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Open Thread: Cubs vs. Marlins, Tuesday 9/25, 6:05 CT

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Here we go! Figured you'd like to start weighing in early, so this is up early.

Oh, and we really owe these guys one.

 Today's Starting Pitchers
Ted Lilly
 T. Lilly
Cubs		 vs. Dontrelle Willis
 D. Willis
Marlins
15-7 W-L 9-15
3.78 ERA 5.32
168 SO 137
54 BB 79
28 HR 28
vs. Fla -- vs. Cubs
Ted Lilly is 0-3, 5.16 in four career starts vs. the Marlins. Many would look at that and cringe, but it doesn't mean that much. Only one of those was this year -- on May 30 at Wrigley Field. Lilly gave up five runs in seven innings, but also struck out nine. Before that his previous start vs. Florida was in 2003, ironically enough, against Dontrelle Willis. He also faced them in 2001 as a Yankee and as a 23-year old Montreal Expos rookie (get a load of some of the people who played in that game!). It's all virtually meaningless, although Dan Uggla is 2-for-3 (both HR) off Lilly, and Miguel Olivo 4-for-8 with 3 HR.

If Lilly gets the win tonight, that would be the most wins in a season by a Cubs lefthander since 1970, when Kenny Holtzman won 17.

Dontrelle Willis is an enigma. He's having the worst year of his career at an age (25) when he should be starting to peak. Always a good hitter, he's having the best year of his career at the plate (.271/.328/.475, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR in 59 AB). Maybe he should try the Rick Ankiel track? Anyway, he's started eight career games against the Cubs and is 3-3, 4.16; the Cubs hit him pretty hard on May 29 at Wrigley Field -- HR by Theriot and D-Lee, but the Marlins won. Alfonso Soriano has him figured out (.471/.526/.765 -- 8-for-17, 2 doubles, a HR); Mark DeRosa (5-for-10, a double, a HR) and Matt Murton (4-for-7, a double) have also hit him hard.

Alternate-year rule: the Cubs swept the Marlins in Miami in 2005, and got swept there in 2006. Here's hoping the "odd-numbered year" rule is in effect this week.

Record possibilities: the 38 HR the Cubs have hit this September have tied the team record for HR in September, set in 2004. And Alfonso Soriano's 12 HR this month is one short of the club record for HR in September -- 13, set by Ernie Banks in 1957.

Club record notes: the Cubs are 61-42 since June 2, the best record in the NL since that date, and 50-34 since June 23, the best record in the NL Central since that date (by seven games over the Reds).

Today's game is the final WCIU game of the year in the Chicago area, meaning it'll be available to those with enormous rabbit ears on their TV's. Or local cable. Or EI, or today's Mediacenter link.

MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)

MLB.com Gameday (2006 version)

MLB.com Gameday for the Brewers/Cardinals game (7:05 CT start)

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Well... I've been on the road for a while
And the Cubs are kicking some butt!!!!

Maybe I oughtta stay on the road!

Go Cubs Go! Can't wait to get home and watch them!

1-RUN GAMES = 23-22 | EXTRA INNINGS = 2-8 | HOME = 41-37 | updated on 9/20

by SackMan on Sep 25, 2007 2:52 PM CDT reply actions  

If this is true....
why don't you hop back on the road and head to Miami and Cincy and keep them winning?
Missing Da Cubbies from NYC!

by dacubsfan76 on Sep 25, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

All I can say is...
let's just win 4 of the next 6 so we don't have to worry about what anyone else (you know who) does.

by rambler19 on Sep 25, 2007 2:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Where's the...
"Just win baby" reference?  

by talkingcubs on Sep 25, 2007 2:54 PM CDT reply actions  

JUST WIN BABY!!!
there ya go!
Missing Da Cubbies from NYC!

by dacubsfan76 on Sep 25, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rain Rain..go away...
Looking at the forcast, looks like it's supposed to be really wet for today AND Tommorow.   Lets hope we get these games in!

Kasey

by kaseyi on Sep 25, 2007 2:55 PM CDT reply actions  

You're right
we need to get these games in, and win at least two of them in Florida.  Nailing it down by Friday would be nice...although I'll just take nailing it down at all!

3 game lead, and I don't know about you guys, but I'm still a little nervous. A "W" tonight would relax me a little bit.

Play SOTO!!!

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Sep 25, 2007 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Weather forecast for S. Florida...
... is here.
Late Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind between 8 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then occasional showers and thunderstorms after 8am. High near 85. East wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Occasional showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 77. South wind between 8 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Well, THAT doesn't look good.

Miami-area radar

FWIW, it is VERY dark and raining hard on the north side of Chicago right now.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Sep 25, 2007 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'm in Miami now
heading to the game tonight, the stadium is actually in Davie which is a bit closer to Fort Lauderdale than Miami, but regardless

its raining down here right now, nothing significant just drizzling a bit

but its pretty dark and ominous

of course my view is EAST and the stadium is Northwest from me right now, but thats my weather report for anyone interested

by DartmouthCubsFan on Sep 25, 2007 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Weather Underground
says
Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue to affect the eastern half of the South Florida peninsula through 6 PM EDT. This activity will be most concentrated across portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties...and particularly in the region along and south of a line from Flamingo to North Miami Beach."

Good news is that is sounds like it's going to stop raining in Miami in a half an hour or so.

The bad news is that the forecast is just as crummy for tomorrow and Thursday.  They really have to get this game in tonight.

The artist formerly known as JoshinLA

by Josh Timmers on Sep 25, 2007 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good laugh before the game
I posted this in another diary, but figured it would be a good laugh to all before the game tonight.  I'm pretty sure this is a newer video.  Sorry if it has been posted before.

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2896556

by talkingcubs on Sep 25, 2007 2:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Lee vs. Lilly
In that game that Lilly pitched for the Expos, D. Lee hit a homerun.  
"They (Expos fans) discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English." -Harry Caray

by IowaCubs- on Sep 25, 2007 3:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I browsed the Cubs game
for that same day and boy did the Cubs suck that year. The only decent Cubs that played that day were Sosa and Grace, 29 1/2 games back after that game. Ouch!
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees." -Jason Kidd

by tony412 on Sep 25, 2007 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

anyone else seem to notice
that there are tons more diaries posted in the right hand section just the past two days alone?
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 3:18 PM CDT reply actions  

yeh
and a lot of them with less than 5 comments....

guess all the BCB pub has brought over newbies

by DartmouthCubsFan on Sep 25, 2007 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

yea it sucks when there actually
is a really good diary and in two hours it is so far down that I just give up on reading it!!!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Click on "Recommend this Diary"
and it will stay in the Recommended Diaries section for a while.

by LT on Sep 25, 2007 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, it's getting pretty annoying
There's been 3 diaries on A-Rod alone, and then there are just a bunch of people's random thoughts that really don't deserve a diary at all.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 25, 2007 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

We need a win tonight.
I don't see Milwaukee losing he rest of the way. San Diego is hurting and St. Louis is dead. If we lose and Milwaukee wins tonight, you win see panic on this site tomorrow like you've never seen, including me.

by Mapmaker on Sep 25, 2007 3:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Ha ha.
I'm afraid you are right.  I'll need to see a shrink to get my anxiety down! :-)

by zevkalman on Sep 25, 2007 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am sure that we all
have more anxiety than the guys in uniform (for the Cubs!).  I just want to see that # keep dropping each day.  Progress every day

...starting with "Ice Man" Lilly tonight!

GO Cubs!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Re: We need a win
Not that this means a whole heckuva lot (though it may reflect their youth and the inconsistency of their pitching staff) but the Brewers have not won as many as 7 games in a row all season, which is what they would have to do to win out.  Moreover, they've had only 2 winning streaks of more than four games (one of 5 and one of 6).  With all due respect to the baseball gods, I'd be shocked if the Brewers did not lose one or two games down the stretch.

That being said, I desperately want a win with Theodore on the hill tonight.  

by Born Again Cubs Fan on Sep 25, 2007 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I see the brewers losing one more game.
they won't sweep the pads. the cardinals are the worst team in the league, but if they going to win a game, it will be this one, though looper is crap at night.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

They'll lose three more
One to the Cardinals and two to the Pads, who still will be in wild-card contention by the time they hit the Beer City.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Looper beats the Brewers tonight.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anxiety is right....
I'm already driving myself nuts......Do all fans feel this way? I'm a big Broncos fan but I don't remember feeling overly nervous the years they won the Super Bowl. Must be a pain avoidance tactic....

by chucolo on Sep 25, 2007 3:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Well, FLA is the place to do it...
Maybe he should try the Rick Ankiel track?

...there would be ample opportunities to rack up stats when it does not matter, I guess. Can you believe it was less than three weeks ago when journalists (sic) were stating the case for Ankiel for MVP without hyperbole?

Anybody think Ramirez has a serious shot at MVP?

by DonGerard on Sep 25, 2007 3:43 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd think...
... Ramirez might if he put up some numbers in the last week, and the Cubs made the postseason, and voters remember that he has missed almost 30 games. He could easily have well over 30 HR and close to 120 RBI.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Sep 25, 2007 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the 30 missed games
should count against him.  When Rollins is heading for 162 games and Wright/Holliday around 160, I think they should get extra points for that.  If Ramirez hadn't gotten hurt, he might have a chance.  With the injury, I don't think he deserves it or has a chance.  It's going to be Wright, Holliday or Rollins.  

by rlpete on Sep 25, 2007 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

And I forgot Fielder
but if Milwaukee doesn't make it, I'm not sure he'll get it.    

by rlpete on Sep 25, 2007 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

probably not
if the Mets and Brewers don't make it, then it will go to Rollins, who clearly doesn't deserve it..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

clearly doesnt deserve it?
is that sarcasm...

he has 26 win shares (7th in the NL), league leader is Wright with 32

Aramis has 22 (17th in NL)

by DartmouthCubsFan on Sep 25, 2007 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I figured as much...

Apropos of nothing much, really, other than your log-on name, my girlfriend is a Princeton grad and she got me a "Duck Fartmouth" t-shirt.

...but she only lets me wear it to Illini Hockey games where it doesn't make much sense, but is still pretty funny.

I would have also accepted "If It's Brown, Flush It Down", "Columbiatch" or, the classic, "Harvard Sucks".

by DonGerard on Sep 25, 2007 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

well..
I could name five other players who I think deserve the award over him and another one is on his own team.

He is a great player, but not the best this year. And bases on your stats, if he is No. 7, who is Number 1? Shouldn't he be given the MVP then??

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes
Wright is #1 and should clearly win it, he's far outpaced everyone else

regardless Rollins isnt such a horrid candidate that it should be tossed aside... any moreso than Holliday or Ramirez or anyone else mentioned

by DartmouthCubsFan on Sep 25, 2007 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Actually...
if you are talking about outpaced everyone in the statistic category, you are way off.

I dont think he leads any of the candidates in any category.

Holliday leads almost all of them.

"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"

by HIGGY on Sep 25, 2007 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

(going off your numbers from the discussion we...
had in the other diary).
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"

by HIGGY on Sep 25, 2007 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

he leads by a lot
in Runs Created/Game

and by Win Shares (which i didnt post in the other diary)

by DartmouthCubsFan on Sep 25, 2007 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK.
This is why i am not much of a stat guy.

I just think the value you have to your team should determine the MVP.  But it never does.  

Same with gold gloves - usually it is about your fielding and hitting.  Not just fielding.

"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"

by HIGGY on Sep 25, 2007 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Win Shares...
...were probably Bill James's worst idea. (Yes, I can be critical of Bill James!)

VORP isn't perfect, either, but until such a time as I have enough spare time to figure out Linear Weights it's the best thing I have at hand. And as an added bonus, it does the positional adjustment. It doesn't consider defense, but WARP is a pain in the ass to deal with and wildly flawed besides. SuperVORP is the best all-around metric, except BP won't publish it. Ok, way-too-dull aside, well, aside...

Hanley Ramirez is the best offensive player in the National League, once you give him credit for being a shortstop. But the Fish have the worst record in the NL, so it's hard to see him getting the award. That leaves David Wright, who at 78.6 is wildly better than the Cubs' VORP leader, Derrek Lee, at 47.1. (For those curious -- yes, if Ramirez had more playing time he'd probably eclipse Lee.)

Trying to award an MVP from the Cubs is kindof a fools errand -- the Cubs have three very good hitters in Lee, Ramirez in Soriano who still aren't quite up there with the elite top-ten talents in the NL. That makes it hard to make the case for any of them as the one "most valuable" to the Cubs success.

(On a side note -- Ryan Braun's VORP is spectacular given when he started playing this season, but I'm starting to truly have misgivings as to what rate his defense offsets his accomplishments on offense.)

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

If by serious, you mean top five
then, yeah.  

But realistically, I don't see voters putting ARam ahead of Wright, Holliday, Howard (or Rollins) and of course, Prince Fielder.

Based on stats, I'd give it Holliday.  Based on where the team would be without him,  I'd give it to Prince.  But voters tend to weigh heavily (unfairly so IMO) whether or not a team makes it to post-season, so Holliday and hopefully Fielder are out.  

Figure that Howard and Rollins split the Philly vote and that leaves Wright.  

Unless the Mets choke big-time this week.  And wouldn't that be a sweet end-of-the-season present for Santo...  ;-)

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Sep 25, 2007 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Holliday
should be in the discussion even if the Rockies can't find a way to steal the wild card - 1st in RBI's, 4th in HR's, 2nd in Avg, 2nd in .OPS.  

...and 7th in win shares (26).

by Born Again Cubs Fan on Sep 25, 2007 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Holliday
is a scary hitter, hopefully we won't face him in the playoffs
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Go Cubs !!!
I'm anxious too, yet Pinella has a lot of poise and will really push they guys to concentrate on "winning the series".  

I'm staying positive for the team !!!

Any word about Theriot or the MRI Z was suppose to undergo ?

by coral on Sep 25, 2007 3:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Mike and/or Al, for the next M# caricature...
...can you give the bear some high socks like Fonzie and Carlos, etc.   ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Sep 25, 2007 4:07 PM CDT reply actions  

I'll ask!
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Sep 25, 2007 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anything for a win tonight!!!
I hope that Lilly doesn't just pitch well after a loss.  We need him tonight!  Also, if we can get at least 400 fans in the stands, the cubs may have a larger fan base than the hometown Marlins!
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!" - Abe Simpson

by MrFurious on Sep 25, 2007 4:17 PM CDT reply actions  

I tried to get tickets for the Reds game
on Saturday, and the only seats available were WAAAAY up high in the upper deck.

I'll just stay home, watch it on TV.  

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 4:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's get them tonight boys!
It would be great to keep the pressure on and wrap this thing up sooner rather than later.

GO CUBS GO!

by Tangled Up In Blue on Sep 25, 2007 4:33 PM CDT reply actions  

This series feels like a trap
A down-year Dontrelle Willis and two no-name starters. All three starters with 5+ ERAs. A Marlins team hopeless out of contention. Yep, I gotta bad feeling about this one.

Actually, I don't. And I'm hoping the off-day yesterday negates any emotional-let-down-after-a-big-win that seems to affect this team from time to time.

Go Cubs!!!

Don't tase me, bro!

by daver on Sep 25, 2007 4:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Remember 2003!
time for revenge. although the fish have nothing to lose.

by CubFaninNY on Sep 25, 2007 4:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Yes, win one for
Mark "I'm an employee" Prior.

by JFCubFan on Sep 25, 2007 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

DLee broke my heart that night
It took me a while to welcome him into the Cubs family after his game tying double in game 6.

by CubFaninNY on Sep 25, 2007 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Talk about kicking me while I was down.
I was living on the east coast at the time and bought tickets to Game 5 through the Marlins.  That put me on some sort of Marlins mailing list, which has been haunting me with requests to buy Marlins tickets ever since.  Needless to say, the winter 2003 day that I got an automated phone message from Josh Beckett describing the Marlins post-season run and entreating me to buy Marlins season tickets was a very very bad day.  

by Born Again Cubs Fan on Sep 25, 2007 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

would be nice...
...get some early runs on the board. I'm sure they're scoreboard watching in the land of cheese.
You can't quiet THE RIOT (riotshirts.com)

by TipsyMcStagger on Sep 25, 2007 4:59 PM CDT reply actions  

JUST
WIN this game tonite and we can then root for a miracle from the Buried/Dead Bird!!!!!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just read on ESPN
That Grossman is out as QB and Griese is in.  Also, Tommie Harris is out up to a month with a knee sprain.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 25, 2007 5:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Apparently Murton will start in RF next year
   
Cliff Floyd, who is a free agent after the 2007 season, says he would be willing to return to the Cubs in a reduced role next season.
"Oh, yeah," Floyd said. "But it's something they'd have to look at, because I'm not a pinch-hitter. I have not done well there -- let's be real with it. So I don't know whether I'd fit into their system. But anything's possible." The Cubs have Matt Murton in place to take over the right field permanently in 2008, but Floyd could return if he is willing to accept a reasonable contract.

Rotoworld.com

===

does this mean that he will be our RF next season and minimal use for Floyd if he starts?

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 5:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Guess we will
have to wait and see. According to some experts on here Murton was going to be traded earlier in the season and when Soriano came back Murton would be gone. I doubt the management has even talked about next season yet.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sure that next year's team at least came up...
...when the September roster expansion occured. It's certainly not priority #1 right now, but it would be extremely reckless for managment to not have 2008 (and to a lesser extent 2009) on the back burner.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's kind of
what I meant that now is their first priority.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lineups
Chicago Cubs

A. Soriano lf
M. DeRosa 2b
D. Lee 1b
A. Ramirez 3b
M. Murton rf
G. Soto c
C. Monroe cf
R. Theriot ss
T. Lilly p

Florida Marlins

H. Ramirez ss
D. Uggla 2b
J. Hermida rf
M. Cabrera 3b
M. Jacobs 1b
M. Olivo c
T. Linden lf
B. Carroll cf
D. Willis p

by Swanny1981 on Sep 25, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions  

weak
Boy, Marlins don't hit much. If they went into the lineup by batting average, Dontrelle Willis would hit fifth.
Drifting ... drifting ... foul.

by mlf on Sep 25, 2007 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can hardly
stand the wait. I'm excited and yet scared as hell. Hope they can continue their winning ways on this read trip.

GO CUBS!!!

Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions  

"...on this read trip."
Are they traveling in a bookmobile?  Lou is having them read books to stay loose?  Taking a page from Phil Jackson, huh?  :-)

I'm sitting in my hotel in Boston waiting to fire up the game on Gameday.  Excited and nervous too.  GO CUBS!!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol!
See that's how excited I am. I meant road trip.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

I kinda figured. :-)
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cell Phone
I have seen recent posts by people about listening to the game on their cell phone.  Is this really possible?  If so, what is the phone number?  IS there a charge?

by MissouriKev on Sep 25, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions  

on a completely different note...
i miss the expos  :(

games at stad olympique were sooo much fun.  it was like watching a video game...while drinking very large cups of labatt...when you were 16.

and the fact that if you hit the bottom of the chair next to you down (the way to make noise at the stadium), you could hear the echo after it bounced off the opposite wall a second later.  

montreal!  get a new baseball team!!!

by bgsiggy on Sep 25, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Love Montreal
as a city. The baseball experience there was different, but cool in its own way.

At least you never had a problem getting good seats.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

i went once
and got 5 tickets for 10 canadians dollars (which was about 1.25 a ticket back when the canadian dollar was worthless).

proceeding to go in and realize that the tickets we had bought were in a section that did not exist.  whoops.  still got to watch the expos get crushed for a buck twenty five.

by bgsiggy on Sep 25, 2007 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

stade olympique
it didn't have the feel of a baseball environment so to say, however when i went i got to see Vlad hit a walk-off against our boy brenly's D-backs back in 2002
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry
I have no objection in principle to Montreal getting a new team if they can support it, but I am personally much, much happier to have a major league team 5 minutes away from my office every night.
¡BLANCO!

by 08Cubs on Sep 25, 2007 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haven't seen it mentioned
but Johnny Estrada is out for the season for the Brewers.

That's not a huge blow to them, but it means Damian Miller is going to have to play most of the rest of the way.  It's not good Brewer news.

The artist formerly known as JoshinLA

by Josh Timmers on Sep 25, 2007 6:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Damian Miller
would not be my choice if i were a brewer fan but he still has veteran leadership in a clubhouse full of 17 year olds
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

We are the Fish's bitches?
Cubs have lost 7 in a row to the fish...according the the FSN-FLA announcers.

Time to end that streak.  GO CUBS!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 6:06 PM CDT reply actions  

That noise you hear in the background
Are Cubs fans

-- Florida's TV announcer.  I guess they aren't used to having people in seats, though there still aren't more than a K or two there....

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 6:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Cool
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey MissouriKev
I just tried using that phone number to listen to games this weekend and it worked awesome! The number is 312-923-1938. There is no charge other than your normal cell minutes. I heard it can be busy at times but you just need to keep calling. It works great just like listening on the radio.
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 6:08 PM CDT reply actions  

can it be used on just a regular
land phone?
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes it does
just tried it on a land line and it worked perfectly.

by cubrandy on Sep 25, 2007 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

bad strike out call
in my personal opinion..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:12 PM CDT reply actions  

not a good top half. 11 pitches.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:12 PM CDT reply actions  

not sure
if that number works on a land line but I don't see why not.
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 6:13 PM CDT reply actions  

It's like a home game
I have a feeling GAB will be the same way this weekend.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions  

come on Lilly
just get one more out bud
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions  

if lilly gets out of this
i think he's going to be pretty sharp tonight.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions  

he was sharp
until that double
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Struck him out!
n/t
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

called strike three
not a horrible inning, but no runs scored!

topoftha 2nd!

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Ron said that
there ar about 6/7 thousand in the crowd and all but around 1000 are Cub fans.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

I wish I could watch this.....
I hate you WCIU...gameday just doesn't cut it..

by Walker71421 on Sep 25, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

I Second That!
The Cubs Are On Their Way!!

by DenverCub on Sep 25, 2007 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I hate them too.
I don't know why they let them broadcast any games. They do some of the Bulls games too. That's why we get NBALP.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

WCIU...
has been a thorn in my side for far too long... at least its only a couple games a year, but in the middle of the playoff hunt I'm down in Bloomington watching Gameday

by Walker71421 on Sep 25, 2007 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't blame WCIU
Blame WGN. These games on WCIU, and for that matter - White Sox games on the same station -- are WGN-TV property. WGN 'farms' these games out to WCIU. This started when WGN/Tribco became a WB affiliate. (Now CW) This was done as to not disturb network programming.

WGN didn't want to give the games up to (then) FSN Chicago or (now) Comcast -- but they had to air the games somehow, just not on the mother ship. So, the deal for "CubsNet" and "SoxNet" to be created on WCIU, to be the home of WGN-TV games they didn't want to carry on WGN. So, these games are still on over-the-air TV in Chicago. (If you have tinfoil.)

If memory serves me correctly, some games were also sent to CLTV in the past.

This is also why there are fewer games on WGN Superstation -- in the past, before WGN carried network programming, ALL of those games would have been on both WGN and Superstation WGN.

The Bulls/WGN are in a similar situation, but there are some other mitigating factors that keep many games off Superstation WGN.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whenever
CSN has both the Cubs and the WS on at the same time they move one of the games to CLTV but we get that on a CSN+ channel.

So WGN is to blame. Figures.

Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

....I can breath again.
let's get some runs!
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey Al
I know your probably reading this.....

Have you thought of possibly adding a chatroom to the site for live in game chatting?

GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 6:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Marlin announcers keep remarking
on the large amount of Cbs fans that are there...hope that we can get all these games in and win at leasst 2 out of 3 for those good people

by DC Cubbie on Sep 25, 2007 6:24 PM CDT reply actions  

florida announcers seem to be
pretty sympathetic to the cubs playoff chances.  they offered to field email questions from cubs fans, and have nice things to say about the players, and even said, about a fan in cubbie blue face paint "god bless em', it's been a hundred years"

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 6:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Of course they would take our e-mails
We do represent about 99% of their viewership tonight.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just what I want
Sympathy from the team that dashed my hopes in 2003.

by MiniAndretti on Sep 25, 2007 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, but it's much nicer than watching
a fox feed, or espn, or milwaukee, etc.  basically, they're being nice.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

They're hawking
Aramis Ramirez for a gold glove.  Just last year, I'd have said they were drunk or trying to suck up to us.
The artist formerly known as JoshinLA

by Josh Timmers on Sep 25, 2007 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

This could be a quick game
Both Lilly and Willis are fast workers.

I just heard them mention that ARam is a Gold Glove candidate.  Whether he wins it or not, its remarkable that a guy who in his first few years with the club was considered a defensive liability is now considered one of the two or three best in the NL this year.  Its great to see a player favorably evolve like that.  And he's still a monster hitter.

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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Hmmm, neither
game day will load for me. The Brewers one does but neither the 2006 or 2007 Cubs one will.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Thanks
that works.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Apparently MLB...
...abbreviates Florida "FLO" instead of "FLA." Crazy MLBAM.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't
have thought of that.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aramirez good AB
 
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Come on Geovany!!
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Dontrelle Willis
you have nothing to pitch for..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Got a good feeling about this one
We're hitting the ball hard against Willis, just right at people so far.  That'll change soon enough.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Willis
has a no hitter and shut out going through 2 innings..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions  

so...
so what its not like its never happened before
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

bingo
apparently some people around here don't know what sarcasm is..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

well
we are on the internet and you can't really tell if someones being serious or not, so its hard to tell the morons from the sharper people in the world, you get what im saying?
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

anybody have a tv link?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions  

come on lilly
don't give up hits to these worthless AAA players..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Quote from florida tv...
Cubs fans should thank the organization and south florida that there are so many good seats available.

LOL!  They just advertised getting on the "season ticket priority list"

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 6:38 PM CDT reply actions  

come on, ted.
don't do this to me.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

I hate the Marlins
those horrible, no fans, only bandwagoning, piece of crap team..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

boy.
Is THAT an empty stadium or WHAT???

bases loaded, one out.  Let's see if Lilly can pull it out.

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

those last two hits weren't mistakes, there was a
weak grounder through the hole, and a bloop that fell in between three defenders

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

ugh
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Marlins
you are suppose to suck, you have no future in Miami, you have no fans, nobody cares about your team because you have worthless players and fluke world series titles...
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:41 PM CDT reply actions  

it wil never come easy for us
god damn marlins there 66-90 for a reason
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 6:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Well here we go...cheap a$$ hits killing us....
man we are dancing on the edge of a knife here....ho-hum

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

What the F
DOES BARTMAN HAVE TO DO WITH BLOOP BASE HITS?
TOMMY HUTTON IS A PIECE-OF-YOU-KNOW-WHAT

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Marlin announcers
With the Bartman clause.  So much for being nice.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Cheapo Hits
Blah
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

wow talk about garbage hits..
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

how do they
score on a pop-up to second and not get an out???

by JakeH on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

cmon ted
Man, I'm watching Shawshank Redemption right now.  DOn't make me hate this movie by association.

Brooks was Here
So Was Ted

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

shoot.
i just can't shake the feeling that this thing is going to go right down to the last game. you know the cardinals aren't going to do anything. and it has to be the marlins and the reds. ugh.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:43 PM CDT reply actions  

i agree.
i also know that looper can't really pitch in night games for some reason. the brewers will win by a large margin, 5 plus. you can book it.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Call Miller Park
And tell them they don't even need to play the game tonight.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Consider it done
 I called TLR and he agreed to play all his pitchers and intentally walk every batter except Fielder!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

why bother
Tony was gonna do it anyway, either that or throw the brewers bp all night
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Marlins again
what don't you understand in no fan base, no good players, empty stadiums and fluke world series titles? Even your city hates you and doesn't even want to give you a stadium and watch you all. Some team, assholes..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:43 PM CDT reply actions  

eh I just hate the Marlins tremendously
and that "fanbase"
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Stop This
Now.  And I do mean now.
¡BLANCO!

by 08Cubs on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

alright time to root for the cardinals
youre blowin it guys, if we choke this i dont know what ill do with myself
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

burn in hell Marlins
why don't you just die??
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

christ
lets go cardinals
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

that's not...
very good.

So, I have a question.  If I'm 56011 on the wait list, do I have any chance at all of getting season tickets?

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

if Derosa has any range, no runs score
problem is with murton and derosa you could drop a ball from the blimp and it would probably have time to fall between them

by DC Cubbie on Sep 25, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

I hate the Marlins
I hate the Marlins
I hate the Marlins
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

yikes
get the bats warm guys.  ted earned some help here.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

this is
ridiculous, if willis gets a shut down inning, its not looking good
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

It's the top of the third inning
Did they shorten these games to five innings now?

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

god damn!
same old story. well, those two games the braves pulled out were certainly big. the marlins. i can't believe it. why do these guys always murder us?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Yikes.
I picked the wrong time to start listening.

Maybe I should turn the radio off.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

why are the marlins even a team and why cant
we beat them!!!! they have no players, no stadium, no pulse, BEAT THEM!!
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Suddenly 3 games
just doesn't feel like that big of a lead at all.
"Marmol has become a cult favorite among Cubs fans due to the combination of velocity and movement in his pitches and the wicked awesomeness he displays."

by vtcub on Sep 25, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

We gotta respond with some runs!!!!!
Man I can't believe how this crap team gives us so much trouble!!! They wear freaking teal on their uniforms for god's sakes!!!! Don't be good Dontrelle...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 6:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Ugh Bartman
Stop showing Bartman FSN-Florida....

by Jsheared on Sep 25, 2007 6:47 PM CDT reply actions  

and La Russa would tank games
just because he hates the Cubs and would love for them to lose the division...
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:47 PM CDT reply actions  

He and Piniella are friends
from the same hometown.

I doubt La Russa would do that.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

tank or no tank. the cardinals are the worst team
in the league at this point. it's going to be very hard for them to even sniff a victory.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

i hate la russa and i hate the marlins
why is this happening, they score 4 runs with 1 out and 2 no namers named linden and carrol coming up, good god
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

ONLY THE 3rd inning
plenty if time left!!!!!!!!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah I know
I just hate the entire Marlins "organization"
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hope is a good thing Ted
Maybe the best of things...and no good thing ever dies

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Does anyone know what our record is...
One the road after an off-date?  

Dead Birds FLY!!

Cubs fans are 90% scar tissue and 100% insane

by Bridge2Far on Sep 25, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

so much for mlf calling
this Marlin lineup weak tonight (an earlier post).  Looks like we will need a few runs!  Settle down Teddy!

And these announcers keep bringing up Bartman.  Let's score and shut these guys up.  The announcers are so obnoxious.

Let's GO Cubs!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions  

We have our
work cut out for us. Let's go Cubs!!!
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions  

meh good job Monroe
..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions  

umm..
uh, what did dfrancon say in her diary earlier?

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions  

ummm....strike three?
you sure about that?
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:50 PM CDT reply actions  

i guarantee the brewers win tonight
im not even worried about that game
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 6:50 PM CDT reply actions  

goob job the riot!
 
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:50 PM CDT reply actions  

get the damn bunt down
how hard is it come on!
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Remember....
...the Mets got jumped on a couple of games down there and then the Marlins became the Marlins again.

This isn't 2003 guys!  Gotta believe here

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

lilly.....wtf
if youre not gonna pitch well, at least bunt well
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

how come we can't lay down a bunt???
god!
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Bunting is evil!
Seek forgiveness, Cubs! Join the Church of The Base Hit!
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

These last 6
are not going to be easy. Both teams score an insane amount of runs.

And of course tonight we're facing 2003-vintage Willis...

Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Sep 25, 2007 6:54 PM CDT reply actions  

meh...they can still comeback
effin Marlins...
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 6:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Well....
the effed up sacrifice doesn't matter now.....

uh....Go Cards?

perhaps it was a wee bit presumptuous to buy those playoff tix...

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:55 PM CDT reply actions  

i never
thought i would say this but go cards
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

This just freaking figures.....a buncha
no names bloop and bleed their way to a 4-0 lead and a guy who has lost 15 stinking games this year is rolling.......scripted perfectly to begin our heartbreak.....why oh why????

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 6:55 PM CDT reply actions  

god, i hope the cardinals can pull off a miracle.
you just know this thing is going down to the wire. i really think we will be down to a game lead by the end of the week. thank you atlanta.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

I hate impersonators
Even Harry ones.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

However
he's the only guy on FSN Florida to tell the truth - "...what, the Marlins have 2 or 3 fans here?"

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not really
The announcers have been making fun of themselves all evening long.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Sep 25, 2007 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok, calm down.
Ted will settle down, we'll score some runs...

We have some room to breathe.  Not much, but some.

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

since it looks like this weekend wil matter
its worth noting Dunn is out for the rest of teh year, combined with Griffey being out and you are talking about asome reduced firepower on the reds.

by DC Cubbie on Sep 25, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Question?
Are we really this edgy? Does this guy really represent us? And why must every interviewer ask us the same dumb questions. (Are you nervous? Do you think they're going to choke again?) We can't really be this neurotic, can we?

by Jsheared on Sep 25, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

...you are reading this game thread, right?
It's like an entire wall of plasma TVs showing nothing but Woody Allen comedies. It's too much neurosis for one hand. Psychiatrists drool when they see Cubs fans.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well...
...let's hope LaRussa was able to reanimate the lineup of corpses St Loo has for tonight.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

dood your blind
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 6:58 PM CDT reply actions  

What is wrong with Ted tonight???My God!!!
It's Miguel Olivo.....not freaking Babe Ruth!!! And here come the killer no-names......

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 6:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Much better, Ted. No more hits, please. And
please Baby Jesus, send us a Willis meltdown!

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think Ted is fine
Save for the Two doubles, the rest have been bloop crap
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:00 PM CDT reply actions  

OK Cubs
get those bats going now.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 7:01 PM CDT reply actions  

all right!
lets get some runs now
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:01 PM CDT reply actions  

well there is still time
and this Marlins pen isn't great at all
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:02 PM CDT reply actions  

SCOREBOARD UPDATE:
Atlanta 4 Phillies 1 Top 4th
Arizona 1 Pittsburgh 2 top 4th
Washington 4 New York 2 top 3rd
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:03 PM CDT reply actions  

a walk is good
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 7:04 PM CDT reply actions  

all right!
leadoff walk!  Tits!

(sorry Al)

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:04 PM CDT reply actions  

was that really nessicary?
what was your purpose in putting that?
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

there ya go
a walk..now lets start a rally and end this pessimism..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:04 PM CDT reply actions  

This ump's K zone
is an absolute joke.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Sep 25, 2007 7:06 PM CDT reply actions  

his zone
is as big as the world
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

come on
were not in church
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 7:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Not much of a Cubs fan
to turn on one of your own guys that quickly and with that little basis.  Derosa leads the Cubs in GIDP, with JJ second.  Lee had 13 before that one, and the league leader is 27.  Lee was tied for 81st in the league in that catagory.

by californiachicagoan on Sep 25, 2007 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Calling your own game
I wonder how many guys call their own game, and how many let the catcher call it.  Dontrelle's neck has to be sore from shaking off all these pitches.

by californiachicagoan on Sep 25, 2007 7:09 PM CDT reply actions  

f#*&
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:09 PM CDT reply actions  

lee with a great ab but
not so much good ending
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:09 PM CDT reply actions  

well, at 60 plus,
a few more innings and he might be out, that means if we can't get to him, then we have 4 bullpen innings to make something happen, but we can't allow any more runs, COME ON TED!!!!

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe...
but it's looking like he can go 7 innings now.  64 through 4 innings isn't laboring.  That's a pace for 112 through 7 innings.  that's not very exciting.  And now, he's on pace for 98 pitches through 7.

by SouthernCub on Sep 25, 2007 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow. not a good start to the road trip.
at least we have a cushion. not a must win game. but i have a feeling we are going to have some must wins this week.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Unlike their fans....
....the Cubs know that they haven't clinched yet, right?

by lemon20pie on Sep 25, 2007 7:12 PM CDT reply actions  

In Milwaukee
The Cardinals go down 1-2-3 as Suppan gets 3 ground ball outs.
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Cards are our best hope!!
...to lop a game off the standings tonight way the game in Fla. is going.

cards go down 1-2-3 vs. Suppan.

Santo said before game with Willis' control problems, Cubs needed to be patient against him...have they drawn a single walk??

Amazing thing with baseball a team so hot at plate can turn so cold so quick...maybe D-train has it on track tonight but Lilly's tough luck in that inning may have been the game.

Have not seen replays wonder how many of those cheap-o hits were field-able?

by writerinwrigley on Sep 25, 2007 7:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Brewers underway
and Suppan pitched SIXTEEN PITCHES for the first BATTER.

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:15 PM CDT reply actions  

whups
didn't scroll up.

16 pitches to the first THREE batters.

Still.  

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Doubt if they will
read my E-Mail, as I wasn't complimentary towards Tommy Hutton's "color" commentary.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 7:16 PM CDT reply actions  

I emailed them and
asked them to knock off the Bartman references.  I doubt they will read it.  :-)
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow is there and Echo?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

three outs
pitching is settling down now if the offense can pick it up...come on The big Murt!!
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Weeks Solo Homer
1 - 0 Milwaukee
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Remember....
...it is exceedingly difficult for a baseball team to win every single day.  Cubs went 8 for their last 10.  Just got on the road.  A streaky pitcher on the other side.  I'm not writing tonight off, but worst case scenario it's still 2 games.  It would suck for ted to lose with Marquis and Trachsel as the next two starts, but no one can legitimately expect them to win 'em all.  It isn't Pleasantville.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

true, but some offense would put us right back
in this one, especially since we're looking at a lot of bullpen, MURTON WALK!!!! drive up that pitch count!!!!

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

weeks, lead off homerun for the brewers.
final score prediction: 9-3 brewers.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:19 PM CDT reply actions  

theres that damn echo again
heh :)
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn....
...do NOT need Rickie Weeks remembering he can hit.  That brewer lineup is going to be terrifying before Scott Boras tears it apart by getting the Prince paid the year he hits the open market

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

murton walks
come on@
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

god damnit!
agh!! i guess you can't win them all..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

GIDP....
those things just SUCK the momentum right out.  And at the first pitch....not good.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions  

damn
doubles kill us. I am going to lose it!
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions  

and good patience monroe
 
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions  

i mean
double plays
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Willis looks so off balance
for a number of pitches, and then he finds his stroke again.  The guy is a strange duck.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions  

that inning could have been amazing with some
patience, instead it was like an 8 pitch inning, PATHETIC

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:22 PM CDT reply actions  

error by the Cardinals
suspiscious...
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:22 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah, suspiscious that it didn't rip
scott speezio's face off. that ball was scalded by braun. face it. the cardinals suck. what are they going to do, tank to make the score 15-1 rather than 9-1? big deal. it's not even a fair fight up there.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow, that is actually hard to do...
you think after Dontrelle walked murton on 4 bad pitches Monroe could take one?
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 7:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Update
Phillies and Braves tied a 4
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Milwaukee will go 5-1 and we go 3-3...which means
this ain't gonna be no cakewalk....man we needed some runs...something to keep us in the game...stupid Blowers got all encouraged when they saw that 4 up on the board from FLA...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Update
Phillies and Braves tied at 4
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Prince Fielder 2 run Homer
3-0 Brewers
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

fielder homers. 3-0 in the first.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Forget it
the Deadbird's tank is empty.  We need some runs!!

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

that game was over before it started.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

3-0 brewers in the 1st
looks like it'll be 2 games tomorrow.  Fasten those seatbelts folks

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

prince fielder is doing roids
that effin fatass needs to get drilled in the neck..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

what? give me a break.
are you like ten years old? have any evidence? then shut up.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look at Fielder
and look at his dad. Then try to make the steroids claim with a straight face.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Please let
Ted be ok.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Crap
Unreal...we need this game...no MOJO

by scalmie on Sep 25, 2007 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

burn in hell prince fielder
 
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Whew....
...almost 6-0.  And remember, all the Cubs need to do is win these two series & they're in.  All they have to do....(easier said than done, we all know...)

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

what happened?
gameday just said injury delay
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

ted's fine, but that hit just figures
that's the kinda night we are having, double plays and BS hits

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

thank you La Russa for tanking these games
and thank you Prince "Baconater" Fielder for illegaly hitting home runs..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

stop it. this is out of line.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

well he is not hitting them legally
he is so fat that the ball is gravitated by his weight into the stands..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

what's the difference if he's fat or not?
there's just no point to it. you should be yelling at the cubs anyway. all they have to do is win four games. the brewers are going to destroy the cardinals these next two days. expect to see six or seven more homeruns and about twenty runs.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

That is pretty
poor understanding of gravity you've displayed there.  Nice work.

by DaleCoop14 on Sep 26, 2007 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

sit down fatass!
Cabrea must have gained 50lbs of blubber since '03
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 7:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Just looking at
Miguel Cabrera's picture on Gamecast makes me want to throw up in my mouth...Way to go Teddy!
The Cubs Are On Their Way!!

by DenverCub on Sep 25, 2007 7:27 PM CDT reply actions  

thank god
maybe that will knock him in focus
you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

by Hawk4Hall on Sep 25, 2007 7:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Don't give up the faith, guys
if the cubs can scrap back into this or the Brewers give it up tonight, the Brewers will have a soul-crushing day.  Lets hope so.

In addition, the cards have such notables in their lineup as....that guy and.....whatshisname....

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:28 PM CDT reply actions  

3-0 Milwalkee
Santo is going to Swan Dive out of the booth

by scalmie on Sep 25, 2007 7:28 PM CDT reply actions  

everybody relax
worst case scenario, we lose today and the brewers win, we have a 2 game lead with 5 to go.  I won't get nervous until the lead falls to one or below.  We don't need to win every game, and we don't need the brewers to lose every game.  i know we're not in the playoffs yet, but I believe.  This whole doomsday, the sky is falling stuff is getting old.  And it's bad for your blood pressure.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn
Ryan Ludwick hits a screamer off the top of the Wall, Cory Hart holds him to a single
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Does Scott Spezio...
...also front the band Velvet Revolver?  Have some self respect man.....good good.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Boy...can we have some offense now guys?
I really would feel so much better if we could get this win....Harang and Arroyo are just waiting in CIN to poop all over our season....this is the series I think we gotta win...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions  

strong finish that inning for lilly
other than that one inning, with unfortunate bloops, he's looked really good

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions  

too bad that one inning dug us a huge hole.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

everybody get a
rally cap i know its not in the late innings yet but it could work
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 7:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I done watching the Brewers game
Its already over...

Brewers got a DP on a screaming liner right back to the pitcher

GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah. it's a laugher.
expect the same tomorrow. i don't know what the padres can do. i don't see them except when they kill the cubs, so i have some hope. but the brewers are a bulldozer at home. they just pound the hell out of the ball. and the padres don't score very much, so it's not going to be pretty.

i can only see the brewers losing one more game. let's hope i'm wrong. today and tomorrow will be a walk in the park, barring a miracle.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Willis has
a heck of a strike zone to work with.  shoulders to ankles...

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT reply actions  

1st & 2nd 1 out
Deadbirds line into a DP.  Geezus

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Corey Hart...
...is the Brewer I'd love for the Cubbies to have.  He's just a nails kind of guy.  Hate him on the opposition, would love him if he was playing for the Cubs.  That being said, he'd likely be the next Jeff Blauser/Luis Gonzalez if he came to Wrigley

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Well...
...the cards are stinging the ball it looks like.  too bad this inning.  however, Looper very likely will give up 15

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly done? Hmmmm....
well I don't know if we have any runs in us tonight....gosh....I feel sick to my stomach already...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Atta Boy Ronnie
Why he plays is beyond me.  Did he double switch in?

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano has
lost his touch tonight. Hopefully it returns before the night is over.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 7:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano looked like he was...
trying to tie the game with nobody on base. Sheesh.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

I guess we should be
glad, at least -- this won't be a no-hitter. Because that's the stuff he has tonight. Where was this all season?

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

At least you're acknowledging
he has that stuff.

If it were some no-name, that would be one thing. But we all know Willis is capable of a game like this.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Does that make up for...
all the other time some no-name pitcher has shut us down this year?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Stick it, santo
Stick to posting pictures instead of your inane babble.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow...your extra touchy tonight.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought Ronnie
got screwed on that call.  Pull the ump!

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Its official
the Cardinals are tanking it after giving up a hit to Damian Miller..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

once again, this is not tanking.
this is the 2007 cardinals, the defending ws champs.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seriously.
Your act was wearing thin weeks ago. Now it's just becoming embarassing for all of us. We get it. You honestly seem to think that anyone that isn't playing for the Cubs is some sort of cheating scumbag - either they're using steroids to hit home runs or they're throwing games to try and keep us out of the playoffs.

You need to start doing your part to save the scene, and stop coming to shows. It would be nice if we could manage to get through the last week of the season with some sense of dignity. We get it. You hate the Marlins. You hate the Brewers. You hate Tony LaRussa. You know nothing about baseball.

Just shut up already. You do nothing but make us all look like asses, and I'm tired of it.

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Guys...Seriously
I think the stress of the pennant race is getting to us. I don't think he really thinks they're all cheating. I believe that at this point he is just saying this stuff to get your goat. Besides, what does it matter really what he is saying? No one really thinks Cubs fans hate everyone. He is just venting his frustration just like everyone else.

Let's all calm down and be cool....Go CuBS!

by Jsheared on Sep 25, 2007 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

he crosses the line.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

and for this comment
it was a joke really because Damian Miller is a horrible player...and yes those other comments are out of frustration and its just very annoying to see Fielder hit tons of home runs and crap.

and I don't think everyone is cheating who is following us, its out of frustrations.

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

i understand that.
however, there's no need to start making wild accusations about players on other teams. just bitch about the cubs.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

so you single me out
when over half of this board is doing the same exact thing? It isn't just me..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

You've been doing it for months.
Every other post you make is "Ryan Braun must be doing steroids." And the other post is "Drunken Tony LaRussa hates us and is drunkenly throwing games just to spite us."

You're starting to reach that point where it's not even what you say or how you say it, it's that you just keep beating those two notes constantly, without stop, and without variation.

By now I have no doubt that you think that Braun juices. Based sheerly on the evidence that he hits a lot of home runs. I think you're not only wrong but irresponsible, but that's neither here nor there. It's that you apparently feel it's your mission on earth to remark about this and almost nothing else. If you can't figure out where this gets tiring, I don't know what else to tell you.

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am not the one making drunk La Russa comments
tons of other people have made them. I could have made probably one or two, but not nearly as much as other people.

and other people on this board have written "braun did roids." its just to vent frustation...

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

doesn't make it right.
let's try to have some class; by that i mean just make wild accusations about the cubs.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

everybody stop
everybody just calm down, were not done, not by a long shot
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Son of a .....
Done...Bad feeling about this week

by scalmie on Sep 25, 2007 7:37 PM CDT reply actions  

If you're on the ledge
please, all of you, jump now. We don't need to be changing diapers down the stretch.

Thank you.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

No, I won't
until you and your fellow ledge-jumpers stop their BS and grow up.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

i thought you said "good night"
i guess you just couldn't pass up an opportunity to tell everyone what to do

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Never been a ledge jumper. You revel in the fact
that other people get edgy and angsty.  It's natural.  Let people be.

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I didn't realize most of you
were manic depressives. You should seek professional help.

Over and out.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's called Bipolar Disorder. And look up the
definition as it does not apply here.

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

It most certainly does apply
And you don't have to reply to me if you don't want to. In fact, I strongly suggest you don't.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

You egg everyone on and expect to get the last
word.  Well go ahead.  I won't bother with your psychiatric diagnosis, boss.

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

tell you what
i'll go get some professional help like you always suggest, if you actually do leave this time.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

agreed
i only see notbruce make comments after somebody says something he doesn't approve of, his coments are always either dissaproval, or disagreements, he's just as negative as the people he complains about, CONSTANTLY

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I might just stay
to tick you off. I think you secretly enjoy it. Maybe it takes your mind off your "misery."

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

last word.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dontrelle has the perfect ump
tonight...a HUGE strike zone.  But this guy is calling it both ways.  Wuertz's first strike out was at the ankles.

It is tough as it is making our guys aggressive and protecting.  Crappy night for a strike zone so friggin large.  Ugh.

Let's hope we can find a way to start getting some runs.  The Fish bullpen has blown six games for Willis this year.  Hopefully we can make this #7.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well....
...I'd (dammit Fonzie!) say the Brewers are going to win today, tomorrow against the Cards.  To avoid the playoff, I think Cubs need to win 3 of their last 5.  If Dunn's not playing for Cincy, I like the chances of 2 there.  I think the Cubs get one at least in FLA.  If Cubs can't do it, then they'd save us a LOT of aggrivation losing to a s****y D-Back or Phillie team.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:37 PM CDT reply actions  

are you kidding?
i'd love to see a first round sweep in the playoffs. that, to me, is a successful season. if they can't get that far, i will be completely out of my head.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

You know you are the Cubs when....
the team that is chasing you gets to play a team that is mailing it in with a drunk manager at the helm and follows up playing a team that had one of its own players injure another outfielder and then himself....oh yeah and then you get to play two teams that apparently can only beat your team....

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Abysmal game all around for the Cubs.
Same true for the Cards.  The only team hungry tonight is the Brewers.  Kind of a Rex Grossman kind of excitement thus far.

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:38 PM CDT reply actions  

I think I might have to ::gulp::
...Turn on the White Sox game
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions  

This is pathetic
The double plays are killing us. We can't even get anyone in scoring position and the brewers are looking real good. This night could not go any worse! At least Adam Dunn is out for this weekend! Get our stuff together, this is awful baseball!

by mossey12 on Sep 25, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's not give up though...
...all weekend the Cubs had MONSTER innings.  Take away the two GIDPs and who knows?  Let's hope a couple get on & see what happens!  Gotta believe!!!!

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions  

tomorrow is a must win game
brewers will win and if we lose then its down to 1 and i can easily say im starting to have very little confidence right now, can anyone give me something to be optimistic about?
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 7:41 PM CDT reply actions  

i may have a heart attack if trachsel starts on
thursday, we cant afford to give the marlins another game if he pitches because if he does that would be exactly what we are doing, tomorrow is a must win for a lot of reasons, mainly confidence and breathing room
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who else is there?
Whoever it is it should be someone on a short leash.  Maybe Big Z can pitch all the rest of our games :-)

by zevkalman on Sep 25, 2007 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

you're a cubs fan. you should be tough
and used to this type of thing. no big deal.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

One of the Brewers' game
Will be started by Caupuano and the Brewers haven't won a game he started since May.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

at least
you're not a Mets fan.

Be strong.  Game's not over.  Even if they lose, it's still a 2 game lead.

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

9 outs left
This team has looked like crap early in games many times this year and turned it around late.  I'm keeping the faith that they will do it again tonight.  We'll see.

by wrigley on Sep 25, 2007 7:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Way to go Wuertz!!
Now lets get some RUNS!
The Cubs Are On Their Way!!

by DenverCub on Sep 25, 2007 7:42 PM CDT reply actions  

What a turnaround!
People, people!  This is the same team we've followed all year!  We can't expect a giant 12 run game every night.  The Pirate series was the anomaly.  It's going to be a tough week of grinding out wins to get in still.  And I admit, I was convinced the Brewers were done Sunday, but it looks like it'll be a nailbiter down the stretch.  Let's keep the faith!

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow....we go from the offense of this
weekend to this....well....guess we gotta man up tomorrow...still only 1 hit....but thanks Ugggagagagga for the error!

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Brewers have to throw Dave Bush again also
that dude is a sick waste.  However, it is against another AAA lineup in the Pads.

by BigJimSlade on Sep 25, 2007 7:46 PM CDT reply actions  

the whole marlins organization can go to hell for
all i care, i f**king hate each and every one of them, NO ONE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GIVES A SH* ABOUT ANY OF YOU, GIVE UP AND WITHDRAW FROM THE LEAGUE!!!!
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 7:47 PM CDT reply actions  

and yet they beat the hell out the cubs
even with all their adoring fans. this is on the cubs, not the marlins.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

the marlins are just like the national league
version of the white sox to me, they seem to just go off on the cubs for whatever reason, why the hell does it have to be us, the only one in major league baseball that wants the cubs to succeed is the cubs, every other team tanks it to go against us
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

i think a lot of it has to do with cubdom.
lots of energy and fans at cubs games; that gets guys up. also, often the cubs fans outnumber the home team; that gets guys up as well.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

jes nce tose armis was rally nning that one
out, what the hell do we have to do to get that guy to hustle.

by DC Cubbie on Sep 25, 2007 7:48 PM CDT reply actions  

God I hate this lifeless version of the Cubs...
it shows up every once in awhile...guess just gotta give D-Train credit and hope we don't meltdown the rest of this trip...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:48 PM CDT reply actions  

just tuning in
We look listless, or lazy, or indifferent. Or all three. Been this way all game?

Btw, I like that Brewers fans have another glimmer of hope - what is the record for how many times in one season a team can break your heart?

"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly

by hipster17 on Sep 25, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions  

i don't know, but i'm pretty sure the cubs hold it
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

This one's looking bleak
Hope "Good" Marquis shows up tomorrow or things will start getting scary.

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Realistically
I think we have to turn to tomorrow. The Deadbirds will be of little help.
Willis is nearly unhittable, and I would be surprised if he doesn't try to finish out what will be last game as a Marlin in "Dolphin" Stadium.

No way they re-sign him.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 7:51 PM CDT reply actions  

mlb.tv
I have been wondering the last two years why they didn't sell ads on mlb.tv.  In between innings there was always this pinball thing killing time until the commercial break was over.  Tonight is the first time I have seen them advertise.  I wonder why they changed it?

by wrigley on Sep 25, 2007 7:52 PM CDT reply actions  

it just seems like you HAVE to do more than this
if you're in a playoff race.  other than one bad inning, the pitching has been great (including wuertz, who was also great in his last outing.) and we haven't been blown out, i mean, this game is still winnable, but it just seems like they gave up in the second inning.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:53 PM CDT reply actions  

The pitching wasn't really that bad in that inning
The Cubs give up a lot of range on the right side and also defense w/ De Rosa at 2nd and Murton in right.....especially w/ Monroe in center.....

I think it wouldn't have hurt to play Pie tonight in center.

Also....I wouldn't have gone all righty just because a lefty is out there....what were JJ's or Floyd's career numbers against Willis?

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 25, 2007 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Okay, so when will everyone start to have their...
emotional meltdowns? When the lead reaches 1? When the Marlins take 2 of 3 inexplicably? When Arroyo's stupid leg kick distracts Cubs hitters into a trance? When Prince Fatso eats a celebratory Double Bacon Triple Cheeseburger while rounding third after hitting another HR off of some Cards pitcher?

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

i've already had mine.
i reminded myself that these are the cubs. if anybody can blow it, i know my team can. also, the brewers are just such a force at home; they're the strangest team in them majors. the entire lineup seems to hit homeruns with consistency, but they can't win on the road.

anyway, this thing is going right down to the last day, and we are going to be on the road in cincinatti after a bad week.

i put my faith in lou, but am fully prepared for the tragedy. still, it will be better than last year.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was right about a quick game
This one will be lucky to make it to two and a half hours
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

this inning is critical
we need at least 1 run
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:56 PM CDT reply actions  

What a drag it must be for the players to go
from the electric Wrigley atmosphere to this graveyard....could affect their play...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:56 PM CDT reply actions  

MONROE!!!!!
FINALLY!  FINALLY HE DOES SOMETHING!!!

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Monroe????WTF???
I was just gonna gripe about him....

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

2 RUN HOMER MONROE!!!
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

MONROE!!!!
never say die
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Craiggers!!!
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

4 to 2
Craig Monroe trying to earn his Cubbie stripes
The Cubs Are On Their Way!!

by DenverCub on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

if they take out dontrelle
I think we can shell whoever follows him
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

MONROE, THANK YOU!!!!!!
only two down now, with no outs in the inning, KEEP IT UP!!!

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Monroe Shock!
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

about time someone woke up!!!
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey all Monroe haters
how pointless is he now!  You know I loathe know it all knot-heads who know little about baseball.
Club stats since June'07; 61-44 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

ill admit i like the homerun but hes still 10-43
in a cubs uniform, i wouldnt classify that as good and i still believe the so called "knot-heads" have a point
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've got a really good looking clock here
It has some problems like only being right two times a day, but you seem like the guy who could appreciate the true value of this machine.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 25, 2007 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

If either of you really understood baseball
this might mean something to you. Monroe is not a superstar, he is a role player, his strength was hitting left handed pitching, occassional HR and double. He was out of sync this year, but he possesses potential, even if he was 10/43 where I can count possibly 7 hard hit balls that found a glove instead of a base.

But dissing on him because of your disappointment is so immature as baseball is about failure. A .300 hitter is 10/33....Monroe will have more impact before this is over.

Club stats since June'07; 61-44 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

What a dumb statement...
so that one HR makes up for the fact that he's now 10-43 (that's under .225)?  I loathe people who make proclaim a player's value after 1 AB, rather than looking at the completely body of work.

by SouthernCub on Sep 25, 2007 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

and I loathe those
who know so much about baseball that their statement of 10/43 means anything except immature disappointment when there is a major league career more indictative of the potential.

It is less than a month of baseball....lets see what is Theriot's 43 AB sample, or DeRosa, or D-Lee's or Soriano's.....even Fontenot's or Kendall's, let alone Jones.

Club stats since June'07; 61-44 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

What are Monroe's numbers for the year?
hmm, similar to the 10/43 rate.

Trust me, I know plenty about sample sizes.  And I know plenty about baseball.

by SouthernCub on Sep 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Way to go Jacque Jones!!!
Oh wait, you mean that really was a guy named Craig Monroe?  I thought Monroe was Jacque Jones' nickname for when he was going to suck that day.  Wait, Jones hasn't started in 4 days?!

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 25, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Thank you Craig.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Willis' pitch count is getting up there...
time to get to him big time.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions  

soriano on deck
if kendall gets on, fonzie's gonna blast one.  I'm calling it.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:01 PM CDT reply actions  

You can't hit a 2 run HR..
with the bases empty Fonzie.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 8:02 PM CDT reply actions  

dumb dumb at bat by soriano
got to work the count, getting on base is just as good
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Willis has
Soriano's number tonight.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions  

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
Jesus Christ
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Uggghhh....well we have a chance at least...
but oh if we coulda tied it up....still only 2 hits

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions  

he has been swinging for the fences every time
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

im prayin for a 9th inning miracle
we have to get lucky once, right?
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions  

3 k's for fonzie today
all of them inning-enders.  not so hot.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions  

That would have been a sac fly...
with a normal runner.  Pujols flat out can't run right now.

by NTNgod on Sep 25, 2007 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

On DWTS Mark Cuban
just showed the scar on his butt cheek where he had surgery. EWWWWW!!!
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Quote of the Night
CubsBall2202
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 8:07 PM CDT reply actions  

The 9th
I like our chances with Al on the bench when we start batting in the 9th.

by wrigley on Sep 25, 2007 8:07 PM CDT reply actions  

I really like Hart.
I think he should be on the postseason roster IF we make it.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Well
The Cubs have the look of a team that is coming off the high of an energetic home stand, suddenly playing in baseball purgatory.

By the way, fair to have a healthy level of concern. Unfair to have "toxic worry" just yet.

"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly

by hipster17 on Sep 25, 2007 8:09 PM CDT reply actions  

could use a miracle extra base hit from looper.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:09 PM CDT reply actions  

WTF
Gameplay shows a called 3rd strike on Looper on his knee.  Look at it.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:10 PM CDT reply actions  

la russa is a fu**in idiot lay off the booze tony
maybe you can go somewhere in your miserable life
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:10 PM CDT reply actions  

La Russa
Gets burned by batting the pitcher 8.  Bases loaded two outs, your number 8 hitter up, and it's your pitcher.  Strikes out.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Sep 25, 2007 8:10 PM CDT reply actions  

How in heck did the Cards ever win a WS last
year...LaRussa is the most over rated manager ever...

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions  

well, if the cubs can somehow come back tonight
it would likely put it in the bag. at least we have that.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Kevin Gregg.
Is he good? Not really. Is he bad? Not so's you'd notice on the Marlins.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's my birthday today
All I want is a magic number of 2.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

alright, last chance
and it's the three guys i want to see up, gotta make it happen!!!!

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

CubsBall2202
has some pretty funny quotes.... Nice work my friend
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

game speed
This has been a quick one so far.  Leaves me more time to do homework I suppose.  Although its tough to concentrate after a loss.

by matthew23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Great job by the pen again....that Hart kid wants
to be in the bigs for a long time....Les Gardner is apparently the closer whoever the heck he is...and DeRo, DLee, and ARam up ...what about a rally boys!!! Make me believe some more!

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey Cubs fans...
Why all the hand wringing? If we are champions, we will win, period.
I frankly don't give a hoot what the Brewers do, or the Cardinals, or the Reds, or the Phillies, or whoever. The Cubs have to take charge of their future, no one is going to help them. I, for one, think they have as good a chance as anyone of the other contenders.
They just have to play the way they have played in the latter part of September and they will be o.k.
They have already shown me that they have guts, this game is not over.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Sep 25, 2007 8:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Well said Ken.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks Sue,
I have buried this team many times over the year, and they keep making me look like a fool.
I will never give up on them again.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Sep 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kenny, you've redeemed yourself
That might be one of the best posts I've ever seen on here. Nice work, and necessary, too.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks NBF,
Appreciate the kind words.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Sep 25, 2007 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

hopefully, the cubs can get rami up with a chance
to at least tie the game.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Rally
Lets go Cubbies .... Clap Clap ClapClapClap

by Basman on Sep 25, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions  

this guy has one save
...in April.  There is hope!
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

alright three outs to work
come on!
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Derosa doesnt with that strike 2 pitch
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Either the Marlins havne't...
...updated their team depth chart, or they're not using their closer.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Sep 25, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd say about 4 inches
the inside edge of the catcher's mitt was lined up with the outside edge of the plate.

by ChipSet on Sep 25, 2007 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

thats bush
that call was pretty bad

by cubs2234 on Sep 25, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Eric Gregg strike zone
WOW
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Announcers says "borderline"
I say the border was 6 inches away
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

This is a WIDE strike zone tonight.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions  

I'll be back in a second.
I just have to run and grab some bleach for my eyes.
Your results may vary.

by riggs on Sep 25, 2007 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

need to put some pressure on this stiff
a baserunner with A Ram would do it
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions  

that pitch was a joke
this ump must have a 930 dinner reservation.

that was worse than anything else tonight.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions  

again, the umps think it's there job
to decide who wins and loses, that wasn't even an emergency swing pitch, that was just WAY off the plate, infuriating

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions  

ok d.
come on rami. put a charge into one.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

this guy doesnt have it...
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

atta boy dlee
i wonder what aramis is thinking...

by cubs2234 on Sep 25, 2007 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Get on Lee!!
gotta at least get a baserunner this inning...Cards have been hitting but nuthin clutch yet...could still come back...Milw will lose some games this week, maybe not against Cards tho!!

Ramirez gets chance to be hero (again) vs. Brewers.

I always thought Monroe would contribute to a W before it's over...maybe tomorrow if cubs don't rally tonight..he could get on a little streak and help a lot has the experience in clutch!

by writerinwrigley on Sep 25, 2007 8:19 PM CDT reply actions  

cmon cubbies
never say die
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

strike zone is absurd for a terrible pitcher
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

BULLSH!T
NOT A STRIKE.  NOT EVEN CLOSE.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

that was a BP fastball
AAAAHH
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:21 PM CDT reply actions  

forced to swing at that due to that inexcusable
strike zone
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:22 PM CDT reply actions  

ARam just got run
Arrogant f*cking umps!  Floyd PH for Murton

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

And then he gets tossed.
Horseshit.
"Marmol has become a cult favorite among Cubs fans due to the combination of velocity and movement in his pitches and the wicked awesomeness he displays."

by vtcub on Sep 25, 2007 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok red we're counting on you
how about it?
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:22 PM CDT reply actions  

ARam called him an f*n a*hole
You could clearly read the Fletcher's lips when Lou came out and asked "what happened".  

Look, Willis (god, I hate that guy so much I refuse to call him by his stupid nickname) pitched really well. I'm not about to blame our performance thus far on the ump, but after tonight Andy Fletcher has been added to my list.

by mrsmiff on Sep 25, 2007 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aram thrown out by the jackass ump....
horrible strike zone tonight....ol' man Cliffy is our last hope.....PLEASE OH PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:23 PM CDT reply actions  

this ump is stealing our chance to rally
what a shame, MLB should do something about that.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 8:23 PM CDT reply actions  

i think your forgetting that major league baseball
hates the cubs and is probably doing all they can to avoid the cubs making the playoffs
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

i don't buy that at all
nothing would get a bigger audience than a cubs postseason.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Makes no sense
Their TV ratings are through the roof when the Cubs are in the playoffs.

by ChipSet on Sep 25, 2007 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree the Cubs are a huge ratings draw ...
if anything they would do what they could to make it happen .... This ump just plain sucks

by Basman on Sep 25, 2007 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Andy Fletcher
...forgot to take his anti-pstchotics today.  What a f@cking joke.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Blech. I'm on Gameday.
I told my wife two weeks ago if they were going to blow this I wanted them to do it then.  They weren't allowed to wait until the last week of the season.

by MiniAndretti on Sep 25, 2007 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Wasn't even looking at the ump.
How can you not say something about those calls anyway?
"Marmol has become a cult favorite among Cubs fans due to the combination of velocity and movement in his pitches and the wicked awesomeness he displays."

by vtcub on Sep 25, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

If this lead gets down to two games...
...I am going to have a hard time sleeping this week.  F*&*ING MARLINS!

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 25, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Beer and chew...
...here we come...

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 25, 2007 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Goofy
That's goofy.  Panic when the lead gets down to 2?

by puckishcubsfan on Sep 25, 2007 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's great, make a bunch of terrible calls
and i don't say that as a cubs fan, i say that as a baseball fan who doesn't think it's fair for ANY team to be put in that position, and on top of that, throw a player out as he's walking away and ten feet away from you.  even if he is saying something he shouldn't, just let him walk away, what a dick.

by dogcatratcheese on Sep 25, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

once again an umpire wants to be part of the game
instead of being an arbiter of a game.
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

come on, one time floyd.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:26 PM CDT reply actions  

You have to love umps who toss
players who have their back to them.  After the Milton Bradley dust up, you would think these ego-maniac umps would cool it, but it seems that they want to be the center of attention.

The league has got to do something about this.  ARam did not show the ump up, no matter what he said.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 8:26 PM CDT reply actions  

who's hitting
who's hitting and pitching?  gameday is screwed up on espn.

by matthew23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Why panic?
Now that's just plain silly.

And the lead is 2 1/2 although I expect the Brewers will win tonight to make it 2.

by puckishcubsfan on Sep 25, 2007 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Start to panic kids....thought we would win this
one....man oh man...I am starting to feel that sinking feeling again....I hate/love this!!!

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

No panic yet
This was going to be tough. Willis still is Willis, regardless of his record. And he was dealing tonight.

Brewers game isn't over yet. Can't worry about what they do, anyway.

Still have a two-game lead. Don't sweat it.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

no reason to panic.
this was an ump that played into Dontrelle's game perfectly.  Never like to lose the first one, but we'll have to suck it up and take the last two from the Fish.

We have lost 8 in a row to these guys.  Just out of pride and with what is on the line, you would think the Cubs would come out and get this series even tomorrow.

Let's all get a good night of sleep and work that # down tomorrow.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Sep 25, 2007 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well regroup
tomorrow night and get em then.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Go Redbirds
I'm gonna take a shit in a bag and mail it to Andy Fletcher.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Sep 25, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

willis benefits from a little league umpire
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

plus
the thick moist air in miami
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

middle of warning track left of center
if a liner it was a gapper, a fly ball....

Home ump was horrible... and the umps are baiting players....they are going to make statements the rest of the season....do not confront....

after the season....confront....

Club stats since June'07; 61-44 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Someone Sit that fatass down
With the X's though the Cubs logo and the billy goat on his stupid jersey.
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today!

by Galvan316 on Sep 25, 2007 8:31 PM CDT reply actions  

close?
espn gameday shows it being caught at the wall.  was it that close?

by matthew23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Did the Good Ship CubbieBlue just hit
something...I thought I heard something scraping against the hull....oh well, I am sure it's nothing...OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!AIEEEEEE!!!! ESPN will start their Bartman replays any minute now!!!!

by razzpunk on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey ... We are still UP 2 GAMES ...
the Cubs are where they want to be ... they can win the next 2 games.

by Basman on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

cubs have now lost 8 in a row to the marlins.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I BELIEVE
say it loud, say it proud
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Worst case scenario for the week was 3-10
with games going our way.  It's down to 3-8 right now and looking like it will go to 3-7 after tonight.  After the lack of hits tonight, I hope they can bring it tomorrow because the Padres and the Cardinals are looking like AAA teams right now.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Please everone
DON'T Panic.  Jeepers Creepers!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

why panic?
our lead in the central was 1.5 only 3 days ago...
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

dnt panic folks
if I had had told you all a week ago, that we would have a 2 game lead with five to play, we would all being getting drunk tonite with all the partying!!

Perspective folks, perspective!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope our Jew gets back on track Tom-or-row!

Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

I hope Lou...
...does the MAJOR LEAGUE skit "Lollygag" in the clubhouse tonight.  Three hits against the lowly Marlins, against D-Train with a 5+ ERA!  

"Ya lollygag the ball around the infield, ya lollygag your way to first, ya lollygag out of the dugout.  YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKES YOU?"

"LOLLYGAGGERS?!"

I hope Lou breaks some shit tonight, too.  We have worked too hard to blow this.  Goddamnit.  

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 25, 2007 8:33 PM CDT reply actions  

what?
n/t
Club stats since June'07; 61-45 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

wrong movie
It's from Bull Durham not Major League

by BrownE34 on Sep 25, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wrong movie.
That's Bull Durham.
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Sep 25, 2007 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hell NO!!!!!!!!!!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Did we give up!
when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball."- Harry Caray

by TkGoUWGB on Sep 26, 2007 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

hmmm...
yes

by MasterofUnlocking on Sep 25, 2007 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

no, emtionally for you maybe
an important win to win the series, yes, but must?
Club stats since June'07; 61-44 BEST in NL, against LHP starters; 14-13, and 21-10 in one run games, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!

by Ivy Walls on Sep 25, 2007 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah
I am a little emotionally tied to this.  Today coupled with the Brewers right now is hitting me like a ton of bricks.

by MasterofUnlocking on Sep 25, 2007 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

If they go 4-1 and we go 3-2
We still go to the playoffs.  The Padres aren't that bad offensively and the only really tough pitcher we face is Harang.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 26, 2007 2:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

This sucks.
We've got to get in there and win tomorrow. I'd say "go Cards," but the thought of that makes me throw up in my mouth a little. Time to pull it together, Cubs. On another note, my Cardinals-loving friend sent me this today:

http://www.thebrushback.com/cubs_full.htm

Funny, but hits painfully close to home.
Go Cubs! Let's get to October!

Your results may vary.

by riggs on Sep 25, 2007 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Welp
I hate to sound doom and gloom, but if the Brewers are going to score like they are now and the Cubs look that flat after an off day, we might see a tied division on Thursday.

by MasterofUnlocking on Sep 25, 2007 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

haha!!! way to tell him
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Watching our offense flounder..
after the show they put on against the Pissburgh Ass Pirates makes me want to throw up in some tin foil and eat it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2007 8:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Willis was on
I dunno if they were floundering.  It's not like he's a long-term terrible pitcher.  They beat us this time, that's it.

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice effort...
Came up a little short today. It's happening to other contenders today for some reason. Look what the Pirates are doing to the Diamondbacks, and the Nationals are really taking it to the Mets!!!

The Marlins have beaten us 4 straight, they will not win tomorrow, or the next day. This team has too much heart to let the "curse" bother them.

I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Sep 25, 2007 8:35 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm with you, Ken
This is a different year and a different team.

There was no way the Cubs were going to run the table. Losing tonight wasn't great, but it wasn't totally out of the blue, either.

Aside from one rough inning with a couple of bloop hits, Lilly pitched well. So did Wuertz and Hart.

Willis was just unstoppable, save for Monroe's HR.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 25, 2007 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

AMEN Ken and Bruce!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

i think the marlins have now won 8 straight
against the cubs.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep
I agree with you Ken.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Sep 25, 2007 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agree not to panic
Look, Willis almost ALWAYS pitches the Cubs tough, and he was on tonight.

THe Cubs should grab the next 2, however, they will have to be on there game the resto fo the way facign both Harang and Arroyo who have historically pitched well against the Cubs.  The Brewers will likely face the cream of the Padres staff this weekend as the Padres will be clawing to the end just to get into the playoffs.  This thing will come down to the last weekend, but we are still in the drivers seat.  win one game at a time;  the reality is that if the Cubs go 3 and 3 this week, their odds of getting in remain great.  However, just focus on one game at at time.

by LuisSalazar on Sep 25, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Perhaps Willis wanted his
Miami send-off to be memorable. It might be.
If he's back to form, somebody will toss him a contract. Tonight, he was pitching for that next deal.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

well if we were going to lose at least we
got some momentum from a mini comeback, we werent going to 6-0 this week so i wont panic just yet, were facing a no name righty tomorrow and i hope marquis is on, the brewers wont sweep the padres with peavy and young going, if we win tomorrow all will be back to normal, i have faith in lou, hes not dusty
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:38 PM CDT reply actions  

The only way
That Peavy starts is if the Padres need him to start on Sunday...and that would be on three days rest

It looks like the Padres are going to send Maddux (back problems), Young (back problems and terrible on the road), Germano, and Tomko (will be replaced by Peavy on Sunday if they need him to)  

"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Sep 25, 2007 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

no peavy
and young has been bad since coming off the dl especially on the road. maddux has hit a rut himself. and add to that you have one of the worst offenses in baseball without two of its best hitters in the lineup for the rest of the season. in all honesty i will be extremely happy if the padres win just one game of that four game series

by bennyha on Sep 25, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

No its not...
the game is in the 5th inning.

While a Cardinal comeback is certainly unlikely, please don't call anything "official" until it is.

by El Borto on Sep 25, 2007 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

No kidding
it was over when weeks hit the lead off homer!
Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

then you are a.....
The game isn't over until 27 outs are made by each team, unless the home team is has more runs than the visiting team at the time the visiting team makes 27  outs. Then the game is over.

by El Borto on Sep 25, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

its called reality
i would bet my life on this game right now
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

you're out of touch...
look at that Cardinal line-up.  I saw them play the astros here in St. Louis last week, and they couldn't hit their way out of a puddle.  The Cardinals are running a team out there that would play under .500 ball in the minors.  The Cubs are going to need to win their way in, or it will look like 2004 all over again.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!" - Abe Simpson

by MrFurious on Sep 25, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

3-Run HR off Pooper
7-1 Milw - I hate the f*cking scumsucking Deadbirds

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 8:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Just seen that Augie Ojede
draw a walk for the D-backs!!  

Anyone know how he got there (to the D-backs)???????

Confucius say: Baseball wrong - man with four balls cannot walk. - Author Unknown

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 8:46 PM CDT reply actions  

well...
when a man loves a woman...

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2007 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wondered about that, too
He spent all of last year at AAA Rochester. Hit .224. That sounds like the end of a career. I will go out on a limb here, and assume he was invited to the D-Backs camp this spring as a non-roster free agent, and won a gig.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

not
not since the nazis stormed through europe has a bigger group of scumbags a.k.a. tony's team lived on earth
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 8:49 PM CDT reply actions  

ha. i just remembered something.
we have a 2 game lead with 5 to play, and the cardinals have been officially eliminated and look to be about the worst team in baseball. really, i'm feeling pretty good.

get them tomorrow boys. for now, i'm going to enjoy the cardinals getting destroyed, brewers or no brewers.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Sep 25, 2007 8:50 PM CDT reply actions  

if we can win tomorrow ill feel a lot better
with the brewslobs being done with the cardinals and actually having to face someone good, which is why im rooting for the pads today and tomorrow to get some confidence back for this weekend
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

the reason tonight is tough
is that last weekend was a romp and a lovefest. (rightly so..)

The media spent the off day discussing the postseason and most of us have bought into that as its a statistical probability. Tonight was a reality check.

Still in the drivers seat.

Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Sep 25, 2007 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

its not like we lost the division lead
we will still be in the division lead until thursday at minimal..

Now if we lose two and they win two then its bad..

Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 8:54 PM CDT reply actions  

There is no curse.
Willis, although he has pitched horribly at times this season, was really outstanding. Great pitching can make a team listless. And, let's face it -- that was a helluva strike zone tonight.
Game was through in less than 2:30, I'd guess.

One loss does not mean a tailspin. My thought is the next two will be much easier, as -- hey, Willis had no-hit stuff tonight. The Cubs were not beaten by the Marlins 5th starter. Remember, win the series. Take the next two. Since it appears the Cardinals are just so forlorn, don't expect any help from them, and it's not because they want to tank. They just suck. Todd Wellemeyer as a starter? You know that's desperation time.

The Reds may be also shorthanded witout Dunn/Griffey. That series may be easier than we think. I expected this series to be easy, but after watching the Mets struggle, stammer and fall in South Florida -- that started a bit of uncertainty in my mind. The Marlins are healthy, young, and have nothing to lose. They surely aren't playing for the fans, but they are playing for themselves.

The Padres also worry me. With 2 dependable starters now (and one of them isn't Greg Maddux)
and one of them is Bret Tomko -- now, there's a problem. Jake Peavy isn't slated to pitch against the Crew. He could go on three days rest, but like Z -- he's terrible, when placed in that situation.

OK, we got all the angst out of our system tonight. Tomorrow, those of us on EI will once again be subjected to the crap on FSN Florida. Hopefully, the Cubs can shut of that no-talent Tommy Hutton. Ignore the constant BS. I flipped back to FSN/Milwaukee, and there was their shit -- "Man On The Street" bits -- "The Cubs always choke, so the Brewers will come back!" We will have to listen to that crap, so ignore it. It will be worth it, eventually.

Tonight was a bit of a downer, but it isn't 2003. It isn't. As our leader would say -- Keep The Faith.

Just. Win. Tomorrow.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 8:59 PM CDT reply actions  

This morning on the treadmill....
I had one of those "feelings" I get that are usually correct, that the Cubs would lose today.
And when I saw Al's note at the top about Dontrelle pitching his worst year, it stood to reason that he would come out and have a knockout game and solidify my hunch.

That's just how baseball works sometimes...I call them baseball weird-isms.

And I didn't get to watch the game tonight, but now see that it was indeed true.

HOWEVER, ON THE GOOD SIDE -
I also felt this morning like the Cubs would clinch the division on Thursday.
And if you look back at my gut "feelings" here, they don't come often but they've been pretty accurate this year.

So here's to Thursday....FWIW.

 

"The decline of society is rampant...Cubs winning the WS in '07 will make everything right again."

by Bluelou on Sep 25, 2007 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's the ticket
My gut feeling, yesterday -- was that it would take until Friday. I like your idea better, Bluelou.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe Tony will bat Looper again
with the bases loaded and two outs when it's obv. Looper doesn't have his best stuff, or even marginal stuff.

Coming back from down 6 would be the death blow for the Brew Crew.

Tim

by ttagaris on Sep 25, 2007 9:01 PM CDT reply actions  

They're all laying down for their
faggot buddy Stuppan.  Stankiel just dribbled out with the bags fulls.

by Itchy on Sep 25, 2007 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

word choice/name calling/unintended(?)
I'd hope not to see that word used again on this board.
"These are terrible times, and I shouldn't joke about them." --Warren Zevon

by ExNorthsider on Sep 25, 2007 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

You know, a wise man once told me
that the without any wit or intelligence resort to blatant namecalling.

How about you stop.

"We are going to light up the SB Nation server farm like a Christmas tree." - cwyers

by NittanyCub on Sep 25, 2007 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

don't worry
Tony LaLoser will get a call from the commish tonight to discuss what has happened the past two nights
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, stop it.
The Cardinals just stink. They are terrible. We've all longed for that to happen. (Just not tonight.) And -- the Brewers feel they are near invincible at home. Let's hope the Cardinals have enough in them to suck it up tomorrow.

And the Cubs NEED to win and not worry about what the Brewers. The pressure is ON THE SECOND PLACE team to catch up. Would you rather be 2 games down?

Not me.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

with all due respect
it is kind of a bonehead move to leave your starter in with the bases loaded 2 out, top 8, not to mention while he was at the plate
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

meh
crappy game but gotta move on..
Now that he is back, play Matt Murton!!

by Chanman25 on Sep 25, 2007 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

damnet tomorrow is going to go by so slowly
i wish it were sunday
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Sep 25, 2007 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

any tips
for being able to sleep tonight? they would be much appreciated
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

This is nothing to lose
sleep over. Having a 3-2 lead in the LCS, 5 outs away from a World Series Berth -- and losing that game, and a deciding game 7 -- yeah, that will cost you a few winks.

But, a loss in the last week of the season -- 2 games in first place -- that ain't time.

Even if the worst happens -- (and I doubt it) it isn't the worst that has ever happened to this franchise.

You must be young.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 25, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Have a good night sleep
to be ready for tomorrow's game. (Maybe this should be said to the Cubs.) Don't panic yet but of course, we can feel a little bit anxious.

by wenya on Sep 25, 2007 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well
I guess the only good way to look at this is it will 3 BREWERS WINS AND 3 CUBS LOSES more for them to fall behind. In reality (even though I do feel some what sick right now) they are facing two pitchers the rest of this series that they should handle very well. The Cubs hopefully just take this one, and flush it down the drain with their post game shower.  In the standings, sure, it makes a difference, but right now they just have to play ball. 4 out of the next five is not impossible, and thats giving the benefit of the doubt to the Brewers that they win out. We can do this. Its just so hard to get over a loss coupled with a Brewers win. Its still 2 games. Thats still a fair lead with 5 games left. I do feel however, that tomorrow is crucial because I don't see the Cards winning tomorrow. I'd be very surprised to see Pujols play again tomorrow. If we win the next to, which God all might we should, we need to just get 1 against Cincy to force a playoff. I don't know about you, but I'll take that any day. All we have to do is turn off ESPN, put in a funny movie, take a breath, and say "We's up two games, how would I feel if it were tied?" We can do this, no doubt in my mind. Lets hope they forget about that one because it should end up meaning nothing.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 25, 2007 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Just one less
They didn't have to win today. Hell, they don't even have to win tomorrow, even though it'd be nice. If God told me the Cubs would win only 3 more games for the regular season, I'd sleep with no tossing and turning
"We are going to light up the SB Nation server farm like a Christmas tree." - cwyers

by NittanyCub on Sep 25, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

everybody stop
ripping eachother, everybody calm down, this is not over, it doesn't make it any better to go and say "oh your an idiot for saying that" or "hey you don't deserve to post on this thread because you opinion doesn't matter." this is getting ridiculous
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 9:47 PM CDT reply actions  

i have seen various
examples the past few days through out the site
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

well here's a rip on you,
You show up on this site last month, don't post at all, and now over the last 3 days you have posted more than any other user on this site. It's almost like you're some Brewers fan coming to troll and flood the game threads with stupid comments.

To make matters worse, most of the things you say are either ignorant or irrelevant, and your penchant for posting short, meaningless diaries is ridiculous as well. Why do you need a diary to ask when Derrek Lee's ER episode might air? You haven't figured out how to use google?

It makes the site less enjoyable when I know instead of being able to read intelligent comments in the game threads, or insightful diaries, I'm going to log in and read the kind of dreck you feel the need to post. Maybe before you post things, you should think about them.

And lastly, your previous post about people needing to stop ripping each other is just stupid. Until this post, I haven't seen anyone ripping anyone else all night. It's like your posting reprimands just for the hell of it. Do us all a favor and go back to lurking, and posting much more sporadically.

by princefieldersdiet on Sep 25, 2007 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

my point
exactly, i have no reason to dislike you, i realize my opinion might not matter to you, thats ok. i could care less.  i post things on this site because after all isn't that the point of this site?
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

HAHAHAHAHA
You guys wanna get in a good mood?? Maybe some of you have seen it, but go to youtube and look up Chris Crocker...or "Leave Britney Alone". My God, I felt sick earlier, but now I can't stop laughing. CHECK IT OUT!! Not safe for work. No nudity or violence, just some language.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 25, 2007 9:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Type in
Chris Crocker I have a problem. I'm crying harder than I have in years. Oh My God!!
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 25, 2007 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thats the most disturbing/disgusting
thing I have seen in years! Thanks for making the evening even more of a downer! Please refrain yourself from suggesting such things on the wonderful site in the future.
"I never said most of the things I said" ~ Yogi Berra

by BigZ 4 Cy on Sep 25, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't
know how that didn't make you laugh.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 25, 2007 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like I said yesterday,
The Brewers are going to sweep the Cardinals, OK?

THE BREWERS ARE GOING TO SWEEP THE CARDINALS.

We've known it was going to happen for a while now, so stop whining about it. At this moment, the Cardinals are the worst team in baseball, and might not win another game this year. Lily was due for a loss, and I'd rather have it now than later. With the amount of panic I'm seeing here tonight, I think the Cubs players are lucky to be on the road.

Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Sep 25, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

You know what makes me feel sick?
The Padres are totally falling apart, and I really wanted them to be a big threat to the Brewers the final week...I'm not so sure they are right now (down 4-0 to SF).

by UptownFreeRadio on Sep 25, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

pray
that we take 4 of the next 5
Len: did you know what was going on with the tamohawk chop? DeRo: Whadda you think?

by tomlambsays on Sep 25, 2007 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Backwards Day
Cubs lose to Marlins.
D-backs lose to Pirates.
Mets lose to the Nationals.
Yankees lose to the Devil Rays.
Angels lose to the Rangers.

Weird night in MLB.

Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Sep 25, 2007 10:41 PM CDT reply actions  

plus Cardinals lose to Brewers
don't forget
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 25, 2007 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Looney ???
Perhaps it is the Full Moon Effect ???

by wrigley1 on Sep 26, 2007 6:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

It sucks because there have been three games
that haven't gone our way.  It's like a wound that started bleeding a little Monday, got much worse tonight, and you know won't get better for at least 24 hours.  

Meanwhile, you look at the bed across from you and you see the guy that was on life support on Sunday night getting a little better.

Your chances of survival are still better than his.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 25, 2007 11:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Al
I really felt that this was a "must win" tonight. With the Brewers rolling at home, I think the pressure is now on the Cubs. Even with a 2 game lead. Wednesday is crucial. If the Milwaukee goes into the weekend on a 4-game winning streak, they'll be tough to beat. I don't care who's pitching at that point for SD. Look what they did to Hudson AND they came back on Smoltz. Cubs will need their bats because I don't see the Marlins getting shut down at home.

by Mapmaker on Sep 25, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Well,
Wednesday is more "must win" yet even if they drop a game they're still up. "Must wins" will come this weekend. Also, I believe that six is the longest winning streak the Brewers have had, so I don't see them running throught the entire thing. They came back on Hudson and Smoltz because the Braves didn't score harldy at all. And, the Marlins are similar at home as on the road. They are 10 or 11 games under if I'm remembering right. We can take two.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 25, 2007 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

So true Mapmaker
I'm really not feeling too good after tonight. Need a huge game out of Marquis tomorrow. No worrying about Milwuakee. Win your games, it'll take care of itself.

Trachsel on Thursday scares me, if in fact Lou stays with the plan.

Why can't they make this easy on us? Don't they know Cub fans are essentially biting our nails down to nothing?

I think this week will give me an ulcer!

Play SOTO!!!

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Sep 25, 2007 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't Panic
The Marlins are starting a nothing right-hander tomorrow.  This will end the Monroe/Muton OF streak (not that they are to blame).

But, I think a well rested Jacque and Cliff will do some damage tomorrow.

Also, I think Marquis is mad about his last start, so he will pitch a good game.  The Marmol/Howry/Dempster combo is available, too.  Just need to score some runs.

Can't win every game.  This one just feels bad because of the off day and the Brewers win.

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by roscoevillage on Sep 25, 2007 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wait?! Tonight was a must win?!
You mean we aren't going to the playoffs now?  Oh crap, and it looked so good too....

Wait a minute, we are still up two games in the standings.  Get back to me later in the week if we are about to lose the lead.  Then talk to me about 'must-wins'.

by IllinoisCubs on Sep 26, 2007 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Actually lost sleep last night
Thinking about that loss. All we need are two cub wins and two brewer losses. A win tonight is a must, for my sleep schedule at least.

by SouthsideCub on Sep 26, 2007 8:15 AM CDT reply actions  

That queasy feeling in my stomach...
...just comes with being a lifelong CUBS fan - waiting for the other shoe to drop.  I have to keep telling myself that they're still ahead...

by JoToPo on Sep 26, 2007 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

Lets
give this team some credit. As I've stated before. No matter what the Brewers do, if the Cubs just win 3, they at least get a playoff. Thats very doable.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Sep 26, 2007 8:38 AM CDT reply actions  

If the Cubs lose tonight
It's over for them. And I'll give odds and take any bets you have.

by Mapmaker on Sep 26, 2007 9:17 AM CDT reply actions  

You surely can't be serious that you're writing
off this team based upon tonight's game. I have no interest in betting, only think all of the doomsday predictions are silly. All of these ledge jumpers really don't know what it's like to follow the Cubs. This is a marathon that's going down to the wire and we aren't going to win every game. We may even lose tonight, but I still like our chances because the Brewers aren't going to win every game either. I still say we clinch by Sat regardless of tonight.

by billybuck on Sep 26, 2007 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

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