Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Astros, Sunday 7/20, 1:05 CT

Jeff Samardzija continues to be the weirdest prospect in minor league history. He pitched 6 innings today, only walked one and struck out nine. He’s pitching like he wants to be called up before September.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions

i'm liking the fact the weird part is he is pitching..

better after he gets called up rather than getting worse.

"Go Cubs Go"

by mkcubs21 on Jul 20, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm liking it too.

He is missing bats like people thought he should. He’s pitching like a top prospect now.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions

That is good to hear.

Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.

by sue369 on Jul 20, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions

well SD

blew it again.

"Go Cubs Go"

by mkcubs21 on Jul 20, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

They are god awful

GOD AWFUL!! What the hell happened to Heath Bell? He used to be dominant.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions

He hung multiple pitches in that AB.

Like I said, the Padres are awful.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

For the scoreboard watchers,

Glaus just gave STL the lead. 5-3 Cards.

The Padres are by far the worst team in baseball.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

Thank God then the Cubs won

That 2 game cushion is kept :)

"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 20, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah I'm not worried.

We have yet to play our best baseball. We will put some distance between them soon. Hopefully.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions

just maintain

till Sori comes back, and Rami figures out how to hit 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 20, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.

by sue369 on Jul 20, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions

on bright side

Don’t cards and Brewers have a series next week? That has to hurt one of their teams I would think…

by ak123 on Jul 20, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I have to say it. With a base open, 2 outs, IZTURDIS on deck, maybe you think about walking Glaus

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions

LOL

The Padres can fuck themselves blowing 3 games in a row.

by gocubs40 on Jul 20, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions

That's what bad teams do.

And to the Cards credit, that’s what good teams do when you face bad teams like the Padres.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

I Say This With All Due Respect

because I don’t say this to pushovers and weak competition….

ST. LOUIS SUCKS

Eat More Katsui

by CaliCub on Jul 20, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Games not over in STL.

Padres get one back. 5-4 Cards.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions

1st and 3rd.

One out. Top of 9th.

Izzy sucks as much as the Padres.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

They are bringing in Franklin. I think.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Thompson

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Lincecum is either having a horrible day or......

FLS are still around. But that is a topic for a different thread.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions

Tied up in STL.

Runners at 2nd and 3rd 1 out.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:12 PM CDT reply actions

yes! tie game in St. L!

"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 20, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

unbelieveable.

Pads had bases loaded, 1 out and didn’t score a single run.

"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 20, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply actions

Oh well.

I’m just glad we won today.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions

5-5 to bottom of 9th

Friars waste bases loaded and one out.

hard liner to Poo-holes ends the inning…too bad.

THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!

by LAcarl519 on Jul 20, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply actions

SD prob just threw the game away, runner on 3rd 1 out for cards

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 20, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions

LOL

Nice job Padres

by gocubs40 on Jul 20, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions

Did I mention the Padres are really, really bad?

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions

wat happened

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions

Pujols walked

then Thompson (the pitcher) was going to bunt Pujols to second. The bunt failed and Pujols was off of 1st so the catcher tried to throw Pujols out, and instead—the ball was thrown away from the first baseman and all the way to right field. Pujols advanced to third.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

In other words.

The play was very Cub 2006ish.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Aaron Miles

Here comes the squeeze

by gocubs40 on Jul 20, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions

Pads

just intentionally walked the bases loaded so there’s a force at every base.

"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 20, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

And Aaron hack miles hits a walk off grand slam

Hasn’t this guy always been terrible throughout his career

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 20, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

"Oh my heavens"

says the SD announcer. Aaron Miles hits a grand slam walk off home run.

He had 2 HR all freaking year. Aaron freaking Miles.

Man, the Padres make me wanna throw up in my mouth.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

holy crap.

grand slam homerun.

amazing.

"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 20, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

Luckiest team in baseball

by gocubs40 on Jul 20, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

You don't have to be lucky

When everyone on the team is on HGH and/or throwing scuffed/greased balls.

You do have to be lucky when you’re drunk driving.

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh lord.

The Cardinals are not lucky—they are playing good baseball. Good things happen when you do that. Enough of the HGH talk and all of that .. it makes it look like you are intimated by them.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

You must wear blinders

Ankiel was a juicer. McGwire was a juicer. Tons of other Oakland players for LaRussa were juicers. Don’t tell bald 20-something Pujols isn’t on something and that LaRussa and his staff didn’t/don’t know what’s going on with him, Ankiel and anyone else.

Julian Tavarez couldn’t have been the only person scuffing up balls or greasing them up in that bullpen, either. It’s kind of funny how players who suck ass for years come to St. Lou and suddenly find their mojo, ain’t it?

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Aaron Miles fits that last description

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 20, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions

geez, I hope people don't think Soto is on HGH

because he was mediocre in the minors from 2001-2006.

I like to think he found his groove at 24.

"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."

by flachimesa on Jul 20, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions

un-freakin-real

That team is so bad, I feel for Adrian Gonzalez and Brian Giles. That is a pitiful team.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:33 PM CDT reply actions

I Drather

root for a clean team like the Cubs than a bunch of juicers like a certain team that wears red and plays in a city on the banks of Old Man River.

Eat More Katsui

by CaliCub on Jul 20, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions

there must be guys on SD begging to get out of there by 7/31

they really are b-a-d, bad.

THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!

by LAcarl519 on Jul 20, 2008 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

Especially Maddux.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

the SD announcer just called the Padres "the AAA Portland Beavers."

ouch.

THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!

by LAcarl519 on Jul 20, 2008 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

Thats an insult to the Beavers

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 20, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I was thinking the same thing

Even the Cubs don’t look this bad when we look “bad” on the road. They really give a team 4-5 outs an inning all the time and run the bases like a bunch of guys with ankle weights on.

THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!

by LAcarl519 on Jul 20, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

They are playing like an AAA team.

I bet the Iowa Cubs would take 2 of 3 from them.

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by Unique on Jul 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Since Iowa is in first, I assume they do (aren't they both in the PCL?)

THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!

by LAcarl519 on Jul 20, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Good.

They have at least 4 automatic outs on that team.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

To be honest I'd rather have the cardinals make the playoffs than the Brewers

We are head over heels better than the cardinals in terms of talent and would easily beat that team head to head. The Brewers are a team we always struggle with

"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 20, 2008 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

was just thinking along those lines

by philadelphiacub on Jul 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

OK something more important.

We get very lucky. We dont face Webb or Haren this week. The D-Backs series, in my opinion, is huge. We have our golden boy pitching for only the 2nd time, we get R. Johnson who has been horrible lately. We face Owings, a cub killer in the past, but struggling this year, and we face Doug Davis, another cub killer in the past, but very hittable.

The Cards and Brew will be beating up on one another, we need to get some distance from one or both of them. Harden, Marquis, and Lilly. They need to be big for us.

Memo to Lilly: First pitch fastball, up and in to Chris Young. NOT A GOOD IDEA.

by louslovechild on Jul 20, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions

Memo to Lilly: First pitch fastball, up and in to Chris Young. NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Unless it’s a lot more up and a lot more in…and results in a trip to the oromaxiofacial surgeon.

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow...just wow.

Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.

by sue369 on Jul 20, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Random comment

Y’all ever watch Baseball Tonight and wonder why they always lead off with the Mets and/or Yankees, even if the game is only in the first inning?

Than about 20-40 minutes later they “catch up with the Major League’s best team, the Chicago Cubs”.

What the f*ck? I don’t care how East Coast biased you are, shouldn’t you lead with the best team in the whole damn league?

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT reply actions

E$PN

For fair coverage on the Cubs, stick with Bruce Miles and BCB.

Eat More Katsui

by CaliCub on Jul 20, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions

$?

See, that’s the confusing part. Chicago’s not a small market. The Cubs are team that a lot of people who DON’T live in Chicago like—it makes no sense to bury them behind Marlins highlights [in front of their customary 10K fans]. Even when the stupid Tampa Rays were winning a lot they were high up in the show’s set list. I was sick of hearing about what a great story it was. Gee, fellas, has it been a HUNDRED FCKING YEARS SINCE THE D-BAG, ER, D-RAYS WON A TITLE?

I’d also rather not sit through a story on the fcking Mets latest soap opera or Giambi’s mustache before I find out if the best damn team in the league won their game that was over 2 hours ago, you know?

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

why do you watch them?

I dont like the way Fox news covers things. So it’s a channel I never watch, b/c I expect that they will say things that will annoy me.

ESPN is the same way…. when they do actually cover the Cubs it annoys me.

"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 20, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I watch because

I’m way out west and all we have is Fox Sports Mariners or ESPN. When I’m feeding my 2 year-old, there isn’t much on besides a shitty Mariners game or maybe, maybe SportsCenter, if you’re lucky.

Since you brought it up, I don’t mind Fox News. CNN, pMSNBC, PBS, BBC, etc. are all pansy-assed left-wing surrender shills and they can fuck off.

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I was just using it as an example

cubs did win today….

smile be happy

"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 20, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions

JMOMLS,

You da man!!! :)...or, the chick, whatever the case may be.

Don't blow it boys!

by Mr W on Jul 20, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

On Fox News….you should rent the dvd called “Outfoxed” sometime. Really spills the beans on what a sleazy outfit Fox is.

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Jul 20, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions

No, thanks.

I filled my quota of obvious liberal propaganda when I was forced to sit through “Bowling for Columbine” a few years back.

All I know is that Fox News didn’t try to push some phoney TANG memos as realistic 1973 documents-when they were obviously whipped up in Microsoft Word-in a blatant attempt to impact a Presidential election…or suck up to Saddam Hussein in a pre-war Interview…or blatantly try to declare the Vietnam War “lost” [CBS].

Nor did they cozy up to Saddam Hussein after the Gulf War simply to be the only open bureau in town [CNN].

Nor do they employ disgusting hacks like Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews, who are either busy getting thrills up their legs for Obama or comparing everything and everyone to Hitler [MSNBC].

by jmomls on Jul 20, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions