Fred Hornkohl

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING Lo Duca in to catch for Florida Barrett singled to left field Macias grounded into a FC, 3-6, Barrett out at second Burnitz grounded into a DP, 5-4-3, Macias out at second 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 11 1 W: Vargas (5-1) S: Jones (30) L: Rusch (5-7) T: 2:53 A: 38,544 Home runs: none pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 1.3 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 32 Williamson 1.3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 Ohman 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04 Novoa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

Lotus !

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Novoa in to pitch (2nd), Macias in lf (5th) for the CUBS Conine flied out to right field Cabrera lined out to left field Delgado flied out to 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 Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 1 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 1.3 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 32 Williamson 1.3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 Ohman 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04 Novoa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Cedeno grounded out to second, 4-3 Walker flied out to left field Hairston singled to right field Lawton walked, Hairston to second Lee struck out swinging 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 1

and when allowing 10 hits? CUBS are 10-36 when they give up 10 or more hits. Go CUBS !!

For God's sake, don't take Alfonseca out now !!!!

CUBS are 39-19 when they make at least 10 hits, 21-47 when they don't. Go CUBS !!

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING Treanor struck out (called) Ohman in to pitch (5th), Walker in at 2b (9th), Perez to third for the CUBS Aguila, pinch hitting for Harris, pinch hitting for Messenger, sturck out swinging Pierre popped out (bunt) to first base 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 9 1 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 1.3 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 32 Williamson 1.3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 Ohman 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04

yeah..... I can relate !!

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING Barrett flied out to center field Garciaparra grounded out to short, 6-3 Burnitz walked Perez flied out to left field 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 9 1

CUBS are 23-11 when they take 4 or more walks, 37-55 when they don't Go CUBS !!

Now that you mention it..... these guys have made my head explode enough times over the last 50 years.... I don't guess one more is gonna make much difference, eh? R u that guy from Men In Black that keeps growing back heads? :D Shhh !!! I'm trying to maintain a low profile here !! :wink:

Now that you mention it..... these guys have made my head explode enough times over the last 50 years.... I don't guess one more is gonna make much difference, eh?

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING Williamson in to pitch for the CUBS Encarnacion lined out to third base Easley struck out swinging Gonzalez flied 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 Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9 1 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 1.3 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 32 Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING Barrett doubled to left center field Garciaparra flied out to center fiel Burnitz singled to right field, Barrett scored Perez singled to center field, Barrett to second Cedeno singled to left field, Burnitz to third, Perez to second Hollandsworth, pinch hitting for Wuertz, struck out swinging Hairston doubled to left center field, Burnitz, Perez & Cedeno scored Lawton singled to center field, Hairston scored Messenger in to pitch for Florida Lee struck out (called) 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9 1

WE have our leadoff man. Maybe he should lead off when playing 3b for ARam Team record by leadoff hitter W L pct 1. Macias 2 0 1.000 2. Patterson 14 13 0.519 3. Perez 11 11 0.500 4. Hairston 27 28 0.491 5. Lawton 7 11 0.389 6. Gerut 0 1 0.000 7. Murton 0 2 0.000 Be real careful what you ask for !!! :wink:

I'm sure he can't do worse than every other crappy lead-off option we've had this season. :evil: Which is why Lofton was such a huge key to the 2003 playoff run. /hopes Furcal is a Cub next year The leadoff spot in the order has been one immense black hole. 04/04 - 08/24 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Burnitz 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Grieve 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 Murton 9 1 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0.222 0.222 0.556 0.778 Hairston 225 33 61 15 1 4 90 17 23 25 0.271 0.354 0.400 0.754 Macias 11 2 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0.364 0.364 0.364 0.727 Patterson 119 14 26 1 1 5 44 12 8 35 0.218 0.268 0.370 0.637 Lawton 75 8 18 2 0 1 23 4 2 7 0.240 0.269 0.307 0.576 Perez 93 9 23 3 0 1 29 5 1 5 0.247 0.253 0.312 0.564 Garciaparra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Dubois 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Gerut 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 CUBS 544 67 136 22 2 12 198 40 34 75 0.250 0.302 0.364 0.666

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING Treanor struck out swinging Vargas flied out to left center field Pierre singled to center field Pierre stole second base Conine walked Cabrera doubled down the left field line, Pierre and Conine scored Delgado struck out swinging 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 2 7 10 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 1.3 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 32

CUBS are 12-30 when the opponents steal a base, 48-36 when they don't Go CUBS !!

CUBS are seeing 3.75 P/PA through the first five innings. Sure don't have much to show for it.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING Hairston struck out swinging Lawton grounded out to short, 6-3 Lee flied out (foul) 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 Florida 2 0 2 0 1 5 8 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING Conine singled to left field Cabrera singled to right field, Conine to second Delgado grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Cabrera out at second, Conine to third Encarnacion blooped a single to shallow center field, Conine scored Easley walked Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS Gonzalez popped out to first base 1 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 1 5 8 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.7 8 5 5 2 2 0 1 89 Wuertz 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING Burnitz flied out to center field Perez doubled to left field Cedeno popped out to second base Rusch popped out to third base 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING Gonzalez flied out to center field Treanor grounded out to second, 4-3 Vargas singled to center field Pierre struck out swinging 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 2 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 4.0 4 4 4 1 2 0 1 69

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING Rusch doubled off the wall in left center field Hairston sacrificed to the pitcher, 1-3, Rusch to third Lawton walked Lee walked, Lawton to second Barrett popped out to second base (infield fly rule called) Garciaparra popped out (foul) to the catcher 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 3 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 2 0 2 4 4 0 CUBS 0 0 0 0 2 0