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Open Thread: NLDS Game #3 -- Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Saturday 10/6, 5:00 CT

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Three words:

Must. Win. Today.

There are four teams that have come back from a 0-2 deficit to win a Division Series. One of them was the 1995 Mariners, who finished the regular season with a 17-5 run to win the AL West, then came back against the Yankees after losing the first two games -- on the road. Their manager? Lou Piniella. 1995 was also the only season, before this year, where all four Division Series started 2-0.

Yes, I am well aware that was twelve years ago, and history isn't necessarily a predictor. But if anyone will have his team prepared to win the next three games -- and this Cub team has, as you know, tended to be a very streaky team -- it's Lou.

 Game 3 Starting Pitchers
Rich Hill
 R. Hill
Cubs		 vs. Livan Hernandez
 L. Hernandez
D'backs
11-8 W-L 11-11
3.92 ERA 4.93
183 SO 90
63 BB 79
27 HR 34
vs. Ari -- vs. Cubs
A lot of you are going to bitch about Jason Kendall starting today, especially since Geovany Soto has hit the only Cub HR in the series. (Incidentally, there has been only one other rookie Cub who has homered in a postseason game -- Frank Demaree, who homered in game 4 of the 1932 World Series.) Lou, however, is a big believer in matchups. Kendall is 11-for-31 (.355/.394/.452) lifetime vs. Hernandez. There's the reason. Other current Cubs have hit him, too: Cliff Floyd, 14-for-41 (.341/.429/.561), 3 doubles, 2 HR; Aramis Ramirez, 10-for-26 (.385/.385/.962), 3 doubles, 4 HR, and Mark DeRosa, 5-for-14 (.357/.400/.500), 2 doubles. Hernandez is 4-3, 2.92 at Wrigley Field in his career, but has not pitched there since May 16, 2006, when the Cubs beat him 4-0 in one of the seven games they won that month. Hernandez was second in the majors (to Woody Williams) in HR allowed this season with 34 -- so maybe, just maybe, the Cubs can get their power bats going on what is going to be a summerlike early evening, with the gametime temperature likely to be near 80 degrees with the wind blowing out.

Rich Hill faced the Diamondbacks on July 21 at Wrigley Field, gave them only one earned run in six innings, and got a no-decision; the Cubs lost that game when Bob Howry allowed a deciding HR to Stephen Drew. Hill threw great against the Reds a week ago in Cincinnati, giving them only one hit in six shutout innings. He has held all current D'backs to a .220 average in his career (9-for-41); the only current D'back who has homered off him is Eric Byrnes. Tonight, Hill becomes the 8th lefthander to start a postseason game for the Cubs (Ted Lilly, 2007; Steve Trout, 1984; Ray Prim, 1945; Larry French, 1935; Hippo Vaughn, 1918; Lefty Tyler, 1918; and Jack Pfiester, 1906-07-08, are the others).

MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)

MLB.com Gameday (2006 version)

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Please,
play hard today!
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Oct 6, 2007 11:47 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How 'bout...
...play smart today.

DmL

by dmlichte on Oct 6, 2007 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How's this: It AN'T OVER, till its OVER
Berra, about baseball...baseball can turn on an error, fan interference, walk, single, inning, game.....
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Oct 6, 2007 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's do this! Go Cubs!
n/t
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Oct 6, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Cubs Go
So the season comes down to this, at least today.

I just want to see a win today. Good old fashion Cubs beat down and make them play tomorrow.

Just stay classy Cubs Fans!!!

6-01-2007 the Cubs begin to rise. They will never look back.

by Scott G F on Oct 6, 2007 11:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

they need to show some heart today
they better not look like they dont care like they did in Arizona
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 11:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Please stop
Please stop this stupid they don't care nonsense.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 6, 2007 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i didn' say they didn't
i said it looked like they didn't. read the whole post next time
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wanna
sing go cubs go today guys lets do this
Pie,Soto,Gallagher, Samardzija... its gonna be a bright future

by easyaspie on Oct 6, 2007 11:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We're in good company.
Lots of stats have been thrown out about the ability of teams who are down 0-2 in the series to come back. We'll see how that history plays out this weekend I'm sure--the Cubs are only 1 of 4 teams who face the same 2 game deficit--the Yankees, Phillies and Angels all have to win their next game to keep alive.

Why don't we show them all how it's done..?

Go Cubs!

by lapetino on Oct 6, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Law of averages says....
that at least one of the 4 teams that are down 0-2 should come back and win their respective series......why not us?

by LuisSalazar on Oct 6, 2007 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

give em hell
thats all i can say.
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 11:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

let get this win
then we are only down one!! come on guys!!!
WhErE's My CuBs?!?!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 6, 2007 11:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you!
Let's go Cubbies!

by Ryno72 on Oct 6, 2007 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's Go Get 'Em
Hopefully, a change of scenery and a return home will be just what the Cubs need to get grounded and focused.

The first two games seemed like they didn't really even exist - with the latenight starts and the resulting obscurity (and I'm talking to you, TBS), it's no wonder they didn't seem to show up.  Games might as well have been in the twilight zone.

Time to wake up and lock in.

¡BLANCO!

by 08Cubs on Oct 6, 2007 11:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's NO excuse
And the players would agree.
In obscurity? Both games were sold out, or close to it. (In reality, 48K is too big of a ballpark for the market)

The games were on national TV. The games were on national radio. It's YOUR perception these games were obscure, if you live in the CST or EST.  Staying up late to watch baseball might strike you as unusual. These games ran in prime time in two other time zones.

What about the era when TV was scarce? As late at the 1970's, many teams didn't televise but a handful of games, most of them on the road. (The Chicago market was one of the major exceptions)
Did the players 'not show up' in that era? For example, the Dodgers, until the 1980s -- NEVER televised home games.

And, it appears the print media/radio talk shows have had they say about what happened in Arizona Played in obscurity? Put the Devil Rays in that category, not the Cubs.

The Cubs are far from being ignored. There's plenty of attention -- unfortunately, it's for all the wrong reasons.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's okay, guys.
Rich Hill has ice water in his veins. He's like Godzilla, except Godzilla can't throw a curveball like Rich Hill can. Rich Hill once killed a man in Reno, just to watch him die. We're gonna win this one.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 6, 2007 12:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

he's
probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's a good thing the el doesn't have a whistle
I'd hate to see him hang his head and cry.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike on Oct 6, 2007 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rich Hill is mighty.
You know how they ask, if a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Well, Rich Hill knows that it does.  Because every time a tree falls, he is there.  And he hears.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 6, 2007 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ward
Too bad Lou can't find a way to get him into the lineup.

By the way, who will be our long man if we need him?

It's not to late to go to Soto.

by tharr on Oct 6, 2007 12:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

doesnt matter
because I HOPE we DON'T have to use a long man
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hoped
we wouldn't be down 0-2. Sometimes our hopes just don't happen.
It's not to late to go to Soto.

by tharr on Oct 6, 2007 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was very happy to hear
John "my wife finds me disgusting" Kruk pick the Phillies as the one team that he thought as the most likely of all the 0-2 teams to come back.  It seems that all the experts have moved off the Cubs (this Kruk comment is typical of them).

I like these contra-indicators.  The Cubs came into the NLCS as a heavy favorite.  Now no one likes them.  Good.

Time to MAN UP Cubs and stomp the Snakes.  Let's get 'em today!!  Score early and often.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 12:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Phillies?
Kruk's comments on this issue are crazy.  Of all of the teams, the Phillies are in the deepest hole.  In the other three the home team basically held serve.  Something which is not unexpected.  In the case of the Phillies, the Visitors won both games and are going home for two at a park with a tremendous Home Field Advantage for the home team.  The team most likely to get swept is the Phillies.  

As for the rest, I think that the Yankees have the best chance to win 3 in a row.   They have had pretty good success against the Indians this season and have a good deal of experience in the post season.   I think that the Cubs have the second best chance, but its mostly a puncher's chance if the offense heats up a great deal very quickly.  With the singular exception of Lilly, the Cub pitching has been very good and should continue to be very good for the rest of the series.  As the Cubs HAVE to win three, I would also be inclined to "save" Zambrano for a game 5 rematch against Webb.  I would have Marquis start but I would also have some of my Bull Pen pitchers warming up before the start of the game and keep him on a very tight leash.

by frustratedfan on Oct 6, 2007 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kruk is the same ding dong that said
in early September .. "Shame on the Cubs for allowing the Cards to sneak back into the race."

What astute baseball analytical genius. As if the Cubs played the Red Turds 7 days a week.

And while the Cubs destroyed STL the rest of the month, I wonder what ol' Kruky was doing. Turning his wife off, I assume.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, Kruk also said in early July
that the Cubs would never catch the Brewers.  The man has great baseball instincts.  ;-)
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can we call this one
a "must-win" game?

I think so.

The artist formerly known as JoshinLA

by Josh77 on Oct 6, 2007 12:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that marathon
today or tomorrow? My friend told me about it but he wasn't sure what day it was. Is that going to affect today's traffic to the ballgame?

by china423 on Oct 6, 2007 12:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

on Sunday
90 and Sunny. Ouch...

It will be a mess on the northside..

Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Oct 6, 2007 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The marathon...
... is tomorrow. Runners will still be going within four blocks of the ballpark (corner of Addison & Broadway) when people are starting to arrive for the game.

Why MLB and TBS insisted on the noon start time, with thousands of people and thousands of spectators clogging north side streets at the same time, is absolutely beyond me. It's idiotic. The race director was quoted as saying "it won't be a problem."

Yes, it will be. If you're going to the game tomorrow, I cannot emphasize this enough, do not attempt to drive. You'll get caught in horrendous traffic jams.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2007 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well hopefully
there is a game tomorrow
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Horrendous Traffic Jams
What a great problem to have -- it means we'll be playing tomorrow !!!!!

GO CUBS GO !!!!

If It Takes Forever ....

by wrigley1 on Oct 6, 2007 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.
Let's hope this IS a problem.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2007 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What might be weird
is that there is march in honor of Matthew Shepard that is scheduled to go past the ballpark around the time the game ends. Let's hope the fans don't create any ugliness if they run into this.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Oct 6, 2007 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

one word
i'm gonna sum up the season and the playoff run were about to go on. with teary eyes i say "I Believe!"
Here comes the nasty leftie to shut it down in the 9th......Clay Rapada!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Oct 6, 2007 1:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Must win,
have to win, got to win, need to win, should win, please win, better win. You can say all those things today and they're all true or the season is over. That's a lot of pressure and the quotes I've seen from Lou are pretty loose and matter of fact. I wish I could be in the park this afternoon because if there is ever a chance a teams fans could will a team to a victory this is the right place, the right stadium and the right fans. Make the Dbacks uncomfortable and get this thing started. I can't wait.
This is Harry Carray, goodbye from Wrigley Field and So Long Everybody.

by mrcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 1:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Today is the day
Today is the day we start hitting again.
Today is the day we regain our confidence.
Today is the day we win the first of the rest.
TODAY IS THE DAY IT BEGINS AGAIN!

WE BELIEVE!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

key for todays game IMO...
Cubs need an early spark, a early run, a great defensive play, a stolen base, a big strikeout by Hill. Something to get a good vibe going early and make Wrigley rock and get old Mo moving this direction!!
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Oct 6, 2007 1:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

A first-pitch Soriano HR would be awesome
but deep down I just hope he doesn't strikeout.  That would get me going after his first at-bat.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 6, 2007 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pray that Rich follows in the footsteps of
Jack Pfiester, who played on two World Championship teams and won one World Series game ('07 Game 2 3-1 over the Tigers) for the Cubs.

G O  C U B S ! ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 1:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Al,
Has any NL team come back from 0-2 in NLDS series?
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse

by ronsanto10 on Oct 6, 2007 1:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nope...
... so the Cubs can be the first!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2007 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meant to post this earlier.
Take a look at the giant TBS sign on the right field padding.

Ridiculous. As if we don't know where to find the game on TV?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2007 1:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ridiculous indeed
You would have to be watching to even see this !!!

Shouldn't it be outside the stadium

by coral on Oct 6, 2007 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm shocked it's not a sign for
Frank TV.  Since 7 out of 8 teams in the play-offs will end up with bad memories, do you think TBS is being smart running those annoying spots 100 times in every game?  

I mean the spots are funny once or twice, but to see the same 5 inpersonations hundreds of times just associtates Frank TV with lousy memories for 7 teams' fans.

Hopefully it will be for D'back fans and not Cub fans as I hope we have to put up with this crap for three more games and the NLCS after that!

Let's go get 'em, Cubs!!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's too bad the Cubs won't sweep the Dbcks
in three and spare us 2 less games of FrankTV commericals. As it is, we've got 3 more games worth of FTV commercials.

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've got questions, I have answers.
  1. The signage IS for the TV viewer. I'm sure the CF camera will capture that as much as possible. I'm sure Fox is hoping for 2 games in Chicago. (As is TBS)
  2. We are hard-core. We will find the games. However, as hard as many will find it hard to believe, not everybody lives and dies with baseball. (Shocking!!) Therefore, this signage -- is aimed at the casual viewer. For today's possible elimination game (and the others)thousands may be tuning in for the very first time. I'd wager these people probably struggled to figure out TBS had the games to begin with. And then, if you want to capture viewers for the Series -- "hey, the games move to Fox." You literally have to spell it out for people. I'm not saying these viewers are stupid -- they are just not really paying attention. This isn't that important to them, it's just another baseball game.
  3. Repetition. That works in advertising, and promotion. Many of us are watching every game on TBS. Guess what? Us hardcore are in the minority. Therefore we are going to see the promos for "Frank TV" waaaaaaay more times than the average viewer. TBS (and any other advertiser) knows that many 'impressions' have to be left before a message sinks in.
Working in radio, at times I am aghast at the people who cannot remember what stations they listen to, are unable to recall call letters or slogans when they are asked to write them down. The listeners/viewers inability to recall what they are watching or listening to means a loss of money, and sometimes jobs, in the broadcast industry.

The spots are repetitive to you and I, but the investment that TBS/Fox makes in the games (and the ability to lure viewers to additional programming) makes these messages crucial.

Seems like overkill? That's the point.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A case to be made for optimism.....
As depressing as the last 2 games have been, if you want to re-live some more depressing times, just go back and watch games 5-7 of the 2003 NLCS.....which for some reason I did over the last 36 hrs....not all of it, but I did rewatch the entire game 6.....THAT's about as depressing as it can get to be a Cubs fan.  However, watching that and thinking back to the postseasons of the last 15 or so years, interestingly I found a silver lining in this series.  

Baseball is a game of averages and streakiness....and if so, there is no reason that this team cannot come back from down 2...tough, yes it will be, but here's  few thoughts as to why this team can come back.....

-the very same players that have caused us much frustration (Lee, Ramirez, Soriano) with their poor plate attack, are the same players that in the past have been just as streaky in previous offseasons. In 2003, prior to game 5 of the NLCS, Ramirez had been lights out for the Cubs.....however, was essentially absent the rest of the way.  Also, prior to game 6, Derrek Lee had been atrocious for the Marlins.....but who was it that hit the crucial base hit to give the Marlins the 4-3 lead in that dreaded game 6?..that's right Lee.   If history is on our side, all of these guys should collectively escape their horrid pace and break out tonight and through the rest of this series anyway....

-regarding the concern of Webb being a dominator of the Cubs a second time, history's really not convincingly on his side.  Growing up, it was common for the aces to completely dominate in the entire offseason (Jack Morris, Saberhagen, Gooden and the likes)...you don't see that quite as often now.  Not saying Webb would flop if given the second chance, however, again in 2003 look at Josh Beckett, who was lit pretty well in game 1, but came back in game 5 and 7 to be lights out.....or Wood/Prior who were so dominant early only to get hit pretty hard eventually.  There are examples both ways on this one and probably just as much evidence to suggest Webb may be just as dominant as he was the first time around, but I can't believe he will be that dominant the second time around.  I fully believe Lilly to be much better the second time around as well.......

-breaks, breaks, breaks.  The Cubs capitalized on the breaks in 2003 in games 2,3,4, but the Marlins did so in games 1,6, 7.   The team that takes advantage of the other teams mistakes and makes the most of the breaks given to them usually wins.....we've seen that in BOTH games this offseason.  Even in game 2, the Cubs had a chance to tie that game  in the ninth after being given the breaks (Ojeda's error) yet our fastball hitters both struck out on fastballs right down the plate.    This has got to change and can change in a heartbeat.

That 2003 series was definitely more depressing than this one.....and is history that probably shouldn't be revisited....however, it was a good reminder to me of a mixed bunch of guys (the Marlins) with an old school manager (like Lou) who didn't quit at all, kept their cool and prevailed.  This team is similar to that team with a good mix....It's gotta start tonight with one game at a time....I've not lost complete confidence yet...but its' gotta start now.

Let's get em!

by LuisSalazar on Oct 6, 2007 1:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lou is Shrewd
He knew this could go three games or five.

We could win the next 3 games.

Our bats must wake up of course.  Z will HAVE to be excellent tomorrow. I like putting that kind of pressure on him to contain himself.  He needs it.  And we know Lily can produce after 3 days rest.

For all those who complain about 3 days rest - get over it.  That is the way it used to be and many pitchers felt they were better for it.  Fergie Jenkins made 50 starts one year for Christ's Sake.

And Kendall is good for Hill.  

Let us all pray to the Hitting Gods......

by coral on Oct 6, 2007 2:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

To quote an awful song...
"Don't stop believing.  Hold on to that feeling..."

Do not get swept and make a series of it.

Have fun!

by DrCrawdad on Oct 6, 2007 2:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What should I do
I live a mile north of Wrigley and I dont have a ticket to the game.(and Im not even gonna try 500 for standing room, no thanks)
Im debating if I should watch the game from my apt alone and catch very little detail about the game or go outside Wrigley and soak up the environment but miss most of the game.
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Oct 6, 2007 2:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

im going to a bar in wrigleyville with friends.
it should be good and rowdy down there.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike on Oct 6, 2007 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go for the environment
You can always catch the highlights later on the same medium you would have seen them in: TV.  Do you plan on always living close to Wrigley?  This might the only time it will be so easy for you to catch this.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 6, 2007 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My bro-in-law made it to
Wrigleyville around 11:30 today. He said you could barely even walk the streets then. Just packed. I don't know about you, but I would aim for a Cubs friendly bar a little further from Wrigley. Nothing makes me nauseous more than someone elses sticky sweaty arm touching mine when I am packed into a bar like a sardine.  
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 6, 2007 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

head to wrigleyville.....
watching alone is bad karma.... :)
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Oct 6, 2007 2:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is anyone
happy that A-Rod is pulling another one of his choke-jobs?
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 2:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm happy the Yankees are losing.
On the other hand... I honestly like A-Rod. And listening to people talk about A-Rod choking... makes me want to scream. Agh.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 6, 2007 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
i was asking about that because of his potentially opting out of his contract and going to you know who
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would be nice
to only have a 9-year-dry spell after winning a World Series, wouldn't it? (If the Tribe prevails)

Shouldn't we call for the "Curse of A-Rod?" Of course not. Nobody will. But the damn goat will always be there. Or idiots like Dick Stockton will invent new curses, or rookie wire service writers will say "....If the Cubs can't come back, the Curse of the Billy Goat will prevail."

Actual AP copy from Friday, (a game recap) if you didn't see my earlier post. Wire services are now treating a 'legend' as a 'fact.'

Journalism? Who Cares?

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Cubs continue to .....
....swing at pitchers pitches and if Lee and Ramirez continue to hit the ball 2,000 feet, today will be the last game of the season.

 They must be patient and make Livian work and square up the ball, kinda like how the DBacks approach their ab's. If not, then this will be the most futile playoff performance by a playoffs team, ever.

by lemon20pie on Oct 6, 2007 2:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hit the ball 2,000 feet?
what does that mean?
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
I hope they hit the ball 2000 ft. that would be great!  Go Cubs!
The Cubs Are On Their Way!!

by DenverCub on Oct 6, 2007 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would love them too, but
i still don't understand what he was saying about 2,000 foot hits as the reason today will be the last game of the season
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What it means is....
They're trying to hit monster home runs on every pitch.  More often than not, this leads to a strikeout.
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 6, 2007 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Instead of sitting at home for today's game
and being pissed off like the last two, I'm going with a friend to a bar to watch.

Hopefully that's what it takes for a Cubs win!

by nevermind on Oct 6, 2007 3:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm doing the same thing
it looks like.

phat

by phatass on Oct 6, 2007 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope
someone has pulled Soriano aside and said, "Alf my friend, just a heads up here buddy, but you're not going to see any more first-pitch fastballs the rest of the post-season. Choose your swings with prudence."
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Oct 6, 2007 3:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What the Cubs need
is a nice 8 run inning ala the Marlins in '03.   Play a great game today, fellas!!  GO CUBS GO!

by Def Kenny T on Oct 6, 2007 3:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

One at a time.
I keep saying that to myself.  Yet I can't imagine that there will not be a game 4 tomorrow.  I can't see past that, but why bother?

I have seen this team come back from so many tough errors or bad holes that they have dug for themselves.  This is another one of those holes.  I just beleive that we will see a strong effort and victory today.

Today they stop digging and climb out of the hole.  Every journey begins with a first step.

Game 3 is step one.  GO CUBS!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lineup
LF Alfonso Soriano
SS Ryan Theriot
1B Derrek Lee
RF Cliff Floyd
3B Aramis Ramirez
2B Mark DeRosa
CF Jacque Jones
C Jason Kendall
P Rich Hill

by coral on Oct 6, 2007 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont like floyd at 4
i dont like floyd at all, really. he swings at virtually every slider thrown to him. i'd rather see Ward in right
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Badgers lost...
...if the Cubs lose, I'm in suicide watch.

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2007 3:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i would say the same
but my favorite team, Notre Dame, doesn't play til later tonight and i fully expect them to go winless this year
Dinosaurs? "Didn't exist. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them." -Carl Everett

by NDcubsfan on Oct 6, 2007 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I've mentioned this before
Shouldn't bring Wisconsin favorites into this discussion. I have a feeling that, oh, I don't know....many residents of Illinois are...fans of....ILLINOIS.

If you are a Packers fan, you'll probably get you want Sunday night, unfortunately.

I was hoping the trifecta wouldn't hit Chicagoland/and the state of Illinois this weekend . But, at least as of now -- we are guaranteed 1 out of 4.

I didn't attend the U of I, but I'm damn glad they are not the doormats of the Big 10.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soto
Should be batting fifth, playing everyday and pitchers should stop shaking him off and put some faith in him. Looking at you, Lilly. The only place Kendall should be catching is in the bullpen.
Let's get this thing turned around. Win today, then you've got Z tomorrow and probably back to Arizona we go.
C'mon!
rain delay theatre

by rob9802 on Oct 6, 2007 3:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was completely dejected
on Thursday night, but today I've got hope!  (Not sure why, but....)

Why not us?  Why not today?

GO CUBS GO!!!!

by deutschegirl on Oct 6, 2007 4:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just play for today.
Worry about tomorrow then. You know how good you can be and let that show today.

GO CUBS!!!

Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 6, 2007 4:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Going to miss it
I'm in Korea and saw game one on TV.  Game two wasn't on here and now I'm missing game three because I'm going to be away from the TV.

Please PLEASE Cubbies!  Do it!

Go get 'em, fellas!

by Mr Snrub on Oct 6, 2007 4:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Real good sign for the Cubbies
 So I'm sitting there, watching ASU plod their way through another 1st quarter against WSU, and just cracked open my first Sam Adams Octerberfest of the year, which is traditional for me this time every year and just smelled the succulant aroma it sends off to greet it's owner, when a knock on the door interrupts my heavenly routine.

 It's UPS. With a box. Hm. I don't remember buying anything recently. I sign and shut the door holding this box.  Shake. very light. Is it my birthday? No, not for another month.

 And what do I see when I lift the folds back but a Cub hat! THAT'S RIGHT!!! Ofcourse!! I had completely forgotten I had ordered a Cub had 1 month ago!!! ANd it just now comes today, of all days?? How had I forgotten I ordered a Cub hat? Oh that's right, that's about the time I started into Bears mode.

 Apparently it got lost and there's a note saying how sorry they are and to call a UPS CSR to find out more information. I've never been so happy to receive a package a month late.

 And it's a fitted hat. and it fits perfectly. Oh what a day. The Cubs will not lose today. It's fate.

by lemon20pie on Oct 6, 2007 4:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is a good sign!
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 6, 2007 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rage Against the Machine-
It has to start somewhere.
It has to start sometime.
What better place than here?
What better time than now?

All hell can't stop us now!

Go Get 'em Rich! You guys are home now, rake those DBacks over the coals!!!! I am fired up today! Let's go!

fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 6, 2007 4:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pregame
Frank Thomas is explaining how to bunt.

Ummm...what manager would have ever asked The Big Skirt to -- bunt?

Suddenly, Ripkin takes the bat from his hand and says...uh, nice form, but maybe this would work...."

Ripkin then completely shows a different way to bunt.

Nice 1-upmanship.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 4:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

haha!!
what's the score of the georgia game?
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cardiac Cubs Vol III Now On Sale
May we hear and see the greatest hits of the season on it!
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 4:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bumped into a Cub fan in Wally world this AM ..
.. being a Chicago boy trapped in Tennessee right now, I found myself - wearing a Cubs T and my old Cub cap - being confronted by a woman and her 14 year old daughter with a pained look on her face.

"Are they gonna do it today? They gonna make it."

Frankly, I just looked at her and told her "Yes, absolutely. It's the Cardiac Cubs .. they're back home and they are going to keep it exciting to the end."

I'm ready for the real excitement. GO CUBS!

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 4:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

If we can win tonight
there is no reason we cant win the next two with z and lilly on the hill. i think our chances of coming back from 2-0 are as good as anybody's. As upset as i was on thursday i feel very confident about today. the cubs have bounced back from tough losses all year. the way they turned things around from june on speaks volumes about the intestinal fortitude of this team. this is it guys, go cubs go.
*diehard cubs fan from northern manitoba, canada

by hoppy91 on Oct 6, 2007 4:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Things Not To Do In Postseason
  • Not watch Frank TV
  • Not get any romantic tips from Avis
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lets squash those
D-Bags tonight..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Here's hoping for the best
Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go!  Go Cubs Go!

I wonder if anyone on this board was watching the Cubs in that NYC bar in the village (4 years ago) during that postseason.  What fun was that (at least in the beginning).  What great people.  A real sense of  simpatico!

Let's go Cubs!

by jerseygirl on Oct 6, 2007 5:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm already having some freezing...
issues with TBS.  Anyone else experiencing that?

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 5:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I haven't noticed it yet
but it is probably coming
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 6, 2007 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone in Chicago
What's the weather report?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Oct 6, 2007 5:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Praying for the miracle here ..
.. that the Cubs will hit smart, often and leave NO man behind!
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well
that's a problem.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 5:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

only one run
damnit, only one run!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rally caps
I'm just going to start watching all Cubs games with my hat turned inside out.  We need a rally before it even starts.

by fngoat on Oct 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

huh
that sucks

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ooooooo ... that's not good ..
1st pitch HR.

We must respond. I look forward to a SOriano response

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF...
great start...come on!!!
You ARE freaking out MAN!

by crw89 on Oct 6, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

not good
but better now than in the 9th.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow...
It just feels heavy doesn't it?  

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i hate arizona so much....
bunch of overachievers..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And know you know
why I hate the Padres. To this day, I must watch replays of Garvey circling the bases after his game winning HR. It's played (almost) before every game on the Jumbotron in team highlights.

Every freakin' game.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

at least Pink Hat Guy is in there ..
.. giving the ump the business. Keep it up old buddy
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

In the words of Massa Ford
"History is bunk."

It's time the Cubs start writing their own.

LET'S GO CUBS

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

One out! PHOOOO
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OH..
so that's how you strike someone out...  Good to see

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

there you go Rich .. keep it up baby
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the corners look tight
with this ump.  ugh
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey!
I see Pink Hat Guy!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

excellent! 2ks in a row!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He's cooking now.
Good job Rich.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 6, 2007 5:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe
a producer still hasn't told those announcers that it's MAR-mol not Mar-MOL.  Horrible.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 5:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

think soriano gets booed in the first
if he has one of his ugly at bats?

could get ugly this evening.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hill looks like lilly.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's because their staff
Still thinks it's correct. if nobody corrects the producers, who's going to tell them. Thing is -- they HAVE A MEDIA GUIDE WITH ALL THE NAMES PRONOUNCED PHONETICALLY.....

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

it's only the first inning...
it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... it's only the first inning... holy crap.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

about as bad a start as i can imagine.
amazing how the dbacks rookies look better than any of our guys. young and drew are bonafide cub killers.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

not sure I'm against hitting Augie
but it's really the wrong time...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

o rly?
what has happened to us?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

bullpen action
in the 1st.  hate to say, but that's not a good sign.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 5:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this is ridiculous.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pink hat guy
Shows more passion than entire team

by fngoat on Oct 6, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

30 pitches already
but out of it.  whew.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's safe to say that...
...if Soriano, Theriot, and Lee go 1-2-3 here...the Cubs are sunk.

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

9 innings to play
but it sure would help to get some runs this inning.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?
It's a one-inning game, folks, evidently.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm talking about
boos, trash on the field, riots, and other generally ugly stuff. the play is laughable.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dust Z off .. Right Now, Lou .. Dust Him off
That's what I'm saying ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lets hope Sori
can match what Young did.

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 5:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ei yi yi
found free internet at Gimpo airport and this is what I see?!  time for the big bats.  let's go boys!

by Mr Snrub on Oct 6, 2007 5:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey!
a WALK!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just our luck
that top of the inning took so long, it looks like the sun problem in RF is gone.  Assuming our guys would have gone the other way on Livan Hernandez.

Good start Fonz!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Leadoff Walk
Lets see if the Cubs can FINALLY make something happen with someone on base.

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah, crap.
Local ESPN affiliate is airing the local college football game.  Dammit.

I'll see you guys later.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Oct 6, 2007 5:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

remember
we scored 2 first but ended up losing . . come on cubbies
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 5:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeahh
a big one
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhhhh
No reason to swing at the 3-1. None whatsoever.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lou should have had the hit and run on in that
spot. no doubt about it. but we have to protect soriano's leg. too bad he's in the leadoff spot.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would have been nice
to have someone on base... how does that always happen to us?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't
And it happens now and then to everybody.

Relax.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't?
You can't really feel as though the Cubs don't have a special knack for hitting into double plays and doing nothing with RISP?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I don't
I watch a lot of baseball, and it happens to everybody.

Did you watch the Indians-Yankees game last night? Cleveland wasted A BUNCH of chances last night before they finally cashed in.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not saying we're the only ones...
Just saying we're really good at it.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree
And the stats back me up. The Cubs average with RISP is very good.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not good...
Well, good he's on base, not good for his knee...

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

how huge
was that dp
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You could have seen
bases loaded nobody out, perhaps a run in if Theriot takes the 3-1. Stupid, very stupid.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How good a pitch was it
3-1 is a hitter's count, after all.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Borderline
but you need baserunners. If Hernandez is all over the place, TAKE the f'ing pitch.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

relax
ARAM...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow...
Whats this new batting style? Taking pitches?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 5:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

argh
i have to board a plane.  hold down the fort here, i want to watch a GAME FOUR!

by Mr Snrub on Oct 6, 2007 5:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

notice they don't put
the pitch thingy up when it's a questionable call?

Freakin' umps...

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I did notice that in all of the TBS
games.  On any important call that doesn't seem to be a strike, they won't put up the strike zone on the replay.  Seems kind of dumb.  

Must be part of the contract that they signed with MLB.  The umps must have asked for that as part of the deal.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a poooosey..
..he had no intention of swinging at any of those pitches.  
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Oct 6, 2007 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

whats arams
purpose . . . . he hasnt done shit
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 5:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well...
Let's hope they don't turn on being patient at the plate because it didn't work this time...  Keep it up and the runs will come... I hope.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOB .. 2
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Too close to watch
that strike 3 is too close to take. looks like rami is not himself.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good job Ramirez
damn...
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

right.
you guys yell at the big three for swinging too much...

now you yell at them for NOT swinging.

You sure do want it both ways, don't you.  Sheesh.

At least two of those called strikes were balls.  The UMP is screwing us so far.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed
Glad I missed the last two game threads because I was in Arizona.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will agree the patience is very nice
But full count, very close pitch, had to swing.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ump screwing us?
Hardly.  Those were great pitches.  Way too close to say "screwing us."  If they're close, Aram had to protect.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They were close enough..
..to be called strikes.  And I'll complain about anyone who gets up 3-0 and decides to take the next 3 pitches.  
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Oct 6, 2007 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's kind of asinine
I yell at them for swinging at balls and for not swinging at strikes - i.e. basic baseball strategy.  You're taking this contrarion shtick a bit far.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the ump has
left all those runners in scoring position. Losers blame umpires.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well Livan Hernandez doesn't look sharp
hopefully the Cubs can MAYBE get a couple hits..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"reply to this"
Is a nice little tool so we know who you're talking to ;)

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the umpire miscalled the pitches
So, yes, the umpire left THOSE TWO.

He did.

Losers decide the game is over in the top of the first inning.  Why put yourself through this?  Turn the game off, go swimming or something.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then he just screwed the d-backs
Pitch to Young wasn't even close.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw that
if he's consistent, then ok.  It's early.  We'll see.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cubs batting averages so far
Soriano .200
Theriot .200
Lee .333
Floyd .000
Ramirez .000
DeRosa .200
Jones .200

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ok, Hill.
looking pretty good now.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

drew is killing us.
time to amend the scouting report.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

how did TBS's strike zone say that
called third strike was low when it crossed the front of the plate?  It seems that ball was ABOVE the knees when it crossed the front of the plate.  Very strange.

Doesn't matter, the call was right...but the "computer" seems wierd.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Did you mean "TBS"
is worthless?  Was that a typo?
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here's the Dbacks BA so far this series
Young .333
Drew .545
Byrnes .125
Jackson .000
Reynolds .333
Upton .667
Ojeda .571

See my post above for the Cubs BA.

Pretty unreal, huh?

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the longer we can keep this series
going, the more these #s will even out to what (most) guys did during the year.  That is how this game works, right?

Law of averages.

We just need to keep it going.  One day at a time!

GO CUBS...please!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Law Of Averages
Do you know what you are saying?

If there WAS a law of averages, the Cubs would have won a few World Championships over the last -- 100 YEARS?

Law of AVERAGES?

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am only talking about a
single post season and player performance (I said nothing about team records/stats).  Let's not start with a discussion of the last 98 years of Cub history.  :-(
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone needs to go remind Stephen Drew
that he isn't good..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he just reminded himself!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so...
Swing for a homer, stare at a strike, and get lucky on SS error.  Nice start...

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 5:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

bruins?
did the announcer just call the cubs the bruins? and didn't they call them the cowboys earlier?

by dkowal22 on Oct 6, 2007 5:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.
This announcing team is horrible.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well
they've been kicking our asses. The praise is deserved.

by elgato on Oct 6, 2007 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone needs to remind Augie Ojeda
that on any other team he would be in the minors right now..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like Jacques Jones
But frankly, I'd like there to be a different CF next year.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Torii Hunter maybe?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no thanks
$14 million per is too much. Give Pie a shot.

by elgato on Oct 6, 2007 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes two on, one out!!!
PINCH HIT DAMNIT!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

KENDALL!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice hit
Kendall.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 5:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ugh...
bad bunt hill..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Better than a DP...
nt
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

cmon, JJ!
leg that out!

Dang!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Cubs put the F.U. in Fundamentals

by fngoat on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill, obviously
was watching "Bunting W/ Frank Thomas" on the pre-game show.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL
yeah, I saw that too.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha
soo true..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GOD DAMMIT SORIANO
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 5:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Calm down.
Soriano is actually looking patient at the plate for once.  You can't get a hit every time, and he hasn't struck out so far this game...let's hope for the best.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Id hope for the best if this was game 1
Maybe game 2.
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

now I do wish my jeans could do that ..
.. that would have been really handy in college
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

meh...looking bleak...
how many men left on base now???
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2007 5:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"Looking bleak"?
After two innings of a nine-inning game? And a two-run deficit? Really?

If it's still that way in the ninth, maybe, just maybe, you might be right.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, it's certainly looking bleak.
hell, it's looking bleak for the yankees and phils as well.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the Angels as well
if you're talking about the series in general.

I think he was talking about this game, however.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, shall we start the conspiracy theories?
Bud Selig, angry over the Brewers being eliminated after being beaten by SD (while the Cubs beat the Reds), Paid off the Umpires in the tiebreak and the NLDS to call games against SD and the Cubs, ensuring their early departures in October.

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 5:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

umps have not decided one game of
this series, our very unclutch players have.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Conspiracy theories...
...aren't well known for their basis in fact.

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So...
Soriano just gave up on that one...

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Baseball IQ
Why do these Cubs players have the baseball IQ of a bunch of morons.
Swinging at bad pitches, off the plate on 2-0, 3-1 counts is idiotic.
GAAWWWWDDDD!!
So much talent, squandered by stupidity.

by GoCubsGo! on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

As I said .. dust off Z .. Right NOW .
another double off the top of the inning
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill HAS GOT TO STOP THROWING THOSE
BATTING PARACTICE HIGH FAST BALLS ! ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Soriana is my least favorite
player.  You can keep him and his homeruns.  Yuck!

by mgfabc on Oct 6, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOB - 4
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Be happy the D'back
have stranded plenty too.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

funny how the dbacks swing at the first pitch
and destroy us. we're going to have to get a lot better this offseason.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We should be at least tied by now .. BUT ..
.. it ain't over til its over
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 5:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

COME ON .. STOP THEM NOW
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't understand why Sori just stood there.
I'm not dissing him (yet), but it didn't look very cool that he just stood there after the ball hit the ivy.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

probably the quad issue ..
Jones still is probably going to be overcompensating all he can to cover this guy ..

.. Soriano better start hitting a darn sight better next inning.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Torrii Hunter? Anyone? Anyone?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't think Hunter wants to play for the Cubs
He loves to scale the wall in center. If he did that at Wrigley, he might kill himself.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
nice
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They just seem flat
It seems like the excitement stayed in Cincy.  I hope they get it rolling and bust out on these rookies!!!

by jac on Oct 6, 2007 6:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How about
How about we replace Soriano in LF with Pepsi machine.  It will field as well or better, and plus if JJ gets thirsty he can jog over and get an ice cold beverage.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LMAO!!!
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is this your first game?
Soriano has thrown out runners in double-digit numbers this season.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Replying to the wrong person
I'm saying that's one of the reasons you don't want to get rid of Sori.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might as well...
send the pepsi machine to bat for him too.
Probably just as likely to reach base.

by GoCubsGo! on Oct 6, 2007 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ay chihuahua ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The lineup for last SATURDAY
should be put in enmasse. RIGHT NOW
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

w00t!
got him!

