Recipe for a 7-1 Homestand

  • Outscore opponents 67-28 (41-9 over the last 4 games)
  • Score first in 6 of the 8 games (they won 5 of the 6 games they scored first in)
  • Out-homer your opponents 10-8
  • Hit 342/436/535 as a team
  • Walk 43 times, while only allowing 28 free passes yourself
  • Hit .389 with 21 RBI's with the bases loaded
  • Pitch to a tune of 3.25 ERA as a team
  • Hold opposing team to a 219/300/364 line
  • Bear down and hold the opposing team to 197/310/361 with men in scoring position
  • Strike out 56 batters in 72 IP (7.375 K/9)
  • Beat up on the Reds and Pirates and use that momentum to finish off the Mets

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:00pm
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Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:02pm

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...

Ryan Dempster rules.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:09pm

it's a Cubs Week in Quotations all in one article...neat

Submitted by Ryno
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:07pm

Rob G.:
...Outscore opponents 67-28...

Wow.

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:10pm

Dear Cubs,

Small request: Can we keep playing like this through October?

Thanks,
Mr. Whipple

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:31pm

On an unrelated note, ESPN headline says "Bengals nix Chad offer."

Sorry to hear your football dreams have been quashed Chad.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:59pm

Football dreams? I offered to blow them!

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:36pm

I heard Chad was trying to be the next great Bengals wide receiver, but they turned him down because he was white.

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:46pm

It's wonderful they had no problem with his homosexuality. I'm glad to see pro sports have come this far.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:59pm

Posted my above response before I read this.

Submitted by Dmac
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:38pm

Dusty thinks guys who bleed internally are awesome players:

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/

Submitted by Tito
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:53pm

Everyone knows Chad is a tight end anyway.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 1:55pm

so Chad's a gay Hebrew with a mullet...a rare breed indeed.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:00pm

Don't forget Republican!

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:03pm

even more rare...might be one of a kind

Submitted by Tito
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:13pm

Easily forgettable.

Submitted by joebwan
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:05pm

The Cubs clogged the bases 43 times with walks and still went 7-1? How could that be? It's a paradox!

And to think that two of the wins were against Dusty...

Submitted by mannytrillo
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:36pm

And to think CINC is 4th in the NL in BB's with 85 (Cubs are 2nd with 91), but are somehow only 9-12.

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:41pm

Yeah! Dusty's great! His player's have great fundamentals!

Dusty's a hack. Were it not for him benefiting more than most during the chemical era he'd be long gone from managing. Long gone.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:29pm

if you can run you dont clog the bases.

a walk is a walk...unless bengie molina's walk is compared to ichiro's walk. then you're dealing with a very real thing.

Submitted by Andrew
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:24pm

Kalk from Hardball Times does a PITCHf/x breakdown of Fukudome's start at the plate over at RotoAuthority. It's a bit geared toward fantasy but has some interesting stuff nonetheless.

http://www.rotoauthority.com/2008/04/kosuke-fukudo...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:01pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_...

not the impending perjury trial or massive headache and media blitz that would accompany signing you

that being said, it would be awesome if you could sign players for 10 day contracts like the NBA. Sign Bonds when Soriano went down and then drop him. He could jump from team to team throughout the year.

Submitted by Ryno
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:15pm

Amusing little highlight from the article:
"No team has made an offer at any price at any time. That's a simple fact,'' Bonds' agent Jeff Borris told SI.com. "At this point in time, no club has even offered the minimum salary. And even though the minimum salary wouldn't be a bona fide offer for a player of his stature, it's beyond comprehension that no team [has made] such an offer.''"

And I don't think I'd like that NBA rule, Rob. MLB teams get desperate later in the year after injuries and would spend some crazy money on stop gaps. After a while I could see all the superstars refusing long-term contracts and instead working free lance and bouncing around.

Plus, I kind of like how certain guys are identified by their team. Like Ryan Howard is a Phillie... Vlad is an Angel... A Rod is a Ranger... etc.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:19pm

I can't possibly imagine anyone passing up a multi-year contract for a cheap, 10-day contract...ever. The 10 day contracts in the NBA are only used to fill-in for injured players and teams have the option to renew them or pick up the player for the whole year at the end of the 10-day deal. 

It wouldn't really change much and you can probably do something similar anyway right now by just releasing a player after 15 games or something and a minimun salary. 

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 4:07pm

Hasn't Roger Clemens auctioned his services off at midseason for like 4 year in a row?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:49pm

http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/907454,042208s...

''I was open to anything,'' said Santana, whose trade to the Mets in a 4-for-1 deal in February boosted them past the Cubs as the popular favorite to win the NL pennant. ''My mind-set was if they're going to trade me, that they trade me to a team willing to do whatever it takes to win it all. It looks like they're trying to win here (in Chicago). That's what I was looking for.''

Cubs officials won't comment publicly about Santana, but privately they said they called the Twins when general manager Bill Smith put Santana on the block last winter and were told Santana wouldn't waive his no-trade clause for any team that didn't train in Florida or play on the East Coast.

Santana said Monday that nobody told him the Cubs called and that - despite the fact he makes his home in Fort Myers, Fla., where his young kids are in school - the Florida spring training issue was overblown.

''I said that would be more convenient,'' he said.

Submitted by navigator
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:17pm

So, did the Twins lie to the Cubs or does Santana need to get on the same page with his agent?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:31pm

Or, and this might be a shock to some drinking the Kool-aid, the Cubs weren't being honest about pursuing Johan.

Submitted by navigator
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:34pm

Not again! Damn that Hendry!

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:54pm

this is semi-interesting...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3356524

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 4:40pm

Renteria already had dropped in my estimation after he clocked Fontenot in that game in Atlanta last year. Now he has sunk to the level of detestable idiot.

I think Bobby Jenks should dial up that fastball high & inside a few times this year. Let's see how he reacts under pressure.

Submitted by jacos
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 4:54pm

Is that when Lilly drilled him with the first pitch?

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 4:56pm

Yes it was

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:10pm

If everybody recalls, Renteria delivered a forearm to Fontenot's head on a stolen base attempt immediately after reaching first on the HBP (without comment or warning by the umpires who had just tossed Lilly for the HBP). Renteria then took himself out of the game before he came up to bat again, claiming injury on the HBP. What chicken shit.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:07pm

the thing that bugged me about the renteria/fontenot thing was fontenot was up as a fresh kid for the first time in a couple years and had played like 3-4 games before "the incident".

it was an opportunistic target, but rent. should have either let his pitchers handle it or go after someone who wasn't barely off the bus.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 6:55pm

It was a cheap shot but it's not like he could have gone after Ramirez. The jerkoff slid into second.

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 7:06pm

Believe Fontenot tripled and/or homered later in that game after being bush-leagued by Renteria...

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