Bleed Cubbie Blue

I didn't care for it

or her version of TNA.

wow that was horrible!

CUBS OFFENSE! TEAR IT UP!

xene - July 27, 2008 reply

I'd love to

get my hands on one of those floppy hats.

Swag Envy

I was just thinking the same

The only thing

that bothers me about those giveaways is there’s always some corporate logo on it messing the whole thing up. Couple weeks ago I got a Cubs visor and right on the side is a lousy McDonald’s logo. Ugh. Makes it look like I work there…

LOL! I know

but still would like to have one.

Floppy hat = Budweiser

Got one last year when the Cubs beat the Cards. Beautiful day with the jets from the air show flying over.

mlern - July 27, 2008 reply

I sure hope Jason can pull this off

Me too.

Keep it down jason

Amen!

full count

cubs blacked out in dsm

thanks mediacom

cubswynn - July 27, 2008 reply

On TBS too?

Definitely on TBS

DSM Mediacom doesn’t carry Comcast

here too

Since I live in Miami, I have to watch Rich Waltz and the incredibly boring
Tommy Hutton call the game for Sun Sports

Blanco! Gunned em down!

good! nailed Ramirez!

He's out!!

Nice throw by Hank.

Thata kid Henry

Nice!

The throw beat him by so much it semed like a botched hit-and-run.

Theriot had time to get a cup of coffe while he waited for the runner.

HANLEY CS

xene - July 27, 2008 reply

Hanley

Do not pass GO! Do not collect $200!

I'm nervous...

Jason needs the corners and Rob Drake is behind the plate.

This will be a big test of Drake’s professionalism. Hey Rob, don’t forget that your supervisors are watching…

I wouldn't necessarily put "professionalism" and "Drake" in the same sentence

Sorry...

My bad.

+1

he’s yet to display any in Chicago.

BCB laggy today or is it my pipes?

Not too bad for me.

I'm sure your pipes are just fine... :-)

hee

I'm getting a hang when trying to post

maybe the internet gods are trying to tell me something :D

At times when

I try and post to a reply it takes forever for it to post so I just hit preview and then hit post and it goes much faster.

good tip, thanks!

K!

Nice Play

Gold glovers on the corners!

nice pick lee

I wonder

how many runs defensively Lee is worth over a no-glove 1B like Ryan Howard.

Nice pick, DLee! 3 down

Nice pick by D. Lee!

DLee nice pick up

This is why

DLee is +1 over Fielder (who ironically can’t field all that well)

Yeah, but

when does the offense, and the intimidation factor balance things out. I love DLee, but who worries you more in late innings.

Swing it baby!

Only 12 pitches for Jason after a leadoff walk.

We need him to go 7 today, so he needs to keep his pitch count down.

Let's get some runs!!!!!

I'm calling Sori leadoff HR...

I second that

Nope...

But I’ll take a bloop single!

Hey, I was only 3 bases short...

Just call it

a 175 foot homer.

not quite but good enough!!

I'll settle for that single

How about

a single instead?

Fonzie ..bloop base hit

leadoff 1B

Good to see Jimmy back

We haven't had many bloop hits lately,

so maybe the tide is turning.

Turnabout for the game in AZ when they hit everything on the screws right at Young.

Buting in the first???

BUNTING IN THE FIRST????

UGH.

Did Riot do that on his own?

Why not let Sori steal?

anything to score runs..anything

agreed

get back to small ball

ARam up with Sori on third

2 out

Let's go Aram

Aram

Has such shiny sunglasses…

Oakleys

Nice.

ARam walks

ARam walk

on ball 5....looks like Drake has a crazy strike zone

I think the game is blacked out here on TBS

Im 4 hours away! Let me watch the game

1st and 3rd ..2 outs

Aramis walks

A walk for Aram.

good eye Aramis

1st and 3rd this makes me happy... DON'T STRAND THEM

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh dang

Edmunds going for the gold

Sigh

Edmonds K's on 3 pitches..

K

;;sigh;;

Jimmy Ballgame Ks :(

Not a very good AB

Is mlb.tv still doing free trials

Don't think so, but you could try clicking the link and see what happens...

Everyone but ARam

swung at every pitch thrown. That’s horrible.

tharr - July 27, 2008 reply

Disappointing

brewers stros tied at 1 in the 2nd

Beat me to it

Anything to score runs?

We don’t need to score A run. We’ve been doing that too much lately. We need to score many runs. And giving away outs with your 3-4-5 coming up doesn’t seem the most prudent way to go about doing that.

agreed..but our 3-4-5 have been anything but a 3-4-5

Well

To be fair… Riot’s sac was only 1 out… If Lee hadn’t flied out it might have been a sound strategy…

Sound strategy

A strategy is sound based on the probabilities of what might happen next, not determined by what happens in retrospect. Sac-bunting a runner to second with nobody out increases the odds that you’ll score at least one run and decreases the odds you’ll score at least two. It’s thus an example of a “one-run strategy”.

It turns out that a sacrifice bunt, on average, decreases the average number of runs a team scores in an inning (despite increasing the odds that they’ll score one). So in certain late-game situations where one run is sorely needed a sac-bunt is a smart move. In most situations it’s not.

aldimond - July 27, 2008 reply

I know...

I shouldn’t bring this up but…

Houston has tied MLW 1-1 in the first. Yey?

It's early. Giving Jason an early lead..even if just one run would be good. I like the call

At least taking that BB by Rami was good

VandenHurk left his last game in the 5th while still hurling a no-no due to a high pitch count. Make this fool work guys!

Seriously, patience is a virtue

I played college ball in alabama with Willingham. This kid is incredible, very underrated

how did he get the nickname "Hammer"

the Sun sports guys call him that all the time
I don’t follow the Marlins, so can you fill me in?

good power, no real crazy story or anything. It just kinda stuck with him

I like the fact the Sori got a hit his first time.

It usually just takes one to get him started on a hot streak.

What has happend to the offense?

It’s like the Bears bad mojo has shifted to the Cubs.

Maybe if the Cubs sign Bret Farve our offense will be saved?

Could we...

Stick him in center? I think he’d be able to throw some guys out at the plate!

I hope that the Bears sign Favre

so they aren’t attempted to sign DeRo.

Walk

Second leadoff walk in 2 innings.

HBP

Now..Marquis plunks Uggla

This is for losing the all star game!

kidding

ha

The way we are playing..it might not really matter

Never walk the leadoff batter!

Only bad things will come of it.

#*&$Q#

Ouch

That’s waht you get for being terrible at the All-Star Game…kidding.

What

see above

jinx

You got me

What’s that saying about great minds?

Now 2 on and no outs

Not good

He has the mental make up of a fruit fly.

lol

GateCity, VA Cubs Fan - July 27, 2008 reply

Let's turn two and then get out of the inning

Lou needs to talk to Marquis

Tell him to get his head out of his …

Rob Drake.....

I can’t wait for him to get out of town.

Triple play...

haven’t had one in a while.

NIBBLER!!!!!!

C'mon, Jason, settle down

Not Good!

Throw him a chair Jason

Anyone else making the HD v EI choice?

The TBS picture looks so pretty, but the announcing team just isn’t very enjoyable.

Len and Bob are once again good company, but the quality of the picture is tough to stomach when you know the HD is available.

lovely

Wow..just what the doctors orders..good god

that's like a 30 run HR given our offense

We need better doctors

As an aside, I really hate the Marlins.

LOL

(&&%^^%$@#$%&()_(&^%$#@#$%^&()_(&%^$#@

Great...just great

Thanks for nothing, you sack-of-shit Marquis

I've really tried

to like him but I just can’t.

ditto

He's uncoachable and always throws his fastball

when he gets in a jam. He just a dumb pitcher. He’s got a good sinker but won’t use it. I’ll be glad when he’s gone.

D-O-N-E

GateCity, VA Cubs Fan - July 27, 2008 reply

Can we even score 3 runs?

I doubt it

Don't you look silly now?

let's wait and see

Lieber maybe..Goden

Lieber is in AZ on the DL

OUCH

The words or grunts of ron santo…. oooo gosh, uh, ...booooyy

No outs, 3-0 sheesh

What a joke!

That guy can hit a 3-run homer but we can't even get a hit with anybody on lately

unreal

Not even one out recorded yet

Not to be negative or anything

theres one

1 out recorded now

only the tenth HR allowed by Marquis in 106 innings

At least thats a decent stat

Yup

I hurt on the inside. Marquis and his 27 pitches to get 3 outs. HE DOESNT HAVE AN OUT PITCH. HE CANT FOOL THEM. HE IS BAD

Today he doesn't have an IN pitch also :-)

Put the shark in the rotation?

I am 100% for that

Who would you rather DFA, Howry or Marquis?

Howry

we can't do both? j/k

How could anyone

decide? It’s a toss up I guess.

Dear Jason Marquis,

Leadoff walks are bad. Hitting batters is very bad. Giving up 3-run homers is grounds for dismissal. That is all.

Sincerely,
A Concerned Cubs Fan

Well..

Since we haven’t played well with good pitching… maybe we need horrible pitching to play well?

i like the positive thinking

Let's hope that happens.

Wouldn't that be something?

sinkerball pitcher getting hit in the air is a very bad sign

He has one of those innings almost every game

free bases and then a bit hit. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb

Even when they strike people out they still reach base

lovely

When it rains...

Can’t even get an out on a K

the hell.

he can’t even get a guy out on a K!

Panic?

That looked like a passed ball to me.

0-3????

This series is slowly killing me

me too

Is it time to hit the panic button yet....

Cause I’m starting to freak out!

let's wait for 7 more innings

That could be a long long looooooooonnnnnnng

7 innings.

not if the offense shows up

Then go for

walk and then come back later.

Go ahead, what the hell

You probably would, anyway.

[BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness hits the...

PANIC BUTTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Kind of silly now isn't it?

3 runs off of 1 hit.

Classic Marquis

Marquis can still get his s*** together and pitch well..I am wary of our offense

I seriously need to take a break from this team

They are bad for my health. Please don’t put a positive spin on this because there is none. We have played this game before and it doesn’t end well.

mgfabc - July 27, 2008 reply

Agree 100%
Maybe I need to follow NFL training camp or something

Bye

if this keeps up hope lou gets the hook early

With the MIL series coming up ..I don't think so..Marquis may very well take one for the team

With our offense it doesn’t really matter if we are down by 5 or down by 2

yeah that makes sense... but damn and... sigh

oh well… we’ve come back from much worse. I remain half full at this stage of the game

I mean the hook for marquis

Let's not blow out the bullpen today.

We play the Brewers 4 games, starting tomorrow.

HE IS NOT FOOLING ANYONE

Is anyone up?

I am so tired of Marquis...

not pitching to contact, trying to be so fine with his pitches. He has good dtuff, but if you can’t take coahing, and adjust your game plan, well it’s time to go!

+1

I can't take "coahing" either :-)

Welcome Jimmy!

Yo. Cat.

You can take it bro… Marquis is such a well… I can’t say it… Don’t be surprised to see him out of the game soon. Lou isn’t going to take it today.

Who won the fight last night?

Margarito!!!

TKO in the 12th. Ya missed a good one. Hopefully the Cubs can get a TKO or a KO today.

See ya' Jason

Somebody start a shower for Marquis.
NOW!!!!

It also seems Larry makes a visit too late

Maybe he needs to make pre-emptive visits, just to shake things up…

The Sharks in the bullpen

Lohse got drilled today

But the Blues Clues are winning

Is Hermida gonna get beaned now?

Or will it take another Homer from him?

Hermida up, nice

When is the last time this guy has done anything.

Who do we get up in the pen?

They are exhausted. Rest the pen unless the bats start going. Try to win in Milwaukee.

mgfabc - July 27, 2008 reply

The Shark is up in the pen

That is a mistake.

why? why do you want to burn the pen?

No, but you should try to win the game today

not play to win the game tomorrow.

Does everyon on this team

have 15 or more homers?

alright...inning over

The game's still on the offense

Now they're gonna start hacking away

since they’re 3 runs down. I don’t expect much from these bums today.

which bums are you speaking of?

Cubs Bums

DLee
Kosuke
ARam
Soriano

you know.

Well, since these are the "bums" that got us to 1st place,

I think they can get out of the funk and be in 1st place at game 162!

Calling our players

names is pathetic.

definitely not constructive

+1

Wow...just wow

they're out early today

No kidding. I find

them so pathetic.

I think it's going to take 10+ runs to win this game

and I just don’t think they have the heart right now to score that many runs.

It's got nothing to do with "heart"

It’s got everything to do with ability.

we must remember thisis baseball, not football

That's One Nice Thing About the NFL

In football you can translate heart and emotion into running a guy over or tackling him into next week.

I'm not sure who "THEY" is...

But right now, these last 10 or so games, these guys don’t look like they’re trying, hence the term BUMS. If that’s too much for your feeble midwestern heart then you can leave it.

I do think they're trying

perhaps a little too hard.

I feel sorry for you.

marquis @ 45 pitches through 2

RightFieldSucks - July 27, 2008 reply

Yikes!

Not gtood.

Well, at least Florida got its three runs early

as opposed to late, like the last few days.

cubnlinux is right, game is still on the offense.

agreed, pitching has been great since AS break minus Marquis today

I hate these "Want to get away" Commercials

Because the offer applies with a 14 day in advance purchase, so you can’t total someone’s car at a car wash and then run to Midway and buy a ticket, like the commerical implies.

Just annoying…

Hahahahaha!

Awesome…

Come on Cubs

Show some heart here. Pick up your pitcher

DLee..weak grounder..6-3

DeRosa

That was DeRosa

thought that was derosa?

oops..DeRo

At what point in time, if the way you've been doing it doesn't work.....

do you change your approach?!? I’m beginning to wonder if this guy wants to get better. Throw strikes. Get ahead in the count. Pound the bottom of the zone.

How in the world is this guy constantly referred to as a “sinkerballer?” He rarely keeps the ball down, he has no idea where the corners are, and I’m tired of predictably watching his movement take the ball right into the heart of the strike zone in hitter’s counts.

Uggh, is he frustrating to watch pitch!

Kosuke Base Hit right down the middle

Fukudome with a single

Kosuke single

Wow, you guys are faster than my MLBTV feed

Kosuke starting to show some signs of life!

Good job Dome.

13 innings since an extra base hit

How about a Hank White HR

I guess not

How about a pinch hitter for Marquis.

What?

+1

-1

He'll be out of the game early.

It is too early to take him out I know… but, he has no control today. This game is a need to win game. Now he’s gonna strike out, instead of just taking a walk.

I blame his uniform number.

I do too.

But I blame him more, well, b/c he’s Jason Marquis. He hasn’t been the same since LaRussa screwed him up in ‘06. He doesn’t trust his coaches, doesn’t trust himself.

I keed, I keed

Marquis gave up a 3 run HR..OK...Would it have mattered if he pitched 6 shut out innings

and gave up a 3 run HR in the 7th and our offense does nothing? It doesn’t matter..We have to score more runs to win this period. Our pitching has been very good so far, just ask Harden.

+1

Yeah, that's obvious with the offense.

Marquis is good pitcher. He looks good one start, then stinks the next… A game like today, he needs to pitch smart.

How about scoring some damn runs?

We can't go

to our pen this early. Maybe Marquis settle in for a few more innings.

Anybody know if Pink Hat Guy is still in the running for the Cubs?

I think so...

Haven’t heard anything otherwise.

I've been following the business press but

couldn’t parse out where he stood

Not looking good

so far. The Cubs are going to be walking into a buzzsaw the next 4 days.

Well, pack it in

If you’re foreshadowing a sweep, why bother watching? Take a walk or play Scrabble or something.

This isn’t a “everything’s ducky” post, but the truth is, you don’t know what’s going to happen next week, or for that matter what’s going to happen the rest of the day.

That's what

I’m going to do right now. I’m really just not enjoying watching this team as of late. I’m getting ready to load up my canoe, go out to a local lake and do some fishing. The season is far from over and I’m sure they will break out of this slump at some point, but I don’t think it’s going to be today. I’d rather go fishing.

qccub - July 27, 2008 reply

sounds like a lovely afternoon -- hope they're biting!

I'm going this evening...never have any luck this time of the day.

Caught four 1-2 lb catfish last night. Fried em up and had some hush puppies and cole slaw with them. Excellent dinner I must say.

This team has major issues with the o!

DeRo's really inside conscious right now.

Early in the season, he was getting pounded inside. He made the adjustment, and had a great May. Teams are now going outer half on him, and he is pulling a lot of those pitches. As soon as he finds the RCF gap, he’ll get scorching hot. Hopefully, today…

I noticed he tried to

pull an outside pitch in his last AB. Soft grounder to short

Trying to hit homers...this team will start hitting when they start trying to hit to the gaps

Agreed

they are all trying to pull the outside pitches

He's been doing it for the last month.

He’s opening up early to get to the inside pitch. Trouble is, he’s not seeing a lot of inside pitches right now.

Glad we're treating this bum like he's Cy Young!

When is the hitting going to come back??

This is ugly...

TyCubsfan - July 27, 2008 reply

I feel a K coming

I hate being right!

and marquis

swings at ball four twice.

DFA Howry and Marquis

Call up Hoffpaiur and Wuertz.

And go with 11 pitchers

and 2 LHB PHers?

At this point

I don’t see a problem w/ 11 pitchers because Lou only uses 8 or so anyhow, but I see where you are coming from I don’t like CaliCubs idea

Fine..

Let’s just DFA anyone that goes into a slump….Geez..

DFA Marquis?

And eat 20 million?

Ummmmm….not going to happen.

Better To Eat $20M Than The Brewers' Lunch

I always say….

He's not owed $20 million.

The idea is to get someone to take some his money for next year. Don’t be surprised if both Howry & Marquis get DFA’d & traded…

Remember,

even if you DFA a player, he has to clear waivers after Jul. 31, and and ML players you get in return have to clear waivers. Marquis probably would clear waivers, but Howry wouldn’t. And the Cubs would get either minor leaguers or another team’s garbage in return.

He needs to DFA'd before the deadline...

They both need to be.

Understood

I would just like for there to be a way that the Cubs can get rid of some of these nonperformers.

Marquis snatches a K out of the clutches of a walk

Brilliant at bat

rueful lol

I read on here somewhere....

that teams have adjusted to us. What are teams doing differently? What arent we doing to adjust?

So what, they all got together over the ASB

and exchanged notes?

ha ha ha

lol nice

wow, I thought that was a pretty fair question for the board...

...you are coming in full blazes today

I don't think there's anything fair about it

with all due respect to llc.

I Thought It Was Fair

My guess is that they’re pitching Fukudome low and away, Lee down and in, Soto high and away. They also know we don’t steal that well, and in the case of some of our pitchers they tend to nibble (so don’t swing at a pitch if you’re behind in the count unless it’s a “get me over” pitch).

That is what I dont understand

How could this “comment” be true?

Personally, I think Marshall should have the 5th spot in the rotation

Sure, he doesn’t have the stuff that Marquis has, but I think he knows how to pitch a lot more so than Mutton chops does

I like Sean's attitude, he's willing to do anything the team needs him to do,

and you never hear one word of complaint out of him.

+1000

From your keyboard to God’s monitor!

Tiresome already and only 2 innings....

just watching this team right now hurts my feelings…...guy gets a hit and then we have the lineup set up to make sure the guy has no chance of scoring…...we make mediocre pitchers look good…..and I forgot how frustrating watching Marquis pitch can be…..at least it is early (that’s reason for optimism or not???)

Braun just hit a homer for the Brew Crew

I really what Lilly to drill that guy with the first pitch he throws him!

Right Between His Googly Eyes

Game plan for Marquis against the Marlins:

Throw a Fastball

Repeat

wooo! three way collision averted

Braun HRs again

4-1 Brewskis

let him get it out of his system now and go cold when we visit this week

Braun another 2-run homer

This guy is unreal

Maybe he's the REAL "little babe ruth"?

BOLD CLAIM

He is the best right handed hitter in the National League.

Um...

There’s a certain first baseman in Missouri who’d probably take offense to that claim.

Check The Bat

and take him out of his game.

That'll be six games since the AS break the Cubs coughed up.

Nice.

Considering how hot the Brewers have been

I don’t think it would have mattered much.

Brewers want to run away with this thing......can we stop em???????

Gonna find out real fast

[Shakes magic 8-ball]

All signs point to NO.

Well, considering we're even right now

I don’t think anybody’s going to “run away” with anything, unless you count on them winning 90 percent of their games from this point forward. And if they do, God bless ‘em.

well,

i officially hate tbs

I think that ball is gone

wow..we are down by 5 now :-)

shit

another crappy ball

sigh....

Maybe I should go to the beach, this is getting depressing.

Take me with you...please!!

Bring the hook

get Markey outta there

It looked like a homer to me

This is unreal.

