Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre Game Thread 8/28
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 12:54 PM CDT
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Too long between games, starting to shake.....
The official pre-game won't be up for a while and most of the Fanposts are directed to events and actions should this team..... (thinking of euphamism that won't equate to superstition) "keep winning series" and these random decending numbers. Looking for a place to discuss tonights game and the rest of the regular season.
The 9 game cupcake portion of the season is over and the Cubs now have to face contending teams.
I won't say I'm worried about the Phillies, but it's a talented lineup of true MLB players. I'm looking forward to seeing how the team performs against another team fighting for the playoffs (Yeah, I said the word, but note the context).
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first!
bummed I’m going to miss the next several games … too much going on in town music-wise (Jazz fest! Nico Muhly!). I’ll be thinking about the Cubs though, and sending winning vibes.
by Emelie on Aug 28, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this will be a great test
The Cubs are in a better position for this 4 game series. Even if we get sweept (which I think is highly unlikely) we would still be in first. We could make a solid statement to the rest of the national league if we domanate the phillies.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 28, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking for
3-1, and that 1 doesn’t come today.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not today?
Do you just think we are due for a loss?
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 28, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just guessing, but
with Dempster starting at home, Drew doubts they lose tonight.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope.
as Oakley says below — it’s Demp, at home, and we’re riding high. When we’ve won eight or nine in a row, then I’ll be waiting for the loss.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. knew it.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-1 means 3 wins, 1 loss
so when he says the “1 doesn’t come today” he is predicting a Cubs W today
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 28, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having Demp start
with the way he’s pitched at Wrigley will hopefully set a tone for the entire series. This’ll be a good confirmation to the rest of the NL that Wrigley is our house, and that any path to the World Series goes through Clark & Addison.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
I’m thinking four against Philly and three with the hot ’Stros should get the team focused (to be playing good teams) and show us what is left in the tank.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We really setted it up
with our 4 game series against the brewers. I hope we do the same thing in this series even if this one isn’t quit as important (still important however)
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Aug 28, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not as important as it is out of the
division, but I agree.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
imagine
how Phillies fans must feel after the series they just went through with the Mets, now they are coming into Wrigley!
I like our odds.
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." Frank Costello
by kalamazoo_cubs_fan on Aug 28, 2008 1:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like your odds.
I don’t like your avatar.
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 28, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for the opportunity to post this
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's awesome
must have been created by a boston college alum.
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 28, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Michigan Alum i am ashamed to admit
that you can replace Notre Dame with Michigan and pretty much describe the attitude of 99% of Michigan Football supporters.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm no Michigan fan
(or Big 10 for that matter) but Michigan doesn’t quite fit in. For example, the bowl games Michigan makes, they typically deserve and are able to compete in. Notre Dame however is always picked for bowls 4-5 times their level… as proven by their bowl record over the past 15 years or so (0-fer)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just being self-loathing. Some of the heads
in Ann Arbor are pretty swollen, too. I agree with you observation about bowl games.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now, since you did bring up the subject of Michigan...
SCOREBOARD!
Nebraska 32, Michigan 28
December 2005, Alamodome, San Antonio TX
I watched from the Club level :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And again since Michigan was brought up
Since I’m from the Carolinas and once lived in Boone I Feel comfortable saying
GO APPS
Oh yeah, we open the season against LSU this year, first time 2 defending national champions meet in the opener
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
by carolinacub on Aug 28, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get ready to have your asses handed to you.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not Applicable data!
Ha! Gotta love it!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Aug 28, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will be a tough series, probably a split, but hopefully take 3 of 4.
by Ilan on Aug 28, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That W-L result will depend much on Z
Can he get his head straight for Sunday?
by Cajuncub on Aug 28, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whats worng with his head?
I thought he was just slumping like he usually does this time of year. What does this have to do with his head?
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Aug 28, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys!
Glad SOMEONE had this thought :)
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
indeed...
i start to feel a little lonely at work when a night game follows a day game… it puts around 24 hours between the recap thread and the next days game thread which really exposes my underlying feeling that i should be doing something else at work.
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't talk that way!
It’s madness!
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT - what time to get in line?
My nephew is having his bachelor party this Saturday at Wrigley. There will be about 15 guys and they want to sit in the left field bleachers low down by the wall. What time should they get in line to get the seats they want? Thanks for your help.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Aug 28, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gates open 2 hours before game time
…and there’s usually (especially on weekends) a line before then.
Depends what seats they want though… People will probably start lining up earlier because of the late start. If they just want to sit together in LF, they should be fine if they are in line when the gates open at 12.55. If they want front row, they should probably try to be in line by 11.30 or 12 i would guess.
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm finally home
Thank goodness. Long days suck, and today sucks. It’s almost 8pm here. And I found out I get no labor day too, yay… gotta love working on the holiday.
I need a drink. I shouldn’t since I’m on call, but I don’t give a shit right now.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where the heck are you?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
About 6 hours in the future
Also known as England
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Say hello to the queen. Send me her
address and I will send her a Cub cap.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her address?
Easy.
Her Majesty the Queen
Buckingham Palace
LONDON
SW1A 1AA
United Kingdom
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll send a pink one for her and a Bliue one for the Prince.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 28, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha I don't think it's a "holiday" over there...
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While you are correct...
American holidays, not British, are celebrated on base for the military folk. This weekend was supposed to be a 4-day weekend (Friday being a “family day”) but I was picked to come in on Monday for some stuff that will be happening. Yay.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhh, that's brutal...
At least college football starts this weekend!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
But I’m also on call (which I didn’t think I would be) so I need to stay sober enough to drive, instead of my plan, which was staying sober enough to keep vital organs functioning.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Classic.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe the can compensate you with Guy Fawkes day...
with plenty of parkin and groaty pudding.
it all seriousness though, that sucks… hopefully you’ll have an opportunity to enjoy some of your holiday weekend and catch some AFN cubs and football…
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you normally get to observe all US holidays when abroad?
In addition, do you get local holidays off? Boxing Day and such?
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get British bank holidays
It all varies from installation to installation though. Typically American holidays are always celebrated (for obvious reasons)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Labor Day for the rest of the world is May 1st.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Aug 28, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to post in this diary
until the pre-pre-pre-pre game thread is up. Five pres is entirely too many.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Aug 28, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One pres at a time please!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 28, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS, then TWSS, then TWSS, then TWSS
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Open wide!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Aug 28, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you gotta purdy mouth
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bummer about tomorrow's game...
Had tickets and had to back out because of a family commitment. Anyone else going to tomorrow’s game?
Will you pour out some Old Style for your homeboy IC?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Aug 28, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey is there a market-distribution list yet
for tomorrow’s game on FOX? I am going to be in St. Louis and am ASSUMING I can get the Cubs game, but not sure…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I found a random blog
That says:
PHI@CHC: 90% (Stockton, Karros, Rosenthal)
BAL@TAM: 9% (Albert, Magrane)
only in Baltimore, Boston, Ft. Myers, Harford, Orlando, Providence and Tampa
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/DD22/2008/08/28/2008_MLB_on_FOX_Week_22_Preview
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW - that's *saturdays* game
Not tomorrow, it’s not friday yet believe it or not
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Youre correct...
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Accord to MyFoxStl....
you’re in luck
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst. Link. Ever.
http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/TVSchedule?pageId=5.9
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine was much more informative
And I refuse to go to sites that have “STL” anywhere in the address :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also try to...
…avoid links that have “Fox” anywhere in the address, but some days you just have to sleep with the devil.
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just going to go ahead and say your both lying....
Megan Fox in a bathroon in STL
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 28, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should know by now
There’s exceptions to every rule. This could be one of them, but it doesn’t follow my original rule… “stl” or “fox” does not appear anywhere in the domain name. I should of been more specific.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i suppose...
that domain name applied to mine too.
but your picture, totally blocked at my work… but i have an idea from the title what i’m missing ;)
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Aug 28, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know
Milton could be in there too.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saturday's game...not tomorrow.....
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The view from Philadelphia
Phillies are coming in off an emotional series against New York. I was at the 13 inning game on Tuesday and the bullpen was all used up that game. That came into play for the game last night and lead to the Mets 4 run 8th inning.
Rollins is starting to hit the ball. Utley is not at 100% (hip injury) and it’s showing with his batting average since June. Burrell is slumping.
Eyre has pitched really well when Manuel puts him in the game. The game the Philadelphia media is pointing to is tonight’s game with Hamels on the mound. They’re not giving Dempster enough credit for his year so far and tonight is a “must win” with the other pitching matchups this weekend. A lot of repect being given to the Cubs in the papers and sports talk radio
Phillies fans would be thrilled with splitting the series. I think Cubs take 3 out of 4.
by PhillyCub on Aug 28, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fantastic News
Just got word on which playoff tickets I’ll be receiving – Oct. 1 (Game 1 of LDS, and my birthday) and Oct. 25 (Game 3 of that other series after the LCS). So I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed.
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 28, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A good way to get around saying that...
“You got tickets to Playoff games 6 and 15”
Or, if you prefer, games F and O.
:)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
err...oops
you said LDS, not LCS. So games 1 and 15 (or A and O)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed
A and O it is. Hopefully win No. 1 and No. 8 of the postseason. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves…
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 28, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
imo
if the cubs win tonight, they take 3 of 4…..if they lose, they split
by cubswynn on Aug 28, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The non-fraudulent thread is up
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/8/28/603196/pregame-thread-cubs-vs-phi#comments
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by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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