After three days of not losing, the Cubs are back in the saddle again to play out the string on the rest of the season.
The Marlins have had a roller coaster of a season so far. As recently as June 1 they had a 31-23 record and were two games out from the division lead. June turned out to be a disaster, as they went 1-19 in their next twenty games. Manager Edwin Rodriguez resigned on June 19, and 5,000 year old manager Jack McKeon took the helm yet again. Since that slide ended, they’ve posted a winning record, and rode a five game winning streak into the break.
Team Overviews
As always, team stats and NL ranks:
| Fish | Cubs | |
| wOBA | .307 (10th) | .317 (7th) |
| UBR | -0.7 (10th) | -9 (16th) |
| UZR | -6 (9th) | -11.1 (12th) |
| SP FIP | 3.93 (9th) | 4.09 (11th) |
| RP FIP | 3.74 (7th) | 3.96 (13th) |
The front end of their rotation (i.e. Josh Johnson) was unsurprisingly stable…until he went down in mid-May with shoulder problems. Anibal Sanchez has continued his run of great pitching from last year, and Matt Cain and Felix Pie has an ERA that hews much closer to his excellent FIP this year.
Offensively, Gaby Sanchez, Logan Morrison, and baseball murdering machine Mike Stanton have been the main cogs of their offense, while All-Star Omar Infante has been a black hole of suck who is still somehow getting regular starts. Aside from their crazy losing slide this season the biggest story of the season has been the complete disappearance of Hanley Ramirez‘s bat. More than halfway through the season, his wOBA (.319) is more than 50 points off of his projection.
Pitching Matchups
Thursday: Anibal Sanchez, RHP (3.58, 3.24, 3.10, 3.39) vs Matt Garza, RHP (4.26, 2.94, 2.86, 3.78), 7:05 PM CT
Sanchez is a member of the Wandy Rodriguez Memorial All Bad First Impressions pitching staff. He’s a great pitcher now, but whenever I think of him I think of the guy who threw a no-hitter in his rookie year (I think) while walking something like 17 batters, following it up with an arm injury or two. Since then his control has improved considerably, and this year has been his best season yet. He’s striking out more than a batter an inning, and is averaging more than six innings per start.
I guess this start means that Garza is the Team Ace now. As well he should be, the way he’s pitched this season. He had a tough time knocking the rust off in his first few starts back from the DL, then threw a complete game agaisnt the White Sox before needing 67 pitches to get through 2+ innings against the Nationals. Go figure.
Friday: Matt Cain and Felix Pie, RHP (3.70, 3.27, 3.42, 3.19) vs Ryan Dempster, RHP (5.01, 3.92, 3.43, 3.71), 1:20 PM CT
Nolasco has seen a dip in his strikeouts this season, but he’s also managed to keep the ball in the park. He’s gone deep into many games, including two complete games in his last three starts.
Demp could be a start away from lowering his ERA below 5 for the season, so I guess he’s got that going for him.
Saturday: Chris Volstad?, RHP (5.40, 4.58, 3.67, 4.28) vs Carlos Zambrano, RHP (4.34, 3.87, 4.21, 3.71), 12:05 PM CT
The Marlins haven’t announced their starters for the weekend, but it should be Volstad and Vazquez in some order. Volstad is having a Dempster like season – his strikeout, walk, and GB rates have all improved but the ball is just flying out of the park when it’s hit in the air (16.5% HR/FB). One report I read said that he had a strong finish going into the All-Star break, but what I see in his last three outings are a seven inning, zero strikeout start, a seven run outing against the Phillies, and a solid start against the hapless Astros. Not exactly setting the world on fire.
Z is back from selfishly adopting a Guatemalan orphan. Hopefully Paul Sullivan has his eyes peeled as to whether Z ever dares to have a catch with his son.
Sunday: Javier Vazquez, RHP (5.23, 4.54, 4.53, 3.89) vs Randy Wells, RHP (6.80, 5.25, 4.34, 3.99), 1:20 PM CT
If this matchup does happen, it will be a duel to see which pitcher has been a bigger disappointment this season. At least RAndy Wells‘s numbers can be somewhat explained away by his injury. He’s been back from the DL for over a month but his velocity is still significantly lower than it was in his previous two seasons. Vazquez has also lost a few MPH off his fastball since his excellent 2009 with the Braves, but it looks even worse for him as he’s such an extreme flyball pitcher. He’s giving up a ton of flyballs, and not surprisingly a lot of them are leaving the ballpark.
Prediction
Eh, I guess I’ll go with a series split. The Marlins are really missing their two best players (Johnson, due to injury, and Hanley, due to who knows what).
Comments
From previous…Prince Fielder probably doesn’t become a Diamondback next season:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_prince_fielder_all_star_mvp_071311
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That is a very very complex inside joke that took me a few seconds to figure out.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]That is a very very complex inside joke that took me a few seconds to figure out.[/quote]
I figured it would be more obvious after I used the same one for the Cain in the Giants preview
BerseliusQuote Reply
The only good thing about the Prince Fielder situation is that they’ll probably never do the silly thing where they have HR derby teams chosen by captains.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]I figured it would be more obvious after I used the same one for the Cain in the Giants preview[/quote]
Well played, sir.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Lineup tonight
Fukudome
Castro
Rodrigo
Peenya
Byrd
Adolfo
Geo
Barney
Garza
BerseliusQuote Reply
The analytical argument puts Santo in the HOF as well. His WAR puts him in not just sentimentality.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]The analytical argument puts Santo in the HOF as well. His WAR puts him in not just sentimentality.[/quote]
My point is that the analytical argument is just window dressing on the reason I want him in the HOF. Even if you strip away the subjectiveness of the word “Fame”, there’s still plenty to argue about as to what makes a good cutoff for a HOF and the like.
BerseliusQuote Reply
kirk & mcnutt both pitch tonight
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]My point is that the analytical argument is just window dressing on the reason I want him in the HOF. Even if you strip away the subjectiveness of the word “Fame”, there’s still plenty to argue about as to what makes a good cutoff for a HOF and the like.[/quote]
Ok, that makes sense, I inferred that you were saying his numbers don’t put him in. It’s also true that even a numbers based argument can be subjective when you talk cutoffs.
melissaQuote Reply
Is the All-Star break over already? I have to admit, I’m not really looking forward to the resumption of play.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Ok, that makes sense, I inferred that you were saying his numbers don’t put him in. It’s also true that even a numbers based argument can be subjective when you talk cutoffs.[/quote]
The same also goes for things like number of peak years vs longevity, which is another thing that cropped up in things like the Bert Blyleven HOF Clusterfuck™
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Is the All-Star break over already? I have to admit, I’m not really looking forward to the resumption of play.[/quote]
At least I have
to distract me.
/nerd
BerseliusQuote Reply
And I guess this soon too
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Is the All-Star break over already? I have to admit, I’m not really looking forward to the resumption of play.[/quote]
Baseball > no baseball. Even if it’s shitty baseball.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Baseball > no baseball. Even if it’s shitty baseball.[/quote]
Yeah, I agree. I was just starting to enjoy not having to watch the train wreck though, it’s hard for me to look away.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Yeah, I agree. I was just starting to enjoy not having to watch the train wreck though, it’s hard for me to look away.[/quote]
Well, if you’re being optimistic, hope for a spectacular train wreck with lots of (dying laughing)-worthy plays and fails.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Baseball > no baseball. Even if it’s shitty baseball.[/quote]
Definitely agree, plus i’ll just do what i’ve done the last 2 years and watch more interesting teams.
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Well, if you’re being optimistic, hope for a spectacular train wreck with lots of (dying laughing)-worthy plays and fails.[/quote]
Oh, indeed.
melissaQuote Reply
AZ Phil:
So I guess that’s good. He should probably move up to A- at least soon tho since he was playing ACC baseball, no?
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]AZ Phil:
So I guess that’s good. He should probably move up to A- at least soon tho since he was playing ACC baseball, no?[/quote]I would guess he gets promoted to Peoria before the end of the minor league season.
mb21Quote Reply
Toronto up by a touchdown over the Yankees…in the first inning.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
How much is milb.tv and is it worth it? good streaming? jackson is making his AAA debut tonight, and that’s got to be more interesting than watching the Cubs
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Man, on the radio they’re trying to interview Kosuke through a translator. It’s… awkward.
ACTQuote Reply
Bartolo maybe getting nervous that MLB now has his medical records; 2/3 innings, 8 runs
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Man, on the radio they’re trying to interview Kosuke through a translator. It’s… awkward.[/quote]
Toyota suzuki yamaha.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I wonder if the Yankees would be interested in Soto. Martin has really sucked after the first month or so.
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
I’m just glad to see that Mike has the team he expected when they came out of spring training.(dying laughing)
melissaQuote Reply
I like the part where All-Star Omar Infante is batting second.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Toyota suzuki yamaha.[/quote]
Subaru.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Good job by Garza to get out of that one.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
mcnutt no longer starting.
dylanjQuote Reply
Community is funny.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]mcnutt no longer starting.[/quote]Missed start? Dead?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Subaru.[/quote]
/owns an Outback
Uhh… Nissan?
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=WaLi]/owns an Outback
Uhh… Nissan?[/quote]
Mitsubishi!!!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]Community is funny.[/quote]
It is an amusing show with frequently annoying fans. Did you just start watching?
BerseliusQuote Reply
missing a start. what a lost season for this guy
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]It is an amusing show with frequently annoying fans. Did you just start watching?[/quote]I’ve seen like 5 or 6 episodes or so. Now I’m watching Parks and Rec for the first time.
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]I’ve seen like 5 or 6 episodes or so. Now I’m watching Parks and Rec for the first time.[/quote]
Love Parks + Rec, but Parks and Rec season 1 is not a great introduction to the show. You’re better off starting with season 2, or the last season 1 episode.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Byrd Byrd…
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I’m just watching it live. I’ve heard that from multiple people though.
GBTSQuote Reply
LON!
BerseliusQuote Reply
Nice to see Geo get a hit.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]AZ Phil:
So I guess that’s good. He should probably move up to A- at least soon tho since he was playing ACC baseball, no?[/quote]
Bubbles thinks the SEC is always better than the ACC and the ACC is where people not good enough to play in the ACC go if they want to go south
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
I am just not a barney fan to be honest.. Think he is a great util guy.. But to be honest i want to see the DJ getting some AB;s or flaherty
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]I’m just watching it live. I’ve heard that from multiple people though.[/quote]Are they performing in your living room or something?
mb21Quote Reply
Flaherty with double in first AAA at bat
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
i dont get the DJ love. the guy cant take a walk and plays MI. he’s a dime a dozen
dylanjQuote Reply
bjaxx with a double
dylanjQuote Reply
9-7 Toronto now. Jose Bautista was replaced in the top of the fifth, I wonder if the Jays thought the game was over or if he’s hurt. Either way, what a comeback by the Yanks and it’s only the sixth inning.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]9-7 Toronto now. Jose Bautista was replaced in the top of the fifth, I wonder if the Jays thought the game was over or if he’s hurt. Either way, what a comeback by the Yanks and it’s only the sixth inning.[/quote]
twisted ankle.
GWQuote Reply
[quote name=GW]twisted ankle.[/quote]
Gameday tells me nothin’. That sucks though.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BJax just scored a run. Yay!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
“Nandushka! Nandushka! Zenith beat Sony again!”
I’m sorry to have to be the one to ask, but can you explain the Matt Cain/Felix Pie inside joke?
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
Joe West declares a mistrial, from FanGraphs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]BJax just scored a run. Yay![/quote]
I was very excited about BJaxx, too — until I saw that he’s struck out 30.1% of his at-bats this season. That dampened my enthusiasm.
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
[quote name=Steve Swisher]I was very excited about BJaxx, too — until I saw that he’s struck out 30.1% of his at-bats this season. That dampened my enthusiasm.[/quote]
The OBP is his saving grace. The strikeouts are very alarming.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/10/20/637547/building-a-cubs-champion-i
GWQuote Reply
Nicholas Struck is having BABIP and general suckiness issues.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]i dont get the DJ love. the guy cant take a walk and plays MI. he’s a dime a dozen[/quote]
Neither does Barney and i think he is a much better hitter
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]
Joe West declares a mistrial, from FanGraphs.[/quote](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]The OBP is his saving grace. The strikeouts are very alarming.[/quote]
His OBP is .373. Not bad, but not jaw-dropping, either. He’s got 10 homers, though, so maybe he’s developing a little pop. But yeah, the K rate is crazy-high.
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
This kid is really impressing me
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=3B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=600869
Another hit today with another 2 walks.. I would not be shocked if we skipped him to peoria
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
i am not concerned with B Jax. He will strike out a lot. But plays a premium position will hit 20 homeruns with good health and steal around 25 bases while having an OBP of hopefully around .370
Sounds like the best player on this team
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Daytona cubs have 11 hits but one run.. Prepping these guys for the show…
(dying laughing)
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Wang pitches tonight for Boise
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Good play by the defense to get Garza out of that jam again.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]i am not concerned with B Jax. He will strike out a lot. But plays a premium position will hit 20 homeruns with good health and steal around 25 bases while having an OBP of hopefully around .370
Sounds like the best player on this team[/quote]
I like your optimism.
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
it will be interesting to see how jackson responds in a hitter friendly league. see if that average gets up
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Bubbles thinks the SEC is always better than the ACC and the ACC is where people not good enough to play in the ACC go if they want to go south[/quote]
I agree with you bubbles; but I’d still think ACC is a bit above rookie league
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Hey, is Koby Clemens Roger’s son? He’s been on base twice today against the I-Cubs of Iowa.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Hey, is Koby Clemens Roger’s son? He’s been on base twice today against the I-Cubs of Iowa.[/quote]
I believe so. I think all of his kids’ names begin with K: Kody, Koby, Kranky, Kweef, Krazee-Eyes Killa, KK Downing, and so on.
The reason: K = Strikeout in baseball parlance. Get it?
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
Very very nice to see Geo hitting.
Thanks Steve…I thought the mug looked a lot like the Rocket and it makes sense being that OKC is the Astros’ affiliate, correct?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Very very nice to see Geo hitting.
Thanks Steve…I thought the mug looked a lot like the Rocket and it makes sense being that OKC is the Astros’ affiliate, correct?[/quote]
It’s true. Speaking of Clemens, was that time he threw the bat at Mike Piazza one of the weirdest baseball moments or what?
Steve SwisherQuote Reply
[quote name=Steve Swisher]It’s true. Speaking of Clemens, was that time he threw the bat at Mike Piazza one of the weirdest baseball moments or what?[/quote]
He thought it was a baseball. Easy to confuse.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/6770893/chicago-cubs-manager-mike-quade-pitcher-ryan-dempster-cleared-air-argument
(dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Everything is fantastic. I don’t want to take the quote out of context, but I’m having a difficult time imagining a context where that quote would make sense.
Still, the girlfriend line is hilarious.
AndCountingQuote Reply
Who this fuck is this guy in the booth?
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Who this fuck is this guy in the booth?[/quote]Is it not Tony Campana? He looks four feet tall, so I just assumed.
AndCountingQuote Reply
[quote name=AndCounting]Everything is fantastic. I don’t want to take the quote out of context, but I’m having a difficult time imagining a context where that quote would make sense.
Still, the girlfriend line is hilarious.[/quote]
I thought the girlfriend line was great. Quade can be cool at times.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
…
Why would you pinch-run the trailing runner when he’s blocked by a slow lead runner?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That’s three very hard hits for Soto tonight.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]…
Why would you pinch-run the trailing runner when he’s blocked by a slow lead runner?[/quote]
Let’s see what happens
melissaQuote Reply
Guess it doesn’t matter because the slowpoke just trotted in…
Barney —> ouchRBI
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Darwin Barney is kind of a tough dude. That looked like it hurt.
AndCountingQuote Reply
Quade’s strategery worked perfect, now Campy can steal home.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Quade’s strategery worked perfect, now Campy can steal home.[/quote]
Or he’ll do his stupid wigger dance, fall down and get picked off third. I wish to be entertained.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I really hope Quade gets some sitcom or standup job. While I’m no fan of his in-game strategy, I do love his comedy.
MishQuote Reply
Jeff Baker, LOOGY killer.
AndCountingQuote Reply
Jeff Baker usually does not just take strike three like that.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Is Quade going to be depicted in Moneyball? If so, I vote Jake Busey play the part.
binkyQuote Reply
Is Reedz not available? I’ve not been paying close attention. Why not pinch hit for Fuky vs the lefty?
melissaQuote Reply
April is over.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Jeff Baker usually does not just take strike three like that.[/quote]That was not strike three.
AndCountingQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Is Reedz not available? I’ve not been paying close attention. Why not pinch hit for Fuky vs the lefty?[/quote]
He already burned DeWitt, Campana and Baker so unless he double-switches he’s down to Reed and Koyie. That’s the rationale I can think of anyway.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=AndCounting]That was not strike three.[/quote]
Gameday says you are correct…just a tad low.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=melissa]Is Reedz not available? I’ve not been paying close attention. Why not pinch hit for Fuky vs the lefty?[/quote]It probably doesn’t matter as much as you think, since players perform worse coming off the bench.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]April is over.[/quote]Yeah, check out his wOBA per month.
http://www.fangraphs.com/statsplits.aspx?playerid=3263&position=OF&season=2011
binkyQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]He already burned DeWitt, Campana and Baker so unless he double-switches he’s down to Reed and Koyie. That’s the rationale I can think of anyway.[/quote]
No double switch so Baker is also out of the game.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Marshy is ridiculous.
