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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Sunday 5/24, 3:05 CT

Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, May 24, 2009 3:05 PM CDT


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that's a bit wordy

It's not about money. It's about winning and getting over the hump. We've had the appetizer now, but we left the main course on the table.
-rod beck

by laidbackliam on May 24, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why do I have it on WGN HD?

"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 24, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

D-Lee pulled from the lineup

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Source: Twittermyer

Reason: “sick”
Replacement: Hoff

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sick & Tired

just like me after watching this weekend’s series.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

how about the entire week?

I’ve heard of Lost Weekends, but a lost road trip?

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I do not like

the Padres unis today. Yuck!!

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions  

It's the military motif....for memorial day weekend.

"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 24, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know but

I still don’t like them.

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

that was a lineup with NOBODY over .300 in it

I’m sure Chris Young is petrified by the power

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions  

The only Padres hitters

w/ BA’s over .300 are Scott Hairston and Drew Macias… I don’t think Theodore is going to be pitching in fear either.

BTW: Padres’ BA on this 8 – 0 homestand? .180.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know about the Padres...

Amazing how they have won. It’a all about Clutch (not clutche) hitting.
Cubs have no clutch hitting.

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I loathe

the truth you type.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quiet in here...

I guess everyone is watching the Hawks game.

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 3:14 PM CDT reply actions  

It is a

holiday weekend. Maybe they have other obligations?

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Probably...

I may be the only person who has an out-of-town houseguest…who’s working…

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was convinced Gonzalez was gonna go deep again.

A DP is much better.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions  

You know...

You could give the service members better seats than the upper deck, Padres.

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Out like a lamb

in the second.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions  

This is the 3rd year in a row...

The cubs have gone to SD and looked absolutely terrible.
I was there the last 2 years, decided not to drive down this weekend

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah, I was there 2 years ago

It was right before the Cubs started playing a lot better. Hopefully the same is about to happen.

by LT on May 24, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Uh

I think the redwangs heard ya

by LT on May 24, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Looks to be

a long day for the Hawks.

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep

but at least if they lose it will be to a team with more talent than them. Hopefully the Cubs will be coming out of hibernation soon…

by LT on May 24, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anybody know..

I’d swear I read on the Cubs website one can obtain promotional items for homegames somehow without actually going to the game. Every hear of this?

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Ted!

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Solid contact by Geo

Wasted

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Looking at my two TVs right now...

I just want to drink…

A LOT.

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Does make one

kinda discouraged.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL, just turned the game on.

Reed Johnson hitting 3rd? WTF is Lou doing?

by kanderber on May 24, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions  

He's not batting third

moved him to 5th when Lee got sick and Hoff replaced him.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I bet Chris Young

talks like Gomer Pyle.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Lets break up the perfect game right here

Just need to get a runner on. Its so easy to steal off these guys.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions  

So is the Jump thread

gonna be necessary today?

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn not even the blooper can stay down

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Did I hear that right?

Perry locked up the batting cage today, and refused to let guys get extra work? Hmm.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Because he felt

they were putting too much pressure on themselves to do too much.

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do you think that is a good idea, Sue?

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not there to see

how this is affecting the team. He is so I’ll trust his judgement.

by sue369 on May 24, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

How diplomatic

and boring… (I kid.)

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nothing can go right

This is really the worst.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions  

On the bright side...

this HAS to be the worst offensive spell of the year. Right?

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

You have to think so

The Pirates are next, so that should jump start our offense.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I really hope some home cooking does the trick.

That being said. Why are we playing a night game on a holiday?!

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Having a perfect game thrown against us

is the perfect way to end this awesome road trip.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:51 PM CDT reply actions  

i so would've

interfered with kouz on that play.

Someday we'll go all the way.

by Cubbinstrongsince86 on May 24, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions  

ha ha

seriously though there was a cubs fan down there. f with the other team do them a favor lol

Someday we'll go all the way.

by Cubbinstrongsince86 on May 24, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the winning streaks of

STL (obviously) and MIL have made this look even worse. Cardinals lost today, so maybe they can go into another tailspin.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Our offense is not that good to start with but it is true

We ran into a buzzsaw of quality pitching

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions  

But how much of that comes from us?

Pinero sucks, Carpenter was right off the DL, and the guy from last night wasn’t good. Young is good in PetCo, but still he can be beaten.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not giving the other team all the credit,

but their pitchers stepped up and our offense did not.

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know...

we have some offensive talent. Even not counting the injured. This doldrum defies logic.

And I have to wonder if this isn’t the chicken-or-the-egg kind of thing. Is Joel Piniero really channeling his inner-Maddux or do we make mediocre pitchers look like aces, and aces look like Superman?

Dammit… nji232 said it first.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

PERFECT GAME

PERFECT GAME PERFECT GAME PERFECT GAME

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions  

somebody needs to talk to Chris young

you know, the old curse of speaking to the pitcher ?

Drive, Monkey Drive!

by VegasCubFan on May 24, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh goody...

it’s Chris Young’s birthday tomorrow.

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions  

That Padres catcher

has taken 3 direct fouls to the face so far.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Mikey !

Someday we'll go all the way.

by Cubbinstrongsince86 on May 24, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions  

HOLY

mother of all things sacred and glorious its a GD hit!

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions  

YESSSSSSSSS!

Finally a god damn hit. Now steal second please

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions  

good call.

"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 24, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Steal! Sweet!

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Thank God

Now DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

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by Chris Dobbertean on May 24, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice

now take third.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions  

I can't believe I'm so relieved that someone got a freakin' single.

"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 24, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

oy... Geo is kinda slow.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

He's so slow that he takes an hour and a half to watch 60 Minutes.

"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 24, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Time him

with a calendar.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on May 24, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

anyone other

than geo thats 1st and 3rd

Someday we'll go all the way.

by Cubbinstrongsince86 on May 24, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

What the hell Geo?

Oh well no perfect game.

Oh Mark DeRosa how we need you at third base.

by nji232 on May 24, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

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