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Chicago Cubs
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08.09.10Get to know the Giants and Carlos ZambranoIf you're staying up late three of the next four nights to watch the Cubs in San Francisco, here are a few things to know about the Giants: Be patient -- 3.90 BB/9 For the Giants, both the rotation and the bullpen are to blame. Both walk more than almost every respective team. And combined, the 3.90 BB/9 is worst in baseball. It’s also the best way to reach base against the Giants. Opposing teams are hitting only .237 against the Giants, so walking really may be the Cubs’ best option. The Cubs will miss the Giants’ most wild starter: Jonathan Sanchez. But, besides ...
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08.04.10Sentenalysis: August 3With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
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08.02.10Sentenalysis: August 2With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Milwaukee Brewers 18, Chicago Cubs 1 Courtesy of FanGraphs Least Valuable Pitcher: All of them, but specifically Randy Wells -28.1% WPA (Win Probability Added) Most Valuable Hitter: Starlin Castro 2.1% WPA Least Valuable Hitter Tyler Colvin -3.5% Yay, Starlin Castro!
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08.02.10Brewers: Offense good; pitching badIn the crucial race for the third place in the National League Central, the Brewers lead the Cubs by a game and a half. So here’s three things, slightly more specific than their hitting is good and their pitching is bad, you should know about the Brewers: The Brewers’ best are about as good as anyone in baseball -- average wOBA is .385. Only the Nationals have three players (Adam Dunn, Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham) with a higher wOBA (Weighted On-Base Average) than the Brewers’ “Big 3” -- Prince Fielder, Corey Hart and Rya ... Rickie Weeks. Oddly enough, Ryan Braun ...
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07.28.10Sentenalysis: July 28With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
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07.27.10Sentenalysis: July 27With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
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07.23.10Cardinals are in a good spot; head to WrigleyThings are good for the Cardinals. They have their largest lead (1.5 games) in the NL Central since June 20, are recently coming off a seven-game losing streak and are Roy Oswalt's preferred destination should he be traded. Now the Cardinals come to Chicago to face their bitter rivals who can't beat the NL Central. Right now the Cubs are 16-27 against the division. Pujols is different. Not bad ... just different -- 3.7 WAR For Albert Pujols, it's only been an OK season. At the moment, his WAR (Wins Against Replacement) is 3.7, good enough for 14th in baseball. But 96 games ...
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07.22.10Sentenalysis: July 21With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
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