First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 9/9, 11:35 CT
by Al Yellon on Sep 9, 2009 11:30 AM CDT
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It's too early in the morning here on the left coast.
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
not too early for me :-)
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
Morning.
I say we move down closer to the field and see if the ushers kick us out.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
Morning.
I say we move down closer to the field and see if the ushers kick us out.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
Not sure why BCB is giving me problems.
There’s no one here!
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Some usher, I think his name was Hal, said this
“Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave? "
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
"I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. "
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
"Maybe Andrew Jackson would help you look the other way?"
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. "
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It took me so long to find my seat, I said it was a real odyssey to find this space....
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 9, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Morning.
I say we move down closer to the field and see if the ushers kick us out.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow, I'm early here today.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:38 AM CDT reply actions
No, just early game time.
And no, I don’t drink coffee.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Ipulled up your recipe
I used to run a mexican rest. here in Asheville and Maria one of my great employees used to make them as treats for us. I’m proud to say I was the only gringo invited to her daughters christening
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
Uh, DLee...
There is no reason to pull a Soriano imitation up there.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:42 AM CDT reply actions
Lunch is ready so I'm going to
eat but I’ll be back in a few minutes.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Hi daver
Nice to see you in here today.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
what's for lunch?
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
are you being coy or Koyie?
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
I'm seious
Check the link in his sig line, man that looks awesome
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
very cool.
I don’t have that talent
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
For me,
Pho ga.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Vietnamese?
Southeast Asian breakfasts are the best. A little chili paste, a little garlic paste…
by stuartscottslefteye on Sep 9, 2009 4:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I made scalloped
potatoes and ham.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Okay, talk to you soon.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
now we're cooking with gas...
sorry, is all I got
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 9, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
What was Duke's pitch count after one inning yesterday?
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I meant the first inning yesterday.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
32 pitches.
That may seem small, but there was a two-pitch at-bat followed by three straight one-pitch at-bats.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting.
Only two more pitches and six more runs. The power of BABIP.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
The Pirates have an organizational rule against throwing more than 30 pitches an inning
If Duke hadn’t gotten Bradley to end the inning, his day was likely done.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
muffin man
sac fly 1 – 0.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
not really. he threw over the cut off man.
good arm, but bad fundamentals.
I am confused why DLee did not advance when he threw the ball so high
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
Because he knew Fontenot wouldn't be able to drive him in anyway.
by Jody Jody Davis on Sep 9, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
fair point.
looks like the team meeting got these guys focused :-)
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
if it wasn't for Cub fans, PNC would have less than 2000 today
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
if it weren't for the Pirates
The Cubs would have a losing record this season, so each club is doing the other a favor
♪♫ And if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all ♪♫
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Fontenot
Is still messed up.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields
Fontenot grounds out to end inning.
1-0 Cubs, middle one.
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In a nod to former teammate Kevin Hart...
…Z walks leadoff hitter McKutchen.
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no doubt that one would have ended up over Fonzi's head
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
It was Scales, so more likely it was a slither...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wow...
… with hope gone, it gets pretty quiet in here.
Sort of depressing actually, like going back to your favorite bar after years away and finding nobody there.
Follow me on twitter @andrewjstone.
Sad songs say so much.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
you wanna go where everyone knows your name...
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 9, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
we need beer goggles for Cub game viewing?
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
well, buy the house a round and things should pick up a bit
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
...
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
an empty shot glass...
man, if that doesn’t perfectly describe a Cubs fan, I don’t know what does…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I have a set of them.
Last used for some sort of shot that involved dipping bacon in whatever the hell was in there, and then using the bacon as a chaser.
Gross.
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s twelve oclock on a Wednesday
The regular crowd logs in
Theres an old man sitting next to me
Makin love to his scorecard and pen
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Hah! Hilarious.
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
♪♫ Here comes a regular...calls out your name... ♪♫
Anyone? Anyone?
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
He says, son, can you tell me who’s leading off?
I’m pretty sure Lou’s taking a doze
But its sad and its sweet but we can’t compete
With a shortstop like Ryan Theriot
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Sing us a song, you’re a cubbie fan
Sing us a song today
Well, this season’s been one dark comedy
But next year, we’ll go all the way
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Now Al in the bleachers is a friend of mine
He gets his Big Gulps for free
And he’s Jewish and mystic, he disregards statistics
But there’s no place that he’d rather be
He says, ballhawk, I believe this is killing me.
As the smile ran away from his face
Well Im sure that Pie could have been a star
But we ran him out of this place
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys should put all these together and post a Fanshot.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
well, do you go by Davy? and are you still in the Navy?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
or..."Do you still want Peavy?"
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
♪♫ Talkin' to Davey, who still wants PV...
…and will probably do so for life. ♪♫
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
OK, you two MUST post the full version in a fanpost...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Hmm. Deja Vu.
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
I'm even home watching for the afternoon...
Need to edit a proposal tonight.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Sep 9, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a day game and the day after a holiday.
I just got back on a Redeye and this is my first real game thread in a week. Here till the bitter end including being at the last 6 games.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 9, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
welcome home, Jessica
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
I missed YOUR dogs BUT
turned out someone involved in the festival trains dogs that work with sick people which means unlike dogs for the blind
it is ok to pet & cuddle them so I got a golden one day and some fluffy white thing another day.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 9, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
sounds good. I hope your trip was fun
one of my dogs is in a movie on HBO this month—so you can see him there. :-)
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
Sorry I don't get premium cable
Just extra innings.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 9, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay, I'm out.
Time for some good Vietnamese soup!
Image:
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 9, 2009 12:00 PM CDT reply actions
Z Ks Moss.
OK, now the inning’s really over. Cubs up 1-0 after one.
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Just joining. How'd we score?
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Muffin Man Sac Fly
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Mmmmm. Warm baked goods...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
we got her drunk and lied.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Hard to stand around and watch them play for nothing.
I mean, even going 20-1 over the next 21 doesn’t do it anymore I would guess.
Doing an epic job at work now.
Two tabs in firefox… this game thread, and a live blog of Apple’s ’It’s only rock and roll’ event.
And, outlook is up incase somebody important walks by too.
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Nothing yet...
… save for the collective tighting of the pants for Apple fanboys worldwide as Steve Jobs came out. Guess he wasn’t expected to be seen so soon after his cancer and liver transplant.
Rumor has it new iPods, new iTunes, and possibly The Beatles on iTunes.
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, and iPhone 3.1software just released...
… which hopefully will force and update of the MLB At Bat App, which has been crashing constantly since going to 3.0, for me at least.
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Even on low grade SD, MLB.TV is OVER a full minute behind real time...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
How quickly we forget...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
No, the OTHER, light-hitting left handed catcher did...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Kosuke walks, two on, two out for double-clutching SS sensation.
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He's an above average SS.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot singles - Hill scores.
Cubs up 2-0. Dome at 3rd.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
You were saying something about the double-clutching SS sensation?
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Is it mid-March?
This totally feels like a spring training game. Too bad for the Pirates and their fans – PNC looks like a nice park. And baseball beats working any day of the week.
Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!
Well, the Cubs' veterans were drawing straws to see who got the day off...
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
It's official: MLB.TV is a full one minute and thirty seconds behind real time...
Eat it Bud. This is what you get when you put the former state budget director of Michigan in charge of MLB.TV
Grrr….
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
How do I know? That was a minute and a half ago?
Oh wait. OR is that a minute and a half-away from now?
I’m confused.
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
OK, gotta go attend a meeting. Keep piling up the runs Cubbies!
Carry on BCBers…
I’ll check back later…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Have fun - maybe mlb.tv will catch up while you're gone.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
c ya zeke
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 9, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
see ya daver
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
ack...meant Zeke
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
lol...I saw your
post pop up and just typed your name instead of Zeke’s.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
No prob.
I’m actually going to try and do PBP today – even though I’m at work.
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Does Z have a mustache?
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
No, I shaved it off years ago...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
What the hell is going on with all the hitting?
Oh wait, this is the Pirates.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
They should be renamed...
The Pittsburgh Staples
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoff scores on Scales fielder's choice - Fontenot out at second.
3-0 Cubs, Scales at 1st.
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Z takes body shot, throws out runner at first.
2 outs, runners advance to 2nd and 3rd, presumably.
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He look OK?
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by AndrewJStone on Sep 9, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot HR
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
HBP, balk, balk, technical balk.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 9, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart a picture of consistency - walks Theriot.
Who just stole a base!!!
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The Pirates announcers sound so beaten down.
I almost feel bad for them.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
That can't be an easy job...trying to mine interesting factoids out of the 2009 Pirates.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
I could send them my 2009 Indianapolis Indians guide.
It probably has some useful information.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
JUMP!!!
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/9/1021931/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-pirates
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
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