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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Blue Jays, Sunday 6/15, 12:07 CT

Hoping it's just about Kerry Wood time!

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Looking like don't need Kerry,

in a good way.

Marmol is warming up. NO!!!!!!!
Yeah

Give him a break as much as you can!.... jeez

I just don't get it
He has a rubber arm! He's Rod Beck!!!

Or so Lou seems to think.

Hahaha

I love when the broadcast messes up and cuts into the beeps they use for offensive words. Each time I think that either Len or Bob is losing it in the booth.

Hilarious!

Be more likely with Ron

in a losing game.

sit marmol down lou were up 7!!
Now were in trouble!

Big Z was clearly our ace. What about now, Dempster, Marquis or Lilly ? All four are wiping out the rest of the league.

And Gallagher isn’t exactly stinking it up either.

St. Louis leads Philli 3-1

Bottom 3

Nothing was better than reading Stars and Stripes today

And reading a nice article about a certain 20-2 whooping from Friday night.

WGN

Is there a way to listen to the wgn cubs broadcast online? I only seem to get Spike O’Dell…

yes, go to the Cubs website

and look for audio/video. gameday audio is $15/year and you get every game for every team

No...

don’t think so….not for free..

anybody else's HD broadcast getting cut out a lot?

i keep getting this beeping noise, and a black screen for a few seconds from time to time. i also got this weird green box that flashed real quick showing some percentage and some words.

been doing it all game
they said it was some connection from wgn

len & bob apologized an inning ago or so

transmission probs

they’re working on it

Each time the beeping comes on

I keep assuming that someone is cursing and I burst out laughing

Nope, not the case.
Yeah

I know its not the case but imagining it is funny enough for me

haha

those mid-sentence beeps are gems.

Same problem

with the CBC SD

I'm looking to my Father's Day call today.....my dad's a Cardinals fan. : )
looking FORWARD

Will someone put a bag over Marmol’s head (with holes of course) so Lou doesn’t see him and maybe forgets he’s there for a game.

Or sneak him onto a plane to Tampa.
We should send him to Dick Cheney's

secure and undisclosed location.

Marmol is seriously getting ready???
didn't look like he was throwing too hard

but yeah, he’s throwing a little

Scottie not looking too sharp right now.
true but there are other relievers
Any we trust?
Cotts has been alright
Slider
If you mean White Castle, let's try not to.
being up by 6....

Im more trusting than being up by 2

hope he holds em off

so he can keep his scoreless inning streak going!

aw

and there it goes.

Eh

33 inning streak! not bad at all

Franchise record!
And it's not like we were up by two or something.

Still got a six-run lead with two and a third to go

yeah

still great while it lasted, a franchise record!

Too late

sac fly

It must be kind of frustrating for Cardinals fans to have their team winning and not being able to gain any ground on the Cubs.

ITs so sad. so so sad. NOT!

Marmol has stopped throwing and he's just squatting near the rubber now.
I wish he'd walk out of the stadium
Scooter Scutaro with a single to left.
soto gets a blast in the face
Yeah, Eyre's really looking like he was as an integral member of the Gians.
Yuck

They are doing the wave

"Joe Ingless is pinch-hitting for ... Rolen?? Okay?? Well I guess it's an injury..." - Len. haha
*Inglett

Jeez I’m way off today. Must be that dang nowinchicago guy’s typos that are coursing through BCB’s veins

Inglett double
Okay. Get him out

Before the seven-run lead becomes a three-run lead

singles, loaded them up
C'mon Scott!

Get ONE more OUT!

Here comes Marmol. sigh.
hopefully

they only make him get the one out and not the next 4 again.

yeesh.

Marmol coming in to save the day again.

AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Anyone but White Castle! (Or Fox. Or …)

D—-it, Hendry, get us some arms!

Did you just censor the word "Damn"?

And here I was, thinking your cock was on fire.

Again, it's a Gamecock reference...

sheesh

I guess sarcasm evades you as well.
Sorry.

Sometimes it’s hard to pick up in written form.

WGN America: It's not just TV. It's a lifestyle

WTF?

The WGN lifestyle

is the new metrosexual

lol. Pretty pretentious to start the packaging campaign before you have any content to back it up.
Yes, it's pretty gay

But, look at the Cubs record since they’ve switched. I’m not complaining yet.

maybe i'm just overly sensitive

but use a different word unless you’re talking about wgn being happy.

even the MP is giving Lou the stink eye

sheesh

Fatt Stairs on deck.

Let’s get the out now!

Flyout to LF! Thank God.
Sit marmol down

Before his arm falls off

Now don't make marmol pitch the 8th

Cotts? Wuertz?

Derosa?

I mean come on hes done everything else

Did you see the Cards have a position player

pitch in that blow out? He was the first cards pitcher to go 1-2-3 in an inning, all game. LOL

and got a standing 'O' after the inning
Aaron Miles, wasn't it?
I don't remember

I just thought it was funny that he was the first guy to go 1-2-3.

That game would have been even better

if the Cubs had been playing them. Alas…

Please not wuertz, use him tomorrow in the exhibition game!
No, Lou's gonna ask Marmol to start.
And the game goes extras and Marmol goes 14 IP with about 220 pitches thrown.
And

It will be the most dominant complete game shutout thrown by a Cubs pitcher ever

And then his arm falls off...
And Lou asks him to pitch as a lefty.
Single to CF for Hoffy
Lets get a couple more here

Phillies just scored 2.

still batting

5-4, 2 on 1 out

Lets go Phillies!!!
Indeed!

Go Phils!

Jenkins fans, 2 down top 5
Flyout to RF, 2 outties
"Whenever I have a chance to drink Canadian beer and smoke Cuban cigars I'm going to take it."

Thanks for sharing, Bob! haha

I loved that line!

haha!

I wish there were an anti-mute

There was silence for about 10 seconds after that comment and I’m sure they were saying something very interesting in the booth

I personally just wonder what Len's face was like

he seems so straight laced, i wonder if he was shocked! LOL

Cuban cigars are really overrated.

I’m not saying they’re bad, but they’re really not superior to the Dominicans. (They’re different, sure, but they both have their ups and downs.) It’s the scarcity that makes them so coveted.

Brew down 2-1 now in 6th
Speaking of STL pitching...

Does this worry anyone else?

not at all
Gotta be better than the guys who allowed 20 runs.
Worry is a little strong

we’re in first. they’re chasing us.

Matt Clement

You’re seriously worried about Matt Clement adding to StL rotation?

More than, say, Mitchell Boggs?

Yeah.

This is how bullpens get worn out!

There is absolutely NO reason to go through 4-5 pitchers in this game, and there is no reason to bring in Marmol in a 7-1 game!

Why not bring in Lieber, let him throw 3 innings to close out the game and give every else the night off? It is much easier on a pitching staff over the long haul to have 1 guy throw three innings rather than have 3 or 4 pitchers throw 1 inning or less…..

Because Marmol might get rusty

He hasn’t pitched enough lately.

um

srsly?

No, sarcasm again.

Maybe we should find a signal of some kind.

That post was dripping with so much sarcasm

I got soaked even here in England.

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART (with sarcasm)

AND YOU’RE TO BLAME

YOU GIVE [SARCASM] A BAD NAME

he played his part
This is getting insane.

Why the HELL is Marmol pitching? I’m really pissed right now.

we're winning by 6. Things got a little dicey

or Lou felt they were. Chill. He’s done for the day.

Why should he chill

you have a 6 run lead if you can’t trust this other guys in the pen, they shouldn’t be there.

Theres no point in getting pissed

Lou’s going to pitch Marmol a lot. We know this. Or should by now. But if you want to get pissy thats fine. I’m just having a hard time getting worked up about it.

+1

And he get’s tomorrow off…

Are you really half blind?

How does that work?

Blind in my right eye with 20/200 in my left

My best friend calls me half blind cause blind in one eye can sorta see in the other. :-P

Chill?

There is NO REASON WHATSOEVER for Marmol to have been put in today with a 6 run lead. That’s how you lose in September.

BUT WOULD THEY WIN IN OCTOBER?!?!?!!?!?

OMIGAWD!

Oh boy.

Thanks, Cotts. lol

And now he's out for Cotts?

What the **?

change, here comes cotts

Cotts has looked pretty good.

So did Stevie Air
You think he's related to Michael?
When did Lieber last pitch?
The same day John McCain was born.
tuesday i think, against Braves
No reason why....

Lieber couldn’t have been brought in to throw 3 innings to close out the game and save every one else, especially Marmol…..

Last Tuesday, 1 IP against the Braves.
June 10th.

Srsly.

Welcome back, Cotter!
welcome back, welcome back, welcome back

I’ve always been more of a WKRP in Cincinati than Welcome back Cotter fan

At this point I really wouldn't be surprised to see Lou use Marmol in the Hall of Fame game
Zaun homers to LF. 7-3
Ok...this isn't working...
and now

we’ll see Kerry Wood in the 9th

Bright side: No runs charged to Marmol.
McDonald strikes out, and I'm lovin' it.
Greeaaaaat

Wood in the 9th.

Let’s burn all of our good bullpen guys.

wood hasn't pitched all series

chill

don't tell people to chill

you get yelled at like i did. Sheesh. :-P

don't tell people not to tell people to chill!!!!

GRRRRRR!!!! ; )

Can't win for losing!
YOU NEED TO (MILLER) CHILL

I don't drink
Well

Nobody drinks that because it tastes like piss.

I don't drink anything Miller anyway

Or Budweiser. Or most american beer. :-P Other than the occassional Old Style at the ball park… and even then I don’t drink much at all.

so you DO drink.
How do you

know what piss tastes like?

Oh

I’ve been around town

plus a million

A little backstory:

Last summer my buddy bought a 6pack of that, both of us never having one. It was so bad that when I moved out of the apartment, 3 months after buying that certain beer, 4 were still left over.

That is bad!
yelled at?

different strokes for different folks, that’s all

I wouldn't yell at you

:)

I don't yell at people.

I was overreacting a bit … irritated more at using so many pitchers in what was a 7-0 game…but I usually don’t yell at folks.

They'll get plenty of rest tomorrow
Marmol's the only one I'm really concerned about

He is going to get tired by mid-August getting used like this.

agreed

the numbers are piling up…..but I have faith in Lou. He’s not Dusty. It seems to me he’s trying to build up marmol’s endurance. If you look at Marmol’s outings, most of them are under 20 pitches. That’s no more than a warmup session.

Howry in 9th is my guess
Wood is good.

:)

- her
AKA TWSS
a kat wss?

A cat was here? WHAT IS GOING ON!

Lee K's, 2 outs fast
That was a little too quick
Rami flies out to CF. That was fast. Here comes Woody.

pre-emptive TWSS

Hasn't been a good TWSS all game....

sigh….I mean, what’s the point of showing up here…

Heres to a quick unevenful 9th!!
Cheers!
Hey, she doesn't drink.
i've missed you northsider

where ya been all day?

you don't drink?
I'm the daughter and granddaughter and sister

of alcoholics. Try not to. I’ll have a beer at the ballpark, but I’ve never been drunk.

It's over rated.
Kind of my policy too...

Not the same kind of dependence, and not that close, but still worrisome…

I don't drink at all. i'm weird.
I understand

Good for you. :)

I'm nursing a pretty bad hangover right now.

I, apparently, yacked on the right side of my shirt last night, and in the back of my buddys car.

But last night was awesome. I’d change nothing.

Sleeping. lol. I forgot about all this 12:07p business.
It's part of the Canuckian plot to take over the world.

I don’t trust those people at all.

[tongue in cheek]

yeah

Noon is weird. Especially after all those night games on the west coast!

Reminds me of

those Big10 football games that kickoff around 10 a.m. WTF!?

Because that's the only way to get people to watch Big 10 football

And it’s so slow, it takes until 5 p.m. to finish the game.

I’m an SEC fan…I could on like this forever.

Those were fun on campus

Start tailgating with the marching band at 7 and then go to the game… and STILL have the rest of the day afterward to do stuff

Must be nice to go to a school where the student body actually cares about sports.
Boiler up!
Purdue? Really?
yep
I don't know whether to say sorry or what

J/K…They’re usually not really bad…sort of like South Carolina, actually…

BOOOOOOOOOOOO. lol

My hometown is only about 30-40 min away from West Lafayette. I worked there two summers for some bed loft company installing lofts for people. Meredith Hall is WEIRD.

I hated Meredith

I lived in Owen and on Hilltop. :-)

The Owen building manager is INTENSE. He wasn't helpful at all and like hung over us to see if we would barely scratch the floor carrying those heavy beds.
Ha. Yeah. I met him once

he was… odd.

lol.

My actual first choice was USC (Cal, not Carolina), but my loving mother refused because it was too far away. So I went to Northwestern, where the two student bodies can’t possibly be more different in their approaches to athletics…

Hey, at least you gave us credit

For being a USC. Most folks don’t.

Most people around my hometown thought I meant Carolina when I said USC, so I just started making the distinction.

(I’m from east-central Illinois)

That's weird.

Usually only happens in Georgia-SC-NC area.

I went to Purdue

because my dad went there. I got into the Engineering program and realized I hated it. Heh, then went into history and then got my paralegal cert. Now I wanna go to law school, just am trying to finish up stuff and save up some money.

I wonder if Northwestern even knows they ahve althletics… you wouldn’t think so by the way they are.

Well, there's a small contingent that is REALLY passionate about the teams.

It’s just that’s a small number of the student population as a whole. It is kinda cool that you have a really good chance of seeing the athletes around campus, at parties, living in your dorm, etc.

Thats cool.

You don’t see many of the guys around West Laf. Unless you go to Harry’s or something, but I wasn’t into that.

I did meet Kyle Orton. WE had the same physical therapist after I had reconstructive shoulder surgery.

Yeah, over the course of my time here

I’ve had classes with a Northwestern QB-WR, one of the best DTs in the country, a two-time winner of lacrosse’s answer to the Heisman Trophy, about half of the baseball team, the starting strong safety, and a running back or two. Oh and a couple basketball players. And my friend lived with about 5 members of the team in an off-campus house, so I got to hang out with them there too.

Then of course, there’s the radio…but most students don’t interview them as part of the media. The point is, they’re pretty visible and accessible.

thats neat.

:-)

Hey! Norhwestern had a good team

Once.

At least you’re not Northeastern, the new rent-a-rout.

We rented that rout once...
But this upcoming season looks to be a pretty promising one for the football team.

Who knows.

Good luck to you

I like rooting for the non-traditional powers in most conferences. A feeling of kinship, I guess.

GO HAWKS!!
Iowa is in the Big Ten?

Oh yeah, almost forgot.

Whoops.

Go Gators! (again)
You know what, Gators are pretty awesome

They should change the Buckeye’s college name to Florida’s Bitty University

Single up the middle. 1 on, nobody out in the 9th.
atleast he didn't hit him
Woody having trouble finding the zone.
Might have gotten a break there

But I’m not complaining

GREAT play by DeRosa!

1 out, Gibbons coming out to argue!

Yer OUTTA here
That ump looks like Z
sit your ass down

and don’t punch lilly again

Question for the rulebook knowers among us

can a closer CREATE a save situation? If he comes on in a non save situation, and blows it down to one run does he get a save?

What he said.
You can create a save situation.

Just not for yourself.

so you bring in another pitcher

and he gets a save if the tying run is on deck? is that how it goes?

on base, on deck, at bat or it's a 3-run lead or less
Okay.

Thanks for clearing that up! :-)

10.19 SAVES FOR RELIEF PITCHERS
A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in this Rule 10.19.

The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:

(a) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;
(b) He is not the winning pitcher;
(c) He is credited with at least â…“ of an inning pitched; and
(d) He satisfies one of the following conditions:
(1) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning;
(2) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batters he faces); or
(3) He pitches for at least three innings.

He was safe as hell.

LOL

Hell isn't very safe.
pay back

for the half dozen bad calls against us at first in the last two weeks.

Questionable call

goes in our favor?! This is the weirdest year ever.

IMO

It wasn’t that questionable, that was a bad call.

Yeah. An atrocious call. But again, not complaining
It turns out that real people can't watch plays from multiple angles...

...and in slow motion with freeze-frame capabilities unassisted on a baseball field. True story!

That was horrible, though

I mean, that’s a standard call and he blew it.

This is why I welcome our computerized overlords.
You mean

big brother?

I mean applying the rules correctly and fairly...

...in as many situations as possible, without slowing down the game any more than it already is.

It was def the wrong call.

But I wouldn’t say it was a “bad” call. he he.

Single to LF, runners at the corners, 1 out. Come on Wood.
Woody isn't exactly being dominating

but a double play ends it here, so…

Ump's really sqeezing Woody.
too obvious . . .
Fly ball to Kosuke, sac fly. 7-4.
This hasn't been very impressive by the bullpen today
Ugh I hate that color on baseball uniforms
ill take that
CUBS WIN

20 OVER!!!!

that really has

a nice ring to it doesn’t it

THAT'S IT!

CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flyball to Reed Johnson, Cubs win.

CLICK!

Time to

play the music!!! God Bless you Steve!

Yay

win!

Cubs Win! Where was wuertz ?
Yes!

Photobucket

Was waiting for him!

Yay!!

love it
I think it's funny how EVERY GAME this gets posted, everybody posts how much they love it.

He has that kind of power over people, I guess. I’m jealous…

Cubs win

Ugh. Let the bullpen rest tomorrow.

well, Wood
whoops

needs to pitch every once in a while to stay sharp

the whole team is going to rest tomorrow.

tomorrow doesn’t matter.

but but.....

we have to show respect! ;-)

Yes, because it's a meaningless exhibition game

Being played by a team trying to break a 100-year championless streak

Why would we take it slow?

respect doesn't mean

pitching anyone important. It might mean getting to the park on time. :D

They should boycott on account of Santo being denied entrance.
Better yet, just not put anyone at third base.
Woody wrote an article for ESPN magazine

making Santo’s case for the HOF. I ahven’t read it yet, but Santo said that it was really sweet of him.

TWENTY!

over .500

Is anyone going to watch the game tomrorrow?
If its a cubs game...

I’m watching.

Yes

Not too much into it though.

It would be nice to see some of the prospects in action.

Nope.

Work. I might keep an eye on Gamecast. Maybe.

I thought I heard Chicago’s best Wide Receiver was going to play tomorrow is that true?

Possible.

With AAA being shut down it’s hard to find innings for everyone, if nothing else.

Hester?
Samardzija.
thank god

that would have been bad to see Marty Booker pitching!

better yet, make Grossman a pitcher

He can throw the ball well toward the other team

Sad thing is he’s the best QB we’ve had since Kramer.

at least he wouldn't have to try to see over his O-line!

They might have to have some defenders tackle him within 1 second to make him feel at home.

Its sad that some idiots would boo him if he sang the 7th inning stretch an actual CUBS fan from childhood who frequents the park and we had Tony Romo a SOX fan who plays for the COWBOYS sing.

he was booed as well

He was awful. The Cubs won the game I was at that Grossman sang at and did a good job.

We sat in front of him and his wife at a game a few years ago. He is a fan. He really knows the game and the team.

And his wife is very pretty.

well I honestly think he could be a pretty decent quarterback

except people like to bash the guy instead of letting him mature. I mean 2006 was really his rookie season if you think about it sense he didn’t play that much the previous three

I had a bad feeling he’d leave after last offseason to Detroit or Minnesota both places he’d upgrade their QB situation and beat us twice a year while Orton sucked butt.

I maintain that Samardzija is better than any of the Bears WR.

I was making a crack about the Bears WR corps more than anything.

Game thread

Will Al have one?

As far as the HOF game goes why not just have an exhibition the weekend before the season goes?

Is WGN Radio broadcasting it?

I know WGN “America”is, but is radio doing it?

I don’t think so.

Because that would make too much sense for Selig to do it.
Winning series' on the road is always a GOOD thing! Nice job Cubbies!

When was the last time the Cubs were 20 over 500? I’m thinking 1989?

I know it’s my fault for the Samardzija joke but does anyone know who is going to be called up to play tomorrow?

It might affect whether or not I watch it because if some of the top guys are playing it might be interesting to see.

Rookie ball players, mostly, I believe.

I wouldn’t expect to see anyone who’s ever going to make the majors.

Clarification.

Not saying it won’t happen. Just don’t expect it.

Whats going on with the Cards game?

have they lost yet?//

6-4 Satan Louis top of the 7th.

Look at this post over at Viva El Birdos.

Check out the Astros’ latest campaign. Nice.

5-6, 5.04 ERA

Good luck with that one.

That's not all that's wrong with it.

you cant vote for a pitcher

Ding ding ding!
D'oh.

Okay. Now I feel stupid.

Sure you can.

You just have to write them in as a position player.

Okay I'm off to enjoy some sunshine

before the rain comes.

Hope y’all have a great day!!!

Oops!

WGN’s graphic for tomorrow’s game said “Wrigley Field”. I bet they have an automatic template that puts “Wrigley Field” in whenever the Cubs are home.

6-5 cards top 8 philly has bases loaded 2 out burrel up
6-6 springer just walked in burrell to tie it up
Dobbs with a leadoff single in the 9th in st louis, tie game
Sac bunt, dobbs on 2nd 1 out
victorino single 1st and 3rd 1 out
Bang bang play at home, molina being taken out on a stretcher, not moving

Details? That sounds scary.

oh gosh.

I really, really hope he’s ok. That sounds terrible.

any details?

galvan has started a seperate fanpost with more details.

Phillies load the bases with a HBP

But, fly out to end the inning. CRAP!

Here’s hoping for free baseball!

Izturis singles to left

2 out, one on for STL. I didn’t realize that STL was that desperate they picked up Cesar.

Schumaker grounds out

FREE BASEBALL in St Louiey!!

GO PHILLIES!

Phillies do nothing

To the bottom of the 10th…

And

St. Louis wins it in the 10th.

Still.. i’m not impressed by them at all. Nor am I scared.

I really want the cubs to face the Cardinals

I really hate this years Cubs schedule. I would rather face the Cards more than the Pirates. I really want to end the dead birds misery :D

Hi folks,

Have company so glanced through the posts. Yadier Molina was taken to the hospital after a collision at the plate today. Has anyone heard an update to his condition? He was braced and taken off on a stretcher and was not moving when he left. It is a scary thing, a neck injury. HAS ANYONE HEARD AN UPDATE on his condition? All I found is a very short article on the play….

Just did a quick GWS

a found nothing more explicit than what you stated. Didn’t see it, but that’s very scary nonetheless. I wish him well.

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