Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 8/9, 2:55 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 9, 2008 4:45 PM CDT
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Poetry in honor of the Theriot-Fontenot-Lee double play
These are the saddest of possible words:
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double—
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
alright. Let's go.
that DP and pop-up has to give us some momentum. LET’S GET SOME FRAKKIN’ RUNS!
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
I love yours too!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
good grief
do you have a puma?
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't you say you were in Arizona?
The sidewalk should be ready anytime after noon…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Can we all get a card together...
...for Ludwick with his career stats on it, kind of a reminder of how much he sucks? Seriously.
Is there a way to project what would be "expected" of Ludwick based on his Minor League numbers?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
OK, what would you expect from DeRo based on Minor League equivalencies?
I’m not disagreeing with your statement on Ludwick at all—it does seem weird that he’s suddenly an all-star.
It just seems strange that there are a handful of players that aren’t A (or even B+) level prospects that end up being good everyday players, and there are guys like Lopez that consistently underachieve.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Gotta Be The Scrappiness
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Don't know off the top of my head.
The minors have much more dramatic park and league factors than the majors.
Their Manager Can Be A Big Hole
when provoked. And often when not.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Who is this Pat & Ron are interviewing?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
IIRC
Digger was bad luck last year.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
and by glass
I assume you mean bottle.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Let Them Without Zin
cast the first stone.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
and by "you guys"
you mean “get me another!”
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
And by 'get me another'
you mean ‘quit bogarting my Zin!’
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
pass it over to me...
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Always liked
the Jonny Quest episodes with Dr. Zin.
“We will meet again, Dr. Quest!”
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh most interesting man in the world...
I wish I could mail a letter with no postage and still have it get there…
S'posed To Be Hemingway?
With the beard and the Cuban accent?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Hemmingway
was Cuban?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, I know that...
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry...Meant To Say
Papa hung out in Cuba a lot.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Can it with the Cy Young stuff already
When you’re losing 9-2, it doesn’t matter all that much, does it?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 9, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Why for you pick on me?
Cy Young references by me = 1, I believe
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
One's enough
BTW, is there any other pitcher people can use in that situation besides “Cy Young”? How about “Walter Johnson” or “Nolan Ryan”?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 9, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Do they have award's named after them?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
'Cy Young' is most convenient
It’s a letter-count syllable-count thing ;)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Set up like a bowling pin
for that one … :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 9, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Could be worse? How?
Could be raining
BOOM!
(rains)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I Me Mine
Joe’s favorite song.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
How many times
are we going to hear about Banks Bvd?
Hopefully after the last
time when some of us emailed ESPN it won’t be mentioned.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Side note: Sean Marshall is pitching good.
I guess my 4th grade English teacher in Kilmer School would tell me “pitching well”
well time to play some
wiffle ball with the kids…..............have a great evening y’all
Let go cubs
Wow... Digger
“A” for effort but his voice is abrasive.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Fox
doesn’t show it. Blah.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I say we score at least 3 runs in the 7th
and start getting into the DeadBirds bullpen.
Let’s score…now!!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
I remember smelt fishing by the rock pier as a teenager
and doing other things as well. Never ate the things though.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
When I was a kid
Going smelting was just an excuse for underage drinking.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
I didn't know the great lakes had
“thangs”
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Smelt > alewives, BTW
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Um, no I was saying they are better than alewives, another product of Lake Michigan, which just die and get washed up on the beach
or at least they did when the lake was all polluted.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
shows you how much I know about alewives
although I once worked in a company located in Alewife Park
If you're on a beach in the Chicago area
and there’s a dead, rotting fish in the sand - that’s an alewife.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
I've fished up in Minnesota
and lived in Wisconsin and I’m still in Chicago… but I don’t remember smelt… weird…
Can you fish fry them?
I love visiting my mother in Wisconsin on Fridays because of tasty tasty fish fry at Gordy’s
Calroies
Don’t count on fish fry fridays. Or at least that’s my rule!
Fried fish + potato pancakes + apple sauce + beer = yum
Mighty Good Appetizers
and they go great with a cold Iron City or Rolling Rock.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Trolls been
around much today?
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
actually, no.
As I said yesterday, it’s awful hard to troll on a team that’s 24 games over .500, with the best league in the NL.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Be careful
mentioning them perk up their pointy little ears.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
But somehow...
they do find a way every so often. (Tarbox)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
to start the comeback!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably Fontenot before that.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Cardinal Bullpen to the rescue!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions
here we go, now.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 9, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah Hank White time!!
Fontenot may be the least likely looking home run hitter. He packs a big punch with his 5-foot-8 physique. Where's the power come from?
"I don't know," Fontenot said. "I've always had decent power my whole life. I guess it's bat speed. Timing a little bit. My grown-man strength."
Lou protect his average by not having him face LHP...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Hank White coming through
Fontenot may be the least likely looking home run hitter. He packs a big punch with his 5-foot-8 physique. Where's the power come from?
"I don't know," Fontenot said. "I've always had decent power my whole life. I guess it's bat speed. Timing a little bit. My grown-man strength."
Two on
Sori time. Come on Cubbies!!!
These are the saddest of possible words: "Tinker to Evers to Chance"
ANyone wish Marshall started today....
giving everyone an xtra daay off
The best defense is a good offense
Not really, KC
There’s a fine line between enough rest and too much. Plus, with the day off Thursday, everybody is getting an extra day (and I believe Harden might be getting two).
Hindsight’s 20/20, I guess.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 9, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
as long as they keep issuing BB and hits...
the more the merrier!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
what fear TLR has for the Cubs comeback ability that he is managing for every out
with a 7 run lead and he still tried to bunt for an extra run in the earlier inning.
Or maybe it is just the fact that he over-manages
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
Lemme check...(shakes magic 8 ball)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing like a two out rally
Fontenot may be the least likely looking home run hitter. He packs a big punch with his 5-foot-8 physique. Where's the power come from?
"I don't know," Fontenot said. "I've always had decent power my whole life. I guess it's bat speed. Timing a little bit. My grown-man strength."
I'll tell you l8r.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't know
what it meant either so I’m glad you asked.
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
NAO or L8R?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
A comeback....
Would cut the heart right out of the turds and bury them…..
The best defense is a good offense
Scratch
and claw
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I wanted to swing at that one
Fontenot may be the least likely looking home run hitter. He packs a big punch with his 5-foot-8 physique. Where's the power come from?
"I don't know," Fontenot said. "I've always had decent power my whole life. I guess it's bat speed. Timing a little bit. My grown-man strength."
is there a fox spy in here?
Fontenot may be the least likely looking home run hitter. He packs a big punch with his 5-foot-8 physique. Where's the power come from?
"I don't know," Fontenot said. "I've always had decent power my whole life. I guess it's bat speed. Timing a little bit. My grown-man strength."
Angels Taking The Yanx To Task
Now 7-3 Halos.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Please Walk Please Walk Please Walk Please Walk
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions
Does Theriot not strike out much
because he is very good at putting wood to horsehide, or because he swings early in the count?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
I like the RISP.
I prefer when we knock them in.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I hate when RISP RIP
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Theriot _ _ _ _ _!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions
I thought it was hangman
Careful Son, They will break your heart. And then stomp on it. But I will be a Cubs fans until I die. Its your fault Harry!!!
by deployedcubfan on Aug 9, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Watch out for 'Bankrupt', which will take all your cash
but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it’s yours to keep
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 9, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Pat Sajak's My Hero, I Must Say
I’m going completely mental….
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
OH!
I get it.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Yep...
my wittiness even amazes myself sometimes
He's Not What I'd Call A Marquis Player
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Yes...from OOOOOOOOOOK...
lahoma!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Never thought of OK
as midwest – more southwest, almost.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
You're Now Free To Move About The Country
sorry, I’m bored…
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
makes sense
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
Pasture fer the cattle,
Spinach and termayters!
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen’y of air and plen’y of room,
Plen’y of room to swing a rope!
Plen’y of heart and plen’y of hope.
So a 7 run
inning coming up for the Cubs?
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
Why Not?
They’ll bat around, with EdMo hitting two bombs onto Sheffield.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
over flow is up
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/8/9/590156/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs
Good luck Shawn Johnson, Lolo Jones and Doug Schwab. Bring home the gold!!!
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