Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Astros, Wednesday 9/3, 7:05 CT

by Al Yellon on Sep 3, 2008 9:45 PM CDT in Game Threads

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Dang

Hope they get some rest tomorrow!

by jcg996 on Sep 3, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions

pathetic

Randy Wolf isnt that good, he pitched against the cubs at the right time. We could use a few days off

by bheidge on Sep 3, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

He's a joke........

OFFENSE….or lack of it has been the problem the last week……less A-rams miracle HR last Thur…..pull it out…..Cub offense…

2-3-2-3-0-7-0

That’s going nowhere fast………

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 3, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Well said

Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory

by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 4, 2008 4:34 AM CDT up reply actions

For those of you who think the offense isn't the problem.....

I present tonights game.

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 3, 2008 10:09 PM CDT reply actions

If I Could Be Assured The Cubs Make The Playoffs

Without Z and Harden right now, then I’m all for them down until then.

"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl

by CaliCub on Sep 3, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply actions

all for "shutting" them down until then

"Sometimes I feel like as a Cubs fan if I’m not worrying about something, I’m not doing it right." - HalfBlindCubbieGirl

by CaliCub on Sep 3, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

So be it

They have a 99 percent chance of advancing. I’ll take it.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions

hoyvin mayvin

by camnorris14 on Sep 3, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply actions

The ship is sinking and the rats are jumping off!

I hate watching them lose but I seen too much great play to believe that it all was luck that we won 85 games so far. It would be nice, however, to have something positive to take out of the last 5 games. There isn’t anything. All I can say is, BEAT CINCY!!

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

by Itchy on Sep 3, 2008 10:45 PM CDT reply actions

Let 'em jump

The Cubs have too many bedwetters in their fan base, anyway. This team is too good to slump for long. Pulling off a mirage for five months is impossible in MLB today.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 3, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions

All teams slump...

…just figures that it would happen to the Cubs at the end of the season

At least the Mets were kind enough to sweep the brewers for us, (and with the Cards and Phillies losing as well, the damage was limited to the Cubs ego).

Cubs NL Central Magic #: 19
Cubs NL Wild Card Magic #: 11

by rrtycoon2 on Sep 3, 2008 11:00 PM CDT reply actions

That number is off

I think Wildcard is 14?

by ak123 on Sep 3, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Here you go all

Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory

by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 4, 2008 12:02 AM CDT reply actions

FIRST PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

by Blaze22 on Sep 4, 2008 12:06 AM CDT reply actions

I would rather be a cubs fan than a

Cardinals, White Sox, Reds, Astros, brewers, Pirates, Dodgers, padres, Rockies, Red Sox, blue jays, marlins etc

Wouldn’t it suck to be a Marlins fan??

by Blaze22 on Sep 4, 2008 12:08 AM CDT reply actions

I dunno.....

I still hear it from 03

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Sep 4, 2008 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Not good timing

there’s never a good time for a 5 game slump, but this is definitely one of the worse times to have one. What’s of greater concern though is Z’s mysterious arm injury. It has to be serious for Z to pull himself, and that is what concern’s me because the cubs are going to need him to make a serious run in the playoffs and possibly the WS. This team will recover from this slump and right the ship. A lot of people want to jump off the ledge because it’s 5 losses in a row, but it hasbeen said that this was the toughest part of their schedule, and the astros are something like 26-10 since the break. Their doing their usual mad dash after the all star break when their darn near unbeatable. The cubs will make the playoffs, but you want them to do it with momentum, not struggling at the finish because they’re out of gas. Z should be the concern right now, and harden to a lesser extent.

by nmcubsfan on Sep 4, 2008 3:00 AM CDT reply actions