Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Astros at Milwaukee, Monday 9/15, 1:05 CT
by Al on Sep 15, 2008 3:45 PM CDT
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finish them
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 15, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
finish them first of course..
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 15, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone here?
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 15, 2008 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yo yo yo
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOWRY?
Oh please, please, please…. The good Howry.
by Carolina Cubbie on Sep 15, 2008 3:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what's that?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have never heard of this
good Howry
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rumors of his existence persist
despite no one seeing it in a year
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
by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haven't seem
him around these parts lately. Though, the kids always say they can see his ghost appear from time to time. He never sticks around long enough to do anything notable though so they just ignore it as an old man’s tale. The one about when Howry was a good reliever.
by CubFan81 on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
howry....you suck and that last pitch was ugly
by aznsensation on Sep 15, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They don't draw pictures on the scorecard.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONE!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The poll on Evil BCB is HILARIOUS
Should Ned Yost have been fired?
Yes.
(They only give one option)
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a deviant thing to say.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you?
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miggy Stardust at the plate.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two outs to go
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 3-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. Buffalo. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Howry proof thread
appeared to be working until he hit Tejada
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 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oops tejada hit tejada
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by love the ivy on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he didn't want to be left out
after Tejada hit himself
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
gamedays says nothing about a HBP
says he grounded out to 3B
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Premptive
I hate Tejada.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Tejada
bastard
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Howry with the heat of 1,000 suns
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but...
a thousand suns is just redundant, why not 1 sun, and a galaxy or two full of stars?
by CubFan81 on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dramatic effect.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astros announcers:
“This is adding injury to insult”
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Your team was overrated to begin with
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
by Employee22 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWO!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG, I leave for awhile and Bob Howry is in the 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
by JB 23 on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you shouldn't have left
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONE TO GO!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
By god
Howry might pull this off!
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 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but he ain't foolin' anyone.
two well-hit balls….
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONE TO GO!
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok one more out
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Told ya - 1,2,3
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
by TXCub on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so...
do we get to see Bill Murray?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont see why not
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good question
the third game may not even be played
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We gave up a hit?!!!
unacceptable!!
Whoever gave it up should be fired!!
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was Ned Yost
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't believe it...
send the tape to the league office.
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ball 2
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unbelievable. 3 guys and the BALL DROPS?????
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pre-emptive part 2
i also hate lance berkman
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't like him either
but I can’t explain why, I think its him mannerisms
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat Hughes Psych.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Howry going for no-hitter?
No way…
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to jinx it.
jay slash kay
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by Reddevil on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets go
howry!!
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow you three
GREAT JOB…. NOT
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One more strike Bob
lets see it!
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by love the ivy on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One of those three should
have had that. Sheesh!!!
by sue369 on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
unbelievable
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat said
Rami called Sori off, and then didn’t go for it.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CSN stalled. Sheesh
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
same problem here...
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
Howry has pitched good strikes so far. Come one more BOBBY!
by ThisOldCub18 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3-2 da count
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For the love of Santo!
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 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's embarrassing getting no-hit
it’s humiliating going 15 in a row without a hit
making howry look like a big leaguer
the worst
by tim815 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WE WIN
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THREE!!!!
SWEEP! THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 6!!!!
CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!!!! CUBS WIN!!!!!!!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Howry can't make it easy
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously....
….he just had an uneventful 1,2,3 through the heart of the order.
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by TXCub on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty much.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he had to toss one last ball in there
Just to mess with me
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by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Magic Number - Keith Moreland.
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
by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what was more amazing?
Z’s no hitter yesterday, or
Howry’s perfect 9th?
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
by LAcarl519 on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the latter
i always though z could do the first one.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MAGIC SIX!!!
WOO HOO!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't know
Milton had such sexy legs
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milton I love you in lame!
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah... not my best work
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant the material.. la-may :D
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh... see...
My wife is the Project Runway watcher, not me… I SWEAR!!!
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CUBS WIN!!!
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs Win!!!!!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Classic.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Old School Milton
"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
by JB 23 on Sep 15, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay!
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
EAT THAT ASTROS
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn that one hit.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CUBS WIN!
Current temperature in hell: 43 degrees F - and falling!
by wnielsen on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes!!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 15, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Classic, um, again.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
second day posting to the site...
…so i don’t feel bad asking: who is this guy?
by sbs152 on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
random cub fan after a game
who we all decided was Milton and is our victory picture.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milton, Patron Saint of the Letter W
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check it
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my proudest moments... :D
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think what I like best about this pic
is that everyone around him is milling around getting ready to leave. Makes me wonder if he was still standing there arms stretched up holding the sign until the janitors were sweeping and they turned out the lights. He has that kind of loving determination about him.
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 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four game streak!!!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CUBS WIN!!!!
1 hit in 18 innings. SUCK IT ASTROS!
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 3-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. Buffalo. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 games 1 hit!!!!!!!!!
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi, Sue!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kudos to Llly
for a game well pitched
by ThisOldCub18 on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ms. Houston...we have a win!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crack is whack!
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love this pic
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the spawn of drew!
yikes!
(he’s gonna be a heartbreaker!)
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
assuming I don't string him up by his thumbs
and leave him for the crows, yes, he should be.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Never, but NEVER, put ketchup on a hot dog.
by CaliCub on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who is this cutie?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Six.
from Blossom.
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
by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow. A very special episode.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think all the episodes of Blossom
were advertised as ‘on a special episode of Blossom…’
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by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is very smart...
what a name for a kid… six
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well played.
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by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well played
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't understand
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clever...but you could have done better...she's hotter now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
low rent
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us are on a fixed income.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but not as cute.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howry No Hitter!!!!
This was truly a historic 3 1/2 minutes
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by tony412 on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Houston, you know that third game of the series
forget about it!
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
by Employee22 on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hello Soto!
could use a shave though
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by love the ivy on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's his bedroom look
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
now i REALLY wish i had comcast!
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was some rewarding baseball
right there.
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by Reddevil on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome!
Frackin’ Cylon!
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Do you watch Battlestar Galactica?
No? Then you’re an idiot."
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
best show on TV.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love that show!
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After Big Z's masterpiece last night...
I’m really disappointed in Lilly’s outing today. Just unacceptable…
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
by DKT on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what a slacker
Sarcasm, just one of my many talents
by VegasCubFan on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're killin me Smalls!
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 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DFA LILLY!!!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
90 wins for the first time since '98
looking forward to seeing Keith Moreland’s jersey later tonight.
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
by Trey2317 on Sep 15, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Clever :)
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Sep 15, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Help! The Astros need some hits!
Oh, too late!
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is smarter than i am
well done!
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its up now....#6
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
S I X
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jimbo homered today.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t know what this is but has the words Geo and Seis (6) in it
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by tony412 on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In your face number 6
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
um....
Fail?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed...
some are trying too hard
by kodypuckett23 on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's better with the real Number 6
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CUBS WIN!!!
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to strut
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The true classic:
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
works every time :D
The next step will be the World Series -- Carlos Zambrano
by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TW *you* S
Oh yeah emelie oh yeah!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too true.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could of just thanked me later tonight Sue ;) ;)
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'll get your
birthday gift then too. ;-)
by sue369 on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't even begin to comprehend this picture.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a birthday cake for a walrus...
fish on the cake…
walrus wanting to be surprised.
yeah me neither.
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes! I've been waiting for our magic number to get small enought to count on one hand!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whoa
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dood.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How's you get a pic
of Alfonseca’s hand?
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
beat me to it
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 3-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. Buffalo. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
by nji232 on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think my brain is going to explode from all this baseball happiness.
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PTown! Rock On!
The next step will be the World Series -- Carlos Zambrano
by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you'll never believe...
i saw 2 guys holding hands there
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that there's anything wrong with that
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to vacation there regularly
had a great time watching the families who had no idea what Ptown was about gawking their way down main street.
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was there over summer....
i had gone to the west end of US 6 on way to Death Valley. UNFORTUNATELY, they have NO SUCH SIGN at the east end. There is NO SIGN indicating the end of us 6 or the distance to cali – no imagination!
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 15, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they just assume since you are at ocean's edge you'd kinda figure it out for yourself ;-}
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by Emelie on Sep 15, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alluring picture
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay
off to get stuff done!
great game. lets smash some beers tomorrow, shall we?
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Post game show
just said the magic number is 5.
Who is right?!!!
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 for a playoff spot?
6 for division? I think.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They said for both
it is 5 games
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well we face the Brewers
So it doesn’t make a difference, still thursday
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That doesn't sound right.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to me either
but no one corrected him, so now I am confused
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either way, I don't agree with your sig line.
This lead feels pretty damn epic.
:D
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does
feel epic, not sure what Ronnie was talking about. Our four game lead felt like 4 inches, but these 8 games feel pretty darn good
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
an 8 game lead can evaporate very quickly
and that’s what happened to the 69 cubs, no?
Look at what’s happened to the Brewers. Boom, they’re done.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or last year's Mets.
I’m feeling pretty good right now, though. Much much better than this time last week.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well,
I should hope so. THESE are the Cubs we saw all year.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And good to get that hiccup out of the way sooner
rather than later.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell yeah!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, it can
but as you said above, we are finally seeing the team we watched all year start to surface again. With this team and 8 games, I feel pretty good
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all relative.
If you had a hot team behind you 10 wouldn’t feel like enough. The Brewers are not a hot team.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word
if we had the phillies behind us I would be a little more worried
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
Once we get in, I’ll be pulling for the Brewers or Astros to eclipse them.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Six games to go! SIX!
Ah, ah, ah!
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Following the same theme...
"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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 15, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, do we appeal to MLB and try to get that hit changed to an error?
I mean, seriously, it’s not like Lilly meant to throw that pitch or anything…
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We should have
a Best of “Cubs Win” picture contest on the Fanpost, or fanshot
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wonder Woman Time! Cubs Win!
click to enlarge…
Great game! Lilly’s the man!
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Sep 15, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kelly Clarkson is that you?
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by IowaCubs- on Sep 15, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Having fun
googling the number 6? :P
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
by gwood on Sep 15, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
were closing in on 40 pictures in this thread since the Cubs win... thanks to the magic number and the W
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just saw a pic of Lilly on cubs.com
and he’s wearing the American hat. They hadn’t worn those since Thursday, while several other teams have worn them all weekend. Is it pitcher’s choice?
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This thread was brought to you today
by the letter W and the number 6
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by tony412 on Sep 15, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont get it
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 Pack
nevermind, sorry.
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by tony412 on Sep 15, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about this
CELEBRATING 90!!!!!
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by tony412 on Sep 15, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Checking the score
Great start by Lilly, solid hitting, even Howry went an inning and didn’t blow it.
One step closer to the post season!
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by MrNFL on Sep 15, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To say they are happy at evil BCB
is an understatement! I don’t blame them.
Here is something I enjoyed-
Rotoworld is confused they think Prince Fielder fired Ned Yost.
by jihad on Sep 15, 2008 3:44 PM CDT
No, but he did eat him
by Rendezvous on Sep 15, 2008 3:45 PM CDT
Maybe it’s a typo Maybe he got hungry and fried Yost—that’s why he was so hard to find.
by battlekow on Sep 15, 2008 3:45 PM CDT
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
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