Overflow Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Sunday 5/25, 12:35 CT
by Al Yellon on May 25, 2008 2:01 PM CDT
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did the PNC PA system really have trumpets playing after that catch by McLouth?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It was quiet here in the overflow thread... too quiet. Suddenly a shot rang out!
Base hit up the middle!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Help! I'm stranded on a desert post!
Now I know how Tom Hanks felt in that Castaway movie.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Luckily I have my friend Rawlings to keep me company
And grifdog too! Welcome!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Ted's last inning...
hope it’s pain-free.
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions
guess not
Laroche sucks! What’s Ted’s problem?!
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
wasn't pain free for Theriot
didn’t seem bad enough though for him to drop the ball. Grrrrrr…..
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
ugh
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Pull him now
stop the bleeding!
Losing 2 of 3 would blow to these guys.
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions
I hope we can all live with the first place Cardinals tomorrow.
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions
premature
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Good thing we didnt have the wheel play on
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Can someone explain
why he’s still in there? Where’s Ascanio?
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions
b/c he can induce a DP
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Nice.
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
to pitch three?
I dunno, man…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
YES!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions
guh
nice play all around, that ball was hit hard
nice dp pick by aram
"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
well after all this
lilly has given us a chance to win – but ya need more from your “number 2” starter
"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
Today he was shaky, after some good starts
but you’re right…he needs to step up.
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
He's NOT a number 2 starter!
That’s the problem!
OY!
that was my point
see quotation marks
"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
au contraire
some of those pitches had quite a lot of #2 on them… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Whoops!
Sorry Blues-Man.
Pitching, imo, is a greater concern than the CFer.
agreed "for show"
"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
NOOOOO
foul ball!
"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
Dammit.
Alfonso K’s
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Anyone think Edmonds
will be launched after this weekend?
If there is any mercy or justice in the world
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
sadly no
did you see hendry on leadoff man? made it sound like he’s staying here for a while
"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
Basically
We haven’t seen enough, Lou is going to give him a chance, Pie’s getting everyday work in AAA, etc, etc
Pie's numbers in AAA
are terrible. Edmonds has barely played. He’s staying put. Frankly, he’s not the problem right now, as with the exception of Friday, the bats have been pretty silent this trip and the pitching has been just above average.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
basically that he hasn't gotten enough AB's
and that lou wants to get him in there more (yay…not)
"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
And Pie somehow got enough at-bats?
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
+Gazillion
"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 first-place Cards
is a good estimation, as the Dodgers can’t hit anything right now. They have been completely shut down by Cardinal pitching. L-A throwing a rookie out there today on the mound isn’t going to help the situation.
I hope the Dodgers’ struggles continues into Wrigley tomorrow, because it sure doesn’t seem as if the Cubs have gotten a break in days. Unfortunately, none seem to be coming today, and I sure hope the blown HR call doesn’t ruin this game.
However, I suspect it will. Too bad.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
be positive jazz man
no more singing the blues
"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 the 7th inning
game ain’t over. We’re getting into their bullpen now, I’m sure.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
can't be worse than lilly today
can it? ascanio looks REAL
"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
struck out McClouth.
did pretty good. Got out of the inning.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Eyre will be in, then Howry
I have more confidence in ours than they should in theirs.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
Marte and Capps are pretty solid.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Capps can't come out.
He pitched three yesterday.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Capps seems alot like Dempster did as closer,
Every time I seem him, he puts a couple guys on base
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
murton hitting .356
why is fonty here?
"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
because
who else would we double switch to play infield then pinch hit for the very next inning? duh
oh yeah
i feel so stupid
"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
he's a righty.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ohhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
"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
Not being negative
being realistic….this road trip has been less than stellar. The Bucs - take out their games against us, they look pretty good - way better than the Brewers, for example. Just as the Cubs have to win some games against the Marlins, the Bucs have to come up with a win or two against us.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions
Yikes
Bay hit that one a ton
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
wow close call
"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
WOOT!
kids good – ice in his veigns
"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
um yea
think 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
where's fonty??
on the double switch – its too late in the ballgame lee shouldn’t be out there!
"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
WOW!
DLee is the man!
"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
Cubs need this win,
They have struggled on this road trip, they need to go home on a positive note. Also, they have not played very well today, to win a game that you didn’t play well in is a real sign of a winning team.
Don't blow it boys!
YES!
He beat it!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Lee looked out
maybe a break, finally.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions
he was safe
foot clearly (barely) in there before the tag
"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
5-4 Cubs!!!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Pull shift against Aram? Bad scouting
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions
YEA BABY!!
In OT news, Joakim Noah was just busted for 20 grams of weed and open alcohol in his car..
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
awesome...
"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
well played
"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
lol.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 25, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like Beasley will be the pick now
by VillanuevaExperience on May 25, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that may seal it, yeah
"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, It looks like Hinrich for Camby now.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 25, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd much rather have Noah than Old man Camby
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
The funny thing is that people think Beasley smokes too. Went to 4 highschools as a frosh lol.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 25, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
For pranks. Not for pot. Nice rumor starting
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
and the Bulls' nosedive into mediocrity continues
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Let's get a couple more!
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
At least maholm is done.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Who pitches now?
Marmol in 9th right? Wood can’t be available.
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions
Looks like Eyre will only face LaRoche
then Howry
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
his arm isn't falling off
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
SLEDGEHAMMER HAS ARRIVED
Not for long though…...GO CUBS
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Yes!
A pop up on three oh?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
why on earth did he swing?
but I’m not going to complain!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We got the lead...
Now let’s see if we can hold it. We blew it yesterday, so today is a good day to make up for it and go home with a good win and a pretty decent road trip.
Don't blow it boys!
C'mon Bobby.....
Let’s not have too many adventures here.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
.500 ball
Isn’t a decent trip. It just means you lost as many as you won. I don’t understand how that’s ‘decent.’ It’s ‘average.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions
.500 on the road, and .667 at home
should get you a title
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Decent is relative, assuming you'll lose more on the road by default
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Only 5 teams in MLB with winning road records as of today
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Not really....
I’m pretty sure (albeit without research) that the home team wins more than the road team does in MLB. So, if your the road team winning half your games, that means your playing better than the average team does on the road.
Believe it if you wish.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
it's good enough
for now. Better than we have been on the road.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
That awing kicked me off MLB.TV
What happened?
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions
Happened to me several times
last night… Uber-frustrating.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Good bullpen work
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Lucky
Old Man Howry just got away with a mistake…
Len and Bob
were talking about how he needs to execute the low and outside pitches, and he throws one up and in. Lucky indeed.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Is R-J playing pretty good ball lately
or is it Edmonds suckitude thats making him look good
by philadelphiacub on May 25, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions
RJ's been getting warm alright
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I've got to think so
Otherwise it doesn’t make any sense to not use him in the 8th.
would appear so, yes.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
To win this division
better than .500 on the road is a must. Maybe next trip in SD/LA.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions
I think thats fair
The NL Central is much better than it was a year ago
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
you keep saying that
but if we win .600 at home, and go .500 on the road, I bet we’re good to go.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha Ha
Anyone notice when they came back from the commercial break after the pitching change, Len read a promo for Dave Matthews Band as they showed a boat going under the bridge outside PNC.
"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield
he can. Check the Houston series.
but he has struck out three times today.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice knock Hank
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Wow... that change
made Alfonso look bad.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
A pitcher with sunglasses?
That strike anyone else as odd?
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
I hope its medical
Its def not aesthetic
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Wonder if you can read the catcher's signs off the reflection
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
At least where he sets up
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Interesting....
I don’t think he’d be close enough for you to do that, but that’d be a helluva scouting report.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
A 2 run lead would be a big boost
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Shucks
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Come on Carlos!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
gulp
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
how can that last pitch
not be a strike compared to the one before it?
2008: The year we put it all together.
A pitcher has to vary the move
It serves a long-term purpose. Makes the “A” move better
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Interesting thing just happened in the Yankees game
They were down 3 going into the 8th and scored 4 to take the lead by 1.
Because Rivera wasn’t up and ready to go (due to the score), Girardi put in a pitcher (can’t recall who), allowed him to warm up and then removed him from the game before the first pitch was thrown.
I know you can’t compel him to make the guy who started the inning pitch, but a little annoying from a fan and a “speed up the game” perspective.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
there you go damnit
strikes = good
not strikes = not good
filthy strikeout pitch
GOTCHA RIVAS!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
ATTABOY CARLOS
Let’s get this one and get out of here.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
Theres the Luis Rivas we all know
"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.
Cocknfire
The USC in my screen name is for the proper USC. I read your blog and knew you were a Cubs fan, but still took me a minute to put together it was you.
What do you think is going to happen tonight when the Cocks get placed? 2 seed on the East Coast I think is the best we can hope for, although it’d be great if they put Coastal or another 1 seed that doesn’t have the same facilities at the Sarge.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
Ummm, yikes......
That’s quite a stat line McLouth has built up on Carlos.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
and they jinxed it AGAIN!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I want to die.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
#Y$!)#YR!@#_(*YY*)#_!*YRT_#*YR
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
OMFG
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
OW!!! That hurt my heart
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions
Anybody have the Santo audio?
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. - George F. Will
Someone should check the booth to see if hes still alive
"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 25, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Brant Brown
"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.
Exactly...
same feeling in my stomach
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Too soon.
For me, at least.
Although, to be fair to BB, it’s not like we didn’t end up atoning for the error.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
I can only hope Alfonso
has some atoning in him.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
They were down
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, not much more to add
other than a bunch of curse words
Soriano is.....
The most fundamentally unsound naturally gifted baseball player that ever lived.
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance
right because hes the only
player that ever lost one in the sun
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
He Has Enough Lawyers
on retainer without you. But go ahead and kid yourself into thinking a player who’s a butcher can be counted on when it matters.
A big leaguer makes that play. Period
It’s fundamentals. He doesn’t have them.
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
Cant blame a guy for losing the ball in the sun.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes you can....
... when his approach to catching the ball put him in the position to lose the ball in the sun.
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
how does one
avoid the SUN?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
be on the other side of the world and run fast, my friend. you have to run fast...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
can I have a jet-pack?
it is, after all, nearly 2010.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
positioning
You know the answer, but I’ll bite. It’s how you position your body, use the glove to shield the sun. All sorts of ballplayers can make this play, but you want to give Soriano a pass. Fine. Regardless, he should have made the play. I’m betting Johnson, Pie, Edmonds, DeRosa, Murton all make that catch.
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
oh, absolutely.
but it’s still the sun, you can’t really avoid it.
99% of the time, Soriano makes that catch too.
Game over.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
So much for the 'decent' road trip
Never assume anything.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions
Hating
Alfonso Soriano absolutely blows at baseball! IO take any apolgies back He is horrible
Hope he tears that quad again
I've already flagged it.
everyone else should too.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow... are you serious?
The OP earned it.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I'm sure "plenz" can hire his own lawyers
without you representing him. But go ahead and kid yourself into thinking a poster who’s a troller should be tolerated.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on Carlos....
Let’s not lose it on one ugly play.
"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson
did you see him
throw up his hands in the dugout? That sums it up, alas.
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
Just lose in extra innings we don't deserve to win
"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.
Again
and again and again and again. Where’s Bill Murray and that crazy groundhog?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
How can official scoring be a double on that?
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by RightFieldSucks on May 25, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions
yahoo box score says error
no way that’s ever gonna be a double
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Trying to find a little humor in everything...
I don’t read lips and I don’t speak Spanish, but it sure looked like Soriano was cursing the sun. He kept looking up into the sky and was muttering something…
meanwhile my fiancee is yelling over the phone – “flip your flipping sunglasses down!!!!”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Were the really not down?
