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Extra Inning Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 4/9, 6:05 CT

Just got back from my meeting. When I checked the score on a break, it was 2-0 Cubs. What happened?

Well, at least I get to see the end.

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Hank White

Come on, Hank!

Al, overflow thread #2 in the fanpost section

or click here

I didn't see that.

Anyway, you can continue here if you want.

I HATE MEDIACOM

Im In Iowa City and they just cut the Cubs game for ESPN (they play the Cubs games on their Mediacom connections channel when they play on CSN+/WCIU.

This is bullshit

I hate

watching some of these kids bat :(

Pierogi race

I wonder if they will do it again?

A-RAM!

Thank goodness.

Let's end this thing.

Hey OH!!!

I was just posting it would be awesome if he could take it to his old team, then checked back and it was 4-2!

We don't get CSN down here in the middle of cardinal country.

where is everyone?

n/t

Alrighty Cub Fans

Let me hear ya!!! It's stretch time, again!

Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack
I don't care if I ever get back
For it's root, root root for the CUBBIES
Even if it takes 14
For it's 1-2-3 strikes you're out
At the old ball game!

Heeeey

whats this!

HELL YES

GO CUBS GO!!!

Glad I made it back to see THAT!

n/t

Didn't ESPN make an agreement they could do highlights...

for games being played?

They showed highlights for every game but the Cubs on ESPNEWS.

OK now

the parrot is being pretty obnoxious.

And you guys thought I was crazy earlier when

he was distracting Wood.....

The Parrot should not be allowed to do that...

Starting to p*ss me off.

It was a little different when he was sitting in a seat

but this is a little much. And the humping motion is a bit much.

Now you agree

its Bullshoes? Kill that parrot!

Wow....

...and I need to get up early...

ESPN never shows Cubs highlights....

I have watched that damn ESPNnews two times over, and seen them spend forever on Yankees and Red Sox highlights, with no mention of the Cubs.

What's the Parrot doing? I'm following the game on Yahoo's gamecast.

I was joking earlier

But I mean it now - a protest needs to be filed against the parrot.

Dude I was totally with you when you said that

I would love to draft that.....

as a matter of fact, I wish I could somehow become employed by the Cubs to take up issues like this on a regular basis. It would infuriate the entire NL. That'd be the best part.

If anything

the "humping" really shouldn't be allowed by the Pirates. If the Duke speedo guy couldn't be shown on tv doing the DX "suck it," then the parrot shouldn't be allowed to do what he's doing.

oh my god

this is ridiculous

Laugh.

Out.

Loud.

Someone please kill me...

now.

ouch

i hate when that happens

Its

the never ending game...

i cant believe this

I HATE THE PARROT!

Poor Santo

Poor me

is he alive?

still?

That's it

I'm buying a parrot and beheading it.

"OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!"

Parrot

I mean a chocolate one of course.

What is this parrot?

Dan

Someone!

please tell me what the hell is going on.

2 run homer ties it up

Well

Gave up a 2 run HR to tie the game.

There's a parrot mascot behind home plate that keeps making gestures towards our pitcher. While I don't think that's the cause, it's certainly distracting on TV. I can't speak to what caused Kevin Hart to give up the dinger, though.

um

and also, this game is taking years off my life. It's freaking April, guys. Against the Pirates. Let's finish this.

I doubt Hart sees that.

Probably the angle of the TV camera.

but how can he not?
I mean when I played any sport the crowd wasnt visable at all in any way but that damn parrot......errrrrrrrr

I think he sees it......

but I don't think it's in his peripheral during the actual pitching.

Between pitches though, it has to have caught his eye at least once. What else in that stadium is going to draw his eye?

Aram hit a HR at the top of the 13th

but *#@)* Laroche hit another one to tie it. 4-4 now.

So far...these guys definitely DON'T have

IT.

Was that Marquis warming up??

To those of you in the Central time zone......

at least it's only 10pm. I've been putting off studying for about 4 hours now. I've now called the bullpen and told International Tax to sit down..... doesn't look like we'll be needing that textbook right yet.

I was going to read for Securities Regulation

but now I think it's time to forget it. Damn baseball game...

Wow.....

Actually, I think this might work out well for you. Anything to get out of Securities Regs.

Then again, my roommate loves that stuff. And I'm reading international tax. To each their own I suppose.

WTF...

so much for having one of the best bullpens!!!lol

the hell.

FOUR HOURS?

I cant wait

til the Pirates come to Wrigley. HEADLESS PARROTS I WILL BRING!

He gave up a homer to a guy hitting .074

Arrrgghhh!!!!

Lured us in with his bad hitting, evil bastard.

Man.

Rotation/Bullpen

This keeps going, there's not much of a difference.

On August 6, 1989...

... the Cubs played an 18 inning game in Pittsburgh. They lost. But the next day they went into first place and stayed there for the rest of the year.

How did that season turn out Al?

n/t

Sigh.

They lost in the NLCS. But they DID win the division.

Welcome back Al

Shades of 2 days ago eh?

I'm starting to think

You're regretting turning down that free beer from whoever was going to be at a LES bar...

Yeah, probably so.

Too far from my hotel, though. I'm in midtown Manhattan.

i ended up not going

had bike trouble on the way down from the UES so i turned back.

Hart is probably getting sent down tomorrow...

...for a live arm. Two extra inning games in a row is going to be the breaking point for this bullpen. Someone that isn't Marmol or Lieber needs to not suck.

What live arm?

And Marmol wasn't that good today, either.

It's not performance related.

Hart's not going to be available tomorrow, and he and Marmol are the only guys with options. Someone's going to have to be available to pitch, and I don't think it matters WHO, per se.

marmol sucked today as well

nt

What is this parrot? I'm at the library studying...

...Thanks guys.

Dan

The pirates have a big neon green mascot parrot

and he was doing a fast hump every time the pitcher would send one to the plate. VERY distracting IMHO.

struck him out

top of teh 15th to come.

domit k's

on to 15th

poor demp!

he must of had a high pitch count?why else take him out!!

marmol then wood should have got it done

Awful

I fear a long losing streak if they don't win it somehow tonight.

Welcome to Cubs Nation

Afflicted by memories of tragedy.

I think we will rebound if we lose. That is, after Lou has 5 days to rest his arm. It is April, after all.

We still have Lieber and Marshall

We could go another 12 innings

Hate to say it..

but with Marquis and Zambrano to pinch-hit, you're right.

I have my

comp exams for my masters next Mon, Tue & Wed. This team is gonna leave homeless, disheveled and pan handling for scraps.

I can't believe the Pirates screwed up that squeeze play

Oh, wait, that was Monday? I'm getting all my marathon games screwed up.

No joke after this inning we completed a 3 game series...

The pitch selection has been garbage tonight from the bully

Marmol came in grooving fastballs, and so did Woody. Any kind of actual "pitching" and we would've won this thing 2 hours ago.

Good grief someone wake up Marquis!

Seriously

Marshall is going to have to come in

hmmm...

a pitch count of 98 and he is sailing along and lou takes him out!moronic i say!

Saving him for game 4?

brutal

I know. I shouldn't say things like that so early in the season

I thought it might have been time plus it got a run in

It's April.....

How high do you want to run their pitch counts?

We have Marshall and Lieber

no need for Marquis.... They only have Meek and their starters left

They CAN'T send Meek out there again...

...can they?

after dumatrait, meek is all they got

Yeah, but isn't there some kind of mercy rule?

Blame me

I jinxed it in the 7th when i remarked how fast the game was going...

now that was just cruel

I nomiate this game for the crappiest most annoying game of. The year

No that was the other game

This ones been crisp and clean, just LOOOOOOONG

hate to sound negative???

but you think firing gerald perry and/or rothschild would light a fire under this team and send a message to them that anything but winning it all is unacceptable

lol

I hope this is a joke post.

and do WHAT exactly?

Why do people persist in thinking that this team doesn't TRY to win games?

can we put....

demp back in after midnight???lmao!

Santo's going to pinch-hit

Russell's going to bring in Blass, and Lou will counter with sweet-swinging Billy Williams...

Bring in fans....

Is Santo alive?

Let all 8 left play haha

At this point, I'll be happy if we end up 96-65-1 this year

End this already.

cubslover...

i thought larry should have been gone 2 years ago!!

Dumatrait and Meeks are

all the pirates have left in the pen

Dumatrait already pitched

Dumatrait leads off the next inning...

...and there's no way they let him hit for himself.

10 bucks says the

Pirates get that friggin parrot to pitch next

Guess we should

Get some lefties for the bullpen. that would have been smart to face their power lefty.

lets hope they put meeks back in

so he can walk 5 straight again!!!!!!!

goatburgers on the house....

if we lose!!!lol

Kevin Hart....you suck!!!!!

with such nuanced criticism as this

why have other blogs?

???

He's a freakin relief pitcher, what do you expect?

My bad...

all yahoo said was that he grounded into a fielder's choice, not that he sucks at bunting

ARGH!

Hart's bunt fails. Soto out at 2nd.

NICE!!! Soto

takes out 2nd baseman tobreak up DP

way to break up the DP soto

Perhaps Micah could get to Pittsburgh in time for a

GW pinch HR...Are the I Cubs in Iowa tonight?

Nice slide Soto

He might get hit at some point tomorrow, but I love it.

awful bunt!!

2 feet in front of the catcher!!

2 feet

That's twice as far as Pie has hit a ball all day...

this team

acts to me like the san antonio spurs. over confident and w/ the attitude that well once we need to we will win. i wanna fire lit under this teams ass. were too good too play this crappy.

what's crappy?

it's been home runs. you can't suggest we'd defend against that.

the LOB count is high, I'll grant.

The Spurs also have

4 championships in the past decade. They earned that attitude, and still win with it.

hart's

hit was harder than Pie's haha

Theriot gets the hit

he should have gotten last time up.

Theriot single

Men on first and second....LETS DO THIS SHIT

Make the turn???

Well, maybe not....

Better score on a single though

pie

with a 3 run 550 foot bomb!

nvm i thought he was up next

Why not pinch-hit Z?

we already did

he already did

They already did.

The only one left is Marquis.

And he's back at the hotel with the flu.

nt

runner in scoring position

yet again

Cue "Anticipation"...Sori's at bat

Swish-i-ano!!!!

I thought I felt a breeze

And I'm in St Louis.

ONE TIME FONZIE

please

I think

Ronnie is going to start crying soon

I'M gonna start crying soon

double i say!!

I hate Theriot

he has left people on all night

8 at bats for Sori...

Wild pitch!! Hart to third

they already...

pitch hit with big z. u watching the game??

I didn't see that...

... but it's in the boxscore. He batted for Howry in the 11th, and sacrificed.

it was a good bunt, too

Both runners advance

on wild pitch 2nd and 3rd

Wow, there's a LONG delay on MLB.TV.

You posted this a good 30 seconds before I saw it.

I find that to be quite common......

went with Extra Innings this year. Have really enjoyed it thus far.

I have no fond memories of MLB.tv.

same with mlb audio.....

its at LEAST 30 sec. kinda lame

Here come Pie again

*sigh*

Pie swings and miss at a gnat for strike three

we onlty need one pin, Rodney.

n/t

another intentional walk

for Fonz.

Pie to bat.

INT walk coming to #12

one good (?) thing

at least it's really entertaining to listen to ron santo's comments throughout this all

bases loaded

for pie

i bet they walk him now

felix the hero

Intentional BB for Pie

No one would ever do it........

but it'd have been funny to see Hart just stand there and make them pitch to Soriano.

Pie

with one more chance to play hero

Santo

I find his lack of faith in Pie disturbing.

PLEASE FELIX

get a hit pretty please

just a hit.

just a hit!

shorten up

Stop uppercutting for the gosh darn fences.

take some pitches felix

pleeeeze

can marquis play center??

if so let him ph for pie

marquis

hes sick not at the park

marquis

isnt at the game

So much for studying for

Financial Economics midterm tomorrow.

I wanna see

a suicide squeeeez

LET'S GO FOOT

Pie isn't back in Des Moines yet??? We need him here!

If we dont score....

32 LOB
32 LOB
32 LOB

No, it's not 32, it'd be 16.

That's still too many.

Lets go Pie!

Lets go Pie!

No Way!

Grand Slam?

marquis

is back at the hotel...

Cmon wild pitch

Pie

base hit!!!!

PIE LINES ONE INTO CENTER!

2 more runs!

LETS GO FELIX!!!

PIE SINGLE!!!

2 runs score!!

FELIX!!!!!!

YAY

All is forgiven

Felix Pie fan club

IT'S A MIRACLE!

omg

evevry dog has their day sometimes

Gotta love me some Pie!

Santo

sounds so sad right now.
Pat: Pie almost had a homerun a couple innings ago, let's see if he can get ahold of one here
Ron: Yea right.

Ha!

Sometimes I really do envy you guys in the Chicago area.

Then I remember the climate....

shutup

haha

70 degrees in N. Florida right now

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAYYYY!

WOOHOO CLUTCH

Texas leaguer!

I still don't quite know what that means.

Alright!

Now, how about 5 or 6 insurance runs!

wow

this is just crazy

hell yes!!!!

And on the twelfth breaking pitch, he does it!

He was just getting his timing right......

is all.

Where you at now...

PIE haters???

Here!

haha, at least you're not hiding..

I think the kid can do it but that has no basis except for faith...

seriously

when pie shortens his swing and isnt swinging at the fences he looks 1000 times better

GET THIS....

I had a bet on the OVER haha 9.5 runs.

Straight Wager 04/09/08 13:24 ET
bet 14.72 to win 15.46 Result: Pending

Cubs(Chicago) Dempster
Pirates(Pittsburgh) Duke 04/09/08(19:05 ET)
Over 9.5 (+105

I recognize that format......

it appears you and I have the same internet "provider."

been using them since 96

even a blind pig..

sorry..forgot how that goes..

duck snort!!!

DLee works a walk and ARAM hits a granny

What did Ron say???

ron said

big hit for soriano..lol..for real..

For the love...

of all things sacred and beautiful... Pie did it.

lets get 5 more

Come on! We need insurance runs LOL!

Now, PLEASE get three outs in the bottom of the inning!!!

WITHOUT giving up any runs!!

what is the postgame wrap up going to be called?

tomorrow's pregame

Wake me up for some Pie

Good Morning America?

LMAO

Not bad.

Anyone got any ideas? It's not morning... even in the eastern time zone.

Yet.

Wait till the games over

before you start talking about the postgame

Let's try and tack on first...

....just to be safe.

santo

credits soriano for pie's hit. Classic.

Pie Fixes Everything

Diner wisdom...

keep tacking on

Marshall

going to get his first save?

Do we know that?

Marshall has no career saves.

Made two relief appearances last year.

I'm at work...

...and was just trying to make sure Marshall was pitching.

If Marshall's pitching, why not pinch hit for Hart?

with who??

jon lieber??

We have nobody on the bench to PH

I didn't realize Z has batted

I shouldn't have so many responsibilities, I'm just a child...

Does hart come back in?

He did bat for himself

Well....

Who was going to pinch hit for him?

lol

You were suggesting that Lilly or Hill pinch hit for him?

There was nobody else left to go in the game with Marquis not at the park.

Lets get out of this game with a W

please for the love of god

Now can we hold this game down

Can we end this now??? Anyone....anyone...

Paging Steady Reliever

To the mound....

bury them....

this is nuts...

Marshall in

and Meeks is the only Pirate pitcher left

The Marshall Plan

he's never had a save anywhere?? omg...

that was HUGE.....

foe felix!!maybe that will get him going??God willing!!

Marshall

for the save

wel,l

he's not exactly getting them over the plate.

I'm going to get an ulcer

8 strikes away

6 Strikes away

Lou

If you were going to bring in Marshall anyway, why not PH Lieber? He's used to batting.

Yall remember Todd Wellemeyers

first save against Milwaukee in extras... I believe after an extra inning HR by Corey

Ahhh

Wellmeyer pitches for the Cards....

who pitches tomorrow?

Z? Hill?

pretty sure

its hill

It's Hill's turn in the rotation, so I'd think so.

hughes said marquis would be moved up so hill could face the lefties, but since marquis is sick maybe not

My Kingdom

to end this game this inning with the cubs having the higher run total

Two to go......

Come on Sean-y.

yes!!

one out!

THROW STRIKES!!

Don't walk the damn leadoff man!

hes already out

it's ok

he's on the same delay as the mlb audio

figured

id let him know so he doesnt have a heart attack waiting

do you guys mind the update? i'll stop if ya want

Hey guys ! what i miss what i miss

2 more buddy, 2 more

Where is the parrot???

lol

did the parrot die?

I hope it was painful

I think it's reasonable to assume a BCB reader killed him by now

I mean, the game started like twelve hours ago.

base hit double DAMN IT!

DOUBLE!

argh... Kosuke couldn't get there.

there needs to be an EX parrot I see

4 strikes away

nm 6 strikes...

Dome misses a webgem

love the effort htough

All i can do is laugh at this point

Good Lord

i second that....

Double.... man at 2nd, 1 out

Please not again

if this doesn't end soon...

i'm going to fail out this semester

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

he can't find the zone...

no again

lieber is unavailable for the record

Keep those descriptions coming....

For those of us who are following the game via this thread.

And how about some parrot stew after the game?

boy o boy did i miss a four hour slog

We need to bean that Parrot tomorrow

I agree!

Just like the bull in Bull Durham!

My god....do we have anyone that can get an out....

"Something's in the air Pat... I just....... just......... wow."

-Ron Santo

one more

die parrot

Gameday is dragging big time ..

ITS LUIS F@%$%#%# RIVAS

LAY IT IN THERE FOR CHRISSAKE

Near homerun to right....... 2 down.

to right?

and sori makes the catch....web gem!

LOOOOOONG flyball to soriano

another over the shoulder catch

Sori gets him

two outs.

pop-out to Sori

runner on 2nd 2 out

Just one more out

Listening on the radio

is the parrot there?

he was in pajamas earlier.

hopefully he's in a coffin somewhere.

LOL

phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Did anyone else's

cable feed (MOJO) cut over at 9:30 to some other random show? Where'd the game go?

Marshal can't get it over the plate

No parrot yet

but i bet someones on the phone

screaming, "GET THE PARROT DOWN THERE"

Open base

Marshall

Marshall is shaky....

behind everyone.

oh boy.........

CUBS WIN!!!

Finally!!!

CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!!!

GAME OVER! DIE PARROT!!! DIE!!!!

please god

1 time

YEAH!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!

GROUND BALL!

YES!

FOUR IN A ROW!

beat ya to it!

my flag is better! but both are AWESOME!

FLY IT, CHICAGO!!!!

I'd say this is well deserved!

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

4 in a row!!!!

Goodnight everyone

at least this game makes you forget Monday

FLY IT!!!!

W

Phew!

Avoided the long losing streak I predicted!

thank god

longest game of all time

WWWWWWWWW

never a doubt

BUST OUT THE BROOMS BABY!!

Halle-friggin-luja!

There's another five hours

of my life sacrificed for this franchise.... MAKE IT WORTH IT!

=D

that gave me a good chuckle...

Ronnie

still has a heart beat

thanks god

lol

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Oh boy

As long as these marathons go our way, I gotta admit, I kinda like em!

you're sadistic

Was anyone else.....

praying Derosa didnt bobble that ball?? lol

routine win

just like monday

Pie makes the game winning hit....love it

that's right!

maybe this is his turning point. After all, why not?

the best part is it was on a single

and he had a short compact swing...wasnt going for the fences

Whoo hoo!

as that ridiculous Washington Mutual commercial says.

Night, everyone. I'll post a recap in the morning.

at least it was in Eastern time

so it's only 10:30. Four and a half freakin hours.

Let's play two!

I think we just did!

Cubs Win!

Thank God! Now I can go to bed!

we won thanks to pie!!!!

thanks felix!!!

winning back to back extra innings games on the road..

...ugly but I will take it

I say

free perogies for all 20 people left in the park

Pittsburgh restaurant in Okinawa, Japan

We have Pittsburgh restaurant in Okinawa, Japan....

I will eat them tonight as my dinner ;-)

This

kinda looks like parrot gumbo

This is checken steak

It's damn delicious.....

chicken, chicken....

Best one in Pitts is chicken....

What is that!

I know Chicago food can be a heart stopper, but that looks deadly

Hart with a win

and Marshall with a save, no one could have predicted that!

Parrott gumbo

It's smelling funny though

YES!

Parrot gumbo!

9000 people at the park

pathetic.

9 HOURS of game time over two games. Think they're on a roll, or just exhausted?

What did Ron say at the end?

"thank god this is over."

dragonfan, aint' those parrot drummies

Annnddddd

1,700+ posts later....

Cubs cant play like that on the road

in a night game on the west coast... I dont want to stay up to watch the Cubs win at 1:30 on a weekday...

I hate myself for looking...

...but the Brewers got pasted by the Reds 12-4, so we're a game out of first.

Damn Cards won

so we are 1 1/2 out of first. but that wont last.

Dragonsfanatic, is that Parrott in that dish??

It's chicken steak

This is famous dish in Okinawa, especially for military folks....

Well, it's parrot steak tonight.

It looks good, though I doubt that my diet could handle it. I'm working on losing weight.

Katttaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

We won!

bust out the brooms!

cause the games on WGN tomorrow!

it's my BACHELOR party tomorrow!

So I will probably miss the game. But maybe I'll take my radio with me!

Have fun!

But not too much fun.

Congrats, too!

Matt Morris

gets pounded tomorrow...

It's not winning ugly, it's winning...eventually!

Last April

we would have lost this game. Progress, progress...

Free Cedeno autographed 8x10's for eeeveryone!!

Photobucket

They Gives Those Away With Samples Of Tide In The Mail I Hear LOL

Its a 6:05 And On The W

I got blacked out tonight, but watched it on the internet

and Lou smiles sweetly

Felix

starts tomorrow...wanna bet?

bout time that boy started swinging that thing

i hope this builds his confidence some more ..

Isn't hitting

One or two of the five tools he's supposed to have?

Only if

a righty is on the mound

Hill, Lieber, Lilly, Marquis

The only 4 guys who didn't play.

Felix starts tomorrow....

...assuming he gets some sleep tonight!

This seems most germane ..

perfectly fitting

Hopefully

Somebody sent Richie home early....we need a strong 7 out of him.

White Sox lose

my day is complete

White Sox, Lose Cubs Win

Don't be like them. Don't be a Sox fan and wish for them to lose as if it is the same as a cubs win. That is why we are better than them because we don't pull sh*t like that.

Your better than that Bump Bailey.

On the game. Holy smokes that was painful. I hope Ron doesnt die in the booth.

Good night all,...

... and thanks for keeping me abreast of the game.

but

damn turd birds won again...oh snap

What's up with Marquis?

n/t

Flu.

Iffy for starting tomorrow.

well, i got in for the last wild inning .. night all

funny

hart is 2-0 in extra innings in two games in a row

night all.... and a good night it was...

+1

good times. next time let's try to limit it to 9, though :)

Just got home from class. What did I miss?

Kidding, caught the Pat n Ron in the 15th winning. Yay us. Til tomorrow.

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