Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 7/5, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 2:15 PM CDT
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Ted
50 pitches… 39 strikes.
He’s a machine!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Tell us how much...
"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
Cameron Ks. Cubs lead 2-1.
Let’s get some insurance runs!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions
McGehee
Where did the, um, sudden power come from?
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
Um...
Some people would say it begins with an s.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
spinach?
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
He's Popeye the sailor man
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
You're not suggesting Flintstones vitamins, are you?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
He's had power
I thought… 6 career HR in not a lot of ABs
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I was just reading a comment thread for a Tribune article about Jason Marquis
And I don’t understand why people keep saying that it was a mistake to dump him. We don’t need him – Ted would have 10 wins if he’d get some run support. Our starting pitching has been fine.
Yea for real
starting pitching should be the least of our worries right now.
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Such as yesterday.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
we'd have been better off
if he really didn’t show
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Waste of money for Cubs
To pay him $10mill for Lou to leave him off the post season roster….
Let's try to get a big inning going here
That would be great.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
i wish i could have either
stupid comcast… stupid blackouts too
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
thankfully i have MLB package...but guess that doesn't help with TBS being national....prob
blacked out too
i apparently live in the "local" chicago area
so all the .tv Chicago games would be blacked out.
I guess I’ll just have to figure out a way to either get CSN on dish or switch cable providers… someday. We’ve got a good rate from Dish, so I doubt we’ll be switching anytime soon
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I had CSN
with Dish. I live in Melrose Park.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I just don't even see it as a upgrade option
I’ve looked.
I miss having all the games on WGN.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
We had CSN
when we had Dish too. It was in a sports tier I think. You should call them and ask about it.
I'm probably the only one in the Chip Carey fan club
I’m also VP of the Joe Buck fan club
I'm ok with Chip
He’s no Harry, or even Skip, but he’s all right.
"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
Bradley to the plate.
1-1.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Is he batting righty or lefty?
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Lefty today.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Alrighty thanks everyone
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
MB is swinging?
"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
Back to what we were talking about...
I really think Brenly is sitting around for the Cubs opening. Especially with his son in the system.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Or maybe he enjoys the job he has?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
the one
that lets him go see his kid play.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
That could be...
I think he would love that job. I’d take him in a heartbeat.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
True...
But much more job security as an announcer, more flexibility, little to no pressure. But I think he’d jump at it if offered.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think he would.
He loves being able to go see Michael play and if he was the manager he wouldn’t be able to do that.
He has
said he wants to manage again. I don’t think he gets to see him play all that much the way it is.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
I think he does
at least more than he would on the bench again.
He’s gotten days off from the booth to go see Michael play. NO chance that happens in the dugout.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I'm sure he does more...
but I don’t think its much at all.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
I think it was
on Father’s Day they did a special on the pregame show about Bob and Michael. Bob said it means everything to him to be able to see Michael play. He said family comes first with him.
Of course he's going to say that...
I don’t think he’d pass on the paycheck and a great job leading the organization his son plays in to see his son play a handful of games.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Neither of us know
what he would do. His son could get traded next year and if Bob doesn’t do a good job managing he could get fired. He’s pretty safe where he is.
He's said he wants to manage.
I don’t think he needs to worry about being financially safe. He can get a job in baseball anywhere if he gets canned.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
It seems that way. He seems to be increasingly vocal with his commentary.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Do you think he'd do that if he wanted a job w/ the Cubs?
How’d that work out for Chip Carey and Steve Stone?
Good point.
Still I would say Bob has still been reasonably objective. He’s been far more professional than those two.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Neither Chip or Steve
would have ever been considered for that job.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Bradley
walks. Good at bat.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Thats a professional at bat.
n/t
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Bradley walks on a ten-pitch AB.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT reply actions
And Fox makes him pay for it
July: New month, new team
by chitownhawkeye on Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of lack of effort...
Prince gave up on that one!
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Fox = Mashes
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Fox to the plate.
Lined into the left field corner! Bradley to third as Fox doubles! 2nd and 3rd with NO OUTS.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Good job Bam Bam!
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Soriano
to the plate.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Looped into shallow left
Braun makes the catch, runners hold. Soriano got jammed.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Soriano soundly booed again
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Two people did
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Talking to yourself again?
"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
Lonely up there, huh?
"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
It's the curse of 2nd and 3rd, no outs
Combined with the Soriano curse…
I think Sori needs
to put down that hoss bat and go a little lighter for now.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Should Bradley have scored on a double on first?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
not hit
to left.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
probably wouldve lost a leg
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That'll work.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Fly ball
Soto sac fly’s in Bradley, Fox advances to third! Two outs, 3-1 Cubs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Nice, an insurance run!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
If this were a month ago
Fox would have been tagged out a second before Bradley scored on homeplate.
Fonty to the plate
let’s get this one in!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Aramis...
singled in his frist AB. As did Reed.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Aramis...
Has hit in all three games, a double in the first one too.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Woohoo
:-)
Any idea how Gooze felt after his rehab appearance?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
That a baby Fonte!
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Lined to center!
Fox scores! Fonty singles! 4-1 Cubs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
FONTY!!!
4-1 Good Guys
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions
I prefer
to not split baseball teams into good guys and bad guys anyway.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why Hawk is a biased pale-hose drone.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Um.
Alright.
Thats… kinda silly to take it literally. But whatever.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
words have meaning.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh huh
And he’s not calling the other team axe murderers.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
no
but he’s calling them “bad guys”.
It’s a personal thing. I’m not suggesting he can’t. I just don’t care for it.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
As a color-man
He should be able to say something nice about the opposing team every once in awhile. All he does is keep quiet when the other team does well, which makes him biased and quite possibly the worst commentator baseball has.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
I'm not defending Hawk
I just don’t find THAT part of his schtick offensive.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Fair enough
I don’t really either, but I have to mute the volume whenever he’s calling a Cubs/Sox game. He kills more braincells than beer.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Just following the company line
Hawk does his best to perpetuate the “dirty Sox” image they aggressively promote and project.
Eh
He’s just the Sox version of Ron and on TV.
Huge homers who don’t add a whole lot but are loved by their fans.
I save my real dislike for announcers like Morgan
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
no, Allie
he’s really not. Hawk NEVER has anything good to say about other teams, and every time the Sox fail, it’s because of a bad call or something. Ron gives credit where credit is due.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, Hawk is one of a kind.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
How would you know?
You don’t pay attention to the Sox?
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
More BS...
… “drewishdrewid” doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Hawk heaps praise on teams, such as the Twins. In fact, I think it’s exactly opposite to what “drewishdrewid” claims.
If Hawk is so negative about other teams I’d like to hear some examples. For every negative remark about a team I’d be able to post 2X as many positive comments.
You know who Hawk heaps praise on? Lou Piniella. Hawk absolutely loves him. Hawk loved Lou when he was in Seattle, Tampa and his love for him continues as he wears that near bursting Cubbie uniform.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
nice.
fonty picks up soriano.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Great AB, LBR!
Just poke it out there!! 4-1
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Fontenot!!!!
RBI single! Cubs lead, 4-1!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions
Fontenot
Has had 2 good days.
He has historically had horrible cold streaks and extremely hot streaks. If he’s getting hot again, fantastic.
Lilly up
1-2
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
nice
haha fonteno is from slidell, LA…
makes me think if Bob Slidell from office space
rbi
Well, I wouldn't exactly say I've been *missing* it, Bob
"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
Perfect inning for the bottom of the order!!!
Next inning it’s the leadoff spot, unless COmmander Ted jacks one here.
Leadoff starts three times in a row
Remember this game when someone argues that the leadoff man usually only starts in the 1st inning.
Cardinals vs. Brewers this week
We HAVE to take advantage of this game and Braves this week.
And then we have to take advantage of the games against the Cardinals a week from now.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup!
Aramis back…DLee hitting and solid pitching. How can we not take atleast 3 of 4 at home?
Sunday's going to be the big day of that series.
A day-night double-header.
This is not to say that the Friday and Saturday games aren’t big, but the critical day is when we play the double-header.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea!
And it should be fun. If we win first two games good possibility the doublehead can determine who is in 1st place in division. Great wway to possibly end the first half.
Exactly.
After today, we must focus on Atlanta. Once we’re done with them, we can worry about beating St. Louis.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Lilly
Ks. 1 LOB. 4-1 Cubs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Theodore's at bats
brighten my day.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
he will
I believe.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Much, much better so far...
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
He has a hit
They changed it
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
1-2
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted not going to be caught watching
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Just joining gang. Yard chores.
Caught Dee’s tater in the first and LBR’s 2 out single. Looks good! How’s the rest of the game going?
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
They're looking like the 2008 version today..
It’s wonderful to watch so far.
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Excellent!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Kendall to the plate
takes a strike.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Am I alone
in my severe distaste for the Captain Morgan Club?
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Since college
I’ve just disliked anything with the Captain :)
It's a tacky eyesore.
Like someone just glued it on to the side of the ballpark.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
I'm not a big...
Captain Morgan fan, so that would lead me to be against the Captain Morgan Club…
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm more of a Wild Turkey man myself
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Cap-M is like drinking syrup from a tree
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
The captain is my #5 guy I want in a bar fight.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Another pimple on the facade of Wrigley?
"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
you just reminded me
When I was talking with Cubs managment last year (we did a promotion with them at WWE last August), I suggested they do some sort of K thing for Harden this year. Glad it didn’t go through but they were considering some sort of light-up K’s around Wrigley.
No. It needs to be crowd driven.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Well it is
But had Harden been on his A-game all year they could have absolutely done something for his strikeouts.
Kendall Ks.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT reply actions
Hall to the plate
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Lily is dealin'
Most consistent Cub this year.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Lilly is definition of an Ace
No one will ever change my mind on that when they say we have no ace.
Not the best stuff, but the best makeup of any of the Cub pitchers
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Leads the team in strikeouts 99
Soriano not far behind with 79
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
LMAO
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
The brewers announcers keep talking about the depth of the cubs OF
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Where they're playing?
Or how many there are?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I don't know why I always forget this
but Kendall is a really ugly man. Yikes.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
it's the CHIN.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Between him and Hart
they have quite the monopoly on cavemen.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Marmol fits the mold
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
what?
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
he's less than handsome
like Hart/Kendall
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
marmol can look goofy
but he’s no Kendall.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
i agree....
different uglies
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Ball one looks like a strike on MLB Gameday.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:36 PM CDT reply actions
Hall
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Lilly = Master of the Universe
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Highlander
Lilly could beat Connor McLeod for the prize.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
There can be only one!
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Hall Ks.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:37 PM CDT reply actions
Give it again Drew...
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Burns
LILLY STRIKES OUT THE SIDE!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
All hail Ted!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Ks the side!
Let’s get even more runs!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:39 PM CDT reply actions
Our Ted, who Art in Wrigley
Hallowed by thy Game.
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Thy strikeouts come, thy will be done- in the mound as it is in the K zone...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Give us this day our daily win....
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
as we forgive Crawdad attacks
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
And lead us not into the NL Central Cellar, but rather into the WOrld series
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
AAAAAAAA-MEN!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
for thine is the Trophy
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
And the Pennant, and Cubs Glory forever?
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
and ever
a-men.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
and forgive us our BCB flames...as we forgive those other that flame us...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
I like this version better than the "rants" one above.. how about.
“and forgive us our BCB flames, as we forgive those who are the object of our flames.”?
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Ted Lilly
70 Pitches
54 Strikes
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions
Dome!
Single.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Dome to the plate
again. Lines it to center for a base hit! 2-3 today!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
That's our boy!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice job Dome!
Keep it going!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions
Man it's kinda nice to experience
what having a real lead off man looks like, if only for one game.
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions
**even if it's only for one game**
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Everything is working today.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Riot
into right field for a base hit! Hit and run, Dome was going, he’s at third! Two on, no outs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
I smell bomb...
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
FUN da mental baseball!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
If Fukudome can maintain his season averages...
he’s a fantastic option for leadoff.
Soriano take notice of playing FOR the team.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Theriot singles into a 1/3, no out situation.
Keep it going!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
Oops ... 1st and 3rd.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Trying to come up with the equivalent of 'Ruthian' for Ted
But ‘Lillian’ was my grandmother’s name – that just won’t work. Suggestions?
"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
Theodorian?
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
the Tedino.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Makes me think that Alvin and Simon will be along shortly...
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I don't understand..
Did someone replace these imposters with the actual Chicago Cubs while i wasn’t looknig?
Lines one
for a base hit! Riot stops at second, Dome SCORES! 5-1 Cubs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
RBI single Lee.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
three hits in a row...pinch me!
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
nice hit lee!
does it seem to anyone else that Theriot does better with a true leadoff hitter? he looked good behind Fuld as well
DLee es en fuego
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
DLee es en frio
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Yes, he is on fire!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice job, DLEE!!!!
Cubs lead, 5-1!
Keep it going!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
This is fun...
let’s keep it up
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
Man, I'd have Dee's child right now. And I'm a guy...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Pretty much gotta go C-section, huh?
"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
IT'S NOT A TUMAH!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever it takes for the cause.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Bradley up to the plate
2 on, no outs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
are you just about to lose control, and do you think you like it?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 5, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
sure
now if i could remember the rest of the song, i’d be golden
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
isn't that all of the song?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Best thing I've heard all day!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 5, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I also stand by the theory
that with Rami will come the end of Sori’s slump.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
I think he'll be given some
time to get his feet wet. But then again, the boo birds have been out in full force lately… I think they’ll be nice for a little bit though.
And this is all a moot point because he’s gonna come out swinging for the fences and unleash his wrath on the rest of the league!
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on Milt!
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
I'll take that I guess..
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Yeah he was out by a mile
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
passed ball!
Both runners advance, but Lee is out at second with the throw. 2-4. One out, one on.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
I blame it all
on Judd’s terribly play-calling. “BOTH RUNNERS ADVANCE… But— wait— Lee is— a great play by Kendall…”
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
3-1
on Bradley
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Bradley got hosed.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Yep. not his fault...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Bradley
Ks. Two outs, Fox to the plate.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Bad Call.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
let's go BAM BAM!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
DEEP LEFT!
HOME RUN! 7-1 CUBS! ONTO WAVELAND!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Holy shit!!!
FOXX HR!
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
sorry...no XX
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Strike three was outside, per MLB Gameday.
Hope MB doesn’t yell about that call.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions
GONE!!!
"No enemy is more dangerous, than the enemy that has nothing to lose." Mark Grace
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
Later!
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
BAM BAM!!!!!!
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
JAke! Way to go Lugnut!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Gone! Jake Fox!
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Fox is an absolute STUD!!!
Fox trot!!!!
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Way to go, Fox!!!
That’s a way to get a guy home from third!!!! Cubs lead, 7-1!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
THAT was a heavy hanger
If you know what I mean.
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
Good lord
where did that one land!!
i <3 bam bam!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
On the sidewalk across the street - but caught on the fly by a ballhawk.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Sammy Sosa like blast!
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Which ballhawk got that?
That was HUGE!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Rami comes back..........
Fox to left???
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Split him between left and right a couple days a week I would think
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
good option
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
In play, run(s)
Let’s see that more when the Cubs are batting!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions
Aramis who???
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
Bite your tongue!
"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
He's playing well at 3b
Hopefully he can play left decently.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
He's fine at 3rd
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
But he won’t be playing there in 3 days anymore.
Aramis may need days off regularly...
So Fox could still see some action there.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Can he play 2B when Aramis returns...
C’mon, work some more magic Trammel?
Someday we'll go all the way...
If Dan Uggla can
surely Fox can learn
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
wow....way to pick it up after 2 tough outs....
i think he is a keeper….we are going to need him to DH when we go the american league park in October
I think we
Need him to pick it up and replace an outfielder for a possible trade for a reliever…with Ramy back we have all the infield pos fairly well secured with good/decent defenders.
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
Hmmmm
I hope Lilly gets a CG win
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
Actually
Call me crazy – pull him in 100 pitches. Then skip Harden’s turn and let him pitch early. Marshall can get the spot start Sunday.
He is only
around 60 pitches or something like that
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
If we're gonna go to 11 pitchers
Then let him go as far as possible.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Burns out, Mark DiFelice in.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
He's gotten a lot of work this series
"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
Took his first loss of the season against us on Friday.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
DeFelice
to the pitch. Soriano to the plate. 2 outs, nobody on.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Pops it up to right
Hart makes diving attempt and drops the ball! Soriano, because he’s HUSTLING, has to stop and turn back around to beat Fielder’s tag.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Indeed he hustled, but
hustle + brains = smart base running. When you hit a bloop into RF, directly in your line-of-sight, you don’t round the base to the extent that you barely get back to 1st. He’s no Pete Rose on the bases.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
and the one to center earlier
that wasn’t in his line of sight?
Ridiculous. You wish to have it both ways. he can’t win with you.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
what on god's earth does that have to do with this play?
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
it has everything to do
with the fact that he’s not given the benefit of the doubt either way from you.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
you give the benefit of the doubt to those who..........
usually make the correct decisions…………he doesn’t
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
right
he didn’t make the correct decision before, and he didn’t make it now, even though what he did now is what you wanted before, and what he did before is what you wanted now.
I’m done with this.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
you're absolutely correct...........
I expect hustle and smart decisions.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
the batting average is blind (to how cheap they are)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
I'll take it from a #6 hitter...
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano is all smiles now
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
still hits.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Sometimes, it's better to be lucky.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:53 PM CDT reply actions
Somebody give Sori some ginko-biloba
or whatever you call it. He needs some mental sharpening.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Why is that?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He almost got tagged out at first
That, and every other play in the field he misplays.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Because he rounded first hard hustling...
And got back. Jeez, tough crowd today.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Hustling is great
but his mental lapses are rediculous. After running hard, there has to be some awareness of what’s going on in the game.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
There was...
That’s why he got back safe and in time.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I KNEW IT!
I KNEW there would be a comment like this. You guys simply will NOT give him a break. He shoulda been hustling on the first one, but on THIS one, well, he should have known better!
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Would you have apologized for him if he was called out?
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
I would have
recognized that he was hustling. Both of those probably should have been caught anyway. But when he plays it safe, you complain and when he doesn’t play it safe, you complain.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I did as well
So that gives him a pass cause those hits shoud’ve been caught? All I’m saying he needs to be more “in tune” with the game.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
he's doing FINE
two bloop base hits, safe on both.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, well at least until the next ball hit over his head.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
No, the results today are fine, but he's not doing fine..
He’s had three soft pop-ups. Two happened to sneak in for hits because they were misplayed by the OF. That’s good fortune, not doing fine.
Semantics I guess, but still he’s not looking fine right now.
What, hitting .230 as the team's highest paid player isn't fine?
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
these are exactly the sorts of base hits
a player gets as they’re starting to come out of a slump.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
First, that's almost certainly not true...
second, I’d wait and see if he suddenly goes on a tear before making such a statement.
I agree with you drew
but don’t underestimate how bad he’s been. I can live with his physical errors, but the mental ones need to stop. Can you envision the Cubs winning anything without him playing well? I surely can’t.
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
no
he absolutely needs to play better. I’ve been saying that for a long time.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Just to be clear...
I certainly hope Soriano gets it going. He’s a huge part of this team’s hopes for this season and for the next several years. But I just don’t see two popups as being a positive sign.
I wasn't even referring to the rest of the season - just today...
but yeah, I agree
hustle is a given............
smart base running is an art……..he doesn’t possess
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
Don't you know?
Everyone’s decided that Soriano is stupid.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Soto
flies out to Braun. 3 runs score, 1 lob. 7-1 Cubs! On to the sixth!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Bam Bam!!
My BF, (Sox fan), predicted today would be 11-2 the other way… I’m starting to believe he’s right.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
hey--- commercial break talk
Was at Yankee Stadium yesterday. Anyone else been there yet?
Had free tix in bleachers it was fun there.
Speaking of the Yankees
How in the world was Jeter the top vote getter in the AL? He’s not even the best SS in the AL anymore let alone the best player. Just goes to show you how big of a popularity contest the voting really is…
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
True but no A-Rod
Which is surprising even if he was injured.
Guess the whole steroid situation
really held him back. Can’t say he did too much to improve the public’s perception of him, even though he has managed to stay out of the news for a while now.
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jul 5, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the injury probably helped...
he’s missed a bunch of time
Talk all you want about St. DeRosa
but it’s nothing compared to the out-and-out deification of Jeter. By all accounts Derek can make the blind walk and the lame see.
He's actually been the best offensive SS this year in the AL...
and fans don’t generally vote for defense
He played well yesterday
When I watched. First time I saw a Yankees game since I saw them play in Fenway 5 years ago.
funny how baseball works...
Soriano has two soft popups that drop for hits… soto has crushed two balls but has no hits to show for it
Got an RBI, though, 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
Ballhawk_Ken Fox crushes a line drive onto Waveland. Ballhawk Dave caught it, tho it’d be more accurate to say the ball caught Dave. That was smoked!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Caught in self defense?
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King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Did you see his tweet earlier
that said a bird shat on him? lol
by LT on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
No. I don't tweet...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
why does it fell....
like the 6th inning is late when you are losing, but early when you are winning?
What a good way to transition into getting Ram back tomorrow
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Deep left center
fly ball to Dome. One out.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
the best thing about that inning is the Cubs overcame a crappy third strike
call to MB and put some runs on the board. a nice sign with a whole slew of regulars returning tomorrow.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
TBS report
Ronny Cedeno and the Mariners try to sweep the Red Sox….
And the Red Sox have guys at 1st and 3rd in the bottom of the seventh.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Make it bases loaded.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
He had a big HR yesterday
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Hardy
pulls it to third. Fox makes the throw, two outs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
the way Fox was sold to us, we thought we were getting a 3B with his shoe laces tied together
his foot work actually looks ok.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Yeah...
He barehanded one yesterday (runner was safe) but it looked pretty smooth.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 5, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Braun
to the plate. 2-1.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Final score in Cincinnati: Cardinals 10, Reds 1.
Let’s finish up this one and beat Milwaukee.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions
Way to go Redlegs!
Grumble….
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Lined to left for a single
Fielder to the plate.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Let's keep him in the park, hmm?
"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
The bug-eyed freak gets a two-out single.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:00 PM CDT reply actions
Fielder to the plate
SWEEP THE LEG, TED!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Back outside.
:-) later everyone.
go cubs!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
You too!
You going to have some fun with the dog?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Our dog used to play with my bro and me in the sprinkler, too.
It was always a lot of fun.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Fielder
lines a hit over Lee. Two on.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Well, we kept Prince n the ballpark at least...
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
a post so nice , you did it twice
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
He layeth us down in cool waters...
"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
let's go Lilly, finish them off this inning
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
2-1
on McGehee.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Basehit to left
Braun scores, Fielder stops at second. Two on, still two outs. 7-2 Cubs.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Why are they still pitching to McGehee?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Nobody takes him seriously
It’s the name…
"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
seriously?
he’s Casey freakin’ McGehee! You pitch to him.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The ballad of Casey Mcgehee continues
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
I heard he sculpted it
from a tree in his backyard that was struck by lightning.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
the guy is well beyond "payback" now
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
No way this lasts
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
It probably stops once he gets out of Wrigley.
Has Valbueno done anything since he got out of Wrigley?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Heilman up in the pen
Cameron to the plate. Strike one.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
0-2
on Cameron.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Did he slam his glove to the ground?
"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
SIDDOWN, CAMERON!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Cameron Ks.
Let’s get some more runs!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions
New Brewer pitcher Narmison(sp?)
Fonty to the plate.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Chris Narveson
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
yw
If you’re listening to the radio, I can understand why it may have been hard to hear the name correctly.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Fonty
line drive fair down the left field line for a double! One on, no outs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Fonty wants to stay.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Double for Fontenot!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:11 PM CDT reply actions
Lilly to the plate
bunted to third, Fonty advances. Lilly out at third! One out, runner on third, Dome to the plate!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
I hear
it’s ok to bunt in the later innings…
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Wonder Hamster power!
"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
Perfect bunt by Ted!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Two situations that tend to make players perform
last year of your contract
threat of getting sent to the minors
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
I'd like it if Fox stays.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't think there is any doubt he isn't going anywhere...he has shown he can pinch hit....
it may be hoff going down so that he can get some ABs
If it's between Fox and Half Power
Fox will be staying
by LT on Jul 5, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
DOME DEEP CENTER
Cameron makes the catch, but Fonty tags up! 8-2 Cubs!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Nice sac bunt!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
got one back...nice
both times we have answered back
DOME! RBI!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
King Leonidas: Spartans! What is your profession?
Spartans: HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!
Sac fly!
Cubs lead, 8-2!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
I think we're making a point this weekend
Now make a point of putting a lineup this week with DLee, Ramirez and Fox in it.
25 RBIs for Dome
Riot to the plate.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
The game in which we rocked McClung on Thursday would be a close second.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Fukudome has looked good so far in July...
hopefully he’s recovering from an awful June. It’d be great if he could keep producing in the leadoff spot.
good job with situational hitting today.
very nice.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
i really see as the key to the offense at this point.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Riot -- Lined to left center
base hit, Braun 1-hops it. Lee to the plate!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
If I'm not mistaken..
4 for 7 – all 8 RBI’s with RISP
by DisCUBbobulated on Jul 5, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Riot singles!
Keep it going!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
2-2
on Lee. More activity in the Suds’ Pen.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Bounced to third, Hall makes the throw
Lee beats the throw! Riot to second. Two on, two outs, Bradley to the plate!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
You didn't hear?
The Cubs are good now.
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Let's hope it continues, eh?
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Somtimes, it's better to be lucky.
I’ll take it.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions
All right kids, time to
"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
This is the most relaxed I've felt watching a Cubs game
Since they won the division last year.
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