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This time, for sure!

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good game so far

Dempster settled in now

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy Cow!!!!!

“That’s one of the best catches I have ever SEEN!!” – Len.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That catch was AMAZING

WTG Johnson!!! Kudos

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that catch...

was amazing..

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!!

...Web Gem of the Year….hands down.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

463

are you kidding me, Dome obp is unreal. I guess he is the real deal.

Careful Son, They will break your heart. And then stomp on it. But I will be a Cubs fans until I die. Its your fault Harry!!!

by deployedcubfan on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kinda OT:

I hope someone snagged one of those “Let Teddy Win!” signs from the President’s mascot race for our Ted.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit!!!

That was an amazing catch by Reed.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

poop*

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was worth

saying the big one.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

I used it to

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now I'll have to

stay up for Sports Center to see where it is the Top Ten Plays of the day.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

anything but 1 is disgracefull

unless someone jumps into the stands entirely and robs a home run and manages to throw a runner out at home on the same play

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Onedec!!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amazing catch

That goes up there with Fuld’s catch. Maybe even better.

They call me MISTER Fukudome!

by brokenland on Apr 25, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that could be web gem of the year

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no kidding

i hope they put the video on gameday

by bikemonkey on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That will make every highlight reel in the country.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

basically

long ball to deep center field, johnson stretches out and catches the ball beautifully and slides his head into the fence

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hope the wall..

is padded..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

reed on his horse towards the LCF wall, running full speed

...catches the ball in the upper web of his glove smashes into the wall.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, what a great catch, amazing, best I've ever seen, gosh, that was great, wonderful, terrific

PLEASE SHOW IT! Jeez! I was in the other room and missed it and it’s driving me crazy how they’re talking about how wonderful it is but NOT SHOWING THE REPLAY. Wake up, Comcast Sports Net!

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure they will show

it again yet tonight. Just keep watching.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It will make highlight reels for decades.

Just fib to your kids and pretend you saw it live, you’ll see it so much you’ll eventually be able to describe it perfectly.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pat and Ron both..

said you’ll never see a better catch….wow…can’t wait to see it..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Put a helmet on Reed while he's out there in center.

Could have broken his skull on that catch.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's what I initially thought

When he was sliding I was like “Oh nooo” and then he got up and I was like “OMGYES!!!”

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you

see the bill of his hat? And Kerry Wood in the pen watching it happen right in front of him…priceless.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah!

I noticed that too. And yes, Wood and the rest of the bullpen were priceless!

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, my heart was in my throat for second there.

I think he tucked his head a split second before impact. Caught the brunt on his shoulders.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tuck and... brace yourself?

n/t

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds about right.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

had to log on and say...

that catch was:

re.donk’u.lous adj.
1. significantly more absurd than ridiculous to an almost impossible extreme; without possibility of serious consideration.

I haz show: http://hotbeans.wordpress.com

by digitalbenjamin on Apr 25, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Won't see that often...

error on D-Lee..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ruh-Roh

C’mon Demp.

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by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone up..

in the b’pen for us?

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't believe so.

At least, L&B have not mentioned it, nor have we seen anyone out of their chairs.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

johnson's catch.

for those of you who are following on gameday, they just added the video of johnson’s catch.

by bikemonkey on Apr 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

also....BBTN is at 11pm CST on ESPN 2 tonight...

...curious as to what coverage that catch will get.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have

to catch that too. Thanks!

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was one

heck of a catch. It really really went all out for it.

by tigerhawk61 on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK.

Now Lieber?

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

DP!!

Man on third

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

SWEET!

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

my kingdom

for a strikeout

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Apr 25, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

aww man

comon!

Ramlee Zamfukusoridero

by hiphopgamer26 on Apr 25, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Shit

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

there ya go

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

one could say so..

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm stuck on delay

through .mlb.tv

you scare me!!! damnit, just now see it. :(

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Apr 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DOUBLE CRAP!!!

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what happened?

gameday is really slow today…

by mrbubs on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

BAse hit to right, scores the runner from third.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

3-2 on a single

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guzman scored

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

I’m sure this has been mentioned before, but Estrada is enormous.

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Feces

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ty Cobb

would be proud.

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe we should...

get rid of that Lee guy at first…cost us a run…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Was Lee given an error?

Coulda sworn that graphic said 5 hits and no errors.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Len said it was an unearned run.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, he was

Nevermind.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

johnson almost with a hit

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That catch was lame.

Reed Johnson would have, like, done a cartwheel and caught that with his hat.

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ANd on his way to catch the ball

he would have found a cure for cancer.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed

what the hell was he thinknig out there

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rally Killer...

Un-Scrappy…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

EMBARASSING

Losing to the worst team in the league….

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we aren't playing the cardinals..

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was ball four

Theriot had the right idea. If that was a strike, or anywhere near the plate, Lee would have put the bat on it. He was staying out of the double play. Horrible call behind the plate. Umpire was blinded by the fact the catcher stood up to throw to second.

by louslovechild on Apr 25, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed...

hella throw too…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GOTTA HAVE THAT SPEED AT THE TOP OF THE ORDER!

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Scrappy-Do

caught 5 times stealing already…..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Demp s t r e c h e s out to grab Lee's toss

2 out.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

need a couple runs now

pretty soon the cubs will realize they are playing the nationals

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Demp grinding it out like an ACE. Now let’s score some runs!

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good start...

single for A-Ram..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oky-Doky

get im over, get im in

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

DeRosa

needs a day off.

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Base Hit!!

First and second NO OUTS.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dome

singles…first and second no out…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The most fundamentally sound......

baseball player in MLB

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

kosuke's ground rule double

i’m just following on gameday and they just posted the video of it. I didn’t realize a-ram would have scored if it didn’t bounce off the stands. that sucks.

by bikemonkey on Apr 25, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

For your pleasure...

Here’s the Johnson catch!

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

dero.

i love how derosa just stands there and looks at kerry wood. i don’t even think they were saying anything, they were just in awe.

by bikemonkey on Apr 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks!!!!!

my work comp does not allow streaming

by xene on Apr 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're welcome!

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pinch runner maybe...

?

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Perfect bunt

Dero can play baseball.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

About to lose my Dish feed.

Getting hammered by wicked storm. Any play by play would be appreciated.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

bases loaded for cedeno

hmm….....let’s see if he repeats..

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

IBB

bases juiced…one out for Onedec

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I Feel......

like we should be winning and it’s time to bust this game open!!

by tahazen on Apr 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

IBB to Geo

...thier loaded for D Ward (hitting for Cedano)

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I had

that same feeling last night, right around this time

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm ready for the Magic

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Apr 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WARD

into ph…nats changing pitchers…lefty vs lefty..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

why take out cedeno?

help me out with the logic here- i know DWard was amazing for us last year, but isn’t cedeno doing incredibly right now?

by mrbubs on Apr 25, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

More to the point...

...why put Ward in whien it’s automatic that they’ll put in the lefty? Ward against lefties last season: .250/.400/.375

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"His organ donor card lists his beard."

LOL

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Curious move.

with Cedeno hitting so well. I guess we’ll see how it plays out.

by DrunkenSuperman on Apr 25, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

O'conner...

in to pitch…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that is a strange play I think. I guess we bring in Murton and make them take the LOOGY out, with DeRo moving to second? That sounds good I guess, at first I thought it meant a fontenot PH for demp.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good call...

n/t

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OH no....

Ginger in for Ward…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Big Murt with the bases loaded

here we go

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm

i like cedeno cause he has speed to beat out a groundball double play

by tahazen on Apr 25, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

too bad

we don’t have any switch hitters on the bench.

by bikemonkey on Apr 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate the double PH. Terrible. But make it work MURT!

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Walk

would be good here…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3-0!

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3and0

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like our odds

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thie clown cant find it...

....heads up ginger.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that would be useful, although you’d have to think for a decent switch hitter to be a bench player, they’d pretty much have to be Ward-level in the field or worse.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

TIED!

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

tie game!

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Ball 4 tie game…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Waaaaaaaalk

to tie ze game!

Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg

by bluebythebook on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hank White

is your pinch “hitter”...

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kind of

anticlimactic, but we’ll take it

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by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

haha definately

but I’d take a blanco hr here..

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

burned

our two best hitters off the bench on that. glad it atleast payed off

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Love it...

