Open Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Friday 5/16, 1:20 CT
by Al on May 16, 2008 8:49 AM CDT
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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs, May 16, 2008 1:20 PM CDT
While the rest of baseball merrily traipses into interleague play this weekend, the Cubs are going to be playing the Pirates... again. Someone in MLB's offices needs to take whoever is programming the scheduling computers, lock the doors, look them right in the eye and say, "What are you THINKING?" This isn't the worst example of scheduling so far this year, but it's among them. I'm not talking about the Cubs not playing interleague this weekend -- every time there's interleague play, there has to be a NL series since there are 16 NL and only 14 AL teams, and this weekend the Cubs are nominated -- but why on Earth would you schedule one team to play another 12 times in its first 50 games (yes, 50, because we play them again next weekend in Pittsburgh!). And after that, it's bye-bye Pirates till August.
That said, this is a good time for the Cubs to take advantage, since they are already 6-0 vs. the Pirates this year.
Thought this would amuse you: I got the YouTube link below from BCB reader RN24 -- it's a guy in his backyard imitating batting stances from current and past Cubs. He's got 'em nailed.
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For all you Edmonds-haters out there, the Pirates are starting three lefthanders this weekend, so it's likely that Reed Johnson will get the start in CF all three games (or, at least, that would make sense). The Cubs have already faced Gorzelanny twice this year and beat the heck out of him both times, scoring seven runs in less than three innings both on April 7 in Pittsburgh and on April 19 at Wrigley Field. In fact, Gorzelanny's ERA against everyone except the Cubs is 2.73.
Let's beat up on him again. After that he can go back to pitching well against other teams.
I thought Sean Gallagher threw well on short notice last Sunday; he did get charged with four earned runs in 4.1 IP, but two of those scored after he left the game, courtesy of Chad Fox. He has faced the Pirates only once, 1.1 innings of relief last July 6 in Pittsburgh; in that game, which the Cubs lost 8-4 mostly due to bad pitching by Jason Marquis, Gallagher issued a couple of walks and a double and would have gotten out of it unscored-upon if not for an error by Mike Fontenot.
And Sean? Do yourself a favor. Get another photo take. That one is scary!
Today's game is on WGN-TV, so it should be available to most of you -- unless you don't have WGN OR Extra Innings, since EI doesn't carry WGN telecasts. For more see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
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lets get a long winning streak going!!
It might beeeeee!! It could beeeeeee!! It issssss!! Homerun!! Holyyyyyyy Cow!!!
by cubsluver22 on May 16, 2008 8:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, early game thread.
That guy does have the batting stances down pretty well! Also, Gallagher’s smile and beard are freakishly symmetrical in that photo.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 8:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Love that photo...
he looks like a giddy Jr. Higher.
Enjoy the baseball weekend Cubs fans… it’s a wonderful time for our team :)
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by digitalbenjamin on May 16, 2008 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both the starters photos
look like they just graduated high school…. lol
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of high school
Gorzelanny went to Marist High School in Chicago on the South Side and more than likely grew up a Sox fan (that area is like Bridgeport South). I say just another reason to stick to ‘em. Although I’m hesitant to expect a sweep as I’m pretty sure the Pirates are playing some pretty good ball right now. Then again, so are we!
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but
Gorzelanny’s looks like he’s a jock, while Gallagher’s….........doesn’t.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, he reminds me of Butthead.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One Step Further...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutley perfect!
I actually believe that Sloth slept with Sloth!
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on May 16, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
classic
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
by kentmeister on May 16, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry... could not resist.
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by digitalbenjamin on May 16, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like that photo too
He’s got a goofy-ass grin like he’s just unbelievably happy and excited to be pitching in the majors.
by John Q Freejazz on May 16, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. That's, hands down, my favorite Cubs player pic of '08.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me. too.
Gallagher looks like a character from a Lewis Carroll story.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction
I predicted an 8-2 homestand before the first AZ game. So taking 2 out of 3 from the Pirates would make that true. However, After going 6-0 against them, it just seems like the Cubs should be able to sweep them at will. I know that’s ridiculous, but anything less than 2 wins would be very deflating.
Interesting to note that outside of their games against the Cubs, the Pirates are 20-15 this year. That’s pretty dang good for them. Lately they’ve swept the Giants, taken 3 of 4 from the Braves and 2 of 3 in St. Louis. Considering all that, I’d be pretty pleased with 2 of 3.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on May 16, 2008 9:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They’ve won 8 of 10 as I recall… so they are hot right now. I’d be happy with 2 of 3.
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by digitalbenjamin on May 16, 2008 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's always easier
when you get the first one.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 16, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ward?
Do we know his status? Did he go to the DL? Did someone get called up?
by BrownE34 on May 16, 2008 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't seem like a formal announcement has been made.
But it still looks fairly certain that Ward will go to the 15-day DL and Hoffpauier will be called up.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like
they’re waiting until Sunday for some reason that totally escapes me.
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by Josh77 on May 16, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stab in the dark
Maybe because they’re facing lefty starters all weekend, so there will be more lefty Cub hitters on the bench in late innings. Getting Hoffpauir here isn’t as crucial then, and a few more days for him to play everyday in AAA would serve him well, still coming off his own injury?
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense
Good point. I’m actually somewhat excited to see Hoffpauir up. He’s been raking this past week in AAA.
by John Q Freejazz on May 16, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That video had me rolling.
Old and new Mark Grace. Brilliant.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
Great video! Laughed several times.
I brought me back to my kid days doing exactly the same thing in my backyard or at the ball field with a whole different generation of players: Banks (wiggle those fingers!), Beckert, Williams, Santo, Kessinger (from BOTH sides of the plate) and other greats from the 60s- Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Stargell, Kaline and one of my personal favorites- Dick McAuliffe. Was there ever a more open stance than his????
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on May 16, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Batista had a very open stance
I recall McAuliffe, but don’t remember his stance, so I cannot compare the two.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on May 16, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a link with photos
but the batting photo doesn’t show his initial stance very well. Dick literally faced the pitcher (his belt buckle would point directly to the mound) and he held his hands and bat up over his shoulder.
http://www.108mag.com/uploads/PDFs/McAuliffeSum07.pdf
This link compares him to Mel Ott.
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Dick_McAuliffe_1939
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by Zeke on May 16, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
INSTANTLY MY NOMINATION
For the greatest home video fo all time
Cubs 2008 (23-15)
Home (15-6) | Road (8-9) | 1-Run Games (4-3) | Extra Innings (4-2)
Updated on May 12, 2008
by SackMan on May 16, 2008 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Video Is Okay
I think those guys are Red Sox fans. That was the original. Derrek Lee extends his back before he gets set. Sammy Sosa was too out of control, Sammy was much more compact and had less movement. A Moises Alou shot of him striking out would have been funny, just like Wednesday? when he got kicked out of the game.
by MerigoldBowling on May 16, 2008 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed on D-Lee
Can’t believe he missed the little back bend he does.
by kurtness5 on May 16, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That video is OUTSTANDING....
With the exception, that guy NAILED each past and present member of the Cubs. His Dunston, Dawson, Matthews and Morelandare priceless.
This video should go down in the annals of Cub history. And somebody should send it to the networks. If I have to deal through that shit of Manny being Manny on ESPN, then America can deal with the batting stances of Cub players !!!!!!
Mr. Towers, tear down this wall (er, I mean give us back Greg Maddux) !
by MDBNIU on May 16, 2008 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Moises
I liked his Alou imitation, he did have them down pretty well. It looked like a mix between Alou and Napolean Dynamite.
Let’s keep rolling
Lets do it Cubbies
by slocs55 on May 16, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Moises swing sould have
had him checking his swing and then bitching at the umpire. Priceless.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And, of course, he should have pee'd on his hands before picking up the bat.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And just like that
a repressed memory is brought back. Thanks.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 16, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I "aim" to please. (Get it? Another pee joke! TGIF, everybody!)
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Settle down,
or you’re going to piss everyone off.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gee WIZ guys...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm RELIEVED to see some of you have a sense of humor.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty steady FLOW going here...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you think we're done...
urine luck, ‘cause this is the last one.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a chance.
