A Word From This Cubs Fan About The White Sox
by Al on Sep 30, 2008 9:17 PM CDT
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You are witness to history again tonight.
It has been 102 years since both Chicago major league baseball teams have qualified for postseason play, but tonight, the White Sox joined the Cubs at the October party by beating the Twins 1-0 in their tiebreaker game and thus becoming the champions of the AL Central.
Whether you hate the Sox, like them, or are indifferent, you have to admit that this result will make this one heck of an October in Chicago, and thus is good for the city where so many of us grew up and/or still live.
This was the seventh single-game tiebreaker playoff game in the divisional play era. Here are the other six:
- Yankees 5, Red Sox 4, for AL East title on 10/2/1978
- Astros 7, Dodgers 1, for NL West title on 10/6/1980
- Mariners 9, Angels 1, for AL West title on 10/2/1995
- Cubs 5, Giants 3, for NL Wild Card on 9/28/1998
- Mets 5, Reds 0, for NL Wild Card on 10/4/1999
- Rockies 9, Padres 8, for NL Wild Card on 10/1/2007
Tonight's game was the third (of the seven) to be decided by one run, the first 1-0 tiebreaker playoff game ever and the first to be decided as the result of a home run since Bucky Dent beat the Red Sox in that 1978 game. Here are all the tiebreaker games and series dating back to 1946.
Congratulations to the White Sox. Who knows, maybe we'll see you in three weeks.
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Congrats Sox
first
"Can that be used in a sentence now as a swear word? as in "That was the most White Sox White Soxing call I’ve ever White Sox seen in all my years of watching this White Sox game. White Sox it all to hell!" Weeghman Park
by derv on Sep 30, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Those of us outside of Chicago
probably don’t fully understand the whole hatred of the Sox thing. So I can easily say: Congrats Sox. Go Chicago.
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by AceCubbie on Oct 1, 2008 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real Teams Clinched More Than a Week Ago
Anyway – 162 games later, it’s decided by one run.
Deserved congratulations to the Sox, but what a brutal way to go out for the Twins.
by 08Cubs on Sep 30, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is exciting
I’m hoping for a subway series
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on Sep 30, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Weather
Anyone think the temperatures contributed to the lack of offense tonight? I ask because, well, it’ll be the same temperatures tomorrow night.
by 08Cubs on Sep 30, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah White Socks!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now
Those are nice white socks…or maybe I’m just distracted by the filler…
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
by snowyman28 on Sep 30, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or lack thereof...
9/14/08 - Big Z throws a no-hitter and my son attends his first Cubs game. The perfect combination.
by Scrapptastic on Sep 30, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh...
that’s a white sock. There’s only one. SHE’S UNBALANCED!
"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 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SWL is the one that's unbalanced!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm unbalanced?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
severely
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This disturbs me in so many nice ways.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Sep 30, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great game
That being said, I really can’t stand the Sox—starting with their management and massive inferiority complex. I had really wanted to see the Twins take it tonight—especially in that soulless pit they call the Cell. I don’t think the Sox have the horses to keep up with the Rays. Not only that, but they start in Tropicana and that is a place opposing teams go to die. I think this emotionally draining win will be the only thing they celebrate on the South side this post season. Congrats to the Sox, enjoy it while you can.
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
by snowyman28 on Sep 30, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs and White Sox in the playoffs together
Please remain calm, the apocalypse will be here shortly.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Sep 30, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great for Chicago...
…baseball and I congratulate the Sox. I am not one that wants the Sox to lose, I just don’t follow them with my heart like I do the Cubs.
I have always said, it is a good thing when both teams are good, because it creates competition for each club to be better than the other.
A city series would be an incredible thing to see and I think the Sox are going to give the Rays all they can handle. In fact, I think they steal game one on Thursday.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 30, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who knows, maybe we’ll see you in three weeks.
Gods, I hope not. I want this post season to be all about the Cubs.
"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 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty incredible to finally have both teams in the post-season
Chicago’s always been a great baseball team, nice to have some success finally.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just heard that Furcal is starting tomorrow for L.A. That changes
things a bit if he is healthy.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and he's not....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe he is healthy either. One hard swing and he is out. The dodgers
would lose a roster spot if he gets hurt so this is a big gamble.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a SS w/ back injuries
just seems like asking for trouble.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...it could limit his range and arm strength...wait! It will turn him into Ryan Theriot!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he would be scraptastic!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't you need to be a small white guy to be considered scrappy?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...he would be "gritty" in that case.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Sep 30, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scrappy moniker can be extended to small non-white
players if said player is injured and still attemping to play. In which said player is sacrificing his health for the good of the team.(Rule 27a of the Scraptastic Players Guide)
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for that
I must’ve misplaced my Player’s Guide.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a .024
Eckstein Multiplier.
"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 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. Divide by a freckle
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we are lucky his back will limit him a bit
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #3/4 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!
by nji232 on Sep 30, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was kinda hoping for the Twins...
Maybe I’d actually get to a Series game involving the Cubs. And frankly, after the boorishness of Sox fans, both in general and specifically regarding the Cubs, I cannot bring myself to care about them at all.
I don’t hate them, I just don’t care.
by MN exile on Sep 30, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I just biased or does anyone
have problems taking the numbers of the Dodgers really seriously?
Of course they have good ERA’s, they play in the NL West where everyone is kinda stinky.
Not that I’m taking them lightly, but the numbers seem misleading to me.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They are...look at their pitching home/road splits.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah...and look at who they actally played the last month.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been looking for a park adjusted ERA kinda thing
But I haven’t seen one yet.
Actually. I just want the games to start & to hopefully have someone OTHER than Dick Stockton behind the mic. He makes me sleepy.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dick Stockton kills the joy
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Oct 1, 2008 3:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Their pitching numbers...
…are definately overblown (just look at the home & road splits). What worries me a bit is they don’t rely on the homerun to score runs, they put the ball in play and they will pressure the defense by running. I say this because the weather/wind is going to take the power game away from both teams and you will see some low scoring games.
Now watch, tomorrow’s game will be 9-7.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 30, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrows game will be 6-3 Cubs....unless Howry is on the roster and gets in the game.
Then it will be 6-5 Cubs.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that your final offer?
"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 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from the basement to your computer
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rock on.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Sep 30, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Howry factor is extended to 3 runs during the playoffs. The Cubs would
need to be ahead by at least 4 runs when he enters the game.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
but their defense ranked 15th in the Bigs & 10th in the NL.
We can do the small ball stuff too.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know...
…and I think the Cubs are a better overall club. They just need to play their game and not try and do too much (especially with weather conditions we will see).
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I agree. Lets just play the games.
Preferably w/ no Dick Stockton. Who is absolutely brutal.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi dummy!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(yawn)
oh, did you finally clinch? All the good teams did that last week.
"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 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(yawn)
All the good teams have won a World Series in the past 100 years.
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No...the best team from each year won it...just like every year.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many of those have been Cubbies?
n/t
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twice
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in a row
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remind me what years did that happen?
Can you send me a video tape of those championships? Or at the very least, how about a tape of the radio broadcasts?
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
even more irrelevant.
take the chip on your shoulder and go home.
"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 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now? I'm thinking you're a turkey-fart.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering...
if you were one of those paranoid Sox fans that also believes we faked the moon landing to cover up the Kennedy assassination?
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful night in Chicago!
Two teams winning their divisions, playing in the post-season!
Incredible! Never thought I’d see it.
Good luck Cubbies!
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don't need luck...we have good players.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twist a positive into an attack...
… and I’ve heard those types of boasts from Cubbie fans in the past, heck even last year. How’d that turn out for you?
Good night. And best wishes to decent Cubbie fans, ones who don’t resort to smears, slim and personal attacks.
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait...there are Cub fans that don't do those things?
I hate those people.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and for the record...
I’ve NEVER resorted to “slimming”.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can't be a prick all your life
and accuse someone else of being a prick when you get a pointed response to the one nice thing you say.
by nathew on Oct 1, 2008 5:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, see
only one team won a division tonight.
The Cubs won their division with over a week to go.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
Seriously. Why are you doing this? Go celebrate a great game from your team! Danks is really good.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was 1907 and 1908....back when you could be out past sundown in South Chicago
and not get mugged, raped, shot, or solicited. Good times.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously you never read the reports of
what happened during the World’s fair here. Hundreds of people came up missing or dead. Many were suspected to be sold into slavery and shipped to other countries.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't the World's Fair in 1893?
