Overflow Thread 2: NLDS Game #2, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Thursday 10/2, 8:30 CT
by Al Yellon on Oct 2, 2008 10:00 PM CDT
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THAT WE DIDN'T HIT INTO!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
360 degrees!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Rockies? They got swept in the WS last year....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like a balloon with a pinhole
slowly leaking out
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
I've been drinking.
Pre-game and before the 2nd it was to get juiced… since then it has turned therapeutic.
It saddens me
with the rate of these posts. Looks like everyone went to bed.
Rock Over London, Rock on Chicago!
All is well!
Pay no attention to that scoreboard!
Some changes will have to be made after this season – several of these players shink from big spots. Derrek Lee, in particular, is embarrassing himself.
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You could try and not sound so happy about it....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
+1 just because he talks to the leader does not make him a leader
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."
wow...
Kosuke for 3 more years
Soriano for ?6 more years?
even Ramirez and Lee for 3-4 more?
all of these players with no-trade clauses (excluding KF), but if we’re going to win, it’s going to have to be with these guys…..here’s to hoping ‘experience’ pays off someday
Soriano still performs in the season
look at what he did with 2 DL stints……so he worries me the least….better hope Vitters pans out quickly
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
soriano hits bad pitchers
good pitchers can get him out, and thats all you see in the playoffs
the player who is embarrassing himself the most
is fukudome. he looks downright stupid facing any kind of a breaking ball low and away and seems to strike out every ab.
by gocubsgoradio720 on Oct 2, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
We've got them right where we want them!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT reply actions
We haven't given up any grand slams....
just sayin’
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
I spent the days leading up to the postseason
wondering if I’d cry if we won it all… Now I wonder if I’ll cry when we don’t even get there.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
I have a plane ticket to Chicago right around October 25th...
Now i’m not going to go.
2008 NL Central Champs!
I was talking about this the other day too
I really hope we can turn this series around so I can find out
No kidding
while re-reading that I realized how melodramatic it sounded… But its true… I am still holding out hope, but, I mean seriously? Can this happen again? I sure hope not.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
My Mrs. called it a night
After cursing and complaining during the Cubs error-rally.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
who cares
about stockton or darling???
by gocubsgoradio720 on Oct 2, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Since my receiver
is not receiving AM, and I have to listen to them… Sadly, I do.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
fair enough
but seriously, does it really matter who is doing play-by-play…isn’t our play enough to make you sick without stockton or darling?
by gocubsgoradio720 on Oct 2, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
They are the spoiled mayo
on a bad play sandwich.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
anyone listening to Ron and Pat?
is Ron still alive?
If...
They don’t turn this around they’re gonna need to sedate Ronny…
- Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
- Germans?
- Forget it, he's rolling.
the dodgers are just way better than the Cubs
yeah the Cubs are playing like crap but I dunno how much of a shot we had even playing well.
the pink hat guy is my father
what about the dodgers is mediocre?
great starting pitchers, great power (66 HR in 55 games with Manny)
the pink hat guy is my father
They are on a hot streak
right now just like the Astros were a few weeks ago. That stuff happens but they are not a good team. Manny is a great hitter but that’s about it. Teams play over their heads sometimes and that’s what the Dodgers are doing at the moment. Remember the 2003 Marlins?
Nope...
But they will be playing in the NLCS barring an abrupt change from the Cubs
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
you guys are all judging the dodgers pre-manny
they have been on fire with manny. he really changes a lineup
the pink hat guy is my father
I don't have the numbers
but they definitely have not been “on fire”
They played well in September but not in August
what was their record after Manny got there
they are a completely different team since he joined them
Its Gonna Happen?
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
It almost done happening.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll sum it up
This F*cking sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find
it’s much more uplifting minus a vowel.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
We have more errors than hits....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
Is it just me or
are the Cubs sphinters really really tight the first 2 games?
Why?
Is the 100 year thing that big a deal?
The Red Sox had something close to it, yet they came through!!!
they had better players
manny ortiz damon pedro schilling
at least put in bob howry so the fans can release the boo birds
it is ridiculous that we will be down 2-0 and we can’t blame howry for any of it.
question
do they add a number spot on the ac board
or would it read is ther only one zero in the beginning
should we still try to win the games in LA???
by nervousCUBlover on Oct 2, 2008 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
No, we shouldn't.
We should lose because it would get us a better, um, draft pick of, um, well, I mean, we’ll have a great pick of stories to hear about instead of the hundred-year thing?
I’m sure the professional baseballers we’re all fans of will try to win, and we? Well, we’ll watch them.
Down 6-0....
and he pitched well? Obviously not good enough….but you’lll never win when you don’t score
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Yeah, down 6-0... and yeah, pitched well.
Have you been watching? The D cost him most of those runs. Should be 1-0 right now.
Al, you wore the wrong hat!!!!
!!!
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra
I couldn't/can't either.
I wanted to, many times. Now I’m upstairs and just have it on in the background downstairs. That’s a start.
Now that i think of it
Lou was talking after they clinched the division about how this team shouldn’t be judged alongside past cubs teams and that the season won’t be a failure if they don’t win the WS-it’s almost like he was trying to prepare for an inevitable heartbreaking choke job.
It looks like he will get it too.
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Oct 2, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Hendry defintely screwed up
by not trying to add to the offense in the second half of the season
by bluekoolaide on Oct 2, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Not true at all
they were near the top in runs scored and the top in run differential…..theyre just pressing and swinging at every little slider thrown their way.
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
I'm sick of hearing about run differential
The cubs were also last in the league in driving in runners from third with two out-they were smack in the middle (57-lg. average 55) driving in runners from second with less than two out. They beat up on a lot of bad teams but were UNDER .500 in one run games.
The offense was also incredibly streaky and, with the exception of one early season hot streak by Soriano, never had a Manny ramirez type who could pick the team up during a slump.
by bluekoolaide on Oct 2, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
would have been better than the bunny hoppin dead beat we have out in left now
2008 NL Central Champs!
I would hate having to root for Manny...
…I’d do it, but I’d hate it.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
i thought about
that but it would not change where we are. we MADE the playoffs w/out manny
by brian custer on Oct 2, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
To play him where?
I agree..Manny is a one man wreckking crew and I’d want him on my team….but the Cubs had 13M+ tied up in left…andd Manny can’t play center…..and not sure he could play right either….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
And maybe giving up so many runs...
team doesn’t even get to post season…
Cub weaknesses…
1. Middle infield defense
2. TOO balanced…no superstarts/people to step up in the limelight
3. TIGHT management
You can get away with 1 poor outfielder WITH a good CF…but not 2 …no matteer how good ther CF is…
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
At least Milwaukee lost too and two
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Really?
We’re losing patheticly to the Dodgers and your worried about the other teams?
I could care LESS if the Brewers lose at all right now. I want the cubs to win.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 2, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
No, the germans call it Schadenfreude
Shameful joy, taking joy in seeing your competitors fail as well.
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
My point is
Right now I’m not worried at all what the Brewers do, its the cubs time. I don’t think you should care what they do, because my goal is for the CUBS to win, not the brewers to lose
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 2, 2008 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
go Brewers hope they win
if we can’t they might as well, but as of right now neither teams are looking like themselves
If you had told me that Z would be in
the 7th giving up only 2 earned runs and 2 bb’s I would have taken it
Being a Cubs fan brings so much pleasure and pain.
97 pleasures this season…
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
80000 pains right now.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
...now here comes the pain
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra
by wrigley's ivy on Oct 2, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
He must be a Long Islander
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Biblical.
This season is biblical. What do I mean? Proverbs 13:12 says “Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” That’s how I feel. Physically ill. I can’t even watch anymore. I just have gamecenter open on my computer and glance at the box score from time to time.
Speaking of which, let me check…..Nope. We still suck.
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
We not only have to beat the other team
but we have to beat the Curse.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
There is
NO CURSE…….it’s not a team built to win in the post season….and it was managed to get a big lead early and coast….just can’t quite quit coasting…
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Prove it.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Ok my bad...
there is no curse we just cannot handle the pressure of being in the post season. Which, come to think of sounds like a … curse.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
yeah but some things are hard to explain logically
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
and we must explain
that which we cannot understand.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
I knew it was over when....
….they said “Cotts is warming up.” I thought, "Yep, they have given up and don’t want to waste Wood or Marmol.
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
"Waste" Wood & Marmol?
I think Lou is crazy.
Sort of like using Zambrano in Game 1 last year against AZ but then taking him out to get ready for game four (ha-ha) or maybe saving Lily for game four((*&^) this year.
It woulddn't be a waste.....
It’s been so long since they’ve pitched I wouldn’t count on them being effective next time they’re in…let’em come in 2nite and get rid of the rust NOW in case they really are needed tomorrow
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
If this isn't
extremely embarrassing…. I don’t want to feel what is.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
it is not
impossible to win 3 straight dodgers lost 8 in a row WITH manny not that long ago
by brian custer on Oct 2, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I wanted to be positive
I wanted to believe! So badly!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can’t tell me that 2nd inning the team didn’t feel 100 years of history on them. Those are routine plays during the season.
It’s going to take a special bunch to break this, just like the Red Sox in 04. Does the management have the drive to get us to where we want to be?
Remember during the season Al would say "remember where you were when this happened, it is a memorable season"
well i remember everyone of those moments and i can NOT believe this is the same team. Now I will just remember sitting at the computer on the verge of tears
2008 NL Central Champs!
Memories of this postseason will trump any memory of our "special" regular season
No matter what happens.
I haven’t felt this low about any team in a long time.
If we go down like this again
This year will be below ’07 and even ’98 in my book. At least those had exciting moments during the season. This whole year was a leadup to the playoffs and look at what they give us…
Surprisingly
I still have hope we can pull this out to game 5 and make it happen.
--
"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
I hope your right
but 30 years of experience tells me the Cubs are getting swept
As long as you don't mention curses
you will be fine.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Me too...
…for whatever reason, I think this team needs to get out of town. I like Harden starting on Saturday and I hope Lilly starts on Sunday. I really think this thing is going to go 5 games. I can’t see this offense going silent another game.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Going to have to start a
3 game winning streak starting Saturday.
3 game winning streak……..that shouldnt be too tough should it?
we would have to beat lowe
would be real tough. these dodgers pitchers are great
the pink hat guy is my father
For those keeping score at home....
….if we go on to lose this we’ve lost 8 playoff games in a row, going back to ’03.
I say at this point, the only chance we have is to shake things up tomorrow. Bench theriot. Play Cedeno. Bench Edmonds and play Reed. Bench Fukudome. Definitely. Play Pie. Bench DeRo (like the fist of an angry god) and play Fontenot. These guys out there tonight don’t deserve another chance in my book.
I’m not even mad. Just disappointed in myself for actually thinking this year would be different. It’s never gonna be different until we get some players who can perform under pressure. And these aren’t them. I believed, and they fooled me. Again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice (or thrice, or more) shame on me.
Fuck you Cubs. I want my life back.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
What about DLee?
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Hard to argue with this.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
My history isn't the best
but is the division series in 2003 the only postseason series that we have won since 1908?
lol definately not
Idk bout you but unless we were gifted WS trip in ‘45. But I’m also not good on history, and this is probably my first true season as a cubs fan. I’ve always been a fan but im only 15 now, I’ve never really followed it until this year.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 2, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
There were no playoffs in 1945
The teams with the best record from each league went straight to the WS.
Nobody's singing the stretch
can’t blame em
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
I mean Captain Lee
you know, the supposed leader of this team. Where is the drive to win?
2008 NL Central Champs!
I have respect
for Kerry for all that he has been through. Demp is still up in the air. I was rooting like hell for him last night but he choked.
This game changed in the bottom of the first
when sori got to 2nd with no outs and we couldn’t bring him in
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
Hindsight
I agreed with Dempster and I stand by it… It just didn’t play out well.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
na
i agree with al, dempster was the right call in game 1, lou blew it by not taking him out when he should have.
by gocubsgoradio720 on Oct 2, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree 100%
Get their arms stretched out….and hope you need them this weekend
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Lee is completely done.
He brings absolutely nothing positive to the team, and if he’s a team leader, we’re in trouble. No team should take on his personality, or they’ll be a bunch of nice guys who don’t get too down over losses.
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Empty the bench like we did against the Rockies. They might want to win...
Henry Blanco won’t go down without a fight. pfft
2008 NL Central Champs!
never thought I'd say this
but trade him. This off-season. He’s on a downward slope and his value’s only getting lower. Hoffpauir’s gonna have to be the future.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Would this be a good time...
to remind everyone that the Cubs lead the league in innings where they score five or more runs?
We could use two of those.
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
would this be a good time to remind you that we have 3 hits tonight......and 3 errors?
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Totally outplayed and outclassed
by the Dodgers.
What a waste of a season!?!?!?!
Let's not forget...
OUTMANAGED
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Time for the token run...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
I have never been so disappointed in a Cubs team.
When the spotlight shines bright, they disappear completely. They are scared to death.
Honestly, they need to keep Z, extend Harden, keep Wood, Marmol, and DeRosa, and find takers for anyone else signed beyond this year.
This team needs a complete attitude replacement.
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dero goes the other way again
nobody in the dugout watches
Now has 66.677777777777% of Cubs post season runs
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Wow
that sounded very unpleasant. I’d like to clarify that I was joking.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
Sometimes I think that when I take my son to a game...
…that I’m committing a form of child abuse.
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sometimes I think its a waste
when I kill an entire summer following this team
but what the fuck else am I going to do all summer?
MLS soccer?
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Not giving up yet.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
wish I knew how to post a picture....
considering our postseasons the past two years – are changes needed? Granted, not for cheap, but just makes me think what is needed to get us over the top in the postseason. Damn……..so frustraiting.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2006/6/25/18530/1452
BELIEVE!
They bring in a lefty, we bring in Reed?
Please, Lou?
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Those guys just aren't winners.
that may be harsh, but when you have that kind of a postseason offensive record, it’s becoming an epitaph.
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Lee has consistently let me down
I am alright with him staying on this team, but we need to find a new #3 hitter
He has to go.
Immediately.
Teixera is available. He’s a gold glover, for those of you who value 1B defense so much.
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Literally...
25% of D.Lee’s post season RBI’s (in 87 AB’s mind you) came in 1 ill fated at bat AGAINST the Cubs….and ALL of his post season RBI’s are in a Marlin unifform
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
I hate to say this, but I think this year is our chance.
It’s looking like Fukudome was a bad investment. We’re saddled with his salary for four years. Same thing with Soriano. Not producing in the postseason commensurate with his salary. Lee is declining, and this was DeRo’s career year. Pie’s not panning out. Aram is only getting older. Jimbo is OLD, and Reed was probably a flash. I can’t see us having as complete a team as this for at least the next few years.
So get it done now!
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:54 PM CDT reply actions
thats the worst case for sure
thats why we need Cuban, he shakes things up
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
we have
samardzija and lots of great pitching depth. cubs are in great shape. our no. 5 is most teams/ 2
by brian custer on Oct 2, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Marquis a 2....where on earth would that happen
Not even the Royals would stoop so low
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Fukudome is a sunk cost.
He will be a bench player, or he will be moved. He is ridiculously overmatched – I’d rather use Marquis at the plate.
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Show of hands
Who didn’t see that coming?
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
-sits on hands-
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
This is atrocious. Absolutely horrible decision by Lou.
And he compounds it by letting him bat in THIS GIANT SPOT.
This is PRECISELY why Daryle Ward is on this team. I cannot believe that Lou did that. That was Dusty-level negligence. Managerial malpractice.
FUKUDOME IS NOT A MAJOR LEAGUE HITTER
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not exactly a giant spot
down by 6 runs.
BELIEVE!
Two men on base.
Ward hits a HR, it’s 7-4. It’s a do-or-die ballgame in the playoffs. it’s a huge spot.
Unbelievably bad decision by Lou – literally the first time that I have questioned him so publicly. Disgusting.
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not saying i agree with lou..
…but you’re basing this huge criticism of him on the assumption that daryle ward hits a homerun…..really???
by gocubsgoradio720 on Oct 2, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
If Lou does one thing, it is to manage for the moment.
Lou recognizes big spots, and tries to maximize the potential for good things happening.
A HR is a longshot, but that was the last chance the Cubs had in this game. And they sat on their f*cking hands.
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He's saving him in case the Cubs need him for a big at bat in extra innings
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
It's times like this.....
when I’m glad I’m watching at home and didn’t pay big bucks for a ticket..
Federer "It's like deja vu all over again"
Chicago 2016
Walking home from the Red Line
I almost shopped around with the scalpers…. Best investment I didn’t make today.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
Did you get a feel for ticket prices?
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
why did dome bat???
why is he still in the game anyway? hes in for defense and were down 6 runs
LOU ARE YOU AWAKE
the pink hat guy is my father
Dusty Baker...
Only Cub manager to win a post season series in past 100 years…
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Does anyone think Hoff can ever play the outfield?
Or do we just great rid of DP Lee and play Hoff at 1st where he belongs.
Starting Fukudome, and letting him bat there = LOU's fault
He’s a good manager. What is his problem?!
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He says he is....
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Come to think of it
I don’t really remember him ever doing anything exceptional defensively, really.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 2, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
he can catch the ball
more than sori can do sometimes
Hey Fukudome - nice worm burner.
Cripes, why are we employing him?!
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shades of JJ
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I recorded it
any good train wrecks?
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
your opinion on "train wreck"
Cougar – yes.
BELIEVE!
I'll have to watch afterwards
I love a good horror flick before bed. But boo on 8AM staff meetings.
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."
- Voltaire
this certainly is horror enough
wish the debate had gone on longer. Not big into politics, but it was better than this massacre.
BELIEVE!
please don't knock lou
he is a great manager. something has gone hay=wire here. it is not over. somehow we will bring tis back to th n side for a trip to the nlcs
If we win 2 games in LA
I think we should petition to stay there, we obv can’t play very good at Wrigley.
On second thought lets play at Miller Park
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 2, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully.....
Marmol will be ready to pitch this weekend if the Cubs need him
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
It the same score of the Colorado comeback game...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point....
it’s what’s going on between their ears. They only needed to do what they did all year, win games at home. They just can’t seem to get it together in the post season.
Federer "It's like deja vu all over again"
Chicago 2016
if you don't think the tinkeltown dodgers can
lose two straight at home; then i would say they can & will
Throw wood in the 9th...
NO MATTER WHAT….when was the last time he pitched?? Cubs may need him this weekend….he neeeds worrk…doesn’t pitch well coming in “rusty”
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
who's on the big blue train leaving chicago and never becoming a cubs fan ever again
cause i know i am
i wish it was that easy
they always do just enough to string you along another season
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
you can check out any time you like
but you can never leave!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
I would be
if it was possible but I think I’m stuck with this team forever. I may take the first 5 months or so off next season though.
The organization is doing everything right.
The problem is the guys wearing blue tonight.
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Sorry man, not me.
I’m in it until I die. And both of my sons will be too. One is 3 1/2 and sings Go Cubs Go like he’ll never hear it again and the other is 15 months and already loves the sounds of Pat and Ron.
No matter what, I will NEVER stop rooting for the Cubs.
In 2001
We were in and out of first place all summer, and in September, when my brother was dying and in a drug-induced coma, I monologued the entire end of the season, ending with a Series victory. He was in it until he died, too. We’ll all be here for the duration. My dad is 55, my boy is 2, and we’ll all follow this team for our entire lives. We’re fully invested here. That’s why we watch.
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Like I said above
I will never, ever stop rooting for the Cubs to win. When it doesn’t happen, it makes me very.very sad but I love the uniform and anybody who wears it.
Well
This sure was a fun couple of exhibition games. I think we worked all the kinks out.
When do the playoffs start?
next october
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
it (a championship) was just
not meant to be easy, hang in there cubs: we will cause an earthquake in LA. just watch & see..
We need some sort of mass disqualifying event.
A new chapter in the Mitchell report consisting entirely of current Dodgers.
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I absolutely believe
that we can win three in a row. We need somebody to really step up offensively to make it happen.
Maybe the Dodgers scored their 16 runs...
for a 5 game series already…
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
boos would be louder
but everyone has left
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
we have not come this far
and fought this hard for 6 ffrig’n mos to let it all go up in smoke. we will win 2 straight in twinkleton by large margins. see you on the n. side 10/10
Fukudome and Lee need to be moved.
Fukudome is a tall order – I’m afraid that we’re stuck with him for at least another year, although he’s never going to be anything other than a defensive replacement – Expensive So Taguchi.
Lee, on the other hand, has a salary that can be moved. Get it done, Hendry.
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agree 110%
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
We're Going to Go to LA...
and we’re gonna win Game 3 Saturday Night
then we’re gonna win Game 4 Sunday Night
then we’re gonna come back here and win Game 5, and everybody’s gonna say what a great series it was
by nervousCUBlover on Oct 2, 2008 11:20 PM CDT reply actions
Ryan Theriot
Sucks.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:20 PM CDT reply actions
Well it was fun
hanging out and getting my therapy for the day after this debacle. This is a lot better than me breaking this around the house – I always have to fix them anyway.
Good Lord, Theriot and Lee.
What, exactly, does Lee bring to the table?
That ball wasn’t THAT bad. A highschool 1B could pick that.
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But it's the 245th one Theriot has thrown him this year....give him a break.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
The error is on Theriot.
But if Lee is going to stink offensively and shy away from big spots, he needs to be Keith Hernandez with the glove – not make 9 errors/year and a few more in the playoffs.
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i guess all our flaws are being exposed
…faltering, non-clutch 1b
…no real full-time 2b
….limited skills SS
(aram’s gold)
…crazy undisciplined LF
….ancient CF / journeyman platoon
….horrific little-leaguer swing RF
(geo’s gold)
psychologically fragile #1 starter
shaky bullpen
awful middle relief
2108?
by nervousCUBlover on Oct 2, 2008 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe a little exaggerated....
but close….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
nothing will ever beat that
ever
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 2, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope
2003 was the worst. I was on a plane for most of the game and as we were landing the captain told us the score was 3-1 Cubs. I got off the plane and immediately headed to the nearest TV where the 8th was just starting. There was a guy from St Louis there (Cardinals fan) who said he was rooting for the Cubs – I should have known that was the kiss of death. Once the score got to 4-3 I went and got my luggage and by the time I made it to the car it was 8-3. That was the most physically ill I have ever felt relating to a sporting event. i was so sure we were going to win. So no, this butt kicking today doesn’t even come close.
1984 was worse
In 2003, we had the future in front of us.
Also, in 1984, I was nine.
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Well....if they Pull a Red Sox....
I won’t hurt so bad….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Will Lee ever swing at the 1st pich right down the middle?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:28 PM CDT reply actions
Too bad we have to beat the umpire crew AND the Dodgers...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Morons. Just a bunch of morons.
How do 2 umpires miss that?! He’s looking right at it!
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Kinda wish we did have 4 errors right now...heh
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:35 PM CDT reply actions
gotta score to win
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Z is a warrior. We knew he'd come through.
He rises to the occasion, unlike some of his teammates.
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He'll be ready for game 5 on Tuesday.
With the travel days that is regular rest.
I would plan to start him.
D Lee.....
Scores hist 1st post seasson run as a Cub
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI/Run scored for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
We basically need to bat around.
Take pitches, Felix.
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Just get hit.....Biggio style
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by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably 2x
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
BS bushleague 3-0 strike
How do umpires who do that make it so far in their career? I have always hated umps who expand the strikezone 3-0, but you usually don’t see them at this level…. just a pet peeve.
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This is one of those rare times....
I’d rather a double than the grand slam….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
If Fukudome bats, I will be livid.
He’s just so… so bad.
And that four-hopper that didn’t get Pierre wasn’t exactly making up for the whiffing.
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So he can use Ward if he needs to in extar innings
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
Tony Gwynn's criticism of Fukudome is spot on.
Those little idiosyncrasies in his swing aren’t cute, they’re major flaws.
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He's the worst MLB hitter I have ever seen.
Worse than Tom Veryzer. Worse than Dave Owen. Worse than Jose Macias.
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At least he didn't hit into a rally killing DP
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
I don't think I could, either.
It’s not a virtue to be completely incapable of making contact against an MLB pitcher – if you gave me 100 at-bats, I probably wouldn’t ground into many double plays, either!
Thank god Ward gave that umpire an earful. He was horrific.
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TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what I'm sick of?
Watching Juan Pierre skipping around CF at Wrigley after playoff wins.
If I never see that again, it will be too soon.
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Lou needs to get pissed
For my career, I conduct orchestras. It is not unlike being a manger to be a conductor. You teach, you prod, you train, you try to put players in a position to succeed. Every once in a while I get pissed at my players and tell them that THEY are the problem and that their performances are unacceptable. I think Lou needs to lace into these guys and let them know hoe pitiful they have been.
For whatever reason, it's the only thing these guys respond to.
They need boots in their asses.
The fact that they continuously need boots in their asses is damning evidence that they need to be replaced.
WOW – Lou says he is DONE with Fukudome for 2008!
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Lou says no more Fukudome in 2008
“I’ll use Fontenot or DeRosa or somebody. I don’t want to hear about Fukudome anymore. The kid is struggling, and we aren’t gonna use him.”
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