Overflow Thread 2: NLDS Game #3, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 10/4, 9:00 CT
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Checking In
"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
by sweetswinger on
Oct 4, 2008 10:32 PM CDT
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I have just returned from the future...
FEAR NOT – the Cubs will be scoring some runs shortly!
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on
Oct 4, 2008 10:33 PM CDT
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Great Scott!
That’s good news, Marty!
"Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural." -- Harry Caray
by Cribbs463 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:39 PM CDT
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NO!
you don’t understand, by bring back that information from the future, you have altered the timeline into one where the Cubs will never score a run again.
Get to the Delorean, we have to go back to 2003 when the Back to the Future reference that led Bartman to go to the 6th game of the NLCS occurred, and restore the proper timeline!
by rrtycoon2 on
Oct 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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So DeLee works the count to 2-1
and he’s sitting dead red. So why did he TAKE the fastball right down the middle on 2-1 and then swing at a ball off the plate for strike 3?
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on
Oct 4, 2008 10:41 PM CDT
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I'm getting physically sick.
In one week, two Badger losses, both to teams I completely and wholly hate, and now 12 outs from yet another playoff sweep.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Oct 4, 2008 10:43 PM CDT
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Wouldn't that be something if the Cubs lose on a shutout
But the way Kuroda is pitching. Looks like Derrek Lowe out there with that sinker and slider.
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:45 PM CDT
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I think Harden's out-pitching him,
but baseball’s a game of luck as much as of skill. Flip three coins, sometimes they’ll all turn up tails.
by Dongfang Hong on
Oct 4, 2008 10:46 PM CDT
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This appears to be
Your father’s Cubs.
"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
by sweetswinger on
Oct 4, 2008 10:45 PM CDT
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Rothschild on the phone
Can Sean Marshall and Bob Howry be far behind. Ugh.
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:46 PM CDT
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Marshall up
Confidence in Harden diminishing rapidly
by JFCubFan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:46 PM CDT
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Harden has battled without his normal velocity
He’s not been himself tonight. Which why does that surprise me given that events of the past several days.
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
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Harden hasn't been
himself his last three outings.
Let's take three...starting today!!
by sue369 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT
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The dude is obviously hurt...
…he hasn’t had his good live fastball for about 5-6 weeks. The guy can be dominating, but it looks like you have another Mark Prior type on your hands that won’t be reliable for any period of time.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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poor Ronnie sounds so depressed already
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
by alabebo on
Oct 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
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Hit & Run coming!
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
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Game
Over
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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It's over.
What a complete waste of a great season.
by kanderber on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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This is
the best Cubs team that I have ever seen. I spent every day following this team one way or another, and I am greatful for every thrilling moment they have gave me this summer. 2008 was a magical season that I won’t soon forget. Win or lose, I am going to sit right here and watch the rest of this season. Who’s with me?
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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I agree this was the best Cubs team in quite a while, if not ever.
Sometimes you drop three games. Shit happens. Bad luck it was when it counted.
by Dongfang Hong on
Oct 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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Isnt part of being the best
delivering when its need the most, ie the post season?
at this rate, the Cubs will the be the NLDS version of the Buffalo Bills
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.
by bren on
Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT
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Depends on your definition, I guess.
I think “best” means “most skilled at baseball and most capable of success” while you might believe “best” to mean “most successful.” Since success in the postseason is largely luck, those aren’t the same.
I would say the 2004 Cards were better than the 2006 Cards, for instance.
by Dongfang Hong on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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well we have the Blackhawks season to look forward to
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
by alabebo on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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Must take Harden out....he's doesn't have any zip right now
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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Yup.
IBB, then Marshall
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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Hasn't had any
zip his last three outings.
Let's take three...starting today!!
by sue369 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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In HD
I thought Soriano was looking at me expecting me to field the ball.
by 08Cubs on
Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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Don't be gay
He was playing that to bounce off the wall and it stayed there by some kind of magic
by cubsfaninatl on
Oct 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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That's the season folk....
for the 2nd year in a row the Cubs bow out 1st
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
by kcjones on
Oct 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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Turn out the lights
The party’s over!!
by PhillyCub on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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It's over
Go Blackhawks.
I guess after tonight I will be rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series.
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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Rays for me.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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+1
beat the white sox and you got my vote
by meancubface on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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It feels so empty
to be with this team since spring training, following their every move, just to lose 3 games to a team that barely won its division.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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TIme to make some changes next year
trade Lee while he’s still got some value, and several teams need 1Bmen
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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Why make any major changes? The 2008 Cubs were/are a great team,
and the postseason is as much about luck as skill.
by Dongfang Hong on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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It ain't that much luck
you have to still do it on the field.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
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The Twins need some right handed power
Lee can DH
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.
by bren on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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The Twins would need plenty of cash, too. They aren't the type to spend $13M on one player.
Rather, they’d throw $4 million at four separate terrible veterans.
by Dongfang Hong on
Oct 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
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Who wants to spend
$13 million on a singles hitter?
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
by mattvegas on
Oct 4, 2008 11:08 PM CDT
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You know what's really sad?
i don’t think we’ll be seeing Milton again until September. I really enjoyed SWL’s humorous variations on the theme, too…
by jdb-44 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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There goes the great Cubs hope - Rich Harden
Now in the hands of our RPs.
by JFCubFan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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Can it go
any gosh darn worse?
Teixeira in 2009.
by airweino on
Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT
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Would you settle for the Dodgers shutting us out?
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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Rich Harden is a long reliever. 5 innings is all he ever has.
by cedarpip on
Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT
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pretty much...
maybe six if we’re lucky
Let's take three...starting today!!
by sue369 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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Soriano waited for that ball to bounce back to him
but it never did.
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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I love Harden
but he continues to need an unnatural amount of rest. No stamina! I know, I know, TWSS!
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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This was known when we got him. We gambled on this. He was damn good in most games.
But it won’t surprise me if Harden and Z both get surgery this off season.
by DudeVf11 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
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Marshall is a mistake here.
What on earth are you saving your big guns for, Lou?!
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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At least....
Harden battled all night long with less than stellar stuff…unlike Dempster…
Teixeira in 2009.
by airweino on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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Thank You
Mike Fontenot and Carlos Zambrano
The only two Cubs that showed up this series. Did I miss anyone?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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and kick an easy dp ball and ground out with a runner on third tonight
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
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I think it's ridiculous to try to tease out anyone who "showed up" in this dismal series
But to omit DeRo b/c he made one of several costly errors in a game where the Cubs didn’t score until it was over anyway is kind of odd
by cocknfire on
Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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DLee is batting over .550
"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 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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I'd add Jim Edmonds
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
by MDBNIU on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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ok, a half hearted yes to Jimmy
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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Well
According to ESPN, we lead the series 2-0!
"Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural." -- Harry Caray
by Cribbs463 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT
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Guess Lou is saving Harden
for the NLCS by taking him out in the 5th inning
by PhillyCub on
Oct 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
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He didn't have it
If he would have left him in and he got shelled more you would have screamed at lou for not taking him out.
by cubsfaninatl on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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It's a joke
I can only laugh watching this.
by PhillyCub on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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Ok sorry
I’m not in a light mood right now
by cubsfaninatl on
Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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I'm not in a good mood either
but what can you do? I either can laugh or get really really bitter.
by PhillyCub on
Oct 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT
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I don't have a problem pulling harden here
But pull him for someone who can throw. This is not marshall time.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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The 2008 NLDS - The James Loney Coming Out Party
Always been highly regarded but never quite put it together. He’s a better version of Mark Grace potentially.
"What pressure should I have on me? There's no pressure on me." -- Lou Piniella (10/3/08)
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It is one thing to acknowledge what he has done.............
but never compare him to gracie!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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The Dodgers are a Good Team
But the Cubs have made them look much better than they are.
"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
by sweetswinger on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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well is Loney going to kill us again?
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
by alabebo on
Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT
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Why should we expect anything different?
Honestly, as Cubs fans, this is life. It’ll never be different.
by Battlinbob on
Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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Good job Marshall
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on
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Either way
Ill be here next year, but id love to see this year last alittle longer.
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
by Rudey on
Oct 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
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Sadly
the same.
My first true season where I really followed the cubs, and I’m already attached for life =\
by cubsfaninatl on
Oct 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT
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Welcome to the club. :)
It’s an okay place, but I get that today sucks. :(
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT
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Well, I'm 15 and I've been a fan since I can remember
just never truely followed them.
by cubsfaninatl on
Oct 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT
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Been following since my dad was watching the game instead of my birth.
Hope I dont die before they finnaly win the big one :(
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
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agreed
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on
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Come on, one big f*cking inning!
That’s all we need! We’ve had so many this year… we’re far overdue for one. Why can’t we just put up a 4 or 5 spot?!
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Oct 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
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now any f'ing way we could possibly put some runs on the board...pleeez!
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
by alabebo on
Oct 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT
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What suck is
that next season is immaterial. I can’t even imagine caring about anything in the reg season. If we start out 50-0 it’s …so what. Show me in the playoffs
by Battlinbob on
Oct 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT
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Ok quick poll
who damaged any property during this series?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
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not yet.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
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During the Bears Miami game in the 84 season I threw a full bottle of beer at my roommates TV and nailed it.
no damage done—Frickin’ Nat Moore.
by DudeVf11 on
Oct 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT
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In the 84 season I hit my mother's dog with the TV remote during the redskins game.
I wasn’t allowed to watch sports at home for several years.
by DudeVf11 on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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During the Utah Utes final four run
I broke a finger during the final game against Kentucky when we gave up a double digit lead. But I haven’t broken anything today.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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Oh yeah, I am much calmer now. i don't get mad anymore.
by DudeVf11 on
Oct 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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I'm plenty mad
But I have a cold/flu that is ridiculous bad, so I don’t really have the energy to break stuff.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT
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why are so many people on this blog so casual about accepting failure? this is bullshit. unacceptable.
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not casual
just resigned to the gutlessness.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
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You need to ask that question...
…to the 97 win team that didn’t show up for the playoffs.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
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You can raise your blood pressure if you like.
I don’t think it’ll make the TV show anything different.
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I'm not resigned to anything
I’m here for the duration regardless. But I can’t help but see that there is very little energy there.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
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Many years?
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
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Ask the players and coaches
Then again, They haven’t really played well since clinching the divison. Why did everyone think they could turn it on for the playoffs?
by PhillyCub on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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They didn't really have a chance to play since clinching the division
It makes me wonder if this whole resting your starters thing is a good idea.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
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Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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Tell me what the hell
you or any of us can do about it. Jesus think once in a while.
Let's take three...starting today!!
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Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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We need Bill Murray
to come in and give a pep-talk… like he did in Stripes hours before graduation from basic…
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Right about now I think he could hit better than Soriano
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
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We don't need Bill Murray
We need Sgt Hulka and his Big Toe to come in and whip these Cubs into ballplayers!
Come ON guys! Let’s get some runs!
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
by Picky on
Oct 4, 2008 11:10 PM CDT
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Galls me
that even the Suds are in a better position at the moment than the Cubs.
"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
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Well...
If the score stays the sameway at least the Cubs won’t have to pay overtime to the clubhouse attendents to clean up the visitors locker room this time around. Maybe they can put some of that money away for a new shortstop/real leadoff hitter next year…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
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Oct 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT
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Won't help to have a real leadoff hitter
if Soriano continues to demand to hit first and Piniella puts him there.
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Where does it say
he demands to hit first?
Let's take three...starting today!!
by sue369 on
Oct 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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He goes into a funk if he's placed anywhere else
There’s no sound-baseball reason for him to hit leadoff. We all know that. You want an OBP guy batting first. All those HRs are great but when the bases are empty it’s not making the best use of that asset.
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He goes into funks all the time.
He’s streaky. It’s Lou’s fault for not having it in him to ride out one of those funks, not Soriano’s fault for being streaky.
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I don't really think we have enough of a sample size to suggest that he can't do it
They tried last year and gave up because the whole team was struggling when they tried it.
The fact that they were after BROB tells you that they don’t really want him there…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
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THEY NEED TO SCORE NOW
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
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This series was lost when Pinella started Fuckodome in the 2 hole in the 1st game
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if it is anyones fault it isn't lou's
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Oct 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT
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I guess Dempster's not to blame
a little simplistic, don’t you think?
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by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT
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Had nothing to do with losing 2 in a row?
Funny.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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You're ridiculous
This is way bigger than Dome or Demp or Z or DeRo/Lee/Rami/errors. This is obviously a team that is not mentally prepared for the playoffs. Why? Not sure.
My guess is they are rusty and playing under a lot of pressure…generally someone needs to step up and make something happen in that instance. Hasn’t happened yet. Hence where we are.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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We lost games in the regular season.
Did it mean we weren’t mentally prepared for those?
In the playoffs, normally two good teams face off, and one of them wins. It’s a coin flip either way.
by cwyers on
Oct 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT
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+1
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on
Oct 4, 2008 11:04 PM CDT
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do you honestly think we would have won 97 games playing this way?
I don’t.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:05 PM CDT
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The Cubs had bad stretches during the season.
A short losing streak – 3, 5, 10 games – doesn’t tell you a whole lot about a team. We played horribly in the first series against the Brewers. Were we not mentally prepared for the season? Or was it just chance?
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Oct 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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Honestly? I don't know.
But I don’t think this is a crap shoot. The way they ALL are playing right now is not the way a 97 win team plays. Demp walked WAY too many, the errors game two were ridiculous and this is like Wha???? Are you listening to Pat and Ron? They are trying to keep themselves from conceding defeat as well. I think that mental preparedness is a better arg than “crap shoot” particularly when I see people like Lee and Rami making errors. But that’s just me.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT
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Again, I have no desire to listen to Ron Santo unless the game situation...
…improves tremendously.
by cwyers on
Oct 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT
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How old are you 10?
Let's take three...starting today!!
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Oct 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT
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I feel like that Chevy Chase movie
when they have gone through so much hell then finally got to Wally World and was extremely happy. Then they found out that it was closed..
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Oct 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT
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Good analogy.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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don't punch marty moose!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
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"We buy his toys, watch his cartoons" THEY OWE US!
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by Chanman25 on
Oct 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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There is hope, folks.
His name is Chan Ho Park.
by cwyers on
Oct 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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Well, we won't have to hear next year about "100 years"
It’ll be 101, at this point
I’m sorry. I’m really trying to have some hope, but it’s failing me
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Oct 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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Not sure which is more of a joke
SNL or the 2008 post-season Cubs
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Why people still watch that show is beyond me...
SNL that is, not the Cubs.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on
Oct 4, 2008 11:06 PM CDT
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I haven't watched it in at least 8 years
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
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Oct 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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This is an odd question being the last game of the year, but
who is the Cubs hitting coach?
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by graceunderpressure on
Oct 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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Gerald Perry
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by BigJohnAZ on
Oct 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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that is what I thought, do you think his job is toast
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by graceunderpressure on
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Depends on how management views this post season
We scored tons of runs during the year, the playoffs nothing to speak of. At a certain point, it’s all on the hitters. They have proven they can hit, they just haven proven they can hit in the playoffs.
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I know, and I hate blaming coaches, but the approaches at the plate are embarrassing!
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This is the time of the year that seperates the winners from the wannabe's
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by BigJohnAZ on
Oct 4, 2008 11:08 PM CDT
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If you think...
…the coaches are telling them how to approach these pitchers, you are sadly mistaken. They can tell them all they want, but the player has to execute it.
This team did not show up for the playoffs (for 2 straight years) for whatever reason, and that should be a huge concern to both Hendry and Piniella.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
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Oct 4, 2008 11:15 PM CDT
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honestly
When at the convention and he spoke I felt like I was listening to such obvious BS and crap I couldnt believe he could coach anything in the MLB.
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Oct 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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My dog is asleep.
I need a hug.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on
Oct 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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I might here in a few.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on
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Mine is wearing her
Cubs collar… and looking so sad
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I like this dog...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on
Oct 4, 2008 11:11 PM CDT
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I don't drink.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on
Oct 4, 2008 11:04 PM CDT
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and your a Cubs fan...
I don’t understand…
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Typical Ramirez.....nothing
even the announcers are making fun of our batting selection
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Oh please.
He’s not that good. They just stepped it up in October. We stepped it down.
You all know this team, if it had played this way for the season wouldn’t have been here, right?
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
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Kuroda = Bob Gibson
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on
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Im passed the point of being mad,
A mixture of fading hope/depression/thoughts of next year and 300+ hours of REGULAR SEASON DOMINTATION!!!
LOL ugh :(
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
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At least ill have that hope
next year, during the regular season. We are a Deep baseball team built for the regular season….
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
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So how do we go about fixing it for next year?
We need a power bat in right-then shift Fuki to center and bat him 8th.
I’d love to pick up a genuine lead-off hitter ( iknow it’s easier said than done)-that could have a ripple effect on the rest of the order (causing Lou to have to move Soriano and Lee)
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Furcal
If you think he is healthy and can healthy…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on
Oct 4, 2008 11:04 PM CDT
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I'd love to take a flyer on Furcal
I know his health could be an issue but his upside is that he’s a REAL lead-off man
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it is obvious that the players we have are good players. But they are not "winning' balplayers.
Built for the regular season. Harden. Lee. Ramirez. soriano.They should all go.
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Yes, because that's a rational course of action
Anyone would take Sori’s contract. There’s not going to be a costly market for 1b next year. And we don’t really need the most clutch player in the lineup.
That’d work
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Oct 4, 2008 11:06 PM CDT
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clutch player? where? seen one lately?
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He was during the season
Listen, I know it doesn’t mean much if you don’t perform in the postseason. But if you don’t have players that can win in the season, it doesn’t mean a hell of a lot either. If you’re going to go ahead and call for all those players’ heads, give me names. And with a reasonable payroll.
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Oct 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT
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They're certainly not play-off type guys
What this team sorely lack is a guy who can put the team on his back and carry them through a bad spell-we don’t have anyone like that and it really shows now
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I just never would've thought this.
I, along with all of you, had such high aspirations this year. Not one part of me thought that the Cubs would get swept.
by kanderber on
Oct 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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Well I'm going to bed
Im gonna watch the game til the end however, good luck to the cubs, and good night
by cubsfaninatl on
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That's it.
I’m going to root for whoever plays the Dodgers after this, even if it’s the Brewers.
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cwyers,
in cased you didnt see in the last thread,
i signed off the subject and pologized for calling u a snarky jerk
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on
Oct 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT
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Don't worry about it.
I’m sure all of us are about ready to run through a brick wall right now.
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i am a calm, christian man...
but i would punch a kitten right now, lol
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on
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Hey preacher do you think God cares at all about baseball, will praying do any good at all?
Fat , drunk , and ,stupid is no way to go through life son.
by alabebo on
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At least Dusty would be happy with that half inning--totally unclogged bases.
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dusty's post season record with cubs was better than Lou's 0-5 1/2
not that i would want anyone other than Lou in there
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Pull some starters!
I’m not kidding. Put Reed Johnson in, Cedeno, who cares.
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by Canadian Cubs Fan on
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How does pulling your starters make you a better team?
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on
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Bench guys might show some spark
Soriano, Lee look lifeless!
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They looked pissed off to me
Funny how scoring zero runs always makes you look flat.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
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I really don't get the talk about Lee looking lifeless.
If he hit like he has in this series all season he’d have the greatest hitting season in the history of baseball, wouldn’t he?
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it's a risky move
but what the hell at this point?
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
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If they didn't break out hearts, they wouldn't be the Cubs
I’ll still be back next year living and dying with every game
by bluekoolaide on
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meh, I came into this season with such HIGH hopes of a WS
hell I was pumped even after GAME 1 of the season. Then they had the magical season. Now they perform like shit in the playoffs. This is so much worse than 03 and 07, at least we went into those seasons with little expectations. This one hurts….alot…..
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I hate this team
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis
by Reed's Johnson on
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I love this team
but hate how they are playing
by JFCubFan on
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its so difficult because there is nothing else you can do to be better prepared for the post season
this series has just reminded me SO much of old cubs baseball
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Confession...
I actually flipped to SNL like 20 minutes ago
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Go Penguins!
its hockey season now baby
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.
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Major Changes needed… it is clear you need one thing to win a divsion, but something different to win in the playoffs
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis
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i am ready to vote Fuku and Lee off the island
not that we can with their contracts, and i am the biggest Theriot fan, but you have to look at upgrading
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I can't believe you just wrote that.
"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.
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well, you're a Theriot fan...
and Lee has been hitting .550 in the series….so he’s not flailing
and we should wait a while to see about Fuku before we kick him off the island.
"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.
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well i am fan, but the 2nd half of the season he couldn't buy a clutch hit
and has he had clutch hits in this series…that double was nice, but 2 out….
by Zakh on
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Dome needs some work
But voting Lee off is crazy talk.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on
Oct 4, 2008 11:10 PM CDT
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he started out the season awesome, but he has way to many holes in his swing. he is a great guy, but
great guys dont win you games,
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have you been watching this series?
He had an error.
He’s one of the few guys who HIT in October.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
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Major changes?
Ugh.
I don’t even have the emotional energy to go there.
Channel your inner-Ted Lilly!
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One good thing from this disaster
Ist team meeting in Spring Training. Lou approaches Soriano and says, “I’ll hit you in the order wherever the f*@k I want to, Thank You!”
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QFT!
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis
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what does that mean?
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Amen, brother!!!
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Doubt it
he doesnt seem to have the cajones to upset Soriano or Lee
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.
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TRADE LEE SIGN TEXIERA
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis
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So would Lou...
…but I don’t see it happening with the sale issue.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
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IIRC, living in ATL, he sucked at the beginning of the season
I know, beggars can’t be choosers, but I’d just as soon look somewhere else if we’re going to trade Lee. We’ve got a 1b who can be a good hitter for a few months at a time.
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anyone think orton can lead the bears to a superbowl??
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sure what the hell
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
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Yeah, if he buys them all tickets..:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
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As an aside
Torre has completely dominated Piniella in the playoffs in their careers.
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Reason number 500 that I wish we would have beaten the brewers...
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008