 33 BBs in their last 17 games CUBS are 0-1 when Prior starts Prior is 0 of 1 in quality starts Prior's ERA pitching to Blanco is 17.18 ... Prior hasn't pitched to Barrett CUBS score 4.06 R/G overall.... 3.00 R/G when Prior pitches CUBS hit 0.85 HR/G overall.... 3.00 HR/G when Prior pitches Prior's previous start (0-1)..... Prior IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 06/18 vs. Detr 3.7 7 8 7 1 2 4 88 2.45 4.91 9.82 2.18 17.18 CUBS' bullpen usage for the last week...... Fri Thu Wed Tue Mon Sun Sat Fri 23 Jun 22 Jun 21 Jun 20 Jun 19 Jun 18 Jun 17 Jun at Minn no game at Cleve at Cleve at Cleve vs Detr vs Detr pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Dempster 1.0 35 1.0 17 Eyre 0.7 3 0.7 12 0.7 8 Howry 1.0 18 0.7 18 Ohman 0.7 22 1.0 12 1.0 13 1.0 13 0.7 19 Novoa 3.3 54 0.3 2 Aardsma 1.7 21 1.3 27 0.7 23 1.0 18 Guzman 5.3 96 Rusch 1.7 54 Totals 2.3 43 1.0 12 0.7 3 4.0 92 5.3 84 3.0 62 9.0 189 CUBS' season series vs. Minnesota (0-0)....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 72 Fri 06/23 @ Minesota N 2- 7 Marmol 73 Sat 06/24 @ Minesota N - Prior 74 Sun 06/25 @ Minesota - Marshall CUBS' hitters during the last 10 games...... 06/13 - 06/23 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Blanco 26 6 12 2 0 3 23 8 0 3 0.462 0.462 0.885 1.346 Bynum 11 1 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 3 0.455 0.455 0.636 1.091 Barrett 12 1 6 1 0 0 7 1 0 1 0.500 0.462 0.583 1.045 Nevin 35 6 10 2 0 4 24 7 3 7 0.286 0.342 0.686 1.028 Ramirez 39 5 12 2 0 3 23 7 2 4 0.308 0.333 0.590 0.923 Mabry 11 3 3 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 0.273 0.385 0.455 0.839 Perez 20 2 7 2 0 0 9 2 0 1 0.350 0.350 0.450 0.800 Jones 39 5 11 2 0 2 19 4 1 8 0.282 0.293 0.487 0.780 Walker 26 3 7 2 0 0 9 3 3 3 0.269 0.333 0.346 0.679 Pierre 40 4 11 0 1 0 13 5 2 1 0.275 0.341 0.325 0.666 Murton 25 2 4 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 0.160 0.250 0.160 0.410 Cedeno 38 3 6 1 1 0 9 1 0 7 0.158 0.158 0.237 0.395 Womack 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000 0.182 0.000 0.182 10 game totals 341 42 95 16 3 12 153 40 18 45 0.279 0.315 0.449 0.764 season totals 2448 292 635 102 19 61 958 272 172 363 0.259 0.311 0.391 0.702 CUBS' pitchers during the last 10 games...... 06/13 - 06/23 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Eyre 2.7 2 0 0 1 3 0 44 3.38 10.13 0.00 1.13 0.00 Zambrano 13.0 11 3 3 5 7 0 208 3.46 4.85 0.00 1.23 2.08 Guzman 7.3 4 2 2 4 9 0 127 4.91 11.05 0.00 1.09 2.45 Aardsma 5.7 4 2 2 2 4 0 104 3.18 6.35 0.00 1.06 3.18 Ohman 5.3 6 3 3 3 3 0 95 5.06 5.06 0.00 1.69 5.06 Maddux 14.3 18 9 9 1 5 1 197 0.63 3.14 0.63 1.33 5.65 Novoa 5.0 6 4 4 0 2 4 72 0.00 3.60 7.20 1.20 7.20 Marmol 11.7 13 11 11 6 7 2 192 4.63 5.40 1.54 1.63 8.49 Marshall 9.0 14 9 9 6 3 4 179 6.00 3.00 4.00 2.22 9.00 Howry 3.7 8 5 4 0 7 0 80 0.00 17.18 0.00 2.18 9.82 Dempster 3.0 5 4 4 2 2 0 63 6.00 6.00 0.00 2.33 12.00 Prior 3.7 7 8 7 1 2 4 88 2.45 4.91 9.82 2.18 17.18 Rusch 1.7 6 4 4 0 2 1 54 0.00 10.80 5.40 3.60 21.60 10 game totals 86.0 104 64 62 31 56 16 1503 3.24 5.86 1.67 1.57 6.49 season totals 633.7 605 367 343 303 521 95 10813 4.30 7.40 1.35 1.43 4.87 Percentage of baserunners driven in 04/03 - 06/23 BDI LOB RBI% Restovich 1 2 0.333 Walker 29 69 0.296 Lee 7 17 0.292 Perez 15 47 0.242 Barrett 22 70 0.239 Blanco 11 36 0.234 Ramirez 28 103 0.214 Jones 23 90 0.204 Nevin 5 22 0.185 Murton 17 89 0.160 Cedeno 18 95 0.159 Bynum 4 25 0.138 Hairston 4 27 0.129 Pierre 11 78 0.124 Pagan 1 8 0.111 Mabry 3 33 0.083 Womack 1 14 0.067 Theriot 0 2 0.000 CUBS 211 889 0.192 Go CUBS !!

There's something wrong with my perceptology ??? I'd better call my doctor, eh? :wink:

Either that, or your perecption is messing with your reality. I don't know. :shrug:

1. Last eleven games; starts in left field..... Murton 8 Bynum 2 Mabry 1 2. Last seven games; starts at second base..... Walker 3 Perez 2 Womack 2 3. Nevin caught 1 inning on Sunday, I believe . He is your backup catcher. 4. Wood... whole lot more questions than answers. 5. Prior, "I sucked" 6. Pierre, Ramirez over the last week..... 06/15 - 06/21 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Pierre 27 4 7 0 1 0 9 4 2 1 0.259 0.355 0.333 0.688 Ramirez 27 5 9 2 0 3 20 6 2 1 0.333 0.367 0.741 1.107 7. Batting second...... 06/15 - 06/21 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Walker 16 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 0.188 0.222 0.250 0.472 Perez 4 2 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.750 0.750 1.250 2.000 Womack 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Barrett will be available again on Fri 30 June vs. the white sox.

You know, UMF, even in the American League, they use 9 players in the lineup. :wink:

Greetings one and all from beautiful Denton, TX. Worhtless stats of the day for Friday...... CUBS are 5-6 on Fridays CUBS are 0-0 vs. Minnesota CUBS are 3-6 vs. the ALC Division CUBS are 7-10 when they've won their last 1 game(s) in a row CUBS are 10-17 when they've won their previous game CUBS are 12-12 in games that start a series CUBS are 17-17 at night CUBS are 16-23 on the road CUBS are 18-11 when CSN broadcasts the game CUBS are 23-11 when they score first in the game.... 5-32 when they don't CUBS are 12-9 when they score in the first inning.... 16-34 when they don't CUBS are 23-19 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 5-24 when they do CUBS are 25-8 when they score at least 4 runs.... 3-35 when they don't CUBS are 18-8 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 10-35 when they don't CUBS are 23-8 when they outhit the opponents.... 3-29 when they get outhit.... and 1-5 when the hits are even CUBS are on a pace to win 64 games this year..... compared to 79 last year CUBS are on a pace to score 662 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year CUBS are on a pace to hit 137 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year CUBS are on a pace to draw 390 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year CUBS are scoring 4.08 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year CUBS are seeing 3.62 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year CUBS are drving in 19.4% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year CUBS are scoring 0.355 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year CUBS are extra base hit ratio is 29.6% compared to 35.8% last year CUBS have 11 GIDP's in their last 14 games CUBS have 7 SB in their last 15 games CUBS have 4 sac bunts in their last 16 games CUBS have 5 errors in their last 16 games CUBS have 16 home runs in their last 15 games CUBS have drawn 18 BBs in their last 10 games..... 32 BBs in their last 16 games CUBS are 1-1 when Marmol starts Marmol is 1 of 2 in quality starts Marmol's ERA pitching to Barrett is 1.50 ... pitching to Blanco it's 6.00 CUBS score 4.08 R/G overall.... 6.00 R/G when Marmol pitches CUBS hit 0.85 HR/G overall.... 1.50 HR/G when Marmol pitches CUBS' offensive support of Marmol..... 04/03 - 06/21 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Marmol 76 12 24 4 0 3 37 12 5 12 0.316 0.354 0.487 0.841 CUBS overall 2415 290 629 107 19 60 954 272 171 359 0.260 0.312 0.395 0.707 Marmol's previous starts (1-1)..... Marmol IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 06/11 vs. Cincy 6.0 2 1 1 3 7 1 99 4.50 10.50 1.50 0.83 1.50 06/17 vs. Detr 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 86 3.00 6.00 1.50 1.50 6.00 season totals 16.0 12 5 5 5 17 2 254 2.81 9.56 1.13 1.06 2.81 CUBS' bullpen usage for the last week...... Thu Wed Tue Mon Sun Sat Fri Totals 22 Jun 21 Jun 20 Jun 19 Jun 18 Jun 17 Jun 16 Jun no game at Cleve at Cleve at Cleve vs Detr vs Detr vs Detr pitcher IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit IP Pit Dempster 1.0 35 1.0 17 2.0 52 Eyre 0.7 3 0.7 12 0.7 8 2.0 23 Howry 1.0 18 0.7 18 1.7 36 Ohman 1.0 12 1.0 13 1.0 13 0.7 19 3.7 57 Novoa 3.3 54 0.3 2 3.7 56 Aardsma 1.3 27 0.7 23 1.0 18 3.0 68 Guzman 5.3 96 5.3 96 Rusch 1.7 54 1.7 54 Totals 1.0 12 0.7 3 4.0 92 5.3 84 3.0 62 9.0 189 23.0 442 CUBS' season series vs. Minnesota (0-0)....