Overflow Thread: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Friday 5/2, 7:15 CT
by Al Yellon on May 2, 2008 8:45 PM CDT
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PrintThe Cubs have lost five of their last seven. Time to turn that around.
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what's great is...
that we are still at/near the top of the division and best record in mlb – we’re money
"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
Oh i'm not worried...
Last year though, when we were losing and things were tight later in the year, losing 5 of 7 sounds horrible…
This year though, the losses so far don’t seem to hurt as much.
Yeah, and the LOB started before that . . .
time for a winning streak
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, our luck changes with the change in game thread.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
first
reply to the fifth post!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
SS Theriot
works to a full count, but bounces out to Pujols at 1B. 1 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Thanks for the play by play
My work computer can’t handle Gameday and I was hoping someone would be doing that tonight!
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
i would LOVE
to see rrrrrRONNY in that top spot
"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
gonna need a HR to tie this game up
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
My PxP is brought to you tonight by
Man, it takes a long time to eat when you’re trying to keep up with the game. I only just now finished my three tacos, in the top of the 6th!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Probably a good thing
I can’t imagine stomaching the first inning with a belly full of Mexican food.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not like DLee swung at a bad pitch or anything.
He hit it well, just right at someone.
Go Astros!
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
feek
aram hit on hand
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
3B Ramirez
is HBP on an inside off-speed. Off the hand, Ramirez is hurting.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Down on one knee, trainer out immediately.
According t othe replay, that’s off the front edge of his left wrist. (Front edge defined by if you put your hand out flat, horizontal to the ground and perpendicular to your line of sight.)
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
not good
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
oh no
please no broken things!
"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
pay back is a bitch wainwright!!!!!
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
ARam out for awhile
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Jump...
to conclusions?
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Jump to conclusions?!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
who me?
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
is it now ok to drill izturis?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
he appears to be ok......whewww
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
A Ram
staying in the game
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he'll be fine
he was moving it around out as a precaution
"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
Usually to test for the wrist they test the grip
I didn’t see him grab the trainers hand.. or did I miss it?
Yeah, but it's swelling up fast.
He could barely put his batting glove on his hand. I foresee a Cedeno appearance.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
correction
they left him in
"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
Lou pulls a Yost
and leaves him in the game. Kidding. Too soon?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
RF Fukudome
flies out to Schumaker in LF. One left. Bottom 6.
ChC 1
STL 2
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
are MLB pitchers
starting to get his number?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Will Lieber plunk someone?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
Yeah, I know it wouldn't be smart.
But just to send a message?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Because one of your best hitters just got nailed up
by a pitcher with impecobile control…that’s why…hell yeah I plunk someone!!!! Even if it wasn’t intentional….this team could use a little spark
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
No
There is no way that was intentional
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares if it wasn't intentional
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Who are you, Ned Yost?
Getting drawn into a beanball war helped him lose a game to the Cards last year. Focus on the task at hand.
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
called baseball boys
one of your best hitters gets nailed, it’s not uncommon for a Manager to hit an oppossing hitter to send a message…been happening for about a century now…
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Um, yeah. . . .
The message that we’re macho. Manly. And not focused on the game.
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Wainwright is cruising.
Not a guy you want to spot a lead, especially now that work not really working counts.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Dang it.....the smoke and mirrors Cardinals continue their witchcraft.....
Wainwright is this good????
he gets good wood on the outs
but he needs to show some more power in games like this…again, love the guy but clutch power is missing since opening day
"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
wainwright is THIS good
"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
can we give izturis a fine how do you do?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
UPDATE
Tejada, Berkman, Lee went back-to-back-to-back off Carlos Villanueva of Milwaukee. 6-4 Astros. Yipes.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
But we crushed him in the past......oh well....back to more Lieber......
we will get to them I just believe it…....maybe a Soto homerun?
2B Ryan
Doubles over Lee’s head down the RF line. Soft liner, just fair, Lee lunged for it but missed by a foot. Just good placement. Still 2 down.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I really hate this Cardinals team...
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
IBB comiam.ng up.
And why would you ever like a Cardinals’ team?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
ryan
is a pesky beast – HE is a true scrappy doo much scrappier than riot
"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
clap clap clap Lieber
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
indeed
the anti-hill
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Marshal in
Lieber out. But who is going to pitch after Marshal?
2008: The year we put it all together.
Isn't Marmol out tonight?
Hasn’t he pitched two or three nights in a row?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
in the 7th?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
For Marshall to pitch 3 innings
the Cubs better score very quickly
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Lieber pitched pretty damn good
3 and 2 thirds of 0 runs. Noice.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
And thank you, Buzz Killington.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
not anymore. :)
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
NEW PITCHER
45 Sean Marshall LHP
2008: 3.60 ERA, 5 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 SO
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Soto is to catching
what the statue of David is to sculpting.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I guess that's not the one that's missing parts, is it?
My bad, I’m not up to date on my sculptural art.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Can I say I'm starting to have a mancrush on Soto?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Venus de milo
was probably on your brain.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
You are correct, sir.
I applaud you and your Demetri Martin fanhood.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
incousciant.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I looked that up
and that word is not in my dictionary.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I may have misspelled it.
`
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I am left to assume
My dictionary is no match for your vocabulary. I doft my cap.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Awkward crying for 30 minutes after a 5-second seizure?
Thanks for bringing up that experience again for me, jerk.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM! JEEZE
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
LF Schumaker
strikes out on a ball in the dirt, Soto 2-3. Inning over. Strand Ryan at 1B, completing Lieber’s outing.
To the 7th.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
learning his craft.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
alright!
lets get some runs!
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2B DeRosa
flies to Ludwick in deep RF, few feet shy of the track. 1 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
lazy flyball
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
So Roger Clemens slept with Jon Daly's wife...rumor from my room mate....
way off topic but Rocket you need to get some better taste in your mistresses….must be the roids
this came out
severay days ago man…there was another girl besides her and the country lady also
CLEMENS’s WHORES:
3 and counting
"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
Sheesh, with the way his wife looks
why is he straying??
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The HGH does very ... um ... not lady like things ... to her ....
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
eek
"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
gonna call a K unfortunately
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Here comes another K by Pie
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
f*cker!
"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
with the pitching change
I bet Lou pinch hits. Cedeno?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
dumb
soto knows how to shorten up when he has to – try being pos-pos-POSITIVE
"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
I mean Johnson
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
lol
nice audible – i hope for better but he’s been cold
"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
I love that man!
Soto, that is.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
he is inhuman
"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
If I had a billion dollars for every hit Soto has had today,
I’d have two billion dollars.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Could I borrow a billion?
You’d still have a billion.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Only because it's you
anyone else, I’d say no.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
i don't think we'll PH unless pie gets on
marshall just got in
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
these cardinals announcers are misinformed
“soto came out of nowhere, he never hit well in the minors”
ummm, he won player of the year in the PCL, dude. But yeah, didn’t hit well.
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dude, you're taking their side?
with friends like these….. :)
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
CRAZY TONY PITCHING CHANGE
IN: 34 Randy Flores LHP (I think)
OUT: 50 Wainwright RHP (82 pitches)
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
They only showed the new pitcher for like 2 seconds, and all I saw was 34. Pretty sure that's Flores unless they switched uniforms around on me.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
agreed
the lefty matchup totally not worth it w/how adam is cruising! but i digress and gladly approve of this move
"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
In comes Johnson
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
no-brainer
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
NEW PITCHER
34 Randy Flores
2008: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 6 BB / 6 SO
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
PINCH-HITTER
IN: 9 Reed Johnson PH®
OUT: 20 Felix Pie CF (L)
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Why is "PH"
trademarked?
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I shoulda known that.
Weird though.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
PH Johnson
grounds to Izterrible, FC at 2nd, Johnson safe at 1st. 2 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
worthless
"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
ONEDEC!!!!!!!!!
Go for it.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Johnsons stock is dropping
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
PINCH-HITTER
IN: 5 Ronny Cedeno PH®
OUT: 45 Sean Marshall P (L)
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
ONEDEC TIME
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DAMN IT LOU
if he takes out ronny just for the matchup…
"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
Cedeno and all 55 pounds of him is now at-bat
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
That Chili is nottt .....sitting well
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
CRAZY TONY STRIKES AGAIN
IN: 46 Kyle McClellan RHP
Let’s meet Kyle, shall we?
DOB: June 12, 1984
Florrisant, MO
ROOKIE
1.72 ERA, 7 HLD, 15.2 IP, 2 BB / 13 SO, 0.89 WHIP
0-1, 1 SV
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Got his shoe size?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He kicked me as soon as I got my face close enough to look.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Just like a Cardinal
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
uh oh.
Howry’s coming in next inning?
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
ump flinched
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
PH Cedeno
vs the new pitcher McClellan. (Once again Tony showing that proclivity for burning through his bullpen with a recent ratio of one pitcher per hitter!)
Cedeno works to a full count against the rookie RH. Johnson will be running. Cedeno drops a bloop single into CF! Tying run 90 feet away, runners at the corners for …....
ALFONSO SORIANO
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
now's the time, Sori.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Cedeno working the count
3-2
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
When its going your way
its going your way. Way to go Ronny!
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
nice job ronny
nice easy swing
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
beat me to it
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
CEDENO!!!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
ONE TIME SORIANOOOOOOOOO
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
THERE IT IS
can i say “i told theriot so”?
"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
No pressure
Alfonso
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
THERE IT IS
can i say “i told theriot so”?
"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
We NEEEEEED a run
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The Man is up
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
hes got it this time
"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
Uuf, nasty slider
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Slider in the dirt coming
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
Called it...
and he swung at it
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 2, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
OVER THE CURVE BALL
got the dirt part right
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
this guy is brutal
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
LF Soriano
“Cedeno takes a strike” on the 1-0 pitch, according to Pat. Whoops!
“Sorideño” strikes out on a breaking ball. Cubs strand 2.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I'm trying really F*cking hard
not to hate this Sh*tbird!
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Once again, Sori just stands there instead of running to first.
Cripes, at least make the catcher throw the ball.
like he's never seen a fucking curve ball in the fucking dirt!!!!!!
That’s all this clown sees with 2 strikes!!!!!!! IDIOT!!!!!!
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
HAHAHAHA
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
EXACTLY
it is getting to be a travesty – i worry that he is entering andruw jones territory. i hope he gets his ass chewed out by lou at the press conference tonight JEBUUUUUS!!!!!!!!!
"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
EVERYBODY KNOWS
to get him out, throw a curve down the middle with two strikes!
DAMN IT MFKR AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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
how complicated can the soriano scouting report be?
“Umm, so he can’t hit a breaking ball to save his life. And he’ll swing at anything low or outside.”
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RUN IT OUT!
Isn’t that 2 times now he’s stood there like a friggin idiot!
At least we got through his spot in the lineup.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
this statement really says it all
"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
agreed 92%
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Patience is starting to run a little thin... just a little bit though
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Again it is sure nice to allow Soriano to get his batting practice in real game situations
where he can screw our chances of winning….oh wait Bob Howry is here to put this game to sleep…...
From now on...
He is Alfonso to me.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
he'll always be Snoriano to me.
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, God. Howry, we need you now.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
seriously.....
how much are we paying this guy to swing 3 times an at bat?
"you know they cant loses 162 consecutive games"
by 1021piestrikesout on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions
rAMirez is out
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
DEFENSIVE CHANGE
IN: 17 Mike Fontenot 2B
MOVE: 7 Mark DeRosa 3B
OUT: 16 Aramis Ramirez 3B
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
What? Seriously?
Burn Cedeno as a pinch hitter, and then use Fontenot as the defensive replacement? What the hell.
I know, cwyers, I know.
I know Ramirez got hit, but, come on, Lou. Keep Cedeno in.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
can i ask
WHY
"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
Tough error for D-Lee
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Only two people have hits in this game.
Lee, Fukudome, Theriot, DeRosa, Pie, Ramirez… all hitless. Ramirez has the only walk of that group. Why does everyone only get angry at Soriano?
You make a good point.
But all the others didn’t make outs with
RISP.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
It's his body language and stubbornness
He basically just gave up when he struck out instead of running.
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
what was that CW
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Ha ha ha
Oh, wait – you’re not kidding, are you?
Saoory
There’s another reason right there!!!!!!!!!!!
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
no he wasn't
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
That Error
answers your question
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I didn't say anything against Sori
but I find his approach at the plate and on the field pretty bad. At least if he was a bit more self-critical.
CF Ankiel
grounds to Lee, eats him up, hard play, off the glove. They give him an E on it, Pat and Ron disagree. Quick, bad hop. Runner at 1st on the E3.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
And now all the crap starts to fall....
Ramirez is taken out…his broken wrist is probably hurting….Soriano continues to suck…Howry will now melt down…...so sad…how long will Ramirez be out????
What a pile of crap!
Why didn’t he spend a couple games getting some practice at Iowa?? Because we have shitty management that just enables that worthless fuck!!
1B Pujols
flies out to LF, Soriano drops the ball.
Wow. Everyone safe, runners at 1B and 2B, nobody out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
wow............................
Soriano looks like shit
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
SWINGS LIKE SHIT
TAKES SHIT ROUTES TO FLY BALLS, HAS NO CONCEPT OF THE STRIKE ZONE.
CWYERS, what don’t you get?!?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
As high as you think others'
expectations are of him, yours are diametrically low. With big paychecks come big expectations, right, Mr. Zito?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm speechless.
Good thing I can type.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
Soriano grimaced
Watch your McDonalds Milkshakes
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Oh sweet Jesus
Catch the fucking ball. Come on
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
RULING: HIT for Pujols
Should have been caught. Soriano misjudged it, tried to sprint to his left to recover. Tried to stab at it, off his glove. Howry didn’t deserve that.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
that was no sprint.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Crack some heads, Lou!
Man, Bob has to be biting his tongue with this “style” of play.
by Dave in the basement on May 2, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
OOps!
I spoke too soon. Go get ‘em Bob!
by Dave in the basement on May 2, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure this is totally appropriate
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Why
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Play Hangman?
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS
SOMEBODY TELL HIM TO GO F*CK HIMSELF IF HE DOESN’T WANT TO ADJUST AND FIGURE HIS SHIT OUT GAWD
"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
Soriano should have gone to Iowa for a few games
Brenly hit the nail on the head
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
I see the *BOAT*
Is still a liability in the OF….and chance of the Cubs playing in the AL EASt?
The best defense is a good offense
"But when he gets hot, he can carry a team"
the default response to the rest of the season when Sorry-ano leaves RBI’s on the bases.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
it's the default response
because it’s true. We don’t get to the 2007 post-season without him.
this is hard to watch, however.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Does he realize...
he’s supposed to catch balls?
"you know they cant loses 162 consecutive games"
by 1021piestrikesout on May 2, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
Bob telling it how it is...
“He is NOT ready to play baseball right now”
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
Howry looks to be throwing the ball better on the bright side
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Shhhh! Don't jinx it.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
lol i know
I’ll never learn
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Brenly giving it to the Cubs for not having Sori play some minor league
to get his head back in the game.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
Why is Brenly so testy today?
Did some brat kick his seatback on the entire flight or what?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
he drove down by himself he said
maybe that made him sad or lonely and he is turning it into anger
"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
Stating the truth does not equal being testy
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
Didn't say he was lying.
He’s just usually not this up-front when things are bad.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
After three deep breaths
I know Alfonso will probably hit close to .280 and hit at least 20 HR’s eventually. But right now he looks absolutely clueless, horrible, pathetic, and lost.
That is less than defendable. To try to do so is myopic at best.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
$13M for .280 and 20HR
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah whats that about?
I WANT SOMEBODY ELSE
"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
The last time he hasn't hit at least 25 homers was in 2001.
So I don’t know where the hell 20 homers comes from.
Put down the Snoriano Kool-Aid
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Wuertz with the high heat
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Wow, I mean Howry*
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Sometimes how I want the game to go
and how the game is actually going get intertwined
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Wuertz????
He pitched earlier.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, that's going to happen
No one is going to get a hit every day. That’s not the problem
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
you know that's not true.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Then what is?
It certainly wasn’t the pitching tonight….
I’ll be glad to dump it on the advance scouts…....BUT…this is supposed to be the best offense in the majors.
The best defense is a good offense
I need me a Ramirez update....I am sooooooooooo worried about his wrist......
it would totally suck if he is out…......and why in the hell isn’t Cedeno still in…...Lou is losing his mind…....
If that's the case, I stick my head in the oven and turn it on.
Could get ugly, though, since we have an electric oven.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd be really surprised if his wrist isn't broken.
That was one of the worst hbp I’ve seen in a while. And I think he was hit in a similar spot about a week ago.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Got to be bruised, even if it isn't broken.
I bet he misses the rest of the series in St. Louis.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Sori was trying to hop while he was catching that.
BTW—IIRC it was Sori that didn’t want to go to Iowa for a few games.
I'd have to see the replay, but he was sprinting to his front-left. I doubt it based on that, but could have been.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
It's his own damn fault if he's injured
He has no excuse for having any type of injury right now. He was on the fucking DL, he could have taken more time if he wanted to, and actually rehab.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
keep the ball down bobby
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
I really think the lineup should be
Theriot SS
DeRosa 2b
Lee 1b
Ramirez 3b
Fukudome RF
Soto C
Soriano LF
Pie//Johnson CF
It should be like this until Soriano atleast looks good at the plate
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Soto goes out to the mound to talk to Howry... fairly long talk actually.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
A phone is ringing in the booth....
Kent Mercker on line 1.
hahaha
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
RF Ludwick
flies out to his Japanese counterpart in RF. 2 out. BIG OUT for Howry.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
"Sorryano"
That’s what my wife just called Soriano.
She didn’t like that play in LF.
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
hahahaha
what was that CW
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
That's it
CUT HIS ASS!
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Molina
flies DEEP to LF, Soriano dropped the ball again. It bounces off the warning track and enters the seats for a G-R double. TAKE HIM OUT, NOW.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
alfonSO SORIano
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unbelievable
"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
Please take him out....
Now. In the middle of the inning. Please.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh
i FEEL LIKE cHARLIE bROWN!!!!
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
I defy anyone to write that off as “OK”.
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
HOLY SHIT
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Is it just me? I'm back from surgery ....
Crikey … is it just me or has this damn team tanked since Soriano came off the DL? Not only can he not hit in any type of RBI situation, his impatience at the plate almost seems contagious.
It’s like the other eight men on the field and in the batter’s box are playing another game.
BB is right. Soriano has no business playing on a major league team right now.
GEAUX THERIOT!
by Little Rock Ryno Fan on May 2, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions
He slowed down and misjudged it. I don't think he took his eyes off it until it glanced off his glove.
Molina given a double. Wow.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
he looks lost
Bob and len say. And I agree. This inning is totally NOT Howry’s fault. No excuse for not catching that.
2008: The year we put it all together.
Soriano has officially tanked
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Seriously -
he may have lost his starting job today, if not for just a litte while
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
Howry's thrown 5 outs so far
and has 2 men on base and an unearned run in to show for it. This is nuts.
the bad news is he didn't get hurt on the hop
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
New Score
ChC 1
STL 3
Soriano doing his best to keep his cool in LF.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Boy, he's digging himself a hole right now.
Not to mention digging a hole for the Cubs.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
reaching for the remote, Yes
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, Sue ...
I didn’t mean to poison the Kool-Aide!
GEAUX THERIOT!
by Little Rock Ryno Fan on May 2, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions
now this is the Cubs i've come to know and love
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
I cant wait
until Soriano starts heating up and all of you fuckin haters start commenting on how awesome he is
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
stfu dewsch bag
he sucks
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
yeah he totally sucks
just look at his career stats
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
that's really the best comeback you have?
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
So
you think that his career performance doesnt matter
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
I don't think it helps us win ballgames
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Easy guys.
We’re all cheering for the same team here. It’s just that WE’RE ALL BUMMED OUT.
Play nice together now.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd prefer
he play consistenly, not have two months of amazing play and four months of total garbage
Dude, Seriously
Even if he does heat up and win a few games for us. This potential loss is 99.9% Soriano’s fault.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
What did i say
all you haters can shut the fuck up
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
sorry
i was just irritated by almost everyone here
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
It gets like that often
it’s hard to not respond to some of the comments you see here. Eh, you get used to it and ignore a little more and more after a while.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
i understand
ive been on this site since 2005, but sometimes i still cant handle myself, lol
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
you sound like a Sox fan
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Looked like a lapse of concentration to me. He was running non-chalant, kind of threw the glove up, and missed it. Bad.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
It makes me sick...
Seeing someone like Reed Johnson almost risk his life for an out…. and Soriano just “glides” cooly over to the ball and whiffs it. Horrible.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
Adam F%$'en WHO.....
Is a AA Pitcher….NO EXCUSE…for this performance…..
The best defense is a good offense
Are you talking about Wainwright?
He’s been sick since last AS game
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So....you admit....
The Cubs are out-front-officed….and out coached and out-scouted,,,,,?
The best defense is a good offense
Just sayin
Wainwright is better than a AA pitcher
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Izterrible iz still terrible, strikes out called.
Howry gives up a ridiculous run.
ChC 1
STL 3
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Now all I need to get suicidal is...
for Izturis to get a hit. But he k’s. That’s the Ceasar we know and love.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
What I want to know is...
...do people think that Soriano lost the ability to play baseball during the offesason? What?
There's evidence
that such an event has occurred.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Well...
I think we already know the answer to that.
Remember when he said he was only 80% during ST? I do not think he or a lot of players do a lick of getting ready in the month before ST. I think they come into ST the way I came into preseason HS football….
He does not care.
I've seen a real decline and continued lack of discipline in him for the past two years.
When he was younger he could make up for it—his swing was a little faster and his eyes were a bit better. I watched him here in DC. He was always a spoiled child, but at least he could hit here.
i think it is obvious
that guy is LOST – everyone knows how to pitch to him, his bat is too heavy, he can’t run anymore, he’s out of position, he shows no passion, gets down on himself over every screwup, and the manager or DLee wont sit him down and tell him to GET HIS SHIT TOGETHER
i think the only way he turns it around is if somebody says “man, you are getting PAID to suck balls – go earn your keep by acting like you are blessed to play this damn game!”
"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
Maybe - just maybe -
he was overrarted to begin with. Why is it OK to think he’s having a rough couple of seasons? Maybe he was having exemplary career-type years before he got here, and this is the REAL Alfonso? Is that so hard to believe?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, the last SIX SEASONS...
...have been just a fluke, and he’s really the next Mario Mendoza at the plate. Are you serious?
I respect cwyers
as a poster. But really, isn’t the effort so far this year acceptable of a starter?
I know the guys trying, but after tonight how can a reasonable person defend Alfonso deserves to bat leadoff?
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I do, too - his blog is great, as well.
But carrying this torch for Soriano is ridiculous
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Pls auto-translate the above post to English
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Yes, I am
Every player’s numbers start to decline at some point. This may be his time, for all we know. You don’t know, and neither do I. Point is, he’s being paid to play a lot better than he is, so he has to get his s**t together and figure out what’s wrong on his own. It’s not Lou’s job or anyone else’s. That’s payroll that could be used on a legit #4 or #5 SP, or a real closer.
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think last season . . .
was rough—he still hit 30+ HRs despite the injuries. However, the way I view him is that, “he is, what he is.” He’s a free swinging power hitter with a low OBP, who also happens to be a streaky hitter. One of the streakiest I’ve ever seen. He also has a cannon arm, but can’t catch anything. The threat of the HR is an asset to the lineup, however, he shouldn’t be hitting leadoff. So, what does one do with the remaining 7+ years?
He’s a free swinging power hitter with a low OBP
Not the ideal guy for the 1-hole, huh?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope not at all
I’m willing to compromise there, because if they absolutely insist on batting him first, then fukudome needs to bat in front of lee and ramirez. so, bat him 3rd, lee 4th, a-ram 5th. That may eventually need to happen anyway, as OBP>speed.
never happen
how can ANYONEdefend a total worthless piece of dogshit like him?
Hey, at least Howry looked good
Pretty much got 5 out in an inning
Brenly really stepping out
Just said (paraphrase)’just need to get out of this inning, have them hit anywhere but to Left’
Soriano
Seriously, next time he’s hurt, the Cubs need to make him go on a rehab assignment. That’s now 3 balls the last two days he should have caught. Brenly’s right, he looks lost out there. I’m not even going to talk about him at the plate. This is embarrassing.
Strange
But I don’t think that he touched either ball. I have never seen this at the professional level—amazing.
We would be losing theis game to anyone right now
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
Um
Derrick May and Candy Maldonado would like to talk to you
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
CAndy Maldonado - that's awesome
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, please.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
What he really meant to say:
I get easily pumped up by what’s occurring in the moment that I can’t collectively think of the broader scheme of things, to the point that I make asinine comments regarding players that will help the Cubs this season, and hopefully, playoffs
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
NEW PITCHER
IN: 31 Ryan Franklin RHP
2008: 1-1, 1.93 ERA, 14 IP, 11 H, 4 BB / 6 SO
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I don't even care about the game...just about ARam.......I am sick to my stomach if
he is hurt….....we cannot win without his power…......please someone get an update…..
Come on, a night like this; that thing is fractured. It
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
DBacks are on...catch you guys later
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Someone has to put it into a picture:
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Man, at this point Soriano is just an embarrasment,
let alone his negative effect on the team.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Options in LF?
Who do we have that can play LF at the major league level? I am not trying to start anything, I am honestly curious. Do we have any options other than Sori and Reed Johnson? I can’t remember if Murton is still up here or not…
by Dave in the basement on May 2, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions
Murton was sent down when Soriano was activated from the DL.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
DeRo did pretty well with fonzie on the DL
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
DeRo did pretty well with fonzie on the DL
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks!
I missed the Murton transaction. No Daryl in LF, one would hope. :)
by Dave in the basement on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry
is so bad at baseball…........he’ll never heat up
embarrassing…
That post was embarassing
He’ll get better from this, it’s just that he’s sucking it up right now.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
You go Bob Brenly.
Giving it to them for not sending Fonz for rehab in the minors.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
not to mention
the little league like strikeouts we get to see time after time after time
Oh Puleeezzzz
Len and Bob saying Sori hasn’t practiced under the lights…..
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"
this guy was great for us
LAST YEAR – what the hell is going on jebus gawd
"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
1B Lee
fouling off pitch after pitch. Finally singles to CF! Great AB by Lee. 1 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
ROCK BOTTOM
What is ‘ROCK BOTTOM’ for Soriano.
I hope he hits it because until he does, he will not improve.
Rock Bottom?
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That looks like a dirty butt
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Roflcopter? Really?
Come on, dude
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Brenly
Is really giving Sori the business right now. He’s trying to be nice about it, but he’s sorta saying “you moron, take your lumps in rehab so you don’t suck here.” Now I’m not saying Sori is the awful player some here are (Brant Brown, anyone?) but he is absolutely ice-cold right now. Since you cant DFA him now that he’s with the club, you’re going to have to play him out of this slump, unfortunately. Let’s hope it doesn’t lose us this game, or more to come.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions
Put on your Rally Caps, guys!
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
2B Fontenot (since Ramirez was taken out)
singles on a line drive to CF! Runners at 1st and 2nd for Fukudome.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
this is dome's time
pleeeeze
"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
RF Fukudome
slowly grounds to Pujols at 1st, who steps on the bag. Runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs now.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
derosa up with two men in scoring position
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
damn well advanced the guys
he needs to be a little more compact i think – looks different today
"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
Now it's DeRo's time.
Single ties the game!
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
This is the game right here
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if Ram has broken wrist (god forbid)
this year is done
Thats alittle extreme
But we are def a sad sad baseball club tonight.
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
pretty sure it wouldn't be
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
whoops
thjink they will play the rest of the schedule
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Rough night for Dome.
Dero needs a gapper.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
you know
we know NOTHING about Ramirez right now. Quit expecting the worst.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice patient AB . . .
I like the idea of Soto up with bases juiced. Let’s go De-Ro, get one any way you can
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions
2B-3B DeRosa
works Franklin to a 3-1 count. WALKS! Bases loaded for Soto.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
are those boos????
thought Cardinal fans don’t boo?????
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Hope springs eternal
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
It's Geo Time . . .
And here comes the Dave Duncan Stall to bring in the reliever riight after. Classic LaRussa
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions
very patient
that was text-book, he just stayed within himself and didnt swing at shit HOW HARD IS THAT?!
"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
It's starting to look like 'CHOKE CITY" (or last year) out there....in't it?
The best defense is a good offense
Soto
please make me happy
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Soto once made love inside a tractor traylor
and his love juice was caught in the engine. We now know this traylor as Optimus Prime.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
We havent got a miracle hit yet this year
God pls this would be a great time.
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
No grand slams when we already have a big lead dont count.
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
um
i’m pretty sure pie’s hr, cedeno’s bases loaded single and his GS, fukudome’s HR to tie it….at least the dome one counts
"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
Dome's sweet homer
when we lost the game, dunno if that counts.
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
yeah but we still lost
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
C Soto
hits a ground ball to 3B, backhanded by Glaus, BARELY beats the runner at 3rd.
Inning over.
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fucking shit................................................
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Well, almost Geo . ..
Right approach, wrong result
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
you're kidding right????
so hard to tell
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
like you when you were leaving?
it was hit well
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
commercial break
it was not hit well….if it was hit well it would’ve been a double down the line
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
it was not hit well
it was a 3 hopper down the line…if that’s what you call a “rocket” then you clearly know less about teh game than I thought
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Not able to watch the game due to work.
But you have to admit that you can hit a ball well and still make an out, right?
Maybe I saw it the way I wanted to
But it was a pitch to hit. Not going to rewind the game
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
talking to you is like clapping with one hand
You’re not even watching the game but call me ridiculous for saying that wasn’t a hard hit ball?????
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
No, I'm calling you ridiculous for saying that...
...a ball isn’t well hit unless it’s a double down the line.
No, he called you ridiculous for asserting that an out can't be hard hit
and I concur
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
when did I ever say that an out can't be hard hit?????
why don’t you tWo read before you jump to conclusions….I said that that particlular ball WHICH WAS HIT DOWN THE LINE WITH Glaus playing OFF the line, would’ve been a double if it were hit hard….but instead on THAT PARTICULOAR PLAY, IT WAS 3 HOPPER AND NOT HIT HARD and an easy force out.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
I don't think they are watching the game
I know CS isn’t…he just looks at past players numbers and repeats them verbatum
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
does nyone else hate the new SB Nation formet?
Slow as hell, right?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
when I scroll up & down, it's delayed
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, I'm having the same problem.
It’s slow.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
it's dark in here, OK? Lay off the typos!
I’m not perfect
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Kind of like the Cubs tonight?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude my shit's fast as hell
This is the only site I have trouble with
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Why are we swinging at the first pitch all the time?????
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
It was going to be a strike
What do you want him to do, look at it before it’s an 0-1 count?
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Because we're a dumb team
The guy in front of you walks, you go up and swing at the 1st pitch. It’s dumb baseball unless you’re Pujols
i thought
that was a good pitch to hit, hit it hard but turned his wrists over and that cost us
"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
It was a good pitch but he's a rookie and I
just think it’d be wise to put some pressure on the pitcher.
You have to put the ball in play to get a hit.
Especially in the late innings, where you’re not going to take enough pitches to tax one of Tony LaRussa’s relievers, if you see your pitch to hit, hit it.
So all rookies should take a strike with the bases loaded?
Hello, automatic 0-1 count
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
no kidding
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
well, at least we get to see soriano K one more time
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I don't mind the agressiveness on that AB
Only because of Geo’s recent streak, and the fact that you know Duncan told him to throw an over ball to get ahead in the count. It was a fat pitch, Geo just missed pulling that one for a double
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Good post
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Boy, that was fun.
Shows you the state of the Cards though. I don’t think we can play worse than this, and the game is still close. Plus, they had Wainwright on the mound.
We’re not going anywhere. Hopefully, Rami will be back soon, and Soriano will go back on the DL. Everything has to go right for the Cardinals to stay competitive. And they know it.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
In 3 nights in August...
Bissinger wrote that if a Cardinal gets hit by a pitch, TLR demands an opponent gets hit too, regardless of whether the first hit was intentional or not.
Any reason we should think the ARam hit was an accident?
If ARam missing any more playing time, what happens tomorrow?
Yeah, this isn't the California Penal League
Now throw strikes, Vaughn
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
we shoulda got a real chicken
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't quite
that black and white. Larussa admitted there was such a thing as an accidental plunk not worthy of retaliation.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Nothing.
Lou isn’t that type of manager. . . if it’s an unfortunate HBP but unintentional, so be it. If Lou thinks it’s on purpose, I think he would order one for the next game. As it stands, though, nothing will happen. No reason to get your next pitcher thrown out just because of revenge
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
If that's what that drunk driver's feelings are....
Aim for the head Wood…....and hopefully Poo Hole’s
The best defense is a good offense
PINCH-HITTER
IN: 16 Chris Duncan PH (L)
OUT: 31 Ryan Franklin RHP
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Whatever doesn't kill us
makes us stronger.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
In that case, let me remain weak!
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude...if ARam has a serious wrist injury he is basically gone for most of the year....
we need his bat…...we cannot replace it…....
God, after our great start...
That would be a major downer.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, he was taken out because his wrist swelled up to the point
where he couldn’t really play. You could see that he wasn’t going to be able to stay in the game when he was standing at first base.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Gives Lou a way out of the Soriano at leadoff problem.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
but you DON'T know
so until you DO know, drop it!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
WTF?
Has this blog resorted to just saying his name? COME ON!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
and out of his arse....
"you know they cant loses 162 consecutive games"
by 1021piestrikesout on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions
On the bright side, Howry has looked good tonight.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
ha
what if we get up to soriano and he hits a go ahead home run?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
based on current luck...
he will pass the guy in front of him on the base paths
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
I would truly love to have that problem
As I’m sure most of you would like to suffer through that experience.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I hadn't known this, but...
... apparently the 2008 Cubs are commemorating (and imitating) the 1985 Cubs.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
LF Schumaker
pops out to 2B Fontenot in shallow CF. 1-2-3 in the 8th by Howry. To the 9th.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Soriano
I have said it many times on this board, If he was not playing baseball , he would be selling peeled oranges on the streets of his hometown
He is the worst I have ever seen
So you think Soriano is bad?
Well I have to say, this is the first I’ve heard of this theory.
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
Yeah but there are different ways to state that
This thread is full of ‘em. My posts alone.
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah I'll agree with you at least once tonight
not cool, parrot.
Poverty is really, realy low on the List of Funny Things
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
whoa
this is just mean – the guy is a good guy, i think he is confused right now – but that doesn’t mean you have sound like a biggot!
vamonos latinos, a la revolucion para quitar todo los pendejos come el pajarito “parrotinct”!!!
"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
SWEET MOTHER OF JOSEPH'S FIRST BORN SON,
HE IS THE FIRST 40/40/40 GUY IN THE HISTORY OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES, HE’S BEEN AN ALL-STAR THE LAST 6 YEARS AND A SILVER SLUGGER 4 OUT OF THE LAST 6. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS GUY BESIDES WHAT HAPPENS TODAY AND THE FIRST 4TH OF ONE SEASON!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on May 2, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sigh
Why do I even care about indifference of knowledge of the sport from the plebians on this board? I have to stop responding to idiocy.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
you're a dick.
YOU play then. See how you do.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Give me a break
Although he’s in a serious slump, the man is a 5-tool player despite his advancing age.
You’re just looking for a chance to affirm your position, and his recent play is giving you a reason.
I will say if he gets more curveballs in the dirt, he’ll Jacques Jones this one
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Aramis
Just got to a computer. Why’s Ramirez out of the game?
Nice inning from Howry.
AlaskaFan
"Year after year after year after year . . . . . after year after year after year . . ." - Steve Goodman, "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
Are you done passing off your opinion as fact yet?
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
The Cubs usually don't win 17 games in April.
But they didn’t seem to get the memo about that, did they?
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
for ghods sake
Even bluemike doesn’t get Sue to SWEAR at him. SHUT UP about it!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 2, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you know that for a fact?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
He was HBP on the left wrist.
Stayed in for a few innings, then Lou switched him out and put Fontenot at 2B, DeRosa moved to 3rd. We haven’t heard any updates on his condition since the HBP.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
nice job
bobby! i am happy for him at least, sux that fonz had to mess this up
"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
Hit HARD by a pitch in the wrist.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
the other bright side
is the laughter watching the bum in lf whiff again !
Yeah, he has become a complete joke.
Maybe he’ll hit a game winning homerun and pose.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
rally rally
hit it in the alley
rock the pitcher
how we gonna do it
hit the ball
how hard
over the wall
how high
10 feet tall
how high
20 feet tall
how high
30 feet tall
how high
that’s all
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
If soriano k's
Brenly might just go completely santo on him.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
Nice Sell Reed
He offered at that for sure
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions
CF Johnson
hit by pitch on right hand. Johnson shaking his hand violently. Out comes LaRussa to bitch at the ump.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Better tie it so we can hit THREE Cards
That’d show ‘em
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone please speak up fast....
What makes you think thiss team can get any further than last yeasr’s?
The best defense is a good offense
That's why
Russ Johnson is good… Heady HBP
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I feel sheepish.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Tomorrow, we've got to throw at someone.
I know it was probably unintentional, but I am tired of seeing our guys get hit.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
haha
get your ass back in the dugout and put your sunglasses back on
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Johnson goes for 2nd
Cardinals are indifferent, runner at 2nd with 0 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Sori will be up to tie it . . .
Can we PLEASE get some POSITIVE ENERGY for this guy for a second? maybe it will break him out and everyone will sing praises to him
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
"Painful way to start the inning but a good way nonetheless" --Brenly
Good going, Reed. Nice steal, also.
gotta love LaRussa bitching about it being a strike. He never stops bitching.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
boo
that was not a strike! boo!!
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Kills off the DP
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
Stupid Indifference
A gift to get us out of the DP with Ward hitting. . . this may cost them at least 1
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
Ward
fouls a ball off and falls to one knee while doing so
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
daryle, you're doing it wrong
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
lol Ward tried to hit that to Bejiing
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
PH Ward
strikes out, in the dirt, Molina to Pujols for the out. 1 out. Johnson has to hold at 2nd.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Ward swings at a shitty pitch but runs
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Ward knows
about the dropped 3rd strike
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
LETS GO FONZIE
I’m starting the 2-run homer vibes right now. . .who’s with me??
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
welp
here comes yoiu know who
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
smart pitch
I would have thrown a breaker too after the previous swing, trying way too hard to hit a HR
SORIANO GET A HIT YOU GUY!
YOU CAN DO IT!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Haha, Soriano was just about to show bunt there.
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
HE SQUARED TO BUNT
That’s funny.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
LF Soriano
shows bunt on the first pitch … Glaus moves in at 3rd….
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
HR here
and all is forgiven
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
Bunt? Really?
Crack one here. . .2-0 fat one coming
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
this is definitely
the resistable force meeting the movable object
Sure would be nice to see him lose one.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
LF Soriano
drives deep to LF, GONE! HOME RUN! ALFONSO TIES THE GAME AT 3-3 AND THE CUBS GET BACK UP OFF THE MAT! 3-3!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I'm there with you GET THAT MOJO SORI
HOME RUNNNNNN
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
SORIANO!!!
YES!!!!!! ERASED THAT WHOLE FUCKING GAME!!!
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Thx Alfonso
He still sucked ass for 8 innings
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
WHO CALLED IT
HES A 5-TOOL PLAYER PEOPLE. BE QUIET AND LET HIM PLAY OUT OF IT.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
WOOOOO!!
I Love you Sori!!!! I’m SORRY-ano!!!!
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
no................fucking......................way..............
holy shit !!!
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
OH MY GOD!!!
OH MY GOD!!!!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Nittany, we must be the only sane ones here. . .
Our power of positive thinking willed Sori to that one. I’m convinced
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
OMG
i hope so my man, i hope so
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
I really do hope so
again
My 08 Cubs record 4-0
My 08 W.Sox record 0-2 (I havent seen a sox win in 3 years)
Updated April 26th
Hahahahaha
How much more ridiculous can we get?
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
no, i just mean the whole situation
to play like that in the field and then hit a ninth inning HR…..this team will be the death of lou
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
All apologies, cwyers
That said, on HR doesn’t right the ship
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand that
But it’s also reasonable to expect more consistent, well-rounded play from a superstar. He started like this last season, and ended up pulling a hood year out of his butt. Maybe it wouldn’t have been as close with Milwaukee if he had shown up earlier.
You can’t disagree that there are huge holes in his defensive game. You can accept weak OF play from a clutch, high-power or high-OBP hitter, but when that person isn’t hitting, the deficiciencies are magnified
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He certainly is a high-power hitter...
...and it’s not reasonable to expect more consistancy. From anyone. That’s not how baseball works. Players have hot streaks and they have slumps. For some reason, people tend to be a lot more reactive to those things when they start off a season than when they happen in August.
I respect your knowledge so I guess
we’ll agree to disagree. I guess that’s why they make chocolate, and that’s why they make vanilla.
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Even Ryno
admitted he got off to slow April starts.
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
and a bad couple of weeks
Doesnt make an All Star a bad player all of a sudden.
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
SS Theriot
bunts past the mound, BRILLIANT play by Isringhausen. Barehands, backhands to Pujols. Wow, excellent play. 2 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I don't . . .
He still needs to learn to run on a dropped 3rd
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball can never be figured out....I am completely amazed at how
incredibly unpredictable game is…....
THE KEY TO ALFONSO'S HR:
Taking pitches to make it 2-0. That got him a fat one. Nice job of hitting, Alfonso.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Knew it would be an over ball . ..
And Riot had the best idea to follow with a bunt. Way to step on Albert while youre at it :)
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Where is all the naysayers now that he was the worst ever?
You guys are the dumbest people ever, ever.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Seriously
They’ll be back on his very next K, forgetting who drove the train to the playoffs last year. Rock on, Fonz.
by DrunkenSuperman on May 2, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
hahaha
how one’s mood and atttude toward a player can change with one pitch
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I love this.
You always have a chance against Isringhausen, ALWAYS. Seems he’s always giving up baserunners against the Cubs.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Relax
What are you, his mother?
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!"
by lostinthevines on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh freaking cry about is Isringhausen
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Showing the replay on Theriot's bunt
Great call by the ump as well, throw beat him by mere split-seconds.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Give everyone a break about Sori!
He did truly suck for the first 8 innings. And he made them pay in the 9th.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
1B Lee
walks on a 3-1 count. Another great AB. Up comes Ramirez Fontenot!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Wish Aram was coming up right now.
Come on Fontenot, make me look stupid for saying that!
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
Blanco or Marquis in for Soriano in LF?
Think… before… post.
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
Actually you may be on to something
Marquis can’t pitch, and with Soriano’s arm . . . .
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I truly wish the cardinals didnt get there runs the way they did
4 walks, and 3 straight errors.
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I loved Molina's reaction
I lovedHe slammed his glove to the ground in frustration as soon as Soriano swung.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
sadly
not trying to be negative nancy but we’d be ahead right now without the 2nd dropped flyball, and woody’s gonna face the thunder in the 9th so we haven’t exactly won this game yet
just started watching
I’ve been flipping back and forth b/w this and the hawks/celtics game…
where’s aramis?
did they pull him after that HBP?
Now everyone saying he's redeemed?
That was one home run after 2 muck ups in the field and a strike out with RISP. Soriano still needs a lot of work to do
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Very much agreed
hes safe till tommorow :p
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Haha, i agree
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I'm not redeeming him . . .
I’m saying he’s an All-Star who can and will play out of his slump. For as bad as he’s been tonight, he’s still All-Star and WS winner ALFONSO FREAKIN’ SORIANO, and he can do things the average player simply cannot.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
all the more reason he should be catching fly balls
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
First game back
off an injury and he isnt as sharp as he should be. Oh cry me a river. Meanwhile you’d be covering Theriot’s a** if he were in the same situation.
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Living in Missouri has taught me one thing. . .
Izzy is a walking case of heartburn. Way to jump on him at his most vulnerable time. 2-0, slugger up, and they make him pay. THOSE are the signs of a winning team, one that will make it farther than last year in the playoffs barring total and catastrophic injury. If the haters would get their heads on straight, they’d see what I mean.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
Exactly. This is what I mean by my lots of baserunners comment earlier.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Cardinal fans...
Booing….gotta love it..
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"
but I thought they were the best fans in the game? How can you boo your own team?
Felix Pie must play everyday!
Oh, like Cub fans at Wrigley don't boo?
Just ask Wood if you’re not sure
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Yeah but Cub fans are the worst.
Just ask Marty Brennamen
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, very true
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
heart of the cards order next inning
I’d REALLY rather go in with a lead
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
WGN showing Soriano in the dugout.
Looks very quiet, just watching the game go on, expressionless.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
New bat =
double gappper
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Updated April 26th
well
this game has changed a lot
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2B Fontenot
at the plate, fouling it off, Lee has taken off for 2nd on two straight pitches.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
ARam in the dugout tossing a ball.....looks like he told Pinella he was okay.....
whew…..I will untighten my sphincter a bit
OH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
single time!
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WOW
Not one I would have called safe, let’s see if he slid around it
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
SAFE AT SECOND!
Lee nearly picked off for the third out.
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High Tag
The same call we should have gotten yesterday at home but didnt
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
DOME DOME DOME
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
PITCHING CHANGE
IN: 27 Ron Villone LHP
OUT: 44 Jason Isringhausen RHP
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Nice AB by Fontenot
Fine work.
AlaskaFan
"Year after year after year after year . . . . . after year after year after year . . ." - Steve Goodman, "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
Wow, that play could have gone both ways
GREAT at-bat by Fontenot, staying in the game.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I just stopped laughing.
This is ridiculous. I do love baseball.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
wow
sweeet call cards fans
I never ever wanna hear another word about how great they are
They really just booed Izzy
Just wondering.
Where is Woody’s head going to be regardless of what Dome does?
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
About Aramis....
Lou just walked over to him and pointed at his wrist and presumably asked him how his wrist was, Aramis nodded and said “It’s good, it’s good”.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
Saw that. Looked good. I'm hopeful.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on May 2, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
FU KU DO ME!
clap clap clap-clap clap
[Clap sure is a funny looking word.]
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This is the year!......that I get an ulcer
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by RightFieldSucks on May 2, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
Am I hearing SPOON?!
Yes. This is nice.
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Len Kasper: Indie Music Nerd
Just like me.
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by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Nerd power!
We should have rings like Captain Planet’s cronies or something.
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by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
They'll be little records
Grooves and all! Oh man, I love me a craft project. What’s your favorite color?
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by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay
I’m on it! I seriously do think I have some little plastic record charms around here somewhere. [Indie music nerd, craft grrl nerd too.]
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by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
YES!!
I actually call baseball, I’ll wear it during broadcasts!
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Woody should be alright
Yesterday some bad jumps screwed him. I predict a 10-pitch inning regardless of being tied or leading. He won’t let the rivalry game slip.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
Soriano may have homered but if it weren’t for his pathetic, horrifying little league defense in left field that a high school player could have caught we would be up 3-2 instead of tied
The guy is worthless for his contract value
Face it, soriano is the worst non-pitcher contract in the majors right now
by CubsBall2202 on May 2, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
$136 million for someone who can't catch routine flyballs
Sounds about right
by CubsBall2202 on May 2, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
All Star
Yeah he sucks, because the first game back from a leg injury he lets one get over his head he should have caught. Did you buy one of those jump to conclusion mats?
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Or how about tonight where both of those balls in the 7th could have
been caught by a 10 year old
by CubsBall2202 on May 2, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't commit to saying THE worst...
...without having more than five minutes to look into it, but Juan Pierre has the worst contract that I can think of off the top of my head.
Gotta take the good with the bad
At least he contributed today
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
But pls
admit his defense tonight has been woeful.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Sure.
But plenty of players have bad games. Heck, most of the Cubs are having bad games tonight. I don’t understand why Soriano is the only guy to catch this level of hell from the fans.
The contract
is the main reason IMO. To him much is granted much is expected.
Th
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Because Soriano is the anti-Theriot.
Some people can only like people who play the way they think is right.
I root for all Cubbies to succeed.
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I really think the approach is part of it
The leading off bit, no rehab assignment, the anti-Dome approach at the plate.
My issue is the refusal to adjust—but I won’t rip on him as much as I’ve seen here. I’ll just point out what I see.
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
left. . .
its the lead wrist while batting, he had an HBP
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand that...
...it is the lead wrist when batting right handed…but you can get hit on either wrist…
that's not what he was saying, just explaining what happened
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Laughing hysterically.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on May 2, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
think it was the left wrist.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
RF Fukudome
sends a fly ball to LF, Schumaker reaches out, makes the catch running into the wall. 3 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
who the fuck is schumaker?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
kind of a sarcastic statement
but how are the cards honestly playing this well with their outfield?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Man, aren't you just an F-bomb nazi?
Al doesn’t mind that casual “fuck,” just not every sentence/post
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Just throw strikes Kerry.
If we lose, we lose. But, no walks.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Amen.
Like I said, 10 pitches. I’ll be counting.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano apparently has done it all tonight
he’s helped both teams on offense!
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Yep, he's run the full gamut of emotions, as have we.
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Pitchers seem to have Kosuke figured out
Has trouble with hard stuff low and away…
AlaskaFan
"Year after year after year after year . . . . . after year after year after year . . ." - Steve Goodman, "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
That's less about Kosuke
And more about the batting style. The running Japanese style is prone to that pitch, because its harder to reach when youre falling off towards first.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
CF Ankiel
hits it high in the air to RF, Fukudome makes the catch on the warning track. 1 out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
PHEW
that was close…..........
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Phewwwwwwwwwwwwww
Thank you, Dome.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
Looks like if the Cubs, Brewers and Cards
are going to be beating each other up this year, there will be a lot of blown saves by all.
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Nah
I still think the Cards are smoke and mirrors, and with Gallardo going down and the Brewers bullpen woes … well I am very optimistic about the Cubs winning the division
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the consensus
but strange things can happen.
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1B Pujols
swinging bunt, Soto fields cleanly and GUNS him out at 1st! 2 out.
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Nice play Geo
2 pitches here for 10 . . . come on woody, prove me right. . . and save yourself for another inning if we get a leadoff HR
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply actions
nice breaking ball on Pujols...
n/t
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"
3B Glaus
whiffs on the first pitch, a 96mph fastball. (Ron asks Pat where the radar is in the stadium. LOL!)
Glaus pops it up in shallow LF, Theriot makes the catch. Wood gets some of their best 1-2-3. To the 10th!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
If Len was moved to say that
I can’t imagine what Ron was saying!
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by bluebythebook on May 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
10 pitches exactly. Great inning.
Woody will not have 2 bad games in a row this year, I think. He has too much pride in himself and what he means to the Cubs to do otherwise.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions
That was funny, The Riot flapping Soriano away.
I got this one, buddy.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
gah
and now the genital herpes commercial….again
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
So glad I don't have genital herpes
n/t
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
followed up by levitra
they really have a poor opinion of cub fans
last year they would always have Cialis
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Haha, Theriot meant to say by his arms were
“Soriano, you dirty SOB, I’ll get this pop out so you don’t drop it”
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Swing that BAT.......and take the 3 or 5 spot....
One more hit earlier wouldda done it…...
Meean’t to be posted after the HR…..
The best defense is a good offense
well we really don't need an extra inning game
they need to end this quickly
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Genital Herpes and erectile dysfunction.
Great with a home run by Soto
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!
by Cubfansince1957 on May 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
haha
I remember them doing an SNL skit that was like, “if you have an erection for more than 24 hours, call all your friends so they can congratulate you.”
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Yes I did read the above comments about Ramirez
But is his injury in need of a DL trip?
4-0 on the road in extras
I don’t care how long it goes, I just want the big W.
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
This thread
has all kinds of issues after this many posts!
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Amazing
how many more posters you get when the Cubs are losing a game than when they are winning.
by californiachicagoan on May 2, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Aw shizz
DeRo and Soto out. This may be extras.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
Um, 9 is regulation
This already is extra
by Shanghai Badger on May 2, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
And if Mr. Leadoff....
Hadd any Cajones….Cubs wouldda won in regulation…...
The best defense is a good offense
Can someone make a 2nd thread this is getting really bad?
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Updated April 26th
man what do they put in the water for these outfielders?
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Nice catch Ludwick
That’s a hard play for sure. Time to go get ‘em on D ourselves
by TheNextCubsVoice on May 2, 2008 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
Al
It just took about 5 minutes to load this page. Fix this.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Cubs stink
The Cubs are just playing very poor baseball right now, and if Aramis is out for any extended period of time, it is not going to get any better.
These are the type of games the Cubs have lost for decades. They get on a great streak, win a few games, get your hopes up, and then smash them just as fast.
I said yesterday this team has to learn how to win. That means learning to relax and play ball when everyone is tight. Being smart with the count and not swinging wildly at a pitch in the dirt. Throw the ball in the catcher’s glove rather than over his head. It’s called mental toughness and a confidence that eventually overcomes the obstacles. The Cubs still don’t have it. But they have a manager that knows how to win, the question is can he break through the mental malaise that has plagued this team for decades. Only time will tell.
SBNation is slowwwwwwwwwwww
They have to fix this. It really sucks. I written them a few times and nothing seems to be done to seriously take care of this.
There’s no reason overflow threads need to be created for every few hundred posts. There are blogs out there that handle that load no problem.
Geez...
I just got home and hit play on the DVR….
Fook!
I read through some of the posts while Soriano was blowing HUGE chunks, while I love some of the greats on this wonderful BCB, I do have to disagree with some of the Sori die hards.
He SUCKETH MIGHTILY!
I know it’s hindsight, but I did have serious doubts about his coming back like this without any AAA play first.
He wasn’t that great to start the season anyway….so why would anyone think he would just all of a sudden play awesome?
Especially when things were going so well….the Platooning was working well for Lou, and it’s rather mind boggling as to why he would do this.
Two games now Fonz’s been TOTAL shit at the plate, and looks worse than a highschool boy out in left….UGH!!
I wasn’t aware a player can refuse going down to the minors for rehab…?
Are there regulations about that?
Whatever the case – he needs to go down for a few games….maybe a week.
‘Cuz that was totally whacked watching him blow it so bad….TWO GAMES evennnnn!!!
And this losing BS has GOTTA stop…especially when we could very well have won these last two….
Okay – I’m done venting now. :-)
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
Cubs may have lost six out of their last seven
or however you wanna count it w/tonights loss, but at least they’re playing better then my Rockies.
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Out of curiosity, what brought a Rockies fan to a Cubs vs Cardinals thread? : )
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I love the Cubs.
I live in Colorado but I grew up a Cubs fan and my mom has family in Chicago and I’ve been there 3 times been to 3 Cubs games there as well. I love Chicago just as much as I love Colorado & I root for the Cubs whenever they’re playing every other team except my Rockies.
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by Rocktober 2007 on May 13, 2008 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Might as well make it 1017...
...I have never seen so many comments in a thread—never!
Didn’t see the game but if Soriano’s play was accurately described by Sullivan then let’s hope he isn’t too bothered to get his act together like real soon. I thought Pinella’s comments about not double switching his “superstar” were pathetic but at least candid in that Soriano comes before the team. The only problem with those lame excuses is that you have a perfect excuse for double switching and for batting him down—his leg! Geeze, WTF is the world coming to when and multimillionaire can’t have his delicate feelings hurt. As for his HR, he was due and that’s like what they pay him truck loads of cash to do, let’s hope he can find a way to pull in a pop-up. reach deep down within you, you can do it. I’ve almost seen enough now to say that the Cubs have too many losers on this roster, guys who have the make-up to choke. I suppose that i am over reacting, but if you are going to be a clod in the field then at least put up Manny like numbers. Soriano’s not even in that league.
At least Lou is right-on with Hill and apparently he’s not waiting anymore. Hill’s “effort” was a joke—they should send him to AAA if he has options, right now he’s wasted roster space. If he can get it together down there then you bring him back.
2 lousy losses in a row, the bullpen is taking a beating.
I was at the game
Daryle Ward would have caught the fly ball in the 7th inning. Easily. He also had a problem with communicating with the 3rd baseman earlier, which wasn’t as bad. He was just terrible.
As an aside, I posted a couple pics from the game last night as FanShots, including one of Fonso about to put the ball in the left-field bullpen.
"I tell you, Steve Blass, you pitch me inside, they never, never find that ball."
-Roberto Clemente
My question to you is
Who is our Skip Schumaker? When was the last time one of our bit players actually stepped up and won a game? Not talking about a bloop or a dribbler. An actual clutch hit to win a game. Tonight they had many chances and zero return. I’m talking about DeRo, Riot, Fonty, Fuku, RJ, Onedec, etc. There were chances tonight. Until someone else steps up, this team will never win jack. How about pitchers? The only guy that shows up is Z. Hill is a joke and the rest are chokeartists. Lilly has his chance tomorrow. Anything less than 6 innings and he’s a bum too.
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Cubs By The Numbers is a history of the ballclub by uniform number, but the biographies help trace the history of our beloved team in a new way. For everyone who's a Cubs fan, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family. Cubs By The Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even ones they think they already know.
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