Open Thread: Cubs vs. Braves, Wednesday 6/11, 7:05 CT
by Al on Jun 11, 2008 3:31 PM CDT
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Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs, Jun 11, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
The Cubs catch a break -- and reading this makes me think of some Cub teams (1985 comes to mind) when everyone got hurt in ridiculous ways. Jair Jurrjens, a 22-year-old righthander who has a lot of promise, placed high on the list of Weird Injuries Of The Year when he twisted his ankle on the dugout stairs after Tuesday's game and was scratched from tonight's start.
Caveat: sometimes emergency starters like Jeff Bennett do well against the Cubs. Hope they've got a scouting report ready. More below the stat boxes.
Other interesting news: the books have been delivered to potential team/ballpark buyers, different sets of books depending on whether the buyer wanted both the team and the park, or just one or the other:
Potential bidders, pre-approved by Major League Baseball to receive the confidential financial information, include Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; a Chicago group led by Madison Dearborn Chairman John Canning; and Omaha's Ricketts family among others.
(Emphasis added by me. Obviously, some buyers don't need their names ::coughMarkCubancough:: in the papers.)
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You can't judge either of today's starters by his record against the other team. Bennett has a 1.17 ERA in 6 career relief appearances (7.2 IP) vs. the Cubs. All six of those were in 2004 when he was a Brewer. No current Cub has more than four AB vs. Bennett -- and that's Derrek Lee, who's 3-for-4 with a HR.
Ryan Dempster is 1-8, 5.61 in 13 lifetime starts vs. the Braves -- but the last one of those was in 2003. The only current Brave who has more than seven AB vs. Dempster is Chipper Jones, and he likely won't start again tonight.
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Bennett
LIGHT EM UP
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 11, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THIRD
is the one with the treasure chest
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 11, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pardon?
Did someone mention…
...a treasure chest?Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aye!
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, instead of burying this treasure
couldn’t we just, you know, spend it?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Dempster
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on Jun 11, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear god. Please give the Cubs a scouting report on Bennett.
Thank you.
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
by SackMan on Jun 11, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wind should be blowing out again tonight
Gotta love ESPN games! Go Cubs!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jun 11, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Wednesday Night Baseball
announcers aren’t that bad. Steve Philips and all them.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 11, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not nearly as bad
as the Sunday guy
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dempstaer has a lower
ERA than “Z” does now. Who would’ve thought.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 11, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Apart from Rich Hill...
This news makes me pretty grateful for our relative health thus far.
With Cubs legend Ron Santo...
by PatHughesFan on Jun 11, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hill Lost in Memphis Today
Hill walked six, gave up three hits, and allowed four runs (three earned) in 4 IP. He struck out 6 and gave up a 2-run HR to the Redbirds’ Brian Barden. He threw 101 pitches (53 strikes). A high pitch total for just 4 innings. Iowa lost to Memphis, 5-2. The I-Cubs are still 5 games up on Memphis.
"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on Jun 11, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty disappointing
I thought for sure he would build upon what he did last year.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very disappointed
Scary… 6 BB in 4 IP knowing your ticket to the majors is control is very worrysome. At what point does this become Ankiel like?
by Luis on Jun 11, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the way Rich Hill's pitching...
He should be telling people he’s injured
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
by SackMan on Jun 11, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of potential buyers of Wrigley...
Did anyone notice this nugget in the Sun Times today?
While Tribune wanted to sell Wrigley separately to a state agency, arguing that its tax base could fund ballpark renovations, the company took a different tack in its book. A source said it conveys the message that, "If we didn’t put a penny into the stadium, it would be fine for 20 years."
Eh hem… maybe 20 months…
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by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cuban gets a bad rap
he’s not the only one mentioned by name, but he’s the one singled out as an attention whore. He is a self-promoter, but he also appears to be a fan committed to winning. Not bad qualities for an owner in my book.
by sdurst on Jun 11, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don Levin is the same thing.
Except he grew up a Cubs fan like we did, and doesn’t feel the need to self-promote. He’s my choice.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jun 11, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Wall Street Journal had an article about that
Check it out-
“We all know that in the past the Cubs have spent a lot of money on bad teams, as well as a lot of money on mediocre teams. This year if they are spending a lot of money on a good team, it not only augers well for this year in terms of revenue generation, it augers well for the future because they will have the same talent more or less available next year.
