The Biggest Game Of Z's Life: NLDS Game #2, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Thursday 10/2, 8:30 CT
by Al Yellon on Oct 2, 2008 5:00 PM CDT
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I have gotten bashed before for calling games "must-win". But I think all of you agree that tonight's game comes under that category. The starting time, as we have discussed before, is bizarre -- there's no reason it couldn't have been at least 30 minutes earlier -- meaning that we're not likely to be finished at Wrigley tonight till near midnight.
Which Z will show up? The no-hit Z? Or the one who stomped off the mound in his next start before Lou even got there in the second inning? It needs to be the former. Most importantly, the big bats have to start hitting the way we know they can.
A reporter from the LA Times named Jim Peltz hung out with us in the bleachers for about half of last night's game. My friend Jeff and I got quoted. I thought that was a pretty good article which captured what it's like out there without resorting to the usual tired old "drunken bleacher bum" garbage.
I received an email today from Chris Speakman, who does sports-related art at his site Sports Propaganda, up to now concentrating on the Red Sox in his native Boston. Here is his first Cub-related poster (done in what he calls "1940's propaganda style":
The Gratuitous Geo Photos don't appear to be working too well. So let's try this one, an Upper Deck 2005 baseball card image:
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Z's season record, which no doubt the TV yakkers will make a big deal of, vs. the Dodgers is 0-1, 4.91. However, that includes this outstanding performance on May 28 at Wrigley Field, when he was taken out behind 1-0 after 8 innings -- that was the game where he threw 130 pitches and started to get the "shoulder discomfort" after. He gets hit hard by Russell Martin (8-for-13, a homer -- which was hit on June 7 at Dodger Stadium).
Chad Billingsley is also 0-1 vs. his opponent, the Cubs, tonight, with an identical 4.91 ERA. In Billingsley's case, though, the Cubs hit him both times -- a two-run homer by D-Lee on May 26 at Wrigley Field beat him, and he gave up homers to Mark DeRosa and Kosuke Fukudome on June 5 at Dodger Stadium, which helped the Cubs to a 5-4 win, though they had to come back and win it off the Dodgers' closer, Takashi Saito, after Bob Howry blew a 4-3 lead.
Today's game is on TBS again. I'd suggesting turning the sound completely off before you get the idea to maybe throw a brick through your TV.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Once again, a reminder that you can find the overflow comment threads, including the first pitch thread, on the right sidebar of both the front page and any interior page in the box headed "RECENT STORIES IN GAME THREADS". I'm going to post five additional threads after this one: first pitch thread at 8:30, then every 45 minutes after -- 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 and 11:30 pm (all Central time).
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions
oooh I like the latest gratuitious geo photo the best
such command!
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Is it safe to say this is a must-win game??
I sure feel like the answer is a definite YES!!!
"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 2, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions
I'm not 100% sure of this but
I believe the only team ever to come back 0-2 in a five game series is the 1984 Padres.
So what I’m saying is yes, this is a must win!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
i think the red sox did it
against the A’s
by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 2, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
That is great news!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
that was the year
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
2001 Yankees, anyone?
vs. The A’s? the play of the ages – Derek Jeter to Posada to get Jeremy Giambi – was in that series, IIRC.
Two words for tonight
Just Gotta.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
Career Defining Start
Tim McCarver said, as they showed Ichiro watch Bernie's homer: "Ichiro, like Knoblauch who watched Boone's homerun, both short."
Do they sit Fukudome tonight??
or leave him in for the defense against that lefty lineup??
If they leave him in he has to be dropped to the 8 hole I believe…
"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 2, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions
he'll play
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Ya,
Why was he in the number 2 hole last night. I wondered about that last night. Was Lou trying to space out the lefties in the lineup?
My guess
is that he was hoping to capture a little mojo from an unexpected source, and also give Fukudome-san a vote of confidence. Bit of a roll of the dice…..
"[Lou Piniella] might be over 100, but he still has a lot of fire in him." - Ted Lilly, Sept. 10, 2008
by CaughtInTheVines on Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like my last Cubs game of the year boys
having not won the chance for NLCS tickets in any of my or my friend’s entries so far
LETS MAKE IT A GOOD ONE BIG Z!
by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 2, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions
We need a Cub statement blowout tonight reeeeal bad......
The Dodgers need to be smacked down hard.
I'll
take any win…but a blowout would be great!
reassert our offense…and would be so much less stressful…
"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 2, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
You're not lying
about turning off the sound on TBS. Those fools couldn’t call a home town highschool game. It makes me nostalgic for the espn morons.
Go cubs Go.
Don’t dispair friends, they can do this!!!!
Let's get some runs!!!!
by Colorado Cubbies Fan on Oct 2, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions
Alright. It's time for Zambrano to show us why they call him "El Toro" !
Biggest start of his life. I’m not nervous at all. I’m confident that Zambrano will hold them down, and that the bats will win the day. Cubs 6, Dodgers 3.
GO CUBS GO!! GO CUBS GO!! GO CUBS GO!!
Jimmyeatworld
Definitely a must win game....
I think i’ll be avoiding bleedcubbieblue tonight during gametime….there were way too many bandwagon pessimists yesterday already anointing the Dodgers with the series. It was driving me and others crazy.
Listen to her..she knows what she's talking about!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Sue has my vote now
SWL – Undecided
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that from
the Sound of Music???
"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 2, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks...i'll definately look for a game thread if that happens
but i feel the cubs offense will be awake tonight. So hopefully the thread will be good tonight
do you have a large kingdom? I will see what I can do....
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Can you request
That the artist do a Rosy the riveter style poster with maybe Soto or D-Lee or Big Z? Or something?
I think it’d be cool :)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I see a great game until the 6th or 7th..
when Aramis Ramirez wins it for us with a big homerun…
Cubs win 7-4…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 2, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions
Baseball is so quirky
You play 162 games to see which team really is the best, then throw the dice on a best of five series…. In an older world the Cubs would be playing the Angels in the World Series right now.
My campaign and this team stand on the precipice of greatness...
Let us lock arms and move forward together in the full knowledge that our best days are ahead of us!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions
Full speed ahead Captain.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Make is so, Number One.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Uhm....should we be moving forward over a precipice?
Not being disrespectful or anything….just sayin’……
"[Lou Piniella] might be over 100, but he still has a lot of fire in him." - Ted Lilly, Sept. 10, 2008
by CaughtInTheVines on Oct 2, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Another game key
Its been more than a few days since Wood and Marmol last pitched. I wonder if it would have served the team well to let both shake off the rust last night. I just hope if its a close situation late in the game that these two have their stuff.
I don't care if
we win by only one run, I just want a win. I just want the Z that doesn’t get rattled to pitch tonight.
Roll call: Where ya from? What do you think will be the final score.
Jimmy from GI. Final score: Cubs win! 6-3.
Jimmyeatworld
4-2 Cubbies
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
oops forgot
Chicago, Belmont/Racine
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
Santoswoodenlegs - I hail from the the Whale's Vagina Final Score: Cubs 11 Dodgers 5
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Tucson here
Cubs 8 Dodgers 3
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Oct 2, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Red Five standing by -
Cubs will cause a chain reaction and win the game 6-5 in 12 innings
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I also think if that happens
the odds of Ron Santo surviving the game are 725 to 1
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Matt in Marshalltown, IA
Cubbies 7
Dodgers 2
I think we flip the script on them..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Cubs win 8-2..mark it down from Bradley,Il.
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
Drew, Melrose Park
Cubs 5-2.
"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 2, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Honolulu Hawaii
…but flying to LA tonight to support Cubbies on Saturday.
Tonight’s score:
Cubs 9
Dodgers 3
Jamie from Rich Harden's home town
Victoria, B.C….nailbiter, but Cubs win, 3-1. God let me get through this game without chewing my nails right off!
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 2, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
too late for me
I’ve been biting my nails all day yesterday and today.
Let's get some runs!!!!
by Colorado Cubbies Fan on Oct 2, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
In the foothills or norther CA
Have tix for game 4 in LA. Final score 8-2 Cubbies
by West Coast Diehard on Oct 2, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't understate the importance of getting some runs early tonight
Don’t make Z feel like he has to throw a no-hitter, that’s where he starts getting into his own head.
Breathe deep and let’s do this.
That's what we did last night.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
please oh please...Soto needs to make sure Zambrano stays calm
Depending on the Ump and the strikezone that get called, Zambrano needs to keep his emotions in check
More important
is Z pitching well. All this other stuff is meaningless BS. He gets mad when he pitches poorly, so we need him to pitch well.
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Found out this morning I'm going to the game!
Section 27, 10th Row. This is my first playoff game ever, hopefully it will be a memorable night.
"Remember each day this year, where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, how you felt as the Cubs win their way through it. Because if this does turn out to be the promised land we have all been waiting for, you will want to remember, savor, cherish every moment..."
Cheer hard
Cheer for the rest of us who didn’t get a ticket.
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
Get on your damn feet...
….make everyone else around you do the same thing, SMILE, and have fun.
Seriously — we win if the Cubbies and their fans have fun….
Keys are simple
Zambrano has to have good mental health day and give his team 6 strong innings.
Soriano has to produce offensively.
I will be very disappointed if Kosuke is in the lineup again. DeRosa needs to find a way to play right field on his bum wheel so Mike Fontenot can get in the lineup.
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
I agree with your first two points...
and I respectfully disagree with Fontenot starting.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, and I respectfully thank you for the input
Now that we are done with all the pleasantries, what do YOU think is key for this ballgame.
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
He already told ya... He agrees with your keys.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Isn't it obvious? The fans just need to be more into the game and be louder!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah...we can't waste leadoff doubles and have our no. 3 hitter kill innings by GIDP...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Is MDBNIU really just you as your alter ego?
Just wondering?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Safe to say the Wrigley Field will be like stroke patients tonight
Again, I take no issue with the crowd last night. The fans are naturally uptight and apprehensive because they’ve been down this path before. Until proven otherwise by the players on the field the fans will have impending doom be their mood.
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
the game thread is going to need you tonight MDBNIU...
and I’m serious…you need to make your presence felt.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope...
Going to endure Dick Stockton butcher and hack his way through the broadcast while listening to the grating voice of Ron Darling and Tony Gwynn rattle on having just sucked on a helium balloon. Or I might get real smart and turn the sound down so I can listen to Pat and Ron do the call.
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
I tried that last night
The WGN Radio broadcast was ahead of TBS. So even with DVR – no luck.
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
Try listening on line , the radio broadcast is about 45 seconds behing the tv which allows you to pause tv and sync to the on line broadcast.
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
no way to do that for free
is there?
"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 2, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
wgn.com is 45 seconds behind???
http://www.wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6336&Itemid=160
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
It's been all over the press about the subdued crowd last night.
I think they will be the opposite of quiet, they will not want to be like last night’s crowd. Wait and see… the crowd will be into it, and they will be loud.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree, it will be different tonight, I think yesterday woke everyone up..
..it wont hurt that alot of people will be tippin a few beforehand with the later start…hopefully that will loosen everyone up a little
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Don't be dissapointed when Dome starts in RF...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I was typing the same
psychic
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space. That day appears to be near.
I'll be frakkin'
ecstatic when Dome starts in RF. That’s where he frakkin’ belongs.
"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 2, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
wewt!
"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 2, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree we need to get Fontenot in the game
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
Final score.....Cubs 4, Dodgers 3
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
Don't answer this question
It will confirm that you are Blue Mike and thus end the worst kept secret on this board (Next to the other worst kept secret that HBCG is really a Ninja)
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Oops
I’m out of the loop. Has it also been confirmed that Half Blind Cubbie Girl is a Ninja as well?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw it...
…let’s have some fun tonight — the fans, the Cubs players, everyone.
Play the game with the passion and fun that had outfielders doing mid-air chest bumps, the crowd cheering and singing loud, etc. I just want to see the Cubs (and more importantly, the fans) having fun out there.
Cubs have fun and roll — 8-2.
Chi-town...
…born and current. Raised in Sarasota, Florida.
I'll be at Mullen's in Wrigleyville tonight...
….watching the Cubbies have fun again.
I hated the fans at Wrigley last night
I was thinking that they weren’t really fans but people who could actually afford the tickets
Burn them...burn them all!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Wrong
They were fans who are naturally apprehensive and thinking the worse because most lived through the 2007, 2003, 1998, 1989 and 1984 playoffs.
Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...
Denver in the house
Cubs win 6-3. Soto and Edmonds with long balls tonight. Let’s have a good game and take this thing to L.A. with a big time momentum…
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
From England...
Zambrano throws a no-no going into the 5th. Cubs offense comes alive. Final score – Chicago 8, Dodgers 1
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
You're in England?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Hooray for boobies...
…English boobies that is.
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
My standard toast at the bar, (when I'm out with the Boyz...) is...
"Here’s to the Cubs winning the World Series, and big boobs!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I prefer perky ones
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I like Japanese Tits
Here’s a picture:
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Ive been saying it all day and Ill say it now.
I have a few things to say.
1. There is a reason why it is a 5 game series.
2. I didnt go through 162 games to stop believing now.
3. The Cubs are gonna come out and play for the fans.
*Final score —→ 6-1 WIN*
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
You're really intent on knowing where everyone is from.
Borederline creepy.
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
It's called ROLL CALL: sign in with where you are from and you prediction for final score.
Don’t let a silly old man creep ya out!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Not actually creeped out.
I was half serious. I’m used to seeing the roll calls here involving people just saying that they’re ‘here’.
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
Thought I'd switch it up a little...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
We do those in
the game threads. This one is just to mix it up a little. It’s all in fun. Jimmy is one fo the good guys.
I go to Lake PArk High School
Roselle Area.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
I agree
except for #3. The players need to play for each other, and themselves individually. They have to support each other and their employer. After they accomplish this, they should play for us. Just my $0.02.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space. That day appears to be near.
Final score from SLC via Boston
3-2, Cubbies giving me a heart attack, but winning in the end. ;)
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
8:30 is a good start time for those of us...
trying to finish a paper about the industrial revolution due tomorrow at 11 am.
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
4-1 Cubs
and you want to know where i’m from….
THE FUTURE
by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 2, 2008 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
Final score Cubs 6 - 2....
…coming at you live, 1 mile north of Wrigley..
Getting bundled up and ready to head over to the ballpark!
Go Cubs Go!!
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
I'm switching rooms that I have watched the last 4 Cub play-off games in.
Must be my bad luck room. May a different room change our luck!
GO CUBS. Soriano needs to be the spark plug!!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
everytime i watch the game with my girlfriend....the cubs end up playing like crap
i’ll be watching the game alone tonight….hoping that will turn it around
I'm switching things up a bit...
tonight I’m going to watch the game while wearing underwear.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
I'm wearing a different shirt
and I’m taking down the new Cubs flag that I put up before yesterday’s game.
Also, I will sacrifice some chicken in an Oriental Sesame Sauce with Noodles. ALL HAIL!
"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 2, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
A *live* chicken?
"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
it was alive
at some point.
"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 2, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Imagine the disapproval
"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
Lineups
Dodgers
Furcal, SS
Martin, C
Ramirez, LF
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
DeWitt, 2B
Blake, 3B
Billingsley, P
Cubs
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
DeRosa, 2B
Edmonds, CF
Soto, C
Fukudome, RF
Zambrano, P
YES
Lou moved Fuk to the 8th hole!
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
+1
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Correctamundo says Fonzie...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
why is everybody wanting to put the sole blame on dome?
I think it was more of a total lack of offense from top to bottom.
hey, Colin!
"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 2, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot
Very simple. He is better at getting on base. Check their stats. I do not put the sole blame on any one player.
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
i agree that Theriot gets on base better
I just hope DLee doesn’t hit into another double play if he does get on
Lee should be able to generate some lift on the ball tonight.
Lowe is great at getting ground balls. Billingsley, not as much so as Lowe.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I like DeRo hitting 5th too!
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
It's loaded with righties at the top,
and balanced from DeRo on down. With Billingsley being a righty, that’s a good line-up.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Edmonds should be hitting 5th
Playoff experience and a Lefty bat to protect AmRam
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
victorino hits grand slam
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
I've got to go over to Evil BCB and see what they're saying...brb.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
CC getting knocked around
they’ve got to be dying over there.
Think all that short rest finally caught up to him?
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, but for them...
CC is hands down their best pitcher. Who do they turn to now?
"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 2, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
our 2, 3, 4
are WAY better than Milwaukee’s.
"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 2, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Seeing how they've been doing things
CC again. :-)
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
They are actually not freaking out too much...
which is more than I can say for some of us here when things look like they’re going tits up.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
i just went over and read too..
they weren’t in quite the frenzy i was thinking they would be…
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
This is my favorite so far....
Go Dodgers
by drezdn on Oct 2, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
they would say that..
right after there god gives up a granny
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
The response to this comment was...
Yes I can handle the Brewers not getting to the next round as long as the Cubs dont either
by WSB Chris on Oct 2, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently
Brewers fans = White Sox fans
"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 2, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’ve never understood the whole Cubs-Sox hatred thing (I’m not from here), but in the last couple of weeks I’ve heard a several Cubs fans offer support or at least well wishes to the Sox. And the response has always been that they couple return them because they hated the Cubs so much.
I’ve lost of alot of respect for them lately, and I’m starting to understand.
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers should thank the Cubs
for not tanking the Mets games. And then the Cubs put in their AAA team last saturday and the Brewers still couldn’t pull out a win. That was a gift. And on THEIR clincher the Cubs put out the “also ran” pitching staff.
The Suds fans have different goals...
I think they were happy to make the play-offs, and anything else is gravy. We are in the play-offs for the second year in a row, have the best record in the national league and have much higher expectations.
I am not excusing obnoxious behavior on our site, as I always try to stay positive. I am just saying that the average fan on each site has very different expectations.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
From Bizzaro BCB
Is this the Cubs game?
Dempster on the mound?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Phillies can send us a big thank you for making CC pitch the last game of the year
We played just well enough to make the Suds have to play all 162 games to get the WC and keep CC on that crazy 3 day rest program.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Phillies 5 Brew Crew 1
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
LINEUPS!
Soriano
Riot
Lee
Rami
DeRosa
Edmonds
Soto
FUKUDOME
Zambino!
(as per twitter)
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Would you play him here or there?
Would you play him anywhere?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Why take a gamble
on DeRo straining his calf more or not being able to go after a fly ball because of his strained calf and runs score? Lou isn’t going to take a chance on DeRo getting hurt more or let his lack of mobility cost this team.
Hey everyone
Cubs win 5-3. Don’t ask me why, but I feel good about this game.
The Cubs might be in trouble, the Sox might be in more trouble, but you know whose in a lot of trouble? The Anaheim Angels of Whever.
(Note: I said that before CC hit the wall in Philly).
Enjoy the game everyone and GO CUBS!
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Why do you feel good about this game?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
He said, "Don't Ask."
You should respect one’s right to privacy. :)
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the bats wake up
and we get “less crazy” Z.
Just a hunch…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Check in curtain... where ya from?
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Lincoln Park
I live about a mile or so south of the park on Clark. I was born and raised in the Park Ridge/Niles/Des Plaines area.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Do or die?
Lou doesn’t think so
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
tough call
but im going to have to say the VP debate…very important times for the USA. but as for me its Cubs game and TiVo the debate
Go CuBs!!!!!!!!!!
exactly what I am doing
DVR the debate and watch the Cubs….
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I think most of us (who want to see the debate)
will do the same thing. the debate can wait!
Go Cubs…live!!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
if it was the presidential debate...i would say they would win hands down
but as this is the vp debate, i think many will tune in just to see someone screw up. I don’t think VP’s matter all that much.
+1
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 2, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
My insiders tell me
this debate will have a bigger rating and share than last week’s presidential, solely on Palin’s interest.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space. That day appears to be near.
Seriously?
I agree with your logic, but for most Americans entertainment trumps politics.
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and we know that Palin is going to get stomped by Biden...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point.. He has to walk a fine line tonight.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
'Nuff politics.
More baseball!
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 2, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha...
Baseball at hand.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Could be...
Palin didn’t do herself any favors with her interviews in the past week. Biden is such an old pro.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You mean like the Dems did when Hillary was still in the race?
Weird!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
They both have pretty serious
foot in mouth disease
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Warning: Shamless plug
I just started a blog.. very simple very basic… I just like writing and sharing my thoughts… so I started with my first one in review of last nights game from my perspective and will do the same for every game so far.. then when the playoffs are done I am going to review music and politics and whatever comes to mind.. thanks for the advice from the p thread.earlier… I reformated my lonely first post.. if you want.. check it out..
This is in no way shape or form supposed to overtake anything here… as you will see if you check it out… just simple.. Ignited Thoughts
I know I know… lame. I just want to make sure someone reads it if I am going to do that on a daily basis! And I am very nervous for this game!
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions
not every game so far
every game from now till the end, whenever that may be
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I checked it out
Good luck with it.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
our crowd needs to get rowdy tonight if we want to take advantage of homefield
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
and dont Boo as soon as something bad happens…damnit give me your ticket if you want to BOO this team deserves better
Go CuBs!!!!!!!!!!
I was there last night.
Didn’t hear the boo birds for the most part. And I’m sick of this crap about the fans being shitty last night. What were we supposed to cheer about? Demp was in and out of jams early and often, and that grand slam was as deflating as it gets. We never put together a rally to get the crowd going. The game is won and lost by the players on the field. I will agree that fans can have an effect on the game, but it’s not that incredibly significant. Although I’m sure cwyers has the numbers on that.
I feel much better now, and that was not directed at anyone specifically. Go Cubs!
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
i heard some booing
on a few calls. they were booing the umps, not demp or the rest of the team, as far as i could tell. and a few dodger players.
until the end.
Like I said earlier, it's been all over the media how quiet & subdued the crowd was last night...
I think the fans going tonight will definitely be into the game from the very start & LOUD from start to finish. They are going to rally around the team and give them the home field advantage.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
no its just that
corporate america has all the tickets cause they have the money… so you dont always get the craziness that you should
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Um...have you been watching the news? Corporate America is broke.
And you and I get to help them through this “rough patch”….just until, you know, they can get back on their feet.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta make sure the rich stay rich.
Don’t you people understand anything?
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
No doubt. My company wouldn't even let me take a client to a game at Chavez Ravine...
and I need to go out and visit his office in LA for a training and glad handing anyway… Damn it!!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a feeling
That Z will be on tonight.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
On What? Meth? Crack? Speed? Quaaludes? Grape Nerds?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Pop Rocks. Lots of Pop Rocks.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Oct 2, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope, acid. Then he can throw another no hitter.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Steroids?
I kid I kid.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
This wait is killing me
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
This weight is killing me
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Miss Beauregarde, I presume?
"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
hell of a
camel toe.
"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 2, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
just wow
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Where does she get them?
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
She isn't wearing pants...that's just dryer lint held on with static electricity.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
She leads a sad life I bet, it's hard to get around when you're huge like that...
I used to be 300 plus at my biggest. It’s a bitch. Then again, barring something health wise causing her obesity, she eat herself that way, just like I did.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
When I was watching the Red Sox game last night, I noticed that Chip Caray was calling the game
That got me thinking….why isn’t he calling the Cubs game for TBS? Are Dusty and the Cubs still mad at him for criticizing Dusty’s managerial moves? I actually enjoyed him when he was calling the Cubs games. IMO, he was honest and said things how they were.
I really wish he would
Hes one of the few voices i like to listen to other than our cubs announcers.
Chip avoids the Cubs games on purpose, to continue to distance himself from that year.
Good move. Respectful move. He turned out to have much more class than Stoney.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Muskrat Love.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Muskrat Susie, Muskat Sam...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL. Really though, I think it's something that WGN put together in studio specifically for...
The Cubs games on WGN Radio 720.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The take me out to the ballgame one?
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
That thud you hear
is CC hitting the wall after nearly 250 innings this season.
The paradox is that the ONLY way the Brewers make the playoffs is if they ride CC a ton. But once they get there, he’s so gassed that he gets drilled.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Oct 2, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so Happy that our loss could help the Phillies so much
DAMN YOU HOWRY!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Oct 2, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
REALLY.
wow. So much for that plan.
Who is going to hire him next year? Does his arm grow back after it falls off? Like a lizard?
"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 2, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
He's probably got it insured.
But he’s still WAY over pitched.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, ladies and gents
Just got back from Chicago after going to last night’s debacle. Sounds like things got a tad ugly in here.
On the plus side, I ran into Greg Maddux at the Grand Lux this afternoon. Couldn’t have been a nicer guy.
That said, let’s even this series!
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Class act.
Thanked him for his time with the Cubs and wished him luck.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Very humble for probably the best pitcher since Cy Young career wise.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Oct 2, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He's the definition
of a professional.
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Bye
Lets go Cubs!!
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Not just big Z...
Al’s Thread Title puts it all on Carlos, but the offense needs to WAKE UP tonight. Make Billingsley work, especially early, when he could be nervous.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 2, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions
The offense showed signs last night. At least they hit the ball.
It’s a matter of stringing things together tonight, and seeing pitches early on will help.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Billingsley is young
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
And hopefully a bit too hyped up
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Go find an attractive woman to talk to...the time will fly by.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 2, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Fukudome with nice numbers
Against Billingsley
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
Decent numbers
1-5 with a walk, homer and strikeout isn’t great, but it could be worse.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Oct 2, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry
I was looking at Theriot
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Big Z isn't the only one with two straight rough starts.
Billingsley has given up quite a few baserunners his last couple starts as well.
11 in 6 innings in his last start, which as September 23rd against San Diego.
10 in 4 2/3 in the start prior to that against Arizona.
I'm leaving for Wrigleyville in about an hour
I’m decked out like I’m headed to a Bears game in the middle of December. It’s cold outside!
unfortunately i won't be INSIDE the park
I’m going to be one of the poor souls partying outside after the win.
Greetings from Des Moines, IA
Cubs 3, Dodgers 0. Z pitches in to the 7th and completely shuts down LA.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
From Hanover New Hampshire, via Oak Park and dozens of other places (including Holland)
Cubs 9, Dodgers 8, and I’ll be dead of a heart attack by midnight
Rami walk off in the 11th?
"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 2, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers score 3 at the top or the 11th
Cubs come back to score 4 on a Ramirez grand slam.
And Ron's hairpiece spontaniously combusts
resulting in an evacuation of the press box right after the game.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
I'm not really a masochist
It would be one of those games where I went to bed and woke up in the morning to news that the Cubs won.
Davenport, Iowa
Cubs win 6-2. I think Z will throw a pretty good game and Aramis is going to hit a big 3 run homer to put the game out of reach. Fukudome will probably go 0-4.
Hi ya'll........I won't be in here till after the game
I can’t watch and post, but I predict a Cubs win 5-4. It will be a wild ninth inning, but we’ll get our victory. Everyone enjoy, for some reason I’m really feeling it tonight. Be nice in here, allow frustration, support each other. Go Cubs Go!!!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions
oh columbia missouri says hi
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Wild 9th as in Wood loads the bases with no outs
and strikes one guy out, and then Manny hits a drive to deep right, caught by Fukudome at the wall, and he delivers a perfect throw to Geo who gets the runner out at the plate?
that has to be a very slow runner on third if
it is a deep fly and Kosuke can still throw him out…but we’ll take it.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
galesburg il here
i think sori will have a nice game maybe a homer to lead off. 5-1 cubs
Go CuBs!!!!!!!!!!
check out Cubs on CNN fanpost
Where in G-burg?
Jody Davis was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, Georgia. Davis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1981, with the Chicago Cubs.
first
or second stoplight?
"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 2, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Indianapolis
Cubs turn the tables on LA tonight in a 7-2 win.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
columbia, mo
No prediction other than a good outing from Z.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #3/4 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
Only an hour 'til game time!
I can’t wait! Z is going to shut up all his critics!
Let’s go Cubs!!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
From Southern California, Inland Empire area
currently an area emotionally torn due to the Dodgers win and Angels loss.
No doubts from me – CUBS WIN and I don’t care what the score is. Just get here 1 – 1
"Only lazy minds think baseball is dull" - Bernie Lincicome
by alwayshappy2bacubsfan on Oct 2, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
Chicago is emotionally torn, too
Because of a Cubs loss and a White Sox loss.
I have Dodger fans all around me in West LA.
Cubs need to win. Let’s put these fair weather Dodger fans in their place, starting TONIGHT!
wake up those bats, Cubs…please.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
How's your cold, dude?
"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.
actually it is a sinus infection with bad asthma.
just knocked down some codeine cough medicine as I continue to cough up a lung.
A low stress Cub victory would sure help.
Thanks for asking!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Feel better, 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.
I would prefer a cold and sneezing.
My chest is killing me from all this coughing/dry hacking.
thanks for the wishes.
Now I need a low stress Cub win.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Oh one last thing before the game
to everyone on here, esp. drew and cubswyn and swl and all of you I love to have disagreements with. You all deserve a win tonight. I think we all deserve a win. This win is for all of us fans.
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions
As long as we have Good Z
we’ll be alright, I think.
:)
"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 2, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
cmon drew, you know this will work out!
it is not like Z has split personalities? He’ll show up, he’s a fighter! It will be about our offense
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I know 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 2, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy hell I'm finally here.
Who the hell’s doin’ MY roll call before the game even starts?!
And I hope the trolls stay away tonight, I miss the regular list of…regulars?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
well hello sir
Good to see you
WOW WHAT A SEASON!
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Oct 2, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Flachi is here
but tend to stay away from the threads because of the naysayers
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Dan, how goes it?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Hope you didn't skip class tonight
n/t
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space. That day appears to be near.
No class tonight.
But it felt good to skip last night. Mainly because I was numb from alcohol.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
yo!
I’m watching the debate with my son and wife, because if I don’t, I’ll be sleeping alone for a while.
But, when the debate is over, I will come to the game! And I have my blackberry to keep me updated as too the score. I’ll see everyone at 10 pm!
"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 2, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
See ya drew
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Hello young lady
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Please dont implode tonight Z
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
He won't
but Palin will!!!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
what you don't want a hot VP?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
one skipped heartbeat away...
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
+1
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't mind dating her, she'd be fun.....I just don't want her one heartbeat away....
"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.
She looks like an idiot: won't stop staring at the camera, very rigid, and has yet to answer a question.
And she’s already mentioned soccer games.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
She likes to do that blink thing
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
She does look hot tonight.
Looks like someone in those “hot librarian” pr0n flicks…
"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.
he will implode all over a billingsly fast ball!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Oct 2, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Z is going to be good tonight.
Don’t worry.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
You'll be able to tell by his first pitch.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully
it rolls slowly to dlee for an out.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
And not onto Waveland like Rich Hill?
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Any chance he comes back next year and contributes?
Maybe like say, Cliff Lee?
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a sad story
Many people had him predicted to be better than Z.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
We could have gotten some high end
prospects for him. I hope he comes back strong next year.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too
I always kinda liked him.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 2, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Here from Louisville
actually southern Indiana; will probably stay away from this blog tonight unless we start out with a 10 run lead; gets too negative too quick
Tommie Agee was out.
...and I agree....
Tommie Agee was out.
"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.
From Ithaca, NY
I’m uncharacteristically confident tonight. Cubs 6-1.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
Gameday says from the West at 9 mph
so a left to right breeze
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
on the Dodgers.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't have to ask about that.
The wind is blowing hard. Right to left and left to right. Occasionally swirling incoherently. :-)
by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
HOCKEY REFERENCE
@ 1
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
that's a drink
1 sip per hockey/soccer reference
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
That means it's up to 2 then
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
indeed.
hope you’ve brought a lot to drink.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Update
Hockey/soccer references: 2
“Darn” sayings: 2
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
and the beer is gone.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I'm watching Prison Break reruns
It’s good to pass time.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
Good, I'm glad you posted this. It feels like the good ol days.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
All I ask for is no pictures of crying and praying Cubs fans tonight.
They make us look terrible. I hope there’s no need for crying and praying tonight. Only joy and celebration.
Brew Crew down 2-0 going home
Any chance they win the next three? They have Dave Bush on the hump for game 3….
True confession...
Last night’s loss was all my fault — I failed to make my predictions as I had promised to do. Sorry, guys, I won’t let it happen again.
Tonight’s predictions:
1. Z will bring his A game tonight.
2. Sori will get on base leading off the game.
3. DeRo will have at least one XBH.
4. Soto will visit the bleachers.
5. A Cubs OF will make a great catch.
6. (from out of LF…) The Riot will commit two early errors, but then redeem himself with 2 HRs.
7. Z will pound LBR into the ground, and Lou won’t be able to find him when he needs a PH.
8. Kerry Wood will record a save.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Milwaukee and Philli is final
Philly wins 5-2
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
Just like the Cubs game last night
CC was squeezed by the ump, walked two and then gave up a grand slam. Squeezing a pitcher to make him lose his mind….that’s what Demp and CC went through.
"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.
You're right...
but what has been frustrating this year is the inconsistency with the same umpire during a game. I can understand how each umpire might have a different zone and even different zone from one game to another and good pitchers and hitters alike should adjust to that. What was going on last night with the Cubs and today with CC is how the zone changed from one at bat to the next. It did look like, in both grand slam pitches, that the pitcher was just trying to throw a batting practice strike to finally get a call after not getting close calls that were called strikes in other ABs in the same game or even same inning.
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Oct 2, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano
Is he finally going to wake up and do something?
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions
let's hope.
his bat looked slow last night.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Yeah it did
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
he better...
He has been dormant for over three weeks. time to break out!!
This team really does do a hell of a lot better when Fonzi is ON.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
I'm worried that Sori won't be patient.
And get burned by the nasty hook of Billingsley.
I saw some highlights of him pitching earlier, and (sure it was highlights), but his junk looked pretty wicked.
All he needs is one mistake and he can change a game
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
We may be down
But we are not out
We may be sad
But we havent yet begun to flight
The goal still remains as it has all season
Game 1 was last night
This is tonight…….
FOR THAT I SAY….
GIVE EM HELL AND……
LETS GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that's outstanding.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Actual quote by lady:
“How long have I been doing this, five weeks?”
!!!!!!!!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Probably not, sorry.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
TWSS!
Hey Dan, got the roll call pic handy for 1st pitch thread? If not, I got your back.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I'M WAITING...TICK...TICK...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
my prediction
Edmonds has a big homer that helps the cubs pull this one out
OH MY GOD
WHAT
THE
FUCK
ARE
YOU
DOING
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Hopefully foreshadowing.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Oct 2, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Bad karma man!!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Cue Van Halen
and Jump! (I’m sick of them playing Bon Jovi to start the game)
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
JUMP PEOPLE
(new window)
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
K!!!!
He struck out big, stinky Manny Ramierez!!!
The memo from the Cubs Nation to the Mother Ship was received
wow was they LOUD
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
101 years and counting
Cubs deserve to lose, the Dodgers want to win more. This team doesn’t have the balls to win
This is such an embarassment
I’m 40 years old and this is the worst moment of my Cub fandom. This is worse than 2003. That team put some things together at the end but this team was a force all season long only to roll out this turd. I hate these guys..
Formerly NO100
by jerry morales rules on Oct 2, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
Wow
Funny what happens when the stabilizing force of regular BCBers is gone. I read through some of the posts on here and am frankly disgusted at the spewing foulness. To think that the Brewers fans, though much smaller in numbers, on their blog actually are more upbeat about their chances — and they scraped their way into the playoffs. I’m a realist too, and I understand the daunting task ahead…but damn, we are better than this. I look forward to the warmer weather and huge ballpark at Chavez Ravine. Our rotation is still deeper than theirs going out, and maybe these Cubs will calm down a little, regroup, get those soft hands back in the infield, and forge ahead. Don’t forget their abilities…we all had their backs this season there is still baseball to be played.
The 9th inning
Hopefully this will carry over. They need to stop swinging at the same crap (low and away pitches) and spend tomorrow and Saturday working on groundballs. It would also be nice to see Johnson get some playing time in CF. That guy is a spark plug. If DeRosa is healthy enough, put him in RF and Fontenot at 2nd.
Fuck the Cubs, this is the most pathetic franchise in sports
There is no curse!!! Its just 99 years of huge, failing losers! Dont show up next year Lee, DeRosa or Theriot, especially Theriot, you are horrible
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
THIS IS NOT OVER
Alright, Im sorry but I never EVER intended the Cubs to sweep the playoffs. I always dreamed the Cubs would overcome ever odd and win every series as dramatically as possible. While the odds are against us, I highly advise all of you to go back and read Al’s summaries and remember this is a MAGICAL season. We have Harden and then Lilly over their 4 starter. If we can do that, it goes back to Wrigley. This is not over. Please have faith!
To fans of other teams
I completely respect all fans of other teams, and also like a good baseball debate, but any fans of other teams here talking shit WHAT are you doing? Have some respect
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