Chicago Cubs: Breaking The Curse: 103 Years and Counting (The Show 12)

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Theo Epstein is in and brings a new style to the Cubs.

(AP) Chicago- Theo Epstein is in, Jim Hendry is out. In with Epstein is his friend Jed Hoyer who also helped to break the Boston Red Sox curse and win a World Series. The Cubbies have gone more than 103 years without winning the big game and that can be attributed to many different problems; most noteably the Goat Curse. If you don't know about the Curse feel free to wikipedia the Chicago Cubs and you will get a plethera of information. The last time the Cubs looked like contenders the infamous Steve Bartman became a household name.

Epstein ruffled some feathers of Cubs fans right away by letting go of long time Cubs Aramis Ramirez (who was on the Cubs team that dealt with Bartman) and Carlos Zambrano along with others. In are relative unknowns such as David Dejesus, Ian Stewart and Paul Maholm.

This will be the story of the Cubs, win or lose, the Loveable Losers that they are, as they compete to become a powerhouse in the NL Central and hopefully win a World Series.

Rosters: OSFM 1.5
Games: I play every game in the Majors
Notes about Roster: I added Junior Lake to the Roster as I couldn't find him. Signed Jorge Soler. This also means Michael Bowden will be a Cub and Marlon Byrd will be a Red Sox.

Trades: I left Roster Control to the Computer so that Injuries would actually take place, and quite frankly it adds to a little bit to the franchise in my opinion, never knowing who is going to be traded for what. (Even if they are unrealistic)

My Trades: I will do my best to follow the types of moves Epstein and Hoyer make and not try to steal from the AI if it is easy to do so.



MLB The Show 2012 Hall Of Fame

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Cubs Stats

2012 Chicago Cubs (Updated June, 1) Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Tony Campana	162	21	43	5	4	0	12	5	18	16	6	.265	.282	.346
Starlin Castro	184	21	49	6	1	2	25	7	26	20	5	.266	.287	.342
David DeJesus	186	22	51	6	7	3	19	7	20	12	4	.274	.304	.430
Ian Stewart	168	16	43	15	1	5	15	6	27	0	1	.256	.034	.734
Jeff Baker	81	5	23	1	0	1	3	3	11	0	0	.284	.310	.333
Joe Mather	75	6	18	3	1	0	6	6	8	0	0	.240	.296	.307
Alfonso Soriano	173	18	40	6	2	10	30	5	24	2	3	.231	.253	.462
Darwin Barney	163	8	33	3	0	0	10	6	25	0	0	.202	.231	.221
Steve Clevenger	51	3	11	3	0	0	1	1	10	0	0	.216	.231	.275
Bryan LaHair	152	15	36	12	0	2	10	8	25	0	0	.237	.275	.355
Adrian Cardenas	47	6	12	1	0	0	2	2	7	0	0	.255	.286	.277
Geovany Soto	148	21	39	7	0	10	23	9	27	0	0	.264	.310	.514
Reed Johnson	61	3	13	3	0	0	6	3	9	5	1	.213	.258	.262

2012 Chicago Cubs (Updated June, 1) Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Carlos Marmol	15	0	1	2	11	0	0	16.0	14	6	3	2	10	1.00	3.38
Casey Coleman	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	11	4	1	0	5	2.36	7.71
James Russell	14	0	1	3	0	0	2	11.0	15	9	1	1	7	1.45	7.36
Rafael Dolis	13	0	2	1	0	0	1	14.2	15	8	2	0	13	1.02	4.91
Shawn Camp	17	0	1	0	0	0	2	21.1	26	7	3	2	8	1.31	2.95
Michael Bowden	18	0	2	0	0	0	4	27.0	11	1	1	0	18	0.41	0.33
Lendy Castillo	14	0	2	0	0	0	3	20.1	14	1	0	1	11	0.74	0.44
Ryan Dempster	11	11	5	4	0	10	0	81.2	78	21	5	4	75	1.00	2.31
Matt Garza	10	10	3	1	0	8	0	71.1	52	15	2	3	60	0.77	1.89
Jeff Samardzija	10	10	6	1	0	8	0	65.2	59	12	6	4	53		1.64
Chris Volstad	10	10	4	2	0	5	0	60.2	72	30	6	4	39	1.26	4.45
Paul Maholm	10	10	2	5	0	7	0	70.0	72	24	3	5	43	1.32	3.09

