Overflow Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Wednesday 5/21, 7:05 CT
by Al on May 21, 2008 8:30 PM CDT
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Let's take this series.
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Please tell CUBS
game is more than 1 inning long! Wake up!
by JoToPo on May 21, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this thread will bring us more luck.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 21, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe not.... damn.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poop
Time for Leiber…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
double crud.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not lookin like our night
"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 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep the faith.
With our bats and that park, there’s always a chance.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, just looks like were not having very good at bats tonight
Too many hacks at pitches out of the strike zone
"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 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou leaves them in too long
in my expert baseball knowledge ;-)
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gallagher is somewhat
an unknown quantity. Got to figure him out.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has good stuff, I hope he gets another start
"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 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I may need to get off here
I’m getting pissed off too much to type non-curse words
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
type 'em if you have to - just hit the cancel button at the end.
Or do the “daggumit”, “gee whiz”, “gosh darn it” thing. Or my dad’s favorite – “balderdash!”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's early yet.
We can do this. It’s only two runs.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe but i have that sinking feeling
need Chacon outta there first
BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"
by cubfever7 on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We've had a ton of luck in Chicago in the past 24 hours. At least the Bulls got the 1st pick
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Go hawks
"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 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Magic
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stephen A. Smith
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on May 21, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
double ick
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Patience..
Plenty of time…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
be back in a bit
need dinner—maybe things will start to look up while I’m cooking sigh
by slcathena on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least the park is conducive to a comeback...
Gallagher just didn’t seem to have it tonight. Hopefully the bullpen can shut them down and we can make a comeback.
by SouthernCub on May 21, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wuertz
Has been good lately..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of Eric Byrnes with the way he goes all out for everything
"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 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it's time
to go watch American Idol with the girlfriend….
"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 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's fixed..
that little kid will win..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah - stay with the Cub game
and then check out this web site later – http://mackennasgoldenidols.blogspot.com/
I used to work with this guy – he is one funny dude. Used to send out e-mail recaps after every episode of Beverly Hills 9021564928 or whatever that was. Cracked me up every time.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on May 21, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He looks like he has a pole up his...
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 21, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wuertz not even close
"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 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wuertz really gets on my nerves..
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 21, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
groan
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ARGH!
two walks? Walking TOWLES???
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soto
saved one there
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wuertz is pitching like hes afraid to get hit
"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 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
or he thinks he is Marmol
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on May 21, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed The C. Lee HR...
...was it a cheapie?
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He crushed 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 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not really.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
another whew! inning
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why is pence
batting so low in the order?
by bheidge on May 21, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fookie Lee Ramirez, make something happen
"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 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
amen!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully he gets another ND or maybe a big L
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Major Texas Big Hair
on that woman behind home plate
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do they..
Actually think guys like that?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
guys of a certain age
yes
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stone Age
maybe
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"They"
I think that lady is on her own on that on.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"They"
I think that lady is on her own on that one.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
D-Lee,
needs to park one in the Crawfords.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Chacon pitch against us at wrigley? I think he may have pitched that saturday game
"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 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just not hitting the ball
100%. We’re getting 85-90% each time.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry - if Ramy can just get on we'll have Hoffpaiur up to bat.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
as in HR Hoffpaiurstuff?
oh wait – that was HR Puffenstuff…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow we really packed it in after that first inning
"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 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Chicon
is managing us pretty well.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that I disagree with you but our patience at the plate has been dismal. How many walks have we drawn tonight? You have to make the pitcher work.
by muffman on May 21, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disappointing So Far
We should be hammering Houston’s pitching but instead we’re gonna lose 2 of 3.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Houston looks about ready to break it open this inning
"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 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Radio Stat....
....15 of last 16 retired by Chacon.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we
all need the day off tomorrow to regroup.
by sue369 on May 21, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
True, we've had a long, long strech of games without an offday, tomorrow is much needed
Then we regroup in pittsburgh with Z
"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 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially if this game ends with the way it is now. Why can’t we just play every game at Wrigley.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
still got 1/3 of the game left
so much negativity
by bheidge on May 21, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uh oh... here it comes...
this year’s American Idol winner is…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
David!!!!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm shocked. Shocked.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
was he the hard rocker or the ballad boy?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK now I really am kinda surprised
thought it was Auschuletta. Poor Cook. Woulda been better had he lost. Not that I really care.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
upset
thought all the tweenies would vote for the other david
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whazzup with ump?
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh. pace o' game
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All these walks kinda make me feel discouraged
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on May 21, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Really?
It’s the three hits to Michael Bourn that discourage me.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's been the key to the game so far
"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 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
these umps suck
there, I said it. Jeepers.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Knock on Wood,
but Berkman has done little against us.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Side Note:
ATL is putting beating on NYM
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
man - and they swept a DHer yesterday from the Mets. Looks like the NL East is going to be interesting again this year
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For real..
I wouldn’t count Atlanta out…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SB by Matsui
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That happens too often.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on May 21, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
Lieber was coming in to pitch to Berkman?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Got him!
ok. Let’s GO NOW. OPEN UP THE WUPASS.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LETS GET SOME RUNS!
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
by Rudey on May 21, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Somebody apparently played a clip...
...of Earl Weaver ripping into Terry Crowley during the Yankees-Orioles broadcast. Wow. (Warning: the F-bomb occurs.)
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just hope Soto gets on base for Edmonds.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully on 2nd to avoid a possible DP
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm off to bed.
Maybe that will bring them luck. Keep cheering them on.
by sue369 on May 21, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sleep tight
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Few thoughts...
...Gallagher had some nerves tonight and showed his youth.
Cub Pitchers need to hold runners on base.
Doesn’t Joe West remind you of Charlie Weiss?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on May 21, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he took it to Berkman, tho.
That takes some guts.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes he did...
...but so did Eyre, which tells me Berkman is in a bit of a funk right now.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said the same last night about West.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm so glad...
...B-Webb lost tonight. I was tired of hearing about him!
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have we forgot
how to take walks all of a sudden?
by Morg98 on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They're Pressing
You can tell when the club is trying to do too much because the BBs go right out the window and they revert to the Hackalicious Dusty offense.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
like Soto just did.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cmon, Hoff
double!!!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HACIM!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hoff!
almost out
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HELL YEAH KIDDO!
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soto Drives one in the air,
...this ball’s got a chaaaaaance, GONE! (Dreaming)
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hoff
why wasn’t he running hard the whole way????
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Jimmy,
prime time for first Cubbie HR.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Everyone’s first Cubbie HR this year has been big! Johnson, Dome, Pie
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welp
I have officialy gone insane listening to the Houston Astros Radio Network. That old man has drove me insane. Very possibly the worst radio network I have heard in the majors.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Milo Hamilton
he once was the cubs radio guy
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milo
was there when radio started..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got around...
Used to do radio for the Pirates when I was a kid. “Lanny & Milo”. (Lanny Frattare) Milo was actually pretty decent back then.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was Bob Prince
around then too?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Prince & Nellie King...
Bob Prince did radio for the Pirates from 1948-1975 with a variety of partners, including two years (55-56) by himself. Then Lanny & Milo took over and a few others after that until Prince came back for a swan song in 1985.
Prince & King was the team I remember most (1967-1975). Many a night I snuck a transistor radio under the pillow after ‘Lights out!’ so I could listen to Prince & King on “KDKA Pittsburgh,1020”. Ah, those were the days…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did that too..
Prince was good…..KDKA must have had a strong signal…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in Ohio at the time (near Cleveland)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got it here in Chicago..
a little static but listenable…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here
Lanny Frattare still is doing Pirates games.
Milo did Bucs games after Prince was axed. Milo was in Atlanta for years before that.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 21, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for Edmonds to do nothing 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.
by CubsBall2202 on May 21, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You have to admit...
...Hoffpaiur is making it difficult for Edmonds to get another double play.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
more baseball smarts from Jim Edmonds.
mutter.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one more biscuit for breakfast
and edmonds would have had one
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have had enough of Edmonds. Defense just doesn't cut it in the majors.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a stupid thing to say
I guess Mark Belanger would have no place on your team, huh?
And after all of four games, we render judgment on Edmonds?
Good heavens, folks …
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 21, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please.
We have three seasons of declining production prior to this year and his abysmal performance to start the season in San Diego to look at, in addition to four games with the Cubs. Swapping laundry is unlikely to change the way Edmonds plays – we know that ballplayers tend to decline in their later years, and we have a ton of evidence that Edmonds is in decline.
This isn’t some rook with a minor league track record, or a veteran that’s simply had a few bad games in a row. This is a guy we picked up off the scrap heap after getting released. We can look at his record over the past few seasons. We can look at the typical aging patterns of major league players.
If people were calling him washed up based upon only these four games, they’d be wrong. But in the context of his past performances, it’s not an invalid conclusion.
by cwyers on May 22, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might very well be the case
And it wouldn’t shock me if, after 2-3 weeks, that’s the way it panned out.
I think after four games, however, it’s a little hasty to do that. Otherwise, why sign him in the first place? But that’s another issue.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 22, 2008 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And saying "defense just doesn't cut it in the majors"
is stupid. Sorry, but the truth hurts sometimes.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 22, 2008 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least the runner moved up I guess
"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 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone listening to the radio...
...knows that I hate it when Pat Hughes gets me excited like he just did.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ya thats always the worst
"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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Derrick Rose?
"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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
runner at 3rd. DeRo up to bat...
GoCubsGo
by MinnesotaFan on May 21, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cmon, Mark...
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Leadoff double and we leave him standed! That won't win many games!
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
crap.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ehhhhhhhhh
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dero is worthless on the road
"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 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uh...
no….
But the team in general does seem to struggle on the road.
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by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, it's true this year...
he’s hitting .158/.279/.246 this year on the road coming into tonight.
by SouthernCub on May 21, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We must lead the league in making shitty pitchers look like Cy Young...
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we have 2 hits since the first
one was just stranded and the other was picked off
by grifdog on May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
These guys are pissing me off the past two games.
Look like the old Cubs.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One thing bugging me,
to many of our runs come from HR’s
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
small ball
has been a rarity these past two games
by noiseboy on May 21, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you watching the same game I am? It aint pretty and it aint CY Young!
by muffman on May 21, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not a disaster, either.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard To Forget The Past
I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.....
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean 2007, where we won the Division?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Yeah
Just when it looked like the Cubs would ride momentum far into October they get swept by the DBax. Not to mention 2004, 2003, 1998, 1989, 1984, 1969….
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those weren't
this team.
This team can do it.
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by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure Hope So
I was just trying to say that you can’t blame people for being jaded after all those years, especially when the team looked to have finally turned things around.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dood.
Even if we lose tonight, we’re still 9 games over .500. It’s May 21st. Save it for September.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do too.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pittsburgh
Might be the tonic these guys need.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we do like to take it
to the bucs. 4 of 6 for the road-trip isn’t the best, but a sweep wouldn’t go amiss.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sunny side
The storm and its fury broke today,
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear;
Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away
The sun again will shine bright and clear.
[cho:] Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us ev'ry day,
It will brighten all the way
If we'll keep on the sunny side of lifeIt's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
should have previewed that one
sorry folks.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, I probably would be more concerned but worst that can happen is still 9 games over .500
"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 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you think the Cubbies will do about Gallagher?
Try Leiber again?
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hope not.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Sean Marshall
will be brought up as soon as he is stretched out enough to start.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
God I hope so.
Marshall’s better than both these clowns.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see him get another start
I like his stuff
"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 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if
Marshall or Hart are ready, they come up and Asciano does back down.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will surely be the next send-down.
Hopefully it isn’t for Chad Fox though. He needs to get straightened out!
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the defense has been very good tonight...
That’s a positive.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
perfect timing - infield single...
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's get them in the 8th.
Maybe we have some momentum now.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3 runs
does not win games – we need some runs!!
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
by Cub Fan Mike on May 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It wins SOME games.
Giving up a three run lead doesn’t win games.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worked against Webb tonight.
Just sayin.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It should have really
0-2 hanging curveball to a power hitter is asking to get your next start at Iowa
by grifdog on May 21, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOW he takes a pitch!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 21, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or not.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy wouldn't it be great if...
...Chacon gets another ND. That would be 10 in a row
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Hoffpaur stays up when Ward comes back.
Send Mikey down!
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, because what this team needs is two backup first basemen...
...who hit left-handed.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, so we can double-switch Derrek Lee in every game?
So we can have Jason Marquis play second base at some point during the season?
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, two starters and two bench guys.
I’d rather have four middle infielders than have three first basemen.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And as you see tonight,
he can play LF when Fonzie rests, every 12th day.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, really increases our versatility off the bench that way.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if you are sarcastic,
but I think it does.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you don't know what "versatility" is.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe he meant "worsatility"?
I know you did… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me be clear, I don't like having Fontenot around in particular.
But seriously, Hoffpaiur doesn’t bring anything to the table that Ward doesn’t. Since we’re committing to carrying 12 pitchers, we need to get as much out of the bench as possible. Having two guys who can only play the least challenging defensive positions really shorts the bench even futher.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A couple of wide loads like Ward and Hoffpauir
would ‘short’ any bench… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
grumpy dugout
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
geez
we cannot catch a BREAK.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We cant buy a hit!!
Leaping catch by Berkman!
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good catch by Berkman, alas
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
by Emelie on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SD just put a 2 spot up on the Cards
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
alright gotta regroup, come out better on friday
"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 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God do we have a freaking dinner reservation?
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They do have a flight to catch.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suggested Acquisition
If SF falls way out of it by the All Star break, then I’d call Brian Sabean and see about Omar Vizquel. Then The Riot can share 2nd with DeRo and Fontenot can grab a bus to Iowa.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Assuming Vizquel's Knee is OK
And he sustains a .350+ OBP through the summer.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
might as well make similar assumptions about Theriot and keep him at short.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure that I don't like it.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on May 21, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omar Can Still Pick It
Showed good leather today at Coors
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or..
Onedec goes to short and The Riot subs at 2nd and short…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been pleased with Ronnie thus far.
Some real good AB’s this year.
by cubfan06 on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Could Work
Theriot’s range isn’t that great for SS, would work better if he played 2nd
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His natural position...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let Riot be the utility
bench infielder. Ondec at Short, DeRo at 2nd.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's that?
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never heard of him.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think he really exists.
He’s a myth! Myth! Myth!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is this man you speak of..
In my country there is a man…...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh great... another thread about nothing...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jambalaya!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on May 21, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howry
seems to have it goin’ on, at least.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just finding the positive. :D
If Howry can pick it up like this, that means Marmol can be saved for really critical games, making him, if possible, even more effective.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we can get a lead, I say leave him in.
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
by Fukumania on May 21, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Good Howry
Would help greatly. Like Brenly said, it narrows things down to a 6 inning game if the Cubs have a lead into the 7th.
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice
3 Ks for Howry.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh thank God!
I was worried about my frail health if we couldn’t get through Towles/Erstad/Bourne cleanly at this point.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey
baby steps. :D Besides, it’s not like Bourne is a patsy or anything.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was below the Mendoza line coming into the game, FWIW.
by cwyers on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but in the game today...
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 21, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here we go cubbies... lets get some hits...
GoCubsGo
by MinnesotaFan on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Valverde
Suggestion, try hitting the opposite way!He`s going to pitch you away. Quit trying to pull everything!
by muffman on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get In His Head
and use his emotions against him
by SecondSon on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs