Postgame Recap Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 8/27, 11:35 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 27, 2008 1:54 PM CDT
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PrintI have some errands to run -- will have a recap up later this afternoon. Until then you can use this to discuss the big series sweep!!
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My first time being first
What more do I have to live for ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 27, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I would prefer Lilly or DeRosa
I love Madog for his mind and his change up not his body.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 27, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
That was a great game...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
quick game...
now i need to find something to do for the next 2.5 hrs of work…
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
+1
I wasn’t planning on doing a heck of a lot today.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Cubs win again... nothing new
We needed a sweep on the road again, and we got it. cha ching!
83-50
team with next most wins is angels with 80. i feel like i’m taking crazy pills!
the pink hat guy is my father
He said 83-50, not 50-83
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
The last couple of nights...
I woke up with the “Go Cubs Go” song pulsing thru my brain at 4:00 in the morning! Took me a half hour to get it out of my head and go back to sleep!
This season is just too crazy indeed!
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Aug 27, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember when people said the Cubs couldn't win on the road?
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
Big 4 game series now...
Lets beat some good pitching and hitting.
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"
I wonder how we'll handle this Phillies Series
Any ideas? I could see it being 2-2, or 3-1 in favor for both teams
I could see the Phillies being drained
especially after 2 games with the Mets.
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
if we beat hamels
i smell sweep.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
doable.
Their starting pitching, outside of Hamels, hasn’t been impressive. Though Myers has been throwing better, as of late.
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
Do you have highly developed sense of smell ?
or at least half again as good as the rest of us. Just wondering it the theory that if
you lose or have diminished capacity in one sense it does in fact increase your abilities
with the others.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 27, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
no. my sniffer is pretty average.
should i have gone the typical blindy way and said i hear it…. :-P
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
3-1 would be acceptable.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I really like how we've changed personalities midseason
The first half we couldn’t lose at home, now we’ve evened it up and are winning everywhere!
is that 'Cubs Swagger'?
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
that game was more like it
Nice to see Marquis not walk anyone! :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 1:58 PM CDT reply actions
Yawn, just another win against the Pirates
Thanks Pirates for really helping us out this year. Now go Brewers/Cardinals. I don’t really care which of them wins, just want a 25 inning game.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
Now Pittsburgh just needs to play Milwaukee tough
this weekend.
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
it would be nice to see the Cubs extend the lead going into the tough September stretch
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
I have a feeling
that Pittsburgh is going to amped up to beat someone after dropping 7 straight. Milwaukee might be on the receiving end of some Pirate aggression.
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
This team
sure finds ways to win. Those squeezes were amazing.
a good
close, small-ball game. Day baseball fever — CATCH IT. :P
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
I don't ever want the vaccination...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
25!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 2:00 PM CDT reply actions
nice update
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
More importantly, the magic number is 4 to eliminate those pesky Pirates
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! First game first Illinois in St. Louis Saturday on ESPN!
Yeah, they put up a real struggle this year.
"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 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
It's good to be a Cub fan.
"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 2:02 PM CDT reply actions
LOL
"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
Milton, you are such a funny guy!
"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 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Did they ban the Parrot from being behind home plate?
Didn’t see him back there at all this series
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! First game vs. Illinois in St. Louis Saturday on ESPN!
he was all over WGN's coverage last night
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Len and Bob LOVE him...
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I must have just missed him completley
Him taunting people behind home plate is just awesome. I think he is my favorite mascot.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! First game vs. Illinois in St. Louis Saturday on ESPN!
the phanatic is the only thing from Phily I like
but the parrot is alright.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I definitely saw him last night...
…but I can’t remember whether he was behind the plate.
Yes, sir!
Haha
I saw him squirting fans with a water gun…Guess you need to keep the Pittsburgh fans awake somehow…
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
he was fluffing some lady's hair last night
it was hi-larry-us.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
haha yeah
so annoying…
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
mascots are by definition annoying
doesn’t make it not funny.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
oh i thought it was funny...
…if i was that lady i would have smacked him. ha. seriously.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
nah
i’d just laugh. i’m the youngest of 4. it takes a LOT to really irritate me usually. :-P
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed hearing the end of the game...
…because of a stupid conference call here at work. On the plus side, I tried Yahoo!’s Gamechannel for the first time to track the game and it seemed to work pretty well.
Huge congrats to the Cubs on the sweep, to Marquis for a great start, and to Marmol and Woody for shutdown relief work.
My condolences to the Pirates and their fans.
Yes, sir!
i bet they're happy to see the end of us
on their schedule.
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope the Pirates take their frustrations
out on the Brewers…starting on Friday!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Pittsburgh is 1-8 versus Milwaukee this year
with 6 to play. It’d be nice if they could try and win some of those.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
i love day games!!
:-)
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
haha me too...
…now only a FEW more hours of work…its SOOOO nice in downtown chi today!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
but now i've got 2 hours to kill
before i have to work at the indianapolis indians’ game tonight. and i don’t feel like doing actual work.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I can actually catch up
on my DVR recordings tonight. I think I’m at 93% or so. I keep recording things so I can watch Cubs games, but when they play at night I never get a chance to watch anything.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
Let's get back to
the Friendly Confines and take care of the Sillies who whomped up on the MMs last night.
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
Ironically
This weekend at Wrigley is the debut of instant replay for homerun calls.
I think the Cubs would have been swept by the Phillies earlier in the season if there was instant replay.
Sept is feeling a little less ominous now
that we can win on the road consistently. :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Has anyone noticed
That since Prior has left the Cubs, nobody is complaining about Larry Rothschild?
I have complained this year numerous times (about LR)
I still hope we upgrade by replacing him with Greg Maddux (assuming he retires this year).
But at this point, let’s just get through 2008…
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
33 Over For 1st Time Since '45
I can’t believe the Cubs are 33 games over .500 for the first time since the year we dropped the bomb on Japan. Let me revise my win expectation for this club upward once again to 99. That would mean the Cubs would have to go 16-13 the rest of the way with a tough schedule to finish 99-63.
"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray
Call me crazy
but I would be kind of disappointed now if we didn’t get to 100 wins…I think 17-12 is VERY do-able…Am i getting too far ahead of myself? Maybe…Or maybe I just have a lot of confidence in this team…
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
from carroll:
Will Carroll: Oh that … Zambrano is back in the dropped elbow arm slot that he was just after his DL stint, but it slowly came up. The worst I saw it was in the ASG. He’s slinging it — some see it as pushing — and while he can get good velocity, he loses control and movement. The question is why is the slot dropping – pain? weakness? lack of focus? The team has a month to figure it out and make sure it doesn’t get worse. Without Zambrano starting Game 1 of any series, the Cubs are in trouble.
agreed he needs to figure it out
disagree that the Cubs are in trouble without Z as the game one starter.
Harden-Dempster-Zambrano would be a fine first round rotation in my book.
by SuperContext on Aug 27, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
i think that
god forbid Big Z runs into arm trouble; samardzija could step right up as a starter
by brian custer on Aug 27, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be a lot of pressure...
…to put on a rookie who just came up from the minors this year. I would think Sean Marshall would get a rotation slot until the postseason.
Yes, sir!
Shark is not a starter...
he needs more than two pitches to start.
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
HEY AL!!!
todays recap head line should read:
Cubs beat out rain and Bucs: Cubs 2 – Pitt 0
by bleed that blue on Aug 27, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Guess pitching hack
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 27, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
its messing up
their fantasy baseball leagues as well…
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Aug 27, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
might be the top paid 5 too
just sayin’….
by SuperContext on Aug 27, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Heads up on MLBTV
They supposedly have a 5 day trial going right now. The site says that you have 5 days to cancel without being charged. I signed up this morning to watch the game here at work. Well, I just checked my bank account and I was already charged the $19.95. I have now been on the phone to India for 15min to try to get my money back. Funny how they take it right away but I wont get it back for 10-15 business days…
Either way, I just wanted to let all of my fellow Cubs fans know about this before you sign up for this "Trial Offer". Just know what to expect.
did they charge it
or just put a hold on the funds?
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 27, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
They charged it
Just got off the phone with them after 35min. 32 of which were spent on hold. Hardly seems worth it in the long run. I had it recording on DVR at home too with IE. I knew that a free Cubs game from MLB was too good to be true :(
It happened to me last year...
…And when I canceled before the 5 days were up, it was taken off my account.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
They are just playing the float game
They move the money into their account right away and they earn some interest from day one. If you cancel, they give back your 19.95 but not the interest they earned on it.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Aug 27, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks
for the warning. sorry for your troubles
by brian custer on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Off to LA gang
Will be watching VERY old movies instead of Cub games for the next five day. Will try to check in when I can ( we are let out the dark for food breaks) and um check the upcoming rotations in MLB to guess where I will be on Monday.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Have fun!!!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 27, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
have a great time!
The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks Pittsburgh
Feel free to win the rest of your games this season!
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
in that case
TRUMAN WINS!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, I know, I read the post.
That said, I still really want to hear he was fired. So much more gratifying than if he just resigned.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
Burn!
"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
Best thing about today's game for me...
…was how good it was to see the Cubs showing that they’re capable of playing “smallball” and manufacturing runs when they come up against a tough (for today anyway) pitcher.
The way they handlde the seventh inning today gives me hope for when they’ll be running up against stud pitchers in a short playoff series.
he also allowed baserunners
which is inexcusable.
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
my favorite stats
wood and marmol combined for 4 strikeouts vs. marquis 3 haha
and
the cubs have won 13 of the last 14 on the road……WOW
They're recent road success is because the NL sucks.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
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