If you are a buyer, you are going to estimate what kind of net income you are going to have for the next 20 to 30 years and you discount that back to the present. And if they have at the current payroll a winning team rather than a losing team that gives you more net income this year and more net income for a few years into the future. Hence it increases the value of the club. So yes it does improve that.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2008/06/05/does-winning-mean-a-higher-price-for-the-cubs/
"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them." - Ernie Banks
by Marmolade on Jun 11, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm that IS english
but i’m having a hard time being sure. Jeebus can you be anymore WORDY!
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm sure that is
in other words. dammit.
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right on.
I was wondering for a sec if you were being ironic.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm no good at irony
sarcasm, smartassery, yes. irony by itself…. not so much.
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
it’s like rai-e-ain on your wedding day.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd reason to want him to own the Cubs.
”... doesn’t feel the need to self-promote.”
Why is this a good thing exactly? It isnt clear what it says about him. Does he lack confidence or does he not care what any of us think of him? Is he secretive or is there nothing to say about him? Is he avoiding the spotlight or is the spotlight avoiding him?
I want someone energetic, communicative, and entertaining. Harry Carry was one of the all-time self-promoting announcers and I loved him.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 11, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT?
I know for a fact… those nets installed to catch falling pieces of concrete cost more than a penny.
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
by SackMan on Jun 11, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's face it...
...any owner would be VERY wise to basically scrap and rebuild the entire non-bleacher grandstand area, installing better/more luxury boxes, more seating generally (if possible) and fewer obstructed view seats. Eliminating the bizarre concrete panels on Addison would be an improvement too (brick, anyone?) Basically, the only thing that really NEEDS to stay is the brick wall lining the field and the Wrigley marquis, from an architectural standpoint.
Of course, that’s probably a project that will take longer than a winter (unlike the bleachers) which brings forth the possibility of playing a full season (or part of one) in Comiskey or Soldier Field….which, frankly, I’d take for an improved Wrigley consistent with the current stadium on the same location, as well as the additional revenue…..
by Chadnudj on Jun 11, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you. I am guessing the catch is getting an owner in place to campaign quietly for a place to play, get that approval, then move forward with the retrofit/rebuild. The new owner will need to play to Reinsdorf’s ego to get dates at Comiskey (I know it’s public owned, but the White Sox wield power at that venue).
by N Oakley on Jun 11, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the catch right there...
US Crappular is owned by the city of Chicago & lesser by the Chicago Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. If the Cubs need a park to play in, if and when Wrigley is rehabbed, Reinsdork the Sox have no choice in the matter. Of course, it would be nice to ask, but they don’t own it and ultimately have no say.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Sox play in a publicly funded stadium?
How many Cubs fans are withholding that part of their taxes?
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soldier Field? now THAT would be interesting.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
luxury boxes
Remember – more luxury boxes generally means fewer seats for us plebians.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Jun 11, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like strikeouts.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al
Are you suggesting that Cuban promoted to get his name in the column? While many might not like his style, he has proven to the players that are on his team as well as their fans that he has an undying thirst for winning.
Really, I only care that the next owner has a passion for wins over return on investment. Anyone but Canning should be our mantra.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Jun 11, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about you all....but I think Dempster can...
keep this streak going!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how many hats was he wearing?
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully, the ump doesn't squeeze him.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what you are talking about.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
hes wearing one and one is flying off of him
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 11, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is not.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is too.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is too is!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nuh uh.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh huh!
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bet me.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah right, you'll just replace the image!
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got your back
I see two hats too!
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three if you count Blue!
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I already did...
immediately after you caught the second hat I forgot to get rid of….LOL.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still see the 2nd hat
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hit up refresh.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha. I screen-grabbed the original, you scamp.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet you 20 bucks I can get you gambling before the end of the day
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna get ya.
I don’t know how…but I’m gonna get ya.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you three to one odds.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 to 1?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
10 to 1?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
10 to 1?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're on.
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loop to nA's Post
8 up.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Circle of life.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those who want to hear it
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mock...
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice interview with The Riot on the SCORE right now
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
by SackMan on Jun 11, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When did The Riot...
...start granting interviews? He’s always seemed so shy around the media.
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 11, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great minds think alike...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice...
You picture has more scrap in it though… he’s fightin
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by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols out at least 3 weeks.
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
by SackMan on Jun 11, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Man. That really...sucks. I hope he recovers quickly, Cardinal or no.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols
It’s an ill wind that blows no one some good.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Jun 11, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too....he is one of the great ones
I saw a video batting interview with him…..he doesn’t want to hit the ball anywhere except left-center to right-center. He made it look so easy…..well, you just do THIS…..every pitch CF or RCF about 9 gazillion feet…...
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Originally they thought
6 weeks. Maybe during his time off he will become uninspired and quit.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he'll retire, and then get signed by the Cubs and terrorize the NL!
I can dream.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's an article on
Blue Mike’s muse over at Athletics Nation while we wait for game time.
Harden is arguably the most untouchable he has been in his career. And if you judge by the contact that players make when they swing at one of his pitches, that appears to be the case. Opposing batters are only making contact 66 percent of the time when they swing at a Harden pitch. That is a ridiculous number. For example, Johan Santana, who was widely considered the best pitcher in baseball for quite a few years when he was with the Twins had a contact percentage on swings of 69 and 67 percent. These were years when he was striking out 265 guys. Santana’s percentage this year is 78 percent. For those of you wondering, Barry Zito’s contact percentage is 86 percent, the highest it’s been in his career.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so...
that guy is using “statistics” to evaluate player performance and value. MDBNIU’s see-n-say says “Statistics are for nerds…ba bum, tssss”
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I only said it was on his muse, not in his style. ; )
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and btw, one more round of *applause* on that see-n-say
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honest to God
I have NO idea what any of that means. He reminds me of the character Damon Wayans played on “In Living Color” where he just strung words together that meant nothing. The tag line was, “Do you know what you’re reading? Because THIS guy doesn’t.”
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly that was written by a Sabremagician!
Burn him or her at the stake!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 11, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you know that he/she is a sabermagician?
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you can just tell. It's the filthy stench of an amateur who never played baseball.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was way too vague
of a monty python reference for this late in the day.
Should’ve gone with something like “why burn him/her, does he/she weigh the same as a duck?”
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we build a bridge out of him?
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What else floats?
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very small rocks!
"I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty," -- Lou Pinella
by anormal on Jun 11, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats not how I heard it
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She turned me into a newt!
... I got better.
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 11, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the one
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 11, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm.....seems to be the posting of a soup...er....statnazi......
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stat Nazi.
Love it.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that might be the best one yet
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe shorten it to Statzi?
No?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds great to me!
That MDBNIU-Blue Mike thing just amazes me with, besides the usual- smug, egocentric etc, his hypocracy!!! Just amazin’, his stats awareness on other sites, ain’t it? However, I think he was talking about contact %, wasn’t he? Kinda vague, eh?
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pick-and-choose arguing is the best!
“I was for the war before I was against it.” Stats are evil! Unless, you know, they help me prove the point I’m trying to make.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, quoting the Massachusetts "war hero"....
there, just bleached my screen…..much better!!!! Gotta get rid of this smell-o-vision monitor….
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, on the A's site, I guess he can use stats.....
contact %....hmmmm. I’m not a stats guy…..but, that just seems to be really useless information.
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THIS JUST IN:
Steve Stone believes C.C. Sabathia(-like starting pitcher) will probably be brought to the Cubs.
You know what, Steve Stone is awesome, and always right about everything.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Aw shoot! I guess I have to give up on my Sabathia dream now. : (
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's damn handsome, too. (SWL, don't do it!)
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 11, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh...make not mistake...
I am gonna do it…the only question is when. Maybe not today…maybe not tomorrw…but soon, and when I do…not even the women and children will be spared.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the first time in my life
I’m really, really scared
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh .... we're gonna get stoned .... BY FORCE
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please tell me you're storing that on a flash drive...
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Make not mistake."
Irony is a cruel bitch.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please no.
The guys get all these pictures of cute girls and all us girls get are pictures of The Hoff and Stone. Not fair!!!
by sue369 on Jun 11, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um...hello....
did you not see the sweet Dempster streaking picture above?
You’re welcome.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not
Demp’s body. I don’t want anything that is photo shopped.
by sue369 on Jun 11, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stone's pic isn't photoshopped.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh...this should make you happy?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GET THE
SKANKEES OFF MY SCREEN!!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only one of them was a Yankee when it was taken...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do I Sue?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you better no sue sue. that would be bad.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Stone gets all the inside info
due to his close relationship with the Cubs front office.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 11, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait something about that statement seems wierd to me
but I dont know what it is
A ugly win is better than a pretty loss-Lou
by NIUcubbie on Jun 11, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While I feel that it's unlikely that a trade would ever be brought up,
the great posters at Cubs.com-who bring such great reputation as Cubs fans- are coming up with trades that are, well, just well.
CUBSWIN11 No I don’t mean any of those guys but Ward wouldn’t be a guy to base a deal around it will take a package consisting of Pie, Hill, Cedeno, Colvin, Veal, Ceda, Epatt, Smardija, Gallagher, Marshall, Murton, Hoff.
That’s 12 people, for one pitcher with a mid-4 ERA this year. Now, maybe I’m reading this wrong and he means a combo of those 12; but before then, oh but before that genius post, he says
CUBSWIN11 Hill, Pie/Colvin, Veal, Ceda, Murton. That might not be enough. Gallagher might also have to be included.
I hate people so much, sometimes I wonder why I even bother reading posts that I know will make me red with furious anger.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He should keep his day job.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 11, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, he should be GM for the Cards and Brewers....
then we could trade Marquis straight up for Pulhols…..
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is Albert going to play?
SS or CF?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's interesting. Pie/Colvin. Some kind of genetically-engineered hybrid player.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
God, you ever read the posts on foxsports.com? Totally disgusting....
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate that you can't hide the comments
they are so f’n awful. stupid, rude, everything you hate about sports talk radio all in one place. Yuck.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stone is full of crap anymore...
I learned a lot about the game of baseball listening to Stoney in the ‘80’s on WGN. I mourned when he left broadcasting for a few years, then rejoiced when he came back. However, Steve Stone now is not anywhere near the Stone of old. He has turned into a smarmy know-it-all with an axe to grind. He has been trying to get into baseball, either at the GM/Organizational level, or by buying into a ballclub for years, (about ten years or more). No one will touch him, and there has to be a reason for that. I think the real Steve Stone must be a real a@*!!#hole in real life.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Go ahead someone... post that Playgirl pic again...
LOL
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Jun 11, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really cool picture of DeRosa
at SI.com. They’re going thru the 15 best utility players in the game. Here.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not bad...
I used it I used it awhile ago.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha.
I’d never seen it before. Thought was pretty nifty. Although it would be better if the ivy were in, but I guess you can’t have everything.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is our best athlete....
I hope we resign him when the time is due. I think he has been our MVP since he has been here…
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool photo,
but I have a feeling that DeRo was not particularly happy being labeled a “utility player”. He’s spent the last two years trying to shake that tag.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jun 11, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Says it all, eh?
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like DeRosa
He just gives off that “good guy” vibe, ya know?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup per Gordo
Soriano
Theriot
Lee
Ramirez
Fukudome
Soto
Edmonds
DeRosa
Dempster
And, Chipper Jones will be in the lineup for the Braves.
"Let's not get too giggly." ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 11, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Chipper is in.....
we better be bunting his way!!!!
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen.
Work him out of the game.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
I read that the first time as “we better put butts his way”.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell yeah!
I hope we have men on third all night.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
bunts just makes a bit more sense. I just hope all the guys we get on third get home. :-P
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like Jedmonds "protecting" Soto in this lineup...
I get the feeling Geo isn’t going to see more than 2 hittable pitches tonight…unless the pitchers make mistakes. Hopefully Geo is patient and Jim makes them pay.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
I liked it last night with Soto in front of Dome, what with Kosuke’s high OBP.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 11, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but even though
Jedmonds is hitting 7th, he, too, has protection in this lineup. I’d like to know DeRo’s SLG over the last 7 days or so.
"Let's not get too giggly." ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 11, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it when
The Cubs put out a line-up like tonight’s line-up. Six, seven & eight of Soto, Ed, and DeRo? Love it.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2008 5:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But we have our latest, greatest off the wall in LCF hitter protecting EVERYONE
by batting 9th!
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate being blacked out
I don’t have comcast why am i blacked out from espn?? ::whines::
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
blacked out?
I know it is on Extra Innings, don’t know if ours or theirs though….
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm on dish network
no dice on EI.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you are not restraining the urge to get giggly,
but rather the urge to choke Bud Selig & the dunderheads at MLB.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a pacifist, I'll do it!!!
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll join you.
This blackout thing is for the birds. (And I’m being nice). I don’t usually use the word hate, but I hate Selig.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here...
I feel your pain….I was hoping it would be on WCIU, but they’re showing the Sux-Tigers game. Looks like Pat and Ron for me.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 11, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its stupid
I need to get a new AM radio…. my last one died during 2006 shortly after Lee broke his wrist…
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
I have the same terrible problem here in Southern Indiana… all day I’ve been looking forward to sitting down to finally watch some baseball, and now instead I’m engaged in a battle with the slowest dial-up in the world trying to get Ron and Pat. Lovely.
by Caheisey on Jun 11, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uggghhhhh...
2006- Bad memories..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 11, 2008 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one of the reasons
i haven’t gotten a new am radio. Too many weird memories.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hye hey
Reed Johnsons crazy grab from DC finally made BBTN.
They’ll be going over Dome’s impact and our best web gems so far coming up.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sooooo....
BBTN is only running 6 weeks behind real life huh? Good, we’ll get to hear about the fantastic job Soto is doing in August.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like being under the radar
and good. the whole media :yawn, the cubs won again today: thing is kinda fun.
i hope they show the fielder/soto play at the plate again… What a huge hit that was… I STILL can’t believe Geo got up from that.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huge talk about the cubs for once
on ESPN
of course then again they really screwed up the Fukudome section
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
by Rudey on Jun 11, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, according to Joe Morgan, it's Fukodomo (and McCarver too!)
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
matt winer
or whoever just called him iwomura (the TB lead off guy)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is why my television doesn't get ESPN.....
unless the Cubs are on with NO alternatives….
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i need NOISE
its too QUIET. ::yikes::
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Want me to turn the Cards/Reds game up louder?
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure
but aren’t you out in like denver or something? my hearing is good but it ain’t THAT good.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've always wanted to go out there
supposed to be beautiful.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF was that?
LMAO.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You said it was too quiet
Just trying to be helpful with a little Anchorman.
by dbaltman on Jun 11, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was trying to
act like i heard something loud off in the distance. But its hard to do tone in text. :-P
I loved Anchorman.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am Ron Burgandy?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're so wise. You're like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't act like you're not impressed.
by dbaltman on Jun 11, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohh, it's the deep burn. Oh, it's so deep. Oh, I can barely lift my right arm 'cause I did so many. I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
60% of the time it works. Every time.
by dbaltman on Jun 11, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i need to watch it again
i’m all out of quotes.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the Cards are taking batting practice in Cincy...
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All the more reason to hate Dusty...
even when we get rid of him…he finds ways to hurt us.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Cueto the great, walk two, hang a curve.....walk two, hang a curve....
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't worry you fella
dusty will take a few more weeks to ruin your arm. at least, you;’d think.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gonna do it tonight to save the bullpen.....
AND another Cardinal long ball…..this time only ONE walk before this one…..5 – 0 Cards in 2/3 of an inning….
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's taking lessons from
dontrelle. maybe he WANTS to go back to A ball.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cardinals are the devil
Give them credit—great organizations don’t miss a beat. (It’s early in tonight’s game, but I don’t think Pujols’ absence is going to be a death knell for the Redbirds.)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i dunno
maybe not death knell, but from what the Dr said on BBTN it could take up to 6 weeks for him to come back because this is the 3rd injury he’s had on that calf… 6 wks is a long time
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll be back in a month
boo cubs, hooray beer
by Raconteur on Jun 11, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he could be yeah
but he might not. i was trying to say that its pretty serious.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they just put 5 on the board in the 1st...
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
with just 2 hits
A ugly win is better than a pretty loss-Lou
by NIUcubbie on Jun 11, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to figure out who I hate
more than the Cards… but its just coming to me.. ::sigh::
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, you GOTTA love the Reds....
Next to Milwaukee, it is my favorite Cubs home away from home….
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a thing
against Cincinatti. My least favorite city, ever. Try to avoid even admitting its existence. ;-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the Reds players are always complaining
that, when the Cubs are in town, there are more Cubs fans than Reds fans. I have heard it several times that it is demoralizing to them…...So, with that nice lookin’ new park, are the Reds the next Montreal Expos in terms of attendence?
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno.
It looks like a nice park, and with Griffey and Bruce and Volquez I don’t know why more people aren’t into it.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a bad park
You can tell it was done on the cheap. I like Miller Park better, but GABP is OK. And Cincinnati’s a cool town.
Considering the baseball heritage there, I doubt the Reds franchise will dry up and blow away. If they get a winning team, that place will fill up quickly.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the ballpark a lot
And when I lived in Indy I could get there in under 2 hours which was great. Good sight lines, Skyline chili, lots of Cubs fans. Never had a bad time there.
by dbaltman on Jun 11, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no one I hate more than the Cards.
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was raised to hate the mets
but we’re not in the same division anymore.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to accept that
I don’t care what the standings look like in the paper etc for me
the Mets will ALWAYS be a divisional rival and Milwaukee will always be in the
American League. I am not letting Bud & company ruin my view of baseball
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 11, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets are pond scum
One thing on which Cubs and Cardinals fans can agree.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ted Lilly is gonna be guest on pre game show
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 11, 2008 6:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i have NEVER heard him
talk. does he talk?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey all!
Crazy about the change in the pitching match up! Woah, did that happen last night?!
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep.
after the game twisted ankle on dugout steps.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nuts.
The braves are having really bad luck at the moment. I grew up rooting for the Cubs while my brother rooted for the Braves. We were just talking about how this is like bizarro fan world.
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bizarro fan world
might just be the most accurate. Bizarre is right. Nice but bizarre. :-P
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully, it'll work in our favor BUT
We often look really bad facing someone we have never seen…..
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We haven't looked really bad very often this year...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 11, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I'm not getting over confident or anything.
Just crazy that that happened.
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou just mentioned in his pre game chat w/ Ron
that Dempster is 7-0 at home
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 11, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if I should be sad or happy
I live in ‘bama so I think I am getting an ESPN blackout so I have to watch on Peachtree
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
by Griff5479 on Jun 11, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep there it goes
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
by Griff5479 on Jun 11, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
your right
I had to go find it on my dish, I didn’t even have it on my active channels
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
by Griff5479 on Jun 11, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 3 Cubs Web Gems (according to BBTN)
3. Soto holds on during collision with Prince Fielder for the out at home.
2. Pie robs Griffey Jr of a home run.
1. Johnson’s diving catch in Washington.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay. food. i'll be back in a little while!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 11, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Erin Andrews!?
My thoughts are NSFW
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on Jun 11, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN
Screws me over again on DirectTV. Got tornadoes blowing through right now; looking for Pat and Ron through the AM radio crackle. Who says life in the boondocks is boring?
by NWIowaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where in
nw Iowa? I hope there aren’t any headed my way.
Take care.
by sue369 on Jun 11, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just outside of Sutherland
A tornado just got spotted 2 miles south of Spencer, 25 miles NE of where I’m sitting. No damage here but I s’pose there is around me.
by NWIowaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked our weather forecast
tonight no rain…..
tomorrow severe storms and winds. flood warning :(
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 11, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here also
dried out yet? you won’t be….
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 11, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no we aren't gonna dry out. but on plus side
beautiful day to have the windows open and nap this afternoon
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 11, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's good. don't overdo it; you'll screw up your circadian rythym...
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're in for
severe storms and heavy rains. We just had 5” on Sat. night. So much flooding.
by sue369 on Jun 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where are you in IA?
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Jun 11, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Escobar flies out to right.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Johnson strikes out called.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OK!
Found it on FM; thank you Cub Gods! Now get me another win!
by NWIowaCubFan on Jun 11, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jones singles on a ground ball to CF.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a surprise, Chipper gets a hit.....
by crazymountain on Jun 11, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he can single all he wants
as long as there is no one on when he does it and he doesn’t score.
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice to have no one on
when Mr. .420 get’s to the plate.
He’s not going to beat out many groundballs with that thigh.
"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them." - Ernie Banks
by Marmolade on Jun 11, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Teixeira strikes out swinging on a foul tip. 3 out.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Demps looks good
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"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them." - Ernie Banks
by Marmolade on Jun 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep. 2 K's in the first inning.
I’ll take that.
by slcathena on Jun 11, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soriano got out somehow.
Sorry, editing a paper for someone real quick.
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Grounded out to third
got yer back
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks. You're Cory Provus for a while. haha
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by northsider on Jun 11, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs