We should be celebrating a 1-0 Cubs win this morning and picking up a game on the Cardinals.
Instead, because Aramis Ramirez booted a ball with two out in the second inning and Randy Wells followed it with a fat first-pitch fastball (for which he got roundly criticized, and rightly so, by Bob Brenly) to a good-hitting pitcher, Randy Wolf, the Cubs lost 2-1 to the Dodgers and remain seven games out of first place.
Here, I'll give you one piece of good news: the Giants' win over Colorado kept the Cubs six games behind the wild-card leading Rockies.
Randy Wells pitched yet another outstanding game, and because he threw 6.2 innings, finally reached the list of qualified leaders for the ERA lead -- to do so you have to have pitched one inning per game your team has played. The Cubs have played 120 games, Wells now has 120.1 innings, and his 2.84 ERA ranks seventh in the National League, two spots behind his Rookie of the Year competition, the Phillies' J.A. Happ. Brenly was right, though -- you don't throw a first-pitch fastball down the middle even to a pitcher, and especially a good hitter like Wolf, who had three hits in his last start including a home run. If he gets Wolf, the inning is over despite the Ramirez error and the bullpen would be getting high marks from everyone for holding down a 1-0 victory.
Wolf, with that hit, now has 11 RBI for the season, leading all major league pitchers. We were also informed on the CSN telecast that no Dodger pitcher had driven in that many runs in a season since Fernando Valenzuela had 11 in 1990.
Now, on to the feckless Cub offense, which generated exactly one hit last night: Ryan Theriot's RBI single. Theriot waited exactly three pitches before getting picked off. That's sad old song we have heard far too many times. There was, of course, with two out and two strikes on Milton Bradley, not much of a chance of scoring a run from first base. But with Bradley and D-Lee and A-Ram due up and a run already in, wouldn't you the baserunner stick a little closer to first on a 1-2 count?
Anyway, the Cubs had exactly two more baserunners the rest of the game: a seventh-inning walk to Derrek Lee with one out, and a leadoff walk (!) by Alfonso Soriano in the eighth. Sam Fuld made a couple of nice defensive plays to keep the game close.
I don't know what else to say. With 42 games remaining in the season, it is far too early for an optimist like me to give up. But this team simply has to play up to its capabilities offensively; this is the first time a Cubs team has been one-hit since Derek Lowe, then a Dodger, threw a one-hitter at Wrigley Field on August 31, 2005. I'm not one of those people for whom other sports are a big deal. Sure, I follow the Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks during their seasons.
But baseball is my game. I won't give up until it is absolutely hopeless, and we have not gotten to that point yet. Ted Lilly throws this afternoon, and any time Ted takes the mound, the Cubs have a good shot at winning. The game preview thread will be up at 1 pm CDT. Go Cubs.
0 recs | 108 comments
I go away for 4 weeks and the Cubs not only lose first place but are looking pathetic.
Good thing I am leaving tomorrow again for one week to the Nevada desert where I won’t hear anything about baseball. :-)
zevkalman - August 22, 2009
Hey!
Maybe it was you going away that caused the problem. Stick around!
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Actually I agree with the "J'accuse" article you posted...
This season is on Hendry and Lou. IMHO, I don’t think Lou should be manager next year. He needs to stay at home in Florida and catch up on his naps.
zevkalman - August 22, 2009
Hey man! How was your trip?
chilango2 - August 22, 2009
Al, I want to thank you very much
For your undying optism. It is great to know that there is someone else out there who hasn’t thrown it in yet. Sure, things look bleak. But crazier things have happened. The Cubs just need to start playing to their potential. Keep the faith, and Go Cubs.
cubswgnrocks - August 22, 2009 via mobile
I'm not giving up yet
either but my faith is slowly dwindling. I like watching Sam play. He and Reed have had some great plays in the outfield. Today would be a good time to start a long winning streak.
sue369 - August 22, 2009
Gotta Gotta Gotta Gotta Win Today
I like our chances with Theodore on the hill today. One win can turn into two wins can turn into sweeping Washington and then who knows what could happen… First things first, let’s get a W today and then try to split the series tomorrow…
DKT - August 22, 2009
"Little Sam" Fuld
I did not see this great catch live last night so I am posting the link. FYI just saw it on MLB network where they also
were into little Sam. Jeez he TOWERS over Miles, Theriot and Fontenot.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6225963&c_id=chc&topic_id=
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
Thanks for the link. I was still suffering from jet lag and couldn't follow the rest of the game.
