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Open Thread: NLDS Game #2, Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Thursday 10/4, 9:00 CT

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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- History tells us stories.

In 1984, the Cubs won the first game of the first round, then the NLCS. In fact, they won the first two games. Didn't matter -- they lost the series. In 1989, they lost the first game, won the second, then lost the series.

In 1998, they got swept. In 2003, in a similar format to this year, they lost game one to Atlanta, won game two, and won the series in five.

In this case, history tells us nothing. But if ever there were a "must-win" game in this 2007 season and postseason, it's today in Phoenix.

 Today's Starting Pitchers
Ted Lilly
 T. Lilly
Cubs		 vs. Doug Davis
 D. Davis
D'backs
15-8 W-L 13-12
3.83 ERA 4.25
174 SO 144
55 BB 95
28 HR 21
vs. Ari -- vs. Cubs
Today's pitching matchup is a rematch of a game that occurred less than six weeks ago -- a 3-1 Arizona win that turned on one bad pitch by Ted Lilly to Conor Jackson that got smacked for a two-run homer. Here's what I wrote about it at the time. Other than the HR, Lilly threw a nice game, striking out eight and walking no one in six innings. Lilly has been outstanding all season, going 10-1 in games after a Cub loss, to me the true definition of a "stopper". His control has been terrific -- with only 55 walks in 207 IP, he was among the ML leaders in fewest walks for pitchers with that many innings. In his career, he has issued only ONE walk in 66 PA to anyone currently on the Arizona roster -- to Jeff Cirillo, who isn't likely to face him tonight.

Doug Davis threw even better against a Cub offense that, at the time, was having a terrible time vs. LHP. They turned that around in September. Davis, though, has given the Cubs fits throughout his career -- he's 7-5, 3.38 lifetime vs. the Cubs, with 86 strikeouts and 30 walks in 85 innings (and Davis isn't a strikeout pitcher). Last year's poor Cub team, though, beat up on Davis, beating him 11-4 while he was still a Brewer. Key stat from that game: six walks in five innings. If the Cubs will be patient and wait Davis out, they can generate some baserunners. Of course, they did that last night, too, and failed to bring them home.

MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)

MLB.com Gameday (2006 version)

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Game tonight..
Our numbers 1-4 hitters better produce tonight, especially Soriano.
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse

by ronsanto10 on Oct 4, 2007 4:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Heck 1-4, 6-8
A pissed off Lilly because he is batting 9th.  I dont care who, but someone better produce a run.

by GoCubbies34 on Oct 4, 2007 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let's go........
Teddy Ballgame!
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Oct 4, 2007 4:42 PM CDT reply actions  

In 2003
the Cubs won game 1 against the Braves. They then went back and forth until the Cubs won the series.  

by Oscarson1 on Oct 4, 2007 4:45 PM CDT reply actions  

DOUG DAVIS
...Saves children from burning buildings.

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 4, 2007 4:46 PM CDT reply actions  

K nock that crap off.
But just FYI:

Doug is single and has two children, a daughter Drew, and a son Jordan.

In his off time, he enjoys golf, chess, fishing and spending time with his kids.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Davis

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Butterflies, Anybody ??
It's still 4 hours to the first pitch but the pregame jitters have hit full force.  Can't remember being more nervous about the Cubs in recent years.  Another beautiful example of how baseball can make a grown man act like a little boy.

GO CUBS GO !!!!!

If It Takes Forever ....

by wrigley1 on Oct 4, 2007 4:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I hear ya
same thing, big time.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Oct 4, 2007 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Same here.
I'm so nervous. My coworker said to me "Your acting as if they'll ask you to pinch hit tonight"
Well, I hope it doesn't come to that :)

Can't wait until first pitch! C'mon Teddy!!

by Tangled Up In Blue on Oct 4, 2007 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

But can you bunt?
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

just gotta go out there
and give them hell!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 4:50 PM CDT reply actions  

His Name is Theodore Roosevelt Lilly...
I swear Cubs fans should play "hail to the chief" when he pitches.  What a great name to have if he ever decides to run for office (especially since he's a, ah-hem, lefty... he, he).  
"They (Expos fans) discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English." -Harry Caray

by IowaCubs- on Oct 4, 2007 4:50 PM CDT reply actions  

All signs point to victory.
The opening night jitters are gone. Cubs hitters are pissed off. Lilly is da man. We're gonna be happy tonight. Oh, please let us be happy tonight!

Go Cubs!!!

The Chicago Cubs: 2007 Central Division Champions

by daver on Oct 4, 2007 4:54 PM CDT reply actions  

DOUG DAVIS
...Looks like a crappy pornstar with that soul patch.  Idiot.

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 4, 2007 4:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Is that any way
to talk about a man who saves children from burning buildings?
It's not to late to go to Soto.

by tharr on Oct 4, 2007 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, you're right...
...I tried that positive thinking thing, no one picked up on it, so I flipped it and tried the negative approach.  What doya think?

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 4, 2007 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dan
I give you high grades for adaptability but an F for poor spacing. If you had posted a little further down line, you would have been golden.
It's not to late to go to Soto.

by tharr on Oct 4, 2007 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cubs will prevail
Lilly goes 7 innings they scratch 2 runs but the Cubs will score methodically playing a solid 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 4, 2007 4:59 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree with Al
The Cubs' ability to be patient and take walks should be a key story line tonight.  Baserunners = pressure on Arizona.  We'll score some runs tonight and even the series.

Go Lilly, Go Lilly, Go Lilly...

by Def Kenny T on Oct 4, 2007 5:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Yes.
Because after 163 games of NOT DOING THAT, they are going to do just that tonight.

by Ivychat on Oct 4, 2007 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

From Weird Science
"Why are you going to mess with a fantasy?  We know the reality!  Don't ruin a good fantasy."

by Def Kenny T on Oct 4, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anybody read...
...Soriano's comments about how he "felt really good " at the plate last night?  In that case, I hope he feels like sh!t up there tonight.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 5:02 PM CDT reply actions  

watch your language
Let's hope he feels like merde. Sounds nicer
"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Oct 4, 2007 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let's hope
we can tell right away if the Cubs will be in this game. Pitch well Ted and offense hit the damn ball tonight.

GO CUBS!!!

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

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 5:04 PM CDT reply actions  

How about an 8 run top of the 1st...
that should be enough to calm the nerves pretty well!

by eamuscatuli1881 on Oct 4, 2007 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

From your mouth to God's ear !!
8 in the 1st would be beautiful.
If It Takes Forever ....

by wrigley1 on Oct 4, 2007 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

A "snowman" by the Cubs should
cool things off at Holding Co BallPark.

GO Cubs!

Score early...sore often!!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Doug Davis is the
younger, left-handed version of Steve Trachsel.

The only real difference between the two is that Doug Davis' hat actually fits on his head.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Player of the Game:
Matt Murton!  GOD I'm anxious!
Bulls 402 ta zip... but Micheal Jordan will be held to under 200 points. - Todd O'Connor

by Lou In Blue on Oct 4, 2007 5:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Does it have to be Murton
or will any redheaded Cub do?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

A few things reassure me
about tonight's game.
  1. I've never been at 2 games in a row and the Cubs lost both of them.
  2. The team has shown a resiliency this season. Every time it seems they're down, they rebound.
  3. Davis really is not very good. And we seem to have cast out our demons about lefties.
  4. I got tickets today over the net for the next series and I damned sure am planning on using them.
It's not to late to go to Soto.

by tharr on Oct 4, 2007 5:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Well
I've never been to a game where the Cubs lost.

I'm 4-0 all time.

Some rich guy or girl spring for me to go to the rest of the games and the we'll win it all.

Also, using that logic, I blame myself for every Cub loss since I'm not there.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

You SHOULD blame yourself
Sell your house/car/first born. Take out a loan, cash out your
IRA, Insurance. Rob a bank whatever.
Get there
"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Oct 4, 2007 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you rich?
;P

You know it tortures me Jessica.

You gotta know.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I probably make less money
Than any other person with Cubs season tickets. This is slightly misleading in that  can only make about 25 games nevertheless
20 years ago when I was only a few years out of college I saw that it got harder and harder to get tickets so I broke down and got what was then about 25 game weekend/holliday package
(NO NIGHT GAMES). I moved to NYC 2 years later kept the seats and eventually moved up to a full season plan. I don't care if
I have to use every vacation day and every penny of my meager income to see the Cubs. It is my obsession so I do it. So sorry
I can't be your sugar moma but try checking out what you might get for the "extra" kidney on the black market.
"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Oct 4, 2007 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

C'mon Cubs!
Baserunners and timely hitting, baserunners and timely hitting...oooooohhhhhhmmmmmmmm....

Trying to be patient, remain zenlike, and rational is becoming increasing tough....

GO CUBS GO!!!!

"It's a pier 9 brawl!..."

by rrobinson on Oct 4, 2007 5:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Time for a pre-game nap . . .
. . . since the game starts at frickin' 9pm CST.  Some of us in Cub Nation (i.e., me) are major sleep pussies.  I have been in a fog all day.  That's why I'm hoping for a matchup with the Phillies in the NLCS.  EARLIER GAME TIMES!

by MikeIowa on Oct 4, 2007 5:13 PM CDT reply actions  

A Nap?
Isn't it Miller (Old Style...insert favorite beverage here) time now in Chicagoland?

by JFCubFan on Oct 4, 2007 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let's hope
some of the guys spent some time today watching video of Davis, to try and get a feel for that slow junk he throws.
Tinker to Evers to Chance.

by Matt Allison on Oct 4, 2007 5:13 PM CDT reply actions  

I heard that Doug Davis
wants to buy all the U.S. Americans Children maps so that they know where The Iraq and South Africa are.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I believe you are channeling...
...Miss South Carolina?

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 4, 2007 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

The surprise twist ending of the game:
Doug Davis is Miss South Carolina!  

DUM DUM DUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was great...
...keep 'em comin.

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 4, 2007 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Such as.
n/t
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Al Said
"Key stat from that game: six walks in five innings. If the Cubs will be patient and wait Davis out, they can generate some baserunners. Of course, they did that last night, too, and failed to bring them home."

But dude, if we walk than it will clog the bases.  How in the world will we score any runs?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Can't believe Al said it's a "must win"
On the ever-so-slight chance the Cubs don't win tonight, I was all set to post in tomorrow's recap asking Al if Game 3 finally met the criteria to be a "must win"...   ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 4, 2007 5:25 PM CDT reply actions  

I have to admit...
...Al, I think you stepped up your "Must Win" times this year over 2006.  But yeah, this is probably a big MUST WIN!

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 4, 2007 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pepper Leach says:
"Look at this f*&^in'guy."

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Soriano, to me
is icing on the cake.

I do not count on the guy to come through. But when he does, WOW!

That is why the #2 in Lou's lineup is so important - it is almost like the "top of the order" i.e., when Sori is in a "down streak" or meets up with a junk-baller, he's an automatic out.

Also, due to his injury, he is not a basestealing threat either.

In any case, I wrote last night off anyway - but tonight, I as well feel really good about their chances!

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 5:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's go...
I have to agree with Al that this one is critical. I feel pretty confident that Lilly can do his job. That being said, how 'bout some dang run support? The 1-4 spots better come up with a hell of a lot more than 1 lousy hit if we're going to win this. And enough with the LOB, ok, guys? Let's get it done, and head back home with the series tied up!
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 5:29 PM CDT reply actions  

OT but funny
Not sure if this was posted elsewhere ( Like I can go through
2,000 posts when I get to the office in the morning) but this
was sent to me by a friend who is STILL traumatized by 69
(but feeling LOTS better now)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfz6l2n_e40

"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Oct 4, 2007 5:36 PM CDT reply actions  

I am sure Ron Santo
would have been happy to do the job with a Louisville Slugger.  Hell, I lived through '69 and I would have done it too.  :-)
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yankees/Indians game coverage...
Did anyone see the Damon at-bat?  After the foul call was made, there were no replays shown of where the ball landed.  The whole time, the cameras were focused on the umpires and arguing managers.  When they finally showed replays, they had two views:the pitcher's view and a view of the foul pole where you can't even see the ball.  Horrible.

by WartburgCub on Oct 4, 2007 5:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Monday was our 'sneak' preview
of how TBS was all-grown-up now, to push the Braves aside and handle network baseball.

Some thought "Well, that was a hastily put-together production at the last minute."

Bullshit. We know know that TBS is airing these games on the cheap.

We have example after example of bad baseball broadcasting in ALL of the games that have been aired so far. Dick Stockton's total lack of preparation last night was abysmal.

TBS is a joke. By the end of this week, start googling TBS Baseball. I guarantee you the bad reviews will start popping  up.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

here's to hoping that
we BUNT the ball tonight
You gotta practice on the ugly ones to get good with the good-lookin' ones

by rustydevil on Oct 4, 2007 6:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Screw bunting
Let's hit some HRs!  This is Doug Davis, not Brandon Webb.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 4, 2007 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

I respectfully dissent
while I like to score home runs as much as the next guy, the likelihood of the cubs putting runs on the board like the rox do is unlikely.

we all know runs are hard to get in the playoffs, and say we can manufacture 1 or 2 more using a bunt it adds just that much pressure on the opposing pitcher that can change their game.

You gotta practice on the ugly ones to get good with the good-lookin' ones

by rustydevil on Oct 4, 2007 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lineups
Cubs
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Murton, RF
Soto, C
DeRosa, 2B
Jones, LF
Lilly, P

D'Backs
Young, CF
Drew, SS
Byrnes, LF
Jackson, 1B
Reynolds, 3B
Snyder, C
Upton, RF
Ojeda, 2B
Davis, P

by Bruce Miles on Oct 4, 2007 6:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Murton make a name for himself tonight?
I like the idea of that
You gotta practice on the ugly ones to get good with the good-lookin' ones

by rustydevil on Oct 4, 2007 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

murton is better than floyd right now
same stats pretty much, but less playing time...I wonder what his stats would be had he played the entire year..

he better be our starting RF next season..

It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hope Matt
does very well for himself tonight. I am suprised to see my man Soto in there again tho.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

You mean Sa-to!
Let's score early & often...Go Cubs!
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Typo
Jones CF, right?

by Chad @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 4, 2007 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh man
Lilly is batting 9th, again?!?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lilly 9th again!
One of my favourite stories from the season about Lilly... :)

by daubs on Oct 4, 2007 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks for posting this, Bruce!
I am starting to like Lou less and less.  DeRo was on base three times last night.  He is one of our best OBP guys.  He's a .360ish NLDS hitter for his career.

And Lou moves him down to 7th!  DeRo might set a record for times LOB in this series.  I don't get it.  Que pasa?

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Oct 4, 2007 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I feel good about Lilly
I always feel good about Lilly. I have a very very short list of things I wouldn't do for Lilly if it means him pitching a great game. The only thing he needs is a little run support. So come on big bats!
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 6:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Typo on lineup sheet
They have to LFers on lineup sheet. Maybe it's a special alignment. I assume Jones in center.

by Bruce Miles on Oct 4, 2007 6:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe Lou
is channeling Tony LaRussa.  Two left fielders will totally mystify the DBacks.  Jones and Soriano will switch off chasing balls down in center.  
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.

by CyberCyclist on Oct 4, 2007 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am excited about tonights game
I think they will score more runs tonight and Lilly will get us back on track.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 4, 2007 6:19 PM CDT reply actions  

SOTO is now the starting catcher
Kendall is sitting next to other rent-a-veterans like Monroe, Trachsel, and soon to be Floyd.

Not that I don't think Kendall will not have an impact before this is over but Soto is now the starter and consider Blanco if he doesn't retire the back up next year.

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 4, 2007 6:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Agree....
Kendall will not be back.

Soto/Blanco next year.  Cheap and damn good.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good since
I just ordered his jersey today.
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok
WHY DOES YANKS/INDIANS GET CHIP AND BOB THAT ISNT RIGHT...THEY SHOULD BE DOING OUR GAMES
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 6:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Because....
Chip can't stay up past 9 on weeknights.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL!
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 4, 2007 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol
thats great
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

...(golf clap)....
You're killin me smalls -'Ham' Porter

by TheRamZamDLEE on Oct 4, 2007 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL!!!!
First time I laughed out loud at a post in a LONG time.  THANKS!

by MissouriKev on Oct 4, 2007 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is so sweet to see the yanks suffer
BTY A-Rod 0-1 with a walk.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 6:51 PM CDT reply actions  

I want to win but
I don't want to see the D-backs suffer.

