Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Nationals, Friday 8/22, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 22, 2008 4:00 PM CDT
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The "Comeback" Thread
"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."
Why does my gut say
Howry was involved
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 22, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Not yet...he just entered the game
"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."
someone help me with a math problem?
i thought 6-4 was only two runs down, but reading this board, it seems “insurmountable”…
Cause they're swinging at every pitch.
Saw a whole 9 pitches last inning.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Put Shark in Rotation
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
HA
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
hhhmmm
was it a really happy Nats fan?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
This thread has runs in it.
Trust me.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
wasn't that a hit
it was a softball slapshot to 3rd base
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
This game is a complete disgrace right now
what the fetch was that all about.
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Holy shit, the high powered Nationals....
"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
got back from work, turned on the game
and the 2nd batter I see is Harris. I immediately changed the channel, but if that doesn’t work I’m leaving my apt. again
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
Thanks for nothing, you ex-Sox turd!!
What an embarrassment.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Because he didn't make a wrong call that would have favored the Cubs?
That play wasn’t even close.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
man we look like s**t last couple innings
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."
leave it to Howry to turn a two run deficit
into a three run deficit
I need a drink....
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
The last two innings have to be the best the Nationals have played
since the last time they played the Cubs
think it has more to do with the Cubs playing like shit
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."
Anyone else think Howry isn't done giving up runs this inning?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, it happens so often
Cripes. Someone check the standings sometimes.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
No kidding
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Like hell
I know we can’t expect sweeps every time, I understand that. But we’re at home. In the last month we’ve lost 3 games that we weren’t even in offensively to teams that had no business beating us. I know that’s not much. But I don’t mind being held down by a decent team, we’ve lost to the Pirates, ’Stros and Reds, and now losing to the Nats.
This is a good team, and should not be giving up 6 run innings. We should not be losing games. Pirates, Astros, Reds, Nats in the last month. Swept none of them (Nats obviously excluded so far)
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 22, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
"i know we can't expect sweeps every time" . . .
but i expect a sweep every time.
is that pretty much what you’re saying?
the pink hat guy is my father
Sure sounds like it to me
Some people sound like they just started following baseball last month.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
well,
I’m out, folks. I’ll listen in the car. GO CUBS GO!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
Peace
"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
later
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Chicago Cubs,
You’re playing the Washington friggin’ Nationals.
Get it together.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
I think the Cubs have a 7 run 7th inning in them...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
this team - the Nats
just got off a 12 game losing streak.
I’m sure losing 12 in a row was not accident.
We can win this.
Prep period's over, back to work
Get your whuppin’ sticks out while I’m gone, Cubs
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Im
feeling one of those League leading 5+ run innings!
Who’s with me?!
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
These are games that good teams are supposed to win.
Lou better get pissed and wake these guys up!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
No, good teams are supposed to win
games lke yesterday’s.
Even bad teams win at least a third of their games, you know.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
To the worst team in baseball
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
Yep, happens to all of them
So this isn’t a good team, is that what you’re saying?
God, will the idiots ever go away??
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the only people who are idiots
are the ones that make assumptions then get mad over their own assumptions.
Ya feel me?
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
You're the idiot.
Namecalling jackass!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Falling behind brings out the nasty in some of us
"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."
You really are a vulgarian, aren't you?
Not to mention ignorant about baseball, evidently?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I know you are ignorant about baseball
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Yup.
And even bad teams beat good teams.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course they do
But I’d like to see them win this one. Is that a crime?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I think we'd all like to see that
but when you couch it the way you do, you’re opening yourself to ridicule.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, don't like to see the Cubs get embarrassed
especially at home, especially against the worst team in baseball.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I have an idea!!
SCORE RUNS AGAINST WEAKER PITCHING..
"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
You know Lannan isn't a "weak" pitcher
and four runs would have been enough to wn any of the Cubs’ last five games.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this cat got into some Viagra
he’s been in affection overdrive for three straight hours! Kid you not.
Onedec thinks so
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
we needed to have
one of the ladies flip over the thread for luck
or em’s cat
haha TRUE!
someone before the game started!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
come on Kosuke!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
THE CUP IS IN THE BUILDING!!!
That’s friggin’ sweet! We GOT this Cubbies!!!
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
He truly is a worthless hitter right now.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
But I'm sure
he remains a wonderful person.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
What is up with this Olay Sh!t Dorn
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
another weak AB by Dome
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."
nign on the audio
for a min, but thought better of it. I am sure the Oh Gods are flying
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
oops
that was supposed to be thought about signing on and it was in response to How’s Ron holding up?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Against a LHP though
If Dome wasn’t good enough to start against Lannan, why is he good enough to PH against him???
Maybe use Blanco, an actual RHB…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Actual RHB, yes
Actual hitter, not so much.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He's batting .293 and has been hot lately...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
That's great, but
his career record says he’s not a good hitter.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Shouldn't send your catcher on the bench up as a PH
"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."
Can we declare the experiment of giving Marquis extra rest a failure?
Althought he started out well, I don’t get why he seems to have a meltdown at some point in most game, no matter how much rest he has.
If someone could find an answer to that question, you’d be rich!!!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
No, we can't
Small sample size, he’s not been awful this second half, and he got to the fifth. If Cotts gets out of it, people are saying Marquis pitched great.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Very bad name for his pitcher!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
"Steven Shell"
if that isnt a good omen, I dont know what is…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions
How many times have we GO 5 today?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
meh?
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
grounded out to 3rd base...for the women reading this thread...and ben.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
On Seinfeld
when Kramer played Murphy Brown’s Secretary, his name was Steven Snell
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
sori FO 8
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply actions
well, that was fun to listen to on the drive hom
at least i can have a beer now
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
how's the new TV?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Has a hole in it from his fist
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
still in the box
it just arrived this morning, so i’ve gotta hook everything up tonight or tomorrow morning.
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
All right
scrappy hit up the middle
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
THERE WE GO RIOT!
little bingo! 1b, cedeno scored!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
Here comes Lee
With his newfound ability to hit the ball in the air
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
2 out runs
Lets do this Cubbies!
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
Good point by Pat that their closer is most likely not available,
as he pitched 2 innings yesterday.
Hey, it's a new century!
Chris Chelios
Former Badger
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
haha "The hockey guy"
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Has he had a 2 home run game this year?
Don’t remember one which means, he’s DUE!!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
crap!
for got it is opposite day. should have been like, “no way Lee hits another homerun, that first one was a fluke!”
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes!
That makes up for stupid Howry
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Anything
for a shot of jack right now
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
+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
TWSS
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey-O
That’s Nasty (Eric Youngs voice)
"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
Got 1 back. Hold them, keep chipping away.
that sounds weird when talking about a Nationals 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
Playoff mindset
is good to have even when playing the Nationals
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
You expect 100% intensity every day for the next month?
You’re going to be disappointed.
Human nature doesn’t work that way.
Besides, you don’t think they WANT to win??
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
WTF ARE YOU PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
JESUS CHRIST! Im saying that is a playoff mindset and it isnt a bad thing to try and rely on your bullpen right now cause there will be alot of close games in the playoffs. I wish you people would hop off every comment made. Some people get mad at the cubs when they are losing and some people get mad at other cubs fans when they are losing….
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
When you have no perspective
Don’t be surprised to be jumped on.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
can't win every game
but it’d sure be nice to beat the NL’s worst team.
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
not watching the game
so, how pathetic was D. Lee’s AB?
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
he missed two very hittable fastballs
not his best.
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
Not very good
missed two fat pitches….
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Aug 22, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
You're just a big ol' ray of sunshine, aren't you?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's try something new
and prevent the Nats vaunted offense from scoring the rest of the game.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Someone explain to me how the hell it is possible
to lose to this piece of crap, AA, Ball Club?
I think our only hope right now is getting one one for Soto.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions
The game's still going on!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Only need 2 runs in the next two innings to tie...
Hold them here and work on their bullpen.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
How are the cubs losing this game?
It’s the freakin Washington Nationals, for cryin’ out loud…..
Can we get off marquis?
He gave up 4 ER, thats not horrible
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 22, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
No
4-0 lead – you throw strikes
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Marquis sucks period
He is a brainless pitcher and can’t be trusted.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
It may not be horrible
But I myself am getting kind of tired of people apologizing for Marquis just because it wasn’t “horrible” or didn’t completely implode and give up 12 runs or something absurd. Is he a 5th starter? Yeah, and he’s probably better than the majority of those out there, but for a a club with the best record in baseball his performance lately has been pretty much crap.
Um.
4/5.1*9 = 7.06 ERA
How badly does he have to pitch before I can say bad things about him? Does he have to give up four earned runs AND assasinate the president? Seriously!
real...negative
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
This is embarrassing
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
Even the literally worst team
can have a good day. Too bad it’s against the Cubs. There is still time though.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
As I Said Before, if the Cubs Lose this Game >>>>
I am going to run down to the beach, rip off my clothes, put on a dirty loincloth, pound the sand, and scream,
“YOU MANIACS!!! YOU BLEW IT!!! YOU REALLY DID IT!!! DAMN YOU, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!!”
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 22, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions
Wow
I’ll probably end up spending an extra $5 at the bar…
"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
Wish I were in Chicago... :-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Hide the women and children!
You wouldn’t want to scare them!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn dirty apes
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Gut Check Time Boys
"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
Manny without the talent,
just a baseball slob with marginal talent.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nats winning pct going in -- .352
Last I checked, .352 > .000
They are professionals, too.
And, the game is not over yet.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions
He sounds like he wants to cry.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Ron's ok
the grand slam put him into stunned silence.
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 think everyone will be okay
Seeing the Nats put up a 6 spot in an inning is like a knee to the groin. It takes a little time to recover.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
FO 7
Nice catch from Soriano on a tough play moving away from him. Cute hop too.
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
SORI!!!
Nice catch…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions
Soriano
with the stellar Defense!
Thats gotta be enough to get this team pumped up to score some runs!
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
Unbelievable!
Now, we turn it around and thump them!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
IBB anybody on the Nats is embarrassing.
It just shouldn’t happen.
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
They should have with the bases loaded?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
ah, there ya go
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
You've got to be kidding me!
This is WILLIE HARRIS!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Sori makes the selfish catch
Clearly made it look harder than it really was.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions
Very selfish. Didn't even dive to give the fans something to cheer at...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Lets go Double Play Ball....
"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
Effective bullpen today
Get it out of your system
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Unreal.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions
son of a......
ok, even I am having trouble making lemonade out of this game now
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Alright
im going drinking, peace guys! Lets get them tomorow!
THE WAVE
to remind us how fans of other teams can win games, despite not caring about whats going on at all. -Rudey
DAMN YOU BASEBALL GODS..
wtf is going on with this team this afternoon
it’s like they got imposters about the 6th inning in there in Cubs unis
OK, that's it
I’m out of here. Have a good night.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Kind of ironic
that Lou praised the bullpen on Dan Patrick this morning and they’ve given up 6 runs today.
Good thing it’s one game – plenty more to play – win the series and that’s all that matters.
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
exactly.
One game doth not make a season.
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
Go Pirates....
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
Hopefully this is a wakeup call
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Wakeup call for what?
So the Cubs can improve upon their 7-2 record in their last nine games?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe that giving Marquis extra rest hasn't worked?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
any pitcher might end up off his game when his batters only
give him 4 pitches of rest. Marquis had one bad inning.
Is the sky falling in Chicago? I can’t tell from out here in LA.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
You'd sure think it from some comments today
Fortunately, most of the people here know baseball/have perspective..
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
"Hasn't" meaning ... what?
I’ll take him as my No. 5 starter, thanks.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
It seems like DeRo found Waveland 10 hours ago...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Wowza
Bullpen didn’t show up today. Get em tomorrow
"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
awful
just f-ing awful. nobody showed up today
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
tomorrow?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Round of beers on me!
"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
They must be stunned.
I’m rather peeved we gave up a grand slam to WILLIE HARRIS! Maybe we should stop walking the Nats? Just a suggestion.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
you could make an argument
that Washington was due for something like this. Regroup, win tomorrow and Sunday.
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 hope so!
Don’t forget this fact: They don’t give out trophies for being in first on Sept 1st.
The Cubs can take no team lightly, I’m sure Lou will remind them of that.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
and the Cubs bullpen
has been so good of late, one of these types of games happens. gotta let it go like water of a duck’s back, unless it happens again tomorrow and Sunday.
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
A 10 spot to the Nationals; and they may not be done....
There’s still a duck out there…
Of all the loses this year
I think this is the one I hate the most….
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
How about the 3-run ninth the Brewers hung on Woody?
Or the one the Cards did?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Cards game was the worst of the year
for me, anyways.
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
At least those were better teams..
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Aug 22, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The worst loss for me
is always the most recent. Winning always cleans the slate for me.
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 22, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
These guys are doing this on about 3 hours of sleep.
It usually catches up to you on the second day, though…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Well, that might make watching the game worthwhile,
but I’m at work and listening to Pat and Ron.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 22, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That catch was Scrapptastic.
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
At least The Riot cares
Oh yeah all you Theriot haters…suck it! (I’m looking at you mambochicken23)
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions
Suck it Trebek
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take Jap anus relations for a $100
That is Japan US relations
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
settle down folks...
the Cubbies have the best record in the MLB right now…. that’s based on a PERCENTAGE…. nobody wins every game and i just think all this freaking out about a specific game (any game at this point) is not necessary or helpful….
chill out…
GoCubsGo
We are getting killed by the Nats.
YOU SETTLE DOWN!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
NO! NEVER! THE DREAM IS SHATTERED!
OMG, WTF, ROFL, LOL, YMMV
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
ooo
indeed, haven’t been there in a while. Love it!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't hate Ryan Theriot.
I just hate people who persist in asserting that everyone MUST think he’s good at baseball.
I will take a loss
When Jason Marquis takes the hill against the Nationals. I will not feel as good if Harden takes the mound and we lose. It’s are #5. We will get them tomorrow.
"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
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: I've decided to treat myself to a movie at the theatre tonight.
Any suggestions?
Hey, it's a new century!
Rally Time
"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
there's a 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
DOUBLE???
WTF is Reeed thinking?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice Johnson!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
don't do it....please...he's just trying too hard.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Obvious, but
TWSS
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Marquis
shouldn’t start another game for the Cubs. Marshall is rotting in the pen. He deserves Marquis’ spot in the rotation.
agreed, 100%.
Also, Lilly is no longer allowed to pitch past the 5th inning. He falls apart after that.
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
MARQUIS DIDNT PITCH HORRIBLE
Every pitcher out there has been lit up. Gaudin has given up 3, Cotts 2, Bob Howry 1, and Jason Marquis 4. Why is everyone jumping on him for pitching horrible. Hes been doing good.
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 22, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell was that AB about?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:42 PM CDT reply actions
the series?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd say
your taking a stab at the reverse psychology thing…
"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 the fat
probably wouldn’t be good for the grass
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
Cheering myself up
by listening to Let Me Clear My Throat- DJ Kool
One of my favorite Jock Jams songs
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
I blame the corrupt IOC for this game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:49 PM CDT reply actions
None of those Gnats players are 16 yrs. old!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Aug 22, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Time to get the party back on track people!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
hey, don't blame me
i’m drinking.
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
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
That Dude is so COOL!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
grandma?
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
Some quick perspective
The majority of BCBers figured the Cubs would go 5-1 or 4-2 on this homestand. Looking at the pitching matchups, this would probably be the most likely game we all figured the Cubs may lose.
So, the Cubs have their two hottest pitchers (Dempster and Harden) throwing the next two games. Win those, win both series and go 4-2, just as lots of us thought.
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
great point
I just think we’re all pissed/shocked at how quickly this game turned around
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
understandable
i’m just trying to keep everything from devolving into pissed off posts in which folks start yelling at one another.
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
SHUT UP!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
great point
just sucks to lose to this horrible team. one of the worst in a long time!
we’ll get them tomorrow….
great comment
it was just a shocker to see how fast this one went in the pooper. but it’s done now and tomorrow the cubs should win. and then they should win again the next day. and with that, they would win the series. so that’s what i have planned in my tiny pea pod of a mind.
That's gonna knock some change out of his coin-purse!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:50 PM CDT reply actions
TWSS
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
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
think about 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
I think it's a sturdy one
go ahead……
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
True
but it’s a sexually-charged joke to begin with. TWSS only works on unintentional innuendo.
Class dismissed.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
TWHS???
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Couldn't help myself
I’m bored, this game is killin me
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
So not diggin the
bad facial hair the players are sportin. Looks like Chip and Dale attacked Chad’s face and got stuck
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Belly-YARD!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:52 PM CDT reply actions
This sucks!
11 runs to this piece of crap team?
WTF?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:52 PM CDT reply actions
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
No anal fissures
This is excruciating
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
No anal fissures hurt
This is excruciating
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you fart?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
At least they
are all getting it out of their system today instead of taking turns and ruining several games.
Precisely.
When we look back at this season, this one will stand out like a sore thumb. But you know what? It’s just one.
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
LOL?
WOW…I give.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
We
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
've got them right where we want them!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Willie Harris??!
Check that douche for roids!
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
this sucks so bad... the worst game of the season
Can’t remember the one a couple of weeks ago but it’s worse than that one
It's not that bad anymore...
it’s actually getting kinda funny now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
You know it's a bad game
When Bob Howry gives the fewest runs of any of your pitchers…
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Well, now Gaudin is used up and broken
This is where Howry should be in the game! Bad moves.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Well, no more visiting the Nationals SB site and wishing them luck.
i blame myself for this debacle.
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
Roll Call...just to see who is left here!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 4:57 PM CDT reply actions
At work.
Literally nothing better to do.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO START?
j/k
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i'm here.
with my best friend, beer.
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 need to go check in on that friend.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
i might have his friend tequilla over soon
i’m not sure yet. he’s a rowdy house guest.
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
Tucson, AZ
still here. Why I don’t know but I am.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 22, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't break my heart...
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm here
and I sense a rally coming….
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
here til the end
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I left....
too morbid in here..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
How much has Gaudin's ERA gone up?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 4:57 PM CDT reply actions
Let's see, checking that playoff roster..
Marquis ah, nope
Gaudin moves onto the bubble
Cotts moves down a slot or two
howry stays down near the bottom
What a lame performance by the pitching staff. Lou’s gotta blow a gasket after this one.
Sure, and if Z only goes 5 next time, he's out, too!
Cripes, it’s one game.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, yeah
It’s not the loss — it’s the severity of the loss. I think a little acrimony is understandable!
A little perspective is ok, too
I’m pissed, sure. The Brewers beat the Nats at will a couple of weeks ago, and this game seemed to be in hand.
But the ledge jumping is astounding. You’d think it was 2006 by some of the comments on here.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree re: perspective
And if we bounce back tomorrow, no biggie.
I just worry that this will be the start of something bad.
Only because your a Cubs fan
And you’ve seen it before.
This isn’t going to be the last game they lose this year, though. There will even be at least one or two that they should win but don’t.
Having said that, I still think they’re going to win at least 18 more games this year — probably more.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs ...
More than any other team, can start spiraling when something bad happens. That’s why this game worries me.
Don't worry
Tomorrow will be better
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
From your mouth
to God’s ears. I hope you’re right.
Yeah, ask Mets fans last year
Since you follow the Cubs, you think other teams don’t tank. It happens.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 22, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Look, I am not that serious
Just venting. But we really did play down to the level of the competition bigtime today. Especially the pirching. When you’re up 4 to the worst team in baseball, you should put them away, not walk them back into the game.
That said, yeah it’s one game, and hopefully we got all the suckage out today.
Venting is cool
Keep in mind, though — we’re all disappointed/pissed/upset or something like that. No issues with expressingt hat. But sometimes (and I’m not calling you out), fans on these threads sound like Randy Quaid in Major League 2 when the Cubs are losing — and while it might be cathartic to type it, it isn’t to read it.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Point taken
And from a club point of view, it’s prolly not a bad thing to get whomped like this on a day when the staff kinda mails it in. Nats or no, this is the majors, after all.
here's hoping
Willie Harris isn’t the next Victor Diaz …
It's Gobbler!
(prays someone here has seen Extras)
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
TWHS
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
10000 points for this one
good stuff
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I say go get her
favorite take-out and break the news to her after she is relaxed, but not with a full mouth of food. There is a choking hazzard involved in breaking this kind of news no matter how you do it.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinking of a snowman...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
you might see one.
hell would freeze over when the Nats score 13 runs in one 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
I was at the game where the Cardinals beat us 12-3
But losing 13-5 to Washington is unreal.
+1
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
good thing i missed that STL game
thank goodness i got married that day…
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
ouch
even the cardinals’ fan at the reception who tried rubbing it in my face that day couldn’t say much. she knows who is better.
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
Went with a friend ...
who is a Cards fan. Nuff said.
almost snapped
when she started to say something. then i remembered it was my wedding and she was a cardinals fan. i figured i’m a much happier person than her.
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
going to his wedding?
or going to the game?
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 22, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The clunker against the O's wasn't so much fun, either
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Losing 2-1
a few days ago bothers me more than this one.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
Yeah, sometimes the other team is just better on a given day
But that one could easily have been different.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember when this was a baseball game?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 5:00 PM CDT reply actions
At least we blocked the second extra point... :-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
perhaps 4 runs
is never enough for the cubs to coast on
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 22, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
but a five 5 pitch inning is a sign
of coasting
Denied
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
That first game against the White Sux at their place...
…was the most painful for me – too much of a total beatdown.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
I'm done with this game.
Dear Cubs,
Please don’t suck this much ever again,
Sincerely,
Every Cubs Fan.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions
Yes
I can see it now. We switch over to Fun Run rules. Great game from highschool PE. Could have like 6 people on each base.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
If he hits a GS one-handed
that counts double.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Could someone, anyone, please explain Lou's infatuation with Fontenot????
Please let Sori hit!!!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
What should Lou ...
have done in that instance instead?
Let the $136M man bat???
You know, the guy who has already homered twice against Colome…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Yeah, sorry
Didn’t read your whole post. My bad.
Maybe Lou plays Strat-O-Matic
And was afraid Sori would roll the injury on his card, thus being out for the series.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
that may cause Ron to stroke out!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Riot's OPS is only .762.
I would have thought it would be better with a .314 BA…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I've never been able to figure it out
Is OPS onbase plus slugging percentage?
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 22, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
what is below average – average – above average for OPS? It seems like an important stat
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 22, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Well,
His OPS+ is 100 (before today’s game), so .762 is about average. You would probably look for at least .775 from SSs, .790 from 2B and CF, .800 from 3B and RF, .850+ from no-leather guys.
To compare, DeRo (who is just as good of a SS, IMO) is at .846. 80 points is a boatload in OPS.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
granted
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
seconded
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
See ya all later
Time to go watch my high school football team get trashed tonight too…..
fail
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
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"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Not true -- he's still not last
So, fail fail failed!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well played!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
slap happy-itis has spread!
ok, for real going now
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
see ya!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 22, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
at least
This one won’t hurt us in the close-game record department.
Glad I didn't pay ...
to see that atrocity. And I wouldn’t want to be asking Lou anything in the press conference …
Glad I had a busy work day today....
Wow…..
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
Aaron Boone and Willie Harris? As Borat would say......
WHHHAAAAATTTTT?
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
Well...
Unless we win the next two, we will have a losing record against the worst team in baseball…
Amazing stuff…simply amazing. Got to love the quirks of baseball.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
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