Sunday Photos
by Al
on May 19, 2008 6:00 AM CDT
in Game Photographs
Mark DeRosa steals third base in the 4th inning
Micah Hoffpauir makes his ML debut
Birds swoop over the ballpark in the 7th, waiting for the game to end so they can eat
Brian Bixler thinks he's walked, but plate umpire Ed Montague punches him out to end the game
It was windy yesterday. Fly that W flag!
Click on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by David Sameshima
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hoffpauir and marshall
I have reason to believe that they were split at birth
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
by Chanman25 on May 19, 2008 6:28 AM CDT 0 recs
Hoffpauir
Looked horrible at the plate. Just slashing away with the bat not even coming close to hitting a damn thing. I know it’s his ML debut, but that was very very sad looking. Here’s to hoping D. Ward isn’t gone long.
by adam316 on May 19, 2008 8:32 AM CDT 0 recs
Agreed.
At least one of those swings looked like Ted Lilly batting.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 8:46 AM CDT
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He Isn't the Technicolor Roy Hobbs
Well, Micah is younger than the Roy Hobbs character. Still, Micah isn’t exactly young by MLB rookie standards being 28 years old. I don’t expect him to go on a power binge to lead his team to the NL pennant as the Robert Redford movie version of Roy Hobbs did. However, It is nice to see someone I saw in AA and AAA get a shot in the bigs.
The big possom walks late - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on
May 19, 2008 10:51 AM CDT
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My yahoo
feed shows the picture captions only, and it was very amusing to read that the birds were waiting for the game to end so they could eat Brian Bixler.
by bintie on May 19, 2008 8:48 AM CDT 0 recs
LMAO
Guess I should have put a period after “eat”.
But who knows, maybe they did. Better check to see if Bixler is still on the Pirates roster tonight.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 9:15 AM CDT
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he's a skinny little guy
I doubt they got much.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 11:41 AM CDT
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Hmm.
I figured Micah would hold onto that shiny #67 from spring training. Nothing says ML star like #67.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 19, 2008 9:11 AM CDT 0 recs
Yeah, I noticed that...
he had #6. I thought the equipment mgrs always gave call-ups the high numbers. Just wondering…
You ARE freaking out MAN!
by crw89 on
May 19, 2008 9:16 AM CDT
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The double steal
was really cool.
As far as I can recall, it was a rare occurrence during the Dusty regime.
But with his current Reds squad, he doesn’t have to worry about clogging the bases much.
by The E-Man on May 19, 2008 9:46 AM CDT 0 recs
Except for that one year with Juan Pierre.
But what do you expect when you are in the bottom third of the league in OBP every year? No runners = no running
by californiachicagoan on
May 19, 2008 11:20 AM CDT
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Thanks for the pics
Soaking in everything Cubs after a week in Cancun, Mexico. A great vacation but very little access to the Cubs. Sprotscenter in spanish (ESPN Deportes) is about 80% soccer, 10% tennis and a combined 10% for all US only sports like NBA and MLB. I would stay up for about an hour watching the sports ticker for the Cubs score. Ofcourse I missed it a few times around. Aside from that I paid for 30 minute blocks of internet use a few times. Glad to see the great homestand, maybe I should go away more often.
FU-KU-DOH-MEH! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!!!!
by tony412 on May 19, 2008 10:39 AM CDT 0 recs
A beautiful day at the ballpark
Granted it was colder than a well digger’s keester in January, but the Cubs won so that is all that matters.
Rich Harden is the missing link to a 2008 World Series Championship for the Cubs !
by MDBNIU on May 19, 2008 10:41 AM CDT 0 recs
It wasn't that cold.
It was way colder during the night games.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 10:42 AM CDT
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Are you saying MDBNIU is wrong?
Because he played college baseball, so he probably has more knowledge of the temperature at baseball parks than you.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
May 19, 2008 10:44 AM CDT
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Yeah, and c'mon...how many well diggers actually work in January?
That’s a guess-posting hack’s analogy right there.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 19, 2008 10:46 AM CDT
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I was cold in the 3rd base side seats my friend...
I’ve been colder at Wrigley, but yesterday was no picnic.
Rich Harden is the missing link to a 2008 World Series Championship for the Cubs !
by MDBNIU on
May 19, 2008 10:54 AM CDT
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Are you one of those guys
wearing the shorts, tshirt and sandles?
Wear a coat.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
May 19, 2008 10:55 AM CDT
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Coats are for 98 pound weaklings.
Being properly attired for a ball game in Chicago in May is for the basement-dwelling, back-of-the-bubblegum card crowd.
Weather, like all other numbers, is just that: a number and numbers lie.
You’re such a geek, Hammer.
"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 19, 2008 11:19 AM CDT
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Ha
I think you are being sarcasitc, I have been a crazy overdresser for years.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
May 19, 2008 11:32 AM CDT
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Totally sarcastic.
I usually end up underdressed, but out of sheer laziness rather than trying to be a tough guy. That’s right; I have been cold at a ballgame because I didn’t want to carry my jacket around on the off chance I didn’t need it. Great Odin’s Raven, that is a sad statement.
"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 19, 2008 11:41 AM CDT
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From my seat in 209...
It was cold, but I have been at many much colder games…like last Wednesday Night
Kasey
See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule & game-by-game results) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html
by kaseyi on
May 19, 2008 3:34 PM CDT
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Anyone in Houston?
I’ll be at all 3 games this week in Houston. Anyone else going to be at the game?
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on May 19, 2008 10:55 AM CDT 0 recs
No
but a prediction. DOME hits two opposite field homers this series. Hes a smart hitter who sprays the ball but Ill bet he will try and get it up in the air to left.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
May 19, 2008 10:56 AM CDT
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That's a good call
n/t
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on
May 19, 2008 1:41 PM CDT
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Astros
Astros are playing ridiculously over their heads if you ask me. They have one pitcher on that staff worth a beans, and that is Roy Oswalt. I would expect the Cubs to be on a hitting tear at Minute Maid Park.
Rich Harden is the missing link to a 2008 World Series Championship for the Cubs !
by MDBNIU on
May 19, 2008 10:57 AM CDT
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Games played on both sides.
They aren’t winning due to unexpectedly good pitching (although they do a good job of at least not walking people). Its their offense. 3rd in runs scored in the NL. That could be the mirage, since they are 8th in OPS. However, they are aggressive on the basepaths. Tops in stolen bases, near the top in SB success %, and near the bottom in DPs grounded into. They are aggressive at the plate too, near the bottom in walks (w/o being high in strikeouts).
In fact, aggressiveness describes the whole team. The pitching is aggressive too, just not as successful. Throwing a lot of strikes, leading to low walks and high BAA.
All else being equal, aggresion can wear on one’s opponents and lead to mistakes. I would say that’s how they are winning. We need to use that aggression against them. Nibble a little more pitching, look first pitch fastball over one half of the plate while hitting, and use some well timed pitchouts/pickoffs.
This should be a battle of two hot NL Central contenders. We are 8-2 over the last 10, and they are 7-3. Considering neither of our aces will be pitching in this series, we should see tons of runs in every game.
I’m pretty excited for this series.
by californiachicagoan on
May 19, 2008 11:41 AM CDT
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I thought Z was going to pitch?
or is that wishful thinking?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 11:45 AM CDT
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He pitched Saturday.
So its Lilly, Demps, and Gallagher. So we dont have our ace going, but then again Demps has a better ERA and WHIP than Big Z. Can you have two aces?
by californiachicagoan on
May 19, 2008 12:05 PM CDT
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what a totally bizarre statement
dempster the #2 who would have thought
by Madison Cub Fan on
May 19, 2008 12:14 PM CDT
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I'd like
four, please.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 12:25 PM CDT
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AL
Im sure you heard it a thousand times already but I was in Colorado Springs this weekend following the Cubs on my phone. I got home last night at 7pm and went through my DVR watching the games (all three games took about 3.5 hours total) and I noticed the BCB shirt on Sorianos leadoff homer.
Very nice SHAMELESS marketing—-love it.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on May 19, 2008 11:01 AM CDT 0 recs
Cool!
You actually SAW that? Glad it showed on the air!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 1:22 PM CDT
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I knew it!
I thought I was seeing things and since it hadn’t been mentioned….
by AlabamaCubFan on
May 19, 2008 1:47 PM CDT
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And speaking of Oswalt...
...for those who haven’t heard, he’s hurting with what’s apparently a hip injury and may not make his next start. I initially read that he had a groin injury, but I guess that wasn’t quite right.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 19, 2008 11:07 AM CDT 0 recs
Bixler should have walked...
but the strike zone increased significantly after two strikes on both of Wood’s 9th inning strikeouts. Maybe the birds weren’t the only ones in a hurry to eat… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 19, 2008 11:14 AM CDT 0 recs
Nothin' better than a hungry ump in the top of the ninth...
...when your team’s ahead and you’re playing at home.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 19, 2008 11:17 AM CDT
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Montague's strike zone was all over the place yesterday.
It was high for a while, then it got wide, then it got really tight, then high and wide and it was huge by the time Kerry came 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 19, 2008 11:21 AM CDT
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i love how he rings guys up
its awesome.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on
May 19, 2008 11:32 AM CDT
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It is a nice call.
not too much, not too little.
"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 19, 2008 11:42 AM CDT
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what
you don’t like the guy who does the back-flips?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 11:45 AM CDT
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Leslie Nielsen
is a great comic actor, but likely a horrid umpire!
"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 19, 2008 11:46 AM CDT
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god, that's a great scene
I forgot about it…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 12:25 PM CDT
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Because I'm a giver...
...here’s a pretty high-quality YouTube clip of the scene in question.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 19, 2008 1:02 PM CDT
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see
THAT’s UMPIRING. :P
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 2:09 PM CDT
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Strike?
LOL…looks like Jay Johnstone had a bad game..
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on
May 19, 2008 2:39 PM CDT
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Love his Moonwalk..
Classic!
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on
May 19, 2008 12:33 PM CDT
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LOL
“Birds swoop over the ballpark in the 7th, waiting for the game to end so they can eat Brian Bixler”....
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 19, 2008 11:33 AM CDT 0 recs
Headbands
BTW, WGN showed a bonehead with one of those racist “Horry – Kow” headbands yesterday. Luckily it was quick but I saw him a couple of rows back from the visitor’s dugout. Security needs to take care of those idiots.
I want my Macias!
by wombat on May 19, 2008 11:33 AM CDT 0 recs
"Coolie Hats"
What’s up with people wearing those?
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on
May 19, 2008 11:37 AM CDT
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They are in bad taste
But security cannot start policing clothing and slogans on T-Shirts and other clothing.
by rlpete on
May 19, 2008 1:29 PM CDT
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Yes they can...
Last year a guy a few rows down from us wore a shirt that said something to the affect, “Screw Pujols.” Security gave him the option of removing the shirt or leaving the ballpark. He put up quite a stink and was subsequently shown the exit.
Ba-bum, tssssss
by MDBNIU on
May 19, 2008 1:33 PM CDT
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Bad taste..
That’s putting it mildly. I can’t believe these “fans” would actually think Fukudome would find those stupid hats entertaining…
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on
May 19, 2008 2:09 PM CDT
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Fun stat of the day:
Astros SP Shawn Chacon has started 9 games and has not recorded a single decision.
"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 19, 2008 11:45 AM CDT 0 recs
Let's make him 0-1 on Wednesday.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 1:23 PM CDT
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I'm happy
to blow him out early, and make them resort to the Pen. :P
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on
May 19, 2008 2:10 PM CDT
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Yes, let's give him the DECISIVE loss he's been longing for.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 19, 2008 3:43 PM CDT
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More than I can say for Zito. :)
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on May 19, 2008 11:53 AM CDT 0 recs
Zingilicious, my friend.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 19, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
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ESPN for tonight's game
Any word on whether the ESPN gods will let me watch Cubs baseball tonight? Or will I be subjected to ESPNews?
Anyone know who’s blacked out tonight? I’m in Indianapolis.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on May 19, 2008 1:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Ramos is after every striker and attacking midfielder in La Liga, it seems!
It’s getting hard to keep up with the rumors!
"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 19, 2008 1:47 PM CDT
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The latest one is funny.
Not La Liga, but Anelka. Come on, no way Le Sulk is coming to WHL.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on
May 19, 2008 2:08 PM CDT
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Hahahahaha!
Swap a sulky Bulgarian for a sulky Frenchman. That’s rich.
"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 19, 2008 2:12 PM CDT
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Tivo or DVR
should tell you if you try to record it, if you have either of those. I tried to record a game awhile back and when I tried to set the DVR timer, I got a little pop up thingy saying it was blacked out.
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on
May 19, 2008 2:13 PM CDT
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Thanks.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on
May 19, 2008 2:46 PM CDT
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Supposedly...
... Monday night games are not blacked out anywhere (the 4/21 game at Wrigley was available nationally).
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 19, 2008 2:18 PM CDT
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Thanks.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
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May 19, 2008 2:46 PM CDT
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Bildo 1805
That was for you…guess I forgot to hit reply…
"I realize very well that I could regress to the mean."
-Brian Bannister on his BABIP
by Bump Bailey on May 19, 2008 2:14 PM CDT 0 recs
Hotter hitter...
We are all well aware of Soriano’s recent hot-hitting. Tonight we’ll see a guy who may be even hotter. Berkman is hitting .586 in the last 15 games with a .647 OBP. A commentary in the Houston Chronicle is calling on fans to give Berkman a standing ovation when he comes to his first AB tonight. I like Berkman, but I hope he goes cold this series. Him and Tejada have been devestating lately.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on May 19, 2008 2:52 PM CDT 0 recs
