Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 7/18, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 4:00 PM CDT
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PrintChicago Cubs at Houston Astros, Jul 18, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
The box above says the temperature will be near 90 with the wind blowing out, but when it's this hot in Houston, the roof usually starts out closed -- then it gets opened in the middle innings, just in time for the bottom of an inning. Nevertheless, the Cubs have played fairly well in the Juice Box in recent years, although they lost two of three in the first series here back in May.
Unrelated to the Cubs note: the 2009 WBC finals will be held at Dodger Stadium.
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Ted Lilly has been up and down this year. His last start was a "down" one, but he may have been affected by the foul ball that hit the little boy's head at Wrigley Field last week. Fortunately, the kid is OK, and now Lilly has to step up and be the sort of pitcher he was all last year. In his last four road starts he is 2-1, 1.98 and handles both Lance Berkman (1-for-11) and Miguel Tejada (4-for-27) well.
The one game the Cubs won in Houston so far this year was against Brian Moehler on May 19. The Cubs had 7 hits in 5 innings off Moehler, including a HR by Geovany Soto. Jim Edmonds, who was playing in only his 2nd game as a Cub on that day, usually hits Moehler well (12-for-34, .353/.421/.912, 4 doubles, 5 HR). Ted Lilly was the starting and winning pitcher in that May 19 game.
Today's game is on WGN, so all of you can see it (at least, if you have WGN), and on FSN Houston, so it should be available on EI, and at the MLB.com Mediacenter.
MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)
MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's first pitch thread posts at 7:00 pm CT and the overflow comment threads will post at 8:15 and 9:15 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Wurst!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
For all interested, I got this at
www.milwaukeeseasonticketholders.com/personalads
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
How can I go to 1998?
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Flux capacitor, 1.21 jigawatts, 88mph.
All you need.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
"I'm gonna put you in my DeLorean; gun it to 88"
Movie quote… BUT FROM HWHERE?!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
You're Tupac, You're f'in Biggie.
I googled murder.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
YO SOY EL NINO!
For those of you who don’t know, that’s Spanish for…the Nino!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
VH1 remembers 1998.
And the rest of the 90s.
70s and 80s, too, for that matter.
Oh, and the 2000s.
It will never end…
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
YO SOY EL NINO
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Echo...
Echo…
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
The first one hasn't showed up on my page yet.
Weird.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Indeed.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Premature pixelation?
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, young'ns can appreciate a good Symbionese Liberation Army joke.
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Yeah, I was only a youngin' when the SLA unleashed their reign of terror
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
Oh pre-game thread, how I've missed thee.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
no, no, no..
it’s YELLON.
Al Yellon. Make that Big-Gulp shaken, not stirred.
"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 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
its just been weird this week without regular games...
maybe i need to go to rehab for my baseball addition..
GoCubsGo
ahhhhh, houston
where edmonds made the catch on the hill:
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=c7fd0348-9745-4c42-bf5e-69557a01ea0b
[disclaimer to FPP: i am also posting this in a fanshot so save your obligatory “isn’t this what the fanshot section is for?” comments]
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 33-22 (.600)
Edmonds with Cubs: .269 / .369 / .552
Sorry.
I realize I should have put my Wurst photo in the bizarro BCB’s Fanshot section.
I think they’d like it…somewhat of a pinup girl.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
lol
u should DEFN post that in a mini-BCB fanshot
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 33-22 (.600)
Edmonds with Cubs: .269 / .369 / .552
You mean the EVIL BCB.
And you would be banned about five seconds after posting it. (Not that that should stop you.)
Nanika Ga Okoru!
i like "mini-BCB"
to highlight their smallness
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 33-22 (.600)
Edmonds with Cubs: .269 / .369 / .552
Really?
Thought they looooove them some sausage.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know, Polish sausages are pretty freakin' good
Granted, I’ve never had the pleasure of going to Milwaukee and trying their food.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Da Superfans sure loved em.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That makes about a baker's dozen, Bob
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
IT'S HIM!
"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 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
not really
but it sure looks like him.
"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 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Work's blocking the pic
but is it the mustachioed Cubs Win! guy?
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
What I figured
but “IT’S HIM!” confused me.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
it looks like
our Sign-holding Fan Guy.
"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 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Now I'm caught up.
And scene.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Chris Farley lives on
In the form of a 3 year old baby girl
Low blow, I know, I know.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
egad
"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 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone ever
get a Chris Farley vibe off of Jim Hendry, or is it just me?
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
Ten bucks that poor kid...
ends up living…
in a van…
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
His speech is called "Go For It."
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
There is no reason for you to hide
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
oh, heck
THIS place. Lovely.
"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 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball...TO THE EXTREME~!!!
You play with bricks and ivy?! Well, we got a hill! And a flag pole!
And, coming next season, we say goodbye to your pansy warning tracks and bring you: THE WARNING MOAT~!!!
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
BASEBALL GLADIATORS!
"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 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Archers stationed at the outfield wall...
...firing down at opposing outfielders!!!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Verily, I smite thee,
and thine feeble attempts to field that ball.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
plus
the pitcher gets to use a CANNON.
"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 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we just created
Mutant League Baseball.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
NBC will buy it.
warning track moat
archers on the wall
balls are pitched with a cannon
midseason hit, written all over 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 18, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
NBC will buy anything.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Put it on ESPN8...the "Ocho"...
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
GO CUBS!
I’ll be playing music with my brother’s band tonight, but I’m going to try to keep myself updated.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders."
-- William Faulkner
Nope. Josh, actually.
It’s just a practice for a sit-in I’ll be doing next weekend.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders."
-- William Faulkner
Do you know who Jimmy is?
Jimmy Paige?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
oops
Jimmy Page?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
He's the President after Lincoln, isn't he?
And before Lennon?
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Yes, of course!
That’s where my handle came from, since I play guitar and used to obsess over Zeppelin. I didn’t catch the joke; I thought you may have had a local band in mind! Haha.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders."
-- William Faulkner
I would have laughed heartily had I picked up on it!
And thanks! :)
"Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders."
-- William Faulkner
Wow it's been a while
Is it game time yet? Have to pick the GF up at the airport right at the game time though. Anyone going to be in the Denver airport area?? :D
"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
"at game time though"
"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
I wish, my sister lives in Longmont though...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 18, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Buehler?
"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
Excellent.
Vice-President Bush called it, what…. class, no one, no one? VooDoo economics.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 18, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha
Something D-O-O economics….
"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
I'm not round enough.
Actually, I’m TOO round…
"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 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I am a big Lilly fan
but I don’t see how that last start could have been effected by hitting the child
as he did not find out about it till after the game.
Go Teddy Roosevelt ( Lilly)
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
I'm a big Lilly fan too
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Also I read
in the press that he didn’t know the foul ball hit the kid until after the game… I don’t know if that’s true or not…
What doesn't destroy you makes you stranger -- The Joker
Lilly needs to get his 10th tonight
Nice to see the Cubs embark on a 630 post ASG stretch!
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
GAMETHREAD!
BASEBALL BASEBALL BASEBALL!!!!!!!
THANK GHODS!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
Bout time you showed up!
drew…
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 18, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
yo!
"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 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, have you seen when Family Guy made fun of John Madden?
“John, we’re in a commercial right now. There’s no need to comment on football right now.”
-“OH YEAH. I KNOW. I’M JUST EXCITED ABOUT FOOTBALL. YEAH!! FOOTBALL!!!!!“
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
where's the light him/em/them up guy!?!?!?!
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 33-22 (.600)
Edmonds with Cubs: .269 / .369 / .552
Hammer...
time to play-e-ay!
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
doesn't he usually save that for
the first pitch thread?
"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 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he just posts it
in the first game-related thread, seeing how this one has Moehler’s relevant information.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
if he hasn't posted by 6
someone needs to do 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 18, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
You know,
in posting about the posting habits of a fellow poster, I think we’ve just established MetaBCB.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
See post above
HERE—-PS No plans and GF is out of town, looks like ill be here most of the night
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
No Dark Knight for you, then?
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The prod...progidal...
my son returns.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
ah
very nice. It’s game day again!
"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 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Can anyone tell me why the site here now looks...
... like THIS:
for me now for the past 3 days? Some setting I messed up in IE?
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Its been like that at my office
oddly…..my office blocked OUR BCB but not theirs…..damnit
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Bummer.
Mine is the opposite, thankfully.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
that's pretty freakin weird.
I’d send that to bugreport@sbnation.com
"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 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
ha...when Al
gave me a site to visit to try to UNBLOCK them, that too was blocked. CURSES (shakes fist in anger and steps away from the wall he wants to punch)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
LOL
But seriously, do send that to the bugreport address and attach the screenshot.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
dunno if this is happeng to others
but the site’s taking a VERY long time to load. The right-hand bar entries take forever. I sent it off to bugreport.
"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 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
it's happening to me all day
hope the techies can fix it soon because it’s a major drag.
What doesn't destroy you makes you stranger -- The Joker
I was having issues with a bunch of sites
Mainly because it was hanging while trying to load ads (doubleclick’s servers must be down). Then I installed AdBlock plus and everything is crazy fast now
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.
I'll give it a shot.
"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 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
well.
maybe a little faster.
"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 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be funny
although I am unwilling to become one of those guys on the Yahoo stories that gets fired for emails and/or internet violations. What happened to the rule of 150? Apparently a company of 7,000 doesnt run as well unless they BLOCK the things that keep people busy. Honestly—-what percentage of the world works for 8 hours at work…....
BLASTPHEMY (i have no idea how that is spelled)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
You just added a T.
That’s all.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
which makes it all
explode-y.
"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 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Come to think of it
a T looks like…wait for it…a hammer. Hmm…
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
It turned inside out?
... and then it exploded.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jul 18, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's the answer for both of you.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I'm using it
at work…
I just wanted to know which version of IE he was using.
I know of some websites that have problems with IE 7, but from what I can tell, it looks like he is using 6.
Ah, I see.
Nevermind
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
OT
I happy for Fernando Tatis, it seemed as if he dissapeared after he two grand slams in one inning evening but its nice to see him back and playing well; even if he was a Cardinal. I like to root for the guy that was IT and the NOTHING, which is why Im rooting hard for Rocco Baldelli
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
can't they just
move the game up 90 minutes and play NOW???
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
Patience.
Did you learn nothing from Yoda training Luke?
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
screw that
PLAY BALL!
"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 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs Lineup
Theriot
Fukudome
Lee
ARam
Soto
Edmonds
DeRosa
Fontenot
Lilly
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jul 18, 2008 5:34 PM CDT reply actions
Lilly ninth.
AGAIN!
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano
cannot return quickly enough.
"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 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a feeling...itll be 2 thursday from now and not next
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
your saying 2 more weeks when he was trying to get back for the all-star game
Really?
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
thought the paper said next week
but with my memory, who knows?
What doesn't destroy you makes you stranger -- The Joker
that it what they said
I just think it will be different.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
A Ram! A Ram! A Ram!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jul 18, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Well it is nice to see a pregame thread again
That only means 1 thing….. time to start the best second half the Cubs organization has ever had
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions
+championship
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
and where and when is Soriano returning?
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions
Leadoff, LF, speculated at next week.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
lets wait and see after this weekend
he has taken BP ONE TIME and hasnt done anything in the cage or 2 weeks because of soreness. I admire his tenacity and love for the game but dont like his patience.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Doesnt help
that he swings the heaviest bat in the league
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
For those interested...
...the Daytona Cubs game, with Hill pitching, has started. Two strikeouts and a flyout as he retires the side in order in the first.
D-Cubs have spotted Hill to a three-run lead.
D-Cubs announcers say he’s looking “very sharp.” The audio feed is apparently free.
where do you go for the audio?
thanks in advance
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
follow the link...
then click on the speaker icon
rokkin.
"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 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
It appears his stuff is back...but then again he always had the stuff
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
chicagosuntimes
states that wood is unavailable because of finger blister-marmol to close
hoff has been challed up and lieber placed on dL
eyre has not been released from dL and is not pleased
Lieber's or Eyre's? (or Wood's -what the hell?)
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
I believe in Wood's blister.
Eyre was hurt at one point, at least. Lieber? I think the Cubs are just using the DL as a farce. Which Jim Hendry has perfected.
hallowed
be its name.
"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 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
yea liebers sounds like it
states right tendon injury..not serious
something is going on- eyre not back, wuertz in iowa, lieber all of a sudden is hurt
more info
right tendon strain on his right food
im hungry.... good idea, get some food before the game..
maybe ill see all of you in the game thread, otherwise I’m at the bar! GO CUBS!!!!!! on our way to 101 wins! – At least thats what my overoptimistic guess is in the BCB contest
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe this break had the opposite effect on our team
all our pitchers tightened up
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions
Leadoff walk to start the second for Hill.
Announcer says “juuuuuust a bit outside” and I’m really worried.
let's see
how he deals with 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 18, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
was it a bad pitch?
"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 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
No idea.
I’m just listening on the radio. Check the link above; there’s registration involved but no monetary cost.
I figured
that the announcer might have said if it was Hill’s fault, or the catchers…
"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 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
He said he thought it was a passed ball before the official scorer called it.
Normally passed ball is “the catcher’s fault.”
k, thx
"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 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont understand why everyone is so hype on Hill
He has just proven over and over again he does not have the mentality to be in the bigs. So really, I dont care if he does great in AAA or AA or A, because he is going to come to the Bigs and get smacked around worst then Marquis does
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
proved over and over
what again?
because last year, he did a bang-up job. If his problem can be fixed, a rotation of Z, Harden, Demp, Lilly, Hill will take us very deep into the post.
"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 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
By over and over again do you mean
April 2008? He was great for a year plus before that, which all started when he learned to throw strikes
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.
Ok your right, so that is why he sucked before and after that
He couldnt stay in the bigs if his life depended on it before 07 and now in 08, he is not mentally in the game… If we follow your theory… Hill would be pitching in our 5 slot right now, if we go by my theory.. well we send him down and dont let him back for a looong time because he cant provide the mentallity necessary for a playoff push
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Olson advances to second...
...after Clevinger drops a pickoff throw that the announcer says had the runner picked off.
Oh, this is ideal
Lieber goes on the DL for 15 days. Since it’s only his foot that’s hurt, and not his arm, he can still throw off flat ground. He starts doing simulated games until he gets up to about 50 pitches per outing. Then, he goes to Iowa for a “rehab” stint and makes three starts, building up to six innings at a pop. He’s ready to go by about August 5.
Marquis is dealt just before the deadline, and Lieber is ready to step in. When Eyre comes off the DL, Marshall goes back to Iowa for ten days to stretch back out, and now the Cubs have two replacements for Marquis. A couple weeks later, and Hill may be ready.
Bye, bye, Jason. (You aren’t really that bad.)
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
nobody likes marquis
including myself, but i always find myself defending him for this reason
if you consider he is the #5 guy in our rotation, he’s at least above average, if not a little over
Erstad in Houton's lineup
HE WAS A PUNTER AT NEBRASKA!!!one!!
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.
You can't forget
he played hockey in highschool too…if that guy isn’t a gamer i don’t know what is.
"Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent." --Dave Barry
And I've got to go for a while.
If someone else wants to do PxP for the D-Cubs, that would probably be appreciated by some.
So where will Sori go for rehab...Iowa, West Tenn, or Daytona?
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."
i've thought about this
i think he goes to icubs bc the cubs will be on the road at arizona and the icubs will be on the road in tucson…...trust me, being a dsm resident, i’m not happy about this at all
anyone else think different?
typically rehab stints are done at 'home' so the recovering major leaguer doesn't have to suffer through the minor league travel hassles
but the proximity to mesa for the road trips you described do have a certain attractiveness.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
this does not
suck.
"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 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
unfortunantly
twss
C.C.+Feilder+Gagne=The brewers just ran out of XXXL Jerseys
sue
what are your predictions for our beloved hawkeyes football season this year…...i think jake is gonna be good and i think they go 10-3 with the benefit of an easy schedule
the purpose of iowa football
is to get the fans ready for wrestling season
C.C.+Feilder+Gagne=The brewers just ran out of XXXL Jerseys
haha
21 national championships and we’re proud of it…..how many schools can claim that kind of dominance in a single sport (i know about okie state)
NC Womens soccer
C.C.+Feilder+Gagne=The brewers just ran out of XXXL Jerseys
I really hope
Jake gets it together this season. I don’t know if I can be as optimistic as you are but I think they will have a winning record.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
lets go Riot
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."
hoffpauir sighting
i guess i won’t be buying him drinks tonight at the high life lounge tonight in downtown dsm
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