Cubs vs. Marlins Preview, Saturday 8/1, 6:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 1, 2009 4:00 PM CDT
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PrintThe Cubs went 18-9 in July, their best month of the season so far and best since they went 20-8 in August 2008. A repeat of that August this year would likely put the Cubs in the driver's seat going into September. The Cubs' 11-4 mark since the All-Star break is tied with the Phillies for the best record in the National League and only one game behind the Angels for the best record in baseball since that time.
And, while no one was looking, the Cubs also sneaked back into the mix for the wild card, just in case the division championship doesn't happen. As of today the Cubs are one game off the wild-card lead, and tied with the Rockies and Giants with 47 losses.
There will be some roster moves next week. Per Gordon Wittenmyer:
... the other lefty acquired Thursday from Pittsburgh, Tom Gorzelanny, will join the Cubs' rotation starting Tuesday in Cincinnati. He's scheduled to join the team in Miami today and throw a bullpen session for pitching coach Larry Rothschild.
When Gorzelanny is activated, I would expect either Jeff Stevens or Jeff Samardzija will be returned to Iowa. Personally, I'd send the Shark down and stretch him out to start again. Also:
Catcher Geovany Soto (oblique) is scheduled to start a minor-league rehab assignment today as the DH for rookie-A Mesa, then travel Sunday and play Monday through Wednesday for Class AA Tennessee. Barring a setback, he then would join the Cubs for Friday's series opener at Colorado.
When Geo is reactivated, what I'd do is send Micah Hoffpauir to Iowa for the rest of August to let him get everyday playing time. He is rusting on the bench; he had only 36 at-bats in July and hit .194/.256/.361. Get him some regular AB's, bring him back September 1, and he'd still be eligible for postseason play.
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Burke Badenhop is making his first career start vs. the Cubs (and only his second start of the season). However, on May 1 at Wrigley Field, he came in to pitch in relief and was hammered by Cub hitters, capped by a grand slam by Ryan Theriot. A repeat of that performance would be great.
Carlos Zambrano threw five innings vs. the Marlins on May 3 at Wrigley Field, allowing two runs. Despite the bullpen's efforts to blow that game, it was enough for a win. Z is 5-1, 3.09 in 10 career starts vs. Florida; Wes Helms and Hanley Ramirez are the only current Marlins who have homered off him (once each). Current Marlins are hitting .184 (16-for-87) off Z, who seems to have settled down in his last few starts.
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First!
Which is also what we can retake tonight with a win! Let’s go Z!
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
We need Z to be the Ace
We need him to come in and and have Florida “sleep with the fishs”. Let’s have him fire up the team!
The sun will shine in '69
I meant for this post to have a fancier title.
But I couldn’t think of one. A win tonight will do.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Just for the Halibut!
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Tuna the Fish up!
Fan mail from some flounder?
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
that trick never works
"This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." -- Bill Veeck
I was trying to think of one,
but the best I think of was something along the lines of not letting the Marlins get our goat.
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
that would have been really b-a-a-a-a-a-d.. ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
The game that sends
The Cubs to first for the rest of the season.
Chicago
Cubs
We are the better CC.
by Zy Toro Young on Aug 1, 2009 5:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
From your fingers to your keyboard to God's PDA...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Lineup via Twittermyer
Fukudome, cf; Blanco, ss; Lee, 1b; Ramirez, 3b; Bradley, rf; Soriano, lf; Fontenot, 2b; Hill, c; Zambrano, p
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I like this...
Theriot has been scuffling and can use a rest.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Agreed, having Blanco, a true SS there will shore up the defense
Let’s hope a day off will help Theriot with his bat as well.
I’d like to see Dome playing back further after seeing him too shallow on some flyballs early in the game…it works in Wrigley most of the time but didn’t seem wise last night.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm assuming...
it was Fukudome’s first time in center at (Knock, knock…who’s there?) Landshark Stadium and needed to get familiar with how to play it. Playing too shallow means there is a lot of ground behind him to cover.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Er
Would rather have Bradley, with his high OBP, replace Theriot in the 2 hole, and put Blanco down in the eighth spot where he belongs. It seems lazy to just drop him in Theriot’s spot in the batting order, too, when he is not the hitter that Theriot is.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
definetly agreed
hopefully getting Bradley to the 2 spot won’t take as long as getting Sori out of the 1 spot.
You think you notice most everything around you, but in reality you're nearly blind to everything outside of your current focus. Hilarious example.
Another
but bradleys our big LH bat.........
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
and Sori is more comfortable batting leadoff.....
You think you notice most everything around you, but in reality you're nearly blind to everything outside of your current focus. Hilarious example.
Another
but....
bradleys supposed to drive in runs…….
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou seems to do that a lot once he gets comfortable with a lineup
I guess he thinks it’s not worth screwing up the other spots in the lineup. I dunno. I’m all for consistency but also think you need to make up the lineup each day by looking at who you have in there.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I like this lineup.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
hes been switch hitting for a while
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't get to watch a lot of games
last i heard he was nervous about his shoulder so he was staying on the one side.
andy white fears only one thing
that one thing is ted lilly
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
gee
such a helpful answer.
sarcasm is great… but i was actually trying to ask a question to get an answer.
I haven't been paying attention
But seeing as he only has 23 at bats as a righty, I’m gonna guess he is still hitting lefty.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Um...
… maybe that’s because there are fewer LHP than RHP?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Like I said
I don’t know for sure, it’s a guess. Do you know?
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
got it
he’s had 28 PA against LHPs
batted righty for 23, lefty for 5
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=blancan01&year=2009&t=b#plato
You think you notice most everything around you, but in reality you're nearly blind to everything outside of your current focus. Hilarious example.
Another
like it.....Blanco is a true pleasure to watch play defense......very few can throw the leather like he does
….a plus plus defender for sure.
But Sean
has done a really nice job out of the Pen. I like keeping him in there.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Aug 1, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather have him for six inning than 1/3
I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!
Eh I can see that
but I’d rather have him for 2/3 of an inning 3x a week to get a few big outs than 6 innings once a week.
OT...was thinking of Ginger chasing the stupid guy and goat off the field last night
Only problem was I thought she might try to make friends instead.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Unless they threatened me
she’d try to make friends.
She did stand between me and my creepy neighbor when he tried to lean over our fence though. It was the first time I’ve ever seen her NOT wag her tail.
Marshall is a better relief pitcher than he is a starter
And Marshall has proven that he can be uniquely valuable to the Cubs in the pen. It’s the right move to keep him in the pen.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
I think he has done a better job in the pen and keeping him there is the best move.
Who knows if Gorzelanny is better at starting, but either way I think making Marshall a yo you doesn’t work for him. And this way if Gorze doesn’t work out you can still try Marshall. If it does work out then you have them both in the best situation. I’d just up Marshall’s innings now…have him go a full inning at least, preferably more, knowing he won’t be needed to emergency start.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
So what you're really saying there is...
Sean Pen(n) is a great act(or).
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Don't underestimate...
the affect on pitching for a new team will have. Especially one that the pitcher knows will score runs for him. I like Gorzelanny as a #5 for the time being and perhaps a spot starter in September to give Harden some rest.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
I'd prefer to see Marshall back in the rotation too.
But when Lilly comes back, what would happen? Bouncing him back and forth wouldn’t be very good either.
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Marshall is better...
but right now he is working out great as a stopper for the Cubs.
The sun will shine in '69
Agreed that we need Marshall in the bullpen
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Samardizija
It’s time to put an end to the thought he might actually someday be a starting pitcher. Send him back down to Iowa and focus his development on being a relief pitcher. His pitching repetoire is such that I can never see him being a decent starter. Heck, I have a difficult time seeing him being a semi-reliable middle relief pitcher someday.
I like this Stevens kid. A lot more than I do Spellcheck.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Agreed
with Shark’s array of pitches, he is only a reliever. Last year, he showed signs that he could be a very good set-up man. Let him focus on that and grow.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
I think Shark could become a good set-up/stopper for the Cubs
He did a good job last year doing that. I know everyone wants to be a starter but sometimes being middle relief on a WS champ is better than being a starter on an average team.
The sun will shine in '69
sigh...
Fox is comparing Rose to Jeter…JETER!
I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!
What's your argument
Derek Jeter is 35 years old and has 2,700 hits, a lifetime .316 BA and has been Captain on teams that have played in 6 World Series Championships. Before his career is over he will be at the 3,500 hit mark and will be unanimous selection for the Hall of Fame.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Silly me. I thought he meant it was an insult to Jeter
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 1, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
But they were comparing hits between the two thinking Jeter could reach his mark
no….and 2 of those WS they didn’t win…
I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!
Oh, okay
So Derek Jeter has only been captain of 4 World Series Championship teams and played on another two World Series teams. Shame on me for thinking he will go down in the baseball history books as one of the most prolific post-season performers the game has ever seen.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Why get defensive?
you’ve never let facts get in the way of your opinions before
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Shame on me
So continuing yesterday’s thought process on BCB..
1. Jake Peavy is garbage and the White Sox got fleeced.
2. Derek Jeter is a nobody.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
I wasn't on BCB yesterday so not sure of anyones thought process
but yours hasn’t changed in a few years…… I thought it was safe to think that facts never got in the way of your points you make.
When the Cubs win 84 ballgames… I don’t plan to see you change your message to I was wrong… they did win more than 83.
Also interesting fact. No one has ever been unanimous selection for the Hall of Fame.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point Maddy
Not Ruth, not Mays, not Dimaggio or Aaron. For whatever reason, some writers feel that a first year player on the ballot doesn’t merit induction while others may hold a grudge.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
I want an explanation from anyone who doesn't vote for Maddux.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
And I want one from the Verteran's Committee
for not inductiing Ronnie. Another reason why I hate Joe Morgan.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Because Ron Santo is not Hall of Fame worthy
Santo was a good, not great player. Santo did not once play a playoff game. He never got close to the 75% of the vote necessary in his 15 years on the ballot because he didn’t merit it.
Ron Santo is a wonderful individual and in inspiration to many. Hall of Famer? Nope.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Wow...
I was going to defend you with the Jeter argument, but you just lost my support with that post. During his era, there was one…ONE!…tird baseman that compared to him, and he is in the Hall of Fame. In addition, if you compare Ronnie’s numbers and coinsistency to the other third baseman in the Hall, he matches up quite well.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Again.....
facts getting in way.
Hows life in the Dells? Madtown gorgous day today. Last night perfect summer evening.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Not too bad up here...
had to rake a field for my son’s baseball game Thursday night, because the park and rec dept. thought we got a little too much rain and cancelled the last game of the season. It took me two rakes and a shovel and we were ready to play.
Indeed, yesterday was gorgeous, but I was wore out from a long week.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
we had a volunteer event last night
So missed the whole Cubs game to volunteer @ nursing that was having music outside. It was the perfect evening for it.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Listened online....
other than Fox’ home run, not much you missed.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Thanks for the brilliant analysis
“Santo did not once play a playoff game”. Brilliant analysis. I am left dumbfounded.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
didn't you know Ron Santo was a team?
not a player
You think you notice most everything around you, but in reality you're nearly blind to everything outside of your current focus. Hilarious example.
Another
I'd like to see just a single person one time
come out and say that they didn’t vote for Maddux or Cal Ripken, or Ruth. Etc. If you don’t vote for them I’d like on to have the balls to come out and say why. I might not agree w/ them one bit. But they were atleast earn some respect for being accountable.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
and I want to kick them in the balls
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 1, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
its almost impossible to imagine someone wont vote for him...
…but then again it wouldn’t shock me if some moron wont want to see him as a unanimous HOF entrant because Maddux didn’t give him an interview in 1995….
not enough
on the speed gun. but i voted for j.r. richard
Okay
So when Derek Jeter gets into the Hall of Fame on the the first ballot with something like 95% of the vote I’ll look like a jackass.
Meanwhile the party line on BCB is that Jake Peavy is garbage and ditto Derek Jeter. Maybe next topic du jour on this blog that is going down the tubes by the minute will be how Albert Pujols would be nothing more than a #8 hitter on the Cubs.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Wow
I don’t think you’ll have to wait until then to be proved a jackass.
I’m thinking by the time the Cubs win their 84th game you will be :)
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll gladly be labeled lifetime jackass if the Cubs win a World Series in 2009
Thanks for playing our game.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
No you said they will win only 83
That the season is over and write it down.
So if they win more than 84, you are wrong. Or if the Cubs win the Central you are also wrong.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm putting the number at
88 right now. I also think that will be enough to win the division. Besides Carpenter and Wainwright, who do the Cards have for pitchers. Yes, you can argue Piniero, but his lifetime numbers show he can’t keep up this pace.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
The Cards' GM has said a few times since the Holliday trade that
They need to “look internally now” for pitching help, addressing fans wanting to replace Wellemeyer with a trade. With their farm system gutted they aren’t very thrilled with who they can call up which is why he has stayed the starter.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
BLou changes his
“prediction” as he goes along, IIRC. There was, “no more than 79 games…” – or “83 games…” “84”, and “will end up in 4th place…”
etc.
Not exactly going out on a limb with a solid call.
Add to that let's see Jeter get closer to the number of hits before you assume he will do anything.
Saying he will doesn’t make it so at all …sounds like thinking Griffey Jr. was going to beat the HR records before he got injured repeatedly.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
If Derek Jeter quit baseball tomorrow he would be a first ballot Hall of Famer
But the mensa society on BCB shall still insist he is garbage.
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
Not sure, but nice to see BLou already has the BCB Mean Society up and running...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Aug 1, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Party line? Going down the tubes?
sounds like someone needs a nap and a blankie
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That's been obvious every time the Cubs are on a winning streak.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
which I find either stupid or funny depending on my mood
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
It's always puzzled me how real fans can revel in their team's failure, whether they predicted it or not.
I guess they just like to be all knowing that much. Sigh.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Not to psycho analyze but I think some people just like to feel like they are important even if it involves being an ass.
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL nobody said Peavy was garbage ........ in your mind they might have
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
The comparasion was about wins
Rose had over 1900 wins and Jeter has 1200 (the active player with most wins). The question was could Jeter break that record.
The sun will shine in '69
Per Twittermeyer
Still awaiting arrival of Gorzelanny. Nobody knows where he is. ‘He has till Tuesday,’ quipped team official.
That’s odd.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
I thought he was temporarily assigned to Iowa
Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)
I think
He’s just traveling with the team until his start Tuesday, because he’s supposed to throw a bullpen session tommarow.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He is out celebrating like a drunken sailor
FREE AT LAST.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 1, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
That made me crack up, sure could be true.
Imagine the way Hart feels now…probably a hair different.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Well at least now
he can get to know each fan personally.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 1, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
There was another tweet from Gordo...
… saying Gorz had walked in unnoticed and unrecognized by anyone.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
You're right, thanks
Hey, look who’s here! Gorz just walked in. Without being recognized. That might explain a few things.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's get some (early) runs
Here’s hoping the Cubs smack the ball around the yard in the first three inning and let Big Z settle into a groove.
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
With the idiotic goat stunt last night it would be even sweeter.
Revenge isn’t needed to me as a focus, I would like that regardless given how we have struggled against the Marlins over the years…but sure makes scoring early runs even more fun.
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
How can that even be funny to someone
by Madison Cub Fan on Aug 1, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
people in florida arent the brightest crayons in the box
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
True...
half are senile and the other half lack an average IQ.
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
Neither was the ump last night
I’ve seen better blues in a box of crayons.
Cracks me up everytime.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
are you saying there's not a single place to rent in Del Boco... Da Buco Vista... Del Booco Vis... Ah, the hell with it...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Aug 1, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
PHOTO CAPTION: "Titty Twister!"
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
haha
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 1, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Best caption I've seen in awhile here.
i’d like setting the bar higher but have had no good contributions myself to offer :(
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
It was the first thing that came to my mind.
Not sure what it says ABOUT my state of mind…
BCB THERAPY: “Cheaper than the Real Thing”…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Score first
and score often Cubs!!!
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Ok off to the bar to watch the game with fellow NYC Cub fans
so any cracks about Fuld will fall on deaf ears tonight.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
She's serious, too.
But don’t let her stare at the ground when the Cubs are batting.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
When the OTHER team is batting
Now I am going to be late so be nice everyone.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 1, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Aww that's no fun
Glad to hear you’re with fellow fans though. Living 5 hours from Chicago I can tell you that sure makes the game a lot more fun. Let’s hope the Cubs gives you guys lots to cheer about!
by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 5:08 PM CDT reply actions
The nice thing about baseball
after a loss, you get right back on the horse.
Carlos Marmol…throw strikes.
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
+1, +2, +3
Siddown meat!
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
at the game now
Its at least 50percent Cubs fans
Z was hitting bombs in BP
by cozmotaylor123 on Aug 1, 2009 5:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Is that how he screwed up his back?
Just asking…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
David Patton
Is starting for Tennesee today in a rehab game.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
hope he doesnt have a freak setback
that would throw the bullpen into chaos
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
those blisters
on your non-pitching hand can be brutal
no problem
if something does happen to patton, jimbo can sign that mark prior guy, i hear the padres released him :P
He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.
by jesus christos on Aug 1, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Good idea for Hoffpauir...
would definitely like to see that.
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
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