First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Tuesday 5/5, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on May 5, 2009 1:15 PM CDT
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good luck
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
Hooray!
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass, he used to play ball on Saturdays, Playin in the sun...
Let's go, Sean!
I’m predicting 7 2/3 sparkling innings today.
"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." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions
I say 7 1/3
I hope you’re right
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass, he used to play ball on Saturdays, Playin in the sun...
Ouch, my ears hurt
"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
Chicago Cubs baseball...
is on the air!
"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." - Alvin Dark
YES IT IS!
"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
I'm predicting our 2nd string lineup will win the day and Scales will go 1 for 4
"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.
and the one hit will be a bunt.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
inside the park homerun, only he'll be so excited that after he touches home plate
he runs back to first to try again
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Go Cubs!!
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
What kind of award did Fukudome just get?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT reply actions
alright
no PBP from me today, as I have to leave a 2. That having been said, LET’S GO CUBS!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Is that some
kind of toilet humor?
"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." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
just you wait. :P
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope you plan on catching up with reading
or playing the DS or something
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to compile
a list of injuries suffered by left-handed batters when bunting and running to first, when it’s the second tuesday of the month and Ron Santo was taking a vacation.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
You should factor in DeRosa somehow
Like how all injuries could be avoided if he were involved somehow…even if it was as a twinkle in someone’s eye
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That defensive lineup looks so strange
"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."
Nicknames for today's lineup...
1.) Sacrificial lambs
2.) Bobby Scales and the Scrubs
3.) Eighth inning spring training line-up
4.) Iowa
5.) The Brian Dayett Memorial Lineup
Add your own!
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
6.) The Watch-Us-Win-Anyway Brigade
Optimism is awesome.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
7.
Scrappy wins!
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
Scales
records his first MLB play. Alright!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Lewis leads off the first...
grounds out to Scales. 1 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions
Renteria
bunts for a base hit. Hope he doesn’t hurt himself.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Hope he doesn't slide into second base to injure someone.
"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.
Unnecessary!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
A trip for two to South Bend?
"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.
There's nothing to do here
at least, not until the first ND home game
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
a fresh start
her posts are reset to 0
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
I'll catch you
soon.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
don't be scared
it’s perfectly natural. How YOU doin’…
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Does her flag now fly from the BCB foul poles?
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
*yawn* OK, I'm up
Let me hit the shower and get in front of a TV. Join y’all in a bit.
Damn night shift.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
What do you think this is?
Twitter?
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Did I type the wrong URL again?
No caffeine.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I just virtually bought you a Mountain Dew.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Richard Arulia squeaks one pasta diving Fontenot.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT reply actions
Yikes! 3-0 on a Molina HR
So much for Marshall being anything but a fill in\stop gap role player.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Giants are playing small ball.
"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.
Giants HR.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
On second thought...
"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.
and now BIG ball.
"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." - Alvin Dark
oh, Sean.
ouch.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
I'm mad at myself!
Made it from my 4th floor lodging room down the block to the USO building where there is internet, but I forgot my headphones so can’t listen to pat and ron now. Damnit!!!!!!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
On second thought
Maybe that’s a good thing.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
Don't worry....
our lineup today should be able to put up more than 3 runs…..right?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:29 PM CDT reply actions
I see what you did there.
"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.
we have a farm?
no wonder i’ve been having to wake up at 5am then.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
oooh!
a LAND OWNER!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
piece of cake.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, someone tell me why Lou put this lineup out there?
Especially Fontiny at 3rd again? Is Aramis not 100%? What’s going on???
yes, cause you are more knowledgable about the state of the Chicago Cubs and it's players than the man managing
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
Some of the best managers in the history of the game
have said that one thing that made them so successful was knowing how to lose games in April to win games in October. Now, I realize that it is May, but you get the picture
now find out how many of them benched 4 starters all on the same day
and proclaimed both of their back of the bullpen guys were also unavailable
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
while batting two of their worst hitters at #1, and #2 in the lineup
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
I realize that it is, at best, a mediocre lineup
But sometimes Piniella may know what he is doing…give the man some credit
Ridiculous
You don’t walk out with the intention of losing a game. You may not have the most solid line-up or matchups, but you do not go out there thinking – “Oh heck its April time to get that big ‘L’ in today”
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
No, you don't. But the intention is not to lose.
It simply implies that managing often times takes compromise. I’m pretty sure if Lou could just put his best players in the lineup every day with no negative consequences he would do just that. But he doesn’t do it, does he? Why? Because there are negative effects of playing guys every day
This makes just as much sense...
as the idea that Z shouldn’t be bunting.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
day game
after a night game, with no day off for another 7 days. Eh.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not in favor of it
I’d prefer that Rami and Bradley be back out there.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Well i was coming to participate in the game thread
I think I jinxed it.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Yeah, I think we get the point you're making.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Rowand slaps one to Fontenot...
who knocks it down and throws him out….2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions
Winn bunts and Geo gets him @ 1st.
3 out. 3-0 Giants.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions
what is up with all the bunting? Is Marshall THAT bad at coming off the mound?
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Slow delivery
tall guy, its a good idea.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Hill is catching today
"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
Why has everyone given up already?
Didn’t we come back from far against Florida a few days ago after losing 20 in a row?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
You're not a fan
of today’s lineup??
"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." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
never give up
NEVER SURRENDER!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Did we give up when the germans bombed pearl harbor!?
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
what?
let him go. He’s rolling.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Why is Bradley not playing?
Is he too tired from sucking every day????
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I'm guessing
yes.
"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." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
But he could use the practice, couldn't he?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Are you asking yourself a question?
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, but I'm trying to figure out the mentality of those who have been booing him..
Like, do we think booing him is somehow going to make him play better?
People don't boo to make players play better.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
No, his body of work is waaaaaaay to small to merit booing
at least in my book
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Good, that's what I was hoping to hear.
But fact is people have been booing alot and I just don’t get it. Waaaaay too soon and waaaay too negative.
Nice
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay, so if cubs are baby bears, what is this team?
In utero bears? Aborted bears?
remember
Sammy Jankis
Gathright will walk hopefully.
"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.
Still saying he gets plunked
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
Apologies in advance...
…but I just have to say that I’d like Sean Marshall to go fornicate himself with a kitchen blade.
(but I’ll get over it)
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Had a bad today?
"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.
He's pitched very well in the role Lou has him in this year.
Just sayin’
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry - was at the Cards game at Busch last week
Marshall is on my ‘list’ at the moment.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
GATHRIGHT GETS A HIT!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Will he get picked off?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
"That's the great thing about baseball, you never know what's going to happen..."
"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.
Bite your tongue!
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ow
why’d I have to do that?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Because I finally completed work
on my Voodrew Doll.
See what I did there?
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
yeth
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
The commercial where Lincecum has that pitching motion in little league
Makes me thankful we never faced a kid like that years ago. Imagine a 10 year old bringing those mechanics.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Then my
strikeout to getting nailed in the back for the umpteenth time and crying on my way to first while my dad says, “Way to get on base, son!” ratio is different.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Tiny Helton should bunt.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:36 PM CDT reply actions
no he might pull a hammy
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
Aaron Miles continues being useful to this team
How about he gets the DFA this friday.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
I bet
Bobby Scales is a hella lot cheaper.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Also Bobby Scales might not be good
but he is better than aaron miles simply by not being aaron miles.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Miles hits into a 1-6-3 DP
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions
who didn't see that coming?
Besides Lou I mean
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Dome flies out to Left. 3 out, end of the 1st.
3-0 giants
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT reply actions
Marshall is gonna give us a good effort the rest of the game
I just don’t think the Giants lineup will do much more damage.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
I agree
he’ll settle down.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
unfortunately, they don't need to in order to win this game
and with Lincecum on the mound, that would be true even if Lou hadn’t declared today a loss before the game even started
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
we'll see.
Though I think this is a personal best for you, giving up on the game before the first pitch was thrown.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
ISWYDT
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
you didn't like this lineup either
but it’s interesting that you now try the holier than thou approach
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
I dont think anyone really likes this lineup
But noone is calling lou and idiot or proclaiming the game lost
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
There's a difference between not agreeing with the lineup
and crying about like a baby, and giving the team a time of death before the game even starts. What kind of a fan are you?
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
the kind that doesn't appreciate bad decisions and poor play
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
that's fair enough, I suppose
but can we actually see what happens first?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
So again
rather than support the team, you’re just going to decide it’s over before it begins? Do you also cash in your chips for the day if you stub your toe walking around right after you wake up?
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't like the lineup.
But I want it to win, and I think it’s one that can win. Stranger things have happened.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Like Theriot hitting HRs.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
grand SLAM
HRs. It’s weird. It’s odd. It puts the cows off their feed.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I want to win too
but it’s a ridiculously uphill battle, and Lou did not put the team in the best position to win today
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Take off the blinders
He’s focused on the CAMPAIGN! The WHOLE season
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
can be done without sitting 4 starters and batting our two worst hitters 1 and 2
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
And Lee
just doubled off the wall. Did he just pull that to left?
Hoff up next, then Fonty. It’s not like there isn’t ANY power in the lineup today.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
ok, so give me your lineup today genious
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
IIRC
Lincecum kind of pwns our ass. So there’s nothing wrong with trying to mix it up, see what we can do with some guys he hasn’t seen.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
You annoy the hell out of me
Attempts at NOT being pessimistic would be appreciated
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
It's not the pessimistic attitude.
We all can have it. And I have no problem with you saying this lineup is shit, cos we all know this isn’t the Cubs at their best (and it’s intentional at that).
It’s that that’s ALL you’ve said today. I think we got it the first ten times.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Lose a battle, win a war
Need we go over all the reasons for this lineup today again? (Not to you, sue, but to others here who might not get it.)
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
No one ever said Lou was orthodox.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
he’s Reformed. He WAS managed by Billy Martin.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
If only Bradley was in RF with Hoff at 1B, then we'd have an all left-handed batting order, right?
That would have been cool.
who plays left?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
If Bradley was in right
you’d probably have Kosuke move to center and Gathright to left. Something like that.
I'd move Gathright to far far right...
like Iowa.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Iowa is more towards left field
(a long way foul, though)
I'm going by the map I have....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
true dat
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
A baseball player from the Giants grounds out to 3rd.
1 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions
Wow - what's with the Nats? 3 in a row and in a huge inning at the moment...
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Well, at least we got that going for us today I guess
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
The next Giants batter who I don't know or care about works the count full and singles to right.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
Big Z playing duck hunter in the dugout
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Is that annoying dog you can't shoot
even if you have ammo left around?
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
"Z, you just gotta blow in the cartridge..."
“I know what I’m doing!!!”
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
You can shoot him in the arcade version. Somehow the birdshot puts him on crutches.
by Jerry Mumphrey on May 5, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Did not know that.
All he did was laugh at me.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Timmay bunts (danger!) the runner over to 2nd base...
2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:44 PM CDT reply actions
Good news!
Inning over and only two more days until Ted Day!
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Lewis hits it to Lee....3 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:45 PM CDT reply actions
No runs across in that inning?
3-0 still?
"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." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on May 5, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Can someone explain to me why Lee (who has had neck spasms)
isn’t getting an off-day today? Why not rest Lee, put Hoff at 1st, and keep Sori in at LF?
"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.
Because Lou thought Lee would hit a double?
"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.
Lee has actually had success against Lincecum in the past
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Soriano has played every game this season I think
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Yes.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
He is the manager of the team
and is therefore close to the players and coaches. He’s in a pretty good position to know who needs rest.
or put Bradley, who has had plenty of rest in the OF.
Also, wouldn’t it be a good idea in general to let the starters see an ace pitcher early in the season in case they should face him in the playoffs?
by Jerry Mumphrey on May 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Crazy
This is just plain crazy. Proof positive that players and managers alike don’t believe the garbage that they spew that games early in the season are as meaningful as games late in the season.
I don’t care if Cy Freaking Young is on the mound, you don’t send up a lineup like this unless guys really can’t play. This is not only an embarassment to the game but is particularly troublesome when a team is playing reasonably well and trying to find its own identity.
I don’t take much exception to what Pineilla has done during his tenure in Chicago, but this one is just plain wrong. He should be ashamed at this lineup. If he wanted to do this, perhaps he should have had the Cubs hire Jim Essian, Tom Trebelhorn or (insert any other particularly bad Cubs manager in the last century here) to run this ragamuffin lineup.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
Agree...
If there was a brawl, then Zombie Cy Young would probably bite several Cubs starters, then we would have to put them on the DL too. I can just picture it:
Soriano – Out (zombie)
Ramirez – Day-to-day (multiple bite wounds)
Lee – Out (neck)
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
And if we win today?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Not the point
That’s not the point. Your job as a manager is to give your team the best chance to win on any given day. Resting guys 20 games into the season? That’s just plain laughable. They’ve had plenty of time to rest the past 9 months, spring included. Jogging to 1B on routine plays, jogging out and back from your position and generally half-assing it around for 20 games in reasonably cool weather is hardly a grind.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
you think the Cubs have
half-assed it for the past 20 games?
I see.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Contrary
You think the majority of them have played hard with consistency? I recognize that professional baseball has essentially become complacent in its collective effort from Low A ball all the way up but I didn’t realize it permeated all fan bases as well. Wake me when Boston trots out a lineup like this.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
I don't think
that either I, nor the Cubs, are complacent.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
krummy screenname
krummy cubs fan
Funny the way it is, how a kid walks ten miles to school while another is dropping out
Why?
They’re in the middle of a 20-game stretch. Some guys haven’t had a day off all season. It’s getaway day. They’re assured of a winning homestand and a split in the series. Our No. 5 starter is facing the reigning Cy Young Award winner. And they’ve got five road games on tap against division opponents.
And you know what? The Cubs still might win, anyway.
Why don’t you just relax and enjoy the game?
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Laughable
It’s that exact thought process that has produced exactly zero championships in the past century.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
player fatigue is real
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Why don't you
see what other teams do in the same situation? I suspect it’s not all that different.
If this lineup is an embarrassment to baseball, you post is an embarrassment to posts.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
this post is just plain crazy
this lineup is an embarrassment to the game of baseball???!?!?! LOLZ
the pink hat guy is my father
Surely he hasn't checked out the lineup that the University of Nebraska
trotted out this season.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
He's done
A player not done would have tripled :)
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee doubles off the left field wall.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT reply actions
so he got
around on it. That’s EXCELLENT.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice hit by Lee
Those baskets need to get arms so that becomes a homer.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
I got a chuckle visualizing this.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
Remember all those homers they helped Banks with?
No? Ask Joe Morgan, he’ll tell ya.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
here
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_05_sfnmlb_chnmlb_1&mode=gameday
"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.
Hoff
warning track power. Lee tags to third.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Stupid Hughes
had me convinced that was an HR!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Anything in the air is a probable HR with Hughes.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoffpauir sends one to the front of the track in right...
Lee moves up.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions
Ron:
“That would have went out yesterday.”
"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." - Alvin Dark
Ok get this run in
At least we have a run then.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
That's really the only thing
I don’t like about listening to it. Ron and Pat can be deceiving.
by Cubs and Hawks fan on May 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
Lee scores!
Fonty out at first! wewt! 3-1 Giants.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
1 run isn't 3
The game is still over /sarcasm
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Small ball gets 1 run across
"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."
We get a run
Can’t be shutout today. Do that two more times and we have a tie game.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Regarding today's lineup
just think how many pinch hitters we have available! Fonty gets us one back.
finally
we have our deep bench.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee scores on a fielders choice by Fontenot.
3-1 2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
Bobby has his first
MLB K.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
this is about the last guy in the NL I would want to face in my first major league at bat
Funky delivery + crazy good = damn hard to hit
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
I was thinking the same thing
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Bobby tips the scales with a swinging K.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions
3 out. end of the 2nd.
3-1 Giants.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, at least he got a whiff of the majors.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
So pardon my ignorance here...
…but with Scales being called up, does that mean his salary goes up to the MLB minimum while here’s here, etc.?
Wait a minute... who am I here?
I think so
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 5, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I would hope so
getting a week of major league pay and meal money can’t hurt his wallet.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Anybody been to the new Royals stadium this season?
I’m going tonight and wondering if there is anything I should check out.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
Not yet but let me know what you think
I’ll be going in the next week or two
"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
The place was fun before the renovation
I’m sure it’s a blast now. Especially that KC is experiencing winning baseball, it’s a new thing down there.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
Listening to KNBR broadcast
they just acknowledged that Bengie Molina is their best hitter. That is a sad commentary on their franchise.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
Hey, that man hit a triple
THAT GUY…hit a triple…respect, know what I’m saying?
by Craig in South Bend on May 5, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Just give Molina the IBB treatment the rest of the game
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
three outs!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
Be back in an hour
Keep on keeping on.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Goal for this inning
Get Miles at bat out of the way to set up a big fourth inning.
Hey the Cubs are good again! This will be a good test of a sig jinx.
ESPN Gamecast has...
Bengie Molina’s batting average as .303, and his on-base percentage as .293.
I knew that he was a slow runner, but how does he do that?
he drew a walk, but it took so long to get there that the ump allowed them to tag him out?
so it wasn’t an atbat, but a -1 walk?
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Anyone been to the Captain Morgan Club?
Any good? Atmosphere? Food?
"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."
Captain Morgan Club?
I don’t know…I’m not one for rum on my sandwiches.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
Graybar hangs out there, I believe.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
ppl that work there are complete arses.
and it’s just jam-packed. i guess you can get rum & cokes there, but then I dont think you can even bring them into the stadium… so why go there? idk. not much atmosphere at all.
alright, y'all
Time for me to go; I’ll follow on the radio. Go Sean and the Bad News Bears!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
BTW
Sunday, May 19 is Tim Lincecum bobblehead night in SF.
It’s frighteningly realistic.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Wonder if we get lifesize EA dolls for HoffPOWER bobblehead night at Wrigley?
"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.
It's actally 1/8th of an inch taller than him.
But weighs only 4 3/4th pounds more.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Big Z looked like was doing a 'bobblehead' congrats of some sort this past Sunday...
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Winn loses the battle with Marshall and flies out to left.
1 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:07 PM CDT reply actions
Next dude grounds out to Miles...
2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions
this is a BLOG....
and we’re not even the blogmeister. spelling is completely optional. as are facts.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
What are these "facts" of which you speak?
The idea seems intriguing.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Single to right.
1 on 2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions
Lynn Lynnsickum gounds out to Brian Skoal...3 out.
3-1 Gnats.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
Way to go Hughes!
He’s jinxing us big time! Already talking about magic numbers!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Tiny Helton Ks
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT reply actions
Fukudome bounces to 1st and is out by a step at first.
2 out.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions
Dome is 1 for his last 17
here’s hoping he can snap out of this slump soon
"Oh Crap"
-Famous Last Words by General George Custer
There have been several of those 16 he hit hard...right at someone.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I can haz April back?
Also, I can haz overflow link?
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
You kids and your slang.
remember
Sammy Jankis
by neverAcquiesce on May 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee flies to center. inning over.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
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