Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Wednesday 8/20, 7:05 CT
by Al on Aug 20, 2008 4:00 PM CDT
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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, Aug 20, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
At the risk of getting a little ahead of myself, I herewith quote Bruce Miles' article on the Cubs' chances of winning 100 games:
To win 100, they would have to go 24-14 over their final 38 games. That's a tall order, but it's not out of the realm of possibility.
No Cubs team has won 100 since the 1935 pennant-winners, who then fell in six games to the Tigers in the World Series.
In other words, winning 100 games guarantees nothing, although it should be more than good enough for the Cubs to capture their second straight National League Central title and their third in six seasons.
Manager Lou Piniella led the 2001 Seattle Mariners to a record of 116-46, but that team fell to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
Still, 100 victories would be symbolic, and it would be the strongest showing by a Cubs team since the 1984 division winners captured 96 wins.
That was written before last night's win, so the mark needed in the remaining 37 games is now 23-14. In their last 37 games the Cubs have gone 25-12, and that includes a 1-5 stretch right after the All-Star break. Since (and including) the game on July 23, the first game back from the DL for Alfonso Soriano, the Cubs are 19-6. Not predicting, but it sure seems within reach.
First things first: win tonight.
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This isn't the Bronson Arroyo from two years ago, who blew through the NL and blasted homer after homer off Glendon Rusch. This Arroyo has given up a ton of runs and got roughed up pretty good by the Cubs on July 10 at Wrigley Field, although the Reds won that game, hitting Ted Lilly, tonight's starter, pretty hard. Mike Fontenot homered off Arroyo that day, and of the Reds' seven homers that day, only two (by Edwin Encarnacion and by Brandon Phillips) were off Lilly. Of the other five, two were by Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey Jr., who aren't on the team any more. Plus, the wind was blowing out that day and it won't be tonight. Votto has been a particular nemesis to Lilly, going 4-for-9 with that HR. Lilly is 7-2 in his last 14 starts with a 3.44 ERA.
Today's game is on WCIU in Chicago, so it's one of the handful of remaining games that may be difficult to find if you're not in WCIU's range. It is on FSN Ohio, so it should be on EI. Also see 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". As yesterday, today's first pitch thread posts at 7 pm CT, and the overflow comment threads will post at 8 pm, 9 pm and 9:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Let's get to 30 over!!!
GO CUBS!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fifth - I love it!
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet that fifth
will be gone by the fifth tonight!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Aug 20, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn - perfectly timed!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MAGIC NUMBER
LOWER IT
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Add that to
the “one-liners for overflow threads” post!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's too
jinx-y. You can’t call for the number to be lowered until we win or the Suds lose.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more jinx talk
I wish I had the kind of power to affect the outcome of games by what I post on BCB, but I do not.
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just don't tempt
the baseball gods. I don’t mind the odd post about the magic number, but over-confidence will kill us.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the risk of
making some people a little more squirmy. Does anyone have the magic number or a link to where it is at?
by Morg98 on Aug 20, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just for the sake of others' collectiev peace-of-mind...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on. People need to get over this.
It’s going in my signature soon if this keeps up.
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would just be muck-raking...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, if you keep this up
you could jinx the thread!
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 20, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can you jiinx a jinx?
i have a friend who knows how to triple stamp a double stamp, i’ll ask him
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lloyd?
You can’t triple-stamp a double-stamp!
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 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
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 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you like
Gladiator movies?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever been in a turkish prison?
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 20, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ever seen
a grown man naked?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Drew, check out BlueMike's diary about night games.
In the comments, he accuses you and I of being the same person.
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha!
He did that with me and drewish too!
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 20, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone that disagrees with Mike must be the same person,
because there could be only one person on earth who would actually challenge the genius that was bestowed upon him at NIU…
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so does that mean...
that there are only two people that frequent this board?
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 20, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not exactly.
I think there are three. All of us who disagree with him, who is actually one person. Then there’s “bluekoolaide” who seems to agree with Mike, and then there’s mike. That’s all 3.
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he who has the sock-puppets
frequently accuses other people of having them himself.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm...
I must be missing something. D’oh!
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 20, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
drewish?
But I’M drewish!….. if you’re there…. and I’m here…. what’s going on here?!?!
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 20, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I'm Sparticus!
the funny thing is, he posted about something that he was instantly proven wrong on — like in 30 seconds — on something he could have googled in 10 seconds. I didn’t even bother with it.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This no name calling thing is really hard when it comes to Mike...
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope that gets deleted.....
i knew i shouldn’t have wasted my time reading it, but then i thought the replies to whatever he said would be enough to make it entertaining…..and it was
pound sand up your ass? lol classic
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I handled it!
that’s ok, just go read and then carry on about your business, citizens…
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do the Angels play today?
they do! Can they lose? THEY CAN! Can we have the best record in baseball?
You bet!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tampa Bay
has actually passed the Angels for the best record in the AL. They play each other tonight. We’re tied with Tampa.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh77 on Aug 20, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
alright.
if the Angels win and we win, we have the best record, right?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We already have the best record
Just win baby!
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't remember a time in my life I have eber been this excited
about a mid-August Cubs game. I can’t wait till 7pm.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Aug 20, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And the best part is,
I feel this excited EVERY DAY!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZING.
you sir, are ON today…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm like a PUMA.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're like an inexpensive athletic shoe?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure.
women walk all over me all the time.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Insert witty Lance Berkman comment here
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DEFINITELY
not a cougar.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HA HA WHO HE AHAHA AH!!
And I thought my Jokes were bad
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that makes me wanna see that movie again
wonder when it’ll get to the cheapies
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wanna see this pencil disappear?
“It’s….. GONE.”
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
do you wanna know how I got these scars?
…god I love that movie.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Aug 20, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My father
was a drinker…and a fiend and one night he goes off crazier then usual…..Mommy gets the kitchen knive to defend herself… He doesn’t like that NOT ONE BIT………so me watching he takes the knife to her…. laughing while he does it turns to me and he says…. WHY SO SERIOUS!!!…….. comes to me and says WHY SO SERIOUS!!! and he puts the blade in my mouth…. LETS PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE!!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For more quotes....
… read the script. It got posted up yesterday, it’s a fun read.
by McCarron on Aug 20, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best. Magic Trick. Ever.
a win is a win.
by JoToPo on Aug 20, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only way Bronson Arroyo could scare me these days...
…is if he picked up a guitar and started singing. I know Ted has had his trouble with the Reds this year – don’t look now but he has a 9.35 ERA in 8.2 inning pitched – but it’s time for him to bring the Lillyhammer down for some sweet redemption.
GO CUBS!!!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't it Dunn that did the bulk of that damage?
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunn hit one about 800 ft out to right in his last game here. Good thing he's gone.
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me Adam Dunn
Me hit ball hard. Where ball go? Ball land on street! Me run bases. Adam Dunn bestest hitter ever!!!
by SuperContext on Aug 20, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adam Dunn no run fast on bases..
me hit ball long ways so me can jog
"Go Cubs Go"
by mkcubs21 on Aug 20, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling that ball..
might still be in the sky somewhere.. He just smoked that ball out of the park.
"Go Cubs Go"
by mkcubs21 on Aug 20, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His guitar work
is pretty good. I’d agree with you on the singing.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh77 on Aug 20, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fun with numbers
in reference to Bruce’s math regarding getting to 100 wins…
The Cubs have 37 games left. Milwaukee 34. If the Cubs go 19-18 for 96 wins, the Beers have to go 23-11 to get to 96. In other words, if the Cubs play .500 ball the rest of the way, the Beers will have to win ~2 of every 3 just to catch the Cubs. Lou isn’t going to let the Cubs get over confident, so I’m going to say the Cubs will go 21-16 (98 wins) which would force the Beers to go 25-9 to tie.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And another thing
If the Beers are the wild card, the Cubs won’t have to face CC and Sheets in a short series.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Bears played football
and weren’t very good.
But I am just skimming
by patron on Aug 20, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the cubs will never have to face the beers in a short series
so long as both teams are in the same division
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 20, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
Right now, the Cubs are BELOW their expected win – loss record and the Beers are 4 games ABOVE their XWL. The Brewers have a decent team, but aside from home runs, CC, and Sheets, they aren’t close to the Cubs.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, that last thread is at 854 (!!!) comments.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 20, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know. That thing got so slow, I had to close my browser.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just updated...
…my spreadsheet of the Cubs’ remaining schedule, and after last night’s win, 100 is the “projection.” (Check sheet 2.)
by cwyers on Aug 20, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nicely done!
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 20, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really cool stuff!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 20, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was told
there would be no math…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that's freakin' impressive.
And exciting!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's crazy
Though I expect it dropped to like 98/97 after last night.
by AceCubbie on Aug 21, 2008 6:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I plan on seeing Milton around 10 tonight!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Aug 20, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Corey is playing CF again tonight
if for no other reason than his batting average just amazes me
by DWChaney on Aug 20, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just helps prove that
ANYONE can be a ball player.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinkin' of trying out.
Pretty sure I can lay off a high fastball more often than he can.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so much talent, at least
that’s what we were told when he came up.
Then Dusty got to him.
He had one pretty good year, then it was all down hill. Kind of sad.
by DWChaney on Aug 20, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody
please make Jerry Rice quit looking at me, it’s creepy.
"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07
by RynoHoF on Aug 20, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Confused
Weather in the graybar says wind blowing out to left but Al’s says wind blowing in? Hopefully it is blowing in….
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Aug 20, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitch well
tonight Ted Lilly!!
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn and i was SO close
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Slugfest?
Wind blowing out for two flyball pitchers. Could be a high scoring game!
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 20, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
or not...
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
by NotSure on Aug 20, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taking the over tonight...
"Thank god I threw out my belt & shoelaces."-Bernies Mustache Wax on Evil BCB, 7/31/08
by Bildo1805 on Aug 20, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT: Glavine's MRI shows he will NOT need Tommy John
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's good.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm the same guy that wasn't sad carpenter got hurt
and i got ripped for it that night…..HOWEVER, i would hate to see glavine’s career end like that
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey hbcg!
How are you?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm good Galvan
how are you?
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
doing well
thanks…
Lets hope the Cubs get a win tonight heh
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now Galvan...
…please use the reply feature when flirting. Thank you.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 20, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm...
How was saying hello flirting?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was the way
you said it
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right right....
Forgive me, I didnt realize saying hello to a person ment you where flirting with said person.
And of course typing it out none the less.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My,
you are defensive. We’re just playing.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It gets really freaken old after a while
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude...just flirt with her...and be obvious about it OK?
Coyness is not a becoming trait in men such as us.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi sue......
how YOU doin’?.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're
going to do that, get a room
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you know
we haven’t? ;-)
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you did,
I’ll bet SWL has pictures.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 20, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That I for one would be much happier NOT seeing.
by sackings108 on Aug 20, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
I imagine Sue as being pretty hawt.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
i was wondering what people’d say to that.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must have a vivid imagination kiddo!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Aug 20, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be a cross between
herky and santo…..yikes
by cubswynn on Aug 20, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn't this
a giant chat room?
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best around. IMHO.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the hell is that?
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats creepy
“Execution”? “Monitoring”? “Adoption”?
and I swear its lopsided too!
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by californiachicagoan on Aug 20, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
note to self
get brainwashing graphics repaired; they can see it.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You Scientologists and your silly brainwashing!
It makes my inner thetan giggle.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi Everyone................ I was at game last night.......
and it was spectacular!! that’s why i wasn’t commenting. i actually get out sometimes, and i’m not yet a blackberry boy. harden was super-super-fantastic.
it was 1-0 most of the game… but i wasn’t even nervous. and after it was 5-0, i was really relaxed!!!!!1
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 20, 2008 4:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
After Harden pitched the 7th,
I was so confident I didnt check the score until the next morning
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 20, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I missed the whole game
except for about 10 seconds of radio in the car w/ my dad when the 8th started and Marmol came out.
I didn’t get anything until BBTN later. But I wasn’t really nervous. I was more upset that i was missing the game.
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
alright.
Time to go home. Let Arroyo shine out like a stream of gold when all around is dark!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bye drew!!
I think it’s just his face. - dat cubfan daver
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 20, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah'll be bahk!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im outta here
Maybe some PS3 or something, might be back for the game
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hello everyone!
just wanted to share that i will be enjoying tonights game on Gamecast while i do some work; I just spent quite a while that I probably should have been doing work preparing an epic FanPost, so check it out. I felt the need to check the count in Word, it was about 1,600 words.
So hello for the night, I’ll be here for a while, and please comment on my post when you get a chance.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 20, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holtzman's No-Hitter Anniversary
As was pointed out in last night’s threads, and by Pat and Ron in their broadcast, yesterday was the 39th anniversary of Kenny Holtzman’s 1969 no-hitter against the Braves. As it happens, I was at Wrigley that day during that oft discussed Cubs year. For those interested in my personal memories, see my comments on “Memories of ’69” BCB Post
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/8/6/588463/1969-survivors-unite#7980921
Just a quick reminder: Kenny’s No-No put the ‘69 Cubs 32 games over .500 and something like 6 or 7 up in first place. Don’t want to rain on everybody’s parade, but all the talk of 100 wins and the playoffs is premature and brings to mind Santayana’s dictum that “those who forget history may be doomed to repeat it.”
Let’s win tonight and go on from there.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 20, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would agree
But the Wild Card exists now. If that had been the case in 1969, those Cubs would have been playoff bound, no?
I don’t think any other fan base would still be as nervous as we are right now in this situation… which is one reason why us Cubs fans are so great.
by SuperContext on Aug 20, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
For their fans, the Cubs are like a powerful drug addiction with the highs really high and the lows totally gut-wrenching.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 20, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ARROYO
LIGHT EM UP
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Aug 20, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope they do...
This isn’t the same Reds team that killed Lilly early in the year.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 20, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems there is no beginning game thread unless Hammer does "Light Em Up"
by zevkalman on Aug 20, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It makes me feel good when I see it :-)
by zevkalman on Aug 20, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if my work didnt block it...
…..I would do it always.
CURSE MY WORK.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Aug 20, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate WCIU
Dont live in Chicago, so can’t get it, but live in the “Cubs market” so its blacked out on my EI. F***ing brutal.
by mikew on Aug 20, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping I
get the game on FSN. I’ll be disappointed if I don’t.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MOJO on Comcast
174…in HD
P.S. Best Poster Ever
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Aug 20, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly it's
Pat and Ron for me. But it’s better than nothing.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 20, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's so wrong :D
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
by sue369 on Aug 20, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
15 minutes
Till the game. Let’s go Lilly!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 20, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we sure this is on WCIU?
I don’t see anything but comedies in the guide.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 20, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's because this game is gonna end up being a laugher by the 6th...
Cubs win 15-3.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 20, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JUMP!
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/8/20/597458/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .293 22 HR 61 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 20, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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