| Cubs | wOBA | wRC | RS | Brewers | wOBA | wRC | RS | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | .343 | .594 | -0.13 | Rickie Weeks | .349 | .622 | -0.02 | |
| Starlin Castro | .332 | .537 | -0.03 | Carlos Gomez | .297 | .396 | 0.04 | |
| Marlon Byrd | .338 | .556 | -0.01 | Ryan Braun | .378 | .714 | -0.07 | |
| Aramis Ramirez | .350 | .586 | -0.03 | Prince Fielder | .404 | .795 | -0.03 | |
| Carlos Pena | .378 | .675 | -0.01 | Mark Kotsay | .304 | .398 | -0.08 | |
| Geovany Soto | .362 | .600 | -0.01 | Yuniesky Betancourt | .309 | .405 | -0.05 | |
| Tyler Colvin | .318 | .426 | 0.00 | Craig Counsell | .308 | .391 | -0.07 | |
| Darwin Barney | .293 | .333 | 0.03 | George Kottaras | .317 | .417 | 0.00 | |
| Casey Coleman | .175 | .000 | 0.00 | Yovani Gallardo | .175 | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 4.3 | -.2 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Starting Pitcher | IP/GS | FIP |
| Casey Coleman | 5.49 | 5.14 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 6.14 | 3.37 |
| Bullpens | xFIP | |
| Cubs | 3.38 | |
| Brewers | 4.13 | |
Score: Cubs 4.2, Brewers 4.9
Win Probability: 38.8%
Hey, a correct deployment of Colvin!
[quote name=Berselius]Hey, a correct deployment of Colvin![/quote]Canceled out by the employment of the Baker-Barney moroon. (dying laughing)
darwin barney vs gallardo = (dying laughing)z
[quote name=dylanj]darwin barney vs gallardo = (dying laughing)z[/quote]
Infidel! Watch Barney go yard.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Infidel! Watch Barney go yard.[/quote]/Brenly
all your hits belong to castro
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]/Brenly and FPM Steve Stone[/quote]
Fixed.
*gasp* Byrd took a pitch.
Let’s all congratulate Byrd on his first BB.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Let’s all congratulate Byrd on his first BB.[/quote]
Don’t tell me what to do.
great AB by Aramis
Rodrigo always kills the Brewers.
Rodrigo!
Happy panda.
This is a great start. Gallardo might be the best pitcher in the division.
Piling up pitches for Gallardo. 18 so far this inning.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Piling up pitches for Gallardo. 18 so far this inning.[/quote]
Better than the 3 per inning by Narveson last night.
I embellish, of course, but it sure felt that way.
[quote name=Berselius]This is a great start. Gallardo might be the best pitcher in the division.[/quote]Grienke?
Ramirez should’ve had a triple (dying laughing)
pena….sigh
Ump bailed out Gallardo there.
Gameday doesn’t think that low, inside strike Gallardo is getting is a strike.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Grienke?[/quote]
Gallardo = 25 years old
Greinke is probably better (and the projections agree), but Gallardo is right up there.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Gameday doesn’t think that low, inside strike Gallardo is getting is a strike.[/quote]
It was inside but it looked pretty good on the TV to me.
Fack.
That was a wicked slider.
weeks, prince & braun and then 5 replacement level players.
You almost think, given the fact that Counsell is a thousand years old, Yuni sucks, and Prince Fielder is a statue, that the Cubs would be better served hitting hard grounders all day.
WTF was that?
honestly this brewer team has 0 depth
Gomez, Counsell, Betancourt, Kottaras and Kotsay.
you will not win the central with that
coleman has a nice pickoff move
Quade: “Gee willikers, he was out!”
they had him picked off there
you know all this nice organizational depth we are supposed to have must not exist if we have to start James Russell
Prince Fielder is powerful. They should’ve pitched around. Feck.
why even pitch to Fielder (dying laughing)
ahh coleman. sometimes you just gotta remember they dont have anyone left after Prince
K-zone said that was a “kill me” ball. Jeez.
Yay platoon!
Prince Fielder is tearing the Cubs a new asshole in this series
mark kotsay with the rainbow
Yay moroon!
Boo auto-bunt.
Wow, Coleman almost beat that
Your Yay/Boo PBP style is innovative and out of the box, RC. It just might work.
at least we are making gallardo spend some pitches
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Your Yay/Boo PBP style is innovative and out of the box, RC. It just might work.[/quote]
Let’s see what happens.
the key for coleman is to not give up cheap runs to the shit part of this lineup
Fucking sac bunts. HATE.
This ump is a joke.
Nice snag by Colvin
[quote name=Berselius]Nice snag by Colvin[/quote]Perhaps you meant Fukudome?
All I do is come here and pick nits.
Fukudome —-> sushi
Byrd walks again? Huh?
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Perhaps you meant Fukudome?[/quote]
(dying laughing), I forgot Colvin was in LF today.
another pena fail coming up?
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Byrd walks again? Huh?[/quote]
Oh, so I wasn’t hallucinating.
Rodrigo!
[quote name=dylanj]another pena fail coming up?[/quote]
He’s not facing a LHP this time at least.
I wonder if Len and Bob said anything about this making up for Ramirez failing to turn the DP in that Brewers’ scoring inning. I don’t know because I turned over to the Brewers feed.
(dying laughing) at the Geo shift fail
64 pitches already for gallardo
Coleman’s giving up the gappers here.
2 walks for Byrd. Wonders never cease.
A double to Gomez. Really, Coleman?
jesus christ
Ah geez.
Not a good pitch.
that was inevitable
RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.
Giving up a hit to Yuni should be an automatic no-dinner offense.
[quote name=Mish]RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.[/quote]
It’s a way of life.
WOW the ump missed that one
Coleman!
[quote name=dylanj]WOW the ump missed that one[/quote]He’s terrible.
dammit, mlb.tv is a batter behind (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mish]RT @rooftop_view Looks like the #Cubs best pitching prospect Trey McNutt just exited his first start of the year early with an injury.[/quote]Let’s see what happens.
Coleman > Koyie
i’ve never understood how this offense got off the patient approach of 2008. we are sooo much better when we aren’t hacktastic
Kosuke —> sushi + tempura
Nice walk.
The ump has basically forced the hitters to swing at that shit down and in because of his fucking terrible zone.
yeah he totally fucked up that Castro AB
WTF this strike zone. Who is the HP ump?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]WTF this strike zone. Who is the HP ump?[/quote]
Dale Scott. Does that mean anything?
ESPN’s K Zone had the second strike to Byrd way outside.
McNutt just left his game with an injury
[quote name=Rice Cube]Dale Scott. Does that mean anything?[/quote]Not to me. The usual suspects are West, Bucknor, Cuzzi, Winters, Hernandez, and Vanover.
So, in the space of 2 weeks, Cashner, Wells, and McNutt go down.
I guess someone should go shit in the dugout.
ok. now please remember carlos gomez fucking sucks and get him out
That was a nice changeup.
Anybody listening to the Smokies game know what happened?
Isn’t Gallardo a pretty good hitter? Why not have him swing away there?
Oof. Thought he might’ve gotten to third on that one. Gomez took an atrocious route to that ball.
Nice hit though. Ramirez is driving the ball today.
Rodrigo is fucking locked in today.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Isn’t Gallardo a pretty good hitter? Why not have him swing away there?[/quote]Brenly says he should be hitting 6th or 7th in this Brewers lineup.
That probably would’ve been a triple if Rami had another gear.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Brenly says he should be hitting 6th or 7th in this Brewers lineup.[/quote]If there’s one thing Brenly knows about, it’s shitty hitting.
TOOTBLAN
For every double he cranks, there is a fuck up.
D’oh! Just got under that one.
that AB was just an epic fail for Soto. They are giving him the entire right side and he wont adjust
[quote name=Suburban Kid]For every double he cranks, there is a fuck up.[/quote]There’s probably some selection bias at work in this, but Cubs are the worst baserunning team I have ever seen.
[quote name=dylanj]that AB was just an epic fail for Soto. They are giving him the entire right side and he wont adjust[/quote]Seems like the kind of thing a Hitting Genius like Rudy Jaramillo could address.
we signed Ramon Ortiz today. so yeah
Did you see the 3B coach try to hold Rami back? I pretty much saw him take off on contact.
McNutt———>blister.
berselius ——->sigh of relief
[quote name=Berselius]McNutt———>blister.
berselius ——->sigh of relief because pooping in the dugout in April is cold[/quote]
Fixed
Your move, Zambrano
http://mocksession.com/2011/04/video-joe-maddon-ejects-entire-umpiring-crew/
Kosuke —> sushi + tempura + sake
Hope he didn’t tweak something.
That’s probably it for Coleman. Not a great outing but he wasn’t terrible.
[quote name=Eddie]That’s probably it for Coleman. Not a great outing but he wasn’t terrible.[/quote]
But he hasn’t even thrown 150 pitches yet!
alright bullpen war time. I like ours more than theirs
I still can’t believe the Cubs are playing Charles Darwin Barney Fife over Blake Dewitt.
The ground shook when Fielder dove for that ball.
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]I still can’t believe the Cubs are playing Charles Darwin Barney Fife over Blake Dewitt.[/quote]Yeah, those deck chairs on the Titanic really need to be re-arranged. (dying laughing)
dewitt isn’t much either nate. at least barney can field. we haven’t had a good 2B since DeRosa
[quote name=Eddie]The ground shook when Fielder dove for that ball.[/quote]
Too bad he didn’t bounce the ball over the wall for a ground-rule double.
also, chris carpenter hit 100 several times last night. He needs to be here now and f7 needs to be outrighted
F7 has 8 walks in 3 innings. you can’t teach that
WTF? Why pinch-hit for Fukudome now? What kind of bizarre shit is Quade pulling?
fukudome is hurt MO
[quote name=dylanj]dewitt isn’t much either nate. at least barney can field. we haven’t had a good 2B since DeRosa[/quote]
i guess you’re right; I just thought Dewitt had some potential offensive upside. The Cubs offense is so bad, they need any help they can get, although I guess if Barney saves more than Dewitt adds, might as well play the Father of Evolution/Childrens hero/local Sherriff
[quote name=dylanj]also, chris carpenter hit 100 several times last night. He needs to be here now and f7 needs to be outrighted[/quote]F7?
[quote name=dylanj]fukudome is hurt MO[/quote]What happened?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]So Quade lets the pitcher hit, then eschews the platoon advantage and pinch hits for his starting RF. I expect to see many more episodes of overmanaging from Baldy McGrindy this year.[/quote]
Kosuke tweaked a hamstring or something on that nice catch he made last half-inning. That’s why Soriano was in.
I was kind of annoyed with the auto-bunt though.
[quote name=Eddie]F7?[/quote]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7
that last circus catch he made in RF. he overextended his leg. looked painful
[quote name=Eddie]F7?[/quote]
F7= spellcheck= jeff samardjuh
whoa, MO some wild shit there
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]What happened?[/quote]
He stretched out to make a catch in the last inning. He’s probably okay, I think it’s just a precaution.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7[/quote]Gotcha.
Okay, that was pretty dumb. Coleman had less than 85 pitches thrown, he probably wouldn’t have thrown that much more against the bottom of the order. If he was going to be taken out, might as well have used a pinch-hitter instead of doing the auto-bunt. Fuck.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Okay, that was pretty dumb. Coleman had less than 85 pitches thrown, he probably wouldn’t have thrown that much more against the bottom of the order. If he was going to be taken out, might as well have used a pinch-hitter instead of doing the auto-bunt. Fuck.[/quote]Yeah, Quade kinda dicked the dog there.
was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]
dusty-style
If Byrd takes another walk here I might shed tears of joy.
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]that’s pretty badass. (dying laughing)
[quote name=dylanj]was mateo pitching with a fucking toothpick in his mouth? (dying laughing)[/quote]Seriously?
[quote name=Rice Cube]If Byrd takes another walk here I might shed tears of joy.[/quote]Byrd swings, you feel.
Ha. It looked like a toothpick from straight on, but when he turned his head it wasn’t there. Must have been a reflection or possibly a gold tooth shining through his maw.
Awww, that could’ve been a triple Byrd (dying laughing)
Nice hit.
i took another look on my DVR and I still can’t tell for sure.
(dying laughing) @ the irony of Byrd’s frustration with Ramirez’s first pitch hacking.
i thought byrd should have had a 3B on that hit.
alright Geo please don’t fuck this up
[quote name=dylanj]alright Geo please don’t fuck this up[/quote]
Correct.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Samardzjia = spellcheck = F7[/quote]I prefer to complete the portmanteau by going with JefF7.
Here we go
good eye Geo
Gotta like this matchup
Man, great AB from Pena and Soto
Meh
WAGRBI
time for a theriot style hit
COLVIN FAIL
What nationality is he!
Fucking Cubs. This offense is dire.
I thought Bob Brenly was going to cream himself if Barney got a hit. Too bad.
[quote name=Cerambam]What nationality is he![/quote]False.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I thought Bob Brenly was going to cream himself if Barney got a hit. Too bad.[/quote]Cakes and his mancrushes…
Which sausage won the race?
[quote name=Rice Cube]Which sausage won the race?[/quote]
Aramis ramirez
[quote name=Cerambam]Aramis ramirez[/quote]
Should’ve been a triple.
so which cub reliever blows it today?
I vote Wood
Wow @ Ramirez
Was Eric Almonte that kid who was too old to play in Little League WS?
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]Was Eric Almonte that kid who was too old to play in Little League WS?[/quote]That was Danny Almonte
how do you walk betancourt?
God he walked Betancourt. How is that even possible?
This fucking ump. It’s either a strike or it’s not, but when a guy throws a pitch to the same location twice, and you call one a strike and one a ball, you’re a dickhead.
[quote name=dylanj]how do you walk betancourt?[/quote][quote name=Eddie]God he walked Betancourt. How is that even possible?[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Gotta love teams that just hand you outs when your pitcher can’t find the plate. (dying laughing)
Ball 3 and Ball 4 to Kattaras have been called for strikes all day. I guess Dale changed his mind.
That is one rubenesque batgirl.
K
15 pitches for 2 outs. It’s A Way of Life.
DJ called it.
GFD.
looks like i was right about Wood
Why does his name sound familiar … Oh yeah
that really fucking sucks. would have been nice to steal this one
[quote name=dylanj]so which cub reliever blows it today?
I vote Wood[/quote]Correct
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Good call, DJ!
axford hasn’t been great shakes so far this year
That was one hell of a homer. Opposite field laser.
Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs Fans:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.
Maybe try Woody as a starter. It just might work.
RC, you fucking suck.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]RC, you fucking suck.[/quote]Doh! I thought it was you who willed Woody’s implosion, not dylan.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Doh! I thought it was you who willed Woody’s implosion, not dylan.[/quote]
Well, considering where that pitch was located, I wasn’t exactly surprised with the result.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote][quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote]I assume it’s still ok to bitch about Hendry trading Ricky Nolasco and change for Juan Fucking Pierre?
I hate this team.
Motherfucker. Strike one to Ramirez was a ball for Wood last inning. Dale Scott, you are on the list, fucko.
(dying laughing)
[quote name=Eddie]I assume it’s still ok to bitch about Hendry trading Ricky Nolasco and change for Juan Fucking Pierre?[/quote]I’d file that under general asshattery.
Why would you send Byrd?
Now it’s a ball again. Dale Scott is a horrid umpire. (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]Why would you send Byrd?[/quote]Mike Quade is having a rough game.
I don’t think the Cubs should try to steal a base anymore.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. (dying laughing)
Send Byrd with power guys batting, on deck and in the hole…
…Let’s see what happens.
For the record, the awesome Cubs bullpen has blow two wins so far.
There is no such thing as an awesome bullpen entering the season. Never has been and never will be. They’re too unpredictable.
Byrd was just trying to reduce the team GIDP rate.
[quote name=mb21]Why would you send Byrd?[/quote]
it just might work
[quote name=cdw]Send Byrd with power guys batting, on deck and in the hole…
…Let’s see what happens.[/quote]It doesn’t make any sense. I only turned the game on at the start of the 8th so I didn’t see much, but I’m hoping Byrd went on his own. If he thought he had him timed I can live with that. If Quade called for it, well, that’s just dumb.
[quote name=Horny Goat]it just might work[/quote](dying laughing)
Berselius was right about this series too. The Cubs could easily have taken two of three as he implied, but they lost two of three as he said they would.
I’m predicting the Cubs lose 2 of the 3 to the Astros.
[quote name=mb21]It doesn’t make any sense. I only turned the game on at the start of the 8th so I didn’t see much, but I’m hoping Byrd went on his own. If he thought he had him timed I can live with that. If Quade called for it, well, that’s just dumb.[/quote]I’m betting Quade sent him. In the 6th, he let Coleman hit for himself, made him sac bunt, then replaced him with Mateo between innings. The guy is out of his depth.
im thinking we take 2 of 3
I’ll split the difference and say the play good enough to win 2 of 3 but get swept.
[quote name=Mish]I’ll bet the over/under and say the play good enough to win 2 of 3 but get swept.[/quote]
.
[quote name=dylanj]im thinking we take 2 of 3[/quote]Over dinner?
The bullpen will blow one and the defense will blow another.
[quote name=mb21]The bullpen will blow one and the defense will blow another.[/quote]
And the Cubs will win the game started by James Russell (dying laughing)
I’ll predict the fucking hill will cost them a game.
[quote name=Mish]I’ll predict the fucking hill will cost them a game.[/quote]
or at least another starting pitcher.
[quote name=Mish]I’ll predict that Koyie Hill will cost them a game.[/quote]
/hater’d
Why is it wrong to trash Hendry for not keeping Hamilton?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote][quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Aside from the asshattery and casual racism, here are the three things that most make me want to massacre most Cubs:
1.) Trashing Hendry for not keeping Hamilton.
2.) Bitching about not keeping Casey fucking McGeehee
3.) Their being Cub fans.[/quote]
[quote name=Joe Mama Besser]Why is it wrong to trash Hendry for not keeping Hamilton?[/quote]Because the agreement had already been made for the Cubs to take cash and pick Hamilton for Cincy. Keeping him would have not only been highly dishonest, but likely detrimental to Hamilton (his entire support structure was set up in Cincy), and probably in violation of some transaction rule. Hendry never really had the option to keep him, so bashing him for being honest is fucking stupid.
Joe, the Cubs never had Hamilton. Not for even a split second. He was never ever on the Cubs in any way, shape or form.
The Cubs sold their draft pick to the Reds and the Reds told the Cubs who to pick for the Reds.
I was sitting around online going crazy like a schoolgirl when I heard the Cubs drafted Josh Hamilton and all his ridiculous potential and I was very upset to find out they had traded that pick before they made it. It happens. Teams do it every year, but the Cubs never had Josh Hamilton.
Once the Cubs sold the pick, Hendry could not keep him. He was Reds property the moment he was drafted.
And let’s be honest about the Cubs, the media and their fans for a moment too. A guy like Josh Hamilton wouldn’t have passed the smell test and would have been immediately bashed. We would have seen articles and comments about Dumbass Jim Hendry just signed a drug addict who had hadn’t played baseball in a couple years. Hamilton never would have been given a chance. Not by the Cubs, not by the media and not by the fans. He was a player with a checkered past and those guys don’t work in the Cubs system.
As much as I was happy to hear his name come off the board by the Cubs, I’m thrilled they had traded that pick to the Reds. I have little doubt that Josh Hamilton would be out of baseball and doing drugs right now if the Cubs had taken him.
Cincy was a great place for someone like Hamilton to play and then later Texas. No way he survives in a city like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles.
[quote name=mb21]Once the Cubs sold the pick, Hendry could not keep him. He was Reds property the moment he was drafted.
And let’s be honest about the Cubs, the media and their fans for a moment too. A guy like Josh Hamilton wouldn’t have passed the smell test and would have been immediately bashed. We would have seen articles and comments about Dumbass Jim Hendry just signed a drug addict who had hadn’t played baseball in a couple years. Hamilton never would have been given a chance. Not by the Cubs, not by the media and not by the fans. He was a player with a checkered past and those guys don’t work in the Cubs system.
As much as I was happy to hear his name come off the board by the Cubs, I’m thrilled they had traded that pick to the Reds. I have little doubt that Josh Hamilton would be out of baseball and doing drugs right now if the Cubs had taken him.[/quote]Not to mention that, given the postgame atmosphere around the stadium, coming to play at Wrigley would have set the stage for constant temptation for Hamilton.
[quote name=mb21]Cincy was a great place for someone like Hamilton to play and then later Texas. No way he survives in a city like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles.[/quote]Yeah, the way things have worked out for him is probably the best-case scenario.
I just refuse to fault Hendry for keeping his word, and I think it’s telling that many fans would rather Hendry have made himself into a liar.
new thread: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/say-with-me.html
If the Cubs never had the chance to keep Hamilton, that’s one thing. I wouldn’t fault Hendry for being honest.
I think it’s a stretch, though, to say that Cubs fans would have bashed Hendry for picking a drug addict. Cubs fans are always looking for a savior, so I think they would have been ok with the pick.
But the bottom line for me is, if the Cubs didn’t have the chance to keep him, ok. But given that the team hasn’t produced its own stud position player in forever (Castro notwithstanding), it seemed like another example of the team not being able to recognize talent.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Yeah, the way things have worked out for him is probably the best-case scenario.
I just refuse to fault Hendry for keeping his word, and I think it’s telling that many fans would rather Hendry have made himself into a liar.[/quote]