A Bit Of History
by Al Yellon on Apr 9, 2008 10:36 PM CDT
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PrintI'll post a more complete recap in the morning, but wanted you all to know this: the last time the Cubs won back-to-back extra inning games on the road was...
June 20 and June 21, 1989, coincidentally, also at Pittsburgh.
Night, everyone.
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Like my signature says ..
History is about to change ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
Great signature
I have a feeling it's gonna become an inside joke to all of us who were around tonight :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Apr 9, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHA Man I was soooo mad. I know the players are zoned out but I wanted to punt that parrot. What an A$$!!
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
by Keystone80435 on Apr 9, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
haha agreed
what kind of stupid hump was that anyway? like a three amigos "UH!"
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 10, 2008 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm still mad about it
We've been rasing hell in the office today about it. Like I said before. If ti was a fan I'd be ok with it. BUT that damn bird was standing up against the net or in the isle distracting. No fan would be allowed to do that. They'd be asked to go to their seat. WTF do birds even 'hump'? I dont think so. That bird is their to entertain the fans and beat up the umps. He's not paid to effect an outcome of a game by distracting the opposing players. BUSH LLLLLEAGUE!
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
by Keystone80435 on Apr 10, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
The year of
the Candelstick Earthquake? The year the Cubs won the East? Good stuff.
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
mojo rising
we are now 5-0 in my non-game-thread games. the mojo continues. i was tempted to check in during the late innings to try and break the deadlock...but i resisted.
Keep up the good work!
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I'm just happy
the pirates decided to save meek to blow the game tomorrow
as lou would say
a ugly win is better than a pretty loss
I can't believe I'm batting 9th again -Ted Lily
As Tim McCarver would say,
"No pictures, just numbers." A win is a win is a win. Slow, fast, good pitching, good hitting, pretty, ugly...
Cubs win!! Cubs win!!!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I'm buying a case
of those Monty Python "He's not dead, he's sleeping" dead parrot toys to bring to the bleachers and hand out next time the pirates are in town.
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
Who's ready for 18 innings tomorrow?
9,12,15,18?
"I tell you, Steve Blass, you pitch me inside, they never, never find that ball."
-Roberto Clemente
Oh, For Heaven's Sakes...
...no.
The Cubs last year, though, would have found ways to win 1 or both of these last two extra inning games.
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
I haven't even brought up the 21 inning game on Friday...
It's science!
"I tell you, Steve Blass, you pitch me inside, they never, never find that ball."
-Roberto Clemente
I am physically and mentally drained after attending these last two games.
I'm a student teacher so I had to come home tonight and prepare for tomorrow. I didn't get home until midnight. I would have preferred tonights to be on a Friday!!!!!
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Apr 10, 2008 12:16 AM CDT reply actions
haha
making you eeearn it!
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
by Keystone80435 on Apr 10, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
OMGGGG!!!
NEW POLE!
Who is more annoying?
Eric Young on Baseball Tonight
or
Stupid Parrot
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
or POLL, whatever. I'm scrambled after today/nights game.
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
by Keystone80435 on Apr 10, 2008 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
did they already talk about the cubs game on baseball tonight?
beginning or end of the show?
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 10, 2008 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
It was the lead story
n/t
It's a girl! Born 1-18-08. 2246 PST. 8 lbs. 1 oz.
by Josh Timmers on Apr 10, 2008 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Pie
Maybe that key hit was just what a struggling Felix needed to get going. Lets hope so...with his D, I think he could be such an important part of this team the rest of year if he could just hold his own at the plate.
Twice I waked away contented
from gameday thinking we had won.
2 rather vile barrages of abuse of the monitor later I was told not to use gameday during work hours anymore!
"Drink,Drugs and shagging models...the rest I wasted." George Best on where his millions went
I was going to ask where you work
and then I saw your screen-name. :D
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Apr 10, 2008 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
More Pie.....less filling.....
As soon as Felix stroked the long foul ball into the stands I've knew he turned into Corry Paterson again.... long looping third strike swing rather then shortening up to put the ball in play....... he must drive Perry crazy... Wish I could believe things may change but.........
Gameday
While watching Gameday I noticed that in the last at-bat Pie swung through the first pitch which seemed to be a breaking ball low an outside. Then the pitcher threw one down the middle and Pie had the hit. Kudos to him for getting the hit as many other Cubs saw those pitches and didn't get hits with men on base. As far as his aproach at the plate, I can't attribute him getting that hit to a different approach (except perhaps not going for the fences) since he got a pitch in a place where he can do damage with and didn't lay off a first pitch that was well outside. I think Lou will give him his fair chance, although not everyday starting as some suggest. And even though he didn't start yesterday he got in 4AB which is good.
One other thing I noticed on Gameday...as soon as Kerry gave up the HR he started to throw lots of low 80's pitches with a lot of break (slider/breaking pitches, don't know) and the Pirates missed most of them. Perhaps he still has a remnant mindset of a starter that you "have to establish your fastball early" and that type of stuff which is really not that relevant for a 1 inning reliever. He can go like Hoffman and throw 80% of those breakers mixed in with fastballs well spotted (not in the meat of the zone). Gameday showed him at 95MPH but with only 2" break and those heaters than don't move can go a long way unless they are well spotted in the zone.
you realize
that hit was about six feet right of a home-run, right?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Apr 10, 2008 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
regarding parrots...
if i was kevin hart, i go nuke laloosh on the thing.
by doug dascenzo's change-up on Apr 10, 2008 1:49 AM CDT reply actions
pardon my dumb question
Only caught part of the game on the radio... what is this about parrots? something mascot related????
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 10, 2008 7:19 AM CDT reply actions
Yes.
The "Pirate Parrot" was making stupid gestures behind the plate. It appeared this might be distracting Cub pitchers, though I think that may be a trick of the camera angle.
No one will complain about this... it's annoying to us Cubs fans, but that's about it. I remember Leo Durocher used to bitch about the scoreboard in the Astrodome, which made loud and annoying noises and light shows (and it was really the first of its kind). Silly and counterproductive, I think. Just play ball.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Either way, a fan would have been removed for doing the same thing. Bush league. I'm 100% sure Hart and Wood would say they never even saw the bird. BUT notice both times the bird did it the Cubs gave up game tie'n home runs. hmmm haha
SOMEONE SHOOT THAT DAMN PARROT!!!
by Keystone80435 on Apr 10, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's see if it happens tonight.
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Hey Al
Interesting fact for sure. Makes me think, has a series ever went to extras in all three games with having the same team win each game? Something to ponder on this rainy day as we wait for tonight.
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