AndCountingQuote Reply
Also I’m guessing he wants the better defensive RF to stay in the game *shrug*
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=AndCounting]Marshy is ridiculous.[/quote]Some of his curves were downright hilarious.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]It probably doesn’t matter as much as you think, since players perform worse coming off the bench.[/quote]
Did I say I thought it mattered a lot? It’s just curious to me as Reed is a veteran that is used to coming off the bench and I’ll take him against the lefty over Fukudome 99% of the time. It would be nice to add to the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 7th and you don’t really lose any defense when you put Reed in right. Not a big deal, I’d just rather he take Fukudome out in that spot.
melissaQuote Reply
[quote name=josh]Yeah, check out his wOBA per month.
http://www.fangraphs.com/statsplits.aspx?playerid=3263&position=OF&season=2011%5B/quote%5DCheck out his numbers the last couple of Augusts, though.
ACTQuote Reply
If tonight’s scores hold, Cubs —> #3 pick
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Check out his numbers the last couple of Augusts, though.[/quote]SWEET! ——> This is the year!
No, it’s good. In past years he’s been plagued by one extremely shitty month and so far he’s been holding his own. He’s going to end up having his best year yet if he has an August that mirrors those years.
binkyQuote Reply
Ah, Marmol…gonna get some extra hate if he fucks this up tonight.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Oh Marmol…you merry prankster you.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Ah, Marmol…gonna get some extra hate if he fucks this up tonight.[/quote]?
Does anyone still care?
MishQuote Reply
So does baseball tradition say that the Marlins give us an out here to get two men into scoring position?
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]So does baseball tradition say that the Marlins give us an out here to get two men into scoring position?[/quote]
He’s showing bunt.
And on our facebook pages, at least someone cares (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ Marmol
Good lord man, you’d think he’d at least luck into a strike.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Oh, DeWayne Wise. Good for you for still being alive.
MishQuote Reply
BJax struck out twice tonight.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I care. We only need 50 wins to compete in the division this year. What’s that? Only 70 games left?
…I BELIEVE!
binkyQuote Reply
This is a pretty good AB by Dobbs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Most entertaining train wreck ever.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
The Chicago Cubs really fucking suck (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Well, I’m officially worried about Marm now.
ACTQuote Reply
Marm was in perfect position to back up a throw from the on-deck circle.
AndCountingQuote Reply
The good news is that this should really get the Marlins going.
(dying laughing)
binkyQuote Reply
Houston may not be out of reach (dying laughing)
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]Houston may not be out of reach (dying laughing)[/quote]
We’ll pick up a half game! WOOHOO!!!!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
This team is such a train wreck.
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]BJax struck out twice tonight.[/quote]
The I Cubs as a team struck out 9 times against 0 walks.
That will only help them in their quest to have the worst ratio in the PCL. Currently they are 3rd in strikeouts (667) and 15th (out of 16) in walks (279).
Chris DickersonQuote Reply
[quote name=Chris Dickerson]The I Cubs as a team struck out 9 times against 0 walks.
That will only help them in their quest to have the worst ratio in the PCL. Currently they are 3rd in strikeouts (667) and 15th (out of 16) in walks (279).[/quote]
Organization fail.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Organization fail.[/quote]Does the shit well up from the bottom or does it fall down from the top?
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]Does the shit well up from the bottom or does it fall down from the top?[/quote]
After reading “Moneyball” I think it starts from high up.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Campana had a baserunner kill.
ACTQuote Reply
Hanley being lazy. (dying laughing)
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]Campana had a baserunner kill.[/quote]
Dividing by zero!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Oh NOW Campana learns how to bunt.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Soto is 4-4.
ACTQuote Reply
Four very hard hits by Geo.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Four very hard hits by Geo.[/quote]I think I’ll wet my pants.
GBTSQuote Reply
Marlins trying to out-Cub the Cubs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Marmol’s line:
FIP : 14.96
WPA: -.810
ACTQuote Reply
Good thing Reed swung at that last pitch. Otherwise it would have hit him in the chin.
AndCountingQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Four very hard hits by Geo.[/quote]No runs or RBI, though. He’s not producing!
ACTQuote Reply
I forget, does this make the Cubs good or bad at baseball?
binkyQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]No runs or RBI, though. He’s not producing![/quote]
Too damn lazy.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Marmol had a bad game, eh?
mb21Quote Reply
C Marmol
(L, 2-3; B, 7) 0.0 1 5 5 4 0 0 25-7 3.64
Guess what the numbers are.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
25 pitches, 7 strikes (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
brewers now -10 in run differential.
GWQuote Reply
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16880131
I like how Marmol forgot he had to cover home plate until the ball got past Soto. Not the best throw by Barney but Soto didn’t help him out too much either.
Wow @ fail
Rice CubeQuote Reply
New OV regular feature up:
http://obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/cubs-pic-of-the-day-look-a-dewayne-wise-sighting.html
Aisle424Quote Reply