Fred Hornkohl

Are we scoring 7 runs a game because of Hairston's .311 OBP, or because Walker is getting on at a .432 ahead of 2 guys who are mashing over .900 SLG ?? Good grief, Hairston has earned himself a day off. Unfortunately.... so has Hollandsworth. Burnitz in CF ?? Would you rather have Macias out there ? 07/08 - 07/19 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Hairston 42 8 11 3 0 1 17 8 2 5 0.262 0.311 0.405 0.716 Walker 41 11 16 3 0 4 31 9 3 4 0.390 0.432 0.756 1.188 Lee 35 10 13 4 0 5 32 10 4 4 0.371 0.425 0.914 1.339 Ramirez 38 7 14 6 0 5 35 14 2 6 0.368 0.400 0.921 1.321 Burnitz 36 8 11 3 0 2 20 6 6 5 0.306 0.405 0.556 0.960 Hollandsworth 18 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452 Perez 35 6 11 4 0 0 15 5 0 2 0.314 0.306 0.429 0.734 Barrett 19 6 9 2 0 0 11 4 9 3 0.474 0.655 0.579 1.234 Blanco 9 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0.333 0.400 0.556 0.956 CUBS 331 66 114 31 0 17 196 65 34 43 0.344 0.407 0.592 0.999

Odd for us, but it's the regular starting time for weekday afternoon games in Cincinnati.

Here's Dempster's line since they put him in the bullpen..... Dempster IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 05/11 - 07/19 25.7 13 4 4 10 23 1 382 3.51 8.06 0.35 0.90 1.40 He's 1-0 with 13/14 saves. The walk rate is higher than you'd like it to be, but otherwise, what's not to like ?

Wood IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 06/29 - 07/19 24.7 16 7 7 6 24 4 372 2.19 8.76 1.46 0.89 2.55

:shock: :shock: Wow, lets hope he pitches against the Cubs at Wrigley then. A 1:20 start could be just what we need to rough him up. :lol: Assuming a normal rotation and no tweaks on off days, Mulder will miss the Cubs in the 1st 2 series (Jul/Aug), have a night start at home on Sep 6 and a 1:20 start at Wrigley on Sep 16. All right !! I've got tickets for 16 Sept. Let's beat that boy like a rented mule !!

Worthless stats of the day for Wednesday..... CUBS are 8-6 on Wednesdays CUBS are 5-2 vs. Cincinnati CUBS are 23-21 at night. CUBS are 24-23 on the road. CUBS are 38-13 when they get a quality start,... 10-32 when they don't CUBS have been outscored 44-38 in the first inning..... outscored 34-27 in the 9th CUBS are 4-5 when Wood starts Wood is 3 of 9 in quality starts Wood's ERA pitching to Barrett is 4.41.... Wood has not pitched to Blanco. CUBS score 4.67 R/G overall.... 4.89 R/G when Wood pitches CUBS hit 1.32 HR/G overall.... 1.44 HR/G when Wood pitches CUBS' offensive support for Wood..... 04/04 - 07/19 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Wood 313 44 82 18 0 13 139 44 28 57 0.262 0.323 0.444 0.767 CUBS overall 3222 434 888 192 13 123 1475 416 243 546 0.276 0.326 0.458 0.784 Wood's last five starts..... Wood IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 07/15 vs. Pitts 6.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 75 0.00 7.50 1.50 0.33 1.50 07/09 vs. Flor 7.7 6 2 2 1 4 1 104 1.17 4.70 1.17 0.91 2.35 07/04 vs. Atla 5.0 6 3 3 3 6 1 102 5.40 10.80 1.80 1.80 5.40 06/29 vs. Milw 6.0 2 1 1 2 9 1 91 3.00 13.50 1.50 0.67 1.50 04/30 vs. Houst 3.0 4 3 3 2 6 0 54 6.00 18.00 0.00 2.00 9.00 5 game totals 27.7 20 10 10 8 30 4 426 2.60 9.76 1.30 1.01 3.25 Wood's splits..... Wood IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Home 29.3 20 13 12 12 35 5 456 3.68 10.74 1.53 1.09 3.68 Road 21.7 24 13 13 8 22 4 355 3.32 9.14 1.66 1.48 5.40 Day 29.3 20 13 12 12 35 5 456 3.68 10.74 1.53 1.09 3.68 Nite 21.7 24 13 13 8 22 4 355 3.32 9.14 1.66 1.48 5.40 season totals 51.0 44 26 25 20 57 9 811 3.53 10.06 1.59 1.25 4.41 CUBS season series vs. Cincinnati..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 13 Mon 04/18 @ Cincinnati N 6- 7 Wood 14 Tue 04/19 @ Cincinnati N 7- 1 Prior 19 Mon 04/25 Cincinnati N 10- 6 Prior 20 Tue 04/26 Cincinnati N 9-11 Zambrano 21 Wed 04/27 Cincinnati 8- 7 Dempster 92 Mon 07/18 @ Cincinnati N 9- 4 Williams 93 Tue 07/19 @ Cincinnati N 7- 3 Prior 94 Wed 07/20 @ Cincinnati N - Wood 95 Thu 07/21 @ Cincinnati - Maddux 112 Mon 08/08 Cincinnati N - Williams 113 Tue 08/09 Cincinnati - Prior 114 Wed 08/10 Cincinnati - Wood 144 Mon 09/12 Cincinnati N - Wood 145 Tue 09/13 Cincinnati N - Maddux 146 Wed 09/14 Cincinnati N - Zambrano CUBS' hitters vs. Cincinnati..... CUBS AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Cedeno 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Lee 30 13 16 3 0 7 40 17 2 3 0.533 0.545 1.333 1.879 Murton 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0.800 0.800 0.800 1.600 Walker 11 3 5 0 0 2 11 3 0 0 0.455 0.455 1.000 1.455 Ramirez 27 6 10 2 0 5 27 12 4 2 0.370 0.452 1.000 1.452 Patterson 21 6 9 1 0 3 19 4 0 1 0.429 0.429 0.905 1.333 Barrett 22 2 9 3 1 1 17 4 1 2 0.409 0.435 0.773 1.208 Burnitz 25 6 8 2 0 2 16 5 3 1 0.320 0.379 0.640 1.019 Grieve 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 Dubois 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 0.167 0.286 0.667 0.952 Macias 7 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.429 0.500 0.429 0.929 Hairston 29 10 10 3 0 0 13 1 2 4 0.345 0.457 0.448 0.905 Perez 31 5 8 0 1 1 13 6 1 4 0.258 0.303 0.419 0.722 Blanco 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452 Hollandsworth 20 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0.100 0.143 0.100 0.243 Garciaparra 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167 Gerut 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 vs. Cinci 265 56 91 15 2 22 176 55 18 30 0.343 0.395 0.664 1.059 overall 3222 434 888 194 14 122 1476 416 243 545 0.276 0.330 0.458 0.788 CUBS' pitchers vs. Cincinnati...... CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Hawkins 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 0.00 13.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 Ohman 1.7 2 0 0 2 1 0 27 10.80 5.40 0.00 2.40 0.00 Remlinger 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 9.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 Rusch 4.7 2 1 1 0 3 0 61 0.00 5.79 0.00 0.43 1.93 Prior 19.7 17 6 5 6 24 1 312 2.75 10.98 0.46 1.17 2.29 Bartosh 3.3 2 1 1 4 2 0 70 10.80 5.40 0.00 1.80 2.70 Novoa 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 57 3.00 6.00 0.00 1.00 3.00 Williams 6.7 6 4 4 1 3 1 104 1.35 4.05 1.35 1.05 5.40 Wood 6.0 8 5 5 2 6 2 95 3.00 9.00 3.00 1.67 7.50 Dempster 6.3 8 6 6 6 8 1 111 8.53 11.37 1.42 2.21 8.53 Leicester 1.7 2 3 2 3 2 0 38 16.20 10.80 0.00 3.00 10.80 Zambrano 4.7 7 6 6 3 5 1 104 5.79 9.64 1.93 2.14 11.57 Wuertz 1.0 2 3 2 1 2 0 25 9.00 18.00 0.00 3.00 18.00 Fox 0.3 1 3 3 3 0 1 30 81.00 0.00 27.00 12.00 81.00 vs. Cinci 62.0 61 39 36 32 62 7 1073 4.65 9.00 1.02 1.50 5.23 overall 826.3 766 408 386 330 715 109 13599 3.59 7.79 1.19 1.33 4.20 Go CUBS !!

CUBS are 10-4 when the temperature is 85 degree or above :wink:

My pleasure...... 07/08 - 07/19 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS 331 66 114 31 0 17 196 65 34 44 0.344 0.405 0.592 0.998 Oppt 286 24 52 12 1 7 87 24 24 59 0.182 0.245 0.304 0.549 07/08 - 07/19 IP H R ER BB K HR BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA CUBS 81.0 52 24 21 24 59 7 2.67 6.56 0.78 0.94 2.33 Oppt 78.0 114 66 65 34 44 17 3.92 5.08 1.96 1.90 7.50

Neifi is what he is. He always seems to run hot or cold, never anything in between. You might as well hope that he's starting another one of his hot streaks, because the only thing that's certain is that Dusty is gonna play him until Nomar gets back. Perez AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 04/04 - 04/30 68 11 25 2 1 3 38 12 3 7 0.368 0.403 0.559 0.962 05/01 - 05/15 50 4 7 2 0 1 12 2 2 5 0.140 0.170 0.240 0.410 05/17 - 06/05 83 11 33 5 0 3 47 12 1 5 0.398 0.407 0.566 0.973 06/06 - 07/09 121 8 18 3 0 0 21 4 3 14 0.149 0.175 0.174 0.348 07/10 - 07/18 22 5 9 3 0 0 12 4 0 1 0.409 0.409 0.545 0.955 Overall 344 39 92 15 1 7 130 34 9 32 0.267 0.290 0.378 0.668 Career 0.270 0.302 0.382 0.684

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING Dempster in to pitch for the CUBS LaRue flied out to shallow right field Cruz walked Lopez struck out swinging Aurilia grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! W: Prior (7-3) S: none L: Hudson (1-5) T: 3:09 A: 24,664 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23 & 24) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Prior 6.7 7 2 2 2 8 0 1 108 Ohman 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Novoa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 Dempster 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14

I can't believe some folks on this board were questioning his ability earlier in the year. I was questioning him since he had one more year before he could hit true FA, but he has been absolutely amazing since May. His OPS is approaching .950 (might actually be there since I haven't calculated it, but he came into tonight's game at .936) and 2 HR's, a double, and a walk will certainly help that :D I'm unspeakably glad I was wrong. Ramirez AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 04/04 - 05/26 163 22 39 11 0 7 71 18 17 24 0.239 0.311 0.436 0.747 05/27 - 06/26 109 21 45 9 0 10 84 31 7 11 0.413 0.453 0.771 1.224 06/27 - 07/09 41 4 11 1 0 2 18 7 2 7 0.268 0.302 0.439 0.741 07/10 - 07/18 26 5 10 4 0 3 23 8 1 3 0.385 0.407 0.885 1.292 Overall 339 52 105 25 0 22 196 64 27 45 0.310 0.362 0.578 0.941

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Weathers in to pitch (7th), Cruz in at rf (9th) for Cincinnati Lee flied out to left field Burnitz walked Ramirez homered to left field, Burnitz scored Keisler in to pitch for Cincinnati Hollandsworth struck out swinging Perez popped out to left field 2 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 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23 & 24)

He needs some work. Our pitching has been so good, and our hitting so good, he hasn't gotten into many ball games. I'd throw him out there since he's warmed up. 07/08 - 07/18 IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Dempster 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.50 9.00 0.00 1.00 0.00

CUBS are 16-7 when they take 4 or more walks, 31-38 when they don't CUBS are 23-10 when they hit at least 2 HRs, 24-35 when they don't Go CUBS !!!

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Novoa in to pitch for the CUBS Randa flied out to right field Dunn struck out swinging Pena grounded out to second, 4-3 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 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Prior 6.7 7 2 2 2 8 0 1 108 Ohman 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Novoa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15

That's nothing. Braves fans can't cheer or boo anything until the scoreboard or the PA system tell 'em to !! did the Braves actually start the tomahawk chop, or did they steal that too? No tomahawk chops until the drums started beating. Pavlov would have been proud !!

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING Belisle in to pitch for Cincinnati Hollandsworth grounded out to second, 4-3 Perez singled to left field Blanco singled to right field, Perez to second Gerut, pinch hitting for Ohman, grounded to third, safe at first on a fielding error, E5, Perez to third, Blanco to second Hairston struck out (called) Walker grounded into a FC, 4-6, Gerout out at second 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 3 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23)

That's nothing. Braves fans can't cheer or boo anything until the scoreboard or the PA system tell 'em to !!

CUBS are 19-19 when the opponents commit at least 1 error, 28-26 when they don't. Go CUBS !!

CUBS are 31-12 when they make at least 10 hits, 16-33 when they don't. Go CUBS !!

Another party heard from. Top o'the morning to ya there !! :wink:

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING Olmedo, pinch hitting for Shackelford, walked Lopez struck out swinging Aurilia struck out swinging Casey singled to left field, Olmedo to second Ohman in to pitch for the CUBS Griffey grounded out to second, 4-3 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 8 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Prior 6.7 7 2 2 2 8 0 1 108 Ohman 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02

No way in hell. Sammy would have started his slide 12 feet before crossing the line.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING Walker blooped a single to left center field Lee singled to left field, Walker to second Burnitz grounded into a DP, 1-6-3, Lee out at second, Walker to third Ramirez grounded out to second, 4-3 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 8 1 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 Home runs: CUBS: Ramirez (23)

We've got 50 QS in 92 games. Don't know how that compares with the league.