Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Phillies, Saturday 8/30, 2:55 CT
by Al on Aug 30, 2008 5:30 PM CDT
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first?
"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly
by hipster17 on Aug 30, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Should have typed a fourth "Dome"
Would have been more symbolic
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dome = patience
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you said it
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BALL 4!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WOOO!
Go Soto.
Tamia Lynn Davis:
Born: August 18, 2008
by Unique on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No pressure Soto my dear
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's got the stuff
this is his year
p.s. dreamt about him last night lol!
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dome Walks!
Now THAT’S what I mean by a good at bat!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets hope Cedeno took notes
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto will become the man today
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soto
IS the man :)
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
second that
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WAY TO FREAKEN JINX IT THERE
WAY TO FREAKEN GO!!!
WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU THINKING !! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT
okay im done :)
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's already got it locked up,
I’m just saying
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto could lock up Rookie of year right here
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm so nervous...
I feel queasy.
by cublessinmilwaukee on Aug 30, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Relax, it's August
At this rate, you’ll die before October
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Ronny is going to have a coronary about these mound visits.
by cublessinmilwaukee on Aug 30, 2008 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cedeno's AB killed us
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He had to swing at that
The ump called the outside-corner strike. Pitch was too close to take.
Give Romero credit. He did his job.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Would NOT Have Been Called A Strike
Reed choked there, trying too hard.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would not have been called a strike
But a ball in virtually the same place was called a strike on the previous pitch. That forced him to swing at it, maybe get a piece of it and foul it off.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See, That's How I Define "Patience"
Having the presence of mind to never swing at a non-strike, even if it was called a strike the previous pitch. Odds are the ump knows he messed up on the previous call so he gets it right the next time. Then it’s bases loaded and no outs.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And if he calls it a strike, the way he did the last time,
then you’re complaining about him taking the pitch. Well, you know, Johnson’s been a bum all season, so …
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most messed up logic ever
calls it strike one pitch and then changes his mind on the next? And Reed is supposed to know the ump recognized that?
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I really hope that if we face them tomorrow
We absolutely crush romero.
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Big out
pumped up. Z does it all the time.
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I may be wrong
but I don’t remember even Z getting that animated…
by LT on Aug 30, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you not watched him for how many years?
Everything he does is that animated.
I’d fault A-ram bat flip the other day far above JC here.
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides all that
I don’t like it when Z does it.
by LT on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about the time
You can read Z telling the ump “Wow that was bad”
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, well.
Sometimes you get the dog, and sometimes the dog gets you.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A few too many called third strikes in this game.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That Shows Me That
He doesn’t have the confidence in himself to get the job done. Busher.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Act Like You've Been There, J.C.
Classless idiot.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A bit overplayed
but not too different from when Z gets all proud of himself
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
by iluvryno on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I roffled
“classless idiot” How many times does Z get pumped up like that?
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't Like It When Z Does It Either
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See it only matters
When it benefits the Cubs :)
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man, Romero acts like they just
won the World series
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to be devil's advocate
but Marmol’s not a whole lot better. his celebrations are irritating.
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huge inning
Got a big out. He should be pumped up.
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: I just heard today that Matthew McCaughnahy's brother
named his son Miller Highlife or something like that.
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad it wasnt
walker texasranger
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, you listen to NPR!
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: I say Vegas Cub Fan
Needs to publicly appologize to this board and Cubs fans the world over because he posted Ozzie and a choke sign
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that the Cubs were going to choke
the Philly pen was set to choke. C’mon now!
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
its all in fun…
I still blame you though :)
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as we understand that!
:)
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
The Phillies’ pen choked the last two days. They’re due to get one.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's like they say
you cannot win them all
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As an aside...
I would like to let Miller know that their beer is swill and no self respecting drinker would bother with it until they were so hammered that they couldn’t taste it.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, outside of Wrigley I'd drink MHL over Old Style anyday
"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly
by hipster17 on Aug 30, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im sorry
But Old Style?
Id rather drink water and sand
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No argument here
I live in Portland. We make/drink good beer here.
"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly
by hipster17 on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm drinking some Full Sail Ipa from Hood river Oregon.
It is good.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For or against, these umpires are horrible
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree
Lots of bad calls all around today.
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, but they are consistantly sucky
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As Preacher Would Say, They've Been AWFUL
just messin’ with ya Preach :-p
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah!
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FOUL BALL!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this announcer...
keeps saying stuff and then retracting his statement…its getting annoying
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Like calling Fukodome DeRosa all day?
by Arbusto on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i mean...
sometimes they act liek they know NOTHING about ANYTHING going on ANYWHERE!!! lol
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stockton Has Been HORRI...oops, sorry
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Lord
That was a strike
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TERRIBLE
UMP calls today
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why isn't Ramirez on the
Clutch performer vote board?
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking that exact same thing
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
brad Hawpe?
who makes that board up?
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHO IS BRAD HAWPE!!!???!!!
im so confused!! where am i?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
former teammate of Riot and LBR
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody has cheap swings against Howry...
… everything his hit on the screws. If Howard got one, it could hit the lake.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The strike zone
just retracted again
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 30, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
POLL:
should I severely loathe Cotts or Howry?
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by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Both Make Good "Surrender" Flags
Now I know Lou hates losing but at this point I wonder if he’s playing to win the series and save Shark, Marmol, and Wood for tomorrow?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he insists on playing the slumpers
sometimes, like with Marmol, it’s a winning strategy. Others, like Howry and Cotts, not so much.
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tell that to Eyre
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cotts
"This is why Major League Baseball does not need instant replay, because then every single play will then be reviewed." -- Joe Morgan, 5/18/08, referring to an umpire ruling a Carlos Delgado homerun foul when replays showed it hit the foul pole.
by CubsBall2202 on Aug 30, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
might as well drop an f-bomb huh?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed oppurtunities
early have killed us today.
How many innings did we have runners 1st and 3rd? less then 2 outs and couldnt get anyone to score.
These days happen
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It is games like these that prevent me from getting "Giggly"
When the Cubs are on, they are remarkable. But there have been too many games like this where they just haven’t gotten the clutch hit, despite repeated opportunities. It’s OK in the regular season, but it concerns me when we get to October.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but all teams have these games, even championship teams
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+alot
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today In Of Itself Has Been A Pain In the Butt
I’m not sure how well it portends to October, assuming we get there. There seems to have been as many games this season where the Cubs have found a way to win when facing a tough situation (ie the four game sweep in Milwaukee). What will be interesting to see is how the Cubs rebound tomorrow – if the offense goes back to being patient and laying off the bad pitches then that’s a sign they can rebound after a poor performance.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we've done that so many times this season
I don’t understand why you doubt. I mean, really, it’s what makes this team exceptional.
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And today could still be one of those days...
however, I would rather see the team capitalize on their early opportunities and not have to count on coming back against another team’s bullpen. Great endings are fine, but I’ll take boring blowouts any day….
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For The Record, I Think We Will Get There
But weird things have happened. All’s I was saying is that although today was sucky, it really has no bearing on how well we do against Arizona or the Brewers in the postseason. You said it best – championship teams have been as flat during an LCS or a World Series. Let’s see how they bounce back tomorrow, hopefully with a ton of walks and hits.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Time has been called..."
“Fontenot and Lee have begun waving white hankerchiefs towards the mound and are walking off the field. They have surrendered like the French to a barrage of Howry grooved four-seamers.”
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Managed to get back in
this place crashed on me. Can’t believe Soto didn’t make something happen.
And oh frickin boy, it’s Howry.
Please don’t stink it up today Howry
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we still have the bottom of the 9th
meat of the order coming up.
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you think
Ryan Howard is licking his chops right about now?
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just waitng for the
9th inning ralley.
by sue369 on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phew!
just one more out and it aint gonna be pretty
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dempster went on the DL
Last year?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, oblique injury...was out for several weeks during which time Howry closed
by John Q Freejazz on Aug 30, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where the hell was I at?
I forgot that
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh lord, here comes a K or a 500 ft bomb
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yea...no middle road with howard huh?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay finish him off!
Help I'm a Cubs fan stuck in Cards Country
by jac on Aug 30, 2008 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Waitaminit.... Sue you aren't at this game?
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It might surprise people to learn this
but Bob Howry ranks #1 in the NL in the category of Inherited Runners Scored. Of course, when he starts the inning, it’s quite another story sometimes.
"It's Happening..."
by Goodie1969 on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
KKK
Help I'm a Cubs fan stuck in Cards Country
by jac on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
4 to be exact
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
Howry
thanks
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whew... howry gets out of it in a squeaker
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SIT DOWN!!!!!!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FASTEN THOSE SEAT BELTS
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't I ma pacing to the TV and to the computer!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Imagine
how it’s going to be in the playoffs.
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might stroke out
no matter what the outcome is of this season
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My magic 8ball says Ramirez hits the game winner again today.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets put our thoughts and prayers
to our Cubs fans in the New Orleans area.
Hurricane Gustav will become a major “Katrina” type storm this week
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 5:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
recently became a category 5
that is really really bad news
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I have been tracking it all weekend. This doesnt look good
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were saying
it is supposed to weaken slightly before it makes landfall, but thats still not gonna help. We vacation in Gulf Shores AL every summer. it makes me sick to think of everythig I love there being destroyed. The gulf coast is so beautiful and so many lives are in danger. I guess thats the risk you take to live there.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt that its going to weaken
before landfall
This storm is going to be worse then Katrina
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for real??
wow
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Gustav will be a Catagory 5 when it makes landfall…. Katrina was a Cat 3 when it made landfall
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Katrina wasn't even category 5
The main thing with Katrina was the water surge, it wasn’t the storm itself
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I hope
your family will all be safe.
by sue369 on Aug 30, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Brother's Condo Was In Gulf Shores
Got hit really bad by Katrina.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this just where he vacations or
is it his home? We stay at Sunchase. Love it!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vacation Condo
It was in a multi-story tower but the lobby and first couple floors were so damaged that they closed the whole thing down.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Gulf Shores is just now
back to how it was before Ivan. Seems every summer there is more and more construction and less empty lots and rubble. No where deserves to be hit by this storm, but I would be sick if my vaca place got totally wiped out again.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hadn't heard that
I hope people take care.
by sue369 on Aug 30, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe this will get the gov't to reinforce those levees to proper levels
what a moral failure we’ve dealt NOLA … and what a great city
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weather Channel talked to
an offical about evacuations etc and it seems like things are moving pretty smoothly so far and they are all ready evacuating high risk areas and the elderly and handicapped. I can’t imagine miles and miles of Interstate with all four lanes converted to northbound. Would be strange to drive on the wrong side!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that poor city
another major hurricane as they are rebuilding will be devastating… the rebuilding has been fragile at best and now this
by Emelie on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are still
lots of people living in FEMA trailers. How sad is that. I can tell ya one thing, if my ass lived anywhere near there, they wouldn’t have to tell me twice to evacuate after the disaster that was Katrina! Even if the same thing happens again, I am betting more people leave the city and the govenment is better prepared to help them get out. Lets hope!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure Hope People Take Their Pets
It was heartbreaking that so many cats and dogs were left behind. Although that’s how we got our 3rd dog – she was abandoned during Katrina and we adopted her.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah my whole family other then my parents live in Biloxi
They might come stay with us for a bit
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Id tell them to leave
Now
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Win It For The Preacherman
He That Keeps The Faith Shall Be Rewarded!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
amen brotha
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TO INDUCE VOMITING
summond Philly bullpen
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
by Employee22 on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Howry
Kept it down that time to Howard. Good job, but the problem is he doesn’t have enough off-speed stuff.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
magic number
22 or 23?
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
off to work volleyball
have a good evening, all. A better day tomorrow.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Aug 30, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YOU KNOW IT!
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moyer Is Good But Z Is Better
And I think the offense reverts to form tomorrow.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aggravating
watching the Cubs lose on national network TV
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Again even if they dont
But I like Z on the mound. We still split the series 2-2 I like that in a 4 gamer
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially when they didnt show everyone
How good they really are
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lack of clutch hitting today
but that’s how the game goes sometimes.
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Aug 30, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dick Stockton
suggested FOX may be bad luck to the Cubs… :)
"It's Happening..."
by Goodie1969 on Aug 30, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad Umpiring
Makes you wonder if these guys were feeling the heat of the Samardzija/Howard call yesterday and decided to make it up to Philly today.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good news
We probably won’t have to see Cotts and Howry tomorrow.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Aug 30, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anyone see that blonde with her mouth open making a very suggestive hand gesture during the credits?!!?!?!
AHAHAHAHAHA FOX sucks!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 30, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to get greedy.
In fact I promised myself that I wouldn’t, but when this team wins so much, it makes it so hard! I hate to use the ol’ “you can’t win em all” phrase, but that’s as good as I can do. And yes they get em tomorrow!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT: Michigan wolverines got upset in the big house by utah
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They're Still Better Off Without Carr
A glacier moves faster than ol’ Lloyd.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Help Us Out, Pirates!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wahst the pitching maychup?
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." --Alvin Dark
by preachermancubsfan on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suppan v. Maholm
"It's Happening..."
by Goodie1969 on Aug 30, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Today Was Sucky
Apologies if I came off as a ledge jumper or troll or vulture. I don’t think this starts a vintage 1969 slide or anything like that. Just a pain in the butt on a hot, humid day.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't in the thread today,
but I think we can all be forgiven for being a bit spoiled by this team. We’ve come to expect perfection. I was at the Nationals opener last week when we got lit up by a far inferior team, and then they reeled off 7 in a row after that. Let’s see what happens tomorrow…
"It's Happening..."
by Goodie1969 on Aug 30, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Looking back I sounded as if every strikeout or pop-out was life threatening. Maybe it’s time to stay out of game threads altogether, because constant complaining is neither fair or fun to hear.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
by CaliCub on Aug 30, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you are interested,
Here is a link to my favorite weather website on Gustav-
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 30, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good news:
Astros are lighting up the Cards (6-3).
Bad news: it’s still the first inning. That could be a high-scoring affair…
"It's Happening..."
by Goodie1969 on Aug 30, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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