- Sheets has pitched against the Cubs 24 times with a 10-7 record.
- He has pitched 155.2 innings against us, which is the third most only to the Astros where he has pitched 172 innings and STL where he has pitched 156.1 innings.
- Sheets E.R.A. vs. the Cubs is 3.76 and he has let up 21 HR to the Cubbie franchise.
- According to his past, Sheets is most vulnerable during the 4th inning, allowing batters to hit .284, which is the most compared to any other inning.
- He has a 3.51 ERA at home compared to a 3.98 ERA away in his career.
- Now everybody seems to always talk about lefty v. righty and its importance, but in Sheets career there isn't much of a contrast. Against RH batters he is letting up a .254 BA compared to LH batters hitting .258!
Just thought I would play with some numbers against Sheets in anticipation of this big game. The following is a list of how our team has fared against the 6'1 195lb right hander.
- Soriano: 12 Plate Appearances, .273 BA, 0 HR or RBIs
- Theriot: 13 Plate Appearances, .154 BA
- Lee: 51 Plate Appearances, .327 BA 6 HRs, 12 RBIs
- Ramirez: 61 Plate Appearances, .192 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBIs
- Fukudome: 6 Plate Appearances, .400 BA,
- Derosa: 22 Plate Appearances, .286 BA
- Soto: 5 Plate Appearances, .333 BA
- Edmonds: 59 Plate Appearances, .204 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBIs
- Zambrano: 14 Plate Appearances (the most AB against any pitcher) .357 BA, 5 hits, 2 RBIs
- Johnson: 7 Plate Appearances, .200 BA, 1 hit, 1 RBI
- Cedeno: has never faced sheets
- Fontenot: 4 Plate Appearances, .250 BA
- Blanco: 8 Plate Appearances, .000 BA (Ouch)
- Ward: 36 Plate Appearances (the most against any pitcher), .206 BA, 1 HR 4 RBIs
LETS GET EM CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT THE "SHEETS" OUTTA THE BREWCREW!