Bleed Cubbie Blue

that's

bicycling, right? :D

Come on Cubs lets get this win!

predictions for sori?

i’m saying 1 for 3 with a K and a double

No predictions....just

happy he’s back and hopefully give this team a moral boost.

Another reason to be glad when this series ends...

Watching on MLB.tv, the Diamondbacks have what may very well be the most unprofessional broadcast ever.

does Grace still wander the stands sometimes?

Not sure

But they did their open in the middle of some section in the bleachers in T-shirts and looking ridiculous.

Last season he spent 3 or 4 innings one night just wandering the stands and talking to himself

All of this was heard by those of us watching

i love grace

question his broadcasting skills i can understand, but the homer in me will never forget his time as a cub…..plus who else sings the 7th inning stretch as a member of the opposing team and still says “root root root for the CUBBIES”?

Well I’m just glad he didn’t come over to WGN. I don’t think I could handle him.

+1

i think him and BB are both smug.....i dont see much of a difference

Brenly doesn't...

wander the stands
have ridiculous catchphrases (“Gas” ... what is that?)
act like a buffoon in the booth
tell inside jokes

ugh i cant have this arguement AGAIN

to each their own…..bb sucks in mine

This is my first time here,

so fair enough. I don’t want to say too much since I also work in the industry and don’t need to be overly critical.

Just something I noticed at the start.

all in all

most of the bloggers on here love BB like you and hate grace…..i’m in the minority and find myself defending the topic every other day…..no big deal it’s just friendly talk, i just really dislike BB’s work

Lets go Cubbies!!!

Does anyone think it will take Sori a few games to get his swing back?

I expect it too.

I don’t expect anything from him tonight and mayebe the next few games.

It may

I don’t look for him to shoot out of the gates.
I am just happy he is back.

Same here

It did last time...

So I’d say yeah…at least a few, but ya never know.

i do but it's still good to have him back in the lineup

lexmarklover - July 23, 2008 reply

This game is televised live in Japan...

....but no time to watch… Hit it here in Okinawa Dome!!

dragonsfanatic - July 23, 2008 reply

2-1 on Sori

sounded like a nice ovation for sori

followed promptly by dead air on WGN radio

It's a great night!

Canning’s out and Sori’s in.

A win would make the plane flight a whole lot better, guys….

Cannings out?

Good news!

S-T Story

here.

If Bud wants

him to get another bid he’ll get one.

wouldn't ha naad to

give up his share in ther Brewers? The same way Zell (cough, cough) was going to be required to give up his stake in the Sux?

lostinthevines - July 23, 2008 reply

Probably

Was thinking the same thing...

But hopefully Zell will turn him down again.

Davis shoulders are almost squared with home plate when pitching

Sori K's

OH NOES!

that’s it. season over. raze wrigley, and strike all mentions of the Cubs from the history books. SOW THE GROUND WITH SALT!

hahaha

LMAO...

they're making him throw lots of pitches

two batters, already 10 pitches. That’s good.

Very true..................... if we hold to that

i hate the mlb.tv delay and talking on here....gotta go, good night folks

Is Davis trying to put these guys to sleep?

4.5 hour game

over or under?

Over unless we run up the pitch count

YES!!!

D LEE!!!

HOME RUN!!!! YES!!!!!

Yes!!!

LEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lee HOME RUN!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DLEE HR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yessir, dlee

Mr Snrub - July 23, 2008 reply

hell yea d lee

there we go

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

number 16

Thanks D-Lee

DLEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job Deerek.

Derrek

1st hit of of the set

I'll bet that felt REAL good for Derrek

Felt good for me

Could have been the best thing I have seen all week long

+1

You could see

it did from his smile in the dug out afterward.

We really should hit this guy

Wow

Are you allowed to score in the first inning?

Zy Toro Young - July 23, 2008 reply

Bench him, please!

cwyers - July 23, 2008 reply

All Derrek needs is the threat of being benched and he mans up

+1

CHCOWNTHECENTRAL - July 23, 2008 reply

We'll see if

pickup man shows up tonight now.

hee-hee!

“He has no power! He’s a doubles hitter at best!”

Yeah, yeah…

thank you sir, can I have another!

Bartender another round for the fellas'

Sorry to say it

But no

it's early.

YESSSSS!!!!

DLee needed that.

Should I give Sori half the credit?

how far was the hr?

listening on xm to dback radio….. they didnt say… I really wish xm gave u a choice of home and away

They CLAIM to not have enought bandwith.

merger w/Sirius got approved today. I'm hoping that hoe/away thing will change.

you would think that would be an option you can pay extra for (if you want it)

LEE is getting hotter...

dragonsfanatic - July 23, 2008 reply

Did everyone's thread just get slower...

after this picture?

nope.

it’s only 40k.

Nope

That felt good....

Way to go D Lee!

Good thing Lou didnt bat him 9th tonight ;)

yeah, but

Ted Lilly is PISSED.

Lets hope Lilly has himself another 5 strikeout day at the plate

SORI!

jogging catch!

Soriano looked good there

no bunny hop?

I don't think he had time

Cause he made it on the run

I know. I was just so happy to see him back out there!!

I don't think he does it on running catches anymore

Sori didn't hop

I don’t think he had time though.

I guess he doesn't do the hop when his eyes are closed.

Nice Catch!!

It’s a miracle!

Nice play by RAMI!

he's slumping with the bat

but has been on in the field this week!

Mr Snrub - July 23, 2008 reply

NICE!!!

Nice job Aramis!

wow

that was a nice play there

Nice play

Has D-Lee sparked Rammy?

Look at Brooks Ramirez!!

Ramy's not in a slump defensively.

I miss BlueMike!!!

You'll get over it.

he will be back---2 days or less.

I think it'll take him

five. He has to come up with a clever new name.

I hope not.

Did you read all of his stuff in the last game thread last ngiht?

Yeah, he's a douche

Sue

he can’t stay away. He’s constitutionally incapable. Honestly, I used to be somewhat like him, but then, well, I grew up and met Laura and I had to stop being an @ssh0le if I was gonna get to be with her, so I just outright changed.

Well considering he's been

banned 4 or 5 times and keeps finding ways to come back you are probably right.

it's ok.

he never goes long without being discovered. It’s only a matter of time.

Lilly and Davis are having...

a slow off…
Who can throw slower and still be effective? I think Tedjust broke the rules by throwing 88.

I think Ted is just a bit faster to the plate

Could be...

we should give him a handicap

off topic

anyone see murton batted cleanup yesterday and went 0-5?

no wonder the A's don't score many runs

they actually won 8-1 yesterday

A cool .120 batting average for them

Soto was out of the chute a lot faster that time

Must have learned something last night

Milwaukee now leads 2-0

Will CC ever slow down?

2-0 milwaukee

we gotta root for stl tonight

STL has NO HITS

wow didnt recognize that

what's that?

CC Sabithia is missing all those bats?

I REPEAT...

CC Sabathia has a no-hitter. He has given up no hits. The Cardinals have not had a

Damn…my jinx worked before I could post.

He just gave up his first hit

and now his second

LILy rings em up

wow... loud cubs fans on this dback radio

I thought they must have gotten a hit with a loud cheer, then the announcer said lilly strikes him out

sabathia will be good this first time through the central

but he will get hit after…. remember lilly last year?

CC is just a tad better than Ted

Harden has thrown better than CC

CeeCee has had better run support—must be a better brand of panty hose.

maybe

but I don’t think there’s enough games left in season for that to happen this year. Also, I think CC’s a better pitcher. We’ll see what happens though.

Hey CC,

You’re throwing a NO HITTER!!

Did I jinx him? Hopefully?

Yeah

Brendan Ryan just singled.

Ludwick singles!

First and second two outs for Pujols!!!!

whoo hoo

for the jinx!

Look what I found.

Poor Geo

Yeah, he's

really struggling at the plate. Hope his day off tomorrow helps.

Albert vs CC

the middle of the field

is bowed, as if under great weight…

CC wins

Brew still up 2-0

Dome walk!

last couple of games have been encouraging

he’s coming out of his slump

Dome seems to be getting his mojo back..

And that is a good thing.

ever since I fixed the bat on my Fukudome bobblehead

he got his MoJo back.

Very good....thank you

Im thinking a Dome steal here

Run Dome Run!

Pujols flies out to center

After 6 Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 0

I really want to punch Steve Phillips

You must be a Mets fan...

nope---Baseball Tonight fan.

I stopped watching ESPN and BBTN years ago

Reed needs to get Lilly up to the plate here

Reed shaved...

Thank God!

The ‘stache was REALLY bad!

all of it?

yup, all of it

even the billygoat???

buck naked face

nooooooo!

I wuz gonna grow me that stache!

Still can can't you?

but it was in honor of him.

now it would just be some kind of freaky stalker thing…

Ah, I see.

at least

no one’s done anything rash, like shave their head

yet

he still has the billy

Len saying Wood could only throw changeups

...in his session today. Seeing a specialist in Chicago Thursday….oh brother

All the while

Wood is standing there picking on his fingers.
My mom always told me that if you pick at it it will never heal…

Woody always bites his fingernails

Let it be something minor!

Maybe he needs to start peeing on his hands to toughen up the skin, like Moises??

Ugh! Bad image!

How would you explain that to someone if they walked in on you while you were doing it?

There is NO explanation for that!!

it's a blister.

it IS minor.

Reed base hit!

good job reed

Bring em home Ted.

That was a big hit I love getting the pitcher out of the way

5 game hitting streak for Reed.

Scraptastic

cmon, Ted

help yourself out.

Thats okay

We got his pitch count at 41 and we got Lilly out of the way

41 pitches for Davis thru 2 innings

mkcubs21 - July 23, 2008 reply

Looks like our boys are looking like themselves again

Lilly's at what

7 through one?

At his velocity...

it’s like 20 pitches for a normal guy…

Hey folks,

I have MLB.COM premium t.v. and the picture is choppy. I have downloaded all the plug ins and emptied my cash. So how do I get a smooth picture? The FAQ says that if my bandwidth isn’t big enough the premium picture will be choppy, so how do I get my bandwidth to get bigger? HELP!

What internet service do you use?

How fast a connection do you have?

well

to get your bandwith bigger, you need a bigger pipe. That’s not a config setting you can change. You gotta call your provider and get a bigger pipe.

Well, I have a built in ethernet connector

I suppose I will have to call my service, because the bandwidth registers between 4600 – 2600 thereabouts.

You can't make your bandwidth bigger...

Try and watch the lower speed stream. It won’t be as good, but you’ll have a lot less buffering.

for the record, it's cache not cash

but if you want to empty your cash, my paypal account is…

I hate Chris Young

Especially when Lilly is on the mound

Lilly

let’s go a double

Lilly just work on the batter

Not to worry

dbags bad offense

How old is Tony Clark

Someone cut him open...

and look at his rings…

Has he replaced Julio Franco

as the “ageless one”?

Him or any Cuban guy...

Contereas might be 50

Livan Hernandez is supposedly 34...

yeah right!!!

Poor Mad Dog

Can’t buy a win with the friars.

Welcome to Testicle Theater

hosted by Len & Bob!

I have heard about enough

About that injury to last a lifetime.

Yeah we need a new topic

Amen

Brenly just can’t help it! He probably has hours of balls-to-the-nuts stories.

Is it a 1 run lead

Or do the Cubs seem to have a little more spunk tonight.?.

I'll bet we get 5 more runs tonight

Anybody else hear the clown yelling in the backround?

LOL..yeah I do.

Clowns are scary.

Is it the Joker?

Yodeling clowns

are the worst

My youngest hated Chuck-E-Cheese

he would scream whenever he came even within 30 ft. of our table. Now he’s 15 and he’s still afraid of him!!

Ned Yost was once on Bozo's grand prize game

Same here

They did that at oneof the Houston games too

I thought that they would get bored. But, they kept it up until around the 8th inning.

The guy just yelled "Lou, What are you doing" that whole inning

I'd love to be sitting next to that guy...

How can his “section-mates” not totally take him out???

DBacks squander a lead-off double

how sawheet it is!!!!

What happened to Reed's Fu-Stach

Giambi asked him to shave it

Prolly wanted to help us bust out of this funk

must have gotten bored with the up keep

Anybody been to the bank vault to see a game in person?

Was wondering what kind of park it is to see a game in.

Doesn’t look to great on tv.

Warehouse with a pool

concur

not aesthetic.

agree, I was very disapointed.....advertising everywhere etc...

Avoid the upper deck...

Worse than The Cell…you need a cherpa to get up there.

Nice

They fixed the cell

Now I feel safe wallking around drunk up there.

diehardmark - July 23, 2008 reply

I heard they miscalculated the demand for tickets

and built too big of a park. The area doesn’t have the population to support the amount of people the park holds.

Upperdeck 30 degree grade

Was in AX for spring training and ate at a restaurant in the stadium

and it is a stadium, not a park. and the roof is freaky. didn’t like it

Did Sori get a good cut at that ball?

Riot tries to bunt for a hit. Gah.

Will the Brewers ever slump????? I am an Indians fan as well as a Cubs fan...

and it KILLS me that C.C. was shipped to Milwaukee…...oh well, I like Rich Harden tons….

nice OBP theriot

it would be funner

if Sori were 2 fer 2 with 2 HRs

more fun

more fun than what?

j/k

ill take a win and Sori going 0-6

That would be funnest

most fun

you must be an English teacher in hiding!

Sori had a couple bad games after he came off the DL

earlier this year if i remember correctly

yeah it took him a while

he's fielding well.

he knocked the ball just earlier, didn’t he?

Give him a few ABs.

His legs are healthy and he's making contact

I think he homered in the 9th his first day back to tie the game

That was his second game back. He was 0-9

before the blast

Eric Young AND Steve Phillips

Worst show ever.

I like EY's enthusiasm

Hey

They’ve both been to the series. Where’ve you been?

just kidding

Wait til you get...

Eduardo Perez and Orestes Destrade. Just hit yourself in the head with a hammer…

I think Chris Singelton is pretty good on BBTN....

I agree...

He’s a million times better in the studio than he was on the radio.

Anyone get that Vineline Magazine?

Just curious.
Been watching ads for it for a long long time.

I do and

I enjoy some of the articles.

Yeah, I like it too...

esp in the winter with no baseball..

This not scoring runs

puts a lot of pressure on Lilly. Let’s see if he’s up to the challenge.

Um. we did score 1

They gave him his run,

go get ‘em!

66 mph curve ball

strikes out Davis

WHat the heck

is that batboy doing sprinting around behind the ump? Doesn’t he know better than to disturb Dr. Lilly while he’s operating??

um, don't you think he might need some baseballs to throw?

I think

my wife had 2 children and is pregnant with the 3rd.
and we are only in the 3rd inning.

you're a busy

man

What about his wife?

paternity test results by the 7th inning stretch

Come on Ted.

Slow-feeling game

Right here.

Brett Taylor - July 23, 2008 reply

It gets late early

out here in the central time zone.

Lilly has no pity on us poor fans

been exhausted all week, staying up to watch these games.

its a small price to pay

to be called a professional fan.

wait

you get paid?

its a nominal

emotional compensation

you mean we get paid for this?

What are they paying you?

I think I’m getting ripped off.

diehardmark - July 23, 2008 reply

I seriously almost fell asleep during a meeting today.

Glad this is their last trip out West.

These late nights are

starting to catch up with me too. I’m really tired tonight.

I heard you took in a ball game

and 3 rounds of boxing last night :)

This is much better than the SD and LA week

When the other team walks it makes me sick

Good thing

You have time to get to the bathroom and back between pitches

This is definitely a snacking game!

I usually can make a pizza too

What helps

Me get through it, is how loud the crowd is.

Aww eff, Len just stole my Joke

yum, sounds good

send me a slice with pepperoni and mushrooms!

and green peppers and onions too please.

Sauage, green olives and onion...yum

Hmmm..and those hot italian peppers...

Giardanella? something like that..

Not sure I've

heard of those.

I'm sure I spelled it wrong...

It’s like a pepper mixture they sell in Italian pizza joints in Chicagoland…they also put it on Italian beef sandwiches…

hold the green peppers for me

Oh good...a walk...

I’m sure nothing bad could possibly happen here…

relax...

Don't do it...

hey frankie

going Hollywood?

Thank you...

Wasn't sure if anyone would get that one...

Len & Bob make a point

This place is like there is a funeral going on. No one cheers.
My first trip to Wrigley is coming up (going to both Houston and St. Louis series)
I hope it isn’t like that there. Damn, you may as well just stay home and watch it if you aren’t cheering.

Don't know if your joking about Wrigley or not

But I promise it will be a lot better than this

Nope not joking

I leave for 10 days to Chicago. Which will be my first trip there. Taking in 6 games. Needless to say, I am counting down.

You'll love it!

Nothing quite like it.

This is a fan base that can't even sell out playoff games!

Conner jackson

Is apparently ageless.

He’ll be a great young hitter for a long time.

ted ted. enough with the walks. can you please throw some STRIKES

The ump

Did a 3/4 strike call then though ahh psst. and let Jackson walk.

Prediction: Reynolds at bat will end in a strike out or a home run.

K!

wewt!

K

Alright now lets get him some gosh darn runs

phew.....

So who busts outta their slump tonight??? Soto???? ARam???

I hope at least one of them can show some signs of life at the plate….soon!

back to back jacks anyone?

yes, please.

I like the way you think!

Lee already did!!!!! Who's next???

Whine and Frito's

Braun Homers in 9th. 3-0 Brewers

Wouldnt mind to see Braun in a cubbie uni one day, He’s 4-5 today

The Brewers are lava right now......hope they don't humiliate us next week!!!!

I more worried about the fish

coming up next.

Rami Ks AGAIN.

“mystified at the plate”. Oy.

It only took 3 pitches for him to K, and he hardly ever strikes out.

He’s 0 for 22 now on the road trip.

Is it just me...

or is it time to ditch the high socks?

certainly couldnt hurt....time to change it up

I'm surprised

he hasn’t done it yet, actually.

Time to give him some of the greenies...

that made everyone better on the road.

ARam hasn't been the same since that "family matter" ...wonder if that is in his skull too much??

Soto K's too

Also on three pitches.

Lou needs to work Hank into some games

..Soto has to be getting a little tired

Hank starts tomorrow.

You guys comments go up

a few seconds before my feed. So, whenever I see a lot of names go up I know one of two things has happened:
1) We made a good/great play of some kind.
2) We screwed up and everybody is going bonkers.
So I tend to not scroll down until I see what happens on the screen first.

good to know

Seriously,

when I see all those names go up I’m afraid to look.

The NFL is a joke. Hester holds out?

If you dont show up you shouldnt get fined——you shouldnt get paid. F-em all. Greedy bastards

contracts arent guaranteed

i dont blame holdouts – these owners/teams cut them like its nothing

And thats wy I led it off with the NFL is a joke.

In Hester's defense

the CBA in the NFL is going to be up while he is still getting paid whatever he is. Not to mention he wants to maximize on his value right now.

he will be fined....15k a day.

BFD

well he is making 450k a year, at 15k a day

...he is out of money in 30 days. I would say that will get his attention.

You would think so but

I’m sure he has endorsements too so he probably makes more than the 450K.

Gameday, MLB audio, or MLB video feed?

oops, i thought i hit the reply button to Mr. W.

MLB.com video.

7 pitches again?

we need more patience.

Spydey - July 23, 2008 reply

Cripes!!! ARam and Soto make a gaping hole in the middle of our lineup!!!

Completely killing us right now!!!!

Davis has settled in now

Yes...

His 83 mile-per-hour junk has hit it’s stride…

Come on

This isn’t Warren Spahn on the mound! Have some patience!

For some reason,

he baffles the Cubs.

Sabathia

90 pitches through 8 innings. He’s expected to take the mound in the 9th.

If he completes this one, that's 3 in a row

The famine won't be over

until Aram and Soto remember that right-center is their power alley.

tharr - July 23, 2008 reply

Well we are making another mid to low level pitcher look like an ace....

frustrating to watch…..must be killer to be in the dugout watching it….hope a return to Wrigley will shake off the dust on those bats…..looks like Lilly needs to pitch a shutout here to give us a chance…...

we

are winning, you know…

Sure for now....but this offense is just downright yucky right now and hard to watch

Then maybe you should

shut the TV off and go for a walk or something. Might change their luck.

Now we're not.

Davis has always shut us down for whatever reason

Lets just get to the bullpen

Davis is 7-5 in 13 starts against the Cubs

We can get to him

Young

doubles again.

I don't like that kid.

I despise Chris Young.

Lilly should just walk him every time

Teddy's not fooling Chris Young!

Another double! Wonder if he’s having flashbacks?

well

we were winning. Crap.

POOP!!!

Did he slam the glove?

No, but he jumped up and down a few times as he watched his pitch sail into the seats.

Only his second HR this year. Why????

Why do we ever...

throw Chris Young anything in the strike zone. He is another Corey Patterson.

Here's an idea, Ted

stop throwing the fast ball…

How about just not over the middle of the plate?

yikes. double poop

MN Fan...

where are you from. I’m from Golden Valley.

Well the offense has been called to task yet again

They need to get it done

Mark it down

Two runs will not win this game.

Nope, one run was not gonna get it done for us.

Hopefully we can get to Davis.

Cover your heads guys

HERE COME THE TROLLS.

BE sure to pay the toll.

sigh, I know

Yeah....Tony Clark jumps outta his wheelchair and slams a 2 run tater....

i think

they should throw Chris Young one more high fastball just to make sure he can hit it.

Thinking the exact same thing.

He was hitting 7th or 8th all week until tonight. He owns Teddy.

Man will it feel good when we start hitting again.

Sabathia is going to throw another complete game tonight

He is on a sick run right now

let him wear out his arm

before we get there.

he just reached 100 pitches with 2 outs in the 9th

i think his arm will be fine

I remember how we all said he would need to go 9 innings every start for them to win

if i was them i would make him pitch 9 innings every start

he wont be signing with them after the season so just ride that arm to death.

its the brat stop---he will be 400 lbs soon.

Gotta score some runs now!

Lilly’s getting slapped around now. If not, say hello to our co-inhabitant of 1st place.

slow your roll

the game is scheduled for 9 innings

Same thing was said...

for the last two nights.

and in all 3 cases

it has been true

lol...

Ted Lilly

Home of the quality start. He will give us what other teams crave, 6 solid with 3 runs or less.

not enough!

we need 5 cy young candidates

You gotta think that the pitchers are under tons of pressure to be perfect...

with the offense we have right now…..it must be incredibly frustrating to the guy on the mound to giive up a couple of runs and realize that the game may be outta reach for our lame bats…...hold on Ted and maybe we can find a way to scratch out 2 more runs….

If we get what we just got from our starters every time around

We will win a lot of games

Why are you ripping Lilly?

Are our SP supposed to throw shutouts every game. Sometimes pitchers miss their spots. I’d be more focused on the offense getting beat by a retread named Doug Davis. Quick quiz—when was the last time Fukudome hit a ground ball?

What will be classic is when we get back to Wrigley, start knocking the ball around again and people will forget how god-awful this team is on the road—until September when we are basically on the road the entire month and will feel the pain.

BeltwayCubsFan - July 23, 2008 reply

That is something they really have to fix though.

(being god aweful on the road)

Fukodome had a ground ball hit last night.

Heres one reason

He still throws Chris Young high fastballs.

Whats up with all the steals

on us lately?

tigerhawk61 - July 23, 2008 reply

they realized soto isn't that great

stealing third with 2 outs

isn’t to much to be concerned about.

Lilly is a punk

For giving up 2 runs.

Most pitchers should be aloud to do that.

for what?

for throwing his glove

last year?

still a punk move

whatever.

last year is over. Who cares?

Apparently Al does, since he put it in the main post

you're taking it

out of context.

Who gives a rat's ass?

His ERA is only slightly above the MLB average

Not bad for a number 4 or 5 starter

but not paid like a 4 or a 5th starter

Brewers win

Brewers are now half a game from first place.

With Sheets going for them tomorrow they have an excellent chance at getting the sweep

Can't rip our starting pitching at all...it has been doing the job.....

no doubt.....in fact they have been really good since the break

....its Doug Davis, we will be fine tonight. The bats will come alive

Come on. Those SB are on the SP, not Soto

nm

BeltwayCubsFan - July 23, 2008 reply

Question

Valverde or Papelbon--Valverde acting like a caveman or that stare on Papelbon—WHO would you rather kick in the face with your spikes?

Brian Wilson, by far.

that is really tough, but I gotta go Valverde

Our offense on the road...

is offensive. Get these guys some greenies…or Red Bulls…coffee…anything?

Keep the Red Bull away from Big Z

Except when he hits...

I have two feet!

DeRo

singles to left.

DeRosa! lets get those runs back

and that's it for me.

I can’t stay up this late over and over again. Good nite everyone, and let’s go cubs!

Night Drew.

Hope you wake up to a Cubs victory.

Damn ground rule doubles

But lets get going here!

Reed Johnson is seeing the ball really well. He crushed that one.

The Brewers are in it to win it folks....and C.C. scares the hell outta me....

I know their bullpen sucks and they are managed by a circus clown but man oh man they are not going away…..we best man up soon or we may be looking at the wildcard as an option…..

Well said.

chances lilly slams his bat instead this time?

I was just going to write that he would drive in a run--and he did.

Hot and Cold

This is what happens when a team is cold, like the Cubs, and they play a team that is getting hot, like the DBacks.
Every hit finds the hole, every swing finds the gap, every pitch finds the strikezone. Conversely, every pitch looks better than it is and the batter swings at something they would never swing at normally, and every hard hit ball finds a the other teams glove. Only way this ends is when that momentum switches to the other side…Yeah, all right Edmonds. That can get us started!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-1...thanks Ted

I don't mind Lilly throwing his glove because he is competitive and a bulldog

same here

once in a while though. i don’t want him loosing control

base hit.....tie game

freaking brilliant!! Nice work Theodore!

Holy Crap...

thanks Ted...

come on sori....base hit

Come on Mr. Clutch...

let’s get some more

GateCity, VA Cubs Fan - July 23, 2008 reply

Come on Sori

Cub fans chanting.....

love it.

ok, i will take it

Welcome back Sori!

cubsonWGN4ever - July 23, 2008 reply

3-2

GateCity, VA Cubs Fan - July 23, 2008 reply

Cubs Lead!

we have come from behind......

havent seen that in a while

Sori with a RBI !

Nice work

welcome back Sori.... thanks...

Sweet, better than a K!!

Come on Scrappy!!!

Woo Hoo!

Now this is FUN!

hahaha

that just made my night. lilly should just stare at chris young now.

Lilly steals third

you steal on me

I steal on you

Lilly steals 3rd.

Ted Brock steals 3rd!

Gracie called Lilly's steal "big league baseball". I think he's right :-)

yeah hes right

its a lot better than seeing Lilly play “little league baseball” when hes slamming his glove.

I sense ole man mo

switching over to our side!

Ted the Afterburners!!!

make them pay now

thank you

Lilly scores!

cubsonWGN4ever - July 23, 2008 reply

4-2

Ted Lilly has guts!!!! BULLDOG!!!!!

4-2 YIPPEE....

Shoot. Mark Reynolds made a great play on that one.

And DLee doesn't have to GIDP.....that's a positive!!!

Hey,

look at the smiles in our dugout!! Baseball is getting to be fun again!!!!!

Ted Lilly

for our new leadoff hitter…look at him creating runs.

THAT'S why I hate the DH

BigJohnAZ - July 23, 2008 reply

First pitch swinging

Dumb. Give Lilly a breather.

tharr - July 23, 2008 reply

Exactly. Davis on ropes and he bails him out

BigJohnAZ - July 23, 2008 reply

Very dumb

We are on the same page tonight

Tell me why when we take the lead 4 – 2, that pissed me off more than I was happy about the lead.