33rd Spot Start Game Thread

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Rodrigo Lopez is the starting pitcher tonight and it is the 33rd game started by one of the following pitchers: Doug Davis (9), Casey Coleman (9), Rodrigo Lopez (8), James Russell (5) and Ramon Ortiz (2). It’s the 117th game of the season. 28.2% of all Cubs games have been started by one of those pitchers above who have combined …

Club option on Aramis Ramirez ***UPDATED***

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Since Aramis Ramirez has started hitting again and hitting it quite well, it seems more likely than not that the Cubs will keep him around next season. However, I don’t think we can be certain the Cubs will just exercise the option and move on to other business. The Cubs are currently at about $100 million in payroll, which includes …

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OV Pic of the Day: Byrd =/= Wyrd

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It looked for a short time like the Cubs might have somehow pulled their 8th straight win out of their ass, but then they finally remembered they were the Cubs. Among many plays that the Cubs probably wish they could have back, was the slip and fall of Marlon Byrd that turned a fairly routine out into a double for …

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Starlin Castro Year 1 and Year 2

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All numbers updated through games ending on August 6th. Starlin Castro has nearly had as many plate appearances this season as he did last so it seems a good time to compare the two seasons. In 2010 Castro made his big league debut in early May and went on to hit .300/.347/.408. His wOBA was .325 and his wRC+ was …

Your moment of zen

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Perusing the interwebs tonight and saw this.  Not sure how to embed a Youtube video here, so you’ll just have to click the link.  Hopefully it’s not someone you know.  Wonder what Al Yellon thought of this one?