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 72 Fri 06/23 @ Minesota N - Marmol 73 Sat 06/24 @ Minesota N - Prior 74 Sun 06/25 @ Minesota - Marshall CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games...... 06/15 - 06/21 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Blanco 23 6 12 2 0 3 23 8 0 2 0.522 0.522 1.000 1.522 Perez 8 2 4 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.750 1.250 Ramirez 27 5 9 2 0 3 20 6 2 1 0.333 0.367 0.741 1.107 Jones 28 5 10 2 0 2 18 3 1 3 0.357 0.379 0.643 1.022 Bynum 10 1 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 3 0.400 0.400 0.600 1.000 Nevin 23 3 4 0 0 2 10 4 3 6 0.174 0.269 0.435 0.704 Mabry 9 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0.222 0.364 0.333 0.697 Pierre 27 4 7 0 1 0 9 4 2 1 0.259 0.355 0.333 0.688 Walker 23 2 6 2 0 0 8 3 2 3 0.261 0.308 0.348 0.656 Barrett 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333 0.250 0.333 0.583 Murton 14 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0.214 0.313 0.214 0.527 Cedeno 26 2 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 0.154 0.154 0.192 0.346 Womack 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.111 0.000 0.111 7 game totals 236 34 67 12 2 10 113 33 15 26 0.284 0.328 0.479 0.807 season totals 2415 290 629 102 19 60 949 271 171 357 0.260 0.312 0.393 0.705 CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games...... 06/15 - 06/21 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Ohman 3.7 1 0 0 2 3 0 57 4.91 7.36 0.00 0.82 0.00 Eyre 2.7 2 0 0 1 3 0 44 3.38 10.13 0.00 1.13 0.00 Guzman 5.3 3 1 1 3 8 0 96 5.06 13.50 0.00 1.13 1.69 Zambrano 13.0 11 3 3 5 7 0 208 3.46 4.85 0.00 1.23 2.08 Maddux 7.3 7 4 4 1 4 1 107 1.23 4.91 1.23 1.09 4.91 Marmol 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 86 3.00 6.00 1.50 1.50 6.00 Aardsma 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 68 3.00 6.00 0.00 1.67 6.00 Marshall 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 3 91 3.60 3.60 5.40 1.80 7.20 Novoa 4.0 5 4 4 0 2 4 57 0.00 4.50 9.00 1.25 9.00 Howry 2.7 8 5 4 0 5 0 65 0.00 16.88 0.00 3.00 13.50 Prior 3.7 7 8 7 1 2 4 88 2.45 4.91 9.82 2.18 17.18 Dempster 2.0 5 4 4 2 1 0 52 9.00 4.50 0.00 3.50 18.00 Rusch 1.7 6 4 4 0 2 1 54 0.00 10.80 5.40 3.60 21.60 7 game totals 60.0 73 43 41 20 45 14 1073 3.00 6.75 2.10 1.55 6.15 season totals 625.7 597 360 336 297 517 94 10664 4.27 7.44 1.35 1.43 4.83 Percentage of baserunners driven in 04/03 - 06/21 BDI LOB RBI% Restovich 1 2 0.333 Walker 29 69 0.296 Lee 7 17 0.292 Perez 15 46 0.246 Blanco 11 34 0.244 Barrett 22 70 0.239 Ramirez 28 101 0.217 Jones 23 89 0.205 Nevin 5 22 0.185 Cedeno 18 94 0.161 Murton 17 89 0.160 Bynum 4 25 0.138 Hairston 4 27 0.129 Pierre 11 78 0.124 Pagan 1 8 0.111 Mabry 3 33 0.083 Womack 1 14 0.067 Theriot 0 2 0.000 CUBS 211 882 0.193 Go CUBS !!

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Wickman in to pitch for Cleveland Cedeno grounded out to short, 6-3 Jones doubled off the wall in left center field Mabry, pinch hitting for Perez, flied out to left field Blanco grounded out to short, 6-3 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 Cleveland 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 8 2 W: Lee (6-5) S: Wickman L: Maddux (7-7) T: 2:21 A: 25,049 Home runs: Cleveland: Sizemore (13) - CUBS: Ramirez (13) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Maddux 8.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 107 Eyre 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 03