Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Wednesday 9/10, 7:15 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 10, 2008 9:45 PM CDT
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Let's get the Magic Number to 13!
who’s the random Cubs numbered 13?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
The next two weeks
I can only watch TWO Cubs games…yikes. Less Comcast, more WGN!
Looking at the score, Lilly has been fantastic. Things are looking good thus far, just for the love of god don’t put Howry in. I don’t know Lilly’s pitch count, so I don’t know if he can go all 9.
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Yeah, but the Cubs are under .500 on WGN
and something like 51-19 on Comcast. Get thee to a bar or somewhere to see the Comcast games.
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That is the strangest stat of the year.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
But oddly enough, it seems to work.
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I live in Michigan
I doubt any of the bars would be showing it. Plus the whole under 21 thing.
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Do you have a Buffalo Wild Wings?
They usually have the EI package…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 10, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah. The best bet would be the bowling alley
Which has a ton of TV’s, but they usually seem to keep all of them on one or two games. I bet if I went there right now, most of the TV’s would be either Tigers or whatever national game was on.
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we've done the BW3 thing for Cubs games
its fun
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by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
especially on 20-cent wing night.
isn’t that tomorrow?
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the 21 thing could be trouble.
don’t want to miss the playoffs because you’re in jail. I’d recommend a BW3 – I don’t think you have to be 21 to get in.
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West Michigan maybe. Otherwise, it's XM for you...
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MLB.tv has the rest if season for $15 if your out of the blackout area
I've been bleeding double blue Cubbies & NY Rangers
just made that cheap purchase-
its worth while
by philadelphiacub on Sep 10, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm already
Paying an absurd amount for NFL Sunday Ticket, so I want to hold some money.
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XM
I actually do have it, and use it from time to time, but I’m just not a real radio guy. The only times I tend to listen on the radio is on the drive back to Indiana, I can actually somewhat get WGN radio up here.
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It's 87
…and Wood’s warming. No sign of Howry.
by sniffy the bee on Sep 10, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted must stay in the game and finish this !
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Pat says no. Lou told him he's done.
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Thats a bunch of BS
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I think that's a mistake by Lou. Again.
But what do I know, I’m not a manager
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by Gibbon Jockey on Sep 10, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
how many pitches?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
90.
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Do I hear 100?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
gameday seems to be a little slow updating the pitch counts...
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MLB Gameday has 90
that’s what I’m sticking with.
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Lilly did what he needed to tonight; I think Lou wants Kerry to get a chance at redemption. We will be depending on him being damn near perfect here on out.
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Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 10, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope Woody shuts them down 1 2 3 ...but I hate this move
….Lilly is crusing
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
It worked...
AND wood needs to pitch…..still it shouldn’t have been this close….and I’d of pitched Wood even up 7-1 or 8-1 to give him some work.
The best defense is a good offense
Seriously?
Does Lou have some kinda phobia about letting guys finish games?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Or maybe..
Ted told Lou he was gassed?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I had that same feeling a few games back v. Hamels
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
ESPN Gamecast is on the fritz tonight
I don’t know what is going on, but the best real time information seems to be right here. Please keep me posted…
Bottom 9
Wood to pitch
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
Please D-Lee, drive the ball somewhere! Get some confidence going!
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hasn't he hit in
7 games in a row or something?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Please still be Lilly please be wrong PAt
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As much as I'd like to see a Complete Game,
Wood needs the work. I’m torn on this one.
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What's the point of creating stress for a stressed team?
I know Wood needs the work, but this is kind of an important game here.
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FASTEN THOSE SEATBELTS!!!
LETS GO CUBS!!!!!
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there are more important things than a sharp woody
… a gilded Lilly?
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
twss
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree... but hopefully we are wrong
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
2-3 and 4 hitters for the Cards
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Im already freaking out
I think this is a bad choice by Lou
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I despise this decision
Disclaimer to many BCB’ers: This doesn’t mean I am not happy that the Cubs are winning. Thank you.
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Sorrry...best decision he's madde all week....
If he blew it….I’d female dog about the offense for hours….
He needs work. PERIOD
The best defense is a good offense
Sweet! But I'm still watching a Yahoo Sports ad
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't hit the first batter
whatever you do, KW. Wait, it’s backwards day. Plunk him!!!
I'll have a dry light ice amber lager bockfest--red!
One Out!
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I was looking at some D Lee stats tonight
I didn’t realize that of his 18 HR’s, 14 were solo shots and only 3 away from Wrigley.
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This is the best way to deal with Poo-holes. No one on base.
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Ok that really doesn't hurt as long as he stays sharp
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alright...
it’s just a double. Strike these next two guys out and we’re fine.
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Yep, kept him in the yard
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Also
I just noticed on the box score, Felix Pie with an RBI? WTF? lol
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his first at bat.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Seems like we never get the 7-8-9 hitters in the 9 of the Cards lol
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twss
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought she LIKED nibbling
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Crap
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
totally agreeing
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS IS ON LOU....WTF ???!!!!!!!!!
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Worst Bullpen EVAR
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You must be a new baseball fan.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Geezus Wood!
Get your head out of your ass!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Agreed...Stay positive everyone...
Don’t forget that we are still winning…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 10, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou getting out managed again
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YOU CAN ONLY BLAME YOURSELF FOR THIS LOU
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
STILL WINNING.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
F me to tears
You have got to be kidding me. Ted’s going to go “Gibbons” if this game is blown.
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
Important Note: The Cubs are still winning.
2 more outs. That’s all it takes.
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Ok now, the bases are clear, let's start dealing!
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Seriously
Wood’s been brutal lately, but unfortunately, there isn’t anyone that’s really worth much that you could put at closer. MAYBE Marmol, but yikes.
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I'll be on the roof, ready to jump. let me know what happens. Fortunately, it's only a cape cod
I'll have a dry light ice amber lager bockfest--red!
So much for that building up Kerry's confidence angle.
How would you like to be Ted Lilly about now?
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calm down everyone, we are still leading!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
K!
Sit DOwn.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 10, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions
TWSS
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 10, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Two out!
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STRUCK HIM OUT!!!
SIT DOWN!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
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Yep, 3 run lead, gotta hold it
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They won...
But if the lost….it’s on the offense with no killer instinct that should have scored 7-8-9 runs in the 1st 2 innings.
The best defense is a good offense
I'm a huge cubs fan and Pinella fan but
Found this kinda funny
by HanleysHitters on Sep 10, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions
+1111111111111111111111
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He gone!
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ugh
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, don't know how that crept onto my fingers
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please please please please please please
lather, rinse, repeat…
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f8
GAME!
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 10, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
Whew!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
He better stick around awhile!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I've missed him
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Milton, we missed ya, dude!
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He's been found...THANK F'ING GOD
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MIIIIIIIIILLLLLLTTTTTOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
came just to check out my guy!!
maybe i’m not allowed to watch games anymore… i didn’t do anything more than occassionally check the scroll on ESPN…
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 10, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 10, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
Awsome!
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by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
let the ones questioning putting Wood in, go ahead and jump...
how do they expect Wood to be sharp if he doesn’t throw more than once every five days?
how far do people think we are going if Woody isn’t on his game??
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
BINGO....
AND EVEN IF HE BLEW IT…..the offense shoulda scored 7-10 runs in the 1st 2 innings….let Looper and the Cards off the hook.
The best defense is a good offense
Amen, kc
All’s well that ends well. I don’t care how the Cubs win, so long as they do.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 11, 2008 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Good to see a comment...from not Bruce....
I wasn’t out of line tonight was I?
The best defense is a good offense
About F'ing Time we won a damn game!!!
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
Did I see a little snow cone?
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
thank god
"I don’t believe that things go your way," said Lou Piniella, the Cubs manager.
"I believe you make things go your way."
and finally
he’s asleep. Sheesh.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Amen!
Now, let’s get a series win tomorrow before going to Texass.
Mike=Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Sep 10, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
Bout Freakin Time
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WHY CAN'T IT BE EASY FOR ONCE?!?!?!?!
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
It ain't gonna get any easier the rest of the way
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YOU CAN COME OFF THE LEDGE NOW
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Sue
I think im going to start pushing people….. Some of the comments in here the last few games boarderline absurd
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SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
I'm going to BLISTER
some of you complacent ones if the Cubs don’t make it….so start praying or doing whatever you superstitious things you do….
The Cubs will either win in or NOT…it has NOTHING to do with you
The best defense is a good offense
Who said we are complacent?
Just because we don’t bitch and whine about every little thing we are complacent? What good does it do to be whiney about stuff we have no control over. If I thought bitching would change the outcome of games I would bitch but it doesn’t solve anything. I can’t live my life always thinking the worst.
I can't see that. Got a bigger picture?
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IDIOTIC TAKING OUT LILLY, IDIOTIC OVERMANAGING
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually...for as much as i criticize lou...
Wood needed to pitch tonihgt…..
I’d like to see him pitching at least 3 more times between now and say Tuesday night……
The best defense is a good offense
I dunno I would have gone either way, send Lilly or your closer out
I don’t fault Lou for that decision
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Wood needed the work.
Or else they were risking another repeat of last Sunday where he had 5 days off between appearances.
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by Bill Potter on Sep 10, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have put Woody in, he needed the work and the confidence builder
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I'm of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" school.
so I would of left Lilly in. He didn’t throw too many pitches his last outing nor tonight.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
No..
Dusty would have kept him out there till his arm was about to fall off.
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by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
and Kerry.
n/t
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
The line is forming to your right
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
entirely possible
Lilly gives up those hits too. Pete’s sake. WE WON!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That is true
a couple extra basers to two MVP candidates.
by Seattle Cubs Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
9 with 17 to play
we can sleep a little better tonight
I've been bleeding double blue Cubbies & NY Rangers
That's all I can stand, I cant stands no more
Heading to bed. G’night all…
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CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN
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Maybe in the offseason Soriano could help out the Bulls.....
NOT WORTH IT.
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
Love this..
My wallpaper pic.
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by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Bartman? Alex Gonzalez?
We can bend the rules a bit, can’t we?
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
Bill Faul wore #13
a pitcher in the late 60’s who practiced self-hypnotism. Leo Durocher thought he was nuts.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take
Clause Passeau. Or Turk Wendell and his black licorice.
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by Bill Potter on Sep 10, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I CAN WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THAT WOOD NEEDS TO STOP CLOSING
Flip flop him and Marmol
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
hell
no.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Why?
He has had a couple rough outings in a stretch where he got no work because the team wasn’t winning. ..
by Seattle Cubs Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
And...he's not pitching on a regular basis....
He neeeds to be out there 4-5 times a week.
The best defense is a good offense
I think your name explains a lot.
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No
Wouldn’t have brought him in tonight, but he’s still a very good closer.
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by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
denied
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by Gibbon Jockey on Sep 10, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
This has always been my favorite FAIL picture
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Lou experiment and plays the "Hot Hand"...
so why be “Sacred” with the closer role? just askin’
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
so you'd rather have wood get the 8th inning?
and thats different how?
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 10, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
No...I want Wood pitching tthe 9th inning
3-4-5 times a week……..up 7, tie game ,. down 1………….he needs work to stay sharp…I’m “not ridgid to that”….if he hasn’t worked…..the 8th of a blowout where the starter has thron 105 pitches …let him throw….use some “common sense”
The best defense is a good offense
You're kidding?
How long have you been a Cub Fan? I’ve lived through the worst of the worst, ’69 and before tha the College of Coachass. Leo kept it interesting after that and then IT happened.
Mike=Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Sep 10, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
THANK THE F*!$!@ LORD!!!!
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 10, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
Thought
Lou goes to the bathroom every tight game after the 7th inning
AND GETS LOST IN THE CLUBHOUSE
I've been bleeding double blue Cubbies & NY Rangers
Thank goodness we got the win, but.....
there is still a lot of work to be done. Leaving runners on base and silent bats are not going to continue to win games.
Can I come out from under the bed?
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 10, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
By all means -- Join the party!!!!
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CUBS WIN!!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
finally, for once
yes you can. why does it have to be this stressful????
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
What happened...
…after the pillow fight?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
I'll never tell...
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
I would really like to see two people sitting next to each other with
a Harden t-shirt on the left and a Wood t-shirt on the right :D
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
And a Dwight Gooden shirt
on the other side of Harden (Does he ever go by the other nickname for Rich?)
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
Who can tell me...
….how to post audio? I have the last minute or so of “Go Cubs Go” played backwards….
"Eighty-five percent of the world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here." - Lee Elia, 1983
"The only thing that bothers me is that I would never want to destroy the love and what the fans of Chicago are to the Chicago Cubs. I mean, God knows. If there's one pure thing in baseball, it is the fans of Chicago." - Lee Elia, 2008
by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 10, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
just post it as a link.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
radio played the it :)
not backwards.. what a beautiful song
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, the backwards version...
….is posted as a FanShot…..in case anyone’s interested.
"Eighty-five percent of the world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here." - Lee Elia, 1983
"The only thing that bothers me is that I would never want to destroy the love and what the fans of Chicago are to the Chicago Cubs. I mean, God knows. If there's one pure thing in baseball, it is the fans of Chicago." - Lee Elia, 2008
by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 10, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what this means...
another bizarro game thread tomorrow. Al is required to.
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
Only two of my six predictions came true, but one of them was:
6. Milton will make an appearance tonight.
Should I predict again tomorrow???
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Cubs win!!
I for one, am so happy that Pie is back on the team. I love his energy. I really hope he makes the final 25.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
It was butt ugly...
…But it is a win cor the Cubbies
NLC Magic #: 13
WC Magic #: 9
How was this win "butt ugly"?
Did you watch the first 8 innings of this game?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
1 earned run, no XBH, a poor bottom of the 9th
Except for Ted, I’d say that was the book-definition of a butt-ugly win.
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Except for Ted
What pitched 8 solid innings?
Okay
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
Not following
Did you mis-read my post? Or am I mis-reading yours?
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
probably me
No worries dude.
Bottomline..
We got a win
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
i am still pissed at Piniella for this; i may never forgive him
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
You know you wil...
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
Pissed for what?
Putting your closer in?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
What the hell...
…is he going to do in the playoffs if he can’t trust Wood to hold a 3 run lead.
You are way offbase on this.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
i am saying..........
yeah, i want wood confident, BUT, with Lilly CRUISING in a CRITICAL game, only 90 pitches, why on EARTH would you take him out, just to be cute? I’d akin this to like, the Colts taking out Peyton Manning in a game with a 7 point lead and 5 minutes left to put in the backup QB
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 10, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
to get Woody work.
He needs to work. He’s like Marmol. You can’t just let Woody sit and then throw him in where it’s really critical. You get what happened yesterday.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 10, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You couldnt be more wrong
I remember the game where Cole Hamels pitched at Wrigley in August, where he was crusing through 7 innings. And he ran out of gas after something like 95 pitches.
It happens. This is why bullpens down the stretch are so vital to playoff worthy teams
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
night everyone
go for the series tomorrow!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Love them..
“The only band that matters”.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
+ a ton
although “Clampdown” was on London Calling…..
by philadelphiacub on Sep 10, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
good call...
oh, and i just noticed Milton on the cover…lol.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
WGN is playing Go Cubs Go!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:11 PM CDT reply actions
OT: Big Papi
just Sac’d bunt. Francona was body sntached by Lou
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 10, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
Go get 'em Papi!
Papi was raised a twinkie.
Twin players are raised in the farm system to be fundamentally sound.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha...
Had a feeling there would be a request for that..:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
*giggles" then whistles
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
No one hurt me.....
Ryan Ludwick and Pujols are on my fantasy team.
I would never want to win at the expense of a Cubs loss but maybe that rough 9th inning will kick Wood into gear.
lol
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
Night Sue!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 10, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Sweet dreams!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Why was it any bigger than say...any of the 3 against the White Sox?
The best defense is a good offense
Where did she say it was?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 10, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
When it was all said and done...Biggest Play of the Game Tonight...
Sori throwing out Caeser…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 10, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
Mmmmm "Cesar" Salad
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
OT: Jenks almost soiled the bed today too.
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
It's good to see
the Cubs drop the Magic Number on their own for the first time in what seems like forever. Let’s get the series tomorrow and move along.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 10, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
True
Rooting for others to lose isn’t nearly as satisfying.
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
by Goat Whisperer on Sep 10, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Battle going on in the AL East tonight on ESPN.
Bo-Sox and Rays are going to the 13th inning.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions
Too bad
I’m stuck at work for the next 15 minutes… It’ll be over before I get home.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 10, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It goes in the right column and it comes at a good time. The W represents an incremental achievement in route to the ultimate cub fan and player destination.
We will not be denied this achievement any longer. God will not stand for it. His will be done.
Now roll up some shirts and kick some ass and show your opponents that if you want some real estate, like home plate, you are just going to knock his ass out of the way whether he wants to you have it or not….
You are going to lay off the low outside sliders and quit trying to pull them which results in a 5-4-3 DP. No you’re going to go with the zen flow of the pitched ball and doop a little single just in front of the right fielder whose playing too deep.
We are not going to leave our players stranded on base at the end of an inning. they are going to score or get put out on steals or hit and runs or delayed steals or double steals or whatever it takes to manufacture some runs. And we are going to win two/thirds of our remaining games.
And untimately, we will leave a path of pain, disappointment and broken bats over the course of eleven lost games for our series of opponents to contemplate over the winter.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. It rules over America like an army of steamrollers." Terrance Mann
Tommie Agee was out.
I'd just as soon see some millionaires...
step up to the plate and drive the ball somewhere (or at least hit SAC flies) with runners out there poised to score.
The best defense is a good offense
I should read moe than the 1st paragraph b4 replying.....
On yoour page…
The best defense is a good offense
RESET
Lilly pitched a gem. Some fresh blood in the lineup did wonders.
I just looked at the standings, and I would be happy about where we are, except for the drama this last week and a half. Let’s pretend that we woke up here, and play the rest of them like we’re starting over. Good practice for the playoffs.
Next Tuesday Ted Vs CC
Ought to be fun. Theodore Roosevelt Lilly the 3rd ROCKS !
I think as a reward he should bat 8th next time and if I were Jason Kendell I would think twice about blocking the plate if I see him coming at me.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 10, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
Rematch from the series in Milwaukee!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 10, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be there!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 10, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
You coming in for the last home series ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 10, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm actually in the U.S. more than China.
But that’s the only game of the homestand I’ll be at.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 10, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Just need to post this somewhere
Joe Morgan closed his chat on ESPN.com today with the following: “We’ll have to cut it a bit short today—I’m at an automobile dealership school. Talk to you all on Tuesday!” huh???
by philadelphiacub on Sep 10, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
that indeed is strange
my question is what were you doing listening to a morgan chat?
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 10, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
a legitimate question indeed
actually just read the transcript on the espn site while waiting on the wrap for tonite’s Cubs game. There’s always a stoo-pid quote by Mr Morgan in those chats, and he’s certainly not the type of dude I’d buy a car from
by philadelphiacub on Sep 10, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
How about Bud Selig?
Would you buy a car from him?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 10, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
well that didnt work
after much deliberation, gonna have to go with “nah”
by philadelphiacub on Sep 10, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
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