Let's Pretend The Cubs Are In The Postseason! - Tigers vs. Twins Preview, Tuesday 10/6, 4:07 CT
by Al Yellon on Oct 6, 2009 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintSo what are we going to do around here for 181 days until the next Cubs regular season game? I figure many of you -- I know I am -- are interested in the postseason, and it begins today with the AL Central tiebreaker game between the Tigers and Twins in Minnesota. So I figured I'd post a game thread in the same format that I use for Cubs games. Below the fold you'll find the usual pitcher box, preview and links. Throughout the postseason I'll post game threads for those of you who want to discuss the playoffs -- though probably not with as much detail as this post.
The baseball punditocracy talks about today's game:
Rob Neyer @ ESPN: Twins all the way.
Tim Brown @ Yahoo: the Metrodome refuses to die.
Jon Paul Morosi @ FoxSports, who grew up in Michigan: history favors the Twins.
Chris DeLuca of the Chicago Sun-Times downplays the teams involved and instead whines that the White Sox should have been in it. Ugh.
From Detroit: Rick Porcello's brother talks about him.
From Minneapolis: Scott Baker is a big-game pitcher.
And finally, just to wrench this back somewhat on topic, here is Bruce Miles' analysis of the 2009 Cubs position players. Enjoy the game. My pick: the Twins; they're hot (16-4 in their last 20 games and 9-1 in their last 10 home games) and they always seem to know how to win the big ones -- notwithstanding their 1-0 loss in last year's tiebreaker with the White Sox.
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Scott Baker is probably the Twins' most consistent starter, but he is only 1-1, 6.75 in four starts vs. the Tigers this year. He faced the Tigers last Thursday in Detroit and gave them only five hits and an unearned run in five innings. As a pitcher in the AL Central for several years, he's faced most of the Tigers many times. Curtis Granderson and Marcus Thames have both homered off him four times. Magglio Ordonez is 18-for-39 (.462) off Baker with a a pair of homers.
If the Tigers win today, Rick Porcello won't even legally be able to enjoy the champagne after -- he won't turn 21 until December 27. He has had a fine rookie year in which he has posted a 3.09 ERA vs. the Twins (but just a 1-2 record). He faced the Twins last Tuesday in Detroit and got a no-decision in a game the Twins won in extra innings. He should fear Jason Kubel, who is 8-for-11 (.727) against him; Kubel is red-hot right now, too (11-for-26 in his last seven games with 3 HR and 12 RBI).
Today's game is on TBS. Chip Caray and Ron Darling will be the announcers. Here is today's MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Tigers site Bless You Boys and Twins site Twinkie Town.
I'm not posting any overflow threads today; if this one gets too slow during the game, feel free to post an overflow in the FanShot section.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Tigers 6-4 in a pretty good game.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Oct 6, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions
Twins win
I think the Tigers have a 0.26% chance of winning.
Nice work, Cabrera. Get help.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 1:13 PM CDT reply actions
Twins
The Twins have been my “American League” team since I saw my first game at the Metrodome in 1992. Despite the presence of ownership that won’t spend, the team finds a way to stay in contention. If you want to point to a set of fans that has truly been screwed over by baseball’s financial structure, look at the Twins. This is a team that could have a rotation led by Johan Santana, Matt Garza and Scott Baker. Imagine that rotation, with a healthy Fransisco Liriano.
Anyhow, I am firmly rooting for the Twins. They do things the right way and hopefully they can keep the momentum going and make a run through the playoffs.
And could have Torii Hunter playing behind them.
This is a team that could have a rotation led by Johan Santana, Matt Garza and Scott Baker. Imagine that rotation, with a healthy Fransisco Liriano.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Not only that...
… but they have a solid manager who knows how to get the most out of the talent he has.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Gardenhire
Some may recall that the Cubs actually interviewed Ron Gardenhire when they had an opening some years ago… I believe when they ultimately hired Don Baylor. Gardenhire was a coach under Tom Kelly. Who knows what would have happened and I believe that Gardenhire has succeeded with the Twins because his style and philosophy meshes with the organization’s. I believe that this is why the Twins are a great model organization.
I agree, also
Gardy might have been successful as a Cub, but as others have noted recently, the Cubs seem to have no organizational philosphy.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
and the lack of talent
that the Twins have had come from their system—Mauer, Morneau, Cuddyer, numerous pitchers, etc.
Love how Gardy takes control.
it's easier...
…for a manager to take control when the organization has ingrained a certain philosophy with their young players, and they expertly scout the players they trade or sign to be sure they fit what they are looking for.
For years, the Twins have been known to have the best scouting staff in all of baseball, and it has clearly paid dividends for them.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Just because they have no organizational philosophy we agree with
doesn’t mean they don’t have one.
Draft pitchers and 5 tool players who may develop enough to trade with small market teams for emerging talent approaching a big pay day (Ramirez, Lee), sign pitchers who’ve shown promise to rehab deals (Dempster), dumpster dive (Edmunds, Ryan, Johnson) looking for treasure, and sign the biggest names in free agency to fill small voids (Soriano, Fukudome, Bradley).
I’ll call it the “Our ballpark sells out, so we can afford big ticket players and don’t need to fully develop our young players philosophy.”
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
You're right; I should have phrased that differently
I meant philosophy on how to play the game. Or methods taught throughout the system.
How do Theriot and Fontenot get to the majors without knowing how to make tag plays, Soto not knowing that you can’t pick up the ball with your mask, etc. ?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't trying to just bust your chops, but my theory is the
organization may not expect any of the players to get to the bigs with the Cubs. They appear to treat them all as bargaining chips to acquire the future, not the future themselves.
I know I’m painting with a broad brush, but look a the top position talent touted over the last 7-8 years. Hill, Choi, Patterson, Pie. The guys who actually hit in AA an AAA, Hoffpauir and Fox are too one dimensional and too old.
The Twins know they can’t throw money at a player every year and squeeze the most out of the talent they draft. Combining their model with the occasional foray into Free Agency to fill a serious need would appear to create a talented team and as much as I despise them, the Red Sox seem to be closest to this philosophy.
I need to stop now as I’m growing depressed.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
No, I know you weren't -- I didn't take it that way
And I thought your answer had merit, even if it was depressing.
Regarding Choi, we may never know how much the concussion affected him. Maybe he really would have had a nice career.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Note I said "just" bust your chops.
Some chop busting was definitely intended.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Meh.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Ask yourself...
…what takes the most skill;
Signing FA’s and making trades, or scouting players properly and being able to develop them to be good ML players?
The latter is much more difficult, and requires that sound philosophy people keep discussing. it also requires a talented crew of scouts, minor league coaches, development people and a GM that knows how to put the right people together to make this happen.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Don't need to win, either.
by stuartscottslefteye on Oct 6, 2009 3:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotta go with the Twins.
Like dmlichte, they’ve been my AL team since I saw them in Spring Training in 1991.
I happened to meet Chuck Knoblauch the day he found out he made the team. He couldn’t have been more kind that day (which is why his troubles since make me cringe). Since I was short for my age, and he was a short, sparkplug-type 2B, I followed just about everything he did that year. The fact they won the World Series probably helped a little bit, too.
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
If I was to put money on this one
I’d put it on the Twins. they are tough in that park
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
The Twins look tough to beat, but a chance for my childhood
team to advance after these horrific two weeks and put the baseball fork in the Hump Dome? Go Tigers, let’s get this hefty bag looking giant whitehead looking place out of the MLB list of places to play.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Let's go {insert name here}, Let's go {insert name here} ... clap clap clapclapclap
Some this just does not feel right, but nonetheless the game this evening should an interesting one, even if the AL was always far away and somehow mundane for me.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Does anybody know why this game starts so early?
This game will have already started before most people get home and will have ended before people in the mountain and pacific time zones get home.
I have a feeling it's so the teams can get to New York and have a little bit of rest before tomorrow's game.
New York (according to reports) has chosen to play their series starting tomorrow. So, by playing early, the teams can get to NY by midnight (theoretically).
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
That seems the most likely explanation.
It makes the most sense for the Yankees to play the series starting tomorrow, because that series has three off days (ridiculous, I think, to have three off days in a five-game series). Thus the Yankees could get through the entire series just using Sabathia, Burnett and Pettitte as starters.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Go Twins!!
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Go thingies
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Second choice...
Obviously, I’d rather there was postseason baseball on Addison St.
I live in St. Paul, and while I’m back home after a fast morning gig on this rainy Tuesday, I’d be fairly happy if he Twins close out their last Deflato-Dome season with some winning baseball. Maybe even their third Series title in the time I’ve lived here, though I admit that’s a longshot.
GO TWINS!
TWINS ARE GONNA KICK BUTT TONIGHT.
Best home field advantage in MLB.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
TWINS ARE GONNA KICK BUTT TONIGHT.
Best home field advantage in MLB.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I'm rooting against you, but heard ya the 1st time.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Was only a Tiger fan until 1987.
Discovered NL (no DH) and the Cubs in ’87 and evolved into my current, pathetic state. Still have a soft spot for the Tigers, but not much more than the laundry remains of my childhood team. No Ernie announcing (sadly not much more Ernie period) and no Tiger stadium. They could be playing in Anaheim for as familiar as the new stadium is to me.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
hoping a Tigers meltdown
that forces a trade of Cabrera and Granderson to the Cubs for Soriano and Bradley…….oh to dream.
I am suprised very few are rooting for the Tigers on this board.
Love Gardy and the Twins organization. They do it the right way. Tons of talent piped into their MLB team.
Oh Bruce Miles, how smart and cognizant you are.
From Brucey’s article:
IF Aaron Miles: Somebody has to be the worst player in baseball, or at least the worst veteran, and that dubious distinction may go to Miles, whose hitting line is .185/.224/.242. And to think he completed only the first year of a two-year, $4.9 million contract.
Nuggets: In Baseball Prospectus’ VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) system, Miles ranked 1,018th, at minus-13.4. At least he ranked ahead of Ronny Cedeno.
Dan
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Cedeno was absolutely brutal in Seattle this year.
But I still would have preferred having him on the team. It’s better to pay a little bit for crap than it is to pay a lot for crap that doesn’t smell quite as bad.
by Shawn Domagal-Goldman on Oct 6, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
also ...
Cedeno can at least play a decent shortstop.
Andres Blanco would have been a better choice from day one.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Yes, but I don't think the Cubs knew that then.
What’s important is if he’ll be the choice from day one next season. I think he will be.
by Shawn Domagal-Goldman on Oct 6, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed on all counts.
It’s just too bad the Cubs threw all that money away on Miles when the answer was right in front of them for a lot less money.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Go Tigers
If they are out, then I become almost entirely indifferent about every team left.
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Thank goodness. I thought I was the only Tigers fan here...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Somebody post this in the gamethread if we win then....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 6, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
But you already have, m'dear
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
I'm a Tigers fan
… but I think the Twins will win today. They have quite a bit more momentum, and the Tigers’ pitchers are tired. The Twins probably have a better shot at giving the Yanks some trouble, too. I’ll root for anyone over the Yankees—even if that has to be St. Louis.
by Blue Heron on Oct 6, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
Oh, good. That's three of us...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
GO TWINS!
Their Dome is a bigger impact player than our Dome.
But grass always trumps no grass, believe me. :)
"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa
Twins are off to a good start...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
That Mauer guy might be good
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Go Twins
Sorry can’t do thread as I am off to a special show of LIVE ON STAGE classic Monty Python sketches directed by Eric Idle.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
envy
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Doggie, Doggie, Doggie... when are you going to get your priorities in order...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Tigers looking good in the second - Twins could land in a real hole
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Tigers stranded two in the second and no runs scored - very like a 2009 Cub style inning
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
Not until they start throwing the ball away
I will give you a "review’ of the Python show when I get back tonight. Plan to catch most of the game at a pub
before show.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 6, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
If they start throwing the ball away then they'll be very much like the...
…2006 WS Tigers.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wonder if the Tigers care about Cabrera's drinking now?
3-0 Tigers, Cabrera hits a two run homer
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
It's easier to hit when you aren't hung over...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
so the cubs...
are down by three again because of a Miguel Cabrera homer. so i guess Kerry Wood is going to tie it up with a 3 run homer. right?!
Here's the perfect picture for this game thread...
Twin Tiger Cubs!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
How long did that take you?
Well done.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Not too long - I just went through my buddy Noah's photo album... ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
JOE MAUER IS THE 2ND COMING OF TIM TEBOW
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
AFTER WE GET ADAM LIND, CAN WE TRADE HIM FOR MAUER?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
lind scales miles gregg 4 mauer
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
hmm marquis is starting for the rockies
i wonder how that will end up…
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
Better late than never! Go Tigers!
Thank God they got out of the 6th with only the solo…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
This MLB.com transmission is pissing me off
I gather this is not the way it works for the regular season, but having to select the camera and not being able to follow the game properly is really irritating.
are you talking about the postseason.tv thing on mlb.com?
if so, is it worth the ten bucks for the playoffs?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It's a coworker's
If I were stuck in the office every night, maybe it’s worth it. Otherwise, I don’t think so.
forget the fancy camera angles for a moment...
can you just watch the game via a regular tv feed? or is it ONLY the 4 camera angles to choose from.
I don’t have cable so I don’t get TBS, hence my questions…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You get eight camera angles
and unless you have a really fast connection on a good computer, it’s not viable to change the angle to see where a ball is headed to.
I hate the Metrodome.
But I love the Minnesota Twins’ organization. Man, I wish we could replicate that.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
If y'all wanna take a gander at the Twins game thread...
you’d be surprised at the vitriol they spew towards their own players. People get flagged for much less around here.
Boy, they are harsh. Their team came back from 15 down this season, right? Nice way to show their appreciation...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I don't think it was that many.
IIRC, it was 7.5, but I wasn’t paying much attention because I thought they were totally out for real this year.
I'm gonna go cause trouble...
…(whisks away…)
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Don't catch your cape in the door...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
This is kinda fun, not gonna lie.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Maggs! Tied at 4!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Boo Hoo! ;)
I still think the Twins have the best chance of winning this game, but you never know…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Haven't seen Carmen on the game thread so I think it's safe to post this...
If Guillen, Raburn, Cuddyer, Santiago, and Thames all hit a home run today (or some combination thereof adding up to 5), I just might finished tied for 1st in my fantasy league.
I guess that’s why they call it “fantasy” baseball…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well, there's fantasy and then there's delusional...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
i lost my championship by exactly 1 point
its a cruel cruel world…
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Rayburn can pretend it's Kevin Gregg...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I propose to this community
we forget about certain people, kinda like we forgot about that jackhole who used to play SS and later juiced and got caught… what’s his name?
Forget who now? ;)
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Can we get Joe Nathan as closer? Let's trade Gregg....
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Sure. Even up.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Well, at least the Tigers tied it...
Would have been nice to get the lead run…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Eh, what else is new?
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Nah, you're good by me.
I have no problem with your liking of the Tigers and Michigan State (and probably the Lions).
I'm a closet Lions fan. It's just that I gave up on them years ago...
after they tore apart the run & shoot.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Whew! On to the 9th!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Curtis! Hits Nathan for the cycle!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Ron Darling.
And what a TERRIBLE 3rd strike call…
Terrible…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
High strikes. Lots of them.
But the call on Polanco was beyond bad.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
looked closer with the naked eye
but the k zone showed it way inside
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
All these announcers tonight are horseshit.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Yeah, Chip couldn't be more obvious who he favors...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
1st & 3rd, no out. You HAVE to score there...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
sounds familiar
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Oct 6, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Unfortunately
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Very Cubs like 9th inning
Now if the TIgers complete the Cubs like inning, they’ll blow it here in the bottom of the 9th.
Ugh, come on Tigers!
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Are you guys reading the Twins' SBN blog?
Their rally-cry pictures have me in near-tears of laughter.
Dan
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
the Rally Walleye
They do things a little differently up north. Love it.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
OH. MY. GOSH!
Hysterical!!!!!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
That thread has the potential to turn into something like Blue Mike's "pornography thread" here.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The one that got me there was the "rally super oreo"
To me, that either looks very delicious, or very gross.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
How is the game going?
Someone besides chilango and Zeke, please answer!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
Drunk Tiger punched first.
Twins came back.
Twins gonna walk-ff this inning.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I believe you do.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Leadoff walk
Ah geez.
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When did Ronnie get here?
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
lol well played
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ISWYDT.
Nicely done!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
G*d. Damn. It.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Punto with another great AB
He must have drawn ten pitches before his hit to start the 7th
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
This Twinkie Town highly-recommended post has me also in near tears. Man, I love Minnesota.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
They had a "Fire..." Fanpost pretty much all season
much like our very own “GET IT DONE JIMBO!!!” awesomeness.
i like that feeling you get in close games that really matter
i miss that feeling…
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Get 'em on. Get 'em over.
What’s next?
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
Need you ask? Ugh.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Rodney. Oh boy.
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Atta boy Inge!
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Yea, Brandon.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
hehe, methinks we have two people cheering for opposite sides here (MrNFL for Detroit, chilango for Minnesota)
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Rodney on the mound is like a runaway railroad car full of TNT
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
or TBS if you prefer...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
WGN?
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Oct 6, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate the intentional walk.
HATE
HATE
HATE
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
And we'll have extra innings tonight!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Lets see.......if I pretend...... the Cubs will be getting swept in 3 games.
Cub fan since 1969 and Im not taking my avatar down until they show up in a playoff series.
Moar baseball!
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Cue the Twilight Zone theme...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
COME BACK JUSTIN MORNEAU
YOU’RE OUR ONLY HOPE
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
And Nathan is OUT of the game.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Unfortunately, yes.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
We were all duped...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Speak for yourself.
Some of us always hated him.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Vikings game? What Vikings game?
Even though it did get me to 14-0 in my NFL picks this week (I got all games right, only the second time that has happened).
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
hes good at calling balls as strikes
and strikes as balls.
and i hate brandon inge
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey now...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
But to his credit, CONSISTENTLY missing them for BOTH teams...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Brandon! YES!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Inge saves the game in the bottom of 9.
And probably wins it in the top of 10.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Sorry man.
You can gloat to me all you like about yesterday’s game if it makes you feel any better.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Brandon Inge FTW!
Ok bullpen…leave the gas can in the dugout
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You guys remember Rodney is on the mound, right?
Nothing is in the bag…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I'll put the over/under on games the Tigers take from the Yankees at 1
with heavy action on the under
I think the Yankees are going to destroy whoever wins this game.
but I want to see the Twins win anyway.
Epic Fielding Fail
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Single doesn't hurt you
but that dive and miss might hurt the Tigers.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Oct 6, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
WHY WOULD YOU RISK THAT!?
Take the fuckin one-bounce single, not the error triple!!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
LOL
CHILANGO LEFT, DIDN’T HE
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I think I'm gonna throw up...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
97 mph. Shoot. At least he's wild.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
He's ALWAYS wild...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I'm hopin' for a wild pitch here.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
could happen...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
4.28 ERA for the season?
You’re not kidding.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i take that back
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yikes
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Vomit...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
so did Polanco
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Was that Aaron Miles playing second?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
One of the best games of the season!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
a man can dream
cant he
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have let that hit me
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Two straight 98 mph pitches. Wow.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
WOW!!!!!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
omg!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Wow. Nice freakin' game.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Out at home!
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Omg
This game is freaking exciting!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Wonder what chilango would say if he was still here.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
I need my eyesight checked.
And I’m just 25!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we send BOTH teams to the playoffs and cut one of the others? Like Boston?
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
That would be agreeable with me.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure that was the coach.
Not a lot of time to make a decision. Besides, it was the right move. 2 outs; make them make the play.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Another reason not to miss Chip:
“LINE DRIVE! BASE HIT!”
Uh, no, Chip. Raburn’s there.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
He's not a liar. He just gets overly-excited :-)
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Ha! I knew that. No prob
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Really. Dickhead. He can't wait for the Tigers to lose...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I haven't been listening to the whole game, but
Everyone thinks the nt’l announcers are against their team. Chip’s just blustery.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd still rather have Chip calling all postseason games......
Instead of Buck and McCarver. Those 2 make me sick!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
How about Stockton?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Stockton = Teh Suck
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yep
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
I actually like Buck and his sarcastic Dick-ness
McCarver is worthless though;
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Nah. Easy to say when he's out.
That was a great throw.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
ehh
line drive wasnt that deep
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
This is one of the F-ING WORST announced games I can remember in my 27 years of existence.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Don't you remember last year with the Cubs on TBS?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
No, actually, I don't.
I was drunk as shit. It was one of the most depressing series of events I can not remember.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I should have been in a drunken stupor also during that awful series.
I can’t wait till Ryno becomes our manager.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
I'd just gotten laid off before game 1
So I got the stupor without the drunk
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
“I’d just gotten laid. I got the o without the drunk.”
There, I fixed that for you, Badger.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Not for that series....
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahh! I remember you mentioning that (without your being specific).
Can’t imagine the pain of being laid off AND having to watch that series during the same week.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
I know! How did you buy beer?!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I don't live paycheck to paycheck, you know....
Besides, I had my friends buy!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Yeah, I didn’t get specific about it until a couple months later.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I just watched it again - the runner took too long to tag.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
aaron miles like
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
.180
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Oct 6, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Not grand.
Er, son!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm daydreaming at the moment....
Have a mental picture of Granderson in Cubbie Blue
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
ah he can stay in Detroit
he’s good but apparently he cant hit lefties, and tends to make mistakes in the OF in big games.
you were saying???
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Do these teams
Ever run out of bullpen arms?
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
twins have about 2 relievers left
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
And after that....
…maybe we get to see if Joe Mauer can pitch as well as he hits.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
maybe aaron miles can pitch for them
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
40-man rosters, right?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently, yes. Why did Rodney pitch that long?
Would you send Gregg or Marmol out to finish the 8th, then pitch the 9th, 10th, 11th AND 12th innings? I mean. come on…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Dangerous to use so many pitchers
Twins better hope they don’t go another 3-4 innings
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Go Twins!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Can this game end soon?
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
Like you have anything better to do?
Watch the Cubs?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Props for his sig line, though.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ballhawk (BCB reader) is an Ohio State fan.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
NO HE IS NOT!
BALLHAWK TELL ME THIS IS UNTRUE
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Sad, but true.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Born and raised in the Buckeye state.
oops…
Born and raised in The Buckeye state.
There – I fixed that for me… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Oh My God.
We are done here.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I'm just kidding.
But in all seriousness, you’re my only Buckeye acquaintance.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I grew up in Port Clinton, Ohio.
Small town on the shores of Lake Erie, 45 minutes from Toledo. Lots of obnoxious Michigan fans in the area, so it was very easy to become a Buckeye fan. Admiring the hell out of Woody didn’t hurt either. I absolutely loved the Woody & Bo battles back then. Classics – every one of them.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I bet.
Should be a good one on Saturday between Ohio State and Wisconsin.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I lived in Delaware, Ohio, for 19 months.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I lived in Wisconsin for five years.
Mid-1990s. Explains where the Packers and Badgers loyalties come from.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't make me sing the UM fight song
(amended version)
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That's funny. We had our own version too.
Though I suspect your M stands for Minnesota, right?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Oh, no.
It might even be the same song
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I've heard that one.
Not going to say it here.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I know.
He’s ok otherwise
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he's just sick of listening to Chip Caray
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I am at work, so I can't watch the game.
Touche!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Rodney's still in?
gulp
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Yep. See my post above. Dumb.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Bet that Tiger clubhouse tunnel
Is full of smoke. Bet Leyland’s smoked a pack in the last 2 innings!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
lol
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
What, those aren't candy cigs?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, that was NOT a strike
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Is Cabrera a FA at year's end??
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
hmmm
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
No thanks
Orlando Cabrera is not the answer. Unless the question happens to be, “What league-average second baseman can I spend millions of dollars and a Type A draft pick to sign?”
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
damn it
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
…so let me just say I flatter the Twins SBN site (Twinkie Town) very much. ;-)
Rally vault!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Oct 6, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, that's not bad.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I've fallen in love.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Bathroom Break!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
ROFL
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
nice pole
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Oct 6, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You're damn right she did!
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Does it matter?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take any angle you got.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
TWSS
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
No it's not.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dang.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a winner right there.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Don't know who Miss Paraguay is, but...
…here’s another angle on the original pole vault beauty.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
??????
What is that
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
first pitch swinging moron
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Just got it.
Muchas gracias!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey hey!
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That pitch hit Inge
Ump missed it
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So the oft-asked question.
Who should I be cheering for?
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
The Badgers
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, that goes without saying.
Got my “UW” sweat shirt ready for Saturday when we beat Ohio State.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you imagine if it happens?
Iowa SHOULD beat UM. Bucky could beat two top-10 teams in consecutive weeks….makes me giddy thinking about it!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too!
I won’t be on BCB to talk about it.
Question: is there a SB Nation blog for us Badgers fans?
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
There is, but it doesn't get as much activity
http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
So, if I want to talk Badgers football....
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the game threads get activity
Or you could just talk to Dan & me…
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That sounds good.
Though, I have commitments this weekend. Won’t be able to watch or figure out what’s going on in the Wisconsin-Ohio State game.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
find a small radio
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
The game starts as my work shift ends on Saturday.
I’ve got a test prep session in a library shortly thereafter. No such luck.
I’ll have to check the score on my cell phone during breaks in the session.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't be around online, Badger, until probably the 2nd half.
I have to teach Saturday until 2.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I'll be glued to the TV
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
This is getting me really jacked for the game.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Bases loaded.
Oh gosh, chilango, hide your eyes! He we go again!!!!!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions
wowwwwww
Nice play
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
oh yeah!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
kkkkkk
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Wow
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what a game!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Against the Yankees, does it really matter?
To be honest, neither of these teams is good enough to have a chance in a short series, even if they’re not exhausted for game 1.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
you are right, but the yankees rotation worries me
cc hasnt shown up in the post seasonand burnett hasnt been consistent
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Rodney still in
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Did Jim Leyland fall asleep or something?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I did NOT understand why Leyland left him in so long.
MIND BOGGLING
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Obviously...
…he had no faith in anyone else, or the nicotine has really contricted the blood vessels in his brain.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Leadoff single.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:41 PM CDT reply actions
When the F did Bradon Inge get forearm tattoos?
He looks like damned Eminem now.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Woo hoo!
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
That's it
And now I don’t give two shits about any of the remaining 8 teams.
Go…..Rockies?
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I don't care much about it either.
Go …. Nationals?
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry Zeke
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
Now, my offseason REALLY starts.
Sad, sad, sad…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Great Game!!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Wow!
Just stopped by to say… that if the rest of the postseason is half as exciting as this game, we’re in for a heck of a ride.
One of the best games I have ever seen. Congrats to the Twins… and hats off to the Tigers, who played very well. As I was watching the shots of the Tigers in their dugout after the game, I thought, “We have been fans of that team. We know how that feels.”
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I was a good game.
Though I just can’t get over the feeling of that the Twins are going to get mowed over by the Yankees.
Don't be too sure.
The Yankees might regret not starting this on Thursday to give the winner (in this case, Twins) a chance to catch their breath, look around and start to think about what they’re facing, i.e. get nervous and psych themselves out.
Instead, the Twins are on an emotional high, gonna be the shortest 2 hour flight in history, and they’ll just be on a complete adrenaline roll all the way through tomorrow night. No time to rest means no time to have second thoughts.
I like their chances.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I agree.
CC Sabathia is 2-3, 7.92 in five postseason starts. If the Twins can win tomorrow night, the advantage is theirs.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
then they get to play two face burnett and pettite
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of petite brunettes...
scroll back up if you want to see a couple of “aces”…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Very nice!
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 7, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you know who Minnesota will be starting tomorrow night?
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
ISWYDT.
Nicely done.
Go Badgers ... beat Ohio State!!!!!!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He'd want it for BOTH the Tigers and Twins...
…if the Tigers had, well you know, won…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Was a fun game thread, too
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, but the Twinkie Town thread was hysterical.
I’m rooting for:
Twins
Cardinals/Rox
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
cardinals
but why?
Geovany Soto is the new 2008 Derrek Lee
by jesus christos on Oct 6, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Because I love Albert Pujols.
And I have nothing against the team. I respect the rivalry we have with them. And their organization is run very, very well.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Just one more thing we disagree on Dan
Albert is great but I will always hate the Cardinals and I would even if Greg Maddux played for them.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 6, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I just don't hate the Cardinals.
I respect them. They are a worthy opponent.
The Brewers, them, I hate them. They don’t do much of jack-squat right.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
game for the ages, sad to see the tigers out if the Cubs can't play.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Sniff. The Tigers in the playoffs were going to get me through another week at least...
Now I have to face the Fall…leaves, raking, gutters, packing up the deck furniture, taking down the window boxes, etc. Damn it. Now I have to do some work…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I missed a great game but I have no regrets
Monty Python show was FANTASTIC. Basically 5 performers including Jane Leeves of FRASER did classic Python sketches. They were totally brilliant. Nothing like 1000 people singing The Philosopher Song together. http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-philosophers-song-lyrics-monty-python.html.
This is a special show being done for six performances in LA & NYC to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python. It was so great it was ALMOST worth missing a Cub playoff game but sadly I did not have to make that choice
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
I wonder if someone over on the SB Nation Monty Python site ("The Fool Monty")...
…is at this very minute posting how they missed a great Python sketch show but had no regrets because they watched a helluva ball game.
Hey – anything’s possible. It’d be like Bizarro World from Seinfeld. And the person posting that comment would be “Kitty Celebrity”.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wow, and to think I feel asleep in the 3rd
Listening to Twins’ radio archive from MLB-AM at work now…
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
This was a classic. A crappy ending, but a heart stopper none the less.
Both teams had it won, lost it, won it again and then lost it again. Lots of missed scoring chances…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
The day after
and I’m content in thinking that’s the best game of baseball I’ve ever seen played. It had the right combination of everything to make for a great game, with a ton on the line. Extremely happy with the end result too. Yankees beware, there’s a buzzsaw headed your way.
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by Craig in South Bend on Oct 7, 2009 8:12 AM CDT reply actions
This turned out to be an epic thread
Go Twins. Best game of the year by far.
If history serves us as model, remember the 2007 Rockies. Twins will reach the World Series, at least.
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