Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Astros, Saturday 5/16, 12:05 CT
by Al Yellon on May 16, 2009 2:45 PM CDT
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pathetic ass bullpen
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."
i could really do without the booing
I may be beating a horse than was killed in the last thread, but geez. Relax.
99% of the time I agree
but Gregg deserved it. That was putrid.
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a good thing beer sales have ended
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by sanantonecub on May 16, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
who?
some guy in the american league?
like I said, i don’t agree with booing 99% of the time
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
ditto
but this time, with feeeeeeling.
lol
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
He never had a day like that.
Even in his worst game, the blister blown save vs. STL, he got 2 outs. And only gave up 3.
5 ER in 0 IP is unacceptable, even once.
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Not acceptable
but losing my mind over it doesn’t seem to make sense to me.
gregg has games when he sucks. today was one. we pulled out the win.
I am polly anna with this team
That deserved to be booed. That was awful.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
That was a booable offense
while still understanding closers will blow up like that from time to time.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 16, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we please
ship Heilman back to the Mets? He did such a fine job for them last year….
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
They probably wouldn't take him unless we threw in Marmol.
He wore out some welcomes in the big apple.
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Where's Kerry?
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
In Cleveland, b/c of our gutless front office.
We can’t offer arbitration, because what if he accepts! We might owe $10M for 1 year to a local hero who had an awesome year last year for us in a position of great need, who remains remarkably tradeable!
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You mean...
… the guy in Cleveland with a 6.00 ERA and 13 hits and vie walks in 12.0 innings? That Kerry?
Get over it. He’s gone, and the Cubs don’t need him.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
I'm not nuts about this logic.
Cleveland has been a pretty crappy team, but Wood has only allowed runs in 4 of 13 appearances this year.
One of those was 1 run allowed in an opening day blowout loss;
Another of those was a Kerry Wood save;
and one of them was a 2-run blown save (his only blown save of the year), which the Indians wound up winning.
His only truly “bad” appearance was allowing a 3-run HR to Jason Bay in a 0-0 game to lose to the Red Sox a few weeks back.
But seriously, he’s been more good than bad. And even more seriously, the guy was a Cub from age 18 through age 32…. frankly, he is a Cub for life. He would and should be a Cub this year if our GM had only offered arbitration, and we shouldn’t be ragging on him as if he was some mercenary we used for half a season and cast off.
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Neither is Ernie Banks or Ryne Sandberg.
Would you have accepted throwing Ronnie Santo under the bus during his final half-season on the South Side?
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I wasn't alive then
I really have no idea.
But I don’t think saying “he’s not here anymore and he hasn’t torn it up in CLE” = throwing under the bus.
But whatever.
BCB 1974
CubsToSeriesby70: Carmen Fanzone stinks! Why did we trade Santo again?
RickMondaysOtherWife: You mean that guy hitting .221 for the Sux? That Santo? He’s not a Cub anymore. Get over it. He’s gone and the Cubs don’t need him.
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But he is gone
I’m a Cub fan. And I wish Woody nothing but the best… but he is gone. I’d love if he weren’t… but he is. So you get over it.
Watch it, bub...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on May 16, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell happened???
It was 4-0, I did some laundry, now 4-4?? WTF?
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
Never do laundry during a game!
That’s, like, one of those unwritten rules, right?
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
My dad always used to iron during Bulls playoff games
during the championship years in the 90s.
So you’ve gotta get the laundry done first and iron during the game.
I think your being
a little unfair on heilman.
he only gave up one single which was inside according to gameday.
by cubsfaninatl on May 16, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
My computer froze
I didn’t see the end of the last thread. Good thing, too, probably. Come on and lets end this before 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
BOOOOOOOOOOO
"They say we don't look good on paper. Well, we don't play on paper." Joe McCarthy (1926)
I can haz thurd out plz?
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
The Cubs just wanted to bat again
Just building up the drama lol
an out is what we all need
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Two balls to start
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
INNING OVER
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
4-3
Bleeding over.
C’mon Bobby! Finish this off in style!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Maybe Marshall can get his skipped start
by pitching through extras
They double switched marshall wont be up will he?
"They say we don't look good on paper. Well, we don't play on paper." Joe McCarthy (1926)
by Bricks and Ivy on May 16, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a double switch
Miles hitting 9th now, Scales moved to 3B
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I'd rather have Marshall batting.
In the last meltdown remotely equal to this — last year’s “first Harden game, Marmol blows 7 run lead” game, Marshall got the GW RBI when no one else could hit.
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PS
Lou: Marshall is your best Long Inning chance in case this doesn’t end. Don’t pinch hit for him.
k? Thanks.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
'Twas a double switch.
Marshall is in the 7 slot I think.
Finally!
Let’s win this!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions
He grew some robot legs
and went off like a Terminator
by Craig in South Bend on May 16, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
ouch
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!?!?!?!
poor guy
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
He wasn't even mad at Gregg
he was incredulous. Not a lot of moaning… just a lot of heavy breathing.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Randy Wells just got screwed!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Screwd?
I think he just got the 5 spot in the rotation
He's earned that and a W
He’ll get 1 out of 2
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Whew
1st & 2nd with no outs and they didn’t score any more.
It could be worse…..
Yeah...
Heilman gave up a walk and a hit and got 2 outs. Not great but not terrible. I put it mostly on Gregg here
When half the runners you face get on
you’re lucky to come out unscathed.
No more outs....
JUST END IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
On the bright side...
LaTroy Hawkins in to pitch.
"They say we don't look good on paper. Well, we don't play on paper." Joe McCarthy (1926)
Now THAT MF owes us!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
After last inning, Gregg's ERA went from 3.86 to 6.06
Good grief.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Patton, too
Ascanio
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
In Gregg's defense
this is only his second blown save all year. its going to happen.
how's it a blown save when it was never a save situation?
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by sanantonecub on May 16, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
It sure ain't a hold
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Actually it wasn't even a blown save
But what a blow up
Yes but
It takes a special talent to make a game that wasn’t a save situation into one in which you can blow a save
Except
It wasn’t a save situation…
by Craig in South Bend on May 16, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
true
but a 4 run lead blown the way he blew it is a bitter pill
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't a blown save, he came in 4 runs up
Also, he’s just not lights out. He can’t be counted on to win with a lead in the ninth. That is troubling.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
That's what I always thought. His stuff doesn't appear to be as good as it should be for a closer.
"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.
So if he shuts it down in the ninth
eight or nine times in a row, then blows it once, that means he can’t be counted on in the ninth?
Odd logic, that.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 16, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That does not happen.
5 earned on no outs? That happens to one highly paid MLB closer maybe one time a season.
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Hitter's count here
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Hacked and missed :/
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Scales walks!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Man...
A Bobby Scales HR would have made the top of the inning completely worth it… Oh well.. turn the walk into a winner!
Pepe LePew bunting
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
B. Scales Run Mfg Inc.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Oh I am giddy
I just realized I have Marshall occupying my SP slot today because I thought he might start! Free reliever! YEY!
I am partly to blame
My baseball hating best friend is coming over and politely inquired how the Cubs were going. It was bottom of the 8th so I said they were winning and it would all be over soon with an easy win.
OVER 35 years of being a fan and I NEVER LEARN. NO LEAD IS SAFE. NEVER EVER.
"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
Awwww.
I know what you mean. I think we’re all guilty this time though.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
I'm only 24
and I learned that when I was 10. No lead is safe.
Nah - it was the guy in the last thread who said 4 runs cinched it.
We all learned something today.
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Got him over
Sori won’t be bunting
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Great Execution!
on the sac bunt!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Scales at 2nd?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:05 PM CDT reply actions
ARam has never batted leadoff
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
He's swinging and missing
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
giving up outs
does anyone else agree with the giving up an out theory?
I mean, who is to say Miles (I know, its Miles) doesn’t come up with a single or double? Now we’ve GIVEN up an out.
Drive, Monkey Drive!
Talk to Billy Beane
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
At least it wasn't a DP, and a runner is in scoring position!
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by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame myself...
Gregg was becoming stable and i needed a RP and I picked him up. Ugh!
