Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. White Sox, Saturday 6/28, 2:55 CT
by Al on Jun 28, 2008 5:00 PM CDT
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So the rain is not materializing
Sun is nice and bright in River North now
by chilango2 on Jun 28, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and it looks like its gently raining in NY. I really hope it starts pouring.
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't believe that first called strike.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone hit one of those homeruns I have been hearing about!!!!
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
preferably someone in blue!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has this ump has a wide strike zone the whole game?
by LT on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah its been random
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he's been out on Lake Michigan calling strikes.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DLee hurt the ump with that foul tip.
Keep it up Derek!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lee is seriously due a long ball
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to start the rally DP Lee
4-4
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Changed his approach
Quit trying to pull everything.
going to center & right
by cubbierc on Jun 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the sox pitch him differently
than the O’s did. Not everything can be his fault, ya know
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DLee is now 4 for 4!!!
Come on Ward or Rammy….
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DLee base hit
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where are those people saying DLee needs to be dropped in the order?
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right here
Though I never said he should be dropped in the order. He’s been in my shit list for two-plus weeks now, that’s all.
by chilango2 on Jun 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL...that's funny
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, maybe we don't
send 6-4-3 Lee to Iowa just yet…
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yankees-bosox next week
cubs/cardinals also.
Wisconsin better get cubs/ cards.
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love a D-Ward dinger here
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The D in D Ward
stands for dinger
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the D in D Lee
stands for DP lately
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you cant twss yourself
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
your hand will fall off
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats what your mom said!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does Ramierez
:-)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just realized something.
The last two letters in the “Fox” Network’s name are the same as the last two letters in “White Sox”!
IT’S A PLOT. THEY’RE OUT TO GET US.
Forgot my meds again. ;-)
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, I feel better.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's just that their executives are never so happy
As when they see NYY, NYM or BOS at the top of the screen
All the other teams could fall off the face of the earth, and Fox wouldn’t care
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really coming down now
In NY!!!!!!
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tell me about it
Just go SOAKED going out for coffee ( did not think I needed umbrella to go ONE block and
it was sunny when I left.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were going home
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was but I realized I had more stuff to do
IF it rains here and they switch to the Cubs game in NYC I am running home.
Have to do a marketing plan for obscure French documentaries now.
GO CUBS
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the size of THAT market?
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
slowest game
EVER!
I'm not a religious man, but I pray for Carlos Marmol's arm.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our lefties
bail out big time against LHP’s. Especially Dome!
I'm not a religious man, but I pray for Carlos Marmol's arm.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tough sun angle for the hitters right now.
Pitcher in sunlight, batter in shade.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And lots of trash blowing around on the ground doesn't help
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see when he pitched 96 mph
The pitch speed was all flames and it was in red. WTF
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uhh
yeah fox likes to mess with your head like that
"I'm like the tide baby: I come and go as I please." --Johnny Drama
by cubs2234 on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's next, a big robot between innings?
Or a magical glowing puck?
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they've done that for a long time
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm usually at the fox games
First one I’ve seen on Fox this year. New this year?
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so...But they do love their flashy graphics...I know that's not new
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a bunch of us should of said
we didn’t have those graphics on our TV.
Just to mess with their heads. :-)
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rammy hits it hard
but Dye tracks it. Tough luck day for ARam so far…but big possum walks late!
I'm not a religious man, but I pray for Carlos Marmol's arm.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe it...
they showed a closeup of the batter, catcher and ump before that pitch….
and the umps eyes were open!
Who’d have thought it given his strike zone.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna make this an OT topic but since the game is a lil slow I'll ask here
During the AS break, baseball reading suggestions?
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crazy 08, if you haven't read it
I’m going to assume you’ve read the book on the 2004 season, the name of which escapes me now for some reason … anyone?
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no never read wrigley blues.
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious...the guy's a Cubs fan, and he captures the essence beautifully
The parts about LaTroy Hawkins are priceless
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool. wrote some of them down gonna put them on reserve @ library
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you prolly read it years ago
but I just got Money Ball
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im reading The Road right now
thats some depressing stuff. But really good so far.
