"I Don't Believe What I Just Saw!" -- Cubs 7, Brewers 6
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 6:47 PM CDT
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(with all credit to the late Jack Buck for the headline)
Walking down Sheffield back to my car, I ran into a man wearing a BCB shirt -- sorry, I didn't even get your name -- and we shook hands and hardly even knew what to say about the Cubs' incredible, dramatic, awesome, breathtaking, electrifying, exciting, gripping, intense, moving, riveting, sensational 7-6 win over the Brewers. (Yes, I got all those from thesaurus.com.) We marveled over the comeback, the ups and downs, and he walked one way and I walked the other... and I still almost can't believe it.
There have been quite a number of incredible comebacks this season -- the comeback from being down 9-0 to Colorado on May 30 comes first to mind, along with being down 5-0 to the Marlins in the third on July 27 and winning 9-6. There are others. But I don't think I have ever seen, ever, in all the years I've watched baseball, a last-of-the-ninth comeback that good -- two out, nobody on base, down four runs, and having it capped by a three-run, no-doubt-about-it, first-pitch homer by Geovany Soto. He was the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year anyway; I suspect that clinches it, and it might get him some MVP votes, too. But as Lou said in his postgame press conference, "Let's knock two more numbers down, then we can talk about awards." (And let's stop talking about when we 'want' the Cubs to clinch, too -- just do it!)
Amen, Lou. And here, I was getting ready to write a scathing criticism of Lou for the way he mismanaged the sixth inning into a four-run rally for the Brewers. Not for putting Jeff Samardzija in the game -- although Samardzija didn't have much, it was Mark DeRosa's error that opened the door for the four unearned runs, and that's a play DeRo makes 99 times out of 100. No, it was for not bringing in Neal Cotts to turn Ray Durham around, after Mike Cameron had driven in the first run of the inning. Durham's hitting .305 lefthanded and .224 righthanded this year. Why wouldn't you want a lefty pitching to him?
Lou seems to have an aversion to the LOOGY idea -- and I'm not married to it, like Dusty Baker was -- but this was absolutely, positively the situation to use it. Instead, Samardzija was left in, and predictably, Durham singled in a run. It took two more hits and a walk before Lou finally yanked him for Randy Wells. Wells walked in a run before ending the carnage.
And then it started turning around. Wells retired the next seven hitters he faced; give the guy credit. He's not really a prospect at age 26, and he won't be on any playoff roster (at this rate, neither will Samardzija), but he kept the game close and then, after Cotts finally got into the game in the 9th, he gave up a leadoff double to Prince Fielder -- that's when good defense helped the Cubs out... the Brewers ran themselves into two outs on the basepaths, setting up the incredible bottom of the ninth.
Dave said he had never heard the ballpark that loud -- and that's with about 20% of the crowd having left early, too.
The game moved on, with neither team being able to capitalize on opportunities. Carlos Marmol threw a 1-2-3 tenth, and Kerry Wood had excellent stuff in striking out the side in the 11th -- then he ran into trouble in the 12th, but got out of it in a way you hardly ever see (and having thrown 33 pitches today, won't be available tomorrow. Marmol threw only 12 pitches, and so will likely close on Friday if needed). I hate the pulled-in infield, because so many times you'll see a ball that would ordinarily be an out with normal defensive positioning get through for a hit. Today, two balls were hit right to fielders, one for an easy 4-3 play, the other catching J. J. Hardy off third base in a rundown. The Cubs had a shot at it in the last of the 11th with the winning run on third -- Felix Pie, forced in to pinch-hit after Jim Edmonds was tossed -- but Soto's ball didn't quite have enough to get over Mike Cameron's head.
And that set up D-Lee's heroics, following a leadoff walk to Daryle Ward (it almost didn't seem as if he knew he had walked, with no signal from plate umpire Ed Rapuano. This crew did a horrendous job the entire series -- to assign a crew with two umpires as bad as Joe West and C. B. Bucknor to a series like this was a real, real bad decision by MLB schedulers), and Jason Marquis, pinch-running, scoring the winning run on Lee's single. Before that, D-Lee had gone 0-for-5 and hit into his 26th DP of the year, one short of Ron Santo's dubious 1973 team record. It's nice to see him get a huge hit like that and it just shows, once again, how much of a team this is, with every single member contributing to victories.
All of this was hours after Rich Harden threw an alarming 115 pitches in five innings, having good stuff but absolutely no command, walking six, but giving up only one hit, a double to Durham in the fifth, and walking in a run in the first inning. After having watched Harden throw 29 pitches to the first five hitters, Larry Rothschild went out to have a word with him. Whatever he said turned on a switch, because Harden retired the next ten hitters he faced, at one point striking out five in a row, and though the Brewers loaded the bases in the fifth, he got out of it with an easy fly to right.
There really are no further superlatives I can write -- I'm all out of 'em. Last winter, sort of on a lark, I did a "top 20 Cub HR of all-time" list. Geo's no-doubt-about-it, first-pitch blast today would jump into the top five. In one week I've been lucky enough to be in attendance at my first Cub no-hitter and the most dramatic last-of-the-ninth rally I've ever seen. And it has to be a devastating blow to the Brewers' wild-card hopes, even with them playing the Reds and Pirates the next six games. At this writing the Mets have a 3-0 lead over the Nats in the 3rd inning; the Mets could take a 1.5 game lead over Milwaukee (or even take over the NL East lead if the Phillies lose).
Ain't this great? Press this one in your memory books forever. Now, on to clinching in the next two days, and getting the job done in October.
Click here and here for my scorecard from today's game; it took two separate sheets to finish!
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Can this be the Geo pic we use for tomorrow's game thread?
Geo Curtain Call in the 9th 9-18-08
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good choice!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, but I still think it was the David Statue pic that did it...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bracelet power!
Hey SWLGS! My Believe bracelet is still going strong. Thanks again! :D
Dave
by Dave in the basement on Sep 18, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good to know! Glad to see you on here...
it’s been awhile!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 18, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've been wearing mine all season...
GoCubsGo
by MinnesotaFan on Sep 18, 2008 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bought ten a few years ago
and I vowed not to take it off until the CUBS win the series. I have worn down and broken one but put a new one on immediately. Hoping after this season they have a new one that I can wear that says World Series 2008
by ThisOldCub18 on Sep 19, 2008 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 19, 2008 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Project 3000
I swapped my blue ‘Believe’ bracelet for the red ‘Believe the Unseen’ Project 3000 one and haven’t taken it off since.
by rgonzale on Sep 19, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE SUE
I LOVE SUE I LOVE SUE I LOVE SUE (thats it, its a pain to copy and paste on a MAC)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you gotta get a grip there, Hammer
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 18, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
twss
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
twhs... heh
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the Geopic retains its magic, after all.
"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 18, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's an understatement
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 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats a great pic.
:-)
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has my vote!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Sep 18, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy moley!
Just saw the score. When I left work the Cubs were down like 6-2. Haven’t seen the details yet, but can’t wait to do so.
Amazing!
Dave
by Dave in the basement on Sep 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Wells
he gets a lot of credit for holding our bullpen together until our “more experienced” guys took over. He’s just another hero in the long line of heroes we’ve had this year.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
by mrcubsfan on Sep 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely!
he pitched VERY well.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CSN is re-airing the game shortly
for those of us who missed it
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What can I say, great minds think alike
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just flipped over
THANKS!!!
by Dave in the basement on Sep 18, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm recording it.
I think I’ll burn a DVD at the end of the year of some of their best games – the Zambrano Game and this one are good places to start.
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 18, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any chance I can get a copy of it?
Yesterday was my sons first game and I could never have dreamed of seeing such a great game.
conner_justin at hotmail dot com
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Sep 19, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They replayed it twice yesterday
and yes, I watched it both times.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Sep 19, 2008 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This team is different than all those other ones we watched.
they find ways to win instead of ways to lose. This has been an amazing week.
"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 18, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Al, you are right about this being the Cub's year, I have never seen better (b.1953)
I have seen about a 1,000 games (most from the 6th inning on after my paper route) and never remember a comeback like this. With 2 outs and nobody on the Brew Crew must have been popping a few in the tunnel and all of a sudden all hell broke loose and Soto definitely cemented his ROY coronation. Let’s get two!
Mike=Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Sep 18, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
World Series or not
This is a season that one day we will see a documentary movie made about. It’s just incredible!
by ak123 on Sep 18, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There's already a movie being made about this season.
There’s been a crew following the Cubs around all year. What a great story they have to tell already!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't we all?
:-)
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I know
We emailed each other earlier this year about it….but this is beyond a film crew following our team, this is a season you make a blockbuster out of!
by ak123 on Sep 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Favorite part will be seeing fans reactions
to the ups and downs of the season. Cubs fans are so manic (I should know…god knows I feel like I should be on psychotropic medication because of this season) and fan shots will tell the whole story as the season goes on.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
regardless of the ending it's going to be a gripping doc
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How serendepitious this is...
I heard about this before the season and all throughout the year I’ve been looking forward to it! Just hope they do it justice.
by cubsonWGN4ever on Sep 19, 2008 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
believe it
I am in the 11th inning on my DVR. Kendall ground ball causing the rundown.
Compelling and Rich.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it was 1999
Cubs had a similar comeback, also against the Brewers. They were down 5 with 2 outs, nobody on base. HRod capped the rally with a 3-run homer. They would go on to win in extras.
Of course, both teams were out of the running at this point, so it wasn’t as big of a game.
by salparadise23 on Sep 18, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Henry...yum
…just had a twix
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah....
….the place right under the Sheridan EL serves their Twix warm. Honestly every time I get something from there its melted. OK ILL STOP.
Ground out to end the 12th. Love my some DVR
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no
We all know that Twix is the only candy with the cookie crunch
For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.
by Less is Walrond on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like Twix
Too much coconut
For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.
by Less is Walrond on Sep 18, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the game I think you are talking about.
May 10, 2000. H-Rod’s HR made it 8-6; they scored two more runs on an error and won in 11.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah
I guess I gave up on the 2000 team in May!
by salparadise23 on Sep 18, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we all did.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don't remind me
of 2000, or 1999, or 2002 or 2006. Or 1978 or 1980 or any of the other years I suffered through.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Sep 18, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clinching
When the Cubs clinch the division, I hope the celebration is mild and the theme is we haven’t won anything yet. Don’t get me wrong, they deserve to celebrate as hard as they want to but I wouldn’t mind seeing the focus being on 11 wins in the post season. Am I wrong to feel this way?
by LT on Sep 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, I think they will jump around and be very happy
It took 6 months to get to a place to party and they should. But something tells me Lou will have them focused on the next game once their hangover is gone.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Lou will keep them happy and focused
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Lou has learned from this play off loses in Seattle
It always seems like his teams in Seattle would come undone in the playoffs.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gail Fischer said on Sport Nite
tonight that if the Cubs don’t find out til tomorrow night if they clinch it the team will be in a secret place to do their celebrating. She said they were going to try really hard to find out where the team will be,
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A secret place?
Y’mean, like an underground party bunker?
"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 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bunker at an undislosed location? They stole Dick Cheney's idea!
Yeah, I know, that joke is a bit dated, but I couldn’t resist.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have done it
if you didn’t.
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Sep 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She didn't know where but
was going to try and find out. Maybe a bar or restaurant?
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've heard that team leaders
(woody, demps) are talking about finding restaraunt to watch the game in private so they can celebrate together and by themselves.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they will let us in on their party (at least on television)
as this is a celebration for Cub fans everywhere and the entire City of Chicago!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am very very very very very very very very happy about today's Game!
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 18, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gabby Hartnett is perfect for the new magic number
After Geo’s big day, how appropriate that the magic number honors the best Cubs catcher of all time?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
If Gabby’s was the "Homer in the Glommin’ " then what can we call this one?
"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"
by MerlinDog on Sep 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Rally Capper?
That’s the best I can come up with right now. I’ll just settle for the fact that he hit it, and let someone else worry about a name.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Wow Game.
Since that’s about the expression anyone was able to muster when Soto hit the homer
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 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
That seems about right.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We already have the "Sandberg game".
Might this one be the “Geo Game”?
Football and basketball are just things to do between baseball seasons.
by MetsSuck on Sep 18, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eventhough that homerun was INCREDIBLE
— The only time I remember being more excited was a Alou-Sosa b2b homerun in the 9th inning— I don’t think it was his best game. That 2 time, 3-run HR was something else
Which, coincidentally enough, was against the Brewers
by NittanyCub on Sep 18, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that was against the Reds
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know that it was against the Reds
and dang, I had the feeling that Alou was hitting clean-up, but I wasn’t positive. Good call.
But I was talking about Soto’s 2time 3-run HR, which what Al was talking about.
2time 3-R HR? Crazy
by NittanyCub on Sep 18, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah -- got it
Thanks for the link
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question for Those Smarter than me.....
Bullpen-wise… I know we’re down on Samardzija as the 6th/7th inning guy… or are we? Anyway, how do you see the Cubs playoff bullpen shaping up. Could Gaudin be back? And, can you just have a lefty like marshall fill an inning without being a LOOGY?
2nd, is there any chance Fuku will be off the playoff roster? Maybe — play him every day after we clinch to see if he gets his groove back?
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 18, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry about Samardzija yet
Today’s game was caused from an error by DeRosa.
My question is we have a good shot of playing Mets in playoffs. Do we pitch a guy like Samardzija in that series or wait until October since they’ve never seen him pitch. Same thing goes with Marmol. They’ve had only a few at-bats with him.
by ak123 on Sep 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do worry about Samardzija
His control has been suspect for a few weeks now, and when he’s not able to spot his secondary pitches, he’s a one-pitch pitcher. Hopefully he’ll get his act together in the next few weeks and be good to go in the playoffs.
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 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems like the scouting report is out on the Shark,
as teams are lying off his pitches and forcing him to throw strikes. It will be interesting to see if he can make the adjustment as all young players need to do to be successful in the long term,
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are VERY weak in the 6th and 7th
this is our current Achilles Heel
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Gaudin is able to come back,
which we should know sometime soon, that becomes a lot less problematic.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't seem likely Gaudin
will be ready at least for the first round of the playoffs.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know about that
From what Lou said today, it doesn’t sound like Gaudin’s return is imminent. But I’d be willing to bet if he can, he’ll pitch next week. Lou said something about him needing to face live batters.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's playing long toss in Arizona
so at least theres progress.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid dumpster.
"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 18, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
was it a dumpster?
i heard it was a loading dock.
very random injury. cubbie occurance?
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he was walking on a street late at night...
…and fell into a dumpster.
"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 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't prove it, but I know alcohol was prominently involved
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 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't it always?
"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 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, based on my past experiences
(which don’t include falling into a dumpster, I should note), alcohol is almost always involved.
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 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid alcohol
Couldn’t that dumpster have attacked Howry?
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 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still time.
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 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was "watching" gameday at work...
…and by the bottom of the ninth i told my friend “we’re about to lose.” right then rami came in with his double and i remember thinking, “well i’m glad he hasn’t given up” and i think thats just it—these players believe it too!!!! they’re trying til the very last out, and not giving any away (in this game, at least). i love it!!!!
by nolacubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday...
…. to me!
Nice to see the Cubs didn’t forget about me!!!!!! Now I’m off to bed since it’s 1am and I’m tired… this post will have a few thousand by the time I wake up probably
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 18, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm in England...
Stationed over here with the Air Force
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And.....the Top Gun soundtrack comes to mind
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the Navy
"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 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the Navy is made up of dickies.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops!
McCain / Palin: The POW / WOW! Ticket
by Goat Whisperer on Sep 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe that is know as
FAIL!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
still comes to mind :)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Sep 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spent 8 years
in the Navy. We used to call the Air Force the civilian military.
by qccub on Sep 18, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's navy.
The lesser branch……
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Sep 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they have "aviators"
instead of pilots
"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 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's... The Navy!
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 18, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top o the Marnin to ye!
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice coincidence
One of my favorite fellow BCBers and my all time favorite Cub Ryne Sandberg have the same birthday!
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy B-Day sanantone..
was thinking of you earlier while eating some jambalaya…..you got me hooked on the Zatarains now. I have it at least once a week now.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 18, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How Much is it Ethical to "tank it" vs mets & brewers................ once we've clinched
say we clinch Division & BRINL/Home Field this weekend vs. Cards….
“ethically”, is it cool if we just use Hart, Wells, Wuertz, etc…. rest other position players…. how much obligation to we have to be competitive for the benefit of philly, etc…
i just ask because… WE’VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS POSITION in my adult life!!!
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 18, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you can just sit the starters.
players need to stay sharp, especially since there’s still going to be the stupid time off after the season ends.
Besides, I want 100 wins.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just pray that everyone is in one piece to start the playoffs.
At this point, that is my only concern.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might I add...
…in one piece and well-rested. But not so well-rested that they’re rusty. That can be a difficult balance to strike.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Figure
5 innings for the starting pitchers. Lots of BP done by minor leaguers.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IT WAS ME!!! IT WAS ALL ME!!!
So I followed most of today’s game via Gameday audio in my cube at work, chiming in on the game thread when inspiration hit…yadda yadda. Lo around the eight inning, when the game pretty much looked hopeless, I left my desk for a meeting with my boss. By the time I got back, the score was tied. I’d missed one of the most amazing home runs in Cubs history. Unbelievable.
Although it did occur to me at that point that maybe I wasn’t meant to witness this one, I nonetheless listened to another inning or so. But then it came time for me to leave work, so I shut down my computer and left. Well, you know what happened next – while I was away from my computer or a radio or a TV, they won.
So the line starts here: Each and every one of you can thank me. Because if I’d stuck around to listen to Pat and Ron, or found a TV to watch the game, the Cubs would have lost this one. But I made the ultimate sacrifice, and they won. It’s a total team effort, people. And I did my part.
"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 18, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, guy. You're the real hero of the game :-)
We all owe you one.
"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 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little full of yourself huh daver?
I’ll have you know that I left my desk and turned off Pat and Ron entering the ninth thinking this is over and when I returned to see what was up, Pat was raving about the amazing comeback.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fine, you get an assist.
"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 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it.
Either way, neither of us should be paying attention to the games instead of working.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was Cubs02202 or whatever the number is
The person who said, “This game ended in the seventh inning”
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's the one
who called Dome a complete loss.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not surprising
that guys a jerk.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
missed ya in the thread!
I stayed at work later to follow the game . . .didn’t want to miss a play
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i bailed on the game
in the 5th.
the dogs won out. restless goldens beat out a boring game, i did hope for a comeback (although I called a Rami walk off, I was close).
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most Valuable Daver of the game
You can ask Santo for that $10 gift certificate to AM-PM Market…
“Give me $10 on pump 3…”
(picks up a pack of gum and a candy bar)
“Make that 7 bucks…”
(picks up a small bag of chips)
“Make it 2 bucks…”
Who the h*ll wants to shop at those prices???
(And I bet the chick that dumps a pile of junk food on the counter and asks for 37¢ of gas was paying with a $50.)
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 18, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
Am I the only one creeped out by the guy in that commercial? Not that I know any personally, but he seems like he might be a sexual predator or something. I also think that ad is in pretty bad taste, considering how high gas prices are these days.
ANYWAY, I’m proud to be today’s yesterday’s recipient of the Too Much Good Stuff Award.
"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 19, 2008 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOA AL!
What is with your choices of Cubs wearing the magic numbers? I like Hartnett as much as the next guy but are you serious when you SNUB Ryan Theriot with this decision?
I call into question, Al’s judgement in this case…The Riot Vs. Gabby Hartnett.
Anyone second this motion??
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm stayin' out of 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
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Always a wise man aren't ya?
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think we should use any current Cubs
thus adroitly avoiding the issue.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I'd say sure
but Drew, is he not the scrappiest #2 you have ever seen??
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, no
I’m being adroit!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're a droid, what?
"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 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not the droid you're looking for.
move along.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How dexterous of you.
I have always admired your suave nature.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just call me Rico.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rico.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm....
Mr. “Homer in the Gloamin” vs Mr. “One Homer This Season.”
My, that’s a tough one.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
magic uniform numbers were reserved for best Cubs players snce 1945. Gabby Hartnett was great, but he was pre-1945. My vote for No. 2:
“Handsome” Ransom Jackson, third baseman from the mid-1950s. Pretty good power hitter who made the all-star team once or twice. As a kid, I used to try to imitate his batting stance.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why since 1945?
I used Billy Herman for #4.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow
I thought post-’45 was a ground rule and just assumed #4 would be Don Zimmer.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought about Theriot.
But geez, Hartnett’s a Hall of Famer and probably the 2nd or 3rd greatest catcher in NL history.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay....
I guess. It’s your site Al.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Sep 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean Mike Tyson wasn't considered?
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 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Magic Number is now
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on Sep 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the Cubs will run hard against the Mets and
Brewers the last wee.
There is something to be said about letting the Brewers in the playoffs if rather than the then take it cool against the Brewers.
With the Brewers in the playoffs we get the Dodgers in the first round. And easier match up than the Mets IMHO. Also if Sheets is out or hurting the Brewers are the kind of team that could beat the Phils in 5 game series but with a seven game series without Sheets they would not have to the arms to compete.
I know I’m overthinking this crap. I really don’t care. Lets just win two from the Cards and lock this division up.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it's a tough call
what scares me is, i think if we have games 1&2 at home, and lose one of those, we start to get nervous
by nervousCUBlover on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude I could take a bottle of Prozac and still be freaking out in the playoffs
I know already that 1989 1998 2003 and 2007 will be much easier because we were not the favorites in those playoffs. Much harder going into the playoffs with a huge target on your back.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just curious
why are the Dodgers an easier matchup than the Mets? The Mets are the team I’d want to play of all the potential teams. As of right now wouldn’t the Dodgers get the Mets and the Cubs the Phils? Or am I looking at it wrong?
by underdog on Sep 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Kate Hudson! What's the Cubs magic number?
Right you are!
"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 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Her chest area leaves something to be desired
Still really really hot tho.
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by nji232 on Sep 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Life is full of give and take
Can’t always get what you want, but you can get what you need. :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would take her
No question about that
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by nji232 on Sep 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's on the market again, I think
After her Lance Armstrong fling. (Then again, who hasn’t had a fling with him?)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard she broke up with Lance because she wanted to date someone who had a car...
"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 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a car
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 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm on my way to LA as soon as I get more money and hit the gym
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by nji232 on Sep 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a better car! She's mine!
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Magic Number is
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
The magic number is damn sexy, alright.
Haha.
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
by EJThunder on Sep 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave up on this game in the seventh inning
Figured it just wasn’t our day. I took a nap and then woke up to confirm we had lost, only to see Geo had just homered.
Shame on me for not having faith. I don’t think I will turn off another game all year.
My crow eating moment is over.
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 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I did the exact same thing
In the top of the 8th I layed down and fell asleep while petting my cat, and when I woke up I checked the score and it was the bottom of the 12th, good timing I might add.
by cubsfaninatl on Sep 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess as a person that's only 20, watching this season....
I don’t really understand the magnitude of this all, yet. It hasn’t all sunk in.
I live and breathe the Cubs. If the Cubs don’t do well it always seems like I have a bad night/day.
I can’t imagine what Cubs fans older than are going through watching this season. The team is special.
Everyone enjoy and savor. We all deserve this.
We are in for one HELL of a ride.
DeRosa: And who is the best and who is the worst card player?
Dempster: I think the best is yourself. [ . . .] I think the worst player is D-Lee. I think he bets every time just to bet.
by EJThunder on Sep 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's already been a hell of a ride.
I can only imagine how much better it’s going to get.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who knows?
Imagine if this was the 7th game of the WS…how wild would that be?
by JFCubFan on Sep 18, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get a Cubgasm just thinking about that.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 18, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
have a cigarette and take a nap
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and then a shower.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Puff...Yawn*
Hey, you came up with that didn’t you? We should put it in the BCB dictionary.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 18, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
:-)
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that like a Cubby Chubby?
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Sep 19, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Does It
I’m coming for the weekend. I’m at Nats-Mets now (7-0) and Al got the better deal. Inexplicably, Laz Diaz keeps coming over to chat between innings.
by 08Cubs on Sep 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm kicking myself
I considered driving up today and trying to get into Wrigley, but I decided against it. Let this be a lesson — never, ever doubt your first instincts.
The good news is I did listen to those instincts last week and went to St. Louis to see Harden’s last start, the 3-2 victory. That was a great game, but nothing like this.
I evny you, Al, for the week you’ve had, and for all of you who were there in person today. I’ve seen my share of games this season, so I won’t complain. But it’s almost like a junkie trying to get a fix — it’s never enough.
Let’s keep that high going for at least another month and a half, eh?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right you are....
Trust those instincts! I live pretty close to the WI border, and was -—→<———- that close to getting tickets for last Sunday’s game at Miller Park. You remember: The NO-HITTER!?!?!? Something told me this was a gift, an opportunity that only presents itself on very rare occasions.
I blew it. Don’t be like me.
by FarNorthBurbs on Sep 19, 2008 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soon on youtube
A friend of mine is working on a video tribute to Soto to the song “Holding Out for A Hero” and will post it when done on You Tube.
It’s going to be a series of videos. Her other ideas are rather goofy at times but some are neat.
Derrek Lee “Mr. Lee”
DeRosa and Theriot goofy from Snoopy Come Home “Me and You A Two Man Crew”
Kerry Wood “The Eyes of Texas”
A tribute to the rotation to “Simply the Best”
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Supposed to go today
Supposed to go today but had a work emergency.
Went into a meeting with 1 out in the 9th and the score 6-2. Left at 5 turned on car radio to hear Steve Cochran just in time to hear the win.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say to
all the ledge jumpers today and past games, please never give up on this team. Do not compare this team to past teams. The only thing they have in common is they all have/had 25 players, had a coach and all played at Wrigley. This team is special and today was just another example of how special they are.
They aren’t perfect and yes they will lose a game or two yet this season but enough of the 7th inning doom and gloom crap. Just give believing a chance. It will be worth it.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
"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 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as I said earlier
ledge jumpers can suck it. :D
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSA, LSA
You would think they would know by now.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ledge jumping when they have lost 8 of 9.
Understandable (but still imature…and I was one and I’m not happy with me).
But ledge jumping today? Really? Why? Game one we did what we had to…win one game and get the magic number to 4. No one really should have been freaking out today. A win today was just gravy.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go read the game threads.
Pretty pathetic.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it got pretty bad
and I missed a lot of it.
LOTS of names we’ve never seen before…
Although, there was a Blue-Mike sighting on Dabard’s rant about the Chargers. So I guess he’s still in.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have a bad case of Blue Mike? Then use ----
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
all that does
is make the sand move smoother.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Removes the iching as well
:)
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I showed up for the bottom of the 9th.
Love, happiness, Kittens and Butterflies were permeating the board by then.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I try to not even read them during the game anymore.
Sometimes I get curious as to the prevailing mood but usually I find it easier to just watch the game and read these things 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 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wondered about that
i never check this site from work but i figured it would not be pretty.
by Ryno72 on Sep 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was uggggggly
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well said, Sue.
I don’t mind when folks want to vent about the team’s play – that’s natural. It’s just the manner in which it’s done that can be grating.
That said, I think I made a comment to the effect of “wash this one away and get ready for tomorrow” after the 7th. Sticking around the office, I was more than happy to eat crow later in the game. I should have known better – I’ve been impressed all year with the resolve of this team and how they always seem to give themselves at least one shot to get back in the game.
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by Trey2317 on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not you
I’m talking about Trey. You keep your composure in the threads.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I try.
But I figured I’d admit some guilt today.
I know whom you’re talking about, and I thought your thoughts above were spot on.
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by Trey2317 on Sep 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see your comment as evidence of ledge jumping
Not at all. It was realistic, not ledge-jumping or being way too optimistic, which is what a lot of the jumpers accuse us of being.
It’s ridiculous for fans of a team that has virtually a 100-percent chance of winning the division to react the way some of them did in the game thread today. It’s not being optimistic for the sake of optimism to cite something like that figure. It’s the truth.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree.
I didn’t think I was being out of line today, I’m just copping to having some of those same feelings, just expressed differently.
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 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would be weirder
2 possible kind of weird scenarios.
Cubs win tomorrow. Brewers lose they clinch when they’re all home with their families.
I think the following could be weirder.
Cubs and Brewers start the same time on Saturday. If both win tomorrow the Cubs could actually clinch in the middle of their game with a Brewers loss.
I could just picture the whole crowd suddenly going nuts and the players looking at the scoreboard.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gail Fischer said tonight
the team will all be together at an undisclosed location tomorrow night to celebrate should they clinch it tomorrow night.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope
I hope the media is there or at least some people. Probably a private room somewhere.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She said she was
going to try and find out where they would be.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh. if they wanna celebrate in private
let them. It’s about the last privacy they’re going to get till after the triumphant parade down Michigan Ave in November.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn't be "undisclosed" if the media was there, now would it?
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's crafty.
"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 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If scenario two was about the happen
There is no way in hell the scoreboard operator would post the final score of that game. They would wait until the Cubs game was over.
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People would know tho
Cell phones can get scores. People get phone calls, word would spread. If the Brewers lose the team will know.
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by nji232 on Sep 18, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only takes one person in the crowd...
with a cell phone. News like that would spread through the crowd like wildfire.
by hokie316 on Sep 18, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simply Amazing
I was in my office and listened on the radio from the pregame on. At the top of the ninth when I said “WHAT?!?!?!” in unison with Ron Santo, I decided to take a walk down the hall to work with a colleague on something that had been waiting all day. He turned his radio off so we could work on our project. A Cardinal fan of all things came sprinting down the hall and said COME TO MY OFFICE CUBS HAVE TIED IT (she shares an office with a Cub fan and has a tv). We ran down there and started jumping up and down.
It was awesome. Of course we got no work done after that. We just stared at the tv in disbelief.
by Ryno72 on Sep 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone know where the audio is of ron and pats call???
anywhere?
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
by fischisgod on Sep 18, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
here
This should work
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 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you are my hero!
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't do anything
Credit goes to northsidebaseball. I’m just the making sure everybody gets to hear Ron.
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 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
still.
i name you hero!
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I won't turn down praise twice
You are all welcome
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 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like listening to Len and Bob but there is always something a little bit better
about hearing Pat and Ron’s call. Always makes me Smile!!!
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Sep 19, 2008 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could someone please post this as a FanShot?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In my most Yul Brenner-esqe voice...
So it has been written, so it has been done.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nix on the Pharoah quotes, junior..
After the flooding we had this past weekend, I’d rather not tempt fate and risk flaming hail, k? ; )
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 18, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate do use this word
but Ron Santo sounded Orgasmic in background of those audio clips
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubgasm?
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if there had ever been a regular season moment for one
i think this qualifies.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there today.....just really amazing..
..I have never witnessed a comeback like this. What are the odds of the Cubs coming back, down 4 runs with 2 outs in the 9th and to tie the game in dramatic fashion then coupling that with the Brewers not being able to score in the top of the 12th with runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs??
I mean that is once in lifetime type stuff!!!
"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 18, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
That must have been great. You’re right, it is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
I’m so jealous. :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are so very lucky.
What a great game you saw.
by sue369 on Sep 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there too!
Simply an amazing game. Too bad i filled my memory card recording the 11th and didn’t record the twelfth. But since that was the worst thing too happen today it was one hell of a day. Too bad the Brewers fans in the row in front of us were so drunk they left before all the fun!
"You would never guess that a little innocent walk like that could lead to two runs" -- Dusty Baker
by KyCubsFan on Sep 19, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great ninth inning comebacks
Just want to mention this game against Atlanta on April 29, 1979. Cubs are down 5-0 in the top of the ninth inning. The first two batters reach, but the next two batters are quickly retired and it’s still 5-0 with two out in the ninth inning.
Then Ted Sizemore walks to load the bases. Tim Blackwell singles home Dave Kingman and Steve Ontiveros. Larry Biittner singles home Sizemore and Bobby Murcer hits a three-run home run to make it 6-5.
The game was in Atlanta, so Bruce Sutter had to come in and get the save. He did allow a couple of singles, but ended the threat.
Of all the times Jack Brickhouse told me that the Cubs were just a walk, a bloop and a blast from getting back in the game so I shouldn’t go anywhere, this was about the only time he was right.
by Josh77 on Sep 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't remember that one at all
Didn’t realize Murcer was still on the Cubs in 1979. I do remember another incredible comeback about three weeks later when the Cubs were down 15-6 and then tied it 22-22. But that one had a sad ending.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Sep 18, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call me a ledge jumper if you want.
But I remember a team that had one of the greatest 9th inning playoff comebacks of all time: the 1986 Boston Red Sox (against the Angels), but that’s not what that Bosox team is remembered for.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
debbie downer
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boooooooooooooooo
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 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
I like to think that the 2008 Cubs are better than that team.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 2008 Cubs do have a closer...
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 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Derek Lee
hardly EVER lets a grounder roll through his legs.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Pinella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 18, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a manager who is competent.
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 18, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
competence
Remember – Jim Frey and Leon Durham were both considered very competent going into the 1984 playoffs (I’m referring to the comments above, one of which I assume was referencing Durham’s Game 5 error). If I recall, he was a very good-fielding first baseman.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Sep 18, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I'm saying
is that we still have to get into the WS and then win it. As good as this Cubs team has been this year—and today’s W certainly ranks among the best—the season isn’t over.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one is saying that this "means" anything
but dang. enjoy the win for a minute before you remember there is still a ways to go.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am really enjoying it.
But all my history, experience and first-hand knowledge as a Cubs fan has a ledge jumper speaking into one ear—and the eternal optimist in the other. The two are in constant dialogue, vying for my Cubs fan soul!
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got to agree on this one
There should be some celebrating, yes. But not an all out party. I don’t think the response can be planned, as I’ve said before. I really think they feel there’s a lot yet to do. They’ll celebrate a little — but with an eye on October and bigger and better things.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With sweetswinger, I agree...
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree w/ him to a point as well
but dang. as a fan, enjoy a big win for a minute at least.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you mean this one.
Absolutely!!!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting ready to watch Geo's HR again on SportsCenter
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
by sweetswinger on Sep 18, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I just re-read the start of this mini-thread
Boo, indeed.
Jeez, sweetswinger, that was awful
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 18, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go away
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
by Emelie on Sep 19, 2008 3:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"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 19, 2008 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best Comeback...
Sorry-NOTHING could compare to the 1984 Sandberg game. Not even today’s game.
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse
by ronsanto10 on Sep 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd say it's close
I was at the June 23, 1984 game, and the comeback was dramatic, but recall that it progressed over quite a few innings, not all at once. What was especially dramatic about today was they were down 4 runs with 2 out and no one on in the 9th. I will never forget Sandberg’s heroics, which I was lucky enough to witness from the front row that day. But when he tied it in the 9th, the Cubs had entered the inning down just one run. And when he tied it again in the 10th, they’d entered the inning down just two. The second homer was more dramatic, because they were down two runs, had two outs, no one on and two strikes on Bob Dernier. Dernier coaxed a walk and Sandberg homered. But still, it was two runs, not four.
Pretty even, in my book.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Sep 18, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One thing Sandberg always mentions is....
that before his HR to send it to extras, Bob Costas was reading the credits of all the crew thinking that the game was about to be over.
Go back and watch yesterday’s game…. Len Kasper was doing the same thing before Soto’s HR.
Pretty similar comparison,
by MillsChC on Sep 19, 2008 7:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been on here since Z's no-no
But i would officially like to take credit as it did happen on my birthday.
by BradB311 on Sep 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
happy birthday
lucky you! :-)
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish I hadn't bailed on this game.
I was listening and then got restless and decided the dogs needed to play outside more than I needed to follow the game.
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Although in my defense
I said “Hopefully I’ll come back to an epic comeback”
How awesome is this team?
"He's a pro. Me? I just try not to swear on the air.'' Bob Brenly talking about Len Kasper
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you want to see sadness please visit
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Been there, done that, know how it feels
I can’t take too much comfort in their suffering. I’m just glad Cubs fans aren’t on the short end of it this time.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 18, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After all their jerky, whiny posts about Cubs fans recently
I am enjoying the taste of their salty tears.
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 19, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet!
Oh, the tears of unfathomable sadness! My-yummy!
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