Cubs To Face Pitcher No One Has Ever Heard Of: Cubs vs. Padres, Tuesday 5/12, 7:05 CT
by Al on May 12, 2009 5:00 PM CDT
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Anyone ever heard of this "Peavy" guy?
Seriously, Jake Peavy is, of course, a good pitcher (though his numbers this year don't show it). My prediction: with the new ownership taking over in San Diego and the continued uncertainty about Cubs ownership, Peavy will remain a Padre all year -- and likely, once the new Padres ownership takes over -- for the balance of his contract there.
The Daily Herald's Mike Spellman writes today about the 1969 Cubs (and some about the 1959 White Sox, too), and quotes Fergie Jenkins on the question of whether Leo Durocher "wore the team out":
"That's nonsense. We were ready to play all the time. We had the players to do the job. Leo Durocher wouldn't have put us out there if he didn't have the confidence in us. Sure, a lot of the guys played regularly, but we had guys on the bench who helped out. Unfortunately we didn't get it going and the Mets did."
Fergie also talks about what game he thinks turned that season sour (hint: it was a bad call in NYC) and fills in some previously-unknown details about the black cat in Shea Stadium. (I don't usually mention stuff like that, but there's something new about that incident that I did not know before.)
And, Lou throws down the 2009 version of his "Throw Freakin' Strikes" gauntlet:Piniella is looking for more than [Angel] Guzman to perform as he tries to identify enough relief pitchers on his team he can trust to have guts enough to throw strikes and endure the heat of close, late innings enough to reverse a slide that sunk the Cubs' bullpen to worst in the National League (5.65 ERA) before four good innings Sunday lifted them ahead of woeful Washington.
Piniella calls that "priority No. 1."
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Jake Peavy has had a strange year. His overall numbers aren't good -- 2-4 with a 4.27 ERA, more than a run higher than his career ERA. Yet, he's also fourth in the NL in strikeouts (Rich Harden is 10th, despite throwing 12 fewer innings than anyone above him on the list). He has 10+ K's in two of his seven starts, yet his best game -- allowing only two hits and no runs in eight innings vs. the Dodgers on May 1 -- wound up a no-decision and a Padres loss when reliever Duaner Sanchez walked in the winning run in the last of the 9th. Peavy is 2-1, 2.81 in six career starts vs. the Cubs, but has a 3.68 ERA in four lifetime starts at Wrigley Field. Alfonso Soriano is 4-for-10 vs. Peavy with two HR.
Rich Harden has also had a strange year. He's struck out a lot of batters but has also been hit hard, thus the 4.83 ERA. He has never faced the Padres, and only one current member of their team -- David Eckstein, from their days together in the AL -- has faced him more than six times (3-for-15).
Today's game is on CSN Plus -- that's CLTV in Chicago, Comcast channel 285 for HD, and "check local listings" everywhere else. For today's other games see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
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First !
Who cares ?
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 12, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"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 May 12, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why thank you.
Do I get a cake with that ?
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 12, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
internet cake!
"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 May 12, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect
All the fun and none of the calories.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 12, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you bring enough for everyone?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How could you cut such a beautiful thing?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on May 12, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My best friend's fiancee
is using one exactly like that for his grooms cake.
by Allie on May 12, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just for the record
My birthday is June 21 and I plan to be in the bleachers so you could always bring the real thing,
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 12, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got tix for that game as well
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a pitching matchup.
Harden vs. Peavy. It doesn’t get much better than that!
by kanderber on May 12, 2009 5:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 classic baseball
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on May 12, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
but thinking things like that usually means it end up as 9-8 game. :-P
by Allie on May 12, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with both starters out after 3
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets get the bats going tonight.
Early and often!
"I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more." - Harry Caray
by goodstuff96 on May 12, 2009 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Only if Brian Roberts was somehow involved in this game tonight.
And Peavy can’t crab about his awesome outing that became a loss, because the Mets apparently don’t care about providing Santana with an ounce of run support in his starts. In fact, they prefer to commit errors when he’s starting. What a waste of two excellent pitchers.
Just look at this team. What a craptastic lineup and rotation, top to bottom. David Eckstein (OPS+ 90), please don’t do anything good tonight. You’re not even the scrappiest player on the field tonight, that belongs to our three-headed monster that is Miles-Riot-LBR. Any team that regularly starts Eckstein in the third hole (29 games thus far) makes me cry tears of pity. Brian Giles (OPS+ 24), you too, no shenanigans from you either.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Posted by Shanghai earlier, per Gordo:
Lineup vs. Peavy: sori, riot, fuky, lee, milt, font, soto, miles, harden.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
looking at this lineup ...
makes me realize how much Fukudome’s resurgence has meant to this team. Given all the injuries, where would we be if he was playing like he did in August/September.
Tip of the cap to Dome.
by elgato on May 12, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I believed he would bounce back after last year, but during the WBC I was gettin nervous. Now he’s been doing well and man where would we be without him? Under .500 for sure.
by cubsfaninatl on May 12, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its crunch time for Derrek Lee
Hoffpauir is putting on the pressure. I know lee was hurt and will get a couple games, but if he isn’t hitting I don’t see Lou keeping the cold bat out there.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw that, it's crunch time for my finals.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That makes two of us
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Summer is nice :)
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."
by jkobus on May 12, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go grab some Ian's for me and then make your way down to Monday's and get a 7 & 7.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I knew what any of that was...
Ill grab a beer and hate that I havent set up proper cable in the new apartment so I cant watch the cubs game :(
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."
by jkobus on May 12, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were in Madison, not ISU. My bad.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never been a fan of Ian's
but it you were struggling thru finals…. I’d go and pick some up for you. :)
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GASP
YOU TRAITOR
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my favorite drunk food was always gryos and fries
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha only a select few of us knew what that meant.
Although there is now an Ian’s Pizza in Wrigleyville. To all you non-Badgers, make sure you give it a try. Mac and Cheese, Steak and Fries, any crazy combo on pizza you could imagine. It’s a Madison staple. (and if you do go, make sure you get those 2 I suggested – they’re by far the most popular. All right now I’m getting hungry)
Link for you people in Chicago
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by Schwa on May 12, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I found this, for those of you who need to see this stuff to believe it:
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by Schwa on May 12, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah one has to try to mac and cheese pizza
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
50 more hours
I just keep telling myself that
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
summer
Wait till you start working. There’es no more crunching for finals, but no more summers, either. After nearly 15 years of this, I think I’d rather have the finals.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on May 12, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't
disagree.
"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 May 12, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no watching my sister and brother in law both having their finals this week
I am happy to be done w/ school
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crunch time for D. Lee maybe
Crunch time for Soto….Most definitely.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."
by jkobus on May 12, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto.. sigh
I’m just going to ignore Soto for a while bc it’s really disappointing to me.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all my fault. I bought a Soto jersey in late September last year.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
quick start buying Cardinal jerseys
you don’t have to wear them, just see if you can stop some of them from overachieving.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so am i :)
he’s like my favorite player. My boyfriend even understand that I have Geo love.
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still firmly believe he'll be okay.
Although he’s obviously struggling. :(
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I had your faith
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't think so.
Lee was finally starting to hit a little before he went down with the stiff neck again… He will get all the time he needs, as Hoff is back-up, and needed as a pinch hitter, (his primary role on this team).
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
"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 May 12, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JIMMY
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TIMMY!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there's one pre-game tradition out of the way.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's another...
Your sandwich is ready!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More from Twittermyer:
cst_cubs Big Z (hammy) doing better, scheduled for Class A rehab start Sat or Sun. about 1 hour ago from txt
Just in case some of y’all haven’t seen it.
by Allie on May 12, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would love to see an old fashioned pitchers duel myself.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
by mrcubsfan on May 12, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not me...
I want lots of runs scored on our side of the scoreboard!
"I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more." - Harry Caray
by goodstuff96 on May 12, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care
if it’s a pitcher’s duel, a mugging in a back alley, or the Pacific Offensive — all I want is a Cub’s win.
"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 May 12, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...which ends with Peavy leaving the game in the seventh...
…and the Cubs lighting up the Padres bullpen.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on May 12, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daily Herald made a mistake in its 1969 Cubs photos
It says the photo of Selma leaping up by the bullpen was taken June 8, 1969. But according to Retrosheet.org, there was no Cubs game that day.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
by danimal15 on May 12, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HA!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lol'd. Recommending you off laughter.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
beautifull!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on May 12, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
I knew the bullpen was bad.
I didn’t know they were that bad.
by salparadise23 on May 12, 2009 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not actually surprised by this
I cringe when most of them pitch.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This wasn't worth wasting space on a fan shot
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/11/padres-expectations-pale-cubs164954/
But, this tired old refrain passes as journalism for the nearly-dead-on-life-support San Diego Union-Tribune.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 12, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
New owners cannot save them. They are done.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on May 12, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As someone schooled at nearby Northwestern and formerly employed in the front office by both the Red Sox and Padres once said, a game at Fenway is like going to church, whereas a game at Wrigley is like going to an epic party.
This, I can get behind. :D
"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 May 12, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's the sameoldsameold
“….hey, it’s been 100 years since a World Series victory for the Cubs!!”
Oy vey. We know. Everybody knows. Find something else.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 12, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they can't...that would mean doing actual journalism.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the sale of the U-T last week, and the nearly 100 dismissals
they now have a staff to rival the Pennysaver.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on May 12, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
little harsh....
dissin pennysaver like that.
by tootle on May 12, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they made the Prior
to Bartman connection too. Wasn’t that great?
"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 May 12, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess it was inevitable
since it’s the 40th anniversary of the 69 Cubs that articles will be written all year about it. But it still causes me pain. Less pain but pain none the less. I know we have discussed this plenty here at BCB but I do think the reason the ’69 are remembered so well (at least for me) is that the same players were on the team for years and I could name the players and their uniform numbers by heart. They finally were playing well and looked like it was actually going to be the year so the heartbreak was just incredible for a twelve year old to take. Like I said, it still hurts.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on May 12, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When does STL start playing real teams?
3 more against the Pirates.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You say this as we're about to begin a series against the Padres?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not soon enough
Albert went yard Cards up 1-0 but Zuke is pitching so the Pirates have a decent chance to win,
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 12, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but.... but....
they have gaudin, prior, gerut, giles & uncle cliffy.
by tootle on May 12, 2009 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet if peavy does good today everyone will be like "why didn't we get him"
by I_bleed_blue on May 12, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Um...not to be rude...but most of us here know exactly why we didn't get him, and we won't ask even if he throws a perfect game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know that....but the for lack of a better term "stupid" fans still think he's the cy young pitcher he was a few years ago....i how ever am happy with the current team (with the exception of the injuries)
by I_bleed_blue on May 12, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wat
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the stupid fans think we need peavy
by I_bleed_blue on May 12, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, you said everyone.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
make three fanposts about it
please i am begging you
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my bad...if i could re write org. post i would take that out
by I_bleed_blue on May 12, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're cool. Just try to limit the uses of absolutes in your posts next time...
because using absolutes is always a bad idea.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We teach the kids to “AVOID ABSOLUTES” in test-taking strategies. I mean, did EVERYONE really think the world was flat? Nooooooooo.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
applying some of your knowledge
proud of you :)
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is absolutely bad?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's never good.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
all of the time.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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
by zm1217 on May 12, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unlike those Jedi...
who wouldn’t shut up about the “Dark Side” vs. “Light Side”… :)
by CubsWin!Oregon on May 12, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really have no idea what you're talking about.
the cy young pitcher he was a few years ago
That was 2007, not a long time ago. In 2008 Jake has a 2.85 ERA and an ERA+ of 134, and a WHIP of 1.180. Not his fault his team was completely horrible. He’s having a down year in 2009, but I’m not gonna freak out over his stats through 7 starts.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm skeptical of great pitchers from San Diego
I don’t have the stats in front of me, but I seem to recall that their park is pretty pitcher friendly…
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we just get this game going already?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously.
I’ve been killing time since 4:10 when I got home from school.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been killing time all day mending socks... exciting!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hee hee.
Yeah, I’ve been much less productive.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll send ya some socks...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can they be Cubs socks?
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
filled with candy?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care about candy.
But if they were cubs toe socks, that would rock. :P
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as they aren't White Sux
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Red
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dont mind the red sox
By the way, I realized that my final post last night in the hawks thread wishing the team goodluck was my 888th.
Yes, I take credit for the hawks winning :)
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with Kane (88) getting a hat trick no less
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly my point
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
like...this?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
works for me
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
better be careful you are going to be accused of being sexist
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh pshaw!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I ask is for some equal time
Geo’s struggling so maybe a ted lilly?
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take that away!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know ted lilly
and that is no ted lilly :)
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is Fred Lilly
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm reporting you...
…for having a large junk (collection).
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 12, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grrrr.
EQUAL TIME!!!!!!!!! Key word EQUAL!
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohhh...sorry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where'd you get that pic of my girlfriend?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're black sox actually...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really you can sew?
not a skill I have
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever since I was a kid.
My step mom taught me, b/c she got tired of sewing all my merit badges on my BS uni…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I made Life Scout
and I still remember how to sew, but have not done so in a long time
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. Always wanted to make Eagle...
and give it to my grandpa. He was the second longest registered BS ever…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my GPA was Eagle as well
I remember bringing his BS BOok to meetings one MOmday, thing was old as hell.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So were you OA?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
never got there
many trips I missed out on sadly. My favorite one was when we went to Eli, Minn and canoed the boundry waters, I would love to get a group together and do that again
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You were a Life Scout, but not in the Order of the Arrow?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
poor family growing up
couldnt afford many trips. I was able to make my merit badges and qualify by doing a lot of things locally.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
makes sense...
I’m sure you would have been if you could have gone…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mom didnt work
dad was an alcoholic.
without my GPa working with me, I would have been lucky to make first class, or join at all. Also didnt help that I joined the summer of 8th grade, so I was compressed on time.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss those days
Did you ever do the winter camping up there?
by chitownhawkeye on May 12, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats my thought
I didn’t see much baseball saturday or sunday. I am going thru baseball withdrawl
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definite baseball withdrawal here too.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta work nightshift tonight
Go Cubs! Fearless prediction: Ted Lilly pinch hit HR
Take care all
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
by Cubsfanatic on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Of all the great things that have ever happened
That would be the greatest of them all.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
by nji232 on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Potentially very sad and ugly sight
Possibly very sad and ugly sight on tv tonight. Kerry pitching in an Indians uniform against the Sox.
Kerry is handsome and the Indians uniform isn’t bad but the combo still makes me want to throw up even though Kevin Gregg is growing on me.
And of course if I do notice the Indians are winning by less than 3 going into the 9th I will turn down the sound because Hawk harrelson makes me want to shoot myself in the head.
Jay is our Quarterback. I REPEAT JAY IS OUR QUARTERBACK. Did I mention we have a Quarterback who happens to be named Jay?.
by cubstoseriesby100 on May 12, 2009 6:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mute the tv
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on May 12, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what up what up!!!
glad the off day is over, made a desktop to share, but dont know how to post if for everyone. anyone got any ideas?
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get it done!
Come on Cubs, beat those Padres. Jake Peavy? He’s a good pitcher but way over-rated if you ask me. He’s great at home, but is average at best on the road. The Padres are a very bad team, no way can you lose this game. Hear me!
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on May 12, 2009 6:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for those that care cards are down 3-1
by I_bleed_blue on May 12, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
excellent...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mr burns....
smithers is looking for you.
by tootle on May 12, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good recognition... I'm doing the finger tent as well.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pure Awesome.
That’s great.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am at 6761
once I hit post
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the size of your post, it's what you do with them.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on May 12, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
them?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how do ya tell how many ya have?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean you haven't been counting?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
-10 psts then
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
better start over then
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me take a wild guess about your account
Jimmyeatworld
joined Apr 15, 2008
last login May 12, 2009
posts 7
comments 4656
just guessing, I could be wrong
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the man is ACCURATE!
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its my super powers
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 12, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its the beard
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
by heine41 on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4656 and counting...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
show off!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 12, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you've got it...flaunt it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a bit too lazy to look.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
by slcathena on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, you get around
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have insulted a lady's honor! I challege you to a duel!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well if its a duel of obscure pictures then I give up.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on May 12, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and with 666... I'll tell ya
click on your name to bring up your user profile
by tootle on May 12, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else see
Adam Burish talking to Demp at Wrigley a few minutes ago? Adam was rockin a Cubs hat.
by sue369 on May 12, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ugh...
waiting for the game is boooooooring…. and BCB is keeping me from being productive at work…
by tootle on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uhhhh...
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass, he used to play ball on Saturdays, Playin in the sun...
by PacificCub on May 12, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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