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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Chicago Cubs (58-42) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (50-50), Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9:40pm

CHC: Ted Lilly (32, LHP, 9-6, 4.49)
ARI: Doug Davis (32, LHP, 3-4, 4.14)

The Primer Chimp Posted: July 23, 2008 at 09:00 AM | 225 comment(s)
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201. Dan Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:30 AM (#2870859)

I don't think I'd ever buy a jersey with a utility player's name/number.

202. SteveM. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:31 AM (#2870860)

I would love a Larry Bittner jersey.

203. dahlian Kirby, children's author extraordinaire. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:34 AM (#2870861)

SSR, you must have the parody part of this post.

Although, it will be interesting to see what happens to the Cubs and Diamondbacks OPS+ numbers once this year's park factors are calculated. Arizona is +.130 at home and the Cubs are +.163.

204. Dan Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:35 AM (#2870864)

The Rangers are in for one hell of an adjustment once this year's numbers are calculated.

205. dahlian Kirby, children's author extraordinaire. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:35 AM (#2870865)

I don't think I'd ever buy a jersey with a utility player's name/number.

Not even a Jose Oquendo jersey? You have no soul.

206. SouthSideRyan(hates Casey McGehee) Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:36 AM (#2870867)

Big Joe McEwing fan were you dahlian?

207. Dan Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:38 AM (#2870870)

Well, this just got kind of interesting.

208. SouthSideRyan(hates Casey McGehee) Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:38 AM (#2870873)

Not really, 4 run lead with 4 outs to go.

209. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:39 AM (#2870874)

Hell, I liked Augie as a Cub, and he totally sucked then.

Feckin' Howry.

210. dahlian Kirby, children's author extraordinaire. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:39 AM (#2870875)

Thanks again Micah, Leo.

Well, we have come back from bigger ninth inning deficits this season...

211. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:39 AM (#2870876)

Doesn't OPS+ take park into account?

212. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:42 AM (#2870877)

Billy Buckner. Now that's just not right.

213. SteveM. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:43 AM (#2870878)

Might be weirder though if he was named Mookie Wilson.

214. NTNgod Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:44 AM (#2870879)

Doesn't OPS+ take park into account?

Yes, based on prior years. However, I think Dahlian's point is that once this year's numbers are calculated, teams like the Rangers and Cubs with mega-splits are going to find their numbers change a decent amount at that point.

215. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:44 AM (#2870880)

Lee going the other way again. This is encouraging.

216. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:53 AM (#2870889)

Marmol with the four run lead. Egads.

217. SteveM. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:53 AM (#2870891)

It would be nice if Marmol can have a 1-2-3 inning.

218. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:56 AM (#2870892)

And here we go. C'mon, Carlos.

219. SteveM. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:00 AM (#2870893)

Carlos makes me reach for the Malox,

220. SouthSideRyan(hates Casey McGehee) Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:01 AM (#2870895)

Chad Tracy looked like Kosuke on his worst day there.

221. SteveM. Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:01 AM (#2870896)

Cubs win! I'll take it.

222. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:01 AM (#2870897)

Why anyone would swing at a first pitch from Marmol is beyond me. The BA against him when he gets ahead in the count has to be under .100.

223. NTNgod Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:01 AM (#2870898)

He gets the old-school Isringhausen save, though.

224. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:02 AM (#2870899)

Not artful, but a win nonetheless. Carlos pushes his ERA back under 4.

225. retro-shiite Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:03 AM (#2870900)

It wasn't a save, though.

Besides, for an Isringhausen save, wouldn't he have to give up a couple runs?

226. NTNgod Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:08 AM (#2870903)

Besides, for an Isringhausen save, wouldn't he have to give up a couple runs?

That's why I said "old-school". Back in the day, he'd bend - a lot - but wouldn't break.

Then, as time went on, he started breaking.

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