Let's Send The Brewers Home For The Winter Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Friday 9/26, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 26, 2008 4:00 PM CDT
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If you believe that weather forecast, the roof at Miller Park may be open tonight -- the weather's been great in the Midwest this week -- which would help balls carry further, as they normally do when the roof is open there.
Good news for any of you who want to visit BCB on your cellphones, Blackberries, iPhones, or other mobile devices: there is now a mobile version of BCB that you will be redirected to if you simply enter the usual URL into your mobile browser. For more info see this post at the SBN blog.
I did a Q & A with Tyler of Right Field Bleachers a couple of days ago. Click here for the questions and answers. The Brewer fans didn't take too well to my "little brother" comment, apparently. I'd like nothing more than to sweep them this weekend.
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The last time Jeff Suppan pitched against the Cubs, they scored 11 runs off him at Wrigley Field on April 30. Derrek Lee, who had yesterday off, was 2-for-3 that day and is 20-for-47 (.476) lifetime vs. Suppan with 7 doubles and 4 HR. Geovany Soto also homered off Suppan on 4/30 and is 2-for-5 lifetime, both homers.
Ryan Dempster is 4-0, 2.52 this season against Milwaukee, allowing only one homer in 23 innings, to Prince Fielder at Wrigley Field ten days ago. Dempster has had a wonderful season and may get some Cy Young consideration (though I don't think he'll win) if he can win his 18th game of the year tonight -- since Greg Maddux won 20 in 1992, Kevin Tapani (19 in 1998), Jon Lieber (20 in 2001), Mark Prior (remember him? 18 in 2003), and Carlos Zambrano (18 in 2007) are the only Cubs pitchers to win 18 or more in a season. He also has a chance to pass Ben Sheets into 4th place in ERA in the NL.
A reminder to Chicago-area viewers: we are on CSN Plus tonight, as the Sox got priority due to their game being more meaningful. However, ESPN also picked up the Cubs game so it'll be available nationally. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Once again, a reminder that you can find the overflow comment threads, including the first pitch thread, on the right sidebar of both the front page and any interior page in the box headed "RECENT STORIES IN GAME THREADS". Today's first pitch thread posts at 7 pm CT, and the overflow comment threads will post at 8 pm, 9 pm and 9:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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First!
And J.J. Hardy’s hand got hurt in the celebration after Braun’s HR last night….
HA HA!
Not first and not funny
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't I've ever been so happy to see a pregame thread
that recap one was getting a bit slow.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions
I think we needed...
an Recap Overflow Thread 1
I thought maybe that b/c you like that Geo picture
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Because I know how much you all care
I’m signing a lease tomorrow night for an apt on Waveland & Wilton, one block east of the Sheffield bleacher entrance (you can actually see it from our backdoor). Why is this relevant? Well, the lease starts Oct 1 (GAME 1!!!) and depending on how the move goes, I wouldn’t be opposed to possibly hosting some BCB parties during the Postseason. If anyone’s interested let me know.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
Just give daver and badger your cell and they'll get it going.
Just kidding.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
We might....
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks
now i have that song stuck in my head.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
now that i think about it
its just a clever ploy to get BCB to help move his stuff up a 3 floor walk-up….
Um before I hook the TV and broadband up i need to move this recliner and hide-away couch
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Drop me an email, please.
We’ll talk about this.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
It's a pretty good idea isn't it.
I’d even hug Blue Mike if he showed!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
let's not
get giggly.
"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 26, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, ok...
I’m just feeling such good will.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
wear a condom
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
As fun as swimming in a raincoat.
"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.
egad. that could totally rock
do you have broadband?
"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 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
broadband. Internet.
also, is it wireless?
Can’t be on the game thread without broadband! :D
"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 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn, didn't know that
I have no idea. I’m not very tech savvy, I’m letting my roommates take care of it.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
dude if we're all there
there is no game thread!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe people would
Talk to each other? you could hire a stenographer to transcribe-
the first person at the party could yell FIRST….
Then you guys could cut pictures out of magazines and show them to each other
:-)
Just trying to help
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Pity the stenographer
Wher exactly would the Z button be?
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
nut-shot
"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 26, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
And you could stand in the corner and yell stuff like this!
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
cant come- got tickets
I’ll stop by after the game tho
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank god.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
i think you all
would be much nicer in person
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I would hope!
Maybe. Maybe not. I think I’m usually grouchy when I first get to work in the morning. Ipso facto, usually grouchy on this blog?
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I just had a vision
of me walking in in my Theriot jersey and getting rotten tomatoes thrown at me
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
As long as we get to double clutch them before we release.
We know how endearing that is.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I would just
use my superhuman quickness to dodge them anyway
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
You turn into the Pasta diver when wearing his jersey?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll bite
Why do you guys call Theriot a pasta diver?
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Past-a diving Therot
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
lightbulb
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
sure, but we'll miss
and throw them into the stands.
"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 26, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
no game thread?
I don’t understand. If it’s not on the intarwebz, how do we know it exists?
"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 26, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure, 56K dial-up would work in a pinch
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
That'd be gnarly.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn, sweet location.
You win! (Let’s hope the Cubs do, too.)
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Well you know Im there!
Oct. 1… Ill see what I can do, give me a call
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 26, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
A couple of buddies of mine
live about 1/3 block north of Waveland on the east side of Wilton – they’re die-hard Cubs fans and have a roof-top bar that they can see the back of the scoreboard from. Great location, Jayo!
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
http://lostinthevines.blogspot.com/
by lostinthevines on Sep 26, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Can those of us AT the game
Come by after ( if we promise to bring some extra food and drink ?)
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 26, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be so much fun!
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Heh
the “little brother” thing DID set them off.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
Was just reading that.
Wow Al, you found a simple phrase to set them running in circles.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
It could have been worse
He could have called the Brewers the Cubs’ “kid sister”
by SuperContext on Sep 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
That slut?
That would have really irked them.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
Did so!
Linky:
http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/09/26/hardy-might-have-hand-injury.aspx
Way back... outta here!!!
oops
meant to reply to the “not” above… Hardy could be done for the three remaining days of the Brewer’s season.
Way back... outta here!!!
and the baseball gods exact revenge
for the shirt-untucking.
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
braun and fielder
channelling brandy chastain
he's the only Brewer I actually kinda like.
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
those cheeseheads
are going to want to go deer huntin… send them into the woods
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
I've never fired a gun in my life
At least not one with bullets
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Would I lie to you?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure.
But I know very few people who never fired a gun before.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that surprises me
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
lol!
I’ve been called many things, but never a city slicker from the big metropolis of Kenosha . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Its one of the first things we learn in my family
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be nice to you from now on . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah. You're fine
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Just what I want
Someone with impaired vision and I loaded weapon ( unless it is pointed in the direction of Bud).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 26, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
yikes!
…backs away…. slowly
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Don't worry.
She said she wouldn’t shoot me. I’m sure you’re safe.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
you're fine
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
You know, it's actually a bit unsettling
That you reassured us the same way . . . is there anyone who does have to worry?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone who breaks in to my house
and makes it past the dogs.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never fired a gun before.
Well, paint-ball guns. But never a real gun. Never seen the need.
"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 26, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I've shot off rounds at a quarry...
with a Glock, a .45, a policeman’s 38, and a shotgun. It really can be quite fun.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
It had less to do w/ fun
and more do with the gun rack at the old farm house. We learned early that they were real and what they could do and then we learned how use them responsibly.
It was just part of it. And most of my friends all had the same experiences growing up. I guess i just never thought of it being different for other people until I got older.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's good to know how to shoot a gun. It can be very valuable in life.
I intend on teaching my kids also. That is, if I can convince my wife to let me :-)
"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.
It does have less to do with fun. It's still fun as all get out.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been lucky enough to fire everything from a .22 pistol
to an M1 Abrams main gun and it’s all fun. Especially when you hit something.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
"I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?"
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
You need to be careful with remarks like this.
There are a lot of faithful Cubs fans who live in Wisconsin.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Has Hoff Power burst Ward's roster bubble?
Now let us eliminate Brewers hopes
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
I can think of no better way
To enter the post season than sweeping the Brewers right out of contention.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
+1
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
except maybe
the mets using santana on sunday
keeping him out of game one vs. the cubs on wednesday
Geo
is TOTALLY wearing the guyliner in that picture.
Can someone remind me how I figure out which channel CSN+ is on DISH tonight?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
my friends DISH
stopped carrying CSN+ for some reason lately…..
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
But on my DirecTV, it is now channel 666. Evil!
by SuperContext on Sep 26, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
very nice!
"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 26, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like it might be
444.
"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 26, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoffpauir over Ward
I sad it in BLueMikes fanpost as well, that Micah should be on the playoff roster over Ward. That way you get Pie on it as well. Ward has been in a slump the entire season and I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Micah all year long, going back to Spring Training. I don’t give a rats ass if he’s “too old” for a prospect. He raked in AAA and he almost had as many HR"s in one game than Ward has had all year. Micah already, in limited ab’s, has more total bases than Ward.
Sample size I know, but Micah should be on the Playoff roster over Ward.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
There's no way I agree with this.
Hoffpauir just isn’t suited to be a bench player. Ward is. That really ends the debate.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Anyone else completely exhausted by the
Ward/Hoff “debate”?
Jeebus.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
+1
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously
Micah’s got at least one or two more games to audition….
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ME
Have them mud wrestle for it
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
-1
Obviously not me. If you don’t want to discuss, don’t and move on.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Dude
This has been talked about to death. We trust Lou will do right by team
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
I wouldn't know.
As I don’t read Game threads here or read through posts by Al that have 300+ posts in it.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
why not?
they’re fresh and biting. Like peppermint!
"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 26, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
But
if she wants to discuss not wanting to discuss the discussion, then she should be able to discuss it.
Discuss.
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that's funny.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
I'd have no problem discussing it
if ANYTHING we said had an affect on it.
But damn. I’ve seen 2 fan posts about the roster and the whole first half of the recap thread was all about “hoff v ward”…
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't read through Al's recap and dig through the comments..
…..I already have a big enough headache.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
I think Lou reads our comments
we will persuadehim
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
Yeah, kinda over it.
We shall see what we shall see.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
you know what
even I am geting tired of this debate.
Hoff’s stats include several games where he started. I want to know his stats as a pinch hitter. Not enough to go look them up myself, but but I do want to know them.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
How has Ward's stats...
…..as a PH been this year?
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Ward..
8-51 IIRC.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
8-51
Astonishing. Yeah, numbers like that should end any debate.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
in comparison to Hoff's
yes, you’re exactly right, but not in the way you think.
"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 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
and that doesn't include
his walks, either.
"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 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I think someone said earlier today...
7 K’s in 14 AB….
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
yeah, precisely.
"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 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
As a pinch hitter
he struck out 7 times in 14 at bats. He would only be used as a pinch hitter in playoffs. He is a proven starter but not pinch hitter
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
Well, I wouldn
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Go as far as to say.
…he’s a proven starter, but I think if he finishes strong over these last 3 games, starter or not, he should be given a spot on the roster as Ward has stunk all year as a PH.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
right.
because it makes absolutely NO SENSE to think that his ability as a starter would translate to being a pinch hitter in clutch situations, so OF COURSE you’re for it!
"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 26, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
And now someone says "play the hot hand"
And we’re right back at “square nowhere”
Fun.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
what about the fact that Ward has years of knowing how to prepare in-game as a pinch-hitter?
Hoffpauir has not shown that ability yet. Plus, he’s a defensive liability.
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
"proven starter" is a bit strong
for what a 5 start stint spread out over a season?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
in AAA
he was like player of the decade- (really year)
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
he has proven that he can hit
2 home runs in a meaningless game against a has been pitcher
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
There's a very good chance that......
…….He could face that same “has been pitcher” in the Playoffs.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
true
and if we do play the Mets… than I may agree
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
Actually, he probably wouldn't face Pedro
As he’d be coming off the Bench as a PH but the Mets bullpen is made up of “has been” pitchers.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
their rotation is 'has beens'
their pen is ‘wish i were’s
I think they are...
drawing the name out of the hat tonight at 6, stay tuned.
Lets kick the Brewers out of the playoff
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
but it is a WIN-WIN situation tonight
we win tonight, we’ll we win a game and make the brewers have a tough weekend…
we lose tonight, Astros are DONE
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
and no game on Monday!
:-)
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The real WIN-WIN
is we win and the Mets win – that means the Cubs get a W and the Astros are still done!
by SuperContext on Sep 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't mind losing tonight for just that reason -- to send the 'Stros off to Whineland for the winter...
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Kinda makes sense
First we handle the whine, then we handle the cheese
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Sep 26, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Who throws out the first pitch Game 1 of the NLDS?
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
Santo? Michael Jordan?
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Mark Prior
"We’ve still got a long ways to go, I don’t like to get giggly over things in July. But the team’s playing well, they really are. They’re playing with confidence, and it shows."
Frank Chance will rise from the dead and throw it out
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
If MJ pitches like he hit
everyone in Wrigley should bring their helmets
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't Michael throw out the first pitch
in 1998 for game 163.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup!
It worked!
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
You should
watch THIS
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Santo I could see but not Jordan...
He did play for the Sux after all.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Point
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, so did Santo.
Just sayin’
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
do not speak
of the Lost Year of Santo.
"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 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha I know.
Just sayin’….
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw Jordan play an AA game in greenville, sc
he struck out 3 or 4 times
by philadelphiacub on Sep 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
"play"
is going a bit far, innit? He practiced with the team in uniform a few times…
"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 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
true that..
meant the organization….always think of being linked to Reinsdorf and the Sox.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
played in the cross town classic at Wrigley
At least he tasted a real ballpark
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure we'll find someone
The Rays on the other hand, well they’re sort of having a hard time…
“We don’t have anyone to throw out the ball for our first playoff game,” Tampa Bay President Matt Silverman said. “MLB asked us who it’d be. We realized nobody in the history of the franchise had done anything to be worthy of the honor.”
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
I signed the petition on Deadspin
for it to be Victor Zambrano! Since they traded him to the Mets for Kazmir many moons back…
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
For some reason, the franchise liked Wade Boggs
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
I don't think he'd be a bad choice
But I believe he threw out the first pitch sometime last week. I don’t know if that would chance anything though.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
Sorry
Someone in the comments had a brilliant idea though:
“Let the first fan who bought season tickets back in 1998 and still is a ticket-holder in 2008 do it — let him represent those who were there from the start, held on through those many crap seasons, and is finally being rewarded.”
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
great idea
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Is there such a person?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Greg Vaughn or Vinny Castilla
would be appropriate.
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
Dick Vitale would be fun to watch throw out the first pitch
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I would almost guarantee he does
he’s a Tampa resident, season-ticket holder, and it would garner ESPN’s additional attention.
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
yeah, he's been on talking Rays with Mike & Mike
for a long time. And he’s a big name.
Plus. This could be YouTube gold.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
My choice: Wade Boggs
But if not I’d settle for Larry Rothschild, EVA Longoria, or Tom Brady
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
How bout Gruden from TB Bucs
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
whoever it is
Surely he//she is better than Howry or Hart
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
I'm torn...
From a matchup standpoint, I’d rather play the Mets in the first round. OTOH, I’d like to see the Brewers-Cubs rivalry grow, and it will grow faster if the Brewers make the playoffs. Of course, everything will go out the window if Melvin implodes the Brewers and starts over.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Why does the wife insist on trying this new fad called jogging?
It may be a silent ‘j’ I’m not sure.
Anyways, let’s get the Brewers tonight – Dempster deserves his 18th win.
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
we are gonna get married on top of a mountain and you won't be invited!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
oh look a rainbow
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
We made it
to Madison on our way to Milwaukee. We are spending the night here and will leave for the game in the morning.
Won’t be in the game threads tonight or tomorrow. I will miss you guys.
GO CUBS!!!
hi sue!
have a great time!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Sweet Sue, the Hawkeye lady.
Enjoy the game tomorrow. You must be from NW or NC Iowa to go through MN on 90 to Madison, then Milwaukee.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I was gonna say
that was an odd route to go to Milwaukee.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Hwy 20?
i live off of hwy 20! a long way away. :-P
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
COOL
That was my route when I lived in Dubuque. Elizabeth, Warren, Stockton… God’s country that is.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
God's country?
Bd news for Godsylvania!
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
20? I grew up in a town right off 20 in NE Iowa.
Where are you from again?
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Iowa Falls and
20 is just south of us. It’s 4 lane all the way to Milwaukee. I lived in eastern Iowa for 10 years and then moved back here.
Now this I can agree with you on...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like a Hooterville reunion tour....
Eb, is that you? Is Arnold Ziffle going to be in attendance?
You have no friends, do you?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
On an anonymous chat board???
No. Nary a friend for me here. Fortunately I’m blessed with numerous and varied real friends as opposed to the anonymous drool monkey types on a chat board which form the core of your social existence.
I am not.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
MDBNIU if you're in Wrigleyville tonight, give me a call.
All your drinks are on me.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Why don't you post your seat location again?
Maybe some of the Brewers fans you insulted over at the Evil BCB will stop by to say hi. You can put ’em in the hospital with one punch!
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Nah....
I’m going to wear my Chicago Bears hat and torment the livin’ piss out of the place instead. In all seriousness I love the fans at Miller Park. They aren’t very good baseball fans but they do know how to have a good time and our very family oriented.
our=are
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Al needs to add an edit button....
Of course this will be the place in our program where datcubfan will call me dumbass and say there is something called the preview button. But I don’t got time for a preview button.
OK, just be calm Blue Mike
slowly step away from the “enter” button
and no one will get hurt
we’re all friends here
right?
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
careful
you’ll be a drooling idiot and have to go pound sand for calling us “Friends”.
:-P
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you REALLY friends????
Very few people on this blog actually know one another’s real name or have ever met directly the participants. And yet you label fellow posters “friends”?? See, that is what is wrong with this world. Please look up the definition of “friend” in Webster’s Dictionary. You are posting away to a bunch of anonymous people that for all you know sitting in Joliet Correctional. The Internet is not replacement for daily interaction with human beings.
Yes
I have some people I talk to IRL from this board. Yes I consider them friends.
And I was TRYING to be funny. FFS, lighten up Francis.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I tried...
My mom always said the thing about if you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all. I will never say anything to or about MDBNIU again. I guess he’s just as much an a-hole as people here say.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, just when you think
he’s gonna not be a jackass, it returns.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I knew someone like that
a long time ago and he ended up in prison.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Sue, HBCG, Emile and Madison have all met directly...
many times….and I have the pictures to prove it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Well then that is good news and I'm glad to hear it...
Seriously. Because a lot of you take yourselves WAY too seriously and pin frightening weight on the “relationships” you have formed here.
dude
your humor detector is broken.
Laugh life is way more fun that way.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
And you take your opinions of baseball WAY too seriously...
so we’re even.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
The sand...it chaffed.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
still wrong about that Felix Pie thing, huh??
"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 26, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
we take OURSELVES too seriously?
Hey pot. This is kettle. You’re black.
"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 26, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
This only means he has to ask his wife's permission...
to go out with his friends.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm actually at Rikers Island...
I just pretend to be from GI, by way of Chicago & Iowa… I’m serving 25- life for manslaughter… but I’m setting sales records month after month.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
boy
you just can’t go two days without being a tool, can you…
"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 26, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that Haiku?
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Try the preview button Mike.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Try the "Off" button on your computer
so-called Mike
your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Now go away before I taunt you a second time. :raspberry:
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I told him we already got one
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
it isn't that bad..
otherwise you wouldn’t be here..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Wow. Now I'm going to go cry.
sniff
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Dat Cubfan Daver
Anonymous drool monkey type 4 life.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Here I was cutting you a break...
Then you have to go and insult Iowans, calling us hicks. Then you classify us all as drool monkeys with no friends outside of the cyber world. Why? Do you enjoy the abuse?
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
meh, I started it, to be honest
I misinterpreted something MBDNIU had said and got defensive. I apologize.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Why, will you be there to challenge her to a fight?
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
hahahahahaha.
Pound baby…Pound.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
You do know that is copyright infringement I hope
I have trademark right on the phrase pound sand up your ass.
Ya know
if you were more like this all the time (funny and quick) you’d have much more luck around here.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither funny nor quick...
My college baseball coach used to lament that I ran the bases like I had a load of shit in my pants. I could hit but I often ran like I was Ron Cey pulling Keith Moreland behind me going up a hill.
Once again...
…I will buy all your drinks tonight. You have earned it hahaha.
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
now thats an image!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
That is pretty slow.
Sort of like a tortoise pushing a rope
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Now this surprises me.....
I would have bet the ranch that Santoswoodenlegs would have posted picture of a two year old in a loaded up diaper running the bases…
Yawn.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I just got "big-timed" by the master !!!!
I was arrogant enough to be suggestive to the artist master.
Is this a circular argument??
Because like I said to you before I am slowish runner. If your trying to start a fight with those of us speed challenged????
Get off the crap, Mike... get off the crap.
It’s a brutus drug.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Speed = Brutus Drug. It'll do bad things to ya.
Don’t do it, old man!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, touche.
Everyone’s in a good mood today, I love it!
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster to be capped at 75 pitches...
I would assume that September callups Angel Guzman, Michael Wuertz, Randy Wells and Kevin Hart are going to log very heavy duty these three games given that Dempster and Lilly won’t go long and Lou will want to conserve the bullpen arms that will make the playoff roster. Chad Gaudin probably logs a lot of time because I see no chance he makes the roster given his ineffectiveness since the back injury.
Randy Wells is shut down for the season
with a stress fracture in his pitching arm.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
And it's too bad
because he was showing promise.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
The Dan Rather of the board keeping me honest...
Thanks Dan. Lord knows the research and journalistic integrity of this anonymous chat board needs constant guardian.
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Great song!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
damn.
he’d just gotten started.
"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 26, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame Dusty.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
Dateline Mesa Arizona March 24, 2006….Dusty was roaming the clubhouse and asked camp invitee Randy Wells to throw him a Schlitz Malt Liquor from fridge. Eager to please his future potential manager Wells threw the 12 ounce can on a gentle arc that resulted in irreversible strain to his elbow.
That's funny. Go with your strengths Mike, go with your strenghts.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I hear ya...
Too drawn out. It lost its zip early on. I should have known better and left the comedy to Santosprostheticlegs. Some things only the professionals with 80,000,000 picture library at their disposal should handle.
Yeah, I'd see Gaudin pitch tonight and probably Wuertz
Hart shouldn’t even be touching a baseball
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Guzman, Hart, Wuertz and Gaudin are going to be the inning eaters to save the rest of the pen for the playoffs
Cubs don’t need to win any of these three games. Marmol might see a tuneup inning on Saturday or Sunday. Ditto Wood. But the rest of the core guys (Howry, Marshall, Cotts, Samardzija) will doubtful see much if any activity.
Doubt Gaudin would go
hasn’t he pitched in 2 straight games already?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
not that i've seen.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
little bro on his way here to visit with Ben and Matt...
Yikes… hopefully they get here in time to watch the Cubs game… I get it, thank God, on ESPN
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 26, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Outta here. Happy Friday all!
"Chase Daniel has more touchdowns (seven) than incompletions (six) the past two weeks. Which is just silly." Pat Forde, ESPN
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder what would happen if we started a Be Nice to Blue Mike thread?
How would he react?
Jimmyeatworld
based on the convo above..
i’m sure it would go well for a while then something would be taken wrong and the whole thing would go to pot.. i like the idea tho..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Who sings the 7th inning stretch for Game 1?
and will they televise it?
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 5:13 PM CDT reply actions
Very stupid question
Pat & Ron will be doing the playoff games too, right?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
They better be
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd be shocked if they weren't...
usually the teams radio team will still do playoff games, at least to my understanding..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Well, see, that would be logical
And I have no faith in MLB to ever do something logical.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
valid point..
and i completely agree. Here’s to hoping they are still doing the games b/c it’ll be better then the alternative..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
True
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Sep 26, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
yep they have said on ads that they are doing every inning of every game
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 26, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
awesome
thanks, madison.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
They’ve done them in the past. Don’t see why not now.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
that was my theory as well..
but you just never know sometimes..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
they did last year.
"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 26, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Goodnight Mike...
Besides the fact that I don’t value your opinion much- you are a rabid Cubs fan- so I wish you well. Drive safe, and hug that kid tight.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Soccer??? You let your children play that game? Damn.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
All the kids love that Euro crap sport nowadays.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Isn't that the sport where...
you run around and try to kick a ball and act like the other guy kicked you in the balls so he’ll get some kind of a colored card?
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
The best part is when the "studs" get carried off on stretchers
howling in pain… and run back onto the field 10 minutes later without a limp.
Thats not a sport. Its wind sprints with shin guards.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
OK I know what sport you mean
I thought it was the theater of the absurd but that’s something else according to SI
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Olaaaaayyyyy! OlayOlaaayyy! Olaaaayyyyyyyy! Olaaaayyyyyyyy!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Like the Oil?
"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
as a Parent
I encouraged my son to do soccer because it exhausted the heck out of him, and he’d go to sleep early. :D
"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 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
BUT!
he says he wants to play baseball in the spring!
"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 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
TMI
you shouldn’t share such personal information with people you don’t know.
Besides, we all know you’re really just going to turn off your computer and walk up the steps out of your mother’s basement.
"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 26, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Man, when is the game already!
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Sep 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions
No kidding
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineup per Gordo Twitter..
A team is back.
sori
font
lee
rami
hoff
soto
jimmy
riot
demp
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Now we're talking
Let’s roll up those sleeves and…you know the rest.
"What's the score?" "Nothing-nothing." "Who's winning?" "The Bears."
a stretch to call that the A Team innit?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
i'm saying what the message said..
he claimed it as the A team..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
Well, most of the big guns are playing....
and DeRo is hurt, so I guess it would be the A team.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
and for that matter..
Hoff was 5 for 5 so that would be considered a hot bat and with both cedeno and dero out resting injuries you have to put font in there..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
"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 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
lets hear the brewers whine now.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
hoff in RF?
"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 26, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks that way
I’m scared too.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
hold me.
"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 26, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He played RF during the Lilly 1-hitter.
Which still surprises me.
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
Can't be the "A" team without DeRo... :-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
And I just got a message saying that lou..
is going to announce complete playoff rotation in the next hour..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
My prediction....front to back
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
That one with Demp looks hilarious with him sticking his tongue out...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And I didn't know Demp had that nice of a rack...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Cute lil booty too...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
It's all that running up camelback in ST.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, the onion, peel it and enjoy...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 26, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I will bring a tear to your eye.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I = It
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Somehow it makes total sense...
that Z is The Thing. From Wiki: “The Thing is often filled with anger, self-loathing and self-pity over” today’s strike zone.
"What's the score?" "Nothing-nothing." "Who's winning?" "The Bears."
Demp-Z-Harden-Lilly
Just announced on WGN AM.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Verrrrry interesting ....
"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 thought Harden would get the second turn
but maybe it was foolish to think Z could be demoted that far.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
720?
i just tuned in and its news/politics?
by philadelphiacub on Sep 26, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
The host said that Cory Provus had popped in to deliver the news
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
Something like that
Makes more sense that he phoned or emailed in the news from MIL, but it was just a brief announcement in the midst of the talk show.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
pre game isnt until 630
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 26, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
huh.
"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 26, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Twitter update:
cst_cubs Rotation: dempster, ZAMBRANO, Harden, Lilly 6 minutes ago from txt
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
Let's hope it goes:
Dempster, Z, Harden, next round.
"What's the score?" "Nothing-nothing." "Who's winning?" "The Bears."
Is that Braun's head?
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 26, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Well thats fun
I love knowing exactly where my problem is. :-P
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Demp,Z, Harden, Lilly
LMAO
A 16 Game winner your #4? Beautiful :)
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .291 29 HR 72 RBI
well, there's a luxury.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I'm still surprised Lilly and Z aren't switched
but I’m still a little twitchy from Z’s last 2 starts.
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 26, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Has anyone seen a NYC weather report?
Might the Mets have a DH on Sat. or Sun.?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
The Boston game is delayed
but they say the Mets game may get in somehow.
From BBTN.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
The Nats-Phils game started on time
but it is raining. They must be very concerned — games don’t usually start in the rain. They must think the weather is just going to get worse…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Yeah
Its not going to be a pretty night of baseball on the east coast.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW: DeRo
have you seen this in the Chicago Reader? Its got a link to DeRo’s myspace page and a few other links.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, HBCG!
I did see the Times article (which had several inaccuracies), but I hadn’t seen this.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Whoa.
Fun stat from Orel Hershizer. 68 wins have come from our rotation.
That’s a lot.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:06 PM CDT reply actions
Another fun stat:
Zambrano has the best BA by a pitcher since Hershiser hit .356 in 1993
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I love the fact that we have
all 5 starters above 10 wins. If I was seeing the stats right, only the Angels and Rays have that as well. Speaks well not just for their abitilty to keep the game in hand, but the offense giving them support.
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 26, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
And the bullpen's ability to hold leads
and keep the starters as the pitchers of record.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It also means we have guys who stay healthy and take the ball.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Well, it's time to go home and feed the girls, (and myself).
Then of course catch the game. GO CUBS GO!!! Much love to all my fellow Cub fans- even Blue Boy. Later ya’ll…
Jimmyeatworld
bye, jimmy!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Marlins up 1-0
over that team from New York
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
Marlins up 2-0
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
Remember last year when Florida eliminated NY from the playoffs?
could happen again…
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
Looks like Sheets will start tomorrow
Should be interesting to see how he holds up.
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
(rubs hands in anticipation)
"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 26, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Phillies up 3-0 over Nationals
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball. America is ruled over it like an army of steamrollers." It isn't "rolled", it's "ruled".
Tommie Agee was out.
Mets will be getting desperate . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
::Correction::
will be getting are
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I want the Mets to have their hearts broken and shattered again...yet I don't want to see the Phils
in the NLDS. Such problems!
"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.
won't see the Phils in the NLDS
if Mets falter, then Cubs will have the Dodgers. If Mets make it, Cubs get them again.
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
We won't see the Phis in the NLDS
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I want the last game at Shea to be the Cubs eliminating the Mets...
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
With Rich Harden
dominating to the tune of 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
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
Ugh
BBTN is doing a “debate” of who deserves the WC.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
my softball team
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I am in severe pain right now....
Agreeing with Blue Mike is a very painful experience, but I will take my morphine and persevere…
Lou is playing the “vs. RHP” A team tonight, with the exception of DeRo, who is injured. If Lou still considered Dome to be his starting RF, Dome would be in there. (LBR would be “DeRo’s sub”.)
Since Hoff is in RF — and he won’t play there in the NLDS except as a late-inning double-switch — LBR is the “regular” and Hoff is “DeRo’s sub”.
If Lou intended to start Dome in the NLDS, this would be the time to get him ABs — he certainly doesn’t need more rest.
Also, this might mean that Lou will keep both Ward and Hoff on the NLDS roster. If Dome is available on the bench, he (and Jason) can PR, so Pie isn’t really needed. That would also allow Dome to contribute without batting much.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Mets leave them loaded in the first
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:32 PM CDT reply actions
i hope the cubs sweep the brewers so that they can play the mets first
by philadelphiacub on Sep 26, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
hell even then the mets and crew might tie
by philadelphiacub on Sep 26, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
true
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha ha ha ha...oh, my that makes me sooooo happy.
"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.
It's Friday, school is out, my grading is done
and in the words of Dennis Miller, I am outta here!
Spaghetti dinner at my place if you can make it. Go Cubs!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
Phillies now lead 7-1 in the 2nd, still batting
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions
They're playing the Nats, right?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed.
I’ve gotta think they’re going to win the division. Thought so before the game started.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
they're in the "win and you're in" situation
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 26, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
And seeing who they are playing . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
most guys are....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed that one. Shouldn't have tv and radio on.
Dang.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Confess I've been so totally freaked out by the economy
that I haven’t been able to pay attention to the Cubs today. Time to get back to my favorite diversion.
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Understandable
This season has helped a few here be distracted!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I watch too much C-Span
but the reality of what’s at stake is deeply unsettling … the details of what’s at stake leave me completely rattled. It’s an economic 9/11 and no, I’m not exaggerating.
Oh well. Go Cubs!
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
No, I know you're not
Things are going to get ugly
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame George Bush...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame Bud Selig
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame the Cubs Fans taking over Miller Park and not saluting the Texas Flag.
"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.
Mets trail 2-0 after 2
5 LOB
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions
In spite of the state of the world
I made a rockin’ eggplant parmesan tonight. Yum fucking yum.
That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until the final out -- Lou
Once again, no invitations
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
OK
I think we can go with another photo, instead of Geo. Anyone else?
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will
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