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Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Phillies, Thursday 8/28, 7:05 CT

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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs


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Philadelphia Phillies
@ Chicago Cubs

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Wrigley Field

Cole Hamels vs Ryan Dempster

Mostly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

Complete Coverage >

The Cubs will, potentially, be part of baseball history tonight as the Cubs/Phillies game will be the first to be eligible to use replay technology for disputed HR calls. There are two other first-games-of-series tonight, Twins/A's and Rangers/Angels, that will be eligible, but both of those start after the Cubs game. The rest of baseball will start with this tomorrow.

Of course, we may not see any such disputed calls for weeks or months. I'm all for doing this, as long as it is limited to HR calls only. Presuming they can do it as they claim:

[MLB VP of Baseball Operations Jimmie Lee] Solomon expects the whole process, from initiation to official ruling, to take approximately two and a half minutes. And he doesn't anticipate it to slow the pace of the game.

... it should run smoothly.

Today's Starting Pitchers
Ryan Dempster
R. Dempster
Cubs		 vs. Cole Hamels
C.
Hamels
Phillies
15-5 W-L 11-8
2.85 ERA 3.20
153 SO 162
65 BB 43
11 HR 24
vs. Phi -- vs. Cubs
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Ryan Dempster 15-5 27 27 1 0 0 0 170.2 134 61 54 11 65 153 2.85 1.17
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Cole Hamels 11-8 27 27 2 2 0 0 188.2 154 76 67 24 43 162 3.20 1.04

Cole Hamels shut the Cubs out for seven innings and gave up only one hit in a 7-1 Phillies win on April 12. He's one of the best lefties in the majors and also won two starts vs. the Cubs last year. Only Ryan Theriot (5-for-11, a HR) and Aramis Ramirez (4-for-11, a triple, a HR) have had any success vs. Hamels among current Cubs. The one part of Hamels' game that shows a bit of weakness is homers -- he's allowed 24, tied for sixth-most in the NL.

Ryan Dempster is 3-3, 4.98 in 12 career starts vs. Philly. To which I say: "So what?" The last of those starts was more than five years ago on July 28, 2003. Only Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell remain from that Phillies team. Both of those players have hit Dempster well, so if he can keep them down, he should have pretty good luck against the rest of the Phils.

Today's game is on WGN and CSN Philly, so EI viewers get Harry Kalas & Co. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.

MLB.com Gameday

Baseball-reference.com game preview

Once again, a reminder that you can find the overflow comment threads, including the first pitch thread, on the right sidebar of both the front page and any interior page in the box headed "RECENT STORIES IN GAME THREADS". Today's first pitch thread posts at 7 pm CT, and the overflow comment threads will post at 8 pm, 9 pm and 9:45 pm CT.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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finallyl!

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yay this means baseball is coming.

night game after an early day game makes for a very long wait!!

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Hamels is prone to giving up HR's and the

wind is blowing out 5-10. Let’s see those blue hats rounding all the bases.

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by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 3:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

24 in 188 IP

isn’t that much… especially in the bandbox they play in.

That being said… Fonzie is due for a big game.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not such a good thing.

While the Cubs score more than the Phils, the Phils are more reliant on home runs, making a windy day probably better for them. They are stacked with power hitting lefties, so lets hope that Demp has his best sinking fastball today. Fly balls could spell big trouble for Demp tonight.

by dakoose on Aug 28, 2008 3:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gary Matthews

will be singing take me out to the ballgame tonight. Be prepared to cover your ears!

Light up Hamels tonight!!!!!!!!

by PhillyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe sarge can give our current #3 hitter

pointers on how to get a runner in from third with a grounder. he was great at that.

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 3:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If we split this series,

That’s 85 wins. Last years total.

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

… and it’s not even September.

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I bet my college professor $10 we take 3/4 or more this series

This is the big game, IMO. Blanton, Myers, and Moyer feel like “stop gaps” to me, as in they aren’t pitching to win…they are pitching to not lose. And with our top 4 guys throwing this weekend, I don’t see anything less than 3/4. Dempster at home, under the lights, I think this is gonna be a fun game tonight.

Dan

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 3:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, the Digger Phelps' daughter

so watch your tone. You don’t want to be attacked by a man who matches highlighters and neckties.

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 3:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*that's Digger's daughter

I can’t spell anymore.

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 3:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's ok...

…that’s the one worthwhile thing that has ever come out of Digger…

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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 3:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

eewww.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Myers would be the only other one I worry about

He’s thrown pretty well since coming back from the minors, going 5-0. But still, tonight’s the marquee matchup, and I think a win tonight sets the tone for taking 3-of-4.

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 3:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree about Blanton and Moyer,

but Myers is back on his game. He has been excellent since his call up, though the only truly tough offense he has faced is St. Louis, and that was at their house, where oddly enough they are worse offensively.
Anyhow, the Cubs have the pitching advantage in every game and should take the series.

by dakoose on Aug 28, 2008 3:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blanton is a flyball pitcher.

I think the Cubs can handle him, especially with Harden facing him.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Aug 28, 2008 3:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd say you're a shade optimistic.

I ran some numbers over at GROTA. I think the Cubs have a 54% chance to win today, 66% tomorrow, 53% after that and 52% for the series finale. That’s taking pitching matchups into consideration.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 3:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what would the numbers say....

if it were webb vs. our top 3? if you have the time.

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 3:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You think Webb will pitch the first three games of a series by himself?

I think he’ll be rather tired out by then. Really you’re looking at Webb, Haren and Johnson. If Johnson is still healthy by then. And then you’ve got to model lineups as well.

I’ll try and look at it, but I don’t have Excel at work and the prediction spreadsheet is a real bear to operate right now. (I’m hoping to have it automated at some point.)

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 3:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i have this (ir)rational fear of webb

and i’m not sure who we’ll trot out in game one. a solid argument can be made for all 3.

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 3:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

webb makes you chase

and get yourself out… our line up is disciplined enough to not do that.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i hope you are accurate

scared of his numbers

really scared

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 4:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

don't be scared.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'm not scared

we have a good team… i’ll be nervous surely, but not scared.

Anything can happen… but thats the beauty of it.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

His numbers don't throw the ball.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 28, 2008 4:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neither do

his.

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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 4:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Cubs can play small ball now, no worries

This isn’t a team that relies on the bloop and the blast, exclusively. Often times with Webb, the key is building an inning, and I think this year, our offense has shown an ability to do that.

Plus, it’s August 28. Let’s not worry about postseason opponents until mid-to-late September.

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 4:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's take a quick look.

No regression, no park effects, no accounting for any sampling issues.

Cubs have scored 5.48 RPG, D-Backs 4.60. So we have the clear edge there.

When you model win percentage based on runs scored and runs allowed, you have to factor in unearned runs. Webb is an extreme ground ball pitcher, and thus allows unearned runs at a rate higher than league average, so ERA overrates him a bit. His RA of 3.39 is very good, but Harden’s is strictly better at 2.14.

Doing a simply Pythagorean win expectation, when Harden’s pitching with the Cubs lineup behind him, you’d expect a win .844 percent of the time against an average opponent. With Webb pitching with the D-Backs lineup, you estimate a .634 win percentage. I’ll cheat a bit and use the straight line log5 method:

.500 + .844 – .634 = .710

So… oh wait I forgot home field advantage!

.500 + .884 – .634 = .750

Cubs would be expected to win a Harden-Webb matchup 75% of the time.

Certainly those figures could be refined a bit, which is the whole point of having the Predict-A-Tron. But I wouldn’t worry overly much about Webb.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I feel...

…much better now.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Aug 28, 2008 5:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They have a BAD lineup.

Okay, so not Padres or Mariners bad. But not exactly “good” either – certainly below average once you factor in their home park.

And seriously, folks, all of you should be asking for “We have Rich Harden and you don’t” t-shirts for Christmas.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think this assumes

a Webb/Harden Game 1 match-up, no? I don’t think this is probable. We’ve discussed it before, but I just don’t see Lou telling Z he doesn’t have confidence in him…and giving the ball to the guy that’s been on the team for 6 weeks. To each his own.

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 5:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But we do know that

Harden likes to pitch cool night games, he is more likely to get that in Chicago in October than in AZ

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 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Doesn't the BOB have a retractable or movable roof?

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 5:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

there goes my argument, damn

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 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Someone actually asked me today...

…if Randy would be the Game 1 starter against the Cubs @ Wrigley. I laughed.

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 4:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think that last game is grossly underestimated. Zambrano vastly overshadows Moyer.

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 4:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well... a 6'5 220 guy

USUALLY overshadows people…

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:35 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Carlos seems to routinely outpitch any FIP-based metric...

…which is what I used in the Predict-A-Tron. One of the dozen or so things I’m hoping to have ironed out by the times the playoffs rolls around are full Marcels projections for all pitchers, which I have, I just need to integrate into the spreadsheet.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know you are speaking English

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 28, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tend to speak in shorthand a lot.

It’s like wandering into the middle of a conversation – anyone who I’ve talked with before (like dtpollitt) has probably heard me explain FIP a dozen or so times. The basic idea is that you take a look at walks, strikeouts and homers and try to predict a pitcher’s future ERA/RA. The reason you look at the so-called “Three True Outcomes” is that a pitcher has more control over those than, say, their rate of hits on balls in play.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Makes sense now

thank you :)

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 28, 2008 4:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey while you're here can i ask a question?

how good is BP’s “Defensive Efficency” as a metric for evaluating a team defense?

I know you’ve said you like RZR (i think), but is Def Eff any good?

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've always used zone, FWIW

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 4:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like RZR, but you have to factor in OOZ plays.

RZR and ZR both have strengths and weaknesses.

As far as Defensive Efficency, it’s from one of Bill James’ old Annuals, IIRC. It’s just the reverse of BABIP, or 1 – BABIP, really; essentially, the percentage of batted balls (AB-K) converted into outs. Nothing wrong with it, except that you can’t directly apply it to individual fielders.

All a zone rating system is is a personalized version of a DER, with the numerator as plays made and the denominator as “chances.”

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So, depending

on how “chances” is defined, every rating could be different and it becomes more of a personal preference?

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 28, 2008 4:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only two companies compile zone rating...

…STATS, Inc. and Baseball Information Solutions. Chances are defined by whether a ball is “in zone.” Both of them have charts of the field that define what the zones are, and they all use multiple scorers per game to eliminate bias.

Chris Dial, who used to work for STATS, goes over the ZR zones and how they are defined. A chart is included.

There is, however, more uncertainty in ZR data than, say, hitting data. And so a larger sample is preferable.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

okay.

I was wondering if it was a reasonable metric to go by, but i’m kinda new to this so i figured the best way to tell was to ask.

Thanks Colin.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I liked your factor analysis article. Well done.

Just started regression. Like it already.

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 4:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks!

I’m slowly trying to take over the Internet, one site at a time. Two down, several million to go! :)

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Presumably.

I won’t be able to finish the article I had planned, so I might break it into two parts.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That Predict-a-Tron

is pretty interesting. How often are you gonna update that? Every series?

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

That's the goal.

Right now I’ve got essentially two spreadsheets – one that’s set up to predict the rest of the season, ignoring pitching matchups, and another that’s set to work for a three-four game set. I could theoretically do the entire rest of the season in the full Predict-A-Tron, but it would probably take me several hours just to figure out the pitching matchups for the rest of the season, and I’m not sure how accurate that list would be.

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by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh be honest, sue!

We can see right through you. The only thin you’re thinking of is Geo.

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

..

and DeRosa & Theriot….

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 3:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not really.

I’ve always liked Dempster even when others hated him last year. I’m really happy that he is having a great season.

by sue369 on Aug 28, 2008 3:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Darnit Sue

Take the sarcasm once in awhile! Besides, we all know it’s me you come to these threads to see ;-)

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shhhh, that was

suppose to be just between us. ;-)

by sue369 on Aug 28, 2008 3:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hm..

well now this is awkward. lol

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't worry HBCG

All the girls feel the same as sue. I don’t make the situation any better by confirming which girl it is I actually like…

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I bet my main squeeze

is a lot hotter than yours.

Alllll mine.

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I swear that picture has been around...

…since these here Interwebz were invented.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 3:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, we've been together for a while.

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

at least she's aging well...

:-P

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Would you call her your "better half"?

Lord, I hope not.

The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card

by carmen_fanzone on Aug 28, 2008 6:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep.

What she said. :)

These are the saddest of possible words: "Tinker to Evers to Chance"

by slcathena on Aug 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well...

that is what she said.

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Philly Fans

Gotta love em!

"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella

by Lou In Blue on Aug 28, 2008 3:16 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In Philadelphia,

this is known as “parenting.”

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 3:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i dont get it

the pink hat guy is my father

by joeschmitt on Aug 28, 2008 3:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ask your boss.

He’s about the same height. (OK, OK…that was cheap.)

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OT- Phillies need a basket...

…boy falls onto field during BP…

after the jump

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 3:16 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bet he doesn't

do that again. Glad he’s ok.

by sue369 on Aug 28, 2008 3:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My best friend over here is a Phillies fan.

I have to admit, many Philadelphia-based fans are worthy of the Biggest Douche in the Universe award, but not all of them are. I’ll be enjoying the game tonight at the bars, because you know, I’m 21 and all.

(my birthday was last week, still can’t believe I’m this old)

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this old?

this OLD????

GET OFFA MY LAWN!

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by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 3:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm with Drew

on this one . . . 21 does not equal “this old”. I just turned 29 and that isn’t even “this old.”

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 28, 2008 3:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whatever gramps

: P

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You mean you weren't born in 1987 as well?

Well butter me up and call me biscuit.

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

people born in 1987 can drink in bars?

Yikes!

"...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 3:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

scary though

Us ’84ers though… we rule

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes we do indeed!

:-)

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yikes is right.

Scary.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Aug 28, 2008 3:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Even scarier...

There’s people born in 1990 in the military.

There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Aug 28, 2008 3:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That just doens't sound right

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 28, 2008 3:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and voting

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 3:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're so right

I don’t know that I would give any of those kids a gun—but they do and are guarding our gates and sensitive military secrets as we speak. We’re doomed. J/K—these are great kids we have joining up, something I hope my kids think about doing.

Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.

by snowyman28 on Aug 28, 2008 3:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have a friend whose younger brother

was a complete delinquent. The military (army I think) really turned the kid around, it was amazing. He’s honest and upstanding, two words I would never have put in the same sentence with the kid before

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 28, 2008 4:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What scared me

I was scared to realize when I was in Osco and noticed the You have to be born on this day or earlier sign.

That people born the year I graduated from Northwestern can vote and smoke this year.

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 28, 2008 3:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not to mention

The little girl I babysat in high school is getting married next Sunday.

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 28, 2008 3:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go Cats!

Going to the game on Saturday?

by Chadnudj on Aug 28, 2008 5:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another interesting tidbit

freshman in all American colleges this year were born in 1990

OH YEAH

"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot

by NittanyCub on Aug 28, 2008 3:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do kids born in 1990 even recognize the Kool-Aid man?

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 3:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's a running joke in "The Family Guy" with

the Kool-Aid man. They recognize him.

"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 3:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah, I'd forgotten about that.

Yeah, good to know they recognize Kool-Aid Man as a dated 80’s reference.

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 3:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My son is 13 and he thought the Kool-Aid reference

was omly for the show. When I explained to him that there was a series of commercials of the man crashing through walls, he thought it was hilarious.

"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 3:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well done on your part.

one day i hope i can pass along that kind of knowledge to my future kids.

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 3:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's part of the rite of passage to manhood. Along with squirting

liquid through your nose and making farting noises with your underarm.

"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 4:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Horrifying.

That’s the year I graduated from high school.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 3:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

again with this same thing?

You are starting to creep me out.

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Give me a break. I voted for Jimmy Carter in my freshman

year. Now that’s old!

"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 4:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kids?

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whew!

Two 7 and 4. Was starting to wonder if I was posting here twice.

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, phew.

My daughter’s right in the middle of yours – five and a half.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1985 FTW!

I just got offered a free ticket for tonight’s game so I’ll be there. I’m in my work clothes so it’s even more reason for me to get myself a BCB shirt before the game. What store is selling them again?

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Aug 28, 2008 4:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Strange Cargo

south on Clark, a few blocks from the game.

Can I have your friends, so they can give me free tickets too?

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by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 4:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks.

I’ll make a trip there before the game and then crawl into The Dugout (a dive bar next to the L) for a few drinks before the game. Coincidentally, this is my only friend (that’s currently around) that’s a Cubs fan. I was born and raised on the Southside and grew up w/ the most typical bitter Sox fans around (why are they still my friends?). Anyways, they epitomized the concept of inferiority complex. One of them is a bartender at a bar down the street from my old house. I posed this as a fanpost couple weeks ago but this is an ad for their bar. Check it out.

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Aug 28, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed.

I laughed but it wouldn’t surprise me if this has actually happened there before.

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Aug 28, 2008 4:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OLD=(Last two digits of year born<actual age)

and bonus points for those who remember the Cubs last WS appearance, winner will be the one that remembers the last WS win!

Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000

by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 28, 2008 6:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I got invite to 15th class reunion

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 28, 2008 5:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whats the over-under

For the game going all nine? Weather does not look at all promising and there is a fresh line of storms forming up out here in Missouri—from around Omaha to St Joseph right now. Just getting ramped up and we’re under a T-storm watch. Hopefully we can keep this quick, win, and everyone can stay dry.

Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.

by snowyman28 on Aug 28, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sunday

On Sunday I’m taking the enemy as a friend and her husband are here for a wedding of her college roommate on Saturday and they are diehard Phillies fans.

Her husband is so excited about getting to a game at Wrigley he can barely sleep this week.

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 28, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what's your bold prediction?

mine is dlee goes yard (okay not really THAT bold)

by cubswynn on Aug 28, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

With 2 wins this weekend

If they win at least 2 this weekend they will have at least as many wins before 9/1 as they did in 2007.

Go Cubs

by cubstoseriesby100 on Aug 28, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I sure hope the 40% chance of T-Storms

holds off for the evening. I’ve got the DishNET guy here right now installing service so I can watch the game in HD tonight!!!

by Scrapptastic on Aug 28, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

people still watch 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 28, 2008 4:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think by breathing, he wastes airspace

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 4:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I did

Plus, DeLuca took him to task today, too.

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 4:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DeLuca ripped him pretty good..

pretty good to see.. Couldn’t stand him at all. glad he is gone

"Go Cubs Go"

by mkcubs21 on Aug 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll bet...

…the Sun Times staff was fighting over who would write that article.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Aug 28, 2008 5:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Roger Ebert gives Jay a big thumbs down

here

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 4:16 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks for the post

I always like Ebert and now I like him a little more.

by rlpete on Aug 28, 2008 4:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pink jowls

quivering with rage!

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!

by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn!
On your way out, don’t let the door bang you on the ass.

All my thumbs are up, Roger!

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Way up there.

Just like Jay’s, up his……

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So does Eric Zorn...

…here and Phil Rosenthal here and Rick Telander here…

Is there ONE Chicago media person that LIKED Mariotti? (That’s a rhetorical question…)

Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman

by NotSure on Aug 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I doubt that...

I don’t think that Jay even liked himself.

by tootle on Aug 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have...

…newly found respect for Mr. Ebert.

Fine piece of work!

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Aug 28, 2008 5:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You have to ask...

…the question – if the guy was so hated by his collegues (and I have no doubt he was) why did the Sun Times offer him a new contract 3 months ago?

I know it was just because the guy drew attention, but if he is that disruptive to your entire staff, is it worth it?

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Aug 28, 2008 6:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not really

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!

by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'm waiting for PTI to come on

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mariotti is truely hated

even his former colleagues are writing articles about how happy they are that he is gone. Wow!

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 28, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's amazing how much ink the Sun-Times is spilling...

…on utter hatefests of Marriotti right now. Geez, if that’s what you thought of him, why was he on payroll to begin with?

I has a blog. | Ask a sabermagician!

by cwyers on Aug 28, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It does beg that question

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 28, 2008 4:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he brought eyes and attention to the paper

and got away w/ murder b/c of it.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cubs remain #1 in SI's Power Rankings
With Carlos Zambrano mired in his worst month of the season (7.43 ERA in five August starts), it has become increasingly clear who the true ace of Chicago’s staff is: Ryan Dempster. (Midseason addition Rich Harden doesn’t qualify due to a limited sample size with Chicago.) Dempster said in spring training that the Cubs would win the World Series, and he’s sure doing his part to meet that prediction. The starter-turned-closer-turned-started is 15-5 with a 2.85 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. He has yielded three runs or less in 23 of his 27 starts. “He’s been our MVP,” Mark DeRosa told the Chicago Sun-Times. “He is by far the most important person in this clubhouse.”
Ryan Dempster = potential 20-game winner. Who’d?a thunk it?

[source]

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

light the Blue-Mike beacon!

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!

by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BeatleJuice!

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bizarro beetlejuice, huh?

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Saw "Power Arms"

while clicking your heels

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But...

That would hurt.

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

won't we need those power arms??

do we need to saw them?

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey now...

he’s been more than civil the last few weeks. Cut him a little slack.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 28, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not to me.

Let’s see, I’ve been called “dipshit” and “dumass” and told to “pound” sand in an inconvenient bodily locale. His opinions on Dome are remarkably rational, though. I’ll give him a little credit there.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well.......................

I guess you need to ask if he is the only one calling you those names. If others are too, it might be time to look in the mirror. :P

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Of course not.

We’re only counting smart people and wives don’t count.

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Uhhhh...

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 4:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i hope your wife doesn't read this

you’re gonna be in trouble….

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dude

Don’t knock pounding sand til you try it.

Just sayin…

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 4:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No.

He’s the first to have said that. Ever.

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I mean, I would hope...

…but you never know…

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 4:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too true.

This is the interwebs we’re talking about…

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 4:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, something tells me...

…there’s sand pounding fetishists discussion board out there somewhere.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL, nice.

Never seen that site before.

Yes, sir!

by dat cubfan daver on Aug 28, 2008 4:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Somebody linked it here once

and I spent two full work days going through all of them. Rollover text included.

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

same here

someone pointed it out on here and i killed about a week going through it.

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think xkcd is one of the stupidest things on the Internet

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 4:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It clogs up digg

every MWF, and I rarely laugh.

I hate kittens, too.

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 5:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boooooo!!!

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 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dude, really?

i love it.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 5:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well, they are NOW.

a few months ago, not so much.

Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!

by drewishdrewid on Aug 28, 2008 4:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Much as I love the concept of 20 game winner

if we can get Harden and Marquis one more game each we’ll have a staff composed of 10 game winners. I love that even more

by chitownhawkeye on Aug 28, 2008 4:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You guys enjoy the game

I’ve gotta go watch the Indianapolis Indians-Louisville Bats for the second straight night. At least I’m getting paid to do it.

Let’s get the magic number down to 23 – I want to see it on here before Labor Day.

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 4:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not starting lineup for the phillies

wind blowing out, so i’m benching mike schmidt

3b tony taylor
2b denny doyle
rf von hayes
lf greg luzinski
cf garry maddox
1b len matuszek
ss steve jeltz
c bob boone
p john denny

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I request one-nut-Kruk

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 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He was much better

with two.

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

by N Oakley on Aug 28, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I remember being at a White Sox-Orioles game

and he made the last out getting caught trying to steal 2nd…

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 4:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's who theriot is channelling

krukker with a better time in the 90’ dash

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or Lance Johnson...

LOVED getting picked off first…and second…

Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 28, 2008 4:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

which begs an interesting question

who was the worst baserunner with good speed you remember?

ivan dejesus was brutal, maybe not one-dog bad, but brutal

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 4:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i love the way he retired

bats in the third, hits the road in the fourth, or sumfin like that

by tim815 on Aug 28, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thank goodness for no phil bradley

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 5:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ugh

i hated chem.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 4:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gah, me too!!!

These are the saddest of possible words: "Tinker to Evers to Chance"

by slcathena on Aug 28, 2008 5:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In high school

I took Chemistry for Very Very Dumb People and needed a special pass at that.

by Emelie on Aug 28, 2008 5:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does a liquid run

count more or less than a solid one? And what about gaseous ones?

by chitownhawkeye on Aug 28, 2008 4:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

must not.....

comment on liquid runs……….

by MOCubsfan on Aug 28, 2008 5:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright...

Off to Strange Cargo, then Bar, Game, back to Bar (try my classic ‘Does this rag smell like Chloroform to you’ pickup line) stumble home, maybe BCB it up for a sec, sleep, work in the AM. Profit?

I keed, I keed.

I promise to bring a win home. GO CUBS!!!

Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.

by Jayo525 on Aug 28, 2008 4:58 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I believe

the box at the top of this page shows the wind blowing out at 5-10

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 28, 2008 5:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was just about to post that.

Mine was snarkier though, so maybe it’s all for the better.

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was gonna be snarkier too

but thought better of 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 28, 2008 5:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Helps if you read

;) kidding, kidding

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 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

accepted

but really. don’t post under the influence…

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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 5:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hell, screw that.

I always post when I’m drinking, and it’s my preferred method.

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 5:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you following me around

and posting right after me? I just looked behind my shoulder to make sure you weren’t there, too.

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 5:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wherever the Z key takes me, my friend.

PS – You looked over the wrong shoulder.

make/art

by neverAcquiesce on Aug 28, 2008 5:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn man

you are flexible, I can only see over my shoulder, not behind 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 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

amended: don't post under the influence

if you can’t handle being told that you’re acting like a jerk.

The Walk: Weapon of choice for the 2008 Cubs

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Aug 28, 2008 5:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ahhhh

No, me iz not a jerk when I’m drunk BCB-ing.

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