Berselius refused to show up for work so that left the rest of us scrambling around to find a replacement. We couldn't find any qualified applicants though we thank you for your interest, so I'm going to go ahead and do his job for him. He has been punished and will not be having dinner anytime soon.
Despite playing tougher teams over the last 3 weeks, the Cubs played to the same winning percentage as they did vs much weaker teams early in the season. We've come to realize that this is not the roller coaster ride to .500, but it is in fact the roller coaster ride to .444. The Cubs return home to finish out the month of May with 3 against the Mets, Pirates and Astros (finale of the Astros series is June 1st). If the Cubs are going to crawl their way back to .500, it has to start with this homestand. After that, the real part of the schedule begins.
The average game the Cubs play in June is vs a .533 opponent. No matter how good you are, you can't expect to put up a great record when you play opponents that tough. If the Cubs can find a way to dominate these next few series at home and head on the road at .500, there is a slim chance they could finish the month of June at .500. That would be quite an accomplishment all things considered, but what else does this team have to look forward to?
Team Overview
Team stats with respective league rankings
| Mets | Cubs | |
| wRC+ | 97 (5) | 97 (4) |
| UBR | 3.2 (4) | -7.7 (16) |
| UZR | -4.3 (10) | -9.1 (13) |
| DRS | -22 (13) | -33 (16) |
| SP FIP | 4.72 (16) | 4.12 (11) |
| RP FIP | 3.67 (9) | 3.82 (11) |
Berselius uses wOBA, but when comparing two teams I much prefer wRC+ since it's park-adjusted. The wOBA for the Mets is about .315 if I recall and .326 for the Cubs, but when you adjust for home ballpark, the two offenses are identical. I also included UBR, which is Fangraphs new baserunning statistic, Ultimate Base Running. I plan to compare UBR to Baseball Prospectus' EqBRR (Equivalent Baserunning Runs) in the near future. I know one major difference is that EqBRR includes stolen bases and caught stealing while those two are included in wOBA on fangraphs. To get an idea how the Cubs are doing in EqBRR, I wrote about that on Unobstructed Views this past week.
The Mets have actually performed better than I was expecting. They have a couple guys in their offense who are on fire right now, but they also have a few black holes.
Mets Batters
| wOBA | ZiPS | |
| Jose Reyes | .364 | .353 |
| Daniel Murphy | .306 | .326 |
| David Wright | .345 | .367 |
| Carlos Beltran | .393 | .361 |
| Jason Bay | .297 | .352 |
| Ike Davis | .396 | .354 |
| Josh Thole | .233 | .311 |
| Jason Pridie | .330 | .303 |
| Willie Harris | .283 | .310 |
| Angel Pagan | .250 | .324 |
I used the lineups from ESPN and added the two players with the most plate appearances after those 8. Ronny Paulino and Josh Thole have been splitting time behind home plate this season. Fernando Martinez played the last three, two of them at DH. I'm sure the Mets are wishing they'd never signed Jason Bay about right now. Kinda like the Cubs are wishing they'd never signed Alfonso Soriano. Jose Reyes is healthy again this year and producing as he had typically done. He's a free agent after the season so look for the Mets to trade him around the deadline. I expect they'll trade Carlos Beltran as well.
Mets Pitchers
| Pitcher | ERA | FIP | xFIP | ZiPS FIP |
| Jonathon Niese | 4.39 | 4.15 | 3.84 | 3.83 |
| Dillon Gee | 3.44 | 3.98 | 4.5 | 4.29 |
| R.A. Dickey | 4.71 | 4.63 | 4.25 | 3.93 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 0.76 | 2.44 | 3.31 | 2.88 |
| Taylor Buchholz | 1.99 | 4.01 | 3.13 | 3.51 |
Niese, Gee and Dickey are the three starters the Cubs will face this week. Rodriguez is a very good closer and Buckholz has fared quite well for them this season.
Pitching Matchups
ERA, FIP, xFIP, and ZiPS projected FIP in parantheses for the Cubs pitchers (Mets pitcher stats are above).
Tuesday: Jon Niese, LHP vs Ryan Dempster, RHP (6.91, 4.83, 3.38, 3.75), 7:05 PM CT, WGN
I look at what Niese has done in his career and I'm not really sure how ZiPS can project a 3.83 FIP out of him. It's not like he's gotten off to a great start. His walk rate is the same as his career rate, but his strikeout rate is down almost one per inning. He's been better in May than he was in April. The Cubs hit lefties well so I expect Niese to have a difficult time tonight.
After a ridiculously bad start, in large part due to some bad luck, Dempster put together three really good starts, but his last start wasn't so good. Aside from an ugly 20.4% home run per fly ball rate, Dempster's numbers are very similar to what he's done over the last few years in the rotation. Actually, his xFIP is less than it's been since his return to the rotation. I'm still convinced nothing is wrong with Dempster.
Wednesday: Dillon Gee, RHP vs Casey Coleman, RHP (6.03, 5.41, 4.54, 4.74), 7:05 PM CT, CSN
Gee's ERA looks nice, but his FIP is a bit below average. His xFIP is even worse as he's only given up 7.5% HR/FB rate. His BABIP is also just a bit higher than .240. He doesn't strike many out and walks more than the average pitcher, which obviously isn't a good formula for success. He's coming off the best start of his career. Last time out, against the Nationals, Gee pitched 7.2 innings and allowed only 2 base hits. He walked 3 and struckout 3.
All that needs to be said about Coleman is that his K rate is 6.55 per 9 and his BB rate is 6.55 per 9. That's not going to work at the big league level.
Thursday: RA Dickey, RHP vs Carlos Zambrano, RHP (4.88, 3.83, 4.33, 3.57), 1:20 PM CT, WGN
This matchup features two pitchers who made their Major League debut in 2001. The difference between the two is that RA Dickey will be 37 years old later this year while Carlos Zambrano turns 30 a week from tomorrow. Dickey's best season was last year when he posted a 3.65 FIP and 3.75 xFIP. His ERA was under 3, but that was because he stranded nearly 78% of the runners on base and batters only had a .276 BABIP against him. He struckout 5.37 per 9 last year and so far this year he's struckout 5.34 per 9. His BB rate was just 2.17 last year, which is a walk under his career average. This year it's back to his career average. Batters hit a lot of balls on the ground vs Dickey.
Dickey is another knuckleballer and perhaps the Cubs seeing Tim Wakefield this past Sunday will help them out on Thursday. I wonder how often these days a team faces a knuckleballer twice in a week. It can't happen that often.
Z's walk rate is down 1.6 per 9 from last year and a full walk per 9 less than his career average. Unfortunately, his strikeout rate has decreased much more than that. He had struckout 8.1 per 9 the last two seasons and this season it's only 5.89. Berselius has commented several times on the lack of strikeouts from Zambrano. He still hasn't allowed that many home runs (6% HR/FB rate) and he's been a bit unlucky when it comes to stranding runners. The bad news with the HR/FB rate is that this is the first year in his career he's allowed more fly balls than ground balls. More fly balls means more home runs of course. His 4.33 xFIP is pretty much right where it's been since 2006. Z's fastball is also under 90 mph these days. Since 2008 Z had been a bit under the league average in swinging strikes, but this year he's well under the league average. He's just not missing nearly as many bats this year as he has in the past. He's also getting many fewer swings at pitches out of the zone. He does lead the team in innings pitches and this was true even before Garza missed his last start. He's giving the team innings, but not necessarily quality innings.
[quote name=Aisle424]I don’t think they will lower ticket prices. Not appreciably. It would be too hard to re-raise them after they get good again. The ticket prices we see today did not happen over night. It happened in 10% increments over the years. Taking a $70 ticket down to $63 to watch the minor league misfits isn’t going to cut it. They’d have to cut deeper than that and then, what will they do? Double the prices the moment the Cubs break .500 again? That’s hard to pass off as fan-friendly.
So you do what they’ve been doing, keep the dopes in line for the Season Tickets on the hook for the full priced, Yankee-tier pricing, and then discount the shit out of the non-selling single game seats. From a business standpoint, they are doing exactly what they need to do with their ticket strategy. They didn’t need to lower the overall prices to keep Al and his ilk on the hook, so why leave that revenue on the table?[/quote]
Ok, get cheap after you dupe the suckers out of that cash.
No prediction? Or a wait-and-see approach?
Ike Davis and Pagan are on the dl, iirc.
No prediction?
[quote name=Rice Cube]No prediction? Or a wait-and-see approach?[/quote]I’m not sure he can answer right now. He’s pretty busy at his other job.
david wright also on the dl
Mets are as broken as the Cubs.
[quote name=GW]david wright also on the dl[/quote](dying laughing) I guess I’m going without dinner tonight too.
Prediction: Cubs lose 2 of 3
[quote name=Suburban kid]So, has Al caved and decided discounts are good for the organization yet? I can’t see him actually confronting his buddy Tom over this.[/quote]
He’ll just sit there and stew and delete comments of people who bring it up.
Bubbles prediction: Cubs sweep. Montanez 8 homeruns
Fwiw the main drum I’ve been beating on with z is the huge drop in his gb rate. He’s especially lucky that so few balls are leaving the park
Also,
Why is Shawn back to BCB?
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Also,
Why is Shawn back to BCB?[/quote]
I thought he was Al’s stat guy.
I thought he got banned over there for essentially calling al a moron in one of his articles.. I might be very very very well off
[quote name=Berselius]Fwiw the main drum I’ve been beating on with z is the huge drop in his gb rate. He’s especially lucky that so few balls are leaving the park[/quote]
(dying laughing), you did mention it, I just read the preview too quickly before complaining. Basically I think Z’s peripherals are screaming alarm bells, though it may still be too early.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]I thought he got banned over there for essentially calling al a moron in one of his articles.. I might be very very very well off[/quote]You are absolutely correct.
.
Anyone know when Yu Darvish becomes available?
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), you did mention it, I just read the preview too quickly before complaining. Basically I think Z’s peripherals are screaming alarm bells, though it may still be too early.[/quote]It’s really odd because his walk rate is down. Maybe that’s just because he’s so much easier to make contact against. My lying eyes tell me he’s been around the plate a lot more than in previous years, his velocity is still in decline, batters are elevating the ball and he has a shitty defense behind him.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Anyone know when Yu Darvish becomes available?[/quote]I think after this season, but I’m not sure.
(dying laughing) @ mgl consorting with the riff-raff at fangraphs
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ultimate-base-running-primer/#comments
[quote name=mb21]I think after this season, but I’m not sure.[/quote]
Not sure, try:
http://www.anyoneknowwhenyudarvishbecomesavailable.com
[quote name=GW](dying laughing) @ mgl consorting with the riff-raff at fangraphs
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ultimate-base-running-primer/#comments/quote(dying laughing)
Berselius will be happy to learn that Edward James Olmos has a recurring role on Dexter this year.
[quote name=mb21]Berselius will be happy to learn that Edward James Olmos has a recurring role on Dexter this year.[/quote]
Indeed. I saw that earlier today and almost shit a brick (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]Berselius will be happy to learn that Edward James Olmos has a recurring role on Dexter this year.[/quote]
How do I kill these keedz?
(I don’t watch Dexter, but I couldn’t resist)
Not that they necessarily have the pieces w/o sacrificing someone like Jackson, but is David Wright someone the Cubs should look at as a trade target?
[quote name=Mish]Not that they necessarily have the pieces w/o sacrificing someone like Jackson, but is David Wright someone the Cubs should look at as a trade target?[/quote]
Fucking dangling modifier.
[quote name=mb21]Berselius will be happy to learn that Edward James Olmos has a recurring role on Dexter this year.[/quote]
I don’t watch Dexter but I recognize this name as the detective in “Blade Runner” or something like that. “It’s a shame she won’t live…but then again, who does?”
/cool story bro’d
[quote name=Mish]I don’t watch Dexter but I recognize this name as the detective in “Blade Runner” or something like that. “It’s a shame she won’t live…but then again, who does?”
/cool story bro’d[/quote]I was thinking Battlestar Gallactica and I know berselius is a huge fan of that show.
I’ve never seen the show.
[quote name=mb21]I’ve never seen the show.[/quote]False.
[quote name=mb21]I’ve never seen the show.[/quote]
Not recent enough?
So I’m looking into bone bruises in the elbow for pitchers and not having a lot of luck. I found Vicente Padilla who missed 2 months (73 days) in 2004 because of a bone bruise in his elbow. Broxton is going to be out at least 6 weeks, but he has spurs as well. Obviously not all bruises are the same, but anybody else know of other pitchers to miss time because of this and how much time they missed?
In case nobody noticed, Koyie Hill actually threw out a base runner. Good luck to Geo at getting his job back. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Aisle424]Not recent enough?[/quote]It’s an ancient show.
[quote name=melissa]In case nobody noticed, Koyie Hill. Good luck to Geo at getting his job back. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Gamer’d
Cashner doesn’t have to have surgery
40 pitches already? Dang.
mb21 is going to be surprised if Garza only misses one more start.
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Koyie is magic.
[quote name=mb21]mb21 is going to be surprised if Garza only misses one more start.[/quote]
MB21 is no bubblesdachimp
Seeing eye ground ball for Barney.
[quote name=melissa]MB21 is no bubblesdachimp[/quote]mb21 agrees.
Luis montanez—–>> justified 3 overall
[quote name=melissa]MB21 is no bubblesdachimp[/quote]
Took bubbles a second to get this and then he dyed laughing
[quote name=mb21]mb21 agrees.[/quote]
Men’s Fitness agrees as well.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Took bubbles a second to get this and then he dyed laughing[/quote]mb21 mourns the loss of bubbles
[quote name=melissa]Men’s Fitness agrees as well.[/quote]And you know, that’s really all that matters.
[quote name=mb21]mb21 is going to be surprised if Garza only misses one more start.[/quote]
MB is just a funsucker (dying laughing)
oh fuck you Keith Hernandez: “I just cringe when I see Sammy Sosa’s name ahead of Ernie Banks on the HR list”.
[quote name=Horny Goat]oh fuck you Keith Hernandez: “I just cringe when I see Sammy Sosa’s name ahead of Ernie Banks on the HR list”.[/quote]
I miss Sammy Sosa.
Keith said their should be an asterisk by his name, and Gary Cohen agreed, then added the top 4 of 6 have been “implicated” in some way and it’s a shame. sigh
[quote name=Rice Cube]I miss Sammy Sosa.[/quote]
me too, RC. I think he’ll be recognized in wrigley eventually but it’ll be many years.
[quote name=Horny Goat]me too, RC. I think he’ll be recognized in wrigley eventually but it’ll be many years.[/quote]
I’d probably freak out if I ever met Sammy Sosa in person. He’s the reason I’m a Cubs fan.
So yeah, it’s Sammy’s fault (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Gift triple.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
TOOTBLAN
uh oh, TOOTBLAN
I was a Cubs fan before Sammy, but there’s little doubt 1998 to 2001 was the longest stretch of actual fun watching this team in my life. I wouldn’t trade those years for anything.
Was that Angel Guzman in the dugout next to Zambrano?
[quote name=Rice Cube](dying laughing)
Gift triple.[/quote]
that did take a funny hop I guess
[quote name=mb21]I was a Cubs fan before Sammy, but there’s little doubt 1998 to 2001 was the longest stretch of actual fun watching this team in my life. I wouldn’t trade those years for anything.[/quote]
2003-2004 was pretty good until 8th inning of game 6. Even game 7 was fun for a little while (dying laughing)
Ugh. 2003 was a major stomach punch.
[quote name=mgl]I really don’t give a crap whether anyone likes any of these stats or not. Use them at your pleasure or displeasure.
When you spend more than 1 minute on a piddling post as opposed to hundreds of hours coming up with these metrics, then you can talk. It’s not rocket science but it does take time…[/quote]
[quote name=Chris Long] I’m going to call my system Awesome Base Running.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
[quote name=Rice Cube]Ugh. 2003 was a major stomach punch.[/quote]
I believe that’s been covered (dying laughing)
[quote name=Horny Goat]I believe that’s been covered (dying laughing)[/quote]
Yeah. Something about a goat and Steve Bartman.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Keith said their should be an asterisk by his name, and Gary Cohen agreed, then added the top 4 of 6 have been “implicated” in some way and it’s a shame. sigh[/quote]
I wonder if there should be an asterisk next to all of Keith’s career stats to indicate that he was a coke-head a good deal of his career?
[quote name=melissa]I wonder if there should be an asterisk next to all of Keith’s career stats to indicate that he was a coke-head a good deal of his career?[/quote]
coke + greenies after all night boozing. Baseball before nutrition and steroids.
That 86 Mets team was notorious for it’s coke fueled partying. Keith Hernandez can spare me the sanctimony. Fuck him in the
earnose.2008 was the most fun for me. 2007 was pretty damn fun after about mid-June as well.
[quote name=melissa]That 86 Mets team was notorious for it’s coke fueled partying. Keith Hernandez can spare me the sanctimony. Fuck him in the
earnose.[/quote]Not to mention that Hernandez has never been really repentant about his coke use in the way Raines has, despite the fact that Hernandez had to be compelled to testify at the hearings. Hernandez is a piece of shit.[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Not to mention that Hernandez has never been really reptant about his coke use in the way Raines has, despite the fact that Hernandez had to be compelled to testify at the hearings. Hernandez is a piece of shit.[/quote]
“Nice game, pretty boy.” (dying laughing)
How many more games till I can buy my montanez jersey? Is he wearing 3?
I know steroids aren’t the best for your body, but at least Bonds was a health fanatic in other aspects. All those other guys smoked and drank, did coke & speed to excess, ate like shit, meanwhile Bonds was eating several small meals of the best food you can get, all the finest nutritional supplements. That’s what bugs me. He’s healthier than most of those other old farts.
[quote name=Perkins]“Nice game, pretty boy.” (dying laughing)[/quote]
that reminds me, It was McDowell who spit on Kramer, not Keith, as Jerry found out by reconstructing the crime scene. McDowell of the homophobic slurs in SF a while back (dying laughing)
Cubs threatening to not be at .444 anymore.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]How many more games till I can buy my montanez jersey? Is he wearing 3?[/quote]
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[quote name=bubblesdachimp]How many more games till I can buy my montanez jersey? Is he wearing 3?[/quote]www.howmanymoregamesuntilicanbuyamontanezjersey.com
http://www.isloumontanezwearingnumber3.com
is Dempster done or 1 more inning?
[quote name=Horny Goat]is Dempster done or 1 more inning?[/quote]
One more. See what happens.
[quote name=Horny Goat]is Dempster done or 1 more inning?[/quote]How many innings does MIke Quade think his pitchers can go?
1 more.
Huh. I guess Castro does really slow down at first base. I wonder why none of the coaches have called him out on that.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Huh. I guess Castro does really slow down at first base. I wonder why none of the coaches have called him out on that.[/quote]They’re still trying to get their hit-and-run signs down. Then they can move on to coaching.
WGN is making Tony Campana jokes.
[quote name=melissa]I wonder if there should be an asterisk next to all of Keith’s career stats to indicate that he was a coke-head a good deal of his career?[/quote]In my spreadsheets I use different types of asterisks. For example, for Hernandez, I use this
[quote name=mb21]In my spreadsheets I use different types of asterisks. For example, for Hernandez, I use this
wow, that must be a huge file
Z is pinch-hitting!
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Not to mention that Hernandez has never been really repentant about his coke use in the way Raines has, despite the fact that Hernandez had to be compelled to testify at the hearings. Hernandez is a piece of shit.[/quote]Piece of shit might be a bit much. I don’t need Hernandez to be repentant in public. I assume he quit using and has made apologies to those who were owed one. He shouldn’t be judging someone else though.
[quote name=GW]wow, that must be a huge file[/quote]The bigger the spreadsheet, the better it is.
Keith brought out the “dog” comment when Aramis went to 3B on Soriano’s double.
Z is out to pinch hit
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]How many innings does MIke Quade think his pitchers can go?
1 more.[/quote](dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
I love Big Z.
Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eat that shit and choke, Hernandez.
Mets are the Cubs tonight. third error
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Eat that shit and choke, Hernandez.[/quote]
“I despise him”
/Newman
so Campana is in CF finally. that makes more sense.
Keith and Gary now have to babble on about 1908 and 1945 to make themselves feel better about tonight’s debacle.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Keith and Gary now have to babble on about 1908 and 1945 to make themselves feel better about tonight’s debacle.[/quote]
Weak.
Castro has another hit. Or “hit” since that might have been an error. Well hit though.
and the “Bartman” game. sigh.
Castro with his 3rd hit.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Keith and Gary now have to babble on about 1908 and 1945 to make themselves feel better about tonight’s debacle.[/quote]Assholes.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Weak.
Castro has another hit. Or “hit” since that might have been an error. Well hit though.[/quote]
he broke his bat but still crushed if you can believe it.
The “Bartman game” will never die I’m afraid, unless the cubs go on to be a dynasty.
[quote name=Horny Goat]he broke his bat but still crushed if you can believe it.
The “Bartman game” will never die I’m afraid,
unless the cubs go on to be a dynasty.[/quote]Be realistic.
[quote name=mb21]Money back guarantee that my preview is better than Berselius’s.[/quote]
I want my effing money back.
I like how they didn’t even try to double up Campana (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Can you blow a save when you lead by double digits? We’ll find out.
[quote name=jherky]I want my effing money back.[/quote]Send me a postage paid envelope and I’ll send you your money.
I’m not watching, but the Mets’ crew may be my favorite in baseball, (dying laughing).
Keith: “Ramirez’s heart wasn’t into that one”
(dying laughing) it never ends
[quote name=mb21]Can you blow a save when you lead by double digits? We’ll find out.[/quote]
It is possible, but only after a pitching change and when the tying run is either on base, at bat or on deck (dying laughing)
The point is, the “save” is stupid.
forecast tomorrow looks awful and thursday not much better
time to move over to Bulls thread. Miami up by one, 2m left.
Bulls have to win
I heart Carlos Zambrano
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15153601
Alfonso Soriano, Darwin Barney and Lou Montanez each had two hits for Chicago, which kicked off a nine-game homestand with its 11th victory in its past 12 games against NL East teams.
;0
Barry Bonds is not a complete asshole.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/24/barry-bonds-to-pay-for-bryan-stows-kids-to-go-to-college/
(sorta h/t to Mish)
[quote name=Rice Cube]Barry Bonds is not a complete asshole.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/24/barry-bonds-to-pay-for-bryan-stows-kids-to-go-to-college/
(sorta h/t to Mish)[/quote]
Great news, but unfortunately it won’t change many people’s minds about him “desecrating the game” by, gasp, hitting a ball over the fence too many times.
[quote name=mb21]Send me a postage paid envelope and I’ll send you your money.[/quote]You’ll have to e-mail it to me. Or put it in my Pokerstars account.
Interesting parenting style, mb.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389593/Kathy-Witterick-David-Stocker-raising-genderless-baby.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110518/od_yblog_upshot/new-book-says-ussr-behind-roswell-ufo
Ha —-> HR
Ryan Flaherty on the year: .327/.399/.622
Yeah, he could be a decent backup OF if he keeps up this .500/.600/.750 pace he’s on.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Yeah, he could be a decent backup OF if he keeps up this .500/.600/1.500 pace he’s on.[/quote]
Good thing we can just extrapolate 5 PAs to the rest of his career.
Vitters has a .900+ OPS his last 10 games.
The Cub Reporter had a pretty decent write-up of what a “bone contusion” is/can be. I’m too lazy to link it, but it says there’s a wide range of severity. Given Garza’s reaction to being put on the DL, I hope that says he’s fine, but at the end of the article he said a stress fracture in the elbow can take years to recover from. Obviously that’s pretty rare.
So I take it Russell (dying laughing) is still (dying laughing) part of the rotation (dying laughing)?
I would assume so, SK.
[quote name=mb21]I would assume so, SK.[/quote]I liked Glendon Rusch better.
[quote name=Suburban kid]I liked Glendon Rusch better.[/quote]Wow. That’s quite the insult to Russell.
[quote name=jtsunami]Vitters has a .900+ OPS his last 10 games.[/quote]
If he keeps that up, he could have a decent career as a backup catcher.
If this thunderstorm keeps up, the ground might get decently damp.
[quote name=Aisle424]If this thunderstorm keeps up, the ground might get decently damp.[/quote]I’m assuming there’s not much chance of tonight’s game getting in.
[quote name=Aisle424]If this thunderstorm keeps up, the ground might get decently damp.[/quote]
After watching Hurricane Katrina ravage the Gulf of Mexico, this storm has a chance to follow that blueprint. But will it?
After Corey Patterson and Felix Pie paved the path for minor leaguers to get to the bigs with no plate discipline, Josh Vitters has a chance to follow that blueprint. But will he?
i just noticed the daytona cubs record the other day. mlb should let me watch their games instead
[quote name=Jame Gumb]After watching Hurricane Katrina ravage the Gulf of Mexico, this storm has a chance to follow that blueprint. But will it?[/quote]
Memes are colliding!
[quote name=mb21]I’m assuming there’s not much chance of tonight’s game getting in.[/quote]
I can’t imagine. It would have to stop raining pretty soon to give the field a chance to drain and become playable, and I don’t think that is in the forecast.
Hopefully this gives the Mets a chance to have another team meeting after the loss last night. Apparently, losing by 10 after a team meeting is the new black.
Did Quade reprimand Zambrano and Johnson for piling on to the lead late in the game?
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/25/the-padres-season-ticket-sales-staff-is-the-best/
No Cubs season tickets available, yet the ballpark is still half-empty. Some of that probably due to weather, but even on sunny days…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Royals-great-Paul-Splittorff-dies-at-age-64?urn=mlb-wp7646
Cancer sucks.
[quote name=Suburban kid]Did Quade reprimand Zambrano and Johnson for piling on to the lead late in the game?[/quote]
Nobody stole any bases so I think that was still within the bounds of unwritten rules.
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/05/19/baseballs-rainy-season/
An article about the number of rainout in MLB this season on Freakonomics blog. It looked so promising until,
Thanks for discrediting such a great blog Matt.
http://m.npr.org/story/2100422?url=/people/2100422/frank-deford
Some Cubs players should take note. Maybe.
[quote name=jherky]http://m.npr.org/story/2100422?url=/people/2100422/frank-deford
Some Cubs players should take note. Maybe.[/quote]Babe Ruth’s being finished in 1935 actually was the culmination of several years of a “decline on a gentle, sloping curve.” The 3-HR performance was a rare highlight in a dismal year.
[quote name=Suburban kid]Did Quade reprimand Zambrano and Johnson for piling on to the lead late in the game?[/quote](dying laughing) If I was any team playing the Cubs that was blown out I’d complain about them running the score up. If the Cubs are going to act like bitches when it happens to them, I’m going to let them know how retarded they sound.
Is there an unwritten rule that once the lead gets out of hand, you bring in a pitcher to pinch-hit?
I just checked the unwritten rulebook, and it doesn’t say anything…
http://praiseball.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-pay-by-the-post/
http://twitter.com/#!/FG_As_Tweets
(dying laughing)
KG
Jae-Hoon Ha, OF, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 2-for-5, HR (1), R, RBI, K. First Double-A home run; .278/.297/.472 in eight games.
Junior Lake, SS, Cubs (High-A Daytona): 3-for-5, HR (5), 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB. 10-for-20 with two home runs in last four games; .315/.339/.486 is big step forward and tools have always been there
[quote name=ACT]I just checked the unwritten rulebook, and it doesn’t say anything…[/quote]
It’s braille.
[quote name=Mish].315/.339/.486 is big step forward[/quote]
The second half of 2010 was a big step forward. This is a continuation of that.
[quote name=Mish]KG
Jae-Hoon Ha, OF, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 8 walks in over 200 PA, 6 stolen bases, 8 caught stealing[/quote].
The Onion:
The guy lives in Randolph, NY and his big complaint is about the quality of pretzel he gets after he buys it knowing full well it is going to suck?
The Ricketts love this guy,
(dying laughing)
I am a fan of Eric Ludwig of Orlando.
Have we ever seen Al and Paul in the same place?
[quote name=Aisle424]Have we ever seen Al and Paul in the same place?[/quote]
[quote name=Suburban kid]
[/quote]
My mistake.
Does Paul literally publish every letter he receives?
Crazies.
So they’re old AND stupid?
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]So they’re Al Yellon?[/quote]
Oooh.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/25/the-rays-make-a-fan-remove-his-yankees-suck-t-shirt/
You can’t say “suck” in a major league stadium anymore I guess.
[quote name=Aisle424]Have we ever seen Al and Paul in the same place?[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
[quote name=Aisle424](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)[/quote]That has to be the funniest picture on the internet. I once had the link bookmarked (dying laughing) so I could post it whenever, but you can search google images for strange asians picture.
IDK about you 424, but Melrose Place always made me want to kill Jews. Which I did.
Sorry if this was posted, I’ve been filming all day. Jim Caple (who I don’t really like) ranks team owners:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/110525_MLB_owners&sportCat=mlb
[quote name=GW]http://praiseball.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-pay-by-the-post/
http://twitter.com/#!/FG_As_Tweets
(dying laughing)[/quote]
so this is why, even though fangraphs is on my reader i only read the jonah keri articles once a week
What have Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Remlinger all got in common? (besides the obvious)
[quote name=Suburban kid]What have Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Remlinger all got in common? (besides the obvious)[/quote]
They all have Os in their name, except for Ramirez, Mercker, and Remlinger, who all have Es in their names.
[quote name=Suburban kid]What have Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Remlinger all got in common? (besides the obvious)[/quote]
None of them have been in my kitchen
They all mow my lawn.
At the same time. I have a big lawn.
They were all on the DL for extended periods of time during the 2004 season.
I forgot it was that many.
[quote name=mb21]At the same time. I have a big lawn.[/quote]
That’ll replace the “Zambrano mows my lawn” t-shirts. “Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Remlinger mow my lawn”
Oh — and, because of that, Jim Hendry “feels good about this [2011] team.”
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]That’ll replace the “Zambrano mows my lawn” t-shirts. “Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Mark Grudzielanek, Todd Hollandsworth, Sammy Sosa, Joe Borowski, Aramis Ramirez, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Goodwin, Kent Mercker, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Remlinger mow my lawn”[/quote]That just might make an appearance in the OV Shop before long. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Suburban kid]Oh — and, because of that, Jim Hendry “feels good about this [2011] team.”[/quote]Did someone tell Hendry this team was never anywhere near as good as the 04 team?
[quote name=mb21]Did someone tell Hendry this team was never anywhere near as good as the 04 team?[/quote]The 2004 team was either the best or second best Cubs team going into the season I’ve seen in my lifetime (the other being the 2009 club). That team had an absurd amount of talent.
[quote name=mb21]Did someone tell Hendry this team was never anywhere near as good as the 04 team?[/quote]Look, Wells is back and Garza will be back next week. That’s good, right?
Soto will also be back!
[quote name=mb21]Soto will also be back![/quote]
70 wins suddenly looks possible!
[quote name=Perkins]The 2004 team was either the best or second best Cubs team going into the season I’ve seen in my lifetime (the other being the 2009 club). That team had an absurd amount of talent.[/quote]A lot of people say that was an unlikeable team, but I liked that team a lot for about 24 weeks. Frustrating for sure, because of all the injuries, and then the meltdown with eight games left was a killer too. They did seem to start whining in September before they started losing …. that’s why fans don’t like that team, along with the Sammy bullshit. But it was a great season up until around September 20th, IIRC.
Unlikeable teams = teams with talented dark players who don’t get it done, c.f., 2004, 2009.
Is it still okay to like Sammy Sosa?
[quote name=Suburban kid]A lot of people say that was an unlikeable team, but I liked that team a lot for about 24 weeks. Frustrating for sure, because of all the injuries, and then the meltdown with eight games left was a killer too. They did seem to start whining in September before they started losing …. that’s why fans don’t like that team, along with the Sammy bullshit. But it was a great season up until around September 20th, IIRC.[/quote]Yeah, that was a pretty fun team to watch for most of the season. Zambrano was awesome, and the rotation was pretty good after Prior came back.
But they had an epic bedshitting worthy of the franchise.
Prior’s last two starts of 2004 kind of sum up that season: the game against the Mets that Hawkins blew with two outs and two strikes in the 9th, and his last start against the Reds: a 16K, 9IP performance that the Cubs lost in 12 innings. As great as they were, it just wasn’t happening.
How about that Reed Johnson eh.
pretty good production for a minor league invite
Soriano OBP meter goes up.
Soriano OBP —> .304
This team is a joke
[quote name=mb21]This team is a joke[/quote]
It’s not even worth laughing anymore.
Nice tag line for the comments. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mish]It’s not even worth laughing anymore.[/quote]
False. I will laugh all the way to the $1 tickets.
[quote name=Rice Cube]False. I will laugh all the way to the $1 tickets.[/quote](dying laughing)
Correct.
[quote name=Mish]Nice tag line for the comments. (dying laughing)[/quote]My spreadsheet couldn’t figure out Soriano’s new OBP. It said: you’re full of shit, dumbass. Excel must have included the new error with my last update.
Holy shit. Casey Coleman turned that lead around with a quickness.
Justin Berg! (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]My spreadsheet couldn’t figure out Soriano’s new OBP. It said: you’re full of shit, dumbass. Excel must have included the new error with my last update.[/quote]
MB, ESPN’s box score updates OBP automatically. So does Gameday. Hope that helps a bit.
I feel kind of bad for Coleman. There were three plays behind him that while not errors probably should have been made. Reed and Kosuke both had balls drop in front of them that when hit you’d have thought it would be an out and Barney let one go under his glove. Coleman didn’t really pitch that poorly. Beltran was the only one that hit the ball hard.
This is unbelievable.
[quote name=melissa]I feel kind of bad for Coleman. There were three plays behind him that while not errors probably should have been made. Reed and Kosuke both had balls drop in front of them that when hit you’d have thought it would be an out and Barney let one go under his glove. Coleman didn’t really pitch that poorly. Beltran was the only one that hit the ball hard.[/quote]Berg, OTOH, is pitching poorly. (dying laughing)
I don’t think Berg threw a strike.
If the Cubs offense was half as patient as the team they pitch to they’d have a damn good offense.
12 pitches, 12 balls. Wow.
And MO – we need a pic of an implosion, not explosion.
[quote name=Rice Cube]MB, ESPN’s box score updates OBP automatically. So does Gameday. Hope that helps a bit.[/quote](dying laughing) I was joking. I just figured Soriano .300+ OBP was an error. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mish]12 pitches, 12 balls. Wow.
And MO – we need a pic of an implosion, not explosion.[/quote]
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Berg, OTOH, is pitching poorly. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Berg done blowed up real good.
The Cubs are going to be the first time to ever use 7 relievers in a game postponed after 3 innings.
[quote name=mb21]The Cubs are going to be the first time to ever use 7 relievers in a game postponed after 3 innings.[/quote]
Watch them get 5 full in.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Watch them get 5 full in.[/quote]They don’t have enough pitchers to get through 5.
I missed this from Caple’s article ranking owners:
I say the Cubs now attempt to give up as many runs as possible in an effort to prolong innings and not get in 5 before more storms hit. It just might work.
[quote name=mb21]They don’t have enough pitchers to get through 5.[/quote]
Make Koyie pitch.
A nice 7-pitch inning if you’re a Mets fan.
Hmmm…Cubs are letting their half innings go quick in order to implement Melissa’s plan. Awesome.
[quote name=mb21]A nice 7-pitch inning if you’re a Mets fan.[/quote]
Or a Cubs fan silly enough to be sitting in Wrigley right now.
Damn you, James Russell, stop getting batters out. You’ll be through 5 innings in no time.
When will James Russell’s shoulder explode?
Last 11 pitches by Gee, 5 outs.
[quote name=Rice Cube]When will James Russell’s shoulder explode?[/quote]
He’s the original Terry Mulholland.
[quote name=dylanj]pretty good production for a minor league invite[/quote]No doubt. It’s also the 2nd time the Cubs have gotten really good production from him for dirt cheap. He was released by the Blue Jays and the Cubs picked up prior to 2008.
The legend of Reed Johnson hits a minor speedbump.
Reds are beating up on Philly bullpen.
That was a really great looking play by Starlin.
[quote name=Rice Cube]When will James Russell’s shoulder explode?[/quote]www.whenwilljamesrussellsshoulderexplode.com
Russell threw 3 innings Friday, 4+ on Sunday and is back out there again. It’s pretty bad when you have to keep using him because he’s the only effective pitcher they have. (dying laughing)
James Russell is like the old-school multi-inning fireman (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]Russell threw 3 innings Friday, 4+ on Sunday and is back out there again. It’s pretty bad when you have to keep using him because he’s the only effective pitcher they have. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Pitch Russell every other game…Let’s See What Happens
Russell will at least start the next inning. What a trooper.
Russell will do whatever you want for league minimum.
Wennington’s gorilla cock was at Wrigley tonight:
Eye candy, plus check out the sea of green empty seats:
(dying laughing), even Gee gets in on the act
Scott Maine up in the pen, we just might not get through this 5th inning after all.
Ok, I guess it’s up to the offense now. (dying laughing)
[quote name=melissa]Ok, I guess it’s up to the offense now. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Good luck with that.
Bill Wennington is a funny dude.
Quade really is off his fucking rocker.
Okay, I’m at a bar with no sound. Please tell me Quade was arguing a rain delay.
[quote name=GBTS]Okay, I’m at a bar with no sound. Please tell me Quade was arguing a rain delay.[/quote]
Quade was arguing the rain delay. You can’t make this shit up.
He was seriously arguing the rain delay? That’s awesome.
[quote name=mb21]He was seriously arguing the rain delay? That’s awesome.[/quote]
He wasn’t just arguing, he was going ape-shit. I haven’t seen him argue anything that vociferously thus far in his ignominious career.
Mike Quade has no idea what he is doing.
Of course Quade doesn’t want the game called because he knows that unlike last year this team will make a late inning comeback. Done Deal. Sealed.
He’s arguing because the conditions during that Giants game was even worse than tonight. I don’t think there was thunder and lightning that night though.
[quote name=melissa]He wasn’t just arguing, he was going ape-shit. I haven’t seen him argue anything that vociferously thus far in his ignominious career.[/quote]If were the ump, I’d tell Quade to go find Crane’s priest, because his problem is with God, not with me.,
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Mike Quade has no idea what he is doing.[/quote]
But he’s going to do it with passion, by God.
Quade didn’t just argue momentarily either, he was out there for quite a while. I’m surprised he didn’t go throw himself in front of the tarp to keep them from rolling it out.
Every time there’s a thunderstorm, I thinlk of that time Berkman ran for cover. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Perkins]Every time there’s a thunderstorm, I thinlk of that time Berkman ran for cover. (dying laughing)[/quote]
I’ve never seen him move so fast (dying laughing)
Bruce Miles said he doesn’t think he’s ever seen a manager argue a rain delay before. Well Bruce, you’ve never witnessed an entire season of the great Mike Quade.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Reds are beating up on Philly bullpen.[/quote]
Jay Bruce broke the tie in the 10th after Halladay blew a late lead, now Howard tied it again with a HR in the bottom half. good game.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Jay Bruce broke the tie in the 10th after Halladay blew a late lead, now Howard tied it again with a HR in the bottom half. good game.[/quote]
I wish I could watch that game. At least I can watch the Mavs and Thunder not play defense.
Peasants! Arst thou conversing?
[quote name=Berselius]Peasants! Arst thou conversing?[/quote]
No. We were waiting for you to do a preview for tonight’s game.
I’m sad that Gameday didn’t put up the video of Q arguing the rain delay.
[quote name=Berselius]Peasants! Arst thou conversing?[/quote]Nay, m’lord! We are but disputating on yonder thunderclap hence.
[Why the hell is Baldy arguing a rain delay when the Cubs are losing and he's burning his bullpen yet again?
[quote name=Berselius][Why the hell is Baldy arguing a rain delay when the Cubs are losing and he's burning his bullpen yet again?[/quote]
Let’s See What Happens.
[quote name=melissa]No. We were waiting for you to do a preview for tonight’s game.[/quote]There are too many delicious Brazilian meats to be consumed to e bothered with such common concerns.
[quote name=Berselius]There are too many delicious Brazilian meats to be consumed to e bothered with such common concerns.[/quote]
You ate dinner? Don’t let MB find out, he’ll be as livid as Quade arguing a rain delay.
[quote name=melissa]You ate dinner? Don’t let MB find out, he’ll be as livid as Quade arguing a rain delay.[/quote]Just tell him that I ate at TGI Fridays
I’ll admit that I think Quade is a moron but he surprised me with his rain delay hissy fit. That may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a Cubs manager do.
[quote name=Berselius]There are too many delicious Brazilian meats to be consumed to e bothered with such common concerns.[/quote]
Was it all-you-can-eat like that one place in downtown Chicago?
[quote name=Berselius]Just tell him that I ate at TGI Fridays[/quote]Eating there is fine. If you had just sat there without eating, he’d have had your ass in a sling.
[quote name=melissa]I’ll admit that I think Quade is a moron but he surprised me with his rain delay hissy fit. That may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a Cubs manager do.[/quote]And that’s saying something.
Cubs lose. Officially official.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Was it all-you-can-eat like that one place in downtown Chicago?[/quote]Aye indeed
[quote name=Berselius]Aye indeed[/quote]
Awesome that you can find that in Texas as well.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Cubs lose. Officially official.[/quote]
They were robbed!
[quote name=Berselius]Just tell him that I ate at TGI Fridays[/quote]You and I are finished.
They just showed the replay of Quade arguing on the Comcast Postloss and he is a total loon. I’m surprised the umps didn’t toss him.
There’s a commenter on this article whose heart is now broken because the Cubs lost another rain-shortened game: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110525&content_id=19571466¬ebook_id=19571474&vkey=notebook_chc&c_id=chc&partnerId=rss_chc
I’ve never seen anyone argue a rain delay.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Awesome that you can find that in Texas as well.[/quote](dying laughing), I’m actually in WI right now. There is an awesome Brazilian place very close to the UT campus but it’s a very different style. It’s probably our favorite place in Austin.
Our manager:
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), I’m actually in WI right now. There is an awesome Brazilian place very close to the UT campus but it’s a very different style. It’s probably our favorite place in Austin.[/quote]
Ah! Cool. The one in downtown Chicago is pretty famous but I’m retarded and totally forgot the name of it. Expensive as hell though.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Ah! Cool. The one in downtown Chicago is pretty famous but I’m retarded and totally forgot the name of it. Expensive as hell though.[/quote]Yeah this place was pricey too. It didn’t help that we got 2 bottles of wine for the table
I’ve been watching baseball since the early 1980s and I can’t remember a manager arguing with an umpire over a rain delay. I’m sure it’s happened. Quade couldn’t have been the first to do it, but what the fuck? You’re down 3 runs, it’s late in the game, the conditions are starting the suck, the chance of injuries are greatly increasing, and you have little chance of winning. (dying laughing)
Quade was hoping to burn the entire bullpen, James Russell can’t be the only guy he wants to pitch in 3 out of every 5 games.
Per the Muskrat:
I like the part where they still thought they could win.
There must not be an unwritten rule about lobbying to continue playing in degrading conditions that put all the players at risk for the off chance your team might get lucky.
[quote name=mb21]I’ve never seen anyone argue a rain delay.[/quote]Guillen argued a rain delay once at Wrigley, but IIRC, the Sox were only down 1 and they had a RISP when the game was called.
Russell:
May 20th: BoSox, 3 innings, no runs, 39 pitches
May 22nd: BoSox (emergency start for Garza), 4 innings, 3 runs, 57 pitches
Tonight: Mets (came in because Casey Coleman sucked), 3.2 innings, 1 run, 41 pitches
Russell –> DL soon?
I loathe Nolan Ryan. His “starters should finish every game” platonic ideal is hell on that club’s record (and my fantasy starters).
Zack Greinke > Jason Marquis
http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15175519
That was a bomb.
If one of you media-savvy folks could put the “Major League” call on this video, that’d be pretty cool.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15198011
Ball 4
Ball 8
Ball 12
Just missing the grand slam, the HBP and the ejection.
I can’t believe Scotty won.
[quote name=AndCounting]I can’t believe Scotty won.[/quote]
Ahh- after Durbin & haley were out, who cares?
So…y’all are just gonna run this thread for the rest of the games this season?
[quote name=Urk]So…y’all are just gonna run this thread for the rest of the games this season?[/quote]
Don’t tell us what to do.
Phillies/Reds bottom of the 18th
Struck: 6 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 8 K, 0 BB, 6-1 GO-FO
[quote name=Urk]So…y’all are just gonna run this thread for the rest of the games this season?[/quote]
I’m pretty sure sports history will end (again) if the Heat win the championship so it really ought not matter.
The Cubs right now are 2nd in BA, 2nd in OBP, and 4th in SLG in the NL. Never would have guessed. 6th in runs.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]GO-FO[/quote]GO-FO yourself.
[quote name=Mish]Nice tag line for the comments. (dying laughing)[/quote]
I thought it was going to say
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False
Tango answers more fagets: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14037
19 innings —> video game baseball defensive shuffle for Phillies. Wilson Valdez —> perfect inning + W
Oh wait…HBP. Not an ace.
I thought I read Valdez hit a batter.
[quote name=Suburban kid]GO-FO yourself.[/quote]
This means WAR.
Alvin =
[quote name=Mish]I thought I read Valdez hit a batter.[/quote]
Correct.
(dying laughing) Followed immediately by…
It’s a little early to talk about THIS YEAR’S trade deadline, but three-run lead in first inningis a “should win” game and innings 2-8 are “putting a team away.”
(dying laughing) Bit.
Second Baseman Wilson Valdez throws a scoreless inning.
Relief Pitcher Justin Berg throws 12 balls 0 strikes in 0+ innings.
/Cub’d
The Cubs should have tried for a wussout last night.
[quote name=Jame Gumb] Bit.[/quote]No way. Far too much work.
Cashner to bullpen if he comes back at all…
http://www.bleachernation.com/2011/05/26/andrew-cashner-in-the-bullpen-when-he-returns/
[quote name=jtsunami]Second Baseman Wilson Valdez throws a scoreless inning.
Relief Pitcher Justin Berg throws 12 balls 0 strikes in 0+ innings.
/Cub’d[/quote]
Awesome. I tweeted this, iydm.
[quote name=WaLi]The Cubs should have tried for a wussout last night.[/quote]
They could have but James Russell was their best pitcher (dying laughing)
Then Quade got pissed once the passed the wussout point.
Maybe Quade forgot to tell Russell last month that it would be raining yesterday and that he would be going for a wussout in a hope the game would get called before 5? Quade must have just been taking out his anger on the umpire for forgetting.
I’ve seen managers argue rain delays, but nothing like that.
I saw Lou argue the closing of the roof at the Rogers Centre. He wasn’t happy it was happening in the middle of an inning.
Looks like Buster Posey——->broken leg or ankle
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/cashner-to-the-bullpen-when-he-returns.html
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