I was too busy puking to notice.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
yeah, on the replay it looks like there's something shiny across his face, so I'd assume they were down.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Pat was pretty adamant he lost it in the sun...
...still hard to justify, that’s what a hat and sunglasses are for.
Its mindmubing this has happened two days in a row. A victory in hand, choked up..
Felix Pie must play everyday!
the glasses were down
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
BRING BACK MURTON IN LF!
Hitting .356 at Iowa!
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse
Lou says he doesn't ..
like taking his “superstars” our for defense…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
no one
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
three
I think
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by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
1 and a third I think, but he should have gone 3
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, that's right
he came out for Eyre, didn’t he, for one batter.
Maybe he could go more.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
why is Soriano
bashing “trolling” Is he immune to negativity?
In what universe is wishing someone "tears their quad again", considered criticism?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
you wanna get flagged too?
Wishing potentially career-ending injuries is not appropriate criticism.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry you're having a bad day.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Oh I Get It
This is a pom-pom board where you can’t criticize the players and everything is always wonderful with the Cubs. Why didn’t Al tell me in the first place?
Dood. Learn to read
Lots of people are criticizing Soriano’s play. Most of us recognize that he’s not a great defensive player.
However, wishing injury on a player should NEVER be tolerated—ESPECIALLY when it’s one of YOUR players!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
That's Fine
but I don’t appreciate some broad acting like she’s the board censor telling people not to post if what they have to say doesn’t jibe with her sunshine-up-the-butt Pollyanna cheerleading.
Calling her a broad probably helps
YOu are a typical Cubbie “sheep” fan.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
and now YOU get flagged
Sue is a long-term respected poster, and you’re not going to disrespect her like that.
Turkey.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
you just don't get it.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Right a few times
Pick a new name, you may need it. Sox Fan
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
I'm glad this is last thread
we’ll have to deal with your BS.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I don't think that's true
but your tone is particularly vitriolic, and this is not the place for your to unleash all of your pent up anger from God-knows-what.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
You can criticize
the players. Wishing injuries on them is not appropriate. I guess you can’t see the difference.
flagged again.
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by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
This is a ridiculous post
What is the matter with you
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
edmonds HR?
or weak pop out/dribbler? YOU DECIDE
Answer: Weak popout
Thanks for playing everybody!
EDMONDS POWAH!
about half a AA battery.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I would be more charitable to Sori if he were more self-critical
and would say after today’s game: “I have to work more on my defense.” Instead, he always insists that everything’s OK, etc., etc.
Yeah... I don't buy that he is a clubhouse cancer
but your point is well made.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Actually he doesnt say much of anything
He is a really quiet guy for a “superstar”
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
He better face the music
for today’s gaffe
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Kasper
just called him a “superstar”
Is he kidding???????
BOB:
“you can throw a dart at that dugout to find a better defender in left field”
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
Brenly just said you can throw a dart into the dugout
And find a better LF than Soriano
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
wow, brenly is really
letting soriano have it. “you could throw a dart in the first-base dugout and hit a better defender”. That’s pretty strong stuff.
And he ripped into him after that "non" HR off the top of the wall in the 1st
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
Is it earned?!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Ya. Pits scorekeepers on crack.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 25, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
wishing an injury on someone is not appropriate criticism...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Brenly
is hardly trolling. Better than most, he understands Soriano.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Saying someone is a bad fielder is criticism. Wishing injury on him is trolling
It is not rocket science. Amazing a few of you cant accept that
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano definitely blows at defense
but he is a good hitter. Still, I have a hard time liking him because then I remember his contract and I cringe.
Did they really call that a hit? In other words, is that really an ER and BS for Marmol???
Yep
I gave both Sori and Theriot the benefit of the doubt and today’s game sealed it … they’re both a drag on the team. I don’t care how good Sori is offensively
It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa
what did Theriot do
or not do today?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
huh?
when?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep.. That could be the difference between going to the All Star game than not.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
IF he knew how to work a count, IF he could play defense,
then he would be a superstar. Definitely superstar ability, definitely not a superstar’s head.
HE JUST WALKED!
in the top of the 9th, he drew a freakin’ walk!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I live out here in L.A.
Did one of you guys in Chicago say that Soriano doen’t take responsibility for his poor defense? That’s the first I heard of it. Is it true?
Don't blow it boys!
He doesn't usually talk about it..
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on May 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
BB just said that...
you could throw a dart into the Cub dugout and hit a person who is a better defender than Sori!
Too funny!
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on May 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like lies to me.
If anyone has a quote please cite it.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the guy that practiced his swing in the outfield last year. . .
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions
Um...Ted Williams did that...
Not saying Soriano is Ted Williams (he’s not), but saying that is not a self-evident critcism.
Ted Williams
didn’t just drop out #3 in ninth inning in this game. Soriano clearly does not care about anything but his offensive numbers.
by Seattle Cubs Fan on May 25, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, for pete's sake!
that’s right. He’s a selfish player, that darn guy, playing through injuries and carrying the team…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol deserves a medal for pitching through this
and continuing through the 10th. Please, Cubs, please get Marmol the win now.
how about a leadoff double for Dome
he really needs it right now
probably a series of sputters
followed by deep breathing followed by an mild stroke. :P
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Brenly said
he heard banging sounds coming from the booth next door.
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance
Our bullpen is effed.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I bet we're really
gonna feel this over the next month
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
OK Lou,
Now is the time to earn your paycheck. Show us what you can do with a situation like this.
Don't blow it boys!
In to pitch: LOU PINIELLA MOOOOOOO FUGGAAAAAAA
“Let me show em how its done!”
Don't know if Iowa has anyone who could start,
but putting Gallagher in to finish it one way or the other would probably be the way to go.
I'll take back
the injury comment. That was uncalled for and in the heat of the moment. But…...I want him gone
Good for you
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
WGN
By the way, has WGN changed its graphic recently? No balls/strikes/outs/runner on base?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
working for me...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
No problem when I have gameday up.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
There we go Dero!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
how do you hit the umpire on your backswing?
carlos lee is an idiot
good.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Win or Lose
this was a bad roadtrip…i am getting sick to my stomach thinking about how over-used Marmol has been
Marmol is uverused
because of our feeble starting pitching
or how about the lack of execution by the defense?
this game should have been long over…
Felix Pie must play everyday!
thankfully
the team is good and can lose games like these. 8-2 last week—-forget that?
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
it does
seem far away right now.. :D
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha
You know what I must have. Thanks 600 at home 500 on the road playoffs? forget that buddy?
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
no, we're not.
not yet, anyway. Man. We HAD this one.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Hi.
I figure this might be running slow. Extra Inning Thread here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I must keep my sense of humor
or this becomes not anymore with the fun…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 25, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou is going to have to address,
the situation with Soriano, and maybe Theriot, soon. He will have to make a decision on whether he can take a chance with those guys on defense in close games in the later innings.
These are the kind of games the Cubs have been known for blowing for years now – especially in postseason games.
Lou has to make changes to deal with this now early in the season so it doesn’t become a problem in August and September, as well as the postseason.
Don't blow it boys!
Why oh why wont be walk Bay?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on May 25, 2008 3:51 PM CDT reply actions
Hmmm...
:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Officially
NOT a decent road trip.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions
10-13 on the road...
I predict that gets much better as the season goes on…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
You are absolutely right,
San Diego Smooth. This is going to get into their heads if Lou can’t get something done to rectify this situation in the future. I still have nightmares of those balls going through the legs of Leon Durham in 84, and Alex Gonzalez in 03.
Don't blow it boys!
Be interesting to see how the brass handles this...
There needs to be a coming to Jesus meeting. This team is good and should have the ability to go a long way, but people need to start performing now. If we hadn’t played the Pirates a bunch of times already, we would be a middle of the pack team.
Soriano isn’t going anywhere, but something needs to be done to shake these guys up.
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
Soriano...
Doesn’t matter if anyone on the team claims that it was a “team” loss. Soriano lost it for us PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!!!
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse
Well, I just consider this
a bad trip, not a “come to Jesus” session. Save for Friday, this team isn’t hitting. Errors happen, and today (and Saturday) they came at the worst possible times. However, this team isn’t as good, nor as bad as they look at times. What is really a concern, to me is two road trips away - Toronto, and Tampa Bay. 2 Domes, (roof could be shut in Toronto) and this franchise has historically performed terribly in indoor stadiums - I don’t care the era, i don’t care who the players are.
Of course, the Cubs perform terribly IN San Diego whether it be 1884 or 2007. That’s part of the next trip.
Greg Maddux, FYI is getting hammered as I write this by the Reds. Maybe he’d be useful in Chicago, I am now not sure. But—another bat and another starter would go a long way toward solidifying this team.
This trip was a ‘team’ loss - poor performances at all levels. The errors just made 2 losses more heartbreaking. Wood has to stop hitting batters - that stat is just amazing.
But, all have done just enough to LOSE games. Lilly has had a great month, but regressed. Middle relief turned average this trip.
Sori’s gonna be here a while. No reason to dump everything on him.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
Agree with you
we aren’t getting blown out of games on the road, we battle back, then give it back by poor fielding/pitching. That’s why it’s harder to take because we take the lead only to piss it away.
We still have a lot of baseball to play, and to see who are still hanging around when it’s crunch time late in the season. Central division is turning out to be one black and blue division.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
June could be a scary month
only 10 home games.
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Ready to play Go Cubs Go and sadly watched Soriano's dropped fly ball in left!
When he’s hot he’s hot when he’s not he’s not.
And, I might add
That trip from Toronto to Tampa Bay is halted by the stupid “Hall Of Fame” game v. the Padres on Monday, June 16th. No days off from the 10th to the 23rd. I’d ship all of Iowa to Cooperstown to play that meaningless, stupid game. This game should be part of the pre-season. They don’t have to play a meaningless game during induction ceremonies. If there is going to be a damn game, make it count. Somebody has to give up a home date and be compensated for it.
And—after TB, it’s the ChiSox. They are no push-over this season.
If the Cubs can play .500 ball in the month of June - I consider it fortunate. If they can play above that, it would be fantastic. June is going to be a very challenging month, and we’ll know way more about this team by July 1 - contenders or pretenders.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions
not a "come to Jesus" session
What does this mean? I’m Jewish.
I have been a Lou fan.
Wanted him to sign badly. Feel he is a wonderful manager.
However, it is games like these, letting his stubbornness get in the way of decisions that are best for the team, that tarnish his image, to me.
I can guarantee you, and it pains me to say this, Tony LaRussa in the same situation, would act differently. He is as good as it gets in baseball and his record shows it. This year is his personal coup de gras.
Just an old expression
from the ‘tent revivals’ of the turn of the 20th Century. Preachers would set up tents, pleading for people to come and be ‘saved.’ (I guess televangelists are the 21st Century version) In this context, we’d be talking about a team meeting to ‘keep the spirits up.’
However, I don’t think that tactic motivates the modern ballplayer any more. In any event, the culture change with the Cubs needs to continue on, without hesitation.
I don’t exactly believeTony LaRussa is doing anything differently. He’s getting good performances from discarded ballplayers. (And, another fine season from you-know-who.) In fact, the Cardinals remind me of the Padres of the past three years, paying little but getting a great return—well more than the stats suggest. However, the Padres are now taking it in the chin for years of shopping at the dollar store.
The Cardinals are currently doing the same thing, and experiencing some of the same good fortune that the Padres did. I’m more concerned by the Astros, as they have blended some good young talent with what is looking to be monster seasons from Tejada and Berkman.
Dave Duncan isn’t a ’ genius’—Todd Wellemeyer isn’t a star. He’s a journeyman who has gotten lucky, for once in his career.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 25, 2008 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
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