Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 8/10, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 10, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
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PrintSt. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, Aug 10, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
It's not correct to call tonight "must win". However, losing a series to a tough division rival at home wouldn't be good. Big game tonight, thus.
Chris DeLuca in the Sun-Times sizes up some potential playoff matchups. It's too early to count on anything, and you never say you'd "rather" play someone instead of someone else -- sounds presumptuous. However, IF things continue the way they are and the Cubs get into the postseason, they are likely to play the West champion, and I think they match up better with the Dodgers than the Diamondbacks, even with LA's addition of Manny. Just sayin'.
Phil Rogers also has some postseason thoughts today, one of his better efforts.
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I don't think the career records of either of tonight's pitchers vs. the other team mean too much. Chris Carpenter is 7-2, 3.07 vs. the Cubs -- but hasn't faced them since 2006, and several current Cubs (Derrek Lee, .314/.351/.371, 11-for-35, 2 doubles; Alfonso Soriano, .400/.400/.640, 10-for-25, 2 HR, and his former teammate Jim Edmonds, .357/.400/.429, 5-for-14) hit him well. Ryan Dempster's lifetime record vs. St. Louis (in starts only) is 2-4, 5.66, but apart from one start in 2005, where he actually pitched well, he hasn't faced the Cardinals as a starter since September 4, 2002. Only Albert Pujols remains from that Cardinal team. Pujols is .292/.346/.458 (7-for-24, a double, a HR) vs. Dempster; otherwise he handles most of the rest of the current Cardinals pretty well. Dempster is 10-2, 2.77 at Wrigley Field this year and has allowed only four HR in 91 home innings. Tonight's temperatures are going to be cool, with the wind blowing in and dry conditions -- ideal for pitchers.
Tonight's game is on ESPN. But you knew that already. The rest of today's games are at the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Once again, a reminder that you can find the overflow comment threads, including the first pitch thread, on the right sidebar of both the front page and any interior page in the box headed "RECENT STORIES IN GAME THREADS". Today's first pitch thread posts at 7 pm CT, and the overflow comment threads will post at 8:00, 9:00 and 9:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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FIRST!
Go Cubbies. We need this one.
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns
Madison BCBers
Were any of you moving yesterday? My wife says she saw a guy in a BCB shirt loading stuff in a u-haul yesterday afternoon.
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It wasnt me. staying in same apartment. i HATE moving.
I dont know any other Madisonites that are getting the tshirt… I did have mine on yesterday thru it came in the mail Friday.
Would there be interest in getting together in Madison and having BCB outing some Saturday or Sunday?
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 10, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm actually out of town right now
I’m getting back that weekend. Maybe the following weekend? Def interested here
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Err...
I mean I’m getting back this coming weekend. Any time after that works fine for me, esp weekends. Would love it if the Madison BCB crowd could get together for a weekend day game.
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Also
Gagne gives up back to back homers in the 8th
Nats 4, Brewers 1
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A $10 million eighth-inning guy
who stinks. That might be Doug Melvin’s worst move in his Milwaukee tenure.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
And we complain about Howry...
I’d rather have our weakest pitcher be Howry than have Gagne or Isringhausen pitch!
Howry has a knack to blow a lead to a tie or one run lead for the other team
and then he usually gets the third out (or Lou pulls the plug on him). Gag-me seems to implode more in big chunks.
This is still the Gnats, so it is far from over.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
absolutely amazing
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 10, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Not that amazing
when you consider the Nats aren’t any good and the Brewers are.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
An important game tonight
Cubs need to make a statement after yesterday’s drab showing, particularly against the Cardinals rehabilitating ace Chris Carpenter. And because we head out on the road. LOTS and LOTS of road games to round out the schedule. Since the Cubs have not performed consistently well on the road it is doubly important to end his nine-game homestand on a high note.
Agreed. Every home game is hugely important.
Need to take the majority of them to offset all the road games in Sept. Especially ned to keep the Cards from getting any wind in their sails by getting a shutdown performanace by Carpenter. Get em early and often!
Yeah, they NEED to make a statement...
...or be relegated to being, uh, still in first place!
by cwyers on Aug 10, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by mambochicken23 on Aug 10, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be nice to win, but it isn't
a “must-win.” Like cwyers said … they’re in first place no matter what.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
We don't NEED this one but it would be great to win it.
We need it to win this series, yes. But with 45 games left, we are going to lose at least another 12-18 games and still be on pace to win 96+ games.
Hey, it would be awesome to run off a winning streak of 7+ games and be 30 games above .500.
"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."
Geez
does 30 games over .500 sound like a pipe dream to anyone else?
It could certainly happen. But I’m used to the years where 5 games over sounds real nice.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
and if they lose?
what then? Should we all go running, screaming and crying into the night? Is the season over?
You might want to live and die by every win and loss, but there’s a good reason we play 162 of these games. A victory would be nice, as always… but if they lose, they’re still in fine shape. Don’t get caught up in the randominity and luckitude of a single 9 innings.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by mambochicken23 on Aug 10, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
blah...
blah… randominity? luckitude? ... are you just making up words as you go….im curious.
by ThisIsResolute on Aug 10, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
yes, I'm making words up as I go
It’s supposed to be mildly amusing.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by mambochicken23 on Aug 11, 2008 2:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed, lets kick the crap out of them.
Play like that can and its a W. Beautiful day and lets cap it off.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Looking for active bats
for the Cubs tonight. I’m not too worried about Dempster.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Johnson...
You think Johnson will get the start tonight in CF or do you think Edmonds will be out there against the righty for the 3rd straight game?
"Remember each day this year, where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, how you felt as the Cubs win their way through it. Because if this does turn out to be the promised land we have all been waiting for, you will want to remember, savor, cherish every moment..."
He'll be out there if his knee is OK.
Monday is a day off.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Brewers/Gnats going to bottom of 9th tied and
Suds have top of the order coming up. You might as well put the W in the win column for the Brewers.
This is the Gnats…
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Well, they're going to have to do it in extras
"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."
Gnats got screwed on DP of Fielder (close play but he was out)
but in the end, they are going to the 10th.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Yeah, no way the Round Mound of Pounds beats that throw....
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
you guys cheer on the Gnats
my Border Collies are bored and I have to go play ball for a while.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
maybe..
he thinks he’s eating cubes of tofu, but really he’s eating cubes of chicken fat…
by ThisIsResolute on Aug 10, 2008 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
that was such a deep in the hole 4-6-3 DP...
any other human would have beaten that play by 2-3 steps.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
On to the 11th
Nats – Brewers
"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."
does it seem
that manny parra is running out of gas?
"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 Aug 10, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions
He pitched pretty well today
Granted, it was against the Nats, but 7 IP, 1R, 9K and 0 BB is nothing to sneeze at
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Brewers have walked 12 times
Nats have walked once. I guess there’s a reason they’re in the basement.
Yet another Manning screwing over a Chicago team.....
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
throw a strike!!!
"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 Aug 10, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
have they ever heard of
trying to get a GB!!??
"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 Aug 10, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions
Just wondering...
Has anyone else voted on ESPN’s MLB page? They’re trying to name the best players in each franchise’s history, and they’ll announce their pick and the fans’ pick on the pre-game Baseball Tonight.
Groan
please tell me I won’t have to listen to Jon Miller and his man-crush on Joe Morgan….
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Okay...I'll tell you that....but I'd be lying....
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
Hey, Joe, YOU'RE a hall of famer!
what does a Hall of Famer like yourself think of that National Anthem rendition?
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
probably that...
Ron Santo’s not worthy of singing the national anthem.
by sniffy the bee on Aug 10, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We do not rise or fall on this series .. but ..
.. winning it would send a big message to the Cards, something they need to keep in mind.
The definitive series in September looms ahead with both them and the Brewers .. Frankly, I have more concerns with the Mets series at the end of the year, though.
And the Phillies in late August won’t be slouches, I think.
This will be the stuff a Cubs legend will be made of. The next 6 weeks of baseball will be written in the hearts and minds of the Cub Nation for gemerations to come. The Cubs are going to have to rise to the occasion and play, pitch, hit, and field the way we know they can from hereon out. 5 game leads mean nothing this time of year.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
With Hector Villanueva pitching, Nats have a chance!
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Zambrano question
Has anyone ever tracked his ERA in games he hits homers vs. his ERA in games he doesn’t? I don’t have time to, but I’d guess it’s significantly worse in games when he does have a home run. I think he gets distracted, maybe too pumped up, and loses his concentration on the mound. If anyone has time to do the research, I’d be fascinated to know if I’m right about this.
Anyway, as for resting him, I’m all for it if his shoulder is bothering him. If not, there’s no reason to, and the extra rest may indeed be hurting his performance. I believe (maybe I’m wrong) that he got an extra day’s rest before yesterday’s start, and not only that, he pitched just 5 innings the previous time out. I think he needs to pitch more innings more often to be effective (as do many pitchers, for that matter).
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
That number is really interesting considering we have lost all three games he has homered in this season
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wow teh HP ump in the
brewers game is horrid…both ways though
"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 Aug 10, 2008 5:01 PM CDT reply actions
who did everyone vote for in the
espn all cubs best player?
banks here
"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 Aug 10, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions
banks
bank on it
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
gabe fricking kapler..since when did he get good?
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Wasn't he retired and coaching in the minors last year?
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This just shows how bad the Nationals are
Good thing is they’re coming to Wrigley soon.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions
To think that I tuned in
While Lannan was throwing a no-hitter….blech.
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Of COURSE
he was 0-6 before the game-winner…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 10, 2008 5:22 PM CDT reply actions
I just heard about this
I’m stunned. Loved his stuff.
His version of “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” is classic.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
He is now with the Thetans!
Hallelujah!!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
lineups
St. Louis
Schumaker, cf
Mather, lf
Pujols, 1b
Ludwick, rf
Glaus, 3b
Molina, c
Kennedy, 2b
Carpenter, p
Izturis, ss
CUBS
Soriano, lf
Fukudome, rf
D Lee, 1b
A Ramirez, 3b
Edmonds, cf
DeRosa, 2b
Soto, c
Cedeno, ss
Dempster, p
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no Johnson
and, hallelujah! Cedeno gets a start at shortstop!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 10, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Cedeno has a homer in his career against Carpenter
Good night to get him in and give Theriot and his sore foot a day off. I really don’t like Dome so high in the lineup tho.
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What does DeRo have to do to bat #2 and see some fastballs???????
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I don't think Theriot should be moved from there
But on days when he isn’t starting DeRo should bat second.
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Yup.
Fukudome should be hitting 7th or 8th.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
but maybe Dome will have some solid success up there so he can build on something.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
he's hitting better lately
so the 2 spot is a good set up for Lee. He’ll get on base and Lee’ll bat ‘em in.
Are you basing that on Central Time or ESPN Time?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
7:10 +/- 5 minutes
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Carpenter pitch count
apparently he’ll only throw 80 – so patience is a must. Get him out early…or just knock him around!
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by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
Synchronized springboard is on right now.
I feel like a total nerd for being fascinated by it.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
never heard of it!
I’m still watching this afternoon’s fare. Synchronized springboard?! To channel Ron… Oh Geeze!
How obscure do you go???
I haven’t watched the Olympics at all…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Would kill for a DVR right now
one more McCain or Obama ad and I might just go completely crazy.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Steady, steady
The campaign ads have yet to kick into high gear…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I know
they’re just irritating. i would LOVE to be able to fast forward through them.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Men's Basketball kicked some butt today
Though they did a lot of goofing around against a pretty easy opponent.
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One of my absolute faves is high diving
plus loved the dynamics of the Chinese gymnastic team. Talk about pressure!
I always feel awful for the Chinese athletes, even more so this year
Those kids are put in special schools from a very young age. Their entire country is looking at them, and if they mess up I can’t even imagine how bad they feel.
I usually pull for them just for that reason, though I never want them to beat the USA.
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Yeah, there was a story in SI about how
the kids are evaulated and then taken VERY young from their families to compete/live in the special facilities for training.
The whole thing is very troubling and fascinating.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
One of my absolute faves is high diving
plus loved the dynamics of the Chinese gymnastic team. Talk about pressure!
I just want Shawn Johnson
to get a gold medal. Hopefully she’ll get one.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
She is a great story no question
But I think something is fishy about her story. We have seen this story before, an athlete who was real good at their sport getting better when they are older. She is swimming faster than she ever has before, call me a pessimist and all that, but something doesn’t add up.
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The fact that she signed up for a blood doping test
(her bloods being drawn tested and kept) helps with that. But yeah… 41 is a bit old to be peaking athletically.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
to give her credit
she has fully submitted to steroid/drug tests AND offered her blood for any future tests. Go Dara!
Good for her, tho again
Real easy to submit to a test if you know you can’t get caught. Chemists are always ahead of the tests.
Still a damn good story as long as it holds up. I hope I’m wrong because then there would be hope for those of us who see stories like that and look for the negative.
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yeabbut
she’s saying, I’ll test for any current tests and store my blood for any future tests that may evolve. I’m that confident. With that, I believe her. That training regime was as innovative as it gets.
Like I said I hope Im wrong
With the cloud that currently hangs over the sports world, we could use some real genuine athletes.
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That made me tired
just watching that last night.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Yes I watched Dara
swim in a relay last night. I’m cheering for all of them.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
She's from Iowa isn't she?
The womens team looked really good during the trials, but I haven’t seen them since.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
dunno but that would be cool
I just so love the Midwest… and I used to be an East Coast snob… fat lot I knew
Yes she is
and is the nicest young woman too. Her training facility flooded this spring in Des Moines and she gave her coach $12,000 that she’d won to help with the repairs.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Good for Scott.