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luckiest Man is kinda that way. but excellent book
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fantasyland
If you like fantasy baseball
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the Cars.com commercials.
Especially Glondor and the “Stone Circle of Death.”
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So tomorrow night, how will Joe Morgan bash the Cubs???
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He will say
They need more consistency!
"The ever-changing kaleidescope of raw reality would defeat the human mind by its complexity, except for the mind's ability to abstract, to pick out parts and think of them as the whole." -Thomas Sowell
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jun 28, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will invent something
like the Thome Tower or the Belle Bullpen where Albert Belle hit most of his HR
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully, no references to the fictional "Banks Blvd."
In case you don’t know Joe, you suck.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, we'll hear about the BIG RED MACHINE, though
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully
Santo will get some plugs for the HOF
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on Jun 28, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that could make up for some of dumbness
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes we could call him Captain Obvious
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but captain is a bit much
dr. obvious, perhaps? LOL
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last week, someone called him "The Oracle of Cincinnati"
I’m sticking with that one right now.
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha!
thats a good one.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the Orifice of Cincinnati...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is Gallagher still in there given his pitch count?
I know we’re trying to save the bullpen, but Zambrano’s 130 pitch game preceded his shoulder strain.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
See the inning counts of the starters for our last 2 games
Marquis: 4 innings
Demp: 2 1/3 innings
I’m not happy about the high pitch cout, but Lou needed innings
Zambrano viciously attacked a pair of watercoolers for the crime of being within his line of vision. It was a classic battle of man versus inanimate object.
by berselius on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow....three k's in a row for Gally!!! Turning it on now!!!
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and throwing 93, 94 mph fastballs too!
by JFCubFan on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and dealing with an erratic strike zone by the ump
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And almost giving up a dinger right there.
Gotta be his last inning.
Scrappy and Pesky have already been taken as nicknames on this team. How about “Gritty?”
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that grittiness or poor decisions by managing?
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We won't know until his next start.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on Jun 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he'll probably won't have another start for 7 days
he’ll be fine
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prolly right...I just don't know that "gritty" is the word I'd use
Maybe I’m being picky
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i prefer easy cheese
because of how much he loves to throw the high and hard fastball. :-)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was gritty. I don't know how smart it was to leave him in.
Maybe it’ll help his confidence.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch, Jimmy Edmonds
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 28, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice inning
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jun 28, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My greatest moment of Yankee Stadium...
leaving it. What a piece of shit ball park.
Most over-rated place in baseball.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Jun 28, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The greatest moment will be when it is knocked down
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's the 1-2-3 inning I yearned for....Gallagher has done his job...
Held a team that was averaging around 8 runs for Vazquez at home to 5 runs…..he deserves a win….let’s get it for him!!!
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rain delay in NY
about dang time. Now switch us over.
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ask and ye shall receive. Welcome to the game.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for sure ?
Let me know and I am running home
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And in
crystal clear HD as well. I don’t get WGN in HD here for some reason.
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow grace is a terrible commentator
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ahhhh..... nothing like a little 2 inning nap on a Saturday afternoon
score is still the same – did I miss anything of consequence?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gally went to a 121 pitches
this strike zone is wonky.
other than that, not much
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
121 pitches? Call me Rip Van Ballhawk, but is Dusty still managing the Cubs?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
He did fine. Lets see how the kid responds. I doubt it’ll become a habit of Lou’s.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, I guess if you go every 8 days, you can throw 120+...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're debating the grittiness of Gallagher
And agreeing on the stupidity of the Oracle of CIncinnati
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All Star Voting
When is the last day to vote?
by FLCubsGirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
July... 3rd?
I know its coming up soon.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some quick comments
It was STUPID to skip Gallagher last time out. Clearly he was rusty in the first couple innings. Maybe he can pitch in normal days rest next time.
My new life, my new world, and my beautiful daughter:
Kayla Davis: Due date (8-11-08)!
by Unique on Jun 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds, Soto, and Fontenot looked really bad there
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hard to pick up ball with pticher still
in the sun. that bright white uniform doesn’t help either. By next inning that will be over.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marmol?
when did he last pitch? Thursday?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wednesday
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thornton looked pretty impressive...
"The ever-changing kaleidescope of raw reality would defeat the human mind by its complexity, except for the mind's ability to abstract, to pick out parts and think of them as the whole." -Thomas Sowell
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And now we have the Viva Viagra commercial
Shoot me now
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My same thought
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate that they ruined a good song with that awfulness
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh God. A country western commercial for Viagara.
The misery.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
7th inning?
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hatred of what in particular this time?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marmol
“There will be games where he can’t even throw a strike,” etc, etc
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not hatred when its true
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."
by DC Cubbie on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dang it to hell
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my gramma use to say that.
havent heard that in a while
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
My new life, my new world, and my beautiful daughter:
Kayla Davis: Due date (8-11-08)!
by Unique on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why oh why aren't we hitting some of those HR'S????
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why oh why
Can’t some people stop whining?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So let's trade Marmol
Right?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You don't have to actually bait the ledge jumpers
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here jumper jumper jumper... here jumper jumper jumper...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoke 'em out
And make ‘em jump now, I say.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just adding fuel to their fire
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
save us the trouble of dealing witht htem later
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or at least shut and lock the windows behind them - make them sweat for awhile...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not what Marmol needed.
Not even a full swing by Quentin.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else see K Wood
with the double middle fingers when the camera was on him?
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ha!
he is a closer now. with that F the world mentality they all have. :-)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went back with TiVo
and sure enough it was the double middles
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what the hell.
lol. nah.
My new life, my new world, and my beautiful daughter:
Kayla Davis: Due date (8-11-08)!
by Unique on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
confirmed.
I went back on TiVo and checked it. You are correct.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really hasn't been the same Marmol the last two weeks
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."
by DC Cubbie on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone else see wood give the finger to someone ?
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rattled much?
and I wish they’d quit saying Mar-MOLE
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember when we could count on Carlos Marmol....HR, now a BB.....
I smell meltdown unfortunately…...
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good heavens
What the hell are you talking about?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSA for bruce
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my kingdom
my kingdom for an IGNORE USER option.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not yet ... three or four bad outings does not a Wohlers make
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a reaction....man I love this board but I wish some of you would just let some of us have our ups and downs withouth the ...
moral high ground preachiness
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you heard of "filters"?
Not every thought that goes through your head needs to be typed into the computer.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to debate with you....have a nice day and Go Cubs.....sorry we aren't all as perfect as u
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't asking for a debate
And nobody is perfect. Just think (or maybe count to 10) before you post.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need for snarky comments like that.
he is just stating his opinion
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have some ups and downs too...
Just didn’t see how you could smell a meltdown coming after a half-dozen pitches
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and i wish some of you would go up and down
w/out acting like you’re drivig thru the ROCKIES.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the problem with the ups and down is
people tend to then insult others personally
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not gonna really fault marmol for that homerun, quentin took a half swing
it was a steroid aided homer
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
proof?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at him
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes because that's been a failproof test
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, damn. how did i miss that?
you’re absolutely right. throw the book at him. screw the arbitrator – suspend his ass now right in the middle of the game. throw away the key. he gone. buh-bye.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marmol is going to save a lot of games for us before this season is over.
Maybe in the 7th or 8th innings, but he’ll save a lot nonetheless.
He’s got great stuff. He’ll be fine.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish
Mark Grace would shut up.
by JEROMEWALTON'SBATTINGSTANCE on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately
He is only silent when Brenneman is talking.
"The ever-changing kaleidescope of raw reality would defeat the human mind by its complexity, except for the mind's ability to abstract, to pick out parts and think of them as the whole." -Thomas Sowell
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loved him as a player
As a commentator, not so much.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boo?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have been able to watch the game until now
looks like our offense has left a lot of runs on the bases,
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."
by DC Cubbie on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crede made a very nice play
to save two runs (at least) in the third.
If you have a high on-base percentage, odds are you’re going to leave a lot of guys on base.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zelasko looks ready to weep
“We had to cut away from the NYY-NYM game … my world is crushed”
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What'd she do with her hair?
