Open Thread: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 5/4, 7:05 CT
by Al on May 4, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
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Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, May 4, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Aren't you excited to hear these guys call tonight's game?
Yeah, me either. Let's start a pool: what's the exact moment when Joe Morgan will first criticize Ryne Sandberg? Or: when will Jon Miller will give an excruciatingly "correct" pronunciation of a foreign-born player's name (can't wait to see what he does with "Fukudome")?
Stupid injury of the day: Royals pitcher John Bale, already on the DL with shoulder problems, broke his pitching hand punching a door at the team's hotel.
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It's old home week! Former Cub faces former Cardinal. I'm still not convinced that Todd Wellemeyer can actually handle a full year in a major league rotation without blowing up his ERA, but so far, he's won two games and struck out 36 batters in 37 innings (he did come up as a strikeout pitcher, and in his major league debut on May 15, 2003, he struck out the side in the 17th inning in Milwaukee to get the win). He has never started against the Cubs; his sole appearance against them was pitching the 9th inning of a 9-1 Marlins blowout of the Cubs on May 22, 2006. Oh, and Todd? Nice hair, buddy.
Jason Marquis is 4-1, 3.27 in seven career appearances (five starts) against his former team. In looking over his vs. the Cardinals stats, I was surprised to see Cesar Izturis as one who hits him well (7-for-17, 2 doubles, a triple). Troy Glaus is 4-for-6, and Albert Pujols a pedestrian 4-for-14 (all singles). Marquis has had three pretty good starts and two pretty bad ones. The Cubs need this game.
With today's game on ESPN, you don't really need this, but here's today's MLB.com Mediacenter anyway.
MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)
MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's overflow comment thread will post at 8:30 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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How did...
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan even get this job? everyone hates listening to them
by fuku-domenation on May 4, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn, thought i had first
slow computer…
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you think that's bad,
Joe Morgan authored the book “Baseball For Dummies”. I think its ironic that a book called Baseball for Dummies was written by a guy who is a baseball dummy.
by NOLA_Cub_Fan on May 4, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Son of a gun
I decided to throw a party tonight to show my girlfriend what this rivalry was all about. I made wings, nachos, and bought a lot of beer, and I have a split down the middle of 20 people coming over…..and then I read that we get Morgan/Miller tandem. Crap.
I should have gone to Church like I planned on this morning, and maybe God wouldn’t have been so hard on me.
by walsh2317 on May 4, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get someone with long fingernails to scratch a chalkboard during the game
it will make morgan and miller sound a lot better.
by LT on May 4, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can try to sync up the radio call and the TV picture.
Or just watch with the sound off.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Change is long over due for this slot...
n/t
by DudeVf11 on May 4, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One word about these guys
OK, two….they suck!
Miller has this so-fake call when he says, “safe” or something of the like. Morgan thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread. Together they make me want to clip my nails in a Cuisanart.
Well, since I’ll miss at least a few innings of this game since my daughter’s softball game starts at 6pm, I can only say to those stuck with the TV call, I wish you all the best. Go Cubs! For the rest of those with the priveledge of listenening to Ron and Pat, enjoy the broadcast. Go Cubs! I’ll pick up the radio broadcast once my kids’ game is finished and everything has been put away for the night.
by blackhawk24 on May 4, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was trying to play nice...
..with my comment “n/t”, but it’s hard to remain silent. I agree 100% with your take. Miller may not be King of the Phonies, I;d reserve that for Ted Leitner here in S.D. but he’s close. Morgan can’t get past his own accomplishments. I used to love Morgan as a player but after listening to his broken record of “I was great” that he plays every broadcast I tune him out. ESPN needs to get another group in this slot. In fact, I’d love to have Canseco as a third guy in the booth just so you don’t have to listen to a butt kisser all night.
by DudeVf11 on May 4, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Morgan
Jon Miller doesn’t bug me too much…. Morgan, with his constant exhibition of his Sandberg jealousy did get old about fifteen years ago. So sad no new heroes of baseball announcing has come forth in the last 10 or so years. :O(
by TheHawkRules on May 4, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to have guys like...
...Bob Costas or Jim Rome do these national games. Costas for sure today starting tonight…Rome may not be able to pull it off but an announcer like Rome—a professional whose primary directive is not to kiss butts. How about Costas and Canseco for one night?
by DudeVf11 on May 4, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two guys who are also full of themselves?
no thanks!
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, make that 3
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You actually like Jim Rome?
I find him intolerable.
It's gotta be the shoes, folks, it's gotta be the shoes...
by Schwa on May 4, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Jim Rome's TV show
His radio show—not so much. (It probably has to do with the length of each.)
And since he is in the “a little goes a long way” class, I’m not sure I’d like him in the booth.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on May 4, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't stand Jim Rome.
It’d be like Dennis Miller was in the NFL booth, only stupider.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't stand him either.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that's the worst sports show on tv.
That’s why the announcers stick around. Some folks like them, some don’t. They’ll never please all of us.
With that said, I’d love to have Costas do the games. Costas, Scully, they’re great. I also love Stone’s in game analysis.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on May 4, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stone was great on TV,
but he’s like slow death on the radio. He and Farmer are atrocious. The White Sox screwed up big time when they let John Rooney go.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Rooney too..
Together with Farmer, I thought they were quite good…
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"
by Bump Bailey on May 4, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To anyone reading this from ESPN
I would be happy to take over for Jon Miller. You will find my salary requirements VERY reasonable. Four years experience calling baseball, lifetime experience following it. You may keep Joe, but only if I get to make fun of him.
Sincerely,
northsider
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Normally, I wouldn't voluntarily watch Joe Morgan
when given a choice of broadcasters, but this I would watch and likely enjoy.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark my words
Joe Morgan will bring up the Big Red Machine tonight
by GreatIn2008 on May 4, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
YEAH! And he’ll start comparing everybody to his former teammates…ugh
by TheHawkRules on May 4, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind Miller as much as Morgan...
...how bout a lil caption fun with the above picture?!
Jon: “And tonight, we have the Chicago Cubs, with numerous players whose names I cannot pronounce, like a-RAM-is, Ko-SUKE, and Pie.”
Joe: (I hate that f*ing Sandberg)
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Give Joe Morgan credit
He makes Mark Grace seem like a good broadcaster. That’s a very, very difficult thing to do.
I rank Jon Miller as my third least-favorite PBP announcer—ahead of Joe Angel and Ted Leitner.
How do I handle them? With the mute button. The 30 second delay on Gameday Audio is well worth it.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on May 4, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets fire morgan
Replace him for a few nights with sandberg, when hes not managing, and hell replace miller with boomer for the night
"God will squeeze really hard, but he will never choke you" - Carlos Zambrano
by SouthsideCUBSfan on May 4, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
since we're talking about announcing...
awfulannouncing is a great blog. highly recommended. about last night’s game….
http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-havent-watched-nearly-enough-tim.html
How did Neifi Perez, Kevin Orie, and Jeremi Gonzalez get Rookie of the League votes in 1997?
by bgsiggy on May 4, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Gagne just blew a save...walked 3 in the bottom of the 9th
Brewer fans must be heartbroken :-). Astros and Brewers are tied in the 10th.
by zevkalman on May 4, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's hilarious
by far the best news of the day
by heine41 on May 4, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Morgan and Ernie Banks...
Doesn’t he have some kind of grudge against him as well? I remember one game when a HR went into the basket and Morgan said something along the lines of, “Yeah, that basket helped Ernie get most of his 500+ HR’s…” Seeing how the basket came in the last year of his career I believe.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 4:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not a grudge...
... so much as Morgan doesn’t do his homework. Morgan PLAYED in Wrigley Field many times as a visiting player before 1970, when the basket was installed.
Makes him look stupid.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True...
But just the way he said it made it seem like the basket just came in and swooped all of Ernie’s lazy fly balls and turned them into HR’s.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and totally diminished a HOF carrer to a national audience in 9 seconds.
.....I heard it and Morgan knew exactly what he was saying. It was not a mistake.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 4, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can't be worse than darling and mccarver in the playoffs last year
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It can't be worse than darling and mccarver in the playoffs last year
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whoops, i meant stockton, not mccarver
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone remember how stockton was calling a-ram rodriguez for the first game?
senility’s a bitch, huh dick?
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He also called
Soriano “Adolfo Soriano” about 8 times in a game last season.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he couldn't prononce mike quade's name either...
cubs = love
by cubs ftw on May 4, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about for the ESPN pool
The first tim they mention that its been 100 years since the cubs have won
by CubsBall2202 on May 4, 2008 4:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That'll happen in the intro....
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will BE the intro
t will BE the intro
" Tonight on the ESPN Sunday Night game of the week, The Chicago Cubs
who have not won a World Series in 100 years versus the St. Louis Cardinals managed
by the smartest man in baseball and his wizard pitching coach who turns cast offs into
Cy Young winners. While we wait for the game to start we will have in depth coverage of todays REALLY big story, the Yankee’s demotion of sure fire Hall of Famer Ian Kennedy
to the minors. This SHOCKING news has been on "breaking news " crawl all day but
now we will devote the next 30 minutes to the story and join the game in progress
when we finish.
by Doggie Stalker on May 4, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant!
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what Al said.
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on May 4, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
first inning
happened with fox as well
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lineups
mlb.com has the lineups up for tonight’s game already. no ramirez again…
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_05_04_chnmlb_slnmlb_1
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on May 4, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
identical to yesterday's
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not even going to ask.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think cuz of no A-Ram...
...we can bean one of their’s, no question.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a little surprised that has not been mentioned more..
...it sure looked like a mistake, but then again with LaRussa you never know.
He doesnt really get the benefit of the doubt when a player gets hit in my book.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 4, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a LaRussa trait...
Living in Sacramento Ca. during the ‘80’s, saw a LOT of A’s games….
by crazymountain on May 4, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
One of the game recaps (I think it was Sullivan in the Trib) basically said Marmol’s hitting of Ankiel in the leg yesterday with one out in ninth was payback for Aramis. Not sure about that, but he was pretty matter-of-fact about it.
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 4, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Jon Miller
He isn’t that bad of an announcer. Don’t get me started on Joe though
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
by Chanman25 on May 4, 2008 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am with you Chanman....I think Miller is pretty good myself.
...a little dramatic at times, but just fine. Especially since he has to cover his mumbling idiotic partner.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
by JB 23 on May 4, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah me too. i wouldn't say I like him especially, but I don't really dislike him. blah.
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you, too, Chanman25.
Living away from Chicago, I can tell those who live there that there is no animosity against that announcing crew like the one in Chicago. Granted, though, Joe Morgan doesn’t say about anyone else the negative things he says about the Cubs. Jon Miller is a very competent announcer who suffers from his association with Joe Morgan, from Cubs fans’perspective.
by Fraggin Judge on May 4, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing I hate about Miller most...
is that when something kind of ordinary happens, he gets this excitement and tone as if it was the first time it has ever happened.
“The flip to second, over to first… and… a DOUBLE PLAY!”
“And the pitch. A STRIKEOUT!”
But it’s not just normal excitement. It’s as if he just discovered it. You’ll hear it tonight I’m sure.
by BeboThoughts on May 4, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now,
here comes the production assistant, and she’s handing me water … IN A BOTTLE!
Now Joe is saying something about …. THE REDS!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dumb question? I dunno...
How do I know if the game is going to be blacked out for me on ESPN. I’m in DeKalb and I have no idea how it works. I’ve had one game on ESPN actually come in and it apparently wasn’t blacked out.
I’m sick and tired of not being able to watch the Cubs…. only way I can watch them is if it’s on WGN.
Anyone know if the game’s blacked out?
Thanks mucho.
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it....
I think it’s only blacked out if it’s on locally as well.
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the old NFL rule for Sunday night games on ESPN.
It doesn’t apply to baseball. Their Sunday night game is an ESPN exclusive.
by Fraggin Judge on May 4, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN will pick up non-exclusive games...
...for Tuesday Night Baseball, I believe.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mondays and Wednesdays this season.
In general, Monday’s games haven’t been blacked out to the home markets so far.
by Fraggin Judge on May 4, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“only way I can watch them is if it’s on WGN.”
if you do not have espn, then you won’t be able to see it.
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on May 4, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who wants to make some wagers
over/under 3-—times they tell us how long they been working together-like we dont know!!! god do we know!!
Go Cubbies Go!!!!!!
by cubsluver22 on May 4, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How many times they show the Bartman catch?
n/t
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many times they say 1908....
n/t
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As many times as Morgan brings it up
which, if the FOX broadcast yesterday is any indication, will be 3-5 times.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah..
I got really pissed off every time they said 1908.
[Insert image of a dead horse being beaten here]
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over/under on Wood/Prior referenced back to back...
...4?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We could go on for a while.....
n/t
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This screams drinking game
1 sip every time they mention it’s been 100 years
2 sips if they talk about the goat
3 sips if they actually say Fukudome correctly
And so on and so forth.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, will you marry me?
hahaha kidding.
(I don’t even drink, but that’s a perfect set-up!)
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Let’s make that part of the game. If… Joe Morgan says the Cubs have a legitimate chance to win the world series, then I’ll accept.
;-)
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I smile at all the comments above.
But remember, it’s a national broadcast. You’d be surprised how many people who are not Cubs fans don’t know about all the things mentioned above. Many casual fans and fans from other teams will be watching all or part of the broadcast tonight. The announcers have to talk to them too to keep them interested.
by Fraggin Judge on May 4, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true that
But they beat it to death. One mention would suffice to educate those unaware.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll cede Fukudome pronunciation
but not billy goat and 100 years—even casual observers know about that.
by Emelie on May 4, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I scawf at your overestimation of ESPN!!
For sheezy they mention these things. And remember, Joe Morgan blacks out on a regular basis, just so he can “reboot” and re-discuss things he previously forgot, so nothing, nothing, is over that man.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahaha
“Reboot,” that’s hilarious.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You misunderstand, my friend
I talk not of ESPN but of
casual fans and fans from other teams
by Emelie on May 4, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to pick someone up at Midway tonight,
so I’m relying on you to tell me if he really says so or not. : ) Honor system!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry, there will be witnesses here.
What you should worry about more is folks like lemon20pie and others who will be sorely disappointed you won’t be doing PBP. There could be rioting. And it will be ALL. YOUR. FAULT.
[And you’re pretty swell for doing that, my own parents won’t even pick me up at the airport. I have to take the bus home.]
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
D'oh!
The bus? That’s awful! Well, I can’t be held responsible for riots. I’ll do as much as I can but I’ll be returning from MDW so it’ll be delayed. I don’t mind giving airport rides. Maybe I should start a chauffeur service.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lemon20pie
should be able to see the game tonight. With it being on national tv and all. But all of us do enjoy northsider’s pbp.
by sue369 on May 4, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for having me, it's good practice.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let the record reflect
that Joe Morgan did not allude to the Cubs having a chance at winning the world series, and therefore I am not going to marry northsider.
I already had a gift registry at Bed, Bath and Beyond started too… bummer.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My play-by-play
will now come with a mean streak, as I am a jilted sad soul who will cry through every game.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously this comment doesn't exist because lemon20pie said so...
...but Cedeno is shagging fly balls in the outfield in anticipation of getting playing time in center.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well his arm is probably better than Johnson's
and he definitely has more pop…which, in Johnson’s case, just means Ronny has some power.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
W...T...F...
Isn’t our outfield a bit crowded already? HOW ABOUT PUTTING HIM UP THE MIDDLE IN THE INFIELD?!
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And take playing time away from Fontenot and Theriot?
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
You must have sneaky power and scrappy hustle in the lineup each game.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eckstein? Is that you?
Go back and sleep in your race car bed.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
I was trying to be sarcastic. I quite obviously failed.
/takes off over-sized Blue Jays helmet. climbs in race car bed
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is the origin
of “sneaky power”?
"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome
by JohnM on May 4, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fontenot hit a homer earlier this season,
and in the aftermath, Len hollers “SNEAKY POWER!” much to amusement of BB and many of us here. It’s become the common refrain when Fontenot hits a homer now.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop making sense.
Theriot’s tears will wet his mustache and the little wispy thing will fall off.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's killing the ball....
and is a lot more patient as of late.
I think it’s a very good idea considering Reed has started to cool off.
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That said, here's a look at our Fearsome Foursome, season to date:
Reed Johnson: .278/.362/.311
Felix Pie: .224/.291/.306
Ryan Theriot: .316/.381/.412
Mike Fontenot: .286/.352/.469
It seems obvious that Johnson’s hot start is cooling off, and I think Theriot’s showing signs of cooling as well. And we can obviously introduce other things – like, say, past performance – into this. But I bet that’s what Lou is looking at.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and just for kicks.
Ronny Cedeno: .391/.472/.587
I think part of the issue is that the Cubs view him as a guy that’s had success platooning against lefties. Well…
Cedeno vs RHP: .476/.560/.810
Cedeno vs LHP: .320/393/.400
I’m really not equipped to debate the merits of Cedeno’s platoon splits right now, but thought that was amusing.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Small sample size, obviously.
I don’t really want Ronny in CF. But if it gets his bat in the lineup, whatever works.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRo is blogging again
http://markderosa.mlblogs.com/
an excerpt:
Those back-to-back losses to Milwaukee and St. Louis Thursday and Friday were tough. Every year, you have stretches like this of heart-breaking losses and stuff that you don’t expect to happen happens. Every year, you know that coming in, and it still doesn’t make it any easier. Everyone’s frustrated, everyone wants to do more. From my standpoint, I started the first couple weeks really swinging the bat nice, and these last two or three weeks, it’s really tailed off. I put a lot of pressure on myself in this lineup because I feel like you can’t always expect Aramis and D-Lee and those guys to do it every day. I feel like if I can contribute - Fukudome is always on base - if I can find a way to hit the some balls in the gap, games might be different. I know every guy on the team goes back to their room at night wondering what they could’ve done to make a bigger impact in the game.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow I love that man.
n/t
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LF, RF, 2B, 3B, 1B, and now blogger...
Derosa is quite the baseball renaissance man.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not just a blogger
an Ivy League blogger!
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's right!
I always forget he’s a Penn grad.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't try too hard, Mark.
Just relax, play baseball, and have fun. It’ll come.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for that, Blue
I didn’t know DeRo had a blog… I’ve now got it RSS’ed.
by Emelie on May 4, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're welcome, everyone!
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just another example of "quality posts" from our local females!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do what I can.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Jason,
I really want to like you, I really do. I want to be a fan so please give me a reason tonight to cheer for you like I did Lilly last night.
Thanks,
Sue
GO CUBS!!!!
by sue369 on May 4, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this sounds like a note you hear in high school :-)
2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?
by Chanman25 on May 4, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
“Will u go 2 the dance w/me? check yes or no”
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's safe to say...
...this is going to be a fun thread tonight.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I'll be glad to co-sign that missive...
and add a PS:
PS: Please remember that you are a NOT a power pitcher. You need to keep the ball DOWN. Repeat after me, Jason: ddddooooowwwwwnnnn.
by BlueSox on May 4, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Note:
If Jason Marquis had the ability to become a good pitcher at will, he would have done it by now.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two great pitching coaches,
Mazzoni and Duncan gave up. So, Jim Hendry, why did we sign him?
by crazymountain on May 4, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully..
Aramis is back in the lineup.
He was starting to heat up too.
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
DeRosa at third, Fontenot at second.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now, DeRo's...
...got eligibility at 1B, 2B, 3B, and OF. Hopefully he joins the bullpen soon, then my fantasy team is complete.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there any way I can pick up Micah Owings...
...as a Utility/DH? I play in a Yahoo! league.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish,
because while he would have value there, he sucks as a P. I sense another Ankiel in the making…or perhaps a Brooks Kieschnick
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the source?
I missed it….
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
by EJThunder on May 4, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_05_04_chnmlb_slnmlb_1
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on May 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mlb.com
Here.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Brewer bullpen
is going to cost them a few games, for sure.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the rotation too, after sheets
since gallardo is probly done for the year
by philadelphiacub on May 4, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy to see them lose
but for the record I still dislike the Astros more than the Brewers.
by Doggie Stalker on May 4, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well seeing as the Cards r better then the brewers
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 4, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers blew another three-run lead, too.
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not bad
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus
Sheets will certainly go on the DL with another injury at some point…
by lance dickson on May 4, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep, poor Ben, I do feel bad for him.....112 pitches today
by crazymountain on May 4, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel bad too
he is a great pitcher to watch…...
Wellemeyer——LIGHT HIM UP
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on May 4, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ned Yost must've been slapped
by a healthy pitcher at some point in his life, because he seems to hate the very idea of them. Sheets complains of pain, he throws over 100 in two straight outings after missing a start. Gallardo writhes screams on the ground, Yost trots him back out there…the man is a danger to any healthy arm on his staff.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TBS
has D backs at Mets right now BTW.
Good to watch till the cubs game.
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 4, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost a triple
off a bunt.
bad mistake imo stay at 2nd in a 2-2 game with no outs.
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 4, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Micah Ownings
up to bat btw.
Hopefully he doesnt hit another homer cause we will be hearing about it for 2 MORE weeks.
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 4, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
I think Owings is a great baseball story so far this season – and I’m a Cubs fan, but I also genuinely love baseball, and I think that what Owings is doing is amazing. What would you rather the national baseball press talk about?
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees and Red Sox
I dont mind new stories but its not new 8 days after it happened. Id rather here about every team and not just Micah, I know some of you guys around here wanna argue about anything so Ill just say I dont like hearing the same thing for 6+ days, thats all.
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 4, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was kidding about
Yankees and red sox of course.
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 4, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Never make the first out at third base.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on May 4, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heard that about 20x
in the past 3 days
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 4, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, someone tell Theriot!
Oops, too late.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
either way
interesting innings so far and with Cruz out pitching in the top half
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on May 4, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tivo
this is my first non Len-and-Bob game since I got the TIVO, so I’m going to try to sync it with Pat and Ron. Man, I need an AM antenna for my stereo…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 4, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you Drew
can’t get AM at all up here in the sky and it’s mighty frustrating… even with an AM antenna attempt. I will never dis Pat and Ron again as long as I live. Here’s to staples and staple removers! Mea culpa, guys.
by Emelie on May 4, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fyi, the mlb.com audio package is very reasonably priced and there is never a blackout.
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on May 4, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible throw
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 4, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the Mets
have this one in the bag.
I feel bad rooting against the D backs but im scared of playing them if they continue like this.
Great Hitting but even better pitching.
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 4, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How did Ollie Perez do?
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind.
Got ahead of myself on my fantasy pitching matchups. I are stupid.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is J. Fontenot?
According to the ESPN Bottom Line, a “J. Fontenot” is starting today. Odd!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm hopeful that this Fontenot is a good second baseman..
...but I’m not any more optimistic about that than I was about our last Fontenot.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No worries
I heard he has sneaky power
by madeindetroit on May 4, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Sneaky power"
is the MLB analogue to the NFL announcer’s favorite “deceptive speed.”
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently,
the Bears’ old center has decided to make a comeback.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was reading some of the Cards threads
and they were complaining the Cubs had too many French players o.0
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 4, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
they are the “smartest fans in baseball,” as MCCarver and Buck reminded us once again yesterday…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
j'accuse!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 4, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pas moi!
Je suis un homme innocent!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I literally LOLed when I read that
I hope they’re enjoying their Freedom fries.
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not as much as I enjoy our freedom players.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they'd like our Frenchies,
I’d gladly give them to them.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ew, I don't want their cooties
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I complain about that all the time, too.
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
As did Groundskeeper Willie”
“Bonjourrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, ya cheese eating surrender monkeys!”
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You used me Skinner YOU USED ME
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on May 4, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Aww... I lost all my 'Screw you!' money!"
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw that
lets give pujols a nice 0-4 day and no walks.
yea right.
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 4, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eating my Pre-game Gyro
im feeling good about our bats today.
Go Cubs!
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 4, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmm....Gyrrooooo
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN graphic for Johan Santana: "Sunday Southpaw."
O RLY? That must suck for the Mets, they got a guy who will only pitch once a week.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
can we lay off the espn jokes :-P
They mean he is the sunday southpaw for ESPN..
by cubsnlinux on May 4, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NEVER!
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was bored digging around the Cubs site.
I’m sure this might already be known but I just came across it today and noticed it wasn’t posted in any of the game threads on the front page.
http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/108/1600_1755.pdf
that’s for today’s game
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/presspass/index.jsp
that is the index page
by Villeslgr on May 4, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, He pronounced Fukudome right...
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
by Jayo525 on May 4, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THREE SIPS!
Miller said Fukudome right!
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I may seriously flesh out the drinking game rules
I have a week to kill before my semester starts. ;-)
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I didn't
have to get up early in the morning I’d be game. Maybe next weekend.
by sue369 on May 4, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont like saying blah blah blah in NL
its all of MLB give us our credit.
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 4, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OBP and such
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 4, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lee having his best start in a long, long time...
‘05 wasn’t that long, long, long ago…
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
These life water commercials are a little weird..
by cubsnlinux on May 4, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I confuse those dancing geckos with the Geico gecko
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
K boys...7 pm, I'm out running...
...18 miles training for marathon. Let’s see who takes longer, Cubs or Dan?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 4, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, fellow runner on the board!
But for the marathon I’m going to be sitting out by the course near my apartment in Pilsen in a lawn chair drinking beer, eating pie, and laughing.
If the Cubs can get Wellemeyer to walk batters at the rate he did with the Cubs, you should have plenty of time to finish your run.
by aldimond on May 4, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were they....
Short controlled swings…. or long hacking ones??
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling soriano's gonna have a big night
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by RightFieldSucks on May 4, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wellemeyer...
Looks like a young Curt Schilling
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Morgan: Streaky offense has been the cubs problem
by cubsnlinux on May 4, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gary varsho: insipid commentary is Joe Morgan's problem
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Playing above your head
They name is Todd Wellemeyer
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
*Thy
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Morgan at it again...
Inconsistent offense…. league leading offense
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 4, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sori has to feel like an ass
I feel bad for him
by coral on May 4, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
Tobacco use is the only guaranteed deal breaker I have in dating. Nathan Fillion could ask me to marry him [provided I’m not already married by then, see above] but if he smokes… sorry Captain Tightpants.
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by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess when Johnson started off
it meant nothing about the Cubs’ 1-spot
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by NittanyCub on May 4, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did I just see that right?
Sori has a .190 BA – lowest in the NL??
sigh….
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh.. he also hasn't played in 15 games
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by NittanyCub on May 4, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but
the average is built on the games he has played…
Plus it just adds to the possible truth that he should be down in AAA rehabbing the right way…
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he can raise his MLB batting average in AAA?
by cwyers on May 4, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's best not to respond sometimes
their own responses are the best rebuttals.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on May 4, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no...and at this point it might be moot...
but it woulda been a little slower pace to ease back into things…
I mean come on…look at how badly he’s looked and played since coming back…?
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like some
believe Soriano will turn it all around.
How can he not?
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by Rudey on May 4, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scrappy at bat
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by Jayo525 on May 4, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nearly a scrappy pickoff
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes.
That’s the Izturis we all know and loathe.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yeah.
I forgot.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not here yet, the Cubs are playing too well.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hear, hear!
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riot is safe at second
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by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on De-Ro!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dome out on a fly ball
Here comes the Ivy League Blogger!
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by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did they really call an infield fly on Dome's pop up???
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by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure
doesn’t have to be on IF, just a pop fly that will be routinely caught near infield. You can actually have IFF with an outfielder catching it
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by Fuk-U-Meter on May 4, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know that
that was deep though, izturis was still moving after it when it was caught, not an easy catch
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by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy catch
surely you underestimate the power of Cezar Isterrible
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by Fuk-U-Meter on May 4, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a deep ball
cesar might have made it look tougher tho
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by Bricks and Ivy on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN is spellbound by a chewing Dome.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaking your housekeys works as well.
They’re kind of like domestic cats.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Northwesterners shake car keys before every kickoff in football games.
But that’s because a lot of us are elitists who think the state school players will be driving our cars someday.
I do not shake my keys.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me neither.
:-)
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fellow Wildcat?
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw...that was a joke
I live in the northwest. :-)
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
There’s a song by Say Hi called “Northwestern Girls” that is about the Pacific Northwest, but I like to fool people into thinking it’s about the girls here. : )
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey - ya never know
it could be… :-)
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by Bluelou on May 4, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I know.
My wife’s in grad school there.
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by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool.
Good ol’ Evanston. Just a purple line express away from Wrigley.
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
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by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bah.
their feed is a good two seconds BEHIND WGN radio. I can’t make it sync that way, darnit!
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by drewishdrewid on May 4, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
strike 3 on DeRo..2 men stranded..Jason..Da Bomb Marquis..to the mound
by cubsnlinux on May 4, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm, maybe
bomb and Jason Marquis shouldn’t be used in the same sentence.
by sue369 on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow . . .
Morgan hasn’t wasted any time pissing off Cubs fans everywhere
by peterman on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow . . .
Morgan hasn’t wasted any time pissing off Cubs fans everywhere
by peterman on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish Soto and Derosa were switched in the lineup.
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by buckmulligan on May 4, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jason is pretty wild tonight.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He seems to be settling down now
You should make remarks like that more often!
Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem. -- Saul Steinberg
by bluebythebook on May 4, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason seems to be not striking anyone out
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by northsider on May 4, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice slider to Pujols!
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by gary varsho on May 4, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs