Almost Famous: Cubs 6, Astros 1
by Al Yellon on Sep 15, 2008 4:27 PM CDT
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PrintSitting in my house still in the afterglow of last night's magnificent performance, I watched Ted Lilly pile up no-hit innings and thought, "This really would top everything, if he could go back-to-back with Z."
Lilly couldn't -- he kept it briefly when a hard smash of A-Ram's glove was ruled an error, and then allowed a clean single to Mark Loretta -- but he threw masterfully for the second straight start and the Cubs won their fourth in a row, 6-1 over the Astros, reducing their magic number to Keith Moreland, and increasing their division lead to eight games over the Brewers, who come into Wrigley Field tomorrow having done one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen any major league franchise do -- firing their manager, Ned Yost, with two weeks left in the season and the club still tied for the wild card lead. He'll be replaced by longtime Brewer favorite and third base coach Dale Sveum for the rest of the year.
The befuddled look on Ned's face in this photo, I think, sums up his tenure in Milwaukee. I'm guessing Brewer fans are celebrating tonight -- most of them seemed to really detest Ned. Whether it will shake up the Brewers, in a 3-10 slump since Ned decided bitching about a hit of CC Sabathia was more important than the playoff race, remains to be seen.
In the meantime, the Cubs continued their winning ways at Miller Park -- they've won all six games they've played there this season -- by thoroughly dominating the "home" team from Houston, who apparently still haven't gotten over their whining about having to play these two games in Milwaukee. Lilly walked one and struck out nine, lowering his ERA to 4.13, the lowest it's been all season, and only Jeff Samardzija's wildness, walking a pair in the 8th inning, gave Houston a run on a sacrifice fly. Even Bob Howry contributed today, throwing a scoreless and uneventful ninth inning.
Showing again how this team has a balanced offense, last night's four-run rally in the third inning featured timely hitting after two were out. Today, four of the six runs scored as a result of two-run homers, one each by Derrek Lee (on a bounce UP off the top of the wall, and it's nice to see D-Lee's power returning and Geovany Soto, who needs three more to tie Billy Williams for the all-time Cub rookie record -- 25, set in 1961, the year Billy won the Rookie of the Year award, and Geo seems well on his way to doing that this year, not just for his offense but for his total game. Jim Edmonds chimed in with a solo shot -- only his second homer since August 13.
15,158 made the Monday afternoon pilgrimage to Milwaukee, a fine turnout on a school day in September, making over 38,000 Cub fans (I say that because the total attendance was 38,599 over the two days and there couldn't have been more than 599 fans of other teams there) trekking into Wisconsin for this unique series. If the Astros step up and play well over their final 13 games, the wild card may still be theirs. But that's up to them, and perhaps we'll see them again in October -- hopefully, though, NOT on September 29 to make up the one game in this series that wasn't played.
History will be made, now, with virtually every win. Today's win was the 90th of the year -- that makes this team only the fifth since 1945 to win that many (1969, 1984, 1989, 1998 were the others, and it took a 163rd game, the wild card tiebreaker, in 1998 to get that 90th win). You are living the most remarkable Cubs season in ... well, a hundred years. Savor every moment. Now rest up for the final regular season homestand, because as great as this mini-series was... the best is yet to come.
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never fear.
Dale Sveum has the same talents.
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
What makes you think so?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't how his decision-making will translate from third to the bench,
but when he was in Boston and in Milwaukee, he never stood out as ‘managerial material,’ IMO. In Boston, he was run out of town because he made some poor decisions on sending runners and holding them. In Milwaukee, he’s done more of the same.
I liken this to if Quade took over for the Cubs – imagine how everyone here would feel.
I think his impact will ultimately be minimal, but I doubt he gets the full-time job come the off-season.
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
Thanks for the background
I suppose you could look at it two different ways — do the jobs take the same skills, or, if you’re bad at the lesser responsibility, can you handle the greater one?
We’ll see, I guess.
Does any fan ever talk favorably about their team’s third base coach? Most of us only notice when we disagree with a decision. (I noticed Wendell Kim often . . . .)
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree.
We only notice the third-base coach when we disagree, which is why I’m curious to see how it works out with Svuem. I know the skill set required is different, but I’m just wondering how many third-base coaches have moved into successful managerial roles.
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
Depends on how you define success, I suppose
Zimmer coached 3B for the Cubs; don’t know if he did before he managed Boston. Other than the regular 1989 season, I don’t think he was all that great as a manager, but he won a division. I’m sure there are a few others that coached first.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm curious more than anything.
It seems that third-base coaching is often touted as a route to a managers job, but I don’t know that the skill set each position requires accurately prepares one to do the other.
Unless you have managed before, in the Minor Leagues, before taking a third-base coaching job in the Majors, I don’t really think it prepares you to manage at the Major League level.
In Sveum’s defense, he was named the Top Managerial Prospect by Baseball America in 2003 after managing Double-A Altoona in the Pittsburgh system for three years. It’s his only managerial experience listed in his official biography.
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
that's right!
didn’t see him in the game thread!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
well chemistry comes first! for now....
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
I dont get it
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
nerds
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Geeks.
Never actually seen the show, though.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
It's very likable for a multitude of reasons...
…that transcend its ubernerdiness and it works very well as a drama.
It is also ubernerdy. You can object to this all you like, but all it means is that you’ll be one of the first up against the wall when the revolution comes and the nerds take over the earth.
One nation, under Dwight, with geekiness and nerdicy for all.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
So help me Shatner.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
A very cool show, though I thought the first season was the finest, by far. That air of desperation that pervaded the show was omnipresent.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER (to quote another geek show – and yes, we’re taking over the world – you only think that the winner of Obama/McCain will be in power).
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Sep 15, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Other seasons have had great moments
when Galactica jumps into New Caprica’s atmosphere to rescue the colonists, THAT rocked…
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
I swear no allegiance to any genre – science fiction included. Battlestar Galactica is an imaginative and well-written show. Period. I scoffed at it when my brother-in-law lent us the DVD set of season one. After watching the first episode, my wife (who’s not a sci-fi fan by any means either) and I were totally addicted.
"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
That's right
Sincerely,
PhotoShop Geeks
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 16, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Frack that frackin' toaster!
(She is sexy, though.)
"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
indeed.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I mean Yost needed to go...
but it is ridiculous for the Brewers to fire him NOW. When the Wild Card is still in sight, then you don’t fire your manager then! Enough said. Wait till after the postseason or when you are eliminated, IMO, especially this late in the season
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
yeah, the timing is surprising
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Check out the Evil BCB.
For example:
Here’s what Melvin said about why the decision was made with 12 games to go in the season: "We were just trying to do something to see if we can get something going in these last 12 games. We want to get (the players) motivated to go out and win this thing. I can’t say there was one deciding factor. Melvin said the decision to fire Yost was a collaboration between he and Attanasio, which was discussed last night. He also said he wouldn’t discuss whether or not the move was forced by Attanasio or not….""It could be construed that way (as panic), but we are 16 games over .500 and are tied for the wild card," Melvin said. "It could be viewed that way. In the end we hope the message to the players is that we think we can turn it around.
"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.
So they want to become
The eekuawliM sreweB?
by SuperContext on Sep 15, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Darn
I meant the eekuawliM srewerB!
Where is kcehcllepS when you need it?
by SuperContext on Sep 15, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
good timing
not. The Brewers should’ve waited til after the season, though I can understand the logic of trying to jumpstart the team (it seemed to work for the Mets, at least for awhile) and since they knew they were going to fire Yost anyway, why not just get it over with I suppose. Still, don’t remember seeing a team still in first for a wild card playoff spot fire their manager this late in the season. But Yost is toast and Sveum (Swaym) is the new king of pain.
Al, Not all runs on HRs
Lee and Soto each hit 2 run bombs in the 6th. But Edmonds was a solo shot to make it 2-0 in the 5th.
Ramirez drove Soriano in with a sac-fly for the first run of the game in the 1st.
Cubtober
is getting closer!!!!
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
hopefully it ends better than rocktober
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Just to spoil it for you...
It’s ends in one collective simultaneous Cubgasm…and a nap.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Before the nap don't we need the necessary puffs on a cigarette showing satisfaction?
"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.
SUE!
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 16, 2008 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Such a great thing to see today!!!!!!!!
What a nice thing to come home to after work.
I can’t believe I missed Z’s no hitter (was flying back from N. Carolina) but I’m watching it tonight on MLB.Com. :)
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Aaaaand 0 for 2.
"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
Past time, I think.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
To be fair
he fared better than McGehee (sp?) did.
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 15, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
There's a world of difference between McGehee and Hoffpauir.
McGehee doesn’t belong on a major league roster. Hoffpaiur just doesn’t belong in the starting lineup of a meaningful game for a team with playoff aspirations.
Actually I agree.
But then why is Lou doing this?
"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.
With McGehee
I think it was a matter of him getting called up because Lou wanted another infielder. Lou gave him a couple of at-bats, saw that he was terrible, and has exiled him to the back of the bench. Probably the right move there.
With Hoffpauir, he’s in love with left-handed power and he got a crush on Micah in spring training. But hopefully he’ll realize that the girl he loved from afar isn’t quite so beautiful once you get to know her. Not that she’s a terrible person: she just isn’t Mrs. Right.
by Josh Timmers on Sep 15, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
it's the beer goggles.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
he's so...
not clutch.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
His OPS+ since getting called up this last time is 4.
I think Dome could provide THAT level of production while outperforming Hoffpauir on defense. Just a guess.
Now, no, I don’t think Hoffpauir’s a true-talent 4 OPS+ hitter. But I don’t think he’s a good enough hitter to replace the difference between him and Dome defensively.
Totally agree.
I think Lou is just trying to catch lightning in a bottle – maybe get a clutch home run or double here or there from Micah. But it’s a huge risk defensively as this team tries to clinch a playoff spot.
"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
going with the whole "6" theme
hopefully we see 4 tomorrow, Theriot the next day, and Gilbert Arenas the following!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
i'm confuzzled.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh
Its a Bond thing.
Never seen a Bond movie.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i keep saying the list of movies i haven't seen would shock most people
but everyones always surprised. :-p
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
At what? That there is gambing at Rick's?
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Here are your winnings, Sir.
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
This will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I always thought they copied the rythym of "Frau Blucher" from "Major Strasser"
As in “Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects” and
“Frau Blucher” “Neeeeeeigggh”
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I've had Bull Durham in my computer for few days...
But I had already decided tonight to replace it with Young Frankenstein. No decent baseball on tv.
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I just watched that new vampire series on HBO
I didn’t like it that much.
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
really? I liked it more than I thought I would
The next step will be the World Series -- Carlos Zambrano
Haven't seen it yet...
…but will probably watch the first episode tonight.
"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
uh!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
What a strange and beautiful series.
Can’t think of anything else to write right now, so I’ll leave it at that.
"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 don't think so... his pinky is even smaller
The next step will be the World Series -- Carlos Zambrano
twss
"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
do what?
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
You don't really want to know what Alfonseca can do with that extra finger.
;-)
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't even know what you're talking about
so confused.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Was that you askin bout KU's loss in the game thread?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Idon't remeber per se,
but I think I was asking if you were upset about it, or if the town was.
Nonehteless, they’re Kansas. Honestly, Kansas football? That’s like saying Illinois football is a good team.
yeah i gathered that much
but WHO is that
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
well id idn't know if twas a real person
or a movie character. or a joke i was missing.
sorry i was asking questions. definitely won’t do that again.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
you know people who have had a few
are better served getting some sleep than making snarky comments to one of the boards most popular poster
"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 15, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
otherwise we'll turn galvan loose!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
It did come across thtat way
but no harm no foul :)
"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 15, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
That has nothing to do with the topic at hand
Good job deciphering our conversation, Madison. I’m surprised you were able to comprehend THAT, out of what I was trying to say.
Look, I’m not trying to start fights. I’m not even trying to pick a bone with HBCG, because I think she’s awesome.
But hey, good job introverting yourself into a digression that you had no primary part of.
you may not have meant it to
but it did come across as a wee bit snarky
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
oh not trying to start a fight
sorry i was asking questions. definitely won’t do that again.
when that is how someone replys to a post (cubbiegirl) …. that is usually considered snarky.
"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 15, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
you did come across as snarky
but frankly i hadn’t googled it b/c i asked the question, it didnt’ get answered earlier and then i went and go other stuff done.
but whatever. i’m tired and am not really in the “snark as funny” mood. my bad. usually i’m much less touchy.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
The song I can't get out of my head now
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.
Picturs of Lilly?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
helped me feel alright
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
When Lilly was signed...
…I seriously considered writing a parody song called “The Pitcher Ted Lilly” to the tune of “Pictures of Lily.” I’ve been waiting almost two years to get that off my chest.
"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
Don't f*ck with Six.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if she can't tell "six" from "sex" then how is she going to lip read from across the room?
It’s two completely different sounds. “ih” and “eh”.
"This team makes your ulcers have a baby." ~Mark Grace
it's that she can't tell the difference
that makes her so wonderful.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
"How about six? Six is good!"
"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
Brew Crew Ball - Now with 100% less Yost!
Pretty funny, you gotta admit….
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
It's only funny until they finally right their ship with a real manager...
who does more than stand in dugout with a stupid look on his face.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 15, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
i much prefer pacing
and muttering.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
i wish we could have had one more game with ned
to appreciate his terrible managing…..i feel like we never got a proper goodbye, not another chance to say i love you (r manging style)…..there’s no closure here :(
Last night I had a crazy dream
A wish was granted just for me
It could be for anything
I didnt ask for money
Or a mansion in malibu
I simply wished, for one more day with you
Chorus
One more day
One more time
One more sunset, maybe Id be satisfied
But then again
I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still, for one more day with you
First thing Id do, is pray for time to crawl
Then Id unplug the telephone
And keep the tv off
Id hold you every second
Say a million I love yous
Thats what Id do, with one more day with you
Chorus
Leave me wishing still, for one more day
Leave me wishing still, for one more day
— Diamond Rio
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Who are you?
The new Number Two.
Who is Number One?
You are Number Six.
"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
I am not a number! I am a free man!
"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.
Just watched that show last week.
Got the first disc in through Netflix. Really cool show.
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.
It gets better, too.
The last episode is…strange. But the suspense builds throughout the series, and it really draws you in. There’s a reason it still has an active fan base 40 years after it went off the air.
Be seeing you.
"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
A tip, though
This show requires your undivided attention. If something comes along where you have to press Pause, start the episode over. Do not watch in a crowded or noisy house. There is so much nuanced goodness to see, and so many layers in each episode, you must remain focused to catch it all. But the satisfaction is so worth it.
And yes, the last episode is crammed with WTF.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 15, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I've heard about that.
I thought for a while about getting the DVD set. When I mentioned this to one of the engineers at work, he proceeded to explain the final episode. I was all like, “thanks a lot, jerk.”
But apparently, as others have told me, it doesn’t matter all that much.
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.
Anyone else hear Iron Maiden when you read this?
"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
Since I wasn't in the game thread at the end
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions
Close call this weekend from the Bulldogs, sir
Besides the Illini, the game in Madison should be pretty hyped up.
If you can beat OSU, god-willing.
Close call, indeed
Replay notwithstanding, they had a chance or two score more points. Penn St. game should be HUGE for both teams.
Not out of the realm of possibility that both teams will be undefeated going in, as you implied.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I love your number posts
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
besides Milton this is my favorite
"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 15, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome back to Madison
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you
"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 15, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Awsome!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
too exciting
I was dialing everyone I knew at the end of the 6th … any fan of baseball has to be a fan of the Cubs these past two days
The next step will be the World Series -- Carlos Zambrano
Of the baseball maybe
I’d imagine Astros fans feel a bit differently.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I am def a bit dazed
It was SO MUCH FUN today
"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 15, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey Al
Did the ’69 Cubs win 92 games? That would make this the fifth team with 90+ wins
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
Wow, forgot about them!
