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Overflow Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Thursday 4/3, 1:20 CT

Here's the thread to use when the other one gets too slow or full. We need a win today!

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great work northsider.

you are a great studio host... er... AL jr.

haha, hey now, be nice to Al.

no no...

that's meant to be a compliment. Al's great!

Haha, I know, he is. (It was self-deprecating.)

Gwynn

grounds to Lee, backhanded play, takes himself, top of the inning over. Cubs lead 3-2, 1 hit, no runs. To the bottom, Lee Ramirez Fukudome.

snappy again

n/t

I love the jump.

I feel like I was in the movie Jumper...

that was amazing!

We have oxygen tanks on the wall, over there, if you need them. *points*

I felt like Nightcrawler from the X-Men.

BAMF!!!

Dempster

5 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO

Serviceable, if not actually pretty good.

Serviceable? no

hes pitching well.

Well, the BB-SO ratio can spell trouble ahead, but I agree. In this game, he's pitching well.

Lee grounds to 3rd,

5-3. He's 0-for-3.

Hey, do you have a tape?

n/t

As in PxP?

yeah.

n/t

I have a few mp3 clips, my first Northwestern game of the season is this Saturday. Why do you ask?

I used to work for the Triple-A...

Syracuse SkyChiefs. So I have some triple-A connections in the International League. Thought just crossed my mind.

Awesome!

What's it like working for a Triple-A farm club?

love to get

1 more inning from him. Not so sure about him going thru the heart of the lineup though

Can we please hit Dave frikkin Bush!!!

YEAH!!!!!

A-RAM HR!!!! 4-2

Ramirez

HOMERS TO LEFT!!!!!!!!!! 4-2 CUBS!

2nd career HR off Bush.
1st hit of the season.

No doubt about it. Ramirez tossed his bat after he hit it.

nope. not good enough

It was just a solo bomb. We're relying on that too much.

Those solo homers, they're rally killers.

They don't clog the bases very much tho

At least we didn't clog the bases...

it's a good laxative. :O

I'm sure...

...he was actually trying for the 3-run homer, with no one on base.

He should have gone for the bonus by hitting it into the clown's mouth.

Aram

GONE!!

Man, the audio is way behind.

I'm

starting to notice that too

yeah it is

Its been throwing me off today. I wanna read the comments but it's like reading the spoilers for your favorite tv show.

Mmmm...

I like THIS thread.

Classic Bob Uecker on that one...

talking about A-Ram... "yeah, here's one of these guys who could hit it out here today... AND he just did. He just did." HAHAHAHA!

hahaha love it. Uecker's awesome.

Juuuuuust

a bit outside the park.

Awesome

He was due!!!

can we get a fuku-follow up blast?

Fukudome

walks. runner on 1st, 1 out.

Send Dome down

n/t

Yup, base-cloggin' bastid.

He needs more seasoning. Can't have those baseclogs.

I meant...

...have him steal second.

Oh. Yeah, that too.

His walks are KILLING his slugging percentage.

OBP Machine!

woohooo

now we're moving again. thanks for the overflow

Thanks, Al. That future posting is pretty sweet.

DeRosa

on 1st, Fukudome out, 2 down now.

Detroit

got swept by KC . . . didn't see that coming!

Yeah

considering that the Tigers have the greatest offense in the history of man.

Soto

pops up on the infield, JJ makes the catch. But Ramirez's homer makes it 4-2 Cubs, to the 6th!

Come on Demp!

one more solid inning before your turn in the order!

Due up:

Oh man, eating all those veggies turned him greenish

So is this Ryan Braun?

The Jabba and whats his face

The Jabba the Hutt and what's his face anti defamation leagues ask you to apologize.

that sucks.............

dero and soto had absolute meatballs to hit
Damn!!!

Fielder

strikes out. 1 out.

sit down fat boy!

WGN

is showing the dude who played Vito, for you Sopranos fans, in the stands.

Spatafore?

Yup, that's him. Had to look up his picture on the 'Net.

I recall one episode of The Sopranos in which Vito invited Meadow's boyfriend to a Yankees game. The boyfriend was a Padres fan and Vito said something like, "The Cubbies really gave your boys a shellacin' last night..." I always loved that.

He did have other intetntions

Oh, he had intentions alright.

I think

your avatar sums up Vito's plan...

Oh yeah!

Love that line!

Joe Galascola...

...he made two goals last night at the Blackhawks game in between the 2nd and 3rd period.

Sorry, Gannascoli

Braun

strikes out as well. 2 down.

Ernie Banks Complimentary Plaque

to random winners at an upcoming game. No word on the punctuation used.

Dempster throwing strikes...

I like it

It's amazing at how good your team can look...

when you starting pitcher throws this kind of effort out there.

Pitching

wins ballgames.

The canadian heart is a beautiful thing.

Dempster

gets Hall to fly out to Fookie charging in, basket catch, hahaha oh I love it, Kosuke. 1-2-3! Dempster's on fiyah! 4-2 Cubs.

Demp's really

got the change-up going this inning

Northsider, can I just say, you are my personal hero for the rapid and to-the-point updates.

You're welcome, HCASB, glad to be of service.

I think I

love Dome.

You have yourself a nice four-some haha

not that

kind of love silly :P

Platonic baseball love, of course.

oh, my bad

i was gonna say 5 if the interpreter came.... sorry

hahaha oh no

back to the game!

"there's a lady wearing a sombraro out in the left field bleachers."

Friend of Al's?

totally joking.

just trying to change the subject here. LOL

Ohhhhh!!! Tip your waitresses, people!

he would need to be there

After all...

...it's ONLY the 3rd date! >8)

Did that Dome catch look...

as good as it sounded?

He came in on a full sprint

DeRosa couldn't get to it, he caught it kinda low, even with his belt, basket-style. It wasn't amazing, but it was a tougher catch than it looks.

Loud........

sustained applause for Dempster

nice outing!!

CUBS BULLPEN

49 Marmol RHP

Mr Lights Out himself

Marmol in the 7th

Howry in the 8th??

no howry!

id rather see piggy then wood in the 9th

how bout

Marmol in the 8th as well?

I would, especially now that the pitcher's spot has come up.

Pie

flies to deep right-center, lip of the warning track, catch made by Hart. 1 out.

Has everyone in the bullpen pitched yet?

I think so but im not sure...

no Lieber I dont think

I think you're right

crw

your avatar helped the Cubs get voted as having the hotest fans, according to shoutmouth.com

Banks Plaque

I have a question for you all, I'm going to the Sunday game against the Astros. How early do I need to get there to get a Banks Plaque that they are giving out? The game starts at 1:20pm I believe. Thanks

I bet those plaques are popular

I'd get there when gates open if not too soon after that

Poll Result

Winner: Brewers, 44%

Missed the rest.

I would have to go with the cardinals

even though this year the brewers are our public enemy #1

Great AB for Pie.

Saw a lot of pitches, even though he still made an out.

Agreed. I just wish Lou would treat him like Lou Brown did with Willy Mays Hayes in Major League..."every time you fly out, you owe me 20 pushups"

The pushups

were for pop outs, i thought

didnt he always try to

hit home runs but they always died on the warning track?

I just remember

him hitting ball after ball into the roof of the batting cage during BP and then dropping to do push ups

It was every time he hit the ball up, not on the ground. He kept trying to hit homers in BP, but it would just hit the top of the net. haha. "You hit it on the ground and run it out, that's your game"

Fontenot

with a hustle double, pinch-hitting!! Right-center field found the gap.

That's not enough power for a pinch hitter.

we need more solo HR's out of that spot... oh wait, we're relying too much on those!!! ARGGG

Aww Fonty

you scrappy little bugger, you!

That little guy

can motor

Soriano

now batting, runner at 2nd, 1 out, just to reset the situation.

Lets go Soriano...

Now that youve gotten on base, lets see a hit...

how about

Fontenot as SS tommorrow?

Commenting on Sori's

unusual eye black. Some strange u-shaped white logo on them, apparently the logo of his "bat company", sayeth Len and Bob.

Under Armor

Hes in one of their commercials

fontenot is the new theriot

really

i thought they were twins :)

might be david eckstein's long lost brother

Therio is the new Neifi

Soriano

gets a base hit to left! Rolls under Braun's legs, Fonty scores!!

Soriano golfed a low and away pitch into left, where it fell between Hardy and Braun, Braun tried to reach down and field it, missed it, Fontenot scored easily anyway.

Waitaminute...

...Soriano got a hit with RISP? Don't be ridiculous. I demand a recount. Bring me the hanging chads! Reconfigure the software! IT CAN'T BE TRUE!!!

wait a sec...listen close

where are the haters?

crickets chirp, an owl hoots...

chirp chirpo hahah

Soriano Blows!!!

there, i said it

WOW

I am so happy Soriano is our leadoff hitter. Bwaawawaw

OUT COMES BUSH

Double switch
In for Bill Hall: Craig Counsell
In for Bush: Seth McClung

Commence YMCA.

Its fun to stay at the....

n/t

Alright!

Lets keep em coming!!!

Ladies and gentlemen

your 2008 Chicago Cubs.

This team is terrible, we're screwed

I QUIT!

I'M MOVING TO MEXICO! i HATE BASEBALL!

we are so losing this

one today. We'll be 3-0. Fire Lou!!!

HAHAHA

I love haters. Noticed when I told the hater to put his money where his mouth was that I'd bet him with the Cubs down 2 runs.....I got no response. Maybe a closet hater?? Hating but really pulling for the Cubbies? haha

finally soriano and ramirez

get their first hits

SETH MCCLUNG

#73 RHP 6'6 252 lbs

First an RBI and now a stolen base?!

MDBNIU, where art thou?

He just threw

his shoe through his TV.

MDBNIU?

What's that mean? Add it to the BCB Dictionary.

It's a posters

name. Also known as BlueMike.

Soriano

steals 2nd!!!

100% stolen off the P

...and he pulls a hammy

Soriano SB!!!

Alrighty! Here we go! That's what I like to see!

or I suppose, hear...

listening on the radio!

Gwynn hurt?

what happened northsider?

Gwynn tweaked a hammy or something like that.

Kapler came in

Not sure, I haven't heard anything about Gwynn getting hurt.

Theriot

hits a ball fair inside the right-field line, Soriano scores!!!! 6-2!

Ronnie's loving it

Fly ball, headed toward the part where the seats are close to the field, just a foot or two inside the line.

NICE! Theriot joining in the fun.

Theriot should be leading off!

GASP!

Ithink he may be gettin better! That was great to see.
Aww, no a great hit by Theriot! Soriano score thanks to his SB before...

Correction

no = not

AMEN!

I can hold my head somewhat up today in Green Bay.

I'll be right there with you!

This is the way

I expect the Cubs to play all year. Live and Die by taking chances. I love it

THERIOT

swipes 3rd! Bobbled by Kendall!

oh my goddddddddd

how bad is Kendall??

And the base keeps....

runnin' runnin' and runnin' runnin' .

El Ess You

Ragin Cajuns' gettin it done today.

Lee at the plate

Runner (Theriot) at 3rd. 1 out. Sorry I missed Gwynn's exit there.

why in the world

did the Brewers want Kendall???

4 TEH CUBS SEKRETZ!!! LOL!!!!11

I'M IN UR DUGOUT STEELING UR SECRITS

santos, we need a macro -- stat!

Can I haz your sinz?

lol

Theriot:

I CAN HAZ SEKOND?

KENDALL: NO, IZ MINE

THERIOT: IZ OK, I STEALZ

We have our caption! Now we need a picture...

to tell them abou the cubs pitchers

He's been playing pretty good

besides today, of course. Hitting .500 thus far

Kendall's falling to Earth...and not a moment too soon.

Lee

K's. 2 down.

Uecker just said

Miguel Cabrera pulled a quad for Detroit.

kendall shot his wad

for all of 08

Do you think

someone in the front office left a memo on Lou's door saying "RUN!"

2 strike hitting

Do any of our guys actually shorten up and just put the ball in play with 2 strikes?

Wood 2nd Try

Lets hope he can hold up in the ninth.

I guess we've got to make it to him first

also not a save opp....I'm sure we remember what happened with the last non-save op

Its only the fricken 6th inning

plenty of time left for the Brewers to score. And of course us as well. Not this inning though. Pop fly by aram...

I'm tweaking the haters, LPL

Hector

Villanueva would steal 40 bases if Kendall caught enough

Prince Fielder

would steal 50 if Kendall wasn't on the same team.

...while picking up cheeseburgers along the way to second.

hahaha

yesterday people were pissed at Kendall for saying "He was never that good as a Cub!" now people say he sucks, lol. Bipolar at its best!

Ramirez

is ticked at himself for popping up on the infield, 3 out. To the 7th, it's 6-2 Cubs, with Hart/Hardy/Counsell coming up.

didnt counsell used to have the funniest batting stance in all the majors?

Marmol?

Is he coming in?

While looking for Kendall pics, I found this:

Haha!

sidenote:

thank goodness he has facial hair, because that is a rough mug to have.

sweet zombie jesus!

That's great!

HE'S A SUPER-TOUGH THREE-TIME ALL-STAR!

Translation: HE USED TO BE GOOD, AT ONE POINT!

"Also comes with Dr. James Andrews!"

mmm...that's a little mean.

Al is gonna give you a demerit haha

doubt it,

it's a 27KB image

what we cant post pictures?

Not large ones.

Slows down the thread (which seems better today, by the way).

the overflow thread is da best

Yeah, reminds me of the after-parties in college.

HA!

I went to a pretty big party school I can relate

NOW PITCHING FOR THE CUBS

49 Carlos Marmol RHP

5-1, 1.43 ERA, 59 G, 69 IP, 35 BB, 96 SO in 2007

Did you know

Marmol gave up ZERO runs to anyone in the NL Central last season? I mean are you fricken kidding me.

Foul pop to Lee

Hart's gone. 1 out.

Fly ball

Caught by Pie. 2 out.

how's the slider looking?

n/t

Like always.

Marmol is freaking good.

95mph

on that fastball, with nice tailing movement

81mph

on a slow curve.

81mph on what i think was a slider. Misses the plate inside, but froze the hitter.

K just makin sure...

I haven't seen it yet this year (counting spring)... so i'm dying to see it.

White Castle is doing well.

n/t

I should probably add

that I call Marmol 'White Castle.'

Sliders so nasty, they make you crap your pants.

Counsell walks

on a 3-2 count. runner on 1st, 2 out.

It looked like

a strike to me on the outside corner, but Soto set up inside and had to move across. Might have cost 'em the call.

where the hell did that miss?

Jason Kend-ALL to end ALL is up

Chris Berman? Is that you?

I'm sorry, that's a horrible insult. you are not Berman.

OUCH,

lay off the guy will ya?

Just a little Big Ten camaraderie here, that's all.

THAT'S SO G*D DAMN RUDE

YOU HAVE TO F*CKING HOURS TO MOVE AROUND

http://www.break.com/index/chris-berman-loses-his-cool.html

hahahaha.

"i mean, really???? really???"

IT'S LIKE NO ONE's WORKED IN TELEVISION BEFORE!

Fly ball

to Fookie. Let's stretch!

Fremd High School Girls' Gymnastics.

lol

WHAT?

Girls gymnasts sang the "stretch". So appropriate! The Cubs marketing staff is in midseason form.

Why

am i hearing a guy's voice if this is a girl's gymnastics team?!!!

coach

lucky guy

For the love of Pete!

Can someone tell people that sing the stretch to NOT say "Lets get some runs!" when winning? Its almost as bad as the people that say "Take me out WITH the crowd". Sing it right damn it lol

they

should give people the lyrics and ground rules.

or just be more discerning on who gets to sing it

The people who...

...run Wrigley Stadium should really be more discerning.

AMEN!!

Hart, I'm right there w/ ya on the "WITH the crowd" thing.

I bet the person who left Ernie's apostrophe off sings it that way >8)

Please don't call him Fookie!

He's not a poodle!

I use it in love.

For those of you who wanted this earlier...

hahaha love it love it

Let's hope I get to post that...

many many times this season...and that when I do...we get those guys in!

cruisin to the walk

oh well, its kendall anyway

FUKUDOME

Fell behind 0-2, works it to 3-2 against McClung. Strikes out on a foul tip. Bummer. First time he's got out this game. 1 down.

fukudome= out?

does not compute.

fjksdjoifjso;

faiosfiosjoijkl~ Windows shutting down...

It's like dividing by zero...

It's like ray-ee-ayyynnn, on your wedding day!!!

Too much?

Good to see

him fighting it back to a full count. I heart this guy.

Gameday Fukodome

The motionless batter on Gameday actually resembles Kosuke in his patience

OMG...

Dome K's.

Ship 'em back.

return him!

new nickname for Dome is

FuKe (pronounced Foo-Kay)

DO NOT WANT

no

don't like it either no that i posted it

Nope, just Dome, thanks.

How about...

KoFu?

>8)

Here's DeRosa

Here's a flyout to left.

2 down.

Geo Soto Hello Moto

0-for-1 walk, sac fly

Pops to shallow center, Weeks gives way to Kapler, 3 down. to the 8th!

I wish he would get a home run...

so I could say that the pitcher jut got Sotowned

Regarding Gameday

Would it be too hard to have some sort of crude lightweight motion sensor attached to the uniforms or batting helmets to get some sort of real time read on the players, like they do for motion captures on Madden?

I feel like this should be feasible...

That would take so much bandwidth and overhead it would never happen unless it could be done optically, which isn't really feasible either. (too serious of an answer?)

Take it easy, he's an Illini

= D

You want to see them running around in these outfits?

It would

be awful funny to see the batters on TV at the plate with those little white things stuck all over their bodies

Sensors

They wouldn't have to be as many.

I am just saying the technology of motion capture is still relativly in its infancy and as bandwith increases exponentially and new technologies emerge, I imagine it could take place without even ntoicing the beacons.

Just a thought...

I *really* don't need...

...to see a virtual image of a batter stepping out in between to adjust himself.

MARMOL

remains in the game.

DANIEL LARUSO'S GONNA FIGHT

Sweep the leg, Johnny!

Get him a body bag YEAHHAHAH hahahahahha

That part always annoyed me.

Me too. I hated that kid!

Are you kidding?!

That defined the 80s!

That, and skeleton costumes. Those rule.

LOL.

3rd game of the season... first KK reference. hilarious.

Nice game for Demp

Nice game for Demp.

You can say that again.

I hope

I hope I say it about 30 times this year.

Weeks

drives it into the left-field corner, stand-up double for Weeks. runner at 2nd w/nobody out.

I really wish...

...that someone would throw at this Weeks guy.

>8)

Isn't it so nice when we're winning?

No hate! Conversations about the Karate Kid!

Because the haters have nothing to say. Winning shuts 'em up. I like quiet haters.

We're not haters...

Just frustrated fanatics who express our opiinions "not under the influence oof the Kool-Aid"....NOW...RED, Old Style, or Vodka...we might be under the influence of that.....BUT call a spade a spade.....the Cubs aren't going to do any better or worse one way or another....u think they read this?

I Hate the Karate Kid!....

COBRA KAI!!!

Mercy is for the weak.

We do not train to be merciful in this dojo!

WAX OFF

n/t

the Ageless Gabe Kapler

Strikes out Kaper, 94mph heat. 1 out.

*strikes out Kaper

Heh...

His dreams were his ticket out.

fielder looks like a hack with those socks

Bloomers.

He looks like he's wearing bloomers and not trousers.

Fielder

hits into shallow right, off DeRosa's glove, RBI. 6-3 Cubs. SAVE SITUATION OMG GUYS

And Fielder takes 1st.

Argh, GIDP please!

stupid fielder the hutt

again your being really unfair

TO JABBA THE HUT!

Marmol

just gave up a run to an NL Central opponent, fwiw.

I spoke too soon.

Oh well, my opinion of him hasn't changed. Let's make it 1 this year, Carlos!

He's a waste

trade for someone now, it's downhill from here

He's almost 26, he's way past his prime, and almost as bad as Soriano

-MDBNIU

I'd trade him for...

Paul Assenmacher in a heart beat!

Or

MATT KARCHNER! Playoffs, here we come!

save situation

6-3... save chance for Wood coming?

Or maybe we bust it further open in the 8th?

Hopefully we don't continue to give up runs.

CUBS BULLPEN

43 Wuertz RHP

Braun

popped it up to Theriot, 2 out.

40 Pitches?

Any good reason Marmol is out there for 40+ pitches? He'll need atleast a day off now.

My guess

Lou really wants to win this one, and he trusts Marmol more than anybody else in the bullpen.

probably

a very good guess

The reason is...victory.

Fielder

is busy with his Make Your Own Sinkhole kit at first base. The kit is an empty box. It's working.

Fly ball

to shallow center, Theriot makes the catch. to the 9th!

If

If Fielder ever steals a base I think it's the 6th sign.

If

Kendal were our catcher . . .

If

brought to you by Rudyard Kipling.

If I was a carpenter...

...and you were a lady...

great poem

7th sign

We all know what the 7th sign is so the 6th sign happening wouldn't be a bad thing :).

I fully expect

I expect we may see Fukudome throw out someone at first on what looks like a single this season.

It wouldn't surprise me if it was Prince Fielder. Probably a ball that appears to be a homerun Dome gets it off the wall and fires a laser to Lee.

I hope it's Fielder, and I hope it's at least once per series.

Yeah, but...

...it's hard to hit the first baseman w/ the throw when the whole earth is shaking.

Let's make this a non-save situation.

Eh?

Dempster's out of the game, no more Canadian stereotypes!!

kidding!

Let's talk aboat this game...

n/t

haha, i had to read it twice to get it. nice.

Dempster?

Is that you?!

Actually

Actually would like to see Kerry get an easy save to get the first one out of the system.

There's a video

There's a video to the song Canadian Idiot that made me laugh because the guy has redhair in the video so I think of Demp.

Dawson

Didn't Dawson have a play like that against Neon Deion where Deion was really out but called safe?

HIT BY PITCH HIT BY PITCH

On the hand. Felix is really in pain. Out comes O'Neal.

Pie

will stay in the game.

Am I the only one...

...that's a little bummed that Gameday doesn't post the MPH of the HBP's?

nice

first mark o'neil appearnce of the season for me

Welcome Reed Johson everyone...

your new CF'er....

At least they won't have to shuffle the batting order

If you get hit by Hillary

Is it hit by a word that rhymes with pitch?

PINCH HITTER

Out: 49 Marmol
In: 33 Ward (L)

So the Brewers have hit a couple of our guys now...

DeRosa and Pie...are we even yet?

Does

woody plunk someone in the 9th?

He puts em down 1-2-3.

It's the bigger insult.

I'd like him to...

BUT i want him to mow these mofo's down.

ALMOST FORGOT

Now pitching for MIL
59 Turnbow RHP

PIE STEALS SECOND!

Double-clutch by Kendall, who looked absolutely awful on that play.

Cubs: 4 SB
1-for-2 in first 2 games

In your face, Turnblow!!!

man, i wish we'd had...

more agressive baserunning in games 1 & 2... and more base clogging!

Ah, the complex rules of plunking.

(I really hope Felix is OK.)

That throw might have got him...

if the SS had held onto it.

Pie/Kendall

With Pie and Kendall as the catcher/runner combo why don't they just save us all time and put him on second?

Is this the same team

Is this the same team that played the first 2 games?

no

lou yelled at them

LOL

probably true.

could Dusty

get this kind of response to a rant?

Yes...

it's call random variation from day to day.

Yes..

baseball teams can actually play quite different from game to game.

WARD

Walked as a PH on Wednesday.

Today: With a 3-2 count, walks. Shocker.

RONALD F. CEDANO

in to run.

Pie inspired

Pie inspired almost gets caught off 2nd.

Soriano

does have a RISP streak to keep going here

I am so loving

I am so loving this new format that automatically updates the posts.

Its the magic of AJAX

that's what she said

it's also great for cleaning kitchen floors

Um, Turnbow

is not real atractive is he?

dha whatchya talkin bout there lady?

Mullets are in style...365 days a year.

and probably drives...

a camaro or trans am...

man he's bad

and I spelled attractive wrong. Spell check is my friend.

did

you date a lot of baseball players? you seem to be very focused on how they all look. :)

LOL! No

I've never dated baseball players. Just noticed he's not very good looking.

Lame spin move

by Turnbow, Pie just stares at him.

Brenly

Anyone getting the vibe that Brenly has something against Pie? Doesn't miss a chance to criticize.

wonder if he's connected to reed johnson

in any way...

DWaryle draws another walk.

I'll take it.

PINCH RUNNER

OUT: 33 Ward
In: 5 Cedeno

SORIANO

Grounder backhanded by Weeks, 6-3, 1 out, runners now at 2nd and 3rd.

Well, he got 'em over at least.

Time to tack on some runs...

Well,

gotta go ready to give a sports update during the evening news at the radio station. I'll be back in a few but paying much less attention.

come on Cubs.

*go GET ready, boy, my copy is already ready

I'm not mentally

or emotionally prepared to see Wood in a save situation. Damn i'm a sissy.

Lineout to

3rd base

Lee

grounds 6-3, to the 9th.

D-Lee

Phew. 0-5

Close it down!

n/t

LEts go Woody!!!

1-2-3 Kerry.

Easy as 1-2-3.

I'm on my feet cheering

look pretty ridiculous at the office, but this BCB makes me feel like i'm there

Who is due up for the Brewers?

This just in:

Wood to conserve power by turning LIGHTS OUT!

knock on.......

BB

made the same pun, accidentally, talking about Cedeno running for Ward

at least

he didnt peg him

i'll try to sub here for northsider.

nt

strike three swinging to hart

n/t

Hart...K's swingin'

He looked like...

...he wears his sunglasses at night.

Johnny Cueto

for the Reds today: 7 IP, 1 H, 10 K

Wow...

n/t

I have a feeling he'll beat

the Cubs many times in the next few years.

1 out

keep em coming Kerry

one down!

Kerry's looking good.

Wood's lookin very nice

Alot better....

Hardy up

ground out to dero.

Woody...is spotting the fastball...

looks really good.

what does the radar read?

98

Ronnie says his is showing 80

Can't figure out why.

(developing)

L & B said 98

I don't know

speaking of radar...

anyone else annoyed that WGN doesn't show the MPH of pitches anymore? LAME-O

they are today

crowd on their feet

98 mph for ball 1

1-1 count

base hit to left.

counsel on first.

They played

TNT by AC(lightning bolt)DC when Woody came in.

Don't like it.

AC/DC will always belong to Trevor.

Putz works it pretty good in seattle

My suggestion:

"The Wood Song" by the Indigo Girls.

Give 'em credit...

That's one talented organist.

>8)

it was actually

the recorded version.

Kendall up

3-0 count...

W

Time to fly that flag!

this must happen

it must.

Yeehaw!

Didn't even wake up until the 8th inning...and what am I greeted wtih upon my awakening?

CUBS WIN.

Yes.

full count

strike 3 called. game over.

Got 'em

Cubs Win!

Cus Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

FLY IT!

[ W ]

GO CUBS GO!

Kerry Wood's first career save, ladies and gents.

First?

That can't be his first career save, can it?

I guess it is.

CUBS WIN

HOLY COW!

Yes!!!!!!!!

Only 2 games back!

make that 1

correction accepted.

Awesome!

Way to go Kerry!

I think

Wood got a break on that last strike call.

But I'll take it.

right... nice late movement though

where are the doom and gloomers today Bruce?

kicking their dogs

LOL

I honestly don't feel any different about our season right now... other than its always good to get the first one.

very good indeed

Wood, 9th inning, 2 Ks, first win, no sweep, Kendall gets final out

I'm so happy!

i'm going to sleep good 2nite...

had to get the first W

me too!

thank God they didn't get swept. i was starting to freak out. and it's only game three. i should probably calm down.

If we keep this streak going...

we'll win every remaining game!

we owe it all to dempster

did i just say that?

One in a row boys!!

NLPATT ZONE OVER

Great game

to start building some momentum on. Hats off to Dempster.

Player of the Game:

RYAN DEMPSTER

hey, fyi

I attempted to sub in for you... and wow you are good at what you do. it's not easy! Of course i'm trying to not get caught watching the game at work, lol.

haha, nice work.

My top story: Definitely the Cubs winning.

Bring on the 'Stros!

Things I learned today:

Ryan Braun, your DH slot is waiting.

Corey Hart throws like Corey Haim.

Ryan Dempster can remain calm and collected.

Geovany Soto swings very, very hard.

Kerry's filthy, filthy slider is back.

NIce...

... but nothing about Fielder?

Naw.

But one more thing:

It's apparently possible to overestimate the stupidity of Ned Yost, because I thought for sure he'd start a beanball war today.

I'll bet Geovany's

backside will be a little sore after getting knocked on his backside today.

enough with ballplayers backsides!

Hey-o

but I

felt bad for him. :-(

Ok, all, Great W

gotta try to squeeze 3 hours of work into the next hour. I'll check in with y'all later, eh?

This just in...

Just saw this come across the wire.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/15784355/detail.html

I would imagine that you've got to do something pretty awful to get Dawson that ticked off...

Yep.

Just ask Eric Show.

Red Sox fans will claim

she was a Yankee fan.

In all seriousness...

...what a freaky thing to have happen at a ballgame. I hope the girl's alright.

Great pitching

I love the way it worked out today and hope to see similar a lot this year: Get a good six or seven from the starter; Marmol comes in and pitches well for one or two, and then Wood nails it down!

I guaranteed this victory...

...by missing the ninth inning. (Late meeting here at work.) Congrats to Demp, Woody and the Cubs!!!

Now let's take two of three from the 'Stros and leave for Pittsburgh at .500!!!

al posted we need a win today...

correction we got a win todayyyyyyyyy! how about dempster!! how about woody!! how about all you trolls that said the worlds coming to an end?? i'm here to tell you we got a TEAM here.

stolen bases

Four of them today by four different players. Another good sign. Hope Lou stays aggressive.

I wonder if Jason Kendall allows more stolen bases

this season than the Brewers steal as a team? Could happen.

That being said...

...Soto hasn't exactly been Tony Pena out there, either.

How dare you all be happy

We have still lost twice as many games as we've won! Wood still has a 13.5 ERA which clearly shows he is incapable of being closer. Soriano still has no HR's and only one SB.

God, why can't you see that this team is clearly average and has no chance of doing anything!

Indeed!

This team is PATHETIC and DISGUSTING. (And victorious.)

Shoot them all

They should all be taken out and shot twice.

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

Well played!

After today

I'm not even watching anymore. I'm done with this team!

me too! amateurs!!

we are soooo bad

You guys are such band wagon fans

I know but

it's so much fun. :P

Good

I think anyone who gives up so easily should stop watching immediately, myself included! So, anyone who has given up at some point in this season should stop being Cubs fans immediately along with the rest of us fair weather fans.

Let's Go!

Rich Hill hasn't even got AN OUT yet! He's terrible! Send him to AAA! Wait, no, send him all the way to EXST!

Even though

I watched the game I really enjoy Al's recap. It's like watching it twice.

First victory Old Style when I get home.

Can I get a woot?

hmmm

no dumpster posts = good

Wow

I just realized I've been reading the thread for the last 40 minutes. Been on here so long Al had time to post recap.

It was sooooo worth it scrolling through just to see the flag posted!

"They got the power, the got the speed
To be the best in the National League..."

GO CUBS GO!!!!!

Its so awful, but I love it. Sing it Goodman!

Funny to see the box score

and see these guys flip flopped

WP: R. Dempster (1-0) S: K. Wood (1)

if Dempster does this all year

It would be swell!! One more win to .500!

See how easy a little offense makes things look....

and BTW.....the Cubs much maligned closer last year can pitch....I'm not surprised...and Dempster was a HUGE part of Cub success last year....the guy is a great competiter......Let's just see if the regs can start HITTING instead of TIPPING CAPS

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