What's wrong with the crowd NOW, Stock-TONE!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

JOCK jones
nice catch, now go teach soriano how to do it
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Augie
slugger Ojeda....just amazing.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 6, 2007 6:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeahh
no kiddig, it felt like poo-holes was batting . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great catch Jacque !
Now LET'S GET SOME RUNS ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 6:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know if Mike Murphy from WCSR
Posts on this board?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why not
Murph is great
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nails on a chalkboard
And a lot of nonsense. No offense, but I just can't stand him.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Oct 6, 2007 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

theriot
god damn, its like jock jones batting but he hits it to the SS insted of the 2B
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's nice....
to see Lee getting some hits now.  It'd be better if there would be baserunners on and our hitters weren't swinging at garbage and grounding out.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Livan
Has some crazy movement on his pitches, gotta give credit to him

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wow! A ball?
The ump didn't call that a strike???   SHOCKED, SHOCKED I AM!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

will aram choke
AGAIN
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow...
An intelligent non-swing by the Cubs.  Just don't ground into the DP Rami...

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

MAJOR REDEMPTION TIME
A-RAM, now is the time.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

1st and 2nd - 1 out AGAIN!
...and they still can't convert (or so I predict)

by rrtycoon2 on Oct 6, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what was he swinging at
jeez
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We've been clogging the bases.
But not scoring in these three games.  Maybe Rami could do something without chasing pitches out of the strike zone.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Cubs,
plz stop sucking with runners in scoring position.  thanks

 - All Cub fans  :D

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gawd
worthless... absolutely worthless

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

aram
what the fuck is he smiling about . . . jesus christ, talk about choking . ..
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How many DPs
can one team hit into in a single game?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no more than one
per inning.  :D
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well played, sir...
However, it looks like we may find a way to pull off a few more..

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

some good news
Aram ran to first hard when he grounded into the DP.   OmegaMaxx, I guess that's what worried you--you were right to worry....

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I am beginning to sweat a little.
Just thought you'd like to know.

WHY does ARam keep fishing on outside pitches?? WHY WHY WHY.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hm...
Theoretically, 13 DP's in one game would be the max.  I think the Cubs are trying to prove that right tonight.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad you said it...
I couldn't figure out where the other 4 were coming from either....

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

13 inning game?
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

13 inning game?
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else having problems
getting the website to refresh?
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going to assume
He worked it out on 27 outs.  So you could only divide 2 into 26.

Rather than 3 ours per inning meaning you can only hit into 2 once per inning.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

theoretically, WRONG.
did you just divide 27 by two to come up with that? i know you're upset about the game/series, but, i mean, come on.

there is no theoretical maximum, because with extra innings the game could theoretically go on forever. however, there would be a maximum of one double play per team per inning. so for a 9-inning game, the maximum per team would be nine double plays. can't have more than one in an inning.

by nycbirdo on Oct 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a waste of $50 million......
Whats the record for most men left on base in a 3 game series?
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 6, 2007 6:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Frank TV
Is going to be the worst show ever.  beating out Cavemen.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 6:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ARAM is a massive hole of suck
in the middle of the lineup.  At this point, Lou should really consider putting either cedeno in at third or putting fontenot in at second and moving DeRo to third.  I love Ramirez, but we don't have a lot of chances left, and I have zero faith in ramirez to convert.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Surely we have to come up with
a clutch hit soon? I just hope we don't have to wait until April.

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not just worried about A-Ram
It's the teams entire demeanor on the field, either they have lost all confidence or simply enough the D-Backs want it more.  Hate to say it, but I think the D-Backs want it way more than we do at this point.  It'd almost be a shame to win this game with the way we've played in this series.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

aram
is making sorianos choking look very productive
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOB 2
I am too ill to do the math
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Did the announcer
really just inform us as to what over-throwing is?  What a waste of airtime...

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nobody last Saturday night in Cincy imagined this
.. Not in our worst nightmares.

I cannot believe this is happening

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

now I gotta think
that Pie or Murton might have been able to leg that out.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

now LOU
go out there and take Lilly, i mean Hill out
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LMAO
How about Stockton also?  Yeah, I hope he gets it. :-)

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is embarassing
Did Rich Hill take payments from the D-Backs before the game?

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Boy, Cliff Floyd is a bad outfielder
Cubs playoff record with me in attendance: 1-1

by zambranofan on Oct 6, 2007 6:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he's very slow.
We should get a faster one in April.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hill just didn't have it tonight
pure and simple

This game is now in the hands of our esteemed bullpen.

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 6:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

problem with that JF ..
.. is that the other half of the team has just a LITTLE bit to do with it also.

And precious little has been seen of them since last Saturday night.

Oh, maaannnnnnnn

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Floyd..
Belongs in the AL as a DH, no fielding capabilities but can (sometimes) hit a baseball.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Livian Hernandez
is pitching like garbage tonight and our hitters are making a Nolan Ryan out of him. ARam has been absolutely clueless so far. I still think if by luck or whatever if we can produce a multiple run inning our hitters will come out of their shell.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 6:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Has a triple play ever been hit
In the post-season?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Worst playoff perf. ever
If cubs don't rally this will be by far the worst playoff performance of their 5 cracks at glory; we all know how close they came in 03 and 84. 89 they won one I believe and in 98 they came close to a W in Atlanta with a great game by Tappani and then Wood lost G3 at home in miserable conditions.

It happens but I gotta believe the G1 loss and 2nd guessing kinda did them in as far as momentum....Ariz was young and hungry and very opportunistic; Cubs were more experienced but overanxious and played dumb esp. with AB's swinging at horrible pitches in G2 all night.

Beginning to think they'll never get there w/o more disciplined hitters...a new hitting coach might be the first step.

by writerinwrigley on Oct 6, 2007 6:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

to give up
a grand slam u mean
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey look...
that nightmare is coming true...

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

D- Backs..
about the break the game wide-open, bases loaded and no outs.  Our pitching staff has a flair for the unneeded dramatics.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

2 strikes no balls?
Time for four straight balls
Los Cachorros!

by Laven on Oct 6, 2007 6:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How about
we turn a DP this time...

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 6:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Timing just off...
on the DP, 3-0 D-Backs.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

HE WAS OUT!
ARGH!  FRAKKING UMPIRES!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

HE WAS OUT!
These umps are really trying to fuck us big time
Los Cachorros!

by Laven on Oct 6, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nah
Sadly, I think they got it right.

by Arbusto on Oct 6, 2007 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He beat it
Dammit..

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He looked safe to me
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He was out!
Even TBS thinks so -- they've replayed this a dozen times.

by anriley on Oct 6, 2007 6:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

So how about them Bulls?
GO CUBS GO! Hey Chicago whatdya say the Cubs are going to win today! "I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2007 6:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3-0
damnit . . . i think im gonna puke
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Only way that was an out
would have been if dero turned it clean.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I've resigned myself
but I at least don't want to get shut out at home in the sweep game.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Safe....
No need to ride the umps on this one, but it would have royally sucked if they got it wrong.  At least we got out of it....

by conorj on Oct 6, 2007 6:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Whew
inning could have been worse, but our hitters need to get going.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Good Catch Jacque
Now LET'S GET SOME RUNS ! ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 6:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It just gets
heavier and heavier here...

I can always hear the crowd from my apartment; the only time I've heard them tonight after the first pitch was to scream about that questionable DP.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe that close play
will kick start the offense.  It always takes something.

maybe anger will do it???

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 6:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pitchers aren't doing a bad job
of keeping the run total reachable. We just need to start hitting.

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 6:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

They gave up 3 runs
in 4 innings
"Things are startin to go our way."

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep
no way to win a game with 0 runs
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Easier said then done
with Aram swinging wildly like he is...

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So...
any possible speculations about off-season pickups?  Possibly getting rid of JJ and Floyd and getting an all-around better OF?  Even a better catcher if we don't keep Kendall?  

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't think off season
until we're out of this one...  This is still doable...  sigh.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

soto will start at Catcher, Lou as already said
Kendell is highly unlikey to be back.  I think we need to give Pie a shot in center, then get  LF and a SS.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Derosa had to make a bette rplay there
think this one might be about done, don't see us putting up much more then 3 or 4 tonight...soon the Dbacks wil turn to thier bullpen which is very tough.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was hoping...
they'd put on a show today for the home fans...I thought the bats would wake up against this mediocre washed up loser. I was wrong.

No clutch hitting.

They only have a few more innings to do some damage against this guy, before the DBacks shut it down with their pen.

The fat lady may be warming up...but she's not singing yet!

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3 runs in 4 innings
but it could have been much, much worse.

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

why
must tbs insist of showing a shot of soriano during a heroes in october commercial?   bahhhhhhhhhhhh
How did Neifi Perez, Kevin Orie, and Jeremi Gonzalez get Rookie of the League votes in 1997?

by bgsiggy on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nice hit DeRO
perfect for jock to hit into DP
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd love to be in Chicago now
so I would have my fellow Chi-town population around to comfort me.  I just hope Jones doesn't ground into a DP.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

JJ
showing patience at the plate... wow

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

JOCK
hell yeah, JOCK jonez
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nice!
that was a negative hit and run though.  if the second baseman had broken two second that ball woulda been right at him.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Who cares?
They're on! Boo-Yah!

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta keep up this momentum....
If Jock can hit a ball, anyone can.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Only one
and got a run...  Keep it up!

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

A run
I feel a little better.

by andysilv on Oct 6, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cmon FONTENOT!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on Soriano
earn that paycheck!

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Time for Soriano
to put a run across the plate

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol soriano
soriano .  ..
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

sori is 2 for 12 this series
not what you would want for a guy you're paying the big bucks to...

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

CHOKE ARTIST
6 LOB today in 4 innings, 24 total this series
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Soriano,
Way to do nothing...  Again...

Well, we got it started though let's build on it in the next one and don't let them extend!

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OK got 1 back
Next challenge: 3 up 3 down

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's time for Soriano's replacement...
That's right.. It's SAM FULD TIME BABY

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Baseball Almanac
Says the Record for LOB in a game is 18.  No stat for LOB record in 3 game sweep, but we can't be far off.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 6:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey, the announcers got another name wrong...
so surprising...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rodriquez...err Ramirez
I'm convinced Stockton is doing some kind of drugs during the game.  He is totally loopy.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 6:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd much rather listen..
to Len and Bob calling the game, these guys talk about absolute garbage

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Heck..
even Hawk and DJ would be a better broadcasting crew, and that really says something.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 6:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no way
isn't it funny how those clowns are never asked to do post-season games?  Speaks volumes about what their reputation/talent is.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wondering...
why they don't let Bob Brenly call the cubs games. He did the Yankee game...
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 6:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, but is brenly even a cub fan?
oh, i guess it would be like joe buck announcing a cardinals playoff game. wait a minute, that happens all the time.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we had to get more than one
in the 4th. not gonna get a much better chance than that
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I really hope I don't have to see
Valverde and his crazy faces this gane
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 6:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is hard to watch...
Watching the players who got you here being the players keeping you from moving on.  No big hits, no real solid pitching...  They just feel flat.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 6:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

got him!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 6:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nothings coming easy for the Cubs, but there's
still time.  
What am I going to do when the season ends???

by Saratoga on Oct 6, 2007 6:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's err-OR
It's pronounced err-OR, you douche bag.  Last time I checked, eras took a lot longer to commit, and are committed collectively, not by a single person. Gimme a break.  I was thinking if they mixed up color guys and announcers from each team, then the games would be called much more accurately. They are mis-assessing most of these players (ie Fontenot), and it's impossible to gain any insight into the D-backs players when the national media hasn't been paying any attention to them all year.  It's a bad formula, and really compromises the integrity of the coverage, no matter how many cameras they have covering the game.  Len and Mark Grace? That would be decent.  Or whoever the D-backs guy is with Brenly would probably work too.....

by conorj on Oct 6, 2007 7:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

oh, I KNEW IT
they had to show the damn Bartman clip.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OH GOD
Foul ball into the bartman seats.  I just got a shiver.  Or maybe that's the ghost being exorcised?  Turning point?!?
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow...
Did anyone else's stomach sink watching that hit?   And WHY THE HELL DO THEY NEED TO BRING THAT POOR MAN BACK TO THE LIMELIGHT!

Its hard to watch for Cubs fans and it wasn't his damn fault, screw you TBS.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

uhh
how was it not his fault?
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's please not get into this.
n/t
Neifi, we hardly knew ye.

by Krande on Oct 6, 2007 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

one interfered with foul ball
does not an NLCS loss make.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh..
How can you blame that individual (yes, I know his name just don't want to run it around anymore) for the Cubs collapse?  Everyone around him was reaching for that ball and anyone of us would likely have done the same.  Alou acted like a big baby and our new scape goat was born from one of us, a real freaking fan.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh.
I just had a 'Nam like flashback.
Neifi, we hardly knew ye.

by Krande on Oct 6, 2007 7:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice K Marmol
Now LET'S SCORE SOME RUNS !!!

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 7:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

DId anybody else just see DeLee's stats
TBS said "1 for 9 in the postseason.  2 for 2 tonight."  Well, that's not 1 for 9, is it??"  Worthless...

by Def Kenny T on Oct 6, 2007 7:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow...
TBS is pretty worthless.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I sincerely hope
they don't get the contract next year.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they just said...
Tear-e-ho rather than Tear-e-o

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

will aram choke
again, plz aram do something positive here . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

breakout opportunity 3 for ramirez
starting to wonder if its gonna happen at all
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

let's put up a crooked # on this guy!!
maybe we need to get some inspiration from old (modified) Elton John lyrics:

Livon sells cartoon balloons in town
His family business thrives
ARam blows up balloons all day
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

And ARam, he wants to go to the NLCS
Leaving Livon far behind
Take a balloon and go sailing
While Livon, Livon slowly dies

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 7:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's Go
bases loaded, make some magic!

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

aram didnt
strike out or ground out into dp. . . good job
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!!!!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

D=Ro with worst possible
outcome hate to say but this is a massive choke job by these cubbies.

by writerinwrigley on Oct 6, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

unreal. ball four. this is hell.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was ball four!
What am I going to do when the season ends???

by Saratoga on Oct 6, 2007 7:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

can u believe this shyt
we are watching . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why?
I just can't believe this. Does anyone else feel physically ill watching this stuff?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

are you fucking kidding me??????
I have never said this to anyone before but you really should find another team to root for!
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

FUCK!!
DPDeRo strikes again.  That was the chance.  9 LOB IN 5 INNINGS!  THAT IS RIDICULOUS!  27 for the series.  I am aghast.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gawd
Absolutely embarassing, DeRo should know better.  I'm afraid to ask, but what's our LOB to this point?

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This team
doesn't belong in the playoffs.

by NL doormat on Oct 6, 2007 7:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No...
But the team that played just last week sure as hell does.  Where are they?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, that one that went to florida?
face it, this team isn't very good. they had enough talent to barely win a terrible division. they needed a whole lot to go right to have any chance in the playoffs.

still, this season is a success. i'm much more satisfied than i was last year. we need to dominate the central for four or five years. if you want a world series, the way to do it is by getting to the playoffs every year.

lots of work to do this off season. let's get better.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

even if we scored
1/3 of the runners LOB, we'd have the lead.  if we scored half of the runners LOB in the series, we would have easily won every game.  Friggin' sad.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thanks
for making me sick sir.

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bet Augie's laughing his tail off
I missed the first two games, only hearing the end result the day later, but I'm glad I didn't have to follow this load of huey.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

after he walked three guys, I don't
understand why DeRo didn't take it...even with 3-2, who cares? Make him throw another strike.  I just hope DeRo gets another chance to deliver tonight.

3-1 has been awful for us all night, but I am sure the hitters aren't aware of that.  Haven't all the DPs come on 3-1? UGH.

Hernandez makes the pitches when he needs to...

We need to turn this RISP hitting around, FAST!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 6, 2007 7:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

With a vocabulary like that...
You have proven yourself to be a true fool.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you own this site?
Do not instigate people. If you do not like what they type just ignore and shut up. You do not need to act like a high school monitor.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My bad...
I should be the one shunned here, you're right.  Darn me and my sense of decency.  

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your sense of decency is well taken
and I bet most people that post over here are probably as decent as you are. You just need to understand that different people react to situations in different ways. I am in no manner supporting his verbage but you are not doing any good by calling him a 'fool'. Is that decency from your side? You are only aggravating the situation here.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's not acting like a high school monitor
He's acting like a responsible adult. Try it.
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine I'm sorry
 if it shuts you up...didn't realize you cared more about what I type then the game.  

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

not exactly...
but whatever. Let's just watch the game, be glad we got here, and get ready to improve for next year.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

taht is fine, but i cant be glad
we got here, not after this exhibition. This is just pathetic baseball and they should be embarrased.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is exactly my point
well some people aren't glad that we got here and choked in the post season and they are not going to be. Being down by 2 games we hit into 3 double plays. Again no two people react to a situation in the same manner and there are infinite view points and none might be correct. So just because you are *glad that they won the comedy central don't expect the rest of the world and this universe to share your view points.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Calling someone a f----- is not a viewpoint
It is unacceptable.  Ask the owner of this site.
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I appreciate that.
And I do understand the "heat of the moment" thing.  It's not like I've never been inapropriate.
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for understanding
let this one get to me way too much, gotta think before I type.  The term I used is really offensive and I have no idea where it came from, obviously don't normally say or types things like that.  I apologize to all here  and to Al, I will police myself and keep away from posting anything here for awhile.   Take care Cubbie fans, next year is the  year

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeesh, just rereading my comments
and I again want to apologize for anyone reading this thread, no excuse for my comment about DeRosa.  I'm really ashamed I let the heat of the moment get to me like that.  Hope all the Cubbie fans out there accept my apology, what was said was inexcusable.   Think its clearly best if I don't post, at least during games, when the emotions are at such a high level.  Hope you all have good offseason  

by DC Cubbie on Oct 7, 2007 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why don't you
do some research.  Read my other posts, I am clearly as discerning a fan as the next and I am terribly frustrated with our under-performance, but me, personally, I am happy that we showed some major improvement from last year and am hopeful we can do the same for next.

If you choose to not, that's fine for you.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES!
THAT's what's wrong with DeRosa!  He's a f-----.

WHAT WERE WE THINKING?

You're a freakin' moron, you know that?

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

28 LOB
by the big 3 in this series.  That's unacceptable. PERIOD.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 7:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Along with ZERO rbi's
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 6, 2007 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

4-1
thats how u do it
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I want
to say "there goes the game" but realistically this game was over in the first inning.

by NL doormat on Oct 6, 2007 7:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is so bad
I have a feeling Wrigley's OF will be covered in trash tonight, and I'm not talking about the trash that has been batting for us tonight.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i hope
some of it lands on soriano . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It'll be the bottom of the 9th...
with no outs when trash starts flying

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly,
So do I - what a great display for the national audience.  I may be absolutely appalled right now, but that is still unacceptable.  Let's hope our fellow fans inside have some more class tonight...

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

another expansion team about to win their
second title in six years. The DBacks will have won 2 by the time the Cubs win the next one. Just like the Fish. They just click on all cylinders, and get hot when they need to, never panicking and hacking away, like this Chicago team does.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What title are they winning?
If they win tonight
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know that
I'm predicting they win it all this year, based on the type of ball they're playing now.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

they have a good chance.
these guys take advantage of every oppurtunity that presents itself and they have dynamite pitching. i'm not sure they can handle a powerhouse AL team however.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

IT AINT OVER TILL ITS OVER
Didn't the astrologer say the road was going to be difficult.  Goddamn stars.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Was the astrologer looking a trash can?
Short of God stepping in the batter's box, this game is done.

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't even call you by your name on here...
But guy that lives in DC. Please go find another team to root for honest to God. Please. You don't deserve to root or even wear a Cub shirt.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

since you said so I will
I'm sure your ife work has made you worthy to be a Cub fan

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Christ, get over yourself
that was easily the most asinine thing I've read in the last week on this board.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unbelievable how AZ does it.
They're killing the Cubs with the long ball.  Walks won't take you far, if you can't hit for power.
SORIANO! YESSSSSSSS! JIMBO!!!

by CubFaninCA on Oct 6, 2007 7:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ladies and Gentleman...
The 2007 Chicago Cubs wish to thank you for your support this year as we look forward to another great Cub action packed baseball season in 2008!
Oh, and thank you for filling the coffers for the suits at the Tribune Co., they are very appreciative.

If the new owner next year does not make major changes to the way this club is organized and runs it's baseball organization, then I'm done.

Thank you for playing, we have some parting gifts for you outside...

I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Oct 6, 2007 7:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good riddens
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by CubbieCurt on Oct 6, 2007 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey look pal...
If you consider this acceptable, then have a great time finishing second for decades to come. I think I speak for most of the posters here that we expect just a little more.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Oct 6, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

what are you talking about?
the owners made a huge splash and it worked. remember, we won 66 games last year and had dusty baker in the dugout.

this year, we won the division. that's certainly success. let's win the division next year and take another shot. next goal: secure home field advantage.

oh, and got to change the approach at the plate. i think a new hitting coach is in order.

hopefully, this is year one of a braves like run.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I don't understand
Soriano is a record setter for lead-off hrs.  Aramis and Lee hit over .300 for the season (I think).  We won 19 more games this year than we lost last year.

What do you change about the team?  Seriously, it's a real question, what do you change?

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

change the approach at the plate
make them swing at batters' pitches, not pitchers'. Make the Bullpen throw strikes and not walk tons of batters. A

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree
a week ago, two weeks ago, we were talking about this, when they were in Florida, and even in Cincy.  We definitely need to hit better -- this series is proof of that, if nothing else.

But I get the feeling that some people want wholesale change from the top down; I'm wondering what that is.  Dump Z?  Sori?  ARAM?  Lee?

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

drewishdrewid, here is my suggestions...
for next year:
  1. Fire Jim Hendry, then look for a General Manager that can see and judge talent that will fit with our club.
  2. Tell Lou that he is going to have to replace Rothschild and whoever the hitting coach is (I really don't know the guys name, I guess that says something right there. He's been missing as have our hitters), and hire men who can teach.
  3. Hire the best scouts you can find, even from other organizations. Offer them more money, offer them an opportunity to restore a historic franchise back to dignity. Then let them have free reign to sign guys without intererence from the suits.
  4. If Lou will not go along with these changes, then tell him it was a good job he did, but not good enough for us. Then go hire Joe Giradi.
I don't know which players should go, but you do not gut your franchise. These guys have had a terrific season, but something is missing.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Oct 6, 2007 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't make huge changes.
In the event that A-Ram can be moved, I'd consider it. The man seems to take very little pleasure in playing baseball. Say what you will about Soriano, at a minimum, he recognizes that he's playing a game, and plays with joy.

A-Ram and Lee are much quieter. I think that too many of those types are suicide for a team.

Of course, I would NOT trade A-Ram unless there were a spectacular player in return - for instance, as part of a major deal for Alex Rodriguez.

The primary thing that Hendry must do is acquire a power-hitting right fielder. Cliffy did what he could this year, but it is the end of the line.

I'd re-up Kerry Wood and consider him for 9th inning duty, and I'd try to sign Mark Prior before arbitration, to a 1 year deal at a raise from his 2007 salary, with a team option for 2009 at, say, $8M. Prior should enter 2008 as the 6th starter. I find it difficult to believe that he cannot outperform Jason Marquis. In either case, the loser of this rotation battle should be moved at the 2008 ASB.

If possible, acquire a platoon partner for Felix Pie in CF, and acquire another LOOGY. But those things can be addressed later.

No major changes - this team needs to get into the "Boston" mindset. We're going to lose playoff series, but goddamn it, we're going to contend for the playoffs every year, because this is an unfair system and we have the most money.

by ClosingTime on Oct 7, 2007 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

soriano should not be leading off,
especially when he can't run. he should bat fifth or sixth. and he HAS to develop some plate discipline. until then, lou should call some takes from the dugout.

i also think the cubs need to revamp their scouting/preparation/advance work--they always seem to have a poor approach, especially against junkballers. so, new video guy, new hitting coach. something.

strengthen the pen. try to find some young arms or at least some reliable arms (not trachsel) for the rotation.

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You really don't get it do you?
No wonder we haven't won in 99 years and has been consistently setting new levels of suckitude. We barely scratched our way into the post season. Our offense has been iffy through out the season. Our outfield is a mess (thats one of the things I want to change) and can't hit for power. The mistakes we committed through out the season have come haunting us in the post season. And still you can't see anything that needs change? Cardinals team has been awful through out the season, Brewers had a young ball club that just couldn't keep up the pace and lost the game of who can sink more. So in this division it is completely understandable that there are some people who aren't ^content^ that they won the darn Division.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand plenty
you don't seem to understand that I was asking an honest question.

Whatever.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is why
I can't watch these games.  Arizona has some absolute garbage on their roster and finds a way to win....  
SORIANO! YESSSSSSSS! JIMBO!!!

by CubFaninCA on Oct 6, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why is Pie the PH
When Ward is 1-1 with a walk AND RBI's
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I kinda want Lou to blow up...
at everyone in the dugout.  

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

1-2-3 go the Cubs
9 outs to go.

This team doesn't have what it takes. We need to thank Milwaukee for collapsing and giving us a one week extension. Actually, only six days.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Season's over. :(
SORIANO! YESSSSSSSS! JIMBO!!!

by CubFaninCA on Oct 6, 2007 7:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I dont think they expected.....
1 for 23 with RISP and 27 LOB
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why didn't they?
we saw it happen all season long. Only a miracle got them this far, and you can't make predictions based on miracles.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

pie
is absolutely pathetic . . . our future CF lol, our future isnt looking too good right now
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

you may want to blow the Cubs up
but I'd rather watch Dane Cook & Frank Caliendo star in a snuff movie

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 7:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

justing upton
look PIE he is YOUR age, oops even younger . . .
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

So, any ideas
for next year as far as off-season pick ups?

by OmegaMaxx on Oct 6, 2007 7:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah
go get some pitcher that have BALLS and can pitch under pressure
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A Double Play. Wow. Imagine that
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ok got out of that inning all right
now LET'S SCORE SOME RUNS ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

1 run of Livian is incredible
not sure how to explain the lack of clutch hitting, to me this whole team just seemed to be pressing the entire series.   DeRo AB was the last straw, he would never do that in the regular season.  These guys had the chance to be heros to the city and  most the nation, but they were simply too scared to step up.  Everything good that occured this season has been evaporated with the play the last three games.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

too scared?
I don't think it's fear.  Anxiety, sure.  But not fear.

I think worst to first in the division is an accomplishment that is not washed away by a bad post-season.  If the Yankees get swept by the Indians, does that somehow reduce their achivements?  Or the Phillies, who had a thrilling end of the season?

I don't.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

normally i would agree
but the way we have lost these games has made it worse then usual.  Maybe a couple months time will my thoughts about that.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sad to see Pie flail away like that ..
.. It looked briefly like he was going to fit in pretty easily. He needs some serious winter ball adjustment - and a whole lot more work on his AB's.

About the only asset he's had going for him is speed. Mrs Cubnational and I were in the stands in Atlanta in April when he was starting and watched him leg out a triple. I stood there mouth agape as he flew around the bases.

Now if only he would HIT to support that !!!

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Running out of time...
5 outs to go and the season is history.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 7:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think my adrenal glands have finally failed
.. after that last horrible DeRosa AB.

And 8 more nails remain for the coffin.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

BOO
can u hear those BOOS u skinny piece of shit . . . listen cuz they are booing u . . .
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

GAWD
With any luck that'll be the last time we have to watch Soriano's impression of a baseball player at the plate
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well a full count .. what happens next?
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wow .. a hit by Ryan Theriot.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

START THE RIOT!
What a ballplayer.  He knows what strengths he has and plays to them.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what
do u remember 1st inning dp . . . he sucks too just like the rest of his teamates
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's see what DLee will do for we
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey look, a hit...
Sadly, I just can't get excited about it.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The yells in the stadium seem subdued now ..
.. everyone's saving voice for the last hurrah
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

my wish
has been granted!  Thanks DLEE!

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we all would have been rich
if we can bet on these double plays. Gosh Soriano, Lee and Ramirez have become so predictable with their suckitude. 4 Double plays in a key game? You must be kidding me.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

eerie
10 LOB, 28 for the series
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Four Double Plays.
Unbelievable.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This
is just comical

by NL doormat on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

if i was lou, i'd have the hit and run
on repeat. i don't know how he can stand there and not call it. what do we have to lose?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

he did it in the 5th or 6th
the last time Theriot was on base, and it worked, Lee quickly grounded out. That would've been a DP too. I guess he figured he wouldn't do it again. Stupid Lou.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

double play
lol . . . dusty was right, walks/singles clog the base if u play for the cubs
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Terrible...
Just terrible...

Do you think the Cubs understand why they are being booed?  I heard a while back that a lot of the players don't like the fans, I'm sure that booing has something to do with that.  Now, I am certainly no proponent of booing, but with play like this, I totally understand it.  Do they?

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No, TONIGHT, right NOW ..
the booing is totally justified.

The Cubs have just laid down and played dead.

Dead.

DEAD.

And you wouldn't have begun to BELIEVE this could EVER happen just ONE FREAKING week ago, when the euphoria by the Cub Nation made Cincy float on the clouds.

Man, does This hurt ..

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just to clarify...
I totally condone tonight's booing...  Lets just hope the booing doesn't translate to trash throwing.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I condone trash throwing
but if there is any time that is right to boo tonight is the night. I sincerely hope the boos are heard all around chicago and follow these sorry excuse of players where ever they go after this season.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh...you condone trash throwing
that's the least classiest thing a fan can do not to running on the field
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 6, 2007 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

these three runs
might as well be forty

by DC Cubbie on Oct 6, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Zambrano
Well, at least Z will be well rested for his next start...

in April.

I was saying Boo-urns.

by jrm78 on Oct 6, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LMAO
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well Ernie, we may not be playing 2 this weekend
But it was a heck of a season.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Terrible
Even at the worse point in the regular season the Cubs were playing better than this.

by NL doormat on Oct 6, 2007 7:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

euthanasia is the only answer....
paging Dr. Kevorkian.. Dr to Wrigley please.

by Rithor on Oct 6, 2007 7:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hold off a couple innings
the patient's about to turn 100.

by nycbirdo on Oct 6, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

very clever...
and oh so true.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DP
This game needs to end on a double play. It would be fitting.

by NL doormat on Oct 6, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Misery loves company
I think Philly and Yankee fans will be scratching their heads by the end of tomorrow too, trying to figure out why their team couldn't scratch out a win.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well, there's 6 more outs Cub Nation
It's Now or Never.

The pattern of the first two games is being repeated in the third. The Baby Backs are nibbling us to death and we are not not not answering them. Whodathunk?

This be it.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Prediction
I think we will manage 1 baserunner the next two innings, and the game will end, very fittingly, with alfonso soriano striking out on a curveball a foot outside.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Some real poetry
I hope I don't have to witness..

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice job Howry
now LET'S SCORE SOME RUNS ! ! !

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 7:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Can't play under pressure...
...they are not young and hungry like the D-Backs.

That being said, you can't call the Cubs season a failure. They went from last to first.  How can you be disappointed in that? Nobody picked them to get even this far!  Congratulations to Lou for a fine season!

"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse

by ronsanto10 on Oct 6, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why are THEY hungry?
a bunch of rookies are hungry and the Cubs aren't?

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

D-back more hungry because...
The Cubs players make gazillions in salary whether they win the WS or not.  
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse

by ronsanto10 on Oct 6, 2007 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They play baseball like they enjoy it.
I wish that I could say the same for some of our players.

by ClosingTime on Oct 7, 2007 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't think...
That all of the crap they are going to hear about being just another run of the mill team in a crap division and not even deserving of the playoffs won't make them want to come out next year and start busting heads Day 1 of Spring Training

frankly I think that we have quite a bit to look forward to next year, and I much rather look forward to next year and be happy instead of worrying about needing to overhaul the team (again)

by BlueDWarrior on Oct 7, 2007 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, baseball prospectus did
actually, a lot of sabermetrics-based folks picked the cubs to win the division.

by nycbirdo on Oct 6, 2007 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is the problem
The season is a failure if they don't win the W.S.  We have all waited long enough.  Who cares if they make the playoffs if they are going to get swept.  They in short have played 3 more games than the brewers and the cardinals...wow...amazing  

People who are satisfied with this season are the reason that this franchise continues to accept bad baseball.

"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 6, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't understand this attitude
first of all, the club does NOT do thing for the fans.  They do things to make money.  

Secondly, baseball is a long-term sport.  Greg Maddux is STILL pitching, for example.  Look at Cal Ripkin.  You bring players up through the minors, and groom them for the show.  To go up 16 games in one season is a pretty big deal.

Thirdly, this team is definitely not the same team it was in 2003 or 1998 or any other season.  This team has good experience, and good youth.  But you cannot blame this team for the 99 year streak.  

Lastly, baseball is a game of streaks and luck.  No doubt we all agree that this series has been bad luck for us.  Some of it has definitely been bad play, some of it, tho, really has been luck.  

Sometimes, it just doesn't happen.

If they can keep this going next year, they're in a MUCH better situation going into the post season.

I wanted to win as much as you, I'm sure.  I'm sad that it looks like they're not going to.  But there is -always- next year.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

look at those
delusional fans waving WE BELIEVE signs . .
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by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

at least I got a Jason Kendall foul ball
that was a rush .. and at Wrigley!

oh yeah, we lost that game to the Mets FYI

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

at least we'll get 2 see Valverde roar
as he slams the door on yet another Cubs season. Thanks for saving the greatest of heartaches for the home crowd and not for the road. We know you love the hometown fans.....

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 8:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is the right place to confess this sin ..
.. last year, after the last out of that nightmare season, I put my  B E L I E V E bracelet on and vowed to not remove it until we won the Series.

It has been on my right wrist since then.

Tonight, my right wrist might finally get a break ..

 

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why give up only after one year?
That's not a large commitment, hell, I had a hemp necklace on for like 5 years during high school and afterwards.  
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 6, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol....douche
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 6, 2007 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, I was a pot head/skater kid
sorry, we couldn't all be Dungeons and Dragons masters...
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 6, 2007 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What are.............
the tee times for the Cubs tomorrow?  It's going to be nice day weather wise.  I think Ramirez has an 8 AM and Soriano's is at 8:20 AM

by PhillyCub on Oct 6, 2007 8:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey floyd
it was nice getting to know ya . . . now plz go do urself a favor and retire
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 8:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Focus On Your Priorities!
I started doing my laundry in the 7th.

JP

"Everything that rises must converge"

by jpalaska on Oct 6, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thats weird
cuz i started mine at 7 hopefully they are done by nine so i can go out .. . and drink my self to death
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

where are the beer bottles?
i'm surprised they aren't coating the field with junk right now
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont know about yall
but im loving the boos . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 6, 2007 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The boos sound different tonight...
Not vicious, not anger, just pure disappointment.  I hope the players hear that, they should be disgusted with themselves in this series.

by Yepsen on Oct 6, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i would drown my sorrows in the arms of my wife
.. but tonight she has a headache ..

Release me from this tainted orb ..

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

One positive point about the night
the announcers FINALLY are pronouncing Marmol's name correctly.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 8:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow .. the biggest hit tonight ..
was a double by Jacque Jones.

JACQUE JONES.

Let that sink in a while.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Was anyone one base?
n/t
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 6, 2007 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess........
the "positive" game thread didn't work again!

by PhillyCub on Oct 6, 2007 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

neither did the negative one
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 6, 2007 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and I lost a 1/2 day of work trying to bid
on tickets Thursday ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

same here
5 windows open and lots of lost productivity.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good night Cubbies
Thanks for the disappointment.

by JakeH on Oct 6, 2007 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Amazing
Dbcks 4 runs on 8 hits
Cubs 1 run on 7

by JFCubFan on Oct 6, 2007 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah but the Cubs lead in the most
important category; the strikeout by pitchers. They have 12 and DBacks pitchers have 2. Who's laughing now, eh?

Cubs rule!!!!!!!

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, the Cardiac Cubs are starting it again ..
.. ah! spoke too soon.

Base hit by Mark promptly smothered by a routine pop fly.

I'd say we're beyond the episode phase.

We are in full cardiac arrest and the defib is four floors down.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Fans meet the 08 Cubs
Soriano, Theriot, Lee, ARAM, Soto, Derosa, Murton, Pie...

Zambrano, Lilly, Hill, Marquis, and Marshall..

Do you think next season will be any different...probably not

See ya in 09

"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 6, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually the eternal optimists in the other thread
seem to be more worried about the lack of ~class in this thread than about the fact that the DBacks are humiliating the Cubs and are hammering nails on their coffin.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 8:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ashamed
The offensive should be ashamed for their performance.  The pitching was good enough to win two of these games...
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 6, 2007 8:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well .. one last hurrah ..
Kerry Wood comes on to pitch.

What a perfectly surreal, bittersweet way to end the bullpen's misfiring this year.

Let's go Kerry, give us one last chance to cheer

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kerry? I said US NOT THEM
another HR .. good night ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow
i'm about to cry

by cubs ftw on Oct 6, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

let me guess:
Kerry sucks too, right?
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 6, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

way to shoot a dead horse Arizona
they were dead after the top of the first.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

As Darth Vader saith ..
.. The failure is complete ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

All right...
Wood needs to drill Burns...that was uncalled for
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 6, 2007 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ha, that ball hit him.
next pitch, gone. young and drew: these absolutely murder us. some of the biggest cub killers at present.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 6, 2007 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, I am glad I do have a life outside the Cubs
.. and I will resume it 3 outs from now.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

EXCEPTION CLAUSE:
.. assuming the Cubs go the way of all baseball flesh and back into hibernation, I will have a life.

.. Of course, the Cardiac Cubs could stage the greatest comeback in recent memory in the bottom of the inning. My great tolerance to pain would arouse me enough to come back to the TV tommorrow, God willing.

That would be swell.

But I'm not holding my breath.

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 6, 2007 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to turn off the radio
because I just can't listen to Ronnie suffer anymore.  sigh

by deutschegirl on Oct 6, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

just lost respect...
for bob melvin. up 5-1, with absolutely no signs of the cubs being able to score, and he calls for a stolen base?
"If you'da been thinkin you wouldn't 'a thought that." ~~ "Squints" Palledorous

by rm463 on Oct 6, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hey probably Melvin is Negative like us
and thought the Cubs might score 5 against Valverde and that he needs one more run as a cushion

by cubsnlinux on Oct 6, 2007 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

poor Ron Santo
his heart can't take much more of this, but he's being strong, for the fans.

by CubFaninNY on Oct 6, 2007 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs