Sunday Photos: Cubs 6, Cardinals 2
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 12:59 PM CDT
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Some more memories from last night's big win:
Aramis Ramirez slides into second base safely after Ryan Ludwick's error in the second
Alfonso Soriano pulling into second after leading off the five-run sixth with a double
Three batters later, Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter has to leave the game with "tightness" in his arm. Again. (Note ESPN camera guy on the field)
Jeff Samardzija striking out Ryan Ludwick to end the seventh
Still playing great defense even while he's in a hitting slump, Kosuke Fukudome makes a diving catch on Felipe Lopez's sinking liner in the 9th
Click on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by David Sameshima
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It feels...
strangely disconcerting to be rooting for the Nationals.
by sniffy the bee on Aug 11, 2008 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry.
After today, you can stop.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It didn't help, darnitall.
Hope the Nats suck just as bad two weeks from now when they’re at Wrigley Field.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm seriously wondering how many AAA teams would beat Washington.
This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
by HectorVillanueva on Aug 11, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or San Diego. Or Seattle.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say the Iowa Cubs could
and I am not joking
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 11, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey - Nats up 1-0
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A very short-lived lead.
Weeks just homered.
by sniffy the bee on Aug 11, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-1
End of 1st
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How long ago
did the Brewers stop hitting the pitcher 8th? I haven’t noticed til now.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 11, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's been a while.
You’d have to check their boxscores, but they didn’t do it in the Cub series either.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dunn to the dbacks
can anyone confirm this??
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."
by cubsluver22 on Aug 11, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Arizona radio is mentioning this
Not seeing anything elsewhere.
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Groan.
not the guy I’d want to see in Wrigely in the playoffs! He kills us in Chicago.
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
by kentmeister on Aug 11, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do we
root for the Dodgers a bit harder now?
by sniffy the bee on Aug 11, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Kendall
just took an IBB. How many times could that have possibly happened…
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 1:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Still 1-1
after 2 innings
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Washintgon threatens
a runner on third, two outs
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stranded
K
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
K
looking.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bottom of the third
Milwaukee—3 up 3 down
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So what does everyone think about Dunne going to the D-backs?
I guess it’s a dunne deal (sorry!)
by zevkalman on Aug 11, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They walked Fielder!
imagine that.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And Corey Hart
hits a 2 run HR. 3-1 Milwaukee.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: Carpenter
He didn’t have tightness in his arm, he had a strained right triceps.
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!
by Keith on Aug 11, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The problem is that "right triceps tightness" could mask a more serious injury.
Check here:
“right triceps tightness”...might as well include the rotator cuff. In my clinical experience, I have seen very few baseball pitchers present with a pure, isolated “triceps strain”—rather, there is almost always an involvement of the rotator cuff muscles in what is called the “Quadrangular Space.”
A triceps strain could be masking some other issue. I hope that Carp is OK, but there might be a more significant problem happening here.
by zevkalman on Aug 11, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nats had bases loaded and nobody out
And DAVE BUSH pitched out of it
by Mapmaker on Aug 11, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Argh.
What a terrible club the Nats are…and the Cubs lost 2 of 3 to them!
Argh.by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah it does
"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 11, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take care of our own buisness
With the schedule the way it is the rest of the way, the Cubs shouldn’t count on any help from the disaster that is the National League! I’ve watched too many Padres, Pirates, Nationals, Braves, etc, etc games to know that the Cubs just better win their games.
by graceunderpressure on Aug 11, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Typical Brewers game
They have 3 runs…on 3 hits. Seems they’re about as homer-happy as the ‘04 Cubs were. I remember that team couldn’t score unless it was with the long ball.
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 11, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brewers gave the Nats 5 outs last inning
and the Nats could not even get a runner to 3rd.
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess there's no help coming there.
Hopefully San Diego can shock them.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This part of the country is really lame....
The worthless Nationals play only a Metro ride away from my home, and yesterday I took one of my kids 25 miles up I-95 to see the Orioles lose 15-7. The Baltimore-Washington area is pathetic in baseball….
by zevkalman on Aug 11, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6-1 Brewers
so the lead will likely be cut to 3.5 by 5 pm.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT IS THE WORST BASEBALL TEAM I HAVE SEEN ALL YEAR
NO KIDDING. We lost 2 of 3, I know, but they had a few more players. Half of these players I have never heard of, and the ones I have heard of are way past their prime.
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
by louslovechild on Aug 11, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"This one here is dead"
“Cross him off then.”
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 11, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four-game sweep of the Nats
or four-game sweep of the Crew? Hmm…
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 11, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN guys
Did anyone else hear Jon Miller call Sheffield Ave. “Waveland?” These Sunday night dolts just won’t put a sock in it.
by thermal54 on Aug 11, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Milwaukee
wins 7-1.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 11, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nats score 5 runs in 40 innings in four games.
That’s pathetic.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 11, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the Brewers tried hard to give away Sunday's game
From what I’ve read, they tried a little bit to give away Monday’s, too.
Go Padres.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Brewers
are shockingly bad at defense. In fact, it could be summed up thusly:
BRWERS DEFENSE = JOE MORGAN ANNOUNCING
Yeah, that bad…
"Why does that man drop his club before he runs? I would bring it with me." ~Stewie Griffin
by Goodie1969 on Aug 11, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's still gotta be a bit depressing for the Brew Crew
as they have won nearly every game since we swept them, and have made up exactly 1.5 games on the Cubs (with .5 of that simply because the Cubs had a day off).
The Brewers can’t stay hot like this forever, and neither can the Cubs. My bet- they lose 4 of 6 on the west coast trip.
*Synth intro to "Jump"*
by SouthsideCub on Aug 11, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you're right.
It should be a tough trip for the Brewers. San Diego is bad, though.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope so. This their second 5+ win streak that I can remember. they seem to get all the AAA teams and rack up the wins. The Cubs seem to get the playoff contenders…....could it be that teams are getting up to play the cubs and don’t really care about the brewers?
by nmcubsfan on Aug 12, 2008 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I think
you always want to get jacked up to take down the top dog, particularly the Cubs, as we’ve been getting a fair amount of national press because we’ve been winning.
That allows the Brewers a certain amount of latitude to “fly below then radar” and sneak up on ya. That’s pretty much what happened to the Cubs last year – they got hot in June and started winning, catching up on the Brewers when no one was really looking out for them. There’s a certain amount of role reversal this year with the Cubs and Brewers – the Brewers would like to pull off what the Cubs did last year in winning the division, but I doubt they will.
by DWChaney on Aug 12, 2008 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poll results from STL Post Dispatch:
After watching him prance around Wrigley this weekend, what’s your opinion of Jim Edmonds?
59%
Still a pretty good ballplayer—wish the Cards still had him
41%
He’s an arrogant showboat—I’ve never been happier that he’s gone
Votes: 1,013
by Itchy on Aug 11, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well....
...the proof is in the poll. The majority tastefully said that the Cards could use him and they still like him, even though he’s on the Cubs. The majority of St. Louis fans are A) intelligent, and B) good people.
Hence why Cubs-Cards is the best rivalry in baseball, in my opinion. Two passionate, knowledgeable fanbases who still can be civil to each other.
by Chadnudj on Aug 11, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great homestand
Everything has been covered and this might have been as well, but it sure is nice to see Ramirez getting into second last night because of hustle. Not only has he gotten into better shape but he the concerns of his hustle have all but disapeared since Lou came to town. Remember every year around the All Star break we would hear about leg issues, hopefully that is a thing of the past.
Side note, of course my day off had to coincide with the Cubs day off, oh well, here’s to a 4-2 road trip.
Lets do it Cubbies
by slocs55 on Aug 11, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's the high socks.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 11, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He looks faster
so his mind tells him he IS faster! Go Rami, Go!
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
by BigJohnAZ on Aug 11, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
three more days till hotlanta game!
A good matchup too. Glavine vs. Lilly
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 11, 2008 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's just go ahead &
put the hammer to the former beast of the east (the coawards (braves)).
by brian custer on Aug 12, 2008 1:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me, or are others nervous by
someone named CUSTER making fun of the Braves?
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 12, 2008 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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