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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Wednesday 7/2, 9:15 CT

Today's positive thought: the Giants are horrible at home.

(That's positive for a Cubs fan, right?)

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First

Go Cubbies!

What has two thumbs and posts first?

This guy!

So, does this mean you don't have thumbs?
This girl has all 10 ten of her fingers.... and posted first
No Thumbs?

Interesting….

8 fingers and 2 thumbs and 10 toes

if you want to be specific

I refuse to be second
you're not

good thing, huh?

I hate when the first two posts are invisible
Good Evening all
who's doing pxp?

anyone?

I would but I'm also doing hw

sawwy :(

Do you get WGN radio out there?
technically yes

but not in my house b/c we have steel siding and i haven’t had a chance to buy the gameday audio yet

Hmm can I trust you w/ my login/pass?

I don’t need it at home and I rarely use it at work anymore. Even then, I’ve discovered it’s possible for two people to use it at the same time.

that would be fantastic

but if you’re not comfortable doing that i understand completely

He could always

Buy you your own subscription :)

Im just sayin

TWSS

(You set em up, I knock em down.) But of course, you’ve been around long enough, you’re rational, and you’re a country girl! Ha, What’s your e-mail, I send it to you.

thanks, jay!

boilerfox06@yahoo.com

Done.
awesome. thanks
I would

But the thread lags way to much, and people shouted at my version of pbp last time

It's nothing personal

notice I posted the exact same thing to the person who is doing that

Mets tie it up

4-4, and the Booze Crew is down already in Zona…good trend.

1 pitch 1 out
Okay

whats the deal with with Fukudome swinging at the first pitch

Idk but it is bothering me more and more
A premonition that the second was gonna hit him in the earhole?
if its a good pitch, i don't see the problem with it

you can’t be the “never swings early” guy… it doesn’t work

Hmm

He’s no Soriano, but I strongly remember him swinging at many 1st game pitches. But if you complained then also, I digress.

Ball 4 Theriot BB
Theriot walks
Santo...

“i never thought i’d be rooting for the mets” ..lol

no kidding

its a weird, unpleasant dirty feeling.

Poor Ron, only one more night after today.
do play by play not pitch by pitch pls

pitch by pitch REALLY slows down the game thread

+1
The site slows down

with the amount of people posting, not PBP

pitch by pitch does slow it down

b/c we have other people here. when you were doing your game threads it was just you posting. big difference.

well, wouldn't all the individual pitch posts contribute to that number of people posting?

I’m no server speed guru so maybe I’m wrong there. Regardless, all those posts take up a lot of real estate, causing lots of scrolling, contributing to a less than enjoyable user experience. Kinda like a draft beer with too much head…

damn...Lou avoids a DP but hit it right to Winn
Lee lines out to RF
Question

I’ve noticed several pitchers having down years are WAY down in their K/IP.

I can’t find a source to look at the league average stats. I want to compare 2008 so far to 2007. I tried yahoo sports and baseball reference. Any suggestions?

Should just be able to comput it off B-Ref.
Anyone else enjoying TB

beating the Sox again tonight?

As a boston transplant, you can bet I am
Riot steals second, goes to third on bad throw
Soto K's looking on a questionable pitch
there we go, TB!
What's with Soto taking strike 3 all the time?
i dunno

that was off the plate though.

It wasn't strike 3....
MLB TV no Replay

Was it even close to being a strike on Soto ???

Guess hitting...

not expecting a strike, making up his mind NOT to swing before it’s thrown.

yep..saw that crap way too many times yesterday..we need to protect the plate on called 3rd strikes
wasted opportunities..dang...I have seen this movie before..
There you go again, Mr. Reagan

Shut off the TV if you’ve seen this movie before, please.

LOL..just a bait..to say hi to you...
First pitch fly out to Murton
I wonder if Geo's ever seen BCB?
BCB should be required reading for all Cub players and coaches.

After all, we ARE the experts..:)

+1
Geo's been strugging a bit on offense

It could be the amount of innings he’s been catching that his average wasn’t going to stay above .300

or it could be if he’s discovered bcb that noticing he has groupies has distracted him a bit.

j/k

Being called Stud by all the other players might be bothering him too..:)

And IIRC, somone on here said he’s never caught over 100 games before, and he’s on pace for well over that.

Durham lines out to Dome
Come on Demp

pretend you are pitching at Wrigley!

Winn singles to LF two out
One more out

Demp…you can do it.

i'm assuming the darker colored hats are for SF's military night stuff?
i did a double take when tuning in...

i thought they looked different

Rowand gets his strikeout on inning over
Great start for Demp

10 pitches, 8 strikes.

Let's get some runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
REPORT: K/IP

Was able to copy and paste from mlb.com into Excel easily. Haven’t tried to run a report off b-ref. Thanks for the suggestions.

Anyway, for all MLB,
2008: .380 K/IP
2007: .370 K/IP

Back of the envelope says strikeouts not down in 2008.

St.Louis vs Mets Update

Tie Ballgame in St. Louis

Mets have a runner at 2nd with 2 outs.

4 – 4 Tie game in the 4th

Let's score some runs!!!!!
Jimmy Baseball Walks
Edmonds walks nobody out
Correction: Tie game in the 5th
anyone notice that dempster

wasn’t doing his quirky delivery? what’s the deal with that?

He did it when I

watched him.

maybe it was w/ the runner on....
he doesn't do it with runners on base
DeRosa base hit to RF Edmonds to 3rd
nice hustle by Jimmy to get to 3rd
Yes

This is exactly what we need and great to see from a banged up gamer

The Giants radio PBP dumping on Correia

“Giants have only won one of the games he’s pitched,” etc.

I don’t think they like him.

Jayo is my hero

everyone heap love upon him now. :-)

My ex would strongly disagree.
Jayo you rock!!

you can be a bcb hero!

But I thought I was

:(

just like this cubs team

i have a different hero every day.

1st and 3rd no outs..murton whiffs on a head high fast ball
1-2 on the orange guy
Damnit.

Double play, run scores.

Murton GIDP, Edmonds scores 1-0 Two out
Murton hits into a DP..Edmonds scores
Edmonds doesn't score

if he hadn’t hustled to third. Way to go J-Ed!

Cards take lead...

5-4. Likely a solo shot.

Ankiel

HR

dang..HGH guy
Shhhh

He’s an inspirational “story.” Don’t talk ugly about him, or ESPN will get you

Ron is so funny
ha ?
Santo

Pat’s talking about the ball being hopped tward 2b and all ron can do is go “aw gah!”

I'm assuming it works?
yep

perfectly

4-6-3

for those scoring at home..

Thats what I call Murtoning a run
Mets at Cards Update

Rick Ankiel Homers off Pedro

5 – 4 Cards

Fontenot walks Two out
fontenot walks..
The Full Fonty walks...
Do not want!
It was a sneaky walk
Dempster open fly and all grounds out 4-3
HAHA!!!

Dempsters pants are unzipped.

demp has his fly open

LOL

WHOA

Did not need to see a 56 inch shot of Dempsters crotch

IN HD!!!!!!!

gotta keep the boys cool
wow am i jealous!
oh reallly?

of the tv or the view?

Jealous of what?

Dempsters unzipped fly?

I saw 56 inch and crotch

and stopped reading

Maybe that's what cubs2234 was jealous of!
probably better that way

thats usually a sentence that’ll need brain bleach to get rid of it.

or chloroform

(pick up line reference….)

haha
Nancy Drew candy!
From the

pick up lines the othe night?

yeah

“does this rag smell like chloroform to you?” or something similar IIRC

Correctomundo.
well, at least we scored

could’ve been worse

Damn I was hoping Demp did the fly thing on purpose
Could throw a batter

“Must…not…look…at…pitcher’s…crotch…”

Web Gem for Demp
Bowker flies out to Murton one out
Demp unzipped his fly to distract the hitters
2-0 on Aurilia
Aurillia flies out deep to Edmonds Two out
On a side note Cardinals bullpen has to protect a 1 run lead for 4 innings.

Lets see how that works out

too bad we don't play them tomorrow.

maybe they’ll have another long day tomorrow…

I WOULD RYAN DEMPSTER
??????

.

Me thinks Ryan = a dirty verb
thats twisted jayo lol
But I think he's right

I just want to know how he figured it out

Mind in the gutter, Jayo?

No, no. It's actually in the clouds.

Doing all I can to avoid studying.

Sorry. (puts heads down, walks to corner....)
i was amused just think it's twisted
i don't think i want to know
Yes, good call- you likely don't want to know. But his fly being unzipped makes

many a man and woman question their better judgement, and want to explore the wonders of Mr. Ryan Dempster in all their glory. I will stop now, before I complete an entire erotic novel about Dempster throwing the “slider” all night long.

omg
omgwtf
Just wait till Soto wins us the WS with a grand slam

my epic poem of love and lust for him will be rated NC-17 most likely.

Yknow, you can prolly keep that one to yourself

And let’s get to the WS first

would what?
DO NO ASK.
this was good advice as usual by cwyers....
Wow

Smoked foul, upper deck.

Alfonzo gets his K on, inning over
Let's get some more runs!!!
i'm here guys in case you were worrying where I was!
where ya been?
I'd like to score please, can we do that?

(if anyone twss’s this… they get mocked)

hell, you're gonna mock me anyway!

twss!

denied

too easy

Since when is THAT a criteria?
b/c badger said it
Yeah, but you're setting a bad precident.
twss should be fun and orginal

unless said by badger than immediate fail.

b/c madison and i said so.

Madi's criteria tend to shift whenever SB's involved
so does cubbiegirl
yeah, whassup wit dat?
you can take it

which is rare on the interwebz.

oh, I don't know. most here seem to have a good sense of humor

but I won’t refuse the credit!

TWSS, that is just way to good a setup
too easy

FAIL!

I think the easy ones are the most fun
TWHS
well played, although I personally disagree.
Fukudome grounds out 5-3 One out
Looking really weak

the last few weeks.

like everyone

he’s in need a day off

He had two last week
yeah

but still. everyone is in need of a day off.

I wouldn't mind a day off
you were on vacation last week
no rest for badger
yeah

but still. everyone is in need of a day off.

Agreed, once Soriano returns he will get back out of the spotlight
bosox get swept by rays
D-bags still leading the Brewers
Scrappy TheRiot at the plate
Riot grounds out 2-3 Two out
Lee singles Two out
Lee single to right center
Is it me

Or are Len and Bob really bored in this series?

Coming up with the silliest and stupidest things. Heh

Soto pops out to RF Inning over
what is this echoy stuff going on

instead of commericals, is that the giant’s PA system or something?

probably

on the gameday audio, you get the ballpark noise instead of the commercials

oddly enough, on replays, I think you get the commercials…

Omar Vizquel lines out to Theriot One out
Vizquel...1 for his last 39.
Vizquel hitting .152

ouch

walk to the pitcher

double ouch..

Correia walks One out. NOT GOOD
Walks the pitcher?

nice work, Demp.

oh demp, that is not a good thing to do
The Tampa fans don't look very comfortable trying to wave the brooms

Lack of experience, I suppose

tampa?? fans??

is that a joke?

i'm sure they have a few
Actually, it's growing

Lot of people who have gone to a game - self included - start to like the team.

Still second to the Cubs

funny

two years ago that city hated that team and talks were going around that if a teamn should be eliminated it would be the Devil Rays..

they seem like a fun team to watch

young, athletic, good pitching. they SHOULD have fans.

The first play I saw as I walked in

Was a fantastic diving catch by Carl Crawford

By the time Longoria hit the WO home run to break a scoreless tie, I was hooked

well I get to see them play next week against the Yanks in NY
Lucky you

They don’t play in ATL this year, so the trip to Fla was prolly my only chance to see them this year

You also don’t have to deal with the horrible color scheme at the Trop

and I may see a game at Shea Stadium vs. the Giants

but i haven’t decided yet. Lincecum and Santana are pitching so I probably will go..

that should be a good game
You live in NY or traveling

I’ve been trying to decide whether to take a quick trip to see a game at Yankee Stadium…

I thought that was one of those I could wait and get to earlier, but oh well…

*get to later
traveling

so it will be my first time going to BOTH stadiums. If you could, I would definately go because they are gone after next year

Yeah, but everyone I've heard says Shea is a hellhole

And I’d have to, like, watch the Mets play. Ugh.

went there in 1999; it was ok

even wore Cub gear

And you lived to tell the tale?
yes. did something even dumber the same trip

walked through a neighborhood in Queens at 2 AM. survived that, too…

LOL

You were feeling bold that week, huh?

lol

adventurous huh?

thought we were closer to the hotel than we were

poor judgement

wow......sox swept by the rays..
what was t he final of that game?
7-6
whoa

it was like 4-0 Sawx, last i saw.

Yeah, that's what the BoSox bullpen can do for you

Or lack of a bullpen

7-6 Godly Rays
Lead is now 3.5 games
A double play would be fantastic

right about here

makes me feel better about Cubs being swept
Rays are a good team this year
Best. Quote. Ever.

From an article on Sidney Ponson’s release:

"I’ve seen some things from Sidney that I wouldn’t necessarily do myself, but that doesn’t make Sidney a bad guy," said Milton Bradley.

Wow.

If Milton Bradley wouldn't do it, DONT DO IT
Very funny

or scary, depending on your outlook.

Is he a cannibal?

I mean, that girth has to come from somewhere….

big punch out

for Demp.

One more Demp....come on.
Lewis gets his backwards K on. Two out
Durham doubles to RF, runner to third Two out
C'mon, ryan

one more out.

Winn

is a tough out…bare down Demp!

Why do we walk the pitcher?
to tire him by making him run the bases, of course....
to make life interesting

the tigers took back that “most come-from-behind” wins stat from us.

Because we're clever like that
b/c he threw 4 balls

hence the walk

j/k

are the cubs wearing different caps tonight?

what kind of caps are these, no red bill and the C is a different color? i think the giants are wearing similar.

4 of july hats...
every team is doing it.

Selling them for a charity with welcoming back soldiers.

the giants are doing a "support the troops' night

maybe thats why?

Yes -- to raise money for veterans

All teams are wearing caps with stars & stripes in the logos through July 4 weekend and on September 11

nice

great to see a good cause. were they wearing these earlier in the series? i thought i would’ve noticed.

No, tonight was the first game.
What the hell color is the C?

What’s wrong with a July 4 cap that’s, um, red white and blue

I'm watching the radio..

Do they look good?

That's what I'm trying to fig out
your watching your radio?????????
No Comcast..

Cost cutting move….and the radio is right in front of me…

I don't tend to look @ right as my radio as I listen to it lol
look pretty cool

it’s like a darker navy blue and it looks like inside the logo are stars, kind of like the flag. no red on it, though.
lol @ cocknfire, the cubs regular headwear would definitely have been a natural 4th of july cap!

Nice..

wonder if we can buy them?

i'd think so

usually to raise money

yep. go to MLB.com or Cubs.com
thx

will do that.

ahh...

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3141559&source=CHCHP-242×168-newera_starsstripes

shows the closeup. yep, a little flag design inside the C. guess i didn’t get a close enough zoom-in on the logo, there is definitely red white and blue in there (as subtle as it is). nice and sharp.

Winn walks bases loaded Two out.
falling behind

too much now.

bases juiced...

don’t repeat the white sox game demp..

Gamecast

is showing a lot of those pitches in the zone, but called balls…is that accurate?

Oh, and the New York tabloids are now saying...

...that A-Rod’s wife has run off to Paris with, of all people, Lenny Kravitz. Wow.

omg
No wonder he's messing around with Madonna

Although, I gotta say—she’s butt-ugly.

Lenny Kravitz and Madonna were once an item.

Not saying. Just saying.

lenny kravitz used to be HAWT

i haven’t seen him recently though

And I think Madonna is plenty attractive.

Your mileage may vary.

Isn't Madonna..like old?
define "old"
careful Bump...
Bump

Pssst … your line is, “each year is like seven in celebrity years”

i don't think this is a door to open

careful, buddy

The wonders of botox
Watch it, mister.

You’re going over the borderline.

I think you did by saying Madonna is attractive.

Not saying. Just saying.

You're not saying?

You need to express yourself.

Ok.

I’ll give it you. I did think she was attractive in Material Girl days. But now, not so much.

And I'm expressing myself.

You just can’t see me doing my vogue dance.

I'd pay

a $1 to see that. :P

I'm not a fan of hers.
A-Rod has really become a whole teams worth of stories by himself
Maybe he was going her way...

rim shot…

Crash gets his K on Inning over
Rothchild to Dempster

Ryan, your a pitcher you know walking the pitcher plus this last gut is not good.

Throw 3 strikes and I got dinner tonight at the Wharf

ok Ryan nice job I buy tonight , you want Halibut or Salmon ???
K!

Huge out, Demp.

could have been a major turning point of the game
Brewers on the board

down 2-1 in the 6th.

and are being outhit 8-2

interesting running by AZ, to say the least

We should pick up that Ryan Dempster guy he is a sweet starting pitcher...
Now. lets steal that momentum

by SCORING RUNS, BOYS

Edmonds singles to RF none out
still rain delay in SL?
no, 5-4 top 7 (StL)

Mets outhitting them 11-8

DeRosa K One out

On a side note lets do to the Cardinals this weekend what the Rays just did to the Red Sox.

lets get to STL with no one else hurt, first.

:-P

Murton flies out to RF Two out
Fontenot grounds out 3-1 Inning over
Mulder in for STL just like I wanted, this may be interesting
when did he get back?
This is his second game. I think he has been back a week. Tie Game 5-5
rusty pitcher, tie game

could get V.V. interesting…

I think his first game back was Mon
When he made his maximum number of rehab starts...

...and couldn’t really stay on the DL any longer.

Fonty grounds out

not much offense through 4 against this guy…not a good sign.

5-5 in StL
And still runners on the corners!
Hooray! Boo! Hooray! Boo!

I’m conflicted

i'm hoping for a long game

where everyoe empties their benches/bullpens and an eventual cardinal’s loss.

What do you think Ron's doing?
feeling just as conflicted as us
I'm not conflicted

I have no problem with this. Ron needs to let 1969 go!

dare you to say that to his face

he’ll cry and you’d feel awful

I'd vote for him for HoF though
From the parts of This Old Cub I've seen

Favorite one:

Guy e-mails Pat and Ron: “My girlfriend is a Mets fan and wonders why Cubs fans hate them so much. What can I say to make her understand?”

Ron: “Dump her.”

LOL

that’s gold.

i love santo.

that is sound advice!

thank the good lord

for an earlier game tomorrow.

+1

Just be glad you live in CT

baseball should be played in the sunshin

not at midnight

I actually prefer the 7ish times

Boss works in same room and sits behind me, so all I can do on afternoon games is slyly check Gameday every now and then.

In Alaska, they do both at the same time!

Once per year.

Bowker hits Marmol in the Dugout with a foul ball and then gets a base hit
Why's Marmol in the dugout?
The geniouses that built this ballpark forgot to make a bullpen. So they all chill in the dugout until they have to warm up
really?

that’s weird!

But you can get SPLASH HITS!!!111!!

So it’s all good

Was he hurt?
Good Ol' Mark Mulder just gave up the lead

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