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As we have all watched all season, this Cubs offense has really struggled to put runs on the board this year. More than anything though they have struggled to get any sort of hit with runners in scoring position. It seemed to me watching the games that the Cubs are smacking the ball around the ...
notqualifiedtocomment.com - 6/25/2009
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Everyone knows the Cubs offense has been mostly
dormant this season. Although bullpen problems have been a...
big issue, the Cubs need to be able to score runs to even put the bullpen in a position to blow the game. What has seemingly ailed the Cubs much of the season is something Bob Brenly ...
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Why Bad Statistics About The Cubs Offense May Actually ...
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Cubs catcher Geovany Soto tested positive for marijuana
use during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and is...
ineligible to compete in international play for two years. The positive test does not affect his playing time in Major League ...
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Why Bad Statistics About The Cubs Offense May Actually Be Good Statistics
Not Qualified To Comment —
Everyone knows the Cubs offense has been mostly dormant this season. Although bullpen problems have been a big issue, the Cubs need to be able to score runs to even put the bullpen in a position to blow the game. What has seemingly ailed the Cubs much of the season is something Bob Brenly likes to call “timely hitting”. As most intelligent baseball fans know, “timely hitting” isn’t really anything in terms of a player’s value to his team personally. It only means that if a player who hits .300 gets lucky and the people around him are on base coincidentally when he gets those hits 30% of the time, then he is called a good ...
Thirsty Thursday Links: 6/25/09
DETROIT4LYFE —
... "Amazing" Cubs Stats (I like the Cubs when they're not playing the Tigers- rough series for them) [The Friendly Blogfines] ...
Linked and Loaded - Thursday 6/25
Paneech —
... The Friendly Blogfines looks at some truly amazing Cubs stats.
Steady Burn covers Seve Ballesteros’ first post tumor appearance where he likens cancer to golf.
Zoner ...
Daily Rubbish: June 25, 2009
Sports Rubbish —
... Links:
Allen Iverson Will Miss Michael Jackson [Josh Q. Public]
Showdown in Chinatown, rd. 2 [Dirty Tackle]
Now For Act II Of Today’s Fun [Unprofessional Foul]
Biggest NBA Draft Busts by Team [Fanhouse]
US National Soccer Team Players Who Twitter [Coed Magazine]
4 Big Reasons Shaq Makes Cleveland the ‘Team to Beat’ [The Hoop Doctors]
Some Truly Amazing Cubs Stats [The Friendly Blogfines]
Seve Ballesteros Likens Cancer to what else, Golf, in First ...
Grim Reaper Was Busy Today - Here’s Some Lighten Up Links
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ESPN Has Their All-Decade Team. Who’s Yours? [No Guts No Glory]
Magglio Ordonez Chops Off His Powerless Locks [Detroit 4 Lyfe]
Fried Chicken Bacon WHAT? [Homework 4 Dummies]
Perez Hilton Apologizes for Dumbass Behavior [Gabby Babble]
Seve Ballesteros Likens Cancer to what else, Golf, in First Post-Tumor Appearance [Steady Burn]
Some Truly Amazing Cubs Stats [The Friendly Blogfines]
Megan Fox’s Tongue [Celebridiot]
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In Case You Weren’t Paying Attention: the Cubs Suck with Runners in Scoring Position
Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Commentary —
... Our friends over at The Friendly Blogfines put together an excellent piece highlighting the Cubs’ failure to hit with runners in scoring position and it’s worth a read. ...
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