Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 4/18, 2:40 CT
by Al Yellon on Apr 18, 2009 3:45 PM CDT
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Turd is the new first!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
C'mon Rami!
"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
Thanks for this
Last one was acting sluggish for me
by Craig in South Bend on Apr 18, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions
I just think
that if we’re going to let Kahlil Greene hit home runs against us, they should extend the same courtesy to Ryan Theriot.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Agreed.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
they give him the same pitches
he just slaps them to right
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
and so it begins...
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by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Rami
bounces out to short. 1 out.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Rami 6-3
1 away
"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
C'mon Hoff.
Give us a good swing here.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Pinch-hitting later?
"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
channel his talent
into demp
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Hoffpauir
cmon, now…
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
That would be nice, but don't hold your breath...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
girls call it a "dinger"?
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Too. Many. Jokes.
"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
Hoff
pops out to center.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Hoff
FO8
"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
14 runs by the Indians
I wonder how high the numbers go in the scoreboard. Can remember the last time I saw that many runs in an inning
Fair or not
NY media is going to start speculating about Girardi’s future.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
How did Geo's first AB look?
"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
Soto
grounds out to third. 3 outs.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Ugh, Judd Sirrott is up next...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
if I mute the TV
and then I mute the radio, how do I know what’s going 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 Apr 18, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
what's even worse
is that Sirott doesn’t know how to manage Santo. We miss entire at bats.
"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 18, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
The tarbox has returned...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
welcome that troll you all know and love....
Horace Tarbox, Cards fan.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
What a tarbox...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
go away tarbox.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I urge all of you to use the "action: troll" feature on this site right now
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
what's tarbox doing back?
"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.
The Cards are winning...it was only a matter of time
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by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
in little league?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
actually
i’m fairly sure the cubs traded him for an aging closer from the twins. could be wrong though.
by horace tarbox on Apr 18, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Duh...
and I repeat, GO AWAY!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
"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 18, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
flagged
"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 18, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs
have a hitting coach?
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
let's keep it
under control, Demp
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
oh, COME ON, UMP!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Ankiel pops out to miles
1 away!
When im saying “1 away” picture the old school home run derby show.
Looks like the Indians added an insurance run in the third. :-)
maybe they can fax some of those runs to the Cubs
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Whew...
That lead was mighty precarious
by chitownhawkeye on Apr 18, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
let's see: who DOESN'T enjoy the Yankees getting pounded?
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
On national TV
Stupid, stupid MLB
"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
every other Yankee game
has been blacked out for me, I wonder if this one is.
"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 18, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
A.Clagget, Yanks reliever
1.2 IP, 7 earned runs
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
i'll leave
it just must hurt getting dominated by a guy your team drafted. that’s all. enjoy the loss. bye.
not really.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Apr 18, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers
just lost to the Mets again.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
excellent...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Those 29 year old rookies never pan out
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by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like we need a new scouting report on ludwick.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
He's seeing the ball very well...
Nothing a scouting report can do about that.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
can my boot
do something about this umpire? Holy crap.
"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 18, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
break out the smokescreens.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Apr 18, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
alright... out of it.
Time for some runs!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Dang I miss Chicago...
and Wrigley!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
same.
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
We need the bottom of the order to start it off. this was a big
strength of the team last year.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Riot maybe
miles, prob not.
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Riot
triples!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Excellent...
Triple for the Riot!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
How about a deep fly ball?
C’mon Miles!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
I'll take a worm-burner between Pujols and Shumaker
"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
whatever gets the run in
i’m not expecting much, just don’t K
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Theriot triple
I’m tired of the Theriot haters…one of the more consistant hitters in the lineup. Sure he could be better at SS, but no ones perfect!
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Apr 18, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
Demp might just be PH for here...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
4-2
"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 a Hit & Run?
"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
No, good job Miles...
His job was to get the runner home with either a hit, ground out, or sac fly…
Good job Miles.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
…..is that a comment on our lack of PH’s?
"[I]f we get a Jumbotron, I can't pull the instant replay thing on all the rookies. Every time there's a good play, we're like, 'Oh, look at the replay,' and you get the rookies to look at the scoreboard." - Ryan Dempster, 2 January 2009
by CaughtInTheVines on Apr 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
We've got them right where we want them.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
That's what they said to each other.
Behind our backs.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
Hola SWL!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Sup, just got back from my daughter's softball game.
Care to catch me up on how it got to be 4-2?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
walks on their end
dome and riot on ours.
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Ludwick with a double and a HR.
Demp not throwing strikes, (that’s what the ump says). Cubs: Dome with an RBi double and Miles with a groundout to score Theriot after he had tripled to start this inning.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
the home plate ump's seeing eye dog has been inconsistent in barking balls & strikes
…but it seems Dempster is laboring too
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
When the ump changed his strike zone in the third...
Demp walked four in the inning, Cards got one in on a Schumaker single and two on a Duncan single.
In the fourth K. Hill Homered.
They have a false sense of security?
"[I]f we get a Jumbotron, I can't pull the instant replay thing on all the rookies. Every time there's a good play, we're like, 'Oh, look at the replay,' and you get the rookies to look at the scoreboard." - Ryan Dempster, 2 January 2009
by CaughtInTheVines on Apr 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
LaRussa drunk yet?
i
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
Isn't he always?
"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.
DeRosa single
brings in 2.
Cleveland 16
Yankees 2
How did the Yankees get the safety.
And why won’t Fox switch this game?
I don't blame them...
…the ump is so freakin inconsistent today
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Got one now :)
"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
I think he's on acid
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
boy
sure would be nice if Demp got that call.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Sori walks
umpire did his best to keep the AB going
I call Dome HR
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions
Clap clap clapclapclap!
"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
Loshe is starting to lose it. 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
Kyle Lohse
LIGHT ’EM UP!
"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
It's the Tarbox Effect...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Help us Fukudome...you're our only hope.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
That's excellent!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
this ump is a joke
every pitch i wait for the call like a surprise.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
word
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Dome lays off it!
that’s the kind of pitch he’d strike out badly on last year.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Robodome!
Trots over with a walk.
"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
Dome with the walk...
Such great plate discipline.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
what a great time for lee to turn on one.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Santo wants to see DLee break out 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.
BBs!
people say it’s boring to watch, but i LOVE IT when we draw walks.
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
C'mom D.
Time for a double!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
good call
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks you...
all donations to Ladera Ranch…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
We can run Lohse out of this game right now....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions
and get some delicous bullpen pitching the rest of the game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee!
Soriano scores! Dome SAFE!!!! TIE GAME!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Excellent!!!!
D. with the double, tie game 4-4!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
ew!
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
A but?
That’s funny…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
"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 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Tie game!
Lee out at 3rd trying to stretch it.
"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
Bye bye Mr. Lohse.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
i also LOVE two out rallies
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
THAT'S EFFIN RIGHT, TARBOX!
Where is that guy? I wanna see what he has to say NOW!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
NEVER
EVER
count this team 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 18, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
And don't move Lee out of the #3 spot...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
jackasses like that guy only come around when their team is winning
he won’t be back
Drive, Monkey Drive!
Wow
I came in at a good time!
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass, he used to play ball on Saturdays, Playin in the sun...
twss
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by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh boy....that turd burgler showed up again?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, spewing usual garbage
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by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
yammered on about losing Loshe after we drafted him, and then left.
"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 18, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
He got caught trying to stretch the double on the throw home.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
The throw home
to try to catch Dome was cut off and they got Lee trying to stretch the double into a triple.
"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 18, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Cmon Demp
shut em down and lets get back to hitting
Just like Fox to keep on
the Yankees-Indians game when it’s 16-2 and not switch to another game. I doubt Fox Philadelphia would switch because the poor transplanted NYers would complain.
in the NFL they switch to a more competitive game
in MLB, they kow-tow to the Yankees
Drive, Monkey Drive!
Miles
looks like someone’s kid brother, but he makes the catch.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Random question:
If a minor league team switches franchises, do the players on that team switch franchises too, or do they just move to a different team?
I believe it depends on their contract.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
No, they stay in the same franchise
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
They stay with the major league team.
It happened here in Las Vegas this year.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
They went to New Mexico
with the Dodgers new minor league location (unless they were released or whatever).
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
New Yankees Stadium...
the 1.5 Billion Dollar Funeral Home for the ’09 Yankes
- Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
- Germans?
- Forget it, he's rolling.
two outs
lets get the third!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
that's three!
one two three!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
nice
6 is enough? hopefully? let’s go bullpen.
oh and more runs plz thx
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
103 pitches
Stick a fork in 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
fo sho
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Fox
in Washington DC, a National League city, is still showing a 16-2 Indians/Yankees rout, rather than a 4-4 NL contest. Guh.
Because the Yankees could still come back.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
it's only 14 runs.
"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 18, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
and that is the game Austin, TX gets
AUGH!
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
And don't forget
some of us paid for an audio service that hasn’t worked yet this season.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
lock and load!
time to bring home the bacon in the cart before the horse, after the gate opens… um… Kyle Loshe is caught between a rock and a hot place in the sun? Time to grab this bull by the horns of the dillemna.
Loshe is out! McClellan pitching.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
hahahaha
that was fantastic. +100
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
103 pitches for Dempster
any chance he goes back out after that last inning?
Rami grounds out
pay no attention to the conversatoin on the radio.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
just got here....hope there is no punishment for being late to the party
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
you have to make sure we score this inning
by chitownhawkeye on Apr 18, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I am a good luck gnome?
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
how tall are you?
"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 18, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
taller than a gnome/Fontenot
about 5’9"
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
You could be a good-luck
garden elf.
"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 18, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
well, I was on the last train to Awesome Town
and there were 5 different nachos, not sure if that helps any
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
No punishment...
Glad yer here!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
hey jimmy
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Hey Timmy!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoff
pops out to left.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
no EA pic = no hit
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
type one diabetes?
I didn’t know that.
"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 18, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You sure know how to make an entrance and make friends fast.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs fan in Nebraska
and how he handled the situation in denver, well…
Soto walks.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Ryan Theriot to the rescue.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
two out walk
start it up again
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
He'll hit .400 for the year...book it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
whew.
Riot infield hit to short, Greene can’t make the play at second.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
also known as time for the outfield to cheat up alot.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
16-2
they should switch the game on Fox to the Cubs IMHO
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
time for Miles to punish his former team.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
I can see for Miles and Miles
Base hit! 5-4 CUBS!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Aaron Miles has embraced his Cubness.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:36 PM CDT reply actions
Horace?
Come back, Horace? Doncha wanna talk to us anymore?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
WOW!
everybody’s getting in on it
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
twss
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 18, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
actually
we play our best when that kind of thing happens.
"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 18, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Another good job by Miles!!!
2 RBI now…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Fonty
pinch hitting for Demp
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Come on Wonder Hampster!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
Cotts up 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
ok... Cotts is warming up... we need a dozen more runs...
- Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
- Germans?
- Forget it, he's rolling.
We need to Cotts proof this game
Since we can’t howry proof it anymore
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
positivity!
i’ve always liked cotts, let’s hope he holds this one
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
that said, his gameday mugshot is pretty scary
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Cmon, Fonty
cmon, cmon, cmon, LAUNCH ONE!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Called strike three.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
At the knees according to Gameday
"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
yeah, well.
Ump of doom strikes 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 Apr 18, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Fonty's tired. He is not an everyday guy, it limits his effectiveness...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure the "fonty's tired" argument can be effective only 10 games into the season?
I could be wrong though – I know nothing about the experience of playing pro ball
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm trying to remember
how many games he ever played in a row last season.
"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 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
But he's been playing games in a row his entire career
Last season was the first time he was ever in a bench role
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't know that
"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 18, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, i mean im not basing that on research
But the assumption is that he was a starter in college and then a starter in the minors so…take it for whatever its worth
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
No, he hasn't.
Not in the big show he hasn’t.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not an everyday guy...
He is a maximum effort guy, and that is what tires him out… He only has one gear, and that’s all out.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
this was a concern of mine earlier
and I was bashed for mentioning it during ST
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Well, you know you were right!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
thoughts on cutler convo?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
talk is cheap
I wanna see TDs?