I’m really happy for him.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Hey guys, Joe Morgan giveth good news and bad news
The good news is that Joe Morgan just said something positive about the Cubs—specifically Theriot and DeRo.
The bad news? (1) He was hyping a guy who isn’t even playing tonight; and (2) He called DeRo a “utility guy who can hit”. Ugh….
What percentage of a team’s games does a guy have to start before he is called an “everyday player”???
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
thats his chorus whenever someone says derosas name
on the bright side we’re at the end of ESPN games… so soon no more Morgan for us.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He must have something against Cubs' second baseman
"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."
Who will be the Chevy Player of the Game tonight?
A) Fonzie
B) DLee
C) Albert
D) Ludwick
E) Other
One season-162 heart attacks!
Geo
will have a few big hits tonight!
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by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd love to
say Geo but I’m gonna say Fonzie.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Might as well
put the whole roster down…seems to be a different hero each win
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 10, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
wont be
ludwick—he’s white
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
Karl and Gammons
are talking about how DeRo and Shark are the best passing combo in MLB (football)
One season-162 heart attacks!
Hey an ESPN
spot featuring the Cubs that doesn’t focus on a fan down the LF line or a certain anniversary… works for me.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Much better than DeRo's former favorite MLB receiver -- Chipper Jones..
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
hasnt z said....
that he prefers soccer over baseball and claims he’s better at that? i seem to remember something like that
Z is a really good athlete.
When the Chicago Fire threw out the first pitch L&B were talking about how he plays soccer in the offseason w/ some of the guys. Or something like that.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe he sponsors the soccer team in his home town
Not sure if he plays for them in real games, but he does love to play.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Found a great way to warm up for the game...
Watching the replay of the snowman they put on the ‘Stros…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Agreed.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
true dat
take care of the home first
...but damn, a brewer loss woulda been nice…
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 10, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
They totally blow...
saw the 4-1 lead, and knew it was too good to be true!
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Nats had 2 on 2 out in the top 12 and didn't score.
figured that momentum change would make the brewers win.
as long as the cubs win, we’ll be fine.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 10, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
btw
why does the mlb allow rocco baldelli to wear rocco on his jersey instead of baldelli? i know ichro does that, but i figured that was something cultural
Does he really???
Wow, how about playing more than a handful of games before pulling something like that off. Ridiculous.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Ichiro did that in Japan because Suzuki is the most common Japanese surname,
and he was just doing something different. Then he carried it over here because he had become known by Ichiro.
Not sure about Rocco, or what the MLB rule is.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Vida Blue did it
But at least he could back it up a little. Baldelli can’t.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going out on a limb...
I just have a feeling that Dome is going to reach base at least twice tonight. I’m not sure why I feel that way since he’s been cold lately…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
By lately
I’m guessing you mean the last two months or so?
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
He was in bingo territory last week...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Hoffpauir
Long time listener, first time caller…
just wondered what everyone thought about Hoffpauir lately. I know Al has been skeptical of him all year and he is 28 with basically no position on the cubs, but he seems to be doing everything he can to get up the bigs. Hitting over 370 and slugging almost 800 hasn’t got him up, so yesterday he goes 4-for-5 with FOUR HR’s.
It's too bad
he doesn’t have a spot. He’s definitely earned it.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
He strikes me as
one of those not ready for prime time players…slamming in the minors, but not enough juice to hack it in the majors, based on what I’ve seen so far
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 10, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
It's tough enough to transition from the majors to the minors
as an everyday player. Hoff has to do it as a PH, which is next to impossible.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Is everybody ready for a big Cubs win?
I know you are. Carpenter will likely be on a pitch count tonight, so expect the Cubs to come out swinging in an attempt to not let Carpenter get comfortable. Cubs got Demp going tonight, and they’ll be eager to erase the memory of yesterday’s loss… I’m thinking a close game, maybe 7-4 Cubs? What’s everybody else think?
Jimmyeatworld
+1
if you have a pitcher with a limit on his count, I’d think you want to hang back and force him to throw strikes…get to the bully faster
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 10, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
80 pitch count.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 10, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd take a 1-0
Cub win. I just want a win.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Well sure... all I want is a win as well-
I just think the Cubs are gonna hammer Carpenter tonight.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Aug 10, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
i think the cards were jacked to come out and hit z yesterday
bc he’s our ace…..i hope the cubs have the same mentality with carpenter tonight
And I'm hoping
they do too.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
I see what you did there
‘hammer Carpenter’...(snork)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 10, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
our cubs
getting the national exposure tonight. hopefully we can show the world what we have in samardzija, as well.
first pitch thread is up
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/8/10/590548/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
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