Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Tuesday 8/26, 6:05 CT
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 3:30 PM CDT
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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, Aug 26, 2008 6:05 PM CDT
There's only one bit of info I want to share up here today. If the Cubs win tonight, they will have won the series, and thus 10 straight series, for the first time since '07.
NINETEEN-O-SEVEN.
Making history every day. This is the best Cub team in my lifetime, and maybe a lifetime before that. Savor every moment.
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Ian Snell threw well in his last start. To which I say, "Good for him." Snell's ERA has been over 6 for much of the last month; he's 1-5, 6.31 lifetime vs. the Cubs, including this game on August 3 at Wrigley Field, (a rematch of a game vs. Z) where he allowed seven hits and three walks over four innings. The Cubs won the game after Snell was gone. Alfonso Soriano is 7-for-15 (3 HR) vs. Snell; Jim Edmonds and Ronny Cedeno have both homered off him and even Z is 2-for 4, including a RBI double in the 8/3 game.
As for Z, he seems back on track after his last outing. He's 6-1, 3.47 in 11 career starts at PNC Park, including this May 23 game, which, oddly, had the same score as last night's. Jason Bay used to hit Z real well, but he's with the Red Sox now. The only current Pirate who has homered off Z is Brandon Moss, who did so in that August 3 game, the only run Z allowed that day.
Today's game is on WGN and FSN Pittsburgh, so it should be available nationally via EI. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Once again, a reminder that you can find the overflow comment threads, including the first pitch thread, on the right sidebar of both the front page and any interior page in the box headed "RECENT STORIES IN GAME THREADS". Today's first pitch thread posts at 6 pm CT, and the overflow comment threads will post at 7 pm, 8 pm and 8:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Come on Big Z!
Get it done on the mound and at the plate!!! Go Cubs!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 26, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You didn't say FIRST!
+1, good sir.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a really good feeling about the game today
Not to mention I have a bad feeling about tomorrow’s game, so a win tonight would be real nice.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Aug 26, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why do you have a bad feeling about tomorrow?
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 26, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why indeed?
Just because Marquis is going?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I have wanted to have Marquis' back, but he wilts under pressure way too much for my liking
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Aug 26, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh. Marquis gets a bum rap I think.
33-23 over the last 2 years when he starts. Every team would like that from its 5th starter.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is exactly what we need from a 5 starter
Still frustrates me to watch him pitch. When guys get on base he gets so scared of the strike zone that it ends up hurting him more.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Aug 26, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Run support plays into that, too
See: Steve Tracshel, circa 2006
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 26, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you suggesting that the Pirates lineup
is “pressure”?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 26, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 26, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell is tomorrow's game at 11:35 CT?
Seriously. They can’t even fill up 1/4 of the ballpark in Pittsburgh on a Saturday night… yet, they want to schedule a 12:35 ET start on a Wednesday afternoon in late August?
What the hell were they thinking? There MIGHT be 8,000 people there, all wearing Cubbie Blue.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Aug 26, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
becoming a tradition for get-away day in the mid-week
Banker’s day, BTW looking at the financial report there will be many banker holiday’s for bankers.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getaway day.
Would you prefer the Cubs got back to Chicago at midnight on Thursday?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 26, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thursday's game is a night game. They could have played Wednesday's hame at night.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 26, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We play a night game Thursday anyway
So… look at it this way. We have to play tonight, finish our game around 10:00 ET, and then have to be at the park early in the morning to get ready for tomorrow’s super early start.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Aug 26, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
12:35 isn't THAT early!
They won’t take BP tomorrow; I suspect they’ll all arrive at the park around 10 am ET. Hardly “super early”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not all of us go to work at 4 am...
but 1:35 isn’t too bad.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 26, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
11:35
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 26, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. That's way to early for the turnstyles in PNC to work.
They had a lousy 14,500 last night. Let’s see what they get on a Wed afternoon at 12:35 for a team that’s 24 games out of 1st place.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Aug 26, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction.
They’ll draw their largest crowd of the series tomorrow. Weather’s supposed to be nice and often those “businessman’s special” games draw well.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ones who aren't Cub fans will either be
too old or too young to know what the hell is going on.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 26, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because an 11:35 central start is a 5:35 start for me
AKA, hallelujah!!!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
I don’t mind the starting time either, because I’ll be able to enjoy the entire game (and the game thread) from cube at work. Hoo hoo!
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides,
afternoon games allow for the chance for businessmen specials on tickets, etc. and maybe even get a few straggling kids out that might not of started school yet
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm bummed
because I’ve a 2 pm hair appointment (Lou’s stylist!— as if his hair is stylin’) and unless Z’s scorchingly hot tomorrow I’m going to miss the last hour. Feh.
by Emelie on Aug 26, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 pm?
Game should be over by 2 pm.
Z’s pitching today, not tomorrow.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquis
pitching tomorrow.
Which means
Dempster
Harden
Lilly
Zambrano
for the Philly series
MUY BUENO!
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
finally looking ahead aren't you now?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canning still in the running, according to AP...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3554581
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Aug 26, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wrong
As pointed out in the fanpost, that article doesn’t say he’s one of the 5, just that he was one of the original 9 that had approved books. The article doesn’t say anything new at all.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not necessarily.
The article says:
Major League Baseball in June sent out financial books on the three properties to nine preapproved bidders.
The list reportedly included a group headed by John Canning, chairman of private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; and the family of online brokerage Ameritrade’s founder, Joe Ricketts.
People familiar with the process — who declined to be named because of confidentiality agreements — told The Associated Press after the deadline for initial bids passed July 18 that Tribune had narrowed the field to five.
Now, that implies that Canning was part of the ORIGINAL nine, but it doesn’t specifically say he’s part of the remaining list.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Selig could pull an end-around
and put Canning with another group to increase the overall bid.
In a new ownership group, Canning could still be the head, and Selig would still get his friend ownership of the Cubs.
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 26, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm tired.
Long day at work, and I was even late to my own surprise promotion party which made me look good to the leadership.
My kingdom to wake up in the morning to a Cubs win, and Damnyankee/Brewer/Cardinal loss.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey youve got an excuse
Some should have got you there on time. I’ve had that job before. Trying to guide someone without letting on :)
by Stan Cox on Aug 26, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's get up big and early again
it makes for a much enjoyable dinner
and what is this? a night game on wgn? dsm rejoice!!!
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know an actually WGN night game....
remember when ALL the games were on WGN. Now I need MLB package which I can’t get because of “line of sight” issues with Direct TV, and so on and so on. No one cares.
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 26, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude i know!
my apartment doesn’t face south, so i can’t get direct tv either! mlb.tv has been terrible lately and i’m just going to cancel it
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why oh Why can my cable company not offer a freaking MLB package?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 26, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not only does mine not offer the mlb package
i had to go all football season without my beloved hawkeyes, bc they don’t care the big ten network either
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you'll know that Cable is the only communications type deal that prices are actually rising!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 26, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know that?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this just keeps making me more and more mad
3 2 1, 1 2 3, what the heck is bothering me
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take it easy big guy.
+1 for a ’Family Matters" reference
by iCub on Aug 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I despice the big ten network
"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 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
despice?
does that mean you take their spices away? :)
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
These comments
aren’t cutting the mustard
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awaiting the buyout by Cumin.
Sorry, that’s Cuban.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they did it very Ginger(ly)..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Aug 26, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you guys...
…are a bunch of dillweeds.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad there isn't a post-season in College Football.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And SF Giants great, Willie Mace
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 26, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
despise
I use to be able to watch badger basketball every Wednesday they’d pre-emp cbs programmin and but on the Badger games…… now with big ten network. no more.
"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 26, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
put***
"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 26, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like BTN
because I do get to see all the Hawkeye games.
by sue369 on Aug 26, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that always such a good thing though?
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure it is.
Just like the Cubs I take the good and the bad with my Hawkeyes.
by sue369 on Aug 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for you, Sue!
I’m the same way, but last year was pretty trying.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but you live in Iowa, sue
You’d get all the Iowa games anyway, wouldn’t you?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 26, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...and say hi to Goober for us too!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you know sign language?
If not guess what sign I’m giving you right now. :D
by sue369 on Aug 26, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know I couldn't help quoting MDBNIU....
just like old times!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The National League sucks!
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stop sign?
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy there, Shecky Green.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you drunk again, SWL
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 26, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how we like him best
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Aug 26, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
split personality disorder, eh?
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny...I don't drink...I'm pretty much like this all the time.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i loved when we had it
Gotta love Gene Keady.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The reason the Big Ten Network doesn't work...
…is because outside of football and men’s basketball, there’s nothing to watch. And I’m still paying for the crappy, crappy, programming. It’s a landmark in that a college conference has its own network, and for me – a UW alum that lives in the heart of Big 12 country – I love going to my local bar and watching the Badgers whup the likes of Akron Zips (!), but it’s not a perfect system.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my apt complex we cant get dish etc
it’s charter or nothing. I opt for the nothing
"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 26, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a Hawk fan who went to every game last year
You didn’t miss anything.
I don’t think you’ll miss much this year either.
by salparadise23 on Aug 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just like the cubs
the homer in me believes every year we’ll be good…..and i truly do this year
my head says 8-4, my heart says 9-3
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think 6-6
They lost another RB today.
by salparadise23 on Aug 26, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh god
i didn’t hear, what happened?
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably a felony.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 26, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You won't miss much...
…Iowa will be looking up at Northwestern in the Big Ten standings, just like the rest of the Big Ten….
by Chadnudj on Aug 26, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think someone's trying to read upside down again...
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or someone knows...
…that Northwestern is, again, being overlooked by the media, despite having one of the best offenses in the Big Ten, returning senior leadership, and having made tremendous upgrades in its coordinators and incoming classes.
I’ll post an OT post on this soon, but all of you Cubs fans in Chicago REALLY should jump on the Northwestern bandwagon. I’m predicting 8-4 as the WORST they’ll do this year.
by Chadnudj on Aug 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
laugh...
…able
the hawkeyes shouldn’t be good, but the big ten is down BIG TIME this year and all of our tough games are at home and our easy ones are on the road
you heard it here first , 9-3
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's down?
Michigan, arguably. Indiana possibly (although that’s assuming that Hardy is a huge absence). Illinois maybe (on the Mendenhall loss impacting them). And Iowa will maybe tread water (no running back, spotty QB).
Everyone else is better. MSU, Minnesota (hard to be worse than last year), Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, probably Purdue. I’m telling you, the Big Ten will be tough this year…..but Northwestern will be toughest.
by Chadnudj on Aug 26, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how can you call him a spotty qb?
when he was a first year quarterback with one legit wr last year….c’mon
northwestern is garbage like every other year
by cubswynn on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, really?
Garbage that has won more Big Ten football championships since 1993 (when Penn State joined) than any other team save Michigan and Ohio State (NU is tied with Wisconsin at 3 titles in that time — oh yeah, Iowa only has 2)?
Garbage that has a .500 or better record against 6 of the other 10 conference teams since 1995? (Only OSU, Michigan, Penn State, and Purdue have a winning record against NU in that time period. NU is up on Iowa 6-5 in that period).
Garbage that is tied with Penn State for the sixth best record in conference play over the past 5 years at 19-21 (ahead of Minnesota, Michigan State, Indiana, and Illinois)?
Or the garbage that is going into Kinnick on September 27th and will run rampant over the punchless, directionless Hawkeyes?
Cause I like all that garbage.
by Chadnudj on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Unfortunately, you’re trying to use logic with a Hawkeyes fan.
27/27/23
by Born Again Cubs Fan on Aug 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
You’re right. I should have remembered that all the beatings at the hands of Iowa State left them brain damaged….
….wait, you’re saying Hawkeyes fans have ALWAYS been like that?
by Chadnudj on Aug 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Cyclones!!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Aug 26, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I don’t really dislike NW, but I don’t really care for them, either. As a Badger, I worry more about the other big guns in the conference. I think the Badgers break out this year (finally, again…) and get a Rose Bowl berth.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 26, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope so also :)
"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 26, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't really worry about what NW fans say
When they can fill their own stadium, then I’ll treat them like a real team
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 26, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indiana probably
Though they’ve loaded up on I-AA opponents this year. Don’t forget their head coach couldn’t hack it at Ball State, so I’ll be surprised if he can actually keep IU good.
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 26, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the NFL package
stupid directtv. stupid trees in the way of my line of sight.
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 26, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thursday night, too!
Good week.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
penetrating deeper into that subject
I wonder how many lucky wins were notched when some got up with an early lead?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Al, I believe
if the Cubs win this series against the Pirates it will be 9 in a row not 10. The series string started against Milwaukee. They split witht Florida right before that.
by cubdreamer on Aug 26, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Correct
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 26, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
I read something about this in the Tribune today… must have mixed up the numbers.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What!?
I emailed my brother and nephews this information and now I have to email them correcting the error. My credibility will be ruined! We need more accurate reporting here!
SARCASM alert!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Use this
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Er oops
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
way to be.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're not blinking in unison.
My OCD might drive me crazy.
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are on my screen
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, sweet sanity.
All is well.
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I call BS
no way a thread like this refreshes that fast. :P
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I work for the 4th largest health insurance company in the world
and my pages don’t refresh that fast!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know what to say my friend.
I’ve never had any problems on this site here at work. Trying to load videos is another thing entirely…
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Use this
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
that is golden.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are for me.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 26, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fill my eyes...
…with that double vision.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs 12-3 against Pitt with 2 games left on the schedule
Cubs are .610 against the Central (.545 without Pittsburgh) for a while before Pirates white flagged this year and their roster they were .500 outside of playing the Cubs.
Cubs lead with 713 runs scored (to 647 NYM in the NL)
Cubs lead with 529 with least runs allowed to the LAD 532
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They split WITH Florida right
before that. Sorry about the mispelling.
by cubdreamer on Aug 26, 2008 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Still correct
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 26, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they split a 4 game set at Wrigley
before the Milwaukee Massacre
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 26, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they split
a four game series in Wrigley before that (right before the brewers series)
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 26, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a rumor going around...
that the Cubs won 2 games of a 4 game series against the Florida Marlins at Wrigley Field in July, but I don’t have a link to prove it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw all four of those games!
They did split that series.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so...
what are we trying to say here???
by daily2b on Aug 26, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Marlins
took one game and then another game, and the Cubs took the remainder.
Or maybe it was the other way around.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me explain..
no, there’s too much. Let me sum up. The Cubs split a 4 game series with the Marlins in July.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mawage….
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After a scare
I found out I’m all set to close on my new home Thursday, my two dogs are all washed up, I’m packed, and I should hopefully have dinner made. I should have no problems enjoying tonights game stress free. Can’t wait.
by Craig in South Bend on Aug 26, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
congratulations
I’m trying to buy a place myself and had an interesting time with the home inspection last night.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on Aug 26, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is the alpha and the omega.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't a must win
but it sure is a “would be darn nice” to win.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like every game
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 26, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could live
with a 162-0 regular season record.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as we won the World Series
unlike some other undefeated chokers.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
like WHO?
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That one team from
out east that that Brady kid plays for
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never heard of them
does ESPN cover them?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah. they need to lose a few just to get the added pressure off 'em
I’m more than happy with a 110-52 record.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SOUNDS POSSIBLE...
OF COURSE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO WIN, LITERALLY, EVERY GAME!!!
by daily2b on Aug 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dunno
why are we yellon?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good someone else laughed too
i thought it was kinda funny.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also 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 26, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
apparently
I type out loud…Does that count?
by daily2b on Aug 26, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOUD NOISES!!!
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I CAN'T CONTROL THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE!!!
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a side-effect of the unfreezing process
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 26, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs clinched last night
As mentioned on WGN radio this morning: With their 81st win, the Cubs clinched a winning season last night.
woo hoo!
"I have not failed. I have merely identified seven hundred twenty three ideas that didn't work"
by redivycubs on Aug 26, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone else for the low-bar
w00t? :P
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, they don't clinch a winning season till they win their 82nd.
Hopefully, tonight.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: very happy w/ myself
just cleaned my nikes, came out like brand new :)
by daily2b on Aug 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
your corporate logos?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 26, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the little things, isn't it?
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al,
what’s this I hear about Jim Edmonds not hustling out of the box on his triple last night? He stood there and admired it. The only reason he got the triple was because of the carom. He should have had an inside the park home run. Everyone would have ripped Soriano for that and I don’t get the bias. Edmonds gets way too much of a free pass around here.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see him loaf out of the box last night
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me neither.
Plus, nobody’s expecting Old Man Ballgame to pull an inside-the-parker.
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
I forgot to use the sarcasm sign.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was totally huffing
and puffing…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also he slide into 3b
isn’t a dirty uniform the sign of hustle and scrap?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he were hustling,
he wouldn’t have had to slide.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a torn uniform.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
by BMoney79 on Aug 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The mark of a true badass.
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was watching the game
and I didn’t see that. He is 38 years old – maybe he just looked like he was doggin’ it cuz he’s old and slow. Aside from that, I dunno what else he has done that he needs to be called on. I’m not getting the “too much of a free pass around here” comment.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
by BMoney79 on Aug 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was sarcasm
in reference to other threads in which people have called out Al for not balancing his “hustle” criticism.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As noted above...
… you forgot the sarcasm sign. So here it is:
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 26, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
many thanks :)
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right click on it...
…then select “Properties” then cut and paste the link into a new browser tab then save it to your favorites. Bing bam boom.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ted Lilly: Mayor of Shutdown Station
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"even Achilles had a little problem with his heel"
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 26, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats one of my favorite sites
they’re hilarious.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never seen it 'fore today.
Cheers.
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no problem
:-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are some good games on tonight.
Mets/ Phillies, Yanks/Red Sox and of course Cards/ Brewers. Go Cards!
by Rick B on Aug 26, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll probably shed a tear
watching the Yanks and Red Sox tonight. Good, and bad, memories of that rivalry in that stadium.
by Craig in South Bend on Aug 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll crack open a beer
And shed a tear at the countdown of games left in the stadium….
… because the number isn’t already at 0.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WGN in New York?
anybody know what channel WGN or its equivalent is in the new york market? i’m dying here without our boys!
by Funky Butt Lovin'! on Aug 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well
When I lived in New York, back in the 70’s and 80s, channel 9 was WGN. Is it no longer the case?
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heading home to watch the game
in all its WGN glory. Enjoy the thread, folks.
Go Cubs Go!
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 26, 2008 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bye!!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineups posted
Fonzie
Riot
Lee
Rami
Edmonds
Derosa
Dome
Soto
Z
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does any other ML team have a comparable 6-9 in their lineup?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
As impressive as DeRosa’s and Soto’s numbers are, consider this: The Cubs’ No. 7 spot in the order was hitting a major-league best .310 with 20 homers and 83 RBI (entering play Monday).
No. 8: .293 with 11 and 64.
And perhaps most impressive of all: The pitchers’ spot, No. 9, was hitting better (.227-8-52) than four American League teams — Kansas City (.226), the Los Angeles Angels (.226), Baltimore (.225) and Oakland (.218).
From the CST
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read that this morning...
I love that bit about the No. 9 spot. The fact that the Cubs’ No. 9ers are outhitting the Angels’ No. 9ers is just awesome.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was one of my favorite bits
I mean. I knew our pitchers were hitting well, but that is pretty impressive.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Theodore is hitting well.
here’s what he said last night:
“It was almost more fun hitting the ball out of the infield, hitting it into the air (on a third-inning flyout),” Lilly said. “That was one of the farthest balls I’ve ever hit. I got bigger high-fives for that than the single.”
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 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
on the radio yesterday
santo was interviewing DeJesus and asked him about any tips he’d have for Lilly and DeJesus deadpanned “Just try to make contact”.
I thought it was hilarous.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean 17 HR's, 19 HR's and 4 HR's?
What is Z’s OPS
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This season Z's OPS is
.972
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's crazy good.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that is the best on the team!
one of the best in the league almost Ruthian
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by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Zambino!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's sooo nasty
DeRosa, Dome, Soto and Z is one nasty 6-9, even moreso when considering how hot DeRosa has been of late.
"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot
by NittanyCub on Aug 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one nasty 6-9?
TWSS!
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was twss if there ever was one.... LMAO
ACCEPTED
"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 26, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Define the difference between a nasty and clean one.
In detail. With animated .gifs.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
boy
Edmonds sure is getting a lot of work.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of RHP
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really Hot Porridge?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fiber. It does a body good.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you're Jim's age it does
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by Trey2317 on Aug 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reckless Harp Playing?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ridiculous Hog Painting?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say Jimbo earned another start last night.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmm....
comparable 69’s
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the reply button is my friend
the reply button is my friend
the reply button is my friend
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best Cubs team EVER?
ARE YOU FORGETTING THE GREAT CUBS TEAM OF 2005 THAT BROUGHT IT EVERY DAY?!
WE NEED JAE KAE RYU BACK
"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot
by NittanyCub on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good ole Jae Kae Ryu
is down in Durham, on the DL, last I saw…
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 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bird watcher
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bird watcher
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im also a bird watcher
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's been accomplished.
Now revive that sucker and let it peck away at the Brewers tonight.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I shouldn't laugh
but that picture always cracks me up. Thanks for making me feel like a sadistic bastard :)
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Aug 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No problem
happy to be of assistance
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a bird watcher
I’m a bird watcher
Watchin’ birds go by…my, my, my
I’m a bird watcher
I’m a bird watcher
Here comes one now…
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 26, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1.83 WHIP for Snell....
that is almost 2 runners per inning….with this club that could mean bases loaded a few times…….his nickname in the showers is probably Shelled
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by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Snell found success in his last start
by establishing the inside corner early and often, to set up his slider away. So there’s something to look for tonight.
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 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually....
his shower nickname is “Clenchy”…not that there’s anything wrong with that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and who is YANKED?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and not soon or often enough though I'm afraid.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about palms?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
izturis' nickname is "cup-holder"
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone remember Angel Pagan?
wasn’t he the one who was having a feel with Ramirez after a walk off…..wonder what his nickname was?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Aug 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that was Cesar Izturis.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giles nickname....
is “pincushion”
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey...rex grossman cannot accept being a backup. wah wah wah
by hoffer on Aug 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if Marquis ends up in the bullpen....
we know who he can call.
"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 26, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
enjoy the game, ladies and gents.
i’m going to catch some of it from bw3. i’ll catch you all later.
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 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
its tuesday so its cheap wing night
"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 26, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bw3?
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
buffalo wild wings
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah its something like tht
but we always called it B-Dubs.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 26, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL - wow, I never would've figured that out.
Thanks!
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh see the Buffalo WIld Wings
would that be BW2?
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah...waitaminute...
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 26, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Originally the name had "and weck"
On the end of it. The BW3 nickname stuck even as the chain expanded.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 26, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my thoughts on instant replay
I don’t want instant replay and not for the reason of it lenghtens games (I don’t believe it will). My reasons are a little different than what I have read here but here we go.
1) There are so many plays in baseball that can go either way that end up changing a games outcome, so why only review one aspect. Granted HR’s are the most game changing at that moment, but its such a small percentage of wrong calls.
2) After 162 games I understand that a team could miss out on the wildcard or a division title by 1 game. But if your team can’t overcome bad luck to overcome this one bad luck game where a call is wrong on a HR you don’t deserve it. You get numerous chances in a season to make up for this.
Now your all saying well in the playoffs you only have a very small margin for error and a bad luck game could cost you. But also in the playoffs you have 6 umpires, a change I would make is instead of the fifth and sixth umpires standing half way down the line they stand at the wall and look up the foul pole like NFL officials do on field goals and balls hit in the gap they run to the gaps (no out of shape umpires allowed). This would have allowed them to clearly see the Jeffery Maier (spelling?) play.
3) I also worry that its going to change the way a play is called by an umpire (just look at the NFL they totally change how they call the games with instant replay). Lets say an umpire calls a ball fair that was close to being gone but he wasn’t sure, then we go back and look at the replay and its not 100% clear if it was a hr because the best camera angle’s camera man moved a little slow, or a family reunion all decided to wear white to the game and blurred the ball. I know far fetched, but the possibility still exists that they don’t get all the calls right. And if there not all right its not completely fair for every team.
4) I also disagree with starting it midseason, john kruk just said this on sportscenter, if you don’t get it right all year then you run the risk of screwing a team by overturning a call late in the year or not overturning a call early in the year so a team could get hosed.
Basically I am against it also because it might and probably will lead to more instant replay, and I stick to my thoughts of if you arn’t going to get them all right, why only get some of them right. And we can’t review fair/foul out/safe because of the baserunning outcomes, there is just too many scenarios to give a small guide of where to place baserunners.
oh and let the 9 year old play.
by Wad on Aug 26, 2008 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He just shot his.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WAIT A MINUTE!!
Wait a damn minute here….
Not this again no way….. your gonna come in here run your little “too easy” blah blah blah crap…. uh-uh sister not tonight…
SIT DOWN!!
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 26, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
I was wondering what kind of reaction that was gonna get..
LOL
"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
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you know I was just
playing.
I think you did, at least I hope you did apparently
daily didnt.
heh
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .286 22 HR 62 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 26, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm just sayin'...
spikin’ it right back in her face,,,?
;)
by daily2b on Aug 26, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreeing w/ emelie
"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 26, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs