First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 7/18, 7:05 CT
by Al on Jul 18, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
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'Bout time. PLAY BALL!!
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thirst-
-ty for a Cubs victory!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would've said Old Style but I try not to drink (and post) alone...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hint, hint...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
c'mon people - I'm dying here...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hammer, Cwyers and Blue Mike walk into a bar...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this thing on?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
budweiser and chew here
only because that’s what the major leaguers do
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the place is empty.
what’s up with that?
"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 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ah... thankyou,thankyou,thankyou...
I think I’ll have a beer! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just had some
home made sugar cookies.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet!
the cookies, I mean. Oh what the heck – you too… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! thanks
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok lets take a few boys
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
twss
"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 18, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 pitches? yeesh
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn HMOs...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
over/under
10 pitches next inning?
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just for the cubs
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT
I hope everyone is off to see THE DARK KNIGHT. Saw it at 1201 last night, it was simply stunning. Heath. Owns. This. Movie. Make’s Jack’s Joker look like child’s play. The storylines are excellent, the acting is superb (re: Maggie > Katie), and Two-Face’s transgression is something to be in awe of.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jul 18, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think there's a BCB sub-plot in there just waiting to be revealed come playoffs...
The Dark Cub….
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, because "The Dark Knight"...
...references the transgression from “The White Knight” to “The Dark Knight”...don’t we always want to be the cinderella story or TWK?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jul 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
got my imax tickets for sunday
i’m excited
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good job...
...this is the first major motion picture to be filmed in IMAX, rather than converted later to the bigger screen. The Hong Kong scenes probably benefit mostly from IMAX; it’s simply sprawling.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jul 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw the 12:01 showing myself
The Dark Knight is incredible. You are absolutely right about Ledger completely outdoing Nicholson in the Joker department, one of the best performances ever. The Hospital exit scene? Chilling.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember the last time a villian...
...actually sent chills down my spine. Chigurh in No Country For Old Men, maybe. But Ledger’s Joker is both plausible AND surreal.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jul 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
over/under
number of times they show jimmys ballgame catch on the hill – 1
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
roof open?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nope
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thx
Houston in the summer has to be brutal…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 18, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matsui K'd
"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 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
routine catch by Dome...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Berkman
lines out to Riot.
10 pitches for Lilly.
"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 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
14 total pitches in one inning...
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hill still pitching in the minor-league game?
"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 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep - at least through 4.
4ip 4h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 6k
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah.
thru 4: 1 BB/ 6 K/ 4 Hits/ 2 ER
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not exactly driving up his pitch-count.
"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 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to
see Geo hit another in-the-park homerun. :D
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm just glad he's seeing some pitches
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can anyone explain to me why the hill in houston is named that?
don’t know how to spell it, sounds like towels hill?
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
believe it's Tall's hill.
not sure why.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tal's Hill
tribute to Tal Smith(?) I believe.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty fast and loose with the term tribute
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, didn't know if he was still alive or not.
either way, it’s a pretty stupid tribute. still can’t believe nobody’s broke an ankle or torn an ACL yet out there.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tribute to some writer I think
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
quick search says
ballhawk is right…..tal smith was a sports writer turn gm/president that turned around the stros
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from the MInute Maid Park wikipedia entry...
“Fielding is a challenge there as well, due to the 90-foot wide, 30-degree incline grade, known as Tal’s Hill, for team president Tal Smith, an element taken from Crosley Field and other historic ballparks (in a bit of gallows humor, the hill is also known as the “Grassy Knoll”),”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whatever the case
it’s a ridiculous idea and is a slippery slope for future major league parks…..whats next, sand traps and water hazards?
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
That and that stupid flag pole.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree
Never have liked the hill. Its like having wind mills out there.
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there is a water hazard at Tropicana Field...
a water tank full of mutant manta rays in deep right center. too bad it’s not in play…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that tank was in left...?
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
could be. I thought just to the right of center but I could be wrong.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to play devils advocate
wrigley has the warmup mounds really close to the foul line and the’re were some older parks with pretty crazy demensions and stuff (polo grounds and the collosium) in the past
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That brings to mind
The train tracks running through the outfield in Brewsters Millions. Damn, what a fine film LOL
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't there a ballpark that actually had a train track very close by
and would have to stop games while the train went through because it destracted the batters
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Shea always seems to have low flight patterns from LaGuardia (JFK?) that play havoc with the uninitiated
and I know of a certain ballpark on the North side of Chicago that is prone to some aerial buzzing the third weekend in August…
And then there was the real “buzzing’ last year in Cleveland during the ALDS against the Yankees. Take that Joba!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Safeco in Seattle has trains right outside the outfield fence
But they don’t stop the game. You get used to them.
by mikeinseattle on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then there's the swimming pool at the BoB in Arizona, but I wouldn't exactly call that a hazard
unless you’re out there during a “boy’s night out” and you run into a bunch of girls enjoying a “girls night out” and your wife/girlfriend is watching the game on TV…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
frickin Padres blow good scoring chance in the 1st, man they suck
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good AB
But no cigar
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
top 5 in daytona.
ill do some play by play for a while.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
runner thrown out stealing third. two out, nobody on.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rip dustin.....we lost a great cub fan :(
thanks for the tribute len
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was very nice.
I hadn’t heard he has passed until now.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or does
Hunter Pence look like a guy that you would see tending the counter at a 7-11 and not a big league Baseball player? He seems a little awkward is all…
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at least he lost the knee highs
that always made him look more awkward if you ask me
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice K
Guess Lilly has Pence’s number
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Question and an Obvervation:
1) I just turned the TV on and joined the thread. For those of you watching on WGN (I assume most of you) is the audio all screwed up? I hear a lot of hissing in the background. It sounds awful and is really annoying (I don’t think Joe Morgan is in the booth, so it can’t be that).
2) The Astros pitcher doesn’t look like he’s throwing a whole lot of off-speed stuff, and is just trying to throw it right down the pipe. We ought to be able to hit this guy hard at some point.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Didnt think to look on WGN
I was watching EI. Thanks!
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds fine here
WGN feed, that is.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2-0 stl
HGH drove in pujos and glaus
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hgh haha
that always shuts up my cards friends…...but i have to admit, he has a CANNON
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea...
i hate how ESPN always does the Ankeil came back from being a bad pitcher story line but never talk about his HGH suspension…
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great sig....
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
by JB 23 on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hear
more feedback from the audience, but overall nothing really different in the audio…
I was thinking the same thing after the first, that we should be able to nail this guy
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds couldn't resist the unneeded jump onto the wall could he?
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well, it looked like there wasn't enough room...
...for him to dive! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
leinenkugels
summer shandy beer… first time… im loving it
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oswalt
i think he’s the dark horse candidate that will be traded this year…...i predict to the yankees
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
greene HR
2-1 Stl
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hill is out.
Final Line:
4.1 IP/ 6 K/ 3 BB
Really flaked out at the end, leaves the bases loaded for the relief pitcher.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he allowed 3 so far, and left with the bases loaded
so possibly 6, depending on how the relievers do.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that reliever would be Phelps...
“Your mission, Mr. Phelps, should you choose to accept it…”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully he just needs to get streached out again after not pitching for so long
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fontenot
is done after his tear last week
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
quite possible. I don't understand why they bring up Hoffpauir and don't put him in left and DeRosa at 2nd
Unless they really think Fontenot is a better hitter than Hoffpauir. Because either way you have bad left field defense.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoffpauir is a bad fielder
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoffpauir is probably much worse defensively than DeRosa is.
by cwyers on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true but if you could pick a park to 'hide' a poor left fielder...
Houston would be near the top of the list.
Exhibit A: Carlos Lee
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wouldn't consider derosa a BAD left fielder
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are worse.
Who is better defensively, Sori or Dero? That is probably debatable.
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just one AB
besides took more pitches than the first inning
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is nice to be back on a game thread
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why does everyone sit next to ward?
anyone hear len talking about hoff and murton always being right next to ward
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and Micah looked great cracking that big yawn while he was on camera.
Maybe Ward is keeping him up.
Yeah to go Riot!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to learn the ways of getting 2 ABs a week?
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by jds2 on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on some interactions at Cubs Convention...
Daaaaaaaryle seems to be a really cool guy.
by KatoRx on Jul 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There you go Riot!
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Strike zone is really low tonight.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
55 walks for dome.
"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 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ANNNND Unfortunately.
Rich Hill’s Final Line:
4.1 IP/ 6 ER/6 K/ 3 BB
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
im not surprised
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ouch......he's not coming back this year folks.....come to terms with it :(
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
he won’t be back in the Bigs for a while, much less the Cubs.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
thats in A ball
"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 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be fair. he pitched very well until the fifth.
up until the 5th he had 6 K/ 1 BB/ 2 ER. then he loaded the bases, was taken out, and the reliever let all 3 in.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously Mr. Phelps chose not to accept his mission...
...and the line score self-destructed in 5 seconds….
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you look at it that way, then you might as well not make a distinction between earned and unearned runs.
which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I get tired of seeing a pitcher let the floodgates open up after a 2 out error and the pitcher gets away scot-free w.r.t. to his ERA because of that error. I assume somewhere there is an adjusted ERA stat that somebody has figured out to track?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was on his way
perhaps I was hasty.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, hard to see making an impact in the majors this year, if ever
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GEEZE, relax folks.
he pitched pretty well minus one inning.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its single A
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All that matters
Is his strike percentage. He’s working on his stuff, not (specifically) trying to get everyone out
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dome better get his act together
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fukudome last 10 games
.182 with 12 K’s and only 3 walks.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
think he needs to be dropped in the order
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
brenly
what? he managed in the major leagues before? i have neeeeeeever heard that before….and thus the reason i HATE him as a commentator
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
had to bring up that he managed the last time the nl didn't lose an allstar game
sorry i like my cubs commentators to be homers
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's not really that big of a deal. most color guys talk about their experience.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree since most of them are past players or managers
"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 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
call it jealousy......he just comes across to me as arrogant
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who would you rather have?
"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 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HUH? The most arrogant color guy their is. And you say Brenly is too arrogant?
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha i know i know.....my personal opinion
i’m glad you guys like him though
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are all entitled to our own opinions.
"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 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could always
switch to the Sux and listen to Stone.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind
him at all.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like him.
And Len Kasper is such an improvement over Chip Caray it’s sick.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i always like chip.....A LOT.....but i know i'm in the minority
with that said, len has grown on me and i really like him now
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
all chip did was yell and scream. over everything. it really was annoying.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the weird thing is
in my group of friends we all agree that we hate brenly and wish chip and stoney was back….but on here i’m the only one that thinks that
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe you need new friends???
I KID, I KID!!! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha....go drink some more old style
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, if you insist...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Bob
He seems like a real baseball guy. Tells a decent story here and there. Shows some personality. Just my opinion.
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just hate hearing his dbacks stories
i’m jealous and i don’t want to hear about another team winning the world series
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maddux hands the run back to the Cards
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 Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ugh. that bites
"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 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think perry needs to work with dome
I doubt Perry has done much with Dome this year, I think its time to step in and get his confidence back
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's quite possible Dome just isn't as good as we all thought.
He’s fundamentally sound, but he’s probably somewhere around a .275 hitter with 10 HR a year. Which is not worth what he’s paid.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easier said than done
But he needs to lay off the breakers low and outside. The league has adjusted to him, and he needs to readjust.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like brenly
very informative and honest
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
edmonds didnt run too fast
to get that ball
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's no cup cake either...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he can hit
and he’s got those four All-Star apperances and the World Series championship and all…
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that has what to do with running fast?
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great
Pie’s fast. He can run all day. In Iowa. Maybe if he runs fast enough he can look at one of Jim Edmonds eight Gold Gloves.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The statement was: Edmonds didn't run too fast to get to that ball.
Whatever your talking about has nothing to do with anything. Nobody is saying that Pie has/will have a better career, or that he’s even better right now. All I said was that he’s faster than Edmonds. You’re really building a strawman.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds is 38...
...and won’t be winning any more Gold Gloves. He’s not a good center fielder anymore, and the fact that he can still hit shouldn’t make it impossible to mention that fact.
by cwyers on Jul 18, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in regards to the above conversation
how on Earth do you support HIll this much, when he hasnt been able to show he has the mentality to remain in the bigs, yea he did good last year, look before that (He was extremely inconsistent according to memory, i look up the numbers if necessary) and look now, he cant even pitch in the minors… I dont care if its one inning, it lost them the game didnt it… but somehow you hate Theriot who has proven pretty much the exact opposite, how do you come to these conclusions… honestly
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hill and Theriot are extremely different cases.
And liking one/disliking the other is not exclusive. Rich Hill has legit talent, as showcased all last year, and he dominated many teams last year. Ryan Theriot, on the other hand, is good at getting on base, but horrible at everything else. I’m not sure why you want to bring this up, or how the two are related.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reed and ryan talking.
too much scrappyness in one place.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DLee has had 2 AB and swung at the first pitch both times.
I love the man, but maybe he thinks that he HAS to swing at the first pitch?
Admittedly, in his first AB, he really hit the ball well, and just hit it right at someone.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just tuned in
Seems like our boys aren’t making Moehler work very hard.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Jul 18, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope, they really aren't.
At least Lilly seems to have his good stuff tonight though.
by jajonez77 on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding.
I’m trying to watch and make dinner. Usually, I miss an ab or two while I’m doing something. Tonight, I’m missing whole innings!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually I miss an ab or six when I'm doing sit-ups...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you do sit ups often during games?
or are we talking curls?
"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 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
welll......
I sit-up to go get another beer. Does that count?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good news bad news
good news is lilly tearing through the lineup…..bad news we won’t get into the stros bullpen at this pace
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not much patience
moehler is throwing strikes, give him credit, but were hitting the ball right at people, we need to be patient and wait for their pitch
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Correction about Hill:
only 5 of the runs were earned. Not much better, but still.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As a reminder...
...minor league fields are very poorly maintained, as are minor league defenses. View this like a rehab start. Process is more important than results.
by cwyers on Jul 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy, when Lee hit that, I thought it was 1-0 Stros.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing he missed the short porch.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
tws.... nah
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure
saw it on the scoreboard at minutemaid when edmonds was catching the last out
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow - you really were scoreboard watching...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
11 more games against the astros
we HAVE to take advantage of that…..hopefully they will be sellers
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Houston
For making those Crawford Boxes
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WOOHOO 1-0
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
jimmy!
time to call my dad and tell him to stop hating
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JIMMY BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOMERS!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
belteddddddddddd
goneeeeeeeeee
Dear SBnation, We need our own server here at BCB seeing how its became very slow due to enormous amounts of traffic. P.S. Impeach Bud Selig!!!
by cubsluver22 on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
very true
"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 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird, when he hit that one, I thought it was a pop up.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No WGN here (upstate NY)
Following on Gameday while watching “In the Heat of the Night” on TCM w/ my wife. Great movie, which I haven’t seen for years.Better than having to watch Dome swing, I gather.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
clearly married life hasn't affected his power...
(wait for it…)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
twss
"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 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ding! ding! ding!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spend way too much time here lol
"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 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're glad you do!
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
awww ty
"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 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yw
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you also
"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 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with a nice slide.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fonty!
just barely a double
"I'm like the tide baby: I come and go as I please." --Johnny Drama
by cubs2234 on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fonty almost
made a homer and then almost got out.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He knew his ninja stealth would help him through
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! new nickname for Fonty
“Stealth Bomber”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've seen twss before....what does it mean?