Clog those bases boys…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thats cubs-nats games for yah

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

NEW PITCHER

IN: 52 Saul Rivera RHP

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

NEW PINCH-"HITTER"

IN: 17 Mike Fontenot PH
OUT: 24 Henry Blanco PH

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no chance for another walk here since Fonty doesnt walk

...not one BB this year

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no batters left? sept pie

meh

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Lou is putting every batter hes’ got out there this inning

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by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Len or BB just said that with the Nats bullpen,

this is in the Cubs favor

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by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DOUBLE DOUBLE PH
lou, the brewers/cards game was NOT a good example of how to use bench players.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Fontenot

strikes out. Brilliant!

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by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

strike out

shit, well we have reed now..

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i would have gone with the classic "son of a bitch" there

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's all I

could get out. Too pissed.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Font..

NOt…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, should have gone with Z there, speaking of a switch hitter on the bench.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

still think

pie would have been better in that spot, he’s been making contact with the ball

by tahazen on Apr 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

There is no justice in the baseball world.

Johnson grounds out 6-3.

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

damnit damnit damnit

the bench is NOW depleted

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ron's

not happy

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Horrible Execution

Can’t be leaving the bases loaded

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

noo

that never happens to us…....bases loaded is almost a kiss of death

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

not this inning...

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that was a failure

in hindsight Lou should have kept Cedeno in, that started a domino effect, but atleast we tied it

by tahazen on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Lou overplayed that one...

...but then again he knows a little more than I do.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lou

Pulled a LaRussa there…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lou definitely overplayed that. Bad.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ugh....

c’mon carlos!!

by mrbubs on Apr 25, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

at least...

...we have the heart of the order in the 9th, but jeez if we go extras, I’m not liking the fact we have to rely on Marquis and Z to pinch hit (after Felix)

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Who is this reliever we brought in? New guy from the minors? I have never seen him pitch before! At least not in the past day or so.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

:)

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

White Castle!

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm Hungry

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't Understand

why PHers don’t choke up on the bat and just try to meet the ball – after all they’re supposed to make contact first and foremost.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I do not know why you said White Castle, but I probably should go there in a little bit.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Slider, get it?

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

fontenot

Des Moines is calling….....

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Get on the bus, kid.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

damnit and fontenot lets that go by

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

E-4

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHH
and i was just going to make fun of the awful “fontenot as a defensive sub” portion of that mess. and he had to go and prove me right.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He wants to be

an iowegan

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps Sue could provide an answer??

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no one would

lucky he doesnt have a choice

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahem.....

nothing wrong with that.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmmm......

Is Fontenot really better than Patterson??

Could someone with more baseball knowledge than me please explain??

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Good explanation, thanks.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

E-Patt wasn't on the DL at the end of spring training.

I dunno. Fontenot had a good month? Lou doesn’t want to break up the LSU double play combo? Beats me.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

marmol about to implode

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by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Marmol

12 pitches 7 balls 5 strikes

by JFCubFan on Apr 25, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Carlos...

....take a deep breath, dude….

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

is this game

a lot like last night. or is it just me?

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now....

.....get this hot dog Milledge out

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm nervous...

like a long haired cat in a room full of rocking chairs….

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cbs

showed 2 strikes on those 4 pitches

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

shit .......I mean that was close

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Whew!

Drama. Don’t need it.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

whew......

ground out to third…inning over…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice!

Now let’s get about 5 this inning!!!!

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That would be..

Sooooo sweet..

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll buy

drinks if they do that. ;-)

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm there...

:)

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll drive to Iowa for that!!

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might calm me down...

Love/hate these nailbiters….

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aaron Boone

is a fossil

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i actually was surprised to see aaron boone was still a living person

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hes a nice guy

got an autograph from him when i was about 7

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Scrappy is out.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

took away error on Fonty...

too f’ng kind…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this is starting to become one shitty game

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright Aram

Crank one and we all go out and get toasted.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn...

thought he had one there…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

gameday needs a different color ball for Outs and Runs/Hits, I get excited when i click back and see that blue ball, which i guess is the only time i like blue balls.

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LMAO

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can someone tell me why in the sam hell...

...Murton is back on the bench, DeRosa’s still in left, and Fontenot is playing the field? Because I don’t get it.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

From your keyboard to Lou's ears.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

DeRo’s a better LF than Murton (with a much better arm) and a much better 2B than Fontenot. As versatile as he is, the one thing he can’t do is play two positions at the same time.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

However...

I would say second base is a more important defensive position than left field.

This way the pitcher’s spot comes up one place earlier as well.

I wonder who the emergency catcher is now that Blanco is out.

by aldimond on Apr 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pie's the only player left...

...so you tell me. DeRosa, probably. Maybe Theriot. Or Johnson. Murton has the most catching experience besides our actual catcher, but apparently Lou thinks Murton is the right-handed Daryle Ward.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well it's moot now

But I would LMAO at Big Z going out behind the plate.

(Obviously there are good reasons not to have your best pitcher go in as a catcher… I wonder if Wuertz or Howry can catch…)

by aldimond on Apr 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DeRo was Bobby Cox's emergency catcher,

but that was one torn ACL ago.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DeRo

I believe…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm out

getting up early to head toward DC for tomorrow

better be good weather and a good game

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good luck

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Apr 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well the weather is looking pretty bad

but hey…who knows~

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bring them

luck tomorrow.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well shit

i better after that pathetic hr

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it my imagination

or are none of the Cubs hitting a lick on the road so far this year? We’ve played great at Wrigley, but not as well on the road.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Apr 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

speaking of gameday,

they need to stop making outs look like home runs. I keep getting all excited…

by mrbubs on Apr 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

bad start...

for Howry…lead off single…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no bueno

whens the last time we turned a DP?

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Couple innings ago IIRC

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

shit...

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What

A joke

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bye bye.

“He went oppo”? Where is Len getting all this tonight?

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was totes inappropes!

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He even said "eschewed."

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

THat Sucked.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

HOWRY COW!

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No kidding. Yuck.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

An

absolute fucking joke

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

will nieves?

....first ML HR?

Ugly.

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Howry...

....has just been awful so far this year…..jeez

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

too many wasted opptys....

too many men LOB…

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll trade you...

a Fontenot for a Nieves.

Dan

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

by dtpollitt on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yet ANOTHER Patented Howry Disaster

So…why did Lou replace Marmol?

by JFCubFan on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Marmol...

...didn’t pitch well tonight either

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because he doesn't want

Marmol’s arm to fall off by July?

One of those games, folks. Oh, well.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cuz Marmol's arm is gonna pull a Wood

if they use him this often. Soto had the glove down and in, and Howry threw it up and over. Bad pitch. Happens everybody. It happens.

by louslovechild on Apr 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

awwwww man...

that stung…and Demp deserved better…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I head that..

such is baseball….

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

at the very least this should cool some of the WS talk around here.

need to get the next two now.

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Howry gives up a HR to a CAREER .180 HITTER!

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I'm sure that this was the season...

...that a 30-year-old backup catcher has put it all together and become good at hitting baseballs.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Were you watching the game?

Didn’t look to me like that ball was anywhere near going out. Maybe a bloop hit.

The sun’s coming up tomorrow, last I heard.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, actually, I'm at work.

But I don’t see the point of brining up Nieves’ .317 batting average; given his career it seems entirely irrelevant.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's relevant if he's hitting well now

If Pie homers to win a game, does his weak career batting average matter?

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I trust you understand the difference...

...between a 23-year-old with less than 250 career plate appearances and a 30-year-old backup catcher.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Game, set, and match!!

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, yeah.

I just think that trying to judge a 30-year-old player off of 21-plate-appearances can be misleading. I’m sorry that this offends you.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed completely with this statement

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

W Nieves

In 63 major league games over four seasons with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, Nieves is hitting .161 with 11 RBI. He could be cut as soon as Lo Duca is healthy

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

missed your in game posts when the Cubs were on fire...

...crept back in now. Hmmmm

Felix Pie must play everyday!

by JB 23 on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

AWFUL

Cubs need to take a long look in the mirror after this one.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

True

Too many wasted opportunities

by JFCubFan on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love

when your team goes out there and looks like they dont give a shit and then lose to the worst team in the league

way2go

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not counting Johnson

of course

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you out of your mind?

Don’t give a shit? The chips didnt fall the way they have 15 other times this year. We will get back at them tomorrow. Maybe the fact that we have been in three cities, in three times zones, in three days may have something to do with the bats going a little cold. Not giving a shit is way off.

by louslovechild on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we

can just say they were tired, always a good out

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We'll get

them tomorrow and Sunday.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

hope your right, I was chosing between going to this game or tomorrow. So far, I am glad I picked tomororow AND its suppose to rain

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it will

move over quickly before the game.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

hopefully or maybe hold off.

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you there Sue...

2 outa 3 ain’t bad…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

chill out everyone, we were running WAY hot coming into this game…it couldn’t last.
although the dumb PH/sub usage didn’t help

by Canseco's Roid Party on Apr 25, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Seen A Lot

of long losing streaks start this way….

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

With a loss?

True. That is how most losing streaks start.

by Kansas25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, Genius

With stupid games like this, that the Cubs should’ve won but didn’t because of squandered oppotunities.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're right.

We should go 162-0. Period.

by Kansas25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not particularly...

In losses, there will ALWAYS be squandered opportunities.

by Kansas25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

anything worse is unacceptable

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Froemming

Maybe you don’t care, but pardon the rest of us who do.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You seem to

be one of a few in here over reacting. Settle down. It’s one damn game.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I care

But if I got this wound up after every loss, I wouldn’t bother watching baseball, because it wouldn’t be any fun.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of wound up...

Pot, calling Kettle.

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Apr 25, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everyday

I just remember a time when nut jobs, who think a loss in April will cause a tail-spin to occur, were the exception to visitors on this site, not the norm.

by louslovechild on Apr 25, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

most of this is on

LOU! 4 batters in 2 at bats?! why pinch hit for the on-fire ronny cedeno, who has been nothing but clutch lately?!!!!! FONTENOT – i would rather have his doppleganger mickey morandini, and i HATED mickey morandini.

and then howry…STUNNING. i am sorry – the loss is no big deal we are fine but the INEPTITUDE of that 8th inning all that sh1t for ONE RUN terrible terrible moves F THAT SHIZ

Soriano a lo profuuundo-NO-NO-NO-NO! (Spanish for "Soriano hits a home run!)

by CubbyBlues on Apr 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

take it EASY there, t1ger!! BREATHE! take a DEEP breath!!!!!

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

On Lou?

I didn’t like how quickly he burned through the bench… but it turned out not to matter. He got two left-right matchups in a critical situation, and in the end the short bench wasn’t the difference in the game.

He probably figured getting the matchups he wanted for those two hitters was likely to have a bigger impact on the game than having a short bench would. It’s hard to know the numbers on that, but I wouldn’t be surprised if, doing the math, using four batters there wasn’t a bad move in itself. What I might have done differently: burn Fonty or Pie instead of Ward to get Murton up (Lou used Pie this way in a game when Pie was really struggling, and I think if I were the opposing manager I would have just let Pie face the righty, but he ended up playing along), and then used Ward straight-up against their lefty, who sounded on the radio like he couldn’t throw a strike to save his life.

by aldimond on Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point...

Ward is our stud pinch hitter…..If he’s announced, he hits if it’s up to me. He knows how to take a walk too….

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good lord

am I in a daycare center? temper tantrums

by bheidge on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey hey

just lettin a little out – maybe i wasn’t clear enough – we are fine, lou’s been great this year, teams been great. sorry it maybe came off too strong, but i can take a loss and i trust these guys

Soriano a lo profuuundo-NO-NO-NO-NO! (Spanish for "Soriano hits a home run!)

by CubbyBlues on Apr 25, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fukudome

Along with good plate discipline, he needs to impart a sense of shame and disappointment unto his teammates when they lose like this.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that was

one point in my above rant and i got roasted – but the other point was that we GOT this year even if we hit a few tiny bumps

Soriano a lo profuuundo-NO-NO-NO-NO! (Spanish for "Soriano hits a home run!)

by CubbyBlues on Apr 25, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Howry

The ballclub has stopped hitting, and when you’re not hitting it puts a lot of pressure on the pitchers.

Putting in Howry with a game on the line is equivalent to taking out all your starters in a basketball game, you have thrown in the towel. The guy is simply a mop up pitcher at best.
And yet, Lou stubbornly continues to put him in games like this. I guess he doesn’t mind losing these kind of games.

by Mr W on Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nothing is wrong tonight, except for one thing

the hitting was just bad. The one problem is Howry. He always starts off slow but he shouldn’t be put into these situations if he has been struggling..

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nieves......

hits a pitch that:
1) eye level
2) more than 6 inches off the plate
Unbelieveable…...

Kearns was hitting .192 going into that at bat….FYI

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this game

is very random – breaks, flukes, whatever. this team, i think, knows how to win and will get after it big time tomorrow

Soriano a lo profuuundo-NO-NO-NO-NO! (Spanish for "Soriano hits a home run!)

by CubbyBlues on Apr 25, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

1999

Cubs get off to a 32-23 start going into June…they lose a Friday game to the White Sox…it’s OK, only one game…they get swept…it’s OK, just one series…next thing you know they go 20-50…and I suppose that’s OK?

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Then you should follow some other team

or maybe not watch baseball at all. Good heavens, I thought a few victories would thin out the ledge jumpers, but not all of them, it appears.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good teams...

don’t lose. They just don’t. A bad team in 1999 once lost a game on a Friday. They ended up being bad.

by Kansas25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe another reason could be.....

Our “stud” shortstop’s groin ripped off the bone, Wood, Prior, and a host of others were hurt or sucked. We are fine. We are playing good enough to win every ball game. Nieves of the world happen.

by louslovechild on Apr 25, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good God.

Do us all a favor and go to bed. You are just ridiculous.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even with tettible hitting Lou made some terrible decisions.

Fontenot and Howry?
Do you wanna lose?

My 08 Cubs record 4-0
Updated April 19th

by Rudey on Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Fontenot and Howry

Fontenot is ok, but I have never had confidence in Howry, even when he was pitching relatively well a couple of years ago, he gives up way too many home runs, especially in crucial situations.

Howry needs to be used strictly in mop up until:

1) He gets over his “slow start.”
2) They can get someone else to take his place.

by Mr W on Apr 25, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad ballgame against brutal ballclub

Bob Howry is human batting practice this April. Brutal.

Mike Fontenot is even less useful than Matt Murton. He’s a butcher around 2nd base. Please for the love of God ship him back to Triple A tomorrow.

Carlos Marmol? His arm is going to fall off by June 1st at this rate.

Ryan Dempster? Again, a heckuva performance on a night when his stuff was less than good.

by MDBNIU on Apr 25, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed with all statements

Howry is always like this this time of year apparently

Fontenot seems lost at the plate. I guess Patterson should be recalled soon.

Marmol is being overused

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Losing OK?

I’m frankly surprised you people are fine with losing, especially winnable ball games.

by SecondSon on Apr 25, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we aren't fine with losing

its just that you can’t continue to bitch about it and hope it changes.

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You win some

you lose some. They lost last night and they lost tonight. Before last night they won 6 in a row. Jesus Christ.

by sue369 on Apr 25, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

you can’t win them all

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody's okay with losing.

But talking about going 20-50 at this point is absurd. You’re being irrational and quite frankly, you sound like you’ve never watched a full season of baseball in your life. There are ups and downs; it’s 162 games, fer chrissakes.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

teams go on skids during seasons

its common for teams to lose TWO in a row..

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We differ on some things

but I’m with you 100 percent on this. Good post.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get the next 2 in the series.......

which is very, very possible looking at the matchups and it would be a 5-2 week, which I’m sure EVERYONE would agree is a success.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Most level-headed baseball fans...

realize that a team can’t win them all. We have the second best record in baseball. Guy hit a pitch out of the zone out of the park. Props to him. We missed opportunities. It happens.

by Kansas25 on Apr 25, 2008 9:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Exactly....

not like Howry threw him a meat ball that he jacked out of the park.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

As much as the Cubs should beat the Nationals, even bad teams will get one or two on good ones. Hopefully they’ll right the ship and take the next two games.

by NOLA_Cub_Fan on Apr 25, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We lost the first two of the season

then went on to win 6 of the next 7. Everyone relax. Please.

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by BigJohnAZ on Apr 25, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Good sign

I hate losing, and anyone on this thread that thinks it’s ok simply because it’s April, don’t know baseball. These wins and losses do count in September! We may look back and curse this loss.

Be that as it may, I am not really bothered by these losses, because our starting pitching is looking real good. The bullpen looks a little shakey, but hopefully that will work itself out as time goes on.

The hitting will be there, this team is too good not to hit. My worry has always been the pitching, and so far it’s been pretty darn good.

by Mr W on Apr 25, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Key to the game....

Theriot getting thrown out at 3rd base. That was a kick in the nuts to momentum in my view.