BASE HIT!
CUBS WIN
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Sori singles!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
WALK OFF - OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
Cubs win!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
GO CUBS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Single to RF
Throw home airmails the catcher! CUBS WIN!
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Only Kevin Gregg shall be banished
You’re still welcome round these parts.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
As long as I never use the word l**k during a game, right?
by Cubbiefaithful on May 16, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
With Gregg banished, you might not have to
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I love Bobby Scales!
He never hesitated!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
WHEW!!!!!!
"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
To this day I stick by the theory that....
closers in non-closing situations suck. They need the rush. THey need the energy. They want to pad that save total. He has been in with a 4 run lead or more in the ninth, the last 3 out of 4 times. Closers hate that.
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
by louslovechild on May 16, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
that is exactly what i was thinking when they brought him in
but i figured i was over analyzing the situation
Thanks LaTroy!
"They say we don't look good on paper. Well, we don't play on paper." Joe McCarthy (1926)
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!!
FLY IT!!!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Bobby Scales....
…. is a keeper!
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Fly it!!!!!!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
I'm just glad I got to post it.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
This is how good teams bounce back from adversity
All in all, maybe a good thing.
by West Coast Diehard on May 16, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
Wow
A good throw by Pence gets Scales by about 12 feet.
But, I’ll take it!!!!!!!!!!!
forcing him to make that throw
is the right move. a right-handed thrower running to his left…that is a hard to play to make
And Pence is terrible on D
I’d challenge him 10 out of 10 times in that situation.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Poor Wells
He deserved the W but then so does Marshall for when they took him out in games with leads blown
by the bullpen.
Cards lost of course.
"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
Yes but
I really am troubled by the way he said “Hopefully we play like this again…” Uhm, with the exception of Gregg, please.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I just knew we had a chance we he came in
And he OWES US!
by salparadise23 on May 16, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I love that MLB teams keep doing this with LaTroy.
This is the 4th MLB team to make the same mistake — “LaTroy is pitching some great 8th innings for us! Let’s make him the 9th inning guy!”
LaTroy Hawkins is living, breathing proof that actual closers have value, and that some pitchers, while effective in other situations, cannot pitch in the 9th.
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Nice to see him win a game for us for a change.
Marshall picks up the W, right?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
And Marshall gets the make-up win
This one makes up for the time he went 7 innings of 1 ER ball and Heilman gave up, what, 7 earned?
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5 ER, I think
That game was on my birthday. :(
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
I guess.
Still feel bad for Wells though.
Hope he’s got 6 more scoreless innings in him. Kid deserves a win.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
This is the second straight game...
…where the bullpen gave his first ML win away
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
Heilman should buy him a drink!
He’s been involved in both games
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
Where's dtpollitt?
He needs to post his picture of the walkoff celebration!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
I should get a Scales jersey. Maybe Clutche has one for me :-)
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
I would too.
Honestly, if I were them I’d make one. It’s a great story, it’s gone national, I think people would buy it.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
How loud were the boos for Gregg?
I didn’t have the game on TV
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
if radio is any indication
they were LOUD
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
but weren't all the runs credited to gregg?
seems like gregg should be at fault for getting into that mess to begin with.
I don't think it matters who the runs were credited to in the case of a save.
It matters that they came in at all. Hence the blown save goes to Heilman, not Gregg.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Cubs Win, and I missed the fkin game AUGH@@@
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
You didn't mn\iss much.
We blew a 4-0 lead in the ninth, but won on a walkoff RBI single by Soriano.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
You didn't miss much*
Typo central up there.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It was great. Until the top of the 9th.
The bottom of the 9th was just a relief.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
No Drew, so someone's gotta say it: Alfonso Soriano has
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Let's just keep that little fact to ourselves
Don’t tell LaTroy.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Lou's Post-Game Presser
starts by praising Wells: “He’s pitched 2 great games, and he doesn’t have a win yet. But if he continues to pitch like that, he’s gonna get a bunch of wins.”
Gregg: “In his defense he hadn’t pitched in a while. He needed to pitch even if the score had been 8 to nothing.”
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
He also addressed getting into it with a fan
anybody see what happened?
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by Gibbon Jockey on May 16, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
what did he say?
I only saw the tail end when he came back into the dugout.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He defended Gregg’s performance?! Are you F’in Kidding me, Lou?
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
What's he gonna do? Throw his closer under the bus?
Not gonna happen.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And since Danny-boy's absent
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And that Sori hops for things other than fly balls
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I hope so
I’ve had the shoulder injury he had. Or something close. And I didn’t respond to rehab and had to have surgery. And took me about a year to get back to “normal”.
So I’m nervous.
Don't worry.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Definitely works today.
Walk-off win.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
On the confrontation with the fan
“He didn’t like the fact I kept Gregg in there. I told him to enjoy the game and let me manage it… with a few stronger words.”
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Good for Lou...
Gregg obviously had an off day, it happens.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Goodie!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Miss ya brougham!
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by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
You too, man.
This was a fun game to watch. Gotta love the early starts. I wasn’t too nervous about this one. I called it during Gregg’s tee-ball fest. This team is starting to bring my faith back around.
"I'll never forget how I felt last October." ~Kosuke Fukudome
Quite prescient!
I wasn’t too nervous about this one either. A lot of fans need to realize that Lou knows what he’s doing. I’m glad that Lou gave that know-it-all behind the dugout the “what’s for” near the end of the game. Some of these fans need to remember that our manager is Lou freakin’ Piniella for goodness sake.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
How do the Cubs expect to win down the stretch...
…or in October, for that matter, with these clowns in the bullpen?
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
They'll probably make a deal for better clowns before the trade deadline.
Well, I hope so, at least.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
Marmol looked lights out today!
Struck out the side in the 8th
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
Guz did his job in the 7th, as well.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Yes, let's keep him
But who can we make deals for?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
This game
Was very similar to this game. Played out in similar fashion, and Soriano also came through in that one..
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:25 PM CDT reply actions
If there were *ever* a time for official scorer intervention, that was it.
Giving Howry that win was obnoxious. He allowed both inherited runners to score, and tacked on 3 more earned runs of his own!
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All right, y'all
Bit of a nail-biter there, but a W is a W. I’m gonna head to East Atlanta and get my drink on.
Go Cubs!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
c-ya girl...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Aaaand we're back
sanantone was whereing my appetite, so I found a joint that serves Chimay. Tasty!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
*whetting
Stupid phone.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Let's keep in mind that Lou made the right managerial moves in the bottom of the 9th...
AND THAT THE CUBS WON THIS GAME!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Ok but the ones in the top of the 9th are suspect.
"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 16, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Gregg had an off day, what are ya gonna do?
And three good hitters for the Astros started the mess in the first place. What, ya think Fat Elvis, El Cabao, and Miggy are gonna be held down all day? I know you don’t like Lou though, so I’m not surprised you feel this way…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm heading out too.
Going to meet the parents for dinner and “Angels and Demons.” Anyone got a review for me?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:28 PM CDT reply actions
c-ya vermont...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 16, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Trib says "one of the most tedious and boring movies of all time."
I’m sure it’s not that bad.
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Yeah.
Excuse yourself for a bathroom break and go to Star Trek instead.
"I'll never forget how I felt last October." ~Kosuke Fukudome
Nice try
I’ve already seen Star Trek
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 16, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Davinci code was pretty bad
so I suspect that A&D isn’t any better.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
"Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack." - Sun Tzu
Coming in late
It’s pretty amusing to see Gregg give up 4 runs and no outs recorded, while Heilman gets the blown save for giving up no runs.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
"Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack." - Sun Tzu
The oddities of baseball.
Also, Marshall gets the make-up win for his scratched start yesterday, and he only got one out.
"I'll never forget how I felt last October." ~Kosuke Fukudome
cubs
the cubs cant always make it look it easy. we all know that. but gregg was disgracefull. i hope lou does not stick with this guy through thick and thin.
I still wonder
if Lou isn’t punishing Marmol for going to the WBC instead of staying home like Lou wanted him too. I like Marmol as a closer. (Or more precisely, I like Marmol better than Gregg as our closer).
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
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