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08.09.10

Get to know the Giants and Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs, Series Preview | (2)
If 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 ...
08.02.10

Brewers: Offense good; pitching bad Chicago Cubs, Series Preview | (0)
In 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 ...
07.23.10

Cardinals are in a good spot; head to Wrigley Chicago Cubs, Series Preview | (0)
Things 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 ...
07.19.10

The Astros’ offense is Clutch … bad, but Clutch Chicago Cubs, Series Preview | (0)
The Astros are 4-2 against the Cubs despite having only two offensive players, Lance Berkman and Hunter Pence, who are having above-average years offensively. In general, offense has been a tough task for the Astros. Even in their six games with the Cubs, they've been outscored 23-24. Starting tonight, the Cubs have three more games against the lowly Astros. So, here are three things to know about the Houston Astros: Offensively, the Astros are really bad -- OPS+ of 73 The Astros are 13.5% worse than average. Despite all of the Cubs' struggles, the Astros' offense is still considerably worse than the ...