Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 9/24, 6:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 24, 2008 8:45 PM CDT
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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."
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
and?
Better us then them.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl 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
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.
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."
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
Make the Met fans cry!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 24, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up 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
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
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.
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!
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
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
Christ. Talk about squeezing the zone...
My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
WOW
That was “flaired”
Although Dero hit a homer…..
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
"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
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
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
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
WHAT AN IDIOT......
…..He is Bruce Kimm..
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
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
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.
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
the Cubs annoucners?
Because the guys Im listening to dont know much
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
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.
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
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
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.
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!
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/
if its the NFL
Fielder has a hefty fine….
And I mean HEFTY
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
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
Yes. They raided MC Hammer's pants closet.
My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
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
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.
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."
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!
That's not a good start...
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
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."
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!
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
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
Need a K here
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions
I'll also take a pop up!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up 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!
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.
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
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!
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
Ramon Castro
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 9:14 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
Well there goes the DP
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!
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.
Thats two
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!
great fucking play...
….yeah I said fucking
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
grounder to Rami!
runner holds, two outs.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
More like:
Runner comically dives back to the bag in a crazed panic, two outs.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
heh.
"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 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
GREAT PLAY RAMI
My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
2 outs
c’mon jeffy.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl 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.
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
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 9:17 PM CDT 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
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!
not a bad test for Samardzija, tho
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 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
It's the pro and con argument
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
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…
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 9:20 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
alright.
this better work
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
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
And that missed where?
My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
I guess I shouldnt expect better with this crew but come on...
My Blog: http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
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
Shark just tried to
wow that was high and tight
by cubsfaninatl on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up 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
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!
that's on Lou
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
-1
He didn’t give up the 2 hits and the unintentional walk
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 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Finish it up Shark!
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
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
will you quit, please?
"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 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
stupid stupid stupid
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 24, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
that was anti-clutch.
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
barf
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
they need to get marmol.
I don’t think shark can shake that off.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Hyperbole
Mets announcers sound like they’ve just won multiple World Series.
Relax. The choking will go down easier.
still more time to face the mets bullpen
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!
crap
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." - Frank Chance
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
We are gonna run out of relief pitchers
Pretty much Marmol and Marmol
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!
and wells
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
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.
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
too..many...jokes....
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 9:25 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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totally agree
that’s aggravating to watch an IBB to load ’em then watch them walk in a run. I hate that decision.
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It's not a futbol game!!
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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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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!!
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For God's sake... relax. That's TWO guys. And you can count on Z.
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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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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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OOOH! Stats!
I love you, Trey. Another stats fan.
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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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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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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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Do you like it?
/blushes
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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!
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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.
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except
you know. the first place Cubs. Dominating offense. Run differential. Whatever.
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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
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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.
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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…
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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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I agree
Soto is terrific at handling that pitching staff. Hill? I dunno.
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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.
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we go to the 9th
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl 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.
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What's overreacting....I want to see NY fans sittting on ttheir hands next week....
The best defense is a good offense
then wait till next week.
right now, why don’t you go stick your head under the faucet.
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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.
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+1
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
This is not helping my
annoying eye twitch what so ever.
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this one could go long
I’m calling 13 innings.
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Wait till playoff pressure hits these walk-machine pitchers!!
Scared to watch!!
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