Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Reds, Thursday 8/21, 1:20 CT
by Al on Aug 21, 2008 2:15 PM CDT
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2-for-2.
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Doh
"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
by Lou In Blue on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i try to be a useful member of this board
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIRST!
"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
by Lou In Blue on Aug 21, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
First?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Aug 21, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Strike out / Throw out DP!!!!
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
strike him out
throw him out!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Strike 'em out
Throw ’em out double-play!! Inning over.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
by BMoney79 on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
NOT FIRST!!!
Whoo-hoo!
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why do ANY teams run on Blanco?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Galvan316 on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you're trying too hard.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we've come full circle...
"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
by Lou In Blue on Aug 21, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ewwww....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not comfortable with that phrase.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ninth
pitcher’s spot
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
D Lee hit it?
(sorry x2)
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs record when Zambrano homers in 2008
0-3
Hopefully that trend doesn’t continue.
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 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well
we’re already two runs up on that one game where Z’s homer was the only run.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
Here’s the source, if you’re interested
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 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time to END that trend.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmy Ballgame is overdue for a HR
"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
by Lou In Blue on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RAMI DOUBLE!
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rami
Doubles!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z keeps getting bailed out by inning ending DPs. Good, yes, but troubling. . .
by leothelip on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone asked about WS schedule in the other thread
At AL team’s park for first two games, NL team’s park for games 3-4-5 (if), then back to AL team’s park for 6 and 7 if necessary.
Wednesday October 22, 2008 Game 1 7:00 C.T.
Thursday October 23, 2008 Game 2 7:00 C.T.
Saturday October 25, 2008 Game 3 7:00 C.T.
Sunday October 26, 2008 Game 4 7:00 C.T.
Monday October 27, 2008 Game 5* 7:00 C.T.
Wednesday October 29, 2008 Game 6* 7:00 C.T.
Thursday October 30, 2008 Game 7* 7:00 C.T.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Aug 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool...we'll get to win it at home in Wrigley! Awesome!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the first WS game at Wrigley in a long time will be under the lights on a Saturday
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when will everyone sober up? by thanksgiving? Xmas??? :)
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we'll form a BCB AA chapter
Hello, my name is Emelie, and I am a Cubsaholic…
by Emelie on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!!!
REDS DEFENSE!!!
"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 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rammycrackle!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TWSS?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew CPat
would be a good player for us someday
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he still does everything Dusty taught him!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we complain about Fonzie.....
Haha. That was horrible.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Raining
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go C-Patt!!!
"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 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And you've got to figure that with all the talent the Reds traded off..
these two months are probably Corey’s last decent shot at a major league starting job
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat reports of rain
let’s get 4.5 in and go home with win…
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Big Z - 59 pitches, 29 strikes, no runs. Is that what we
call being effectively wild?
"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 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's what you call a good pitcher gutting out a game w/o his greatest stuff
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Facing the Reds sure helps.
"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 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lightly raining
"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 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds K's looking
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds
called out on strikes. Ball was outside, says Ron.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not if the edge of the right hand batter's box is part of the strike zone.
I have yet to see this joker give that strike to Z.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we please stop looking at close pitches for strike 3?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if the ump
would call them the balls they are…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...this crew hasn't been...so it's time we start making that adjustment.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRo
didn’t
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds getting squeezed...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A Ram: .288
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Everyone here?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yo
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Present...and I am wearing pants this time.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm all up in this hizzy.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here sir!
"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 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What it is
"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
by Lou In Blue on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kind of
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 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cinnamon roll!
warm it up…yum!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm supposed to be working
shhhhh…but I’m lurking
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hanging around...
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
by BMoney79 on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here/pitching is king
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we really need an extra 20-30 posts in the game thread?
Just askin’
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A new one starts
every hour so it’s not big deal.
by sue369 on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could always not reply...
that would help..if your so concerned and all.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know if it is supposed to keep raining
or can anyone see radar?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a chance of t storm but i dont think its anything too bad
"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 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
T-storms predicted off and on through Sat.
by Emelie on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Radar...
He was over in the mess tent sitting between Hawkeye and Trapper.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on Aug 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rami advances
on WP / PB
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Barely, I should add
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rami to third
on a passed ball/wp
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SAFE!!!!!!!
"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 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Any Thought of Moving DLee down in the order...
6th, 7th, 8th maybe… till he gets his groove back
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds, Lee, Soriano, Dome not looking good these days — yet we’re still winning. Maybe piching IS king?
by leothelip on Aug 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's get fonty & reed in there daily!!
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then where does D-Ro play?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Aug 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full count to DeRo
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DeRo K's looking
SANTO: What the heck? Man-o-man.
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's getting seriously pissed.
“That ball is outside! GAHD!!”
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santo complaining up a storm
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should stop -- not an official game yet .....
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 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dome
flies out
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FAIL
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dome needs a couple days off till he gets his act together
"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 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Chicago Cubs....
just in case you haven’t been paying attention….with 2 strikes…the umpire is going to give Fogg the extreme corners…stop looking at those pitches.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Signed,
Atlanta Braves 1995 Pitching Staff
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rockin Leo..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Aug 21, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Z is taking notes. the edge of the batter's box is getting called a strike today
…at least for Fogg.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 away
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2 pitches - 2 strikes - 1 out
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
throwing 62 pitches thru 4.1 innings
is a good time to get economical with pitch counts, I’d say
by DWChaney on Aug 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dare them to hit it Z...get this 1/2 inning in quick!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pattersuck doubles
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is he allowed to do that?
I coulda swore there was a bylaw somewhere…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Santo
It was more luck than anything.
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What.. did Z just pitch it underhanded to him? :)
by DWChaney on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Z lost a bet.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a weak swing
"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 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize Patterson was below the Mendoza line
At least, before that AB
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
some girls i dated in college... were below the Mendoza line
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did a few beers get their average up?
…or yours?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZING
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of squirrels finding nuts in this series
Arroyo, now Patterson…
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess Hack Double.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame Cory Provus
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soriano was over pretty quick to get the ball off the wall though.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess hack fielder
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
by carolinacub on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Routine fly ball
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surely you're not suggesting he hustled.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Any left fielder"
should have made that play
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-2 on Bako
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BaKKKKKKKo K's
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OK...see if we get that "outside" stke call.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pinch hitter in
for Fogg
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bako - Guess hitting hack!
"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 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Patterson hit the double b/c Sori doesn't hustle
Same reason Russia invaded Georgia
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Theriot high throw
Error?
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Leave Ryan Alone!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you been waiting all day for this haven't you?
by graceunderpressure on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that a mug shot from the smoking gun?
by Emelie on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope - just a YouTube classic.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theriot Error
1st & 3rd – 2 outs
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dusty Baker pulls pitcher after four innings????
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's learned the lessons of the past
now he pulls the starters before they have a chance to tire.
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Anyone seen this?
We can vote Henry Blanco MLB’s ‘Longevity Award’. Vote here (new window)
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Longevity Award"
TWSS
I voted for Blanco, though Moyer deserves it. Voted for Mariano in the AL.
by John Q Freejazz on Aug 21, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Done.
Just for kicks, I voted for Grudzy in the AL. I always kinda liked him. Notice how CC is still listed as an Indian?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
should i make this a FanShot?
Hank might have contract incentive in this…
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
by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scrappy error
"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 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked out at 3rd...
…close play
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
corey almost runs himself into an out
who’d’ve thunk it
by tim815 on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theriot does that at the worst times
And I LIKE the guy – but (and I shouldn’t be thinking ahead here, I know), if there’s a ‘come playoff time’? Him out there scares the HELL out of me.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but he was HUSTLING when he made the error..
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give me a break!
"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 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this sori vs. riot thing is gonna tear us apart
by graceunderpressure on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it not possible to like them both?
I do…
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is what I said years ago on the Uncle Tupelo fan site
by graceunderpressure on Aug 21, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Son Volt all the way
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 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the iterations every last one of 'em
by Emelie on Aug 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cmon........
Trace was awesom, but Wilco all the way
by graceunderpressure on Aug 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Trace is still one of my all-time favorite records.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
I was a huge Uncle Tupelo fan – and a huge Son Volt fan for the first few albums, but I lost interest after awhile. I kinda feel like Wilco won that battle hands down.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved Wilco's first three albums
but I haven’t liked the last few – too much experimental stuff. I loved the first two Son Volts, but I really hated the Jay Farrar solo record
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by HectorVillanueva on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
None of them are better than Anodyne though.
That’s probably my all time favorite album
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 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that one is awesome.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The remastered version
with the bonus tracks is even better.
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 21, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kosuke catch
3 outs!
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Inning over, flyout out to FukuDom
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess Hack Catch
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
by carolinacub on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew is right! Sweet!
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry couldn't resist
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
by carolinacub on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Official game now! Let it rain!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
by Zeke on Aug 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a lot of "Hack"ing going on here
Are you all smokers?
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by Zeke on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand Plesac is doing the long version of
Take Me Out To The Ballgame…to go along with his announcing style.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z on pace for 135 pitches, think he'll make 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 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if Yost was in the dugout...no doubt
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by LAcarl519 on Aug 21, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends...
Did we trade managers today?
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanco infield single
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Blanco with a scrappy single...
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess Hack
Ohhh Never Mind
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
by carolinacub on Aug 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No 1-2 count
He wasn’t trying before 2 strikes either
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Random question: Who would you rather have up in a clutch situation
Lee or Derosa?
"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 2:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bob Howry
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Ram
and no one else.
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by californiachicagoan on Aug 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Score check
still 3-0?
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by iluvryno on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess Masset went from the Penthouse
to the proverbial poop house!
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just for kicks......
z should try to bunt for a hit
by tim815 on Aug 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Zambrano GIDP
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is the "King Cheese" of this umpire crew
by miamicanes on Aug 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Velveeta
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Gouda
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but dusty has the reds on the mend
that’s what the email said
by tim815 on Aug 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
alas
he only grabs air.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or look bad K'ing again...ugh
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the guy in this Sons of Anarchy commercial looks just like the Hamster
by Emelie on Aug 21, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hear he has sneaky (dramatic) power.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah - sometimes I feel that the Cubs
play to the level of competition
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm back....
My Internet took a dive in the bottom of the 2nd — I see that DeRo celebrated that fact by going yard. Z also?
I’m only half speed right now — PC, no Mac — but I can’t watch on TV because MLB’s geniuses somehow think I should be blacked out.
At least my Gameday Audio is up. Did I miss anything good?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Aug 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z did hit an HR
he’s gotten out of some bad situations.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron has a new rug
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
…it’s a delicate lil’ butterfly on his ankle. . .
by leothelip on Aug 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron's rug
is a made of BUTTERFLIES???
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baby's gotta brand new bag...
HEY!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean "papa's"...
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two triple plays and somebody stole home.
So, no, nothing.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did they have to delay the game long while getting the plate back?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 out!
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruce HR
3-1.
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why does gameday
say “…so-and-so homers on a fly ball….” is there any other way to homer? besides being inside the park?
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can actually
enter it as a line drive, too.
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by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Z so far: 80 pitches - 43 strikes
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to bring Z in.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damnit
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the first pitch too - did he go right at him?
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Rami
2 outs
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did that ball go in the lake?
That’s what it looks like on ESPN GD…
by cocknfire on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bullpen should be fresh today
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by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Votto singles
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I HATE JOEY VOTTO
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
…plays first like he is wearing cement overshoes, ysknowwhadimsayin’?
by leothelip on Aug 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my efficiency at work
while trying to follow this game has dropped like cement shoes to the bottom of lake michigan.
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give me your boss’ number. . . I’ll keep him cool for you
by leothelip on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with a name like leo the lip
i believe it!
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 21, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUGHEDABOUTIT!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Z
get this inning over with.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
by Blue W on Aug 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree - said that when I first heard the name
Then he hit those 3 HRs a week later – lol
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Aug 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone up in the pen?
"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 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And what's Z's pitch count?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
91, 51 for strikes
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by Trey2317 on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
91
"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 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Foul out to Lee
INNING OVER!
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
big out.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
score check?
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by bobby h on Aug 21, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3-1
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by iluvryno on Aug 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For some reason i get a bad feeling lou is gonna put howry in this ballgame at some point
"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 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Z will pitch the 7th
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 21, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Z: 91 pitches after 6.
Can he make it through the 8th?
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by Zeke on Aug 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hm, I would guess Lou is going to let him try.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
his spot in the order isn't up yet
I’d think he goes back out for the 7th at lease
by DWChaney on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scrappy single up the middle
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by wnielsen on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Riot base hit...
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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
riot
singles
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Inconceivable!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 21, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To right field right?
"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 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do not think
that means what you think it means…
by fajita on Aug 21, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not think that word
means what you think it means
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by iluvryno on Aug 21, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs