First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 7/18, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
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Print'Bout time. PLAY BALL!!
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I would've said Old Style but I try not to drink (and post) alone...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Hammer, Cwyers and Blue Mike walk into a bar...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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
ah... thankyou,thankyou,thankyou...
I think I’ll have a beer! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I just had some
home made sugar cookies.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
Sweet!
the cookies, I mean. Oh what the heck – you too… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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."
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
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."
over/under
10 pitches next inning?
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just for the cubs
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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.
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..."
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.
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.
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
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.
roof open?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
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
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
14 total pitches in one inning...
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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
Yep - at least through 4.
4ip 4h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 6k
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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
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.
i'm just glad he's seeing some pitches
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can anyone explain to me why the hill in houston is named that?
don’t know how to spell it, sounds like towels hill?
pretty fast and loose with the term tribute
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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..."
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."
quick search says
ballhawk is right…..tal smith was a sports writer turn gm/president that turned around the stros
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..."
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?
I have to agree
Never have liked the hill. Its like having wind mills out there.
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..."
could be. I thought just to the right of center but I could be wrong.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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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That brings to mind
The train tracks running through the outfield in Brewsters Millions. Damn, what a fine film LOL
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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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..."
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
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..."
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."
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
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.
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…
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
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
Didnt think to look on WGN
I was watching EI. Thanks!
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
2-0 stl
HGH drove in pujos and glaus
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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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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
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
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."
well, it looked like there wasn't enough room...
...for him to dive! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
leinenkugels
summer shandy beer… first time… im loving it
oswalt
i think he’s the dark horse candidate that will be traded this year…...i predict to the yankees
greene HR
2-1 Stl
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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.
he allowed 3 so far, and left with the bases loaded
so possibly 6, depending on how the relievers do.
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..."
hopefully he just needs to get streached out again after not pitching for so long
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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.
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
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..."
There are worse.
Who is better defensively, Sori or Dero? That is probably debatable.
just one AB
besides took more pitches than the first inning
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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
why does everyone sit next to ward?
anyone hear len talking about hoff and murton always being right next to ward
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
to learn the ways of getting 2 ABs a week?
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Based on some interactions at Cubs Convention...
Daaaaaaaryle seems to be a really cool guy.
There you go Riot!
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
Strike zone is really low tonight.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
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
im not surprised
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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.
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..."
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..."
I thought he was on his way
perhaps I was hasty.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
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."
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."
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.
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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
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
You could always
switch to the Sux and listen to Stone.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
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
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
maybe you need new friends???
I KID, I KID!!! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I like Bob
He seems like a real baseball guy. Tells a decent story here and there. Shows some personality. Just my opinion.
i just hate hearing his dbacks stories
i’m jealous and i don’t want to hear about another team winning the world series
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."
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Nope, they really aren't.
At least Lilly seems to have his good stuff tonight though.
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
Usually I miss an ab or six when I'm doing sit-ups...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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
welll......
I sit-up to go get another beer. Does that count?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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
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
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.
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
+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
not sure
saw it on the scoreboard at minutemaid when edmonds was catching the last out
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
JIMMY BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOMERS!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions
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!!!
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
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
clearly married life hasn't affected his power...
(wait for it…)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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
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
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
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
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
Fonty almost
made a homer and then almost got out.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
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
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..."
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
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
Uh, no.
Dome might be in a slump, but that’s excessive. No offense to girls, but… well, girls, you swing like Ted Lilly. Or maybe that’s backwards.
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
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
Come Bob and Len.....
Ryan is just SCRAPPY!!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
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
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
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.
twss
haha i love it…...and the office
how would i describe myself…..3 words…..hard working, alpha-male, jackhammer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Riot
That’s my choice. I know, the haters will rip, but we were doing just fine with Sori-Riot as the 1-2
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
new thread guys...
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by preachermancubsfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions
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