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"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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

same here

except for two hawkeye losses

Its a funny story actually.

by Wad on Oct 4, 2008 10:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

I’m just waiting to see how the Bears and the Packers fuck things up tomorrow

by hmlee on Oct 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

lucky thread?

cubs = love

by cubs ftw on Oct 4, 2008 10:45 PM CDT   0 recs

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   0 recs

Dempster

According to that guy that I have to listen to during the game

Its a funny story actually.

by Wad on Oct 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Marshall up

Confidence in Harden diminishing rapidly

by JFCubFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:46 PM CDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

BYE!!!!!

Let's take three...starting today!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It's over.

What a complete waste of a great season.

by kanderber on Oct 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

+ a lot.

I’m here.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Oct 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

Turn out the lights

The party’s over!!

by PhillyCub on Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

ditto

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 to parent up   0 recs

+1

beat the white sox and you got my vote

by meancubface on Oct 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Please

Mark Cuban Save Us!

by meancubface on Oct 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT   0 recs

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   0 recs

Can it go

any gosh darn worse?

Teixeira in 2009.

by airweino on Oct 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

pretty much...

maybe six if we’re lucky

Let's take three...starting today!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

Right-On.

The manager had better had planned to go to his pen in the 4th or 5th with harden starting unless he just came out blowing everyone away and he didn’t.

by DudeVf11 on Oct 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs