Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. White Sox, Saturday 6/27, 3:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Jun 27, 2009 5:45 PM CDT
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Let's score LOTS of runs
We will need them.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
Wouldn't
It be fitting that Bradley ends this game with a walk off shot?? Let’s go Cubbies!!
Go Cubs Go!!!!
we're visitors
we can’t walkoff.
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 27, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Bradley did yesterday
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
we had a self proclaimed baseball genius about to bet $50 dollars the other day that the Cubs walking off with a win in Atlanta
the entire table was giggling, he never caught up with the rest of the class
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
first and third
no outs. 1-1 on Blanco.
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.
Winning game thread!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 5:53 PM CDT reply actions
Let's make this the game-winning thread!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions
gruund ball to short
FREEL GOES HOME on the throw to first! HE’S SAFE! 7-6 Cubs, Dome to 2nd!
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.
SAFE!!!!
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions
WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Blanco grounded to second
Ramirez held Freel, but when he threw to first, Freel decided to go home anyway. He beat the throw from first to home, and Dome made it to second.
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 27, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
nice freel
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Wow...WTF JUST HAPPENED?!?!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions
He scored? We have the lead? YESSSS!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Told you
Farney was out there spooking A.J while Freel scored.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 27, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
If you take a pair of those old 3D movie glasses to the ballpark...
.. then you can actually see Farney and watch all his antics…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
and if you bring a am/fm radio and headset, you can tune to channel 96.9 to hear their conversations
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Dotel in from the pen
to face Soriano. DAREDEVIL baserunning by Farney!
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.
Cubs lead, 7-6!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions
That right there...
… is the first time i’ve appreciated Freel all season. Nice base running.
"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"
it's really
the first CHANCE to appreciate Freel all season! :D
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 27, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly...
I think fans have been too hard on him, since he hasn’t had the chance to prove himself.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 27, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Freel
but I bet Farney told him to run.
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 27, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
still waiting...
for ruling from the official scorer…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Blanco, on an RBI groundout.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Not gonna lie...
Since I’m listening on the radio and can’t see anything, my first thought there was “Freel! You stupid ass what are you doing!?!”…
But hell yeah! Shows what I know.
So
do we wanna see Marmol in the 8th?
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
No
nononnonononono
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Who else would you like to see?
Ascanio?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I kinda like Patton
but that’s just me.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I actually
agree I think it could be a break-out game for him and actually might make Lou use him more if he got the chance.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
not just you..
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
it feels weird to realize
I do not want to.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
One of these things is not like the other.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I don't even own a microscope.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Marshall.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
who else
is available? I’d prefer Ascanio.
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 27, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
7-6
Cubs lead. One out. Dome at second, Soriano to bat against Dotel. Powah versus POWAH!
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.
Just poke another base hit
to right, Sori.
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.
Another run would be AWESOME.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 5:59 PM CDT reply actions
Speaking it isn't too hard.
Reading it is a b*tch.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
a walk is good
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
ball four
Sori walks. Two on one out. Riot to the plate. Dotel not with a lot of command.
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.
Nice, a walk!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT reply actions
Is it just me or does Sori look like he's standing more upright than he use to.
Reason for his slump?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Riot
takes strike one.
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.
theriot can jack one out of this park
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Let's go, Riot!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT reply actions
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 27, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Take the bat off your shoulders!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
he definitely
should not have the bat on both shoulders.. way too hard to start your swing from that position… :P
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Go Riot!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
1-2
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
snips and snails?
and puppy-dog tails??
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Turtles
all the way down.
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 27, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
2-2
on Riot
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.
That's what Bradley said
yesterday
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Pat says marmol ready....... ;-(
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:03 PM CDT reply actions
Riot
tries to check, but swings at a curve in the dirt. Two outs, Bradley to the plate.
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.
Dang!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:03 PM CDT reply actions
I would like
to know how many pitches Theriot has seen in this game….
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
seems like
a LOT
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
it was 8 pitches in that at bat
and 10 in the walk about.. I did not see the others.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
Bradley
bats left handed. Ball one.
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.
Don't understand your left-handed comment
Since it is a righty pitching. Did somebody say he was going to bat right-handed more?
he's a switch hitter
but he’s been struggling much more from the left side. Lou said he wouldn’t mind if Bradley batted RH more.
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 27, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
1-2
on Bradley.
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.
double would be nice
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
C'mon, Milton.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
Come on, MB.
Let’s get some insurance runs!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
Just a hit here...
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
2-2.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
bouncer to third
short-hopped by Beckham. Out at first.
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.
To coin a phase...
“I would be very surprised” if MB did anything positive here.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I was not surprised.
But I guess Milton was.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Ahhh crap!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Marmol in?
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Go home
Milton
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Who's coming in to pitch?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Carlos "walk'em" Marmol
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Marmol
Hopefully, it’s “Strikeout” Marmol and not “Base-on-balls” Marmol.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
This is very weird
Milton just can’t seem to drive the ball this year. It’s not like him at all to have such consistently weak at-bats.
he's wound up too tight.
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 27, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
More
Tums, please
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Marmol in.
Please be better than yesterday!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:06 PM CDT reply actions
Yep...it's Marmol.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:07 PM CDT reply actions
WHY is Judd talking????
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.
A better question: Why is Judd PAID to talk?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
better question
Who were the 100’s of applicants that were worse than Judd?
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
I wish I got paid
to talk that much. I can yell.
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 27, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
haha where do you get these?
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol to Beckham
strike one.
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.
1-2
on Beckham
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.
Game cast says the Cubs have a 67% chance of winning this game.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Down to 59% now
I always like how it’ll change a percent or two on a ball or a strike. Never put much weight in the numbers myself.
Bloop to left
Freel can’t make the catch. Beckham on with a leadoff single.
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.
cheap hit
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Wise
shows bunt, takes a strike.
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.
dp
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
That would be great!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Sox seem to
.. be getting their share of bloop hits…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:09 PM CDT reply actions
1-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
Ron says
Marmol seems to be throwing a bit better.
2-1 on Wise.
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.
2-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
throw strikes
now
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Snap throw to first
almost wild. Not in 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.
Wise bunts to first
Blanco covers. 3-4. Beckham to second. One out, Pods to the plate.
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.
Jump thread up?
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.
Ahh geez, here comes Pods...
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:11 PM CDT reply actions
0-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:11 PM CDT reply actions
this calls for a big K
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
0-2
on Pods
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.
0-2.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:12 PM CDT reply actions
just a little high
1-2.
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.
fly ball down the right field line
just foul. Egad.
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.
whew
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Brilliant...
… lets put the winning run on base.
"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 27, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
1-2.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:13 PM CDT reply actions
2-2
on low and outside. Ramirez on deck.
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.
Full count
just outside. Yikes.
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.
3-2...
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
Fly ball to center
Dome makes the catch! Runner holds, two outs. Ramirez to the plate.
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 more
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
got him
out
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Whew!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM CDT reply actions
Marshall
up in the pen.
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0-1. Let's go Carlos!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM CDT reply actions
strike two
called.
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.
Just get one more out!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM CDT reply actions
0-2!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM CDT reply actions
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
One more, Carlos!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM CDT reply actions
Ground ball in teh hole
to left field. Tie game.
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
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
please watch
the langauge.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Since he allowed the tieing run to reach when he gave up a hit to the leadoff batter
who then came around to score, I’m trying to figure out how it isn’t obvious
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Lots of rocket science
evident in some of these posts. Oh, well, if that’s how Al wants it …
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a bloop single!
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a bloop single and a lucky seeing eye ground ball
Who was pitching was irrelevant
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Absolutely right
That’s what they call “baseball.”
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
actually, what you and Heine are doing is called
rationalizing
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, obviously no one could retire a batter, or make the batter miss entirely
it would be 100% impossible
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a pretty luck hit
the ball was nearly in the dirt.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll eventually be moved down
Obviously you can’t have your setup man constantly giving up runs and leads. If he keeps it up, Lou won’t hesitate.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Profanity
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
AUGH!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
Yep, looked good on game cast.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
gameday
concurs…
low and well outside the zone…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Pastadiving Theriot
Dye takes ball one.
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Dammit!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
2-0
on Dye
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Honestly
When was the last game Marmol appeared in that a run did not score while he was in.. someone please look this up!
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
Tuesday night vs. the Tigers
just off the top of my head.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
We
were losing when he came in right?
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
Nope
Just had taken the lead on Hoffpauir’s two-run homer.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna start pushing harder
for an expansion of the Patton Experiment!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
find the WMD!!!
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
2-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:18 PM CDT reply actions
Dye
deep drive to center field - DOME MAKES A LEAPING CATCH!
Wow. Three outs.
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I just pooped my pants.
"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 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
DOME!!!!!!!!!!
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions
nice catch
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
That he did
Good jump on the ball, leaping catch on the warning track… nice play
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
kept the go-ahead run
from scoring.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Kosuke Catch...
How good was it!?
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
an 8 1/2
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Over his left sholder, mid leap.
Looked awkward as hell.
"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 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Wasn't really anything special...
He leaped but he didn’t need to. I think he thought he was at the wall, when in reality he was about two feet from it. Should’ve been routine.
Umm....
Are YOU watching the game? He both leaped and landed before the wall. What are you talking about?
you are telling me what Fukudome was thinking?
He leapt in full stride five feet in front of the wall
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Who cares.
He made a semi-athletic, semi-awkward catch on a line drive to the wall to save us a couple of runs.
Good job, no matter how circus it was.
"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 27, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I just rewound it and watched again...
He definitely was not full stride. This is dumb though. Agree to disagree.
sort of upset you I guess
ruined your Marmol sucks post you had loaded
by LT on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
small ball is in order
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Looked like he almost hit it out...
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions
Thank god Marmol was in, because clearly, he deserved yet another shot to blow a game
after not quite blowing it yesterday
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT reply actions
Two seeing eye singles, thats it.
Marmol was better today
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
+1
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Jenks in
to pitch. Lee at the plate.
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Jenks in.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM CDT reply actions
1-1
on Lee
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God, that beard is so... dare i say it...
… south side?
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
coupla
jacks wouldn’t be out of order here…
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.
Obama throwing out the first pitch?
He’ll probably bitch about the strikezone…after all, he is a Sox fan.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
our tax $$$$$$$$ at work
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
2-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM CDT reply actions
When will Lou admit he was wrong
about Marmol AND STOP USING HIM IN THE 8TH INNING ?? Seriously this is INSANE. Ok he did not walk anyone but he did not strike anyone out either and threw 26 pitches. At this point I would rather have David Patton in the 8th but of course we only see him once a week so probably not the best idea. Lou’s idea of managing is the same as Dusty’s just keep doing the SAME thing ( as in Neffi, Hawkins etc) to show you MUST be right when you said you trusted a player.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
I really don't think
Marmol did anything badly there. Two lucky hits.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee strikes out.
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OT: Update on DeRo
Just caught the first part of the Indians radio broadcast — right before the first pitch…
DeRo is not in the starting lineup tonight. Tom Hamilton said that no one will say anything about why he is not in the lineup (he is not injured), and he saw DeRo in the clubhouse making lots of phone calls while the rest of the team was out on the field stretching.
There has been no official announcement, and there probably won’t be one until the end of the game, but Hamilton feels that DeRo has been notified of a trade. Hamilton made no guess about what other team(s) may be involved.
It would make sense that Hendry would make more of an effort to get DeRo now, since he might be the guy to help Gameboard feel more welcome in the clubhouse. Of course the Reds, Cards, Brewers, Braves, Marlins, Yankees, etc. probably feel the same way.
Stay tuned…
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
If he goes to St Louis
I will be devastated.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Some stuff
is too ridiculous to let slide.
Are you trying to stifle my freedom of speech? Maybe you should let my comment go. Ever think of that?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
we just lost the game
will you both quit it, please?
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Noble effort, Drew
but that ain’t gonna happen.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
only because you won’t let it.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope
Takes two to tango, buddy. I’m sick of being told I’m the one who’s the problem.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
and I asked
both of you to quit it.
Whatever.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a bad feeling it's going to be the Cards
but I’ve rarely hoped I was wrong more than I do right now
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Appreciate the update.
Hopefully news sooner rather than later, if for no other reason than to put this thing to rest.
"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 27, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
that scares the poopy out of me
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
if it is the Cubs, it's going to be somebody in the minors, young pitching...
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
no way the Cubs
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
On the Indians board
someone said Bradley for Dero… I think that was tongue in cheek though
by LT on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
errie feeling I have had since third inning.
Team who has last at bat will win if it is within 2 runs. man.a healthy aramis probably makes that play on beckhams duck snort
"Cubs Win, Cubs Win, CUBS WIN!"
Steve McMichael: "I'm going to have to have a talk with that umpire down there." Angel Hernadez then ejected McMichael. 08/07/2001
so is 80% of our
lineup
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
0-5 welcome to reality
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
You are a breath of fresh air
/s
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
wait, you mean he wasn't going to have a 90 game hitting streak?
there goes my life savings
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Soto
0-2
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Soto is on deck, if I remember correctly.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
it was Fox
my bad.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
we need a hanger
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
got it..
.. just didn’t hit it well enough..
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
0-5
All fly outs to center
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions
looks close to where dye flew out
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
FOX HIGH DRIVE
deep center field. Wise back to the warning track and makes the catch.
Five at bats, five fly outs to center.
Two outs. Soto to the plate.
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.
Alright Soto
Lets do it.. Jenks looks good unfortunately
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions
Strike three called
Soto goes down. Three outs. On to the bottom of the 9th.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
Let's hope this goes to extras.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:27 PM CDT reply actions
Damn
What a game so far.. lets hold them!
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:27 PM CDT reply actions
Been an unbelievable game
Would be nice to win it, but I don’t like going to extras on the road.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
I’m really enjoying this game. And it’s going unnoticed it feels like, but recently the Cubs have been scoring runs. No reason we can’t score some more…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 27, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully our new hitting coach is taking hold.
Dome has looked better, as has Soto.
"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 27, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed. Good point.
"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 27, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Soto
Has developed a real nasty habit of taking called third strikes.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
His OBP says that he has a pretty good eye
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
by louslovechild on Jun 27, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
no BB's
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Marshall in?
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
Yes.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Which hurts you too.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW: I hate the White Sox
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Thome
in to face Marshall. Gregg up in the pen.
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.
Ascanio
also throwing in the pen.
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.
This is FOX man. FOX.
Facts aren’t important here.
"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 27, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
1-2.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:31 PM CDT reply actions
I really hope we get to see Gregg
but I miss Guzman
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
I think we all miss Guzman.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Thome
in the air to left… Sori makes a backhanded running catch! On the dead run!
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.
Who's this Soriano guy?
.. sounds like a decent left fielder…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
soto
seems to k looking a LOT. is he a guess hitter?
DEJESUS!!!
Konerko to the plate.
Marshall still in.
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.
Soriano makes the catch........
it must be our day
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Wow. Sori must have covered a lot of ground.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT reply actions
line drive
base hit to left for a single.
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Konerko singles to left.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT reply actions
no problem
dp coming
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
we got em right where we want em
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by AndrewJStone on Jun 27, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Field in to pinch-run
Pierzynski to bat. marshall still in.
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Fields pinch-running.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:33 PM CDT reply actions
we'll find out
one way or another.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry I just got here...
What’s going on with DeRo?
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
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by gridiron_assassin on Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
apparently
he’s not playing today, but no one will say why. Speculation is he’s been traded. No one knows where.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
his wife wants out of Cleveland
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
so did mine!
lol
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
His brother-in-law
was seen at a urinal next to a well-known Chicago Realtor… Make of it what you will.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I'm just goint to be glad its finally over.
I’d welcome him back, obviously. He’d be a great addition.
But i’ll welcome the end to the talk and suspense too.
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by AndrewJStone on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
he could put the Cardinals over the top
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
i don't even want to imagine that sight in my head
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess
I should have known. :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
pujols has been pushing for more help offensively
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
we don't need a right-fielder
we need infield support.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
that would be
bad. We need Bradley, and no one’s going to trade for him anyway.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
no
but I don’t want a Hoffpauir/Fox platoon in right. I want DeRosa AND Bradley.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoff/Fox would outperform...
Bradley by a sizable margin. Defense would take a hit, but we need offense. Badly.
I don't
agree with that at all. You’re speculating. Bradley, for example, got on base two more times then Fox did.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure...
So if the Hoff/Fox platoon doesn’t work, but DeRo in RF. He’s a pretty sure bet to continue to outperform Milton.
and if you do that
then you lose whatever infield insurance you gained by getting DeRosa in the first place.
That’s why you keep both.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
You don't get DeRosa...
To get infield insurance. You get him to hit. Regardless of it’s as a RF, 3B, etc.
you get DeRosa
to make the team better. It doesn’t make the team better to make Right Field — at Wrigley, no less — weaker.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Again...
DeRosa is an upgrade over Bradley. It’s that simple. I don’t see how you don’t agree with that.
Because
once again, we’re not (hypothetically) getting DeRosa to play outfield.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
funny
I’d say the same thing about you.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Defensive Metrics
I’d like to see where all the previous pennant winners ranked in terms of fielding percentage, or whatever the current (read: more accurate) measure of fielding prowess is. Obviously the teams that lead the league in errors won’t be up there, but I’m curious as to exactly how much fielding factors in – especially with respect to runs scored/runs allowed, team ERA, league OBP.
my argument
is that Fox and Hoff are both pretty much unproven, and Bradley is not a .230 hitter.
Sacrificing defense for possible offense is not the way to contend.
Besides, this is my dream, and if I want DeRo AND Bradley, I can have them. :P
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
When the Cubs...
Are 2nd to last in baseball in offense, and dead last with RISP… yes, you do sacrifice defense to improve your offense if necessary. Of course you do that, come on.
no
you don’t. Not when you’re 4 games back and in third place.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
no
you get DeRosa and KEEP Bradley. IE, make the team better.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
but why the hell would Cleveland take Bradley???
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
They probably wouldn't...
without the Cubs eating a good chunk of that contract. It’s obviously all hypothetical.
well, if that happens
there’s no money for DeRosa anyway. Any move of Bradley would be a salary dump, and we’ll get nothing big back.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
The indians have been pretty upfront about what they want.
Young pitching. I don’t think Bradley qualifies.
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by AndrewJStone on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He said "for example".
Look, we are all pissy with Bradley right now. But be real.
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by AndrewJStone on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
10 times out of 10
I’d rather have him. Case closed.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That's "lesser"
and I don’t think so.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Spelling corrections...
Nice.
You’re still wrong. It’s pretty simple. Bradley: 91 OPS+. DeRosa: 105 OPS+
Eric Wedge and Gameboard are mortal enemies.
In ST, Gameboard hit a HR against the Tribe and pointed at Wedge the entire way around the bases. I’m not sure why Gameboard can’t let go of the anger from 5 teams ago, but Gameboard isn’t welcome in Cleveland.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
grounder to third. Freel throws to first. Fields safe at second. Two outs.
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2 down.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT reply actions
1 more, Marshall!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT reply actions
Jason Nyx
to pinch hit for Getz. Lou pulls Marshal. Ascanio to pitch.
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Rons is surprised..
.. that Freel didn’t go to second on that play. comments from those of you watching the game??
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM CDT reply actions
i doubt he had time....and it would have been a throw across his body
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2011
Alright
here we go. Ascanio on the mound, Nyx at the plate. Fields at second. Two outs.
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Nix against Ascanio.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions
Has Miles been spotted...
in uniform today? Maybe he’s been traded, with others obviously, for DeRo…
don't get my hopes up!
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I would eat his entire contract...
if we could ditch him and get DeRo in return.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
It would be like christmas.
And my birthday. And st. paddys. And everything else great. All in one.
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by AndrewJStone on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
honestly, when was the last time Miles was spotted?
He’s finally been relegated to the end of the bench
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I would really, really like
to win this game.
DEJESUS!!!
outside fastball
1-0
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mlbtraderumors.com
“Bleed Cubbie Blue says Milton Bradley must go.”
really? we did?
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
Why didn't they quote Al then! I have been misrepresented
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
heh
he is considered to be the editorial voice of the site. :D
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm good with anything Al has to say
just MLBtraderumors should quote him instead of the masses
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
Commentors aren't considered to be the voice of a blog
We don’t write articles. We just comment on them.
Al did.
on the front page.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Al posted an article earlier today
Its title: “Milton Bradley must go.”
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Curve outside
2-0
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Al did
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
right
shouldn’t the post say “al says bradley must go”
DEJESUS!!!
Al is the voice of BCB. Much like there will be a headline that says:
Chicago Sun Times says Cubs acquire…….
The entire staff of the paper didn’t say it, just the writer covering the situation
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
2-0.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:38 PM CDT reply actions
foul ball
2-1
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throw freaking strikes
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
2-1.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM CDT reply actions
What is the temperature at the game?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
it probably smells terrible under that masks
After 2 days of use
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Nyx
swings at a high fastball. 2-2.
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Wow. That ball was at his eyes.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM CDT reply actions
face high fast ball
as stoney used to say
DEJESUS!!!
Max swings at that pitch
all the freakin time. Drives me nuts.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
outside fastball. Full count.
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3-2.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions
Nyx
walks. Two on, two outs, Beckham to the plate.
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not the end of the world
Lets take down the rookie
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions
I hate walks so much
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Dang it!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions
strikes would be good here
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
How about you and I cheer for the Giants
So the suds lose?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
DOH!
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jun 27, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions
Fly ball to right
Over Bradley’s head. White Sox win 8-7.
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was it catchable?
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
You really irritated him, heine
He wanted another reason to bitch about Bradley.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
Pat said it was over his head.
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by drewishdrewid on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
strikes
would have been better the last hitter
DEJESUS!!!
I hate losing so much
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
AAUGH!!!!!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions
Ah!
That’s aggravating. Oh, well. Whoever batted last was going to win.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
well crap
that was worth getting up at 6am on Sunday for…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
AHHHHHHHH!!
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
Why the hell did Marshall come out?
For Ascanio?!
Because he is a lefty
He is not allowed to face to many righty’s. Lou’s by the book managing..
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I just don't get it.
He is a former starter who had to get all batters out and I believe he had pretty good numbers overall. Why is he our designated LOOGY.
I understand using him in LOOGY situations but he can be left in if needed.
another question would be why did Marmol pitch at all
this was another in a long line of poorly managed games by Lou
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry not in Lou's book
Just like a week ago when Lou put him in for a single batter ( who got a lucky hit) then pulled him for Marmol who gave up bases
loaded walk which lead to our entire bullpen being blown out and Guzman going on the DL. Lou absolutely can NOT manage the bullpen and does not think past one batter. We were in a TIE game at a visitors park which is a good time to conserve your pitchers but not Lou. I know how much I sound like a broken record but it is just mind boggling that he keeps doing the same stuff over and over and over and never learning from any of it. I honestly think Derek Lowe got it right when he said that Lou still had a hitter mentality and he neither understood nor trusted pitchers.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 27, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Two suggestions for Lou
1) If a reliever is getting guys out, leave him in!
2) If a guy is struggling with control, take him out!
Now cover your ears because I’m going to yell…
I FREAKIN’ HATE THE LEFTY-RIGHTY MATCHUP OBSESSION THAT MANAGERS HAVE!!!!
How many times
you gonna post that?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you bullpen. They're called strikes, try it some time
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Leave it the Cubs
To give up a game winning hit to a g*d d*mn .188 hitter. Every read a f*cking scouting report?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
+1
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
no +1 for me??
.. i’m crushed…
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by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
11th loss in the opponents last at bat.
DAMN. That hurts.
"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"
They commit three errors and still win
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Cubs have allowed 11 walk-offs
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Last at bats losses.
11 of them.
"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 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreeing.
There is a distinct difference.
"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 27, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Bullpen blows another one.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT reply actions
Dempster was also off today.
He got lit up in the sixth inning for three runs, remember. Can’t blame this one completely on the bullpen, though they did blow the lead late.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, demp has not been sharp since riley was diagnosed with digeorge syndrome
by jesus christos on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
11 loses in the opponents final at bat.
Wow if we miss the playoffs, that will be the reason.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
I just had to
Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs. Playoffs? I just want to win a game.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Or if we finish below .500
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
And if, by the grace of God, we make the playoffs
how many games would we win with anemic hitting and a bullpen that can’t throw strikes???
So I guess
the Cubs should just forfeit the rest of the season right now, if that’s going to be the case.
Do you people enjoy being perpetually miserable?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't think so
Some Cubs fans aren’t happy unless they’re bitching all the time.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Do we even read scouting reports?
Seriously. He is hitting.188 against MLB pitching. What is he hitting against Cubs pitching?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Under 500 again. If the Astros and Reds win we are in 5th place
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
And still 3.5 games out
So what.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
so more teams to jump
not particularly hard to see his point………for most people
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Also not hard for most people to see at this point
is the date on the calendar. You know what that is, right?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah its June, time to make a move
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."
Remember 2003?
When did the Cubs make their big move then? How about 2007?
Relax. It’ll be OK.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
If it helps us
Get that Bryce Harper kid, I’ll take a first to last.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Ugh.
"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 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares. It's June 27th.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Patton was an option Lou
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
no...
only option for the 8th is Marmol period!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
that worked well
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Why ?
He has been a total disaster of late. I don’t know about Patton but MARSHALL or Hart could have started the 8th .
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Give the Dero crap a rest. It's not happening.
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Absolutely. Are you?
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
I just think it’s better to say “I don’t think it’s going to happen”. To say “It’s not happening” makes one sound omniscient…and stupid if by chance it does.
Oh jeez. Take a breath.
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither BleedsBlueinMI or Clutche are being pompous
They could very well be right – DeRosa does not get traded back to the Cubs. I guess the hot weather has me a little peevish, and whenever I hear something “will never happen” it just pushes a button of mine.
You are right.
D-ro was my favorite Cub the last couple years. I’m not against it, but it is getting old. It was a bad move, Hendry screwed up, but I really don’t think he is coming back.
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
of course
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Some of it is my wanting DeRo back
so what you guys said frustrated me. Certainly you’re entitled to your opinion and however you want to phrase it. My skin needs thickening.
wait and see young stunna
offen$e plea$e wake up
by lexmarklover on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Other teams have closers that can throw strikes when its important, why dont we!????
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT reply actions
Rothschild
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
And the house of cards?
If you get rid of Rothschild, it will cause a lot of problems. The starting pitching is fine. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Guess what?
Acanio’s pitch was a strike. Mid thigh right down the middle of the plate.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Another frustrating loss
We lost that game in the 8th when Marmol couldnt get the job done…again. This is an all to familiar scene for this club.
Be nice to take 2-3 but we just let another one slip away.
for once its not completely marmols fault
by jesus christos on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
he pitched better and Theirot should have knocked that ball down I thought.
That being said, Marmol’s inability to locate remains a problem. You have Alexi 0-2 you got to try to get a swing outside the zone. Marmol did not locate well.
So I guess
the Cubs have no hope tomorrow?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh
I said it would be nice to take 2-3. But we did let one slip away. I certainly did not mean that BECAUSE we let one slip away, we are going to lose tomorrow.
Too many games have gotten away, I dont think anyone can dispute that.
And for just about every one of those
The Cubs have won one they shouldn’t have.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
And how does one prove that ridiculous argument?
You do have an unpleasant demeanor.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
It's not a ridiculous argument
It’s the truth. They’ve had a lot of games that could have gone either way this season.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree
but as Reddevil said, its not provable.
Well, let's see ....
Three games in a row on the last homestand … two victories over the Cardinals in April … blowing the lead against the Astros, then coming back to win that … just off the top of my head.
And if some of you weren’t constantly dicks, I wouldn’t have to respond in kind.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And if my assertion is not provable,
neither is yours.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither are provable.
lets just agree to disagree.
I'm with you on that
No hard feelings.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jun 27, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Why are you constantly such a dick?
He didn’t say anything remotely near that. You just come here, seemingly daily, and make stupid posts like that to start an argument. It’s so freaking bizarre!
by kanderber on Jun 27, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
seriously I hate this guy
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 didn't see the game until the ninth inning.
But, when you give up 8 runs, I’m thinking the problem is more than just Marmol.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)
This isnt on Marmol
A fisted bloop hit over Freel’s head and a seeing eye single? He had good stuff today. The only well struck ball against him was that long out from Dye.
"How's your mother?"
"She's on her way out."
"We all are. Act accordingly."
by louslovechild on Jun 27, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree to an extent
But he still didnt make the pitches he need to. You cant claim that the pitch to Alexi with an 0-2 count was a good hit. It was a strike, which is not what you need there.
no it was not a strike
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Rothschild needs to do his job and figure out what's wrong with Marmol.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Carlos
Had no walks and gave up a bloop hit and a see eye groundball hit. It was actually a very good outing for him.
Trading walks for hits is worse
I guess it’s a start.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
He threw more strikes today
but he also did not make good pitches to Beckham (an easy strikeout victim down in the count) and Alexi 0-2. I would say it was a “better” outing for Marmol, but when you blow the lead, you cant have a vry good outing.
Bloop hits not really pitchers fault
nor are seeing eye ground balls.
Not saying it's Larry's fault.
Just saying a good pitching coach should be able to figure out why a lights out guy is so off this year. I personally really like Larry.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
My gf (sox fan)
has been to three crosstown classic games.
Aram’s walkoff.
Soriano walkoff.
yesterdays game.
And we’re going tomorrow. We’ll be fine. :)
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
keep up the good work!
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
+3
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I've only been to one Crosstown Classic game.
The one last year in which Contreras got roughed up at Wrigley.
If you go tomorrow, have a great time!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah so far so good...
I’m 2-0 and I believe Z is going to be on tomorrow.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
That's 4 starts in a row in which Demp has struggled with his control.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM CDT reply actions
maybe they can put him on a phantom DL stint so he can spend some time with his family
by jesus christos on Jun 27, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Doesnt look the same out there this season
To an extent there is some regression to the mean. Last year was almost certainly a career year, but he has good enough stuff to win plenty of games. Needs to throw strikes early in the count.
losing BCB game thread = no fun
see you all here for the next night game… I ain’t getting up at 4am tomorrow.. lol
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions
you too..
what’s left of it.. :)
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
we'll miss ya! :-)
by CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll see you..
in just a few weeks!
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Later.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
see ya'slater
Pumping sunshine for the Cubs since 1968 (yeah, that's right I was a Cubs fan in the womb!)
by CubFanInCanberra (9387milesfromWrigley) on Jun 27, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright.
I’m out. We’ll get ’em tomorrow.
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.
Later drew.
"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 27, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Later, Drew.
Chicago Cubs > Milwaukee Brewers
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jun 27, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a fun new Cubs/Sox "W" sign that'll have to wait
off to our favorite Mexican restaurant. Arriba!!
¡Adiós!
"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 27, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
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