Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Braves, Wednesday 7/8, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Jul 8, 2009 4:00 PM CDT
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Marshall stays in
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Small wonders
"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
Pre-empting SWL
"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
unpossible.
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 8, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Marshall back out
"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
I'm not sure I like this game so far.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
after prado u got andreson and mcaan
"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
First
Not that it matters
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
WHERE DID THAT PITCH MISS?
"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
Lets see ...
No runs in overflow 1, then 1 run in overflow 2, so how about 2 runs this thread?!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Works for me...
as long as we can hold ’em.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 8, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
How about 10 runs in this thread?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
I guess, but
one run in overflow 1, then 1 run in overflow 2 …
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
allowed obviously
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
walks prado to start the 7th
"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
Setting up the 4-6-3
"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
not with this second base umpire
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Missed all that joy
Quick summary, please?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
called Dome
out when he was clearly safe in the first.
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 8, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
missed two calls. one in the first inning calling kosuke out at second on force play.
len called it worst call he has ever seen. than when we were on field on a routine double play ball he ruled theriots foot came off the bag when it was very very close – so we only got the runner at first. You couldn’t even tell if his foot was off the bag or not on replay.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take a strikeout too.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Lefty Andreson up--But as I pointed out last night. has good average vs leftys.
"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
strikes out andreson. One Out
"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
Danger (Mcaan) Steps in to the box
"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
2 Cs, 2 Ns
1 A
"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
And an M.
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If you wanna get all nit-picky about it
:P
"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
another run down
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Mcaan hits into DOUBLE PLAY
cant even describe it but we needed it
"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
You mean it happens to other teams?
I’m shocked!
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Yeah, I don't know what the hell just happened...
…but I like the result.
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Gameday is...confused
"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
INNING OVER
"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
"They've got the man in a rerun!"
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LOL - Pat Hughes completely tripped over himself trying to call that play.
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time for the stretch!
EVERYBODY SING!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
awesome
don’t think that’s good fundamentals, but it was fun to see
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Double play!!!!
Let’s get some runs!!!
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
Bradley with the leadoff walk, I'm going out on a limb.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Ronnie sorta lost it
What happened?
Doug Glanville is butchering it…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
3-6-3-4 DP
Just like they always practice 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
with a jumping catch/diving tag
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
but marshall had to make diving tag. i thought he might have missed him especially with
our buddy being the second base umpire
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Santo channeling his inner Eric:
“WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? GEE WHIZ!”
"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"
and that's why I love
Ron Santo. He calls the game like he’s sitting in front of his tv at home, with his buddies. That was awesome.
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 8, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
There is such a charm to his exclamations.
GOLLY GEE WHIZ! GOSH!
"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"
yeah, who wants a guy who calls the game like he has a clue?
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He does
just fine. Pat does too. Ron just brings an element of… home to the booth.
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 8, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
He lost it there for a bit. I don’t know exactly why…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Because that rundown was executed so poorly!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
LET'S GET SOME RUNS!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Well judges, what do you think of this singer?
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
Where's Kara?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
that was your standard 6-4-3-5-3-1-4-2-3-4 double play!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
3-6-3-4
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
with a great diving tag. i thought he was going to miss him. or tag him and the ump miss it.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
again...they should just have a bench player or pitcher do it from now on.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I know my eyes aren't good
but gameday’s may be worse. Lee to Theriot to Lee to Baker? Huh?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Marshall involved in some way, too?
Scorer dude must have burned out his keyboard
"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
3-6-3-4
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Baker had to outrun the runner to get in front, jump for the throw
and dive to tag
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Submariner peter moylan in and quickly gets 4-3 ground out by milton
"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
STOP LETTING HIM BAT LEFTHANDED!!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Why is he reaching...
For that low and away garbage, especially early in the count.
Someday we'll go all the way...
Left handed Milton? Why?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
Fox !
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Don't get too excited
Baker is up.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Fox singles
1 on and one out for Baker.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
Fox singles
fontenot hitting for baker
"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
Why did we get Baker if Fontenot has to hit for him?
Blanco would be better as a fielder.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Trade bait?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I have seen nothing to suggest
Bradley is going to be a valuable left handed hitter.
Given his decent but not outstanding career numbers as a lefty, that is Hendry’s most indefensible decision.
Can we pinch hit
Well, anyone else here?
"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
Is Glanville available?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
He's there
Sign him and throw a jersey on him. He’s left-handed, correct?
"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 already wearing a jersey.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Even better
"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
Scratch that
Fonty in to pinch for Baker.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
I'm sure those of you who mobile post
are excited to be able to comment here… but i sure hope the paragraph goes away soon. ANNOYING!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Little bit, yeah
"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 just heard Carlos Zambrano was singing the 7th inning stretch from press box before gates opened
"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
6-4-3 inning over.
does not get more routine more than that
"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
3rd double play cubs have hit into
"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
What's the record for most GDP by a team?
In a major league game, of course.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Pinch hitting Fontenot: FAIL for Lou.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
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"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
You can say that 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
This offense can go pound sand!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
any idea who what is? She sure has a nice sand castle
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
any ideao who she is? She sure has a nice sand castle
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Man I love those two sand hills.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
MAUD'IB!
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 8, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm ready to hit in the 2 hole!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
2ND Baseman
this team is in need of a real 2nd baseman.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
They need more than that
They’re not the only ones who left men on base today.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
It's contagious
It’s the mysterious “offense can’t produce consistently” bug that has infested this team.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Why was Fontenot batting?
He’s been terrible all damn year!! What is this the bizarro world? The guy is a utility infielder hitting .230!!! What a damn sick joke!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Been hot lately
And he can play 2B
"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
been hitting better last 4 days
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It is possible the Cubs are going to give up only two runs
in each game this series, and lose two of three. What a frustrating, and in many respects, sad season so far.
That was pretty similar to the old losing streak
The pitching was good enough to win, but the offense was asleep at the wheel.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
And there is nothing Hendry can really do
he can only upgrade at one spot in the middle infield because he has saddled himself with some of the worst contracts in the game. If he hadnt, guys like Nate McLouth could have been available to him.
Yep, the amount of money tied up in non-producers
like Soriano, Bradley, and Dempster is just sickening.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Dempster
is a non-producer?
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 8, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember that playoff performance?
Add this year’s flat tire and I’d label him a non-producer.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
"non-producer" is pretty extreme
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Based on what?
He put up ace numbers last year and, all in all, he’s been a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter this year. How is he not producing?
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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 8, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
flat tire?
he was nails for most of last year. Dood. Maybe you need a xanax.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Heilman in
"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
Heilman in
"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
Oh crap
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One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Heilman has been
pretty damn good lately.
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 8, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
And he's in.
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Here
damn lucky lately.
Fixed that for you
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
cmon, Allie
he’s making good pitches. It’s not like any other pitcher has control over where the ball goes when it’s hit.
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 8, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Heilman in
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Just now checking in
I see nothing has changed.
Kevin Hart gets a taste of non-support.
Who played Cy Young for Atlanta today? Kawakami?
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 8, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions
You were supposed to say "Heilman in".
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Oh, hi, brian. Uh, what's up?
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are you light meat
or dark meat?
What’s your cholesterol content?
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 8, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
What's funny is I'm pretty sure I haven't said anything bad about Heilman in this thread.
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Heilman in
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Nobody tell him!
"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
Escobar up and as he fouls one off. I see mike the "rocker" gonzalez
"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
Escoabar flys out to left one away
"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
careful
you’ll light the creepy custer signal…
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Ugh, you're right.
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and he's here
complaining about the “heilman hatefest”. gag
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
You called it!
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Heilmin an
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
Hail Em Inn
"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
Hi! Elle mannin!
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 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahem Nil In
"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
Mann He iL Ni!
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Lineman Hi
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
In other news
Michael Jackson is dead
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
the world is a cruel place…
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Kotchman walks on 4 pitches.
"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
3 walks a WP and an error
isn’t that perfect?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
he's had
a 1-2-3 inning, if that’s what you mean. In the last two weeks, I think.
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 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
When?
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brian, dude, I was just kidding...I love Aaron Heilman...
PLEASE DON’T KILL ME!
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four freaking years ago
and it was the only complete game of his career
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
4 straight balls. Walk.
Heilman faces Francoeur.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
anybody else getting the feeling that Ron is butchering this trivia question?
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
yep
Ron meant the 90’s instead of the 80’s.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
actually, he didn't
The question is two players who had 100 hits in the 1980’s. Both Sheffield and Griffey came up in the 1980s and both did have at least 100 hits in that decade.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
For those who wanted it for framing. Yes it did break the record for number of recs. It actaully almost doubled it.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
Is that70?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Yes
We need 100.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Gimme the link
I’ll rec 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
Here ya go
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
And Rec’d
"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
haha
It’s gotten four recs since I’ve posted the pic,
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Ditto, and ditto.
Al needs to put that in a permanent homepage sidebar so we can all easily find it on hard days.
"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"
There has to be more people that visit this site.
maybe we should go into the new posters post and tell them its required.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
70 Recs!
ERIC HANNA – YOU ARE A LEGEND!
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maybe we should put up a new fanpost
that just links to the Hannashrine. We could rec it so that people can still get to the Hanna post and rec that.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a bad idea.
He deserves it! I mean, HE DESERVES IT!
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GET IT DONEAL!
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 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
BOOOO
It has 70 recs… I thought we would stop at 69.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
This poor guy probably hung himself...
He joined, created that post after the 2 day waiting period, and never posted again…
Francouer pops out to left two away.
"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
Francouer flies to Fox
2 away.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
Conrad pops out to theriot
"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
INNING OVER
"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
Come on Cubbies lets get Aramis up this inning
"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
Call Nefi....he's Aram's personal fluffer.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
oh yeah...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Mid 8
2-1 Braves
"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
ok since this went well last time
Hill walk, PHer single, Dome double, Gregg closes out, Cubs win.
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Come on Cubbies we cant lose TWO 2-1 games in a row before an off day.
"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
Just make sure you use this if they do
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MIke "The Rocker" Gonzalez on
"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
Gonzalez in
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Hill!!!!!!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
the rocking asshole again
damn
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Can't stand this guy.
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lead off single
"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
reed pinch hitting
"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
pinch sac bunting
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
C'mon Cliff!
"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 bunts on frist picth. one out hill on second
"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
It's no worse than Demp's glove flip
It’s how he gets his rhythm
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Big difference
This is just annoying
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Why???
Kosuke should NOT face any lefties!
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Maybe he'll bunt, too
"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
And Milton should not face any righties.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Fukudome up. tough spot facing a lefty. just swang at bad pitch.
yunel just stole a hit
"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
I wanted to
Before that.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Escobar is evil
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
GOD YUNEL STEALS A HIT AND POSSIBLY A RUN
"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
ladies and gentlemen....a ML SS.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
How much do they want for him?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I wish we had one!
I wish we could draft and develop stud middle infielders and outfielders like other teams do.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
last year. RARELY this year. RARELY DOES IT NOT HAPPEN
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
mean to say
Last year it RARELY happened but his RARELY DOES IT NOT HAPPEN.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Escobar is freakin' awesome...I wish we had him...
I also hate him.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 8, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
His .785 OPS is way too high for a Cubs middle infielder
by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
and he can't even hit left handed.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Would you want him if you knew...
He goes home after games and punches kittens, kicks dogs, and makes inappropriate comments about your mother? It’s true. I read it on the “internet.”
me too
it’s not the internet so it must be true.
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
big deal...that's what my dad does.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
You mean middle infielder's don't have to
be small, scrappy and undertalented?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
baseball is not fair sometimes
"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
Theriot grounds out inning over.
"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
you got to be kidding me escobar.
"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
Yep, no excuses or cap tipping.
We’re the home team with the supposed awesome home record! Where’s the “Cubbie Swagger”?? Where is it??
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
ok, no runs in the 9th
Lee, Aram, Bradley, Fox to save the game in the bottom ninth
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
I think
where are getting ready for a walk off win..
I don't care
I just want a win. If it’s a walk off, I’ll take it. I’m not getting my hopes up.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
It's gonna have to be today. :)
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Yep, the meat of the order.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
The Dead Meat of the order?
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
Play along, Bradley is bologna
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
There closer soriano has been great and has shut us down this year.
we had to get gonzalez there and he made some mistakes.
"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
well soriano has already owned us THIS YEAR.multiple times
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's face it
The Braves have owned us this year.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
well if we would have won today season series would be split
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh, actually, I don't think he was.
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Bradley will win it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
ya and Michael Jackson will rise from the dead
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Now you got Thriller stuck in my head
Thanks a lot.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
scroll up
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
he's living on 2Pacs secret tropical island
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
He's not dead. In fact, he's still at Neverland.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 8, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure he will.
He is so clutch.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Gregg in. Gregor blanco picnhg hitting
"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
Gregg in
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ya
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
who?
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 8, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
No. Who's on first.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Who
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
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 8, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm asking you who's on first!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know!
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 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
WHO?
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
INSERT HYPERBOLE HERE
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by RightFieldSucks on Jul 8, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep. Nothing like entering a huge series with your worst pitcher going
and 4 regulars batting below .240!!! I’m sure the Redbirds are worried!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
you know
there is punctuation OTHER than the exclamation point?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
well played
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 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
THEN USE THEM
good lord. everything you write sounds like a whiny Eric Hanna post.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Go haunt someone else's house.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
STRIKE THREE!
Gregg!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
full count to blanco and gregg strikes him out. one out
"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
Gregg'n!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
Mclouth singles on 100 hopper
"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
looked like under his dive
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
i meant the first pitch
but thanks. which pasta diver missed it?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Single up the middle
One on one out.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
oh, hell.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
Prado singles ad fukudome cost us a run and the game
"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
o my
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
What is...
how the Cubs are playing, Alex?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE
"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
Well, this day couldn't get any worse
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
My dog died.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
If you had said that earlier,
It just did.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
How's that?
Not getting better.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
if your day depends on the cubs
you’re cheering for the wrong team
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
E8?
He drop 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
I don't think so
he just missed it, and overran the ball. :(
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 8, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
bounced in front of him
and he missed it, under his glove
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
No, did his Jake Fox imitation.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Well it went from Suck to Blow!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
ooooh
now this is gonna be hard to come back from.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
WHAT WAS FUKUDOME THINKING HIS MISTAKE COST US TWO RUNS.
"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
it wouldn't have been an out
so just the one
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
well
he’s not responsible for a wild pitch.
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 8, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't even know
if the play was scored as an error, but without the wild pitch, the run doesn’t score. I realize it’s his fault the guy got to third.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
he is responsible for letting him to get to third. should have been first and second or first n third at worst.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, for Christ's sake
This is what happens sometimes when you put a closer in a non-save situation.
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions
especially if your "closer" is Kevin Gregg
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
len and bob, shut up.
that was simply a horrible play by dome, the worst i’ve ever seen him make. this team is playing like shit.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Welcome back
.500 again. The real challenge will be to finish the season at .500 because screw trying to make a run at this one.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Okay, I'm thinking we may be in a little trouble here.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
FUKUDOME IT WAS NOT EVEN A BALL YOU COULD CATCH. WHAT WERE YOU DOING.
"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
alright, Eric
settle down.
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 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
my name is not eric?
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sorry, complaints about that must be posted up above with the other bitching about Dome's misplay.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
The wheels on the bus are coming off, coming off, coming off, the wheels on the bus are coming off...
… in the ninth inning…
Everybody sing along!
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
Heads up asses once again!
Outplayed and outmanaged by a real baseball team once again.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I'd rather they'd get shut out
They certainly deserve to get shut out with the way they’ve played today
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I hope McCann homers so Soriano doesn't get the save chance
I have to start thinking about my fantasy match up this week now since we suck.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Jul 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
this series has really hurt.
lost ground to cards/brewers.
suck.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Every time I think this team has turned a corner
they completely shit the bed.
Silly me.
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
it does make it hard to imagine them making a run.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Now that's funny
Put one word from his post together with run and you’ve got good humor.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Yep, we were flying high on Monday night
now we’re back in the crapper with our tails between our legs and the Redbirds coming in ready to play.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I'll say it again
I’ve seen worse. Remember 1997?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
They are just
setting us up for a huge rally in the Ninth.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
I've seen worse
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I've seen worse
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
go back and worry about the white sox.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
have you not watched the mets at all this year?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
When I watch the Mets
I feel like I’m watching a remake of Major League except Charlie Sheen has been replaced by Emilio Estevez.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Thank you for your piercing insight
"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
troll alert. go worry about the white sox.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't worry about the sox - they actually worry me.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
that was a boo-worthy team performance.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Time for 4 runs in the 9th.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
wishful thinking but no chance
lets be realistic here
if we were realistic
how many of us would’ve picked the cubs as “our team”?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
What? We could pick?
No one told me. I’ll always be a Cubs fan.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
you get to pick
but you can never change you mind once you do.
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Sure you can...
I was a fan of the Oakland Raiders, but renounced them for as long as Al Davis stays in charge. And as he is the prince of darkness, he will be there forever.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
should have said never*
*=exception
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
its kinda like a buffet
the first piece of chicken you pick up is yours for the duration.
With the Cubs its “life”.
I wish my grandad had showed me games like this before he asked me.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
would you really
have picked another team?
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 8, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably not
but there are times when I wish I’d never started to like baseball at all.
Its a cruel cruel game sometimes.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
every team has games like these.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
they have
done it before. The braves just scored 3 in the top of the 9th, why can’t we score 4 in the bottom?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
cuz we have scored 2 in about 25 innings
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
all the more reason
to do it now.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
bull
it’s not proof of anything except that we didn’t.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
nah.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
whatever
I don’t believe it. The Cubs are a good team, just not playing to potential.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
you say that for a stretch but its been over half a year now.
I am an optimist but I am not even sure.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
over half a year? It’s July. The season started in April. That’s four months.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
over half a season. we have played more than half our games
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
how about half a season Mr. Semantics
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
take a chill
It was a legitimate question.
Yes, we’ve played over half our games. We’re still in it. We just took 3 of 4 from the Brewers. I’m not giving up.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
we are in it because the division is terrible
not because we are good
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jul 8, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
you know what i meant.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
actually
I didn’t.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
yes you did, you love to argue semantics when you've got nothing else
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
no, dood
I didn’t. And what nothing else do I have? We’re in the hunt, while not playing to potential. We’ll play better. I believe. I don’t need anything else.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
don't need anything else.
read my sig.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't know they're pretty sloppy.
loose fundamentals. walk a lot of batters. mediocre team.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
don't forget the full on vapor lock they get with runners on
and poor managing
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Believe what you want
The record says it all.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
the record
that says we took 3-4 from the Brewers, and we’re two games out of it?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
what does beating the Brewers have to do with being better than the Braves?
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
what does
beating a division rival have to do with being better than a non-division rival?
Really?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd take 3 I guess
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
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D-lee swinging for 3 run home run with no one on base when we need base runners.
"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
I think he's cooled off a bit.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
And really
You think they’d keep pitching to him with how he was hitting coming into this series? Lee isn’t the only problem here.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
he's had a rough couple of games.
if he’s slowing down, we’re gonna stall.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
At least he's trying
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
but he should have been trying for a single
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
hey everybody
look at that picture of Fonty and Francour at the top.
Um.
Where’s Fonty’s other leg?
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Behind him
"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 can see his left foot behind his hip
"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
that's not
his batting glove?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He looks like a crane or a heron.
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lost it in the clone wars, he did
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
aramis pops out.
"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
Bradley will hit a 4 run HR
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
where did this come from?
who’s buster?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Milton's
our last chance. Joy!
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
true
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Milton, Fox and Baker all together are our last chance
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
they deserve it, im being honest bout them
Im not babying them like everybody else here
he is white sox fan.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
troll
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
well
then who do you root for? Because it wouldn’t appear that it’s the cubs.
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 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
He roots for the Cubz. They never lose.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
Wow! the guy seems to be getting worse.
I thought you SabreDorks said it was statistically impossible for him to stay this bad?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Pretty sure no one actually said that.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
I'm statistically certain
that no one said that.
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 8, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
K
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
Very disappointing result.
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why?
if you’re tired of the team, don’t watch. games go on without you.
if your day becomes too dependent on a game, its time for a break.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
people are entitled to react, however they want
to a very frustrating game.
Everytime someone vents, it is not your responsibility to chastise them. It gets tiring.
I vent too
Offering PERSPECTIVE isn’t chastising.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Logic and reason
Do not apply.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I respectfully disagree
telling a cubs fan not to watch because they are frustrated isnt perspective
Telling someone it may be time for them to take a break
seems like perspective to me.
YMMV.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
of course not
and I never said otherwise. But the consistent criticism of other people’s posts is grating.
you mean like the constant stream of
“Cubs suck. They don’t play hard. They don’t care. They’re lazy. They stink.”?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
You are not required to respond to that
seems to me that is probably the better response.
True, and most of the time I dont
and maybe I shouldnt have but I thought it was worth mentioning.
How bout this, from here on out, none of us, including me, will criticize another’s post for being inane, stupid, annoying or what have you. Just ignore it if you dont like it.
And I usually try
but if your day is dependent on a GAME, you need someone to tell you to take a step back.
And I’ll stand by that.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Part of why I suggested...
…grabbing a beer. Life goes on.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
that response doesn't actually make sense
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
sure it does.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
"They should take the rest of the season off"
“go for it”
Is a nonsensical response. Unless he’s part of “they”
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
troll.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
130 million only buys 41-41
"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
get out of here white sox dbag
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Me?
Oh yeah. Him.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
cubz24. these trolls are so easy to figure out. they care more about cubs losing than sox or whoever else winning.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats not true at all
I am a die hard cubs fan, so do not even question that, I am just very frustrated, im sorry
Put things in perspective
A lot of people are in hard times right now. So the Cubs are 41-41 right now. If they finish at .500 this year, there’s always next year. There’s more to life than baseball.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
your only on here when cubs lose. and most of your action is AL teams.
you are not fooling me. never been on when they have one. i checked your record.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
never been on when cubs have won.
all your posts in game threads are from AL games and losses. pretty obvious there cubz
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
smarter than you
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Good because...
My inflation remark was an attempt to lighten the mood.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
They deserve to be booed after that.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy game.
Oh well gotta ho prepare for the big series against the crads.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Perfect ending
To this crap sundae of a game. Let’s go get a beer.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Sounds good
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
sounds even better
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jul 8, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
They looked ready
They just got outplayed today like they have in 41 of the games they played this season.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
I wonder
if losing Demp has anything to do with this, or losing Demp and Soto…
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
I wasn't aware that Demp was a good offensive player
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
no
but losing a strong contributor and leader like Demp can still be a blow.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
is it time to start making excuses up? He is still in the dug out.
these guys are professional Athletes if they let dempsters toe injury affect their offense they should be sent to Iowa and a shrinks office.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not making an excuse
I’m wondering if it had an effect.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
well, plenty of people on here already claimed the team would get tons better once ARAM
was back, I guess now we can start rationalizing the poor play as losing someone else. It’s never the team on the field’s fault I guess
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Aramis hasn't been back long
It’s not like there aren’t more games left to play.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
did I say that?
I’m darn sure I didn’t say that.
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 8, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
What did you say?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
They're all weak and soft
Can a day go by without someone pulling up lame?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
WE SCORED TWO RUNS IN TWO GAMES IT WAS NOT PITCHING
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not suggesting that the loss of him as a pitcher is the problem
but the weight of saying “wow, he’s out for several weeks, can we handle it”.
That’s all. There’s more to this then their play on the field.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
you really believe that is a factor or even can be a factor?
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
as I say to my son
don’t be sorry… just don’t do it.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 8, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright
well, a day off tomorrow, which sucks, but lets them rest. Hopefully Soto isn’t as big a deal as it could be, and we get Demp back soon. Big series starts on Friday!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
+1 that is the right attitude drew.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
point of refrence. pretty sure dodgeres last year had worse record than 500 at this point.
in 2006 I know cardinals had worse record than 500 late in the season.
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers acquired a player that turned their offense around
if we do that, we have a chance. They didn’t stand pat and hope everything suddenly got better
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
true thats why i included 2006 cardinals
"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
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
who won thanks in large part to the rest of the NL falling down
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
possible lol
"Cubs Win, Cubs Win, CUBS WIN!"
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by MandMexpress12 on Jul 8, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
other than the dodgers
do you see a great team in the NL this year?
just gotta get in… who knows what can happen after that.
(in order to get in though, we’ll definitely have to start winning more consistently.)
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I think they will
To me it seems like they play very hard against the division and don’t even try when they aren’t playing the divsion.
by sloathcheck78 on Jul 8, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, disappointing series.
Just have to hope the team gets some rest and comes out swingin’ against the Cards. At least the Cubs won’t keep us up the next couple nights.
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this was a big series, which we lost.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
We need
ARami to get back on track. Right now, if DLee doesn’t hit, we don’t win.
"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth."
We really missed Fonzie's bat in the lineup today....
(LOL)
Need to get the bats going this weekend, Cubbies. Let’s hope the Brewers help us out tonight/tomorrow.
I’ve already forgotten this game.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
Hope no one jumps a railing on the off day.
Box score is ugly.
0-3 RISP, 4 LOB, 3 GIDP, and pitching handed out 7 walks.
Yuck.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Lou:
“Fox will be back up catcher until we know anything about Soto” (Friday)
“I’ve tried to answer the question all year. Go ask the players why they aren’t hitting”
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so as usual, he puts the players in a position to fail
and when they do, he throws them under the bus
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou's got a point...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is my point
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he'd have a point, except he hit Soriano in the leadoff spot about a month longer than he should have
and continues to insist that Bradley bat left handed despite his huge struggles.
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Given Soriano's history
Could you blame him? The fact that Soriano’s funk lasted that long is baffling. Bradley is also a switch hitter. Why wouldn’t he bat left?
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Exactly....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
yes. I can blame him for doing it when everyone else on the planet knew he shouldn't
same with Bradley. At this point in the season, perhaps you stop telling Bradley to bat left handed, at least for a while. There have been other switch hitters who stopped switch hitting mid season because they were struggling so badly from one side of the plate
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
And?
Soriano’s slumps never lasted this long. Is he really doing that much better now? Not really. And Bradley? Who knows what’s up there?
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he may not be doing much better, but he's not starting every game off with a strikeout either
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
A strikeout is a strikeout
Whether you lead off the game with a strikeout or end the inning with one, a strikeout is a strikeout.
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Except if the leadoff hitter gets one, and then the guys following him
drive him in, there’s a difference. It’s not rocket science
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And you strike out to end the inning
And no one scores. You can fly out to begin a game. You can ground out to begin a game.
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I give up. There's obviously no point in a team's leadoff hitter
actually getting on base to start a game. You’ve convinced
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
But there is a point
I’m just saying that I hate it when no one is actually driven in. You’ve got to get people on base to do that.
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yes, and with Soriano at the leadoff spot
that was rarely the case. Which is my point
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
But your point
Doesn’t address the fact that he hasn’t gotten better. It’s a small sample size, but it’s a valid complaint.
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Sure
That’s how it’d work in every game and every inning in a perfect world.
But no one does that. So saying that Soriano automatically fails b/c he doesn’t do it all the time doesn’t make sense.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
you're just arguing to argue
you’ve admitted that it was time to move Soriano down.
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I was arguing
But was she? In all seriousness, you’re not going to get on base 100% of the time.
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Sort of
I am a little bored. :-P
but your argument like that doesn’t make sense. Dome doesn’t get on every time either, but he’s a cure for it?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
We're all bored
What we need is a cure all. Get Brian Roberts, Mark DeRosa, Jake Peavy and maybe even the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
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We should probably get Halladay too
Just to be sure.
"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
Other switch hitters who have "stopped"....
Could you give an example?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Only reason I'd see
Z didn’t bat switch one night recently due to some trouble with his left wrist..
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and Andres Blanco, sure....
…but WW is making it sound like quality major league ball players that switch hit do this all the time.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And I'm left wondering why Andres stopped batting switch
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shoulder injury
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He has shoulder surgery in the offseason
and doesn’t feel comfortable yet with it as his front shoulder
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Explain this
Explain the magical inconsistency of this team to hit well and then suddenly stop hitting. If they were in the cellar of the division, that would be one thing. This is totally different.
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It's Lou's fault, because he makes out the lineup...
…or something like that.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
when have we hit well?
we’re at the bottom of the league in hitting and we are only not in the cellar because the division sucks
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jul 8, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
who has he purposly put in a position to fail this year?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Gerald Perry?
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
You'll expose the great conspiracy
Next thing we’ll know, the La-li-lu-le-lo are responsible.
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Soriano continuing to bat leadoff LOOOOOOOONG after he'd gone ice cold
Bradley continuing to bat left handed when he’s completely worthless in that position…
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano is streaky
NOT sticking with him would’ve been worse than being too supportive.
Asking a S to bat from both sides… isn’t “setting someone up to fail”.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
so you disagree with moving Soriano down?
Or did we magically hit that wall where it was finally okay?
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
and how do you get worse than hitting .220?
you’re telling me he would have hit .190 if we’d moved him down sooner?
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
we got to a point where it was time to try something else
maybe Bradley is there/getting there… but I don’t think we’ve PASSED that line yet.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I agreed with the move
I expected him to come out of whatever slump he was in. This one lasted longer than usual, so this was necessary.
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Soriano is a head case...
He is not a leadoff hitter and hasn’t been for years. But he pouts and goes in the tank when he doesn’t lead off, so the Cubs acquiesced to his whims.
Ladies and gentlemen! It's 1985 all over again, but this time the offense goes to hell!
he doesn't, and hasn't pouted
he’s only ever said he’ll bat wherever he’s played.
It’s been Lou who has said we signed him to be our leadoff hitter
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Solely your opinion, nothing's been shown....
….to prove that’s even remotely true.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 8, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever
I am going to go play with the dogs in the rain.
It can’t be as cold as the Cub bats lately…
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Have fun
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actually i lied
its REALLY cold… well not “cold” but its 50 with the wind.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
50?
That would be a relief right now.
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Louisiana
Up until this week, we hadn’t gotten much rain and it had been pretty hot (around high 90’s and even triple digits).
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do the Vampires still pose a problem out there?
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 8, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Only if you watch True Blood
It’s 84 out right now. It hasn’t been too bad this week.
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Yuck
All we’ve had is rain. And its either been 80 and muggy as all hell or 60 and damp.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
We've been needing rain down here
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y'all can have it
we’ve strung maybe 3 rain-free days in a row since January.
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That bad?
Yikes.
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Well
There was a bit of exaggeration.. but not a whole lot.
Its been gross. We’ve needed the rain, b/c we were in a 3 year drought or something… but its getting ridiculous.
And the mosquitos are ginormous.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Wow
They haven’t been spraying up there? They spray for mosquitoes down here.
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I'm out in the sticks
and apparently it has to be dry to spray.
The fact we live in a natural wetland doesn’t help.
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I grew up in the sticks
I grew up in a farming community, which is a big difference.
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Yeah
Lots of soybean farms around here… or there used to be. Lots of farmers have sold off the old lands to developers…. who can’t read a survery report. The natural drainage has been screwed up.
Yay for flooded basements b/c of morons.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Logic and reason
They don’t always apply.
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I guess it is
:-P
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You're right
Perhaps I should try to adopt worse?
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Sounds good to me
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I hope you're right
I just see a .500 team.
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you both could be right
no one’s run away yet.
but we’re too talented on paper to play this much like garbage
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In 2014
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
2015
Didn’t you watch Back to the Future Part II? We beat Miami in the World Series.
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Doh! and I even wore my B2TF t shirt today.....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 8, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
2009?
I guess a lot could happen this year.
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I just have this weird confidence that
this team is gonna bust out. Everybody keeps saying it, but Bradley/ Soriano will start to hit, Theriot will start to see that hitting HRs every ab isn’t successful. I’ts gonna happen, hopefully sooner than later. Once the Cubs get Soto and Dempster back, the arrow will start to point up. If Hendry could get a bat or two, this is a legit WS team.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
It's not confidence or pessimism
I just see what I see.
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On paper...
Means absolutely nothing. I see a bunch of overpaid players underperforming.
The way I see it, last year darn near everything went right (in the regular season). Every position player had good years (Lee, Soriano, Theriot), great years (Ramirez, DeRosa) and unbelieveable perhaps once a career year (Soto). Plus, the pitching was good (Marquis, Wood, Marshall), great (Lilly, Zambrano), and unbelieve career years (Harden, Dempster)
This year, for whatever reason, most players are playing below or well, well below their career norms (Harden, Soto, Bradley, Soriano)
This team is a .500 team, which to me is frustrating beyond words. It’s just so annoying because I want them to win so badly, that it ruins my days seeing this crap on the field.
This team is like a virus, you get sucked into them, and try as you might to not care about them, you know damn well you’ll be watching the next game hoping like heck that they win.
this team is a .500 team right now
but trust me, they are a much better team than what you think.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
Seeing is believing
That’s pretty much all I’ll say.
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you probably said that about the 07 team ....
but hey you do have a point
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
True
The ’07 was a surprise. The playoff collapse last season was a surprise too.
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baseball is a game full of surprises
i just hope the Cubs have surprises in store
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
I hope you are right...
But nothing from this teams so far has shown me to think otherwise.
i think we as cubs fans were really spoiled by last year
I’m not saying i’m right …. far from that actually. Just be patient. Everything will start to fall in place.
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
I wouldn't say we were spoiled
Last season was just very exciting. This season? Not quite so exciting.
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