The Astros Are The New Pirates: Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 5/15, 1:20 CT
by Al on May 15, 2009 11:30 AM CDT
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NOTE: This is auto-posting at 11:30 am CDT while I am busy at work. If the game has been postponed by 12:30 I will post a rainout thread at that time.
Certain people at this site who have too much time on their hands spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what might have happened if Wednesday's game had been rained out -- which it wasn't.
I'm going to save you a lot of time. Today, the weather forecast is even less promising and radars don't look good. Unlike the situation with Wednesday's game where the opponent, the Padres, wasn't scheduled to return to Wrigley in 2009 after yesterday, this is the first of three Houston visits to Chicago this season. The teams have common off days on July 30 and September 3, and a makeup game on either of those days could be done -- both are adjacent to already-scheduled Cubs-Astros series, are feasible travel-wise, and neither date would violate MLB's 20-consecutive-days rule.
Thus, I wouldn't be surprised to see an early postponement this afternoon.
So, you might be asking, why are the Astros "the new Pirates"? Last year, the Cubs played Pittsburgh 12 times by early June. By the end of this series, presuming all three are played, eight of the Cubs' first 37 games will have been against Houston, and there is another three-game series between the two teams in Houston in less than three weeks, making 11 of the first 58 against Houston. Let's hope the results are the same as the Cubs vs. Pirates in 2008 -- the Cubs won 9 of those 12, and might have won two more if not for some shoddy defense and relief pitching. So far this year, the Cubs have won four of five vs. Houston.
The Cubs' four-game winning streak has moved them from sixth to fourth in Yahoo's new power rankings.
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Brian Moehler's ERA is 8.44. That's really bad, but the good news for him is that it has actually come down steadily with each of his starts. He threw seven good innings in his last start -- against the Padres, who as we just saw, have trouble hitting. His previous start vs. Washington, decent results, same thing, bad-hitting club. He started against the Cubs on April 8 in Houston and they drilled him for eight hits and seven runs and he used 37 pitches to get five outs. Moehler is 37 and when he was a September callup for the Tigers in 1996, one of his teammates was... Cubs bench coach Alan Trammell. If that isn't a signal to retire, I don't know what is.
Randy Wells threw well in his first major league start last Friday. He'll be facing the Astros for the first time and has never faced anyone on their current roster.
Today's game is on WGN, for the first time in a few days, and on EI via FSN Houston. For today's other games see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Overflow comment threads will post today at 2:15 pm, 3:15 pm and 4 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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heres hoping for baseball today
I'm officially a fan of Bobby Scales
by heine41 on May 15, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
I’m thinking its not going to happen. sucks. and sucks for my fantasy team..
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a downfall to having lots of cubs on a team :)
i doubt bradleys suspension counts on a rain out :(
I'm officially a fan of Bobby Scales
by heine41 on May 15, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have tejada too
Don’t hurt me! I just drafted people I knew, which turns out to be a lot of teams the cubs play, obviously. It’s a free league and I’m just trying to learn fantasy baseball. (while getting my ass kicked by 11 guys.) Next year I’ll be smarter about it all. I have Tulo though too… I think he’s getting the start..
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem.....
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping you'd say something...
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL....my sig says it all....
(Really I only hate the “Well, Randy Johnson beat the Cubs today, but he’s on my fantasy team, so it’s not a total loss” kind of posts)
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I adhere to your philosophy
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry
I’ll stop. I really don’t care much about my fantasy team.. I just wanted to do decent being the only girl in a league with 11 guys. So fair, I fail. Plus, I do NOT care how my team does as long as the cubs win.
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha...just giving you a hard time...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As opposed to people who fill their fantasy teams
with Brewers , Cards etc ?
I actually only got two Cubs ( Lilly and Z) as they went fast so to speak. So I loaded up on Red Sox, Braves, Indians and other
teams I LIKE.
"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 15, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't look good...
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on May 15, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ME WANT BASEBALL!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 11:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
me want cookie...
c is for cookie and cookie is for me….
by tootle on May 15, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know...
sometimes the moon looks like a cookie but you can’t eat that. And a round doughnut with a bit out of it looks like a C.
by CubFan81 on May 15, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
noooooo
cookie… cookie… cookie….
om nom nom
by tootle on May 15, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me want Soto
S is for Soto and that is good enough for me. “blush”
"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 15, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if the moon were made of spare ribs
would you eat it then?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if all your friends
enlisted in the military, got advanced degrees, flew fighter-jets, got jobs at NASA, became Astronauts and went to the moon to eat it, would you do it too?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only if you have some oceanfront property to sell in....
wyoming
by tootle on May 15, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if I have oceanfront property to sell
on the moon.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but you can't
everyone knows the moon is made of green cheese.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if the ocean
is made of melted cheddar?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mebbe
if you have bread to go with it :P
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about some land
on the cold side of the sun.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah...
but if you’re willing to sell the brooklyn bridge….
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do have a devlopment called Sudden Valley.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it next door
to hidden valley? happy valley? sun valley?
Location is what matters.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bluth model home:
Can I sigh you up?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FONDUE???
Are you MAD?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we have to be....
we’re all cubs fans.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can anybody ID this quote?
For 478 BCB points…
“Man I’m so hungry… 2 steaks for dinner, didn’t get to finish my orange… all the frozen yogurt places were closed… big buttery moon up there and the sidewalk kinda looks like ice cream if ya squint hard.”
by jdb-44 on May 15, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MST3K, baby!
“Mitchell”
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mitchell, heart pounding!
Mitchell, veins clogging!
Mitchell!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct!
What more can I say but…“Mitchell!”
by jdb-44 on May 15, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's easy to follow a guy
when he signals his turns.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DING DING DING DING DING!!!!
You win, drewishdrewid!
You may pick up your bonus points at [mumble mumble mumble]…
by jdb-44 on May 15, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna get me
a Bobby Scales Bobblehead!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love cookie monster!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like
the hotdog is violating the mitt.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The relish does look radioactive
IT’S ALIVE!
by Arbusto on May 15, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a visual trick....probably something else entirely...
…like when they use mashed potatoes to depict ice cream in advertising shots…
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha. It's not like I said there wasn't an Easter Bunny...
…oh wait….oops.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my kids are
not allowed on this board now.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me want food!
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 15, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washington is not a bad hitting team!
They’re fifth in the league in runs scored right now. The Cubs are eighth.
It’s their pitching that is dreadful. They’ve already given up 202 runs, which is 30 more than the second-worst team in the NL, San Diego.
by Josh77 on May 15, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And their bullpen is what is really killing them.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Nats
Surprisingly they have 5 regulars hitting over .300 with Guzman, Zimmerman, Johnson, Flores and Dunn.
Conversely their bullpen has a record of 1-11. I know there was some off-season interest here in signing Daniel Cabrera. He has been awful with an 0-4 record with 28 walks and 13 strikeouts in 34 innings (and yes those are the numbers, they aren’t reversed).
After the Aaron Crow fiasco last season, they have to take Strasberg #1 AND get him signed.
by rlpete on May 15, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs are a strong team, but...
… the NL so many very weak teams – Pirates, Astros, Nationals, Rockies, D-Backs & Padres – it’s pathetic.
Kudos to the Cubs for getting fat off these frail franchises.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and thank you for
not saying anything negative for once.
Honestly, I mean it.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the Cubs fault...
… their opponents stink. And they’ve very successfully so far taken advantage of the situation and that’s what good teams should do.
In May the Cubs have 15 games with these weak teams and 8 in April. Unless the pattern changes in the near future the Cubs will have weathered their rash of injuries very, very well.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we've got three of the hottest teams in all of baseball
in our very division combating us.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other good teams...
… should do very well IF they pound the weak teams as the Cubs have done.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And thank the stars above
the Cardinals weren’t able to.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
top ten Worst teams in baseball right now:
Top 10 Worst Teams
1. Washington — .344 — NL East
2. Tie: Arizona, San Diego — .371 — NL West
4. Cleveland — .389 — AL Central
5. Colorado — .394 — NL West
6. Pittsburg — .412 — NL Central
7. Oakland — .419 — AL West
8. Baltimore — .429 — AL East
9. Tampa Bay — .444 — AL East
10. Chicago WS — .455 — AL Central
five AL teams. What do you know.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I felt all tingly when I saw the Sux on that list.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh.
just putting the lie to the concept that the NL is so very very bad. The NL WEST is very very bad, but it’s not like the Cubs play those guys all the time.
Houston is 11th or 12th worst, I think, so I don’t mind having them. :P
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interestingly...
… the Sox record was pretty much the same at this point in the season last year.
I get tingly too when I see my favorite White Sox on a list, on a list of the World Champion teams 2005 to present.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't possibly still think that pitching staff is championship caliber.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, not the Sox and neither is the Cubs, sorry.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I beg to differ.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think the Cubs staff...
… is championship worthy? Perhaps IF they’re on their best days, but it’s basically the same starting staff from last season. How’d that go for you?
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pitching staff isn't the reason we failed in the playoffs Dr. Genius.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remind me then about game one.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dempster shit the bed.
So what? the series isn’t 1 game long. The offense scored a grand total of 6 runs the entire series. The defense disappeared in game 2. We lost game 3 3-1.
The pitching wasn’t the reason we lost. The gloves and bats didn’t show up.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pitching and in particular Dempster...
… lost game one. The offense and defense didn’t help but his crappy performance in game one played a mighty role in losing the game and losing the series.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Actually just game 1.
Game 2 was lost by infielder errors and game 3 we just got beat. Aside from game 1, the pitching staff showed up.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
by calicubfan on May 15, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well wholly absolving the pitching staff...
… as the other poster did, is wrong. The pitching staff blew the first game. So the pitching staff is not without blame. It’s not like they lost all 3 with 1-0 scores.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope they lost Game 2 because the infield forgot how to catch and throw.
and they lost Game 3 because the offense forgot how to hit a baseball.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was an awful game...
… and IIRC the infield accounted for the error terror and those were otherwise good fielders.
I watched game 2 while I was in Pittsburgh. I felt bad for my many good friends who happen to be Cubs fans. It was ugly.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes..it was bad.
And other than Dempster the pitching staff really did not anything to lose those games for us. We should have been in Games 2 and 3 much more than we were. I DO absolve the pitching staff, sans Dempster.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty damn good up till October 1.
I’ll take my chances with 97 regular season wins again.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was Zambrano's 2nd half ERA, even with his No-No.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL....you're evaluating pitchers using ERA.
1st half 2.84
2nd half 5.80
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, who cares about runs that a pitchers allows
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really the best way to evaluate a pitcher
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"run that a pitcher allows"
How do you measure those? Because ERA doesn’t really do that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Earned runs
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 16, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your championship worthy starters ERA...
Zambrano 5.80
Dempsters 4.65
Lilly 3.65
Harden 4.97
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 17, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um....
1. M. Buehrle
2. J. Danks
3. G. Floyd
4. J. Contreras
5. B. Colon
OR
1. Zambrano
2. T. Lilly
3. R. Dempster
4. R. Harden
5. S. Marshall
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't forget
Clayton Richard
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just looked at his stats...
I think I will forget him.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe I said ...
… the Sox starters were better than the Cubs. If it read that way, then either I phrased it poorly or it was misread.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no you didn't
but a little clarification in your post would have gone a long way.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which, by my math, is half.
Including a certain Chicago teamed not named the Cubs.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who we get to play soon....
…to add to our list of teams we play that “suck”.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you honestly believe that records at this point...
… tell the whole story?
So the Indians are the 4th worst team in MLB? God, who in their right mind would have picked them then to be the best in the AL Central?
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Small sample size
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
I wasn’t the only one.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True and ...
… the Indians and Sox are better than every NL team on that worst record list.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you that one.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tampa Bay?
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, NL team....yeah...
not saying much, but yeah, you’re right.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, except for Tampa Bay.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
they’re better than the worst teams….congratulations.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Cleveland
will still end up with a better record than the WhiteSox
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, the Indians seem very similar to the Nats.
Both teams with horrible bullpens, below average starting pitching and decent offenses.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're the one
who said “the NL is full of teams that suck.”
I simply used the actual FACTS to demonstrate that the worst ten teams in baseball are evenly divided between the AL and the NL.
There are six teams in the AL playing under .500 (and one just at .500). There are seven teams in the NL playing under .500.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun with quotes!
I love it when people put things in quotes which the other person NEVER said. I never said that “the NL is full of teams that suck.” I stand by what I actually wrote.
Records at this early point hardly prove that there is an equal dispersion of bad teams.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right. my bad.
you said:
“the NL so many very weak teams – Pirates, Astros, Nationals, Rockies, D-Backs & Padres – it’s pathetic.”
You didn’t say they suck. You called them pathetic.
All right there:
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/5/15/876186/the-astros-are-the-new-pirates#15751715
Ten worst teams — 5 AL, 5 NL.
So.
I guess it’s fair to say, then, that the AL is also full of teams that are “pathetic”.
Of course, one difference might be that of the five worst teams in their league, THE CUBS ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you just link to this same page?
How meta of you.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Help! I'm caught in an endless loop!
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 15, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a link
to the actual comment. :D
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I figured that out after a minute.
Still funny.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, but you implied
the Cubs only have a good record due to the inadequacies of their opponents. Newflash: the Cubs don’t make their schedule, they only play the games they’re told to. And, guess what? You’re supposed to beat the bad teams.
Thanks for playing.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I have to say in his defense
that he did give kudos to the cubs for beating them.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But that's like saying
“That’s a very ugly shirt but you wear it well.”
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This hat comes with a bowl of soup
Looks good on you, though.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"You're doing very well with the materials you have."
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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 15, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't really liked most of the stuff
that comes out of the mouth of the Dr. but he hasn’t really said anything inflammatory (yet)
by tootle on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
He’s quite adept at passive-aggressiveness.
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by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you just
have a very tolerant ear and you’re trying to keep the peace. Not a bad thing but it doesnt seem anyone else cares to be so nice about it.
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
trust me...
I don’t have a tolerant ear for him….
I’ve gotten involved in a few flame wars with him during game threads.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No backhand intended at all...
… just a statement of facts, as I see them.
The Cubs are a strong team. And as I further said, they’ve pounded the weak teams in the NL, this in spite of the Cubs injuries. That’s what good teams do and kudos to the Cubs for that.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that's why I've been defending you.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
New sig line!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And as I further said, they’ve pounded the weak teams in the NL.
And there SO MANY of them!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you disagree?
These teams are weak, right or wrong?
- Pirates
- Astros
- Nationals
- Rockies
- D-Backs
- Padres
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you disagree?
These teams are weak, right or wrong?
Cleveland
Oakland
Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Chicago WHITE SOX
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you answer my question?
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you answer mine?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Answer my question about the six NL teams and I will answer the
question you followed with.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly you don't have the courage and candor to answer.
But I will answer yours.
All of the AL teams you listed are playing poorly at this time. Tampa, Cleveland and the Sox are all better than every of the 6 NL teams I listed and beyond that. The other AL teams probably are at least better than the 6 NL teams.
I honestly don’t know how any honest person could contend with my proposition that the NL has more lousy, weak teams than the AL.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's called
clicking away.
You insist that the NL is full of suck. I responded by showing you that both leagues are about equally full of suck.
If you don’t like that, you can go suck on it.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you still have not answered.
Suck on that.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I responded by showing you that both leagues are about equally full of suck.
And that’s just plain bullshit that I don’t know if even you believe or anyone else.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Step up and answer...
… If you honestly believe your statement, of those NL/AL teams rank them from best to worst.
Tampa Bay
White Sox
Cleveland
Oakland
Baltimore
Padres
Rockies
D-Backs
Pirates
Astros
Nationals
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. White Sox
2. White Sox
3. White Sox
4. White Sox
5. White Sox
6. White Sox
7. White Sox
8. White Sox
9. White Sox
10. White Sox
Don’t bother to email me again. I’ve set my client to trash anything from your address.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
coward
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 15, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AFAIK there haven't been any interleague games yet.
Or if there have been, not many. About half the NL will be under .500, half the AL, and half the PCL. Regardless of where they lie relative to eachother in talent.
by aldimond on May 15, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 of the top 6 are NL teams
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on May 16, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay for WGN so I can actually see a game (if there's no rain)
I really feel that there’s far fewer WGN games this year.
by Arbusto on May 15, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope they get the game in.
But, as you said, the forecast doesn’t look good. If it is rained out, will there be a double-header over the weekend or a makeup game later this season?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 15, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just came in from doing errands
The skies out west look ominous. It’s sprinkling in River North as we speak. If the game would start now, they might be able to play, but I doubt there’ll be baseball today. Look at the radar.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 11:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still home
Looking at the radar, and listening to my internal barometer, I did NOT leave here early to get to the bleachers. I’d be really surprised if they played today.
"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.
by No Southern Belle on May 15, 2009 11:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the game IS rained out,
do you think they will skip Randy Wells in the rotation and put him in the bullpen for the rest of the week?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 11:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would say yes
but I’ve never managed a professional baseball team.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You state in your profile you like Barça
how terrible… But you’re still young and may be able to see the light!
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
madridista!
I think we should not talk about football. 1 down, 2 to go! esto es un chorreo!
ok, I’m done.
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope that made your day a little brighter
I’m in no position to argue. But wait ’til August when we get CR7, Ibrahimovic and Ribery…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it did. thanks.
you really think you’ll get ronaldo? I’m so sick of hearing about it…
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the "new" president wins the elections
then yes. He’s running on that platform.
However, I’d rather stick with Robben and Raul in the midfield, because: a. Van Nistelrooy will be back and, b)CR7 will cost over $100 million just to get him out of his ManU contract.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you guys talking about soccer?
haha
Just one thing, Chelse got robbed. I’m out.
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh gosh
that’s all I’m saying.
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me like to kick ball
that’s the extent of my soccer knowledge, but I was feeling left out
by WanderingWanderer on May 15, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
call it football and you’ll sound like you have some knowledge.
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you here the bears got some guy named Cutler?
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by KaliCub on May 15, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaargh!!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
by eswan9 on May 15, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whats worse I spelled "here"
D’oh!
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 15, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm waiting for the grammar police
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pull your avatar to the side of the road.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also edit a newspaper
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 15, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?!
sweet.
did you hear the vikes didn’t go for cutler and instead think favre is their future?
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
give everyone an extra day of rest, and push his start back a day. He’s gotta learn sometime.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would make sense to do so.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry..
but the way today is going for me… I’m like 99% sure it’ll get rained out. And I was hoping to have something to cheer me up!
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Think dry.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the game is rained out today....
Oh never mind. Been there, done 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 15, 2009 11:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No Tweeter updates from the ballpark yet
Bad sign, as lineups should be known by now.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who the tweet
who do you follow to get the tweets from the ballpark?
by frisch on May 15, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gordon Wittenmyer
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who The Tweet?
WTT? is the new WTF?
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess no baseball today.
Now I have nothing to do D:
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by Nooblet on May 15, 2009 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Officially?
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
..guess that answers my question...
Thanks Noob…
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sitting here at work in broadview.
I can’t imagine they will be playing baseball today.
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
by mjk83 on May 15, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
alright...
I feel a little cheered up now. Thanks. I’m going to attempt to work for a little bit..
by illinicubgirl on May 15, 2009 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looking at the radar and the forecast
I can’t imagine they’ll play today. I’m surprised it hasn’t been called already.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rats
I wanna see a Berkman redux of skittering into the dugout at a big flash of lightning.
In other news, I scored box seats above the Cubs dugout for the May 24th Padres game. First Cubs game in years—I’m stoked!
by Cubbiefaithful on May 15, 2009 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And a return
of the Berks per Bolt stat!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's pouring rain on the north side right now.
It doesn’t look very good. I’m at home waiting for them to make a decision before I decide to go to the park.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cue up the Matlock episode thread, Al....
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or for us out-of-towners
the AFV marathon.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I long for the old days of
showing reruns of the Bozo show during rainouts.
by tootle on May 15, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or The Dick Van Dyke Show coming on right before games...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 15, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But why would they show White Sox highlights? :)
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by KaliCub on May 15, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, they show Maury and Steve Wilkos nowadays...
But we can discuss if we think those DNA tests are really worth it, given that the kid is an exact replica of daddy.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't about that Maury,
but I know he loves her chicken tetrazini!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No news is good news?
Anybody listening to the pregame show? Any updates?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on May 15, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No updates yet, but
I can’t see any way that this game is played today.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not even through rose-colored glasses?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a former co-worker of mine used to say...
…it’s “storming ass” in downtown Chicago right now.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This storm
stretches from KS to lower MI. It’s moving towards us. Ain’t no way in hell they will even get started for a long time.
by thermal54 on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moehler Sux....
This is going to be an ugly game today. Moehler is a ticking time bomb.
I just don’t wanna lose to the damn Cubs again.
by baggs on May 15, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You...you know you're on a Cubs blog, right?
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL must have got lost along the way
Your OTHER left.
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't Topeka?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know.....
I’m getting both sides of the game
I like reading what crazy things Cubs fan say about other teams
by baggs on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You're welcome here....
… just be nice, we’ll be nice in return. We like when knowledgeable fans from other teams stop by.
You do know it’s pretty likely this game is going to be rained out, right?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
Kind of foreshadowing a Moehler disaster..
by baggs on May 15, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, OK.
Well, good news for youse, it’s raining like crazy in Chicago, so this game will almost certainly be postponed and may even be cancelled.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It won't be "cancelled".
Most likely, rescheduled for July 30 or September 3.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, right. That's what I meant.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about....
A make up game in Arlington to even things up ?
How about Bud?
by baggs on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Wrigley North available?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At Arlington
It will probably be mostly Cubs fans anyway.
by daeviant on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why, yes, yes it is!
Let’s all head up to Milwaukee and play tonight!
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amtrak tickets for everyone!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Randy Wells can have a no-hitter?
by daeviant on May 15, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+0 hits
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure the Astros
would LOVE that …
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 15, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll take it.
Word is, Milton Bradley hits quite well there.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Reed Johnson steals grand slams.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milton can't play today, though
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, but he can in the makeup game.
Um, presumably. I guess one bad strike call could change all that, though.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All a rainout means for Milton...
… is that he can’t play tomorrow.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Argh! Will this suspension EVER get served?
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if it stops raining!
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe someone here can help:
Man, I miss baseball . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll be nice . . .
But use the ‘reply’ function! It makes the discussion flow much better.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, looks like you got it
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by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yahoo Power Rankings
Why are Milwaukee and Cincy ranked so low despite their records?
by daeviant on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's probably because of all the technical balks they've acculmulated this season.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, Yahoo! thinks it was idiotic for Macha to try and get Demp suspended, too.
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 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tarp still on the field at 1:00 pm
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on May 15, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised...
… there are that many people in the park, given the crappy weather.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even in the bleachers
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Such a terrible sight.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel sorry for those fans.
Hey, I can’t work my “weather magic” everyday.
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 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need Professor Chaos.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much did Van Kempen Investments pay for their name to be on the tarp?
Maybe Al can get a “BCB” logo put on also.
"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.
by zevkalman on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing...
… that once Tom Ricketts takes over, that Van Kampen ad is history.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never thought about that
that must chafe him every time he sees it
by TC Cubby on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd prefer Van Halen.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as David Lee Roth is part of that.
and we’re not dealing with Van Hagar, I’m all for it.
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by Trey2317 on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
Even better, build a time machine and bring early 80s VH here.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be something.
Too bad Wrigley didn’t host concerts back then.
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by Trey2317 on May 15, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BSG Girls
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh God no BSG
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on May 15, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how I like my Chinese takeout.
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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
soil beans?
my favorite!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why aren't they saying anything on WGN pregame?
"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 15, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anything about what?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geovanny Soto
She’s got a limited attention span . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it cancelled?
"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 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pre-game show?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I take back the nice things I said about you the other day
"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 15, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you? I must have missed them.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and you claim I'm the one w/ short attention span
"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 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when do you have a short attention span?
Quite often.
"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 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Lou Skip Wells in the rotation for tomm ?
by baggs on May 15, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, Lou said Wells will start tomorrow.
Marshall will be skipped and pitch out of the bullpen and then I think he said Marshall will start in St. Louis.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
that’s interesting.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs website has Oswalt vs. Marshall.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like they changed it to
Oswalt vs. Wells
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on May 15, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking forward to watching
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
by daeviant on May 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"What up, d?"
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt anyone will know but maybe the reason we are trying to get this game
in has something to do with bradley.. DOes anyone know what happenes if we put the game under delay but dont postpone it. I mean this woul dhave to be a served game since he isnt in the lineup correct? Interesting thought.
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
by fischisgod on May 15, 2009 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, it wouldn't have mattered.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the game was started and not completed
I believe Milton would have to sit the remainder of the completed game to finish the suspension.
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by Trey2317 on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but he could play tomorrow, correct?
by TC Cubby on May 15, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll have to serve his suspension tomorrow, now that the game has been rescheduled
Since they didn’t start today’s game, the suspension moves to the next game day, which is tomorrow.
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by Trey2317 on May 15, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in case anyone was wondering
soriano riot dome lee hoffpauir soto fonty scales wells
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
by fischisgod on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FREE BOBBY SCALES!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RAIN OUT
official per WGN
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
Checking for confirmation.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hurt, Al!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't be.
I just want a link to post.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't really
Other than my elbow, but I think that might be tendonitis . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just be rescheduled
"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 15, 2009 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, a new catch phrase
When you want someone to go away — “Just be rescheduled!”
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you're just jealous that I beat you to posting it
"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 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not on my monitor, you didn't
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
July 30th @ 1:20 is the make-up
Just announced…
by uwwrunner on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, uwwrunner AND Shanghai Badger.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm really not needy
At least not that needy . . . thanks all the same!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or atleast you won't admit you are here
"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 15, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I admit that I'm here
How could I deny that I’m here?
You say funny things . . ..
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry I meant was to say you might be needy but you won't admit it here
"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 15, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who's going to do the PBP for the fake game?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no way
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not without
more notice than THAT.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crawdad, perhaps?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."
--Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on May 15, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why?
so we can see the cubs lose game 7 of the world series to the White Sox?
by tootle on May 15, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ol Pete
There will be so many ejections of Cubs the game will be over in the 4th…
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
be nice.
I would participate…but the Cubs would have to play the game under protest.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember
Guys remember the rained out HOF game last year? That was classic.
I still have Go Matlock Go saved somewhere that I made up on the spur of the moment.
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 15, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I remember the rained out HOF game last year.
I was there getting soaked.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone Just Chill!
This must be the way Ted Lilly wanted it to be. Must have been a premonition or something.
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by tony412 on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No Game Today
Hold onto those ticket stubs…
"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 15, 2009 1:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jump...
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on May 15, 2009 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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