Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Pirates, Monday 8/25, 6:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 25, 2008 8:45 PM CDT
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How bout Howry
Although if he goes one more inning, he’s gonna give up at least 2 runs
They'll be here
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
Nope
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 25, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
wow,
but it is against the pirates, at this point though we’ll take any good outing from him
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
I just got home, and don't have the game on tv
but from the boxscore it looks like Kosuke may have found “it” again! Any analysis from those with CSN?
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
Hes been hittin the ball well to the other field, nice liners and grounders we saw earlier in the year
"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 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Career high RBI night
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
Ward is the only player to hit a ball into the Alleghenny
He it it in 2002 as a Pirate..
Only one to this day to land in the water over rt field wall.
great to see Edmonds, Lee, Fukudome, and Soriano have really great nights
and DeRosa and Ramirez helped too!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Woody's gonna throw the 9th left-handed
so we can see exactly how bad the Pirates really are
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
They are going to get good soon enough.
Watch
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 25, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
CUBS WIN!!!
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!
"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: .286 22 HR 62 RBI
FLY IT!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .286 22 HR 62 RBI
That is Awsome!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
He's Back!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions
MILTON MANIA
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
theres my guy!!
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Milton is GALVAN?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's go for a Jerome Williams, then a Daryle Ward, and then a Kerry Wood....
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
hell why don't we aim for the bob howry?
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Sounds good to me!
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
Fukudome is the Chevy player of the game
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
Hopefully he will get that BA over .280 by the end of the year
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 25, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
on TV, too
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
i love that :)
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Where are the others? Dan was here earlier.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
not sure
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes?
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
Perfect timing
Game ends just before parents’ time to visit my classroom…have one for me—night all
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Another one bites the dust!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 25, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
who is likely
next?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
3 teams tied
with 8 being the #
PGH, CIN, ATL
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta be Pirates or Reds...
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
Braves, Reds, Pirates
all 57-74 now.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 25, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I am going to love seeing this over the next month :)
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions
Plesac is a nub..
But he’s *our nub.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 25, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
big blue train, baby!
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
FUKUDOME'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!
"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: .286 22 HR 62 RBI
Twenty Seven
27 (twenty-seven) is the natural number following 26 and preceding 28. Twenty-seven is the Cubs magic number to clinch the division.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Dodgers lose 5-0 to Philly
Despite outhitting them 13-10. LA now under .500 for the year, and since getting Manny.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions
Thirteen hit shutout...
Impressive.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
THAT is some serious fail!
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
Did someone say fail?
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
no idea
i just love “fail” macros. they make me laugh.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
With three walks..
and a wild pitch. You really have to be trying not to score.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe
we’ll face the NL East Division champs, let Milwaukee and the DBacks eat each-other to pieces.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Right now, the Cubs would get the D-backs
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Some are worried, I want PAYBACK!
STARE BACK!
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
nah. just their park
the way standings are now the series would start at Wrigley.
And we’ve beaten Haren.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that sweep at home earlier in the year was a fluke...
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
how is it determined?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
best record gets wildcard unless they're in same division
otherwise its the lowest record among playoff teams…
I think.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Correct
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
You'd better start rooting
for a DBack win streak then.. they entered tonight 3½ behind the Mets.
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 25, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Lets let the entire league worry about playing the CUBS
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
+infinity....
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
Buster Olney on ESPN
keeps saying that Arizona is going to have more problems pitching to our line up than our pitchers will for theirs.
I think thats interesting to think about.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed.
That team is full of strikeout machines. Harden, and to a lesses extent Z and Demp, would eat up Mark Reynolds, Chris Young, Adam Dunn, Stephen Drew and Chris Snyder are all going to strike out over 100 times, if they haven’t by now already. Young has 133, Reynolds 163 and Dunn 133. Harden might break Woody’s record if he gets a shot against them.
Ned Coletti has crapped the bed
and he made the bed
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Oops, I crapped my pants!
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
no
because of the way we won yesterday.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
although the way they lost
definitely helped that feeling… plus when we knocked Karstens out in the 3rd.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I called it yesterday...PAYBACK for Karstens...
..I guess Lou got an updated scouting report.
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
poll was really stupid
bad karma.
hypothetical injuries? who thinks up this stuff? Someone’s kid as summer intern, no doubt.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
pleasac?
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
right before they cut out.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
what are you going on about??
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
oohh geez
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
And groundskeepers who call in sick!
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Cub highlights on
BBTN
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions
Alrighty, then....I'm out...
Sorry, folks, park’s closed…moose outside shoulda told ya!
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
Someone asked for this?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
blank space?
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Or this?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
violated?
what are you trying to post??
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
there are others, you know
the rest of the group shouldn’t feel left out. :D
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit....how about this?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I have no idea why this was kicked off of Photobucket...
I see more nudity on the soap operas for cryin out loud..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
you watch soap operas?
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really...
maybe a peek during a commercial of a Cubs game…:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Finish the Campy book?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Being home last week I didnt do any reading
I have about 80 pages left. I’ve learned so much not just about catching but about what life was like for him. I cant imagine playing a whole season and then barnstorming. I do have a lot of questions as I’ve been reading it.
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice...
I have it bookmarked now.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I can't imagine what she'll do
If they win the World Series
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 25, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I can
she’s gonna need her own site, tho.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 25, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
copy the link you want
and click the little green button and paste
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
i listened on gameday audio
and folded laundry. life is so exciting. :-P
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Galvan wasnt here....
I thought maybe you two were watching it together :) LOL
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 25, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
whatever
lol
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
i was listening… how did his swings look anyone?
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:47 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 25, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
good to know!
BTW i am really sorry i was so snappy w/ you last night. the whole “dlee needs rest” thing DID have merit, but it was brought up everyday for a while and had driven me nuts.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 25, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe Galvan likes his laundry ironed btw...
:D
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
That was fun
I caught the game between dinner with the mother-in-law and looking at wedding photos. good to see Fukudome get going again, and Jed.
It’s nice to be playing the Indianapolis Ind…er, Pittsburgh Pirates, too. Win tomorrow with Z and sweep on Wednesday.
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
Headline on ChicagoSports.com ...
Cubs Win Sixth Straight, Pound Pirates
The text of the article had, at one point in time, the same as the headline, 6 in a row. The body has since been fixed to say 3 in a row.
Oops.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Aug 25, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions
it happens
in their series preview earlier, they had Marmol down for 17 straight scoreless appearances.
who knew the nationals would win a 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
Is it just me..
or is the MSM gettting more sloppy all the time lately.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Starting pitching
The Cubs have a chance to have three starters (Lilly, Zambrano and Dempster) win 15 games and have ERAs under 4 (a bit of a stretch for Lilly but not impossible if he continues to pitch well his last six outings of the year). When is the last time the Cubs (or any team, for that matter) could post three starters with 15 wins and under 4 ERAs? A subject for research.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
I'll answer my own question
Last Cub team to have three starters with 15 wins or more and under 4 ERAs, was, fittingly, the 1989 division winning squad. Maddux had 19 wins, Bielecki had 18 and Sutcliffe had 16. The worst ERA of the three was Sutcliffe’s at 3.66. Maddux was at a sparkling 2.95.
Probably some other team did it between then and now, but I don’t have time to look.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
Those 90's Atlanta teams
Wow, here’s one for you. The ’93 one was impressive, and I think ’96 too.
1998 Braves Starting Five (apologies for the formatting)
ERA W L
SP Greg Maddux 2.22 18 9
SP *Tom Glavine 2.47 20 6
SP *Denny Neagle 3.55 16 11
SP Kevin Millwood 4.08 17 8
SP John Smoltz 2.90 17 3
Thanks
for doing that research. I should have thought of the 90’s Braves rotation. That 1998 starting five has to rank among the finest in history. Too bad Milwood couldn’t get his ERA down a little to keep it under four -then it would be one for the records!
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
Why not Marshall......
AFAIC……Cotts can go w/ Eyre and Howry to wherever they go…..
The best defense is a good offense
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