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Your 2008 NL Central Champions

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Working out this afternoon, 3:10 pm CT, at Wrigley Field, via the webcam.

Work hard!

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Are they playing duck-duck-goose?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 3:15 PM CDT   0 recs

No

Spin the bottle.

"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."

by BMoney79 on Sep 30, 2008 3:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I know

a team only rally

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by tony412 on Sep 30, 2008 3:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kumbaya!

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 3:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you should have...

placed a Police Concert in the middle. Does the same amount of damage.

"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"

by HIGGY on Sep 30, 2008 3:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bob Howry?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Sep 30, 2008 4:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

PLease!?!?!?!

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 30, 2008 6:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought maybe they were...

…trying to form a heart.

We Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

First

ok what does this formation look like?

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by tony412 on Sep 30, 2008 3:15 PM CDT   0 recs

I think that

the only I can pick out is Ed Halbur. Go get ’em Ed!

"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."

by BMoney79 on Sep 30, 2008 3:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Prediction time

Cubs win the NLDS in 5 games. This series is going to be low scoring baseball and close games. It will come down to executing the offense (i.e., the stuff the Cubs did surprisingly well in April, May and June) and the Cubbie starters pitching deep into games to avoid anybody not named Carlos Marmol and Keryy Wood in that pen.

Heroes….Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot

Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...

by MDBNIU on Sep 30, 2008 3:17 PM CDT   0 recs

How does the series go 5

and a hero is the game 4 starting pitcher? Are you saying you think we will be down 1-2 after 3?

Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB

by californiachicagoan on Sep 30, 2008 3:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Did you play baseball in college? Are you a former all-conference 2nd baseman?

I didn’t think so….Pound Sand.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 3:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This would be a lot to pound

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep...

Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...

by MDBNIU on Sep 30, 2008 3:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Alternatively

He could come in the 15th inning to pinch run for Soto in the 5th game, and take Martin out at the plate for the winning run!

Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB

by californiachicagoan on Sep 30, 2008 3:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

5 games

I will be losing my mind if this series goes 5 games.

by rambler19 on Sep 30, 2008 3:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Me too...

But I have tickets to that game, so I’ll be losing my mind at Wrigley at least.

"Remember each day this year, where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, how you felt as the Cubs win their way through it. Because if this does turn out to be the promised land we have all been waiting for, you will want to remember, savor, cherish every moment..."

by CubsBullsBears on Sep 30, 2008 3:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL - oooh, bold predictions!

The games will be low scoring! The offense must execute! Pitching will matter!

In other news, I predict the series will come down to whichever team does the best job of staying out of 2-3 counts!

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Things I learned at the rally today

The Cubs are run by “Crain Kennedy”.

The only thing Governor Blago loves more than the Cubs is hearing himself talk.

Jim Belushi is pretty annoying in all but the smallest of doses.

You shouldn’t monkey around with “Go Cubs Go” – the original is by far the best.

Derrek Lee is awesome.

But the main thing I learned today is that this time just being there is not enough. Last year it felt like simply getting to the post-season carried with it a measure of vindication. This year the crowd seemed less happy to just be in the playoffs, but more excited to go forward.

by SuperContext on Sep 30, 2008 3:24 PM CDT   0 recs

I agree with most of this

Jim had to have had a few cocktails for lunch but his rendition of Sweet Home Chicago was really cool.

The most annoying thing about the Blago speech for me was how he urged everyone to write to our local sportswriters about voting for Santo for the HOF, only the writers are not voting.

I also learned Soto has become a huge fan favorite. He seemed to get the loudest ovation whenever mentioned.

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by tony412 on Sep 30, 2008 3:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Somebody needs to explain to me Jim Belushi....

To me he is little more than a loudmouth schmuck. Getting William Peterson or Bill Murray would have been cool. Belushi? Barf.

Oh please let this dubious bullpen be good enough in the playoffs...

by MDBNIU on Sep 30, 2008 3:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I've always liked Jim Belishi personally..

movies like Mr Destiny—K-9 and a couple others were pretty doggone good—he can be a bit boorish I supposes—but he is true Cub fan from what I know.

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 3:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You need better comedic acumen.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 3:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You're going to need a new job judging by your time spent here.

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

were you a comic in college?

no? then how do you know if it’s funny? Go pound comedy, you guess laugh joke wiffer!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Would I then laugh my ass off?

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

as far as I know

comedy is a binder, so, no, you would not laugh your ass off.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Since my comedic acumen is decidedly limited...

does a binder= wedgie?

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

only from the front.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

With that answer--I am now proud to have limited comedic acumen

although I was once dry willied in a taxi/mini-van from the back seat by a gay guy my wife works with..it was a violation of my ear.

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

dry willied?

that’s terrible. Your first time you should definitely have lube.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh--make no mistake..

I had been previously wet willied.

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him."
Solomon

by cubfever7 on Sep 30, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I see where you're going with this

everybody has their, ah, adventuresome moments… wink, wink, say no more!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Comedy is King...

and the King of Comedy is Rupert Pupkin.

by hokie316 on Sep 30, 2008 4:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes, I noticed that too

Geo probably got the loudest cheers of anyone whenever his name came up.

by SuperContext on Sep 30, 2008 4:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, and when they showed the clip of Lilly...

…knocking over Molina, there was a huge cheer as well.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I bet

that might’ve been my favorite moment of the year so far.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I felt fortunate

that the one game I got to attend all year had a no-doubt highlight reel moment.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 30, 2008 4:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

my only game this year

was against the dodgers. and nothing really special happened. but it was still fabulous.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Got the ticket stub

tacked to a board with the score and CUBS WIN! written on it. It’d be great to have a ticket from The Year, ya know?

Plus, you saw em play the Dodgers. Good sign, maybe…

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 30, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Saw Dempster beat the Dodgers

and Woody throwing high heat in the 9th.

Hopefully its not the last time I see that all happen.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

TOMORROW, TOMORROW I'LL...

ahem…

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 5:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw RJ and Dome make highlight reel catches...

…in the one game I attended: May 31 win over Rockies.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

After a string of forgettable losses

I was fortunate enough to attend two games that made the highlight reel — Henry Blanco’s walk-off single against the Cardinals, and the Cubs comeback from down 6-2 to the Brewers on September 18.

by SuperContext on Sep 30, 2008 5:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

For that Blanco game...

I was up in Minoqua ignoring the outside world when I walked into a German beer garden themed bar. I was only going to have one and get on my way when I look up and see that the Cubs were on. What great luck. Well of course I had to stay to the end. IIRC it was an extra innings game and the wide wasnt to happy with how long it took or how many beers I had. Oh well, I at least I got to sin Go Cubs Go in northern wisconsin!

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 30, 2008 6:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

She'd really be unhappy if she knew

That you referred to her as “the wide”!

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

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 30, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just how pained did Mayor Daley look/sound to have to be at a Cubs rally?

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

by hip2bsquare on Sep 30, 2008 3:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He did a decent job of keeping a straight face.

The crowd really let him know they knew whose side he was really on.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, he was a good sport and played along

But he obviously is much more invested in a certain game being played tonight on the south side.

by SuperContext on Sep 30, 2008 4:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You mean the White Sox?

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

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 30, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and remember....

you can’t spell “Sex Wit Ho” without White Sox.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 4:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Since you're on the webcam

Can you post pictures of the ads MLB is putting up down the right and left field lines per the Trib?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-080930-chicago-cubs-ads-link,0,7308043.storylink

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 30, 2008 3:35 PM CDT   0 recs

That's not that bad...

I can live with that… temporarily.

"Remember each day this year, where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, how you felt as the Cubs win their way through it. Because if this does turn out to be the promised land we have all been waiting for, you will want to remember, savor, cherish every moment..."

by CubsBullsBears on Sep 30, 2008 3:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

doubt it will be temporary

i bet there will be more next year

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Sep 30, 2008 3:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I bet you're correct.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Sep 30, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

MLB Network.

Another sports artery that Comcast will push to the elite tier.

Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...

by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not awful

but I could really do without all the ad-age.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha, playoffs=ad-age.

Lots and lots of ad-age. Which is fine by me…

The Missouri Tigers (4-0) begin defense of their 2007 Big 12 Conference North Division title Saturday on the road, as they take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) in Lincoln, Neb.

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 30, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There's an old adage that says...

…there will always be more ad-age.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

there's another one

down the left field line that is an ad for Postseason baseball on Fox and TBS but I didn’t want to bog down the thread.

by cubbot on Sep 30, 2008 3:40 PM CDT   0 recs

ha

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Sep 30, 2008 3:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Al?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 3:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

beard's too dark

have they announced the freakin’ lineups yet???

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no

and i’m going nuts.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Um...

… nope.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 30, 2008 4:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Is that from the rally today?

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 30, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yep

off of chicagoist.com

Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....

by Andre Fonseca on Sep 30, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It's about time!!

When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo

by gwood on Sep 30, 2008 4:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yay Cubbies.

very good news.

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel

by Blue W on Sep 30, 2008 4:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Good news.

He’ll be needed for our three-peat.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 30, 2008 4:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jessica won't be happy

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

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 30, 2008 4:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rosenblum blogs w/ Rami

Pretty good interview:

.
When Sammy was here and Moises in ‘05 and ’04 and ’03, we had great lineups, but we didn’t have as good pitching as we have this year. We have great starting pitching and a great bullpen. Woody in the bullpen with Marmol and Samardzija, and getting Harden from Oakland and getting Z healthy … this is the best pitching we’ve had in a long time here.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 4:29 PM CDT   0 recs