July 18th, 2007
Cubs; WGN 9; 2:20 PM ET; vs. Giants; Cain, 3-10, 3.53 ERA, vs. Zambrano, 11-7, 3.83 ERA
When I say that Kendall Barretted* it, I mean not once, not twice, but 3 times. First, he drops the throw from Soriano that scores a run. Next he goes and drops that pop-up that ended up scoring the game winning run. Finally, a "wild pitch" that he certainly should've gotten to rolls away and lets the Giants have someone in scoring position. On offense he went 0-3.
I'm not so worried about THAT though. I'm worried about Barry Bonds returning to the lineup today. Who am I kidding, it isn't today, it's 7 minutes from now. If the bullpen has the kind of night it had yesterday, we are cruising for a bruising. For the Cubs to keep winning and have a shot at the playoffs, the pen needs to be more consistent and have their bad days when we have huge leads or are already getting killed.
In preview of today's game, Cain doesn't give up many runs, he has an ERA of 3.53. However, he doesn't get many either. With that ERA, your record should be great, but 3-10 it stands. On the flip side, Zambrano has a 3.83 ERA, which I would expect him to then carry a record of about 8-8, but he is 11-7, leading the NL in wins, showing that the Cubs give more than adequate run support. If the stats from 2007 were always correct though, the Cubs may have won more games than they have. Let's hope that Matt Cain gets that slow run support today and that Zambrano gets the goods.
*- When I say "Barretted", I am referring to the sloppy defense that Barrett had shortly before he departed from the Cubs.
Thanks,
Ryan
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