Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Astros, Wednesday 9/3, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 3, 2008 9:00 PM CDT
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Let's get this started
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Lee saves Theriot -- again
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
This one wouldn't have reached the seats
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
That sorta fit the game didnt it?
"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella
pretty please?
with sugar?
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
Id say some kinda HBCG reference there
but Im too damn low right now
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
"Soriano deep to left!! THAT BALL'S GOOOONE!! A HOME RUN!! OHHH BABY!!" -Len Kasper 8/06/08
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .294 23 HR 63 RBI
Saved by the bell gnome?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 3, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
on the 24th someone kept handing down Saved by the Bell cards...
And what can I say…. Mordecai is a fan
I saw him open for the Stones
in Boston. Got a guitar pick out of it. Pretty sweet show.
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
Let's get some runs!!
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions
it's in a slump
it will come out of it sooner rather than later, and all will be well again.
Come October, we’ll laugh about this.
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're probably right
but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
i walked in the front door tonight and
promptly told my wife not to worry, i was just melting down.
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 think Dusty is watching tape with them.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Day off tomorrow.....maybe we can take a week off to regroup????
Listening to Santo when the Cubs are winning = sheer joy
Listening to Santo when the Cubs are playing like this = suicide hotline
tonight is an improvement over last night by leaps and bounds
"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 3, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Cedeno=only cub hitting so far
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
I meant consistently tonight.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!
WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY????
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Needed a double play, I guess
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
that is a very good question
"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 3, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps he'll make contact tonight.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hiya, Snarky!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
:)
It’s alright. We’re all ticked.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Who are these clowns? And what have they done with our Cubs?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
Well...we are getting shutout...by the astros....at home....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
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
By a pitcher with a road ERA of 6
Oof. We are gonna start hitting soon, aren’t we?
And if he homered
you’d say Lou was a genius.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
on a night like tonight... what are the chances of him hitting his first Hr
"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 3, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Nobody would credit Lou for that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't.
I’d say McGeehee was very very very very lucky.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
as a sabermagician you are much more qualified to say that than I am
"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 3, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
and George Brett was somthing like 0-20 when he started out.
How many guys hit a homer in a first at bat and they were never heard from again?
We still have six outs. Keep the faith!
THIS IS OUR CENTURY!!
heh
I just don’t see putting the kid into such stressful hitting situations is gonna help.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not good against lefties
Glad you aren’t managing the team.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
HE'S SURE AS HELL BETTER THAN MCGEEHEE
AND I’LL PLAY YOUR GAME NOW. WHAT IF HOFFPAUIR HIT A HR, WOULD U BE SAYING THAT ?
Don't bother, NBF is a reverse troll.
He only usually only replies to posts that he feels is negative. He almost NEVER comments directly on the action, or gives original insight. He just trolls looking for people who are frustrated and upset and then he pounces on them hypocritically.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
I like it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Fish in a barrel
And you ane lex are two of the biggest offenders.
And lex, turn down your shouting. You asked a question and I gave an answer.
If you can’t handle it, leave.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
See, you trolled back up to this argument to see if there was anything else that you could add.
Speaking of fish, thanks for taking the bait.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
No, I'm multitasking
Had to leave for a while and picked up where I left off.
Go away.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Think I will stay thanks.
I would wager that you are the only person on here who truly thinks I am a troll. I am objective yes, troll/donkey no. I just call you out for the way you behave. And for that, I guess, I am your troll. BUT I am not a troll in general.
Giving people the right to be frustrated since 2007!!! I had a different name then, but I forgot the password and it was easier to create a new one when the site updated. No….I wasn’t banned if that was what you were thinking.
Oh Yeah, I think I will stay….thanks.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
LOL!
What else can you do?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 3, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions
give up?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not playing...Can't give up something you never started
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 3, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
Hardly the biggest problem right now, but McGehee is worthy of a callup? That’s ridiculous. Iowa needs brutal hitters right now much more than the Cubs do.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
Considering they scored 10 tonight and we've scored 0
I’d say you’re right
by cubsonWGN4ever on Sep 3, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou has had a bad couple nights
guess coaches can go in slumps too
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."
Howry still is #1 on my s**t list
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."
I hate you, always forever, near and far...we hate together...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
who's this Howry people speak of?
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
well the Nats are beating the Phils now
will take any good news we can get
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."
That helps the Brewers more than the Cubs
If the Cubs need to back into it by the Phillies losing, October won’t be worth watching, anyway.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
But IF We At Least Clinch A Playoff Spot
Then can’t we just use the remainder of the year for rest and tuning up for the playoffs?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
So many fret about playing the Diamondbacks
And we’re gonna be satisfied with playing them on the ROAD? WC team gets NO home field series.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I Ain't 'Fraid of No Backs
I think the rest would help us get healthy and settled, which is what you need to win on the road anways.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
As long as we don't have to play the Astros
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Why do we care about that?
Don’t tell me it’s the wild card. I’m not even thinking about that.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW THE HELL TEH CUBS GOT INTO THIS SLUMP?
WE PLAYED THE PIRATES AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE GONE INTO THIS MASSIVE SLUMP THAT I JUST CANT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND
why are you shouting so much?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
We're losing because you're not very funny tonight
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
s?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
z?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
q!!!!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
That was funny
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
for some reason?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I CAN'T...AND WHY ARE WE YELLING?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
WHY DO YOU LOVE LEXMARK PRINTERS SO MUCH??
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
yes he is ** giggle*
"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 3, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
because it's baseball
and expecting teams to go through 162 games without falling into a funk is pretty ridiculous.
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
Garrett Morris Doing Hearing Impaired News
TODAY IN WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT FORD…… lol
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
There's nothing to understand.
Why do roulette wheels sometimes hit 21 and sometimes hit 8? It’s random variance around the mean.
Mean People Suck
i keed….
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I don't remember a more ridiculous call up than this guy.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
uh...
I got nothing.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
He's like Ryan Theriot...
…without the ability to hit or play defense. Maybe he runs the bases, I don’t know.
no no no...YOU'RE not mean
it’s ’cause you mentioned variance around the mean….a play on words….ah hell, i suck tonight….
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
At this point you could ask me about the weather...
…and I’d probably respond with something about how poor Casey McGehee is at the game of baseball. Dear lord I’m pissed.
Emotional Collin again
"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 3, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
that wasnt a cut by any means.... just a statement
"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 3, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
One "L". Not two. Get it right, Badger.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
sorry :)
"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 3, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
wasn't me, skippy
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
well
it’s a little windy here…
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
do this, please
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
are u a baby seriously?
does it matter if its caps or not. dont be a little baby go to your crib bro jeez
I honestly only find your grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors obnoxious.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
and here I didn't think
anything could make me laugh more than Casey McGeehee.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
this may be the flower
in the turd pile
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
Smile...Relax...
Scroll up dummy, I have been defending you on occasion. Just having phun wit ur yousage of teh vocab.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
Try experiencing this streak in St. Louis.
Empathy….
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
k now caps are hard to read.
just stop trying to argee start stuff. if you can’t read it then skip over it. not like i care that much anyways
i think it would be 'dudette' actually
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
-50 for criticizing someone's criticism on a blog by making it sound trivial . . .
while you’re blogging at the same time
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
-50 BCB points for using the terms "crib" and "bro".
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
posts that are all in caps
are harder to read. And it’s annoying.
Also, please talk like a person, and not a 12 year old girl. that’s Santoswoodenlegs job.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
THAT'S RIGHT.
IF SOMEONE’S GONNA ACT CHILDISH, IT’S GONNA BE SWL!!
LOUD NOISES
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
it's
pottergasm-tastic.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I love you, man
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
here is my bud light
let me give it you.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
No...you shutup!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
please stop posting lame pictures that are just stupid
just type it out, thats just my feelign on that
picture = 1000 words
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
go pound sand up your ass.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
as a relative newcomer...I have to stop here and tell you...
I’m just having a bit of fun at your expense….don’t take it personally. That ‘sand’ comment was an old insult from long ago on the blog we all got a kick out of.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
you're a relative newcomer?
welcome, SWL! Got any pictures you’d like to show?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
k and dont get my wrong im not as stupid as i am right now
the fact that ppl make a big deal out of caps added with a Cubs game that is just pissing me off. i’m mad
One of my favorites!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I GIVE YOU NEGATIVE ONE THOUSAND BLEEDCUBBIEBLUE POINTS
FOR USING ALL CAPS LOCK
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I know. None of us do.
That’s why we’re all here, I suppose. None of us like it, but it happens – and by rationalizing it that way, I can at least not want to pull my hair out.
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
remember how we said
it’s a good thing we’re playing pittsburgh,
or we would be losing?
My Kingdom For A Time Machine
So I can skip ahead to mid-October to see if the Cubs make it to the World Series.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Before last night how many of us had even heard of him
"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 3, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
only if you didn't follow
spring training. :D
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I didnt much this year I'll be honest
March was a crazy month for me.
"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 3, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Very lucky the Brewers have been
playing bad at the same time the Cubs are
Frankly speaking, I am really wondering what the hell is going on.
Z has disappeared, and Lou claims he doesn’t know where he is. Howry gets put in during a close game, and gives up a sh*t load of runs without getting an out, Casey M. is called on to pinch-hit during some crucial at-bats. DeRo called on to bunt yesterday. Wow. I just don’t get it. Call me stupid.
The part about Howry isn't a big surprise to most of us...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I may sound stupid saying this
but i feel the reason why they are slumping is because they are not getting as many walks and these last 4 games it seems like teams are trying to pound the strike zone to get ahead of them in counts
You don't sound stupid at all.
I basically agree.
No kidding
Plate discipline is down…again, I think they’re just pressing and it’s showing up
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
they’ve been trying too hard to get those clutch hits and they just haven’t been coming natural like all this season.
yeah...
usually when we have big innings we start off with 2 walks or even just one we just need to get a few this next inning
Laxatives All Around
that might loosen ’em up!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
if the shit fits, wear it
my fave quote from The Blues Brothers.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
it also doesnt help
when they are getting nothing but singles. the game when they get something other than singles the pitching sucks
Was Hoping The HRs Last Night Would Carry Over
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Anybody watch THE SHIELD last night?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Why are you yelling the shield?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay, I almost spilt my Bud Light (Belgium ownership) on that one
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I'M NOT SHOUTING
ALRIGHT. I’M SHOUTING
I’M SHOUTING
I’M SHOUTING
I’M SHOUT…candlestick falls on head
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm confused....
are you asking if you and Wiggington look like pigs? Or just Ty?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
how's your assmar
PIGGY!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't imagine
that there are many other blogs on SBN that reference Lord of the Flies during the game threads.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
The Original "Survivor"
So good it didn’t need Jeff Probst.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
true and last night was Lolita
"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 3, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Kubrick Version or Adrian Lyne Version?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
So where is Z hiding anyways????
Is he in the park or at a Venezulan witch doctor getting a mojo treatment????
HE'S IN THE HOUSE
WITH YOU!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Pence
I’m really tired of this guy wearing us out this year and he is very annoying to me…..but I can’t help but respect the way he plays the game. I can’t think of a single instance of him playing lazy (or even close to it).
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Does any1 else feel like Will Ferrel in Old School
after he was severely burned leaping through that hoop of fire?
“WE’VE GOT TO KEEP OUR COMPOSURE!!!!” (hitting chairs against lockers)
what we need is a day off
and a series against a team that is undisciplined
Dustys reds' coming up.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
our cups
runneth over.
We hope.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
great strategy there, hack away
Wolf was at 90+ pitches after 5 and he’s still in there thanks to the hackers!!!
BB is back to talking about the '04 Diamondbacks
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
I was gonna say.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess that's why they're outs
as opposed to being out, if you know what I mean.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
twss
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Wolf's pitch count
What is it?
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115 or so
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Good news
Dlee didn’t hit into a dp.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions
He struck out on a low and outside pitch...if that surprised any of us...
sorry to be so negative…must be the Corona Light that is tasting like water :-)
It's not being negative if you are telling the truth.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Derrek Ain't Gonna Like That....
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what happened to the near triple crown candidate?
47 HRs and 100+ RBIs on a terrible team!
dare we say he was also j-u-i-c-i-n-g?
or is it STILL the wrist??
No more roids
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Look his defense is top notch. He's (by all accounts a great guy) just not a true middle of the order make the other team wet their pants guy.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
just curious, how much longer is DLee's contract?
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Bunting With A 3-Run Lead in the 8th????
And against a lifeless Cub offense? When did Cecil Cooper become suck a dickhead?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
That is correct.
The question was, of course, “Name a player on the Cubs who swings the bat more authoritatively than Casey McGehee.”
Oooh, you're feisty tonight
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I forgot how much losing sucks
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Every time has a low point, right?
Looks like the Cubs have found theirs. (I say while I take another swig of beer)
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 thought that was mid-June thru mid-July
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too.
But I’d rather have this be the low point now. That means it can only go up from here.
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 never really know when you hit bottom until you have.
And you’ve hit bottom when Casey McGehee is your top right-handed pitch hitter. Can’t we trade him for Brian Bixler?
how about Bill Bixby?
we’d like him when he’s angry.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
What is scary
Is that they did have to make room on the 40 man roster for him. So…the could have called up Dubois. Not that he would be much better but at least he has some experience
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
God no.
I’ve seen Brian Bixler for 2 years now, and if you’re looking for Theriot-lite, he’s your man.
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
maybe at the triple-a level
but he’d be just as poorly exposed as theriot over the course of a major league season.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
completely agree with not having McGehee around.
I’m in the Jake Fox camp if the Cubs are calling up ‘power-hitting’ right-handed hitters.
After watching Bixler for 2 years, I just don’t think he’ll ever be more than a replacement-level major leaguer.
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Well, hope they break out of it in Cincy
I’m there all weekend. At least it’s the Reds.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
would be hard for them to play much worse then they have the last three games
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."
oh, I don't know about THAT.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
it's HARD to read THE emPAHsis
when everything’s THE SAME.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you really that starved for company that arguing w/ regulars on a baseball forum is what
you wanna do on your Wednesday night?
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by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 3, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope your right Bruce...
At least we miss Volquez.
Let’s Hope Lilly can keep it in the park..
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd be a lot more worried
about that if Dunn and Griffey still were playing there, although Bruce and Votto are no slouches.
This, too, shall pass, guys.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed, a couple of wins against anybody should let these guys relax a little bit.
Thank goodness no one has used this streak to charge up the standings.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
well, maybe the boys will go out tonight somewhere and talk this over
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
guys!
I was just looking for you!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
aaawkard...
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe they'll go on a scavenger hunt for Z
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."
seriously, they have got to all be like WTF, Z???
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Fact: Palin on television right now, CaliCub
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I have no idea what that means
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be still my heart!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I"m from the south...
and even I hate Republicans.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
That sounds rational.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
It isn't supposed to.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I’d like to think I put a bit more effort into voting than that.
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If you are from the south and you don't vote republican, trust me you put some thought in it.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
In general....
….declaring hate for a large group of people that you don’t personally know doesn’t sound like there is a ton of thought going on.
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
How many people do you know
that the Republican government left swimming in New Orleans and The Gulf Coast? If that doesn’t make you think as you can’t get in touch with anyone for a week, wondering are they dead? Are their parents and children dead? Then I don’t know what will make you think.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 4, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know much
but forget how the team will handle any more losses.
These game threads are going to tear themselves apart if we don’t start winning again :-(
I Hope Z Is OK
Getting kinda scared he’s AWOL…
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
right before he cracks another tooth:
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Drew, You Found Him! lol
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
hubba hubba
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
HE'S DEAD! IT'S OKAY! HARRY WON!!
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pottertastic!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
and Soylent Green Is People!!!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
that girl from the crying game
is a dood.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Time to be realistic
This team is disintegrating in front of our eyes. Zambrano is going to be shelved, Harden is sore, and is likely to go down at anytime. The starting staff is completely over worked. The offense is slumping, badly. There is less than one month remaining and almost half of their games are against the Cards and Brewers. This team has definitely peaked. They’re very lucky that they built up the lead they have, but everyone knows its who is hot when you make October and with Z surely not himself, Harden sore, and the offense looking this brutal against incredibly mediocre pitching. Yell at me all you want. Take away the emotion. Step outside the box. The people closest to the forest can’t see through the trees. This team is not going to do anything special. The Cubs have all the pressure in the world on them. And we know enough about this team and Lou that when there’s pressure, their sphincters lock up like little boys. This team doesn’t have the onions to win. Again, yell, type terrible things to me. Step away from the emotion. What happens when this team gets punched in the neck? They fall down and let mediocrity walk all over them. TThis is not the best team in Major League Baseball, its hardly top 5. They were hitting off bad NL pitching. Its going to be a quick October.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
shut up
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Shut up? Tell me its wrong! Tell me its not the truth! For God’s sake look at what is going on and tell me its not the truth. You can’t! Look at their faces. Look at the pressure. Every single big out, they’re gritting their teeth, clenching their fists. They’re not anywhere near a mental state to win big games.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Ever played FRANZIA pong? I have. It's great fun.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
i prefer to dentist's chair franzia
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
ok.
It’s not the truth. They’re slumping, it sucks, but it’s not the end of the world, and we’re still in first place by a good, if not great margin.
Unclench, my friend. You’re going to poop diamonds.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
When they lose 10 in a row and the Brewers pass them, then I'll go to the Looney bin with you.
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by CubbieintheSouth on Sep 3, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not talking
not making the playoffs. I’m saying how the hell can you expect them to win in the playoffs when they’re so tense? It doesn’t take a mind reader to see that they’re pressing way too much, and Lou does the same. Thats been the way he is for years. How is this even debatable.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
You gotta get in the playoffs...
before you can ever win in the playoffs………The ONLY thoughts in the Cub org. ought to be getting in the playoffs…..once the team is in, THEN you can worrry about winning in the playoffs. What about that 2nd start Z was supposed to make in the playoffs last year?
The best defense is a good offense
wait
your subject line and your post, they do not connect!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
can't argue, but....
SHOOT, if this team can’t overcome the negativity and the pressure, then I worry if we really are doomed. I surely hope not. I can’t root for anyone else….ever.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
Well, At Least You'll Be Happily Surprised
if they make the WS.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
YOU step away from the emotion
Stuff it. Stuff it repeatedly and resoundingly.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
This insightful post raises an interesting question:
Why would you punch someone in the neck?
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front of the neck or back of the neck?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't remember anyone in FIGHT CLUB
going for the neck.
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first rule of fight club
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Before you jump
read this
maybe it will help
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 wonder
why Cubs fans are the ass end of jokes. Are you serious?!?! Look at what is happening. This is not even a shell of the team it one was. I AM TAKING A LOOK AROUND. I see this offense getting mud rubbed in their hair by mediocre pitching. Something is surely wrong with Z and there is no way around it. If you can’t beat the Astros staff how the hell are you going to beat Webb/Haren, CC/Sheets? Then how are you going to hold better AL offenses in check, while facing their pitching that sees better hitting all year long? I’m not saying their not going into October, a WS is stretching it a ton. I am stepping away. Its time to look at the cold hard facts. LOOK WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I’m not jumping off anything. I’m being realistic.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
didn't we beat CC?
and Sheets?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
sure, but we DID it.
just sayin.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Ohh...I agree
And I’ll go on record as saying that this is the best team I’ve seen in my 33 years of following them….
But it still hurts to see them flailing away like this.
No
we did not beat CC. He did not receive a decision. And what you do in July and August has nothing to do with what you’re doing in September when the pressure sets in. Look at last NLDS. They pressed too much because of pressure and they were out 1-2-3.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
wait...
he was the starting pitcher, right? And we won the game, right?
We beat him. We WON.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Umm no
we did not beat him. We beat a relief pitcher that could not hold the game.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
say what you want.
That game went in the W column.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
so there is * next to that win?
When do wins count? What about losses do they sometimes count as wins?
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by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 3, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Ty...
…Chill buddy. They lost 5 in a row of 130 games played. Nothing like looking at the “little picture”
Tell me how good the Sox looked in 05 when they almost shitted away a 14 game lead. Or, how about the Cardinals when they lost a 7 games in the standing (in as many days) and looked putrid going into the 06 playoffs?
Bottom line, its a long freaking year and you obviously have no clue what you are talking about.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Did the Sox or Cards
have the pressure that the Cubs have? Did their Ace pitcher (or #2 depedning how you look at it) have soreness and injury problems? But I have no clue?
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Every team has injuries...
…and I do believe the Cards lost some pitching that year.
Let me ask you a question. Do you think the Sox felt pressure when their 15 game lead became 1/2 game with about a week to go? Or how about the Cards. They had a 7 game lead with about 2 weeks left and had to go down to the last game to win. If you don’t think those teams were feeling more pressure than the Cubs are now, we strongly disagree.
By the way, those teams bounced back pretty well from LONG periods of looking like shit.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
You're being a troll.
If you’re that unhappy with the team, go away.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Troll?
Thats bull. Thats my opinion of what is happening.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
You've stated your opinion.
You don’t have to keep repeating yourself.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Then don't post that crap.
I can say whatever the hell I want here as long as its not offending anyone. This is my opinion on what is happening to this team right now. Just because its not what you want to hear doesn’t mean I’m out of line. Everything I’ve stated is happening or has happened.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
It's pretty clear you ARE offending a lot of people.
This thread isn’t a toilet for you to spew all your bile and negativity about the Cubs. As I said, you’ve stated your opinion repeatedly and at length. You can go now.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Then quit typing
stuff back. Its not bile and negativity. Its an honest to God opinion. Just because it does not match what you think is happening does not make me a terrible person.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Whatever. I'm done feeding you.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
just because it's opinion
doesn’t mean that it’s bile and negativity.
No one thinks you’re terrible. We just think you’re mistaken.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
ok.
Well, how about looking at their 85 wins on the year. Those didn’t happen by accident. This is a good team that has hit a rough patch, just like every other team in Major League Baseball has this year.
It happens – no one likes it, but there’s no need to go proclaiming that the sky is falling and calling everyone here asses.
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
85 wins
before the pressure sets in. its the last month of the season, and the whole city is talking playoffs now, and they’re playing like garbage. If it was what you’ve done all year why is it the NL with the best record at the start of Sept. the last 3 years didn’t make the WS?
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
They've played bad over 3-5 games
And who cares about teams over the last 3 years? The playoffs are pretty random, and I think the Cubs are set up pretty well for the playoffs with this team.
I’d much rather have a team struggle over Labor Day than struggle at the end of the month.
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
mediocre that team went 20-9 in august.
but he’s beyond reason. so whats the point.
"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 3, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Beyond reason?
Read above. The last 3 years the team with the best record going into Sept. didn’t make it. But i’m beyond reason. LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. NO ONE WANTS THEM TO TURN IT AROUND MORE THAN I. JUST BECAUSE I’M NOT BAKING CAKES AND PLAYING HOP SCOTCH WHILE THEY PLAY THIS WAY DOESN’T MAKE ME LESS OF A FAN.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
shit!
my cake is in the oven and I forgot while playing hopscotch!
Crap
Take a chill, man. The playoffs are a crap-shoot anyway.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Which Is Why MLB Needs To...
give an award to the team with the best overall league records. Recognize a true accomplishment like that along with honoring the team that gets the luckiest in October.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
HAHAHAHAHAHA
gotta print that one out!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
How does your coming in here
all riled up help anything? It doesn’t. We know they are struggling. We don’t need you coming in here stating it over and over and over. If you don’t think they will over come this slump then find a new team to bitch about.
So now we're
not allowed to come on and give our opinion of whats happening? Again, just because it isn’t what you guys want to hear doesn’t mean its just a load of bull. This is not a blog just for happy thoughts. I can come on here and state what I believe within the rules. And I have.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Don't you think it's a bit angst-ridden?
The Phillies just lost two of three to the Nats. Last month, the Padres swept Arizona.
Lighten up a bit.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
No its not
I’m not sitting here throwing things around my house in a tirade. This is what I believe is happening.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
I didn't say you were having a fit
I said angst-ridden.
Cripes, you make Alannis Morisette sound like the Carpenters.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
totally emo.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Karen's Too Fat In That Pic
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
sorry ladies
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
but you are giving it REPEATLY...
We know your opinion, why keep repeating it? Unless you are looking for someone to argue with
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by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 3, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
say what you want to say
but don’t get pissed off when we take your angsty-boy anguish ridden crap and fling it back in your face.
No offense.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats the whole point
right there. Cub fans can’t not handle it when they hear something they don’t want to hear. I’m not calling people names. I’m not saying that they should fire everyone and to hell with them. You know what I’m saying, and its within the rules, and its an opinion that I am freeto have.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
If you say it rationally, it's no big deal
You’ve yet to do so
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
you're also free to believe
that Neil Armstrong never landed on the moon, or that the earth is flat.
Doesn’t make you right.
You can say whatever you want. And we can say whatever we want back. Therefore, I say unto you:
I’m not saying, and its with them. You know what I’m saying that they hear. I’m not saying they don’t want to hell with them. You know what I am freeto have. right they don’t want to hear something they don’t want to hell with them. You know what I’m not saying that I am freeto have. right they should fire everyone and to hell with them. You know what I am freeto have. right they hear. I’m saying they don’t want to hell with them. You know what I’m saying, and its with them. You know what I’m not call
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Your not calling names...
…but you are making yourself look like a very immature baseball fan.
The Cubs have played 135+ games and you choose to judge them on a five game span? Did you have the same opinion when they just won 7 straight?
Even 100+ win teams look like shit druing parts of a 162 game schedule – check it out for yourself.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Immature?
Because I think this team is heading down the drain with the recent injury problems and the recent performance while the stress and pressure is hitting them. And because while they head down the stretch they’re starting to get over matched by mediocre pitching. Thats not immature. Whats immature is refusing to step back and realize they’re in trouble. Enough of this place. People wonder why blogs and Cubs fans get killed. Because their filled with fanatics that refuse to see the current situation for what it is. No one wants them to win more than I do. But I refuse to sit here and think that everything is OK because the Brewers lost and we’re still up.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Um, I'm a Cubs fan.
And I’m not a PolyAnna, or immature. I’m just not ready to write this team off because they’ve lost 5 in a row.
I’d much rather judge them by what they’ve done this season as a whole. They’re not heading down the drain – they’ve hit a rough spot that all teams do. I think they’ll take tomorrow off, rest, and come back strong this weekend.
I may be wrong, but that’s how I choose to look at it. If you want to take a narrower view, fine.
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
Thats fine
but its the person who says I’m immature or out of line for thinking their is massive trouble ahead that I’m talking about.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
I don't think anyone was criticizing the message
What you’ve been saying is your opinion, and I think we’d all agree that we’re all entitled to our opinions and feelings.
I think people have had problems with the manner in which it has been delivered.
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
this is why what you say is immature.
“Down the drain”?
No. Struggling, scuffling, tired, yes. But at 130 games, we have one of the best records in the league, we’re in first place, and #2 has gained a SINGLE GAME on us in the past week.
The sky, she is not falling.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess we'll see
what happens. But everyone likes to point out when they think they’re wrong. And I sure as hell hope I am. But if I’m right. We’ll see how immature we all think I am for having a God damn opinion.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Dude, it's not the opinion. It's the way you present it.
People have told you that about 1/2 dozen times in this thread alone.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
There's nothing
wrong with the presentation. It doesn’t single anyone here out. Violate anyone’s feeling outside of baseball.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
wow.
just wow.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
See, the thing is
If everyone’s telling you they don’t like the way you’re presenting your opinion, that’s hard to argue with.
I don’t have an issue with you saying things are unravelling, although I disagree, but it was a bit of a rant.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Give it up guy
You’re talking to a brick wall, here. Read the threads. Most of the people on it don’t like when you bang at a negative opinion, whether it’s true or not. I wish it were not that way. I like the emotional back and forth, but it’s not very popular. So you are going to get railed on when you do this.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
Well thats fine then
but someone has to go that way. I’ll wear the black hat then.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
you still don't see
the difference between saying “wow, five games, that’s not good” and “The whole season is going down the drain”?
Seriously?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Its my damn
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
well, ok
but I don’t think it’s reasonable of you to think that you shouldn’t take some hits for saying that.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Taking hit is fine
but “troll, immature, you don’t know what you’re talking about.” i’ve stated factual information that shows I do know what I’m talking about.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
you haven't stated ANY facts.
“The season is going down the drain” isn’t a fact. that you THINK it’s a fact is a fact, but whether or not it is is not, in fact, a fact.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
No facts?
I’ve stated the best record in the NL going into sept the last 3 years has not made the WS. I’ve stated the staff is banged up- FACT. They’re getting beat often by mediocre pitching. Its all facts.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
did you get the part
where no one is arguing with you over those facts?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Umm...
did you happen to see where you told me above I didn’t state any facts… now you’re telling me I did…
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
alright.
fine. I apologize. You did state some facts.
None of them are RELEVANT. But they are FACTS.
And, more importantly, NONE of them are what people were taking you to task about.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Not relevant?
Banged up staff is relevant. Bad offense against bad ptiching is relevant.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Corey McPherrin just said the Cubs have nothing to worry about
I feel better now
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
You judge how you wish...
…but I think you missed my point. Even the best teams look like they are going down the shitter at least 2-3 times per year. That is, if you choose to ignore 95% of the schedule.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Just pointing one thing out...
It’s not just any five game span, it is the LAST five games. They are what is most relevant to the postseason right now. Not the first 130 etc….And, to keep referring to it as only 5 games….need I point out that it isn’t over yet? It could become 6, or god forbid, more.
This guy isn’t offending anyone. To say otherwise is just foolish. Go back to his first post on this matter. It was opinionated, but based on what is going on now. It had no harsh language. It wasn’t directed at anyone. What started this whole thing was people jumping on him, and then bandwaggoning from there. Look in the mirror people.
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
Very well expressed, sir
I was surprised at how he got jumped on. His conclusions sounded a little over the top, but I thought it was well presented. Thank you.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
we should know by now that
anytime anybody ever says anything negative about the Cubs they’re going to be attacked by the “lovers”
by bluekoolaide on Sep 3, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh - I think some heads will roll tomorrow in the cubs organization
I’ll bet there will be a meeting or two
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
negative is ok (and you know I'm not one of the "lovers")
the game was definitely part of the reactions, I think.
If I was over the top, I apologize (I don’t think I was).
You’re right, though — I’ve been a victim of that, too
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
And that's so easy for me to say
anonymously from in front of a computer.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
And you have said
your opinion about 500 times tonight. We get it…..you’re unhappy. It’s not going to change ANYTHING
He obviously ISNT getting it
I guess we all suppose to agree that the sky is following, so that he won’t have to repeat that 50 times.
"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 3, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Mediatating does help sometimes.
Gives you great persective. Maybe give it a try. It’s FIVE games.
"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 3, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Who are you?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Then Set Your Expectations On Them Just Making It
and then you’ll be satisfied. Sure it’s not as good as winning the pennant, but this way you won’t feel as disillusioned.
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Worst Decision he has ever made
They were going to get Bourne out before Newhan even scored…just stupid.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
He must have forgotten how many outs there were
that is the only thing I can think of
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Now THAT was funny!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions
....
que?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
After a 5 game losing streak
of this disappointment, its hard to believe were still 4.5 games ahead of milwaukee.
Bright Side
We will be ok when we hit Cincy
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Sep 3, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
see, it's ok to stink
when THEY stink. :D
The comment up thread is right — no one’s made a run up the standings here. The Astros aren’t really going to threaten us. It sucks to loose, but WE’RE STILL IN FIRST PLACE.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Typing cant describe my feelings so I'll just say
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"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
STRIKE 2!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ok, look
this isn’t going to be any fun if you’re not even going to try.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
YOUUUUUUUU
SUCK!
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
May I just ask
What the heck that is?
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Sep 3, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
a heads up.
up what, I think you can clearly see.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
LOOK! I'M TYPING IN....
RALLY-CAPS!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
EVERYBODY PUT ON THE CAPS LOCK
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Sep 3, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'M FLYING!!!!!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
DON'T WHISPER! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
This Club Is Tighter Than A Virgin's Daughter
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
How could a virgin have a daughter?
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
my point exactly
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
ASK THE POPE
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
WHO IS PHG? MAN IT'S SO LOUD IN HERE!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
PINK HAT GUY - but he has a jacket on over the green shirt
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
WHERES YOUR RALLY CAPS?
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Sep 3, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I just rewatched that play a few times on the Tivo...
…and the only thing I can think is that Theriot figured he had Bourn caught in the rundown, stopped, and suddenly discovered through his Magic Cajun Sense that I hated McGehee more than him and he got jealous and so decided to make that throw just to get my attention back.
It may have worked.
CAJUN SENSES TINGLING!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
the Cagey Cajun
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
We'll get em' Friday.
No sweat. We will be alright.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Sep 3, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
Randy Wolf pitches a CG shutout.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
that's the second time he's done that at wrigley
doesn’t lessen the pain, though.
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
Game over
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
4 RUNS WON'T WIN THIS GAME!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions
he can't hear you anyway.
he has a banana in his pants.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Mope away...
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
tomorrow
I’m gonna watch me some Battlestar Galactica Season 2.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I gonna watch some Quantrum Leap... I love netflixs
"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 3, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
wish the final ep was better :-(
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I refuse to accept that Dr. Beckett never made it home
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I havent made it to season 4 yet.
"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 3, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't give anything away.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually I was reading about the show,
just stuff about the cast and didnt have a spoiler alert in there so I pretty much figured it out I think :(
"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 3, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Who Wouldn't Do Her On A Bad Day?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I wouldn't
but then, unlike Newt Gingrich and John McCain, I’m faithful to my wife…
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm single . . .
Not sure it’d take a bad day, either.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Dont forget JFK and Clinton!
oops…
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
and John Edwards.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
or any other Kennedy, really
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
true and true.
they’re suck-tards. Just not hypocrites.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I can think of a Democratic hypocrit........
and he’s running for president
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
This really, really is a bad idea
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed I DON'T want to start a debate on a Cubs site..
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but as far as we know he hasnt cheated on his wife
"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 3, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
stop it. seriously
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
obama said we weren't suppose to bring family issues into the election
so the whole “cheating on wife” is a non-factor
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
but isnt that what people were listening people who cheated on their wives
or did I totally miss something.
"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 3, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Me. I wouldn't. Venus Fly-Trap. Or like TEETH. You seen TEETH?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0OS4gCpos
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Im far curious about a Z sighting
"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 3, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Lets stay positive NO CLIFF JUMPING
Although I’m close to doing so…
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
It was...
actually mercifully quick… at least compared to last night when I was at Wrigley until almost midnight
yikes
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I PUT THIS LOSS SQUARELY ON HOWRY
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
sry but this is embarrasing
teams might hit rough patches but losing 3 in a row to a average team without C-Lee. not good
you peed your pants?
Oh – I only read your subject line
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
I'd Like To Catch Her In A Rundown!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
This might be the worst night of this month.
Cubs lose 5 straight, and Palin provides merit to her husband via “World Champion Snomobile Racer”. All is right in the world.
NOT
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
there is a good reason my tv is off tonight.
"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 3, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Enough with the politics
Now, please.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Hit "Z" faster.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
If you can find him
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The only logical response to the last 5 games....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions
Good night everyone
I’m so tired.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
I'm not on the ledge but
this is baffling. How can a team that looked so good, look this bad? They are bad in all aspects right now. And the first person to say, every team goes through this, I will barf in your direction. And don’t say it’s because Lee is in a slump. He’s been hitting like this for a couple of months. That’s not a slump.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
It's very similar to the post season
last year. Now, that team wasn’t as good as this team, but I remember at the time being astonished at how that team just seemed to be replaced with minor league doppelgangers overnight
here, have this bag
every team goes through this
Lee is in a slump.
Dood! Our WORSE losing streak of the season is FIVE! Only ONE other team can say that, in all of baseball.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, fine
If you say something negative, you get jumped all over.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
just
keep the big picture in mind. It’s not a ten game season.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
HOPEFULLY FIVE. It isn't over yet!!!!
"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah." - Abe Simpson
That is good.
Good like stuff SWL used to post. Burn.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I've jumped the shark?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I pity the fool
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
rather lose five now than in the postseason
n/t
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I'm sure they're listening
Billy.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Ladies and Gentleman...
This is why the playoffs are a crap shoot. At any one time you can be cold as ice or hot as fire. When you are cold as ice, this crap happens. Either you get good to decent pitching and no offense or you get good offense and no pitching…
Rather this happen now than later…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
No when you're cold as ice...
You’re willing to sacrifice our love
You never take advice
Someday you’ll pay the price, I know
I’ve seen it before
It happens all the time
Closing the door
You leave the world behind
Don't Forget you are digging for gold...
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
ok
Amanda.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Urgent...Emergency!
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
I'm Just A Juke Box Hero
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
a Total Eclipse
of the Heart.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros = Olive Oil Cubs = Bluto
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 3, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
Didn't the number go down?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
What?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
well.....I ordered a Cubs t-shirt Friday, haven't won since then
aww fuck it I don’t believe it curses..
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
well look at the bright side, we've lost three games this series
but our Magic number decreased by two!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
Where are all the people
in the fanpost about traveling to Chicago in late October and whether it was too early to book travel and rooms? Too early for that!
Wait until the Cubs get there to make your plans. I made travel and hotel arrangements after Game 4 of the NLCS in 2003. Never did complete those plans.
I also made plans to go to San Diego for the Super Bowl after the Eagles beat Tampa. After all, Tampa will never win in cold weather. Never made those plans and I burned a check for $3,000 in the parking lot that was supposed to go to my buddy for that trip.
Wait until they get there to make those plans, you won’t find that much of a difference in price.
Postgame on radio
Sounds like Carlos is got issues between the ears
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Did They Find Him?
"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl
Not that I'm aware of
I’ll post a summary here
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
*has
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Any chance that he did see the doctor?
And they told him something bad… so he went into hiding??
Or maybe he knows something is wrong… so he doesn’t want to go get an MRI?
patience . . . I'm typing notes as I listen
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Z summary on WGN radio
Pregame — replayed press conference after
Lou exaspirated — no MRI today, doesn’t know why. Hadn’t talked to him, didn’t seem to know where he was. Zambrano did see the doctor. Marshall to pitch on Sunday. Lou surprised Zambrano asked out of the game.
Postgame
Kaplan basically just ranted. Sounds like it may have been speculation – or Kap’s self importance once again. They’re playing “highlights” of the game now. Lots of whining from guess who…
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
What did we speculate?
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
He did - about Z's mental state
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
He's a WGN radio sports personality
and self-appointed Cub mascot
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
he also said Joe Girardi got the job managing the Cubs
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
you can get one for $5! :)
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
No windows?
Don’t jump! Just meant for the reception.
Hey, party at Em’s! I’ll bet that’s one hell of a view.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought you were in a condo?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a deeeluxe apartment?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Not familiar with
the Jeffersons?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Does this mean the party is at your place?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
sweet!
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to rent an airplane to get a view like that!
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you know
where the picture was taken from? It’s great.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
so when's the party?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Uhhhmmm...
July probably. I moved in around June and took a bunch of pics of my view a couple weeks after that….
I miss Chicago
and the corrupt governors. (Good name for a band.)
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
note how she ignores the party
She doesn’t want us over ;)
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Sigh
I just got done cleaning my floors…. there can only be a party if everyone promises to take of their shoes!
are slippers ok?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
only in my garage, briefly
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, Paris
What was that for?
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Very cool
I am very grateful for having had the opportunity to live in another country for a while
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I always just thought you liked SHANGHAI KNIGHTS!!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
He's the uber Cub fan
If you get worried about the Cubs not winning, he says you’re not a real fan. Literally. He says that. He is The Fan. We are followers.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
Yes, he's a nut
Claimed anyone who didn’t stay up for west coast games weren’t real fans
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
When the Cubs were in
the middle of their 14 game losing streak at the beginning of the season about 10 years or so ago, he went to live up in a billboard until they won. True story. I guess if you don’t do that, you’re not a fan.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
I thought it was a van in the Wrigley Field parking lot
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You might be (probably are) correct.
I still don’t like him. Can you tell?
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
I'm with ya, Matt
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Kaplan also railed about Soriano not taking second on that throw
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
yep, see below
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Z is in San Diego, going to finish off Barrett once and for all
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."
Demp
in the postgame has said that we would not lose every game in September so we are okay…
FYI: The stros have probably cost Demp a chance at the Cy Young. He has three loses against them and in all three loses we scored 3 runs I believe.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
Yes..actually 2 overall
I believe that he has lost
4-2 vs Chacon
2-0 vs Moehler
4-0 vs Wolf…
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Kaplan really lighting into Sori
and uses Theriot as an example of how to play the game right. Ugh.
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
Cut off a guy who disagrees with you Kap
Professionalism at its best.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
He was starting to rant, though
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Because he knows what
Kaplan does when you start expressing your opinion in a normal way.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
well, that's true
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
If it weren't for
Nick Digilio, Kaplan would be the most obnoxious guy on the station (if not radio).
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
I'm too old to stay up for Nick!
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
he's above
the Digillio line?
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 3, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
What will that mean?
You play lousy, watch balls at the plate, play doubles into singles, hit into 25 DP’s, and he does nothing. So what will Lou do to Z? Should he do anything?
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
As a manager of the team responsible for the actions of your players, it would be pretty embarassing to lose control and not be able to "find" a player
"There's a lot of things we don't tell you." Lou Pinella
Have not I heard this before...
Yes…Yes I have. Sosa in 04…leaving before the last game of the season.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Manana es manana.....
I’ll bet thye sun rises in the east and another NEW day of baseball is in front.
The best defense is a good offense
PHG on with Kaplan
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
ayup
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
they'll be ok, and don't fear the PHG
kinda odd
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
PHG? ...who is that...I missed that and I don't see it in the Dict.
"Aw, how could he (Jorge Orta) lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico." -- Harry Carey
by TheRiot Police on Sep 3, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Pink Hat Guy
Sits behind home plate at a lot of night games
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by Shanghai Badger on Sep 3, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
If he luvs the Cubs so much....
Why doesn’t he buy’em….
He sits behing home plate at a lot of night games…he ought to be able to afford it…
:) :) :)
The best defense is a good offense
Pretty much boilerplate stuff
Every team goes through this, don’t worry, blah, blah, blah.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
Where's dragon? I haven't seen him on BCB for a long time.
*Bleech.
Time for another beer.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I think...
…he is waiting for Fukudome to get some hits.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
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