Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Yankees Tuesday Game ThreadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2014-05-21T10:00:27-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/54601472014-05-21T10:00:27-05:002014-05-21T10:00:27-05:00Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43
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<figcaption>Maybe I don't want to know what's going on here. | Brian Kersey</figcaption>
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<p>Four words heard for only the second time this year: Three-game win streak.</p> <p>So while the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> were busy winning 6-1 on Tuesday night, I got to spend my evening doing this, courtesy of an award won at my daughter's school:</p>
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<p>Oh, the things we do for our kids. It was a fun time, though, despite the insistence from both of my daughters to utter the words "Let's Go <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>". I think I muttered it under my breath just to satisfy them. Sorry, BCB. Won't happen again.</p>
<p><b>Graphs for Game 43</b> (courtesy of <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2014-05-20&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2014" target="_blank">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
<p><a href="http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4486215/Game-43.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Game-43" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/assets/4486215/Game-43.png"></a> <br id="1400647133983"></p>
<p><b>Stats for Game 43:</b></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="301">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Pitcher</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p><b>IP</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>ER</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">5.2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.08</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.159</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">2.76</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.07</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>B Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.59</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.045</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.011</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>H Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.004</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>N Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.002</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>Total</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.84</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.291</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="323">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Batter</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>AB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p><b>R</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p><b>RBI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Baker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.84</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.147</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>L Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.63</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.129</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>M Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.07</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.054</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>N Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.97</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.043</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>E Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.78</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.033</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>R Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.02</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.004</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.46</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.011</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>S Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.79</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.053</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.49</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.054</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.32</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.075</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>Total</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">32</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="16">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.74</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.209</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><b>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero - </b><span>Jason Hammel</span>. Another excellent outing, albeit short.</li>
<li> <b>Hero - </b>Um... wait a minute. <span>John Baker</span>? I can't be reading this thing right.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick</b> - <span>Luis Valbuena</span>. Despite not driving in a run, the 3-for-4 night with two doubles while the game was still tight made all the difference.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Big Goat</b> - Jason Hammel. Yeah, I know; life's not fair. It's nothing personal. But when you bunt into a forceout at the plate, the WPA gods will tend to frown upon you.</li>
<li> <b>Goat</b> - <span>Junior Lake</span>. A single in the eighth when the game was well in the bag didn't help the 0-for-4 that preceded it.</li>
<li> <b>Kid</b> - <span>Starlin Castro</span>. Big outs early did him in, including the inning-ending groundout in the second with two runners on.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 43 (Changes in Bold):</b></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="277">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><b>Heroes</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Anthony Rizzo</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Welington Castillo</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><b>Luis Valbuena</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>20</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><b>Jason Hammel</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>16</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Emilio Bonifacio</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Jeff Samardzija</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Nate Schierholtz</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Mike Olt</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Darwin Barney</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Ryan Kalish</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Travis Wood</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Edwin Jackson</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Brian Schlitter</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Justin Ruggiano</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p>Junior Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Justin Grimm</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>James Russell</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Zac Rosscup</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Ryan Sweeney</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Neil Ramirez</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Hector Rondon</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Wesley Wright</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Pedro Strop</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><b>John Baker</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Carlos Villanueva</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="123">
<p><span>Jake Arrieta</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br clear="all"></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="293">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Goats</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Nate Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Starlin Castro</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>5.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>20.5</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Jason Hammel</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>14</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Wesley Wright</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>James Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Junior Lake</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>7</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Luis Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Jose Veras</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Ryan Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Chris Coghlan</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jeff Samardzija</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>John Baker</p>
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<p>Baker triples his Hero point total with one night of work, while Hammel pulls the rare Superhero - Big Goat daily double.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/21/5737210/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-43Russ La Croix2014-05-21T08:00:23-05:002014-05-21T08:00:23-05:00Cubs 6, Yankees 1: Masahiro Who?