How could I do that? There are five! I’ll fix the post.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The stories about Neddly lead me to believe...
that he insisted on something his way, wouldn’t budge, and the Brewers were forced to fire him. They can say all they want about how they are trying to shake up the team’s mojo, and actually make it to the playoffs. I don’t believe it for a second. Firing the manager with 12 games to go, when you are tied for the wild card lead, is a desperate move, not one that any solid MLB organization would do. The quotes from Melvin that he feels that he gave up on Yost, when Yost never gave up on the team- smacks of a lie designed to save face for Neddly boy.
I read the comments on bizzaro BCB & they think the firing is great. It’s desperate, not a sound move, and it doesn’t surprise me a bit.
Jimmyeatworld
Truthfully, I wouldn't mind having Yost back coaching 3rd here in Atlanta
He was good at that job.
"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
i think they remembered the great collapse of last year
saw it happening again and figured with ned, there was nothing stopping a repeat of last years events…..they figured they had a better a chance without him, than with
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
ESPN was saying
that it was really the owners decision not Melvins.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
It's a great move
They didn’t want him for 2009 period. So, why let there be a chance of “he made the playoffs, we have to keep him.” Jettison him now, they may or may not make the playoffs, and they can get a new manager next year.
Kind of like the Grossman thing after the superbowl, couldn’t bench him last year because he “took us to the superbowl”, which is bs anyway.
Only bummer is now we may have to play in the post season against a good hitting brewer team, with a good, non-Yosting manager.
maybe he wanted Prince
to go back to eating meat.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
here's what i predict
the brewers win 1 game of the following series, leaving the magic number at 2 going into friday
friday i get to watch the cubs reduce the magic number to 1 and then head to the cubbie bear to watch the brewers finish off what is one great collapse
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
I really want the Cubs to clinch with a win
Not a Brewers loss (unless of course that Brewers loss is the third game of a Cubs sweep this week).
I want to see a celebration at Wrigley (hopefully the first of many Cubs celebrations at Wrigley to come).
by SuperContext on Sep 15, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we are forgetting the astros in our clinching the division
Our magic number over the brewers is 6, but it’s 4 over the astros. We need a sweep of the brewers and at least one astros lose to clinch on Thursday.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
how do you figure
the magic number is 6 over the brewers to clinch the division, the astros are 2.5 games behind them
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
No, if the Cubs sweep the 3-game series games from the Brewers...
they will clinch on Thursday. The magic number is 6. Any combination of Cubs wins, and/or Brewers losses that equals six will clinch the division.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 15, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
That would eleminate the brewers
But the Astros are only two lose behind the brewers. If the astros sweep the marlins and we sweep the brewers the astros would pass the brewers and be in second place. That would make us 93-58, the astros would be 83-69 and the brewers would 83-70. We would have 11 games left (counting the possible make up game with the astros), our lead over the astros would be 11 games in the lose column with 11 left to play, thus a magic number of 1.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
That's true only as long as Milwaukee remains in second place
Current temperature in hell: 43 degrees F - and falling!
yeah
this would be like last year where we won earlier in the day and had to “wait-and-see” if the padres could beat the brewers
i would be surprised if they swept all 3 games though, which would leave us playing the cardinals on friday (z on the hill) and the brewers playing the reds (this years padres haha)
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
I though the Padres
were this year’s Padres?
Or is it the Pirates… It’s all so confusing…
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
The collapse would be if they don't win the WC, not division
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Joe Sheehan
wrote a column today arguing that the Astros had no business complaining about the games in Milwaukee.
Oh, he also writes about why Yost had to be fired (he was incompetent) and how Cub fans should relax until the post-season at least.
That was a great article.
Also educational. I had never read Joe Sheehan before, but he is really something. I’m going to be a regular reader now. Thanks.
"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.
Why not?
Is there something I should know about him?
"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.
Baseball Prospectus has gained an unfortunate tendency...
…to try and use stats to back up their arguments, rather than first looking at the stats and then coming up with their arguments. Sheehan may not be the worst offender of the bunch – that’s reserved for Christina Kahrl. But he’s on a real roll here – his hit piece on K-Rod setting the single-season save record was to laugh.
Sheehan's starting to write
the ‘Inside Baseball’ page in Sports Illustrated, too, on occasion. It’s not as stat-based as some of his BP work, but it was pretty good.
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
Thanks Josh....that is a great article, well worth the read
"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
Great quote about Z from
a Venezuelan newspaper reporter:
“Zambrano is a pitcher of today with a heart that is a throwback to the romantic days of baseball,” says Tony Merola, spokesperson for the Caribes de Anzoategui, the team in the Venezuelan Winter League for which Zambrano plays. “He seems to be out of a different time and place altogether, where ballplayers gave everything without holding anything back. He’s made of a special material. He’s built for great things. We know who he is, where he comes from — all the experiences and obstacles he had to sort through to get to the point he is today.”
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 5:35 PM CDT reply actions
Today’s game has been brought to you by the letter…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLZ5IujmXE
…and the number…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oWW3GRAYU4&feature=related
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.
Hey, guys!
Try this one!
"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 think fans of the '38 team would have a bone to pick
on this being the most remarkable Cub season in 100 years.
Disappointed
While I’m disappointed Cubs’ pitching has given up one hit in the last two games, I’m hopeful they can recover and clinch a playoff slot. Ever optimistic!
Don't really know where to put this
(and I’m pretty sure someone said it already) but Z was on Waddle & Silvy today (the podcast is here). He talks about wanting to start game 3! of the NLDS (so that he can start game one of the… dream) and how many starts he’s making for the rest of the year. And he does a FABULOUS Pinellia impersonation. Its the first 7:30 of the podcast.
Well worth a listen.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions
Whoops
broken link. Fixed its <a href=“http://podloc.andohs.net/dloadTrack.mp3?prm=2835x”http://query-origin.andohs.net/8000A6/content-root3.andomedia.com/origin/mp3/stations/990/waddlesilvy/waddlesilvy080915.mp3" target="_blank">http://query-origin.andohs.net/8000A6/content-root3.andomedia.com/origin/mp3/stations/990/waddlesilvy/waddlesilvy080915.mp3" target="new">here.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
dammit
Just go here and download it yourself. I suck.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I suggest you put up a fanshot about this. It's interesting.
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That would probably make sense
I hadn’t done a search yet. I’m surprised no one’s posted on it yet.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Skip Bayless called and asked for an * to be put next to this game's boxscore, as well.
He’s still sulking that God is on the Cubs side, allegedly, because he sent a hurricane to destroy the Astros home field advantage.
(Written in Sarcasm font.)
The Jerk Store also called in
And said they were out of Skip Bayless
by SuperContext on Sep 15, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't take credit for this line, but
when he wrote for the Trib, I often found “skip Bayless” to be good advice . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't forget MLB is on the Cubs side as well
Because we really needed to win these past two games to secure a playoff berth.
sarcasm
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 3-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. Buffalo. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
Yeah. And Bud wanted to showcase his domed stadium.
It was so gratifying to watch the Astros owner surrounded by Cubs fans while his team imploded. He looked mortified. (More sarcasm.)
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
today it wasnt even domed LOL
"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 15, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Bayless on the "View" ?
The one that sits on the far 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
She's a better sports commentator than Bayless
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he sits left from that one.
Insert Sarcasm font.
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 15, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
White Star Line fires Titanic's captain Edward John Smith
no replacement announced
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
For a player to be blamed later...
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Would have a been a good decision if they had done it before he hit the iceberg...
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Or if they'd fired the builder before
they made the rudder too small
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Or used the right grade of iron rivets...once they made contact they had no middle relief
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
It was and Captain Edward John Smith prepared a rebuttal report to get it rescored as an IBB instead of HBP (Hit by Piss-poor mariner)
It claimed the iceberg did not make a minimum of effort to avoid being hit by the ship, It was denied at his funeral service.
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
but then the umps called
a technical balk.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
and awarded the iceberg free kick down the side of the ship
which of course caused an mcl tear in the starboard beam awartships which, in those days of rudimentary orthopedic surgery and metallurgy resulted in the untimely end of the Titanic’s brief but illustrious career.. they wanted to pursue a rehab assignment as a ferry in Mercy but the old ship was too slow, expensive to operate and the owners gave the Titanic its unconditional release in 1915 and it was last seen hosting underwater housing for indiginos sea creatures. In the area.
It was going to be featured in an episode of “After the Glory” but its mental state was too unpredictable to conduct the shoot and the project was canceled.
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
see...
it should have had Lusitania surgery.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Mets lose again
This time to the Nats 7-2.
Current temperature in hell: 43 degrees F - and falling!
Best record in NL elimination numbers
Mets – 7
Phils – 6
Brew – 6
Astros – 4
Cards – 2
Fish – 1
Dodgers – 1
Current temperature in hell: 43 degrees F - and falling!
Why do the keep showing TLR watching the Sox-Yankees game on Baseball Tonight? Is he going to replace Joe?
"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.
LaRussa replacing Girardi?
Its not Girardi’s fault that the Yankees have no OF defense which killed their already shaky pitching.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
It's funny.
The Yankees actually have had better than average pitching this year – you hear about the rotation all the time, because that’s what the press obsesses over.
The problem has been that their hitting has been only a shade over average. They have a lot of aging vets locked in for the next few years that are only going to get worse, too.
True
their offense has really underperformed. But I also think they over estimated their prospects (Cano, Hughes?)… but whatever.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Questions:
1 – What’s the probables for this weekend? Cubs.com has TBA. Anywhere else to look?
2 – Goin’ to Wrigley for first time in 3+ years…which jersey should I buy? I have Maddux batting practice, Sosa pinstripes, Wood all-star, Nomar t-shirt, Prior t-shirt. Voice your opinion!!
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
For the long-term
I’d go with Soto. Going to be a perennial all-star if he stays healthy.
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
I'd agree with Geo
I love mine
"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 15, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what I was thinking...
…it ’s a long-term investment – $170!
I was thinking this jersey.
Also toying around with A-Ram or D.Lee.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I'd get a Rami one.
I have a Woody blue one, and a Dome home one. I’d love a Rami traveling grey.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 15, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Soto will be resigned for next year, right? I don’t understand how rookie contracts work. Because it is a “long-term” investment, if Soto’s resigned, it looks like A-Ram, Soto, Zambrano, and D.Lee are all good choices (rookie, 2010, 2011, 2012 signed). What about DeRosa? So underrated, it would be cool to whip out that jersey 20 years from now and see who remembers him!
I think I’d rank my choices now:
1 – Soto
2 – A-Ram
3 – DeRosa
4 – D.Lee
5 – Zambrano
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Soto will be back
He’s under the Cubs control for a while, as they will be able to simply renew his contract for a couple years without his control. Then he’ll be arbitration eligible, but the Cubs will probably still keep him around. Finding a catcher with his skill set is rare, so I think there’s a chance he’s a Cub for a very, very long time, barring injury or something else.
I like the DeRosa idea, but he’s got 1 year left after this, and while I think he could and should be back, there’s the chance you’ll get one good year out of the jersey.
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
As I've heard the schedule for this weekend
Dempster, Marquis, Harden
Sabathia, Sheets, Parra
I think.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry.
I meant the Cardinals schedule. And that is the correct schedule for the Brewers game. I meant Fri-Sun.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Oh
I haven’t even thought that far ahead.
I’m a strict “one series at a time” girl.
And if that gets TWSS’d someone gets kicked in the shins.
Now, where'd I put that button....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
TWS----Owwwwww!
Current temperature in hell: 43 degrees F - and falling!
*kick to shins*
told ya!
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I wore Soto alternate blue Cubs jersey today
I must admit, I went out with some Eagles fans today, and I’m a little toasty
Fuck the Cowboys.
they won me the pool this week
not that we play for money, mind you. just “funsies” . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice to see McNabb still doesn't have the hang of the 2 minute drill
you hang 30 points on a team and can’t manage a drive?
how about drafting a real reciever, ya punks.
and now a whole nother week of Romo worshiping. I may watch zero tv this week. Gah.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Really...The Bears Suck
Hating other teams will not change this fact.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 16, 2008 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't particularlly hate the Cowboys
i just hate romo. he can smirk all he wants when he wins something.
and i’m annoyed by the game b/c i toughed out Jaworski (who i cannot stand) to watch a good divisional game… and I got a messy second half instead.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 16, 2008 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
patience, grasshopper
besides, then you have to dole it out, too…
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
when are you going?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
oh -- just read more
this weekend, obviously
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 15, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Have to do this
E-A-G-L-E-S…………………EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunny & 80
weather for Cubs clinching homestand
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
With apologies to Dr. J, Keith Moreland, and GlenAllen Hill
this is the epitome of “6”, not to mention the definition of winning
I’m just glad our stay at “7” was a short one. Try as I might, I can never get the image of a certain #7 leading the Broncos over my Browns not once (The Drive) but twice (The Drive II).
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
WGN-Ch 9 will rebroadcast Z's no-no Friday 10p CT
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
National or just local
"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.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 15, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I assume national
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
WGN Ch9 is the local station brand. WGN America is the national brand/feed. Yes?
So I would NOT assume it is going national. I hope so, but I wouldn’t assume it.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
Oooh!
awesome. that is getting DVR’d and hopefully dropped onto a dvd!
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 15, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for the good word!
I’ve set my Tivo to get the HD and SD feeds, SD may look better unless they clean it up beforehand. So now I can cherry pick the best one.
Most likely...
… since the game was done with a non HD truck, it won’t look that much better on the HD feed.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Yeah I can always hope!
The HD feed yesterday afternoon looked like crap but was widescreen. The SD image looked fairly better.
But do you know, or can ask your techs there, if they also truck the cameras or just use what they have on hand? I can understand not being able to broadcast in HD but my hope is that they still used the HD cameras. The games were still in widescreen, just not HD, so that to me feels like they were doing it all in HD at the stadium just not broadcasting it.
It's impossible to tell without knowing what truck they used.
Probably just got a local Milwaukee crew at the last minute. My guess — strictly a guess — is that they used SD cameras.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
They didn't even cover them in an earlier SportsCenter I taped last night.
They were covering the playoff race and they showed no highlights, just mentioned teams were playing them after showing highlights from the other NL teams.
I just checked the WGN America and WGN9 online schedules
The replay of Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter in NOT scheduled on WGN America. It is scheduled Friday on WGN-9 ONLY. So start the email and phone call lobbying to the station program manager NOW to ask for it to be replayed on WGN America too.
Viewer contact to station program manager speaks LOUDLY folks. Have at it, and remember, be polite. Programmers deal with calls from a lot of people who have lined their apartment ceilings with aluminum foil to keep the gamma rays and alien listening devices at bay.
(773) 528-2311
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
Of all the times to get deployed....
I get my turn when the cubs put on one of the greatest regular seasons ever, and I don’t get to see any of it. I’ve managed to see parts of 6 games, and maybe 2 whole games while I"m here. I’ll be on leave for the divisional round, so hopefully I can catch a couple of those games, but the NLCS and “gasp” the WS, I’ll be here in Kuwait and at the mercy of AFN……..AARGH!!!!!
Shout at the devil!
"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
Rock starts - other than professional athlete, the only profession where
you can be ugly as a sack of assholes and still get all of the pretty women.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 16, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
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Cubs By The Numbers is a history of the ballclub by uniform number, but the biographies help trace the history of our beloved team in a new way. For everyone who's a Cubs fan, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family. Cubs By The Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even ones they think they already know.
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