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Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 162
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<img alt="The 2014 King of the Mountain, Anthony Rizzo." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wD2i-YlALCpByFfew-NOMygXOZ8=/0x1160:3720x3640/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/40398726/456273854.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>The 2014 King of the Mountain, Anthony Rizzo. | Tom Lynn</figcaption>
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<p>And as the 2014 season comes to a close for the Cubs, who better to be standing at the top of the Hero podium than the man who had been there so many times before.</p> <p>So that's it. Another season in the books. The Cubs exceeded my pre-season expectations by a decent margin, as I had them pegged at 95-plus losses from the outset. I'm very glad that they proved me wrong, and I hope that in 2015 they'll find a way to get back to at least .500, something that they haven't done for an extended period of time for the past five years.</p>
<p>I'd like to thank everyone who came by to read this piece every day or on a regular basis. I hope that you found it to be a fun way to look at the season from a slightly different angle. And rest assured, this series will be back again in 2015.</p>
<p>Enjoy the offseason. It's only 189 days until Opening Day.</p>
<p><b>Graphs for Game 162 </b>(courtesy of <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2014-09-28&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2014" target="_blank">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/5079554/Game-162.png"><img src="http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/assets/5079554/Game-162.png" class="photo" alt="Game-162"></a> <br id="1412003935172"></p>
<p><b>Stats for Game 162:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<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="21">
<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="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">2.11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.131</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>P Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.085</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>N Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.54</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.079</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>H Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.039</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Turner</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.033</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1.29</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>.301</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="327">
<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="21">
<p><b>R</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">2</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">1.16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.324</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.109</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1</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">0.76</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.040</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1.28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.003</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>L Watkins</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0.49</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.002</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0.58</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.015</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Turner</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.89</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.045</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="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.67</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.046</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Valaika</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0.71</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.051</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.54</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.059</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="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1.12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.063</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>35</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>7</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>3</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>12</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>0.9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>.199</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Writer's Note: </i><i>The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.</i></p>
<p><b>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero - </b><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> (.324). Your mileage could somehow vary, but he gets my team MVP for 2014 hands-down.</li>
<li> <b><b>Hero</b> - </b><span>Justin Grimm</span> (.131). Pulled pretty much the same act as <span>Brian Schlitter</span> on Saturday.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick -</b> <span>Arismendy Alcantara</span> (.109). Ended a rough September on a positive note.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS: </b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat -</b> <span>Luis Valbuena</span> (-.063). It'll be interesting to see just what his role with the team ends up being next season.</li>
<li> <b>Goat - </b><span>Javier Baez</span> (-.059). And now that the 2014 big-league experiment is over for him, it's time to get ready for the finished product in 2015.</li>
<li> <b>Kid - </b><span>Chris Valaika</span> (-.051). Whether or not he ends up with the Cubs again is next year is unknown, and I think unlikely, but he did have a decent .276 average and .713 OPS in September.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>FINAL RANKINGS FOR THE 2014 SEASON (Notations Below):</b></p>
<p>x - Player not on active roster.<br>y - Player not on 40-man roster.<br>z - Player no longer with <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a>.</p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Heroes</b><b></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="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">89</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Luis Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">73</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">72.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">55.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">47</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>y-Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">41.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">31</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Mike Olt</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">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>y-Ryan Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">24.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Jeff Samardzija</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Junior Lake</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">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</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">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Hector Rondon</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">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">19.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Pedro Strop</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">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Tsuyoshi Wada</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</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">17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Edwin Jackson</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="151">
<p>Justin Grimm</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">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</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">16.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Javier Baez</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="151">
<p>Chris Valaika</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="151">
<p>Ryan Kalish</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>John Baker</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Wesley Wright</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-James Russell</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">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</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">9.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Neil Ramirez</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">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Felix Doubront</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jacob Turner</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="151">
<p>Blake Parker</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="151">
<p>Kyuji Fujikawa</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">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>x-Dallas Beeler</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="151">
<p>z-Chris Rusin</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="151">
<p>Logan Watkins</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>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Dan Straily</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Eric Jokisch</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Rafael Lopez</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br clear="all"></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Goats</b><b></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="151">
<p>Luis Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">62</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Nate Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">55</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">55</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</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">48</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</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">46</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">42.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Junior Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">40.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Javier Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">32.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</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">32</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>y-Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</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">24</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</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">23</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Hector Rondon</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>John Baker</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">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-James Russell</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">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>y-Ryan Sweeney</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">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</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">18</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Wesley Wright</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="151">
<p>z-Jeff Samardzija</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jake Arrieta</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>z-Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Brian Schlitter</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Valaika</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</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">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Neil Ramirez</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jacob Turner</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<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">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Tsuyoshi Wada</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="151">
<p>z-Jose Veras</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</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">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</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">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Blake Parker</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>y-Eli Whiteside</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Dan Straily</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="151">
<p>x-Dallas Beeler</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="151">
<p>Felix Doubront</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="151">
<p>Logan Watkins</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="151">
<p>Eric Jokisch</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="151">
<p>z-Chris Rusin</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="151">
<p>Zac Rosscup</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Rafael Lopez</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">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br clear="all"></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Overall</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Hero</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Goat</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>+/-</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">89</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">36</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">53</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">47</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">32</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">72.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>y-Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">41.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Luis Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">73</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">62</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Jeff Samardzija</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Tsuyoshi Wada</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>y-Ryan Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Kyuji Fujikawa</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Chris Valaika</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Felix Doubront</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Chris Rusin</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">55.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">55</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Rafael Lopez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Logan Watkins</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>x-Dallas Beeler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Blake Parker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Eric Jokisch</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Wesley Wright</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Dan Straily</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">32</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>y-Eli Whiteside</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>John Baker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jacob Turner</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Jose Veras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-James Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Javier Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">32.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-16.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">31</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">48</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Junior Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">40.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-18.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">42.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-20.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>z-Nate Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">55</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">46</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-29</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/29/6864001/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-162
Russ La Croix
2014-09-29T08:00:07-05:00
2014-09-29T08:00:07-05:00
Cubs 5, Brewers 2: Into A Brighter Future
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<figcaption>Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>On the last day of the 2014 season, quite a bit of the Cubs' future was on display at Miller Park.</p> <p><b>MILWAUKEE</b> -- Sunday's <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2014_09_28_chnmlb_milmlb_1" target="_blank">5-2 Cubs win over the Brewers</a> was an outstanding example of how this team can (and hopefully will) win games in the years to come.</p>
<p>An early two-run homer from the team's best hitter. A decent outing from the starting pitcher. Then, lockdown relief after the sixth inning.</p>
<p>That's a recipe for success for many teams, and all of it was in evidence on a gorgeous, 75-degree, early-fall afternoon at Miller Park. (Where was this great summer weather all summer?)</p>
<p><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> homered in the first inning after <span>Chris Coghlan</span> led off the game with a walk, providing the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> with a lead they never relinquished. Rizzo had one of his better games of the season, going 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, the homer and even his only stolen base of the season on a play that must have completely surprised the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a>, because no throw was made. It happened on the front end of a double steal (!) in which <span>Jorge Soler</span> took second; it didn't really matter because <span>Arismendy Alcantara</span>'s double into the right-field corner would have scored both runners anyway. The Cubs added an insurance run in the ninth on a single, a walk and an infield ground ball on which a throw came home wide, and too late.</p>
<p>Great offense? Well, no. But certainly enough to win on a day when Cubs pitching did an efficient job. <span>Jacob Turner</span> threw five solid innings; he was touched for two runs which could have been less if not for a wacky throwing error by <span>Luis Valbuena</span>, who picked up a bunt attempt and made a Matt Garza-like throw in the general direction of Rizzo. Martin Maldonado, the slow-running catcher who bunted, was credited with a hit instead of the play being ruled an error all the way; the run that scored as a result was ruled earned.</p>
<p>Turner was lifted after he allowed a leadoff single in the sixth, but overall, he had a solid outing and showed some of the talent that made him one of baseball's most untouchable prospects just two years ago. At 23, I think he still has a chance to become a good big-league starter. He'll have to show well in spring training, because he's out of options. Either he makes the 2015 Opening Day roster or he'll have to be exposed to waivers. Someone would undoubtedly claim him.</p>
<p>Anyway, after Turner departed, the bullpen took over and gave up just one hit and one walk over four innings. <span>Justin Grimm</span> finished the sixth without incident and <span>Neil Ramirez</span>, <span>Pedro Strop</span> and <span>Hector Rondon</span> (29th save) completed the game. Those three could make an excellent late-inning trio for any contending team. All have been very good this year and Rondon posted that good save total even though he was not officially made the team's closer until mid-May.</p>
<p>Rizzo, for his part, stepped up his already-good game on his return two weeks ago from back problems. In the 11 games he played in September, he hit .395/.521/.684 (15-for-38) with five doubles, two home runs and eight walks. His overall .913 OPS finished third in the National League, behind only <span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> and <span>Andrew McCutchen</span>, pretty good company. Had he not missed 22 games this year, he would almost certainly have hit 35 home runs, with an outside shot at Stanton's league-leading total of 37.</p>
<p>Sunday's game, which had a significant minority of Cubs fans in attendance despite another losing season, was punctuated with cheering at inappropriate times, all of which happened when the Green Bay Packers did something good against the Chicago Bears. I heard reports that many fans spent a good chunk of the afternoon standing on the concourse at Miller Park watching the football game. This makes little sense; you've paid money to come to a baseball park and then spend your time doing something you could have done for free at home?</p>
<p>Odd Miller Park note: the roof was open, but only about halfway; this was done apparently to reduce the shadows in the early innings. Only left field was in sun when the game started, then the field was in shade until the sun came through the first-base side windows about the seventh inning.</p>
<p>Though I usually enjoy quick games, for this one I didn't even mind the three-hour, nine-minute game length, exactly the length of an average major-league game in 2014; I just wanted to savor the final big-league game I'll see in person until next March.</p>
<p>The Cubs, by winning, finish the season 73-89, their first sub-90-loss year since 2010 and a seven-win increase over 2013. That's progress, in my view, especially since they played near-.500 ball for four-plus months, going 60-62 since a 13-27 start. Baby steps, right? In winning this series from the Brewers, the Cubs also posted 11 wins against them this year -- that's the most any Cubs team has ever posted against <i>any</i> Brewers team since the two clubs started playing each other in 1997.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I never did make it to dinner in Milwaukee. Both places my friends and I wanted to go to were closed! Really? Restaurants closed on Sunday? Guess they roll up the sidewalks on Sunday in Milwaukee. So, instead, we went to The Silo in Lake Bluff, on the road home.</p>
<p>One final note on this game. Before 2014, the last time I had seen the Cubs' final regular-season game on the road was in 2007, when I traveled to Cincinnati to see them clinch the N.L. Central. I'd like to take more trips like that one in the future.</p>
<p>And so, another season is in the books. And yes, I do feel cautiously optimistic about the Cubs' future. Some of it was on display Sunday in Milwaukee. More of it will be coming, in the form of <span>Kris Bryant</span> and others, next year and in seasons to come. They'll have to supplement the prospect pipeline with judicious free-agent or trade acquisitions. I'll have more about that in the days and weeks to come, and also, there will be plenty more here at BCB as we enter the Cubs' offseason.</p>
<p>First, there will be game threads for every playoff day. I love playoff baseball, no matter who's involved, and we surely have rooting interests here (read: any team that plays the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>). Watch for those beginning Tuesday.</p>
<p>Second, there's a Wrigley Field construction project that's set to begin Monday with the commencement of the demolition of the bleachers. We'll have photos of the progress as often as possible.</p>
<p>There will be other news, of course. Sunday's game <i>might</i> have been the last Cubs game televised on WGN-TV -- ever. The team has no deal yet in place for the 70 games that were carried on WGN this year and it's strange to think that a 66-year relationship could have ended with no formal farewell. In the end, I suspect the Cubs will re-up with WGN (local only, not WGN America) on a short-term renewal, maybe not the entire five years that remain until they have their entire TV package available for sale. That's strictly my own speculation, nothing more.</p>
<p>And, I've got some offseason series in mind, too.</p>
<p>With that, I'll put the 2014 season to bed as is my tradition, with this quote from the late Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti's "The Green Fields of the Mind":</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.</pre>
</blockquote>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/29/6862689/cubs-brewers-recap-anthony-rizzo-jacob-turner-mlb-scores
Al Yellon
2014-09-28T15:55:02-05:00
2014-09-28T15:55:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 9/28
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<figcaption>Mike McGinnis</figcaption>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/28/6345151/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-brewers-sunday-9-28-1-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-09-28T15:10:02-05:00
2014-09-28T15:10:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 9/28
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<figcaption>Mike McGinnis</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>----</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/28/6345213/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-brewers-sunday-9-28-1-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-09-28T13:10:02-05:00
2014-09-28T13:10:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 9/28
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<figcaption>Mike McGinnis</figcaption>
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<p>----</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/28/6345357/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-brewers-sunday-9-28-1-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-09-28T11:30:02-05:00
2014-09-28T11:30:02-05:00
Cubs vs. Brewers Preview, Sunday 9/28, 1:10 CT
<figure>
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<figcaption>Mike McGinnis</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The Cubs finish the 2014 season with a chance to win another series from the Brewers.</p> <p><b>MILWAUKEE</b> -- I decided to head up to Miller Park to take in one last game for the 2014 season, and hoping to see the Cubs finish up strong. I had also hoped to see <span>Kyle Hendricks</span> throw one last time, but the brass decided to shut him down after he had a combined 183 innings between Triple-A Iowa and the major leagues this year. Instead, Jacob Turner will be the guy to try to help the Cubs end this year with a win.</p>
<p>Wins are always important, but this one would have particular meaning. If the Cubs win, they will avoid losing 90 games this year. That would be the first sub-90-loss season since 2010, and it would also represent an increase of seven wins over the 2013 total. Progress can come in small ways. A win would also mean the Cubs would have played essentially .500 ball since their 13-27 start. They are 59-62 since then. (Note: the Brewers are 55-64 since that date, May 16, on which they defeated the Cubs 4-3 to open a five-game division lead.)</p>
<p>Site note: I'm contemplating sticking around Milwaukee for dinner tonight, which means it'd be pretty pointless to try to get a recap posted this evening. So -- watch for my game recap and also Heroes & Goats from Game 162, Monday morning.</p>
<p>Here are today's particulars.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre><span>Coghlan LF, Baez SS, Rizzo 1B, Soler RF, Valbuena 3B, Alcantara CF, Valaika 2B, Baker C, Turner P</span></pre>
</blockquote>
<p>Brewers lineup:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>Parra LF, Braun RF, Lucroy 1B, Ramirez 3B, Segura SS, Maldonado C, Schafer CF, Herrera 2B, Fiers P</pre>
</blockquote>
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<h2>Jacob Turner</h2>
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<p>Let's look at <span>Jacob Turner's</span> season this way. Since he came to the Cubs, he has faced the Brewers twice, once in relief and one start. In those two games, he has thrown 8⅔ innings, allowed five hits and one run (a solo homer by <span>Khris Davis</span> in <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201409010.shtml" target="_blank">this game</a>), with one walk and seven strikeouts.</p>
<p>That would be an awesome way to end this season for Turner, who I believe still has talent and still could be an impact pitcher in the major leagues. Hope he ends his season on a high note.</p>
<p><span>Mike Fiers</span> started against the Cubs <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201408140.shtml" target="_blank">August 14 at Wrigley Field</a>. He allowed three hits and no runs and struck out 14.</p>
<p>Could we be doomed? Or is Fiers, who has posted a 1.93 ERA and 0.801 WHIP in nine starts since being recalled in August, hittable?</p>
<p>Today's game is on WGN -- possibly the last Cubs game ever on WGN-TV after 66 years, as we don't yet know where the 2015 TV contract will end up. (Speculation: in the end, the Cubs re-up with WGN, local to Chicago only, for five more years.)</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=9/28/2014">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_09_28_chnmlb_milmlb_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/162361/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brewcrewball.com">Brew Crew Ball</a>. Be careful over there, though.</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 "Chicago Cubs Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in this section link). 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/2014/9/28/6152471/chicago-cubs-milwaukee-brewers-preview-sunday
Al Yellon