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<p>It took a dark and stormy night for the Cubs to defeat the Yankees for the first time since 2011.</p> <p>So what's so special about this <span>Masahiro Tanaka</span> guy and why did the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> want to pay him all that money?</p>
<p><a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2014_05_20_nyamlb_chnmlb_1" target="_blank">The Cubs decisively defeated Tanaka and the Yankees 6-1</a>, handing Tanaka his first loss in Major League Baseball and his first regular-season defeat overall in his last 43 starts (<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/big-league-stew/masahiro-tanaka-perfect-season-ends-loss-japan-series-183921227--mlb.html" target="_blank">he did lose a game in the Japan Series last year</a>).</p>
<p>And I have to think that one of the factors in Tanaka's bad day was the good old-fashioned Midwestern gullywasher we had Tuesday night in the Chicago area. Half of the stadiums in Japan are domed (though not Tanaka's former home park with the Rakuten Golden Eagles), and I don't think it rains that hard in Japan during the baseball season -- and if it does, they likely don't play through it, as they did Tuesday night at Wrigley.</p>
<p>Before it started raining, Tanaka breezed through the first two innings, striking out three and allowing only a second-inning double to Luis Valbuena. But as the rains began to fall harder and harder -- with some impressive lightning displays and low, rumbling thunder -- so did the hits for the Cubs.</p>
<p>And in another case of "If anyone tells you they have this game figured out, laugh in their face," <span>John Baker</span>, who had just two hits all season in 32 at-bats before Tuesday night, had two in his first two at-bats off Tanaka. And not piddly little hits, either, but a solid single into right-center and a double off the wall in left-center that didn't miss being a home run by much. He also collected his first RBI of the season with a line-drive sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, driving in the fourth and final run off Tanaka.</p>
<p>Go figure, right?</p>
<p>Valbuena wound up with three hits off Tanaka; <span>Mike Olt</span> singled and had a sacrifice fly. In fact, the bottom of the order -- the 5-6-7-8 hitters -- did better than the 1-2-3-4 Cubs hitters off Tanaka; even <span>Nate Schierholtz</span>, mired in a season-long slump, got a hit off him. The top four in the order managed just a single (<span>Emilio Bonifacio</span>) and a walk by Anthony Rizzo. The Cubs even tried two squeeze bunts off Tanaka in the fourth inning, one by <span>Jason Hammel</span>, one by Bonifacio, likely trying to take advantage of the wet conditions. Neither attempt was successful.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Hammel was breezing through the Yankee lineup in the way that I thought Tanaka would handle the Cubs -- just two hits through five innings. He got into trouble in the sixth, allowing the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a> a run to make the score tight at 2-1, and was replaced by <span>Justin Grimm</span>, who got out of the inning without incident.</p>
<p>It stopped raining just about that time, and that's when we found out that though the Yankees have a pretty good bullpen when it comes to closing games, the rest of their bullpen is a bit shaky. <span>Preston Claiborne</span> (a name that sounds like the head of a white-shoe law firm in New York, only it'd be "Preston Claiborne IV") entered the game and got hit hard by the Cubs in the seventh, when they tacked on two more runs to complete their scoring.</p>
<p>It looked as if the Cubs would nail down a victory easily in the ninth inning. Despite the rain and the barrage of hits, the game had moved along fairly quickly, but <span>Neil Ramirez</span> decided to make a mess of the ninth inning as it started to rain again. After Yangervis Solarte bunted his way on with one out, Ramirez pitched as if it were a one-run game, afraid to challenge hitters. Almost-Cub <span>Brian Roberts</span> had a seven-pitch at-bat before grounding out, <span>Ichiro</span> took three straight balls before running the count to 3-2, fouling off four straight pitches and then drawing a walk.</p>
<p>I find myself amazed that major-league pitchers simply won't throw strikes to batters in situations like this -- five runs ahead with two out in the last inning. Ramirez needs to trust his stuff!</p>
<p>Rick Renteria called on <span>Hector Rondon</span>, who caught Ramirez disease and walked <span>Brett Gardner</span> in a seven-pitch at-bat.</p>
<p>That left it to <span>Derek Jeter</span> with the bases loaded. That one took only four pitches for Jeter to ground out to <span>Starlin Castro</span> to end it, with the rain falling even harder.</p>
<p>So the Cubs post a most-unexpected win, which gives them a winning homestand -- their first since last July against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>.</p>
<p>Before the game Jeter was honored by the Cubs for his Hall of Fame career, collecting the traditional gift from the team: a Wrigley Field scoreboard panel with his number on it, presented by Castro. Jeter was given loud ovations by the nearly-full house not only for that, but every time he came to bat, a nice tribute. Also given warm applause on his first appearance at Wrigley since last summer's trade was <span>Alfonso Soriano</span>, who played right field -- a position he had never played before this season, and only pressed into service there because of an injury to Carlos Beltran. Soriano went 0-for-4 at the plate.</p>
<p>And the Cubs have a chance to head on their first 10-game road trip of the season with a sweep of this two-game set, something else unexpected. Because baseball. <span>Jeff Samardzija</span> -- who took over the major-league lead in ERA after <span>Johnny Cueto</span> got hit hard Tuesday night -- will face <span>Chase Whitley</span> this afternoon. The game preview will post at 11:30 a.m.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/21/5737658/cubs-yankees-recap-masahiro-tanaka-thunderstorm-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2014-05-20T21:50:06-05:002014-05-20T21:50:06-05:00Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Yankees, Tuesday 5/20
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/20/5704670/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-yankees-tuesday-5-20-7-05-ctAl Yellon2014-05-20T21:05:08-05:002014-05-20T21:05:08-05:00Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Yankees, Tuesday 5/20
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/20/5704676/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-yankees-tuesday-5-20-7-05-ctAl Yellon2014-05-20T20:05:07-05:002014-05-20T20:05:07-05:00Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Yankees, Tuesday 5/20
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/20/5704680/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-yankees-tuesday-5-20-7-05-ctAl Yellon2014-05-20T17:00:14-05:002014-05-20T17:00:14-05:00Cubs vs. Yankees Preview, Tuesday 5/20, 7:05 CT
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<p>The Cubs got swept by the Yankees in a doubleheader in New York last month. Perhaps these two games will work out better.</p> <p>Before I have little fun with numbers, I should note that <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=238&map.y=91&site=lot&zmx=1&zmy=1" target="_blank">there's a pretty good chance of thunderstorms tonight</a> That's a problem, because they really have to play this game tonight. With the Cubs heading to the West Coast after tomorrow, there's no way they'd play a split doubleheader and you <i>know</i> the Cubs don't want to play a straight-admission doubleheader Wednesday. The teams have only two common off-days -- May 29 and August 25 -- and playing on the latter would result in the Cubs playing 30 consecutive days, not something they're likely to approve.</p>
<p>Now, on to some numbers.</p>
<p>I happened to notice that <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> has 30 walks and 28 strikeouts going into tonight's game. Since he seems on pace to play all 162 games, that'd be 116 walks and 108 strikeouts, an impressive ratio.</p>
<p>Since 2007, here is a complete list of all the players who have had both 100 walks and 100 strikeouts in a season, and more BB than K:</p>
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<pre><span>David Ortiz</span>, 2007: 111 walks, 103 strikeouts
<span>Adrian Gonzalez</span>, 2009: 119 walks, 101 strikeouts
<span>Jose Bautista</span>, 2011: 132 walks, 111 strikeouts</pre>
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<p>All of those players had huge offensive seasons, with Ortiz and Bautista posting an OPS over 1.000, and A-Gon one of .958.</p>
<p>Now here's a complete list of all Cubs in team history who have had 100 BB and 100 K in a single season, with more walks than strikeouts:</p>
<p><a href="http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/assets/695769/services-white-spacer.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="photo" src="http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/695769/services-white-spacer_medium.jpg"></a></p>
<p>That's right. No Cub has ever done that. I'm looking for Rizzo to have a breakout season (which appears to have already begun).</p>
<p>More numbers, this time Cubs/Yankees numbers: The Cubs have never won a game at any stadium called "Yankee Stadium," either the old or new one. They were 0-4 at the old one in <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/world-series">World Series</a> games, and have gone 0-5 at the new one in interleague play. They're 3-3 against the Yankees at Wrigley Field in interleague play, winning two of three in 2003, losing two of three in 2011. There are, as you likely know, many former Cubs with the Yankee organization, from <span>Alfonso Soriano</span> to Joe Girardi to Larry Rothschild to Jim Hendry... and also including Mick Kelleher, the 1970s-era Cub who is the Yankees' first-base coach. Even Mike Quade is now in the Yankee organization; he's listed as a "roving instructor."</p>
<p>That said, apart from Soriano, there are no ex-Cubs on the Yankees' active roster. Speaking of Soriano, I believe he should get a warm welcome from Cubs fans tonight. That'd be well-deserved. The Cubs will also honor retiring Yankee Derek Jeter in a pre-game ceremony.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<pre>Bonifacio CF, Lake LF, Rizzo 1B, Castro SS, Valbuena 2B, Schierholtz RF, Olt 3B, Baker C, Hammel P</pre>
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<p>The Yankees lineup was not available at the time I wrote this post. Please check <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bleedcubbieblue" target="_blank">the BCB Twitter feed</a> for the Yankees lineup.</p>
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<p>This pitching matchup is a rematch of the first game of the split doubleheader <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA201404161.shtml" target="_blank">April 16 at Yankee Stadium</a>. <span>Jason Hammel</span> pitched pretty well -- five hits, three runs in seven innings. <span>Masahiro Tanaka</span> pitched... better. A lot better. The Cubs got just three singles off Tanaka, two by Anthony Rizzo, one by Junior Lake. Given Tanaka's pitching since then... I'm not expecting much better.</p>
<p>Seven walks in 58 innings with 66 strikeouts, is what Tanaka has so far this year. Yeesh. It will be fascinating to watch him work in person.</p>
<p>Interestingly, tonight will be Tanaka's ninth start. Despite the Yankees playing teams in their own division multiple times already, the Cubs will be the first time he has faced twice.</p>
<p>Today's game is on WGN.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20130401#date=5/20/2014">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_05_20_nyamlb_chnmlb_1&mode=gameday">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/160603/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankeees</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pinstripealley.com">Pinstripe Alley</a>.</p>
<p>For 2014, we are going to have the same game-thread routine as 2013. Here's how it works.</p>
<p>You'll find the game preview -- like this one -- posting as the first link in the StoryStream™, which will then contain all the overflow threads and the recap. The recap will also be on the front page as a separate post; once I post a game recap, the stream for each game will be retitled "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p>In general, game previews will post two hours before game time. Exception: for day games after night games, that will usually be 90 minutes.</p>
<p>You will also be able to find the First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads in the box marked "<a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Cubs</a> Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (<a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/game-threads">you can also find them in this section link</a>). They will also appear in this StoryStream™. As I've done for each regular-season game for several years now, we'll have the First Pitch thread at five minutes before game time (moved up from actual game time per your requests), then an overflow one hour, two hours and 2:45 after game time.</p>
<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/5/20/5694884/chicago-cubs-new-york-yankees-preview-tuesdayAl Yellon