There’s a whole stream of these left to go…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well at least I'm done...
in not gonna bladder on like this all day.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but,
I’ve got to get it out of my system
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This thread
is really going down the toilet…
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's kind of
a waste of time
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm flushed with pride that I started all of this.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
Most people would’ve turned yellow and ran.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to move in another direction
but Gallagher is supposedly pissed he’s batting 9th….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should try
and hold it in.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he's not a No. 1, after all.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Otherwise,
he could come out with poor control and his stuff will be all over the palcce
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if he
tries to push himself too hard
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok...time to pinch this thread off...
and let it taper to a close.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put a shoestring in it
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on May 16, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that's a No. 2.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need to dump this line of conversation...
and get back to talking baseball.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all need to relax
and let it go….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK guys, let's eliminate
this kind of talk!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exsqueeze me?
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
because my threads are starting to get a little backed up
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is just a waste
of time.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about them Brewers?
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weeeeee
got a winner!
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This thread's
a dump.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you haven't added a joke yet...
...do so now or forever hold your pee.
by John Q Freejazz on May 16, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is so immature..
I need to go play with my Lincoln Logs..:)
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 16, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe
I read all of that. Nice work guys.
by sue369 on May 16, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a pretty decent "movement" huh?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've reached
into the bowels of my brain to come up with these.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 16, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and then getting picked off 2nd base....
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 16, 2008 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Fukudome stance is incorrect
Kosuke rests the bat on his shoulder until the pitcher is in his set position. Then he lifts the bat and does his little waggle as soon as the pitcher starts his delivery.
You can see it at the beginning of this video.
Sorry about the nitpick, but I just love his stance.
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
by jasoniniowa on May 16, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Weak NL Central?
Not totally game related, but I was just looking at the standings and it looks as though the Central is no longer “weak.” Outside of the Central division, only two teams have winning records against the Central. These teams happen to be the Marlins and the Phillies. And Florida just recently swept the Brewers, so before that, they were two games under .500 in that column. If you look at how teams in the East and Central have done against the NL West, it’s pretty obvious which division is the weakest.
I know a lot can change over the course of a season, but as of right now, the NL Central and the AL East (no surprise here) may be the toughest and most competitive divisions in their respective leagues.
by rambler19 on May 16, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Strong NL Central
The Astros and Cardinals have been much better than expected. Despite the injury to Gallardo, I still think the Brewers will contend for a playoff spot in the end. The Cubs have even been a little bit better than I thought. The Reds and Pirates seem to the be the weak sisters of the division. 4 good teams out of 6 is a sign of a strong division.
by memphiscub on May 16, 2008 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schedules
Al, let’s not forget the GREATEST travesty in the schedule this year. The NL Central is playing the AL East, and somehow the Cubs don’t play EITHER the Yankees OR the Red Sox?
Seriously?
Bud Selig should fire the schedule makers for that ALONE. Honestly….does baseball NOT want to make money? The three biggest fanbases in baseball, and you don’t schedule them against each other?
I’m sorry – that’s just plain unforgiveable. (And no offense to the Orioles, Rays, or Blue Jays, but casual fans would MUCH rather see Cubs-Yankees or Cubs-Red Sox in ANY of their hallowed ballparks.)
by Chadnudj on May 16, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't surprised at no Yankees...
... because the Cubs have already played them twice. But this will make THREE Toronto series (2003, 2005, 2008) with no series at Fenway. That’s just plain wrong.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 16, 2008 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you suppose
it’s because the schedulers/MLB figure they can make more money by spreading the big name teams over multiple ballparks? Will the Cubs/BoSox/Yankees sell out no matter where they go? Likely…or at least close. If they play each other that severely limits the potential of selling more tickets at a lighter drawing park.
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by iluvryno on May 16, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goo point. The Cubs will sellout
regardless of where they go. It would be great to have them at Fenway, but my guess is that the league would much prefer to have them at Toronto or Tampa.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats must be it....
Red Sox and Cubs will sell out at home no matter who they play….
Pirates v Blue Jays isnt a draw….so send the Cubs to Tornoto
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 16, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey... Who cares? We get the Orioles and Blue Jays (& the new Devil Rays)
While our division foes get the Yanks and Red Sox. Fine by me!
Cubs 2008 (23-15)
Home (15-6) | Road (8-9) | 1-Run Games (4-3) | Extra Innings (4-2)
Updated on May 12, 2008
by SackMan on May 16, 2008 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are these "Devil Rays" you speak of?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some people
just live in the past…
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
by iluvryno on May 16, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're just "The Rays" now.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AL East
As an East Coaster I’m disappointed that while the Cubs are playing the AL East they are not playing the Yankees or Red Sox, and that the Orioles game in at Wrigley. I’m about 15 minutes from Yankee Stadium, and I have a friend that lives next door to Camden Yards. It’d also make some sense from a marketing point of view to have the Cubs play the Yanks in Yankee Sadium’s final year. Alas.
by John Q Freejazz on May 16, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs, Red Sox and Yankees
sell out wherever they go—no need to combined them to “make money” as you put it.
It would make more sense, from a pure financial aspect, to have the Yankees playing in Pittsburgh. Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium will sell out no matter who is playing.
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by Josh77 on May 16, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
video
Video is great. Those guys are big Red Sox fans so don’t be too critical about minor flaws. The guy can instantly do about 500 different players very accurately. If you YouTube “batting stances” you will see how many he can do.
Check out his 80’s players. If you are my age, they will have you rolling.
I love the Andre Dawson swing and miss.
by gocubsgo22 on May 16, 2008 10:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Video!!
I love the Dawson, Grace old and new, and the Jody Davis is hysterical.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ward
Yes, Ward to DL. Pinella confirmed it.
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Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on May 16, 2008 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good video, and he has just about all of them right, but I don't think his Alfonso Soriano is even close.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 16, 2008 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stance needs to be much wider.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanna see the "Jeff Bagwell" crouch
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Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on May 16, 2008 10:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Check out the Red Sox one
His Mo Vaughan is hilarious.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can someone post the actual link?
Embedded doesn’t work for me.
by jbowling13 on May 16, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If you mean the youtbue
batting stance thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdG43ALOcUE
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
though i’ll have to use it at home. The blockers here are getting way too smart. Can’t even use keepvid to bypass the youtube blocker.
by jbowling13 on May 16, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: MLB to investigate maple bats
I’m very happy to hear that Selig’s talking about investigating the safety of those blasted maple bats. Every game has a cringe inducing moment when they go sailing across the field or into the stands. Impalement and baseball do not go together. Here’s hoping that they act on this one fast.
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which bats are easier to CORK?
:)
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Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on May 16, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ask Graig Nettles
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought his preferred method was using Superballs
by Shanghai Badger on May 16, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
We could always ask Albert Belle, I guess
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else
experiencing a cranky “z” and “c” function in this thread?
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, my z function went down entirely for a while.
It seemed to come back when a new post was added.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are the 'z' and 'c' functions?
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
by iluvryno on May 16, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a big long thread
you can press “z” on your keyboard to mark the current comment as “read” – ie, white instead of yellow. The “c” function brings you quickly from comment to comment without taking away the yellow.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs lineup via ESPN 1000
Soriano
Theriot
Lee
ARam
Soto
Cedano – 2B
DeRo – RF
Reed Johnson
Sean Gallagher
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 16, 2008 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All righties
we gotta be careful Gorzelany doesn’t get a feel for the outside corner and starts dropping pitch after pitch out there
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on May 16, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ondec
getting a little love, i like it.
"Anytime I want to throw 95 or 96 (m.p.h.), I can throw it. But it's not how hard you throw in the big leagues. It's how you locate your pitches and learn to pitch the game." - If Zambrano has truly figured out how to pitch, look out.
by kylejo on May 16, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lovin' two straight days of Cedeno.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no Dome?
he’s having problems facing Lefties, that’s right…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah...he's need a day off....
wasn’t the last time he got a break was when the cyst thing flared up on him? That was a long time ago.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup for Today
Soriano LF
The Riot SS
ManLee 1B
Ramirez 3B
Soto C
Onedec 2B
DeRo RF
Johnson CF
Gallagher P (pissed he’s batting 9th)
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All right! Obi ONEDEC Kenobi get another start!
(apologies to IowaCubs for stealing the idea)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, nice job. His face blends in rather seemlessly.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My picks to have a good day...
...DLee and DeRosa
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on May 16, 2008 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pirates lineup posted yet?
Can’t find it…
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 16, 2008 10:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs vs Yankee's or Red Sox's
Does MLB not schedule the Yankee’s or Red Sox vs the Cubs when our division plays the AL East seeing that the Cubs play the White Sox’s twice.
I bleed double blue Cubbies & NY Rangers
by parrotinct on May 16, 2008 11:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pirates Lineup
Honus Wagner – SS
Roberto Clemente – CF
George Gibson – C
Steve Kemp – LF
Lee Mazzilli – RF
Jason Thompson – 1B
Bill Madlock – 3B
Carlos Garcia – 2B
Dock Ellis – P
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where is Barry Bonds
Is he not in the line up due to an injection site reaction ???
I bleed double blue Cubbies & NY Rangers
by parrotinct on May 16, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe
They started Kemp over Bonds.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cant believe that VanSlyke and Bonilla are sitting again!
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 16, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Derek Bell still in "operation shutdown"?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's still staring at Kerry's curveball from 1998
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my...operation shutdown...I had forgot about that, hillarious!
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 16, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four words:
Where is Willie Stargell.?
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on May 16, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He refused to
wear that ugly red jersey, so they benched him.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
agreed!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, no Dave Parker? The
cobra has got to be in the lineup.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No uniform
big enough…
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
by iluvryno on May 16, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's Bobby Hill?!?
BTW What’s he up to nowadays?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn that link
he plays for the Newark Bears
by philadelphiacub on May 16, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pie Traynor is at 3rd!
And Vern Law is pitching!
Get it right!
by bubbamike the one and only on May 16, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My humblest apologies
can you site your source please…. : )
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
touche
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my, if Dock Ellis is hitting the LSD again
he may be wild, but no one will hit him.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on May 16, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This was supposed to go under the "Pirates Lineup" post
n/t
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on May 16, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close enough
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we're going to need that overflow thread
a lot sooner than anticipated…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 11:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if we didn't have
the sense of humor of a six year old it wouldn’t be a problem. hee!
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had a a nickle for eveytime my mom, teachers, wife and mother-in-law
said that to me…I could afford season tickets.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thread within a thread above
isn’t exactly helping the “cranky z function issue”, either.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry.
/bows head. goes and sits in virtual corner.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not at all
Carry on.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 16, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Friday....
the 16th! Anxious fans? I dunno?
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we're 6-1.
And we’re about to face a team we’ve swept twice. It’s a little giddifying.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fack that we've killed this team so far this year...
make me a little nervous. They have been playing MUCH better baseball their last 10 games too….8-2. I would expect them to be playing with revenge/payback on their minds.
Just sayin’
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can't be easy to beat a team 7 times in a row, either.
n/t
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we;ve actually beat them
9 times in a row, going back to last year
by philadelphiacub on May 16, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
As mentioned in Al’s game thread.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind
I’m seeing things, but this is still accurate :)
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
: )
I went back up to read Al’s game thread a couple more times, trying to figure out why I didn’t see this the first time…
Must be all the poop and pee jokes : )
...and yes, you are still accurate.
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is true...
I hope the trend continues!
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poop.
I want a game to happen soon.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 11:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haha no joke...
i can’t even catch up w/ everyone today
by SoTxCub on May 16, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't start up....
We’ll have another hundred poop and pee jokes…:)
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 16, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I just take a minute to ask
why is Chad Fox up at this level? I cannot understand. A better yet, I cannot understand why he is getting so much time on the mound.
Sure it is a feel good story and no I don’t have numbers to back up this statement but…
he does not appear to be a good answer to any questions about relief pitching.
Am I alone on this?
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on May 16, 2008 11:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No sir, you are not.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I have been wondering
the same thing. Don’t we have any alternative to him at Iowa?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on May 16, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would hope so.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Anyone else is an alternative to Chad Fox.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neil Cotts?
Les Walrond?
He’s a guy to throw in when you’re getting blown out. Someone has to pitch. :D I don’t necessarily know why he’s gone in when he has, but there’s been other confusions about that—Marmol, for example.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walrond has been released.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and you're
glad of that, right???
Cause he could take Fox’s place if he wasn’t… :D
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't expect any numbers, either.
I’d rather have an appendectomy than look at Chad Fox’s pitching stats again.
As for why? Because Crazy Uncle Lou said so, that’s why.
by cwyers on May 16, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, KR, you are not alone.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm definitely not jumping for joy when he takes the mound.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does he do with it?
After he takes it, that is…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pees on it.
NO! NO! ABORT! ABORT!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROTFLMMAO
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone needs to go
and take a 10 minute break from this site…...
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
A bathroom break.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!
Wow, I really do need to take a break…..
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE VOICE OF REASON
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My neighbors must think I've gone off my rocker
with all this nonstop maniacal laughing. bwahahahahahaha!
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must be really easy.
Oh no he didn’t.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy as Sunday Morning
now you’ve got me laughing again.
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds hot.
In a crazy sort of way.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just Lou Being Lou.
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, guys. No more pee jokes.
Poop.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow this thread really started out on the right poop.
I mean foot.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting comment from Jaysons Starks chat on ESPN
Billy (Chicago, IL): Can someone say something about Carlos Marmol? He’s a freak of nature. 10 hits in 26 innings with 35 Ks.
SportsNation Jayson Stark: (1:32 PM ET ) Devastating stuff. You know, I’m glad you brought that up. I thought Lou Piniella took an unfair hit for taking Zambrano out of Game 1 last October and bringing in Marmol. I’m not sure how many people had noticed that Marmol had been way more unhittable last year than Zambrano was. But this season proves this guy is for real, isn’t it. I remember being at Wrigley last year when somebody asked Ryan Dempster if he was mentoring Marmol on how to be a closer. He said, “I think HE’S memtoring ME.”
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on May 16, 2008 12:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh crap.
QUOTE OF THE DAY. ROFL
The kid is unreal. Show of hands that thinks he’s the next Cubs closer?
raises hand
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
keeps hand down
way too valuable to pitch him only three outs. He can come in in any situation and fire strikes… I love him. Definitely my next jerse
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on May 16, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 16, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome video
When we were kids we used to play a game called Fastball. We’d pitch a tennis ball and hit it toward the school across the street. The sidewalk was a single, first floor a double, second floor a triple, third floor a home run. We’d imitate the stances (lefty and righty) of the Cubs and White Sox (I grew up in Hyde Park) of the time.
by Clark Addison on May 16, 2008 12:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where was the Jerome Walton stance?
The stream was buffering slow so I stopped it before it finished…. but you can’t do Cubs stances without at least one Jerome Walton. Right? Pretty unforgettable…hell I was 6 when he was a rookie and I remember it. lol
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 16, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pirates have been playing real good....
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on May 16, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Quick Poll
Marmol or Joba?
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 16, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marmol...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moba? (Marmol, no question.)
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs are Number One
On Baseball Prospectus’ ($) Hit List this week.
It's a girl! Born 1-18-08. 2246 PST. 8 lbs. 1 oz.
by Josh77 on May 16, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize
Johnson has twice as many AB’s as Felix. I knew it was more, but that’s hard to figure.
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago Cubs Baseball
is ON THE AIR!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you know if there is a number to get the broadcast on my phone?
"My body is a temple.... a temple of doom." -source unknown
by Basman on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe such a thing exists, no.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea
think of the CHARGES, tho!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just thought I saw someone mention that on here before
"My body is a temple.... a temple of doom." -source unknown
by Basman on May 16, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks anyway
"My body is a temple.... a temple of doom." -source unknown
by Basman on May 16, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
232-264-2345
Oh wait, that’s my ex girlfriend’s number.
-just kidding by the way
by jbowling13 on May 16, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
588-2300
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
867-5309
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the 588-2300 one
I know the song from santo’s post
by jbowling13 on May 16, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
google it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahh a chicago thing
some jingle…is that correct?
by jbowling13 on May 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Precisely
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know they're national now?
I heard the jingle out here in the Bay Area, and did a double-take.
How trivial can a comment get?
by jbau on May 16, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just talked to her
She didn’t find it funny at all.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on May 16, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-866-4-FELDCO
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 16, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is there a frat house singing the National Anthem?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
beautiful day for a game
this is meteorological payback for Al.
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soto in the five-spot!
Givin’ ARam protection. Excellent.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's hope the "Marshall Plan" works out today!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am dumb....
It’s Sean Gallagher….not Marshall….dumb dumb dumb
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone on the PBP
for us working fools.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL, check out the game thread...
...over at .the Buc’s Dugout. A grand total of one (1) comment, thus far
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sad isn't it?
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was about to jump in with "FIRST!" when "phillybucco" beat me to it.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aw man. That would have been funny.
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
now are two.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the PBP
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
by McRipper on May 16, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bay
HBP
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bay plunked
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bay steals
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sori
goes to the vines to catch LaRoche’s long fly ball.
Inning over, 0-0.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
See? He's not afraid of the wall.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh he was afraid of it alright.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so what?
he still went into the wall to catch the ball. That’s what we need him to do.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the wind doing? In? Out? Left? Right?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sTUPID gAMEDAY IS lAGGING
Did he just say funky butt-loving?
by Louie on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
woops, had capslock on
Did he just say funky butt-loving?
by Louie on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any idea who will take this spot in the rotation?
I have tickets to all 3 games in Houston and was hoping Hill would be back in time to start on Wednesday. I like Gallagher enough, but I’d rather see Marshall or Hill.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on May 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh...it only took 40 games for the MLB.TV commercials to start working...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All righty lineup
ROFL
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"all-righty" then lineup?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alfonso HR!
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WHERE ARE THE HATERS NOW?
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hated him for a while.
He deserved it.
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That one game where
he matadored a fly ball that bounced over the wall was hard to take. I know he later homered to tie it, but this cat is frustrating some times.
Having him on the team is like dating a stripper. I stand by that.
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dating a stripper is frustrating?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I hear.
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its that stipper/housewife thing
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like, "she gives it all away at work and doesn't bring any home" kinda thing?
And why am I spending so much time on this metaphor?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wouldn't know about that
but i do know you’re crazy if you dont appreciate this guy. no one’s perfect, but whatever bad defensive games he has had are more than outweighed by the runs he’s saved throwing guys out at home.
and what he does with the bat is just a thing of beauty.
by Orval Overall on May 16, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed... at times
If you don’t think he looks really ugly at other times then you, my friend, or suffering from selective memory
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If dating a stipper is frustrating
your thinking too much.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 16, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOME RUN!
Soriano returns the favor. Third leadoff HR this WEEK.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MDBNIU punches another kitten!
SORIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MEOWWWWWWWWWWWWCH!!!!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
done.
done.
I used to be "Jones," but I got swooped on the redesign.
by Mr Snrub on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sori HR!
have to quit my bitchin’ about Sori in leadoff
by Emelie on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
First Pitch!!
YARD!!!!!!!
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 16, 2008 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sori HR on first pitch.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“You’ve either gotta be stubborn or stupid to throw him a first pitch strike.” Bob… ha ha.
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything." --Demetri Martin
by Reddevil on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
actually to throw him any type of strike at all is dumb
by CubsBall2202 on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very true.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL....
what a stat hogging selfish leadoff HR.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HR = personal stat
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
by joeschmitt on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wins=team stat. :D
he won at least two games for us against the Dbacks.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No...
we won those games in spite of his HRs and hits.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 16, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
au-contraire... :D
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 16, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"You have to be dumb or stupid to throw him a first pitch FB"
Len ROFL
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Len Kasper actually said that?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No sorry it was Bob, I was laughing at what Len said afterward.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
by Fukumania on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, BB doesn't hold back. Love it.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
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