Isn’t that who everyone flicks off?

The Cubs are the classier team bro… left field sucks bro… chicks are hotter at wrigley bro

See, I’ve never understood the sentiment that the Cubs have hotter fans. Why does that matter? Don’t they all live in the same fucking city? So, doesn’t everyone have equal chance at trying to dry hump someone at Rush and Division, buying her a gyro at Mr. Greeks, then praying she is coherent enough to give you some jollies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1oGqLZW7yg&eurl=http://deadspin.com/

Read the description first though.

Matchup: Cubs (49-32) at White Sox (45-35), 7:05 p.m. CT
Probable Starters: Sean Marshall (13 1/3 IP, 5.40 RA, 1.73 WHIP, 12 K) vs. Mark Buehrle (104 2/3, 4.56, 1.31, 57)
Pythagorean Record: Chicago, 50-31 (442 RS, 344 RA); Chicago, 48-32 (391 RS, 310 RA)
Hit List Rankings: Chicago, #2; Chicago, #4
Prospectus: As of today’s game, the Cubs are 16-22 on the road, against their impressive 33-10 mark at home, and much has been made of that. However, it’s worth noting that the team from the other side of Chicago has the same problem: the White Sox are 26-11 at U.S. Cellular, but 19-24 outside of their home confines. The pitching has been consistent, with opponents hitting .233/.295/.375 in Chicago and .257/.319/.386 outside of it, but the lineup has been a different story. The White Sox are hitting .278/.355/.483 at home, which kind of makes you wonder how Chicago is only 26-11 there, given their pitching line, and they’ve hit a much more average .253/.323/.400 in the opposition’s parks. There must be something in the air of their home city though, as the team hit .283/.333/.472 during its visits to Wrigley.

This split in effectiveness has put the White Sox at a very average .259 team EqA, despite their domination at the plate while playing on their home turf. One of the most significant differences has been in third baseman Joe Crede; he’s destroyed the ball at home with a ridiculous .281/.360/.620 line, but his bat goes limp on the road, as he’s slugging just .408 with a bland .146 ISO. It isn’t just a difference in homers though—Crede’s hit nine at U.S. Cellular and five on the road, but he’s also lost out on some doubles. A dead-pull hitter when it comes to his power output, the right-handed Crede has hit 10 of his 11 doubles at home to left, and just four doubles total on the road. You can see how lumped together his power numbers are in this Hit Chart from MLB.com:

Crede

He rarely hits anything to the right side, even singles, and he hasn’t been able to take advantage of other park’s left-field wall like he does the one at home. Since Crede typically hits poorly on the road relative to his home stats—just .267/.305/.450 with a homer every 22 at-bats since 2006—the White Sox shouldn’t be expecting this issue to resolve itself with more plate appearances.

[i don’t know how to get the hit chart to show up but i think the gist is there]

SABR 38 is occurring here is lovely cleveland. HBT has a link to people giving recaps but this one is particularly interesting regarding the effect of steroids on runs created.

http://thepastime.net/2008/06/27/sabr-38-day-two-steroid-statistics-and-does-cleveland-really-rock/

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/sabr-report/

banning underboobs in vegas?

As Kaboodle sagely noted: “Who books a burlesque weekend at a hotel that’s not allowed to show underboobs?”

saw it in http://deadspin.com/5020542/to-watch-tonight

3 -2 up on the Tigers bases loaded no one out