Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. White Sox, Wednesday 6/17, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Jun 17, 2009 3:15 PM CDT
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Keep this in mind....in 2007, the Cubs were 31-37 on June 17, 6.5 games behind
"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
it isn't their record
I think we can all agree that if the team was losing some games 12-10 or heck, 5-3 we could say maybe they will put it all together. But they are so imbalanced the record is hardly the issue.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jun 17, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
In '07...
I remember losing a lot of 1 run games. Most of these have been close, just no offense.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
and they were still learning a new system and new manager
not the case this year
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
That team didn't have Aaron Miles playing everyday.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
and there's
the kicker
"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
Yep. Why is Lou still playing him. I just don't understand. I'm sorry...why?
"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 any day now
he’s going to turn it on, just like Bradley, Sori, Soto, and Fontenot
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I have faith in Bradley doing better. Even Sori will do a bit better and probably end up .260.
But that isn’t good enough.
"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.
You're right
but Izturis was the starting SS for a good part of the early season
"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
Soriano wasn't hitting .229 and we had a 3rd baseman and a closer back then,
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Gregg hasn't been a bad closer.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, Demp was the closer in 2007
Gregg has done just fine
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
True. I take the closer part back.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
we didn't have the same expectations going into that season.
…at least I didn’t.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
It's not the same team as 2007
We shouldn’t always compare teams from the past to the current team
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, it's depressing, but it can be done
LET"S SCORE SOME RUNS!
"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
eh, I think they might be the only team playing worse
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
The Nationals did score 3 runs last night
Or about a week’s worth of Cubs runs.
by Jody Jody Davis on Jun 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
truly depressing
watching this team right now. How could Fox at 3rd be worse than this?
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
kinda bad taste though.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps we should table this concept for a while.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
wat?
SWL posts this stuff all the time
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
not like that.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
executing someone?
in an electric chair?
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
really?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Stupid Photoshops?
Yes, and I think they’re hilarious
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh...I thought you were referring to the content.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
However, we aren't even close to halfway through the season...
…I’m positive we’ll turn it around.
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions
honestly the way lou has been talking
i have no reason to believe this team will turn the corner.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I have no reason to think HE thinks this team will turn the corner
he seems resigned to a mediocre season, and that should be reason #1 to fire him
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm
pinning all my hope on Aramis’s return. If he comes back healthy, strong, and ready to hit, anything could happen.
"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's just one guy though...
I don’t think everyone can magically turn it on when he comes back.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe not everyone
but we just need SOMEONE with our pitching. And hitting seems contagious – they just need someone to show some backbone and get the big hits, and hopefully that gets things rolling.
"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 afraid when comes back, the shoulder will prevent him from being the player he was.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
no way to know
till he comes back.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
And hopefully we don't rush him either because of the current state.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
I'm not letting myself do that
I just can’t see him returning from a big injury like that and getting anywhere close to where he was. Not this year, anyway.
"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 17, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I'm not optimistic
he’ll come back 100%. But if the Cubs turn this around, I feel it will be because he comes back strong.
"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
Hope
so.
"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 17, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
You'll need to discuss that with krummy.
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He hasn't pitched in 7 days.
Probably trying to find his control.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Well, yeah.
But that’s easier said than done.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
and neither is her husband.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
that is AWESOME.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
this team is
so bad. again making a 4-5 4.81 pitcher look like Greg Maddux.
And as Len and Bob pointed out, every time this happens, it just gives the next days’ opposing pitcher more and more confidence coming in. They start the game feeling like they are Greg Maddux, vs. this team.
pat says the mic was off, nobody in the crowd
(or on the radio) heard ron sing
"This team Is just plain bad. 4 1/2 out after today, at least 6 1/2 out by the end of the weekend a very good possibility."
by krummy12 on Jun 17, 2009 3:12 PM EDT [down 2-0 in the FOURTH INNING vs. Sox]
Ozzie pulled Dye from the game.
Clearly, he feels three runs is enough.
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it would take a miracle beyond miracles
for this team to score 3 runs.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Hendry talked Lou into Bradley, and now Lou is not getting along with Jim...
I think pretty soon one or the other will be gone.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
I find your idea intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Seriously Chil, when was the last time you saw Jim and Lou at the same place at the same time?
Where is Hendry during this debacle?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw Hendry yapping away on the phone last night in the dugout
but Lou wasn’t anywhere near. So yeah, I do believe there’s been a breakdown in the affability and work-related relationship.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I think it's quite possible that Lou blew up at Hendry...
something to the effect of, “you got me this motley crew, get me some players in here, like yesterday”. Then Hendry goes scrambling, while Lou continues to play what he’s been given, sticking it in Hendry’s face.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I would tend to believe it was the other way around
just because, according to published reports, it was Lou who wanted the left-handed batting.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
I know woulda, coulda, shoulda is a waste of time,
but when there’s 162 games of this crap to watch, it’s hard not to mull it over. Left Ibanez. Dunn, etc on the table, traded DeRo, etc….practically every move made was a mistake
Don't forget TWO years of Miles...
As if one disaster wasn’t enough.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You didn't like Gathright?
"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.
I hope you're right
because firing Gerald Perry was very clearly a transparent move to try and appease those who weren’t paying attention.
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
lou does not know the state of his team
Soriano, Fontenot, and Miles should have sat out today’s game. Lou probably thinks that striking out would somehow help a player.
offen$e plea$e wake up
Who would play third base?
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I don't know
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
honesty I would say fox
defense sucks but when you’re struggling to score runs, you need to make some sacrifices.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Just not gonna happen.
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yeah lou is too blind to see that
Fontenot is hitting .133 against LHP. Lou is really really losing it.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The freaking inside corner of the plate is just not there for us.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:25 PM CDT reply actions
On a lighter note, Im sitting and doing homework with my girlfriend
Admittedly, shes not the biggest baseball fan in the world, but I am bringing here around to the Cubs. Shes big into sports but here loyalties lie with the pigskin.
Anyway, we’re sitting here watching the game, and shes like,
K: “So do the white sox have their own field too?”
Me: "lol yeah, they do. Its called U.S. Cellular.
K: “Where’s that at? I’ve never seen it in Chicago…”
Me: “It’s on the South Side”
…….pause……..
K: “Oh, so they are like the dirrrrrty team in Chicago. Hmmmm….yeah they look dirty.”
I died laughing
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
This sounds like the preface to a Penthouse Forum story.
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Beat me to it.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
They may be dirty...
…but they’re beating the Cubs
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you need an internet break
if you actually say “lol” in life.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Good.
I was worried for ya there.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Did that ball just go under Miles' glove?
Where is Blanco?
"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.
The mob took him out.
Some say he’s buried under Wrigley.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou is saving him for the playoffs.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Maybe he missed that line drive
Because he’s SHORT.
My boss has a nickname for Theriot, Miles, and Fontenot collectively: “Keebler Elves”
that is called execution
The Sox are the latest team to run circles around us in hitting execution. 2 strike opposite field hit on the hit and run, suicide squeeze.
Lou has no clue about execution
but he thinks he mentioned it once during spring training!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Somebody in the media needs to harass Lou about Miles
ask why he’s playing.
Then this weekend Hendry needs too get harassed about DeRosa. TIme for the chicago media to go after some people.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
he'll say the same thing he always says when he's asked a question he doesn't like
what can I say? What do you want me to do?
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
If the day comes..
…when Hendry actually takes hostile questions,
you let me know.
I think I’ll die having never seen it.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It would have to be
a woman to ask it then because so far none of the male media have the balls to ask it.
They've got the Sosa questions DOWN, though!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never agreed with you more, Sue dear. :-)
"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.
DAMMIT.
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.
Two days off
really disrupted our momentum.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
No kidding
Momentum, indeed. That offensive juggernaut that scored 3 runs. In one game!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I cant watch the rest of this game
Come back tomorrow Cubs. Just try to not forget your bats at home. Night everyone
"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."
I took the weekend off myself.
Maybe a little longer next time.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
I'm out with you.
I should only procrastinate work if i’m enjoying it.
Congrats cubs, i officially detest following you more than my job.
"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 17, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome.
Permission to use as sig line?
I feel like the guy at the end of The Cable Guy who finally picks up a book after the TV goes out.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Take it easy.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Just tune in tomorrow, the same boring show will be on then!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Witty! I guess u enjoy this garbage.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
right now
I don’t enjoy the play OR the negativism.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
no i don't enjoy this garbage
but I handle it like someone who realizes that things will get better, and when they do, I’ll at least have my credibility
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I agree
"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
Gotta getting my venting in somewhere and this the place.
I wish I could share your enthusiasm for things getting better but I can’t. The every day lineup just is terrible. Look at the batting averages, it’s the worst I’ve ever seen the Cubs have as far back as I can remember!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
how far is that?
because 2006 sucked. Several teams in the early 90s.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
As far as I'm concerned, one of two things are going to happen
A. Our team averages are going to regress towards the mean
or
B. We are going to witness the single most dramatic team wide underperformance in MLB history
I’ll go with A
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
This is the CHICAGO CUBS....
I’ll take B.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd love to see A happen
but B is more likely given that guys like DLee and Soriano are aging and most of the others are too young to have a real accurate sample size.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Nice way to let the wrong guy make the catch Johnson.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions
i'm beginning to reminisce about yesterday's rainout
those were good times.
Yeah, that was fun.
"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 to think
Last night I was actually sad about not getting to watch the Cubs. Now I’m sad that I can.
I provide it with hilarious photos of executions.
Uh… no?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Yes...
Going through this alone would be brutal (even more brutal than now).
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
its either lol or cry!
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 17, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
Cry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
As anyone optimistic about turning it around this year? This is only our 61st game...
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions
I'd be more optomistic if Brenly or someone else were managing.
"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.
count me in, but I reserve the right to complain about bad play.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Optimism is fading
Realism is creeping in.
"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 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Frankly,
I hope it spreads.
The only real hope at making changes for next year depends on getting MGMT to start unloading.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
there's nothing to unload.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Try.
That’s all I ask.
Try very, very hard to dump contracts. Just losing the contracts is return enough.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
so
make some suggestions. Who would pick up Soriano right now?
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone with an outlook....
….like a Cubs fan.
Water finds it level.
He’ll get better as the year progresses.
He just needs a change of scenery.
He’s battling through a minor injury.
Our coaching staff can fix the problem……
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm optimistic, and still think we will when the division
but its a rough ride right now
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Not for this team it don't.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I completely agree that it's a tough ride right now, and damn frustrating
but I’m not going to write off this team yet. We’re all Cubs fans and we know how it is to lose, but I think we should remain fairly optimistic.
I still think this Cubs team is capable of putting together a 7 or 8 game winning streak.
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure why not...
I’m a dreamer.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
But I still thought we had a chance after Game 2.
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
yes.
there’s time. It won’t be easy. But they can do it, if they can figure out how to hit the freakin ball.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
what does that even mean?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jun 17, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
i really effing tired of looking at mike fontenot
its either platoon with somebody decent or get rid of him.
offen$e plea$e wake up
we could have platooned him with someone pretty good
but Hendry traded him for a couple of minor leaguers
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
but Hendry got us Miles instead.
"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.
dude he's filling in for an injured player?
what good does getting rid of him do?
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
What happened to these changes coming...
That “Deep Goat” eluded too? If brining Fox up to sit on the bench was it, I’m disappointed.
Someday we'll go all the way...
i think it was just the hitting coach.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I've often thought he was the culprit
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinkin' it was the bat boy.
Hendry, fire the damn bat boy!!!!!
"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 is no "Deep Goat". It's made up by Al. Al hopes changes are coming, then he'll look like a genius when they do...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, really?
There was a change. A coach was fired.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
and the same slumping crappy players are still sucking.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think the claim was that magically the team would get better
merely that there would be a change
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
No shock there
I thought the move was lame. But it was a move.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't believe in curses or Deep Goats', seriously, what's with that name?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
A clever play on words.
I like it.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Play on
“Deep Throat”, 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 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I get that, I just don't think it's clever, and sounds made up to me.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Obviously made up
By another poster
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You think Deep Goat doesn't exist?
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
I think it is a distinct possibility...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Al has a lot of connections...
…I wouldn’t bet against him.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Well, cleverness is subjective, I'll give you that.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I don't think
that that’s the name on that guy’s birth certificate or anything like that. Again, it’s just a clever play on the informant, Deep Throat.
"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 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I get that. That's what I don't like about it.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not sexual
if that’s what’s bothering you.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not a prude, I just don't think it's clever...
Sometimes I just think it seems made up to me.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Hang on
Are you Deep Goat?
"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 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the benefit to him in making $hit up?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it is a possibility, that's all.
If he is right, then he looks like a genius.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Again, that benefits him how?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Again, for the third time... If he's right, then he looks like a genius, with info. no one else has.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
How does looking like a genius benefit him?
Are people going to subscribe to his newsletter?
If this were true, he’d do it a lot more often.
He said a change was coming and it came.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you really not know the answer to that?
He runs a blog. More visitors to his blog = more money. More stuff like this = more visitors.
Not saying I think this “source” is made up or not, just answering your question.
That's a lame answer
If that were the case, he’d do it more often. And lose credibility when he was wrong more often than not.
So, yeah, I really do not know the answer to it.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I shouldn't have brought it up...
It was just a thought that, at times, it sounds made up to me. It’s probably not. Oh well…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Right.
Wouldn’t he just take the credit himself?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Is blaming this on WGNs Sox broadcoast
an excuse for levity or just an excuse?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
Maybe it's because summer has still yet to show up in Chicago
remember when Lou would always chalk up bad early season play to it being cool, and that the guys would get it going when it warmed up?
Am I reaching yet?
Here comes Miles!
Please don’t move the bat from your shoulder, maybe you get walked.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
what are you booing?
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
uh...
I don’t care for him much either, but it’s better than him getting an out, right?
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
ok.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
hey!
Miles got a double!
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.
Even a broken clock...
Way to go, Aaron!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
here's hoping
a couple sox fans jump out of the stands and beat the hell out of him – then at least we could put him on the DL
"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
Howdy folks
Getting hard to stay positive. After hearing the 2nd inning on the radio, I thought to myself that we were done. I’m not happy about thinking that. I’m even less happen that it seems to be true :-(
Miles, yea. Put him at leadoff.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
sign him to a contract extension!
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3 years,
plus a no-trade?
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
….Groan…..
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
How about player/manager?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Fox pinch hitting
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.
it is funny how these guys manage
(these days) to hit the fly ball or base hit when the runners aren’t in scoring position.
there is hitting…and there is timely hitting.
I vote for the latter. Who is with me???
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
This is not good.
Every AB Miles has where he gets some sort of hit, is one more day he’ll be in the lineup.
Game's not over yet
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Miles may get into a hitting streak. Now if only Sori would bat higher than .230.
"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.
What the hell was that?!?
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
Fox's time to shine
"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 heard an interview with him...
…in which he said that, if he wasn’t a baseball player, he’d be in law enforcement.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Yeah his OPS that AB is 3.000. He is a HoFamer.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Now there's a refreshing comment.
(Cuz your name is Fresca and all.)
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Denks coming out.
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.
"one day"?
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
So we're hoping Fox and Fonzi can get on base for our power bat to tie the game?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions
if Fonzie gets on base, I'll do an Irish Jig
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
will there be a video on Youtube for us to see?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sad the Cubs didn't get more
but happy I don’t have to dance
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Scott Linebrink
in to pitch for Danks.
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Oh thank god, Danks is out of the game
I feel as encouraged to face the Sox relievers as Fletch did when he said “Oh thank god, the police are here.”
pretty amazing
That Soriano’s average is now lower than Bradley’s.
I'm not amazed
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
FOX
oh, MAN. Anderson makes a leaping catch to rob Fox of a big hit. Miles tags and goes to third.
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.
Damn it, Pat
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions
play him in left
Now, Soriano, prove me to be an idiot.
Amen to that. How about 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.
Like the game itself.
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Ohh... Jake Fox... if you could only play third
Poor guy has a bat like Jim Thome and a glove like a tee-baller
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
I don't care if he can't play third
put him there anyway! It’s worth the sacrifice.
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
you would think he would know this by now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
His bat looks much slower nowadays.
"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 should have tried to steal home
when the catcher dropped it. Better chance than waiting for soriano to drive him in
You speak too soon
WE’RE ON THE BOARD!
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
That's got to be wrong
It seems high to me.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
according to Len,
he’s gone 23 games without a multi hit game, the longest stinker of his career
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Soriano
bouncer to short. Miles scores, 2 outs.
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.
I won't believe that until I see evidence not from an anonymous source!
Just joking, Drew. :)
heh
I put my email address on my profile, and my kid’s pic on the board. Anonymous, I’m not.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I’m glad we can joke about our disagreement. Too many discussions on this board can get nasty.
Props to you, sir — even though I disagree with you a lot.
no worries.
it’s all good. Except for the offense.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
he actually drove the run in, and made contact
baby steps
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
and Hailey's Comet just flew past Wrigley Field!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Both happen equally as often
get it?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
It's a joke
lighten up, Francis!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
yipee
"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
$25K per at bat for Soriano
"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
You can put it on the board! Yesssssss!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
Now you're just agitating the masses...
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
And the offense
EXPLODES for one run!!!
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
i wish your kickball game was on tv right now
instead of this.
I realy want a reporter
to ask Piniella after the game how much longer he can go with Soriano hitting like this at leadoff.
by jerry morales rules on Jun 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
Look...
What can he do?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll just answer the question for you
We signed him to be the leadoff hitter! What can I say? What do you want me to do?
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It's Linebrink
that’s why.
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Jenks has never seen a salad
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
that he wouldn't put bacon and ranch dressing on.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
and baloney and whipped creme
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Riot
Ks. Three outs.
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.
I can't remember
the last time Sori hit the ball well.
DEJESUS!!!
I haven't been able to watch the game today.
Was Danks that good? Or has our batting just sucked that bad that he got 9Ks…?
yes
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
No.
They swung at everything he flung up there, and let him off the hook when he tried to get himself into trouble. We make everyone look good.
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok thanks...
Man, this is frustrating…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Stoney likes Jake Fox.
"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.
can we offer the Orioles a couple of crabcakes
to get Pie back? On a more serious note, we should have traded for Wiggington. He rots away on the O’s bench and he can play 2b/3b and given our track record of trading with the Orioles I’m sure the price would have been right.
Hawk again yells "He Gone!" after that last K. How can Sox fans stand that guy?
"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.
Fire.
Frankly, that’s why I like Santo.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah but Hawk fits
Being a Sox fan is all about rubbing things in other people’s faces.
If the Cubs left town, I truly believe the Sox would go bankrupt or be forced to move. No reason left to follow the Sox at that point…….
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Because they're all dumbasses like him
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Sox fans like Bill O'Rielly, that's why.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Ha!
If you ever meet a right-of-center Sox fan, you let me know.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
come visit
the near west suburbs.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I live in Wheaton,
and I have yet to find this animal.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I encounter them
all the time.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this like....
…a Bigfoot sighting thing?
;-)
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
no
it’s a going to the store kind of thing.
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.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright I'll take you word for it...
….but I’m skeptical………
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I have some very choice words
That I could use to explain that, but I don’t want to get into it. Suffice it to say it has to do with mullets and trailers.
Jake Fox in 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.
I wonder if that's a message
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Has to be, it only moves the pitcher back one spot.
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Fox stays in the game
to play left.
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Well, that's something.
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a pointless something
he won’t bat again this game
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Right, but at least he's playing defense.
Maybe Lou finally sits Soriano tomorrow.
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yes, he's playing defense when he doesn't need to be
again, Lou makes a move that makes less than no sense. If you’re going to take Soriano out, you should have pinch hit for him, his bat is far worse than his defense, and as bad as Soriano can be in the field, he’s better than Fox
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
might wake Soriano up
Though I’m not hopeful.
let's hope it's trend
If only a short-term one.
The Soriano era is over.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe the Wrigley Security camera will catch him leaving the game early
And then in 6 years it’ll turn out he was roiding… have we heard this story before?
I need someone to feed my cat when I go on vacation
Think he’s looking for work?
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Why??
Why now? Soriano is actually an improvement defensively. What the fuck is going on in Lou’s mind?
"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's a message to Soriano that his era is over....
"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.
Yea, right.
He can take his remaining 100 mil and go home.
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we have several more years of the Alfonso Soriano era
we should all hope he finds his stroke again
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, if the Cubs have a big inning (go ahead, laugh), maybe Fox gets another AB.
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Somebody must've tossed Lou the lineup card
low and away.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Pat is amazed
Fox made a catch!
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I'm sure
Soriano can play better defense and it’s not likely that Fox will have another at bat today.
Great managing……. yea sarcasm
seriously
don’t. Sit sori for a week, let Fox play. That’s fine. But we do NOT want Sori at second. Really. Please.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
This is what I'm saying.
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frankly ...
I don’t think we want Sori on the roster at this point.
you have to be able
to keep the other side from scoring more runs than you. Miles and Sori are hitting about the same; it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Miles is a BETTER 2b than Soriano is.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
The infield defense would be crippled.
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that might be a bit strong
It’s not like the other guys would forget how to play.
That said, I don’t think Sori at second is a good idea, either.
when?
how long ago? It’s been a while.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, maybe. So?
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Plus if it frees up a spot to get Fox in the lineup for a team that clearly can't hit, there's another benefit
We’ve got to try something to balance out the pretty damn good pitching we’ve been getting so far.
The pitching won't be as good with Soriano at 2B and Fox at 3B.
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It's possible
Fox could be better at 2nd.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Fox at 3B and Soriano at 2B are equally horrific concepts.
If Soriano started at second in an All Star Game, it was because of his bat, not his glove. Remember, Dan Uggla started there last year.
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And I'm sure
that one play isn’t a small sample size. right?
He caught the ball again. That's two quick samples.
"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.
That was totally a flop, but I'll take it...
nice play by fox
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on the plus side re: Soriano
the argument against moving him down in the lineup had always been his splits batting leadoff versus batting in other positions. Um, that spread is gone so…problem solved.
We have Soriano batting leadoff for his on base skills.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't forget that base-stealing ability!
"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
big hit for Thome
caught by Fox near the track.
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Fox is catching everything hit to him.
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Sox are finding
Fox out in LF.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions
Out of the box?
"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 DO like this, Sam I Am.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Two putouts for Fox!
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That would be awesome.
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go for it.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
How bad could Fox be as a regular LF?
Keep in mind that I’ve lived through Gary Matthews, Dwight Smith, and Glenallen Hill as everyday LF.
by Jody Jody Davis on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions
Brant Brown, Roosevelt Brown, Damon Buford
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah... Damon Buford.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He hit the first homer
I ever saw at Wrigley. I believe you were there also.
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Brant Brown's problem...
was that he caught the ball.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We'll never know
until he gets traded. If he’s going to start for this team, it ain’t going to be as a LF
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Maybe he could keep Sam Fuld in his back pocket
You know, just in case
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
sounds like complaining, sue
Which you’ve flamed me and others for in the past. Just sayin’.
I think we all need to give that crap a rest
We’re all in this together
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know you and I don't have a gripe with you personally
But I’ve been flamed a lot for “complaining” too much on this site. I think it’s pretty arbitrary to pick now as a stopping point.
right
So when I make fun of, say, the bad performance of Soto or Miles, it’s not complaining.
Noted for future reference.
you're right
What you said really seemed like complaining about Soriano. I guess it’s just me.
This is why he hasn't been called up earlier
They were trying to teach him the hop in Iowa, but it wouldn’t take.
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Ha ha! Good one.
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Did Fox hit the cutoff man?
I repeat: DID FOX HIT THE CUTOFF MAN?
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u can't see him
cuz you hand is in your face
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Did Fox throw the ball into the bleachers?
I repeat: DID FOX THROW THE BALL INTO THE BLEACHERS?
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How many outs were there?
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by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Greetings from Des Moines
Same question.
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4-1 Sox, top 9
Finally warming 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
Next question
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
4-1
BTW, are you Carmen Sandiego?
by Craig in South Bend on Jun 17, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Some charmed life you lead!
Go grab some stone crabs from Joe’s for me please. Forget about baseball…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
So how many times did
their leadoff hitter get on base and how many times did ours?
by jerry morales rules on Jun 17, 2009 3:57 PM CDT reply actions
small sample size!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Was just gonna say the same thing
"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
alright.
Max has a baseball game. I’ll listen to the bottom of the 9th on the way. Go CUBS!
See you all tonight.
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I'm betting you'll see more hits...
at Max’s game.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Later, Drew!
Go Brewers! (<— of the Little League variety, of course)
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Arrivederci
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Another decent outing for Ascanio.
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what good will 2 more runs do?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
two games' worth?
We’re down 3, not 1!!!
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by The Jade Scorpion on Jun 17, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Well... leaving work now.
Let’s getem! I’ll celebrate with you on the drive home.
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Got another one in ya?
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
"Milton Bradley to try to lead off"
Sheesh, even Pat is taking his shots…
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT reply actions
i think the first couple guys will get on
and then we will have the old Soto GIDP to third base.
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