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It never takes much...
… for Cubbie fans to launch into latent racist taunts.
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially our members who are black....like willie.
The World’s Fair hates black people.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Area of town = racism?
Who’s launching into “latent racist taunts” here?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Racial? Where the hell did that come from? That event was in the
late 1800’s. Chicago was a tough town. the missing people were from all over the world. You guys have latent racist thoughts on your brain. Chill out racism wasn’t part of my rant.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know it wasn't.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was not addressed to you...
… but Santoswoodenlegs.
It was 1907 and 1908….back when you could be out past sundown in South Chicago and not get mugged, raped, shot, or solicited. Good times.
I’ve been hearing those types of bigoted remarks for years. And that’s exactly what that was. And that’s usually the response, the, “Who me? My best friend in black…”
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you suggesting that only black people mug, rape, shoot, or solicit?
I’m the racist?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enough of this for me...
… you posted a bigoted comment. Twist and turn this to your pleasure.
You replied to my first post with a personal attack, “Hi dummy!” Good night bigot!
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good night dummy!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must have missed that history lesson. i didn't think
that SWL was referring to blacks doing the mugging and raping. He knows I am black and he wouldn’t lay that shit on me, would you SWL?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know I would never talk out the side of my neck to you willie...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know that. This guy is really tripping out. Let's talk
about some baseball. Go Cubs!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Overnight FOX TV rating for SOX /TWINS game
.003
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
by Employee22 on Oct 1, 2008 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think anyone even watched the game on FOX
because it was on TBS ;)
by nathew on Oct 1, 2008 5:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
irrelevant.
"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 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no...it means something...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps.
but I find it irrelevant. This is NOW. This is 2008. 2007 doesn’t matter, 2006, 2005, whatever. THIS YEAR. And in THIS YEAR, the Cubs dominated their division and their league, and clinched days ago, whereas the White Sox struggled and had to play a special game just to inch their way over the line.
"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 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheese and crackers...
… with those sour grapes?
by DrCrawdad on Sep 30, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sour grapes?
my team won 97 games. My team is favored throughout the playoffs. My team is beloved throughout the country, and my team doesn’t talk smack about the opposing team and then get swept.
Get over yourself. Your a little man with a little team, little manager and little GM. I didn’t start to despise the White Sox till you came here.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's funny!
I didn’t start to despise the White Sox till you came here.
by DrCrawdad on Oct 2, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you like to focus on the past.
this is the future. Get with the program, Krabby Man.
"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 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but they did in a WS in the past....you can look it up...in a history book.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure.
but that was a different team. Same name. What was that name again?
"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 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cue Journey...
please no.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, the Sox are in (excitement lacking in my house).
How do they match up with the Rays?
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rays in 4
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking the same
I remember the "98 and the Cubs not having anything left for the Braves.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, thats part of it
but the Rays can score in lots of different ways. The White Sox seem to ONLY score on the HR.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rays in 2
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carl Crawford is back. Rays in 1.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty badly.
ten games in the season, they won 4, splitting them between Tampa and the Cellblock.
"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 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be perfectly happy if the Sox could eliminate the Rays.
Should the northsiders keep advancing, I don’t have fond memories of the interleague matchup.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not as bad as it looks
Across the 10 games, the Sox had a better ERA and more runs per game . . . the only major stat they lost in was the W-L (which, of course, is the one that matters).
by madcow256 on Oct 1, 2008 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so they played
worse than they should have? To me that’s WORSE than it looks, not better than it looks.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to root for the Sox just because my brother is a Sox fan.
Then I read about all kinds of nasty stuff that Sox fans did during the Cubs’ run in ‘03 (cheering for the Cubs’ opposition). That soured me a lot on the Sox and their fans.
If you’re a genuine baseball fan (def: one who roots for his team and doesn’t root for someone else to lose – note: this definition does not apply to those who root for the Cardinals to lose ;-D), congratulations to you, and I wish you the best of luck in the playoffs (unless you meet us, in which case, I hope the ground opens up and swallows both you and your team).
Have fun with it.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Sep 30, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to the Sox
They did what they had to do and pulled it out. I’d be lying if I said i was a fan but I’m also not one of those people who get charged up seeing the other team lose.
by bluekoolaide on Sep 30, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a game.
The lowest score tiebreaker ever. Congratulations, White Sox. You can go back to losing.
by Fraggin Judge on Sep 30, 2008 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was the first 1-0 game for the sox. Ozzieball is back!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else think
That the whole champagne & celebration spilling out onto the field and fans thing, simply for making the playoffs is a bit ridiculous? Dudes, I know you’re excited, but there’s three more rounds to go before any of this means anything. I don’t remember the Atlanta Braves hosing down Turner Field 15 times in a row.
Especially ridiculous for the White Sox, who just won the whole freakin’ enchilada within the last 5 years. For Pete’s sake, act like you’ve been there before.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You're still here? LOL.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's ridiculous when anyone does it
Including the Cubs, who were just here last year. Save the champagne for when you actually make it to the WS.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
because celebrating accomplishing a goal is ridiculous.
Seriously, you’re upset a team made a deal about going to October?
There are so many more things to be annoyed about in the world.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...like when the idiots at Taco Bell mess up my order when I go through the drive through.
I want to choke a kitten when they do that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I say I was upset?
No. I only said it was ridiculous.
Same with untucking your shirts and jumping in unison at home plate like a bunch of sissy girls when you win a game in August.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sure came across as being pissy about it
But. Whatever.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
That just means you have a perception/comprehension problem.
It’s common. I think you can get a prescription for it.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh boy...it' on.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While we're at it
You know what else is ridiculous, when you go to a ballgame at one of these modern ballparks and they blast idiotic music for every single play.
“here’s the pitch…ball 4” [idiot sound man cues up Blur’s “Song 2” at 180 decibels to celebrate base on balls].
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
-25 BCB POINTS for knowing the name of that band and song.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still waiting for the BCB Store
Hopefully it will be in the SBN 3.0 update this winter.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
the prescriptions called “Don’t write like an arse and no one will assume you are one”.
ITs a long name. Its street name is “That guy” as in. Don’t be him.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HBCG returns serve!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weak.
You should take longer to formulate your response. I mean, anyone reading this days from now doesn’t notice the time stamp anyway.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...and jmomls backhands a floater into the center of the court.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
Who knew Crawdad had a backup screen name.
White Sox.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HBCG's volley puts jmomls on the defensive!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crawdad?
OH, I see, there’s one other guy who disagrees with your love of moronic celebrations at being one of the many, many teams who squeaks into the playoffs so I must be that guy, too.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and jmomls charges the net!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many many teams who goes to the play offs?
Who knew 8 was “many, many teams”.
Look. Celebrating a GOAL is a good thing. If you do’t like it, don’t watch. I happen to think seeing guys ENJOY what they’re doing is a great thing. Its fun to see who does what. And I’m looking forward to seeing my team do it about 3 more times (God willing) and you can be pissy about it if you want, but I’m gonna have a blast.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
30 teams in MLB, right?
That is more than 1 in 4. Big. Deal.
“Oooh, we’re the Brewers, we are the 2008 NL Wild Card team! Yay! Hang the pennant, drop the confetti, man the Moet cannons! Immortalize Ryan Braun in marble!”
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you must be a Braves fan....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
Just logical. The kind of person who sneers at dolts with their “2001 AL West Champions” or “Kerry/Edwards” bumper stickers. Ultimately, those losers lost. There’s no reason to pop the champagne in the first week of October. Have some decorum.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So if you were on this team...
you would be dressed and out of the clubhouse before the camera’s were allowed in…right.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I’d be happy, but focused on shitting the bed in 3 games straight like I did last year.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must fart rainbows....
it’s cub “fans” like you that make the “loveable loser tag” stick. You expect to suck…so you do.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You spend your weekends yelling
about kids on your lawn don’t you?
Geez. Whatever. You can be all irritated by celebrations if you want… free country and all that.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lame retorts are your speciality
If the kids were celebrating getting a B on a routine weekly math exam on my lawn, yes, yes I would yell at them. Come back when you’re valedictorians, losers.
And suddenly, you remember it’s a free country? Funny, you’ve been trying to stifle my opinion for the past 10 minutes.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. I'm done with you
You’re not even trying to be funny now. Shame. You were kinda fun.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last refuge
of a loser. See ya round, quitter.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm your huckleberry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's have some
Frederic F*ckin’ Chopin while we duel.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You trying to pick a fight SWL?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fights pick themselves...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can pick your nose, but
you can’t pick your friends or family or something like that.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the kids in question...
had repeatedly FAILED their math class for the last 5 years…yeah…I may let them blow off some steam for a B.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah,
Those dolts would’ve been kicked out of school by then.
I’m glad that the low self-esteem craze has reached professional sports, though. This is the same stupidity that brought us “graduation ceremonies” from kindergarten.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So winning a division title is tantamount to passing Kindergarten?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Celebrating with champagne is like having a ceremony for graduating from kindergarten, because you’ve got 3 more steps to go before you have really accomplished anything in each case.
Do try to keep up, 007.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see what you mean...
of course, what you mean is stupid…but I see it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see part of it
I just don’t get why he’s so annoyed by it.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm more annoyed at you
dopes for taking the bait and counter-arguing on and on and on.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
I bet this is the guy who po-poo’d birthday parties growing up.
You’re Roger Goodel aren’t you? Channeling some No-Fun-League policies?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you had given up
and gone away.
Please keep up promises.
Birthday parties usually do not entail champagne showers.
Unless you’re 21 or in Vegas.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it's just the alcoholic baths your opposed to?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y'all have a hard time
keeping up, don’t you.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...we're dumb..
maybe you could find a more intelligent Cubs Blog to participate in…
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay
Love being called dumb on the internet. So original. All the information in the universe at your fingertips and “dumb” is the word you choose.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Did your neighbors
dog shit on your morning paper?
by sue369 on Oct 1, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why extend Lou now?
Shouldn’t we make sure this team doesn’t piss it’s pants in postseason again first?
by sanks on Sep 30, 2008 10:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Winning a divisional title (2 years in a row!)...
is hard to do….regardless of what happens in the post-season (which involves a metric ass-load of luck)…Lou has shown he deserves to stick around. Honestly…you want the press to hound the team about the # 100, the goat, the black cat, Durham, Garvey, Clark, Bartman AND Lou’s job security?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reed's hat flip catch
was only the 10th best play of the regular season according to Sportscenter.
Lame.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 10:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, he didn't do it in New York...that's like -4 spots right there...
add the fact that none of the ESPN guys actually know who Reed Johnson is…and you have the logic behind the ranking.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
but still. Lame. :-P
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but Zambrano's no hitter beat Jon Lester's
on the list. Obviously an editing mistake.
And on another note, how about the STUPID segment that O’Reilly guy did on a “Cubs Curse”. I couldn’t watch it- ff TIVO- but I hate when they do that.
by epcub on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does ESPN have it in for the Cubs?
Both on radio and on SC/Baseball Tonight, they’ve really been getting the milage out of the whole ‘when will they choke’ thing.
I guess they don’t know what to do with no Yanks/BoSox angle this year.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They won't stop until we win it all....
at that point, they will have to start actually learning stuff about our team/fans/players/traditions and begin real reporting. Until then….get used to it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just find it annoying...
that so many shows do more self-aggrandizement and prognostication than actual sports analysis. I don’t care what you think the outcome will be based on your hunches or how your knee feels, just give me some good analysis and matchups.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They still won't stop then. Those
simple minds don’t have much to ramble on about since the yankees and mets are out of it. If the bosox get bounced, they will close up shop.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fallback without NYY
Is to hope for a LAD/LAA WS. Bigger market than Chicago.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many of those people actually watch baseball?
Seriously. I never really hear about fanatical fans of any California team. Maybe that’s because I’m in Iowa, but still….
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There aren't many "baseball fans" in California....
lots and lots of “sports fans” though.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riiight...
those are the people that “can’t watch baseball on TV,” right? And then they go to a game and spend half of it on their cell phone complaining that nothing is happening and the other half wandering the park NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE GAME??
I don’t like those people.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're also the same ones that portray US
as the “just there to party” types.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and we all can agree...
that “partys” are stupid and meaningless unless you’re celebrating something REAL.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y'mean like making the playoffs?
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please enlighten me
Does every NHL or NBA team that makes the playoffs spray champagne all over the first few rows?
Seriously, I don’t watch that crap, so please tell me whether they do or don’t.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's different
It’s different because they are just one of 16 teams to make it and unless they win their division they haven’t won anything.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 1, 2008 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
more NHL and NBA teams MAKE
the playoffs than don’t make the playoffs.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. like my divorce.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real
I’m so sick of this. Finishing a hard fought battle over 162 games and finishing on top is real.
And it has no impact on how they do in the playoffs. I think there are people that actually think the Cubs got swept last year because they partied after finshing the division. That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 1, 2008 8:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That idea was floated this morning on the SCORE
by Jessie Rodgers. I think it’s another excuse for getting you butt kicked and I don’t buy it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that was Barrack Obama
He probably tooted a few lines in celebration for his beloved White Sox tonight.
Then he dumped a bottle of Cris on Chelle.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't blame a brother for partying.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He called up Larry Sinclair
Cuz Chelle wasn’t in the mood.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've spent 30% of your total comments on this blog in this thread alone...
and each is getting more dumb than the last.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A few more comments
and I’ll be just as dumb as you.
Then we can get matching sweaters.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good news...I picked ours out already...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I prefer yours, in the picture
It makes your neck look less pencil-like.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cheap
cheap win, all they do is rely on long ball. go rays
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Sep 30, 2008 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what else is ridiculous
When a dude gets a bloop single and points to the sky, you know, cuz Jesus helped him get that broken bat slap shot over the second baseman’s head.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or when a dude gets a sack
And then dances around, because that five yard loss ten minutes into the first quarter JUST SEALED THE GAME, BAB-EEE, YE-AAHHHHHHHHARGH.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or when an annoying poster starts asking eveyone if they don't like stuff...
Hey…you know what I hate…when a guy does that one thing and then is all….blah blah blah.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I only asked the one question
and idiots like you continued to comment.
by jmomls on Sep 30, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you've proceeded to ask 2 more....or do you not see your last 2 posts?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone here talking baseball?
I just saw this article by Carrie (few hours old now), but it sounds like DeRosa is gonna be fine.
I just don’t see this game being all that close. The Cubs have been better all year, and it will show. Manny might get a few good knocks, but Dempster is M-O-N-E-Y at home:
14-3 in 20 starts, 2.86 ERA, 6 HR.
Meanwhile, Lowe has been his typical self on the road:
5-6 in 17 starts, 4.42 ERA, 8 HR.
I see something like 5-2 or 4-1.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Calling a player M-O-N-E-Y is ridiculous...and using excessive hyphens is also ridiculous.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its ridiculous to call things ridiculous.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now you're just being ridiculous.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You both are freaking ridiculous!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I apologize, SWL
Just trying to turn this baseball blog back into discussion of…baseball.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that what this is? A baseball blog? When does the season start?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smarch.
Friend: Soto for Mayor of Chicago!
Me: Yeah! Just because we don't live there doesn't mean they won't let us vote!
by znohitter on Sep 30, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curse this Smarch weather!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think staying on topic is ridiculous
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what else is ridiculous? These shoes...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's freaking ridiculous!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice legs, though.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoa
those are awful.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no...
they’re ridiculous.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must say...
you’ve got some great leg shots
by epcub on Sep 30, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
careful
complimenting SWL usually leads to ridiculousness.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew something like that was coming.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
X marks
the spot.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that can’t be comfortable
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Sep 30, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not as ridiculous
as if they had little roller-skates on bottom of each prong.
I am sad, however, that I cannot get the picture to scroll up.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We were just discussing the ridiculousness of excessive celebrations after clinching a division title.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's ridiculous.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at Wrigley for the game clincher
And the celebration was the highlight of my Cubfandom thus far. It was so exciting – hugging strangers, high-fiving each and every Cubs fan, hanging around the park for an hour inside and another two hours outside…it was great. Such a different vibe than 2007 or 2003.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You and all those people are ridiculous....and so is this guy.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look ma, a cheesehead!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
jmomls is gonna be upset
you shouldn’t be posting his picture like this.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's ok.
SWL checked with his mom before he left in the morning.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so jealous you were there
what a great day that was. heres to a few more of increasing ridiculouness.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Lowe's going to depend on the home plate umpire a lot
if we stay patient and he’s not getting that low strike on his sinker, we can hit him.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I'd like to think
that waiting for the non-sinker won’t be too hard, considering we led MLB in walks and have seen quite an increase in our patience.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to think that too
but we need to do it in the playoffs too. And last year they turned into complete hacks.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think aces like Webb do that to you...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not this year
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
but Livan Hernandez?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Livan...maybe...
…but DOUG DAVIS!! AGH!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Sep 30, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
What an ugly “series” that was.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just got caught up in the wave. Have you heard of the blind squirrel theory?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought I told those squirrels to stop telling the
sighties about our theories!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL....ok guys...I'm off to bed...to dream big dreams...and snore big snores!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 30, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too, seeya later. Big win tomorrow!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 30, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Night
I’m off to bed soon as my sheets come out of the dryer. Ridiculous dryer’s taking forever.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 30, 2008 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good.
Go DeRo. Gaudin got sent home, that’s gotta be disappointing for him.
"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 Oct 1, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Things got ugly quick in here
Stay classy BCB we have a playoff game to win today.
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by nji232 on Oct 1, 2008 12:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Back to back
Crazy that there have only been 7 and we’ve had one 2 years in a row now
by OKC_Hornet2006 on Oct 1, 2008 2:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup
Very bizarre.
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by AceCubbie on Oct 1, 2008 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
About to head out and teach some 7th/8th Grade Algebra
Then heading to catch the first game of the day. Then some fellow teachers are coming over to watch the game of the day. Cubs and Dodgers.
Lets get that first win today!!!
by miamicanes on Oct 1, 2008 6:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good News
Mike and Mike both picked the Dodgers!
No kiss of death from them guys!
by miamicanes on Oct 1, 2008 6:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't Forget Reggie's HR Against Boston
That 1978 Bucky Dent HR against the Red Sox is the most remembered HR of that tiebreaker game. Don’t forget Reggie Jackson hit a 2-run HR in that game to pad the Yankees lead before the Red Sox made a failed comeback and lost 5-4.
"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on Oct 1, 2008 7:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Exciting times
The banter above is the reason I don’t want a “red line series”, or whatever the media will come up with. This city will not be safe.
Congrats to the Sox, as my roommate says they have kept it interesting all year, something very few thought was possible. It will probably be a short series with the Rays but it will be fun for the city for a week.
Lets do it Cubbies
by slocs55 on Oct 1, 2008 8:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like it to happen
I’d like it to happen but after the Cubs have one won too. Maybe in 09 after we win this year?
Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.
by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 1, 2008 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thome
Congrats to this Cub fan for his GWH. Congrats to the Sox; a lot of friends and relatives are Sox fans, so no disparaging words here.
Al, your blog today brought back some memories:
I was a HS sophomore in `69.
I went to Game 2 in `84. I think it was Terry Kennedy that flew out to the wall for the final out. Man, we really thought we had that one locked up.
In `89, I went to the only game they won.
by thermal54 on Oct 1, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
10-11-03
Al, I read your blog post from this date. I felt exactly as you did…I had absolutely zero confidence they would win Game 7, even with Wood on the mound. To complicate my thoughts even further, I had to teach a class here at work the next morning. I’m sure I must’ve sounded like a blithering idiot at times on 10-12-03.
by thermal54 on Oct 1, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That date should be 10-14-03
I guess I’ve tried to erase it from my memory over the years. Heh.
by thermal54 on Oct 1, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching last night's game
I realized something. I always like to watch baseball, no matter who is playing. Normally, I can’t stomach the White Sox but I actually enjoyed the game. I realized that it’s not the Sox that I can’t stand, it’s Harrelson. He is without doubt the worst, most annoying announcer I have ever heard. I would rather listen to a room full of Joe Morgans than that clown. It’s a relief to know that I can watch the Rays/Sox series without throwing up.
Congrats to the Sox. Now find a decent play by play man.
That being said, I really don’t see how the city of Chicago will withstand a Cubs/Sox WS. There won’t be enough room in the jails for all of the Sox fans.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Oct 1, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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