Looks like she slept on it wrong.
Hope I’m not offending the ladies.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not the slightest bit offended
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
believe me, we can relate to bad hair days
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't have to worry about offending the ladies - zelasko is doing that for you...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice waste of an ab cedeno
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is pathetic
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kerry thinks Grace is a poor commentator too. :)
by JEROMEWALTON'SBATTINGSTANCE on Jun 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not what you think.
Rothschild has him doing certain finger exercises. ;-)
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's classic.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Print it! T-Shirt time!
That could rank right up there with the Ditka picture…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as a Cardinal fan,
I assume you are forwarding this to MLB to get Kerry fined?
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's that big white box?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 30, 2008 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, please Mark. Marmol's name...
has the accent on the second syllable.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's coming tomorrow, I am sorry to say.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it does
Someone up above was complaining about that pronunciation.
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be chicken little
but I am deathly afraid of any cubs’ lineup that features both Cedeno and Fotenot.
by JEROMEWALTON'SBATTINGSTANCE on Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where has theriot been this series?
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think he's got a strained something as well.
Boy, the injury bug has really bitten this team.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sore hand
due back tomorrow
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the rules are
if you take a good pitch on the 1st pitch you get yelled at… you swing at it you’re called pathetic. Heh.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"That's some big-league pitching right there"
Yes, Mark, this is a big-league game, and the man pitching works for a big-league team, therefore…
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
funny how that works, innit?
lol
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calls like that piss me off
The one I really hate comes in the fall…
“Now, he’s a football player”
Yes, yes he is
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
no shit, i wonder why he had shoulder pads on.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well looks like were just mailing it in for the afternoon
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We looked really bad there
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't you mean 1-2-3?
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.....um.......
Who was Kerry giving the old bird to?
by louslovechild on Jun 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
looks like he was practicing
A la, flight of the conchords
by Dome is my home-ay on Jun 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
flight = brilliant comedy
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jun 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps to the umps
who are gift-wrapping Ks to the White Sox.
by IllinoisCubs on Jun 28, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think Cotts was available today?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wishful thinking
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."
by DC Cubbie on Jun 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah i just thought i heard that earlier
since he’d pitched a few days in a row
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one is unavailable for Lou
Just because he’s pitched “a few days in a row”
You should know that by now ;)
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its happened
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the question is if this little slump extends will this board turn into a bloody battlefield....
littered with the virtual bodies of the many factions that snipe at each other??? The Negative Nellies vs. the Optimistic vs. the Holier-Than-Thou vs. the Immature Clowns???? Could be an ugly thing…...and for full disclosure I am sure I have been in more than one of those groups…..just wish we could all get along and keep it civil and respect our unique and sometimes imperfect ways we cheer for the Cubbies.
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, lighten up.
It’s all good. We’re playing without several front-line players. If you’d have told me the Cubs would be in this position at this point of the season, I’d have been happy.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jun 28, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup....expected a slump but it makes the slump worse when people start going at each other
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno... sometimes it can be quite amusing...
as long as people continue to type without thinking (or at least counting to 3), things always have the potential get out of hand.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jun 28, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am going to have to see a copy of the platforms before I choose a side.
by JEROMEWALTON'SBATTINGSTANCE on Jun 28, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we could get some written up...
by razzpunk on Jun 28, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goes thusly
Negative Nellies: Less filling
Holier-Than-Thou: Great taste
Immature Clowns: Who the h#ll cares? It’s beer!
by cocknfire on Jun 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you need to use that one when people start fighting..
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good God 14 Ks for our hitters today, that is embarrasing
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."
by DC Cubbie on Jun 28, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but that was 69 wins ALL YEAR not 49 by all star break
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
perspective is a dangerous thing
:-)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 28, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep and not just in baseball
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 28, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
9 for them
That happens when the ump has a portable strike zone.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jun 28, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we gonna get a call this series?
by JEROMEWALTON'SBATTINGSTANCE on Jun 28, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
jeez Soto, good throw gets him there
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."