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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Nationals, Sunday 7/19, 12:35 CT

From Saturday's game.

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First!

Ha! Two days in a row!

by jdb-44 on Jul 19, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ty for jump

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill's last chance

to get a hit.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Took a walk earlier, no?

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

everyone got on base, everyone scored, but Hill the only hitless

That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"

by shake n bake on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

not so fast

we could give up 8 before this one is over

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

shut yo mouf.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way...

Where did that Bill Murray “sweep” graphic come from?

by jdb-44 on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cubs 18-11 with Hill behind the plate

New anti-drug ad: Catchers who smoke weed make their team lose.

by Mike Martin on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

uh...

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

er

math isn’t my strong suit… but isn’t that 7 games over .500?

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, it is.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think he was knocking Soto not Hill

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we're what?

49-46 overall?

wouldn’t that make soto at just about .500 anyway?

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasnt knocking him

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh i know

i was just confused on why whats-his-face made a deal about it at all.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ditto

I was just feelign sorry for his statement and how it looked like he was sayuing Hill did drugs when i first read it

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna pretend

that I didn’t just read that

by mgrace17 on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooh a pot joke

how groundbreaking.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

My humor is edgy and “out there.”

I understand if you don’t follow.

by Mike Martin on Jul 19, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

My humor is edgy and “out there”

I understand if you don’t follow.

by Mike Martin on Jul 19, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i’ll give you “out there”

“there” being funny… and you being “out”.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

boy

are you misreading your audience.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is WGN day on WGN radio a great fundraiser. Should be a good listen.

I had to delete my twitter account. But you can still find me at fanfiction.net under puckish prosecutor.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ill grant you it isn't that important today, but sure is in a tight game.

I’m all for aggressive baserunning, it’s the mental errors of getting picked off first base that drives me crazy.

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

who got picked off

of first today?

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, Hill

Ks.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill strikes out.

Only starter without a hit today.

Who’s in to pitch? Is the Shark going another inning?

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

be nice to see

Stevens actually, you know. Pitch.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who?

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the guy

who hasn’t pitched yet. Jeff Stevens? Stephens?

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The new Patton?

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought maybe Stevens would go 2

We should see him in the 9th though

by mgrace17 on Jul 19, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's only the bottom of the 8th?

sheesh. One pitch, one out. Bard FO7

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol at Len

the last time the Cubs swept a team in DC in four games was during the McKinley administration.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Let shark finish it...with an 8 run lead

sure is a great bonus to rest the rest of the pen.

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 19, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

or let stephens get some work

he hasn’t pitched in like 10 days or something

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice quick inning there.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the heilman fanshot seems to be gone now

i think it is pretty simple; heilman is walking too many batters. he has been employed full time in mlb now for 6 seasons+; somebody must think he has potential.

why aaron will not throw strikes & challenge hitters w/his fastball that can hit 95+, combined w/ an effective change & a serviceable slider i will NEVER know

by brian custer on Jul 19, 2009 3:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hes probablyscared people hit bombs off him

like molina did in the 2006 NLCS

wells4roty

by jesus christos on Jul 19, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

there isa probably a lot

of truth to this, jesus. he is literally scared to come over the plate; his bombs are down but his walks are WAY up. shouldn’t rothschild be helping aaron w/this glitch??

by brian custer on Jul 19, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think today's whipping boy is Hill

Look for a FanPost later tonight.

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's just not

been that good Brian.

by sue369 on Jul 19, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

nobody

to pinch hit. And those long flowing locks are slowing him down.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still think Stevens is going to come in

Lou used everybody on his bench except Bradley and Aram so he let shark hit

by mgrace17 on Jul 19, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Off-topic question.

Does it count as a save for the Shark if he finishes this game? I have seen four-inning saves in situations similar to this one.

For example, there was this game in 2007.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check the surrounding comments.

If you come into a game and pitch at least the last three innings, you get a save, regardless of what the score is when you come in.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, those were after that post of mine.

Carry on. :)

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Jul 19, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

god i hope it doesn't get that far

a save?

yikes. where are my tums?

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

I didn’t know that.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Jul 19, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I stand corrected

Rule 10.20 in the Official Rule Book states:
Credit a pitcher with a save when he meets all three of the following conditions:
(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his club; and
(2) He is not the winning pitcher; and
(3) He qualifies under one of the following conditions:
- (a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning; or
- (b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat, or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batsmen he faces; or
- © He pitches effectively for at least three innings. No more than one save may be credited in each game

by Mike Martin on Jul 19, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Need to go

start dinner. I’ll be back to post on all the celebration pics later.

Keep up the good work Cubs!!!

by sue369 on Jul 19, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

See ya Sue! :)

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on Jul 19, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

See you!

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If a Nat hits a fly ball in the 9th

Will we get to see Stevens point?

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hoff with another

edge of the wall foul ball catch.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thought stevens was a lefty

hm. weird. i suck at remembering things lately

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no because then Marshall wouldn't be used as a LOOGY

or get moved to left field to save the only lefty in the pen.

That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"

by shake n bake on Jul 19, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i get that.

i don’t know why i kept thinking he was a lefty…

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i love what that picture means

but hate the picture itself.

i have it adblocked. animated .gifs suck.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you liked my flag.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

its pretty

but i usually collapse it.

gifs drive my eye nuts.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's two!

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

two strikes!

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

there's the walk

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

MY KINGDOM

FOR A ROOMBA!!!!!

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Jul 19, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

W!

That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"

by shake n bake on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cmon Stevens

gotta throw strikes.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

FLY IT!!!!!!

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

SWEEP IT!!!!!!

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

woohoo!!

4 in a row baby!!

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

fly it

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Or you could fly this one.

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

first sweep in DC since the 1890's

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

CUBS WIN!

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was just going to post that.

There he is!

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Man!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Jul 19, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And here he is!

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Awesome!!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Jul 19, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh

too early to get really worked up about it. :-)

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win!

Just ‘cuz I haven’t posted it in the last few games…

"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 Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

so awesome to go to philly on a roll

with some confidence!

keep it going boys!!

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely.

Let’s carry the momentum and hitting into our series in Philadelphia!

Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0

by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 19, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

for hollow emphasis

Now the test Comes

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Jul 19, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i think Soriano needs to break his finger more often

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Jul 19, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

is Lilly still set for tommorow?

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Jul 19, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Off to mow the lawn!

this has been an enjoyable four days. Let’s KEEP IT GOING!

1.000 after the Break! YEAH!

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 19, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Aww

the little girls running the bases are adorable.

by Allie on Jul 19, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Game over

Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball

by lexmarklover on Jul 19, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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