Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 8/27, 11:35 CT
305 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
FAIL
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
HAHAHA
At least dude’s clothed – but the porn ‘stache implies ’party time’!
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
how scary would it have been if he rocked the 'stache in the other photo?
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
Boogie Nights
indeed
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Hairstyle brought to you by Brillo.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that's a handsome man!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he was awarded the Cy Young
based on the strength of that photo
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
Only slightly better
than Malicedoom’s
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
Let's reduce the magic number
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Let's reduce the amount of man pictures...
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
I can always counter with more lady pictures :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
or just replace them w/ ones of geo
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
you must have been besides yourself last night
Have you had time to google articles from last night yet? I havent
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I didnt set up google alerts b/c too many repeats
what did you use as keywords?
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
really? I'll do that again later.
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
that comment in the other thread
re: Riot = Bucky Dent, and that’s why Lou likes him, actually makes a lot of sense. Lou and Bucky were buddies back in the other pinstripes.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
I don't recall Bucky being such an adventure on the basepaths.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
no, but there are some other similarities.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
He wasn't...
…and he actually didn’t have very good speed but the dude was mr. dependable at SS. Theriot is actually a much better hitter than Dent, but Dent was probably a little better in the field.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Yeah, as I recall, Dent had trouble staying above the Mendoza line.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Does this mean
we have to call Theriot, “Ryan F-ing Theriot”?
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
isn't that
what you go to white castle for?
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
by cubbieblue86 on Aug 27, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
my kingdom
for some white castle
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
OT- Kotsay
part of Red Sox Nation
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 1:33 PM CDT reply actions
Insert obligatory "YANKEES SUCK" post here
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
that cancels each other out, doesn't it?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Warm it up Kris...
I’m about to….
Cant believe they are playing Kris Kross
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses.
HIT IT.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
not exactly
the same guys, Mr. Pink.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
It must be Joliet Jake!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol
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
nope marmol is in
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
it appears
my question has been sufficiently answered by many people. quickly. WHITE CASTLE.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein
by cubbieblue86 on Aug 27, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I just spit up a little onion thingy!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:38 PM CDT reply actions
Juan Pierre laughs at Morgan's feeble bunt attempt
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
He's got nothing better to do on the Dodgers' bench
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Ouch, that one hurted!
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Pirates
Thank you for sucking
by VillanuevaExperience on Aug 27, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions
Another bunt pop-out
"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."
don't bogart that pot, my friend
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
sry, can't find the gif
WOXY.com - The Future of Rock and Roll
by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
How
many in a row have the brewers taken from the cards.
It seems to me that they swept a four gamer not too long ago. If they could just win this one tonight….
…oh the possibilities (like SWL’s jersey # being 24 tomorrow)
by Seismic Stallion on Aug 27, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply actions
6 in a row
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
wasn't it only a 2 game series?
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol is just filthy.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:42 PM CDT reply actions
I just got diarreah...
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Aug 27, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
nice and nasty
the way we like our Marmol
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Just call him Nicety.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
well, the cubs are into the pirates' bullpen now
so no guarantees on that…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
lol
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
they shipped out hansen
was it for trashing the gatorade thingy?
"general suckage"
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
i think it had more to do with not being 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
Like they say on BBTN...that's not just filthy...
…that’s nasty.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
cheeba cheeba
------ TheRiot Squad ------
by RightFieldSucks on Aug 27, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice pic. Did he just leave the bar?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
dude!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Pass the blunt, baby.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Jesse Chavez
Drafted: Selected by Chicago Cubs in 39th Round (1158th overall) of 2001 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) … Selected by Texas Rangers in 42nd Round (1252nd overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
2008, AAA: 3.68 ERA, 1.07, 57 SO, 17 BB
That doesn't explain the picture, though...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
well, this was his third year in indianapolis
and Jesse was bored. So he started smoking pot and eating cupcakes. pretty simple really.
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
Major League Debut Pitcher
Light em up!!!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Hopefully we give his guy a nice welcome to the major leagues
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
29 times....
….in 65 appearances this year Marmol has K’ed 2 or more batters when he comes into a game. That is pretty amazing.
Anyone know what the record might be for batters faced/K for a reliever?
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
I tell my son when we watch a game
It’s not an official Marmol inning unless someone strikes out
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
"i'm not sure, but I bet it is pretty stiff"
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
poor little guy, probably kept up with you for over a mile
i’m going to go back and remove the rest of the carcas
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
"i'm so excited...........and i just can't hide it"
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
i think you are all effed in the head
we are 10 hours from the effing funpark and you wanna bail out now! we’re not on a vacation anymore, but its a quest! i’m gonna have fun and your gonna have fun. we are going to have so much effing fun that they will have to remove our god damn smiles from our faces! we’ll be whistling zipa-di-do-da from your assholes! i’m crazy i am on a pilgramage to see a moose, PRAISE MARTY MOOSE!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
what about the world's largest ball of twine?
"Bring On The Major Leagues" Stephen Malkmus
by graceunderpressure on Aug 27, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone else, pay cash
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
1-2-3 then home to beat some Lady Horses
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
note to pirates
use that pitcher against milwaukee
denied b/c to obvious
Judges?
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I was overruled
by other judges
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Better than "Fat Bottomed Girls", I guess
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
at least
they make the rockin’ world go round…
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
Now don’t just hang it out there like that…
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
5/5
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
i hate away games.... no go cubs go on the radio
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 27, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
I agree
lol
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
2 more till I post my FAVORITE picture!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
95 - Easy gas.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions
Your name makes me hungry...
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
I've got wood!
er, we…. we have wood!
"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
Pat Hughes loves calling the "high, hard one."
Not going for a TWSS…Just think it’s hilarious…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions
SIT BACK DOWN MOSS...
…thanks for playing!!
by Seismic Stallion on Aug 27, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions
easy...
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Aug 27, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Where the hell is Milton?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions
and I even have time
to use the facilities before my meeting!!!! KERRY WOOD IS DOMINANT!

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
Now I can go and enjoy my lunch
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions
ARRRRRrrrsome
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Aug 27, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
NSFW!
Yahtzee!
"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
It showed up
While using filtering on google images. That was my guide.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
What the HELL is going on here
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I don't see it at all
must be blocked by my firewall.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
some woman on flickr keeps
posting sexy pictures with a W flag on her flickr account.
this was a pre-pregnancy shot.
That was a fast game
Not like last night
"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."
enjoy that meeting, drew.
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
Assuming that's a Cubs Win sign...
not some odd childrens gang?
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
CUBS WIN!!
Recap discussion here until I can get a complete recap up in a couple hours.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
classic!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
by the way
that’s apparently an AP photograph. Found it here:
http://sportsmaven.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/chicago-cubs-are-2007-nl-central-division-champions/
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Mah Buddy
"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
:-)
yay!!
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
1945 Pat said
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
There's my guy! Don't you just love him?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 27, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
gotta love that!!
:-)
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
LMAO!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 28, 2008 4:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
JASON MARQUIS
THE BEST #5 STARTER IN BASEBALL
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Dude get's DFA'ed on his off days
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 28, 2008 4:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Ouch. Juuuuust beat ya to it.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Go Cards!!!
"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
2008 Chicago Cubs
didn’t just claim the Pirate’s gold. They found it, forced the Bucs themselves to dig it up, and mated with their women.
make/art
Different heroes every game
Today—Marquis pitched a gem, and Cedeno and Blanco with the sac RBIs
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
don't forget RJ
his small ball started it all
"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."
And Marmol and Woody closed the door and locked it
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice to keep the pressure on Wrigley North
Parra @ Wainwright. I bet the Cards take that game.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Yaaarg....

Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Aug 27, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
got some really low numbers
on my excel nlcentral spreadsheet
Back to work...thanks for the banter, everyone!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Cubs Win!
I got Dave Stapleton on my random baseball-reference page…he had a -11 OPS+ his last season…epic fail.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...

by 









































