First comment!  Woohoo!

You know what is scary?  I have dreamt about the Cubs for the last 4 nights.  Mostly good, some wierd (me and my grandfather at Lou's house discussing the team with Lou's wife), and a little not great.  

Here is to my dream last night!!!!!!!

GO CUBBIES (as my 18 month old daughter Gracie says whenever she sees the Cubs logo)

Eleven more wins
Nervous?  No reason to be
Bye Arizona

PS...dakderkats...love it.  You say that when you are at the game??

Let's hope he can help Z stay centered....that first inning will be way important.

One other thing that is going to be critical... The Cubs hitters need to keep their heads and ultimately go for the kill. It seems to me that one trait of the Cubs offense is that they make a lot of threats but then let the pitcher off the hook. We've seen a few instances where the Cubs batters have a good game plan, have the pitcher on the ropes, but then strand a few runners. The next inning the pitcher comes back, Cubs batters swing away instead of work the counts, and before we know it, the aforementioned pitcher on the ropes pitches five or six solid innings.

DmL

Either way, CANNOT WAIT for forst pitch.  Also pretty pumped to be operating on 5 hrs sleep for the next two days at work. (Sarcasm)

I got Angels and The Rockies.

No question on who im rooting for in game 3 :)

[insert excited statement here] - I can't wait for this series to start.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/2/215842/058

DmL

Interestingly both are sinker ball pitchers although Zambrano is more power pitcher than Webb who is more effective at 88-90 MPH. He also has a above average curve and an occassion change that he avoids because it hurts him. Against lefties he has a two-seamer that backs in against lefties.

Zambrano is the key, if he avoids his cutter complex he will be as or more effective. This is all setting up otherwise one can say these two possess the best sinkers in the game, Z's a little heavier but both average about the same K's.

The other interesting anecdote is that both teams lead off hitters are their leading HR guy, Soriano with 34 and Young with 32. Soriano had 14 HR's in September and 7 lead off HR.

Here are my thoughts, Piniella stated that the ball was flying out of the park in batting practice yesterday and the roof will be open tomorrow night. It will be interesting how both pitchers approach those lead off hitters.

"So stamp your feet and clap your hands
Chicago Cubs got the GREATEST fans!!!!"

I think the team is as pumped as we are. Yesterday in an interview Eyre said the team was suppose to be to practice at 3 p.m. but they started showing up at 1 p.m. I hope they are fired up tonight and kick ass.

GO CUBS!!!

According to what came out on the Cubs we have a tough road ahead but we'll win it all.

And the hero is going to come from an unexpected sometimes badly thought of place.

Of course that hero could be Jones, Dempster among others who were once trashed by the fans.

For the record I had my friend do one on the Bears before last year's playoffs and the cards predicted the Bears would fall just short of their ultimate goal and it would take longer than expected to get back.

Oh and Rex Grossman's destiny is great but it is elsewhere.

I've waited 4 years for this, 7 hours is nothing...I keep telling myself.

G O   C U B S ! ! ! !

I thought that was pretty lame.  He's working as a commentator, and he should offer an opinion.

Then I looked up his lifetime stats.  Against Beckett, Thomas is 3 for 17 lifetime, all singles.  .176 batting average.

Against Lackey, Thomas is 3 for 20 with a double.

Thomas was being fair.  He can't hit either one.

Time got get the monkey off our backs!

I told him I would not be late to work, and I would not call in, but I may not be on top of my game. He laughed and said he understands.

Gotta love that man...

Really getting excited !!!

GO CUBS GO !!!!!!!

Should we be worried about this in the desert heat?

Cards and GM Walk Jocketty have parted ways.

DmL

I'm sure there are hundreds of stories like this...  I promised my grandma on her deathbed in May that the Cubs would win the World Series in my lifetime.  

Let's win for all the grandparents and parents who were silly enough to raise us Cubs fans!  

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqCjpHudy.L_O9WtNGJT7e0V0bYF?slug=ap-cubs-themesong&prov=a p&type=lgns

Go get em Al!

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/mlb/index

Wow!  I can't believe they dared to get rid of the Yankees story with A-Rod's game face picture.  I hear Scott Boras has already filed a protest with the Commissioner's office...

Brewers website announcing that Yost will return for the 2008 season. Brewer fans are not going to be happy. This guy lost control of himself down the stretch.

DmL

Is going to sit and watch calmly. Being excited and/or nervous wasn't a good game plan.

I'm going to try this approach.

That's torture.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2KMuC-JUlEY

Is it bad I just watched this in preparation for tonight?

Only half an hour til showtime. I don't think I can stand it.

Soriano LF
Jones CF
Lee 1b
Floyd RF
Ramirez 3B
DeRosa 2B
Soto C
Theriot SS
Z!!!! P

One game at a time.  We win tonight, then we worry about tomorrow.

GO CUBS GO!

There are professional sportscasters toiling away all over America (that are not named Caray, Brennaman, or Buck) that would like a shot at the gigs Ripkin, Gwynn, Thomas, Grace, and hundreds more -- did not earn.

(Exclude Matt Vasgergian from the 'others' group.)

Sheesh.

Thanks, Ernie Johnson!

More crap from TBS!