Remember to bring your camera to each game to take action photos
Forward these pics. to cubspics@westsidecubs.net
New Images Available under Image area
2008 Game Schedule Now Available
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Remember to bring your camera to each game to take action photos Forward these pics. to cubspics@westsidecubs.net New Images Available under Image area 2008 Game Schedule Now Available
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2007 Westside Cubs Stats2006 Cubs Stats can be found here As with many sports, and perhaps even more so for baseball, statistics are very important . An intrinsic part of the game is the keeping of statistics on the achievements of the players. Statistics have been kept for the Major Leagues since their creation. While keeping Batting and Pitching statistics on players with such a short season may seem silly. At some point, when that 9 year old is old enough to be playing for the Dawgs or Yellow Jackets, we might enjoy a look back in time at baseball, when baseball was played for fun, batting average and ERA meant nothing more than how many errors the fielders made, and regardless of whether we won or lost, we all still went out for ice cream or barbeque after the ballgame. Coaches and baseball scouts study player statistics in order to make decisions on the abilities of players. Managers, catchers and pitchers study statistics of batters on opposing teams to figure out how best to pitch to them and position the players on the field. Managers and batters study opposing pitchers to figure out how best to hit against them. Managers often base their personnel decisions during the game on statistics, such as choosing who to put in the lineup, what order to bat them or which relief pitcher to bring in. The Cubs coaches rely on statistics to tell us who is hitting the ball, who is striking out, who is walking (not swinging the bat) and it helps us teach. If we find a player has 8 walks, 8 strikeouts and only one hit, we know this player is probably not going to the plate with the proper enthusiasm. Our Individual Player Statistics for regular season games/ Batting(Listed by Batting Order)
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How to figure Batting Average (BA)Divide # of hits by # of at bats We count all hit balls (as hits) in which the batter reaches base and does not create an out at this age. Next year it gets tougher, so enjoy these Ty Cobb-like averages this year. How to figure On Base PercentageWe use walks (BB) and hits (and add the walks back to the at-bats) and divide by the number of at-bats to figure on-base percentage for our team. This formula shows how a player that gets on base through walks can help the team. Any hit ball that results in an out (fielder's choice) actually counts against the batter, since the team did not benefit from the hit. This statistic shows that every player on the Cubs contributes to every win we have. While most players like to look at their batting average, a player that reaches base on walks can provide just as much benefit as a player to the team that a high batting average provides. On-base percentage and runs scored help a team more than any other statistic. Bases on Balls (walks)/Strikeouts (K's) as a Percent of At BatsThis statistic really shows how much better opponents pitching has gotten or how we are improving in making contact with the ball/being more selective with pitches. We have actually improved in strikeouts, even though it might not seem like it. Our Walk ratio has declined. How to figure Earned Run Average (ERA)Earned runs divided by innings multiplied by 9. We count all runs as earned runs at this age. |
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