Top 20 Prospects Stats

2012 Cubs Top 20 Prospects (June 1) Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Anthony Rizzo (AAA)	224	40	70	17	0	4	26	38	42	0	1	.313	.413	.442
Brett Jackson (AAA)	200	29	61	14	3	7	29	13	21	5	1	.305	.353	.510
Javier Baez (AA)	102	10	28	6	1	1	11	5	10	2	1	.275	.306	.382
Matt Szczur (AA)	164	19	40	10	0	3	17	10	25	7	3	.244	.299	.360
Reggie Golden (AA)	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	.333	.500	.333
Junior Lake (AA)	187	21	51	8	0	2	20	19	36	10	0	.273	.338	.348
Josh Vitters (AAA)	197	23	51	12	0	10	39	14	36	0	0	.259	.308	.472
Dan Vogelbach (AA)	78	8	22	2	0	2	14	12	12	0	0	.282	.387	.385
Jeimer Candelario (AA)	116	20	31	8	0	1	12	14	27	0	0	.267	.356	.362
Dave Sappelt (AAA)	168	21	55	10	1	5	23	19	17	2	0	.327	.397	.488
Jorge Soler (AAA) (DL)	120	18	29	5	2	6	15	12	18	3	0	.242	.316	.467
Wellington Castillo (AAA)	149	16	37	8	1	2	10	12	23	1	0	.248	.302	.356

2012 Cubs Top 20 Prospects (June 1) Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Dillon Maples (A)
Trey McNutt (AA)	8	8	4	0	0	5	0	50.1	55	12	5	9	44	1.27	2.15
Robert Whitenack (A)
Zach Cates (A)
Tony Zych (AA)	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.1	6	3	1	5	3	1.74	4.26
Jeff Beliveau (AA)	20	0	1	3	0	0	4	22.0	20	10	2	7	17	1.23	4.09
Blake Parker (AAA)	8	0	0	0	2	0	1	6.2	6	4	2	5	5	1.65	5.40
Jay Jackson (AAA) (DL)	11	11	4	3	0	3	0	60.2	59	28	2	31	47	.148	4.15

Casey Coleman is replaced by Jeff Beliveau since his call up to the Majors.

Standings

MLB Standings - Updated: Jun 1, 2012
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Yankees	31	20		247	186
Red Sox	29	23	2.5	258	249
Rays	27	24	4.0	226	230
Blue Jays	22	29	9.0	216	236
Orioles	20	31	11.0	228	279
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Tigers	32	20		267	225
White Sox	25	26	6.5	221	173
Indians	22	28	9.0	210	226
Royals	22	29	9.5	200	223
Twins	21	30	10.5	183	227
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Angels	33	19		259	174
Rangers	31	20	1.5	234	174
Mariners	23	29	10.0	180	223
Athletics	20	30	12.0	189	258
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Marlins	31	21		202	182
Phillies	27	25	4.0	203	197
Nationals	24	27	6.5	202	204
Mets	24	27	6.5	199	207
Braves	24	28	7.0	238	253
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Cubs	29	22		172	155
Reds	23	28	6.0	182	209
Brewers	22	29	7.0	182	202
Pirates	21	29	7.5	175	230
Cardinals	21	30	8.0	189	183
Astros	20	31	9.0	159	231
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Giants	31	20		193	159
Rockies	30	20	0.5	205	158
Diamondbacks	30	21	1.0	217	188
Padres	28	24	3.5	181	176
Dodgers	24	27	7.0	193	193

League Leaders Through May

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Jun 1, 2012
Batting Average		AVG	Home Runs		HR
	1. Hunter Pence	.373		1. Ryan Braun	14
	2. Buster Posey	.353		2. Andre Ethier	13
	3. Jon Jay	.327		3. Ike Davis	12
	4. Jason Castro	.323		4. Corey Hart	12
	5. Logan Morrison	.323		5. Lance Berkman	12
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Logan Morrison	40		1. Michael Bourn	21
	2. Hunter Pence	40		2. Starlin Castro	20
	3. Ike Davis	36		3. Tony Campana	16
	4. Andre Ethier	36		4. Juan Pierre	15
	5. Dan Uggla	36		5. Emilio Bonifacio	14
Wins		W	Saves		SV
	1. Tim Lincecum	7		1. Huston Street	20
	2. R. A. Dickey	6		2. Santiago Casilla	17
	3. Jeff Samardzija	6		3. Heath Bell	16
	4. Daniel Hudson	6		4. Jonathan Papelbon	16
	5. Josh Johnson	6		5. 4 Tied at	15
Strikeouts		K	Earned Run Average		ERA
	1. Cliff Lee	94		1. Jeremy Guthrie	1.34
	2. Clayton Kershaw	77		2. Jeff Samardzija	1.64
	3. Ryan Dempster	75		3. Barry Zito	1.88
	4. Ian Kennedy	74		4. Matt Garza	1.89
	5. Tim Lincecum	73		5. Yovani Gallardo	2.20

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Jun 1, 2012
Batting Average		AVG	Home Runs		HR
	1. Ryan Sweeney	.358		1. Albert Pujols	20
	2. Chris Getz	.350		2. David Ortiz	16
	3. Albert Pujols	.341		3. Yoenis Cespedes	15
	4. Adrian Gonzalez	.355		4. Mark Teixeira	14
	5. David Ortiz	.333		5. Carlos Pena	14
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Albert Pujols	64		1. Brett Gardner	19
	2. David Ortiz	49		2. Elvis Andrus	18
	3. Prince Fielder	44		3. Craig Gentry	17
	4. Mark Teixeira	40		4. Austin Jackson	14
	5. Adrian Gonzalez	40		5. Jemile Weeks	14
Wins		W	Saves		SV
	1. Dan Haren	8		1. Mariano Rivera	16
	2. Jered Weaver	8		2. Jose Valverde	15
	3. Justin Verlander	8		3. Brandon League	14
	4. Clay Bucholz	7		4. Matt Capps	14
	5. 3 Tied at	6		5. 4 Tied at	12
Earned Run Average		ERA	Strikeouts		K
	1. Philip Humber	1.64		1. Dan Haren	87
	2. Hiroki Kuroda	1.75		2. Justin Verlander	83
	3. Jered Weaver	2.02		3. Yu Darvish	79
	4. Felix Hernandez	2.25		4. Brandon Marrow	74
	5. Matt Harrison	2.55		5. Felix Hernandez	72

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Theo Finalizes 40-Man Roster

Chicago Cubs 2012 40-Man Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
22	Matt Garza	SP	R/R	28
46	Ryan Dempster	SP	R/R	34
49	Carlos Marmol	CP	R/R	29
34	Kerry Wood	RP	R/R	34
29	Jeff Samardzija	SP	R/R	27
28	Paul Maholm	SP	L/L	29
30	Travis Wood *	SP	L/L	25
32	Chris Volstad	SP	R/R	25
36	Randy Wells *	SP	R/R	29
57	Shawn Camp	RP	R/R	36
52	Lendy Castillo	RP	R/R	22
27	Casey Coleman *	SP/RP	R/R	24
64	Justin Berg *	RP	R/R	27
64	Michael Bowden	RP	R/R	25
62	Marcos Mateo *	RP	R/R	27
40	James Russell	RP	L/L	26
66	Rafael Dolis	RP	R/R	24
24	Jeff Beliveau*	RP	L/L	25
76	Alberto Cabrera*	SP	R/R	23
28	Gerardo Concepcion*	RP	L/L	20
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
57	Scott Maine*	CP	L/L	27
18	Geovany Soto	C	R/R	29
51	Steve Clevenger	C	L/R	25
53	Wellington Castillo*	C	R/R	24
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
13	Starlin Castro	SS	R/R	21
6	Bryan Lahair	1B	L/L	29
44	Anthony Rizzo *	1B	L/L	22
15	Darwin Barney	2B	R/R	26
73	Junior Lake *	SS	R/R	21
2	Ian Stewart	3B	L/R	26
3	Jeff Baker	3B	R/R	30
25	Adrian Cardenas	2B	L/R	24
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
12	Alfonso Soriano	LF	R/R	36
9	David Dejesus	RF	L/L	32
5	Reed Johnson	CF	R/R	35
1	Tony Campana	CF	L/L	25
59	Brett Jackson *	CF	L/R	23
72	Matthew Szczur*	CF	R/R	22
16	Joe Mather	LF	R/R	29
17	Dave Sappelt*	RF	R/R	25

*Denotes Player is not on Active Roster


Cubs Major League Transactions
~ Kerry Wood (RP) Retires; Casey Coleman (RP) recalled.
~ Chris Volstad (SP) optioned to Triple A Iowa; Travis Wood (SP) recalled
~ Acquired (RF) Dominic Brown, (SS) Tyler Greene, and (SP) Perci Garner for Blake DeWitt (3B) and Nate Robertson (RP)

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Dempster & Strasburg go toe to toe
(AP)Chicago - The story of the day was about phenom Stephen Strasburg and Cubs Ace Ryan Dempster. As far as stats go Dempster outpitched Strasburg all game, after the first inning, but Strasburg won the day with the first win and a hot start to the season.

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
Apr 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington ()	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
Chicago ()	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
David Dejesus	4	0	1	0	0	0		.250
Darwin Barney	4	0	1	0	0	1		.250
Starlin Castro	4	0	0	0	0	2		.000
Bryan Lahair	4	0	0	0	0	2		.000
Alfonso Soriano	3	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Ian Stewart	3	0	1	0	0	0		.333
Geovany Soto	3	1	1	1	0	0		.333
Tony Campana	3	0	3	0	0	0		1.000
Dempster
Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Clevenger	1	0	0	0	0	1		.000
BATTING: HR: Soto RBI: Soto SAC: Dempter
BASERUNNING: SB: Dejesus CS: Campana 2

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Desmond	4	1	1	0	0	1		.250
Werth	3	0	0	0	1	1		.000
Zimmerman	4	0	0	0	0	3		.000
LaRoche	4	1	1	2	0	3		.250
Ramos	4	1	1	0	0	0		.250
DeRosa	4	0	1	1	0	2		.250
Espinosa	0	0	0	0	0	1		.000
Rodriguez
Ankiel	4	0	0	0	0	2		.000
Strasburg	3	0	2	0	0	0		.666
Lombardozzi
BATTING: 2B: Ramos HR: LaRoche RBI: LaRoche 2, DeRosa
BASERUNNING: SB: Desmond

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Demster (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	3	3	1	10		4.50
Bowden	2.0	0	0	0	0	2		0.00
Camp	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Strasburg (W, 1-0)	8.0	7	1	1	0	6		1.12
Rodriguez (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

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Game 2 goes to Extras and Marmol gives up game
(AP) Chicago - The Cubs fought tooth and nail with the Nationals and were able to come back and grab the lead in the 7th inning off of a pinch hit home run by Jeff Baker. Marmol came in to shut the door in the 9th inning but was unable to do so and gave up an earned run in the 9th followed by another in the 10th.

Nationals at Cubs |
Apr 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Washington ()	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	10	0
Chicago ()	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	4	0

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
David Dejesus	4	0	0	0	0	0		.125
Darwin Barney	4	0	0	0	0	0		.125
Starlin Castro	4	1	1	0	0	0		.125
Bryan Lahair	2	0	0	0	0	1		.000
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	1	1	0	0		.142
Ian Stewart	4	0	1	0	0	1		.285
Geovany Soto	3	0	0	0	0	0		.166
Tony Campana	3	0	0	0	0	0		.500
Garza	2	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Baker (For Lahair)	2	1	1	2	0	0		.500
Mather	1	0	0	0	0	1		.000
BATTING: HR: Baker, Soriano RBI: Baker 2, Soriano GIDP: Soto

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Desmond	4	0	0	0	0	2		.125
Werth	5	1	2	2	0	0		.250
Zimmerman	5	1	1	0	0	3		.111
LaRoche	5	1	3	0	0	0		.444
Ramos	4	0	2	1	0	0		.375
DeRosa	2	1	1	2	1	0		.333
Espinosa	3	0	0	0	0	2		.000
Lombardozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Ankiel	3	0	0	0	0	2		.000
Tracy	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Bernadina	1	1	1	0	0	0		1.000
BATTING: 2B: Ramos HR: Werth, DeRosa RBI: Werth 2, Ramo, DeRosa 2 SF: DeRosa SAC: Desmond

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garza	7.0	7	2	2	1	7		2.57
Wood (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Russell (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Marmol (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	0		18.00
Dolis	1.0	1	1	1	0	1		9.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gonzalez	6.1	3	2	2	0	1		2.84
Burnett (BS, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	0		13.50
Mattheus (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Rodriguez (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00

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Cubs get to Zimmerman early, avoid sweep
(AP) Chicago - The Cubs got their first win of the year and at the same time avoid the sweep by the Nationals. Jordan Zimmerman got shelled early and was pulled after the second inning. The Nationals pen was able to hold the Cubs from there. Samardzija was pulled after giving up a hit in the 9th inning for Castillo in order to save his arm and to avoid a potential nightmare scenario.

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
Apr 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Chicago ()	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	5	9	0

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Desmond	4	0	1	0	0	1		.166
Werth	4	0	0	0	0	1		.166
Zimmerman	4	0	1	0	0	2		.153
LaRoche	4	0	1	0	0	0		.384
Ramos	3	0	1	0	1	0		.363
DeRosa	4	0	0	0	0	0		.200
Espinosa	0	0	0	0	0	1		.000
Ankiel	3	0	1	0	0	0		.100
Zimmermann	1	0	1	0	0	0		1.000
Lombardozzi	1	0	0	0	0	1		.000
Tracy	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: 2B: Desmond, Ramos GIDP: DeRosa

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	4	1	2	1	0	0		.250
Barney	4	1	2	2	0	1		.250
Castro	4	0	1	0	0	0		.166
Lahair	4	0	1	1	0	0		.100
Soriano	4	0	1	0	0	0		.181
Stewart	3	0	0	0	1	1		.200
Soto	2	1	1	0	2	0		.250
Campana	4	1	1	1	0	0		.400
Samardzija	2	1	0	0	1	1		.000
BATTING: 2B: DeJesus, Barney 3B: Campana RBI: DeJesus, Barney 2, LaHair, Campana SAC: Samardzija GIDP: Castro

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zimmerman (L, 0-1)	2.0	6	5	5	4	0		22.50
Stammen	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Gorzelanny	3.0	3	0	0	0	1		0.00
Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Samardzija (W, 1-0)	8.0	6	0	0	1	6		0.00
Castillo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

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Brewers take one in Extras
(AP) Chicago - Today the Cubs went all the way into extra innings and ended up being on the losing end of the game. The game went to the 11th inning in order to decide the game and after a spectacular performance from Chris Volstad and Kerry Wood in relief (though Wood would give up the game winning run).

Brewers at Cubs |
Apr 9, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Milwaukee ()	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0,1	2	10	0
Chicago ()	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0	1	6	0

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Morgan	5	0	3	0	0	0		.214
Ishikawa	5	0	0	0	0	2		.111
Braun	5	1	1	1	0	1		.250
Ramirez	5	0	1	0	0	0		.352
Hart	1	1	0	1	0	0		.187
Weeks	4	0	2	0	0	0		.230
Lucroy	5	0	0	0	0	0		.142
Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1		.125
Wolf	3	0	1	0	0	1		.333
Gamel	1	0	1	1	0	0		1.000
Izturis	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: 2B: Weeks, Gamel 3B: Morgan HR: Braun RBI: Braun, Gamel GIDP: Weeks

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	4	1	1	0	0	1		.250
Barney	3	0	0	0	1	3		.200
Castro	4	0	2	0	0	1		.250
Lahair	4	0	1	1	0	0		.142
Soriano	4	0	0	0	0	1		.133
Stewart	3	0	0	0	1	0		.153
Soto	4	0	0	0	0	2		.166
Campana	4	0	1	0	0	1		.357
Volstad	2	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Clevenger	1	0	1	0	0	0		.500
Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Cardenas	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: RBI: LaHair GIDP: Castro
BASERUNNING: SB: DeJesus, Campana, Johnson CS: Castro

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wolf	7.0	4	1	1	2	7		1.28
Dillard	1.0	2	0	0	0	0		9.00
Estrada (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Axford (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Volstad	8.0	8	1	1	0	4		1.12
Wood (L, 0-1)	2.2	1	1	1	1	1		2.70
Russell	0.1	1	0	0	0	0		0.00

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2 Games, 2 Sets of Extra Baseball
(AP) Chicago - For the second time in as many mettings this season the Cubs and Brewers went to extra innings. Last night it was an 11 inning game and tonight it was a 12 inning game. After a Stellar pitching performance by new Cub Paul Maholm in which he gave up just 4 hits but was unable to get the win.

Brewers at Cubs |
Apr 10, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Milwaukee ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0,0	0	6	1
Chicago ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0,1	1	8	0

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gomez	5	0	0	0	0	1		.111
Ishikawa	4	0	2	0	0	0		.181
Braun	5	0	3	0	0	1		.333
Ramirez	4	0	0	0	1	0		.285
Hart	5	0	0	0	0	0		.142
Weeks	4	0	0	0	0	2		.176
Lucroy	4	0	1	0	0	0		.166
Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	2		.100
Naverson	2	0	0	0	0	0		.000
Gamel	1	0	0	0	0	0		.666
Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0		.200
Kottaras	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: 2B: Braun, Lucroy GIDP: Ramirez
BASERUNNING: SB: Braun
FIELDING: E: Gonzalez

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	5	0	2	0	0	1		.285
Barney	5	0	0	0	0	1		.150
Castro	5	0	0	0	0	2		.190
Lahair	4	1	0	0	1	0		.111
Soriano	5	0	2	1	0	1		.200
Stewart	4	0	2	0	0	1		.235
Soto	3	0	0	0	0	0		.133
Campana	4	0	1	0	0	1		.333
Maholm	2	0	1	0	0	0		.500
Clevenger	1	0	0	0	0	0		.333
Baker	0	0	0	0	1	0		.500
Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1		.000
BATTING: RBI: Soriano
BASERUNNING: SB: DeJesus CS: Soriano, Campana

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Narveson	8.0	5	0	0	2	5		0.00
Loe	2.0	2	0	0	0	1		9.00
Rodriguez (L, 0-1)	1.2	1	1	0	0	2		3.85

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Maholm	8.0	4	0	0	0	3		0.00
Russell	0.2	1	0	0	0	1		0.00
Dolis	2.1	1	0	0	0	2		2.70
Camp (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0		0.00

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Re: Chicago Cubs: Breaking The Curse: 103 Years and Counting (The Show 12)

3rd Times the Charm? Extras Again
(AP) Chicago - For the third time in as many days the Cubs played into Extra innings against the Brewers. This time the Brewers had the last laugh in the 16th inning after a home run by Ryan Braun off of Carlos Marmol. The Cubs had out hit the Brewers but gave up the lead after the home run.

Brewers at Cubs |
Apr 11, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Milwaukee ()	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0,0,0,0,0,0,1	2	13	2
Chicago ()	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0,0,0,0,0,0,0	1	15	2

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Morgan	7	0	2	0	0	3		.227
Izturis	7	0	2	0	0	1		.222
Braun	7	1	1	1	0	1		.285
Weeks	7	0	2	0	0	1		.208
Gamel	6	0	1	0	0	2		.333
Kottaras	4	0	1	0	0	0		.200
Gonzalez	6	1	2	1	0	1		.153
Gomez	3	0	1	0	0	1		.166
Greinke	3	0	0	0	0	1		.000
Hart	2	0	1	0	0	0		.173
Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0		.272
Aoki	2	0	0	0	0	0		.333
Ishikawa	1	0	0	0	0	0		.173
Lucroy	1	0	0	0	0	0		.157
Parra	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: HR: Braun, Gonzalez RBI: Braun, Gonzalez GIDP: Izturis, Kottarras, Gonzalez, Lucroy
BASERUNNING: CS: Morgan
FIELDING: E: Izturis, Gomez

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	7	0	2	0	1	0		.285
Johnson	6	0	0	0	1	1		.000
Castro	5	0	2	0	2	0		.230
Lahair	7	0	1	1	0	2		.120
Clevenger	7	0	0	0	0	1		.100
Mather	7	0	4	0	0	1		.500
Baker	7	0	2	0	0	1		.333
Cardenas	4	0	1	0	0	0		.200
Dempster	2	1	1	0	0	1		.500
Barney	3	0	1	0	0	1		.173
Steward	1	0	1	0	0	0		.277
Soriano	1	0	0	0	0	0		.190
Soto	1	0	0	0	0	0		.125
Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: 2B: Stewart RBI: LaHair SAC: Marmol
BASERUNNING: SB: DeJesus 2, Johnson, Castro CS: Castro, Campana
FIELDING: E: Clevenger, Baker

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Greinke	6.0	8	1	1	3	6		6.51
Estrada	2.0	1	0	0	0	0		0.00
Dillard	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		6.00
Veras	2.0	1	0	0	0	2		0.00
Loe	2.2	3	0	0	1	0		5.40
Parra (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Axford (S, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Dempster	7.0	9	1	1	0	5		2.76
Castillo	2.0	1	0	0	0	1		0.00
Bowden	2.0	0	0	0	0	2		0.00
Camp	1.0	2	0	0	0	0		0.00
Russell	3.0	0	0	0	0	2		0.00
Marmol (L, 0-2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1		13.50

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Cubs and Brewers go for Extras......Again
Chicago (AP) - If this is a testament to how the season will go, the Cubs are going to need a lot more pitchers in the bullpen. In seven games this season the Cubs have been in extras now five times, four of which have come in a four game series against the Brewers. The series was split after Alfonso Soriano came up with a clutch RBI in the 11th inning.

Brewers at Cubs |
Apr 12, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Milwaukee ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0	0	7	0
Chicago ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,1	1	8	0

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Morgan	5	0	1	0	0	1		.222
Izturis	5	0	2	0	0	2		.285
Ramirez	3	0	0	0	1	0		.240
Ishikawa	5	0	1	0	0	1		.178
Aoki	5	0	0	0	0	0		.125
Lucroy	4	0	0	0	0	2		.130
Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1		.133
Gomez	3	0	2	0	0	0		.266
Gallardo	2	0	1	0	0	0		.250
Braun	1	0	0	0	0	0		.275
Hart	1	0	0	0	0	0		.166
Weeks	1	0	0	0	0	0		.200
BATTING: 2B: Morgan, Gomez SAC: Gallardo
BASERUNNING: SB: Izturis, Braun

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Campana	5	1	2	0	0	0		.347
Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	0		.071
Soriano	5	0	1	1	0	0		.152
Stewart	4	0	2	0	0	0		.318
Soto	4	0	0	0	0	0		.100
Mather	4	0	1	0	0	0		.333
Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0		.307
Cardenas	3	0	1	0	1	1		.250
Garza	2	0	0	0	0	1		.000
LaHair	1	0	0	0	0	0		.115
BATTING: 2B: Stewart RBI: Soriano SAC: Garza GIDP: Johnson
BASERUNNING: SB: Campana 2

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gallardo	8.0	6	0	0	1	5		1.20
Rodriguez	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		2.07
Estrada (L, 1-1)	1.1	2	1	1	0	1		1.08

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garza	8.0	6	0	0	1	5		1.20
Camp	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Dolis (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1		2.07

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4/13

Cubs Get to Garcia, take game one.
Chicago (AP) - Jeff Samardzija pitched brilliantly again and was able to shut down the Cardinals offense in his six innings of work. Darwin Barney highlighted the offense as he was the only player on either team to have an extra base hit, with two doubles.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 13, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago ()	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0
St. Louis ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	4	0	1	0	0	0		.281
Barney	4	2	2	0	0	0		.222
Castro	4	1	1	1	0	1		.233
LaHair	4	0	1	1	0	1		.133
Soriano	3	0	0	0	1	0		.172
Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	1		.269
Clevenger	3	0	0	0	0	0		.076
Campana	3	0	0	0	0	1		.307
Samardzija	1	0	0	0	1	0		.000
Soto	1	0	0	0	0	0		.095
BATTING: 2B: Barney 2 RBI: Castro, LaHair GIDP: Barney
BASERUNNING: SB: Castro CS: Soriano

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jay	4	0	1	0	0	0		.406
Descalso	4	0	1	0	0	1		.250
Holliday	4	0	0	0	0	1		.214
Berkman	3	0	0	0	0	0		.272
Beltran	3	0	1	0	0	0		.225
Molina	3	0	0	0	0	1		.296
Freese	3	0	1	0	0	1		.392
Furcal	3	0	1	0	0	0		.160
Garcia	0	0	0	0	0	0		.500
Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	0		.600
Komatsu	1	0	0	0	0	0		.000
BATTING: SAC: Garcia
BASERUNNING: CS: Jay, Furcal
FIELDING: E: Garcia

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Samardzija (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	0	0	0	3		0.00
Dolis (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1		1.68
Wood (H, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0		2.45
Russell (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Marmol (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		9.00

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garcia (L, 1-1)	6.0	3	2	2	2	3		1.80
Rzepczynski	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		1.80
Salas	0.1	2	1	1	0	0		7.71
Boggs	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		4.90

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Big 8th Inning gives Cubs Win
St. Louis (AP) - In the rivalry game that is the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals the game seemed very one sided in the early goings with the Cards getting up 3-0 with the help of two Jeff Baker errors. The Cubs fought back and had a 4 run outburst in the 8th inning with the help of a 2 run double from Joe Mather, who barely made the Cubs team in Spring Training.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	7	2
St. Louis ()	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	3	1	0	0	1	0		.257
Barney	4	0	2	1	0	0		.258
Castro	4	1	0	1	0	0		.205
Mather	3	0	1	2	1	0		.333
LaHair	4	0	0	0	0	1		.117
Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0		.294
Soto	3	1	2	0	1	0		.166
Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	1		.111
Volstad	1	0	0	0	1	0		.000
Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	1		.259
Campana	1	0	0	0	0	1		.296
BATTING: 2B: Mather RBI: Barney, Castro, Mather 2 GIDP: Baker, Johnson
FIELDING: E: Baker 2

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jay	4	0	2	0	0	0		.416
Descalso	4	0	0	0	0	1		.222
Holliday	4	0	1	0	0	1		.218
Berkman	4	1	2	0	0	0		.297
Beltran	4	0	0	0	0	2		.200
Molina	4	2	2	1	0	0		.322
Freese	4	0	0	0	0	1		.343
Furcal	4	0	1	1	0	0		.172
Lynn	3	0	1	0	0	0		.200
BATTING: 2B: Jay 2, Berkman, Molina 2 RBI: Molina, Furcal GIDP: Jay, Beltran

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Volstad	6.1	8	3	1	0	4		1.25
Bowden (W, 1-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Castillo (H, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0		0.00
Wood (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1		2.07
Marmol (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		6.75

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lynn	7.1	4	2	2	4	2		2.70
Romero (L, 0-1)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0		13.50
Cleto	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		4.50
McClellan	1.0	1	0	0	0	2		0.00

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Westbrook comes up big, Cards avoid Sweep
St. Louis (AP) - Jake Westbrook was given the ball against Paul Maholm in order to keep the defending World Series Champs from getting swept by their rival the Cubs. Westbrook didn't disappoint, giving up 3 earned in 7 innings of work and not to mention a 2 run base hit in the 2nd inning. The Cubs fought back after being down 6-0 in the 3rd and made it a game but were unable to complete the comeback.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago ()	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	7	2
St. Louis ()	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	1

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	4	0	1	1	0	0		.256
Barney	4	0	1	0	0	1		.257
Castro	4	1	1	0	0	0		.210
Soriano	4	1	0	0	0	0		.151
Stewart	4	0	1	0	0	0		.258
Mather	4	0	1	1	0	0		.315
Soto	3	0	0	0	1	0		.148
Campana	4	1	1	0	0	0		.290
Maholm	1	0	0	0	0	0		.333
LaHair	1	1	1	1	0	0		.142
Clevenger	1	0	0	0	0	0		.071
BATTING: 2B: Mather RBI: DeJesus, Mather, LaHair
BASERUNNING: SB: DeJesus, Castro 2
FIELDING: E: Castro 2

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jay	3	0	1	0	1	0		.410
Descalso	4	1	0	0	0	0		.200
Holliday	4	1	1	0	0	0		.222
Berkman	4	0	1	1	0	1		.292
Freese	3	1	2	1	0	0		.371
Beltran	4	1	2	0	0	1		.230
Furcal	4	1	1	0	0	0		.181
Molina	0	1	1	0	0	0		.323
Westbrook	3	1	1	2	0	0		.250
BATTING: 2B: Berkman, Furcal RBI: Berkman, Freese, Molina, Westbrook 2 SF: Freese GIDP: Furcal
FIELDING: E: Furcal

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Maholm	4.0	8	6	5	1	1		3.75
Bowden	2.0	2	0	0	0	0		0.00
Camp	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Westbrook	7.0	6	4	3	1	1		4.62
Salas (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		5.40
Motte (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		4.50

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Dempster shuts down Marlins
Miami (AP) - In the Cubs first look at the new ball park in Miami for the Marlins the storyline was Ryan Dempster. Dempster tossed 9 innings of shut out baseball and only gave up four hits. The Cubs got to Miami Ace Josh Johnson in the first inning and never looked back.

Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins
Apr 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago ()	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	10	0
Miami ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	4	1	1	0	0	1		.250
Barney	4	1	0	0	1	1		.230
Castro	5	0	2	1	0	0		.232
LaHair	5	1	2	0	0	0		.175
Stewart	4	1	1	3	0	1		.257
Soto	4	0	0	0	0	2		.129
Mather	3	0	2	0	1	0		.363
Campana	4	0	1	0	0	0		.285
Dempster	3	1	1	0	0	0		.400
BATTING: 2B: DeJesus, LaHair, Campana HR: Stewart RBI: Castro, Stewart 3 SAC: Dempster
BASERUNNING: SB: Castro

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	0		.175
Coghlan	4	0	2	0	0	1		.285
Ramirez	3	0	1	0	0	1		.358
Stanton	3	0	0	0	0	2		.205
Morrison	3	0	0	0	0	0		.264
Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	0		.146
Infante	3	0	0	0	0	0		.225
Buck	3	0	1	0	0	1		.323
Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1		.142
Dobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0		.200
Bonifacio	1	0	0	0	0	0		.133
BATTING: 2B: Coghlan GIDP: Reyes, Stanton
FIELDING: E: Ramirez

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Dempster (W, 1-1)	9.0	4	0	0	0	6		1.63

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Johnson (L, 2-1)	5.0	5	3	3	2	2		3.04
Webb	1.0	1	0	0	0	2		0.00
Dunn	1.0	2	1	1	0	0		3.00
Cishek	2.0	2	1	0	0	1		1.80

[Getty51]

Re: Chicago Cubs: Breaking The Curse: 103 Years and Counting (The Show 12)

Garza misses Perfect game by 1 batter
Miami (AP) - On the anniversary of Mark Buehrle's no-hitter with the White Sox he was once again on the hill, and there was a no-hit bid. Unfortunatly for Buehrle, it wasn't for him. The Cubs got to him early and often, forcing him to give up 10 hits and 6 runs in 3 and a third innings. Matt Garza on the other hand gave up one hit, and it wasn't to anyone in the starting lineup, Greg Dobbs came off the bench in the 6th inning and with two outs hit a ground ball just out of the reach of Starlin Castro.

Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins
Apr 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago ()	0	5	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	13	20	0
Miami ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dejesus	5	2	3	5	1	1		.285
Barney	5	1	1	0	1	2		.227
Castro	5	1	4	3	1	0		.291
Soriano	6	1	1	2	0	3		.153
Stewart	5	2	2	0	0	1		.275
Baker	5	1	3	1	0	0		.363
Soto	3	2	1	0	1	1		.147
Campana	5	1	3	1	0	0		.325
Garza	5	2	2	0	0	0		.222
BATTING: 2B: Castro 3, Stewart HR: Dejesus, Soriano RBI: Dejesus 5, Castro 3, Soriano 2, Baker, Campana HBP: Soto GIDP: Soto, Garza
BASERUNNING: CS: DeJesus

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	1		.159
Coghlan	3	0	0	0	0	2		.266
Ramirez	3	0	0	0	0	2		.333
Stanton	3	0	0	0	0	2		.190
Morrison	3	0	0	0	0	2		.243
Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	0		.136
Infante	3	0	0	0	0	0		.209
Buck	3	0	0	0	0	0		.297
Buehrle	1	0	0	0	0	0		.222
Dobbs	1	0	1	0	0	0		.333
Bonifacio	1	0	0	0	0	0		.125
FIELDING: E: Stanton

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garza (W, 1-0)	9.0	1	0	0	0	10		0.75

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Buehrle (L, 2-1)	3.1	10	6	6	1	2		2.65
Gaudin	2.2	2	0	0	2	3		0.00
Mujica	1.0	3	4	4	1	1		6.35
Choate	1.0	4	3	3	0	1		6.75
Dunn	1.0	1	0	0	0	1		2.25