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That's More Like It, and Open Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Thursday 4/5, 11:35 CT

Alyellontoppscard_tiny by Al Yellon on in Recap/Game Thread

When BCB first started, I tried to write recaps of night games at night, right after they ended... and it turned out to be too much to do, especially with an early day game like today's.

So, this is what you'll find, most of the time when there's a game in a few hours as there is this morning - a combined recap/game thread.

And much has happened since last night -- not only did the Cubs win, 4-1 over the Reds, on a night better suited for football, but MLB and inDemand reached a deal to keep Extra Innings on digital cable.

Which means that Jessica owes me two more Big Gulps.

Well, of course, this deal means more than just Big Gulps for me. This is excellent news for all of us who have digital cable and didn't want to switch our entire service just to get EI. The games are, according to the above link, already available, and at this time, they're not going to be available on Dish Network. Here's what finally made this deal possible:

As part of the agreement, iN Demand and DirecTV each will receive about 16 percent equity in the new network, a person familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because that detail wasn't announced. Under the original agreement, DirecTV was to be a 20 percent owner.

In Demand will make the "Extra Innings" package available to other cable companies, which also would be required to carry the MLB channel. Baseball is willing to resume negotiate with Echostar's Dish Network, baseball spokesman Rich Levin said, but DirecTV president Chase Carey said he anticipated for now that his company would be an exclusive satellite carrier.

inDemand's EI website doesn't have a signup page or schedule yet, and I just checked my digital channels (I have Comcast) and don't see a schedule yet, but I assume they will have one up later on today.

Good news for all, and pressure from Congress, and from we the fans, helped make this deal possible.

And, last night's Cubs game was, we hope, a sign of the rest of the season to come. Ted Lilly threw seven excellent innings (101 pitches, 70 strikes, one walk, nine strikeouts) and Bob Howry and Ryan Dempster came on to do their respective jobs; Mark DeRosa had two hits and Aramis Ramirez three, the Cubs drew SIX of those base-clogging walks, and all in all, it was exactly the way all of us had envisioned positive things for the ballclub this year.

I still cringe when I see a ball hit Cliff Floyd's way, though. I haven't heard yet, but I'm pretty sure you'll see Matt Murton out there this afternoon. Incidentally, the lineup Bruce Miles had sent me yesterday was changed before game time, as you know from Bruce's post just before the game started. Ryan Theriot got in the game anyway, late, in left field, and even he had some trouble out there, though that was, more likely, due to the swirling winds and 39-degree temperatures.

Now, there's a game coming up in just a few hours, so let's move onward!

 Today's Starting Pitchers
Jason Marquis
 J. Marquis
Cubs		 vs. Kyle Lohse
 K. Lohse
Reds
14-16 W-L 5-10
6.02 ERA 5.83
96 SO 97
75 BB 44
35 HR 15
vs. Cin -- vs. Cubs

pitcher stats are 2006 season stats

Ah, yes. Jason Marquis. The guy who has probably had more angst spilled on this site this offseason than any other new Cub acquisition.

And yes, those 2006 stats look pretty brutal. But take a look at the numbers for his opponent today -- not that much better. Marquis had a decent spring, and the cold temperatures today ought to help him.

MLB.com Mediacenter for Thursday; the game is on CSN Chicago, and the usual radio outlets.

MLB.com Gameday

Finally, Jerry Colangelo is already starting to get the ball rolling to try to get a group together to buy the Cubs:

Former Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo reiterated his interest in buying the Cubs during a radio interview Wednesday and said he plans to meet with new Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell when Colangelo visits Chicago next week. "I'm planning to meet with Sam Zell and get acquainted," Colangelo said. "We've never met before. I know quite a bit about him. He's been very, very successful, and I think it's appropriate to at least start my process in terms of getting to know him a little bit."
Colangelo may have put the Diamondbacks into deep debt during his ownership there -- but they won. We'd all take that, right?

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Very impressed
with Lilly last night. Good command, kept hitters off balance, just a pitching gem. I hope this continues all season (it's reported April is his good month, let's hope it another good month!). And the big news of the night, although I'm not exactly sure the exact words used, Lou's trip to the mound when Dempster proceeded to walk the first batter. Short, sweet and to the point: throw strikes! Wasn't that refreshing? A cubs manager saying exactly what we were all thinking in the exact tone of voice we use. Lou, you warmed up this cubsfan with that no nonsense kick in the butt!
I'm a bleedcubbiebluer!

by mrcubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 8:19 AM CDT reply actions  

Lilly...
... reminds me, in his pitching style, of another Cubs lefty who wore #30... Kenny Holtzman.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 8:21 AM CDT reply actions  

Holtzman
Once Lilly pitches a couple of no-hitters, I'll agree!
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

addendum
I was just kidding you, Al. I know you were only referring to his style.
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

Hotlzman/Lilly
A lfet-handed #30 - Holtzman was the first thing I thought of when I say Lilly.  From what I remember, Holtzman threw harder than Lilly.  Holtzman also came more from the side, a style that I, as a young lefty, tried to copy (but failed).

by 08 Cubs on Apr 5, 2007 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

i worry about lilly
There were a few well hit balls that would've been trouble in better weather.

Controversial Tone "I think however, he has made a case for as the true ace of our staff with such a commanding performance"

Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 8:22 AM CDT reply actions  

Loved the tongue lashing Pinella gave
Dempster in the 9th yesterday.  Naturally both downplayed it in the papers but it was pretty clear Lou meant business.  It was nice seeing Lou out there on the first visit rather than Rothschilde.  So much more to like with Lou sitting in the dugout.
Dallas Green!

by SonnyJ9 on Apr 5, 2007 8:31 AM CDT reply actions  

His words..
"I said it was 30 degrees and it was snowing, get the ball over the plate and you'll win a ballgame."
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

As I mentioned in my unorganized diary,
dempster and lou said different things when asked what piniella said on the mound.  i think this is pretty much a give-away that the one-sided conversation was a little more censored than that.  regardless, i love the act.  if we win today, is that a winning streak?

by lilkimmer77 on Apr 5, 2007 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

I can read lips
Piniella said "Fair pitcher, it would behoove you to throw fair pitch over yonder plate with great velocity and accuracy.  Should you do that, the Chicago nine will celebrate with great joy this fair eve."

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good job
 pointing that out. It shows that Lou is in command and his player responded. On a different note, I think Lou has the darkest tan I have ever seen on a Cub skipper.
"Billy was put here for....to teach us to treat each other better"

by wild bill on Apr 5, 2007 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

Brrr...
Bear in mind though that Lohse pitched in the AL Central for the most part last season.  Pitching to offenses on a regular basis like Cleveland, Detroit and the Sox will do that to an ERA.  On the other hand Marquis, pitched in the NL Central...

Lohse was a '96 draftee of the Cubs then traded for Rick Aguilera and Scott Downs.

IMHO Lohse is below average but like many other pitchers he will toss a strong game here and there.  I'm not impressed with Marquis at all though from what I've seen, granted that is limited to his sorry performances against the Sox last year.

That's all the past and what matters is how you do today.  Watch Lohse and Marquis duel in a pitching gem today.

by DrCrawdad on Apr 5, 2007 8:40 AM CDT reply actions  

Lohse/Marquis
Lohse didn't pitch nearly as bad as his ERA last year.  He was a victim of some bad luck and had a low strand rate (65%).  He's pitching in launching pad now, so we'll see how that plays out.

Marquis on the other hand just wasn't very good last year.  Ideally, he will be serviceable this year and the Cubs will get a guy who can eat some innings and hopefully get a lot of run support.  If hitters hit the ball on the ground against him as much as they did in 2004 or 2005, he'll be okay.

by MHef08 @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Apr 5, 2007 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

debt
What do I care about debt?  It's been 99 years.  Justify our faith already and win, will ya!
"KONG!"

by drone1047 @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Apr 5, 2007 8:50 AM CDT reply actions  

Theriot
Uh, don't blame the winds for the way Theriot played three fly balls like they were hand grenades.  If Cliff Floyd is considered awful in LF, what would Theriot be considered....brutal?  He cannot be a defenisve replacement in the OF, plain and simple.  
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. -- Lee Constantine Elia, 1983.

by krummy12 on Apr 5, 2007 8:55 AM CDT reply actions  

Re: Theriot
When and if the sun ever shines in Chicago, I fear for our outfielders. Maybe we could bring in those kids that shag balls during the home run derby?

by northsidenonsense on Apr 5, 2007 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

This is
where a player like Pagan fills that void. I only wish we had room on the roster for a Pagan or like for just this reason.
"Billy was put here for....to teach us to treat each other better"

by wild bill on Apr 5, 2007 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Pagan instead of Cedeno
I think they need to deal Ronny Cedeno-- and probably should have dealt him on the last day of Spring Training. Pagan is a better bench player-- more speed, provides OF defense, switch hitter. He's not great, but he's a better option that Ronny. I think this will happen in the next month or so.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

You can't do that either
That would mean that Theriot is the only backup for 2B, SS and 3B.  The Cubs are going to have to address this at some point.  The two options that I see are:
  • Get rid of either Ward or Floyd and bring back Pagan.  Their defensive limitations hurt the team's flexibility.  You can't have two of these guys on the team.  Of course, Floyd's likely trip to the DL would fix this problem.
  • Get rid of one of the bullpen pitchers and bring back Pagan.    

by rlpete on Apr 5, 2007 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

A question
How much did The Riot play OF in spring training?I have heard he can play a serviceable outfield but Ive seen some of the over 40 yrd old women on my company softball team make easy catches look prettier. (Ladies, no offense intended, Im just saying a 20 something yr old professional athlete should be able to make the game look easier than a mid-forties mother of three that sits at a desk all day).
Only 81 more losses and those stupid redbirds have a losing season.

by Dcubbienole on Apr 5, 2007 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

The riot

led the team in errors in ST.  I'm not sure how many were in the OF.

No doubt in my mind that the Cubs have serious defensive problems in the OF.  You know it's bad when Jacque Jones will probably be the most reliable.  

Murton, Theriot, Jones, and Floyd simply do not have OF arms and teams are going to figure out real quick that anything hit in the corners will always score that run from first.  We'll just have to hope their bats make up for it.

by salparadise23 on Apr 5, 2007 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

I do agree....
... Theriot is still a work in progress in the OF. I, too, would have kept Pagan over Cedeno.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

Lineups
Lineups

Cubs
Soriano, CF
Murton, LF
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Jones, RF
Barrett, C
DeRosa, 2B
Izturis, SS
Marquis, P

Reds
Freel, CF
Dunn, LF
Phillips, 2B
Griffey, RF
Encarnacion, 3B
Hatteberg, 1B
Gonzalez, SS
Valentin, C
Lohse, P

by Bruce Miles on Apr 5, 2007 9:15 AM CDT reply actions  

Looks like
they're trying to regain some of that opening day magic.

Phillips belongs in the 2 slot, IMO.  Actually, Phillips belongs in a Cubs uniform, but that's neither here nor there.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Apr 5, 2007 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

How was the game
last night?  Hope you weren't too cold...
MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Apr 5, 2007 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ramirez
Ramirez was 3-5 last night. Did he have a multi hit game all last april? That's sarcastic, but if he can have a good april and continue to help marquiz, hill, and miller then this team can start the season on a really great not. Yeah not a profound statement but its my first comment.

by dkowal22 on Apr 5, 2007 9:18 AM CDT reply actions  

Marquis
Very skeptical about Jason Marquis.  If he's smart he will be walking Adam Dunn several times today.  That matchup is SCARY.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 9:25 AM CDT reply actions  

Dunn could very well be walked several times
considering Marquis has walked him 11 times in 32 AB's.  But as far as matchups are concerned, I'm more worried about Encarnacion who has 4 home runs and 7 rbi's vs. Marquis in only 12 AB's.  Dunn has has only 1 HR and 2 rbi's in 4 hits for a .125 BA vs. Marquis.  So that matchup is not as scary as you make it to be.
Go Cubs!

by Neifi Puppy on Apr 5, 2007 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bring whiplash treatment options
If the wind is blowing hard today in Cincy, that will effect game conditions.  I think 2 touchdowns and a field goal might win it.  

by NO100 on Apr 5, 2007 9:29 AM CDT reply actions  

Top of the line-up
Soriano 1, Jones 2 just has to never be used again. I realize its two games. I understand that there are games when Soriano is going to get on base several times. But to start off the game, the Cubs need someone who is going to take a few more pitches, make some contact, and get on base.

I just think that we're going to see a lot of games with Lee and Ramirez getting on in the first after there are two outs.

DmL

by dmlichte on Apr 5, 2007 9:44 AM CDT reply actions  

agree 100%
i know soriano likes that leadoff spot, and the stats say he does better in it, but a lineup like, 1.theriot, 2.murton, 3. dlee, 4. aramis, 5. soriano, 6. jones, 7. barrett is a lot scarier in my opinion, by the time a pitcher gets to dlee he could easily have thrown 15 pitches already.  A high strikeout guy like jacque does not belong in the 2 hole no matter what, and especially not back-to-back with a fellow high strikeout guy.
DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Apr 5, 2007 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

As long as it's against RHP
I don't really have a problem with it.  Jones had a .358 OBP last year against righties.  Not great, but certainly better than what we saw last year out of the 2-hole.

by davidalanu on Apr 5, 2007 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

well
thats basically the exact same obp murton had against the righties, but Murton should improve, and Jones should begin to slip a bit now, add in the fact that he's prone to the strikeout and I still dont like it.  If it is against righties and Floyd is starting over Murton Id rather have Barrett in the 2 spot rather than Jones.  Barrett had the same obp vs. righties and still wont strike out as much as Jacque.
DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Apr 5, 2007 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo is a very committed owner.  He did bring the DBacks a World Series Championship.  He came close with the Suns.

Mr. C should have no problem finding investors who would like nothing more than to bring home a ring to the Northside.

Off topic.  Why can't we get the football package, like the baseball package, on digital cable?  I'm sure all the bar owners would just LOVE that.  Don't you think?

by davewillie on Apr 5, 2007 9:46 AM CDT reply actions  

I'm all in favor of Colangelo.
He's local, he grew up a Cubs fan, he understands the city and the market and what Wrigley Field means. There's no doube he could put together a group.

About the NFL package -- hey, why not lobby Senator Kerry? It worked for baseball!

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

MLB EI v. NFL Sunday Ticket
Here (in Ontario, Canada) Rogers cable is offering what they call the "Super Sports Pak."  It offers:
  • NHL Centre Ice
  • Some NASCAR In Car nonsense
  • MLB Extra Innings
  • OHL Action Pak (I'm probably one of the few on here that knows that the OHL is... unless you're a Colbert Report fan
  • U.S. College Basketball and Football (NCAA stuff, basically
  • NFL Sunday Ticket
  • NBA League Pass
...all for $26.95 a month.  I'm trying to figure out why NOT to get it.  

Seriously, can anyone think of any reason not to get this?

by daubs on Apr 5, 2007 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

If you're a complete and utter moron...
that would be the only reason not to.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

$26.95 CANADIAN per month???
Man, that's cheap. Can I sign up and have you run a cable to my house from yours?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

The OHL
Ontario Hockey League...god I am going to miss hockey for awhile when the season ends. Oh well

by tuuk17 on Apr 5, 2007 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Are you crazy?
Ontario League Hockey is the sport that's sweeping the nation!  Go Saginaw Spirit!  Defeat those evil Oshawa Generals!

(Yes, I do watch Colbert.)

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

More OHL
I'm a London Knights fan myself.  I was rather hoping the Spirit would beat Sault Ste. Marie so they'd face the Knights in the second round.  I was rather looking forward to hearing Mr. Colbert trash London and the Knights.  

by daubs on Apr 5, 2007 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

Do you have a significant other?
Cause that's about the only thing I can think that might be a problem. If you get that package, you might end up spending too much time in front of the screen and not enough with your SO, and that could lead to problems...

by false cognate on Apr 5, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

The problem
with NFL Sunday Ticket is that the broadcast networks who pay a large fortune to televise games on Sunday afternoon (CBS and FOX) don't want Sunday Ticket to be available in a lot of homes.  They want you watching your local affiliate's broadcasts.  Baseball handles this problem, as we all know, by simply not broadcasting Extra Innings on Saturday afternoon when FOX is broadcasting a game of the week.  But obviously this isn't possible in the NFL, because you'd end up blacking out every game.

While cable would love ST, you've got two powerful TV networks telling the NFL to keep it exclusive on DirecTV.  So I don't think this is going to happen anytime soon.  In fact, I'd bet that the NFL would be more likely to cancel ST than allow cable to carry it, although I think neither outcome is very likely.  Most likely it stays a DirecTV exclusive for a long time.

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

great game.
I only got to see the last two innings on TV, but I caught the 3rd-7th on WGN radio. it was great to hear pat and ron and I was SO pleased with Lilly.

I think it's great that the two biggest head-scratchers from the free agent signings this off season, Lilly and Meche, both came out in their first game and looked like aces. conventional wisdom just loves being wrong.

let's hope that theme continues today and marquis can deal. I "cautiously optimistic."

As a Cubs fan, The 2006 season will be remembered by me as....the first that I could buy Old Style cans with Cubs logos on them....

by coopergillan on Apr 5, 2007 9:52 AM CDT reply actions  

Lilly

I'll judge him after he's seen some of these teams a couple of times.  He has big advantage right now because few players in the NL have seen him.

Also, like what was mentioned earlier, there were at least 2, probably 3, flyballs that would have been easily HRs if not for the cold weather.

His control looked pretty good though.  Our pitching staff has gotten in way more trouble with walks than HRs the last few years.

by salparadise23 on Apr 5, 2007 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly.
This is one thing I could never figure out about Dusty Baker. He didn't want his hitters "clogging the bases" with walks, but didn't seem to care if his pitchers did the same thing for the other team.

Throwing strikes and having command -- that's what makes for successful pitchers. Lilly had that last night.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

he...
probably thought it was so damaging to his offense to take walks, that other teams would be horrified by an excess of base on balls.
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

Predictions for today
Soriano and Ramirez both hit home runs.  

Marquis gives up 6 hits, 2 walks, and 3 earned runs in 6 innings.  

Murton has some good at bats and gets on base 2 or 3 times.

Cubs win 6-3.  

by SuperContext on Apr 5, 2007 9:56 AM CDT reply actions  

Wow
What an optimistic bunch we have in here. Yikes

by tuuk17 on Apr 5, 2007 10:02 AM CDT reply actions  

Hey, why not?
Our optimism or pessimism won't change a thing on the field, and its more fun (for me at least) to be optimistic.  Anyway, this is the time of the season that everyone can be optimistic about their team - even Royals, Pirates, Nationals, and, yes, Cubs fans.

by SuperContext on Apr 5, 2007 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

totally agree
if you're not optimistic at the beginning of the season, whats the point of being a fan?
DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Apr 5, 2007 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

Actually
Actually I was being sarcastic. I would say 75 percent of the post on here are how people
  1. Are concerned about Lilly, even though he threw 7 shutout innings without many threats yesterday
  2. How Marquis is going to suck, even though he hasn't pitched one ball yet.
I say give it a few games before people get crucified

by tuuk17 on Apr 5, 2007 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

well then cool
i wasnt responding to you, just to the idea in general, but you're right.

and in the spirit of optimism...here's to a Marquis homerun today!

DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Apr 5, 2007 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

My optimism

left after the 2004 season....

by salparadise23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

A few random comments
  1. I'd call today's lineup the "Classic Coke" formula of the '07 Cubs. Let's hope it mixes as well with Jack Daniel's. (Wha?)
  2. Thanks to Drew for pointing out that Marquis v. Encarnacion is today's truly scary matchup. Now I know when to really clench my buttcheeks.
  3. I do choose to cut THE RIOT at least a little bit of slack for last night's fly balls. That arctic wind was clearly affecting most of them -- particularly the one that ended the game. I don't expect to see Ryan peform any Web gems anytime soon but I like him enough to rise to his defense (ha, no pun intended).
Game time in a little over an hour. Go Cubs.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 10:30 AM CDT reply actions  

Stat note
Dempster's save last night was his 60th as a Cub, tying him with Phil Regan for fourth on the all-time Cub list.

Yes, that's right. Only Randy Myers (112), Bruce Sutter (133), and Lee Smith (180) have had more saves as a Cub than Ryan Dempster.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 10:39 AM CDT reply actions  

Wouldn't it be sweet
Wouldn't it be sweet if he passes Myers this year and Sutter next year?

Because Ryan Dempster saving many many games can only be a good thing for us.

He looks so different.  And it's not just the weight loss.

And who the heck is throwing out the first pitch next Monday?

I've heard Lovie.  But I also heard Barack Obama.

For Cub fans spring training combines the eternal hope of spring with the irrational belief in the impossible.

by kerrysotherwife on Apr 5, 2007 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

I would rather him have very few save ops
with so many multi run leads.
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

Next year?

I hope he get 52 more saves this year!

by salparadise23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

Glad to see
that MLB EI is going to cable.  Living near St.Louis, I jumped the gun and switched to DirecTV when they first signed the deal.  With what I'm paying now, you would think I'd be kicking myself in the ass, but I'm very happy with DTV.  

The setup for MLB EI is great (EI + Superfan, Gamemix, Strikezone channel), and with the ability to watch a few of the games each night in HD - It is definately worth it.  Not saying the same might not be available for cable, but overall, satellite puts together a great package.

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." ~Conan O'Brien

by talkingcubs on Apr 5, 2007 10:46 AM CDT reply actions  

From the press release
It sounds like the Superfan package with the HD games are going to be exclusive to DirecTV.  They had to give DirecTV something exclusive to make this work.

The Strikezone channel, IMO, is weird.  It's just like flipping around the channels, except they do it for you.  But if you're happy with it, then that's a good thing.  

Glad you're happy with DirecTV.  So am I and I think it's a better product than cable.

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah...
The strikezone channel is a little weird, and the GameMix chan is a little delayed at times, but overall I think it is a great setup.

I'm curious to the HD games though.  They only show you what those games are going to be until that week or a few days before.  Does CSN Chicago, CSN+, or WICU show games in HD?  I know WGN does occassionally, but they usually say this is only for the local viewers, correct?  

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." ~Conan O'Brien

by talkingcubs on Apr 5, 2007 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

In Demand Question
Long-time reader, first-time poster with a tremendously (perhaps) idiotic question...

I grew up six blocks from Wrigley and now live outside of D.C so in-demand is a great option for me.  Why would Al or other Chicagoans subscribe to InDemand?  Is it to you can watch and any all baseball games?  

I'm just curious since the only interest I have is in seeing Cub games.  

by rooreed22 on Apr 5, 2007 10:51 AM CDT reply actions  

Right....
Since they get all the local games on CSN, CSN+, WCIU, I'm assuming it would be for the hard-core fans who want to keep up on any/all teams, or the multi-league fantasy players....
"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." ~Conan O'Brien

by talkingcubs on Apr 5, 2007 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

Colangelo
pretty much ruined the Diamondbacks.

Of course, he did it by overspending by a fortune and winning a World Series.

I think we'd all take that sort of "ruining."

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 11:04 AM CDT reply actions  

Ruined?
They've recovered quite a bit and should contend for the West this year.  I realize they have a few back loaded contracts to pay off but they did win a World Series because of them.

They also only drew 2,091,005 fans last year.  I'd imagine that those back loaded contracts would be a bit easier to pay off with 1,000,000+ more tickets, hot dogs, and 3,000,000 more beers sold.

I'd still rather see a single person buying the Cubs rather than an ownership group.

If only I had Bill Gates money....

by Kornchex on Apr 5, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

And one of the reasons...
...  a new Cubs ownership could do that, is if they had Wrigley Field, which attracts fans even if the team is losing.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

Let's hope
Marquis has as good a first outing as Lilly did.

GO CUBS!!!

Go Cubs!!

by sue369 on Apr 5, 2007 11:26 AM CDT reply actions  

I for one
can't wait to see Jason pitch against his former team, the befuddled can't-buy-a-hit Oh and Three Birdos, in his third start of the year come 21 April during that weekend series at Wrigley.

by JFCubFan on Apr 5, 2007 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

Gameday Audio...
...acting very strangely for me so far. Anyone else?
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:34 AM CDT reply actions  

re: play by play please?
Wish I could, but I'm at work. Gameday has been working just fine, though.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

bot 1st, 2 out, DLee just got a single..
..im doing the trial of MLB.TV (700k).

Looks pretty good on my lappy.  

Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

Top 1st, sry
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

missed the first 2 outs
were soriano's and murton's deep/hard hit? anyone?

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:42 AM CDT reply actions  

nope
soriano jammed himself, and popped up.
wasn't really paying attention, but i think murton popped up, too.

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

JJ FO to dunn

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:44 AM CDT reply actions  

Middle 1st
JJ flies out with 2 on.

Lets see how marquis looks

Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:45 AM CDT reply actions  

Marquis
it's finally here. 1st pitch as a Cub is...

dribbler foul

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:46 AM CDT reply actions  

2 pitches, 1 out
grounds to 2nd

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:47 AM CDT reply actions  

oops...
hard to pay attention when i'm pretending to work...

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

shift on
dunn hit it toward derosa but really no chance

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:48 AM CDT reply actions  

infield single for Dunn
derosa gave it a good effort
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:48 AM CDT reply actions  

and his 1st hit to
<drum roll> A. Dunn single.
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 11:48 AM CDT reply actions  

Man...
...Dunn is just unstoppable. Well, if the Cubs can hold him to singles he can't do too much damage. It's not like he's exactly fleet-footed.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

3-6-3 DP!
lee to izzy to lee. inning over

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

Nicely turned DP!
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

3-6-3 DP for Dlee
End 1st
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

OK
Ima drop my play by play...no need for 3 ppl
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

Marquis threw...
six pitches, according to Gameday. Frickin' awesome.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:50 AM CDT reply actions  

Len & Bob said
Lilly wasn't supposed to bunt last night.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:52 AM CDT reply actions  

re: Len & Bob said
Yeah, I heard that, too. And let's be honest: It was a pretty awful bunt.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dunn could be a free agent next year
although the Reds will likely pick up his club option

by vegascubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions  

barrett FO to RF

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions  

DRose does some damage!
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 11:54 AM CDT reply actions  

Derosa haters beware...
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions  

C'mon Marquis
Let's see some of your famous hitting.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions  

ew..
..he chased a bad one there...1-2
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

That's alright
go get that arm warmed up!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

if izzy would just...
go the other way all the time,  he'd be so much more successful...somebody get him a tape of young kenny lofton...

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions  

louse is up to 34 pitches through two
chew him up boys!

Plus> marquis is keeping it on the ground. Me likes

Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:02 PM CDT reply actions  

wish that sinker...
would sink a little more...looks like a 2-seamer...they're popping him up this inning...

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 12:03 PM CDT reply actions  

This has been a better at-bat...
...for Orange Guy.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 12:12 PM CDT reply actions  

still looks off?
like he's trying to pull everything? is he hurt?
opposite field used to be his bread and butter...

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

ARam single..
..top 3 2out

lets go JJ

Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:16 PM CDT reply actions  

BLAH!
JJ fouls out...middle 3rd 1-0 cubs
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Watching at home (dorm)
During my lunch break, never can get mlb.tv working right at work...

Thank goodness for Len and Bob today!

Go Nebraska Football!

by sanantonecub on Apr 5, 2007 12:20 PM CDT reply actions  

I had problems too..
..and had to download WMP 11 (ugh).  Also, make sure you are using IE instead of firefox/opera/etc..
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Am using IE
But I have so many different firewalls and proxies I have to go out through it just won't work.
Go Nebraska Football!

by sanantonecub on Apr 5, 2007 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

man on 2nd, freel up
get him out, no dunn this inning

by lilkimmer77 on Apr 5, 2007 12:23 PM CDT reply actions  

end 3rd..
..Marquis got out of a lil mini-jam w/1 on and a 3-1 count.  
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:25 PM CDT reply actions  

marquis looks to be pitching well
don't think he has his best stuff today but doin well with what he does have

by lilkimmer77 on Apr 5, 2007 12:26 PM CDT reply actions  

As long as he's getting the job done.
knock on wood.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I guess saying a pitcher getting the job done
IS a knock on wood.
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Touche.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Izzie with a sweet Double!
That Lou is arguing it went over the fence!
Go Nebraska Football!

by sanantonecub on Apr 5, 2007 12:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Podcubs Izzy
Is back
Not that kind of north side.

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Replays show
the call was right.
Go Nebraska Football!

by sanantonecub on Apr 5, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whoa! Caesar!
double or Home run?  Lou is out....
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Is he freaking?
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:31 PM CDT reply actions  

No
just standard argument.  Unfortunately it was a good call.

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK good.
Wouldn't want to miss the first Lou-plosion of the year!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's just nice to see...
... a Cubs manager actually leave the dugout.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Now Al, be nice...
we wouldn't have wanted Dusty to trip on the steps and fall forward and shove that toothpick through the back of this throat, would we now???
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who are you
and what have you done with Cesar Izturis?

by Josh Timmers on Apr 5, 2007 12:31 PM CDT reply actions  

needed about 6 more inches..
..to get over the fence..
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's the female consensus
"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." ~Conan O'Brien

by talkingcubs on Apr 5, 2007 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

well done!
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

damn
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Tie game...
Lovely..
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 12:40 PM CDT reply actions  

1-1 now
encarnacion with a single
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:40 PM CDT reply actions  

We just have to get some runners on for Cesar!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:40 PM CDT reply actions  

I bet
You would have NEVER imagined yourself saying that.

by vegascubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I never imagined
ANYONE saying that.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow. 5th Inning already..
Soriano Flies out.
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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 12:44 PM CDT reply actions  

At what point do we worry about Soriano?
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:45 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't know
I remember people booing JJ at the home opener last year because of his performance on the opening road trip.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

And I remember a clutch 3 r-un HR
JJ had on a certain Sunday night game, vs a Certain team from St. Louis :D
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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

How much are we paying Soriano
to go 0-3?
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Encarnacion
... has hit the ball very hard twice against Marquis.  He is now 5 for 9 with 2 HR and 5 rbi lifetime vs. Jason.  JM would be wise to give him the old pitcharound if he faces him again.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 12:45 PM CDT reply actions  

soriano is a slow starter right?
I saw him alot in late summer against the mets and Phillies and he was on fire. If he is hitting 270 at the all star break i'd worry.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Soriano...
... if he's hitting .270 at the ASB that'd be OK... his lifetime average is .277.

If he's hitting .240 at the ASB, THAT would be cause for worry.

He'll be fine. Don't judge an entire season from a three-game start.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

re: soriano is a slow starter right?
Pat and Ron were just discussing this. And the answer, at least for last year, is no. He hit over .300 in April '06 and I had, I believe they said, eight home runs.

I'm not too worried yet. It's early and it's cold.

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Murton Walks
Id love to see D. Lee hit a 2run HR.
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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 12:47 PM CDT reply actions  

What?
You mean an innocent little walk can lead to two runs?

;)

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good to see Murton
having a little more patience at the plate today, that 3 strike-out opener was unusual for him.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Lohse
Lohse is a total nibbler.  All of the hitters need to start taking a lot more pitches and making him get the ball over the heart of the plate.  Every time he has, it has been hammered.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 12:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Aramis is on FIRE!
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

4-9 so far!
Love to see him get a good jump on this season.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Make that 5-9!!!
GO A-RAM!!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

the only possible explanation
someone snuck into aramis' house, and set all his clocks two months ahead and he thinks its june.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

RAMIREZ!
RBI TRIPLE!
Go Nebraska Football!

by sanantonecub on Apr 5, 2007 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

yes!

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

no text?
although its not needed cause you can leave the comment box blank.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

What

the heck is wrong with DLee?

by salparadise23 on Apr 5, 2007 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

No kidding
maybe the Cubs can package him and that other loser Soriano for some people that can actually play the game!!!!

by Scott @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Apr 5, 2007 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

n/t
isn't he hitting .400?

I'm more concerned with the slow starters club - sori, murton, jones and barrett. I know murton has some walks, but not a great start on the year for the 1st and 2nd batters...

cubscast.com chicagosportscasts.com

by cubscast on Apr 5, 2007 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice!
Isn't he supposed to be a slow starter too? Maybe this IS a slow start this year!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I like this idea
and I want to subscribe to your newsletter.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Outside of Encarn...
So-called "Bi-Polar Betty" (Cardinals nick-name for Marquis) is delivering...and perhaps they now wish they still HAD him...

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 5, 2007 12:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Marquis
Cruising right along so far... great start to the season.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 12:54 PM CDT reply actions  

At this point
He is having a much better game that Big Z.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah
Seemed like Z was giving up a walk per inning

by vegascubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I mean "than" not "that"...
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

controversial tone
Maybe Marquis is the cubs ace..

<ducks>

One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

With the exception of that walk
I like what I've seen so far this year, at least from Lilly and Marquis, with making the offense beat you. If you're throwing strikes and they are spraying them all over the field, then good for them. If you're spraying pitches all over the place and they don't have to take the bat off their shoulder than shame on you.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Right on cue
thanks Jason.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I dont like Adam Dunn up with men on
Jason needs to get this bastard to strike out
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:00 PM CDT reply actions  

YEAH!!!!!!
Struck him out!
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Whoosh!
Nice one, Jason! Big one for the first K.

by MattStratton on Apr 5, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

YIKES!!
HOLY COW!!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

STRIKEOUT!
Marquis made quick work of Dunn
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Of that inning! Yes!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!
struck him out!
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Rothschild to the mound
"Jason.  It's so cold out here my onions are like chick peas, throw some strikes or I'll crack you with one of my towels.  Let's go!" <clap>
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

DeRosa single..
..nice start to the inning
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 1:05 PM CDT reply actions  

errr...
...minus Barrett's flyout
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you would have told me
before this year started, that I would be rooting FOR Jason Marquis, I would have filed a restraining order on your crazy ass!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Barrett
Barrett's approach at the plate has been maximum terrible so far.  Swinging first pitch every trip.  Think about it:  He's thrown a lot of pitches, they have a terrible pen, and you're 0-for-the year so far with like 7 flyouts.  Take a fricking pitch or 2.  Lou should have a few words with the boy.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 1:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Is Blanco back from testifying yet?
I'd suspect he'd be starting today if he was. I imagine Barrett might get the night off tomorrow if Blanco is available.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey Al..
..I'm going to see the Tennessee DiamondJaxx tonite in J'ville.  Anything you want me to look for?  
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Blanco
was back yesterday before the game according to P.Sullivan.

by JFCubFan on Apr 5, 2007 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

IN GAME UPDATE
Grady Sizemore has ANOTHER Homer Run for the Indians.

GO TRIBE!!

1- 0 Cleveland  At US SUCK Field

The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow.
That's three in three games for Sizemore.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know it's early, but
Are the Indians that good or are the Sox that bad?
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

My guess
is a little of both.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

The SUX are that bad
hehe :D

BTW, I will be at US SUCK Field Tomorrow watching the Twins defeat the lowly Sux.

Send me some warm thoughts

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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Perhaps
Barrett got Al's invitation to join BCB and he's thinking more about what he should say on his first post than what's he doing on the field.

If that's the case, then it's no wonder he's struggling.  Even superhumans stumble under such pressure.

Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:11 PM CDT reply actions  

whew, that was close
griffey FO to soriano deep

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:14 PM CDT reply actions  

re: whew, that was close
How did Soriano look on that play? Confident?
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'd say so
he called off jones, who could have caught it.

then the third out to him was routine.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

re: i'd say so
Good to hear. Thanks!
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow!
Marquis must not have heard that Edwin hits him well. 'Cause he went right at him.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Len said earlier today
that yesterday's 'poll' question was "Should Z be the Opening Day Starter Next Year?" (I guess that is assuming he re-signs, of course)

I suggested that he shouldn't start on Opening Day on these pages after the opener and got flamed.

Seems as if some Comcast producer thought the topic was worth their 'poll..'

Just sayin'....

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 5, 2007 1:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Marquis' ground balls...
...seem to be turning into deep fly balls. Bullpen time?
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:18 PM CDT reply actions  

7th inning
Soriano a single to left
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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions  

in game update...
dice k about to take the mound....

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions  

10 photographers...
on the field behind home plate for his warm ups...crazy...

by billywan on Apr 5, 2007 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like I said
no reason to worry about Soriano!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions  

There's that Soriano Single!
A lead-off one, no less!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions  

IN GAME UPDATE
Scott Podsednik scores on a Groundout, at the White Sox even up the score vs the Indians 1-1.
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by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:21 PM CDT reply actions  

And another..
..Dice-K is just about to make his first pitch.
Chicks dig the long ball

by Will23 on Apr 5, 2007 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let me know
when he adjusts his jock for the first time.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

soriano picked off
shite. was leaning toward 2nd

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Lohse done
victor santos coming in

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Of course Murton gets a base hit...
...after Soriano gets picked off. Of course he does.

Well, Murton's at-bats do seem to be steadily improving.

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Can't help but think
Soriano should be in scoring position right about now.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Murton
He keeps my "Beat the Streak" alive.

by tucsoncubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 1:26 PM CDT reply actions  

theriot runs for murton
steals second

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:28 PM CDT reply actions  

True?
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

last night on espn
tim kurkjian and karl ravetch both pronounced him

"terry-ott"

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Guh!
The ghost of Dusty watches over us all.
I survived VWR 2007

by akcubfan on Apr 5, 2007 1:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Good fundamentals...
...two bad baserunning mistakes in the inning
Cubs Widgets

by seang03 on Apr 5, 2007 1:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Countdown to ignition of Lou's temper....
...and T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7....
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:30 PM CDT reply actions  

We need something from Aramis.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:32 PM CDT reply actions  

A groundout is NOT what I had in mind.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

ARam was due for an out
Very disappointing inning. It seems like the Cubs should have gotten at least one run in there somewhere.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Marquis out, Howry in
maybe it was the fly balls

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Hmmm... Marquis did better than my prediction
Yet the other Cubs are not living up to their end of the bargain.

by SuperContext on Apr 5, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Better than we hoped
Marquis line:
6 IP 4 H 1 ER 2 BB 1 SO
"Don't think; it can only hurt the ball club."

by Jesse Guam on Apr 5, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

why was Murton taken out
for Theriot?
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 1:37 PM CDT reply actions  

'Cmon Marquis
You gotta keep Shatt-Berg outa there!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Buerhle out?
ESPN GAMECAST says Nick Massit is pitching for the Sux now? Whats the deal here?
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Liner
Off the pitching wrist.
I survived VWR 2007

by akcubfan on Apr 5, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

ozzie punched him

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

injury
He got hit in the arm by a line drive

by vegascubsfan on Apr 5, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oops?
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hit by
a line drive. Left wrist.

phat

by phatass on Apr 5, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

grounder to 2nd. 2 outs. runner to 3rd
Conine pinch hitting

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's go Bobby!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:39 PM CDT reply actions  

dammit
flare single to cf. tie game.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Marquis deserved a win today
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Conine thought differently
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

walks freel. this stinks
ohman coming in

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:42 PM CDT reply actions  

This could get real ugly...
...real fast. Walks, baserunning gaffes. Lou must be steaming.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:43 PM CDT reply actions  

GREAT Dunn up with 2 men on tie game
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:44 PM CDT reply actions  

2
In the same at bat.  WTF

by Kornchex on Apr 5, 2007 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

1st one was wild pitch
but last one Barrett SHOULD have had.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is why...
There is no confidence in his defense. It is GREAT that he's a "nice guy".

Bu goddamn it! Learn how to throw a runner out - And stop with the PASSED BALLS!

It took him only three games...

I am just so sick of his piss-poor defense.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Preachin to the choir here..
That and the Cubs were lucky the catchers interference didn't bite them in the arse last night..
Well, sometimes nothin is a real cool hand.

by wicubfan on Apr 5, 2007 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pinella must be irate
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Let him be irate
at himself. He pulled Marquis when Marquis was on a roll. Pitch count couldn't have been the reason, as he'd only thrown 82 pitches. I hate when a guy gets pulled and then watches the bullpen blow it. Now maybe there's a great reason Piniella had for pulling Marquis - maybe he had a blister or something - but otherwise, I fail to see the logic.
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'M IRATE!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

800 ways to die ...
... choose one.

Frustrating.

Tim

by ttagaris on Apr 5, 2007 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Welcome back to 100 yrs of Cubdom
Recipe:
  1. Sign a starting pitcher who can only pitch 6 innings (if you're lucky);
  2. Have a crappy bullpen.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

You've got it
Maybe he pulled Marquis because Marquis has a history of getting killed after a couple times through the lineup. There had to be some reason.
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

gross
wasted outing from marquis.  if you can't score more than 2 against the reds with Kyle Lohse at the helm, you're in trouble.  this is turning into a very gross game.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 1:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Standard Cubs...
...Sh*tting themselves...Lou is gonna have a heart attack before this year is over.
Cubs Widgets

by seang03 on Apr 5, 2007 1:49 PM CDT reply actions  

This is staggering.
I hate to say it, but this is really reminding me of last season. Just awful execution.

Well, there's two outs and they're only up by one. And the Reds bullpen sucks, so all hope isn't lost just yet.

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:49 PM CDT reply actions  

last year
murton doesnt make the catch, and the inning continues, until novoa comes in and gives up a grandy.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

lucky
very lucky that ball hung of there for Murton... that was crushed, and coulda broke open the game.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 1:51 PM CDT reply actions  

damn, hard hit right to theriot
ugly inning finally over

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Actually, THE RIOT is in left.
And at least Guzman got a big three pitches of major league experience.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 1:53 PM CDT reply actions  

dunn running catch in deep LF
from JJ

cormier done.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Jones
JJ looks like a clueless child at the plate, hacking away without a plan.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 1:55 PM CDT reply actions  

that's ridiculous
he had a pitch and drove it deep to LF

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look up vintage Cubs in the dictionary
 and that 7th inning will be the definition:

Lead off single by Soriano. Picked off 1B.
next hitter singles. PR steals 2nd base. PR out at 3B on bonehead baserunning.
Next hitter Lee singles.

Then the wild pitch to put runners at 2nd and 3rd and then PASS ball to score a run and hitter advances to 2nd.

that's vintage Cubs.

more vintatge Cubs example:

10 hits by Cubs and an Error by the Reds and 2 friggen runs!!!

Lou's got his hands full with this club.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 1:56 PM CDT reply actions  

pitching change
Another mid-inning pitching change. The advertisers must love it.
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 1:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Barrett
Wow, a 5 pitch at-bat for Barrett.  And then the K.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 1:58 PM CDT reply actions  

He sucks right now.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

walk for derosa

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Me DUNN!
Me no like fly balls!
I survived VWR 2007

by akcubfan on Apr 5, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions  

It's official:
DeRosa is currently our best offensive player.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Izturis
right now deserves an honorable mention.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

dunn
might be the worst outfielder in the last 20 years.  I see the DH in his future.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions  

I bet Dunn
really relates to those Geico commercials

by northofwrigley on Apr 5, 2007 2:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Let me get this straight?
 Murton was pinch ran for in the 7th with 1 out leaving 2 lefties and Cedeno available to PH?
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Absolutely correct
 This bench is too thin as well. Having Theriot as a defensive OF replacement almost cost the Cubs yesterday and I'm not comftorable having him learn a position at this level. That's what the Minor Leagues are for.

Pagan who is a solid Defensive replacement and a SW needs to be called. Which BP pitcher they send down I don't know, but the need that 5th bench player, BIG TIME!!!

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Means nothing
If we don't score here.  The Cubs must lead the league in meaningless hits.

by Kornchex on Apr 5, 2007 2:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Floyd announced as pinch-hitter
new pitcher

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:02 PM CDT reply actions  

this inning
seems like an important test of this team's character.  if they can get these two runs across, get the lead back, and pull out a game that they should have won easily, that will bode well for the season.  if not, it sure looks like same old same old.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:03 PM CDT reply actions  

now cedeno instead of floyd
against a lefty, burning cliff. hmm

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:04 PM CDT reply actions  

I think I like Floyd vs. Stanton better.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 2:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow...
...if Cedeno pulls this off, his comeback will be complete.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:05 PM CDT reply actions  

2-0
1st base open you gotta TAKE.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:05 PM CDT reply actions  

DISGUSTING
fl;aeksjrvpeiorsnqvpeirunvqepriunqveijva

cedeno pops up on a 2-0 pitch that was way inside.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Junk
absolute junk.
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 2:06 PM CDT reply actions  

WHAT THE!?
HOW DO YOU SWING AT A 2-0 PITCH WITH FIRST BASE OPEN AND SORIANO ON DECK!????

by paulucla on Apr 5, 2007 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Simple
When you're not a major league player, you swing at pitches like that.  Cedeno is not a major league player.  The sooner he is off the Cubs roster, the better.  He offers nothing.  No speed, no defense, no hitting...nothing.  In fact, Izturis is light years better than he is whether he hits .100 or .300.  
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. -- Lee Constantine Elia, 1983.

by krummy12 on Apr 5, 2007 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

05-06 FLASHBACK!!!!
Cold.... so..... cold.....
Tell me Gerald, what is this "walk" you speak of?

by Ross on Apr 5, 2007 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

LOU!
We got Floyd cause our bench SUCKED last year.  Don't carry over the suck into this year in situations like that.
I survived VWR 2007

by akcubfan on Apr 5, 2007 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

need a righty on the bench
Having Ward and Floyd on the same team makes NO sense, which we all mentioned when both were signed this winter.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

etc.
If Theriot is your only speed guy on the bench, you're in trouble. Cedeno is worthless b/c he can't hit or run, which makes him a terrible bench player. Oh, and he can't start, either.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cedeno
Ronny should be receiving his walking papers shortly as a result of that AB.

BTW, that's what we have for right-handed firepower off the bench?  A hack reserve shortstop?  100 million bucks ain't what it used to be.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions  

No
They have RH firepower...it's just that they choose to use a 4th OF in Murton as an everyday player....which he's not.  Play Jones in LF, Soriano in RF and Pie in CF.  End of story.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. -- Lee Constantine Elia, 1983.

by krummy12 on Apr 5, 2007 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Or Play
The only thing worse then the White Sox, is White Sox Fans. Thank God im a CUBS FAN!

by Galvan316 on Apr 5, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Lou is pulling a Dusty
What is he thinking?  Not only does he waste our last RH reserve (he already used Theriot to pinch run and play LF), but there's no way that Cedeno is a noticeably better hitter than Floyd against LHP.  Just a stupid stupid move.  Floyd's only asset is that he's a hitter.  Yes, he doesn't hit lefties well, but NEITHER DOES CEDENO!!!

by SouthernCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Pinch hitters
Soriano, Theriot, Lee, Ramirez, Jones and Barrett are the next six batters, if it goes that far. You really think pinch hitters in the next inning are an issue?

DmL

by dmlichte on Apr 5, 2007 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

not the next inning...
but should the game continue into extra innings.  it's a 3-2 game.

regardless, Cedeno is NOT an upgrade over Floyd.

by SouthernCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

You play...
... for the tie at home, the lead on the road. And to get to extra innings, you need the freaking lead.  The players came unglued in the seventh. This is the reason, along with an insurance HR, that the Cubs will lose this game. With the top of the order due up in the 9th, there is no reason to hold onto pinch hitters.

DmL

by dmlichte on Apr 5, 2007 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

and how exactly...
is bringing in Cedeno playing for the lead?

by SouthernCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who said anything about next inning
 if this goes to Extra Innings, the Cubs have Ward and Blanco on the bench. ughhh.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

worse than that...
we DON'T have Blanco.  He's in Florida for a trial, I think.

It may be irrelevant now, with the HR by Hatteberg.

by SouthernCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not any more
He returned yesterday. Still, why keep a player on the bench with the top of the order due up?

DmL

by dmlichte on Apr 5, 2007 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Your assumption
Is that we gained something by using Cedeno.  We didn't.  Floyd was just as good an option versus LHP as Cedeno.  And given that, IF we had gone to extra innings, we might have needed that extra body.

There is no reason to use another pinch hitter if that new pinch hitter is not an improvement over the previous one.

by SouthernCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

7th inning
Just about as bad of an inning of baseball as I've seen in a long time. Lets hope that Lou can sit down with the team, win or lose, and prevent this from happening again. Dusty would've made excuses.

DmL

by dmlichte on Apr 5, 2007 2:11 PM CDT reply actions  

cOPY PASTE
This bench is too thin as well. Having Theriot as a defensive OF replacement almost cost the Cubs yesterday and I'm not comftorable having him learn a position at this level. That's what the Minor Leagues are for.

Pagan who is a solid Defensive replacement and a SW needs to be called. Which BP pitcher they send down I don't know, but the need that 5th bench player, BIG TIME!!!

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:11 PM CDT reply actions  

I expect Pagan to be called up
 by the end of the week. You heard it here first.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Send Eyre down.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will

by eswan9 on Apr 5, 2007 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like he's any better......
It seems like we have a million of these crappy weak hitting utility types, substituting 1 for another isn't going to make any difference.
RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Apr 5, 2007 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Atleast he can play the OF
unlike Theriot.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

That doesn't make him good
n/t.
RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Apr 5, 2007 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

WHo the fuck said he was good?
 Learn how to read man. He can atleast play the OF unlike THeriot meaning he serves some kind of a fucking purpose atleast.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can fucking read just fine.......
and Pagan fumbled around in the OF on quite a few occasions last season so whatever advantage he provides over Theriot, is marginal at best......so if its an issue of replacing shit with lesser shit then you got me there.

The sad thing is we drafted a competant 25th man in Josh Hamilton and Hendry let him go in favor of keeping the likes of Cedeno, Pagan and the rest of the weak hitters he loves to collect.

RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Apr 5, 2007 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

and that'll do it
Eyre serves it up, and that's ballgame.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT reply actions  

game over?

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT reply actions  

re: game over?
Yup. Stick a fork in 'em.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

COITUS
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT reply actions  

SHATT-BERG?!?
WHAT THE HELL?!?!
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT reply actions  

10 hits by cubs + 2 Errors by Reds=
vintage Cubs.

Same 'ole sorry ass cubs.

Year after miserable year.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:16 PM CDT reply actions  

EDIT
 10 hits by Cubs + 2 Errors by Reds and only 2 runs for Cubs= vintage Cubs.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Way to fall down
And roll one into the infield there JJ.

by Kornchex on Apr 5, 2007 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

he didn't "roll one"
it was a one-hopper, which is not a bad throw from the track.

don't exaggerate.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Complete Collapse.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

New cubs
Same as the old Cubs.  Why do I do this to myself?

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm just glad I decided not to order
 MLB EI from my Cable provider today.

 Gonna order MLBTV from MLB.com and just pay by the month so when the Cubs are out of it by June again, I won't get screwed again.

 The shitty quality of MLBTV will match the shitty quality of this Cubs team that's still made up of boneheads and no heart.

Some things never change.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow
nice attitude. good fucking riddance then!

people like you should be called bi-polar betty!

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Being a Cubs fan for over 30 years
 there's one thing I know for certain in life and that's bad baseball teams. Sure it's only 2 games but this team has shitty stamped all over it.

 Same 'ol terrible fundamentals (all spring too and surprisingly hasn't magicaly disappeared) and bonehead players with no heart.

 You're just in denial.

Shitty bullpen to boot.

If you expect  Lilly and Marquis to pitch like they did the last 2 days your sadly filled to the rim with false hope pal.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

I too...
Was at least hoping to see better fundamental play from the team.

It is quite discouraging, and I am positive Lou did not know what he was getting into when he signed up for the job. Theriot in the OF? Barrett catching? Soriano in CF? Cliff Floyd in the OF Anywhere?

I mean - come f'ing on!

And - is Howry tired already? The guy was a total lockdown (when his career rejuvinated) with Cleveland.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've been a fan for almost 25 years
and I'm not in denial. I predicted 78-88 wins. you sound like "frustratedfan" today, who predicts 95 losses.

stop freaking out. you sound like an idiot

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

WE'll see who looks like an idiot
 at the end of the season.

Speaking of sounding like an idiot I'm not the one "predicting" 78-88 wins. WTF kind of a window is that.

78 wins is a shitty club

then you  have 88 games which would likely make the playoffs in this Division.

Which one is it pal? I'm the idiot?

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

78-88
that's because it's IMPOSSIBLE to predict the wins. that's the whole point. I didn't make an actual prediction. I don't know what's going to happen. I DO know that it's silly to freak out over every bad at-bat or bad pitch, etc, which is what too many people do on here.

I'm already on record as saying my main concern is the pitching. that will make the difference. Lilly and Marquis won't keep this up, no.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

All talk. Bunch of Bullshit.

"Wow...
...if Cedeno pulls this off, his comeback will be complete."

IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF

Comeback?

What Comeback?!

Marquis will not have too many starts like this. It is a terrible shame to waste it. The Reds are a scrappy team. We are now in last place and not looking good in it.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:19 PM CDT reply actions  

re: All talk. Bunch of Bullshit.
C'mon, man, Cedeno was showing this team a lot in spring training. I know those games don't mean anything, but he clearly demonstrated he has some offensive skills. He just can't bring them to bear in the major leagues. And that's what I was saying -- if he came through in the clutch here, in a real game he would have established some sort of comeback. Didn't happen.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Typical "glass Full" Cub Fan
"I know those (ST) games don't mean anything..."

This would be true.

They mean squat.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

re: Typical "glass Full" Cub Fan
I never said the glass was full. I clearly made that comment about Cedeno as he was batting. And if he had driven in those runs, I'm guessing the mood around here would be considerably brighter.

That said, I haven't given up on this team. Clearly, there's a lot of room for improvement and a lot of old, bad habits seem to be coming back to haunt them.

But Marquis was good. We're getting offense from players (DeRosa, Izzy) we weren't expecting to. And, hell, it's freezing cold out there and the third game of the season -- so it's not surprising to see low offensive output. (I know, I know...the Reds managed to hit. Well, it's their home field and our bullpen obviously fell to pieces.)

I'm as disappointed and frustrated as anyone. And let me make clear -- I'm not saying Cedeno is a great player (or even a particularly good one). But he's young and has, at times, shown potential. He just continues to fail this team in key moments, as did pretty much everyone today.

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jesus Christ on a PogoStick!!!
We're not in last place, both the Cards and the Stros got swept. Do you watch baseball?

by BadGuy on Apr 5, 2007 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jesus Christ on a Pogo Stick?
Is this a Southern phrase?

What does it mean exactly?

My bad - you are correct. The team is NOT in last place and they played some nice baseball in the three games.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is it
possible to be moderately objective? They are either horrible and in last place or cynically playing "nice baseball"

 Yeesh...

by BadGuy on Apr 5, 2007 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

exactly
I'm in the middle.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Right!
I'm neither terribly happy or terribly pissed.
I've got 159 more games of emotion to run through, I'm not gonna spend it all on 3 games.

by BadGuy on Apr 5, 2007 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only three games in...
I've got to keep telling myself that.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 2:21 PM CDT reply actions  

NICE AT BAT
Soriano looks very uncomfortable at the plate.  Hopefully it's the cold weather and not that big wad of cash in his back pocket.

by ryno234ever on Apr 5, 2007 2:22 PM CDT reply actions  

mlbtv.com
Are there any software developers at mlb.com? Could they possibly add a "remember my login/pw" feature? They've had a few years to improve their design and code and all they seem to do is add more flash components, which bogs down the site visually and hurts overall performance.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 2:22 PM CDT reply actions  

also
I just got and paste the link from properties and listening a tiny windows media player once I have logged in. Viola no bloat.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks
I've had some struggles with FF running the video, but I'll keep on it.
RICK SCHWAB!

by ExNorthsider on Apr 5, 2007 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Login info
IE 7 doesn't , IE 6 did, go figure....

It's annoying, especially with the end result being what it is....

by CubFaninNY on Apr 5, 2007 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, at least they went quietly.
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

by BlueW on Apr 5, 2007 2:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Enough Relief Walks
Is there anything worse than a reliever coming into a game and not throwing strikes?  I've had it.  I'm tired of watching Cubs reliever after Cubs reliever enter the game and throw ball after ball.  It's bad enough when starters walk guys but it is intolerable when relievers do it late in games.  Look, last year only 34 guys that qualified for a batting title in either league managed to hit .300 or better.  Let me repeat, 34 guys.  Now, it would be foolish to state that hitters in the .270-.300 range can't be considered good hitters but I'd certainly take my chances 7 times out of 10 by throwing strikes.  I thought the days of Roberto Novoa were over...Eyre proved otherwise today.  

NO MORE RELIEF WALKS....

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. -- Lee Constantine Elia, 1983.

by krummy12 on Apr 5, 2007 2:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Agreed...
...it's the most frustrating thing to watch. So much for that self proclaimed "best bullpen in baseball"
Cubs Widgets

by seang03 on Apr 5, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice inning
Check swing strikeout.  Foul popout.  Groundout.  Way to bounce back and make a game of it.

Truthfully this is about the worst possible formula for a game:  Great performance from overachieving starter.  Tons of offensive missed opportunities and bad baserunning.  Bullpen in, multiple wild pitches and amateurish defensive plays, lead blown, game over.

It doesn't get much worse.

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 5, 2007 2:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Not sure
but I think the wheels fell off the bus today. GRRRR!!
Go Cubs!!

by sue369 on Apr 5, 2007 2:28 PM CDT reply actions  

I think the wheels have to be on the bus......
in order for them to fall off.
RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Apr 5, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Boy, season's over, huh?
I was more pissed about the opener than this one.

Marquis looks to be competent. The bull pen, which we know to be decent just didn't do it today. That pick-off of Soriano was a killer, as was the caught stealing.

The offense hasn't even gotten untracked yet.
Calm down. I also think Pagan needs to be on this squad, too. Cedeno in AZ might have been a mirage. Swinging at that 2-0 was miserable.

You leave all those men on base, that's to be expected, you are probably gonna lose. Most of those LOB came after 2 were out. But if Marquis can keep these types of outings up, the offense picks up, things will be OK.

This is just what happened to the Dodgers against the Brew Crew. Not much offense, and they have a good line-up. (Of course, weather wasn't a factor there.)

My guess is the bats heat up under the roof of Miller Park, and Z rebounds, since it's not opening day.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 5, 2007 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

frustrating loss, but..
anybody freaking out & giving up already are really just idiots.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Apr 5, 2007 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

second that
how about waiting more than three days to draw such melancholy conclusions about this team? it's gonna get a hell of a lot warmer, and we're gonna be a hell of a lot better baseball club.

everyone just relax.

Cub fans, this Bud's for YOU!

by NightPutting on Apr 5, 2007 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

No worries, eh?
Uncle Lou is in the clubhouse peeling back fingernails and breaking thumbs as we speak.

You think he's gonna let OhMan! do that again? Bring on Rocky!

"The fundamental principles of comedy and tragedy differ only in the last act."

by Kegler on Apr 5, 2007 2:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Good outing by Jason
Bullpen couldn't hold it down. So we move on to MIL.  Hope they have the heat running full boar, in that place. Lets get the bats going. Aram is looking good already wich is great, not to mention he is doing it in cold weather. It's three games in, we all get frustrated with this type of play we saw today suck it up and keep cheering. Were all fans here, lets keep supporting the Cubs.

by miamicanes on Apr 5, 2007 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

No one is
Giving up...But I for one was looking for vast improvements in areas THAT SUCKED last year!!

It is evident that this is not the reality.

Why don't you build a Cubs apologist web site for yourself?

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

re: No one is
only 82 pitches for Marquis and he was pulled. I think Lou should've left him in for the seventh just to see and have a righty and lefty warm up during the inning.

As far as wild pitches, passed balls and base running errors I definitely think Lou will be addressing that in the clubhouse whereas Dusty would be passive about it.

Cubs Widgets

by seang03 on Apr 5, 2007 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Man, I would love
to get some audio from inside the clubhouse on days the team/players make boneheaded plays.

I would have to think, if they continue, some people will see less playing time or possibly get traded.

Cardinals make me see Red!

by TheEman on Apr 5, 2007 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

3 Games In
looks like a lot of people around here are already about to jump off a bridge. It's funny how fast the mood changed going from 1-1 to 1-2.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Apr 5, 2007 2:41 PM CDT reply actions  

It's not funny,
it's freaking ridiculous.

Some people here need to grow up.

LOUD NOISES!!!

by NittanyCub on Apr 5, 2007 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree...
...wholeheartedly.
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"

by VicVega on Apr 5, 2007 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dude, I love your name & sig
I've been thinking about that quote, for some reason, all day today.
LOUD NOISES!!!

by NittanyCub on Apr 5, 2007 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Positive...
...I hated on DeRosa in the spring but he has started off really well going 5-9 with 3 RBI. Also, Ramirez, who is usually a bad starter, is 7-14 on the year. The weather lately has favored defense and pitching. Once everyone starts hitting at once and we get some rallies going then we'll be fine...
Cubs Widgets

by seang03 on Apr 5, 2007 2:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe
when I freeze in Little Chute tonight watching the Peoria Chiefs take battle to hometown Wisconsin T-Rats, maybe I will see a "cubs" team win. diary to follow sandberg's managerial debut.
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball."- Harry Caray

by TkGoUWGB on Apr 5, 2007 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Well
Technically, it's Grand Chute.  The forecast is for it to feel like 15 degrees in Grand Chute while I'm sure it will be 14 in Little Chute.  I had tickets tonight too but will pass.  Besides, the Peoria roster leaves a little to be desired.  Unless Pawelek is behind, not having your former No. 1 pick start on opening night isn't exactly encouraging for his progress.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. -- Lee Constantine Elia, 1983.

by krummy12 on Apr 5, 2007 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Plus
it will smell a lot less like rotten feet in Grand Chute, then it will in Little Chute!
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

TK
I look forward to reading your report and fully expect to hear that you tracked down #23.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Apr 5, 2007 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

I believe I am already the BCB correspondent at
tonight's game, see my previous post... fight you for it! :)
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean...

by eamuscatuli1881 on Apr 5, 2007 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll let you have it.
Look for me though. I'll be the idiot with the Trinadad Hubbard jersey with a couple Old Styles in me. And I was wrestling between Grand Chute and little chute. To many waukee, chutes, and wocs in this state.
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball."- Harry Caray

by TkGoUWGB on Apr 5, 2007 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

How much worse can things get?
Paul Harvey is now on Gameday Audio.

"The Cubs blew chunks today...and...that's...the...rest of the story."

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 2:49 PM CDT reply actions  

hey
i LOVE paul harvey. That loony old robot.
One of Us!One Of Us!

by HerrProf on Apr 5, 2007 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

re: hey
I'll admit, he has a certain freakish charm at times. But, ultimately, he reminds me of many a deadly dull lunch growing up, suffering through news and crop reports on WGN while I -- hey, lookee here -- waited for the Cubs game to come on.
I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Apr 5, 2007 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jeez
The way some people are reacting, you'd think they expected the Cubs to go 161-1.

Chill. So the Cubs blew yet another one in tear-your-heart-out-take-a-bite-spit-it-out-laugh-as-you-reach-for-the-salt-before-taking-another-bi te fashion. What else is new?

When I tell my wife they lost today, I already can see the look on her face, which is the same look if I were to say to her, "Y'know, there's weather today."

Erlichda!

"The fundamental principles of comedy and tragedy differ only in the last act."

by Kegler on Apr 5, 2007 2:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Exactly.
Man, everyone was ready to anoint this team champion yesterday, and last place today.

Chill! It's one series.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 5, 2007 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's not just they lost
 I wish people would realize that. It's how they lost. The same way they have the last 3 seasons: Terrible fundamentals, terrible with RISP, BONEHEADS BONEHEADS and a bullpen that can't throw strikes.

 It's games like this when you realize, atleast people that aren't guzzling the kool Aid by the container,that this team still has A LOT of weaknesses and to those of us who knew this coming in and had hoped that through the magic of Lou or just plain denial or false hope of a new season, today was a mjor wake up call, that the weaknesses that has plagued this team the last 3,  especiallythe last 2 seasons, which was the catalyst for absolutely miserable seasons are still present.

It's just not about 1 game, puhhhleeezzzeee!

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 3:11 PM CDT reply actions  

If you hate how this team plays, why dont
you stop following them?

As a Cubs fans as well as a Bulls fan(98-99 to 2003-2004 seasons were, well, rough), there's always gonna be games where they're just not bringing their proverbial "A-game". It's one game and some of our starters are just starting off slow. It's April for crying out loud. Cool down man.

LOUD NOISES!!!

by NittanyCub on Apr 5, 2007 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

How long have you been a fan, Lemon?
The Cubs have always lost like this. That's part of the trip. Enjoy what you can. The Cubs have been blowing games like this for decades. Literally. Ask any of the older fans on this site and they can recount many a loss. I mean, what happened in '69? Same! Always. '84? Same. '03?

What's funny is that so many fans think it's new.

I want them to not lose this way, too, but I can't say I don't expect it either.

"The fundamental principles of comedy and tragedy differ only in the last act."

by Kegler on Apr 5, 2007 3:17 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm 33 years of age
 and unlike you, I expect the Cubs to win. I'm tired of losing.
"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have no doubt
that they will win, Lemon. And sooner rather than later. This year? Perhaps.

I'm tired of losing, too. I bitch a ton about how they always blow it. Ask my wife. But when the game's finally over, I realize that it's more of the same. And I can take it, as long as I have to, because someday, they will win. And we'll all be in ecstacy. So I keep following them.

And I'm 33, too, for what it's worth.

"The fundamental principles of comedy and tragedy differ only in the last act."

by Kegler on Apr 5, 2007 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm almost 36
And I've now been watching games like this for about 32 years. It gets old.
"Hello again, everybody. Harry Caray from Wrigley Field on a beautiful day for baseball."

by danimal15 on Apr 5, 2007 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I expect Barrett to start hitting
 Jones on the other hand.....

I'd move Jones out of that 5th spot ASAP and move his sorry azz to 7th until he get's his unmotivated and laid back azz in gear.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on Apr 5, 2007 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep....
Jones is going to hit .083 for the year.  

The Cubs are 1-2.  The Cards are 0-3 and in worse shape health-wise.  Come in off the ledge.  Are you out there with FrustratedFan?  Is BlueMike there too?  

I'm not saying the Cubs aren't flawed.  They are.  They are still better than last year.  They should compete for a playoff spot.  They may not make it.  It's not going to be a 100 win team.  Relax.  There is always tomorrow (assuming you don't jump).  

by rlpete on Apr 5, 2007 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Unmotivated?
Where are you coming up with this?
"Harlem Furniture......You'll like our style!"

by Imtrejo on Apr 5, 2007 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I guarantee you...
..If Jones does not start to hit in the next week, then people will be wanting Pie...

This loss makes me so mad...I don't think we get get many good starts out of Marquis and that one was wasted..

by Chanman25 on Apr 5, 2007 3:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Pictures I took at todays game
Pictures from today's game.
"To be is to do"--Socrates. "To do is to be"--Jean-Paul Sartre. "Do be do be do"--Frank Sinatra.

by Jettero2112 on Apr 5, 2007 7:56 PM CDT reply actions  

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