First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Friday 5/29, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on May 29, 2009 1:15 PM CDT
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I love hearing it.
I’ve taken to not even putting the game on the TV at all — I just listen to Pat and Ron.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
I can’t do without the visuals, if I’m near the TV.
Why don’t you buy a SportSynch radio?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I haven't bought one
because I don’t want to pay $50 for a transistor radio. If it was a component I could plug into my AV system, I might do it.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I usually have a meeting
around then. :P
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
C'mon Ted!
No mercy today.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Cobra Kai, Cobra Kai
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
Not like the Sux, Cardinals or Mets
but yeah. Ever since Fernando Valenzuela was there and they showed every Dodger game on TV in Mexico.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I have a personal vendetta with LA....
…cuz I live in and work in OC and my work is INFESTED with Dodgers fans! Can’t stand them!
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
Ahhh...baseball, sushine, and the cameramen doing their job.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:20 PM CDT reply actions
Lets hit them like a gatorade dispenser!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Holy crap...look at the batting averages of that dodger lineup.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions
Yep, they're playing like the '08 Cubs so far.
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Just heard them say
Scales was at Third, Fonty at second. Daver! You got our wish!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
I'm sorry, did you just say something?
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Thank you, Lou Piniella!
Thank you!
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and Blanco
at short!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, and Andy White at SS - so the middle infield defense should be pretty good.
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Don't want to be a buzzkill to the warm and fuzzy...
……pregame optimism, but I have a bad feeling about today’s game.
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TWSS
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe one of these days
the Cubs will give me a reason to have happy and optimistic feelings about this franchise.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Pierre
high fly ball to Blanco at short. One out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
N/S
Pierre used to do a great job keeping himself off the basepaths. Cubs need him to get back into habit.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Agreed
How the heck did he transform himself so quickly and productively? And more importantly, why didn’t he do it whilst in Cubbie Blue?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
we had Corey Patterson remember?
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
He's getting lucky.
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Like to see a younger player wave his arms like that to make sure he called it
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ahhh, when they were young and not spoiled
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
martin singles to left.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions
Dodgers are a freakin' singles machine.
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Take 'em to the strip club?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Road trip!
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I got a bunt single for her.
Don’t know what that means but it sounds dirty.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
So you like small ball?
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Sometimes I go extra bases for a lap dance.
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I simply
go yard.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I always start with a foul tip.
Just to see how it feels.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
just be sure
not to balk.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Hudson
grounds to Lee. Over to second for the out, but Lilly can’t handle the throw back to first. Two outs, one on.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
gounder to Lee...
he starts the 3-6-1 DP but Lilly drops the ball. 2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions
Got the lead runner in a FC
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I really hope the Cubs win today
Not just because of what happened in last night’s game. I want them to win for my grandfather, a lifelong Cubs fan, who passed away suddenly last night.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:28 PM CDT reply actions
Very sorry to hear it.
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That sucks.
My condolences.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
My condolences.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry to hear that.
Hope they pull it out for the both of you.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, to all of you.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
my sympathies.
on the other hand, he’s got a good chance of having a drink with Harry right now.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
He's also walking our dog, a golden retriever.
She looked not unlike the dog in Allie’s picture.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too.
We had to put her to sleep at the beginning of April. She was 15 years old, which is ancient for a golden.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
my girl is already 3.
can’t believe how fast time flies.
do you want me to hid the avatar? i know how hard seeing something similar can be when you’re morning.
No, it's okay.
I like your picture.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry for your loss
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
I send my condolences.
Sorry to hear of your loss.
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
Runner steals
on the ball from Lilly. Loney called out for interferance on Hill’s throw! Inning over!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
HAHAHA!
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Now THAT was interesting.
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You don't steal on Ted Lilly.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
he just
WILLS you out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Lilly froze Loney in place with his ice-ray lazer eyes.
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That are both hot and cold
cos Ted gets down like that.
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by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
What just happened?
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:29 PM CDT reply actions
See above.
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interferance on the throw
by Hill.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
That's not what Pat Hughes said.
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Hm, well, he never corrected himself, which is unusual.
But whatever. The result is the same.
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Loney didn't move - Hill was forced to jump to the left
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I've always thought the batter had a right to be in the batters box.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
fwiw
they don’t in Max’s league. And of course, the rules MUST be the same… :P
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Gameday is going back through the Loney AB.
?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions
no
he interfered with the throw to second, and the runner was called out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Is there an official score, yet?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Works for me.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Yep, Pat is confirming that now.
It was a K.
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I knew that.
It just seems like Loney struck out twice.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't even get Gameday to load.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Soriano looks bad on fastballs down the middle AND on balls in the dirt.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions
with the pitch
not Sori. It seems.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
if he's actually playing hurt, then maybe he needs to sit for a day or two
he’s clearly not bringing even his D game right now
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have sat
him today. Just for a rest.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont think its an injury
Looking at April and May, the biggest difference is not his Ks, its his lack of walks.
Ball 4!
by californiachicagoan on May 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
he's said
that he has a sore knee at the moment.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha
And that may contribute to why his numbers are down, but that wouldnt cut down on your walks. And his walk rate’s 50% reduction is the most glaring change to me.
Of course his SBs have droppen off the map, and a sore knee (and lower OBP) clearly can explain that.
Ball 4!
by californiachicagoan on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
jesus, why ever throw anything BUT that pitch to him
Soriano might end up hitting about .220 this year, unless he can start laying off it every once in a while
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
we go through this every year
at some point, he will recover, and start hitting the ball out of the yard. And then everyone will love him again.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
It will start by facing a pitcher who is
not right handed with a hard slider.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
I understand he's streaky
but everyone and their mother knew that pitch was coming. It seems worse than ever lately
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
that's because
the whole team is struggling.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Any audible boos for Soriano?
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Or audiboos?
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Or inaudiboos?
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Not from me.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Do those outside pitches
that Sori K’s on, ever cross the plate? I don’t understand how a pitch can break that far and appear anywhere near the strike zone
They appear to start hard at the zone and dive away.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Pat corrects himself
Loney swung, it was just a K.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Dang it, Bobby!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Slightly OT...
…Manny is currently #4 in votes for All Star LF’s. Horse shit
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
I find it completely hilarious.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
and A-Roid is also leading in his ballot.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
They should both participate in the STATE FARM HR DERBY.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
don't they also
bring us the insurance runs?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Es un fuera de serie
El mejor del mundo sin duda. El heredero de Diego Armando. Si la Albiceleste no es campeona del mundo el año que entra, sera porque España llegara con mejor juego de conjunto.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Even with his suspension?
I can’t figure, is he going to be back by then?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
He comes back a week or so before the break.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Wearing Vera Wang!
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won't that be a joke
on Bud.
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by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
If he gets in does that mean it counts toward his suspension?
by Jerry Mumphrey on May 29, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
He will have already served his suspension before the AS game.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
depends...how many AB's will Soriano get?
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take the over on 4
he’s already half way there, and he’s faced 3 batters
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends
If he goes for 13 or over, he won’t throw the no-hitter that he’s lined up for. If he throws fewer pitches, he’s got a much better chance for the no-no. He won’t give up a run though.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
Dome
chops one over the mound to second. Hudson barehands it and throws Dome out. Three outs.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
I wanted the Cubs to get Hudson this off-season
He’d look perty good on this team right about now.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Huh?
go pound sand up your ass.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
Can he play third base?
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Cubs didn't need a 3B this off-season
They still need a 2B though. He’d be perfect at #2 in this lineup or even leading off.
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you got a point there
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Um, they did need a 3B this offseason - a backup 3B.
They’ve already got more second basemen than my nephew’s Wii.
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why does your nephew's Wii have any secondbaseman?
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
they're contemplating
a trade for a graphics processor.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Because creating new Wii characters...
…is almost as much fun as the video games themselves.
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But none of them are any good
and if they would’ve signed Hudson, they wouldn’t have gone after Miles and Fontenot wouldn’t be starting 5 games a week.
No point really in discussing it now, but Hudson would’ve been a very nice fit for this team.
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Mike Fontenot is a good defensive second baseman.
I know his bat is a question mark.
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That's why he can't hit! His bat is curved!
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike Fontenot = The Riddler?
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by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Fontenot is not an everyday player
and Hudson’s glove is 10 times better than Fonteno’s
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He's a good player...
…but I still don’t think the Cubs needed to sign a free agent second baseman.
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Really? Cause we've had about 6 second basemen so far this year.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
can they all play
at once?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
If they did...it would equal an actual ML 2nd baseman. Maybe.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
on each other's shoulders
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he should have said, everday, competent 2nd baseman
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
We have one...his name is Ryan Theriot and he plays SS.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe that's been normal over the last
5-6 years.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
If they would've signed Hudson
they would’ve only had one 2nd basemen this year and not a revolving door there which is even more of a reason they should’ve signed him.
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That's great because historically
weren’t second baseman the best all around? Oh wait…
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
I'm not sold that the Cubs are capable of turning the corner
until the offense actually turns in a competent performance against a GOOD starting pitcher, something they’ve not mustered in weeks. And the whole “that’s why they are good pitchers” argument doesn’t work, opposing teams find ways to score against our GOOD pitchers. Playoff teams just cant sit around and wait for the Pirates to come to town every week to pad the offensive stats. Show me something Cubs offense – do something against Billigsley, Peavy, Carpenter…
they beat Peavy earlier in the year.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Beat Peavy
In this game.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe he thought he's going to be a Cub some day
and that game could be the difference maker
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Some trolley-dodger flew out to Hoff for out #1
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
that was a nice game against peavy
but that was a while ago. They didn’t crush him but did a nice job of putting some hits together.
I like your picture.
You don’t have to hide it.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Bradley's HR hasn't landed yet.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
you wanted a win against a top line pitcher
it was a win against a top line pitcher. Stop moving the foul-line posts.
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by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Blanco with an actualy SS arm.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
He has more SS in his arm than Theriot has in his whole body.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Won't somebody think of the scrappy?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And Patrick Duffy for a leg.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
and I'll form the HEAD!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
We're really Voltron-ing something here.
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by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
And actual range
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on May 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Lilly pitching a very good game so far
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions
Unless you subscribe to the theory
that Lilly and Norris are one and the same.
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by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Lilly sprang from Chuck Norris' beard
Just like Eve sprang from Adam’s rib
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
There is not fist behind Chuck Norris' beard...
there is only another fist.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted Lilly's fist.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you have it backwards.
When The Great Ted Lilly collided with the rock cluster some Earth-humans call Yadier Molina the resulting debris coalesced and formed Chuck Norris.
Yes, Ted Lilly is indeed Chuck Norris’ daddy.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Blasphemy!
Ted’ll get you for that…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
+1
LOTR references rule.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Prior had dinner plates for calves.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
plastic box head.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Tears for blood.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on May 29, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoffpauir
lines it down the right field line! Double! Lee to third! BAM!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
I garuntee!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Love Hoffy!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Hoff doubles!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions
Under with Fonty batting.
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by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
He didn't.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
No, he won't.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
He hit the ball hard, though.
That’s all he can do.
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Hoffpauir doubles!
Second and third, none out!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT reply actions
All right, Fontenot,
let’s get them both home!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2009 1:47 PM CDT reply actions
Fonty
lines one right at the second baseman. Runners hold. One out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Yeah, can't fault him for that one.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
You know it's not that easy, right?
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maybe he played ball
in college.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not easy for anyone.
Fontenot hit the ball hard. That’s all a hitter can do.
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arg, right at him
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
It's still so funny
to me about the whole Derrek Lee decline crap.
He’s the only one that has been consistent for the last couple of weeks.
Tamia Lynn Davis:
Born: August 18, 2008
shhhhh!
don’t like the Clutche beacon!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
dood, there's one out.
cmon.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Fear the CLAW!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Squeeze called for here
Feels like a low scoring game
Ball 4!
by californiachicagoan on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions
With Lee running?
No thanks.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Squeeze success
depends on the quality of the bunt. Not the speed of the runner at 3rd. Maybe I should clarify, I meant a suicide squeeze.
Ball 4!
by californiachicagoan on May 29, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Now we pray that Hill accidentally hits the ball.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions
Cubs are hitting .179 with RISP over the last 10 games
well actually worse now. But holy god that’s bad
by WanderingWanderer on May 29, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions