Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. White Sox, Wednesday 6/17, 1:20 CT
by Al on Jun 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT
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Walk-off thread?
Please?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
either way we'll be walking off
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That thing everybody was jumping around over
On Sunday
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First you find a ledge...
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hit F5
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need
It looks goof from where I’m at
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks pretty goof to me too.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
by Blue W on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hi yuck
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
by heine41 on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is Goofy?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
jxmetal1 is.
as far as I can tell.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
by Blue W on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hit refresh.
You just got pwned.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pwned?
Did you get lost looking for the xbox forums?
Anyways, I was trying to have a little fun cause it’s funny watching everyone try to get the first post like it’s something special.
Maybe I should’ve bolded the hah part
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chill. We're just kiddin' around.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My point
exactly.
This place has turned into more of a piss and moan circus rather than an actual game discussion.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That tends to happen when the team gets...pwned.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Head shot, at that.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Some guy who joined three weeks ago.
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that a problem?
Didn’t know that makes your stuff larger.
I’ve tried joining in actual conversation rather than “DFA miles” “cut soriano” “lee sucks” “why’d we sign bradley”
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just asking
if blog member length is how one should be judged?
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, length doesn't matter.
It’s how you use it.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a Warcraft board. What do you want?
"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.
by zevkalman on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ha ha wow mega fail
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
by heine41 on Jun 17, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys take this losing shit straight to the heart.
Lighten up, it’s the internet, it’s baseball. If your cubs lose 100 games this year, you won’t die, really.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok..jack a**..you can lighten up now
by cubsnlinux on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
I’m the one enjoying myself.
As light as can be over here.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"moran" is a reference to a Cardinal fan pic floating around here
and :-P meant it was a joke
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 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get a BRAIN!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understood
that part (;P). but not the moran part. never saw the picture.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
You will love it if someone can post it. It’s classic Cardinal fan.
by sue369 on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah
that’s awesome.
just makes you shake your head.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the overuse of "irony", however, that picture is ironic
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 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you atleast see the quotes ...you "moran" :-P
by cubsnlinux on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
but that didn’t mean anything to me. I understood it probably had some reference, given the quotes. I just didn’t know what it was referencing.
by jxmetal1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The running jokes run long around here
You’ll get used to it . . . “moran”.
;-)
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 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...that K aside...
Bradley seems to be hitting at least.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hawk really likes saying "ducksnort"
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he seems to like saying all sorts of nonsense.
I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best
by Blue W on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many runs did he drive in?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RBIs...
are a reflection of your teammates ability to get on base. They have nothing to do with individual performance…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bullseye
How many times did he bat with RISP?
by Jody Jody Davis on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
More like, how many chances did he have to drive a run in.
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had a chance to drive in a run every freakin time he was up!!
It’s called a HOME RUN and it’s about time somebody on this team starting hitting some. Relying on 3 singles and a sac fly to score a run doesn’t cut. Sooner or later, somebody’s gotta swing a BIG bat.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lilly tried the other day
Didn’t work out, tho.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A team that relies on home runs to win isn't going to win often enough.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay Krmmy, now you can say things don't look good!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on Jun 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i think if aliens landed and this thread was the first thing they looked at
they would leave immediately out of pure confusion
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
d00d
Welcome to the internets. Stay away from 4chan.
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And 2G1C.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't tell them!
I want to get a reaction vid.
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That may be a perfectly legitimate activity for aliens
The reaction vids would just have them going, “Ho hum – did that last Thursday.”
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
“That’s what we came here for in the first place. In 71 million years you’ve finally reached our level of intelligence. Take me to your shitter.”
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We must get somebody to hit with men on base!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's a novel idea:
HOME 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 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do those work?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy!
You throw the ball to the opponent,
and he hits it over the fence behind your OF.
"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 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least soto can't GIDP
but you can still hit a soft chopper to third. Give it a go Soto!
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
L
"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 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soto hitting .219
over or under his weight?
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 innings too late Soto
that would have been a nice Sac fly when it mattered.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
jenks looked sharp
he’s very underrated.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was pathetic, later y'all.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
by KaliCub on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that there was gambling going on....
in this establishment?
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Round up the usual suspects!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
0 for 7 with RISP
That says it all
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS IS GETTING DEPRESSING!!!!
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
tie it up
send it into extra’s. we have had the better bullpen by far…
by brian custer on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Send in Aaron Heilman, right?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
too late
but that was what i was thinking…
by brian custer on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad news, buddy.
This one’s over…
"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 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a relaxing loss, I must say.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Any thoughts
for the money, is this one of the all time most underperforming offensive units.
by Ryanocm1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankees would like a word
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by RightFieldSucks on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Id say that this team is comparably underperforming
to last years Yankees, and probably worse from an offensive standpoint. But last years Yankees were an absolute joke.
by Ryanocm1 on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I'd disagree
But my expectations of Miles, Fonty, Dome, Bradley, et al are just much lower than most. So I actually think we’re seeing what Hendry paid for, essentially.
"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 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1, to a degree
but I didn’t expect to see Soriano plummet like this, and while I thought Soto repeating last year’s numbers might have been a stretch, I didn’t expect him to fall off a cliff.
A little from column A, a little from column B
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto.
was going to have a hard time duplicating last year, espcially coming into camp overweight.
I did expect better from the two of them, though, also. It’s just that overall, I thought the offense probably WOULD struggle, mostly due to the aforementioned players and overall RISP problems thereof, and am not all that surprised.
Still….at some point you expect every offense to play over their heads for some stretch of time — so WHAT THE HELL, MAN!?!?!?!?!
"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 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that sucked. Charlie?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pitches
Despite all the strikeouts, Sox still saw way more pitches than the Cubs. Sox 165, Cubs 122.
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This definitely isn't 2008
anymore…
"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 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like every pitch the Cubs take is a damn strike!! We're f*ckin cursed!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Talk about screwing the pooch.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the duck?
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 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFL
that reminds me of a childhood pet cat that did that to anything that moved including a wind-up rabbit
by Emelie on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of my teenage years :-)
"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.
by zevkalman on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why a duck?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not a chicken?
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 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not a threesome?
"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.
by zevkalman on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why a spoon, cousin?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why spoon
a cousin??
"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 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he's asking his cousin.
Why a spoon, Damon?
From that Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooohhh
"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 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
Wasn’t sure how it’d fly and it did about as expected.
I regret nothing.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am saddened
To go from classic Marx Brothers to Kevin Costner in 3 posts.
This, people, is how the Internet has ruined Western Civilization.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically
you could say I was referencing the great Alan Rickman. That makes it better, right?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slightly
Only slightly.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough.
I’ll watch Waterworld as penance. Or today’s game.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need for that
I’m not a sadist, after all.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Much obliged.
Wasn’t looking forward to either option.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops. Marx Bros
Fail on my part
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 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point. Why not a chicken?
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
I like chicken. In fact, I love chicken!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only when it's cold out?
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 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You get the Mel Brooks reference, right?
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 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish we were doing the
day-night doubleheader thing. i’d like to get right back at them…
by brian custer on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, they've already scored today's run
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 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Literally.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would not
I would actually be quite pleased if the game is played in early september, maybe we wont suck then
Mine goes to 11
by Mutz on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but we might be double digits out of first.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either they won't suck
Or we’ll be resigned to it by then. With a NTC, probably.
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 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Heilman could get the start.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd only like to see that...
To possibly see a different lineup out there, but then again, what can Lou do?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wouldn't
rule it out. not that our starters have been any sort of a problem…
by brian custer on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Stoney yell "YES" with Hawk on Sox homers?
Please say no.
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Stoney don't play that
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou interview on now...
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't even have to watch
“What can I do?
“What do you want me to say?”
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Danks pitched well...
We didn’t hit…. that’s all I can say"
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
please give us the highlights....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's getting to the point...
I need to start making changes in the lineup…"
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"But we'll see..."
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many times
has he said 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 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More than he's said "Look..." and "Listen..." combined.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he said
“really tough decisions, getting some new people in the lineup”
by neifi on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because the new people are as bad as the old people
thanks Jim
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT?!?!?!!?!?!?
It’s been at that point for about a month
Please effing fire this clown
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Cub offense makes my horny go away.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
............
I don’t know what to say
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's pills for that. Viva ...
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by zevkalman on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh here we go
“Give the young man credit…” For our sucky offense?
by hmlee on Jun 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At this rate...
we’ll be handing credit out faster than a sub-prime mortgage company in 2005
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou showing signs of getting pissed
C’mon, Lou – get there
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't actually think him exploding would help the team...
but I would find it cathartic for me anyway…since I want to scream and tear the head off a mascot….
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I guess I'm being selfish on that
`
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count me in on that...
I’d feel a tad better in a weird way.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a lot more anxious to see "fire"
than I am competence
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YEY
“It’s getting to the point where I’m going to have to make some tough decisions and getting some different people in the lineup”
by hmlee on Jun 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh my God! Lou contemplating finally benching one of his .220 hitters!!!
It’s about damn time!!!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
contemplating is the key
I’d be blown away if tomorrow’s lineup is much different from today
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right, It probably won't.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Soriano doesn't need a day off...
“Had a day off Monday, and yesterday, he should be well rested…”
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this is just the loss talking...
…but I think Soriano should be DL’d. This is ridiculous.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"He should be very well rested." - Lou when asked if Soriano should sit.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haven't they been saying he's hurt
does Lou not understand he won’t be completely healed after 24 hours?
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well yeah...it's not like he's gotten worn out from baserunning and sliding into bases and stuff.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or diving for fly balls
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopping, though
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right...
You tend to have to get on base for those things.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s way too calm
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's almost like he wants to get fired
by dr stabbingworth on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's
looked that way for weeks now.
by sue369 on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took his demeaner to be...
a thin slice of calm above a storm of rage inside…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm more with the Dr on this one
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took it more like...
What the hell can I possibly do with these players, my best player is hurt, no money to trade, veterans aren’t hitting… I wish I was in Tampa sipping on a sangria.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's it from Lou...
A bunch of “what can I say” and interview over.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i get sick everytime he says that stupid phrase.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can you say?
Say you’re the goddamn coach and fix this team.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reminds me of Dusty more every day
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, what?
Dusty was a master of not taking responsibility, and making bizarre on field moves. Two traits Lou has picked up fairly quickly and consistently
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
being Dusty’s catchphrase.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly...
Reminds me a lot of Dusty towards the end of ’05 and ’06, just at a loss for words, tired of this, etc.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Typical
“Look, I don’t know…”
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Piniella
This is only partly Piniella’s fault and much less blame should be pointed at him than every single one of the players right now. But that said, he’s paid to manage and when he pulls the “What can I do?” routine out of the hat, it’s time to tell him he’s done. Trained chimpanzees can sit there and do nothing. If he doesn’t have the sack to sit Soriano or Soto or Fontenot or Bradley or Miles down for an extended period of time, then his value as a manager is absolutely zero. There are other options…perhaps not better ones, but options nonetheless. And if guys like the aforementioned are going to continue to fail to contribute, you move on with someone else.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jun 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Just about everyone is ice cold, though.
You can’t bench the whole team.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see some of these young bats in the lineup more
Maybe jump start the O, and then deal with the Def. deficiencies that will come
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matter of opinion
I really think there is a pile of evidence that it’s far worse than “cold”. It’s an epidemic of guys either in the middle of career lows, or their careers are now in decline. It’s really that simple. They are averaging less than 3 runs per game over the last 27 games, the first of which started their 8 game slide. That’s not cold…that’s atrocious.
So what do you do? Whatever you can which includes sitting anyone and everyone that isn’t hitting. Is that rash? Probably. But the only other options is to sit there with a hand full of fools gold that these guys are going to hit.
I’m tired of the “small sample size” argument. The sample size above shows that through 44% of the games this year, the Cubs are averaging consecutively less than 3 runs. Start by benching Soriano and Soto. Next up is Bradley and Fontenot. Lastly, find somewhere other than a baseball diamond to hide Aaron Miles.
But if you think it’s ugly now, wait until Ramirez comes back and if he doesn’t immediately hit and provide a spark, this season is going to get beyond ass-ugly.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jun 17, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But just about EVERYONE isn't hitting.
You have to put nine players on the field.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously
I should have been clearer. Starting tomorrow, put anyone on their roster named Soriano and Fontenot on the bench and replace them with Fox and Blanco. No sure bets to improve but worth a shot.
Next, if that doesn’t work, sit down Bradley and Miles…for an extended period of time. If that doesn’t work, move on to the next hitter in the middle of a career worst year. There are plenty of them to find.
The only other option is to sit there and do what Lou’s doing….throw up his hands. To me, that’s not the way to manage.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bradley's already missed enough time as it is.
You don’t sit him for an extended period unless he’s hurt. I do agree Soriano needs to either sit or go on the DL in favor of Fox. Fontenot can hit RHP; he should face those pitchers, not Blanco, who’s not a good hitter. The only reason Fontenot is facing LHP is because there’s no one here to play third base.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's hitting righties at a .257 clip
Fontenot isn’t hitting anyone
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, that's not good but not as bad as you make it sound.
No one on this team is hitting – and I love Andres Blanco’s defense but he’s not an offensive solution.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly...
He has direct control over the lineup he puts out there. Make some changes, don’t contemplate sitting people or think about changes… make them!
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just glad Fox is back. Now maybe the offense will perk up a bit.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good heavens!
I don’t think she is wearing a bra.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
What gave that away?
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't notice
a bra strap on either shoulder. That’s when I knew something was up.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
You win.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, good eye.
How are you at hitting a baseball? Can you recognize a breaking pitch?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I knew it
was coming, then yeah, probably.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Something is definitely up
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm getting that feeling too.
"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.
by zevkalman on Jun 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy god she's hot
even if she is a bit of a weirdo
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
with deformed thumbs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neck too long, do not want...
Kidding.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sharp knees?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
BB.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think alan trammell could manage this team better than lou.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Alan Alda could manage this team better than Lou.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about Donald Sutherland?
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kiefer Sutherland would be fun to watch in the dugout
if someone got him some drinks
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're running out of time!
Where is the bomb?!?
Yeah, I could see it.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bomb is on the field
Wearing blue pinstripes…
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Damnit!!"
"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 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's got to be something
in that man-purse to get this offense going!
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by tony412 on Jun 17, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably scotch
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by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gary Burghoff for bench coach.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Choppers!!
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 17, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The squeeze is on! Call for a pitch out, Hawkeye!"
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alan Alda has the greatest voice evar
Hearing those pipes in the clubhouse could inspire anybody to play
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heres what lou should do
Fox in left for soriano, blanco at second for the rest of his life, and play freel when he’s back at third permanently till Ramirez returns
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
can we just have Blanco at second until the end of the season?
I’m certain a new GM would be able to find better options
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about SS?
Riot and Fonty could platoon at 2B.
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by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about Riot at second, and Fonty can rot on the bench
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think LBR needs a breather
We’ll see if he gets on when Farney gets back to the big-league club.
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he needs to be on another team
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not that bad.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not that good either.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He gave the team a +.900 OPS last season in 284 PAs.
He’s been forced out of position this season and, yes, he’s struggled. But he’s picked it up this month – he’s hit for a .793 OPS with a .383 OBP. No one is hitting consistently right now besides perhaps DLee.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then Theriot would rarely play.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no comment
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freel?
Not so much.
If Soriano ever gets his head out of his ass, put Fox at 3B.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that's every going to happen
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree.
Lou’s not gonna do it. Fox getting into the lineup will have to be at either Soriano or Bradley’s expense.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he meant Sori's not getting his head out of his ass....
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That actually couldn't be any worse offensively than the past month.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember
People have been saying “it can’t get worse” for the past month….and guess what, it’s continued to be just as worse. I suppose technically it can’t get “worse” but it sure as hell can continue to be just as absolutely atrocious as its been. I keep pointing it out but it’s fools gold to suggest these guys are going to hit just because their track record is as such. If they’re in the middle of a “track record regression” they better do something other than just wait around for guys to hit.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jun 17, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Freel is back, Fontenot can go back to second base vs. RHP.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there any place
To hear the post game show online? It’s not on WGN.com and the MLB app on the iphone just stops broadcasting after the game….
by hmlee on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's just going to be a bunch of people calling in and bitching, anyway
Kind of like here . . . can’t …turn…away…
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slowing down to watch the carnage on the side of the road, huh?
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by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
Cathartic in a pathetic, loser-like way.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 17, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gameday audio just cut out...
…so try WGN’s live feed now.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs.com has the funniest headline
“Cubs in comeback mode against White Sox.”
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I also think it's pretty funny they're campaigning for Soriano and Dome to make the allstar team
might be the only place you’ll hear anyone claim they deserve to go
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling this Soriano at second thing is coming
Lou won’t take him out, and Fontenot or Miles will get the bench.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Jun 17, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Cubspocalypse.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubageddon?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crapture!
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 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubsment Day.
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably Fontenot; Miles is on a hot streak!
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean he didn't hit into a 1-3
In every AB?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA
It scares me that Lou might actually think that double was a sign and continue to play him.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Jun 17, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it would have mattered if he'd gone 0-5
the fact that Miles was in today shows Lou is rewarding him for good play
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
losing to the White Sox doesn't even bother me
looking pathetic and lethargic every game for the past month is what really makes me mad.
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 17, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Scary stat
A. Miles had 100% of the Cubs’ extra-base hits today.
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How can we start Mr .200 at 2nd everyday?
when Grudzelandek is sitting at home doing nothing??
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If we're going to give Miles over 4 million for 2 years...
what do you think Grudz is going to want?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
considering no one else is calling
the league minimum with a chance to show he can still play
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jun 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its a pretty good idea
but it won’t happen
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This got pretty fun pretty quick after a tough loss
Thanks guys. I really needed the pick-me-up. Esp. that Megan Fox photo and the subsequent comments.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Jun 17, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You wanna go 162 games on this site
You gotta have resiliency.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 to the overflow??
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 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or did you mean chilango?
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 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
:)
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 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+100
This time to the overflow. Seriously, you all make this so much easier. Much Thx.
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was "Crapture", wasn't 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 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
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 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, my favorite was "Cubsment Day"
Because it’s so stupid sounding.
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes!
When you want jokes that make you laugh cos they’re stupid, come to me!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, though
“Cubsment Day” sounds like the wussiest day ever. “Oh no, oh god, it’s Cubsment Day. The day when we all suddenly become below average performers at everything we do”
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
“And, lo, you will stand before the Lord and declare your allegiance. And if thou dost bleed Cubbie blue He will look upon you, sadness in his eyes, and usher you in as you peacefully states, ‘You have suffered enough, my son. Welcome.’”
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a veritable crapgasm.
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.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 17, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always been a fan of Craptastic
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about crapverlode?
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, sounds too much like
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 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now I've got Blondie stuck in my head
Thanks, jerk!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahaha!
(I do too, if it makes you feel any bettter.)
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 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now YOU did it to me...
I had to think about what you meant…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Jun 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sharing is caring, y'know
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This year's team needs to leave New Cubrica and find Earth.
I’d be thrilled if 3 of you got that.
by Fresca on Jun 17, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, there's several of us here.
Hell, look at my sig line!
BSG Girls = Cubs Win! So say we all.
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 17, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On this board?
There will probably be 4 or 5 who don’t get it…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are some things that make sense
but anyway one looks at it – being at the bottom of the NL with success at RISP, plus an empty out in the lead-off position, is obviously a formula for disaster.
I do not know if Lou has the energy anymore, as Al pointed to previously, to deal with this.
Reed Johnson had 4 LOB by himself today. He should have been playing more during Dome’s abysmal slump. Soto, I agree, needs some days off. He K’s or pops out, way too much to be in the 5 hole – and, it seems as if he is losing balls in the dirt more than I recall.
Miles – TWO YEARS?! Hendry!!!! You’re FIRED!
So – I suggest we all start a letter writing campaign to the GM and Crane Kenny. Who have not been found much these days.
Less than three RPG? This cannot continue. UGH!
by The E-Man on Jun 17, 2009 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Recap thread is 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
by Clutch16 on Jun 17, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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