Official Discussion Thread: Brewers vs. Phillies Game #1, Wednesday 10/1, 2:00 CT
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 9:28 AM CDT
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Thought I'd open up this thread for discussion on the "other" series.
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Go...Brewers?
Feels odd to say after this regular season, but I think I’m in the majority in saying I’d rather play them in the NLCS.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Oct 1, 2008 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
I think the Brewers are riding a bigger “high” right now than the Phillies. If they won the first round of the playoffs, that could be a great motivator for them. In the playoffs, its not necessarily the best teams that win, its the ones that get hot at the right time.
I may be in the minority, but I think I may rather see the Cubs face the Phils. Perhaps Lidge scares me a bit, but their rotation isn’t very good past Hamels. Their line-up is pretty scary but good pitching negates good hitting.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Oct 1, 2008 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That lineup scares me, too.
The Brewers & Phillies are both good teams. The Brewers’ bullpen is weak and their rotation in shambles with Sheets out. That said, I hope Milwaukee wins.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus
we’ve played CC exceptionally well two of the three times we’ve faced him.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Oct 1, 2008 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, talk about mixed emotions.
A bitter part of me still wants the Brewers to fail but, undoubtedly, they would be the weaker opponent (on paper). Aside from the Brewers questionable rotation beyond CC and highly suspect bullpen, the Cubs have faced them many more times than they have the Phillies, so I’d assume the scouting report would be much more detailed.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trust me on this one.
The Cubs have plenty of scouts at the Phillies/Brewers series.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't the Phillies be that hot motivated team, then, if they win the series?
Seems whoever wins it will go into the NLCS pumped up, just like the winner of our series.
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Phillies clinched a week ago
The Brewers were left for dead in the water and they won the wild card on the last day of the season. I just think that the Brewers are riding a bigger “high”, as I stated above, than the Phillies are and do not want to see their momentum gain by beating the Phillies.
I think the Phillies are the favorite in the series and so they are expected to win. If the Brewers win, they will have defied the odds not just with the Wild Card but then in the NLDS as well. I just don’t want to see the Brewers be this year’s Rockies.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Oct 1, 2008 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ned Yost Sighting...
Throwing Cheesesteaks at random cars, building up his pitch count.
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by IowaCubs- on Oct 1, 2008 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He'll be in the bleachers at Citizens Bank Park, drunk as a skunk and decked out in Philly red and white...
…yelling “Hey, Cecil!” at Prince Fielder and giving Ryan Bran crap every time he strikes out.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doubtful
There is a certain thing called playoff and World Series money that Yost still has an interest in and undoubtedly he would be voted a full share. His interest will be for Milwaukee to win without a doubt.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Oct 1, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do managers and coaches get part of the players' shares?
Anyone know?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
…I believe they do, as well as the trainers etc.
This is huge for the guys like the trainers if the team wins it all. They basically make more money with their playoff share, than they do with their entire salary.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Oct 1, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was my understanding that coaches get a share but not the manager.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not certain...
…but if true, it really makes no sense.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's true but the standard managerial contract has
a built-in bonus escalator for winning the wild-card, division, pennant and WS.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look into those eyes.
Do those look like the eyes of a man who cares about money? His only concern is venting the seething rage and hurt welling up from the bottom of his black, black soul.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't he also get a ring if they win it all?
by dr stabbingworth on Oct 1, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that ring is staying where it is now.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll be lucky if he gets a ring on his phone.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure who I'd rather see win
I think the Phillies are going to come out on top in this series though. I just think they are the superior team and will ultimately just play better.
As far as this first game goes, I see it going to the Phillies. Gallardo is a fly ball pitcher and Philadelphia is not a place you want to be giving up fly balls…especially those of the long variety. Hamels is a tough lefty who actually seems to do better against righties due to his awesome change up. I just don’t see this one swinging the Brewers way.
by rambler19 on Oct 1, 2008 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
personally i don't care who wins..
I just want it to go 5 games so either CC comes back on 3 days rest and Hamels have to pitch game 5..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
by mkcubs21 on Oct 1, 2008 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
In addition, I can’t waste any cheering on the Brewers when the Cubs are coming up three hours later.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Oct 1, 2008 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
extra innings for every game.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has the potential..
…to be a very strange series.
I can see the Phillies having relatively easy wins in games CC doesn’t pitch, but getting shut down by the big guy. This thing could go the full five games, but the run differential could be huge in the Phillies favor.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Oct 1, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
im just hoping for good games.
and while it would require a cubs loss for it to happen the potential of 4 playoff baseball games on Sunday makes me downright giddy.
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by mjk83 on Oct 1, 2008 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hamels and moyer
scare me. Hamels this year vs. the cubs: 14 ip 0.64 era 0.57 whip .128 baa.
The Brewers ineptitude on defense and the difference between Torres and Lidge make me a definite Brewer fan for the next few days.
bring up felix.
by kylejo on Oct 1, 2008 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewers, Brewers, Brewers
Most of the reasons have already been mentioned. I’d rather face Salomon Torres than Brad Lidge. I’d rather hit sinking line drives to Braun and Hart than Werth and Victorino. I’d rather have Wrigley and WNorth than just Wrigley.
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by tony412 on Oct 1, 2008 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for the Brew Crew as well
all the Phillies strength is LH hitting and since we have a primarily RH staff, i’d rather avoid them
I’d say the Brewers have a better rotation than people are giving credit for here
Sabathia greater than Hamels
Gallardo = Myers
Bush = Moyer
Suppan = Blanton
I still would rather face the Brewers than the Phillies, but I don’t think its a HUGE discrepancy in talent
by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 1, 2008 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've haven't done much searching but
is this the first time that a pitcher with no decisions has started a post-season game an/or series?
by rlpete on Oct 1, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Al had an answer for that
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you can't go through that...
… Virgil Trucks, 1945 Tigers, 0-0 after coming back from the war, is the only other one at all — but he didn’t start game 1, he started game 2.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for a 5 game series with game #5 going about 22 innings...
and at least a dozen players on the winning team sustaining “groin pulls”. (Why is is the word “sustain” is ALWAYS used with “groin pulls”?)
And then the team bus breaks down on the trip to the airport to fly to Chicago.
They have to undergo full body cavity searches because some player made a “smuggling” joke …AND their luggage gets lost.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on Oct 1, 2008 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Should read: (Why is it, the word "sustain" is ALWAYS used with "groin pulls"?)
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by Zeke on Oct 1, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing to stave off comments like
“He pulled a groin, hopefully his own.”
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burrell might be out with a lower back problem..
Here is the link
http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/10/01/burrell-could-be-scratched.aspx
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
D'oh - that's bad news for the Phils.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gonna play
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Oct 1, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Fanposts
How the heck do I get the ‘traditional’ view back as the DEFAULT? So I don’t have to click to get to it each time?
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by sanantonecub on Oct 1, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's a good question.
I have no idea — the new view is new to us today. Why don’t you email support (at) sbnation (dot) com and ask?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Oct 1, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game starts in less than five minutes.
Time to boot up mlb.tv.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PBP?
I’m at work, and will be until 6 CT…. weak…
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Oct 1, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, I'm at work, too...
…so I can’t do PBP. But I’ll try to post updates as often as I can.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make that Gameday Audio.
Stupid blackout rules.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the blackout? Isn't it on TV also? I confuse.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
I was hoping that, because the games will be televised everywhere, MLB would lift the blackout rules. That would certainly make life easier for married guys like me, whose wives don’t necessarily want to watch the game. Stupid me.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like
Live Internet video feeds from mlb.com for the games are available overseas, but you can only get the audio feeds domestically. Probably has to do with TBS/Fox not wanting to give up a single set of eyeballs if they can help it.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's probably it.
Still sucks.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would think they could find a way to satisfy the
TBS/Fox folks since they control the content. Boneheads.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way MLB treats their audio/video stuff
is even more irritating (ridiculous?) when you start seeing the way the NFL treats its audio/video.
I can get Bears radio online for free, but not the Cubs? Stupid, Bud. Thats just plain stupid.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you get the Bears for free...
I thought it was paid just like MLB?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
you can get Joniak’s feed from Bears.com for free.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would think they would look around and
see how the other leagues control their content. Just pick and choose from the best. That would be a logical solution and we know that MLB has never considered doing business that way.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cameron Ks to start the game.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Phillies fans are LOUD AS HELL
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope so.
Anyone going to game tonight – please take note!
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and take a jacket
its gonna be chilly & windy!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which
way will the wind be blowing?
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
North and changing to NE
But which “way” that is, I have no idea.
I’m just repeating the forecast I heard on Cubscast. :-P
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
north would be left field
north east would be center
I hope Dempster is on his stuff and our bats are hot
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Oct 1, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
And I hope Lowe’s sinker isn’t sinking.
I heard he was ill. Anyone heard that?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, hadn't heard that.
Maybe someone slipped him some bad deep dish.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some article I read last night
said Lowe had the flu.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
flu=hangover
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 1, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To whoever was buying Lowe those tequila shooters last night:
KUDOS!
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weather forecasts
usually have where the wind is “out of”, dont they? In that case, north is in from left, and northeast is in from center.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope these two teams beat the living daylights out of each other for 5 games.
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by TXCub on Oct 1, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
...and pull some groins...
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by Zeke on Oct 1, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Brewers PBP Guy is doing this series
Anyone know if Brenly’s going to do any games this year for TBS?
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not for TBS
Len is working for WGN and CSN to provide pre and post game info.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heard that Len was working for local stuff
but have you heard anything about Brenly?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
I believe Len mentioned both he and Bob will be at the games as fans. Haven’t heard anything about Bob doing any local work.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad
I love me some L&B.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are we going to see
TBS’s stupid “lead off from first base” graphic
by dmlichte on Oct 1, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am really torn
who to root for. I’d like to say we have a better shot at beating the Brewers, but who knows. As long as neither team sweeps.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Oct 1, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have it be a sweep
a long time off from one series to another can throw your timing off, see last years WS.
by JPetey on Oct 1, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
That was a ticking time bomb. Worst team ever to play in the world series IMO
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Oct 1, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 -2 -3 Brewers
end 1 no runs,hits score
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End of 1, no score
Phils go 1-2-3 as well.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fat Fielder strikes out
Hamels is dealing 3Ks
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which one?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where you been guy?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 1, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey SWL
Can you instant message me on yahoo, when you get a second…..
WHAT A NICE PLAY UTLEY!
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Middle 2, still no score
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
its windy at the Bank. That flag looked like it was gonna go.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rain starting to fall in Philly
Wind picking up too
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End of 2, no score
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Phillies get 2 walks
Nothing else…. no runs no score heading to the 3rd
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End of 2d inning
No score
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End 2
gallardo walks 2 but gets out of it on a GIDP & a ground out.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay since we got like 8 people doing PBP now..... Ill step aside
Over to you
Hey HBCG :)
How you doing?
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm good.
How you doing? Missed ya around this place.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care who does it
we were into the second commercial between innings with no update so I figured no one who cared was watching and made an update.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are
going for? Obviously we want 5 games, extra innings. Brewers are the easier team to face in the NLCS, but I would hate losing to them.
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Oct 1, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm just watching as a baseball fan.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont care who we play, what time we play, when we play
I just want one thing….
11 Wins this month.
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree,
I just want the CUBS to win!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm watching just for interest sake
I’ll worry about a possible LCS when we get there. All my nerves are tied up in Derek Lowe now.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say that...
…emotionally, I’m rooting for the Phillies – mostly because I’ve gotten so accustomed to rooting against the Brewers. But, rationally, I know I should be hoping Milwaukee finds a way to win.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we'll beat either of them.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont know if I can watch this game much longer
I cant stand the PBP guy calling this game.
Are we stuck with Dick Stockton again?
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dick Stockton & Ron Darling
At least thats what I heard.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs (Wednesday, 6:30pm) – Dick Stockton, Ron Darling and Tony Gwynn
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorta OT:
Anyone see SI this morning, they’re breaking down each teams “special sauce” Here’s the linky. Pretty interesting.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah that Brewer defense
Ruiz gets a base hit, Hamels bunts and instead of turning 2 Weeks throws it away.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He didn't throw it away
weeks cant catch.
but that was just bad
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
I missed what really went on. I hear IF error and assume throwing away.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope, ball hit his palm and dribbled away
which is even worse
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is bad.
Thanks for correcting me. :-)
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm assuming you're not watching it then?
where are you at?
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm watching the game at home
but I’m only sorta watching the TV. More listening to Smoltz talk. I like Smoltz.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers defense fails on sac bunt
Runners on first and second. Nobody out (uh, right?).
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, no outs.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 out now
Rollins skyed one to LF>
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one out.
Rollins just flied out.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here we go
first blood here, and the Brewer pen will complete the loss
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Werth Ks
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Phillies look like they're gonna
waste this opportunity.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I have that feeling, too.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or not
that Brewer defense helps ’em out again.
2 runs score on a weird play from Cameron.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
gallardo at 40 pitches
only 22 of them strikes.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that can't feel good
for them.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He dropped it!
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by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Defense
by the Brew Crew
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In play, run(s)
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep, tag the s to the end
or maybe it should be run(e)
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 base, 2 run error on CF
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How close was he to catching it?
I’m listening to Ueker on the radio.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he caught it and it bounced out of his glove
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cameron took a funky path to the ball
but it looked to me like the ball just fell out if his glove as he slowed down his running.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he kind of Soriano'd it and then had to speed up right at the end
to catch up with it and had too many things going on at one time, plus it looks like it’s still raining a bit and the ball could have been slippery but still he should have made the play just like Weeks should have at first. Now the bases loaded. This whole series could get pretty embarrassing for the Brew Crew real fast.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should've hopped.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's it!
His timing was off
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IBB for Howard
2 on 2 out for Burrell.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitching and defense. Two things the brew crew is lacking now.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gods
I hope we’re solid on D today.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
same thought here
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feel bad for Gallardo
he’s pitched well. He should be out of this inning by now.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he has?
52 pitches, 26 strikes, 26 balls.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Brewers make no errors
the score is still 0-0
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A good 2B makes that bunt a double play
and a CF should’ve caught that.
He hasn’t been GREAT, but he’s pitched well enough to not have this happen.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
effectively wild
right?
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was
but now the wheels really are starting to come off.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
effectively lucky
the phillies have hit the ball hard even before he gave up a hit. The errors just brought it out to the open
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 1, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He ain't gonna last long at this rate.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheels falling off
Bases loaded.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bases Loaded
CC cant bail the Brewers out of this
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and now Burrell walks
bases loaded, 2 outs Victorino up.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I smell a BB
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or another walk
2-1
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-1 now
he’s gonna walk in a run.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you...copying....me?
Because I don’t see anyone else around.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No the question is
Are YOU copying ME?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you are but what am I?
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm rubber you're glue!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What you say bounces off of me and sticks to you
Is this up to a double-dog dare now?
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've completely run out of childish things to say
So instead: YOU ARE RIDICULOUS.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, breech of etiquette
you skipped the double dog and went straight to the triple dog dare
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This situtation was not covered in my Robert's Rules of Order
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK,
given the unusual circumstances that this isn’t even a Cubs game thread we’ll overlook the breach. Runner on first stops goes back to third; run doesn’t count. Batter gets a ground rule double.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TECHNICAL BALK!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
na-na na-na boo boooo
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walk
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crikey!
He walked in a run!
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would really like
for the Brewers to get their heads out of their collective butts and at least make the Phils work for this.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So if the Brewers dont plan on using Miller park...
can we arrange for the LA game to be played there?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there will be a "smog hurricane" in LA.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FO Cameron
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3 - 0 Just how I think this series is going to wrap up
Terrible defense by the Beers
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End of 3.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FedEX
Just dropped off the tix for game 5.
by dmlichte on Oct 1, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope you dont have to use them
Sorry :) I want the Cubs to win!!!
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man game 5
I’m this nervous for game 1. I won’t survive a game 5.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there is a game 5 I will have no hair.
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's to a nice unused souvenir
likewise to Game 4 ticketholders
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All Phillies runs unearned.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewers commit 2 Es in that inning?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
aside from the error of showing up this morning?
yes. 2 errors.
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by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seuvm should get an error
for playing RickiE WEEks
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no, it's Gary from Sponge Bob up to bat
but he flies out to end the inning.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Middle 4, 3-0 Phillies
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamels
4 Innings, 4 Ks, 44 pitches. 0s everywhere else.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Braun showing
uncharacteristic patience. He actually TOOK a pitch before swinging!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really need to get to work and straigthen up my place as I have company coming over at 5
But I just dont wanna!!
by Galvan316 on Oct 1, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
100 years from now it won't matter if your house was clean today
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By 6 it wont matter
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't undo 1st impressions
Also, 6:00pm? What you have swine for friends simpleton!?
by IllinoisCubs on Oct 1, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey they bring the beer!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you clean now, by the time you come back
You’ll have like 3 new innings of information to look over!
by IllinoisCubs on Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamels looks like he is on today. Hitting is a tad bit harder in the post season.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 3:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unless you hit it at Rickie Weeks.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean Roberto Duran?
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Galvanator! He'll be back!
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by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BREAKING NEWS
I’m FINALLY getting Twitter updates from Gordo. Here’s the latest:
Fukudome in the lineup. DeRosa at 2nd. Lou says didn’t want DeRosa running in OF coming off calf strain.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yay for twitter updates
i was wondering if you were ever going to get them.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't get them
Probably did something wrong during sign up.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting them to go to your phone is a little confusing.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was awhile ago, so I don't know
I will try again.
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whenever you 'follow' someone you need to turn on 'Device Updates' for that account.
So for gordon’s tweets you need to turn on updates for ‘cst_cubs’
by cubsnlinux on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was on
But since it hasn’t been working I decided to start over, and I notice it says to text a code in to verify your number. I don’t remember doing that before, so maybe that was the problem.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah! I FIXED IT!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me neither
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realized yesterday that I was screwing up the confirmation process.
Technology can be so humbling.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
End 4
3-0 Phils still.
Gallardo is done, or close. 75 pitches already.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And the soft, white underbelly of the Milwaukee Brewers is about to pop out.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean it wasn't their defense?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's their sore big toe.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hate the Mets
that one little human part of me sorta feels bad. Losing out to the Brewers? Barely salvaging a split with the Iowa Cubs? HAHAHA.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gagne's coming in?
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, and he prematurely untucked his jersey.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gagne's jersey untucks itself
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With only the slightest of movement.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like this is the way we lineup tonight:
Sori
Fukudome
Lee
Aram
Edmonds
Soto
Dero
Theriot
Dempster
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you get that from Gordo?
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
from the Game Thread. Someone heard it on ESPN.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, OK. I thought maybe he'd snubbed me again.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's quite a vote of confidence from Lou.
I hope Kosuke makes the most of it.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it.
Gets our leading pitch taker behind Soriano who has been running more.
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Dome's a better base runner than Riot.
Hopefully he gets on a few times and proves me right. :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not totally shocked...
…with the cool weather and wind blowing in, Lou will be looking to run, bunt and hit & run a bit tonight and tomorrow. With Soriano healthy, it is easier to steal 2nd with a left handed hitter partially blocking the catcher’s view. Also, Lou probably feels Fukudome in a better bunter that Theriot.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Oct 1, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Dome has put down some excellent bunts.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fatboy fans again!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Will the beer boys get 'a' hit this week?
by cubsnlinux on Oct 1, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They look a little overmatched here
and as I typed that Hart gets a hit
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 out hit for Hart
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cancel the post-game press coference.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamels is filthy.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gasp! Weeks Ks.
Didn’t see that comin’.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey the
brewers got a hit, way to go guys!!
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Oct 1, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They're so lovable.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Middle 5, 3-0 Phillies
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stetter in for Crew
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mitch Stetter in for Gallardo.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewer bullpen time
break out the fireworks ;)
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Oct 1, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird arm motion
Not quite submarine… but strang.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sturm and drang?
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
django reinhardt?
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Good the Brewers Pen is here to put out the fire
Oops!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 1, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howard's batting stance makes him look like some kind of praying mantis
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kinda like the one from KungFu Panda...
9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.
by Scrapptastic on Oct 1, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found everybody
Go Phillies, I think
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
thats… kinda how I feel.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this rate of using pitchers
CC will get into this game
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the Brewers somehow managed to tie it or grab the lead...
…that wouldn’t surprise me.
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by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stetter out, Villanueva in
And I think he said Weeks was double-switched out, too.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
Counsell in
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how much suck has that got to be
to be switched out in the playoffs.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that stings.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
he did make the last out.
I think it’d hurt more to be the guy who made a boneheaded error.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
End 5
3-0 Phils.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a great job of managing by Dale
they got through an inning with no walks, errors, baserunners or runs
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Hamels is in the zone today
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Think Jason Kendall is having deja vu?
The Brewers look like the Cubs did last year in the playoffs.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it was Kendall's fault all along.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He paved the way for Soto
all is forgiven.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milwaukee Cheerleaders
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What's that on her head?
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She has a head?
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That looks very uncomfortable
Ow.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like
an SCA type.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here come the Brewers
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what's happening?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Oct 1, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers drew a walk and got a hit...
…but left them stranded. Braun just popped out to the infield on one pitch.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't say I feel sorry for the guy.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Oct 1, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sense a turning point in the game.......
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good AB Ryan Braun
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how hard was he swinging?
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess you can't have
Bob Howry groove you one every time you bat, huh?
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
I’m not gonna feel bad for braun either.
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think one of those eyes would be able to see the ball
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers let Hamels off the hook
2 on, 1 out and nada.
First pitch pop up from Braun.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No runs, one hit, no errors, and two men left on base
we now go to the bottom of the 5th; and this inning is brought to you by Old Style, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, God’s country
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldnt you think "God's Country" would be a little bigger than Lacrosse, Wisconsin?
I mean, he’s God! You’d think he could at least get a country the size of a whole state.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up listening to that on the Cubs games
and when I first went to that town I was sorely disappointed.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaCrosse
I had a blast going to college in that town, tons of fun. Wouldn’t mind one bit ending up back there when im older.
Its a funny story actually.
by Wad on Oct 1, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So its more "Wad's Country"
than “God’s Country”
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, but
It is the worlds largest 6 pack!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the reason I went there..
to try to buy the brewery after Old Style shut it down but it was in too bad of condition for the price the owners wanted. I wish I had taken a picture then because I don’t think those are still there.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's LaCrosse Lager now
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
I’m glad the place is still brewing.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, I visited LaCrosse once with some friends.
Drove by those cans – had a good time.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Middle 6, 3-0 Phillies
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And here's tonight's lineup per Gordo:
sori
fuky (c’mon, Gordo, just call him "dome")
lee
rami
soto
edmnds
dero
riot
demp
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a winner!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-0 Cubs
and the 1 run will be unearned.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too superstitious to make predictions about the Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My prediction?
Pain.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For whom?
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You hafta ask?
Actually, I was just getting my Clubber on :)
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I hope Wrigley Field is a House of Pain
for three teams not including the Cubs this October.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we win
and that’s all I need.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of running.
Sori should be aggresive on the bast paths.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And patient at the plate.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope not
I couldn’t take the stress of that kind of game. We need a 10 run blowout.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say 6-3 Cubs...
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, me likey.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thought Jimmy would be higher
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ueker is optimistic,
he’s announcing baseball at Miller Park will be played on Saturday AND Sunday.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CC is going tomorrow I don't blame him for being confident
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always feel bad for Ueker when things are going poorly for the Brewers.
He really takes it to heart. Anyone who has had to watch as much bad baseball in the past, deserves to enjoy the playoffs.
Uek is one of my favorite announcers to listen to. Hopefully it will be a great series for the Brew Crew as their fans have waited a long time to get back to the playoffs.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Just a LITTLE outside."
Always the optimist, that guy.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fielder
1 pitch, 1 out. They’re getting desperate.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Same thing COrey Hart
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 pitches, 3 outs.
08 Brewers watched the How-To film from the 07 Cubs.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can just picture Kendall sitting them all down and saying:
“OK, guys, I went through this just last year. Sat on the bench and watched the whole thing. Here’s what we gotta do…”
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stretch time - still 3-0 Phillies
Hamels pitching a helluva game.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewers are being nevous hackers.
Hopefully Lou wont let the Cubs be the same.
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by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamels is on track to pitch a complete game,
he’s thrown 90 pitches through 7.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's obvious now....
….but I wonder if there will be one of those “hey we made it….now what” letdowns by the Brewers. They’re still very young. Who would you point to as a bona fide veteran leader on that team. Somehow, Craig Counsell doesn’t come across as a leader to me.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on Oct 1, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Prince is the leader.
“Do it right or I’ll slap ya!”
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worse yet
“Eatcha!”
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Get in my BELLY!"
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 1, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think there most definitely will.
The GM and owner said the goal was to simply make the playoffs. I truly believe they took a collective sigh of relief when they made it. Also, the rally they had was like they won the world series. The whole team was there. they filled up a good portion of the Summerfest grounds they had live bands, food, beer… it was quite the party downtown Monday.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Oct 1, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frank TV commericals
get more painful every time.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How Painful?
This Painful?
Or THIS painful?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 1, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glass to the ears painful.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewer bullpen is holding up their end up the deal so far,
they’ve thrown 3 scoreless innings so far.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
question
Did Philly get home-field here due to better record or being a division winner?
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on Oct 1, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Division winner
AFAIK
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Division winner
Wild card never has HFA
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Middle 8, 3-0 Phils
Hamels on cruise control.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm switching to WGN, pregame show's supposed to start now.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TV or Radio?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Radio website says 4pm pregame
But I just tuned in online and it’s Steve Cochran blathering live at Wrigley. Not really the same thing as a pregame show.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe it's what they call, "extended pregame".
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lidge in the 9th?
Or does Hamels finish what he started?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lidge
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Oct 1, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My last class ends five minutes before game time!
AGGGHHH!!!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Run like a madman afterward
Or just skip it.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wish me luck
getting out of the high school parking lot with no kids on my grille
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
careful
paperwork will defitintely make you late.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, holding cells don't tend to carry many playoff games
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're HS kids
they bounce.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and besides
no brain, no pain
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 on skipping
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on Oct 1, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't skip it
I’m teaching it.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're 5 or 10 minutes late
everyone gets to leave, right? Problem solved.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Class starting...must go...don't...want...to...must...
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Oct 1, 2008 4:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We go to the 9th
3-0 Phils.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Phils bring in Lidge.
Brewers fans on ledge.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better them then us.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cameron Ks
One out
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Durham singled and Braun doubled
3-1, 1 out
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that sounded messy.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was an error involved, but it was a double
Cameron was initially held at third, but Utley messed up and he was able to score
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Announcers ticked that Lidge wasn't perfect
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lidge has been walking a tightrope lately.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scary line vs Lidge for Fielder
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is it?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-7
2 HRs
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fielder Ks.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, check that. He's still batting. Sorry.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still alive........
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full count.....
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll let you make the call....
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, now you're ahead of me
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I misheard - he's down two strikes though.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would think a high fastball would have gotten him
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Will the Brewers have late inning heroics again with home runs?
Stay tuned!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fielder Ks
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha...I was right after all.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many times is he gonna do that this inning?
:P
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His 3rd K of the game.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lidge's slider is filthy
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure is...
I just hope the Cubs dont see it…hopefully the pressure keeps getting to him like postseasons past..
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That pitch was inside...
Fielder should have taken the walk and gotten the tying run on base…
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i love playoff baseball!!!
everyone getting into every pitch
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
preacher!
hi!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hello...school started in a big way
about a month ago…so ive been working and school like 14 hours a day..but i take personal days for playoffs
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hope school's going wel.
we’ve missed ya.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
school is going well...
ive missed it here
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do get the feeling Lidge is due to blow a save....
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for sure...
sure do…i get that feeling whenevers he up in the postseason…
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think he has nightmares about Pujols?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hardy walks
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
30 + pitches so far for Lidge
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how about
some extras that would kill the time (and their bull pens) before the 5:30 start time
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who would they PH
if Hart gets on?
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CC?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nelson and Rivera are left on their bench.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lidge damn near blew one when they clinched
He’s walking a tightrope here.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wild pitch, both runners advance
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wild pitch
Runners at second and third.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brew Crew just need a single to tie!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewers down to their last strike
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Game over
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Blew it by him
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
brew crew lose
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hart swings and misses
Lidge hangs on.
3-1 Phils.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Game over...
Phillies up 1-0
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They made Lidge throw 35 pitches.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's hittable...
and they got to him..I see the Brewers taking game 2 with CC on the mound…
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For better or worse, fly it.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For old times' sake
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what though??
41 for 41 in the reg. season be damned…this is the PLAYOFFS!!!
Lidge is hittable…and that bodes well for the Cubs you know…if we get to the NLCS and see the Phightin Phils.
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets get there first
One series/game at a time.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know..
just sayin’…I was wary of posting that because….we haven’t played a game yet…but just my observations…
Let’s hope they get that chance right HBCG?!
Go Cubs!
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exaclty.
Lets go Demps! :-)
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for the game that REALLY matters!!
have fun all!! HBCG..dat…everyone else.
I’m headed off to the sports bar!!
GO CUBS GO!! Hope we fly that flag tonight!!
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think cc will choke tommorow
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He just might...
anything can happen…but I dont know..I just have the feeling the Brewers take game 2.
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
on an entire roasted turkey?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Oct 1, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or trying to eat a whole unsliced bologne
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is a priest blessing our dugout?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps Lou and a bunch of the Latin players are Catholic?
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beats a live chicken
Off to the bar now. Go Cubs!
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Oct 1, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess it can't hurt.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 1, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just had mental images
of woody slipping on a puddle of holy water.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
blessings is the key word...
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm nervous
Can’t help it.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Oct 1, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone see the priest blessing and sprinkling holy water
all over the cubs dugout? thats funny
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whats the weather like in chi?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Oct 1, 2008 4:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TBS post game was all about CC
And I believe their pre-game coming up will be all about Manny. Maybe I’ll turn on WGN-AM for awhile after all.
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by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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