First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Thursday 8/21, 1:20 CT
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First
time to win the series
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Get a win today cubbies.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Play ball!
"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."
Anyone have any Soriano opinions?
I KEED!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:19 PM CDT reply actions
Here I go
Blah Blah Blah, we are in first
I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!
me?
I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!
ok i saw the post on the other thread and did not want to start something
I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!
Voldemort?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 21, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe he's against the designated hitter...
…but favors instant replay for home run calls.
Oh, you mean opinions about Soriano. I have none.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Who does the stupid Brewers play today
I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!
With themselves.....
They are off today :)
As are the Cardinals
"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
thanks
I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!
maybe
they’re playing with each other…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Let's win 10-3 today...
….I’d feel a lot better with a lot of runs today….
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
i'll just take any win
followed by the Nationals coming to town for a beating.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I'm having a hard time with these close games lately...lol
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i think i've developed an ulcer
and a drinking problem. is that bad, or just typical?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
If you're a cubs fan
those are required
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
I can't imagine October's liquor bill....I better start saving now...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Sam's Club
Buy in bulk
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
i'm already stock-piling.
tums, tequilla and Old Style should suffice
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
it's quite a feat
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
i just got from mexico
so i’ve got some extra tequilla that needs drank. so i figure october (knock on wood) would be a good time for it.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
or just got back from mexico..
that might make more sense.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
just got back from mexico also
Manzanillo
by cubsonWGN4ever on Aug 21, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you drink the tequila to kill the taste
of the Styles or vice versa??? LOL
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
well, the tequilla is more of a pre-game thing
“liquor before beer, never fear.” or for when things get bad. Old Style is for during the game.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Or the psychiatrist's LOL
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Who do they play?
They’re off today.
"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."
sorry, meant to reply to above
"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."
Awesome looking keychains...
Damn!!! Bling bling!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
maybe if they shake 'em
when the reds are up, it will be so bright and distracting they’ll get totally thrown off
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
great idea!!! Haha.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Need to see big Z back to his old form today!
No more August Woes….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Let's get it on!!
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Arm slot is still off, leadoff walk
"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.
Stupid mechanics
always screwing things up.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
TWSS
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
an auspicious start
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Dickerson will run.
he’s related to Eric Dickerson, after all…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
You've gotta wonder if he's thinking about the arm slot too much...
…Just go out and throw it, Z.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Hmmm...
Got here just in time to see Z walk the leadoff man. Got here last night just in time to see the SF.
Is it me? Should I leave?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Didn't DeRo hit a grand slam when you were here?
Stick around. He had a great game last night.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
I watched one GS on TV
and heard the other on Gameday Audio.
DeRo vs. Fogg (9 PA): .714 / .750 / .857 / 1.607
I’ll stick around.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Nice play, DeRo
Runner on 3rd, 2 down
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
rest
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
day game after a night game.
pretty standard really
"Thank god I threw out my belt & shoelaces."-Bernies Mustache Wax on Evil BCB, 7/31/08
You want he should play all da time?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 21, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
is that too much to ask?
that way hank white can come in for late inning heroics. see my game plan?
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
He might get tired . . .
Actually, he plays a lot. I’m surprised that Blanco hasn’t caught more.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 21, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
day game after night game.
this way he can play all 3 this weekend
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Today is "Clinique Bonus Day"...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Great play DeRo!
"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
Another nice play for DeRo
….Phillips swinging on 3-0….Fool.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Phillips is their best hitter. Might as well let him swing...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Z picthes out of it!
"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
Out of the First
Wheeeew
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
"Looks" like Z getting
bailed out by the defense?
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
Ron's voice cracked when he said "OH YESSSS!"
So it must have been a good one.
"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
not throwing a lot of strikes yet...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldnt say hes fired up in a good way right now
"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 Aug 21, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe that will break his streak
by hitting 2. When he hits one HR, we lose.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
and he hasn't won in August in two years
Get em today, Z !!!
"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."
Wow, didn't know that
time to change both of those.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Swinging at a 3-0 pitch after
the pitcher has thrown twice as many balls as strikes in the inning. That’s what we call Bakermentals.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions
OT: Taco Bell is nasty
"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
If by nasty
you mean delicious, then I agree with you.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I mean sickening
"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
Oh...gotcha.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree
We have a deal here in Denver if the Rockies score 7 runs or more the next day you get 4 tacos for $1. Muy Deliciouso!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
AMEN.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Nasty-ah?
like it wins overall gold medals?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
eh he just has to throw strikes! think he’ll settle it down a bit
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions
I guess that was the MC Hammer version....lol
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
'EM
I believe…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
MY GRILL
LIGHT IT UP!!!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
BALL 4!
"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
Que?
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Pelota quatro
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Guess hack walk
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Maybe we can get him
back in the dugout via an RBI instead of a pickoff! J/K!!!
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
That's what I'm looking forward to...
When people start admiring their own walks.
by John Q Freejazz on Aug 21, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
On Gameday
he just stayed in the batters box.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 21, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Guess hack overpaid non-pitcher
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
bad font issue....the a and r are too similar.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Your getting very sleepy.....eyes becoming heavy....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
From now on, whenever you hear the song "Go Cubs Go"...
you will instinctively remove your pants and dance the Charleston. When you hear me clap my hands you will wake up and have no memory of this meeting.
::claps hands::
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm listening to
Back in Black (ACDC) and watching this dude. He’s a snap behind.
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
Scrappy single
1st & 3rd
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Nice hit and run...
1st and 3rd nobody out
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Let me guess - right field
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
up the middle
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
So the two no-talent hacks
have created a first-and-third situation? what a bunch of losers
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
cut them all.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe pull them
between innings to let them know that their table-setting is not appreciated.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I have the solution!
We all know that Sori doesn’t usually get a good jump on short pop-flies.
We all know that Riot isn’t all that strong on popups.
We all know that Dome is a great RF.
We all know that DeRo is great at tracking popups (all the OF experience helps).
So…
Switch DeRo and Riot. DeRo can play SS as well as Riot (he’s a better pivotman and he has a better arm), and can cover more ground in short LF. Riot is better at 2B, and doesn’t need to help Dome on popups.
Problem solved!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
D.Lee is going to hit a double here
"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
you meant double play right?
"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
double
play
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
play.....yes, you are correct
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee DP
Run scores
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
OUCH
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
DP Lee strikes again
"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.
Ron, "GEE WHIZZ!"
"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
Who would have gueessed that
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions
Should change that 25 on the back to a 6-4-3
"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 Aug 21, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Lunch break here
17 pitches, only 6 strikes? WTF, Z?
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Rami pops out
END 1ST
Cubs 1 Reds 0
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is anyone else having problems with the reply button? every time i try to reply to someone, i bounce to the top of the page instead.
No, but it depends
on your browser, if you are at work, etc.
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
DLee probably leads the league in DPRBIs
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
you know,
if you got an RBI when grounding into a DP
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
i like it
and yes, i think he is leading the league.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I don't think he gets an RBI on a DP
At least on Gameday it does not give him one.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 21, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
1-0 after 1....
Opportunities, boys, they’re all over the place….
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
I can't believe DLee couldn't beat that out.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
That's the way to take that rally by the neck and
strangle the hell out of it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply actions
D Lee's speed
Is it just me or does D Lee look MUCH slower this year than he did even last year? I always remembered D Lee as a relatively “fast” big man. I can’t believe they turned that.
not good
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
We have a strong enough...
Pitching staff that even if Z is in a funk it’s okay, but I hope he gets out of it before October
If you listen to some of the folks here, he sucks
as do Soriano, Theriot, Lee and Fukudome.
It’s a wonder how the Cubs are in 1st place with the best record in the NL with these “bums.”
And we’re leading today 1-0.
"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."
Votto singles
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
On the bright side...
The Cubs lead 1-0 after one inning.
If Sori would have jacked one, then Riot, DLee, and Ramy each grounded out, we would be in exactly the same situation, except that we wouldn’t be bitching about it.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Location, location, location
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 21, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure we'd still find a way...hahaha
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Just realized DeRosa is hitting better than DLee....that is good
in that DeRo is doing well….but still DLee at 290/358/467? Not too good.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
.825 is a bit weak for a 1B...
and .828 is a bit higher than you might expect from a 2B not named Utley.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
K
1 out
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
Speaking of pace, Theriot has 144 hits, is batting .313 and
his slugging pct is less than his OBP, has that ever happened before?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions
oh yeah, it happens a bunch-
if you don’t hit HR it’s pretty easy to do if you have decent plate disclipline, as walking more than doubling will essentially do the trick.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone else have ESPN gamecast on?
Because I’m noticing that the yellow dot for the baserunner keeps throbbing and it’s kind of freaking me out
Stolen base
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Pattersuck flies out
2 down
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always count on patterson
to swing at an unhittable ball
wow patterson is horrible
"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.
remember the half-season in which he was good?
wow, that seems so long ago…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
but you could make the argument
that his injury paved the way for A-Ram, which isn’t bad. Because if he’s not hurt, maybe the Cubs don’t look for Kenny Lofton and get A-Ram gift-wrapped for them.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Inning OVER
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wow gameday is slow for us Cube Rats today
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Aug 21, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
haha yes, it was smoking fast last night
i got spoiled.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Love me some Bako!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
30 pitches, 15 strikes for Z total
13 pitches, 9 strikes last inning…much better
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
I'm beginning to understand why my freinds who are Red fans
seem to like to complain about Dusty, CPatt, and Bako.
What took so long?
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kind of like
your friends who are cubs fans complaining with cpatt was in chicago?
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hi evareebodee!
I’m here now. How did we score, she said?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
really?
lol…
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
nah, too easy ;-)
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 21, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
C'mon, offense
Let’s make this a laugher early
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
If we keep up the early average of 1 run per inning
we should have roughly 8 by the top of the 9th. I think.
I was told
there’d be no math…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Its been a while
Since we’ve seen a Cubs player trot around the bases…. That needs to end soon
"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
though not
until they see it over the wall
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
was that soon enough? Hahah
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Well at least we know...
they’re listening to you… How about commanding Lee to not hit into anymore DPs?
Well if they are listening to me
Then I have a better command then stop GIDP…
Has to do with some “100 year thing”
"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
Edmonds K's
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Jimmy Ballgame K's
…he needs to snap out of that slump…
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
DEROSA HOMERUN!!!!!!
2-0
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CALLED IT!!
DERO!!!!!!!!!!
"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
More predictions of good stuff please
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Trotting commenced?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
trot trot trot!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
must have admired that one
because he stayed in the batters box on gameday.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 21, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't see him trot
but that’s because I’m on the radio.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
DeRo, my hero
How wonderful you arrrrre!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
NEW THREAD
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Correct you are
Just having some fun :)
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
As am I that I found the site...
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
not cool
"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."
C'mon
Thats a little funny…. :D
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
I thought it was funny
Well played sir
"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
LOL
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 21, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
grrrr....
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
How many
technical balks is that, Drew?
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
considering it locked up my browser for twenty seconds
I’m calling four technical balks on that.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 21, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Ouch
My dork!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Gotta give control back to the umpires...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Should have opened in a new window
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Dero is really on his game now. He is the best player
on the team right now.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions
Nice crotch shot
from the girl in the skirt who tried to catch the ball. LOL.
I think they said right to left
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
that's what Gameday is showing
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Does anyone know what dates...
…the World Series is scheduled to be played this season?
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
I DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT IS A WORLD SERIES?
by Canseco's Roid Party on Aug 21, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta know when to plan my vacation
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 21, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
does anyone know when my funeral is? Geez…Come on, guy…
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Postseason schedule
hasn’t been released yet.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
OK! Thanks.
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 21, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
That does help.
Thanks again jlp!
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 21, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Kosuke spinning popout
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Blanco flies out
END 2ND
Cubs 2
Reds 0
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Maybe the offensice game plan
for the day calls for us to score one run in every inning.
I can live with that
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ya we should be good
as long as that guess hack soriano doesnt cost us 10
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Fogg K's
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hah-hah
very funny
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Lots of balls
Running the count full, etc.
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Z looks a bit erratic
throwing a lot of pitches/balls
Something about seeing Dusty in a Reds uniform
gives me a feeling that all is well with the universe.
Dusty Toothpick Tracker:
117
"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
1 out walk
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Rich Man Scrappy
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
GIDP 6-4-3
INNING OVER!
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DP ARE YOU WITH ME!!!
"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
Let zambrano go about 5 or 6 today, and let the bullpen pitch
Just one of those days where he has little command and mentally looks like he can implode at any second
"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.
Sahweeet
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
In Game Question:
Who is the best pitcher in Chicago right now?
Either Team, starter, reliever or closer
"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
Rich Harden
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
or Bob Howry
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Bob Howry
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Stud...
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Rich Harden
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Mark Pawelek
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha
glad you caught that :)
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
WhiteCarlos McNasty
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 21, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
45-22 on Z so far
15-7 this inning…he may have to work to get past 7 innings
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
I'd be happy with six.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
ZAMBRANO HOMERUN!!!!!!
3-0
Current temperature in hell: 45 degrees F - and falling!
Guy is pretty amazing at the dish.
"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
maybe that will help him
settle down.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope so
But it usually doesn’t
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 21, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope so...
To get a win without his good stuff could go a long way.
"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
Z!!!
"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
ZAMBRANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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
BIG Z with a JACK!!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
All together now...
“Z helping his own cause!”
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
1 run an inning...
and they’re trotting. nice.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
wow.
we’ve called quite the game here guys
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing like a nice quick jog
to clear those cobwebs out of the ol’ attic
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 21, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just thinking before he hit that
please don’t K and break the bat over your knee. Is that bad of me?
Sori flyout
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That one run an inning thing
may come to fruition
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Yeah, get a quality start from Z...
…and then let the bullpen shut them down. That would work for me.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Scrappy popout
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LEE grounds into a triple play
I mean – he K’s
END 3RD
CUBS 3
REDS 0
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All right Reds batters...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions
i don't know how to respond to that...
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
nobody
deflowers Baby in the corner!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Bruce 4-3 groundout
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So far so good..
Slept in late with last night’s hangover..
Listened to Pat & Ron while I had “lunch”…
Caught up a pre-game and first game thread..
3-0! Now we put a local theory to the test – that Z stinks it up on the mound after he homers. Not my theory, hope to see it crushed in the next 4 or 5 innings…
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 21, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
Woke up early and came to work
with last night’s hangover. You say tomato, I say…well, tomato.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I admire your dedication...
and laughhhhhhh…. ; )
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Another full count
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Another 1 out walk
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I'm watching on yahoo
Is Z dropping down again???
Not Z's "A" game today....
get us through 5, Big Man….
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Go Ahead and
Jump! (I promise it works)
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Im sitting in Apt and watching my first Cubs game in HD and it is AWSOME!!!
I just wish Z would throw some damn strikes
MarCake
ha ha he he whoo whoo he ha ha aha
And i thought my jokes where 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
Can we let Z take a ball and bat out to the mound? He can just hit the ball to the catcher.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions
DP ARE YOU WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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
strike em out thrown out..inning over
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Every time Pat Hughes describes a pitch as a "High Hard One."
I find myself thinking TWSS… Thanks BCB.
"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
bad call on DeRo
"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
Bad calls
But those pitches were too close to take with 2 strikes.
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