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Marquis Mark: Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Yelloncard_tiny by Al on in Recaps Comment 665 comments

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 reply actions actions   0 recs

way to handle bid-ness

let’s get them Phillies!!!!!

by daily2b on Aug 27, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That last part

a favorite, definitely a favorite.

by TheRamZamDLEE on Aug 28, 2008 2:48 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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!?!?!?!?!?

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FOUND 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 4:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

huh

I must have missed that thread, because I don’t see my name.

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!

by drewishdrewid on Aug 27, 2008 4:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have 99 wins and a .313 average

where the hell did i pull that from?

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 9:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry...

I meant recent games vs. playoff competition. I think Al said it best in his reply directly above my post :)

by jajonez77 on Aug 27, 2008 4:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright

please forgive me for a very bad joke!!!

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Aug 27, 2008 4:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

schard?

no wait that’s something else

by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

eef

One never means a shart.

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Aug 27, 2008 4:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Verp

I think, and I am with you after reading that stuff above

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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rusty Trombone?

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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 27, 2008 4:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is

so very wrong.

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 4:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Over here

Hot dogs come in cans. That’s just wrong.

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

i was in germany, same syuff…nasty

by daily2b on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Salmonella.

It’s what’s for dinner.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry, what?

I blanked after “Erin Andrews.”

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

on the radio.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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.

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by carmen_fanzone on Aug 27, 2008 4:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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…

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by dtpollitt on Aug 27, 2008 8:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm with you

I had a very excellent visual!!!

by McRipper on Aug 28, 2008 9:51 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i like 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 4:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

You could always

Make your own using the ‘design your own’ feature at the mlb shop…

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by sanantonecub on Aug 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nope

i only see jerseys… here

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 4:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"no whammies"?

do what?

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

annnnnnnnnd.......................stop

you’ve won yourself a trip to beautiful postseason!

by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really?

link to an article about it? sounds fascinating (and smart!)

by Emelie on Aug 27, 2008 5:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

here you go

new window

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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

the pink hat guy is my father

by joeschmitt on Aug 27, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really???

wow……do i smell a straight to dvd movie?!

by cubswynn on Aug 27, 2008 5:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

hahaha!

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jesus

That was a solid LAUGH OUT LOUD that woke my sleepy dog from under my bed. Well done, SWL, well done.

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 8:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thats it

you have out done yourself with this. Just tremendous, SWL

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Aug 27, 2008 8:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hahahahaha

You are the funniest guy i’ve never met!!!!

by McRipper on Aug 28, 2008 9:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

awww

how cute!!

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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.

I has a blog. | Ask a sabermagician!

by cwyers on Aug 27, 2008 5:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually, I think...

…it’d be a “EL-luva” series..

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by ballhawk on Aug 27, 2008 11:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

Louisville Bats?

now theres a groundbreaking name.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 27, 2008 5:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up