Marquis Mark: Cubs 2, Pirates 0
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 3:50 PM CDT
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Stop what you're doing right now and look around you, remember where you are, what you are doing, because this is an historic day in Cubs history.
You'd have to be over 70 years old (and there may be a few here, but not many) to really remember the last time a Cubs team was 33 games over .500. It was on September 30, 1945, the last day of that pennant-winning season, when they finished 98-56, 42 games over .500, the highest-water mark of that year. It's not likely the 2008 Cubs will get that far -- but who knows, this team has surpassed any hopes even optimistic me had at the beginning of the season. This team is by far the best Cubs team in my lifetime.
So you are experiencing things that you never have, and that no Cubs fan has for decades.
Today, in a snappy two hour and seventeen minute 2-0 shutout of the Pirates, the Cubs turned to "small ball", as likely they, and the Pirates as well, were tired from last night's marathon and the short turnaround to a midday start today, under threatening skies that never did rain on Pittsburgh -- the game was short enough that the Cubs players might even be home for dinner tonight. It completed the Cubs' eleventh series sweep of the season (ten sweeps of three games or more and one two-gamer, the abbreviated series vs. the Mets in April).
The Cubs left RISP in the 1st, 4th and 5th innings and ran themselves out of another when Alfonso Soriano got picked off in the third. Let me not complain about Alfonso today, because he did have two of the Cubs' seven hits. By the time the seventh came along in the scoreless game, though, it was the bottom of the Cubs' order with many reserves and platoon partners playing that produced the winning rally, and it was bunts that were most important. Reed Johnson bunted his way on base and Mark DeRosa doubled him to third -- and then on a contact play, Johnson raced across the plate on a slow roller to third by Ronny Cedeno, and then Henry Blanco laid down a perfect suicide squeeze to score DeRo, Blanco's tenth RBI of the year. Henry has 97 at-bats and is having the finest offensive year of his career, in addition to providing valuable backup behind the plate to Geovany Soto, who got a well-deserved day off.
And that was enough for Marquis, who was outstanding today. Throwing only 95 pitches and walking nobody, he probably could have finished, but Carlos Marmol (16 pitches) and Kerry Wood (11 pitches, 7 strikes) finished up efficiently, Wood posting his 27th save, which is now tied for fifth in the NL despite the fact that Wood missed almost a month.
So that puts the pressure on both the Cardinals and Brewers as they see the score posted before they take the field tonight in St. Louis. Hard as it is to root for either of those teams, tonight I'm squarely in the Cardinals' corner, hoping they will help put Milwaukee six games behind the Cubs as the Cubs begin a seven-game homestand against the Phillies tomorrow at Wrigley Field. There are a couple of real interesting pitching matchups ahead of us this weekend, including the match between former A's teammates Rich Harden and Joe Blanton on Friday, and on Sunday junkballer Jamie Moyer will face Carlos Zambrano. Moyer made his major league debut on June 16, 1986, when a young Z had just celebrated his fifth birthday a couple of weeks before. (Do you think he smashed his face into a piece of birthday cake back then?)
Celebrate, everyone. Enjoy this, every moment. We're entering the last two months of the season flying higher than any Cubs team has in decades. And the best is yet to come.
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First!
Ha!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 3:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i really get a first and it's snaked by Al?
WHACK!!!!
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
opps *rarely instead of really
typed while i was talking
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's no
reviews of technical balks in baseball!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool!
I get a technical balk? I always wanted one of those.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Al!
if only I’d known, I’d have gotten you WAY more.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
lol
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
way to handle bid-ness
let’s get them Phillies!!!!!
by daily2b on Aug 27, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i posted this in the last thread
but my favorite stats from today are
jason marquis struck out 3 over 7, while marmol/wood strucky out 4 over 2 haha
and
the cubs have won 13 of 14 on the road…..impressive
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That last part
a favorite, definitely a favorite.
by TheRamZamDLEE on Aug 28, 2008 2:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good win for the team.
Good to see Marquis go seven, and the game go only go 2+ hours after last night. Go Cards, and bring on Philly.
Go Cubs Go.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Elemination (magic) number over the pirates and reds
pirates 4
reds 6
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is silly....
…..do you real see either of those 2 making a run the final month of the season?
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't underestimate the Reds.
Corey Patterson could explode at any moment.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where's the sign?
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 27, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 27, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you made it a point to steal EVERY picture I've ever posted?
Or is this one long series of coincidences?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if i plagarize, i apologize
i just googled sarcasm and picked that one.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just busting your balls man....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i figured as much.
i’m wincing just looking at 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
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
But it’s something to do until the real Magic Number gets low enough to talk about
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its posted on CST's sports page
it was a bit jarring to see it already.
i keep forgetting we’re in late august already.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last I checked
there’s only ONE month left in the season.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Really?
I’m hoping, myownself, for TWO more months of baseball.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't say I wasn't hoping for it
but when no post season berths have been solidified the cubs season is … as of this moment… scheduled to end in a month.
/throws salt over shoulder or whatever floats your boat
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There had better be 2 more months
If I had to chip on a playoff ticket deposit already.
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 27, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two months from today
Would be perfect, and it would be at wrigley
Cubs Win!! Cubs Win!
by Ihatethecards on Aug 27, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSA
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My preseason prediction
As it is every single season, was 100 wins and then 11 more tacked on.
Most of the time, this is out of the picture by the all-star break. This year, who knows? Damn fun to watch, though!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ouch - 111 wins hits close to home...
1954 Cleveland Indians set a then AL record by winning 111 games in regular season. Then they got swept by Willie, Monte, Dusty (Rhodes, not Baker) and the rest of the New York Giants in the World Series.
I repeat – ouch…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Aug 27, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well lucky for us
My prediction is just for 100 regular season wins… and 11 scattered throughout the postseason :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cant find
our season win total thread where we predicted. anyone help me out.
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
by cubsluver22 on Aug 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't find the 'contest thread'
But I did find Al’s MLB predictions… check out his pick for AL West!!!
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/3/30/387719/2008C2A0majorC2A0leagueC2A0baseball
AL – How could you!?!?!?!?!?
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by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, in Al's defense...
…he’s not the only one to make such predictions. As I recall, many (if not most) pundits were looking favorably on Seattle in the AL West and Detroit and Cleveland in the AL Central. The Rays have made a lot of knowledgable people redfaced as well.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Rays shouldn't of been a surprise
I know a few publications predicted 85-90 wins for ’em. The rest of us just laughed it off, though
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
everyone said they'd be better
but i didn’t expect their bullpen to get THIS much better. It was historically bad last year.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More can be found
here (new window)
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I predicted 92 wins
for the Cubs. Hopefully, that was way too conservative. Looks like it might be.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Aug 27, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predicted 91 wins.
Looks like they’re going to prove me very wrong – and I like it.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh
I must have missed that thread, because I don’t see my name.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You apparently
weren’t cool enough at the time ;)
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm 95 was my guess
oh young cubswynn, you were so sweet and innocent back then
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine was 92
Which was even more ill-informed
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
I predicted 100 wins but underestimated Theriot, it seems.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 27, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Join the club on Theriot.
I grossly underestimated his batting average and OBP.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had 100 wins, and his BA at .307
so I think I’m still in the running.
by sackings108 on Aug 27, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have 99 wins and a .313 average
where the hell did i pull that from?
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by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, I love sweeping the Pirates.
Not particularly challenging these days.
Let’s go get the Phillies this weekend!
by DWChaney on Aug 27, 2008 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seems obvious the Bucs phoned it in
after the Cubs scored — especially in the manner that they did. Bucs came out literally, first-pitch swinging. I’m surprised Lou didn’t let Marquis continue on — since it sure looked as if the Bucs all had LUNCH reservations…..and wanted out ASAP.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Aug 27, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
15-14
gives us 98 wins and that is so attainable. Keep winning series, keep getting on mini-rolls and we should reach the century mark in wins with no problem.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
by mrcubsfan on Aug 27, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Truly a special team...
and impressed with the way they are taking care of business. Go Cards!?!?
You ARE freaking out MAN!
by crw89 on Aug 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see the Cubs won
In a meeting all afternoon so couldn’t follow along. These low scoring affairs are always very nerve wracking, so it was probably better that I wasn’t at my desk. Congrats to Marquis for a fine outing. I haven’t had time to read the game threads, and I don’t mean to nitpick, but what was the error we committed?
by dedfishflote on Aug 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soriano played a single into a double in the 1st inning (I thiink)...
grounder went under his glove.
by hokie316 on Aug 27, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he thought he was too rich to have to bend all the way down to field the ball
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he also had two of the team's few hits.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was kidding
like i always say, it didn’t ultimately change the outcome of the game and thus i do NOT care
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clean it up
dont want to be captain negative after a series sweep against a double A team but we gotta clean it up alot. We badly need to make a statement against a very possible playoff team this weekend. I’ve seen all the baserunning and defensive blunders I wanna see. I love Sori but he needs an old-fashioned ass chewing. Lets sting them Phillies and knock them out of contention for awhile and we will make it up to them when we sweep the mets next month.
p.s. anyone have audio problems during the game today? drove me nuts.
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
by cubsluver22 on Aug 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seemed Fuzzy to me...
Then again, I constantly have issues with CSN… bad picture, blips in the feed, bad audio, always something…
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Garagiola
by Ryan at Cubshub on Aug 27, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last time the Cubs faced a truly good team...
… was the Brewer series at the end of July. We swept ’em.
I guess you could also count the Cardinal series, where we won two of three. I suspect the Cubs will raise their game against a tougher opponent than the Pirates.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats why i think having the tough schedule down the stretch
with lots of decent to good teams is a good thing. we’ll have to go down the stretch playing up to teams and to our own potential.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and up to the level
we would be required to in the playoffs
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I commented on the audio probs
in the gamethread. It was like watching the game through flipped cards. Awful. Switched over to CSNHD and it went away (I don’t normally watch HD because I’ve got an old fashioned set that purports to be HD but my eyes tell me differently).
by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am really looking forward to the series with the phils
Go Cubs! It is going to tell us where we stand vs. playoff competition.
by jajonez77 on Aug 27, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The way I see it
The Mets, D-Backs, Dodgers, Brewers, and White Sox are all potential playoff competition.
We’ve swept each one.
Any more questions? :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This will be the first
I’m probably going to be the first and most likely the last person to take a quote from a book about the wedding of Charles and Diana and adapt it for the Cubs but here it goes
“It will be worth all the waiting for the one most winning”
The wedding quote was most loving.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 27, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To help the Cardinals win tonight I wrote a little song
Hey St Louis what do ya say, the Cards are going to win today
And they’ll be singing Go Cards Go
I felt really uncleaning writing this
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Um, yeah...
…let’s not get carried away. I hope the Cards win. Period.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops...meant to reply to MerlinDog, obviously.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's alright, it fit
anyone without a recognizable name who misfires on a joke occasionally is a troll.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel really unclean reading it.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Aug 27, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Goodman is rolling over laughing in his grave now . . .
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
by Weeghman Park on Aug 27, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOOOOO
Steve Goodman rolls over in his grave then sends his ghost to punch Jack Buck’s ghost in the throat.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harray Carray's ghost could beat up Jack Buck's ghost
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
by Weeghman Park on Aug 27, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw, Harry'd be gettin' drunk calling the fight
It might be….
It could be….
It is…….
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Linda Harrington from Joliet is here today . .
celebrating her 70th birthday, and Sandberg hits another home run and this game is tied, with her 23 neices and nephews
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
by Weeghman Park on Aug 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
please
dont ever do that again.
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
by cubsluver22 on Aug 27, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't
But we do need them to beat the brew crew tonight
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, no we don't
We keep winning, it doesn’t matter what the Brew Crew does. And I’m quite content with that.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, we don't need them to
but it would be nice if the brewers would lose every once in a while
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's it called when you throw up in your mouth a little?
Whatever it is, I did just that.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
schard?
no wait that’s something else
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
its was shart. maybe not
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's something else entirely.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well that's what i meant.....someone -1 me
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
And I can assure I didn’t just do that.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know what, you're right
and that makes sense….haha
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
yeah. lets NOT have that conversation again.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1
you asked for it ;)
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But -1 doubled makes +1.
Ahhhh!!!
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But thats only if
you multiply consecutive -1s, if you just add them together, you get -2, so we are actually OK still
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've figured out a way to triple stamp a double stamp
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not possible
you can’t triple stamp a double stamp
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No takebacks, no erasies!
Touch blue, make it true!
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by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Touch blue, make it true
Literally the best line from a movie, ever!
*Synth intro to "Jump"*
by SouthsideCub on Aug 27, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adding, yes
but I had to multiply em to make my joke work.
Anything for comedy.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rusty Trombone?
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coming to town this weekend
And going to the game on Sunday with my wife, who surprised me with tickets for my birthday. Z vs. Moyer! Wrigley! A Cubs team 30+ games over .500! Old Style! Hebrew Nationals! Good weather! Good seats!
Can. Not. Wait.
by bms on Aug 27, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Psst!!!
There’s Bests Kosher at the confines, not Hebrew National… ;)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure exactly when
But the past three-four years or so at least I think.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2008/07/cubs-in-1st-pla.html
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
I was there last year and remember Hebrew National (or maybe it’s a false memory). Weird. Either way: hot dogs!
by bms on Aug 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
guess what i'm NOT
having for dinner…
by daily2b on Aug 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot Dogs with peas and mushrooms?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over here
Hot dogs come in cans. That’s just wrong.
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by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salmonella.
It’s what’s for dinner.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't eat anywhere...
…that used the phrase “saline tang” to promote its food.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best is indeed yet to come
click here (it will open in a new window) and then come back and keep reading while you enjoy some ‘frank’ talk about the cubs.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Aug 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah...just watch this...and then try to take nap...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is REED...
… doing to LBR in the Hank WHITE squeeze replay.
LBR looked ticked! (he and Jimmy were going and ‘fake’ eyepoke and REED starts messing with LBR’s hat???)
by Seismic Stallion on Aug 27, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
this team is so funny to watch in the dugout.
BTW: Erin Andrews was on Waddle & Silvy earlier and she said the vibe in the Cubs clubhouse is the loosest and friendiest of all the ones she’s been in. I thought that was really cool to hear.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, what?
I blanked after “Erin Andrews.”
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
on the radio.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But...you can't see her on the radio.
I don’t get it.
;)
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you on the radio
laughing right now? what station?
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering the outfits she chooses to wear while flaunting her stuff around the clubhouses...
it’s not a surprise the Cubs clubhouse is “friendly” toward her.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes because a summery dress down to the knee is so awful.
gah. i don’t get it.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What evil person said that was awful?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mike nadal some douchebag for a newspaper here in town
called her unprofessional and a bimbo for wearing a summery dress and heels to the cubs/brewers game last month.
it was completely ridiculous.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's just pissed
he doesn’t get the same looks when he wears it.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is sorta right....I'm all for her being forced to remove the dress....
but leave the heels on please.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised they were loose around her...
….I’d think they’d all be a little stiff.
sorry, had to go there.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The woman that works on the Brewers telecasts
Agreed with Nadal
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 27, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet she looked beautiful...
…making that phone call.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry
When I hear “loosest and friendiest” and “Erin Andrews”, I’m really thinking about something entirely different than clubhouse atmosphere…
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 27, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you
I had a very excellent visual!!!
by McRipper on Aug 28, 2008 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is proof that Lou has lost control of this team....the downward spiral continues!
Reed is a clubhouse cancer!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I don't know what to say.
This team’s greatness has left me rather stunned. It’s like my brain just can’t process the kind of dominant play they’ve treated us all to over the last few weeks.
Today’s win seemed so…effortless. Well, OK, Duke did shut the Cubs offense down for most of the game. But then it was like the team collectively said, “OK, you’re not gonna let us hit the ball, Buccos? Fine. Watch this.” RJ bunts…DeRo doubles…Cedeno puts a ball in play…RUN. Then SQUEEZE PLAY…RUN. Game over.
Of course, it helps to have Marmol and Woody around to come in and throw strikes. From what I can tell by looking at Gameday, Woody was particularly filthy today. What a crazy series – and what a fruitful season series vs. the Pirates.
Bring on the Phillies, indeed.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love how that was four plays
and only one got the ball out of the infield.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Finding different ways to win every game.
I just continue to enjoy this team to the fullest.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was the strangest scoreless game into the 7th ever
i just kept thinking “hm, wonder who its gonna be today?” while in past years i’d be a bundle of nerves…
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think all of us are beginning to develop
Lou’s “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
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See my latest fanshot.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
every inning
Marquis would get into some kind of small trouble, and I’d say “ok, that’s it, he’s gonna lose it” — and then he didn’t.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
today was "good jason"
the best 5th starter in baseball, kind.
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 27, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reed's bunt
it’s not how far you hit it, it’s the size of your Johnson
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 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone know if they sell hank white jersey tee's?
i’ve been saying since last year i want one and i can’t find it
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You could always
Make your own using the ‘design your own’ feature at the mlb shop…
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Err oops
I just saw you wanted the jersey t-shirts oops
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yah not spending any more than $20 on hammerin' hank
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
some fan you are....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
i only see jerseys… here
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i figured they would make every player in the jersey shirts
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. thats why i checked
but i guess not.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquis
My only regret is that Lou didn’t let him try to finish. But getting 7 good innings out of Marquis is such an unlikely event that it’s unlikely he could have done 8 or 9, so maybe Lou was being smart.
Meanwhile, Kerry has thrown three straight games (why the heck did Lou put him in last night with such a big lead, anyway?), so he’s no good for tomorrow. Marmol should be, however.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Aug 27, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kerry only threw 11 pitches.
he could probably go.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
marquis can never win (on this board)
either people absolutely blast him and say he sucks or days like today people are calling for 9 innings of jmarq
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think asking for 9 innings of Marquis
is the same as playing…
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 27, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely
i was a little nervous when lou left him in for the 7th
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was definitely yelling
“No whammies, no whammies….” during the inning.
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 27, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"no whammies"?
do what?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if this guy shows up, you lose. And fortunately he never came out during Marquis's start
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad jmarq skated through the inning
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that a femullet?
or just a kickin’ 80’s haircut?
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 27, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a little of column A
a little of column B
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the difference?
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No whammies. No whammies. No whammies.
by hokie316 on Aug 27, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
annnnnnnnnd.......................stop
you’ve won yourself a trip to beautiful postseason!
by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a spin!
Ever read about the guy who figured the board out and won six figures?
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually work for that guy...
so I’m getting a big kick out of this!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
link to an article about it? sounds fascinating (and smart!)
by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here you go
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 27, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do what i can
it’s fairly boring down here in indianapolis right now.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that story deserves a documentary
it’s both bizarre and compelling…the guy was always working the angles
by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
no wonder i didn’t get it… before my time. :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before or after he died?
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean this guy?
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 27, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, this guy.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
outstanding work, as always
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 27, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome. My first spit-take of the day.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome - you work for Milton!
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 27, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahaha
You are the funniest guy i’ve never met!!!!
by McRipper on Aug 28, 2008 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Press Your Luck was cancelled in the 80's...
I was so pissed I wrote a nasty letter to the network. Thank God for Game Show Network!
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on Aug 27, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
Well I’m doing what I always seem to be doing when something “historic” happens for the Cubs.
Sitting on my ass at work waiting for the phone to ring.
I’ll just lie and say I was at PNC.
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
by jasoniniowa on Aug 27, 2008 4:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can picture Z at his 5th birthday
smashing his cake into his plate, picking up the cake box and throwing it against the wall, and pounding it with his fists…
by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
as long as he wasn't yelling at it while stomping around
i’m not scared…
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then adjusting his "johnson"....lol
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got so mad,
a tooth fell out.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 27, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick game and we won.
That’s all I wanted today.
by sue369 on Aug 27, 2008 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But Sue!...I hope you'll at least take this....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are those
Canadians?
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 27, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, no! They're Presbyterians!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't look like
presbyterians to me.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 27, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how they look..
I married into a Presbyterian family. They all resemble stick figures…
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 27, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did too.
It’s a Muppet movie quote. Sayeth Fozzy Bear as they enter the Church. Once again, -1000 to me for having to explain anything.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 27, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or -1000 to me for not recognizing the Muppets.
for shame.
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 27, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
awww
how cute!!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs hated??
Leave it to a national writer to be shocked that Cards fans hate Cubs fans. Stupid SI article here.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pos is an awesome writer...
…and I really like his blog. I guess I don’t get the buzz about the article.
by cwyers on Aug 27, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a big Pos fan too
But the article seemed kind of rushed.
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 27, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes. rushed is a good word.
i’ve never read this guy before but is it really a shock to anyone that longtime rivals like the cubs/cards don’t get along?
just kinda anticlimatic for a front page article.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expected a bit more from SI.
"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 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd highly recommend his work
it’s usually better. Here’s his blog (nw)
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 27, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not questioning the quality of his overall body of work.
I think he kind of missed the boat on this one.
"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 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's why I think it was rushed.
it could have been a better article, but if he’s going to write as a national correspondant, getting sources just from St. Louis won’t cut it.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. The premise of the article missed the mark and
he came arcross sounding naive. A little different slant on Cub history with input from more sources would have helped.
"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 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You want Cub hatred?
Go to brewerfan.net
Talk about your nearly pathological hatred of the Cubs.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That article is a joke. What a waste of space. Where has that
guy been? In a cave somewhere? Of course people hate the Cubs, just like we hate the deadbirds and the brew crew. You are supposed to dislike your rivals, that’s why they are called rivals. Did he seriously think that just because the Cubs haven’t won a WS in 100 years that people would feel sorry and like the team? He should be charged $.50 for wasting space.
"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 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just got back from the Olympics
so it probably was a bit of a rush job. But I do think Poz is the best major newspaper columnist going today.
And, as mentioned above, his blog is worth checking.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 28, 2008 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daley casting vote on convention floor...
“from the sparkling city of Chicago…and in 2008 the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs…”
I’d so love a subway series here.
Go Cubs!
by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Win or lose (winwinwinwinwin)
that would be awesome to see
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 27, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't that be an EL series?
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 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I think...
…it’d be a “EL-luva” series..
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Aug 27, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ballhawk, MLB marketing is on line one.
Yes, sir!
by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bleah.
I’d hate it. Why give them something ELSE to angst about?
Give me the Red Sox. THAT would be a historic series.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
red sox destroyed the yankees tonight
11-3
by cubsonWGN4ever on Aug 27, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
all the more reason!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give me anyone in the World Series
i could care less, as long as the Cubs are in it
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Aug 27, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've said this before
i don’t care if we’re playing the japanese llws team… as long as we can get 11
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Airport bulldozing hack mayor
Pilots don’t like mayors who illegally close airports.
Just sayin’.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 27, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who wants updates from lovely Victory Field?
where I have the pleasure of stringing tonight’s Indianapolis Indians-Louisville Bats game? Should be a fantastic Triple-A contest.
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 27, 2008 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Louisville Bats?
now theres a groundbreaking name.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they used to be the 'River Bats'
Cincinnati’s finest Triple-A prospects are here 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 27, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"for the final two months of the season"
so what are you implying??? :-)
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Current Cubs' odds of making the playoffs: 99.5%
Can that be right with over a month to play and only a 5 game lead? I’m just asking in terms of percentages, not trying to be a downer.
GO CUBS!!!
by CubFaninNY on Aug 27, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
don't forget that wild card lead.
that’s what boosts the percentage
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 27, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you think about it, they have a 10 game lead over the wild card leader
thats a pretty good lead
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by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its amazing. This team has the seventh best cubs record...ever
That is talking since 1900! We are seeing a team that atleast TWO generations never have seen and at least ONE that has come and gone.
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by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2-0 Red Sox!
The Yankees are free….free FALLING
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by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cue Tom Petty
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 27, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of music....
thought fellow bcber’s would enjoy…..
by cubbiefanTN on Aug 27, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Selig trying to rig Cubs sale
Canning was supposed to be out of the running. Now he is one of the five groups. He is a Bud Selig lackey. How much you wanna bet his group gets the Cubs?
by sanks on Aug 27, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Zell will not sit still for selling for anything less than top dollar.
Canning will not get away with the same stuff that went on in Boston. Zell is desperate for maximum dollars as his newspaper deal is quickly turning into a bust.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 27, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its official. BARACK OBAMA...no longer presumptive.
An historic day for America and the Cubbies (first 33 over mark since world series year 1945!!!!!))
by hoffer on Aug 27, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
IF both win what they should
This would be the greatest year of my life
by hoffer on Aug 27, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By Acclamation, eh?
so the Democrats nominated by clapping?
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 27, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um...didn't we have this yesterday
I thought Al didn’t want to have politics on this board
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think a SINGLE COMMENT really matters
if you don’t like a comment, why are you wasting even more time replying? strange.
/ mccain voter
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh, I had to after that comment but it was my final one
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares about politics?
There might be a place for it, but it is not on BCB.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 27, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only reason it is worth a mention...
whether you are Dem or Repub, you can’t help but notice the public works that happened in Atlanta when Jimmy Carter was Prez. To not think a Prez Obama won’t be good for the CTA problems that I hear many BCBers complain about and to think that he won’t have an impact on helping getting dollars into fixing Wrigley long-term, you are kidding yourself.
An Obama as President will leave Wrigleyville with a lot of Federal dollars flowing through it. So the mention is not political, it is just practical.
This is not an endorsement, I am just saying you can cut slack for those who bring it up.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Aug 27, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was fuc(king brilliant...YES
Whats better for wrigley than to have the economy to the point where blue collar folks can afford the LUXURY of enjoying a day at the ball park with their health-care covered kids breathing cleaner air!!!
by hoffer on Aug 27, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
meanwhile, middle class families are on the streets because they can't afford their taxes
you’ve seen how the government has poorly handled social security, you’ll trust them with your health-care! Hah!
thats enough out of me, Al said no politics..
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Aug 27, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
guess again
n/t
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
by Grockcubs on Aug 27, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your name -- Stranger In A Strange Land?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 27, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who cares about caring about someone making a SINGLE COMMENT about politics?
there might be a place for it, but it is not on BCB.
/ wait, nevermind, it is on BCB, where every comment/fanpost must be criticized by wannabe moderators
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you care
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 27, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
omg
cereally? it’s not obvious that i was making fun of you saying “who cares” while you’re commenting on something and thereby indicating that you care?
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hypocrisy
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 27, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how was i being hypocritical?
before you answer, reflect on the fact that i said “who cares” to make fun of you, not to say that i didnt care (i do)
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL - I'm just playing with you
I know what you meant before and now
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Aug 27, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
argh
i been had
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Points from me
Whether you vote for Obama or not THIS IS A HISTORICAL day in American history.
But on the other hand I’m sure I’m not the only person here who finds the Cubs and BCB a BREAK from politics.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 27, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you had to get your point in about how historical the nomination of Obama is,
and then say we shouldn’t talk about politics here?
by sackings108 on Aug 27, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats Obama...
… hopefully his completely idiotic comments about Cub fans yesterday aren’t an indication of his overall intelligence.
by 60613 on Aug 27, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply