Know Your Enemy Thread: Brewers vs. Phillies, Friday 9/12, 6:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 12, 2008 4:02 PM CDT
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PrintMilwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies, Sep 12, 2008 6:05 PM CDT
While we drum our fingers and wait to see if the Cubs and Astros will be playing two of their games this weekend in Atlanta, I thought maybe all of you would like to have a game thread for the Brewers/Phillies game.
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Today's game is on FSN Wisconsin and WPSG in Philadelphia, and also will be available on EI. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
I'm not going to open overflow threads for this game -- if this one gets too slow, please feel free to open one on the FanPost list.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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I miss baseball
what was Bud thinking not moving this game to somewhere else.
Favorite Game - 'The Sandberg game" June 23, 1984
I can't believe I'm saying this but...
Let’s go, Phillies!
Oh, and one more thing....
Think Yost is regretting that decision to pitch CC twice against the Cubs and not at all in this series against the Phils?
If the Phils sweep the Brew Crew, they tie the Brewers for the WC lead, and the Phils got really hot last September and knocked out the Mets, IIRC. It could happen.
Yes, it could.
The Phillies ought to win tonight, with Hamels facing Parra. Hamels ought to eat that lineup alive.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I kind of hope it does happen
I probably fear the Phillies the least out of all the teams the Cubs might have to play in the first round.
Seeing Hamels twice would not be a good thing but no one else on their staff scares me too much.
by SuperContext on Sep 12, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno I'd rather see the Dodgers in the first round
with the hopes of seeing the Mets (yuck) in the NLCS. This could be a good postseason
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
I know he is only one bat
But Manny scares me a little.
by SuperContext on Sep 12, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Brett Myers..........
…………has been pitching very well since his demotion, and combined with Hamels, the Phils may have the best 1-2 starting punch in the NL. This is open to argument, of course, but with their line up and Lidge at the end, I’m not sure how you can say they don’t send a bit of worry into the opposing team.
I’d much rather face the Dodgers in a 5-game series. I’d rather face the Mets, hell even the Brewers.
Their offense is filled with speed and power, they have an exceptional closer, and posess a strong front end of the rotation. Why would we want to line up against them?
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns
In a schadenfreude kind of way
I’m rooting for the Phils to take the WC. No way I want to face the Brewers if it comes to that.
in any discussion involving the
brewers and eating,
cc nor prince were mentioned
go figure
Tragic Number for one of these teams decreases tonight
… always a good thing
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
where'd that forecast come from ?
here’s the NWS point forecast for Philly
Tonight: Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 68. South wind at 7 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
looking at the radar, this game is a rainout.
told ya so :)
sorry, i wanted a game to watch too.
If you guys want
Ill be more then happy to do some PBP for the Beers vs Female Horses tonight.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
Whoa there, big fella! This ain't that kinda party.
Wait, I just re-read that post.
… carry on.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
seriously, they really are hoping to play on Sunday and Monday, HA
Houston could be like New Orleans circa August 2005. This storm is MASSIVE and will cause much destruction. It will probaby still be raining there on Sunday and Monday. So what do they want to do, play in the dark with the roof closed? What would be a treat to watch..
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Forget the baseball game
Selig put the Astros team, management, and Minute Maid Park staff, and their families, in danger by keeping them there.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 12, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed, people are being told to evacuate or face "certain death"
what the F*** is Selig DOING??? Tell them to move their families and get the hell out of there!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
We've had CNN on all day at work
and one of the reporters said they NEVER use the term “certain death” for fear of panic, but this situation necessitated it. That’s bad.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 12, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
sheer stupidity and greed keeps the Ass-tros in Houston.
there is no reason for the owner to keep his team in the city now. The storms path is to come ashore just EAST of Houston. This is the WORST possible scenario as Houston will be hit by the winds from both sides of the storm as it travels up the coast. If the Ass-tros players do not leave town before the storm hits, playing in Atlanta any time this weekend is unlikely.
the only thing that is “karma” about this is I am picturing Berkman with his head under his pillow as this storm passes over him. I do pray for the health of all residents of Houston, but this owner of the Ass-tros is a greedy bastard and a FOOL. His desire for keeping these revenues may mean that he will never see these three games played at all this year. What a jerk.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
One of the CNN reporters also said...
“In journalism we never like to use the word certain”
I’m sure he meant to say, in reporting on weather forecasts, we never like to use the word “certain”….. but the irony of that statement he did make, made me laugh.
From what I read
The “certain death” bit was for Galveston, not Houston.
Still gonna be real bad when it gets there, 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.
60 miles inland
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.
And they're telling people in Houston NOT to evacuate
while they are telling Galveston TO evacuate.
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.
yeah
i’d be gone.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Should lose a lot of energy once it makes landfall.
The issue here is that if you evacuate too many people you risk massive congestion on the transit corridors out of the area. And at this point in time, that’s probably already happened – it’s probably best to seek shelter now rather than to try and get out and risk being exposed to severe weather.
evacuation just deals with storm surge.
of course storm surge will not reach Houston. the question is whether Houston will have tornadoes, wind and rain damage, power, etc…
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
The question was where people would face "certain death"
and where public officials and journalists would decide to use such extreme warnings.
Of course Houston could be a disaster area real soon. But it was Galveston, on the coast, where the certainty of storm surge and extreme flooding caused the authorities to make such stark warnings.
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.
They were showing
how the evacuation zones are set up and at what category storm those zones are evacuated. It was very surprising to me how close a lot of the “safer” zones are to the bay and gulf. F that, I woud be gone from Houston completely. Put me in OK!
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 12, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
They were telling a lot of people in Houston to stay put. The storm surge isn’t going to affect them very much, if at all, so it’s just the winds to contend with. Not that that’s anything to shake a stick at, but that’s what the “authorities” in the Houston area are saying.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably because of what happened with Rita...
…110 died in the evacuation process, and the hurricane killed only 9.
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
Very LSA
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
by Curtain Jerker on Sep 12, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like Chicago
Is going to be getting remains of Ike next week.
Lovely!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
St Louis as soon as Sunday.
Here’s hoping the power stays on for the potential game in Atlanta (?).
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 12, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Need some travel advice fast
I have to basically take a leap of faith re post season travels. As I previously mentioned I have been saving airline miles FOR YEARS and started with a wad of 250.000 on 3 different airlines. So far I used 25.000 for what I assume will be the first two games of the playoffs on Oct 1 & 2. If Cubs are a wild card I am screwed. I have to decide by midnight in terms of a hold I have if I should use miles for the first two games of round two. Now this is not a question of IF I should get an airline ticket but HOW. I can use 25,000 miles again OR buy a ticket for about $270. I have little experience with miles but I am told you can easily change or reuse them ( for the same destination). Should I use my miles stash or pay for a ticket. My concerns are, If I use the miles it may be a waste and I still don’t know about potential needs for say a game 5 in first series or games 6 or 7 in the 2nd round. Last minute tickets are often very expensive or require more miles. Generally NYC- CHICAGO is an available route because of the large number of flights. If I BUY the ticket and the games are NOT played, I really am out the money as change fees would gobble it up.
Ok long story but $270 or 25,000 Miles ?
Do people who use miles find them easy to throwback and re use if you change plans?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
25,000 miles where the hell are you coming from? do you mean 2,500 miles?
oh wait your coming from NYC. I would just get an airline ticket. You’ll save MUCH more because of gas prices these days
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Sorry I meant you use 25.000 miles to get a ticket
Driving is NOT an option. It is just to I use miles or cash for a ticket.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 12, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
25,000 miles is a pretty standard amount...
of miles to redeem for a free airline ticket. WRT to the original question, I’d check with the airline… some let you return the miles to your account without penalty, others don’t.
Use the miles.
"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 better check on what the fees are to use the miles...
..you still get charged tax and perhaps a fee from the airline.
Personally, $270 spent is a much better value than the 25,000 miles.
"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
You are probably right but I am leaning towards the miles
Turns out unless I want to leave at 7AM and go into Newark on the return the ticket would be $299. If I use the miles the fee is only $10 AND I can reuse AT NO CHARGE for a later NYC-Chicago flight which I always take. The only reason for me NOT to use miles is what I might need for say a ticket to other post season games whose needs are harder to figure and might require more miles.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Tony Kornheiser on PTI said that if they can't even play one this weekend then
they should wait to do it at the end of the season just so that the Stros don’t lose a home game. That is INSANE!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Legalize it, mon.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Word
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna say 7-2 Phillies.
Parra gives up 4 and the Brewpen 3. Hamels goes seven and a third.
BOOK IT!!!
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
I was going to demand
another pic of my dearest Soto at the start of this game thread. But then I thought, he would have to bring good luck to one team or the other and I just don’t want to waste that kind of Soto-y goodness on either.
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
Mmmm...rich, Soto-y goodness.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Like a perfect Puerto Rican brew.....
hot and smooth
It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine
by love the ivy on Sep 12, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
*fans myself*
"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 12, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Coin flip tie-breakers
Didn’t see this posted yet. Cubs would host Brewers if it mattered, but let’s hope it won’t. ;)
Old Style is the nectar of life.
Let this be a lesson to...
…always check the fanpost bar first. Al’s already got it and he’s reporting the opposite result.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
you've got that backwards
according to Cubs.com
Playoff for NL Central
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Wouldn't it make more sense to
have the home field go to the team with the better head-to-head record?
Or did I overlook something?
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 12, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Cub Players in Bed ?
Since it is sort of an off day I am passing on this link just sent me by our NYC meetup group head. The link itself is from Brian who is a group regular.
All I can say is WHERE IS GEO?
http://brianstultz.blogspot.com/
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Very funny.
Oh, and Geo covers the backside. Stout and sure, he’s a big fan of bringing along his equipment.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 12, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
That's great...
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Game Cancelled
What the hell do we do tonight ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Geez, I might have to have an actual dialogue with my wife
Damn you, inclement weather! (shakes fist to sky)
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 12, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
St. Louis is playing the Pirates
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 27 HR 69 RBI
Good idea
Never miss a chance to watch Cards lose. I know this may be treason but I like the Brewers except for the fact that we must beat them. Cardinals I hate.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 12, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and that game is in a rain delay.
And it’s raining in Chicago, so the White Sox game, which might at least pass the time, is probably going to be rained out too.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I forgot THE WHITE SOX
I can go root for the Tigers. Looks like a lot of East coast games are going to be rained out tonight.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 12, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Game is rained out
No makeup date announced.
Both teams have an off day Monday so it’s assumed they play then.
Nationals Chat!
We can talk about the Nationals game…ask me whatever you want!
"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
Why are they the worst?
"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot
Well...
1. Legacy of MLB’s total mismanagement. Probably the worst single trade in the history of the game: Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew to the Expos for Lee Stevens, Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee, and Grady Sizemore. Colon was then dealt for for Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernandez, Jeff Liefer, and cash six months later.
2. ZERO farm system in 2005 when they got here.
3. The 2005 mirage year, which gave us all some hope.
4. Frank Robinson – love him, but he was a lousy manager towards the end.
5. Jim Bowden, who is awful.
6. They have a penchant for long term contracts to guys who suck.
7. Frugal (not cheap) owners.
"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
All of this is true
but to defend the indefensible Colon trade, Omar Minaya was operation under the assumption that the team would be contracted at the end of the season and that anyone who couldn’t contribute that season was worthless to the Expos. They would have lost Sizemore, Lee and Phillips anyway.
So the mismanagement wasn’t the trade, but rather believing they could get away with contraction.
Of course, this led to the crappy farm system you mention in #2. MLB pretty much fired all the Expos amateur scouts in 2002 because they weren’t going to have a farm system the next season anyway. Of course, all the good ones got jobs with other organizations and never came back.
Numbers five and six go together. They give long-term contracts to players who suck because Bowden is awful. Aaron Crow was a disaster too that you didn’t mention and you can blame that on Bowden.
I think the long-term future is good if they fire Bowden, which I believe they will. But by “long-term future” I mean 2014 or so. Ouch.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 13, 2008 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Fire away!
"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
Holy Mother Nature, Batman!
Nine games are scheduled to be underway by now. Two (including ours) are already rained out and five are in a rain delay.
I have a choice between KC and Cleveland or Washington at the Marlins. Unbelievable.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
The weather, either caused by Ike or other systems...
… is going to wreak havoc with the rest of the baseball season… multiple rainouts are going to make a real mess.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Funny thing is
three of the road teams, Minnesota, Tampa and Toronto, play in domed stadiums.
Of course, I don’t think they can predict the weather a year in advance.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 12, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Four
Forgot about Milwaukee.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 12, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is pretty funny...
considering that if they have to postpone the playoffs at all, Selig’s argument that giving home field for the World Series needs to be determined with the Some Stars Game instead of the team with best record is blown to hell.
“All that has been cleared up and the game, which is the best All-Star game, has intensity. The best overall record doesn’t work. You can’t say to our people in October, "OK, we’re going to city X and we need 5,000 to 8,000 hotel rooms.” Where exactly are you going to get them? You’d have chaos.
Now they might end up calling City X and saying they need 5,000 – 8,000 hotel rooms for another 5 days.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
that arguement was always broke in my eyes
using logic, you’d think that would break it… but this is MLB logic has nothing to do w/ it.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh?
How is MLB going to need 8k hotel rooms for five days? They aren’t going to fly all the Astros fans to Atlanta.
I don’t understand your logic. Maybe I’m missing something.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 13, 2008 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Selig's argumentfor the ASG deciding home field
is for the predictability of hotel accommodations in the AL or NL city where the MLB officials would stay.
It makes zero sense to me, but …. that’s his argument.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 13, 2008 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Why can't they both lose?
And if not, let’s hope the Sillies and the Brewcrew go extras, like 18 and beat the hell out of their bullpens for a week or so…..
Mike=Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
That's what I would refer to as...
an Earthquake Game.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
According the radio here
Phillies want the makeup game on Monday. Brewers want a doubleheader on Sunday. Yost said he wants Sabathia to face the Cubs on Tuesday.
Should be interesting to when this game will be played.
Man, is Ned Yost a whiner or what?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
and a bad manager.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I normally would disagree...
but shouldn’t the Brewers be worried about falling out of the Wild Card race first, before worrying about the Cubs?
And he did throw a fit about CC’s non-no-hitter.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
And last year he
got in a fight w/ Johny Estrada. He just doesn’t seem to get it. His x’s and o’s are fine. But, he doesn’t know what it is to be a leader.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
"Shouldn’t they be worried about the WC?"
I would think so, but right now, they seem to be worried about everything but…
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
Unless
the Brewers aren’t getting their required days of rest (that is, no more than 20 straight days without an off day) I don’t see how they get a vote in this.
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 13, 2008 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe the Brewers have already played their limit of doubleheaders...
…in the season so far (I think you can reschedule a team twice.)
It's the days off thing.
As Josh said, a team can get a vote if they would have to play more than 20 days in a row. Playing on the off day would have forced them to play 24 days straight.
Of course, they got an unscheduled day off yesterday. But I guess that doesn’t count.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Doubleheader on Sunday
It will be a split-admission, day-night doubleheader. First game at 1:35 p.m. Second game at 7:35 p.m.
Cole Hamels will pitch tomorrow. Joe Blanton and Brett Myers will pitch Sunday
If the Cubs also play Doubleheader on Sunday
The Cubs could reduce their magic number by 4 in one day. Of course that would require two sweeps and even less likely assumes the Cubs will even play on Sunday.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
By the looks ...
of this monster in the gulf. There is no way they are playing. I am roughly 180 miles inland in MS and we have had strong winds here all day. The state of Texas is in for a rude awakening.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
We will be fine over here,
I just hope the Texas coast has taken this storm serious.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
me too
you stay safe.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
where?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 12, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
It looks bad...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 12, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Looking at the live video feed on abc7.com...
it looks like the firefighters are getting people out of the first passenger car…but it also looks like the frieght train ripped into it about halfway….I don’t know how anyone in the front half of that car could have survived….
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 12, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
People here in Columbus
are hoping there are no Buckeye football players on the train.
Personally, I could care less, but I work at a TV station and they’re actually talking about it.
Silly news producers
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Why the crap would they be on a commuter train?
Wouldn’t they have chartered busses?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 12, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure they would...
but news producers can be pretty dumb at times. Usually it’s just misspellings, but sometimes they make some really bad decisions.
And they were just talking about it, they didn’t actually call anyone to confirm or deny or anything like that.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently tonight
this is the tragedy and natural disaster board.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions
Well, Go Tribe...
Cliff Lee is a stud on a bad team. And the Indians are my AL team, living in oHIo for so long. It’s good to see something positive out of this season for them.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions
After 3
Pirates 3
Cards 0
Nate McLouth 2 run homer
Looks like about 2,000 in the stands in Pit. Maybe.
Now an official game
In case it decides to rain there like it is everywhere else.
MID 5TH
BUCS 3
CARDS 0
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
6-0
Buccos
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Micah Owings to the Reds....
…to complete the Adam Dunn deal. Curious time to complete that, but he has been horrible this year.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league baseball team
poor kid
he was already struggling and now they’ve inflicted Dusty upon his poor arm.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
He was injured previously...
…and thus could not be put on waivers. Now he’s been put on waivers and cleared, so they finished the transaction.
Cards getting destroyed
McLouth 3 run double – still no outs bottom 5th
6-0
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
7-0 now with 1 out
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
I'm pretty sure
Cliff Lee will win his 22nd game.
KC – 2
CLE – 11
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions
Cubs.com is now saying...
that Miller Park is back in the mix for the makeup games
Isnt there supposed to be some event going on at MIller Park?
one of the papers said there was a charity event booked?
or was i confused?
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Heres a money quote:
Milwaukee was initially ruled out, partly because of an event scheduled on the field over the weekend and partly because the series could amount to extra home games for the Cubs, who play 90 miles down Interstate 94 at Wrigley Field.
“Milwaukee’s kind of a home game for them, isn’t it?” Astros infielder Mark Loretta said Thursday.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's the updated story
Major League Baseball was considering moving the key series between two National League Central contenders to Milwaukee on Sunday and Monday, according to two Brewers sources. If the plan goes through, details, including game times and ticket procedures, would be announced Saturday.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
thanks
i saw that part, but the Loretta comment of “thats kind of a home game for them” just came across so snarky to me.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think MLB has many choices
Half the country is dealing with rain. 6 rainouts today alone.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
lots of day/nighters tomorrow
are scheduled. start doing a reverse rain dance to get even half of them in…
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember, Loretta used to be a Brewer
So it’s not surprising. Probably still bitter about more Cubs fans being there than Brewers fans.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 13, 2008 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions
AT & T Park
is free this weekend, dammit! Move it to the City! :-)
Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?
by Josh Timmers on Sep 13, 2008 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions
And I was looking forward...
to an impromptu trip to Turner Field this weekend
yeah, that's no...
bs. I was going to load up and head to the ATL.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 12, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah there was an event scheduled
the article mentions it, but makes no mention of what will become of it though
Kind of random
but the ESPN whip around coverage during the rain delay is really fun. Lots of teams you don’t get to see very often. Wish they’d do this more often.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
10-0 Buccos
Can they just invoke the mercy rule here?
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
mercy? on the birdos?
what in the name of tlr are you saying, man?
:)
On Deck – Brian Barton
In The Hole – Brian Barden
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
McLouth Hits for Cycle
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by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions
I lied
Error
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by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I caught my mistake
I’m trying to watch the GameDay while at work. Didn’t see the Error part until after I posted… Stupid Dave.
Long days and pleasant nights.
by The Original Dave on Sep 12, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm watching it on TV.....
I thought for a second we were going to have another Pittsburgh scoring controversy…..but they correctly ruled an error. Routine grounder….bad throw.
Final
Pirates 10
Cards 2
announced attendance 14, 400
Cardinal announcers estimate 1,400. ( I think they were closer ).
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
is now confirming that the Brewers have been contacted about playing Sunday and Monday in Milwaukee.
I never thought they’d do that, but I guess the reasoning is that they have a dome so there’s no chance of a rainout and that Milwaukee has already done this before with the Cleveland/LAA series.
Well, that and it’s the stadium Bud built.
I'll definitely go to these games...
… if played there and I can work it out with my work schedule.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Also note...
… that link indicates they’d play a “later in the day” game on Sunday and a DH on Monday (likely starting at noon so the Astros could get out for their series in Florida starting on Tuesday).
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Why not get the DH out of the way Sunday
and play only one on getaway day?
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 13, 2008 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Time constraints.
They don’t want to risk everyone not being ready by noon on Sunday.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Is anyone awake and watching Ike webcams?
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 13, 2008 1:11 AM CDT reply actions
I'm watching it out my window.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
best of luck to you. stay safe. it looks big.
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by RightFieldSucks on Sep 13, 2008 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions
stay dry!
please make sure you post and let us know that you made it through okay!!
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 13, 2008 1:48 AM CDT up reply actions
The sad, sad quote of the night?
After Jorge Cantu homered to tie the game for Fla. in the 4th to make MLB history, (the first team in major league history to have four infielders hit at least 25t hr in the same year.) the Florida announcer (Rich Waltz?) said: …and there are 12,000+ here to witness it!
…sad.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
As I was watching the hurricane coverage I kept having two images pop into my head:
1) anger over the 40% of Galveston residents who decided to wait it out and I kept asking myself, “what would make you stay on basically a sand bar in the ocean,” and
2) giggles about Lance Berkman with his head under his pillow as the storm passed over his home in Houston…poor fella. I am sure he spent the night in the fetal position.
I do hope that the residents of Texas made it through this storm safely. I just don’t understand the macho attitude of those who live on the coast.
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
I agree.....
Why you would choose to sit and try to ride out a storm this huge, is ridiculous. No personal belongings of mine are worth my life, the life of my family or friends. I can always rebuild and build new memories, new possessions. What really gets me is they ignore the warnings to flee, get told they’re on their own, and yet still call for help and expect to get rescued.
That anybody in the Astros organization or MLB for that matter entertained thoughts of trying to play baseball after a major hurricane ripped through the city of houston is ridiculous. Based on what I’ve seen on Fox news here in Kuwait, Houston as well as Galveston took a pounding. They’re talking about fires, mass flooding, and mass power outages. And yet this was supposed to be taken care of by tomorrow so they could play baseball? Even if it were, where were the fans going to come from? Who in their right mind would want to come spend precious money and gas to come see a baseball game, when most likely, they still can’t get power or basic necessities to their house? Were the astros going to cry foul because they got 3 home games and nobody came to watch? This should have been rescheduled/played at a neutral site, and the decision should have been made days ago, and if the Astros protested, then MLB should have said either play or forfeit. To risk all this for butts in seats is beyond ridiculous. It just absolutely boggles my mind that MLB would allow this.
Even if no one shows
the games are already either sold out or close to sold out. The astros don’t have to refund no shows.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
Dodgers...
..are actually the last team I’d like to face if I were the Cubs. I know they’ve played well against them but the Dodgers are looking more and more scary, and Furcal and Saito are coming back. Pitching is deeper than the Mets, pen is better than the Brewers, and yeah.. Manny… I wouldn’t be feeling too confident about that series.
Thank God there is football on this weekend,
without that it would be really boring.
Also, all the people that stay are doofs. They all have multiple days of warning, I know it’s a pain but those are the poeple that will be complaining about the lack of aid they receive.
Lets do it Cubbies
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