Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Twins, Friday 6/12, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Jun 12, 2009 4:00 PM CDT
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6-4!
"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
Here's to hoping we can get Wells a ND today.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
There we go Lee, way to start off this thread
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions
Alright D.! 6-4 now..
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
C'mon Soto, pick-up the team here!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Huh.
We just used all of our Outfielders. Bradley’s still in. I think this is Lou’s way of telling us he’s sticking with his guy. Risky, but respectable.
And go DLEE!!!
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
c'mon Geo....
make all the bad go away
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions
WHAT IS THIS STRANGE LOOKING NUMBER NEXT TO "CUBS" ON THE SCORE BOARD?
I’M NOT USED TO SEEING SUCH A SYMBOL
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Little too crooked 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
Soto, if ever we needed you, now is the time...
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
Soto
pops out. 6-4 Twins. On to the 9th.
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.
and I'm into another meeting.
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.
cue carnival music
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Sori at 2nd and miles at 3rd
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions
Oh my god.
Soriano @ 2B. This is officially became a circus..
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Didn't have to worry about that one
"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
Sori to 2B, Miles to 3B, Micah in LF
Patton on the mound
"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
Soriano is playing second. Oh boy
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Least we got
our best defense out there right now. Sori at 2B, Miles at 3B and Hoff in LF.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
Lou is beginning to shake things up...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
Lou's way of saying, get me some freakin' help here Jim Hendry!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 12, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
How's that bench, working out, Jimbo?
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
General Patton gives up a HR on 2 pitches to Kubel
::sigh::
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
Kubal greets the
General with a long ball. 7-4.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
I picked the wrong time to stop watching
and to stop sniffing glue
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
This game hurts more than others in recent memory.
What a joke. Getting killed by the Twins, Bradley not knowing what the hell is going on, and Soriano playing second base. Good, now we have 5 second basemen.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Thats some pitch patton has!
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 12, 2009 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
This has to be Lou sending Hendry a message.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
i hope hendry's message back is
sometimes you get what you wish for big boy
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Crede 6-3
"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
Crede grounds out
to Theriot. 1 out.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:07 PM CDT reply actions
Oh, why the hell not?
This game is f’ed
"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
Great
How am I supposed to get through 30 frames tonight.
I told myself I would take it easy – forget that.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
How sad is it that we're
forced to give Aaron Miles the player of the game cuz he got an infield hit and made a play at 2B??
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions
Miles is the Cubs player of the game...
::double sigh::
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions
The End is Near.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the best news I've gotten all day
But for some odd reason I can’t make myself turn it off
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
That pretty much sums up
how crappy this game has been.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Cuddyer 6-3
"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
'Nother ground out
to Theriot. 2 out.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
Why are the Twins not trying to hit the ball to Fonzie?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
they think
hitting it out of the park works better
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Can Fontenot play 1B?
That would be the icing on this circus game.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Zambrano will play first or right if there's another inning
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
will he throw a ball into the stands with less than 3 out?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He won't wait for two outs, he'll do it right away
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Yes, it does. For fantasy players that are stupid enough to draft Fontenot.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Young 6-3
Mid 9, 7-4 Twins
"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
Joe Nathan is good.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
That's the understatement of the year.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone earlier said "Joe Mauer is good"
so I think that’s a draw
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Why dont we get guys like nathan?
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't we spend enough for you?
"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
Yea but they developed him and he came up through their system...
We can’t really say the same
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
they acquired him via trade
francisco liriano, joe nathan, boof bonser for aj pierzynski
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The twinkies turned Nathan into a reliever,
the Giants wee using him as a starter.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
he had 78 relief appearances as a Giant
the year before he was dealt
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Dome, Theriot and Miles up in the bottom of the ninth
against Nathan, 3 runs down. Where’s my beer ?
by Southside Steve on Jun 12, 2009 4:11 PM CDT reply actions
Stranger things have happened.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope you're right
but I’ll grab my beer just in case
by Southside Steve on Jun 12, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I NEED Chocolate, LOTS of chocolate!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You don't like chocolate?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
no, usually a bad time of the month
around the house
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If nothing else, Al's recap should be interesting
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Hmmmmm....
Do you think it will be choose your own mis-adventure?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
"Cubs remember hoe to hit, forget how to pitch and field"
"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
*how
"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, they've looked like
they’ve been taking hoes up to bat with them instead of bats for much of this season.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jun 12, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure Lou
would love to “shake things up”
but how?
This is a horrible roster……….Bradley is NOT coming out of the lineup…….and if he does…..who in the hell takes his place?
The “old” Lou would go apeshit over something like that……….the just simply old Lou will just laugh it off after the game. They very well could be completely out of it by the All Star break………..they are fortunate that no one ahead of them is hot right now and lucky that they have some decent starting pitching
Dome 5-3
"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 pitch...one out
what happened to dome’s patience and pitches seen per plate appearance…guess that went
bye-bye when deRo was let go
Of all the things that DeRosa's exit might have resulted in...
I really doubt that’s the reason for Dome’s ostensible lack of patience at the plate…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 12, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah...
Sorry. I wondered ‘cause it seemed so outlandish. :) Should’ve figured…(though with this board, you never know. :))
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 12, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Speak for yourself
I prefer to be the suckee
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
I wasn't going to drink tonight.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I don't EVER drink but I might have to start now
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought the Lakers were toast when Dwight Howard went to the line so.....
… anything could happen.
Do the Cubs have a Derek Fisher?
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
We have plenty of people as vertically challenged as him, none as clutch as him though
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate to say this...
but I don’t even really enjoy watching this team play as of late. I mean… since when is it not fun to watch one’s favorite team play?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
But they lost
a lot back when (1990-1997), and it seems like it was still fun to watch Ryno and the gang give it a go.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Yeah, it was awesome see Mark Grace...
or was it Ryno, grab a bat and write “.500?” in the dirt.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you joking?
I regret not watching this. This sounds like the funniest, most cluster-f’ of a game ever.
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 12, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Weren't you a fan in 2006?
That was pure and unabashed suckitude.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Riot FO8
"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
Even Kasper sounds resigned
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
HERE COMES THE PLAYER OF THE GAME!
AARON MILESSSSSSSSSSS
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
"It's up
to Aaron Miles to keep the Cubs alive." Ooof!
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
ALRIGHT THE PLAYER OF THE GAME IS UP
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
What Kasper just said is the saddest thing I think I've ever heard...
“It’s up to Miles to keep the Cubs alive”
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
Allowed 17 hits today
sheesh.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
Heard
that!
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Its time to let Reed Johnson
be the every day CF…that is one feasible move to shake things up. Letting Jake Fox play third would work too.
No it isn't... RJ is not an everyday guy...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Kosuke Fukudome
is not an any day player at this point. Lesser of two evils for me.
Dome is the epitome of an everyday guy.
Smartest player on the field. Saves our butt with his defense, and can hit.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 12, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I like that
Saves our butt with our defense: He is a right fielder playing center. His defense is certainly fine, but Reed’s is too.
He can hit: If you havent been convinced otherwise yet you likely wont be. Kosuke is a .250 MLB hitter, with very little pop and only decent speed. CF’s of his ability are a dime a dozen. In fact we have one sitting on our bench making about a 1/4 of the money, Reed Johnson.
You are short sighted...
He plays CF seamlessly, can play all outfield positions. He is a .250 hitter with only a yr. and a half, (almost), of MLB experience. He has more than decent speed, as evidenced by his play in CF. He is certainly not a dime a dozen. Furthermore, RJ doesn’t hit righties, look at his splits, and has a bad back. Start him everyday, and he won’t be here past the all star break.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 12, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, take one
for the team, Aaron!!
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions
this is our player of the game
you don’t take one for the team if you’re a superstar
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha
Laughing through the tears.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
No kidding
Not good for much else up there.
"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
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"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions
Aaron, why did you not just take that HBP.
That’s a baserunner AND you go on the DL.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Player of the Game Aaron Miles 6-3
Game 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
I'm gonna refer to him as POG from now on
he sure earned it
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
And that'll do it, nice work today everyone
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions
Well, that was a Twin Killing if there ever was one
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
1,2,3
in the ninth…what THAT must be like???
We'll never know
Unless Cubs pitchers get to pitch to Cubs hitters.
by Jody Jody Davis on Jun 12, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't wait for this post-game.
I’m tingling with excitement over Lou & Milton being interviewed!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
And that's just it...
… the excitement may not yet be over. Now two of the most volatile people in baseball have to face the press after a game like this.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Why do I feel like there won't be any fireworks
just resignation. Just doesn’t seem to be any fire
by chitownhawkeye on Jun 12, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
"Well, uh, y'know, we have to execute, and ah, we didn't execute"
“I’ll have more for you on Monday and we’re gonna try to get back to fundamentals and, uh, execute.”
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 12, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Twins Win!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions
If you're not sick after watching/listening to today's game, then your dead.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
hehehe
that’s a good one.
it’s beyond crying and into laughing stage….
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jun 12, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's go
White Sox.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
Gimme 3
ChiSox wins as opposed to falling 5 1/2 games back any day a the week.
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea true, forgot they were playing Milwaukee
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoa whoa whoa
let’s not get carried away
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
You understand why
I’m saying that, of course?
"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 Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I was a little behind on that one
I gotcha now
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
That's hard to do
even if they are playing the Cards
by Southside Steve on Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
All right, kids
I’m out – gonna try and stay off the sauce tonight. Not real sure that’s gonna work out, but I’ll try
"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
Please,
Lets work up some positive karma for tomorrow’s game!
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 12, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions
Later everyone..
It’s been very interesting to say the least. Time to get back to the real world though.
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions
What Wells is thinking
NOW THEY SCORE 4 F(&^%$$ING runs when I started.
"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
This is just plain bad baseball
No excuses, no silver linings, no hoping against hope for a turnaround. At the end of the day, this collective group of players has to stand up and look in the mirror and no matter what personal achievements they believe they they may have accomplished, and admit that they are playing bad, bad, bad baseball with regularity. I don’t want to hear “it’s early”. I don’t want to hear “we’ll get there, we have to”. Shut up. Play baseball….the correct way. Pretend you care, take professional approaches to the plate, run the bases fundamentally sound, play good defense, concentrate on the mound. And then do it again tomorrow. Then and only then, will this team turn it around.
No magic rainbows or lucky coins will turn this around. Period.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jun 12, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Excellent post
no more excuses or " we like where we are"
Agreed.
This is not a good team, the manager seems to have all but given up and the players are pretty much just going through the motions. There’s zero fire here and that’s the kind of condition, unfortunately that isn’t going to just magically get better.
This reminds me so much of the Cubs teams that I grew up watching in the mid-70’s. They pretty much went out there expecting to lose and this team doesn’t look any different to me.
On the plus side, at least they’re not going to string us along all summer and then roll over in the playoffs. The only way this team is going to see the post season is on TV. I just wish I could see some evidence that any of them care.
by bluekoolaide on Jun 12, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Wells
And this may be harsh but quite honestly, I couldn’t care less if Randy Wells went 0-21 as long as it meant the Cubs won all 21 of them. Team wins are important. Individual wins are not. I wish everyone in the media would quit writing about the lack of run support for him. This is a team game, individual stuff is secondary. Pat Wells on the back for doing his job and move on. No more pity parties for Randy Wells.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
You may in fact be crazy.
Randy Wells does not magically make the team hit or not hit. He’s done pretty well. Back off.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Lou on the post game press conf..
> I don’t have any answers..
> I don’t have any answers..
>Wells has done a heck of a job
>Bradley had a bad day
>Lou is enamored with Joe Mauer
>They swing the bats today, we had a few opportunities but..uh huh…let’s go and get em tomorrow
>I don’t know what else to say.
>I am sure he (Bradley) is somewhat embrassed by it….
>Today has been better than it’s been
>Kept Soriano at 2nd because Hoff might come up in 9th..but it didn’t happen
>Fukudome is not staying on the ball. Swings getting a little longer…….
>Thank you
No, Lou...
Thank YOU.
"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 12, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Gone
If Lou doesn’t have any answers, he should be shown the door. Yes, that is harsh but it’s his job to find the answers, otherwise every single one of us could take turns at managing the club. He’s highly compensated to manage the team, if he’s not able to do that, hand the keys over.
And honestly, I don’t think it’s his fault for the most part. Yes, there were times he could have done some different things or he did things that hurt the club on a given day, but at the end of the day, he’s still not taking the AB’s on a regular basis. He may as well hit for Miles, but I digress.
But if that is the stance he takes, get rid of him no matter what the back of his managerial baseball card shows. If he’s done…he should be gone.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
Managers just can't...
…flip a switch, and make underperforming players all of a sudden play to their abilities. It would be nice if it was that easy, but if you have watched baseball for any length of time, you already know this.
Besides the starting pitching, the club has just not performed to date and it’s up to the players to kick it in the ass and take some pride in what they do. Just as I never put the bulk of the blame on Baker in his last couple of years. If you think the problem here is the manager, you are sadly mistaken.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Point 3 is good
I don’t really understand the rest of them. Well, except for point 7, which is what I was afraid of
by chitownhawkeye on Jun 12, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
If you repeated Lou's explanation to you boss...........
after a 2nd quarter revenue loss of $10,000,000 your department was responsible for…………
Would you have a job Monday?
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
That depends...is it a government or union job? If so, then yeah, probably. If no, then of course not.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 12, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
If he was anybody but Lou Pinella (or maybe Joe Torre)
he’d have already been launched by now.
Hendry isn’t going to do it though. I don’t see Lou quitting either and, at this point, I really don’t see what kind of a difference it will make anyway.
by bluekoolaide on Jun 12, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Blah.
I’m out. Lame game. Boo Bradley.
Lou, get some energy, please.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
That's b/c Kaplan is an idiot.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 12, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Does it really matter...
…what Kaplan thinks??? The guy is as goofy as Bradley himself, just in a different way.
It’s a long year, but the lug nuts are definately loose on the Cub’s mobile. This club could finish 4th or it could finish 1st, it all depends on whether Bradley, lee, Soto and Soriano have it in them to step up – especially with Ramirez on the shelf.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jun 12, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This team ...
manages to frustrate me more each time I watch …. They’re starting to remind me more of the 2004 Cubs every day
by VillanuevaExperience on Jun 12, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
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