I think they have played out of their mind all year.  All year people have thought they weren't for real and all year they kept proving people wrong.  I'm sorry but that kind of dogged determination is hard not to admire.  And I really like their young players.

And I never want to face the guy again but Brandon Webb is F-ing amazing.

I'm sorry but I think this is a good team and will be for years to come.  So today I root against them today but not when they play against the Dodgers and Giants in future.

No the Yankees have a special place in my contempt filled belly.  They over play players specifically to bankrupt other teams.  They have f-ed up baseball for 70 years and when they lose I am convinced that it makes angels smile (heavenly ones not L.A.).

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wrong!
This isn't little league, this is the NLDS.

I would love to only hear the 20+% Cub fans cheering tonight.  Let's score early and often and get the D'back crowd out of the game.

No one means "suffer" in terms of injuries or worse.  All we mean is a "hurt" in terms of lop-sided wins for the good guys--our CUBS!!

I hope Lilly has the ice water flowing in those veins tonight. Onward...

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

whatswrongwithU
i do care about the baby backs little feelings, give me a break!
"I never said most of the things I said" ~ Yogi Berra

by BigZ 4 Cy on Oct 4, 2007 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Contempt?
I have admiration. I wish the Cubs were the Yankees. In fact -- they SHOULD be the National League's version of the Yankees.

The Cubs have the money.

The Cubs have the rabid fan base.

However, the Cubs have been run by idiots for the last 50 years -- that's the difference.

The Yankees are playing within the rules, as they stand. They pay the luxury tax. Unless MLB decides to level the playing field, (as in the NFL) that's the way it goes.

Cubs fans should hope the new ownership - along with developing players -- spends money like a drunken sailor on shore leave.

Let the small markets whine -- I hear enough of that in this town. "We can't compete," "LA, Chicago and NY have an advantage." Damn right. And shame on those six teams if they are not in the hunt EVERY YEAR.

MLB seems to like things as they are. The Cubs have to exploit this in the future.

They are a major market team, they better spend like one. Let the small towns be jealous.
I don't care. I want the Cubs in -- and winning a World Series before the friggin Rockies/Diamondbacks/Marlins, et all....

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hour and a half for three innings
Looks like the Cubs game will start on tnt.
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Oct 4, 2007 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

that
would be sweet i have TNT HD
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I hope the Cubs are not as tight
as their fans.

God.  No one is talking.  You would think a playoff game was about to start.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 6:59 PM CDT reply actions  

this yankee game
might last longer than the cubs game..
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 7:03 PM CDT reply actions  

I hope we win
Win tonight and the momentum swings back to the Cubs. It was a "must win" for D'backs last night and a must for the Cubs tonight.

Besides if the Cubs win tonight...I'll be able to sleep, i will not be upset with co-workers, family, and friends. I can kick back and enjoy life again.

Grrrrrrr

Aug 15 - Ted Lilly walked by the lineup card and said to nobody in particular "I can't believe I'm batting 9th again".

by mweil on Oct 4, 2007 7:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Don't worry, those that don't believe
will show up as soon as something bad happens (just like last night).  I do think the vast majority of BCB'ers still believe.  

Baseball is a game of failure.  If there is one thing that this Cub team has over the many teams since WWII is that it knows how to overcome failure.  So let the negative folks post when something goes wrong...these guys have shown a GRAET ability to overcome mistakes.  I do BELIEVE they will do more of this in the days ahead.

My hope is that those who have lost faith will have no reason to post tonight.  But most importantly, whatever happens, we come out of tonight's game with a W.

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh STICK IT!
If you cannot take any negative comments about the team that I have JUST AS MUCH LOVE as you do, then YOU should get your OWN BLOG and call it ETERNAL OPTIMISTS!

And I'll be in Wrigley for BOTH weekend games where I've been going for 40 years.

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can handle the negatice comments
As I said, baseball is a game of failure.  I expect the negative comments and it gives me that much more pleasure when the Cubs turn it around.

The world is full of different opinions.  I believe in free speech.  Knock yourself out!  I don't need a shelterred blog.  We can all exist together.  Have you ever heard me tell you otherwise??

My only point was, that I hope there is not much for those who do get negative to get negative about.  But batters do make outs 70% of the time, etc...

We are all here for the same purpose in the end. And I hope you are there for the Cubs third victory of the series on Sunday, but let's start with the first "W" tonight, agreed?

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Go Tribe!!!
I predeicted a Cub-Tribe WS.  Tribe up 6-3 on V-Mart 2 Run HR
PIE!!!

by LilLPLancer23 on Oct 4, 2007 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

What if
this game isn't finished at nine? will it be on TNT?
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Oct 4, 2007 7:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Is it too late
to re-aquire Kenny Lofton?

Ole boy is killin them yanks!

You may run like mays but you hit like $#!%

by cubsirishkillme on Oct 4, 2007 7:57 PM CDT reply actions  

This Yanks/Indians Game...
...ain't finishing in an hour.  What happens to the telecast of the Cubs game?

Does anyone know?

I presume what gets aired depends on where you are geographically located -- figured I'd ask, though, to see if anyone knew...

by initram on Oct 4, 2007 8:06 PM CDT reply actions  

they put it on TNT
until the yankees game is over
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Really?!
that would be awesome.
crush the serpent's head

by stelmodad on Oct 4, 2007 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Watching the game now and realizing TBS
won't switch. So then what?

MLB.tv won't work because of the wonderful "complete blackout restriction." Oh how I HATE blackouts.... Do you hear that MLB?

I have a feeling those of us not at the game will see an inset on TBS and follow the rest on GameDay till they switch over.

crush the serpent's head

by stelmodad on Oct 4, 2007 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow, i
officially miss kenny lofton.  ALOT that is...
PIE!!!

by LilLPLancer23 on Oct 4, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Wanted: Mr. October
Some needs to step up. My prediction Matt Murton.
Aug 15 - Ted Lilly walked by the lineup card and said to nobody in particular "I can't believe I'm batting 9th again".

by mweil on Oct 4, 2007 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Chip and Bob sound great
Just to make our heads explode, let's have Len and Stoney do a game!

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 8:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm pumped up as hell
and optimistic!!!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 8:33 PM CDT reply actions  

I love myself an old-fashioned
Yankee ass-kicking.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 4, 2007 8:33 PM CDT reply actions  

i hate to do this...
go dbacks!!! i hope the snakes put a whipping on us and doug davis throws a no-no. one more thing before i'm through--i posted 5000 times before the deadline to get the ageless kenny lofton. yet again he is on fire in the playoffs--LIKE always!! go indians! ok ok i'm only kidding but gotta try to change our luck somehow. can a big cub fan in oklahoma get a toast to a monster win tonight?
Here comes the nasty leftie to shut it down in the 9th......Clay Rapada!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Oct 4, 2007 8:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe you should atart some
dumbass blog about your hero the goat, that chronicles your hatred for the Cubs and even more all the "dumbass" fans that follw them to try and fool the baseball Gods into thinking you hate the Cubs and somehow bring good fortune to your FAVORITE  team?

This has been done by others though...I can't say it has worked yet.  Talk to long time and die hard Cubbie fan...Mike42.

MMMMM...Fernandos fajitas and margaritas

by Kinky Reggae on Oct 4, 2007 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

atart=start
but you can try to atart one too.
MMMMM...Fernandos fajitas and margaritas

by Kinky Reggae on Oct 4, 2007 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Every time Soriano comes to the plate
I'm going to think about the job Lofton is doing tonight for Cleveland and remember how he used to be a Cub. Lofton 4-4, Soriano 0-5. Sheesh. Please get some hits tonight Soriano so I can quit thinking about how your playing and your salary compares to Lofton's.

by teacher tom on Oct 4, 2007 8:36 PM CDT reply actions  

That might be the reason
but not necessarily....I believe the best teams (with the exception of the whiny-voiced Tony Gwynn) have been assigned to games which are always going to be 7pEST. You'll see the crappy pbp teams fade away as there are less games, and more than likely, this team will be TBS's #1 -- I assume that is why there are 3 in the booth for this one series -- this team works all the way through, including the NLCS.

Anybody assigned to a game that starts 10EST -- isn't the #1. I'm talking about YOU, Dick Stockton.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good news for those listening to Pat and Ron...
...Dean Richards said this afternoon on WGN that they will be syncing the radio broadcast with TV tonight.  It might not be perfectly in sync, but it is supposed to be a lot better than the 10 second or so delay that we had last night!

So, turn off the sound on your tv and crank up the mighty 720 AM!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 8:44 PM CDT reply actions  

TBS
How can a subpar network get the Div. Series?  ESPN at least has decent guys to call it, and it would be in HD.  The coverage sucks.

The top of the lineup has to produce.  Plain and simple.  Let's put last night behind us and get a split.

A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.

by FSArkCubsFan on Oct 4, 2007 8:46 PM CDT reply actions  

TBS is in HD
And the talent level is just as equal to ESPN, IMHO.  Of course, that's not saying much.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 4, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who are these decent guys ESPN has?
Not that TBS is doing such a great job, but ESPN's announcing bunch is not very good. Example- Joe Morgan, what a jerk.
n/t

by LT on Oct 4, 2007 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Reason Is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
TBS is determined to become a 'bigger' full-service network, adding MLB to its' NBA coverage.
However, if a network is still running "Friends" re-runs in prime time....and all programs are not first run....they are still NOT a prime network.

WGN doesn't claim to be more than a "Superstation." TBS decided to drop that label and go bigger.

How are they doin?

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Yanks game started on TNT
After the first half-inning it switched back. Same will happen with the Cubs.
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Oct 4, 2007 8:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Saturday ?
going to Wrigley from Des Moines..hoping to get a ticket, but not willing to spend $200,,,,ideas on where to watch the game if I don't get a ticket??

by cozmotaylor on Oct 4, 2007 8:51 PM CDT reply actions  

id
go to harry careys but thats just me. theres many of great places to watch the game im sure the cubbie bear would be great too
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Murphys is for the Tourists
Go to Bernies, Clark & Waveland...

Someone will have tickets there.

You can be sure of that - if not - you will have a terrific time...

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

WHO'S READY TO PRESS FISTS??
I don't know about ya'll but I am due for some serious late night vapor dancing!
MMMMM...Fernandos fajitas and margaritas

by Kinky Reggae on Oct 4, 2007 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

The TBS HD is like WGN HD, low quality
it keeps chopping up. The broadcasters aren't too offensive but I hope the Cubs can last long enough to get the A team. The coverage isn't bad and I kind of like the lead off meter at 1st base.

by teacher tom on Oct 4, 2007 8:55 PM CDT reply actions  

CUBS ON TNT
Just announced - Until end of Yankee loss.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 4, 2007 8:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Well my TNT
still has a movie playing. Anyone else have the same?
Shawn Johnson, Des Moines, IA, worlds greatest gymnast. 2007 All Around World Champ. GO SHAWN!!!!

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think they will break the movie
Until first pitch at 9:07pm.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 4, 2007 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep
"A Time to Kill" is on TNT.  On TBS they just showed the time for the Cub game to start at 10:05.
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 4, 2007 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's ON!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ugh.
No TNT here.  Grrr....

by daubs on Oct 4, 2007 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes!!!
yankees are gonna lose!
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

its
funny its seems all three seem like they are happy that the yankees are getting smashed
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

you either are a yankee fan
or a yankee hater
It WILL Happen!!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 4, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was 8 years old before I learned
that damnyankee was two words... ;)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 4, 2007 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I imagine
you have a lot of company on that score.
"I took an IQ test and it came back negative." -- Woody Paige

by BlueSox on Oct 4, 2007 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Please read my earlier
post when somebody held the Yankees in 'contempt.'

I feel just the opposite about the Yankees.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:03 PM CDT reply actions  

things i dont appreciate
the cubs game starting on a channel whose tag line is, "we know drama"
How did Neifi Perez, Kevin Orie, and Jeremi Gonzalez get Rookie of the League votes in 1997?

by bgsiggy on Oct 4, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Darling is still
mispronouncing Marmol's name!  What's up with that??!!!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions  

alright
not listening to dick stockton call another baseball game again.  Watching this one on the DVR and syncing it up to the radio.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

now WGN is BEHIND
the game.  Oy.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:08 PM CDT reply actions  

it depends
what type of system you're watching it on.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Much better sync
with the TV and the radio!  Yeah!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

SORI!
come on...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Davis' delivery
makes me cry.

by nevermind on Oct 4, 2007 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

SORIANO TRACKER UPDATE
0 for 6, 2K's.  Good thing he's batting leadoff, where he performs the best.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Theriot
got it started!!!!  Let's do something early!!!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

KEEP ON TNT
I have TNT HD.  Nice hit Riot.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.

by FSArkCubsFan on Oct 4, 2007 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Won't call it
Need to.  His foot is going home then to first.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.

by FSArkCubsFan on Oct 4, 2007 9:13 PM CDT reply actions  

DLee
Is not having a good series.  He seems fooled during all of his ab's.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.

by FSArkCubsFan on Oct 4, 2007 9:14 PM CDT reply actions  

54.40 pre-game win probability
via the baseball game simulator at Dodger Sims blog.  Vegas has pretty similiar odds too.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 4, 2007 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

why swing at THAT?
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Roll the Dice
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.

by FSArkCubsFan on Oct 4, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Sori, D-Lee & Aram...
All look clueless at the plate.

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

BIG 5
Soriano, JJ, Lee, Aram, and floyd, the top 5 from last night are now 1 for 23.  Theriot has more hits than all of them put together.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

if that doesnt seem terrible
consider it's a BA of .043, worse than nearly every pitcher.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow. they look terrible up there.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn!
Let's not have a repeat of last night!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Did A-Ram foul that off on the BOUNCE?
One of his worst at-bats of the year. Easily.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

well
I was going to drink tonight, but the first old style is open.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:19 PM CDT reply actions  

I won't be commenting much
but I have to say this -- this is a crappy Diamondbacks line up. If the Cubs cannot beat this team, they do not deserve to advance.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

if the dback score....
....i need to go buy beer
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:22 PM CDT reply actions  

thank god
 I didn't finish this 30 pack last night.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

well, we look about as bad as you can look.
guess things are likely to get better.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

there's a strike!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

alright, helped us out there.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano
will not be batting leadoff in 2008.
It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:25 PM CDT reply actions  

I just keep telling myself
C.C struggled early, C.C struggled early...

by teacher tom on Oct 4, 2007 9:25 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL
So I open up Cubs.com and one of the headlines is "Soriano up for Clutch Performer Award."  How do you think his chances are looking now?  How about "Soriano up for trade offers"
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Why is that
not Ramirez or DeRosa?
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's
a very good question.

phat

by phatass on Oct 4, 2007 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

man...
Lilly needs to get his control here tonight.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

walking two?
that's not good...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:30 PM CDT reply actions  

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:30 PM CDT reply actions  

At this rate....
Lou will yank Ted in the 4th with 85 pitches.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Are you serious Lilly?
Maybe if you worry about the batter instead of the guy at first neither would be on right now.

by Rogue 52 on Oct 4, 2007 9:30 PM CDT reply actions  

the cubs just look feeble.
kinda feels like florida.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:31 PM CDT reply actions  

you can see that
in 1 and 1/3 innings?
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow!
Lee just doesn't have his head in the game.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

wow, d should have had that in his sleep.
what is the deal.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

D. Lee has had a miserable series.
He's had 5 games worth of miserableness crammed into 10 innings. Yikes.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

D Lee brings NOTHING to the table in this series.
Terrible offense, below average defense. That error was all him.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Not all him
Theriot could have made a better throw

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

I guess, but it was off the ground.
If the ball hits your glove, you have to catch it. Theriot's degree of difficulty was substantially higher than Lee's.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lucky they
got one out, that was the 'phantom' touch at 2B.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Nope. His foot clearly
hit the tip of the bag (did he have the ball in his mitt...not sure), but he clearly touched the bag with his foot.

Let's score in the second!  I have my Penn shirt on tonight.  I expect big things from DeRo!

Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes but
you don't usually see an error on a fielder's choice that might have been a DP.

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Didn't Mark Prior walk two guys
in the first inning of the 2003 NLDS?

Early nerves.

Then he went on to have, what, a 2-hit win?

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Unfortunately
It's still Dick Stockton and Ron Darling
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

The TNT feed says
"will be moving to TBS" though I was hoping it would stay on TNT - Dish Network has TNT in HD but not TBS.

Way to go Ted Lilly! Nice K.

And now TNT goes back to regular programming.  Too bad.

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

get him here ted. come on.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:34 PM CDT reply actions  

We need a close call......
to go against the Cubs and a Lou ejection.

This team is just going through the motions.

No fire.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:34 PM CDT reply actions  

That was big.
Even in the first inning, that's huge. We can't let the Dbacks get ahead.
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

The team isn't 'going through
...the motions.' Good pitching will make good hitters look awful A Cy Young award winner bet the Cubs last night.

If this idiot Davis pitches like an award winner -- that might mean they are pressing...but going through the motions? No. Struggling? Yes.

Last-place teams go through the motions. (With the notable exception of the Marlins.) I invite you to a Devil Rays game some day.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

GOT HIM!
bye, bye, TNT HD... sigh...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:35 PM CDT reply actions  

alright.
no blood. nice work ted.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:35 PM CDT reply actions  

I think Murton-DeRo-Soto
Are going to have to be the ones to produce tonight.  I don't have a lot of confidence in the top of our order (besides Theriot) tonight.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

A little disappointed
in our top four guys so far in the Post season.

DLEE is a Gold Glover.

Is he nervous, too?

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

K!
Now settle down, Lilly, and let's get some offense going!!!!!!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

we need a three run shot or something,
just to loosen things up. d lee and ramirez look tight. soriano looks completely lost.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

There is too much fucking negativity here
All the Cardinal and White Sox fans polluting this board with their filth need to vanish.

I spit on your negativity. Ptoo!

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Whew!
Too much drama. Time for a blow out, please. Bats to life I command thee.

by teacher tom on Oct 4, 2007 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

We never should have traded lofton
I loved him so hard in 03
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh, give it a rest
He will be nothing by the end of that series.

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

wish MLB would sync up their audio
it's 10-15 seconds off.  TBS sucks....
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Oct 4, 2007 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

My radio is one second ahead
of my tv. I can hear the ball being caught/hit as Lilly is winding up. Its a lil off, but better than hearing Stockton and Darling. Darling sucks.
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Oct 4, 2007 9:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Yes!
Thunder Matt!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:39 PM CDT reply actions  

The lead off line
is  fucking stupid. But it's sponsored by Travelers Insurance.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:41 PM CDT reply actions  

good batting!
work the count!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Davis
His delivery is so damn slow.
feels like laundry

by wally on Oct 4, 2007 9:41 PM CDT reply actions  

YES!!!!!
SOTOOOOOOO!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCREW THE VETERANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

by Rogue 52 on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

YES!!
THE ROOKIE DOES IT!!!!

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

BANG!
FUCK YOU NEGATIVE PEOPLE!

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

completely uncalled for.
ban-able.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

SOTO!!!!! HR!!!!
Hot damn!!!!!

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

SOTO!!!
Freakin awesome!

by JakeH on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Soto
yEs!!!!! That's exactly what we needed. What a callup.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

LETS GO!
LIGHT HIM UP!!!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Say it so, Sa-to!!!
Ernie will learn how to say it soon.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Ladies and Gentlemen
Your STARTING CATCHER From now and into 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

I want to see
this guy playing for the Cubs for a lot longer than just 2008
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

sorry....meant to be understood in that comment
He's definitely made this an easy decision what too do with Kendall this offseason

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!
I love this man.
feels like laundry

by wally on Oct 4, 2007 9:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh, for the love ...
of St. Peter's puckered bunghole.

Sometimes, the other team gets to play good too. It's not against the law.

Your team has a 2-0 lead. Enjoy it.

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

YEAH BAYBEE!!!
BOY-EE!!!!!
It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Hello Soto
gone...

by cozmotaylor on Oct 4, 2007 9:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Davis is rattled...
let's light him up!
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Oct 4, 2007 9:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Still Trying
to figure out Holbrook's strike zone.  Seems generous on the outside corner.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 9:45 PM CDT reply actions  

I just don't understand it....
these are major leaguers.....square up to bunt!  

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know the problem
All the positive people ponied up to go to the game, or they are enjoying themselves in a bar right now.

I'm stuck here with people who are screaming at their mothers to put more petite marshmallows in their cocoa in between innings.

by lancaster99 on Oct 4, 2007 9:46 PM CDT reply actions  

HEY!!!
She makes a killer cocoa

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Then please, leave.
No need to continue your crusade for the next 9 innings.

by Rogue 52 on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

We are in
the game diary. Feel free to join us.

Matt Murton and Geovany Soto rock!!!!

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

by sue369 on Oct 4, 2007 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Can't we all get along?
what do you expect from a guy from LA???
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's worse..........
Negative or just plain rude.

I hate the negativity just as much as you, but I tend to ignore it instead of feeding it.

We're all Cub fans here, so enjoy it

or just log off.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think
that's worth a coupla workshops in the off-season... "Bunting, 101"
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT reply actions  

it's not just this team
it's been every Cubs team for as long as I can remember since Zimmer left...along with many other teams as well... turn your body to FACE the pitcher by completely squaring up and you will succeed.  it's a sacrifice, not a surprise bunt

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, that's why
Z didn't try to bunt last night.

Our pitchers are truly bunt-challenged.

UGH!

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT reply actions  

I love
listening to Ron.  "he holds the bat like this, and then does this"  I guess nobody told him we can't see him on the radio.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:47 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah
I mentioned that to my GF.  "Like this, he bunts like this"...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Rockies
play in Mile-High Stadium, says Ron Darling.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

And Prick Stockton
said Lilly is scheduled to come back on three days rest.  Have they looked at the schedule?
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

SORIANO TRACKER UPDATE
0 for 7, 3 K's
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

geeze.
he has GOT to get over this swinging at crap thing...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

soriano. that's in the dirt.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Mile High Stadium?
Will someone put a gag on Ron Darling?  How long have they been playing in Coors Field?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Will Soriano
go 0-25 in this series?

Geesh!

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Alfy
0 fer 7.... dude - stop hacking at bad pitches!!! You're getting paid the big bucks to produce, not swing at shit.

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Geez Fonzie!
0'fer in the series or what?  Hit the ball, dude!
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Oct 4, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Alfy
Yep - Alfalfa's gotta relax and hit the ball!

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have WGN on next
to the tube.

It is the closet lag I have ever experienced with them.

Worth it, guys.

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I've got it synced.....
perfectly now...

I just muted my TV...it is great.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fonzie
Will you at least strike out on a pitch that doesn't bounce in?  Please?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Ron Darling is better
on SNY NY, because he has partners that cover all of his flaws. 3 in the booth for the Mets means - he doesn't say much. Darling was awful as the lone color person on Nationals games in '05.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 9:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano
I think AZ knows how to pitch to Soriano...give him CRAP and watch him swing.

Does he decide in advance he'll swing at WHATEVER pitch is coming next.

Aug 15 - Ted Lilly walked by the lineup card and said to nobody in particular "I can't believe I'm batting 9th again".

by mweil on Oct 4, 2007 9:52 PM CDT reply actions  

On the board!
Let's keep this going. Maybe Lilly can calm down now.
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 9:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano, Aramis and Lee are just comically bad.
And really, they're the ONLY three players on the roster who have been so terrible.

I don't think that I've ever seen a hitter like Soriano struggle like Soriano is struggling right now. If he comes within 2 feet of a pitch, it's a minor victory.

Same goes for Ramirez. Last at bat, he swung at two consecutive pitches that were 2 feet outside and in the dirt.

I expect this from 22-year-old Shawon Dunston. Not from world-class All-Stars like Aramis, Soriano and Lee.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Aramis made good contact
last night...he'll be okay.  Not so sure about Alf.

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

He also struck out on a wild pitch.
The Cubs struck out on 2 wild pitches last night - and a couple that could have been tonight.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah
JJ and Floyd have been sucking too, but JJ drew a walk (-GASP-) and Floyd is old.  They have some excuse.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

GET HIM OUT OF
THE DUGOUT NOW!!!!!
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

YES
ITS JUST BAD SEEING HIM THERE
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just a Reminder
Need some face time for that playoff share....
¡BLANCO!

by 08Cubs on Oct 4, 2007 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

geez lilly
don't be in too much of a rush to give it away.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 9:56 PM CDT reply actions  

lou will pull him
early. i guarantee it.
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:56 PM CDT reply actions  

we may
have a wood sighting!!!
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha
that was great.  Ron says "here's Augie Ojeda" and then immediately on TBS you see their on the field announcer giving a big cheesy smile.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 9:57 PM CDT reply actions  

lol
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

there's a strike.
come on, Ted.  Get this guy OUT
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

These players...
are gonna hate themselves all off-season if they can't pull their collective head out of their ass.

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

im gonna
start calling soto "the one". i saw the GEO on his chest protecter made me think of NEO.
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 9:59 PM CDT reply actions  

I can read lips
and Lilly just told Aram and Lee "STOP PLAYING LIKE A JACKASS"
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Im not likin this...
Its 10:00 and its still the 2nd.  I have a long day tommorrow...  High School- big test tommorrow morning, not to mention homecoming pep rally and game...  Fcuk skool, GO CUBBIES!!!
(Pardon my French)
PIE!!!

by LilLPLancer23 on Oct 4, 2007 10:01 PM CDT reply actions  

I got no sleep
last night, nor will i tonight... lol.  went to sleep almost 12 last night and ohhhhhhhh SHHITTTTTTTTTTT...  HR.  now is it worth it???  lol, jk.  this game is far from over.
PIE!!!

by LilLPLancer23 on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Its called
college.
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

WTF?
where did the sound go???
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Please
say you aren't asking for the sound that TBS is passing off as announcers...
In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity - Einstein

by cubbieblue86 on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

well
no, but something is better than nothing...
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

AW, CRAP!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

crap
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh my.
They just aren't very good.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

wow, that guy is a cub KILLER
and he's a rookie. unreal.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

f thes guys,
playing like a bunch of losers

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

first base open....
throw a fat pitch to a guy with 32 hrs

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

the hell
floating, chest high, right in the middle of the plate.

gah.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly
He picked a great night to bring nothing...
Aug 15 - Ted Lilly walked by the lineup card and said to nobody in particular "I can't believe I'm batting 9th again".

by mweil on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Good night all,
It's prime time in the Pacific, and I'm going to Survivor.

How ironic.

I've seen this movie way too many times.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 4, 2007 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

that fucking guy in the orange shirt
behind the home plate needs to stop waving his arms and laughing like a hyena or im kicking his ass

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 10:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly's
Just does not have it tonight.

- sigh -

3 BB's

Ahead 0-2 on Young.

SHIT.

If we go down 0-2, its wait until next year....

Davis is gonna get hammered some more, though.

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Hate to disagree with ya Eman
But I think Davis continues to leave the Cubs flailing at that ridiculous 39mph lettuce he throws. Our approach is so ridiculously off-base against this guy.

We have Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez trying to take him 600 ft over LF, while we'd be much better off taking an opposite field approach. He can't get his fastball by anyone, so sit on junk and take him the other way. If he tries to sneak a heater by you, stay inside it and the big boys can still take it deep.

by scotteboy on Oct 4, 2007 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

6 of first 11 have reached base
Cubs discover another element of the formula to lose games
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Call a proctologist
Somebody has to extract their heads out of their @sses!!
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

COME ON!
They KNOW how to play that hit!  Damn!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly
has absolutely nothing.  Come on Lou, get him the hell outta there!

by eamuscatuli1881 on Oct 4, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Unreal
Cheezus cripes people, it's the second inning and we are down 2 runs.

Act like you've seen a ball game before.

"Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural." -- Harry Caray

by Cribbs463 on Oct 4, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

What the hell
is up with Lilly???  

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

soriano
worthless at the plate and in the field
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Where is all the "SWEEP"
guys now?

Where are all of the Rainbow and Roses guys?

Do you understand why people post things you all view as "negative"?

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Come on Eman
you are better than that!

This game is not over and you know it.

I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Oct 4, 2007 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

WTF FONZIE!
You good for nothing POS.  I hate you.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

DON'T SAY THAT!
Or you will be flamed as a "negative" poster!
It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh man -- 4 runs in one inning
Lilly has nothing.  And Soriano is not the best defensive outfielder.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Hart
is warming up

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 10:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Think this team
is winning three in a row???
It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:09 PM CDT reply actions  

still...
7 more innings to go.

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thank God
that inning's over.

by deutschegirl on Oct 4, 2007 10:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Reacting to negative play is one thing
All the GD chicken-little fatalism is just lame.  There's at least 7 innings left

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 10:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Ok now hypothetically......
.....a playoff caliber team with the heart of their order coming up after losing the lead would answer back.  Let's see if we're that team.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:10 PM CDT reply actions  

If Lee or Aramis plan on showing up....
...now would be a good time.

Magic 8 ball says "Not A Chance".

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

soriano made an attempt.
JJ actually misplayed that.  I don't think it would have mattered.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:10 PM CDT reply actions  

We're you watching?
He jogged to the spot and half-heartedly jumped into the wall a few feet from where the ball hit.  That was a catchable (albeit not easy play) ball.  And he didn't even look like he was trying.  
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes, I was
I think he made an attempt.  It's not like he doesn't give a damn; he -wants- to win.  He tried to get it.  
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

No, that didn't happen.
Soriano jumped into the wall about 3 feet to the left of where the ball hit the wall.

If he'd taken two steps over, he would have caught it on the warning track, without jumping.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

then
he misjudged it.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

then
he sucks, and you're in denial
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cubs suck
..Soriano's horrible plate discipline, Lilly's giving up gofer balls...it's all coming back to haunt us now...don't feel good about any of this right now could be a quick series for the very opportunistic D-backs...Cubs are a big tease...they have plenty of time and opp's yet vs. this junk-ball pitcher but better pull Lilly if he keeps up this shit....what is he, nervous, or out of sync with Soto?

by writerinwrigley on Oct 4, 2007 10:11 PM CDT reply actions  

hey, we won 66 games last year.
even if we get swept, this season has been a success.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Doug Davis
will continue giving up runs

by LA Cub Fan on Oct 4, 2007 10:11 PM CDT reply actions  

This team is shit. I've had it. This starting
rotation picks the worst times to fold.  I guess that's what we get when you count on Wade Miller, Wood and Prior as your starters.  Geez, pick up some better pitching in '08.  And the hitting makes me puke.

by FortLauderdaleCubs on Oct 4, 2007 10:12 PM CDT reply actions  

plenty of game left
and their pitcher is rattled a little too. We still have a chance here.
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:12 PM CDT reply actions  

as crazy asthis sounds
Lilly's stuff is really NOT that bad tonight  He started wild and left 2 pitches up to Young and Byrnes...albeit at the worst of times....but it seems he is trying to be too careful right now.  

If the Cubs can get a couple here soon, I think you'll see him settle down and give us some quality innings yet....but he's gotta calm down now.  

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 10:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Do not agree
to many walks in key spots.

= extra outs

= base runners

= HR

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're correct about the walks
but his stuff is not that bad..again trying to be too careful.. I think we're going to see him settle down and throw the strikes we're used to seeing.

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do not agree
He can't get the breaking ball over for strikes so the Dbacks are sitting on the fastball.  Plus, he is getting into too many hitters counts.
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

We needed a shut down inning there....
lost any momentum from the Soto HR.  Gotta battle back here

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Ron.....
is really really really pissed.  Not sure he survives this one.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 10:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Staked to a 2-run lead
you would think that a veteran pitcher would respond to this...

- sigh -

Good thing Lou "saved" Z.

There is 7 innings left, however.

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:14 PM CDT reply actions  

It's funny
I know exactly how the well the Cubs have been doing/how long I have been away from game threads when the negativity on this site jars me.

Anyone else see that EPerks commercial?  That was really stupid if you ask me.  Don't see that working out for them.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 4, 2007 10:14 PM CDT reply actions  

The whole team
is feeling squeezed...
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano the dumbest player in MLB
I have watched this joke of a player sincre he broke in with the Yankees.  I have access to seats 5 rows behind home plate near the yankees
on deck circle.

He never pays attention.

where would he be if it was not playing BB

WAKE UP !!!

by parrotinct on Oct 4, 2007 10:17 PM CDT reply actions  

let's go ARam
Lets go!!!! Start something this inning.

BG

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 10:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Davis doesnt eve look like
he knows how to pitch.... by the way Aram ...he just walked a guy beeee patient

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:17 PM CDT reply actions  

MISSED IT!
HAH!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:18 PM CDT reply actions  

wow.
RIGHT at him.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:19 PM CDT reply actions  

he definitely looks
uncomfortable.  Hopefully, he can get his head in it.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

?? he hit the ball on the nose
just right at somebody.  And some nice plays in the infield already.

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree.
Weird.  It's almost like the team is choking.  I've never seen Lilly throw his glove on the dirt in anger.  Soriano just seems to strike out every AB.  Weird.  Feels like some kind of curse :-)

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow
So that is how you pitch with a lead...  Hopefully Rothchild is taking notes for spring training.  
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

This team is completely impotent.
They are not even mildly scary offensively. Almost to a man, they cannot field their positions. It's a total systemic failure - a train wreck that takes three days to complete.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

give me a break
They're in the playoffs.  You don't get there when you stink.

They have their issues, but it's ONLY the third inning!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

not good at all.
this has not been a very fun couple of days. there's been two stretches of about 5 minutes of joy. when theriot tied is yesterday and the soto shot today. otherwise, this thing has just been a bummer.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Definitely a letdown ....
I thought after the Soto hr we would get rolling a bit but that bottom of the inning just kills

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Big 5
Big 5 now 1 for 25 (.040).  THAT SUCKS.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Typical Cubs Baseball
Give you hope then crush you all over again.

It's kind of like dating an abusive boyfriend with out the sex.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT reply actions  

It makes me ask
why isn't enough that we say that we bleed cubbie blue? Why do they always, always ask for a demonstration?

by jcg996 on Oct 4, 2007 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ramirez
was thrown no strikes but swung at three pitches anyway.

This is starting to remind me of Andre Dawson in the 1989 playoffs.  He was God awful.  Something like 1 for 22.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 10:21 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah ...he just sees Lee walk &
he goes up there hacking ....aaannnd there is another dink hit for the Dbags

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

18 outs left to figure out Doug Davis
I will say this.  The D-backs are a team built to win the series.  Good D, timely hitting, and one dominant starter.

They could win it all this year.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Guess
the positive game thread isn't working tonight.

by PhillyCub on Oct 4, 2007 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Really can this rag arm pitcher really hold
the Cubs down all night? We cannot give up any more runs however....I'm not even mad, just depressed...and the crap bats are back...I can't believe all these no-names hit homers and the only guy on our side that hits it out is a rookie....real choke job thus far by the veterans!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Im a positive guy
and I would like a positive response to this question from someone.

How is this happening? How is veteran team playing tight like this? Our only RBI's in this series are from rookies. How is this team, our team, being out-played by a very beatable team?

by louslovechild on Oct 4, 2007 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

One word....
Pressure.

They just can't handle it.

Or so it seems.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pressure, I agree, and
believe it, or not, but honestly the Cubs are truly mediocre.

They had losing records to the Pirates, and Reds, and Marlins! Remember how beatable they were.

Got beat in the overall season records by almost ALL above .500 teams.

It is our fantasy and disappointment that we "think" they are so much better than they are.

The D-Backs "should" be beatable - but they had the best record in the NL for a reason.

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

poor preparation or poor execution
or both. plus, the overly aggressive approach of cubs hitters causes a lot of this, hot and cold.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look at their season record
Against .500+ teams outside of the Central.  It is not good and thus you have what you have here tonight.

In addition, our hitters refuse to swing at strikes. This approach is getting them into pitchers counts instead of hitters counts.  It seems that they are unwillingly to adjust their approach at the plate.  This has been their mo in a lot of the games I have watched.      

"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here is the answer...
It's called momentum, and right now the Dbacks have it. But, as you know if you follow sports that can change in a heartbeat.
I loved it when Harry cried, "Cubs Win, Cubs Win!"

by Ken Hubbs on Oct 4, 2007 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Another Muther F&(*&(* single
Get Jason Warming up.  We are going to need him.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:24 PM CDT reply actions  

I hope Lou gets pissed
I'm sick of the "well we gotta play better" post-game conferences.  I wanna hear a "These guys are playing like absolute shit and if they don't pull their heads out of their asses they all deserve to be cut" postgame conferences.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:24 PM CDT reply actions  

If I hear that stupid phrase
"Anytime. Anybody." I'm gonna break my TV set.  BTW, I also hate the TBS announcers.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

beautiful
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

good DP!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

dont worry
we have alot of baseball left here we WILL score more than 2 runs this game. take a chill pill
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

That's a nice sentiment.
It didn't work out yesterday, though.

In fact, this team has had an amazing (perhaps recordbreaking) ability to go scoreless for the last 6 innings of a game.

The Cubs need to get to Davis before the D-Backs get to their pen.

And if Soriano looks like that again in his next AB, it's time to bench him.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is so interesting
to see that when, in the biggest game when the team is sucking, the most vociferous optimists are nowhere to be found now.

It shows there are other voices that have the right to be heard too.

 

It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

they have their own thread.
and let them. those people drive me nuts.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hear hear!
It is OCTOBER, and we're STILL PLAYING BASEBALL!!

by TheEman on Oct 4, 2007 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love you ryan theriot
I'd trade any non-pitcher on the team for a theriot clone.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

thats what we needed
lets go get em
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

AND Soto!
ok.  Deep breath.  Reset.  Let's go.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Everyone gets one more AB, but then...
If Lee, Soriano, and Aramis cannot get a hit (or at least show moderat improvement) in the next time through the order, they should watch the rest of this game.

Let Fontenot and Ward kick it around for a while. We are approaching the point where change for the sake of change looks like good strategy.

by ClosingTime on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT reply actions  

THIISSS IS THE CUBS
UNDER PRESSURE!

UNDER PRESSURE

under pressure

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Did I already say I love Soto?
Well, here it is again-
I love you Soto!
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Two nice defensive plays....
hopefully that will ignite the Cubs hitting....

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 10:26 PM CDT reply actions  

One Problem Solved for Next Year
We have a good catcher.  We have a good shortstop.  Does anyone remember if Soriano was a good 2nd baseman?  He doesn't strike me as very good in the OF.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Slow down
He's out best OF arm...

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

6-7-8-9
Just hope they get to lilly with no out, because after he fails to sac bunt and soriano K's, that's two outs.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

wow we held the lowest scorign team in
the league scoreless for an inning, start the parade.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 10:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Ok , let's reestablish the hitting gameplan here
take some pitches, make him throw strikes and you WILL SEE hittable fastballs.....

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 10:29 PM CDT reply actions  

crap x 2
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:31 PM CDT reply actions  

At least the order will be flipped
I guess that is good news
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:33 PM CDT reply actions  

well, they're not pulling him
So, cmon, Ted!  Get a hit!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:33 PM CDT reply actions  

What the Fuck
Take that damn pitch lilly...not bunt
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:34 PM CDT reply actions  

7K for Rag arm
that is just terrible
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:35 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL
seriously
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

its funny
I found myself rooting for lilly so that soriano could make the third out this inning instead of the first out next inning.
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

17 Strikeouts in 13 innings
Can't win the game if you can't hit the ball.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

this
is the first time i agree...they should of pinchhit there
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Synched video w/ Pat and Ron
You get the feeling Ronny has absolutely zero respect for Doug Davis.

by ttagaris on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

You would think that a pitcher that can
throw a really good curve like Theodore would be able to at least recognize said pitch and swing at it.

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

HE'S OUT OF THE LANE!
He's OUT!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:38 PM CDT reply actions  

think back to the game when Theriot
was called out on the throw to first.  The inconsistency of these umps is incredible, but expected.
Prince Fielder...he is neither.

by LAcarl519 on Oct 4, 2007 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

D Lee is being outplayed by Augie Ojeda
take a moment to let that sink in
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by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:39 PM CDT reply actions  

no
we got screwed on that play by the umpire.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I HATE to complain about umpiring,
but these guys are so arrogant in making their calls rather than trying to get it correct....ALL Lou was asking him to do was to get an opinion from the HP Ump.....unreal.   WE DONT PAY TO SEE THE UMPS!!!

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 10:41 PM CDT reply actions  

He was easily out of the baseline.
This team cannot advance past the NLDS at this rate. Poor, POOR hitting, mediocre pitching (at least tonight), I feel like we're playing at .400.

Is it sad that Jacque Jones has two walks in the two games?

CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 10:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Well this is going from bad to badder....
can't get a call....Augie will be their hero, hell maybe Tuffy Rhodes will step in and blast one out and Mark Grace will be there at home plate to spit on a Cubs jersey....god this is like dying of paper cuts!!!! Sorry but that Ojeda bunt hit just sent me over the edge....I am apoplectic!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 10:41 PM CDT reply actions  

BIG 3
Soriano, D-Lee, and ARam: 1 for 17 so far.  If that weren't bad enough, D Lee didnt run out a third strike yesterday and dropped a DP ball today.  Soriano is turning into that rare player who can be a liability both at the plate and in the field.  Incredible.  Aram, besides being miserable at the plate, has not stunk it up in the field.  So he's the best of the 3.  He's the best of our 3 stars, going 0 for 6.  bad sign.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:43 PM CDT reply actions  

"We've got time."
Lou needs a new line.  He can't use that one after the game tonight if this trend continues.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 10:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Glad we left Lilly in to clog the bases!
This is really a sad display....where did our stars go? Thank you Z, Soto, and Theriot for showing up....Pinella, can you maybe I dunno, do something!!!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 10:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Good stat...
In his career, he has issued only ONE walk in 66 PA to anyone currently on the Arizona roster --

by gobieesq on Oct 4, 2007 10:45 PM CDT reply actions  

so lou takes see Z out when he dominates
but leaves Lilly in when he can't do anything...good work old man.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 10:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Compare Lead off Men
One this series is:

2-5 1 HR 3RBI 2BB 3K

The other one is:

0-7 3K

Now Guess which one is making the $125 million?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah.
I'm trying not to be down on Sori but I'm not sure he is worth all that he's getting in salary.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ball Game
Good Night...way to go Lilly
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Choking Fuckin' Dogs
To hell with the lot of them.

by scotteboy on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Man
simmah down. To hell with all of them? Seriously....
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seriously
To hell with all of them.

Getting their asses handed to them by a far less talented team. Getting shut down by Doug Freakin' Davis... AGAIN !

For all the talent on this team, they have no concept of "how to play the game".

by scotteboy on Oct 4, 2007 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

When I'm at a UF football game
and our fans start filing out when it looks bleak but it by no means over, I actually find myself starting to hope the Gators don't come back and win--the fans don't deserve it if they're going to act like that.  

Scanning some of the comments here is making me feel the same way.  

Be frustrated, sure.  Be upset that it's not looking good.  But it's not like they're out there not trying, man.  The D-backs are playing good baseball, and it's still far from over.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok, stop being a Cubs fan
no one will miss your "support"
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't take it any more
I just can't.  A whole season to waste.  I wanna see some fire and brimstone from Lou tonight.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm gald I'm still at work because
I would be so drunk right now if I wasn't.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh, well.
Not feeling good.  Maybe we can win 3 in a row.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Blown call + walk =
Cubbies down 0-2 c ya at Wrigley ....maybe we can pull a reverse Cub

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Another poor decision by Lou
come back to bite us.  And Lilly was looking SO GOOD before this inning, I can totally see why Lou would want to let him hit!!!!!

by BCarey4 on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

lou is really struggling
how does Z come out yesterday and we live lilly in to hit today, to see him do this in the bottom half?!?!?!  wtf is going on!!!!!!11L
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by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 10:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly?
I guess Lou pulled him to save him for game 5.

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou sucks, he gave htem the game last night
annd should have lifted Lilly tonight...think the age is catching up to him

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Thanks Ted!!
Thanks for giving us a chance.  Thanks for throwing strikes. Thanks for hanging breaking balls.  Thanks for nothing.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Season Over see you in 08
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 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

It's like dating an abusive boyfriend
rooting for the Cubs, but without the sex.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

sue
ps Sue you're gonna be working overtime tonight on language police

by BCarey4 on Oct 4, 2007 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Unbelievable ..
Where in the world was Lilly? It's like he was never there.

And why didn't Lou lift him sooner? The last AB before Drew should have been it ..

.. Boyoboy do we have a hill to climb.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 10:50 PM CDT reply actions  

hey scotteboy
Z says to hell with you.  if there were such thing as hell i would agree
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by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 10:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Eat it pal
When Z decides to show up for more than 12 starts he can talk some shit.

by scotteboy on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lilly?
I guess Lou pulled him to save him for game 5.

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 10:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Lilly has one bad game
granted, at a very bad time, but you suddenly call him a loser?  Stop being a Cubs fan, no one will miss you
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow
I came back over to this thread and I think the absolute hatred here is more nuts than ever. Ted has been our most consitent pitcher all year. Is this the absolute worst time for him to have a melt down? Absolutely, but callin him an f-ing loser? Get real.
fly your W flag Cubs fans!

by love the ivy on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

No DC...
...I believe you are the loser.

by bergs55 on Oct 4, 2007 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know...
If I can stand to watch the rest of this tonight. Someone please wake me if our offense decides to show up.
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 10:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Pull Z early & leave Lilly in ....
needed to flip that .....and that's why I guess u play to win the game yesterday & not plan for game 4....is this series even gong to get there?

by Basman on Oct 4, 2007 10:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Can anybody throw
Strikes
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." Harry Carey

by TheRiot Police on Oct 4, 2007 10:51 PM CDT reply actions  

LMFAO
What the hell is Lou doing?

So he pulls lilly out of this inning to hopefully stop Drew from scoring from third and then gets a Rookie with 8 games under his belt to pitch in an f-ing playoff game.

THE CHICAGO CUBS:

Where great managers come to die!

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions  

And all Hart did was get out
of the inning w/o allowing any more runs.  

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

You just knew
that when Lou didn't pinch-hit for Lilly he would fall apart the next inning.

by Mapmaker on Oct 4, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Well I guess we gotta admit that our team was
just damn lucky to even get into the playoffs...4 run defecit is probably too much to make up with our stars flailing away....I am really sick and tired of seeing this team get beat by no-name, near rookies, and rag arms.....plus it is always fun to watch teams with barely a decade+ in the league romp thru the post season toward a championship while our long storied team just takes another punch in the nuts.....sickened, depressed, near the point of total discouragement.

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions  

crap division.
but at least we won it. this season has been a success. we'll be strong next year as well. the only thing that worries me is soriano. the guy has to develop some plate discipline.

if not, i'd just bat him eighth. he's like his own lineup anyway.

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Man...
If they play like this Saturday, the crowd is going to be absolutely brutal.  It's gonna make Philly seem like a birthday party.

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 10:52 PM CDT reply actions  

well there's a switch .. a strikeout
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm done with this.
This just f***ing blows.  And to top it all off MLB demonstrates a complete disregard for Cubs fans by scheduling the first two games of the series at 10PM Eastern.

I'm tired of this.  I'm done with this damn team.

by mistersite on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

It's only 4 runs
If we don't get the bats going right now, it won't matter anyway.

by Mapmaker on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

look we shouldn't evenbe in the playoffs
we won 85 games in the weakest division...we are an average team, hope we can win at least win one in Wrigely for some pride.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

THe oblibatory reference to that argument...
the 2006 Cardinals.

But even that team was still better than we are this year.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think you talking about Pride
could rip a hole in the space/time continuum
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hart is good.
I think he's in the rotation next year.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

You know what the worst part of tonight is
the fact that Doug F-ing Davis his crushing the Cubs Hitters and holding them to 4 hits.

Unreal.

Oh well.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm not sure were good enough to win this series.
The Arizona hitters come to the plate looking like they EXPECT to hit the ball. Us....no so much.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

I need to smile
But up a funny picture for us will you?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Al has asked me...
to keep the pics to a minimum for the game threads. Sorry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I need to smile
put up a funny picture for us will you?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

"where great managers come to die"
that is funny.  manager meltdowns do seem to be a recurring theme for the cubs.  lou has had relatively few decisions to make the last game and a half and he has gotten all of them wrong.  wtf
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by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou was saving Z for 3 days rest.
Because we don't have a good 4th starter.  If we had Hart or The Employee pitching, I'm sure he wouldn't have done that.  It's not all his fault.  He can't throw for Lilly.  He can't hit or field for Soriano.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where's not bruce.....
The snakes are putting on a clinic of "manning up"....
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

4 runs
is nothing in this ballpark against Doug Davis.  The game is not even half over yet.

by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Wish I held your optimism
If ANYBODY in this lineup showed even a smidge of ability to hit Doug Freakin' Davis I might agree. But I've seen this act time and time and time again from this team, this franchise for the better part of 40 years.

by scotteboy on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

top fo the order.
Let's get something done now!  Can't win if we don't score runs!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Top of the order = 3-25
Not inspiring.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hart
faces two and strikes out two.  Good job.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Raise your hands
Is there a Game 5 next Tuesday night in Arizona?  

(crickets chirping)

by PhillyCub on Oct 4, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

C'mon...THIS game is not yet over
Davis is hardly Webb, and this Cubs offense has the potential to get hot very quickly.  4R is not insurmountable.....

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

WOW...Nice Job Kevin Hart!
Any bets on Alfo Swinging at the first pitch?

I'll give you 2 to 1 he does.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

You say 4 runs isn't alot
Really?  Have you been watching this team?  Four runs is Mt. Everest.  It is over.

by mgfabc on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

it's the fifth inning
way to support your team.  With fans like you, no wonder the Cubs struggle.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, if the cubs could just get a little support.
give me a break man.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

If only
We'd Cheer more, Lily wouldn't have deficated the bed

by BigFatZ on Oct 4, 2007 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm thinking leadoff Soriano home run right here.
Either that or an ARam grand slam.
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe Kevin Hart should have been pitching
earlier.....there is a positive for next year, along with Soto....wait til next year everyone....it will be OUR year!!!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

re:
been there done that.......at least we have practice at it

by cubsfaninkc on Oct 4, 2007 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

alright now .. this is the moment that the
Cubs better start digging deep. Keep believin' people .. all those rallies meant something last year. IT CAN HAPPEN!!!!!
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou
You can argue about his decisions, but, he's not flailing away up at the plate.  The way they're hitting, it doesn't matter.

If they start hitting, then we can talk about Lou. Three runs in 13 innings isn't going to win you many games.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

AGREE
Lou can throw Bozo the clown for nine innings yesterday.....1 run on 4 hits isn't gonna win shit.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

pinch hit for lilly, hart starts this inning
and we are down only 4-2 with the top of the order coming up.  nice work manager!
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by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

or marquis. or wood. or anyone
why do we even have relief pitchers if not to pinch hit for lilly there!??!
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Go Cubs
They are just happy to be playing in Oct.  

by rmonday557 on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Alfalfa
That spitter finally got a hit!

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

'bout time
for Fonzie to get a hit...
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

What the H?
Sori can't make it to 2B?

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Yep....
get that first hit out of the way, and hopefully many more the next few games.

This game is still winnable.

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why didn't Auggie
hit like that for us?
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

It's an adventure
when Augie gets under a popup.  He blew that Ramirez foul pop earlier, and didn't look good on the DLee popup either.

Meanwhile Doug Davis looks like he's mortal too.

Lets. Get. Some. Runs!

by ChipSet on Oct 4, 2007 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

i wish there was no net behind the plate
and that there was a line drive into that bunch of idiot slackers standing around behind there.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Good call.
I really want something bad to happen to them.
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

They sure beat
the idiot Cubs fan there last night waving on his cell phone all night, and then busting out that neon sign in the 9th. What an idiot that guy was...

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh man...
SO close!
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:02 PM CDT reply actions  

absolutely, positively
gut wrenching watching this team

by martyblue on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Sorry Theriot...
no soup for you!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

2 VERY hard hit balls this inning so far...
take note Lee and Ramirez....we need a couple RIGHT HERE

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Cubs need runs....
I don't care if they start stepping into pitches and laying down bunts.....if I had a dime for every "hard hit" out......
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Theriot is showing he's not a choker.
Good for you, Ryan.  Too bad that ball fell short.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Man, how many times
are we going to fly out to the warning track?  You really can't say they aren't hitting the ball, they just aren't getting hits.  Very frustrating.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Why is The Riot hitting fly balls
The Cubs have collectively lost their minds

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Another...
choke from the big $$$$ guys....let's strand another baserunner...
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Please stop pretending to be a Cubs fan
Please?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

No Kidding
Derrek has had several clutch hits....how about the game in San Francisco?  How about most of the 2005 season?

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Derek Lee....thanks for nothing!!! You sure didn't
hit this bad in 2003...oh but you played for the Marlins...and now Mr. Un-Clutch is up!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Actually...
In 03, I think he had a pretty crappy series....I think that KEY hit that knocked in those runs were like his first RBI's in the series and maybe just his 2nd or 3rd hit...Cub pitchign had held him down pretty well...
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here's the scoop...
D Lee 2003 NLCS.... .188 average...4 RBI's...

His post season record is less than stellar...

in 18 games...he's hitting .211 with 8 RBI's....

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where's my BFF not bruce?
He's know just what to say to calm us down and give us some "pick me up" advice.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Cubs = deer in headlights
I can't believe how lame they look. Where is the swagger? The look  on their faces says it all.
Aug 15 - Ted Lilly walked by the lineup card and said to nobody in particular "I can't believe I'm batting 9th again".

by mweil on Oct 4, 2007 11:05 PM CDT reply actions  

come on get hot get hot get HOT!!!
They need a spark. NOW IS THE TIME .. COME ON ARAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

( .. and the psychic cry of the Cub Nation echoes across time and space .. )

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:06 PM CDT reply actions  

and the collective unconscious speaks forth
PSYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYCH

.. and ARam goes down like the common dog ..

Folks, this is going to be a long night .. I don't know if I can take this much longer.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

ARam
what the hell is wrong with him!?

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

bad swing
gah
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

lol
ramiez needs some HGH maybe hell start hitting again with POWER too . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

To *hit* a pitch..
shouldn't you be able to make contact first? Gosh Lee and Ramirez are sucking big time....

Mark this...we will take the next two at wrigley

by cubsnlinux on Oct 4, 2007 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

-facepalm-
n/t
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Somebody did say it best..
If I were any pitcher out there....I'd just keep throwing breaking balls to our big guys...

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

seriously this getting embarrasing
Lee and ARam just suck, guess feasting on NL Central pitching is all those bums can do.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 11:07 PM CDT reply actions  

So why are we still watching DC Cubbie?
It's past midnight in DC.  I live in Bethesda, and have to go to Laurel tomorrow morning.  You probably have to wake up early also.  Are we just the usual Cubbie masochists?

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm still on it
but I have splinters in my ass from being here.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am
until the last out of the last game.  

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 4, 2007 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Definitely on board.
There have been more dire situations in baseball.  And besides, it's been a great (and bumpy) ride ever since April--why get off now?

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

In April the Wagon was upsidedown
begin drag through a gravel pit.

The rest of the season was bumpy.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

honestly
stop pretending to be a Cubs fan
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Honestly
we heard you the first time.  STFU.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

alright, same for you
stop pretending to be a Cubs fan
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Chris please back off
People are frustrated and rightfully so.

But you are just fanning the flames of these guys by calling there loyalty to the Cubs into question.

Really the best way to deal with someone you disagree with right now is to just ignore them.

In short: Back off.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh christ, get off your pedestal
it must be lonely up there
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

No...
I'm on no pedestal, this is how I vent, by taking it out on the people who call my teams players losers.  
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ok
Ok, have fun rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I will...
guess I just don't give up on a team I love as quickly as some people on here
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

if you did
why are you still pretending?
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Idea
for a post-game hitting seminar: "How To Identify a Curveball: the Art of Taking an Outside Ball."  Priority registration for Aramis and Fonzie.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT reply actions  

now that was good ..
gotta laugh if you don't wanna cry
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Doug Davis is Amazing
He's only 12 outs away from a complete game.

I had no idea that Brandon Webb, Josh Beckett and Doug Davis were the greatest Post game pitchers of our era.  But hey that's why the play the games right?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT reply actions  

DLee and ARam simply are choking!!!!!
I don't care how nice we should be but there is just no way you cannot be upset and angered at their terrible performance.....why is it that this team has got to rely on rookies like Geo Soto and Kevin Hart to get the job done....who the hell said veterans are important to have on a team....Colorado, Arizona, Cleveland....this is a debacle....and if we go down like this at Wrigley there is gonna be some really angry fans.....

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou blowup?
Maybe we could benefit from a Lou dugout blowup?  Hell, it worked three months ago...

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 4, 2007 11:10 PM CDT reply actions  

I switched back to tbs audio a while ago
and im afraid to go back to the mlb wgn feed.  im scared of ron
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Spring Training Practice
With two starters (Lilly & Hill) who throw slow curveballs, you would think the Cubs could have practiced a few times hitting them.  I cannot believe how bad we look when we face left handed pitchers who throw slow junk.

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 11:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Can anyone here hit?
If you can, are you on the playoff roster?  Can you please get up there?

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 4, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions  

And ANOTHER BB is coughed up
.. hopefully Hart's first taste of MLB pressure will end happily.

.. there's a STRIKE .. go get em Harty ..

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions  

I know this is hard and before you jump on me...
Just listen.

I've followed the Cubs all year.  I've watched every game and I've seen what they can do and what they can't do.  I know this will be tough, but let's say the Cubs lose tonight, the series is not over.  Ya, it's unlikely, but guys this is baseball.  The most unpredictable sport in the world.  Who knows?  The Cubs bats can get hot and they can win 3 straight.  They could still maybe come back tonight.

Once again, I know it's hard, but just try and stay optimistic

by Rezze21 on Oct 4, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

i hope you are right
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm doing my best, boss, doing my best ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree completely.
But it's still been a tough post season for us.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

All ways believe
Problem is in post season you need to ride momentum (Rockies?) which the Cubs have not done well in past six weeks.  

by rmonday557 on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Totally agree
Yesterday was frustrating, but against a great hitter.  Today Lilly was disappointing, and the offense has yet to have a sustained inning, but we're still only 14 innings into the playoffs, with at least 13 to go.  A lot of baseball left, even if we lose tonite.  

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

great mic action
how worthless...lets watch the ump ask for some balls
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

maybe we coulda listed to
the one play that i would want to hear him? (the BS nocall at first)
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

For some stupid reason....
I was confident the Cubs would win this series.

To quote the Doobies: "What a Fool Believes".

by Peoria Matt on Oct 4, 2007 11:14 PM CDT reply actions  

rezze
good try but the lemmings are lined up at the cliff.

cmon dont be silly, the cubs didnt win 3 in a row all season!  did any team in MLB win 3 in a row all season???

italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm turning the game off...
and going to bed.

sigh

If you think you've seen it all...just wait!

by CubFanSince1970 on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT reply actions  

how long?
i can't watch this anymore.... it's breaking my heart.  i've waited for the cubbies to do something since 1965... every year saying "this year it will be different"   and it just never is...

by mn fan on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL...Juan Cruz is warming up for the Dbacks...
more former Suck-Cubbery coming back to haunt us?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT reply actions  

ive never seen more disinterested fans
with better seats than the dudes behind home.  and that goes for every sport.  
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:17 PM CDT reply actions  

want to quit but can't
i feel sick and like i can't watch this any longer... but then i can't tear myself away from the tv or this...

and now the wild pitch and runner to second....

by mn fan on Oct 4, 2007 11:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Why baseball is the most soul wrenching game
is because we have invested so much in a long, grinding, roller coaster season and then to see it come to this uninspiring start(end?) is really just a heart breaker.....so much energy invested and then SMACK!!! Bad karma smackdown!!! Why can't I quit you Cubs!!!!!!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:18 PM CDT reply actions  

From Director Ang Lee
It was a love that they had to hide but could not resist.

In an epic tale that spanned from high raises of Chicago to the beaches of Florida to deserts of Arizona we see true love in loss in:

CUB-BACK MOUNTAIN

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

anyone up in the bullpen?
there we go.  Hart done his best.  Let's go Scott Eyre!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Whoda thunk .. AUGIE OJEDA?
I never thought that guy would do what he's doing. Amazing.

And Kevin Hart is pulled .. and it's Scott Eyre

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Gritty Baseball
I have to admit, I like the way the D-Backs play.  Ball goes in the dirt a few feet from the catcher and their man takes second, when was the last time the Cubs did something like that.  Hell we have a hard enough time running to first when the ball gets past the catcher on a third strike!!!

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT reply actions  

and our leadoff hitter
cant take 2nd on a hit to the wall that the outfielder throws 30 feet over the bag
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Auggie is batting .600 this series.
And now Stevie Ire is coming in to pitch.  Someone make me laugh please.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT reply actions  

LMFAO

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Big 3 are 2 for 21 (.095)
they're on fire!  at this rate they could collectively be batting over .100 by the end of the day!
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:19 PM CDT reply actions  

dood.
What's the point of this?  They're not winning.  We know.  They're not playing great.  We know.  Again, I ask -- do you think they WANT to lose?  Do you think that they WANT to go back to Wrigley down two?  Maybe they want to get swept.  Maybe this WHOLE thing is a plot by Dusty Baker and Jim Riggleman, assisted by Lou Pinella and Jason Marquis, those sneaky b@stards, to bring the City of Chicago to the VERY EDGE of a Cubbie victory... only to throw it.

A new team of Black-Sox, that's what these guys are!  It's not enough for them to just suck, they're doing it DELIBERATELY!!!

What's the point?  Doesn't it aggravate your ulcer?

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

it doesn't make an iota of difference
if they are doing this deliberately or not. Your sarcasm is well taken. But the fact of reality is that they are stinking, pathetic in each and every department of the game. I have said all year that a lot of times we had to struggle and walk on all fours to even beat mediocre pitching. Now this is not what you expect to get from an expensive ball club. Not after how much we sucked last season and not after failing to make post season for 3 straight seasons being a big market ball club.

Again, most of the posters including myself are frustrated with the way we are loosing.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 4, 2007 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

going
from worst to first isn't what you expected?

I didn't expect it either.  I expected a good, third or fourth place finish.  

Lou did BETTER than that.  This team did BETTER than that.

We go back to Wrigley tomorrow.  It has to happen there.  Backs to the wall.

But yelling "LOU SUCKS" or "HENDRY BLOWS" or "SORIANO DOESN'T CARE" is, well stupid.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree..
yelling doesn't solve anything but neither does riding high horses and accepting mediocrity. Did you read again what I wrote? The frustration at least for me is not that we are loosing but the way we are getting dominated in each and every department by these baby back. The Cubs president declared at the start of the season that our goal is not to win the division but to win the world series. I like that attitude and I like that goal. Winning the comedy central for a big market club like the cubs is way below break even. Its all about the ROI.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 4, 2007 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think
that it's enough.  Yes, you wanna win the post season.  I think the Cubs still can.  But Baseball isn't a year long thing.  It's a years-long thing.  We can build on this team next year.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah..
like we have 'building on' for the last 99 years. Looking at all the other teams in the post season I think we are looking like a AA team which won a lottery and got a chance to play in the post season with the big guys. I agree that we had way too many holes to fill last season but again we have a very good chance to make a big bang next season. But for that to happen Hendry got to go. We should get a very smart GM. Remember all the house cleaning Lou had to do at the start of the season? Otherwise we will be 'building on' forever.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

lou
looks like he is ready to EXPLODED
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT reply actions  

WOW!!
the beers are killin me sorry Lou looks like he is ready to expload
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL
post of the nite
italics

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

99 years, 99 freaking years
and still choking . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT reply actions  

If I see that guy coming on to his GPS again ..
.. I will puke. Hurl. Upchuck.

Please, TBS .. NOT AGAIN. It is NOT to be allowed

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT reply actions  

My thoughts on the this TraveShaMockery of a game:
  1. Dear Kevin Hart, I like you, I really do.  But if you haven't noticed, they're not swinging at the breaking balls in the dirt.  Throw those with 2 strikes, not on 3-1 counts.
  2. Who's the leader in the clubhouse who gives the rousing speech followed by a slow clap followed by the Cubs finally fucking waking up and hitting?  I mean, this seems so scripted, maybe something from the movies will actually happen.
Keep the faith folks, no matter how dark it may be.  We all know the Cubs are playing like shit, don't think you're novel in pointing it out.

(And sorry for the profanity, but times like this necessitate it.)

2007 Badger Football - 1-0

by Schwa on Oct 4, 2007 11:20 PM CDT reply actions  

What ..........
other team that hasn't been around that long and with fans that don't care (San Diego, Floria and Arizona) is going to beat the Cubs in the playoffs?  

by PhillyCub on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Admittedly, this series aside, it's really time to
get rid of this 5 game format-first round.  Every round needs to be equal.

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:21 PM CDT reply actions  

BCB QUICK POLL: most annoying commercial ?
The Avis one with the guy coming on to his GPS is my vote
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Easy
The fat guy who does bad impressions, dare not even say his name
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

So ....
who selected the post season roster?
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

do they still play the blues in chicago.....
when baseball season rolls around....
... do the cubbies still play in their ivy covered burial ground...
see you next year folks, i'm going to find someone to buy my tickets for saturdays game.
wheatfield mike down here in god's country

by wheatfield mike on Oct 4, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

If the Cubs come back
you shouldn't be allowed to enjoy it.  

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

and folks like you will never give up.
maybe you cant see the writing on the wall, its 7 to 2.
now be a nice lemming and follow them off the cliff. have a nice off season.
wheatfield mike down here in god's country

by wheatfield mike on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

well at least my brother squeezed ..
.. 4 Kilobucks out of the 4 front row tickets he got in the ticket sale.

He'll be able to finish remodeling his home with it. At least it wasn't a total waste of time!

And it may yet NOT be!!

LET'S GET GOING CUBS!!!

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

one thing I think Lou can hopefully do
make sure the Cubs take it one game at a time after tonight.  I wish someone would say to them that a pitch that hits the dirt is not a pitch you should swing at!

by Rezze21 on Oct 4, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

They Keep Fouling balls off
and bad things happen.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:24 PM CDT reply actions  

D a r n
This ain't going so well.  How can these guys get sparked up?  

by coral on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT reply actions  

WTF
is Donovan McNabb doing there? Just curious. Oh. And fantastic job giving up another run, as I was typing that sentence.
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT reply actions  

McNabb
is from Chicago.  I guess he might be a Cub fan.

by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 4, 2007 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

So...
At this rate, we may give up a run for every time he got sacked by the Giants...just saying.
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 4, 2007 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's it...
I'm hitting the bars and taking home the fattest ugliest chick who will take my mind off of this funeral.

by Reddevil on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Auggie Ojeda....
Is showing up Soriano, Ramierez and Lee.....

Hendry wouldn't know a winner if it smacked him in the face...

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah,
cause winning the Division -- even in the NL Central -- is a piece of cake.

You guys crack me up.  Go root for the White Sox, ok?

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Eyre's fingers are hurt.
I think he needs to be taken out.  This is funny.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Injury added to insult
"The Cubs are due in Sixty-Two" - Ernie Banks

by TimeForChili on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm sure isn't actually happening this way
but it sure seems like every D-backs hit goes just past a Cubs fielder while every Cubs hit goes right to a D-backs fielder.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Scott!
Don't field with your pitching hand...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 PM CDT reply actions  

But
that's how Z taught him to do it.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I would like to throw my shoe at the TV.
I'm trying to stay optimistic, but this is just sickening.

Can someone tell the Cubs that it's not 2006?

CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:26 PM CDT reply actions  

no more negative post bc
that would make me less of fan...because fake fans stay up past midnight to watch when they have to work the next morning.  Some of you on here are really just damn idiots.  

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 11:27 PM CDT reply actions  

7-2. Will we come back?
I think the outlook is dire. We're rummaging in the bullpen looking for hope and it isn't looking too promising right now.

At this time, the Men Of Fall better look deep into themselves and decide right now what they want to do.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:27 PM CDT reply actions  

What ever your are smoking
can I have some.

Please.

I have money.

You don't want money?

Have you ever seen New Jack City?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

I will say this about the Cubs
they are consistent once they do reach the postseason.

Time to gear up for all the "100 year anniversary" talk of next year.

by Peoria Matt on Oct 4, 2007 11:28 PM CDT reply actions  

I have a crap load of work to do
You know what the worst part is.

I lived and died with every game this year.

And at the very moment that the Cubs were about the clinch and I was getting so excited my girlfriend started a fight with me about being on the computer too much.

Do you ever get the feeling you are just wasting your life?

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Have her watch "Fever Pitch"
and see what she does.

probably nothing predictible

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Augie effin Ojeda....who writes these freaking
scripts? Satan??? Maybe we can get a shot of Mark Grace dancing naked with a slumpbuster up in the D-Back radio booth as he kicks Santo in the nads....oh yeah and Dick Stockton rubs it in by yammering about curses and adding Ojeda to the curse list.....GNASHING OF TEETH AND PULLING OF HAIR!!!

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:28 PM CDT reply actions  

No the scripts are written by Wrigley Inc.
Think about it.

lovable losers who might just win soon.

But they kept them just bad enough to do nothing in play offs so that potential buyers would still have the "Chicago Cubs the lovable Losers" but at the same time just competitive enough to get high market value for a competitive team.

This is exactly what they wanted to happen because it means they will get the most money back for the sale.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

if i wasnt a cubs fan
i would be laughing my ass off right now . . . this is embarrassing . .  
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:29 PM CDT reply actions  

I appreciate
that Lee was trying to get something done, but at this point get an out, man.  Plus there was not shot at the plate.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I really cannot believe the runner decided to
try to score on that play...a sacrifice...we're seein a little bit of everything here

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Will this inning EVER END ..
.. and to think I took a 1/2 day off work YESTERDAY in a futile effort to get NLCS tickets ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Is it really only the 5th inning??
maybe all of this delay will really rattle D Davis...

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I am truly embarrassed right now
Misplayed a sacrifice by the pitcher. Only the Cubs

by Mapmaker on Oct 4, 2007 11:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I wonder...
Do you think someone would pay to blow up Augie Ojeda too?
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:31 PM CDT reply actions  

whewwww..this game is quickly turning
into playoff batting practice for the Dbcks.

by JFCubFan on Oct 4, 2007 11:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Dear Cubs, from a lifelong fan.
365 days, most people look at that as a year. Not to a Cubs fan; its a lifetime. With each passing day we wake up, throw on a Cubs hat, and head off to school, work, or wherever our day may take us. We sit in class, in work, or even in bed at night, and wonder what if? What if just one time, we got one chance, to do something special? We start getting nervous in the Spring, when our new hopes hatch and grow with the leaves on the trees. We get more nervous as the days get hotter, and the nights get long with each passing game. We build 6 months of our lives around one team, one game. Except, to us, its not a game. Its a life. Its the thing you hold onto so close to your heart, you can feel it in the dead of winter. Its the widest smile with every nail biting win, and the hole in your heart with every game given away. Yet into the fall, as the nerves grow, we still put on that hat, we put that hat on with pride, no matter where on the pole that Cubs flag hangs at Wrigley.  I sit here tonight, and think of my Grandfather who never had a chance to see that special moment. My Grandfather who died one Christmas Eve in a hospital wearing a Cubs shirt. I sit here in my basement, not let down, not upset, but hurt. Hurt to see the men we hold up so high, the men we scream and cheer for on the best of days, and the worst of nights take our hearts, and rip them out of our chests. I sit here today, with the same hope I had in May, that someday, these guys will FULLY understand what they're playing for. If ever there was as team that was playing for more than a city, its the Cubs. They're playing for hearts, souls, and for every tear that has fallen for the past century. To the Cubs, I ask you this: Where is your heart? Mine has always been with you, even  at times like this. Take a look around, we love you guys. We'd do anything for you guys. What do you do for us?
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Oct 4, 2007 11:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice piece of work, man.
You're a good writer.  More than that, you expressed what a lot of us here feel.  I think Al should put your little post on the front page, but I don't think he'll do that.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

If Al had any guts he would post this
on the front of his blog tomorrow.

Very well said man.  Very well said!

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Remember the little kid in "Fever Pitch"
"You love the Red Sox? When have the Red Sox loved you back?

It's a business. We're dreamers.

The team payroll will get paid. We will be paying the bills.

It's 1-2-3 strikes yer out at the old ball game.
But life goes on, baby. Find other interests.

That's reality, boss. That's being a Cub fan. It's just another twist of outrage we must endure - we've seen them come and we've seen them go. This too will pass .. it never comes to stay and the sooner you and all of us shake off tonight, the better.

Game 3 would appear to be the moment of destiny.

I will be praying hard tommorrow.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know
what being a Cub fan is. I don't want another interest. The Cubs are my interest.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Oct 5, 2007 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

See what happens when one
worries about game 4 before game 1 was even over??

This is the playoffs...every game is a MUST WIN....that oh well Brandon Webb...we'll get the next won has sunk the ship......

Pinella hasn't won a playoff series since 1990.

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Marmol IS A BETTER PITCHER
Bringing Marmol in there was the right thing to do by the numbers.

Argh.  It's like you guys THINK they want to lose!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

How can you actually consider it a mistake
to put in Carlos Marmol?  I just don't get it.  Carlos Marmol was amazing all year, and suddenly Lou is an idiot for relying on him to get it done?  I just don't get it.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes Piniella has
1995 Mariner's were down 0-2 to the Yanks, came back and won in thrilling fashion.
I would not fight Jason Kendall.

by TCobb1911 on Oct 5, 2007 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Cubs look like they sorta don't care.
And Dick Stockton made a Rex Grossman "joke".

I now know what hell is like, and I am very afraid.

CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:33 PM CDT reply actions  

never did I ever think
I would yearn for some Fox or ESPN announcers.  These TBS guys seem like they have never seen a baseball game before...or any sporting event for that matter...

Camera showed a guy in a bears hat and the announcer is all "there's a cub fan next to a dbacks fan"

You may run like mays but you hit like $#!%

by cubsirishkillme on Oct 4, 2007 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Best Case Scenario...
If we can win both at Wrigley, does anyone think Lilly can beat Webb game 5 in AZ?
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Even if this game turns out like it looks it will
we're in much better shape than, say, the Phillies.  It's a cliche, but playoff series don't really begin (in this case, end) until the home team loses a game.  The D-backs (so it seems) have held serve.  As long as the Cubs do the same at Wrigley, Lilly will have a one-game playoff Tuesday to redeem himself and get us a date with the Rockies.  

Still plenty of hope.  Well, maybe not plenty...

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:34 PM CDT reply actions  

AGREED
Hope is burning low. It's not extinguished yet.

There are still THREE INNINGS AHEAD. Let's keep believing, people.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Alls I can stand
and I can't stands no more.

hopefully I' awake to a miracle but the cubs haven't beaten the DBacks in 10 yrs, how did I convince myself they were going to do it in the playoffs.

Well the redsox finally broe through by winning 4 straight against the Yanks in '03.  Maybe cubs are set to win 3 straight ;-)

sleepy time

You may run like mays but you hit like $#!%

by cubsirishkillme on Oct 4, 2007 11:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Finally....
Someone can get Drew out.
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:36 PM CDT reply actions  

7 walks tonight
awful
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:37 PM CDT reply actions  

8 to 2 what we need for next year
a right fielder that can make contact and play defence, eric burns would be a nice fit. a center fielder that can make contact and play defence, boy wouldn't have kenny lofton looked good in the second half and been a real leadoff hitter.
the next time i see jerkoff jones batting after soriono will make me puke.
100 years without a world series winner, sad and will not change unless we have cuban as our next owner.
we need an owner that cares what happens on the field, not a numbers minded asshole that is here only to take advantage of our stupid blind loyalty.
there will be 42 more tickets available for you to by next year folks, i'm out until i see a winner, not a team that just sneaks into the playoffs with the worst record.
PEOPLE!!! WE ARE THE FINEST BASEBALL FANS THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN! WE FUCKING DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS!
wheatfield mike down here in god's country

by wheatfield mike on Oct 4, 2007 11:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Nope we are not
The finest fans know when to stop going to the ball park.

No sir.  We are finest drunks at baseball games the world has ever seen.

Nothing more.

Oh well, there is always year 99.

Out.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

We are not the finest baseball fans
and we don't deserve anything.  Deserve?  Seriously?  We're baseball fans.  We deserve to be able to watch baseball.  So enjoy it while it lasts.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

not to argue with you
but I think you belong in Sue's diary
You may run like mays but you hit like $#!%

by cubsirishkillme on Oct 4, 2007 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

another proud day in the history of this pathetic
organization, this is the most embarrasing shit I have witnessed in a long time, I would expect this out of a Dusty Baker club.  Excuse me now while i go puke my brains out.
Bring back the damn cowbell!

by CubsBall2202 on Oct 4, 2007 11:38 PM CDT reply actions  

LMMFAO
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

apples to oranges here.....
but let's remember 2003 when the Cubs beat up Beckett pretty well in Game 1 only to have him come back lights out against us later in the series.....Lilly  could do the same....and I remember the Marlins getting absolutely humiliated in game 2 and lose 2 very tough games on their home field and we allknow what happened.  This is baseball, not football.  ANYTHING can happen

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can say this honestly
If the Cubs weren't playing the D-Backs right now they are the kind of team I would root for.

Good Luck against the Rox guys.  Two really good teams going at it.  May the best team win.

Out!

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:40 PM CDT reply actions  

agreed
except they are the Dbags...and I loathe their franchise with every fiber of my being.

So If the cubs cant' pull off the miracle I will root for the Yankees...let them win it again and make everyone hate baseball they way I do tonight.

You may run like mays but you hit like $#!%

by cubsirishkillme on Oct 4, 2007 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

omg
pacino commercial was funny.  i think the commercials worked - im going to watch that show god dammit
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:40 PM CDT reply actions  

frank tv
i agree. frank caliendo is extremely talented, I'm just confused why they are waiting to start the show until Nov 20th! That's really late, I think the anticipation will die out by then.

by tahazen on Oct 4, 2007 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

love his madden. nt
nt
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Murton is looking good.
Not taking bad pitches.  Of course, the ball gets caught...but that's just being a Cub.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's Be Honest
How many of you right now have a warm fuzzy feeling that our 2007 season hinges on a stellar performance by Rich Hill.  Please, whoever owns the Cubs in 2008, Pretty Please BUY ME A CHAMPIONSHIP, I can live with the dismantling in 2009.  

by ReebokVT on Oct 4, 2007 11:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Can we dismantle the fan base, too?
Good God, people. "How do you feel about our postseason hopes hinging on Rich Hill?" How would you feel about your dinner hopes hinging on food? Agh.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 4, 2007 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Folks, this series could be a microcosm of 07
We stank the first part of the season.

We surged the last part.

May this be the paradigm of progress!

And we still got 3 innings!

GO CUBS! GO CUBS!

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:42 PM CDT reply actions  

This game =
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:42 PM CDT reply actions  

And being a Cub Fans
is like Charlie trying to kick the ball while Lucy is holding it.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

lets go Mark .. lets go Mark .. GET HOT BUDDY
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:44 PM CDT reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Im so upset right now
Im at a loss for words at this game, this series. Im frustrated, saddened and feel betrayed.

I love this team so damn much, yet this is what we have to deal with. This goes beyond the White Sox in 05 and the Cardinals in 06.

This is loyalty, this is like seeing your dog lying the the street after getting hit by a car, you hope and pray that he's going to get up, and walk away but instead he just lays there.

I'll admit this publicly I dont care, when the Cubs won the division, I had tears I was so proud, but this.... This is like a bad dream, this is 2003 all over again.

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 4, 2007 11:45 PM CDT reply actions  

not nearly as bad as 03' for me
we are not 5 outs away from the WS, we are 3 wins away from just getting out of the first round.

by DC Cubbie on Oct 4, 2007 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

nah.
this team was never that good. lou and co. did an incredible job getting the cubs out of the toilet and above .500. thanks to a lousy division, we even won the central.

i didn't expect them to win this series, the dbacks are just the kind of team that gives the cubs fits; however, i did expect the cubs to put up a fight and have a chance. they've been getting pretty much destroyed so far, and i haven't really felt like that were in either of these games. even when we had the lead, it didn't feel like we were going to hold it.

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:45 PM CDT reply actions  

If it weren't the playoffs...
I'd sit Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez. They're swinging too often at awful pitches, looking like they belong in AA. If you're getting paid this much money, you should know what a god damn breaking ball looks like.

I'm trying to stay optimistic, I really am.

CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:46 PM CDT reply actions  

well said
"So If the cubs cant' pull off the miracle I will root for the Yankees...let them win it again and make everyone hate baseball they way I do tonight."

i have defn stopped hating the yankees the last couple years.  

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:46 PM CDT reply actions  

I have had about enough of Dick Stockton....
why can't they find a way to have alternate audio channels so we can listen to the Cubs broadcasters play by play (and the D-Back fans can listen to theirs)? I am soooooooo tired of all the "curse of Augie Ojeda" talk and the 99 years talk and I would be maybe a little less frustrated if I could listen to Santo cry.....

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:46 PM CDT reply actions  

It' s good when you recognize...
that you've had enough Dick.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Everybody remember...
last year when the NL West was a joke?

Looks like an all NLWest NLCS.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 4, 2007 11:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Turn out the lights........
the party's over!!!!!!!

Whatever the "think positive" people are drinking or smoking, please send some to me!!  I need some after watching this the past two nights!!

by PhillyCub on Oct 4, 2007 11:48 PM CDT reply actions  

OMG.....
.....did we just get a runner to 2nd base?!?!?!?

by tahazen on Oct 4, 2007 11:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Cedeno
Please freaking tell me Ronnie Cedeno is not actually going to bat.

by matthew23 on Oct 4, 2007 11:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Good game by JJ tonight
He really did turn his season around.

I'm very happy they didn't trade him.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:50 PM CDT reply actions  

boy wouldn't a Cedeno homer look sweet
50 50 chance it happens!

WOO HOO

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm trying to decide
if I still wanna hang out in Wrigleyville on Saturday. I'm trying to decide if It's worth it to go down there. I don't have tickets so I'd just be in a bar, but I thought it'd be fun to soak up the playoff atmosphere.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 4, 2007 11:50 PM CDT reply actions  

RONNY F-=ING CENENO
LOU HAS GONE COMPLETELY F-ING MAD!!!!!!!!!

Throw his ass in a padded cell NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Calm down.
Lou knew he was going to pitch-hit for Cedeno.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:51 PM CDT reply actions  

either this loss will make the series win sweeter
or the series loss will make the eventual world championship sweeter.  

who cares?  weve NEVER won.  someday we will.  maybe next year, you cant deny that the franchise is on an upswing, especially with some fresh new money comin in next year.  

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:52 PM CDT reply actions  

OH CRAP
Arizona has figured out the weakness of the Chicago Cubs:  Ex-Chicago Cubs.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Cedeno to the rescue???
This is a sad sad day. To bad we don't still have Candy Maldonado.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand. -Wes Westrum.

by DannyBoy @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 4, 2007 11:52 PM CDT reply actions  

wish Mickey Morandini could pick up a bat
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

May I suggest an alternate team for you all to
cheer for if this goes as sour as it appears....the Cleveland Indians haven't won a ring since '48, they have lots of young, exciting players, great starting pitching, and they just spanked the Yankees tonight....they are my second team and I always feel like they are in a game while this year I always feel nervous and sick watching my Cubbies....

by razzpunk on Oct 4, 2007 11:54 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd like to see them do something
If nothing else, I still have a soft sport for JoeBo.

by SuperContext on Oct 4, 2007 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

finally, wood coming in
welcome back to the playoffs kerry.
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:54 PM CDT reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Still only warning track power
but somehow I think we'll take it this time.

by Gator Cub on Oct 4, 2007 11:54 PM CDT reply actions  

thats 2
8-4. hopefully the top of the order can keep this going.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 4, 2007 11:54 PM CDT reply actions  

YES!
Two runs in!

It's ONLY the SIXTH INNING!

It CAN BE DONE!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Yup...and Lou did get what he wanted there
I will give credit where it is due.  Props to Lou.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

He should....
Have pinch hit him in the 6th last night too....
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 5, 2007 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

THAT'S what I'm talking about ..
let's go SORI
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:55 PM CDT reply actions  

ward is the shit
FINALLY.  Soto.  Ward.  verr niiiice!
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:55 PM CDT reply actions  

d-ward
amazing, really i can only wish soriano was as good . . .
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Anyone remember.....
The old "ex Cub" theory of predicting playoff series/world series?

Who wrote those pieces??  Was it Rokyo???

Anyways....how is AZ winning with EX-CUB contributions...
AND SIT SORIANO.

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

And of course, Soriano strikes out.
Take him out of the game, please.
CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Yup...on three pitches none the less
It is kind of funny.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 4, 2007 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

He is just WAY too anxious up there
he of all people should know better and relax

by LuisSalazar on Oct 4, 2007 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

soriano
lol . . . . u clown
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

SORIANO TRACKER UPDATE
1 for 9, 4 K's, two K's to end the inning tonight alone.  You fucking blow.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

soriano
is terrible.  fucking terrible.  yeah he hits home runs every once and a while.  big ass deal.  I've watched a hundred games this year, and he is the last guy I want at bat in any RBI situation.  

by matthew23 on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Sori.
What can we say about that guy?

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Alfalfa
is overpaid.

by bgramer on Oct 4, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano striking out
I would have never guessed that one....

by SuperContext on Oct 4, 2007 11:57 PM CDT reply actions  

d ward is amazing.
and i couldn't understand why we had him early in the season. he's become one of my favorite players.

meanwhile, soriano is just waving. he must just guess, cause he isn't even close to these pitches.

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

by buckmulligan on Oct 4, 2007 11:57 PM CDT reply actions  

this is surreal
seriously, what is up with sori, lee and aram?  how can we go from september to this?  like its nothing?
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 4, 2007 11:57 PM CDT reply actions  

They must have a tee time
at some fancy club on Sunday.
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 5, 2007 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

SORIANO
SORIANO, SORIANO, SORIANO, YOU SUCK!
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 4, 2007 11:58 PM CDT reply actions  

What's the recod....
for most K's in a 3 game playoff series?

IS Soriano close to setting it?

The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 4, 2007 11:58 PM CDT reply actions  

let's go KERRY WOOD!
hold 'em!  Just hold 'em!
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 4, 2007 11:58 PM CDT reply actions  

go get em Kerry .. hold em baby .. hold em
The Cinderella Man takes the mound.

God it's great to see him. May he live long and prosper.

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

by cubnational on Oct 4, 2007 11:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Someone just called Dick Stockton....
"Legendary".

I'd like to have some of what HE's smoking.

We can still do this. Kerry needs to pitch the way that he did in Florida last Thursday.

CUBS WIN! CUE THE ORCHESTRA!

by Keith on Oct 4, 2007 11:59 PM CDT reply actions  

looks like kerry
hasnt shaved since the last time he pitched in the playoffs.  get the man a trimmer!!!
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions  

Well if Kerry can hold 'em
we still have 3 more trips to chip away at a now 4-run lead.  Could happen.

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions  

this
is one of the highlights of the year for me...seein woody pitch again in postseason. good for him
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 5, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions  

Yeah! A real feel-good story.
I love the guy.  He fought back, and came back.

by zevkalman on Oct 5, 2007 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Bright Side:
We're batting .500 with RISP.  The not-so-bright side: only two RISP all night.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 5, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions  

Lets go Woody
You can do it Woody!

by bgramer on Oct 5, 2007 12:01 AM CDT reply actions  

i may take
some hits but i almost want to see marquis pitch game 3
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 5, 2007 12:02 AM CDT reply actions  

no...
im just not feeling putting hill out there in such a HUGE game(if we dont win this game)
LeTs SkIn DeM sNaKeS!!!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Um, ok.
So...

You know what, I don't even care anymore. If people can't figure out that Hill is a better pitcher than Marquis at this point of the season... Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftaghn! Cthulhu fhtagn. Cthulhu. R'lyeh. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

right now, I'd rather he pitch for Lilly
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Wood's stuff looking good right now
.. any pitch speed measurements?
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:02 AM CDT reply actions  

I think I saw 97, 96, and 95 mph
BTW, Murton got to that ball pretty quickly...his fielding seems to be OK recently.

by zevkalman on Oct 5, 2007 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

2 down! wow .. how fast was THAT?
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:04 AM CDT reply actions  

wood is 95 96 on tbs every pitch
i really dont understand why he wasnt in the game earlier.  

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/comments/2007/10/4/145133/828/701#701

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:04 AM CDT reply actions  

WOOD BRINGS IT
Excellent.

Now, lets get some runs!

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

1-2-3 inning
so thats what those look like
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

Way to go Kerry!
Now lets GET SOME RUNS!

by BlueCoins on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

POPPPPPPPPED him up! YES! 3 out!
Now we take over! - a bleacher bum
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

OK!
Now lets see a Theriot base hit, a Lee K, and a Ramirez GIDP.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

Ha!
that was funny.  you actually made me laugh.

by zevkalman on Oct 5, 2007 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

well
you're 0-2 so far... if you were Lou Pinella, you'd be telling yourself that you suck...
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

Actually, he was close
Lee got the hit, and Ramirez grounded into a DP.

by zevkalman on Oct 5, 2007 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

Have to hand it you....
got Lee & Theriot reversed, but called the GIDP.  >sigh<

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 5, 2007 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

Theriot's had a good game at the plate.
Here's hoping he can get something going here; spark DLee and Aramis into action.

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

Lets Go Cubbies
clap clap clapclapclap

Repeat As Needed

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

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:06 AM CDT reply actions  

Still plenty of time.
AZ bullpen has feet of clay.  A bunch of so-so pitchers who overachieved all year.

by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 5, 2007 12:06 AM CDT reply actions  

I see in everyone's future
an alcoholic beverage

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 5, 2007 12:07 AM CDT reply actions  

i'm really starting to buy into wood's return.
i'm think he might be an option of the closer next year, a little howry, marmol, and wood action.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Oct 5, 2007 12:07 AM CDT reply actions  

Imagine if the characters on this board ...
were Rod Sox fans in 2004 when they were down 0-3?

by ttagaris on Oct 5, 2007 12:08 AM CDT reply actions  

we'd better hurry though...
with opening pitch for game 3 only a few hours away, we might not make it back intime.

by LuisSalazar on Oct 5, 2007 12:08 AM CDT reply actions  

Just hope our bullpen can shut them down...
while we pray for some big hits!! Break out the big bats boys!

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 5, 2007 12:08 AM CDT reply actions  

clark
who knew this guy could field?  Its like putting Floyd at first.

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:09 AM CDT reply actions  

All series long Melvin's seen our big boppers
struggle against these junkball pitchers.....so he brings in the heat....let's make him pay

by LuisSalazar on Oct 5, 2007 12:10 AM CDT reply actions  

Too bad our well paid bats are up....
I suspect more bad things here from DLee and ARam....get the bottom of our lineup up there if you want a rally...wait DLee figured out how to hit!

by razzpunk on Oct 5, 2007 12:11 AM CDT reply actions  

it seems like lee aram and rami
cant even see the ball.  its like so weird.

/travolta

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:11 AM CDT reply actions  

Pssst...AmRam
Dude you are going to get a fast ball.

Hit the thing out of the park please.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 5, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions  

I'm leaving
I'm bad Luck.

Unlike most Cubs fans I'm just going to blame myself for this lost.

EVERYONE THIS WAS ALL MY FAULT.

Sorry.

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 5, 2007 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

WTF
how bout just once, the middle of lineup do something useful
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 5, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions  

Well, we now got 6 outs to play with
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions  

heroes
we are making the diamondbacks look like heroes, that's one of the most frustrating parts.

by tahazen on Oct 5, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions  

JESUS CHRIST!
Now you're in negative territory!  -1 for 8!
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 5, 2007 12:13 AM CDT reply actions  

omg
at least we see some effort from dlee.  very nice slide.  

bottom half coming up next inning so were still in it!!  kerry better still be pitching

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:13 AM CDT reply actions  

GAME

by whatiswrongwithlarussa on Oct 5, 2007 12:13 AM CDT reply actions  

Thanks a ton Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez....
if the bottom of the lineup had more ABs we may just come back in this one....you guys have really not earned your money and I really want to feel confident when you come up....CRAP!

by razzpunk on Oct 5, 2007 12:13 AM CDT reply actions  

this is so wrong to say
but arams power numbers have been down this year and lately hes been as productive as ronny cedeno. . . . something is not right here . . . id rather not say it
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 5, 2007 12:14 AM CDT reply actions  

please let Woody be .. Woody be in ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:14 AM CDT reply actions  

I can't give Aram a bad time.
He's been clutch all season.  Hitting is hard.  He's entitled to a slump...although this is a pretty bad time to have it.

by zevkalman on Oct 5, 2007 12:15 AM CDT reply actions  

Baloney.
There are 0-for-playoff performances, and then there is.... this.

Ramirez and Soriano and Lee have been horrific on a grand historical scale. I don't think I've ever seen three "star" players fail in, literally, ALL facets of the game simultaneously like this.

Lee's early error on the would-be DP, Lee and Aramis completely forgetting to cover the suicide squeeze despite the fact that the pitcher showed bunt 15 seconds before the pitch (!!!), and their comical, pathetic, utterly impotent performances at the plate deserve no excuses.

They should be embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for them. Lou should have yanked the Big 3 after the 4th inning - I can't believe that he's willing to watch them suck like this.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

And the Cubs think they want A-Rod...
That would create a lineup of some of the biggest post season chokers ever.....
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 5, 2007 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

caliendo just did the best bush impression
that ive ever seen.  still laughing.
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:16 AM CDT reply actions  

The problem is
it's really all he's got.  Do a youtube search on him and you'll see the same Bush impression, the same Madden impression, the same Pacino impression.  And then rinse and repeat.  He's coming to UF for our homecoming, and I really think he might get heckled pretty hard if he just does the same bits everyone's seen over and over.

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah but they are funny impressions
dude theyve been really driving it home the last couple days but they are still funny.  madden wont get old for a while, if ever.  how long has he been doing that every sunday?  it is still very funny
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Since Wood has ben resting the last couple years..
Can he pitch the next 3 games???
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 5, 2007 12:16 AM CDT reply actions  

WIN 3 IN A ROW!?!?!?!
Hey if we do it then it washes away alot of post season pain....if not then heck I guess we are on an upswing as we went from worst to the playoffs and have lots of things to look forward to including a new owner who might just buy us a winner....perspective I guess is what they call it....

by razzpunk on Oct 5, 2007 12:17 AM CDT reply actions  

Losing blows...
but this isn't really killing me. Don't know why. Maybe because I had no expectations coming into the postseason, and when I saw all the experts pick the Cubs to win the series, I knew they were doomed.

I definitely don't want to sound like all the "stay positive" idiots here, but this year was something to build on...going from 66 wins last year, to winning the central.

Hope they can win Saturday at Wrigley for the fans.

Hope they don't make Livan look as good as they made Doug freakin' Davis look!

Eleven more W's.

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 5, 2007 12:18 AM CDT reply actions  

Augie Ojeda's .667 batting average...
...makes me so angry I cannot explain it. I hate him so much right now that I think I'm borrowing other people to hate with me. I cannot explain it.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:18 AM CDT reply actions  

You are on the right track.
Anyone who watched him fail to hit -- pretty much ever -- as a Cub is feeling the sting on this.
Missing Wrigley summers since 1998.

by cervantes05 on Oct 5, 2007 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

You guys haven't figured out why...
Augie is hitting like an all-star yet?  Here's a hint -- He's getting to hit against Cub pitching.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 5, 2007 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

guys dont call game over
we have the bottom of the order coming up.  hold it here and we got a shot.
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:18 AM CDT reply actions  

Look @ the Bright Side
No Bartman, No Billy Goat, No Black Cat, and especially No Curse.  Just poor pitching, poor hitting, and poor coaching.  

by ReebokVT on Oct 5, 2007 12:18 AM CDT reply actions  

Leave the kid alone
I know you're just joking, but its enough already.  Does anyone know the name of the bozo that sat immediately next to him and also tried to catch the ball?  He's anonymous (and probably going to Cubs games) only because it was six inches out of his reach.  Bartman meanwhile has his whole life ruined.

And really, if Theriot had been at short instead of Alex Gonzalez, we would have turned two to get out of the inning.

by Orval Overall on Oct 5, 2007 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

easy....
I have no ill-will toward Bartman....I agree, Gonzalez blew that game for us....but he's part of history whether he likes it or not....

by LuisSalazar on Oct 5, 2007 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bartman...
I personally think they should invite the guy to throw out the first pitch on Saturday, and put this whole thing to rest. If Alex Gonzalez could field a two-hopper, the guy wouldn't even exist in our worlds!
Eleven more W's.

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 5, 2007 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Why?
Let Hill throw out the first 80 pitches or so. Save Bartman for middle relief.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

Nice!
Glad some people still have a sense of humor!
Wait 'til next...I can't say it.

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 5, 2007 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

at least we stick to the fundamentals
that's what real baseball is about
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

another DP!
Rally time.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:19 AM CDT reply actions  

Just like last inning....
Lee managed one of his patented singles, which just meant that Aramis had to briefly double the suck in order to pick up his temporarily non-sucking teammate and erase the baserunner.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

you know what?
stuff it.

I'm rooting for my team.  If you're not here to do that, go away.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

You know what?
Sunshine and rainbows have their own thread tonight.

I'm watching a substantial portion of my team pull an 0-for-2007 postseason performance.

There's "staying positive!", and there's willful delusion. Don't stray too far into the latter.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yes.
The DBacks won 90 games.  They didn't do it with hitting, they did it with pitching.

I don't figure them to win tonight, but announcing it before the game is over isn't helpful.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

Nonresponsive.
The D-Backs are not only making our hitters look like fools, they're smacking our best pitchers around the yard. I don't even know what you're trying to say.

Telling a Cubs fan to stay positive while watching Aramis Ramirez hit into another double play and kill any hope this team may have had is simply ridiculous, and I think that you know it.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

because, of course
the other team has nothing to do with it, right?

THEY ARE OUTPLAYING US.

I know that.

But the level of negativity on this board does NOTHING.

If this is our team, then we ROOT for them.  

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

We're Cubs Fans!!!
We love the ridiculous!! Especially the simply ridiculous...the complicated ridiculous confuses us.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 5, 2007 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

sheesh lay it off
you are sounding much worse than the worst pessimists.

by cubsnlinux on Oct 5, 2007 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

You know what?
I see no reason why "sunshine and rainbows" should have to conceed the gamethread to the jerks and misanthropes. You want to bitch, bitch. Whatever floats your boat. But it's our thread too.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not the one telling people to leave.
We're watching the Cubs demonstrate futility and impotence in the postseason in an absolutely legendary, record-breaking fashion.

Any commentary on this series is going to be, by its very nature, "negative". Lee, Soriano, and Ramirez have been insanely terrible. To ignore what is going on in front of your face is, frankly, idiocy. It's willful blindness, and I won't be party to it.

I pointed out that Aramis Ramirez is in legitimate danger of posting a .000 batting average in the postseason, immediately after he delivered a double play ball that he couldn't have rolled out there any better.

That doesn't warrant a "stuff it, leave" response. I'm not attacking any other posters, and I won't.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

no
you exercised a lot of sarcasm in suggesting that Aramis was going to be twice as worse to make up for Lee getting an unexpected hit.

Saying "boy, Aramis isn't playing well, I wonder what's wrong with him" isn't the same thing as what you said.

You are -expecting- them to lose.  A lot of people here seem to be doing that.

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

You should stop while you're behind.
Sarcasm is a time-honored coping mechanism.

And for crying out loud, yes, when they're trailing by 4 in the 8th and playing as bad as they've ever played, I expect them to lose. So do you, even if you won't admit it.

We hope that they will come back, but to expect it is silly.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

This, by no means is
'record-breaking' or legendary. Have you just followed the team this year? 2003 is the penultimate. 5 outs from the World Series?
1984 -- 1 game from the World Series, and the Cubs can't finish.

This falls into the same category as the 4-1 1989 loss to SF in the NLCS and the 1998 3-0 loss in the Divisional Series to the Braves. There's nothing really special about losing those series. It's an ordinary playoff/post-season loss. Many teams have lost such series, and they are not at all memorable.

This is probably going to be a 3-0 sweep, and it's nothing extraordinary.

It's absolutely NOTHING record-breaking.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 5, 2007 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Teams losing in the 1st round
of the playoffs is legendary, duh?  It only happens like 4 times a year, come on, anybody who has watched baseball for more then the last couple months should know that!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 5, 2007 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

Consider Ramirez' performance.
He's running the risk of posting a .000 batting average, while stranding runners on base in darn near every single one of those AB.

At the moment, he's 0-9 with 4 K, at least 1 DP, and 8 runners LOB. He's flirting with some pretty negative records.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

That's the augie ojeda I know
... hope he's enjoying his last october before selling real-estate.

by ttagaris on Oct 5, 2007 12:19 AM CDT reply actions  

at least wood has looked good tonight
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 5, 2007 12:20 AM CDT reply actions  

Good play Theriot
His second nice play to turn two.  Game's not over, but Lou should pinch-hit Pie for Soriano and Fontenot for A-Ram.

by Orval Overall on Oct 5, 2007 12:20 AM CDT reply actions  

not a bad idea .. good way to shake his bunch up
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

So what you're saying
So you're saying the players aren't trying?

by puckishcubsfan on Oct 5, 2007 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

Effort was lacking, yes.
Cases in point -
  1. Lee and Ramirez failing to notice the runner breaking for home on the suicide squeeze, which was telegraphed for 15-20 seconds before it happened.
  2. Soriano absolutely refusing to break up the double play on the Ojeda bobble.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

commercials
I want to shove a bacon cheese steak up Frank TV's ass.
You can't quiet THE RIOT (riotshirts.com)

by TipsyMcStagger on Oct 5, 2007 12:22 AM CDT reply actions  

stephen drew
is now my least favorite player of all time.  even more so than eddmonds.

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:24 AM CDT reply actions  

a couple singles
then a homer.  

pray to science.

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:24 AM CDT reply actions  

Damn.
That was a nice play by Drew.  Big out too.

by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 5, 2007 12:24 AM CDT reply actions  

goodness
stephen drew is looking like a gold glover out there

by tahazen on Oct 5, 2007 12:25 AM CDT reply actions  

Hey Hendry....
See how a little range on the infield can help the pitchers?
The best defense is a good offense

by kcjones on Oct 5, 2007 12:26 AM CDT reply actions  

I thought the best defense is a good offense?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 5, 2007 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

If Dempster pitches the 8th...
we have given up.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 5, 2007 12:27 AM CDT reply actions  

Dane Cook VS Frank TV.
Discuss.
You can't quiet THE RIOT (riotshirts.com)

by TipsyMcStagger on Oct 5, 2007 12:27 AM CDT reply actions  

tbs announcers are f'ing brutal
i keep switching back and forth, santo is depressing me
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:27 AM CDT reply actions  

He
who should not be named just got some face time
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue."

by northofwrigley on Oct 5, 2007 12:28 AM CDT reply actions  

us losing has NOTHING to do with tthis....but
this ump has really expanded the zone as the game has gone on
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:28 AM CDT reply actions  

It's been a big zone
But it has helped us out too.

The zone doesn't matter because we've had runners on base in every inning and captialized twice.  The D-Backs have come through when needed.  We have been outplayed.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 5, 2007 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

someone needs to get rung outta this game
i would argue the shit outta whatever the next close call was.  
Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:30 AM CDT reply actions  

trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive,
trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive,trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive, trying to stay postive,

by LuisSalazar on Oct 5, 2007 12:31 AM CDT reply actions  

I've tried too
But today was not good at all.

Lilly should have pitched much better and 4ER off of Davis is decent, but this lineup can do much better especially when the big hits came from Soto and Ward.

I have a good feeling about Hill vs. Hernandez... but that means squat right now.

We knew coming in that if Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez did nothing, we would lose.  Add on Marmol and Lilly, and all the key players besides Zambrano have not come through.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 5, 2007 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

soriano could have had that foul
the guys not even on this planet

by LA Cub Fan on Oct 5, 2007 12:34 AM CDT reply actions  

hahahahaha @ Ronnie
He just went after the D-Backs public address announcer.

"He loves his voice"

"and there's a lot of other 'nice' things I'd like to say about him"

by ttagaris on Oct 5, 2007 12:34 AM CDT reply actions  

For Sale
Cubs ball signed by Corey Paterson and Augie Ojdea

It might be wotrh something finally

by parrotinct on Oct 5, 2007 12:34 AM CDT reply actions  

if the dbags had any actual fans
they would be chanting bartman right now.

it would be fun to play boston or the yanks in the world series to watch the cubs play in front of those crowds.  

Best sign ever: "DIAMONDBACK FANS RULE!"

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:34 AM CDT reply actions  

If this finished up like it looks
I won't be able to watch ESPN at all tomorrow, as I'm sure their screaming idiots will find a way to blame this game too on Lou's Zambrano decision.

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:34 AM CDT reply actions  

I'm sure Mariotti
will enlighten us as to the connection.  

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

boy, I gotta say, I really kind of expected to
lose last pm against Webb, and had full confidence we'd win tonight anyway.....as it turns out, should've grabbed last pm when we had the chance....this game just doesn't make sense some times.

by LuisSalazar on Oct 5, 2007 12:35 AM CDT reply actions  

I felt the same way.
I didn't think Lilly would necessarily be lights out, but I sure didn't think he'd self-destruct like he did.  

by Gator Cub on Oct 5, 2007 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

I would not let Soriano hit here
I think a PH is in order.  He's been shit at the plate and a non-presence in the field.  Maybe getting some splinters in his ass will wake him up.
------ TheRiot Squad ------

by RightFieldSucks on Oct 5, 2007 12:38 AM CDT reply actions  

here's some positive spin
the cubs are currently trading at 20% to win this series at tradesports - http://tradesports.com/index.jsp?request_operation=aav2Trade&request_type=action&selConID=52 8866

we will win this series 1 in 5 times.  why cant this be the 1?

I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:39 AM CDT reply actions  

at least the slackers behind home finally left
There should be a law against guys with obscene amounts of money who buy the best seats in a ballpark and act like a bunch of toddlers playing with their boogers.

I hope each of their Lexii or BMW's or Jags all throw rods before they leave the Gold Concourse.

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

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:40 AM CDT reply actions  

spoke too soon, they must have been out
to pee. Look, they're actually WATCHING THE GAME.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

Right now I want to beat...
...Dane Cook within an inch of his life.

And then I want to take that inch.

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:40 AM CDT reply actions  

Wait just now?
Not always?  I must be the only one then...

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 5, 2007 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yes, the team leader...
...in home runs is going to hit.

If this suprises you... well, I don't know how to help.

FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

not surprised at all
but people were suggesting that Lou pinch hit for him.  That's all.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

I see no reason to validate...
...such people with responses. It's boggling to me that they can take themselves seriously.
FREE CARMEN PIGNATIELLO!

by cwyers on Oct 5, 2007 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

omg those dudes are back behind home
nt
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:41 AM CDT reply actions  

sori could wear the golden sombrero
that would be unreal
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:42 AM CDT reply actions  

What would be unreal about that?
He is swinging at pitches that hit the plate, actually, no, hit the dirt NEXT to the plate, balls almost at his head, and balls at the umpire's head.  

I can't believe he ever gets strikes anymore.  The scouting on Soriano was good.

by IllinoisCubs on Oct 5, 2007 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

and theyre gone again
dont waste all your hate on franktv and dane cook.  those dudes are worse
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:44 AM CDT reply actions  

boyoboy, is Saturday gonna be something to see
bet there will be a bunch of fist fights in sportsbars across Chicago Friday night
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:44 AM CDT reply actions  

ohh my god
he didnt strike out  . . . WOW, too little too late u skinny freak
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 5, 2007 12:44 AM CDT reply actions  

see this, Closing Time?
This is exactly what I'm talking about.  I don't see a whole lot of difference between this tripe and what you wrote, except you're more literate and write better.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Game 4?!
All I heard yesterday was we needed Zambrano for game 4, blah blah blah....you need to force a game 4 before you start worrying about a game 4.

by tahazen on Oct 5, 2007 12:45 AM CDT reply actions  

single
figures soriano picks up a garbage single

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:45 AM CDT reply actions  

is that woo sound
the sound of that fat dude who is ripping off he-who-shall-not-be-named for the tbags?
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:45 AM CDT reply actions  

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

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:47 AM CDT reply actions  

Soriano was in left field
Way to try and break up the DP, you complete stiff.

by Itchy on Oct 5, 2007 12:47 AM CDT reply actions  

Sorri
Really what was that?? Very weak. What a wuss

by gdog @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

now which DLee comes to bat?
That is the most terrifying six words I have ever written.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:48 AM CDT reply actions  

Valverde is far from invulnerable.
1 more baserunner and major redemption time for Aram.

by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 5, 2007 12:48 AM CDT reply actions  

typical for the cubs
get a little rally going...get the hopes back up...and then.......

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:49 AM CDT reply actions  

bleh
that was a buzzkill

by tahazen on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

finally a chant from the tbags
sounds cool with the echo off the roof.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

ohh derek lee
cant believe he struck out  LOL
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

Nice whiff!
How about a base hit??

by Itchy on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

pathetic
I really wouldn't even mind if I never saw another Soriano or Lee at bat in my life.

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

let's see....
if Aramis tries to hit a grand slam with 2 runners on

by tahazen on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

Again...thanks so much DLee.....you really have
been great...and now to wrap things up, the flailing ARam....ahhhh, drink in the sorrow kids!!!!

by razzpunk on Oct 5, 2007 12:50 AM CDT reply actions  

i cant take this pressure ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Oct 5, 2007 12:51 AM CDT reply actions  

pom poms
so gay
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Oct 5, 2007 12:52 AM CDT reply actions  

not sweating
"no way do they come in here and take a game from us" myself in '03 against the Marlins.

by rmonday557 on Oct 5, 2007 12:52 AM CDT reply actions  

absurd
get a new day job Ramirez.

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:52 AM CDT reply actions  

damn good attempt.
On to Chicago.  Time to turn it around.
This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:52 AM CDT reply actions  

You're a caricature.
Lee and Ramirez just struck out on straight-as-a-string fastballs while they were sitting dead red on fastballs.

Today's game wasn't a "good attempt". It was a butt-kicking, in every sense of the word.

How does an MLB team allow a suicide squeeze when the batter shows bunt 10 seconds before the pitch?

As soon as the D-Backs hit the 3-run HR, the Cubs went to sleep. This was a disinterested, lethargic performance.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

But yes,
It is time to turn this around at home.

If Hill can beat Livan, it's 2-1, and you never know, right?

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Aram
0 for 9 in the series.

Way to step it up.

by blueapple on Oct 5, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions  

It's worse than that.
Inning-ending double plays, multiple strikeouts, including a game-ender and one on a freaking wild pitch.

To say that Ramirez has been awful would be an understatement.

by ClosingTime on Oct 5, 2007 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dammit.
n/t
Your results may vary. reverendriggs.blogspot.com

by riggs on Oct 5, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions  

ohh aramis ramirez
cant believe he struck out too . . . fcuking clowns excuse my lingo
iowa football

by CZ38 on Oct 5, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions  

drewishdrewid
calling that a damn good attempt is an insult to the game of baseball.

by matthew23 on Oct 5, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions  

no, it's not
batters hit UNDER .200 against Valvarde.  

Calling yourself a Cubs fan, on the other hand...

This is our time. THIS IS OUR YEAR!

by drewishdrewid on Oct 5, 2007 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

whatever
I guess watching or listening to every game this year isn't