Post-rain delay thread: Cubs vs Astros, Monday 8/4, 6:05 CT
by dtpollitt on Aug 4, 2008 10:17 PM CDT
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PrintHere's a fresh new thread for anyone that's still awake for the ballgame tonight. Hopefully we can hit the new pitcher throwing for the 'Stros and gain a full game on the Brew Crew, who lost 3-6 tonight to the Reds. The Cards were idle tonight.
Dan
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LET'S GO CUBS! GET THE NEW PITCHER OUTTA THERE!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Why is the game not on wciu right now, isn't it about to resume
"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.
It'll come on moments before the game starts.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
ESPN2 has billiards going right now and ESPN Classic is in the midst of three hours of power classic rodeo. So there’s just not enough room for the Cubs right now…I think ESPN is going now!
They'll probably split screen
Probably will have a split screen with other half being a second by second butt kiss of Favre update.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
and highlights of jobba going off the mound
byrdak for the sixth
Not here
in Wisconsin again. Damn ESPN!!!!!!!!!
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
We were so ticked,,,, we went out to watch the game and it wasnt on
We thought ok rain delay…. so we called around until we found someone home. found out it wasnt on.
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Believe me...
I know the feeling. I sent an e-mai lto ESPN expressing my frustration. It might be a Charter thing.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Yeah, Hooray Baseball!! Hooray ESPN.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
We are back!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
its been so long since this game was playing
that it should be 80’s night!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Doesn't she only do Wed night baseball?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry, replied to wrong thread
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
God I not even that bad with Geo
“rolls my eyes”
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Que: Van Halen Jump!!!
CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL IS BACK ON THE AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
you do know it's "cue" don't you?
or is there some sort of inside joke to using “que”...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Que?
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
You can sleep tomorrow!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I second that!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
hmm wish I was there now
it would be SO easy to trade up seats..
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
What great timing!
I got to watch all of Raw and all the Cubs game! Hopefully the Cubs win.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
you had me Scott
I was going to say I love you for bringing me the game on ESPN again, and then you had to go and mention the 100 year thing you big loser, oh well I am just happy I don’t have to listen to the Houston announcers.
Wendyzman
Way too many of these guys still in the stands
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
but but
he was the GM of the Mets! Think of all the perspective he can give on running a team into the ground?
Some people have 3 layers, like pie. Blog Blog Blog
Honestly, the man is a f-ing idiot.
But he WAS GM when guys like Wright & Reyes were being developed and brought into the system. I do not know how this is possible. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I'm going to the game tomorrow
I hope this doesn’t end up going till the wee hours and the Cubs come out and sleepwalk through tomorrow’s game.
Go Cubs!
Do you think they're still there?
Lou made have sent them home for good night’s rest
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Cotts
Neal Cotts might get all confused and think he’s back on the Sox.
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Like 8 miles to the south?????
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
Every game at Florida Marlins
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Ha...same instant thought!
You going to the games in 2 weeks?
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
Yes, Sat and Sun
not sure about Friday (work and traffic)
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
My record at Cubs games in Florida is not good (0-4)...
...so I’m thinking I’m going to stay home this time…but I may change my mind…it IS the Cubs, after all!
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
My record Cubs in Tampa Bay is 0-2
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Yeah, Dolphins Stadium during a Marlins game!
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
Been there, done that
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
or a late 70's game at Wrigley
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
K
Chad is rad
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
WOW!
That was one hell of a great pitch.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
Drink. Heavily.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
it is so weird to think I was watching first pitch of this game at Applebees. It seems like days ago…
sounds like a minor league game out there
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
How many people are there?
Pat and Ron keep talking about it/
"Don't worry, Joey. We'll go next year. They're in the World Series all the time" ---My grandfather to my sick father, October 10, 1945
I remember being at an old time doubleheader with rain delays during both games.
We stayed until the end. We had beer cup stacking contests.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
Storming
Storming again up here in good old action ridge. Hope it doesn’t hit Wrigley before the Cubs get a chance to score some.
Go Cubs
I'm starting to think...
This was Lou’s plan all along. Why else would he sit DLee, DeRosa, and The Riot? So after the rain delay he can bring them in fresh!
Just think, everyone:
If A-Rod was on our team, he woulda left the ballpark during the rain delay, went home, changed, and went to a party!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Yeah
but I’d be damn glad to have him on the Cubs. He can party all he wants, if he hits 50 HR.
"Don't worry, Joey. We'll go next year. They're in the World Series all the time" ---My grandfather to my sick father, October 10, 1945
You don't leave baseball games early.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Ya storming here in the suburbs again
"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.
Jerry Blevins...
...the guy we gave up along with Rob Bowen for Kendall is really throwing well for the A’s this year. Anyone think we’re gonna wind up regretting that trade?
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
yes we will win this game
and astros fans will be asking, how much does the mlb want the cubs to win?
if nothing else
I feel good about tomorrow. This screwy lineup will give our rested guys an extra boost against them
There are a few isolated patches circling around but the main storm is gone.
They should be fine… The field looks good
Kinda looks that way on radar.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
for real?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
lots of people heading in
to the game on cubworld.com webcam
LETS GO CUBBIES!!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
Full count to Fontenot...pops up to center, 1 away...
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
Going like this:
whooooooosh
blooooooow
*weeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Pat is saying there's very little breeze.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
that looks like what a fat kid that ran
to the slide at the park and finally got to go down it
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome!
got my gameday audio going. Something to keep me awake at work!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Must be the tubes....
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
who's saying such nonsense?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish he could be brewers gm
"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 4, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Who?
"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 4, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
God I'm glad I checked ESPN
WIN THIS!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
If we don't score runs and make this game semi-interesting...
...I’m going to be mad because we (1) Didn’t gain ground and (2) It kept me awake.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Don't assume...
...the pushing match means they are falling apart. Sometimes, those things can get a team going – see the Oakland A’s and Yankees of the 70’s.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Will they let people back into ballpark
tickets or not on a night like this?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Wouldn't think so
for security reasons.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Ward is really, really bad
"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.
Ward K's - 2 away...
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
get ward outta this game
what a ridiculous at bat
It seems Astros are vulnerable
...they have used their bullpen quite a bit this past week. I’m guessing Valverde isn’t available after pitching 3 days in a row.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Please, please, please... no more Brett Favre.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
I love the video of the jet landing....
....journalistic evidence that Brett a plane did in fact land somewhere on some day and Brett Favre did get off of a plane.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Who the HELL is Tim Byrdak?!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Let's at least tie it up in case the rains come again
or better yet, put up 3 and then let it pour
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Here, this will do it.
Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre. Favre.
"Don't worry, Joey. We'll go next year. They're in the World Series all the time" ---My grandfather to my sick father, October 10, 1945
This should help BCB's Favre Google Page Rank
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I think Al should ban him!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
He popped a pimple on his ass today.
Other than that, nothing new.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Ramirez 2-2 count....
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
SPECIAL WEATHER ALERT:
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM
CDT FOR NORTHERN COOK AND SOUTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES…
AT 1030 PM…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PROSPECT HEIGHTS…MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
NORTHFIELD…GLENVIEW…NORTHBROOK…AND GOLF BY 1035 PM…
WINNETKA…WILMETTE…WILMETTE HARBOR…AND GLENCOE BY 1040 PM…
KENILWORTH…AND EVANSTON BY 1045 PM
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
I'm in Northbrook
I love being deaf. I can’t hear a thing. Unfortunately I need to go to sleep as I have a 6 am flight tomorrow.
LETS GO CUBBIES! SCORE SOME RUNS!
by cubsonWGN4ever on Aug 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
ramirez CRUSHED that one
how was that fouL?
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
any ball hawks getting that one?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
naw... that one probably bounced right into the fire house...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'm a ballhawk, not a ballduck.
I don’t do so well in the rain so i came home.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
LOL
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Who was the guy with the HUGE glove yesterday?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
PLEASE do so!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
You know that girls that dressed like this:
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
RIP
Estelle Getty. I know I am probably in the minority, but that show is great
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you a woman?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
even so, it was pretty risky for the time with a trampy old lady and all. good stuff
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
One of those women was a tramp?
(shudders)
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Blanche was
very vain and kinda like the village bicycle, everyones had a ride!
Couldn’t pass up typing that, figure it will get more than shudders! lol
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Women love that show.
especially young teenage women.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Estell was the true comic of the group
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Betty is still great...
have you seen her on Million Dollar Password? Put it this way, her and Rachael Ray are eons apart.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Betty was hysterical on
that Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
oh boy... MDB's gonna rip on Estelle Getty in 5.. 4... 3...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Didn't she pass away recently?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
hence the RIP
j/k
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Ahhh....
Didn’t catch that, my brain is tired.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Ball 4
The pitcher didn’t want to go anywhere near him after that long foul ball
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Deep foul ball to left....yanked it! But Ramirez draws the walk...
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
DOH!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
I'm going to go eat some clam dip
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
He went 3rd
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Edmonds grounds to 3rd, force at 2nd, end of inning...
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
Looks like both teams will probably just hack till this game ends
with the day game tomorrow, i thought tuesdays were usually night games?
"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.
espn breaking news (on espn news)
not about wisconsin football
I'm assuming you mean FAVRE and not the Wisconsin Badgers...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I cant wait to hear about the Badgers.... maybe it will interupt Farve news
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Top of 7th, Quintero batting, Gaudin pitching...
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
and ESPN's talking about the all-time switch hitting team.
You’d think the rain delay was still on.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice hippy cuties on fancam...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
sorry
hippie..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
fan cam shots were from earlier...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
He didn't just say that, did he??
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Ah come on, he was good
for the other teams in his division
Was he the one who traded
Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir? Whoever did that trade should be banned for life, a la Pete Rose…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Must be an amazing coincidence
then, that he’s been unemployed since that trade…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
either way, that person should be unemployable.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
no, 3.2 at bats per game
or something like that
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Ha
They played Less Than Jake; I didn’t record that version of the L+S theme, but I did record their latest album.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Their latest album
GNV/FLA. I work in a studio.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
by Matt Allison on Aug 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That's me brother.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
by Matt Allison on Aug 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
funny stuff...
...that’s the first thing that came to mind when i saw you post on here, but i figured it just to be a coincidence….
Quintero loses his bat....AGAIN!
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
Get that man some pine tar!
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
Tell the stros to hurry it up!
Losers!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
COME ON
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
Hey, you know what the best thing about watching an ESPN televised game on the local channel (WCIU) is?
No rotating ads behind home plate. Just a green box….
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Rain shouldn't last long
according to the radar.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
He's got the man love going on, huh?
ESPN is blacked out in Chicago.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Great pitch
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
Quintero K's...nasty slider...1 away in 7th....
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
Newhan grounds to Fontenot...2 away...
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
Looks like Chad has a small animal perched on his chin.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
It is an animal named
Awesome!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
A wolverine?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Kaz Matsui batting, down 0-2
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
must be listening to the radio feed
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Difference in the delay?
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
normally its on a few seconds
but the stetch was done by the time someone was asking whose going to be singing it
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
and he K's...end astros 7th...
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
It's Lenny!
What a gamer!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Kaz Matusi is one of my least favorite baseball players of all-time
And a huge bomb, to boot.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Tonight's seventh inning stretch will be sung by Noah!
/may need it to get home tonight
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
Doubt it.
He pitched yesterday.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...just wow.
Great outing Chad.
What a sequence on Matsui.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
hows the field condition?
announcers of course wont even mention it
WOW that was a sick inning for go-dan
let’s get him another W!
the pink hat guy is my father
Let's get some runs
and call it a night
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
3 runs + Marmol = Wins!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:53 PM CDT reply actions
or 10 runs + howry/eyre
"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 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I would appreciate it if the offense did not SUCK right now
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
That is a start
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
18 runs + Howry = Win?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
Soto
Starts It!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
he's such a stud
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Hi Madtown
glad to see you make your presence known. :)
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
here for a bit anyways
almost bedtime
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Geoff Geary pitching, gives up single to left to Soto on first pitch....
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
Soto, Dome, Onedec...
sounds like some runs!!!!!!
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
A DLee pinch hit HR may be in order this inning
by West Coast Diehard on Aug 4, 2008 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Is he still at Wrigley?
Any shots of the dugout?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
oh yes
I likey
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"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 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
It's ok Ron
even though Brant Brown dropped that ball…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Fukudome batting, Soto on 1st, down 0-2
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
WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSEEEEEEE
(new window)
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
He's battling, now 1-2
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
Fukudome K's swinging, 1 away...
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
Whatd he say now?
"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 4, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Talking about how Dome needs extra rest days due to the strain of ordering food from...
...restauraunts where they speak English.
What!?
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
May I be the first to say...
...that makes no f-ing sense?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
That cannot be a serious comment
If it is, they can fire him right away
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If they were going to fire Phillips for dumb comments...
...they would have done it by now.
But yes, Steve Phillips did say that he could see why Dome needed extra rest because of “just having to order food in different restauraunts,” or something to that effect.
I'm literally sitting here with my mouth open, speechless.
I believe you, but, my God, what a moron.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not bad
as compared to Joe Morgan
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd put him in that category to be honest
"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 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I suspect people have been drinking the whole time.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
People holding the felon's signs in the front row
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Just got fooled
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:57 PM CDT reply actions
Trying not to curse
Fukudome…
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Please don't.
He’s done a lot for us already this year.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
We need ONEDEC!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
ONEDEC batting, DeRosa on deck PH for Gaudin....
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
And he flies out to center, 2 away, DeRosa coming up....
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
He hit it hard...but out.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
DERO...First pitch
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 10:59 PM CDT reply actions
My God I forgot Darin Erstad was still playing baseball.
Wow do the Astros suck balls. And they will continue to suck balls for years to come.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
What is DERO looking for?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
Mod Squad on ESPN
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
damn
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
Damn
No wind…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Well damn.
derosa’s warning track power!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
SON OF A B................
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:01 PM CDT reply actions
damn
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
Got me out of my seat
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Put a charge into that one
FO7
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
real close, at the ivy...
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
back against the wall, almost full extension (but no jump) for the catch
the pink hat guy is my father
DeRo flies out to left, misses HR by feet....end of 7th...
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
I swear Carlos Lee only makes good defensive plays
when he plays against the Cubs.
Hey, it's a new century!
That so looked out when it went off his bat.
Wonder if the air is real heavy after all that moisture.
Don’t laugh. It’s an issue here at Coors Field (ie, light air helping balls get out).
Only missed a dinger by about a foot.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
Baseballs travel farther in humid air
It is less dense.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you sure about that?
Wouldn’t water vapor make the air more dense?
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
yep shanghai badger is correct
Water or H2O has a molar mass of 18g/mol whereas air which is mainly composed of nitrogen 28 g/mol and oxygen which is 32 g/mol. More humidity just means that the water fraction in the air is higher which makes the air less dense because it has less mass than nitrogen and oxygen. It really wouldn’t matter that much though, as the composition of air is about 78% nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and about 1 % water vapor. The water vapor change wouldn’t make that much of an impact.
by aznsensation on Aug 4, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Radio said Carlos Lee "jumped"...do we have visual on this? I don't believe it.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Please excuse Steve
He only traded Jason Isringhausen, A.J. Burnett, Preston Wilson, and Carl Everett….for peanuts….
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
Balls not gonna carry tonight, 2 run defecit might as well be 5
"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.
then we might as well have just taken the L and rested the pen
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
We can score
with out the long ball.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
yep
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Fontenot is playing SS according to gameday
That can’t be right
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
You thought Theriot had bad range
I can’t imagine Fontenot having any range
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I really don't know what to think right now.
I really should have had something prepared for this very moment.
Yes, you should have
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I've got a visual.
confirmed
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
He moved over to SS. DeRo at 2nd.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, top of 8th, Fontenot at SS, DeRo at 2nd...Cotts pitching..
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
Humidity in the air increases the viscous force on a ball...that damped the HR.
If it wasn’t raining, it would have gone over the wall.
If that ball was hit in Colorado or Arizona, it would have gone 400 feet.
Incorrect
Humid air is less dense and the ball travels further in it.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
You are correct
n/t
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
My meteorology class from college
and my pilot training tell me that I am correct.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't explain it...
...but baseballs seem to fly farther on hot/humid days.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Tejada lines to Ward, 1 away, Berkman batting right handed....
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
Berkman pulls to Ramirez, 2 away...Lee batting
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
Lee K's end Astros 8th....Cotts impressive???
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
Yes Hawkins is up, time to take the lead
"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.
sORRY...hack MENTALITY....
and it doesn’t help anyone and it gets the hitters in ruts,....
Shoulda let theis one go…..
And i’d hardly evey say that ….BUT….
The best defense is a good offense
i would be bunting to 1st as much as possible
but ward has been capable in his 1st start of the yr
the pink hat guy is my father
Welcome, friend!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Isn't Fonty at 2nd?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
They wouldn't know
Didn’t Rafy Palmeiro win a gold glove after having played something like 20 games at first? I wanna say early 1990s.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
What is the weather look like?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:06 PM CDT reply actions
Can hear the thunder in the background and can see occasional lightening.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Tom is dead to me!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
This is such a FUBARed game...
...Why don’t we put Riot behind the plate, Hank in center, and let Soriano play second…waitaminute.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
well Pat and Ron are talking about the thunder
how the lightening is getting closer
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM CDT reply actions
1-2-3
to the home half of the 8th
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
They better score quick....
....it doesn’t look like there will be a 9th inning.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Ok so Im feeling a Soriano double and a sneaky single followed by a pinch hit d-lee bomb
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Is it safe to be playing this game?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
No PING PING PING
BOOM!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
And metal spikes
n/t
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
LaTroy!
I could do his job.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Lets light up Mr. Hawkins!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
The lightning looks really bad.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
News Flash...
According to Dan Schulman, Latroy Hawkins did not pitch well…
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
Guess that will get you DFA'd!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Patience, Sori, patience.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
Fat Elvis
is scared of the lightning.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
LaTroy "DFA" Walk-ins pitching....
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
Soriano batting, lots of thunder and lightning....K swinging, 1 away
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
no WAY
we gotta hit him hard
wtf were the astros doing in their dugout@?
the pink hat guy is my father
They have to finish the game now IIRC
The rules changed last season
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I thought once it got into a situation like this
MLB just made you play the rest of the game the next morning
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
This is an official game....
however u waant to look at it…UNLESS …the Cubs can tie it b4 another delay…
The best defense is a good offense
Like this rule?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
It's foolish NOT to be afraid of lightening!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Sori
do what a leadoff man is supposed to do…get on base!!!!
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Anything close
is going to be called a strike
Can't blame Berkman for not wanting to stand out here in lightning storm
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Would the game be suspended if they got off the field right now
"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.
no, already official
Only would be suspended if the game is tied.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Thundering very bad in Lincoln Park
raining heavily as well
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Must score NOW!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Very nasty
Storm heading towards the South from the Des Plaines area.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
wow... I can hear it thundering loud in the backround
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:11 PM CDT reply actions
Crap!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:11 PM CDT reply actions
Man the flashes
are booms are constant.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Sori k's on ball 3
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:12 PM CDT reply actions
How can a batter
hit with lighting flashing on the sky line?!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
call it for tonight = game over
they have to wait a while by rule
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
lightning delay
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Berkman just
called the game.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
thank god
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
Crap!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
I don't blame him,
you don’t mess around with severe thunderstorms.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Did they take all the flags down?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
they take them down
or don’t even put them up on windy days.
They took them down during the first delay.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Either that or that tall building well behind the scoreboard.
Heck of a camera shot.
Did everyone’s picture screw up right a that moment?
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Mine did....
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
Do we have radar?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
Huge red cell...
...has formed over the northern part of Chicago. This is going to last about 30-40 minutes – it looks like.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Berkman is a wuss
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
You see, DLee saying "sheeeeiiiittt!!!"
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
why not just call it? why another delay
especially since its a day game tomorrow
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
it's a rule
and I’d prefer the Cubs won
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd also prefer the Cubs win *rolling my eyes*
It was just a simple question.
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah -- got it
Misunderstood because of all the “Let’s just go home” talk.
There are rules for rain delays—you have to wait before calling the game, at least for the first two.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too....
BUT.isn’t this team good eough….....to just let it be…..and play again tomorrow?
The best defense is a good offense
Yeah, hell, let's throw this one away.
Isn’t this one good enough to say “screw game 5”? We’ve got Prior and Wood for 6 and 7, and we’re at home!
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't Say that....
BUT…IN A ROUND ABOUT WAY….THAT IS KINDDA HOW TTHE REST OF THE LEAGUE WORKS
The best defense is a good offense
AND WHEN SORIANO, GAUDIN, WOOD, RAMIEREZ, AND SOTO
ALL PULL THEIR HAMMIES…AND CAN’T PLAY TIL OCTOBER….WE’RE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPPY?
The best defense is a good offense
Oh, please.
If the conditions are not playable, they won’t. But you don’t just quit without seeing if the rain stops and the field is playable.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
LOUD NOISES
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I wonder how drunk some of these people are
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Reed Johnson's reaction....
priceless.
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
wow.
did that bolt hit the flags in CF? looked like it on the replay.
crazy.
espn feed almost went out…
Thats just an excuse for more Favre coverage
"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 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope they call off this game right now.
There is no point playing it any more with a day game tomorrow. Brewers lost tonight.
So what if the Brewers lost?
It’s a 162-game season, not 162 1-game seasons. This game counts in the standings.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
the asstros have to stay up late too silly
no advantage to either team for tomorrow’s game
the pink hat guy is my father
Yea But....
the strohs arren’tdealin with the dan’efen’ ryan…..or the edens of the kennedy…...out and back in
The best defense is a good offense
They are sleeping at the ballpark?
What about the rats?
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
and...I'm vicious.....
Shanghi and Joe Schmidt…....I WANT TO WIN every day…..I have a rep. round here to maintain
The best defense is a good offense
closeup on D Lee...
he’s pointing out and mouthing “oh shit”...lol..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Listiening to Pat and Ron while watching the Weather Channel
I’m no meteorologist, but it looks like this latest band of storms is going to be sticking for a few hours…..THIS BALLGAME IS OVER FOLKS>
Don't talk about fight club?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
giggle
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope they call off this game right now.
There is no point playing it any more with a day game tomorrow. Brewers lost tonight.
Again, so what if the Brewers lost?
It’s a 162-game season, not 162 1-game seasons. This game counts in the standings.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok Berkman sounds like a pansy
Also, Im almost positive MLB forces these games to be finished now. Middle of an inning in a close game.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
Come on...what are the odds that
someone will be hit by lightning that hasn’t angered Zeus?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I said this in Chillicothee on memorial day weekend
When I went to the Cubs game they announced an old player had died from getting struck by lightning.
no, he's right about that
he’s a pansy for being an astro.
unrelated phenomenon.
It was meant to be sarcastic
I don’t think I want anybody to get struck by lightning
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
I totally agree with you MDBNIU
Lightning is nothing to be taken lightly
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
What we have learned tonight:
ESPN Lets their announcers drink while a rain delay is going on.
Lance Bergman is a 12 yr old little girl afraid of thunder and lightning.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
If they drink,
they’d have to sneak in their own. No drinking allowed in the pressbox, and no booze is available in the media dining room.
by Clark Addison on Aug 4, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Then How Does Paul Sullivan Work?
yuk yuk yuk
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
It is pouring like a mofo about a mile south of the park
with lots of loud thunder and lightning.
(Well, the lightning isn’t loud, but you get the point)
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Weather delay in the bottom of the 8th....1 out....
The weather is pretty dangerous right now…..
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
I hope LaTroy doesn't get a save for this crap...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Haha
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
yup, he will
save situation. entered with tying run in on deck circle
I doubt it
That’s a metal scoreboard. There would have been some glowing/sparking.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i think so too, that's what it looked like,
or maybe coulda been a taller building right behind the flagpole
the pink hat guy is my father
That, I'd believe
Looked farther away, though
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like the rain should blow through very quickly
It’s a small storm, but apparently packing quite a punch.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Thank God MDBNIU is no Meteorologist
Pretty impressive storm cell moving through
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"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
funniest comment all night cwyers
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Guess hack meteorologist!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Wait, lightning delay....
Someone go out to Lincoln Park, see if it hit a tree. Cubs could use some new lumber….
/wonderbat
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM CDT reply actions
LOL
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, it WAS a small storm
when I looked at the radar 15 minutes ago. Seems to be growing.
Yikes.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Thank God no one got killed
what the heck was Wally Bell thinking?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:18 PM CDT reply actions
Come on...it wasn't going to hit anyone.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
You sir, are a fool....
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
Like the rest of us...
He wanted Laz Diaz to get struck by lightning.
by Fukudome is my Homie on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Umpires negotiated the right to not think in the last CBA.
It’s an add-on to the clause that absolves them of the responsibility to see.
I would have walked off the field as opposed to letting the dull-witted Wally Bell decide whether I shall die via lightning strike
Seriously, this is weather danger stuff you learn in 2nd grade when you play outdoor sports.
someone please post the rain delay/suspension/postonement etc. rules
are there even rules? or is every single person in here just speculating?
the pink hat guy is my father
There be rules. I will look for them.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
If the game isn't resumed tonight
Cubs lose. The last half inning that WASN’T completed is wiped away and the game is final.
The only way that the game would be resumed at a later date would have been if the Astros had scored in the previous half inning.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, that is true.
But there are rules about how long you have to wait before calling it.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe it is at the umpire's descretion.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Which isn't
the best thing in the world based on his judgment thus far.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
right u r....
and…......contrary to any other opinions…..Astros win…still…...as until the cubs can tie it…it’s their game
The best defense is a good offense
Thanks for stopping buy
Is your username an homage to Mick Foley or Terry Funk? Both have been called “Hardcore Legends” at certain points of their careers.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither, really
It was just a random name. But, if it were directed at either, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.
I just wanted to stop in and see how Cubs fans were reacting to the fact that their players being put in very dangerous situations because Wally Bell HAD to get this game in.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for answering
I love stopping by and reading the stuff at VEB. I go down to St. Louis for a series a year (I was there for the 4th) and I always have a blast. Cardinal fans are not only knowledgeable, but gracious as well.
About the only problem is the heat and humidity, which does wonders for my asthma…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Wonder how the guys in the scoreboard feel right now?
Maybe we should send Lance Berkman up there to comfort them?
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
Those guys should have been scared.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
My gf is driving home from Naperville train station
she said she couldn’t get on to 59 and there were flares and cops everywhere. She said it looked like a tornado or something went through there..
MDBNIU
Knows very little about baseball and even less about the weather…....
Way to proclaim “This storm is going to be with us for the next couple of hours”
Dope
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
by Galvan316 on Aug 4, 2008 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, here in Libertyville the storm is still raging and has been for 90 minutes
That would be the same storm cell that descended from the north on Wrigley.
Are you seriously arguing about the weather?
We’re all tired so let’s try to be civil.
Oh dear, I think it’s hailing!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's just see how long it lasts......2 hours???
Will it last to 1:23 Central???
Shit it won’t last till 12:00!!!
You suck as a meteorologist…...........
All right all u .............
take what you are watching …triple or quaddruple it…..and imagine it for 24-48 hours…...............that is a hurricane….
The best defense is a good offense
I think
I’m going to go hide under my dining room table… it’s scary up on the 36th floor with lightning!
I want to hide under my bed!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
So let me get this right
Berkman just left the field and said thats it im not playing anymore, and THEN the umpires called the delay?
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
Berkman
Mock him all you want, but it seems to be the right idea to leave the big flat open space during a lightning storm.
In college ball, at the first hint of lightning, the game is suspended for at least 10 minutes.
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
I never really meant to mock him
Sorry it sounded that way. IMO the second they see lightning the game should be stopped for 20 minutes.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
not specifically directed at you...
... but to all the people calling him a girl. I invite those folks who live in the greater Chicago area to go on the roof of their buildings with a metal pole to show their manliness in the face of natural electrocution.
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
ok understood Im out here in the suburbs and watching this happen
I wouldn’t be playing a damn game right now
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
That's why my softball game was cancelled tonight
Lightning in the area, 20 minutes before actual rain.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Shanghai
I said between 8 and 845 for the rain was I right?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
Well, I'm a bit north
The actual rain in Pleasant Prairie started about 7:55. I’d say overall, yeah, you were right.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I would say we have about 40 mins
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:24 PM CDT reply actions
Who would you take in a fight...
Lance Berkman or Manny Parra?
"I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm pretty sure you don't either." -David Letterman to Bill O'Reilly
ben christensen
but only if he has a ball to defend himself
OK all, I'm out....too late on the east coast....good night!
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
Astro-phobia
means “fear of thunder and lightning”.
Coincidence?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
wow u aint lying
Astraphobia, also known as Brontophobia, Keraunophobia, or Tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning, a type of a specific phobia. It is quite common in dogs.Symptoms and treatment for astraphobia are similar for that of all other specific phobias.
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Im gonna rec that post... that is hysterical
it deserves to be green
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
omg
I didnt know there was a name for my fear of storms. I learn something every day…..
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 5, 2008 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Latroy Hawkins a true peace of work
how about putting 8 months back on our lives for that miserable effort in 04/05.
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4.01
Unless the home club shall have given previous notice that the game has been postponed or will be delayed in starting, the umpire, or umpires, shall enter the playing field five minutes before the hour set for the game to begin and proceed directly to home base where they shall be met by the managers of the opposing teams. In sequence—
(a) First, the home manager shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate.
(b) Next, the visiting manager shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate.
(c) The umpire-in-chief shall make certain that the original and copies of the respective batting orders are identical, and then tender a copy of each batting order to the opposing manager. The copy retained by the umpire shall be the official batting order. The tender of the batting order by the umpire shall establish the batting orders. Thereafter, no substitutions shall be made by either manager, except as provided in the rules.
(d) As soon as the home team’s batting order is handed to the umpire-in-chief the umpires are in charge of the playing field and from that moment they shall have sole authority to determine when a game shall be called, suspended or resumed on account of weather or the condition of the playing field.
(a) A game shall become a suspended game that must be completed at a future date if the game is terminated for any of the following reasons:
...
(5) Weather, if a regulation game is called while an inning is in progress and before the inning is completed, and the visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead, and the home team has not retaken the lead;
Also, this:
NOTE: Weather and similar conditions—Rules 4.12(a)(1) through 4.12(a)(5)—shall take precedence in determining whether a called game shall be a suspended game. If a game is halted by weather, and subsequent light failure or an intervening curfew or time limit prevents its resumption, the game shall not be a suspended game. If a game is halted by light failure, and weather or field conditions prevent its resumption, the game shall not be a suspended game. A game can only be considered a suspended game if stopped for any of the six reasons specified in Rule 4.12(a).
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Like I said above
if the Astros had scored last half inning, the game would be supsended and resumed tomorrow. Otherwise, if they don’t play again tonight, Cubs lose.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
ok BUT
according to the above, the only reason they would not play again tonight is if there is light failure, curfew or other rule preventing play
we dont have any such rules right?
the pink hat guy is my father
Or the umpire calling the game on account of weather.
About the only thing keeping this game going is Wally Bell’s lumpy mattress back at the hotel.
What I don't get....
Is everyone missing the Cubs’ offense FAILURE to do their part….
Gotta score to wn…
The best defense is a good offense
I don't think ANYONE missed that
It does happen sometimes
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, if it starts raining
and doesn’t stop, the playing field is deemed unplayable or the lightening keeps on raining down nightmares in Lance Berkman’s head…they won’t restart it.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 4, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
WTF are you smokin (send some my way)......
GAME OVER….......CUBS needed to tie….5 + have been played….
The best defense is a good offense
How do you make the pretty boxes?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Darn work.
So I missed that there was a huge bolt of lightning and it scared the bejebus out of everyone and the game is delayed again?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Yes.
Also, torrential rain.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
it looks like it wont be
sticking around long to me by looking at this radar.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't necessarily blame Berkman for wanting to get off of the field....however
it’s just that after his ‘flop’ at Wrigley several years ago, acting as if he had just had a major concussion after NOT getting hit in the head by a fastball from a Cubs pitcher (was Prior throwing that day?), I’ve just never had much respect for him…..
He is a giant tool even if he made the right choice tonight.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
Wasn't it Z?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Aug 4, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
It Was Wood
and I was at that game. I’ll give you one guess who the home plate umpire was that day….
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Who's the Crew Chief Tonight?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Pick me! Pick me!
I’ll say Bruce Freoming!
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Not Bruce Froemming
with a nod to one of our members… ;-)
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Coulda Been Remlinger
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT:
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LAKE…NORTHEASTERN DUPAGE AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES…
AT 1121 PM…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF NAVY PIER TO
BROADVIEW…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 34 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
BRIDGEVIEW…STICKNEY…MIDWAY AIRPORT…AND MEIGS FIELD BY 1130
PM…
OAK LAWN…HOMETOWN…BURBANK…AND BRIDGEPORT BY 1135 PM…
EVERGREEN PARK…AND ENGLEWOOD BY 1140 PM…
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .295 19 HR 48 RBI
I love that they still refer to Meigs Field.
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 4, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd love it more if it were still an airport
Jackass Daley
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, pretend college player
I’m a real pilot.
and you’re a real rude person.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't get me started on that one...
My hatred for him for tearing that strip up knows no bounds
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 4, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Dad did, brother does
I’m in college so the scratch for lessons is non-existent right now, sadly. But I’m definitely an aviation fan. You?
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 4, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Private pilot, yeah
Glad I landed @ Meigs a couple of times before it was razed. Where are you in college?
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
U of Illinois
Looking forward to the football game with you guys in the fall!
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 4, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Boy, you put one on us last year
Coincidentally, I flew down for that one.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Me, too.
I never even got a chance to fly there… all that’s left is a damned RCO.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Just little stuff
Mostly Skyhawks out of KVPZ. I haven’t been flying much this summer though. (Fuel prices are KILLING ME.)
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Skyhawks here, too -- ENW
Yah, fuel prices are brutal!
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate to say this, but maybe we should have our grounds crew
tell the umps to just call this thing. I mean, we’re still up 5 games, we’ve got a day game tomorrow, and while it’s certainly within reach the way we’ve been swinging the bats things are not looking good for us right now anyway. Let’s just get them tomorrow so I can go to bed already.
sheesh, why do people want to quit in the 8th inning????
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Because of all the absolute morons in the stands...
...who won’t stop risking their lives until this game is called?
if the people staying in the stadium are "risking their lives"
then they should stop playing. i think ur being a little dramatic
the pink hat guy is my father
no kidding wtf?
both teams have to stay up late. worst case the game is a silly one tomorrow. they can catch up on sleep in a couple days no biggie
the pink hat guy is my father
In this rare case....
advantage visitors…..\
Players are trying to drive out to the burbs….on tough expressways…..visitors are taking team bus bacck to hotel
The best defense is a good offense
Clearly, you have a lot to do
Where do you get off? If you’re so busy, stop posting on the internet.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
are you absolutely nuts?
Earth to Pluto..It’s raining and lightning really bad up here ..I don’t know the time up there but it’s close to midnight and in a game with most of the regulars sitting..and with a day game tomorrow..it would be wise to call this crazy game off.. Astros also have the same problem ..but they have absolutely nothing to lose.
Joe, don't you realize we're wasting time
But cubsnlinux is providing useful insight. After all, he DOES have linux in his name.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
They will call this thing...
....in the next 10 minutes. I can’t see them strolling back out there at 12:20.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Some fans on this board want to go to bed
THAT’s why not!
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
you around?
"We've had our ups and downs, but as long as you have a reason, something to fall back on and a plan, that's all there is to it," Soto said.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 4, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Assuming you live around here then have you poked head out a friggin window??
It’s mega nasty. Tollways are all fracked up and power is out to several hundred thousand people.
I poked my head outside
It is 83 degrees and lovely.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Players...
...like to get back to their hotel before the bar closes.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Power is out to an estimated 300,000 Chicagoland homes and businesses
Severe weather warning in effect until 12:15 in the Wrigleyville area.
Because we played three innings and wasted pitchers for nothing
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
we had 3 more innings to try to win the game
im hoping for another 1.2 innings to try to win the game.
you play. to win. the game.
the pink hat guy is my father
My Peeps In Kazoo
Hope they’re taking cover in the basement!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
i don't think it'll hit there
looks like it’ll duck under just south.
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=275490
nothing here in grand rapids.
The map has a lot of red on it.
I think this one is over, unless the umps had a bet on the Cubs.
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
I can hear
the thunder over the gameday audio feed. must have been a big one!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
that didnt work..
Devin Hester, you are ridiculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on Aug 4, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
We have 5 outs left...I want my 5 outs!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:35 PM CDT reply actions
might as well now
i just get this picture in my head of a Caddyshack-esque game being finished tonight in a raging storm
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 4, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i just got back from the post first rain delay game
My room mate and I got tickets off the ground and they let us back in the bleachers. Directly after the made us all leave the stands a lighting bolt hit one of the houses across the street on waveland and I nearly crapped my pants and ran
What Happened To The House?
Did it catch fire?!?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
No
It looked like it hit some of the Bleachers on top. I didn’t keep looking cause most people were running to the ramp in centerfield. The bolt they called the game on almost blinded me. Lee, the third baseman and the catcher all immediately started running in to the dugout
Well timed call by umps
No way!
Really no way…that would have blown the lights out at Wrigley
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't stay up anymore. I have to work tomorrow.
Need what little brain I have left for work. Won’t have it if I stay up further.
Hope this doesn’t mean the God of Thunder is mad at the Cubs!
Whoever showed us all that trick is going to regret it.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:37 PM CDT reply actions
Night
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe not the God of Thunder, but maybe the Big Guy's son...
: (
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I just hate to keep using pitchers
and wear everyone out, of course, if we could get a W, I guess it would be worth it…
I need to sleep but I have to try this.
By George, I think I’ve got it.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 4, 2008 11:39 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, because it's SOOOO hard to hit the quotations icon.
By golly, but YOU’VE figured it out!
In other news, man has invented light!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Or Just Fix Marquis
:-)
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Just watched the Fielder fight with the FSN Reds feed
Little Thommy got real excited and then the color guy said the Brewers got swept by the Mets. Both of them really grind my gears.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
That Be A Nice Job, Laddie
But it be no match for the dreaded Pirate Graybarrrrrrrr!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
In reading the rules, it seems....
At this point the game could be suspended for lighting failure, but not weather…So, I guess what we need to hope for, is for lightning to knock out the lights…then we could argue the issue was lighting failure, not the actual rain or lightning….
are you being super cereal right now??
you are trying to find a way for the cubs to be able to forfeit the game???
the pink hat guy is my father
No, I'm trying to find out a way we won't have to forfeit....
If lightning knocks out the electricity, we get to finish this game tomorrow, if it’s called due to rain, we lose.
According to the rules....
that ssounded like some ssound loggic…..
The best defense is a good offense
Wonders never cease...
Question: Is Jose Vidro the worst every-day player in baseball?
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Sox are idle
so no
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm.
I’ll need to know if Griffey is an everyday center fielder before I answer that. He’s probably on the short list, though. Lemme crunch some numbers.
I'll be here
I’m bouncing back and forth between here and various wrestling sites…lots of time on my hands.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
At least Pena is pretty good in the field
That’s probably more than Vidro can claim.
But he is brutal with the stick….thanks for looking up the answer.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
How about sit out a couple plays, Champ.
Yeah, how about you stop talking.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
THOR SAYS, "PLAY BALL"
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
I don't like sloppy joe's
but I eat ‘em.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PAIN I CAN GIVE YOU
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Would you Apple me? I'd Apple me. I'd Apple me hard.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted Levine
Dude is now the police captain on “Monk” – pretty amazing!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I Could Be Wrong Now
but I don’t think so
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
What do you think of the later episodes?
I think they play up the compulsion too much—too cartoony. I liked the earlier ones better when his deduction was more prominent than the disability.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
The best ones were a careful blend of comedy and pathos. Made him seem more plausible.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
and they like to throw out continuity
He was an athlete in high school and the problems rarely mainfested in public before his wife was killed, according to earlier episodes.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 4, 2008 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It'll Be Interesting
when they decide to wrap up the series and reveal who killed his wife. My guess is, in the final minute of the final episode he unbuttons his top collar button.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
5 aand 1 1/2....
period…..............once that happens…game is official….
yu’r on ly hope…
1. gAME IS TIED…..
2. rUNS FOR VISITORS TO TAKE TH ELAD HAPPENED B4 YR LAST AB
Don’t mean to be debbie downer….but quit grraspin at strraws
The best defense is a good offense
I once tried to make it to Target
but I missed.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
out to left I hope
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
LMAO!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Imagine being killed by a bow and arrow. That would suck. An arrow killed you, they would never solve the crime. “Look at that dead guy. Let’s go that way
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Deliverance?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
6 RBIs in an inning not bad
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
If you find yourself lost in the woods, fuck it!, build a house. Well, I was lost but now I live here. I have severely improved my predicament.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I love me some Mitch
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Aug 4, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
that must be that dude with the drawings on comedy central right?? whats his name?
the pink hat guy is my father
I know who you're talking about, and no.
You’re thinking about this guy
Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. I gotta go by the outfit. Pants – uh oh. Bathing suit – okay. Naked – we’ll see. Should I be swimming faster, or am I getting laid?
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
an, nm
RIP Mitch Hedberg
i was thinking of this guy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mR-Fhnc9o
the pink hat guy is my father
thats what she said
Ramlee Zamfukusoridero
by hiphopgamer26 on Aug 4, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm goin to bed.
Weather sucks. F-ing thing sucks! We’ll do it live!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
There's no words on it!
What does that mean, “In a weather delay?!”
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 4, 2008 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Fans @ Wrigley are booing on the radio
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Phillies Fans Would Boo The Radio
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
GAME CANCELLED
FINAL SCORE
HOUSTON 2
CHICAGO 0
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Per WGN radio
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Still haven't called it? THEN IT'S STILL A-GO WITH JOKES
I met this girl one day, and she gave me road…. well… you know. And that in and of itself isn’t that great.
The kicker was, well, she was driving.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
!!!!!
I order the club sandwich all the time, but I’m not even a member, man. I don’t know how I get away with it.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
I Went To A Bulimic Birthday
and the cake jumped out of the girl.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Those things are relentless.
"And heeeere cooome the pretzels!"
by NightPutting on Aug 5, 2008 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Look who is on TV!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:53 PM CDT reply actions
BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The next great cub....
Oh wait
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:54 PM CDT reply actions
Damn it, my jokes have ended.
Good night, you jackals.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
congrats everyone
you got what you wanted – a Cubs L!! fly it!!
/we’ll get em tomorrow
the pink hat guy is my father
Just because I feel like posting a picture
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
No...why would I be happy
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
ARE YOU SAD NOW
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Why so serious, Nittany?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Did they ever decide if the L flag is still being raised after losses?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
game is final
"Here's the pitch to Aramis, THERE'S A DRIVE, DEEP LEFT-CENTER, CUBS WIN!!! THEY WIN IT, RAMIREZ 2-RUN SHOT, OH BABY! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?" -Len Kaspar
Seriously?
The radar I’m looking at shows the rain just moving out of the North Side.
Damned umps can’t read a weather chart.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Weird huh...
I was looking at the same thing and thought oh this will be passed over within an hour
J. Edgar Hoover?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 5, 2008 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Come on...
Laws do not apply in Chicago.
Sincerely,
Mayor Daley
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 5, 2008 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
"The police are not here to create disorder...
they’re here to preserve disorder.”
Richie Sr.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Link to the 3:30 AM forecast??
Looks like on Radar it is finally through….12:03 AM….............3:30AM
Where do you get this stuff?
WGN radio says....
A. The city of Chicago has a 1:00 AM cut-off for the start of an inning of baseball at either Wrigley or the Cell.
B. There is lightning advisory until 3:30 AM for portions of Chicago
3:30 advisory for Gary IN not N. side...
The storm North edge is in Cicero right now 12:06…....moving south at 25MPH…........
Start of 9th inning would be within the hour…
My irony is the start of SportsCenter right at 12:00AM central…..................right on time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ironic huh??????/
I Hope The Taps At The Cubbie Bear
aren’t electronically powered. If the power goes out there might be a riot!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
i was at hot shots or whatever that dirty ass meatmarket was in right field
with the power out. what a disgusting nite that was. but bottles were flowin
the pink hat guy is my father
The Wife Got Caught in the Denver Airport
during a freak blizzard and the place ran out of food in like 10 minutes. Luckily she packed a whole bunch of goodies in her carry-on.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
It'll take em 12 hours to get the field playable again.
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
TOTAL CRAP!
The Storm had almost passed!
JUST TOTAL CRAP!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 4, 2008 11:58 PM CDT reply actions
Quiz Answer
The home plate umpire who awarded 1st base to Lance Berkman after Fat Elvis fakes being hit in the head with a pitch was….
CB Bucknor.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Jeeze, are you the Russian judge in the Olympics?
I have bring my A game with you.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
ESPN: Breaking News
Farve rides in car!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 5, 2008 12:03 AM CDT reply actions
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Cubs Woo! Cubs Woo!
"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 5, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I rec'd that
That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard on this blog, ever.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Alright, I'm done for tonight.
Have a good one, folks
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
crappy end to a crappy night
heres to tomorrow going much much better
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Cy Young vote is already in....Brian Moehler is the winner
Man does this guy have the number of the Cub hitters.
Hopefully
they don’t face this clown again. I just don’t get it. Oh well, Brewers lost, so it’s just another night off the schedule. Harden will blow them away tomorrow!
Demp and Rich: proof that people that live in igloos and say "eh" can contibute!
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Aug 5, 2008 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
it doesnt even look like it's raining
i don’t understand why they called it, MDBNIU’s 1:00am curfew notwithstanding
/not by the ballpark so excuse my ignorance re current conditions
the pink hat guy is my father
ESPN News flash
Favre going to sleep for the night, it is believed, he’ll wake up in the morning and eat breakfast. The contents of breakfast will be highlighted during the a.m. edition of SportsCenter.
Yeah, this whole Favre thing is barely talked about on the channel. It’s not like it has it’s own scroll heading, or updates at each quarter hour.
Sarcasm intended :)
Has he become the Bear QB yet?
No…...???
Please don’t report on “BF”.......again….until above qualificatiions are met…
The best defense is a good offense
Strohs....
have a bus (or 2) to t their hotel..Many a Cubs are driving to places like…...Hinsdale, Walllamet, Wheaton, Deerfield, Northbrook, et. al…....and they just need to be back in and ready ffor…....
The best defense is a good offense
cubs have choice
get driven to a hotel close by or take a ride to a familiar bed.
i’d rather be the cubs than the stros
the pink hat guy is my father
I will never understand
why they can’t just play the final two innings tomorrow, then wait 30 minutes and pick up a new game. The series started tonight, it can be done. Really, the only excuse for a game not going the full nine is if it’s getaway day and it doesn’t matter when they can come back to it at the end of the season.
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Cubs By The Numbers is a history of the ballclub by uniform number, but the biographies help trace the history of our beloved team in a new way. For everyone who's a Cubs fan, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family. Cubs By The Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even ones they think they already know.
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