Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Rockies, Wednesday 4/15, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Apr 15, 2009 4:00 PM CDT
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HR Lee
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
Time for some late-game heroics!
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
alright
5-2. Let’s go let’s go let’s go!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Was it bad in there, or just slow?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The Satan guy from yesterday or newer?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
newer.
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Little bit of both
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Glad I wasn't there
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I would assume slow.
It’s actually been pretty nice…aside from, you know, the game itself.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
hope this thread has better luck in it!
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions
we have to keep with tradition.
we don’t beat these guys till the 9th inning at least once per series.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
I like this plan!
this is a good plan!
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's get some baserunners.
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3-0 on Fonty
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
WALKED!
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Walked him!
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
How much of a leash does Street get?
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
OT= Wakefield has a no-no through 7
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Wait, the knuckleballer?
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Yup
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
I didn't even know he was still in the league!
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
This guy here is *dead*.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Cross him off the list, then
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
This guy threw at his own son in a father son game.
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
When he sneezes, he looks like a giant party favor
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Tim Wakefield?
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
"Catching knuckleballs is easy...
…I wait until they stop rolling and I go over and pick them up." -Ueck
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Beat this guy like a cheap suit...
…oh, wait- mixing metaphors again…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
I know this dance.
LET’S CHANGE THE BEAT!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Ok we have something cooking here
But if they bring in somebody else we won’t win
www.talkingchicagobaseball.blogspot.com
Listening to the Rockies broadcast...
They are dreading the miserable production of their closer
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
Me too, its almost like they know whats coming
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
traditions
are traditions.
Street is COMING OUT.
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That Street is closed until further notice.
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What worries me is that the shade is coming in between the pitcher and batter
which will make it hard for the batter to see the pitches.
"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.
1B for Cliff!
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
SINGLE!
everyone’s safe!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Cmon Soto, one swing, and it's a tie game
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Just barely a single by RJ
and even closer of a play at 2nd with LBR
"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." ~Bryant Gumbel
Hmm....a couple more hits and I'm going to try to take credit for this . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions
Is that a Rockies cap?
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
Rockies haven't been around
for that much sweat to build up.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point
But some Cubs fan must of put that on after application of Grecian Formula 5 to turn the inside black.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
The inside of my dad's Cardinal hat is abhorrent.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a Cardinal hat....so it the outside.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 15, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Too true.
On top of that it’s got the old fishnet back.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
do they have
anyone else in the pen?
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Jason Grilli. He was drummed out of Detroit when they didn't have any pitching...
…so there you go…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Huston Street with a great Kevin Gregg imitation
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
Tim Wakefield perfect game live and free
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Hmm...
Soto…three-run shot to tie it in the bottom of the 9th for a tie…
I’m getting all deja vu-ey
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
So Soto
can hit an HR, then Miles can get on base, and Rami can come in to PH and hit a home run and win the game!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
C'mon, Geo.
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Four more singles would be fine with me
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions
Bot 9 here
don’t care!!
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
FONTY!!!!!
NO!!!!!! Out at third.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
What was the point of that?
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Damn
LBR out at 3rd on passed ball
"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." ~Bryant Gumbel
STUPID STUPID STUPID
Wrong move Hamster-boy
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
How can we get worse? How about a series of fines for good play? Maybe a thirty-thousand dollar bonus for the guy voted least valuable player?
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Fontoidiot
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
That was some scraptastic baserunning
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
GEE WHIZ! says Ron, There's no reason for that! He waited too long to go,
Milton "Porcelain Doll" Bradley.
Not only that, the run means nothing
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Very good point.
"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.
Excellent observation.
Fontenot with a lollipop move: dum dum.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Crap
Fonty!! what a delay.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
Oh man...that hurts.
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That's it
Sorry everyone, I can’t stay any longer, not that anyone will miss me. Take care and see you tomorrow.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
see ya!!
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
That was very Cedeno of him.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
Doggone it.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions
Game over.
Soto hits into a double play.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
...and we're done
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
Weak Sauce
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
GAME OVER
Crappy baserunning is our cornerstone!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Baserunning means something.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 15, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions
we haven't lost one yet!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 15, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, the Cubs inability to hit with RISP is concerning
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Not really. It happens. And it's still the second week of April.
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with
two of our biggest OBP guys on the bench?
When Rami and Bradley and Soto are all healthy all at the same time and we STILL can’t drive in runs, then we can worry. I’m not going to get all shook up over Miles not being able to make things happen.
Our pen pitched pretty good today. That’s what I take out of this.
"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 Apr 15, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep - big outing for Patton especially.
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Indeed
You know, sometimes you just get beat. Kudos to Marquis (who wasn’t nearly as bad last season as some people around here like to think) and the Rockies.
Get ’em tomorrow.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 15, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Although
that was a dumb play by Fontenot in the ninth.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 15, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Very dumb
NEVER make the first out at 3rd.
Esp when your run doesn’t matter.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Damnit. I was in the other thread talking to myself.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
We knew there'd be one
Made it just in time to say good-bye.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
What a shit tastic game that was.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
bah.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Bad Baseball by Fontenot
You really don’t get anything going to third on that play. Really dumb. You could sense a feeling that that took away the momentum. Never make the first or third out at third base.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Tough game, but we got 4 with the Cards
Hopefully we come out playing better in warmer weather. It was fun hanging out in the treads with all of u this afternoon.
"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." ~Bryant Gumbel
Damn what a quick and sad end to what seemed like it could have been a great inning!
Wait a minute... who am I here?
OT: just to make you all feel better
Blago gets tapped for a reailty show.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 15, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
Like they tapped his phone.
Ba-doom, chhh!
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if the court will let him do it.
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I'm a Governor! Get me outta here!
Live from the joint?
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Is that his first one?
It must be…they were like 1-6 or something.
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right. I'm out.
see y’awlz tomorrow!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Okay
I guess I’ll go be productive for a bit.
Hope tomorrow’s game is better!
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 15, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
Nice to see D-Lee swinging a better bat
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
He's driven a few to RF this year, too
And just missed 2 HR’s in Houston. I think he’s looking better than he did at the end of last year.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 15, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Until tomorrow.....
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
STL will be rollin in with a head full of steam
Led by their boozy manager in his skintight baseball pants and their ace, Cy Wainwright. We better get our clutch hitting in order.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I guess I'll head back to BCB proper.
Oh, and to work, too, of course.
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I think you mean BCB Actual.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Apr 15, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, right.
Put the old man on the phone.
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repost: getting burned by your castoffs
happens all the time. the rejected player gets all mentally amped up. just the other night, the mets had their house warming party ruined by duaner sanchez & heath bell.
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