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO @ cocknfire
"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 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm so confused
but i’ll smile and nod like i know what you all are talking about
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I'll tell you for real
That’s What She Said. A running joke picked up from the Office
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
psst...cubswynn
it’s an acronym for “that’s what she said”
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
too funny - your comment is a prime candidate for a twss
especially for all the lincoln park trixies here in chicago
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or twyhss
“giggles evilly”
"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 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
altho once in a while we get creative with them
"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 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NY Times article about the bids for the cubs:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-tribune-cubs.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
not sure if it was already posted
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it might be the other way around...
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny story
So I thought back on opening day of tickets onsale in Feb. that I had bought tickets for Aug.1. This morning I go to look at my tickets to see what seats I had, and find out that I didnt buy Aug 1 but bought next Friday July 25th, whew I am glad I looked today… I would have been pissed If I had looked afterwards
by cubs2410 on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kosuke
This’d be a great time to break out of it.
"Lou is not talking about mechanics when he goes out to the mound,"
~Larry Rothschild
by Unrestricted View on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Come Bob and Len.....
Ryan is just SCRAPPY!!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BB to Riot
Could have been intentional?
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Kosuke is taking his eye off the ball while he's swinging....
Of course, if I knew what I was doing, I’d be in MLB as opposed to hanging out on here typing away!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmond's new bride
Wonder if she’s in the crowd. I’m looking for a girl w/ a nice tooth.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
twss
haha i love it…...and the office
how would i describe myself…..3 words…..hard working, alpha-male, jackhammer
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
important rule... you c ant 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 Jul 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the risk of sounding totally ignorant....
which is easy for me to do, what does TWSS mean?
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
read up a few posts
"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 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS = that's what she said
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we might be the only females in here tonight.
"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 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think so too.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wasn't! i promise!
it sounds like to me it’s like when a guy gives himself a nickname he automatically is called sheet stain
by cubswynn on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have any of you guys seen the BBC Office?
It’s great. I actually prefer it to the US one.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN: Who is this Gallagher kid? And why is he facing our beloved Joba?
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whose this joba.... is he a starting pitcher????????
lol
"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 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he is now
he started the year as a reliever but than moved to the rotation. In fact, it was such an important move, ESPN had a 48 hour around the clock Joba watch in effect. I’m surprised you didn’t know, it was one of those, “where were you when you first heard…” kind of things.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's actually already in the hall of fame.
ESPN lobbied them to make an exception.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the Hall of Fame
what a travesty! There needs to be a Hall of Joba
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was sarcasm on my part.
"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 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes indeed
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well he said he was surprised I didnt know.
so I wasnt sure if it came thro or not “shrugs”
"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 18, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hope gallagher shuts them out. I'm so sick of Joba.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
amen !
"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 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fukudome's stats by place in batting order
1 – .260 avg.
2 – .133 (Yikes)
4 – .273
5 – .316
I think he needs to move back down in the order.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, please.
Last I remember we were doing just fine w/ him at 5 and Theriot at 2.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would imagine Lou plans to once Sori gets back
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riot
That’s my choice. I know, the haters will rip, but we were doing just fine with Sori-Riot as the 1-2
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't rip
I’ll just say that I think that a guy w/ Theriot’s skills is better suited to bat 8th, and turn the lineup over.
by sackings108 on Jul 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't be opposed to RJ there
I think it’s more important to get Dome comfortable. Worry about who’s No. 2 then
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my only prob with that.... the number of cub dps seems to go up**
*note I am not a sabermagician so I dont have stats to support that lol
"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 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My prob w/ that is
Who should be blamed for that? The man who gets on first. Or the one who hits into the DP? B/C isn’t Dome just as likely to get on base? Or at least should be.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pence was out at first and safe at second, so it evens out, I s'pose
by cocknfire on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ehh looked pretty safe at first.
But there was nothing you could do about it. He’s mighty quick.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 K's for Lilly
"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 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Overflow up
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
new thread guys...
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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