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Padres (17-33) @ Cubs (16-32), Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 2:20pm

SDP:Anthony Bass (24, RHP, 2-5, 3.55)
CHC:Ryan Dempster (35, RHP, 0-3, 2.14)

The Primer Chimp Posted: May 30, 2012 at 10:00 AM | 25 comment(s)
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1. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 11:12 AM (#4142957)

Cubs season HR pace: 125
Starlin Castro NL dWAR rank: t1 (tied with Barney)
Bryan LaHair MLB OPS+ rank (minimum 3.1 PA/team game): t8
Ian Stewart MLB OPS+ rank: t142, out of 169 official qualifiers
Ryan Dempster MLB ERA+ rank (minimum 1 IP/team game): 5
Paul Maholm MLB ERA+ rank: t90, out of 116 official qualifiers
Team defensive efficiency (NL rank): .707 (3)

2. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:44 PM (#4143254)

Man, this Clevenger guy, it's good to have him back.

3. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:49 PM (#4143262)

I had been advocating making him the starter before his injury. I was flabbergasted when I looked the teams records when I open this thread and saw the Padres are now then the Cubs. I didn't think that was possible.

4. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:51 PM (#4143264)

The team records at the top of this page are wrong - they don't include yesterday's game. I guess the Primer Chimp is hung over again.

5. Sweet Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:51 PM (#4143265)

In 30 career PAs, Clevenger now has 3 more WAR than Koyie Hill does in >1000 PAs.

6. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:52 PM (#4143266)

Geez, Dempster's awful today.

7. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 03:54 PM (#4143271)

In 30 career PAs, Clevenger now has 3 more WAR than Koyie Hill does in >1000 PAs.

Yeah, but both of us have 2 WAR over him, and we have 0 PA.

8. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:05 PM (#4143286)

Hey, Castro just took a walk. Too bad Wrigley doesn't have fireworks to shoot off.

9. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:05 PM (#4143288)

Castro took a walk! I thought deserved an exclamation point.

10. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:15 PM (#4143300)

I wonder how long they're sticking with Bass.

Oh wait, there he goes.

11. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:17 PM (#4143302)

Castro and Soriano walk in the same inning. We should check the Mayan Calendar if this rare phenomenon was predicted.

12. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:19 PM (#4143310)

It's at least the second time it's happened this year, actually. They did it back-to-back in the 8th inning of this game.

13. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:22 PM (#4143316)

Did Bud Black really need to bring in a lefty in the 5th inning? He is going to burn through that bullpen today.

14. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:25 PM (#4143321)

You know, Barney doesn't take a ton of walks, either. This has been quite the inning.

Sucks to leave the bases loaded, but at least they're back in this game.

15. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:34 PM (#4143333)

The Cubs will miss Padres pitching-it cures what ails you.

16. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:50 PM (#4143355)

This is the Carlos Marmol we all know and loath.

17. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 04:57 PM (#4143362)

Ha ha, the Marmol that puts a couple guys on base and then gets out of it is actually the good Marmol.

18. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:04 PM (#4143368)

I love that Len knows what a LOOGY is.

19. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:28 PM (#4143381)

That run was due to pure speed.

20. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:31 PM (#4143384)

Yeah, that was fun. If Campana and Castro could get on base more often they'd be a hell of a 1-2 punch at the top of a batting order.

21. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:35 PM (#4143386)

Nice double play - all three guys did made a good play on that one.

22. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:52 PM (#4143392)

Holy freaking cow! Darwin Barney!

23. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:52 PM (#4143393)

That might be the most unlikely scenario for a Cub win. A Darwin Barney homerun with the wind blowing in.

24. Brian C Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:53 PM (#4143394)

Even Barney looks shocked! Although even if it had fallen in the run probably scores, since it was in the gap.

25. SteveM. Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:57 PM (#4143398)

Great game. It almost made me forget it was between the two worst teams in baseball.

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