Open Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Wednesday 5/21, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on May 21, 2008 4:15 PM CDT
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PrintChicago Cubs at Houston Astros, May 21, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Afternoon notes:
- Barry Rozner says that not only will the Cubs win the NL Central, they ought to win by at least 10 games.
- Bruce Miles talks stats with Ryan Theriot, and reminds us:
Theriot made some changes to his swing over the winter and came to spring training in good shape, proving that perhaps you can work and "grit" your way to better numbers.
- Sean Gallagher went on the Kerry Wood diet over the winter and lost 30 pounds. If you're interested in the company that provides Wood, Gallagher and others with the diet plan and meals, Sunfare, here's their website, although as of now they only operate in the Phoenix and Los Angeles areas. (It ain't cheap, either.)
- For the Astros fan point of view, check out the SBN Astros site The Crawfish Boxes. (You see lineups posted there because they wait longer to post their game threads, only an hour before game time. I don't think you guys want to wait that long. Right?)
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Shawn Chacon has set an unusual record this year: his first nine starts all ended with a no-decision. He's actually pitched fairly well in most of them, including 8 shutout innings against the Phillies on April 15. The Astros are 4-5 in Chacon's starts. He is 1-3, 8.31 in 5 career starts vs. the Cubs, and Aramis Ramirez eats him for breakfast, lunch and dinner (.588/.600/1.706, yes, that's one-point-seven-zero-six, 10-for-17, 4 doubles, 5 HR, 13 RBI).
Sean Gallagher threw OK in his first start, better in his next one, and now is the time for him to continue what appears to be a developing consistency. He pitched one scoreless inning in relief against Houston last August 8, and the only hit he has allowed to a current member of the Astros is a single to Kaz Matsui, last year when Matsui was with the Rockies.
Today's game is on cable in Chicago and Houston and at the MLB.com Mediacenter.
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Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's overflow comment thread will post at 8:30 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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I hope - I wonder if Rich Hill will be watching nervously if Gallagher is awesome tonight
Wait a minute... who am I here?
He isn't in the minors because of how others are pitching
by californiachicagoan on May 21, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Well said...
If Rich Hill figures out his control/command issues, there’ll be a spot for him in the rotation.
Just checked into my hotel in Houston
Here on business tomorrow – flew in early to see the game. Got dugout box seats – row 38 just to the 1st base side behind the plate. Leaving for the park in about an hour…..I am so excited!! First MLB game this year.
Look for me – green Cubs hat, deep blue Fukadome shirt….dark headed chick grinning ear to ear. That’ll be me! Is the game even televised??
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
We'll be looking for you!
Awesome first game, now you have to get the Wrigley!! Hopefully, you are the good luck charm Gallagher needs.
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 21, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
it's on Comcast Sports Net.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I still can't get over how goofy Gallagher looks in that pic
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
I love that pic.
That pic says “I LOVE BASEBALL!”
Do we have a nickname for him? Goofy Gallagher?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe "Sledgehammer" was the consensus the other day.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
I have a feeling....
...this is going to be a slug fest tonight.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Chacon and Gallagher
With these two on the hill one and the wacky field dimensions, I am going to agree with you. I know Chacon has been throwing well, but I have a feeling Dome gets hot tonight, while DLee (if he plays) and ARam keep hitting.
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 21, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
For our side! Most definitely!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Well done sir...well done.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
eeew
reminds me of dreadful times trying to swim in the pond as a young child. Picking off the slugs afterward always took half the fun out of it.
In any case, Go Cubs!
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
You mean leeches don't you?
Like the scene in Stand By Me?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
right you are
leeches and exactly Stand By Me. My bad.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
Any word or rumblings on DLee and if he's sitting tonight?
I guess we will know soon enough…
Go Cubs!
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 21, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions
Wheres Bruce Miles with the LINEUPS
Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
LOL! Maybe if we all start the cheer. BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCEEEEEEEE!!
n/t
by Tangled Up In Blue on May 21, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Where's...
...Deep Goat?
Yo, Deeeeeeeeeeeeep Goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttt
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
I'm worried
about Gallagher tonight. I don’t have alot of confidence of him doing well against this tough Astros line-up in that park. If he’s gonna do well he needs to pitch better then he did in his first two starts. So I think if were gonna win tonight, were gonna have to bomb Chacon, but for the most part he has pitched well this year. Thats why I thought yesturday was the game we needed to win to take the series. To bad once again we couldn’t hit Chris Sampson. I hope I’m wrong about Gallagher tonight and hope the Cubs can pull this one out.
getting no decisions through nine games
isn’t exactly gonna win the Cy Young.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too.
If Sledgehammer can get through Tejada, Berkman, Lee, Blum and Punter Hence (yes, that’s what I’m calling him from now on) a few times with minimal damage, it’ll be another step forward—and a pretty big one at that.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Good Opportunity For Gallagher
Well, we didn’t figure on his being in the starting rotation. Maybe, he can solidify a permanent spot in the rotation with a good performance tonight.
"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray
I hope he does well
but in his last start the Pirates they were hitting the ball hard but right to Cubs fielders. If he does that tonight against these hitters in this park were in trouble. His stuff was probably better in his first start, but he only had it for 4 innings really. He needs to have that kinda stuff tonight, but keep it going for 5-6 innings if he’s gonna have a chance.
In his first start
he was pretty clearly gassed by the 5th. He had pitched on 3 days rest and had been in the BP since being called up.
What does not kill you makes you stronger.
by Pa on May 21, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Just got the Cubs Forever book in the mail today
The pictures are absolutely amazing! The DVD is the same footage from the TV show minus the real game footage.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
LOL, check out this post...
...over at the Crawfish Boxes. Is that supposed to be abstract art?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
I don't see anything...
it looks like a blank fanpost.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Precisely.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Precisely.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Shawn Chacon is Exhibit A...
...for why the Houston Astros will fall back down to earth very soon.
Adding knowledge and challenging the saber-magicians, one post at a time.
Agreement.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
::: fainting :::
SWL and MDBNIU agree? The apocalypse is nigh!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
So, after 46 games played, which NLC team behind worries you the most?
I agree I don’t think HOU can keep it up but, past that, I think I have my eye more on STL at this point than MIL.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
I seriously worry about them acquiring a decent starting pitcher before the deadline...
we may have to get into a bidding war to keep that from happening. Sort of a Yankee like maneuver to insure your opponent can’t improve for the stretch run.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
The only thing that doesnt worry me so much about them getting one solid pitcher is he can only help them win ever 5 days, and even then, he won’t get them all.
And look below.
Ned Yost is holding them back. I’m guessing he gets fired soon.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Worries...
The Brewers. Especially if they can Yost.
Dome-san!!
by Goat Whisperer on May 21, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers and Cards...
Brewers because of their offense and the possibility that they get a pitcher or two at the deadline. Cardinals because I can’t completely write off the possibility that Carpenter and Mulder come back later in the season.
Realistically, we should win the division. But those are the teams I’d worry about most.
Matt Clement
Wonder how he’s doing…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I'm not
I’m worried about getting through the playoffs.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Foreshadowing
I remember the guy last night calling a Soto double and Edmonds HR in the 9th last night, and obviously didn’t happen. So I am calling Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back HR’s for the Cubbies in the first. HAHA.
And I say Theriot's is to dead center off the flagpole.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
and the tattered flag flutters down...
lands on Bourne, covering his head, and he runs into the wall knocking himself unconscious.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I was wondering
how Lou was going to justify sitting a player (Lee) who was heating up vs. one that was cooling off (Soriano). Clearly he decided not to justify that move.
I am scared too, but I guess if Hoffpauer is going to play the outfield, might as well stick him in the smallest left field in the national league
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
Interesting lineup
Dome finally in the right place, in front of Lee, let’s see what it produces. If Carlos Lee can play left in this park, then the Hoff can as well.
Chacon walks a lot of guys, so the boys should be patient, and he’ll get himself in trouble.
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
That's an interesting statement.
The difference, though, is that Carlos Lee can outhit his ineptness in the field.
Should go ahead and credit...
...the Sun-Times’s Twitter account for this.
It’s not mentioned, but I presume that Edmonds is playing against the righty.
Says Hoff's hitting fifth
Wonder if Geo is sitting.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
That's Dome's spot in the lineup, and Dome's moving up to second.
I’d bet on Soto-Edmonds-DeRosa filling out six, seven and eight.
Why would you hit Hoff 5 over Soto?
by californiachicagoan on May 21, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
*pptthhh*
Thats your answer to everything :)
by californiachicagoan on May 21, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope Hoff gets called off a lot
His defense scares me… or lack thereof
I assume you're referring to popups on the infield?
Depends on who is playing second…if Ronny or Fonty is in…then they’ll probably tell him to let them take anything on the right side, if DeRo is manning 2nd….well, we’ll see.
and he’s not in the lineup for defense anyways,
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah...I forgot Hoffy is going to be manning Left...
I wonder if he hops?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't imagine he has any range at all....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL...if he'll just lose one with a couple runners on...
that may balance it out a little.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
At least
C.B. Buckner isn’t behind the plate again tonight…Am I alone in SLIGHTLY disliking him? Haha…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on May 21, 2008 6:03 PM CDT reply actions
Your have plenty of company...and West already had his turn behind the plate right?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, and West is equally as bad behind the plate, I can't stand the guy
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
How do to inept buffoons like that...
get put on the same crew anyway?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Anything is allowed in Major League Baseball
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Pete Rose would like to have a word with you...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
HAH
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Hickox was Monday...
...So we might see West tonight…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on May 21, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineups
Cubs
Theriot, SS
Fukudome, RF
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Hoffpauir, LF
Soto, C
Edmonds, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Gallagher, P
Astros
Bourn, CF
Matsui, 2B
Tejada, SS
Berkman, 1B
Lee, LF
Blum, 3B
Pence, RF
Towles, C
Chacon, P
Thanks Bruce
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks so much...as always Bruce, you're the man!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot first, no. Fukudome 2nd, VERY YES! Lee and Ramirez, as you were. Hoffpauir LF, yikes. Woo Soto! Boo Edmonds! DeRo down low. Happy Sean to round it out.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Happy Sean?...now I know what his picture reminds me of!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 21, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Boy, something has changed about that Bob...wonder what it is!!!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
I think Hoff hitting above Edmonds
suggests Lou isn’t liking what he sees out of Jimmy. (Or maybe he’s giving Micah the chance to prove he deserves Fontenot’s roster spot when Ward comes back.)
Why would you do that?
Do the Cubs really need two immobile left-handed PH who can really only play 1B?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Do you want only one backup IF?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Ideally, we'd have two
but honestly, Fontenot’s below average with the glove and his bat comes in fits and starts – actually over the past two seasons it’s looked more like fit and start and only one hot streak is all he’s good for. We should have hung on to Cintron. But since we didn’t, I’d just as soon put Soriano at 2B than Fontenot. At least with Hoffpauir we’d get another bat on the bench – a real LH bat.
But then you're really stuck for defense.
Because Soriano is a below average 2B and Hoffpauir and Ward are below average OF.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Because he was hurt.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I like the lineup
except for Hoffpauir and Soto. I would have put Soto before Hoffpauir.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
As a hungry bachelor
I would pay good money to get that meal-delivery service every day.
That’s good business.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Not
I like his goofy grin in the other one…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Chicago Cubs Baseball Is On The Air!
Pat says that so well..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
GOD!!! The Houston radio is horrible.
It makes me really miss Pat and Ron and wish the gaem wasn’t blaked out on Dish.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions
I think you can get Pat and Ron on your pc.....
Damn, can’t find that link now…..some help?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
The tech people are aware of this.
Hopefully, that won’t happen.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
That would be a serious bummer!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I expect nothing but garbage from Country Joe West behind the plate tonight
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Yikes...
He’s terrible….Union hack Cub hater..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
And the sky is blue.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
D Lee 2 run homer!
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Lou is a smart man!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Derrek Lee is sure talking with a big stick...
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
DLEE!!!!!!!!
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
Wow that was pounded
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Houston radio said it would have been over Waveland
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
Ballhawk would love that..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Haha..
You would have caught it on the fly!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
Kosuke should be at the top of the order
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Hmmmmm.....
Looks like Chacon’s first decision of the year will be a big fat L!
Hey, it's a new century!
That'd work for me.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Word from the tech people
SBN team is watching the slowness unfold. I think it’s a case of games
ramping up and a bit of server/cache hangover from the downtime this
morning.The good thing is, increased traffic populates the cache faster, which
in turn should speed things back up eventually.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
My mlb.tv is blacked out!
The horror!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Why?
Where are you located?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Oklahoma city!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
That's weird.
You shouldn’t be.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The power of technology...
Think we should send MLB a map?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Try the audio...
There’s no blackout and I think the audio is included when you buy mlb.tv.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Audio works.
(I like pictures)
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Well, get out the 'ole imagination..
Your mother will be proud!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
My first Pat & Ron broadcast...
Could be worse, I guess.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
If you're lucky you'll be rolling with laughter..
XM still plays the adams family / munsters coversation which was one of the funnies bits Pat and Ron ever did.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Pat and Ron
doing that? I’d love to hear that…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
It was a game against the Cardinals..
I think it was 2 years ago. The morning show on XM plays it every once in a while.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
You're kidding right?
They have a CD?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
first pitch to Hoff
looks like its about a foot outside on gameday
Nice job Micah!
1st ML hit!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Were'nt you raving over his hitting
In ST ?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Yeah, and D-Lee hit .194 in spring training.
ST is ST. Scott McClain hit 6 HR in two weeks in spring training. Doesn’t mean he should have made the team.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
True that...
I remember the Cubs had a catcher who hit like crazy in ST and early in the year, then flamed out by May….Can’t think of his name….mid 60’s I think…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
MICAH MICAH MICAH!
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
This kid is sweatin his balls off already
I love it. Get’em Geo!
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
You know Sean's grinnin that goofy smile right now
:D
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Milo Hamilton
Wow, is he ever bad. I think he’s worse than Harry with names. I remember him when he was a DJ with WIND radio in Chicago back in the fifties. He must really be getting old.
And so it goes.
He is.
He was born September 2, 1927, so he turned 80 last fall. He’s a bitter old man who should have retired years ago.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He is funny when they Astros are stinking up the joint....
Love listening to the priceless calls on XM.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
3-0, nice first inning!!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Hopefully Edmonds is gone soon
He looks terrible at the plate
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
DLee homer is up on gameday
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
He destroyed it
Phew
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
The sky is blue
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Well, that's a nice lead for y'all.
I’m going offline for a while… keep up the good work!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Retread
Lee 2 run homer . Hoffpauir double. Soto double scored Hoffpauir
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance
thanks
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on May 21, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I second this.
Alas, I am at work and cannot dull the pain the ‘bad girl’ way.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Girls only?
:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Girls Only Night Out!
Woohooo!
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, woohoo!!!
the room falls silent as everyone stares at northsider.
oh. um. i was just leaving…
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Wait... you're a girl?
Wow. Your, uh, charade was pretty convincing.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh oh.
This is going south fast.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Not a good start here
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
guh
nothing but fastballs in that AB according to gameday, come on sean
well I'm glad Lee started today
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Fly out.
Phew. Double play here!
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
SIT DOWN BERK
K
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
whose this berkman ESPN keeps talking about?
hasn’t showed up
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
And he looks damn goofy while doing it
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
And
He doesn’t even play for NY or Boston..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Yeah!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
STARING
greatest human ever strikes out looking
Riot..
Scrappy catch
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Great catch by riot
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
ALL RIGHT SEAN!
Out of the inning. Lets get some more runs off this punk
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
well not an AWFUL inning
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Is Hoffy in the outfild a preview
of a Fuku move to center if Edmonds’ bat fails to materialize?—Is a Sori/Fuku/Hoffy outfield in our future?
Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky
Oh lord I hope not
If we are competing for a championship we cannot have someone like Hoffpauir out there
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I doubt it
I can’t see Micah staying on the team for any extended period of time. From what I’ve heard about his OF defense, he’s a younger Daryle Ward.
No and maybe
No – Hoffy won’t be in the outfield
Maybe – Dome in center is a possibility if Hendry decides the answer to our CF problem can be addressed by adding a RF.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Did he pull a jeter
diving in to the stands?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
A Uribe?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
What who said Jeter? What did he do, where is he going, he will be off the dl soon, right?
Sincerely,
ESPN Management
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
JESUS that looked like it was close on gameday
Almost out?
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Gritty pickoff
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Pedro Cerrano: Jesus, I like him very much, but he no help with curveball.
Eddie Harris: You trying to say Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
that looks surprising close to
toilet
just sayin
LOL
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember last year when someone would get picked off???
People on here wanted to kill them? Isn’t it much easier when the cubs are good?
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
I didn't think it was that big of a sin...
since Fukodome was in an 0-2 count.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
It's just that
Theriot gets picked off all the time. He can’t steal worth crap.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
gallagher much better that inning
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
No surprise Mets-Braves
is wednesday night baseball tonight
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Not like we wern't on two days ago
And that we’re getting switched Sunday
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
oh shoot
I’m going to the Monday game and I get a golf club cover?!
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
eBay it?
Someone out there would probably buy it.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
$2.50
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Under the sofa pillows...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
That's my allowance..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I wouldn`t want you to blow all of your allowance. I quit. It is probably a Theriot wood cover anyway!
Well..
I am a scrappy golfer…but I quit too…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Em
Hold out for one of those Sosa bombs he has…:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
if you're serious, stop by Waveland & Kenmore after the game
and look around for a hefty lefty – I’m sporting a Berkman physique these days… ;-) If it’s not obvious, just ask around for “Ken” or “Kenny”.
And just for the record… No, I’m not the guy that has the basket of balls out there after every game. That’s another ballhawk. He does his thing, I do my thing.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Micah's batting .500
Watch out Berkman
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
two pitches two outs
trying to keep chacon in the game?
hoffpauir
has a much better batting average on the road…
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Theriot has one weakness that drives me insane
And that is his baserunning game. Lou seriously needs to tell him to screw the stolen base attempts.
Adding knowledge and challenging the saber-magicians, one post at a time.
Correct
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I've wondered that as well
my theory – she watched a lot of Schoolhouse Rock as a kid… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I missed that..
It means?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
It is a number
that an athlete had in one of the Olympics and I just liked it. When I play poker (7 card no peak) I have 3’s. 6’s and 9’s be wild.
Is your real name..
Leon Phelps?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
The Ladies Man
Tim Meadows…..crappy movie..a few good scenes..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Gallagher flirting with trouble again
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
but thats ok
molly hatchet isn’t for everyone..
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Is he hurt?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
gallagher might not last four
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
be a man
it happens alot after eating foreign food..
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Lance started smellin' against the Cubs
BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"
DP would be REAL nice here
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
K
two strikeouts? that’s gonna put a damper on his chances at winning “greatest person ever in the world” award
he let it go and said
“oh, crud”
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
not good
not good
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
gallagher is not pitching like we saw last outing
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
Not again.
Christ.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Cub Killer Carlos Lee
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Offense better step up
I’m not doing another last night’s outing
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
If by "we" you mean Sean
Yeah.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Can we please stop hacking at garbage
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
We need Al back.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
I hope this edmonds experiment ends within a week
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
Doubt it
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Almost out?
Pat was excited…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Looked like a popup off the bat
Then just carried, don’t think Lee needed to leap for it
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
That is the shallowest LF in all of baseball...
so even popups can get out. Just needed a little more legs.
looks like
Sledgehammer is throwing better now. Strikes. And strikes.
2008: The year we put it all together.
got out of it
Yet another reason why I’m glad we didn’t get Matsui…
i hate
everything to do with Texas
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." Frank Costello
by kalamazoo_cubs_fan on May 21, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
I was gonna say that too!!!
They’re almost as good as In-N-Out burgers… almost.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
omg, i have this awesome In-n-Out sticker! it’s SO cool, you should see it!
lol
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
HOLY CRAP, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!?!
Oh, wait, I remember now.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Double meat Double cheese
Man those are the best.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
South By Southwest
Huuuuge music festival in Austin, TX every year.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Been there?
Always wanted to go…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
To SXSW
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Ditto.
Austin is a great city.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Why the Tex hate?
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
C'mon..
Lets open a can of Whoop-Ass on this guy…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
this guy is gonna be trouble the rest of the way
BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"
Jeeze, the likes of sampson last night and now chacon startin to shut us down tonight
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
well the momentum certaintly changed in this game
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
OK, I'm back.
For a little while, anyway.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Hope you bring the Cubbies some luck.
It kind of went South…..
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I noticed.
Carlos Lee = Cub killer.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
At the end of their contracts,
who do you think will be more productive, Soriano or Carlos Lee?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a fair comparison, since...
... Soriano’s contract is longer.
And Lee will have to be a DH by the end of his deal.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Did he really get hit this time?
or was he just faking again…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
No fake this time.
And that SB wasn’t a fake, either.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He's sneaky
like that..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I am not a violent man
but I swear, if that had been me on the mound instead of Remlinger(?) that day, next time I faced Tubby, I would have drilled him but good, suspension be damned.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wuertz is warming up...
Thank merciful Zeus.
"I'm the glue, baby." -- Mark DeRosa, about his role on the team
by bluebythebook on May 21, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Gallagher
Berkman was half way to second before Gally even threw the ball.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
It was on Len & Bob.
NO ONE could have caught Berkman, he caught everyone by surprise.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He got about 10 steps on Gally
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
The overflow thread is up.
Go here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Gallagher
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
the old broad
sitting behind homeplate needs a new hairstyle like Gallagher needs a new file photo
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." Frank Costello
by kalamazoo_cubs_fan on May 21, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
Michael Wuertz
is on my list of players that are so inconsistent it drives me nuts!
Hey, it's a new century!
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