Fred Hornkohl

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING Pierre popped out to second base Cedeno flied out to right field Walker 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 San Francisco . 0 0 0

Cedeno flied out to right field

Pierre popped out to second base

Worthless stats of the day for Tuesday....... CUBS are 1-3 on Tuesdays CUBS are 0-0 vs. San Francisco CUBS are 0-0 when they've lost their last 7 game(s) in a row CUBS are 8-8 when they've lost their previous game CUBS are 7-4 in games that start a series CUBS are 7-8 at night CUBS are 6-11 on the road CUBS are 10-4 when they get a quality start.... 4-13 when they don't CUBS are 11-4 when they score first in the game.... 3-13 when they don't CUBS are 8-1 when they score in the first inning.... 6-16 when they don't CUBS are 11-8 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 3-9 when they do CUBS are on a pace to win 73 games this year..... compared to 79 last year CUBS are on a pace to score 622 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year CUBS are on a pace to hit 125 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year CUBS are on a pace to draw 460 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year CUBS are drving in 17.9% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year CUBS are scoring 0.342 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year CUBS are 5-1 when they hit at least 2 home runs.... 9-16 when they don't CUBS are 9-4 when the opponent GIDPs.... 5-13 when they don't CUBS are 1-8 when the opponent hits a sacrifice fly.... 13-9 when they don't CUBS are 0-1 when Hill starts Hill is 0 of 1 in quality starts Hill's ERA pitching to Blanco is 11.25.... Hill hasen't pitched to Barrett CUBS score 3.84 R/G overall.... 0.00 R/G when Hill pitches CUBS hit 0.77 HR/G overall.... 0.00 HR/G when Hill pitches CUBS' offensive support of Hill..... 04/03 - 05/08 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Hill 34 0 8 0 1 0 10 0 4 11 0.235 0.316 0.294 0.610 CUBS overall 1025 119 255 41 9 24 386 109 88 173 0.249 0.310 0.377 0.686 Hill's last start (0-1)..... Hill IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 05/04 vs. Ariz 4.0 6 5 5 2 1 2 67 4.50 2.25 4.50 2.00 11.25 Hill's start against San Francisco last year (ND)...... Hill IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 07/25 vs. S.F. 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 98 3.60 9.00 1.80 1.40 3.60 season totals 23.7 25 24 24 17 21 3 475 6.46 7.99 1.14 1.77 9.13 CUBS' season series vs. San Francisco last year (5-2) ....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 99 Mon 07/25 San Francisco N 3- 2 Hill 100 Tue 07/26 San Francisco N 2- 3 Maddux 101 Wed 07/27 San Francisco 4- 3 Zambrano 140 Thu 09/08 @ San Francisco N 5- 3 Zambrano 141 Fri 09/09 @ San Francisco N 1- 2 Williams 142 Sat 09/10 @ San Francisco 5- 2 Prior 143 Sun 09/11 @ San Francisco 3- 2 Rusch CUBS' season series vs. San Francisco ....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 32 Tue 05/09 @ San Francisco N - Hill 33 Wed 05/10 @ San Francisco N - Zambrano 34 Thu 05/11 @ San Francisco - Marshall 134 Fri 09/01 San Francisco - 135 Sat 09/02 San Francisco - 136 Sun 09/03 San Francisco - CUBS' offense during the last 7 games..... 05/02 - 05/08 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Ramirez 32 4 9 3 0 2 18 3 1 2 0.281 0.294 0.563 0.857 Jones 26 1 8 0 0 1 11 2 2 4 0.308 0.357 0.423 0.780 Cedeno 27 0 9 0 1 0 11 1 0 5 0.333 0.333 0.407 0.741 Barrett 19 0 4 0 1 0 6 0 5 3 0.211 0.375 0.316 0.691 Murton 21 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 2 4 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661 Mabry 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.250 0.400 0.250 0.650 Perez 13 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.231 0.286 0.231 0.516 Pierre 29 0 5 0 1 0 7 0 4 2 0.172 0.273 0.241 0.514 Walker 25 1 5 2 0 0 7 0 1 3 0.200 0.231 0.280 0.511 Hairston 16 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0.188 0.235 0.188 0.423 Blanco 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 Bynum 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0.083 0.154 0.083 0.237 Restovich 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 7 game totals 238 8 54 5 3 3 74 8 21 38 0.227 0.291 0.311 0.602 season totals 1025 119 255 41 9 24 386 109 88 172 0.249 0.310 0.377 0.686 CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games...... 05/02 - 05/08 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Zambrano 7.0 4 0 0 3 10 0 107 3.86 12.86 0.00 1.00 0.00 Rusch 5.7 2 0 0 3 4 0 96 4.76 6.35 0.00 0.88 0.00 Eyre 3.7 1 0 0 1 4 0 59 2.45 9.82 0.00 0.55 0.00 Marshall 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 90 4.50 9.00 0.00 1.00 1.50 Ohman 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 82 1.80 9.00 0.00 1.00 1.80 Howry 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 57 0.00 2.25 2.25 0.75 2.25 Novoa 3.0 5 3 1 2 3 0 82 6.00 9.00 0.00 2.33 3.00 Williamson 2.3 2 1 1 2 1 0 46 7.71 3.86 0.00 1.71 3.86 Guzman 10.0 11 11 9 7 11 1 204 6.30 9.90 0.90 1.80 8.10 Dempster 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 9.00 Hill 4.0 6 5 5 2 1 2 67 4.50 2.25 4.50 2.00 11.25 Maddux 8.7 19 12 12 2 9 2 155 2.08 9.35 2.08 2.42 12.46 7 game totals 60.3 62 36 32 26 55 6 1062 3.88 8.20 0.90 1.46 4.77 season totals 272.0 241 149 138 132 234 39 4646 4.37 7.74 1.29 1.37 4.57 During the last seven games....... CUBS have been outscored 36-8 CUBS have not scored in the first or the ninth inning CUBS drove in 4.4% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year CUBS scored 0.105 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year CUBS are 2 of 7 in quality starts CUBS opponents are 6 of 7 in quality starts CUBS starters' ERA is 6.88, relievers' ERA is 1.80 CUBS allowed 6 HR in 7 games CUBS allowed at least 1 SB (16 in total) in each game, after allowing none in the previous 5 games CUBS committed 6 errors in the first four games, none in the last three. Go CUBS !!

For Dusty to stroke Neifi's........... ego. That's seems a little counterfactual, since Hairston has started the last 4 games and 5 out of the last 7, while Neifi has started only 2 of the last 7.

Been suffering from LLD all day now. It's just getting worse tonight [sigh]

That would mean scoring 7 runs, all in the same game, which we haven't done in more than 2 weeks now. Glimmer of hope, you say?? More like a sign of the Apocalypse, no??

Man.... life is imperfect !!

Steady, there Sunnydoo. It's Chris, not Cy !!

After Sunday's loss.... the CUBS are on a pace win 76 games this year. That would give them a record of 76-86 with a winning percentage of 0.469. Now, I'm not suggesting this is a good thing, but it's not the worst team we've ever seen but a long shot. Consider all of these CUBS teams.... Year W L Pct 1877 26 33 0.441 1893 56 71 0.441 1894 57 75 0.432 1897 59 73 0.447 1900 65 75 0.464 1901 53 86 0.381 1916 67 86 0.438 1921 64 89 0.418 1925 68 86 0.442 1941 70 84 0.455 1942 70 84 0.455 1947 69 85 0.448 1948 64 90 0.416 1949 61 93 0.396 1950 64 89 0.418 1951 62 92 0.403 1953 65 89 0.422 1954 64 90 0.416 1956 60 94 0.390 1957 62 92 0.403 1958 72 82 0.468 1960 60 94 0.390 1961 64 90 0.416 1962 59 103 0.364 1965 72 90 0.444 1966 59 103 0.364 1974 66 96 0.407 1975 75 87 0.463 1976 75 87 0.463 1980 64 98 0.395 1981 38 65 0.369 1982 73 89 0.451 1983 71 91 0.438 1986 70 90 0.438 1994 49 64 0.434 1997 68 94 0.420 1999 67 95 0.414 2000 65 97 0.401 2002 67 95 0.414 Now, if you would have said.... "...this is the worst CUBS team in decades, the 1880's & the 1930's specifically ...", then you'd be right on the mark !!

They were actually under .500 in early July. The CUBS were 1 game under .500 at the close of business on the 18th, 24th & 26th of July. At the end of August they were 69-66, 3 games over. It all happened in September, when they went 19-8.

I'd probably have to ban the other team from baseball for life, what do you think ?

When I get to be King, one of the first things I'm gonna do is outlaw Mondays. Of course that will be right after I outlaw CUBS losing streaks. But, I digress...... Worthless stats of the day for Monday........ CUBS are 4-0 on Mondays CUBS are 0-3 vs. San Diego CUBS are 0-0 when they've lost their last 6 game(s) in a row CUBS are 8-7 when they've lost their previous game CUBS are 4-6 in games that end a series CUBS are 7-7 at night CUBS are 6-10 on the road CUBS are on a pace to win 76 games this year..... compared to 79 last year CUBS are on a pace to score 626 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year CUBS are on a pace to hit 124 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year CUBS are on a pace to draw 464 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year CUBS are drving in 18.1% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year CUBS are scoring 0.345 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year CUBS are 5-1 when Maddux starts Maddux is 5 of 6 in quality starts Maddux's ERA pitching to Barrett is 2.23.... pitching to Blanco it's 3.00 CUBS score 3.87 R/G overall.... 4.50 R/G when Maddux pitches CUBS hit 0.77 HR/G overall.... 1.00 HR/G when Maddux pitches CUBS' offensive support of Maddux..... 04/03 - 05/07 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Maddux 194 27 56 11 2 6 89 24 16 20 0.289 0.340 0.459 0.798 CUBS overall 991 116 245 40 8 23 370 106 86 170 0.247 0.309 0.373 0.682 Maddux's last 5 starts (4-1)..... Maddux IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 04/12 vs. Cincy 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 86 3.00 10.50 0.00 0.83 1.50 04/17 vs. L.A. 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 87 0.00 6.75 0.00 0.38 1.13 04/23 vs. St. L 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 93 1.29 5.14 0.00 0.86 0.00 04/28 vs. Milw 6.0 8 2 2 1 6 0 89 1.50 9.00 0.00 1.50 3.00 05/03 vs. Ariz 5.0 10 5 5 0 5 1 85 0.00 9.00 1.80 2.00 9.00 5 game totals 32.0 29 9 9 4 28 1 440 1.13 7.88 0.28 1.03 2.53 season totals 38.3 33 10 10 6 29 2 527 1.41 6.81 0.47 1.02 2.35 Maddux's starts against San Diego last year (1-0)...... Maddux IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 06/04 vs. S.D. 6.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 89 1.50 6.00 1.50 1.50 4.50 season totals 225.0 239 112 106 36 136 29 3098 1.44 5.44 1.16 1.22 4.24 CUBS' season series vs. San Diego ....... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 28 Fri 05/05 @ San Diego N 0- 1 Zambrano 29 Sat 05/06 @ San Diego N 1- 2 Marshall 30 Sun 05/07 @ San Diego 3- 6 Guzman 31 Mon 05/08 @ San Diego N - Maddux 35 Fri 05/12 San Diego - Guzman 36 Sat 05/13 San Diego - Maddux 37 Sun 05/14 San Diego - Hill CUBS' offense vs. San Diego..... 05/05 - 05/07 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Ramirez 17 3 5 0 0 2 11 2 1 1 0.294 0.333 0.647 0.980 Cedeno 9 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0.444 0.444 0.444 0.889 Murton 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0.286 0.444 0.286 0.730 Hairston 11 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0.273 0.333 0.273 0.606 Barrett 12 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 3 0.167 0.231 0.333 0.564 Jones 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0.250 0.308 0.250 0.558 Walker 9 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0.222 0.222 0.333 0.556 Mabry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 Perez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 Pierre 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.071 0.000 0.071 Bynum 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Restovich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 totals vs. S.D. 107 4 21 1 1 2 30 4 8 19 0.196 0.259 0.280 0.539 overall 991 116 245 40 8 23 370 106 86 169 0.247 0.309 0.373 0.682 CUBS' pitchers vs. San Diego...... 05/05 - 05/07 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Zambrano 7.0 4 0 0 3 10 0 107 3.86 12.86 0.00 1.00 0.00 Ohman 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 0.00 9.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 Eyre 1.7 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 0.00 10.80 0.00 0.60 0.00 Rusch 1.3 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 6.75 13.50 0.00 0.75 0.00 Marshall 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 90 4.50 9.00 0.00 1.00 1.50 Howry 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 26 0.00 4.50 4.50 1.00 4.50 Novoa 1.7 3 1 1 2 1 0 51 10.80 5.40 0.00 3.00 5.40 Williamson 1.3 1 1 1 2 1 0 30 13.50 6.75 0.00 2.25 6.75 Guzman 4.3 5 5 5 4 4 0 100 8.31 8.31 0.00 2.08 10.38 totals vs. S.D. 27.3 21 9 9 15 29 1 493 4.94 9.55 0.33 1.32 2.96 overall 264.0 227 141 130 128 229 38 4501 4.36 7.81 1.30 1.34 4.43 Go CUBS !!!

They're probably in awe. :D .... yeah, that and the fact that they don't have to face Kerry themselves !!!

Sure would be nice to see Kerry back in Wrigley Field.... oh say..... about.... Thursday 18 May !!

[sigh] I'm just too depressed to string anymore games today. Even this big pizza pie isn't helping much :wink:

I'm really surprised that Dusty has let him sit this long. Doesn't make any sense to me.

What a waste of a beautiful Sunday afternoon. This is really depressing.

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Sweeney in to pitch for San Diego Jones grounded out to second, 4-3 Hairston lined out to center field Mabry, pinch hitting for Ohman, grounded out to first, unassisted 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 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 San Diego 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x 6 9 0 W: Williams (3-1) S: Sweeney (1) L: Guzman (0-2) T: 2:49 A: 39,847 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (6) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Guzman 4.3 5 5 5 4 4 0 100 Novoa 0.3 2 1 1 2 1 0 28 Rusch 1.3 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 Ohman 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 35

Hairston lined out to center field

Jones grounded out to second, 4-3

Sweeney in to pitch for San Diego

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Roberts struck out (called) Barfield doubled to left field Giles grounded out to third, 5-3, Barfield holding second Blum flied out to center field 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 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 San Diego 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 9 0 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (6) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Guzman 4.3 5 5 5 4 4 0 100 Novoa 0.3 2 1 1 2 1 0 28 Rusch 1.3 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 Ohman 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 35

Giles grounded out to third, 5-3, Barfield holding second

Barfield doubled to left field