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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 9/24, 6:10 CT

"I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit." -- Tim McCarver

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Very poor effort by our backup players

esp. Ward.

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Good bullpen work so far, though.

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry

by zm1217 on Sep 24, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hart got lucky

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

and?

Better us then them.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not complaining

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Or he pitched his way out of a jam.

Either one.

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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

you make your own luck.

"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 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice. Good TDK reference.

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Then someone better make us a big batch of playoff luck!

Especially for shaky Big Z!!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

you can't make luck for someone else.

"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 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

uh....

okay…

"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 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

3rd

Hart got luck

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's go cu-bbies

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

4th

How about that DP Lee??

by LT on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

play of the game.

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Derrek Lee coming through defensively again.

Hope Hart can get out of it

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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

baseball is going to kill me someday.

ugh.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL.

But please don’t go, we’ll all miss you!

"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 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm here

But. Damn.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where the hell was that pitch????

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

in the Jim Wolf Zone, apparently

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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

that was 3

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

No shit

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

this UMP!

holy CRAP!

"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 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

good smooth running grab from Fonzie though

no damage!

other than my stress level of course.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!

"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 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

YES

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES?

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

why Sue

how lewd…

"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 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is she not wearing a bustle?

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!!!

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am Ron Burgandy?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Channeling our inner Marv Alberts

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

bite me please

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ah

was wondering where this was going

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Go f*** yourself, New York (San Diego).

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry

by zm1217 on Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where the hell was that pitch?

"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 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

in Soris glove

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

ALRIGHT!

Nice job getting out of the jam.

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry

by zm1217 on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Thanks....I do what I can.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

WOW

That was “flaired”

Although Dero hit a homer…..

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

"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 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Flair

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.

by Scrapptastic on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Flair

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have no idea

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.

by Scrapptastic on Sep 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

A save by the defense!

Singlehandedly by D-Lee!

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Sep 24, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano gets the grab

This ump can go away. 18 3-2 counts tonight, that means bad strikezone.

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Can Ya'll hear that???

It is the sound of the Mets crashing down in defeat to the Cubbies!

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm so conflicted about who I want to make the playoffs.

On one hand, I loathe the Mets, a lot. On the other, I really enjoy the little brother complex the Brewers have, and enjoy beating up on them. I’m just afraid of the Phillies, that’s all I know.

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

"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 24, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

The more I think about it, the less I care who we play

I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003, I think we all did. Last year I wanted to Packers to play the Giants in the NFC Championship, again FAIL.

We play who we play.

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm gonna be in Columbia Saturday. Free?

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Possibly

I may or may not be making a trip to Iowa for the weekend

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agree completely

so I’m focusing on us. I’m thrilled the Cubs are in and am ready to hang on for the ride.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

They're gonna replay the "All Chicago Team" show

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Sveum = Yost?

4-1 after 6 . . . CC on in the 7th; 100 pitches on 3 days’ rest

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions  

They have to ride him into the ground

Nobody else on that team can be trusted

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Right

Besides, knowing they won’t resign him, it makes all the sense in the world to go right ahead and ruin his arm. It won’t affect them in a month. Or less.

by chitownhawkeye on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sveum = Dusty!

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

WHAT AN IDIOT......

…..He is Bruce Kimm..

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

do you drive rental cars carefully?

Does the sun rise in the east??

All questions to ponder

by Seismic Stallion on Sep 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

but why not?

he’s a rental, and they’re going all out. If they get into the post, some of the managing staff might keep their jobs.

"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 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wuertz in the 9th?

If it gets there in a save situation?

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Cotts, Hart, Wuertz?

I don’t htink I’m up for this.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

At least we don't have Howry yet.

"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 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

The announcers

are saying Wood will pitch the 9th.

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was gonna say...

He doesn’t need long lay-offs

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

the Cubs annoucners?

Because the guys Im listening to dont know much

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

damn.....

…im deaf

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

That good dinner

you had just mellowed you out.

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where's the Red Baron love?

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

daaa-dah...

"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 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shark sighting.

"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 24, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Request:

If you’re posting a picture, please for Gods sake put a title on it so that it can be collapsed.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions  

or just get a faster internet connection.

9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.

by Scrapptastic on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

It has very little to do w/ my connection

its just easier for me to SEE if there are only words and less pictures. It gets too “busy” on my screen.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

If the BrewCrew and Mets are tied on Sun..

…Ill be happy for getting tix for that game.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

and hoping it goes 30 innings?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

NO....

….I want to get home by 7pm.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bad swing by Dome on that 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 24, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Dome DP

Not helping himself out

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

BB talking about the scrubiness of the Brewers dresscode

Question: Is there a scrubbier looking team? I mean no offense to them as individuals, but seriously…

My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/

by TheTruth11 on Sep 24, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

if its the NFL

Fielder has a hefty fine….

And I mean HEFTY

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

major uni bagginess on their team

It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine

by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was told last night

that I am stressing too much about these games through the end of the season. I said that may be true but, i would like to go into the post season kickin ass and takin names. Keep it short and easy on the starters, but I am feeling the need to keep the momentum going too.

It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine

by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey, I just got back from a class....

How is DeRosa…. did he suffer a bad injury?

How’d it happen?? (leg I heard)

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 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Calf strain, day to day

sliding into 2b (i think).

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

80% chance of rain in NY tomorrow, we may back here for a makeup game on Monday

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."

by DC Cubbie on Sep 24, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Shark can redeem himself bigtime here

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

That's not a good start...

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

A very crappy start

Shark looks toothless tonight.

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

ANOTHER FREAKING LEADOFF DOUBLE?????

COME ON!

"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 24, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Damn it

Shark simply cannot be trusted in the big situation anymore

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

sigh

this… not going so good.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

well.

first and third, nobody out. On what, two pitches?

"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 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Up next in the bullpen audition:

Drewishdrewid!

Go get ’em, Drew!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions  

I piched in little league

but then, who didn’t?

"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 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

You can do it!

(HBCG, Hammer — warm up.)

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not much

No runs, thus far, in about three innings of work …

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I dunno. Some nights

they have and others they don’t. Wish it was more consistant.

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ha...

…thats gotta be a tie game.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Need a K here

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

an out w/ NO runs

style matters not.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

TWSS

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shark not big on the K's

That has always been his issue in the minors

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

hey hey

go me

now… get 2 more with no damage!

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

First Z, now Shark...sigh

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

oh sure

that one was a strike (based on gameday)

by chitownhawkeye on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Sammardja's audition

isn’t going so well.

Long days and pleasant nights.

by The Original Dave on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Strike out and a dp

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

K

"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 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

first part correct....

let’s hope for the second.

9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.

by Scrapptastic on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Or strike out the side, i have been wrong before...

once.

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shark shuts me up for a second

Big K

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

1!

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

nasty splitter

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

go get em Shark

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

K

"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 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

BIG K.

Nice job, Jeff.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

I bring the left side him here......

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Ramon Castro

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ramon "Danger" Castro

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Castro

Back-up catcher?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Sep 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rothschild: One at a time

looks like he’s worried about the rook getting ahead of himself.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Come DP

…..rip their hearts out.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Or short fly to Sori

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

man this would be nice.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well there goes the DP

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

true

but better to not risk the throw

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sutclife says that Shark made only one bad pitch: the 0-2 pitch to Delgado.

"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 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

I love that dude.

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by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thats two

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

2!

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

great fucking play...

….yeah I said fucking

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"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

grounder to Rami!

runner holds, two outs.

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

More like:

Runner comically dives back to the bag in a crazed panic, two outs.

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by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

heh.

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

ground out

5 -3 ….runner holds
two out

by MOCubsfan on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

GREAT PLAY RAMI

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by TheTruth11 on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

2 outs

c’mon jeffy.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice play by Rami.

I love that dude.

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by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

In honor of the ump

HOWLLLLLLLLLLLL!

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Endy Chavez (PH) being walked intentionally.

Martinez up.

"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 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

not a good idea

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

One out away

From making the 3rd base coach look really, really stupid

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

ha....youre right.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

premptive:

i hate IBB to load the bases.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

with the strikezone today im not a big fan of this

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

not a bad test for Samardzija, tho

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's the pro and con argument

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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

indeed

but, in a game that we only would LIKE to win instead of NEED to…

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

i know

and if it works, i’ll take it.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

IBB

bases loaded
R. Martinez up

by MOCubsfan on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

alright.

this better work

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

This game is turning out a lot different that I expected!

I bet those Mets fans are crapping themselves right now

It has to start some place. It has to start some time. What better place than here. What better time than now. ~Rage Against the Machine

by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Come on Shark!

Let’s hear the booooo of the Shea crowd!

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

come on now......

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

And that missed where?

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by TheTruth11 on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

up

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

KILL the METS....

…bit can’t say the Cubs ddidn’t have their chaanceNOW

BEAT A TEAM WHILE IT"S DOWN……

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

C'mon Jeffy.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow Shark

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

that's on Lou

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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

BS

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"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

-1

He didn’t give up the 2 hits and the unintentional walk

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Finish it up Shark!

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by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice effort

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

dude.

come on shark.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

will you quit, please?

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

stupid stupid stupid

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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

that was anti-clutch.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

was that also an IBB?

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

barf

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by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

they need to get marmol.

I don’t think shark can shake that off.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Hyperbole

Mets announcers sound like they’ve just won multiple World Series.

Relax. The choking will go down easier.

by 08Cubs on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

still more time to face the mets bullpen

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

crap

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance

by pfd89 on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Keep this up, kc,

and NOBODY will be on the playoff roster …

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 24, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK....

C’mom….they hit theeir way this far…..I’m sure we can make up a playof roster…startinff w/ DEMP, lily?? , Z, MARSH…..

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 24, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

We are gonna run out of relief pitchers

Pretty much Marmol and Marmol

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

and wells

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are we anti-Woody?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

In the sense he doesn't walk people.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

too..many...jokes....

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

i was trying to lighten this place up

BREATHE everyone.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Woody can pitch

Only if he plans on throwing strikes

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by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd rather give up a hit

than walk in a run. Those pitches weren’t close

by chitownhawkeye on Sep 24, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

totally agree

that’s aggravating to watch an IBB to load ’em then watch them walk in a run. I hate that decision.

Sarcasm, just one of my many talents

by VegasCubFan on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's not a futbol game!!

"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray

by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

one more strike?

please?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

thanks again jose...

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by TheTruth11 on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Not feeling real good about the guys we need to feel good about...

…Zambrano two horrible games, and now the Shark…not to be Debbie Downer, but seriously, the f-ing playoffs begin in a week. A WEEK!!

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

You mean our ace, right?

The #1 pitcher, the leader of the staff?

I’m just playing devil’s advocate here, but seriously, he’s blown the last two starts.

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by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's been fine in the playoffs

Here are his playoff numbers – link

I know his last two starts haven’t been pretty, but he was 1 or 2 pitches from getting out things unscathed tonight.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

OOOH! Stats!

I love you, Trey. Another stats fan.

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by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

They help me settle down sometimes. Like a fine whiskey.

I just think when you blend stats and scouting, things work out pretty well.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Those numbers are awful

Only good start was last year

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

They are not awful.

He’s had 1 bad start – Game 1 of the NLCS, in a game the Cubs were poised to win until Mark Guthrie struck.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

What?

Game 2 NLDS 11 hits in 5 2/3
Game 3 NLCS 5 hits, 5 BB in 5 IP

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Badger, I've never seen this statistical side of you...

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by dtpollitt on Sep 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do you like it?

/blushes

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

its kinda hawt

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

awright!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

But...

In Game 2, 3 runs, 0 BB, 4 K. Not bad.

In Game 5 of the NLCS, 2 runs. 4 walks were bad, I agree. But with the way Beckett was pitching, the Cubs didn’t stand a chance anyways.

I’ll take my chances with him pitching. Yes, his best start was last year’s, but his postseason starts, outside of Game 1 of the 2003 NLCS, haven’t been awful. Not exactly what you’d want, but not awful.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thinking Back...

Bringing in Alpo to face Lenny Harris would have probably resulted in the same thing – a hit to give the Marlins the win. That’s not to say Guthrie didn’t suck; both did, so IMO the Cubs were doomed once the Marlins went ahead early in Game 1.

Never, but NEVER, put ketchup on a hot dog.

by CaliCub on Sep 24, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fine?

4 starts. Cubs lost 4 of them. ERA 4.37. So not horrible, but not outstanding either, and at least in this small sample size, not as good as his regular season stats.

by ChipSet on Sep 24, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not as good.

But the Cubs are also averaging 2.84 runs in this small sample size, and had the offense performed better, a couple of those could have been wins.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

And if the dog hadn't stopped to . . .

W’s and L’s and ERA don’t tell the story. Look at that WHIP!

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, a WHIP of 1.5 isn't good.

And while I’d expect more of him, he’s been fine in the playoffs. Per the run support, he’s kept the team in the game, which is part of what you ask from your starter.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Debbie: I don't like making young pitchers give IBB...destroys their concentration.

Besides, the first pitch of an IBB for Shark is many times wild.

"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 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

except

you know. the first place Cubs. Dominating offense. Run differential. Whatever.

"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 24, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Reyes will put the ball in play...

….grounder…..and a close play

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou does not look happy in that dugout shot.

And Sutcliffe says he can predict every pitch Shark has been throwing by where KHill is sitting.

"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 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm missed some games because of work/moving

so I might be wrong but how much of the struggles by like shark the last few games do you think could be the call behind the plate? I just wonder if Soto being out there would make a difference, and it’s not just because I adore geo…

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

It's a valid point.

Certain pitchers work better with certain catchers. And Geo’s pattern of calling pitches, if he has one, could vary from those of Blanco and Hill.

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by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree

Soto is terrific at handling that pitching staff. Hill? I dunno.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly,

Even some of the vets have commented on Soto’s presence.

And let’s be honest, until after the IBB Shark wasn’t pitching POORLY. That’s a pressure situation, without your ace behind the plate.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

we go to the 9th

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Fraankly...

KILLL NOW….let the Mets sleep in peace…

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 24, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

That seems like a slight overreaction

considering we’ve already got the best record in the division.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

then wait till next week.

right now, why don’t you go stick your head under the faucet.

"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 24, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Really?

Because I’d rather face them than the Phils or the Brew Crew…not going to lie.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Sep 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

+1

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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

whew...

Ugh, my heart will not be able to take the playoffs!

by storkysm on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

This is not helping my

annoying eye twitch what so ever.

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by love the ivy on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

LMAO

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"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

this one could go long

I’m calling 13 innings.

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by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Wait till playoff pressure hits these walk-machine pitchers!!

Scared to watch!!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Sep 24, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Luis Ayala

we can hit him right?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on