Photos From NLDS Game #1

by Al on Oct 2, 2008 10:24 AM CDT in Game Photographs Comment 78 comments

There weren't many moments worth remembering from last night's game, but David did capture a few:

Mark DeRosa homers in the second inning, giving the Cubs a brief lead

Jim Edmonds watches Russell Martin's 9th-inning homer land in the basket

Future Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux, warming up before what might be his final appearance at Wrigley Field

Click on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by David Sameshima

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First

I’d rather the Cubs end that way!

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs

by imknowdummy on Oct 2, 2008 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The first thing I thought of when seeing the picture of Edmonds was the one he misplayed that turned a double into a triple. He’s a former Gold Glover, but let that ball play him rather than giving a step or two away from the wall for the bounce. As it turned out the next batter stroked a single, so the runner may have scored from second. I expect better play from Edmonds. Oh well.

Pie, Fontenot, Theriot and Soto up the middle ... yippie oh, oh, oh!

by SpudV on Oct 2, 2008 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmm. I was on my knees praying a few times during the ballgame last nite like Jimmy Ballgame

in the second pic appears to be doing. Didn’t work for me either.

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Oct 2, 2008 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Prediction

Cubs win tonight.

Cubs go on to win series 3-1

Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984

by Cub Fan Mike on Oct 2, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That'd work for me.

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

by Al on Oct 2, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like the sound of that Mike.

by Tangled Up In Blue on Oct 2, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll go with the Baseball Prospectus prediction

Dempster throws a gem in game 5.

by daeviant on Oct 2, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One game.

We win tonight and everything changes. I’ll take my chances with Harden and Lilly in that huge stadium. Come on, Cubbies!

"What's the score?" "Nothing-nothing." "Who's winning?" "The Bears."

by ScottieG33 on Oct 2, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please let that happen.

by sue369 on Oct 2, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought bringing Maddux in was quite odd

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Torre just wanted someone in

to throw strikes, who better to have than him.

by JPetey on Oct 2, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maddux

“to throw ~~strikes~~ the ball over the plate, who better to have than him.”

Fixed it, 7-2 lead and the way the Cubs were playing last night, no need to even throw strikes.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 2, 2008 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

999 career walks in 23 seasons

If he retires after this year, he’ll join Fergie Jenkins in the “3000+ strikeouts, fewer than 1000 walks” club.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Oct 2, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was either

a personal insult to cubs fans to see this reminder of Tribune stupidity
or
a classy sendoff for Maddog at Wrigley

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Oct 2, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

When Maddux was warming up

I said to my friend, “That just adds insult to injury”

by daeviant on Oct 2, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One of the Tribune writers said today...

… it was like Ditka sending in the Fridge to score that TD in the Super Bowl.

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

by Al on Oct 2, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

I hated seeing it, but guessed Torre wanted to give him one more appearance at Wrigley. That and save the rest of his ’pen.

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Oct 2, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Close but not about Wrigley

Once they had the 5th run they did not need Saito ( though he threw again when the runner go on in the 9th), Maddux is not going to start in this series and I think Torre wanted to give him something constructive to do. Maddux himself was resigned to not starting and made a point of reminding people he HAD relieved in the post season with the Braves. Also Maddux had coached Lowe through the whole game so perhaps it was a little bit of a reward but I don’t think it had anything to do with the game being at Wrigley.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 2, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I gotta admit...

…I wondered whether sending Maddux out there was a little bit of psychological warfare on Torre’s part.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 2, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or a kick in the groin

by gocubsgo22 on Oct 2, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I took it as warfare

as well as that big hug he gave Pinella during the opening lineups

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Oct 2, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please win

I thought I bought enough beer for both games.

Last night I drank it all.

Not sure I can keep this up money wise and health wise.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 2, 2008 11:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll confess here and now

I didn’t sleep too good last night.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 2, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too bro.

I kept having to tell myself not to panic. And I’m not. But I won’t say I wasn’t dissapointed. I’d rather my team win through adversity than walk to the championship. There’s a reason these titles are decided by series and not singel games. GO CUBS GO. I have FAITH!

Let's get some runs!!!!

by Colorado Cubbies Fan on Oct 2, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got a case waiting here for you

Import AND Domestic mixed case.
I’ll send it to Chicago if they win the series vs. the Dodgers.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 2, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

For you Howry Fans out there...

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/worst-reliever-awards

"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 2, 2008 11:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I wish Hoff-POWER was on the roster instead of Howry

Howry is useless.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 2, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He would've been great in the 9th last night

Pitch a meaningless inning.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 2, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hot damn this game doesn't start for another 8 hours.

If I’m nervous, I really don’t want to think about Carlos right now…

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 2, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I know Im not supposed to do this but oh well...

I am playing with the idea of having my own little no budget typical blog, and I got it started yesterday and posted my review of the game on their today… I plan on writing my review/opinion on sports-music-politics-life… basically anything that gets me writting, but I just wrote a review, I didnt take the time to edit it – but for future reviews of these playoff games other then from this website – I will get better at it over there on my new blog So feel free to stop by and drop me a message! Toniight there will hopefully be a very very positive fun review in the making to be posted tomorrow

WOW WHAT A SEASON!

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

But this website is still the best of the best of the best

BCB nation is about to be happy tomorrow

WOW WHAT A SEASON!

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well done..but please apply a different skin to your pages

Its extremely hard to read content against a blue background.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 2, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

will do.. any suggestions

WOW WHAT A SEASON!

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, wait, wait...

You have asked the question “what skin” while SWL lurks.

Uh oh, shark in the water…

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Oct 2, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ill take any suggestions on a good background color

How can I find my own skin online and apply it to that blog?

WOW WHAT A SEASON!

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

white always works

That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou

by Emelie on Oct 2, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who do you think you are

Bill Simmons? Kidding, good luck. When my attention span allows me to, I’ll be sure to check it out.

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Oct 2, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

When do they post the lineups?

"Looks like Milwaukee got their No Hitter" -ak123

by NittanyCub on Oct 2, 2008 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe an hour or two before the game.

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

by Al on Oct 2, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anybody else strangely calm today?

Yesterday, I was a bundle of nerves… stomach in knots, couldn’t focus on anything, etc.

Today is completely different. I’m looking forward to the game but not obsessing about it or worrying about it. I don’t know if it’s quiet confidence, indifference or a sense of impending doom.

by hokie316 on Oct 2, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly my thoughts. Well done, man :-)

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 2, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope that bright light isnt an oncoming train!

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Oct 2, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was, but started worrying about other

things I can no longer control:

Global Warming
Asteroids
Black Holes
White Sox, White Sox, White Sox
Economy
Retirement
College Fund

Now I’m all tense.

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Oct 2, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you forgot...

Ted Lilly
MDBNIU’s next prediction
Your Bowels

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anal Fissures

If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.

by carolinacub on Oct 2, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Twisted Testicle

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Oct 2, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That hacking cough.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 2, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its true...

I am pretty calm.. but still very nervous

WOW WHAT A SEASON!

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

swagger

lets go beat these guys with the swagger we had when we swept them in May
Z needs to shut em down tho
and i believe he will tonight.

by cubsmansince91 on Oct 2, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Where are you guys going to be watching the game tonight?

by daeviant on Oct 2, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My apartment

by rambler19 on Oct 2, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same place as last

night. Here at home posting on here only tonight we will be celebrating a Cub victory.

by sue369 on Oct 2, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

at my friend mark's condo

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Oct 2, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Has BCB vetted Mark's condo as an approved location?

A) Also Cub fan
B) High Speed Access

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Oct 2, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No they havent

A) he is a big cubs fan.

B) he has high speed access but it’s not in same room as tv.

but I have watched baseball with him a variety of times this summer, which obviously good results

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Oct 2, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

bleachers upper level

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Oct 2, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

On a ledge

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Oct 2, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Through my fingers.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

falling from a bridge

or playing in traffic on Interstate 95

2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?

by Chanman25 on Oct 2, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At home

after I lock up the razor blades in the medicine cabinet, and give the cutlery to my neighbor.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 2, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the LF bleachers, like last night.

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

by Al on Oct 2, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good old Dwayne Staats on the Rays radio broadcast

How long did he last in Chicago, 1 year??

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Oct 2, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm surprised Farmer's made it more than a year

He’s BRUTAL

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Oct 2, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes he is!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Oct 2, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Check your email

NLCS ticket ’opportunities" have just been emailed out for purchase tomorrow at noon.

I didnt get one, but my sister did. She gets two tickets.

by Champ Summers on Oct 2, 2008 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I just got mine

Not chosen to receive tickets.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

by tucsoncubsfan on Oct 2, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got mine...and it's a YES!

by JCD on Oct 2, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how about lets do this

make one of those reverse gamethreads tonight

2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?

by Chanman25 on Oct 2, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Rejected again

We’re sorry, but you were not selected for an opportunity to purchase tickets to 2008 National League Championship Series games at Wrigley Field.

Tickets for any additional postseason games played at Wrigley Field will be available through

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Oct 2, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well they are

saving your name for WS tickets. :D

by sue369 on Oct 2, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The e-mail said it was our last opportunity

to purchase PS tickets, all other tix can be bought on StubHub. Of course, since StubHub and MLB work together to muster every last cent they can out of people.

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Oct 2, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs