Overflow Thread 4: Cubs vs. Astros, Thursday 6/11, 1:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Jun 11, 2009 4:43 PM CDT
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Congrats.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's go Cubs.
This line from a movie, television show or other piece of popular culture pretty much sums up my entire personality.
OK. This is where we score!
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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You came back Al?
We scored SO MANY RUNS without you.
"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
Yeah, one whole run.
But maybe I need to get out of the thread again for more scoring.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Last time you left,
we had 1st and 3rd and no outs and failed to score.
So, please don’t leave.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, Al!
"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
Geo poppes up. 1 out
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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So nice, I had to say it twice...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Short porch
At 2nd base?
"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
2-1 to Blanco
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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blanco + miles =
who is pitching the 12th?
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions
Not Guzman?
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Needs a day off, if we can give it to him, methinks
"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'd actually prefer
heilman with ascanio as next best choice
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
2-2
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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3-2
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Ascanio up in the bullpen...
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
To the warning track 2 down
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Blanco didnt get a single strike
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Pat says...
…Ascanio is warming up
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
1 pitch, disgusted by him in a Cub uni
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miles with another ground out. Geez. would've never guessed
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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At some point...
…you gotta figure this team figures out how to win these close games consistently, and that has to help them in August and September.
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Or Z starts beating up everyone in the line-up
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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I'm fine with that...
…if he picks Miles as his punching bag!
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
He'd swing over him too much :(
"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
he'd just do the...
…hammer thing he does with Fontenot, except he’d really pound him into the ground.
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Makes me want to crawl a mile
if that meant cutting him right now
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Pepe keeps living up to his name
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
When he started stinking.
Couple / few weeks back i believe.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
can we just have the stack of money we gave miles
as the roster spot? like the Geico cash, can we have that thing step up to the plate
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT reply actions
Aaron Miles:
Professional Cub Killer (h/t Jimmy E.W.)
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Aaron Miles: Futility Infielder Extraordinaire...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
All Time Useless Cubs?
Well, my frame of reference only goes back to the 1980s. But Miles seems to be battling Tom Veryzer for the top spot at this point… and Miles’ hilarious contract may put him over the top.
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Scales in for Miles. Ascanio pitching
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Thank heavens Miles is out of the game.
Can’t hurt us any more today.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I'd have sent up almost anyone on the pitching staff to PH for Miles.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Because we already sent Jake Fox to Iowa?
This organization obsession with Aaron Miles is inexplicable.
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wouldn't have had the double switch
to move Ascanio to the 9 hole
however could’ve hit with Z there and done the same thing
with 2 out no one on, bringing up someone with power would’ve made some sense
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh
What a horrible signing
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Where does it rank on the All Time Worst Cub Free Agent Signings?
Obviously, the amount of money isn’t catastrophic. It’s enough to be annoying, though. But the idea of a 2-year, $5M deal for a 32-year old middle infielder with a long, illustrious history of 75 OPS+ seasons…. I think this Miles deal enters the discussion.
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One pitch too late
"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
No more options on the bench
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Great minds...
"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
Well... yes. Good call.
No position players left
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Pat is going to give me a heart attack.
This line from a movie, television show or other piece of popular culture pretty much sums up my entire personality.
You haven't been listening to him for long, have you?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Long enough...
but somehow it still gets me every now and then when he does the (voice rising) “STILL going…STILL going…”
This line from a movie, television show or other piece of popular culture pretty much sums up my entire personality.
Man, the pesky job is getting in the way of the Cubs game.
Gotta go, Good Luck Cubbies, bring home a victory. Good nite all.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Crap!
Braun just hit a 3-run HR for Milwaukee in the last of the 9th. Rockies still leading 5-4.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
LANGUAGE!
Just playin’ Al. These extra inning games are making me slap happy.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
That’s why I said “crap!” I was THINKING something more profane.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Cedeno?
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
YOU BITE YOUR TONGUE!
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
He said more profane...
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
yeah, he is right up there for me too...probably because he is better than pence, but
i just don’t like watching Pence play….something about it…
HEART ATTACK.
Fuku on the hill.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
Stupidest things in baseball
1) The Pittsburgh Pirate
2) “Tal’s” Hill in Houston
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
It's like they let a 5 year old design it in The Sims or something.
They should have a trampoline, and a secret escape slide and a chocolate pudding dispenser.
They already have a flagpole hill and a choo-choo train.
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Only in TX could putting a HILL
in a major league ball park make sense.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Only one in East Texas
"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
0-2
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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1-2.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Lucky 13th inning coming up!
"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
Was it raining in New York?
Is that why the Mets and Phillies game is just starting?
Hey, it's a new century!
Mets/Phillies scheduled to start at 6:10 CT.
Do you mean the Nats game? That was scheduled for now.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
My game day shows the Phils and Mets game in the 1st inning
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
LOOK AT THAT LOU
other guys in the pen can pitch!
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
whose bullpen is this
and what did they do with the regular guys?
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Brenly's gotta adjust his scorecard again... no more room. He's getting used to it.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Excited for them to come hang out on the north side!
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait till you see their second basemen this weekend.
Makes Miles look good.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Sad part is I was gonna watch that game after this one was over.
"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
Come on Cubs
Kelvin on a crutch…WIN THIS THING ALREADY…
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
Brewers LOSE
Scary.
"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
Very.
And with that, I leave the thread to you guys.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Thanks Al...
… enjoy your evening.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
hope you get to write a happy recap!
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
lol Ryan Braun
and the rest of his stupid team.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Braun hit a 3 run homer with two out in the 9th
to make it 5-4 and then Fat Boy walked and Gamel struck out. Scary end and 3 run homer brought to courtesy of Huston Street.
"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 Jun 11, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
This seems...
…just about the time Soriano defies logic and hits a home run.
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Oh, why did they give him a 40-year deal?
The Cubs paid Soriano as if he was 5 years younger, and Carlos Beltran.
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COme on Fonzie!
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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0-1 84mph slider
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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My first born for a Cubs victory.
Back to class!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
1-1 way inside and low
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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when i was rooting for more blackhawks hockey
this isn’t what i meant
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 11, 2009 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
I'd take another triple
"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
1-2
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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2-2
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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This is pathetic. Flat out pathetic
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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I have a softball game
to go to at 6 so can we please score and have a 1-2-3 end of the inning? Come on Cubs, you know you want to.
Maybe they just really like Houston
and want to stay there.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
have a good time, sue!
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Do you play third?
Should we notify Hendry?
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Cheer loud!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Aramis...
… can pinch hit, and swing one-handed.
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
he'd hit the ball harder than Pepe
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
He could leave the bat on his shoulder
Couldn’t be any worse, right?
"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
Dome
has been hard to watch the passed two days.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Our offense has been
not just dome.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
I don't see any offense. But I do see Dome spinnin'.... Just sayin'....
"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 an offense?
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Dome makes me hopeful for the Cubs' future.
There’s going to come a day, and it’s going to come soon in the grand scheme of things, when the Cubs are going to have $12M coming off the books from Dome.
I’m starting to lose hope that Hendry will ever spend the money wisely. But if the team is going to be willing to spend $130M annually, sooner or later someone will acquire some legitimate MLB stars with that money.
I"m not saying that Dome is terrible. He obviously is terrible from time to time, but he has his moments, too. What I’m saying is that the Dome + Bradley + Miles money could get a real, live, elite player, instead of a bunch of compromises and flawed players.
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Ugh.
Seriously?
Miles sucks. We all know that.
The other two? Jury is still out. And hindsight is 20/20.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
by AndrewJStone on Jun 11, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
If Bradely ever rebounds to his career numbers and Fonzie gets hot again
everything else will look a little rosier.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
I don't mind these guys.
I’m saying that it’s a better bet to pay elite player salaries to actual elite players – the Mark Teixieras of the world – than to spend an equal amount of money on 2 or 3 mediocre players.
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Trying to run out the clock?
How come that never works?
"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
only becaues mike lincoln came in
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
You think they are confused and think this is hockey?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Kettle-cooked Cape Cod potato chips are the best...
The best, Jerry. The best!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
yeah...
… you want that meal, don’t ya?
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
Stop talking about food!
Unless you plan to share!!!
(Can you tell I’m hungry?)
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs game on the radio and game thread on the Mac weren't enough
so I got opened up a bag of chips, cracked open a diet Coke and now watching The Simpsons on TV.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
multi-tasking?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 11, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, and I now have the Sox game on the other tv.
But that is definitely on mute…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
ascanio has been really good though
when lou remember he’s on the team.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Great play!
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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just walk him...
… Pence scares me.
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
We've been over this before
He scares you because he freakishly looks like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz
Shh. Shh.
Don’t be scared. Just because he looks like he has chicken legs doesn’t mean he’s some hybrid monster.
"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
3-1
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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Rockies win again
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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cubs are never gonna be able to sign another pitcher
nobody wants to throw seven innings of one run ball and not get a win
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:06 PM CDT reply actions
now get
the dp
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
you sound surprised
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
more disgusted, worn out....making my twice yearly trip in to chicago next week to watch the cubs,
and i want to see some good ball
that means we're due, right?
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Yep.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
When your 25-man roster has no real offensive threat....
…this is what happens.
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So when did it become 1968?
Time to end this pitching domination around the league! Lower the mound! Make the baseball BIGGER! Make pitchers pitch from second base! Let batters swing TWO bats at once! Make the fielders play barehanded!
LET’S GET SOME RUNS! This is re-dick-you-louse…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Dead ball era, redux?
Or just the end of the juiced player era?
"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
You don't have to be juiced to play fundamentally sound baseball using walks, hit and runs, steals, etc.
You can’t base your offense on a singe player and the 3-run homer…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
singe=single
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
damn good pitching today
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:08 PM CDT reply actions
that's looking
at the glass half full!
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
i'm just glad we got dempster off the hook for the loss
that would’ve been crap.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
When I heard the score I just assumed Randy Wells had started...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
I imagine him making clucking noises as he runs
"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 know you have to do it,
but I hate IBB in extra innings. I just do.
This line from a movie, television show or other piece of popular culture pretty much sums up my entire personality.
Quoting Pat
“Blum’s been a killer.”
So I raise the point again… are we correct to walk to get to Blum when the guy seems to always come through against us?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I don't love
the idea of pitching to Berkman
"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore
It was Ron who said it, and yes, it is the right move.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
good call.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
The right move doesn't always work...
It’s still the right move.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Just sayin
There’s justification for pitching to Berkman…That being Blum is a Cub Killer.
But with this team there doesn’t seem to be a right move.
Have a good one.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
How is this game STILL GOING ON????
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
Because the offense is as flacid as
well…you know…
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
or apparently anything else for that matter Sue
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Welcome back, Drew
We saved it for ya.
"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
By the time this season is done
this team will have played the equivalent of over 200 games.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions
FML
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
+1 for great minds
-everything re: this team.
The humanity.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
and now
it’s over.
Second time I’ve come back to a game late and they’ve lost. I think I won’t do that anymore.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
Yes, the Astros do...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 11, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't know about sucks...but we are not much better than a .500 team with the people we are putting
out there every day….and we just sent down someone that was hitting over.400 in the minors, and came up and raked for the majors to….would have been nice to have a hitter that was 5 of 6 in pinch hitting roles come in there today….
That's on Hendry.
He may feel that he has to give Miles every chance to succeed, considering that he just wasted $5 million dollars on the guy, and considering that Hendry’s job will almost certainly be up for review with the change in ownership.
But bringing up Miles and sending down Fox hurt the team in a material fashion.
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I can see Miles
is turning into the modern-day Jacque Jones, at least as far as the fans are concerned.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
why - is he starting to bounce his throws over to first? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I think it will follow a pretty familiar pattern.
Hendry has an eerie ability to give contracts to his second and third-tier free agent signings which turn out to be the final big contract (or just the final contract) of a given players’ career.
Jeromy Burnitz, Jacque Jones, Daryle Ward, John Mabry, Jose Macias, Neifi Perez, Todd Hollandsworth… I’m sure that there are more.
MLBMilestone.com - following the numbers to Cooperstown
Hard to win when you score 1 run
Stupid. Sigh.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Soto strikes again
Sure, keep calling changeups. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Two body blows
in 24 hours. Ugh.
Still, only 2.5 out after all this ridiculousness.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply actions
I can imagine what the playoffs would be like scoring .66 runs per nine innings
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, if they maintain that average the rest of the season,
they won’t be in the playoffs.
Long time ’til October.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure the Cardinals were asking themselves
We just got swept in four games by the Rockies?
Stuff happens. 4-4 road trip. Should have been better, wasn’t a disaster.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Think the Cubs pitchers can muster up a class action suit against the Cubs hitters?
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
they'd win in absentia since naturally, the hitters would fail to show up
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs
have hitters?
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
batters is more accurate
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
If Hendry survives the change in ownership...
….well… it wouldn’t say a lot for the new ownership.
At some point, your GM has to be able to point at an offensive player and say “This is what I spent your $135 million dollars on!” The Cubs are making money disappear at an amazing rate, and have nothing to show for it.
1 prospect, no elite offensive threats. Some great starters, I suppose.
MLBMilestone.com - following the numbers to Cooperstown
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
See you kids tomorrow.
by Tangled Up In Blue on Jun 11, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions
I bet if they tried hard
They could have lost in 9 innings.
PS Twinkies bullpen screwed up today too so they won’t be in a good mood either.
"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
I don't think the Cubs bullpen "screwed up" today, DS
The offense didn’t hit.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
twinkies=twins
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 11, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
She said their bullpen screwed up today “too,” implying the Cubs bullpen screwed up.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I just meant the Twins had an equally frustrating loss
Could have phrased it better. They blew a 3 run lead and lost in the bottom of the 9th.
"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 Jun 11, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
3 run lead?
Whats that feel like?
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
Bullpen
1 run in 5.2 inning. Comes out to an ERA around 1.50. What would you prefer? How about 6 hits in 13 innings. Lay the blame where it belongs, with the hitters.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Another 0-6 RISP
8 LOB.
I really miss our offense.
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
This team is
making me miss my mind also.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I gotta split and do something else
Having a public forum right in front of me makes me want to start ranting, and I’m not doing that. I think I’m going to abstain from watching any games too, at least until I go to one next Friday. I can’t deal with this anymore.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 5:22 PM CDT reply actions
"I can't deal with this anymore"
No offense, Craig, but if we’re getting to the point where posts are reading like suicide notes, maybe you should take a breather.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
Nah, nothing like that, but I have a lot going on right now running up to my wedding, and this team is such a negative distraction, that I don’t want to put any more focus on them because nothing good is really coming from them at this point. Rather, at least, nothing that makes me happy is coming from them. It’s just time to stop treating things like last year, and just treat it as a game, or just as an interest in the background.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Good thought
and congrats on your wedding. Perspective is a wonderful thing.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 11, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
You know, I have a wonderful fiancee who is very supportive of me and my interests, and I don’t want a heavily involved interest in this team to evolve into me being negative at home, or even at work. So, it goes to the background, and I’ll read people’s comments on here, and I’ll joke around, or I’ll catch a score on ESPN, but I’m not sitting through these endless games waiting for this team to be something special. They’re just a regular old team at this point, playing a game that’s been around for years. They’ll come around in time, but for now, I’m done spending what seems like every minute of my day waiting for them to come around.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 11, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
so does that mean you'll trade me Matt Holliday for Milton Bradley? ;-)
you are 588-2300 Empire aren’t you?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Miles+Bradley=another heart precedure for Hendry.
"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
well I was going to ask for Torii Hunter but that would have been a bit too lopsided... ;-)
I’m tired of waiting for MB to get healthy and rake the ball. Maybe a change of scenery of the fantasy nature would help. Check your e-mail…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
our starting pitching
is the envy of mlb; the bullpen is rounding into form (heilman, esp). our offense WILL be there. i cannot take a negative perspective at this point. we will get a wild card at the very least…
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