Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Friday 7/11, 1:20 CT
by Al on Jul 11, 2008 10:30 AM CDT
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San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs, Jul 11, 2008 1:20 PM CDT
What a difference a year makes: when the Giants last visited Wrigley Field, their team record (38-51 when the 2007 series began) was almost identical to what it is today (39-53). But this year's Giants, seven games out of first place in the horrid NL West, still think they're in playoff contention. (Don't tell 'em, they're not.) If the Giants were in the NL Central, they'd be dead last, sixteen games out of first place.
Jayson Stark's ESPN.com "Rumblings" column has some fun ideas on how to make the All-Star Game and surrounding events more interesting.
Will Carlos Zambrano start the All-Star Game? It's a definite possibility.
And, today the Wall Street Journal analyzes why the National League is being dominated by the American League.
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Today's pitching matchup is a rematch of the one in San Francisco on July 1. Marquis pitched pretty well that day (seven innings, four hits, two runs). Cain pitched better, shutting out the Cubs for eight innings. They managed to score off the Giants' closer, Brian Wilson, and get the tying run to scoring position, but the game ended on a Ryan Theriot strikeout.
It'll be a little hotter (88 degrees forecast) than it was in San Francisco that night (60 degrees) and the wind will be blowing out again. I'm guessing the score will be higher than 2-1.
Please, Jason. Have one of your GOOD games today.
This afternoon you can find the game on EI, since it's on cable in both Chicago and the Bay Area. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)
MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's first pitch thread will post at 1:15 pm CT and the overflow comment thread will post at 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Jason needs a Marquis start today or people are gonna start wanting Marshall even more.
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by nji232 on Jul 11, 2008 10:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
'scuse me?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FRIST
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 10:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think you missed the joke....
(picture of Bill Frist above)
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
argh!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquis should be pitching for his rotation spot
Every time now.
by AceCubbie on Jul 11, 2008 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's like spring training all over again!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait for it...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FINALLY.
Thanks, Mikey.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GO CUBS
LETS WIN THIS 1ST ONE THEN WIN THE SERIES
by lescubbies on Jul 11, 2008 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Cubs
Lets hope we try to hit the ball hard. Rather than hit long Home Runs.
It seemed we got a little homer happy as yesterdays game went on.
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, it was the Reds who were homer happy.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.
The Reds where happily homering.
The Cubs were homer happy.
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Homer, happy.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They all caught the train to...
Souvanier City!
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can ony assume yes
haven’t seen the lineup yet
by lescubbies on Jul 11, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His AB's have not been so crisp lately
as shown by his rising strike out rate: 18, 15, 22 and 13 (so far this month)
And his plumeting Walk rate: 18, 16, 17 and 3 (in July)
His July totals are alarming. 3, 0,1,2,1,0,2,1,3
For you numbers people, his OBP is an unbelievable .237
-g
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't start him
then you might have Ward in his place.
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jul 11, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be ...
sad. What about Johnson, Edmonds, DeRosa.
I’m not saying bench…Just saying rest.
The All-Star break will not be restful for him, I wouldn’t think.
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know
Why everyone seems to think Dome won’t get rest over the break. If by rest you mean not playing well he’s only going to play about 4 innings over 3-4 days. It should still benefit him greatly.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cause rest is mental too.
More travel…
A ton more interviews.
And parties.
It wouldn’t be like 4 days at the beach with your wife and kid.
Oh shit, that isn’t restful either.
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My point was just that the Cubs are short of outfielders at the moment
having not replaced Murton.
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jul 11, 2008 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, let's hope Jason doesn't try...
to be too fine with his pitches, let’s hope he pitches to contact. Let’s get this 1st game of the series.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 11, 2008 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Si.
When he trusts his pitches and the defense behind him, he usually keeps the ball down. When he doesn’t, he tries to be too fine, gets behind in the count, and they sit on his fastball. When he gets behind in the count, his fastball is transparent, and eminently hittable.
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by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 11, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pitching to contact with the wind blowing out might be scary...
...but, then again, it’s the Giants.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody on pace to hit even 20 hr
thats sad
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously...
...they have the least intimidating lineup in baseball.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just wish their pitchers sucked more (Zito aside).
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Series
We have to be able to beat bad teams no matter how good their pitchers may be. Cain is very beatable and I expect Cubs hitters to respond better this 2nd time facing him. Going into the break with Harden and Demp pitching, we NEED to win this very winnable series.
Go ahead, Z me.
by tony412 on Jul 11, 2008 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we win this
That would be 3 series wins in a row. Very nice way to go into the break.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the other jason
i thought starks ideas on the home run derby were bad…..having guys go back and forth in the final round would ruin the hot streaks that are so fun to watch
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 10:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
disagree
You still have the chance to get hot because you have 3 outs per inning. So if a guy gets into a rhythm he can still hit 5 or 6 in a row before being retired. This also allows guys to get a little breather and not be dead tired towards the end of their final round
by 26.2cubsfan on Jul 11, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Newest A's
Gallagher starts tonight vs. the Angels…..Good Luck, fellas!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 10:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope he does well
Just not too well
by lescubbies on Jul 11, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened to the good
old days when online photos were still a team or two behind?
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
photoshop happened...lol
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
E-Pat
Lookin good in the green and yellow
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Murton not so much.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
And Sean.. Well.. still got that goofy smile
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be smiling too...
...sure, he lost out on a chance to go to the playoffs, but he’s going to be a starting pitcher in the big leagues the rest of the year. With us, there was always a chance he’d get sent back down.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
gallagher
has such a goofy smile haha
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gallgher
i think he should sue to get a new picture taken now that he’s on a new team. He is actually a nice looking youngster. Not really handsome but not bad.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Jul 11, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Patterson's
not actually in the lineup, is he?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both Murton and EPat are at AAA
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, really?
Bummer for them.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thoguht I'd heard
Murton might be starting for them this week.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's site on SB nation say they may DFA Emil Brown to make room...
...but he had a walk off homer for them last night. So who knows…
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would hope Gallagher would get a new picture
that one scares me
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by MikeOxbyg on Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure if this has been brought up
I believe yesterday was the second time this year the Reds hit 7 homers in a game against the Cubs.
by gocubsgo22 on Jul 11, 2008 11:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else find this a little weird?
Any good conspiracy theories out there? I remember when Rich Hill got lit up by the Padres a couple times last year, some of us speculated that Maddux was giving hitters the inside scoop. I can’t think of an obvious parallel to this with the Reds, though.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Dusty
has a mole in the Cubs organization, maybe Rotschild is loyal to him. There was also that conspiracy about Dusty having Jose Macias stealing signs from the CF bushes.
Go ahead, Z me.
by tony412 on Jul 11, 2008 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First time in MLB history..
that one team has hit 7 homers against the same team twice in the same season.
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by Bump Bailey on Jul 11, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN 1000 just reported that Wuertz has been banished to AAA and Hart is gonna come up to the big club.
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by nji232 on Jul 11, 2008 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No way.
So Wuertz accepted the assignment?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did he have a choice?
what’s he gonna say? no
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought they couldn't send weurtz to Iowa
I don’t know what gave me that idea.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he's out of options
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has one option left...
...but, because of his service time, he can refuse a minor league assignment.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay, because of service time....that makes sense...
still I’m shocked that he accepted it. Lot of teams out there looking for pitching.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm surprised, too.
Then again – and I don’t want to go all lemon20pie here – in the game thread yesterday I wondered out loud whether Wuertz might accept the assignment if Lou sat down with him and explained the situation at hand.
Who knows, maybe Michael has a nagging injury of some sort that he feels he could work through better at the minor league level than the major league one. Or maybe he has some “mental issues” (a la Rich Hill) or personal problems going on. In any case, this is an interesting development.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is True Dat
the new +1?
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 11, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer to think of it...
...as a version of “+1” exclusive to me. Aren’t I just full of myself?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True Dat
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Jul 11, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, thanks!
Waitaminute…
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're full of something...
:)
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 11, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True...
....plus he’s probably the first option if anyone struggles or gets hurt to come back up, and he’d definately be up in September.
You just don’t see veteran pitchers accepting demotions when they’re out of options much anymore.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he sees the potential of this team
to get to and do well in the playoffs so he wants to be there and contribute when it happens. I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him just yet. (For better or worse.)
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by Blue W on Jul 11, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
wuertz accepted it after lou sat him down and told him he’s never going to use him anyway, so he might as well go down to AAA to pitch more often than once a week…just a thought
by gocubsgoradio720 on Jul 11, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i doubt that
weurtz could have requested a trade and he could be used on another team.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, if I understand correctly...
...he could have said no or demanded to be released outright.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is a Cub, wants to stay a Cub
and he doesn’t have to be told that his pitching has been off. Last year, he was great for us. Weurtz probably thinks that the move is good for HIM to get back to his form of last year. He knows he has been hurting the team.
The poem fails when it strays too far from the song, and the song fails when it strays too far from the dance ~ Ezra Pound
by crazymountain on Jul 11, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow....
We’re still staying with 13? And with Weurtz didn’t have any options left?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See above.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
everything I've read said he didn't have any options left
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out this...
...handy dandy chart devised by the guys over at the Cub Reporter. Obviously, its accuracy is reliant on them updating it, but I believe the information is correct.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay, thanks. I didn't realize the "service time" part was in play.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I never realized Micah Hoffpauir is only six years old!
Pretty good hitter for a first grader.
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by Zeke on Jul 11, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They start 'em
on steroids early these days
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by CyberCyclist on Jul 11, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, great, now his kindergarten teacher is going to be indeited.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please set off site links
to open in a new window so we don’t lose our place in the threads.
Baseball is too much of a sport to be a business and too much of a business to be a sport.
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by bubbamike the one and only on Jul 11, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good.
maybe Rich Hill can help Michael get his head on straight.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would be pumped if i were him
DSM is lovely this time of year haha
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why didn't they bring up someone
to play LEFT FIELD???
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only 3 games until the break
could probably use a reliever for these 3 more than a hitter
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dubois! The man is a mutant!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sori's not coming back until the 2nd series after the break...
so that’s a short bench for a while.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where did you hear that?
I did hear he was feeling sore in batting practice and they might have him do a minor league rehab stint.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou on post game yesterday.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh yes….the good old reliever that lou would never use (unless his name ends with ‘mol,’ ‘ood’, etc….sorry to beat a dead horse here but it’s true.
by gocubsgoradio720 on Jul 11, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dubois
40 yd dash from infield to outfield wall 26.2 second
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
give him a week
until the bashing continues….i mean the guy was 3 for 3 the other night with 3 hr’s…...and they were all monsters
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hit another home run last night, too.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its triple A
If he was capable of doing that against major league pitchers he would probably be up here by now.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if you say that
do you say the same thing about jeff samardzija’s performance the other night?
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm half-joking.
The half of me that’s serious says why not bring Jason up here and see if he catches fire for a few days? There’s probably 50 reasons not to, but his home run streak seems to warrant giving him at least a little more consideration than usual.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it was interleague and he could DH
I’d say yes. His defense though. Ouch
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Samardzija is in his 2nd year as a professional baseball player.
Jason Dubois has had tons of chances to prove himself. He is beating up on guys 5 years younger than him. I’m not impressed.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damnn right.
Have you seen Dubois in the majors. Sure he hits the occasional homerun but it is not a pretty site.
by lescubbies on Jul 11, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 hrs in 3 at bats doesn't impress you?
maybe you had to be there, but they were monster homeruns….i dunno, i was impressed
by cubswynn on Jul 11, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can never remember
how to spell his name. I’ll just call him Jeff Alphabet from now on or maybe the Alphabet Shark.
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by CyberCyclist on Jul 11, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alphabet Shark!
That’s great!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third season
actually. He was drafted in 2006.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh77 on Jul 11, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey where does it say wuertz got sent down? I don’t see anything on fox sports or the official cubs site
by nmcubsfan on Jul 11, 2008 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruce Levine said on ESPN 1000
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by nji232 on Jul 11, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From ChicagoTribune.com
Cubs have new look
Dave van Dyck, 11:45 a.m.
Lou Piniella not only had a different look in the bullpen for Friday’s Wrigley Field game against the Giants, he had a new-look outfield as well.
After allowing four hits, a walk and four runs in 1 1/3 innings Thursday, Michael Wuertz was sent to Triple A Iowa and Kevin Hart was recalled. The Cubs still have 13 pitchers, leaving them a position player short on the bench and Piniella said they would stay that way through the weekend.
Also, Friday’s starting outfield consisted of Daryle Ward in left, Reed Johnson in center and Mark DeRosa in right, which gave struggling right fielder Kosuke Fukudome and veteran center fielder Jim Edmonds a rest.
Fukudome, who will start in Tuesday’s All-Star in New York in center field, is hitting .170 in his last 12 games.
by Itchy on Jul 11, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, interesting.
Well, it’s obviously hard to dispute that Dome and Jedmonds need a rest. Seeing DWaryle in the outfield is always a cringe-worthy proposition, but maybe he can figure out how to hit Matt Cain, because no one else could the last time the Cubs faced him.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second time in a row
that Lou has played the B team for Jason’s start.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cmon
If anything Jason needs the A team. Doesn’t make any sense to me
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's keen on resting A team
according to pre-game press conference
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that it doesn't make sense.
I’m asking why Lou has done it twice in a row.
I’m not saying that Jason Marquis is the next John Smoltz, but, when his starts get skipped and he gets the worst defense Lou can play behind him, Lou isn’t exactly treating him fairly. Rest the OF when Z is pitching.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 to the Nth power
Best statement thus far.
by chilango2 on Jul 11, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second time in a row
that Lou has played the B team for Jason’s start.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clip of Lou on radio
Said no need for 13 pitchers after break. Also mentioned rest for outfielders with Ward playing is on the way.
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by nji232 on Jul 11, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dubois in left! Cedeno in center! Ward in right!
Git ‘er done, Jimbo!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
gawd
he’s better than Hoff, but that’s not saying much…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's strange...
y’day he said Soriano won’t be back until the 2nd series after the ASB, so he wants to bring up a hitter for 3 days after the ASG?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yesterday
we all went into the game expecting a victory, and a sweep.
Today, with Marquis, we’re all much more hesitant.
Given what happened yesterday, I hope that today is opposite day too.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Drewishdrewid
I bet your hoping you owe me 20 big ones on Aug 30 now that we got Harden eh lol
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope I owe you 20 big ones too.
I really do.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dome with a much needed day off....
From Gordo’s Twitter;
Tired Fuku gets day off. Starting. OF, L to R: Ward, Johnson, DeRosa.
No lineups posted
by JB 23 on Jul 11, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm all a-twitter with excitement.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cwyers
I shoulda bet ya on wuertz.lol
thank god he’s done here
by plenz on Jul 11, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why not Dubois?
the guys rippin it up in AAA
by plenz on Jul 11, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The game is on AFN today
Woohoo! I get to listen to Len and Bob and not have a time delay from MLB.tv!!!
I just put a pot of Zatarain’s jambalaya on the stove with a pound of smoked sausage, and also threw in a leftover chicken breast I had in my fridge. I predict this meal will lead to multiple home runs for the Cajun Connection Theriot/Fontenot!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
Throw in some voodoo spices just for good measure.
by chilango2 on Jul 11, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do they come in the form of garlic powder or hot sauce?
If so, way ahead of ya :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recipe?
Hmmm…jambalaya!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 11, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zatairan's box mix
Though I added plenty of garlic powder, and used a pound of smoked sausage, and also threw in a chicken breast I grilled earlier this week and had leftover, which had been marinated in zesty garlic herb mrs. dash marinade
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds good...
Can never have enough garlic powder in any recipe…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Concur completely
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NASN in Europe today too
Woohoo!
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jul 11, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding!
I’ve been too cheap to subscribe to british tv so far, since I don’t have a multi-system tv yet… so I’m just watching AFN via a satellite dish on my american tv :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it might lead to
multiple home runs for you too!
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moises Alou out the rest of the year with torn left hamstring.
Gives him plenty of time to get that Bartman story straight.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And plenty of time...
to, umm, wash his hands. Yuck.
by salparadise23 on Jul 11, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if he does "it" even when he's on the DL.
His hands might soften up otherwise.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying it's a good thing
but it IS sterile, ya know.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's right...point and laugh! ;)
by jennypage on Jul 11, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
welcome! another woman is always a good thing ;-)
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
twss
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you wish...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
swl..... great burn. you had me giggling out loud at that one
"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 Jul 11, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's just mad I said it first...lol
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 11, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow..too damn big..
sorry bout dat…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 11, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually,
it’s only 28K.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome!
Yes, we always need more women. Is this when we take over?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Girl powaaaaa!
Please don’t blame me if you end up with Spice Girls songs stuck in your head all day.
by jennypage on Jul 11, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too old for the Spice Girls!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
welcome!
i am also too old for spice girls
"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 Jul 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I smell
I too am to old for old spice.
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, thank you for smelling bad!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Newbies have to answer one thing first....
1. Theriot…yay or nay?
This will determine where you sit at lunch.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
perfect analogy!!!!!
Any bets on how many threads it’ll take before the debate starts?
I vote for 10
"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 Jul 11, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll say at the first ground ball to him....
....but I’ve seen it as early as the announcements of the starting lineups. Ugh.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nay
gets caught stealing too many bases.
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
newbies only question...
...we didn’t want to stir things up already. :)
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol! ::zips it::
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has put the breaks on his running game recently..
I think he was trying to make up for the doubles he wasn’t hitting.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooooh, peer pressure.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and you think that Soto is a dreamboat...
....you’ll have to get to the back of the line. Quite a lot of lady followers here. LOL.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
I think I can cope…somehow! LOL.
by jennypage on Jul 11, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, you're more of a Scott Eyre girl?
...
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Jul 11, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More of a DeRo girl, really.
But Fontenot’s cute, too.
by jennypage on Jul 11, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good
the Soto girls approve
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the soto girls will put that up to a vote when we are all here
"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 Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey less competition!
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
havent seen any of them here yet today
"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 Jul 11, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's his dreamy
Cajun Ninja good looks, isn’t it…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought Marquis was the lady man on the club
or at least he thinks he is
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWHW
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since when did DeRo convert from Italian to Cajun?????
:-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"but Fontenot's cute too"
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, definitely the Cajun Ninja good looks!
Best description ever.
by jennypage on Jul 11, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ninja
PLEASE!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean Little Babe Ruth?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess he’s got sneaky allure too.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Jul 11, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, "sneaky power" doesn't apply only to home runs.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LBR?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Jul 11, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm, if this catches on, we may need to add it to the BCB dictionary,
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
waiting for the picture.....
where is cwyers????
"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 Jul 11, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRo has a lot more "man crushes". lol.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha. Um. No.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greinke to St. Louis?
One of my friends who lives out that way and is actually (wait for it…) a Royals fan. Told me that the Cards are looking to get Greinke from KC, KC is looking for three “top tier” prospects in return.
Greinke is f’n nuts. Nearly gave up baseball last year because he wanted to start a lawn mowing business instead, and in interviews has stated that they should play him at SS on the days he’s not pitching.
Sort of reminds me of Ron Artest trying to get a job at Best Buy when he was with the Bulls.
by drMeth on Jul 11, 2008 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If they try to get Rasmus
No way StL gives him up. That probably is what KC is asking.
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice if they did.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the reply button is your friend
:)
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup per Gameday
Theriot – SS
Fontenot – 2B
Lee – 1B
Ramirez – 3B
Soto – C
Ward – LF
DeRosa – RF
Johnson – CF
Marquis – P
"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 Jul 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
really...
what would this team do without Mark DeRosa…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We would be in trouble
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really big trouble....he just goes out and plays somewhere
...different everyday and does it with a smile.
by JB 23 on Jul 11, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou would have to, you know, carry four real OFers.
He might have been forced to even play Murton, or, ... what’s his name… the guy who covers CF like a blanket… oh, ... PIE!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lots of scrappiness at the top of that lineup.
DWard needs to hit one out today.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just make sure you type the "S" when you talk about the top of the lineup
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Jul 11, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little BR in the two-hole!
The Cajun Connection at the top!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm telling you...
This jambalaya I’m eating will do good things for their performance!!!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou's stopped having Cedeno caddy for Marquis.
by cwyers on Jul 11, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When's the last time that Cedeno started?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd go look, but I don't want to get depressed.
by cwyers on Jul 11, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like June 30.
I can’t blame him for looking bad as a PH in that case.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love your unwavering stance:
“Damn it, I refuse to use the reply feature!” Ha..
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I don't do the button."
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possible Rain?
Dam you AFN I missed the Cubs intro! But straight to Len and Bob talking about the weather…
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It looks ugly
I just stepped outside and the temperature has dropped quite a bit. The skies look dark and the wind has shifted.
by chilango2 on Jul 11, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
still nice here
i am in hinsdale though..
by cubs on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm downtown
About 4 miles south of Wrigley.
The radar isn’t picking up any rain though. The airports are at 100 percent too.
by chilango2 on Jul 11, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a second
Are you sure you’re talking about CHICAGO’S airports? I don’t think I’ve ever seen those things at 100%!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Jul 11, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm downtown, too.
It was gray earlier but, looking north toward the Hancock, the sky looks blue and cloudless.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it goes back and forth
ominous skies one moment, bright summer day the next
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quote
Roster move, “To help a depleted bull pen.” Len.
I hate him.
13 pitchers! is depleted?
by patron on Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marmol is shaky
Lieber can’t seem to make anything work
You can’t push Woody
Marshal may spot-start any day
Gaudin is nice, but new
Howry is, well, Howry.
I’m not saying I agree with it, but I do see where Lou’s coming from.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a song?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, no...
Marmol cannot throw
Lieber makes the home-runs go
Wherefore our bullpen?
THAT’s a haiku.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Thanks, Drewish
I was going to say something about your original post being more limerick-ish than haiku.
Solid haiku, btw.
"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young
by Kegler on Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO CLOSE
to green…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also did
"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 Jul 11, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!
GREEN BABY!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've taken creative writing classes
Haikus something that I just havent been able to ever really get. So you get the very rare rec during a post
"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 Jul 11, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fontenot plays now
Cajun Spicy throws to first
Theriot weak arm.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mark that man's paper with an A
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 11, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could we have haiku only game thread day?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Jul 11, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
if I could keep that up all day.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're
not nearly as easy as they seem….
"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young
by Kegler on Jul 11, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, they're not.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have faith in you....
You might be the only one posting however as most of us have trouble just typing in English
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Jul 11, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it could be.
let me noodle it around a bit.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's crazymountain?
He could put a country twang to it.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 11, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take a look at today's LF
and tell me that our bullpen is our weak spot.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Jul 11, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you completely.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are talkinf quality
Fine. Len was talking about depletion. Wood didn’t pitch yesterday.
Marshall gets A spot start in the next 2 days?
Howr