Oh well, go get them tomorrow.

by MDBNIU on Apr 25, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

or that ground rule double, which would have given us the lead

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on Apr 25, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

those are the breaks......

we got one in Philadelphia on DeRosa’s HR that was foul. Probably don’t win that game w/o that call.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed....

Font’s strikeout, D-Lee’s error…..those things happen….Don’t know what the hell Theriot was thinking in that spot…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no....

Fontenot striking out in the 8th w/ bases loaded & 1 out. If he its a sac fly, fielders choice, etc…anything that scores a run….hell, make contact…....and we go ahead, that leaves Marmol in the 8th, Wood in the 9th, not Howry. Not to say Wood gets it done, but I have much, MUCH more confidence in Wood than Howry.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Fontenot play was probably the most damaging...

...but Fontenot was at the plate; he had to do something, and even the best players will strike out in big spots sometimes.

Theriot didn’t have to steal third; he took an unnecessary risk and it cost the team. I’d say the caught stealing was the worse play of the two.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fontenot is weak

What this Cub team could really use coming off the bench is a Willie Harris type. Somebody who could help out in the outfield and even a little 2nd base while providing speed to the equation. Maybe Eric Patterson can be that guy???? Seriously, I wouldn’t mind us trying to swing a minor deal to land Willie Harris.

by MDBNIU on Apr 25, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

E-Patt is reportedly on the DL.

I absolutely agree that Fontenot doesn’t bring anything to this team – he can’t play a lot of positions, and he’s not any good at hitting, fielding or baserunning. A good bench player has to either be more well-rounded than Fontenot, or be a specialist. He’s neither.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Worse play of the two....yes.

That was a terrible decision. But “key to the game” was the Fontenot K, in my opinion b/c that changes the look of the 9th.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Apr 25, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

No reason to do that when the meat of your order is due to bat.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 25, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is why there's really no need to try and get your basestealers...

...at the top of the lineup. The value of a stolen base is actually higher at the bottom of the order, when the hitters behind you are less capable of driving you in on their own. But I digress.

by cwyers on Apr 25, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Little f'ng fleas on the basepaths"

signed,
Earl Weaver

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree with that too...

But like said above, that gr double really, really hurt….but all that being said, such is baseball….and the season is a marathon, not a sprint….we’ll win lots of games like this before it’s all said and done….

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

DAMN IT!

"Stay thirsty my friends....."

by Keystone80435 on Apr 25, 2008 10:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Most disturbing trend of late is...

Even in our recent wins, we are leaving a lot of men on base. Too many. Team has looked pretty solid. Bob needs to get the work in. I think Lou wants to get his confidence back up. I know this did not help, but the pen has been pretty taxed, not a lot of other options. Mike, yah, I don’t really like Mike. Think I would have wanted Cintron out there in his place. too bad that did not work out. As posted above, if we get 2 of 3, I will be more than happy with that.

Good Guys Wear Blue

by Cubskingdom on Apr 25, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hate the Mike...

Forgot about Cintron…wish that would of worked out too…

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nobody likes to lose but

this is baseball. You’re going to lose 60 games for sure so don’t go crazy. When the games start tomorrow, we’ll be in 1st place. Howry didn’t throw a bad pitch. He had him 0-2 and threw a fastball high and outside. Any good hitter would not have swung at it. Yes, we left alot of guys on base tonight but we were on a pace to score 994 runs this season, before the game. That’s not going to happen. Did anyone else notice the Cubs watching them celebrate their 8-16 record. They didn’t look happy. I think we crush them tomorrow.

by Rick B on Apr 25, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

when...

you’re 7-15, you have a right to celebrate like that. It was a big win for them. They were hardly trying to rub it in the Cubs faces.

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 26, 2008 6:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Missed his spot.......

Soto was setting up for a ball down and in…...... he missed his spot by about the same distance the ball traveled…..about a mile…

by James031 on Apr 26, 2008 12:21 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now I know why

there are so many boo birds at Wrigley. Some of you think they have to win every game. You should learn to enjoy the ride. I have alot of White Sox fans that didn’t even enjoy their WS run because every day the sky was falling. The Cards blew a 2-0 lead in the ninth tonight. The Brewers lost in extra innings. News flash, good teams lose games. Good night.

by Rick B on Apr 26, 2008 12:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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