"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 18, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefull Cotts is just in to get the LHB out and then he'll be done.
And hopefully he actully gets him out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
I'd love to watch the Cubs right now.
BUT I CANT BECAUSE FOX THINKS PEOPLE WOULD RATHER WATCH THE YANKEES GET BEAT 16-2
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
Well, if I can't see the Cubs....that would be the next best thing.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank Bud Selig...
Worst Commish ever!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright, Cotts
we love you. Please, now, throw strikes.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
four pitches
four balls.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
o noes
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
throw strikes! i do not like neil cotts.
unbelievable.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Marmol is up
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
For the 7th?
All right…
"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
alls I know is
he’s 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 Apr 18, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
can't bring in marmol yet.
get someone else up.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Why is Cotts in?
why not Heilman? Or Guzman? Cmon!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
How do you walk the leadoff man every farking time?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:43 PM CDT reply actions
Cotts?!
Is it bad that I think the cubs automatically give up whenever Cotts is put in the game. The guy occaisionally throws good pitches, but can’t put together an at-bat.
another ball
six straight
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Lou should have gone out and giving him a "Heilman" speech
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
What the hell does Larry do with Cotts in between games? He's supposed to be the pitching COACH....
coach this clown to throw strikes.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
you can only coach the talent handed to you
right?
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Sounds like we could just
paste last year’s comments about Howry and put Cotts’ name in, instead.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
6
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Ball seven
"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
and this isn't the ump talking. These are just bad pitches.
seven straight.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
I think
you can go get him now…
"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 18, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
How are these guys laying off pitches this close?
"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
juuuuuuuust a bit outside
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
eight straight.
Marmol is coming in.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Get him out of there now!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
mannnnnn
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
8
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Ball eight
Boo-birds are flying. Charlie Marble in.
"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
:(
sad face
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Stupid ass fox
doesnt let us see lou get to the mound
This is a guy who wanted to be a starter?!
Seriously?!
no one?
we don’t need 12 pitchers.
"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 18, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Who are the lefties we have in the minors?
I’m assuming you mean we’d send cotts down and bring someone else up.
by cubsonWGN4ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Coaching visit to the mound
Ya think…?
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
has cotts thrown a strike all year?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Cotts needs to be released
Eat the contract, free up a roster spot.
This guy has always been terrible.
Please release him...
let him go.
For he can’t throw a strike no mo.
"Any old kind of a run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse
who taught Cotts to aim at the stike zone...?
Stevie Wonder?
- Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
- Germans?
- Forget it, he's rolling.
Sorry...
I’m pretty sure Stevie could hit the strike zone…
- Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
- Germans?
- Forget it, he's rolling.
Stevie had more talent
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Neil Cotts quote!
"With no outs you’re just trying to minimize damage on the first and third. Once I got the first strikeout then I was going for a ground ball, just trying to get out of the inning, and I ended up having a strikeout and Bobby came in and did the rest."-
Neil Cotts
It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one. ~Chuck Tanner
Hi, my name is Neal Cotts
and I am a walk-a-holic
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
He'll be here soon, and Fox might be with him...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Apr 18, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Start Shark and move Marshall to the 'pen?
"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
Neil Cotts = (Rich Hill - curveball)
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions
Alright, White Castle
let’s go. I want some FILTHY SLIDERS.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
because
he’s the only lefty 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 18, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
marmol can go two
he’s the zambrano of the pen. work. horse.
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
BLou is preparing his speech about Marmol being overused by the all-star break right now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
what was wrong with that one?
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
Theres Marmol...
…and then there’s everyone else in the bullpen.
Strikes
what a concept
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
watching this on gameday is confusing
there are balls in the strike zone and strikes in the… ball zone?
Tennis is to artillery and air strikes what football is to infantry and attrition. - David Foster Wallace
opposite day.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
top seventh
"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 18, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
the one where we bat around and score 7 runs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Way to take one Oquendo
that’s gotta hurt I don’t care who you are.
Now Bud will require all base coaches to wear full catcher's gear.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 18, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Gregg redeemed himself! What about the ninth?
It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one. ~Chuck Tanner
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