Love that guy Sam Fuld.
zevkalman - August 22, 2009
Great call by Vin too!
tville - August 22, 2009
Not sure about "little Sam" but it was fun.
I expect Fuld appreciates getting a nice call from one of the greats.
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
The best
He was very compimentary and appreciative of the play. The Dodger broadcast (all we got here in LA) ran the catch several tmes. Each time, Scully “marveled” at the catch. Vin like good baseball, no matter who plays it.
made us think of what a homer like Harrelson would say. Fill in your own drivel here.————————
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
DAD GUM IT!
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
STRETCH! STRETCH!
shucks
ambrosiadreams - August 22, 2009
Not only did Fuld rob Manny
but he made a diving catch for another out (were you watching Alfonso?) and just missed another. His CF defensive skills impressed me and I think under appreciated.
JFCubFan - August 22, 2009
He also stepped on Milton who fell down
after he caught the ball. It was pretty funny and Carlos was certainly appreciative.
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
What a great catch!
12+ hours later, it still looks awesome. Thanks for posting the vid!
Clutch16 - August 22, 2009
One of the saddest thing I've read on BCB this year
.. that we have the Giants, for God’s sake, playing the Rockies to give us good news this AM
.. but I am thankful for you and the BCB crew in keeping this blog a-rolling. Thanks for a place to read and link on all things Cubs.
Man, this is looking grim. But it ain’t over yet. Anything can happen still.
cubnational - August 22, 2009
Jeez, Soto is actually approaching the Mendoza Line
We might soon be inserting Koyie Hill to get some hitting out of the catcher’s spot!
WTF? Was last year a fluke?
cubmudgeon - August 22, 2009
Pray its a sophomore slump.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
hope so, too
Maybe success came a little too easy for Geo last year, and he allowed himself to develop some bad habits and get out of shape.
CaliCub - August 22, 2009
I would like to know if Soto would admit that Blanco
was a big reason why he performed so well last year and this year was a bust.
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
If that's the reason, Soto's useless
MLB teams aren’t in the practice of carrying babysitters for 10-15 years for one player.
Shanghai Badger - August 22, 2009
I will try to bring the cubs good luck in person.
Look for me to the first base side of home plate. Where I won’t be waving or talking on the phone, because I hate those guys.
dfrancon - August 22, 2009 via mobile
Wear a giant foam cowboy hat so we can pick you out?
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
It just
seems that this team has to many offensive liabilities to get a good run going. Goodness 42 games to go and Soto, Soriano, are automatic outs. Bradley really isn’t producing, sure gets his share of walks, but that seems to be it.
Man I would love to see a run, but this team still is fundamentaly poor, a bullpen that is way to inconstistent and a lineup that gets shutdown way to often.
Grockcubs - August 22, 2009
I vividly remember..............
…………the Lowe one-hitter, Al, because it was closest I’ve come to attending a no-hitter.
Jerry Hairston lead off the Cubs first with a swinging bunt single rolling down the 3B line, but after that, no other Cubs player registered a hit. In fact, I think Hairston was erased on a DP, but can’t be sure about that.
Now, since the first batter reached on a hit, some might say that was the FARTHEST one could be from a no-hitter, but after Lowe starting mowing guys down, it was bizarre that the Hairston dribbler was the only Cubs hit of the day.
tville - August 22, 2009
Hairston was erased on a DP ball....
… by Neifi.
Boxscore from 8/31/05
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Randy Wolf career batting stats: .186/.232/.269, wOBA: .224. I think it’s forgivable to give that guy a pitch to hit.
berselius - August 22, 2009
Pardon the typo.
Wolf is having a good hitting year THIS year as a pitcher.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Well, a good year for a pitcher
He IS outhitting Aaron Miles, I’ll give you that. I still don’t have much of a problem with challenging pitchers though
berselius - August 22, 2009
Even one who had had three hits, including a HR, in his last start?
I’m with Brenly on this one.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Um, yeah, since what a guy did in his last start has huge predictive value
I feel much more comfortable looking at his season (and career) stats
berselius - August 22, 2009
Hot streaks.
They aren’t fiction. They happen.
Between his history of being a decent hitting pitcher, and his recent history of being on a tear…
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
Tough to stay hot when you have 4 days between starts
berselius - August 22, 2009
Is it, though?
Wolf’s hitting over his last seven starts: .500/.529/.875
8-for-16, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI
That fits anyone’s definition of “hot hitter”.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Or at least my definition of "small sample size variance"
berselius - August 22, 2009
Always got a stat to reply to anything, don't you?
You said it was tough to stay hot with 4 days between starts. I presented evidence that he had done so for seven starts. Yet you attempt to contradict me with something irrelevant to the current discussion.
Wolf was a hot hitter, starting pitcher or no. He is a good hitter in general for a pitcher. You don’t throw a first-pitch meatball to a guy like that, period.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Tough, sure...
… looks like he pulled it off anyways. :-)
Baseball, in general, seems to be “tough”.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
I don't blame Wells for throwing a first-pitch fastball to the opposing pitcher.
He’s not throwing it to Manny, for instance. The real news is that the Cubs only had one hit. The team that does that usually loses and last night was no exception. Once more the Cubs hitters disappear before a good pitcher.
Fraggin Judge - August 22, 2009
If Miles hit a HR in his last start (or even last AB) you still pitch him like he's Aaron Miles
berselius - August 22, 2009
But he wouldn't, so your point is moot.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
(dying laughing)
berselius - August 22, 2009
cubs
this team is looking ike a 500 sub 500 team.how anyone cannot give up by now is amazing. doomed by injuries and underacheivers this team will be lucky to finish 2nd. when we hit we dont pitch and when we pitch we dont hit. the hitting has been a major problem as many of the players have had bad seasons. as always thank god for d.lee and aramis. sorry to be so negative but after last year this has not been a fun season to watch.what a shame being tied for 1st and in the blink of an eye pretty much being out of it.
NOMAR - August 22, 2009
not giving up.
you NEVER know what’s going to happen with baseball.
drewishdrewid - August 22, 2009
1 Run May Not Have Been Enough
Maybe it is the long pathetic season wearing on me, but I must disagree with the premise that if Wells would not have given up the Wolf hit the Cubbies would have pulled it out 1-0. Down by one, the Dodgers’ approach changes and given the way this season is going, they grind out a couple later (perhaps even in a save situation).
This team, this year lacks a ton of passion. It seems that when one aspect gets going, the other shuts down (except for starting pitching which has been great). One hopes that they can pull it back from the brink (ok – abyss), but it is really hard to imagine this team streaking into the playoffs and then performing well. Really hard.
If it is going to turn around – it starts today – Go Cubs! Please.
Krug - August 22, 2009
Cubs have scored 1 run 15 times this season
and have lost all 15, The Cubs have shut out their opponent only 3 times this year. The odds for a 1-0 win were pretty low.
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
.232 career on-base-percentage IS a good hitting pitcher
Pitchers are basically 100 points worse at hitting than field players. Jason Marquis is considered to be an excellent hitting pitcher and his career numbers are .205/.227/.301.
Invalid User - August 22, 2009
I was kinda thinkin' this, too.
daver - August 22, 2009
It seems.....
…. like we’re waiting for this team to do something in the last 42 games of the season that they’ve shown they’re unable to do in the first 120, namely get hot, go on a tear, while simultaneously the Cardinals need to do the exact inverse. Deja vu all over again.
Speaking of inverse actions, I’d make Hill the numbr one catcher the rest of the year. Every time up, it seems like we expect Soto suddenly go back to 2008, and it ain’t happening. Sotois this year’s team in an overweight miniature.
Put Fukudome in the lead off spot and leave him there the rest of the year. After over a season and a half of him and the team trying to figure things out, that’s where he belongs. If only Piniella would agree. If you want to play Fuld, put him in left.
Switch Baker to short and put Theriot at second. Why not? Isn’t Baker supposed to be able to play short? Since they’re suddenly in love in Baker, and with some justification, let’s see if it works. He can’t do any worse than Theriot there.
With 42 games to go, since this team possesses no vocal leader we know about, no one to motivate teammates like Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu do for the Angels, maybe a line up shake up will do it.
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
I might agree with sitting Soto. At the risk of getting flamed I also would like to bench Soriano.
Soriano is “a big disappointment” as Vin Scully said. I think that’s a big understatement.
zevkalman - August 22, 2009
Yeah
We were surprised to hear Vin say that. A rather brutal assessment for Scully, who usually says something like “they wish they could get more” as opposed to what he did say last night. Scully, though, is not one who likes bunny hops before catching a fly ball, or a batter who consistently swings at pitches in the other batter’s box. If a player isn’t good, he’s okay with that, as long as they try to improve, no matter who they are. He’s been around too many great players i his day who were always looking for the extra edge, as opposed to, well, a player like Soriano.
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
If anything...
…you sit Soto to send him a strong message that it isn’t a given the job is his. He clearly let his rookie year go to his head, and he needs to take some ownership in better preperation.
MPH73 - August 22, 2009
Agreed.
Hopefully, that starts today.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Agreed with Fukudome at leadoff...
… Cubs’ record is 14-9 with Fukudome leading off.
Baker has played zero major league games at SS. Keep that the way it is.
Agreed further on Hill. Geo seems to have lost it; he’s hitting .125 (4-for-32) since he returned from the DL. Brenly suggested maybe he’s favoring the side with the oblique and not swinging the bat properly.
This club HAS gone on tears — they were 18-9 in July. It can happen again.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
The smart ass in me......
… wants to say Theriot really hasn’t played at short either.
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
LOL
Point taken.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
He's been a good Ss this season.
Still not a ‘great’ one, but Trammell has done a really good job with him
berselius - August 22, 2009
And......
….FWIW, if the Cubs go 18-9 in their next 27 games and the Cards go 9-18, then the Cubs would be 79-67 while the Cards would be 79-72, which would certainly be acceptable. However, if the Cards went a more realistic 14-13 instead, they would be 84-67, and while that’s better than now, it’s still asking a lot.
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
And if the Cubs went 18-9 in those games...
…. they’d be 3 games out with 15 left — not insurmountable.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Don't get me wrong...
… I’m with ya on all this, I have to be, it’s just that well, old age is making me crankier.
BeerCub - August 22, 2009
Don't worry
It is making all of us crankier.
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
I said the same thing to my wife last night
“I’ve spent my whole life watching strategy and nuance…now I want to watch wins!”
CaliCub - August 22, 2009
The Cubs will have to play .700+ ball the rest of the way
to have a chance to beat out the Cards. That would put them at 90 wins. I make that assessment since there are several common teams these two play. The intangible here is how the Cubs do in those 3 games in StL.
blackhawk24 - August 22, 2009
I'd add...
…if the Cubs went 27-0 and the Cards went 0-27, the Cubs would be 20 games up on the Cards.
Not trying to be a jerk, but gaining 7 games on the Cards over the last 40 is going to be a very very very difficult task. The Cardinals are a better team than the Cubs, and probably will be the remainder of the year.
MPH73 - August 22, 2009
And that 18-9 was with Hill behind the plate, predominantly.
At some point, the Cubs have to start winning games, as opposed to putting ineffective players on the field and hoping they will turn it around.
Bill Potter - August 22, 2009
(dying laughing)
“And that 18-9 was with Hill behind the plate, predominantly.”
I still can’t believe this argument. Koyie Hill is a replacement level catcher. That’s it.
berselius - August 22, 2009
(rolling eyes)
I still can’t believe that you think people are going to want to converse with somone who continually replies with
Shanghai Badger - August 22, 2009
Replacement level offense, perhaps.
But then there’s the handling of the pitching staff and those darned intangibles that drive you stat geeks nuts.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
The pitching staff's been doing just fine.
The reason the Cubs won those games is because the offense woke up for once.
berselius - August 22, 2009
so you think
it’s just coincidence?
drewishdrewid - August 22, 2009
Good idea. But Lou won't bench veterans in a lost season. To him, there's no point in embarrassing them.
Soto is a different story. He’s no veteran and isn’t overpaid. I think Lou might give Hill the majority of starts from now on.
Fraggin Judge - August 22, 2009
No, Baker is not supposed to play SS.
daver - August 22, 2009
Jeff Baker
has never played a game at short.
drewishdrewid - August 22, 2009
How do I KNOW the Cubs will win today??
LIke many of you may do, we have the Cubs season schedule up on our fridge. We mark a big blue “W” when they win – and a red “L” when they lose. Way too many “L’s” this August, but I digress…
The Cubs have won six straight Saturday games, so that’s a good sign. After last Saturday’s victory, my 4-year old daughter wrote the “W” but she dragged it down a little too far into the box reserved for today’s game. So I joked with her that the Cubs will win today because she already put up the “W”. OK, dumb story. But I’m really looking for the silver lining here. GO CUBS!!
DKT - August 22, 2009
I have the schedule on my fridge too, but I only do the blue W's. I leave it blank when they lose.
Hope your daughter brings us some luck here.
katie casey - August 22, 2009
If it works...
… give her a set of blue markers and tell her to GO TO TOWN on the rest of August and September.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
Damn, I should have thought of that earlier.
Consider it done.
DKT - August 22, 2009
I was at the one hitter in 05
It should have been a no hitter, Hairston led off with an infield single that should have been an error. Rudy Rudiger threw out the first pitch.
CubbieintheSouth - August 22, 2009
Anyone see the Sun Times today
where Lou said he was coming back for 2010?
PhillyCub - August 22, 2009
Posted on the front page for discussion.
Linky
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Didn't Lou originally have a 3 yr deal
07-09 and an option for ’10, then last year he was extended through ’11?
blackhawk24 - August 22, 2009
No, it was a three year deal...
… that was extended through 2010 last offseason.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Doesn't mean he will be back
What it means is that “Ricketts, you’ll have to eat my contract if you want me out.”
I’m for that.
See ya — off to the Ravine.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - August 22, 2009
I invite you Al...
…and anyone else here, to start following the Blackhawks this season; if you’re not already a fan.
If you want to see a team play to its potential – and players actually benched if they don’t – then the [original] team on West Madison will not disappoint. Yes, hockey is one hell of a lot faster and 10 times more intense + does show as well on TV. But you won’t see players take days off when their in the lineup or they won’t be in the next lineup.
Physical errors I can most if not all of the time deal with, but the mental errors this Cubs team makes seems overwhelm their sporadic offence.
On the coaching side, I can honestly say if Lou held his players as accountable as Quenneville of the Blackhawks does, the Cubs would be notably closer to a playoff spot.
blackhawk24 - August 22, 2009
Sure, I'll follow the Blackhawks.
They got me back last year with the good young players and the Winter Classic and their playoff run.
But my heart won’t be into them the way it is with the Cubs.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Oh, I don't expect you to follow them like the Cubs
…but hopefully for you and many others here, at least somewhat of a chance to wipe away some of the doom and gloom over the Winter.
blackhawk24 - August 22, 2009
HD TV has more or less fixed the "hard to watch on TV issue".
You can see the puck, you can see the players in spite of the speed…
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
Very, very true
however…in person is great. IMO the difference between TV and in person is greatest for hockey, even with HD.
blackhawk24 - August 22, 2009
That is entirely dependant on where you sit.
Seats i buy on the cheap to just see a game… not a lot of fun.
Seats my boss give me when i don’t piss him off for a week… amazing difference.
At wrigley, that isn’t the case… you can sit nearly anywhere and feel good about it. Even in the United Center, where the hockey difference is so bad, there aren’t a lot of bad views for a Bulls game.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
is that all you have to do
to get tickets to a game? Not piss him off for a week? :D
drewishdrewid - August 22, 2009
Once, yeah.
But more in the way of “don’t hide my lunch in the basement fridge and chuckle as i accuse everyone of eating it” than “don’t forget to make an additional media buy for this Michael Bublé show”.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
Thanks but not interested in hockey
Let me know when they stop fighting every 5 minutes and less than 2/3rds of the teams make the playoffs. I mean heck under that
system the Cubs would be in the post season but no thanks.
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
The NHL isn't the best run organization, i'll give that...
… but the game itself is beautiful, and has gotten better under the rule changes of recent years.
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
Hockey is my favorite sport
to play or watch, live or on TV. The skills and the transition from defense to offense are amazing.
Doggie Stalker, sure there are too many fights (maybe) during the regular season, but the playoffs are unreal in their intensity and skill. The one difference with hockey playoffs is that the time actually goes by faster because there are fewer stoppages, Baseball playoff games drag on forever, it seems, in comparison.
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
Incidentally...
… only a little more than half of the NHL teams make the playoffs, 16 of 30. The old “everyone gets in” argument, which was valid when it was 16 of 21, no longer holds.
Al Yellon - August 22, 2009
Ok only a little over HALF
Still insane.
Doggie Stalker - August 22, 2009
To each's own...
…but hockey is the best in person sport to watch by a mile.
I played the sport through high school and just happened to be a better baseball player, but I have always loved the sport with a passion.
No, 2/3 of the teams do not make the playoffs (it used to be that way) and now you rarely see a team that isn’t over .500 get in the playoffs (in fact you have teams with worse won/loss records in baseball get in the playoffs).
The one thing I like about hockey is the culture compared to other sports. In general, hockey players are much more humble athletes and their is a respect for the game you don’t see in other sports. I do understand if you haven’t followed or been around the game, that is hard to appreciate.
MPH73 - August 22, 2009
I've been following
them the last two seasons. Never really followed hockey before but I am enjoying it now.
sue369 - August 22, 2009
I watched every inning of this game.
Randy Wells: Good.
Randy Wolf: Better.
Maybe Ted Lilly will feel extra motivated to match the performance of Wolf – who, as Bob Brenly pointed out last night, is a very similiar pitcher. In fact, Wolf appears to be on track to having a career year, which is pretty remarkable for a guy who’s been around as long as he has.
There’s really not much to do with this team right now but cling to the few positives and look forward to what could (should?) be some fun games at Wrigley next week.
daver - August 22, 2009
Even though its not absolutely hopeless
it sure is boring to watch. This team looks so flat – like they are expecting to lose.
I was with a Dodger fan last night and agreed to do the “LA fan exit”, and get the hell out of there before the end of the game. I knew they were toast.
tedinSoCal - August 22, 2009
The offense blows
Sure Wolf is having a career year, but when do we stop “tipping our caps” to the opposing team, and start calling out the offense?
Al, in your recap, you’re just as guilty, focusing on the error and pitch selection of a ROOKIE who has been one of our most consistant arms. Good gravy, he gave up 2 unearned runs.
Sit Soriano and play Fox in left. And no, there would be no defensive dropoff with Fox, because Soriano is horrible out there!
Canadian Cubs Fan - August 22, 2009
+1
zevkalman - August 22, 2009
Didn't listen to the game
just checked the score on the ESPN ticker once in a while. I feel so bad for Wells, the guy has been our most consistent pitcher all season and he realistically could have 5 more wins.
I looked on my magic spreadsheet and found that the Cubs have scored 1 run or less in exactly 20% of their games. That is pathetic. In this era of big offensive production, this is a glaring indicator of our season.
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
What is this magic spreadsheet you speak of?
AndrewJStone - August 22, 2009
I track runs scored per game
shutouts, 1 run losses/wins, extra innings win/losses, and other sortable stuff, pythagorean wins, wins based on current winning % and graph our position in regards to first place and +/- .500.
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
Wow. Shocking stat
20%? Really? Guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Their situational and 2 out hitting have been pretty atrocious…both in approach and execution. Plus some seriously questionable decision making in the dugout.
Canadian Cubs Fan - August 22, 2009
And there you have a ~.500 ballclub
BigJohnAZ - August 22, 2009
You must Login with your SB Nation account and be a member of Bleed Cubbie Blue to post a comment.