If I were Lou, I’d put in Samardzija now to prepare him for his next start.

not at all....I work Marquis for as many pitches as his arm can handle today

...we need the bullpen fresh for Milwaukee

+ALOT

Agree

Leave him in and fully expose him for the bum he is.

take him out

and put anyone else in to pitch

Guess the swoon

came a month late this season!!

Somebody convince me that they won’t be buried in the next 4 days.

Zambrano, Harden, Dempster, Lilly

Sorry, can't be done

Take off now while you have some sanity. No matter what, you won’t be convinced.

Jump off that ledge ASAP!

I'm not taking off

I’m sorry I’m not positive. I haven’t seen too much over the past month to be positive about.

Then you should shut it off

Why punish yourself?

Why don't you

stop telling other fans how to act. Stop acting all high and mighty

boo hoo

if you act like an attention whore, don’t be surprised when you get pimp smacked

RightFieldSucks - July 27, 2008 reply

They have 10 games left vs MIL

Not just these next four.

Game nearing outta reach with our offense.....deflating feeling watching this crap.....

I do not like you Jason Marquis….boo him lustily…...

The crowd could get ugly if Marquis doesn't pull it together.

boo birds are starting to crow

I don't like him either

but there is nothing we can do about it.

Nice, Marquis getting pummeled. 5-0

And it’s a guy who hadn’t had a hit the whole series. Just keep swinging for the fences, boys!! Say hello to 2nd place, f*ck!!

3-40 career versus the Cubs!!

Just release Marquis, there’s a reason LaRussa was done with him 2 years ago: HE SUCKS and doesn’t listen to his coaches.

Who else what's to hit the panic button?

Anyone?

Come on you know you want to.

It's what bedwetting Cubs fans do best

God

you’re annoying!

TheRamZamDLEE - July 27, 2008 reply

No, posters like this are annoying

You know you don’t have to type in every thought that comes through your head.

+1000

Dude

You and I have had a few baseball conversations. When others get upset they whine and get pissy, but when you get disappointed, you become authoritative and mean. Everyone vents in their own way I guess. But come on, you are better than that.

Let It Go, Bruce

I would advise posting positive stuff instead of calling people out – eg. “there’s two full months left, we’re at home most of August, etc.”

The Pain

Is there a spelling bee on TV somewhere

Might as well leave him out there

Take the beating, save the pen.

LSA

that's from the Tony LaRussa school of coaching??

It's not the worst idea

It’s not like I said bat him 8th…

good point

maybe you could that if it was Zambrano out there….

who comes in?

Agree

This guy has no clue how to pitch...10 cent head

Maybe hank White gets part of the blame????

Did he not call the pitch???

It seems like nobody’s doing their Homework. First Hermida gets 3, now Jacobs with 2.

Marquis is useless with Samardzija on the roster.

Jeff’s got more upside, better stuff, not to mention he’s fast as hell and can hit.

Ballgame....again

It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Big, big, big trouble over the course of the next few games. If this keeps up, they’ll be out of the division race by next weekend. Absolutely atrocious plate appearances continue and bad starting pitching is now continuing this extended malaise of no offense. Trouble ahead just as was said a week ago.

krummy12 - July 27, 2008 reply

This makes me laugh

Another brain stem checks in

Absolutely atrocious posting combined with lack of perspective is now contributing to this board’s endless malaise.

and what is it exactly

that you contribute?

TheRamZamDLEE - July 27, 2008 reply

Come on man

You’re not paying attention. Keep drinking the kool-aid. This has been bad for far longer than you’d like to believe. Wake up. Next thing you’ll know, the season will be over and you’ll wonder what positive comment you can make. Face reality, this team is horrible right now and the longer it goes, the thinner the “over the long haul” arguments become.

krummy12 - July 27, 2008 reply

its the bats, period. it will turn around, cant score 2 or less for this long much longer

Did you see me making positive comments, moron?

There’s a big difference between slumping and extrapolating it the way you have.

Go stick your head in an oven and do the rest of this board a favor, will you? “Krummy” is an appropriate handle for you.

Can we DFA you?

TheRamZamDLEE - July 27, 2008 reply

Not Cool

I know you’re frustrated but ease off the “head in the oven” stuff.

Sorry about that

but jackasses like that make me lose my cool.

And DFA yourself, TRZDLEE.

Wow

I don’t really give a damn whether you or Krummy is right, but suicide is nothing to joke about.

You're right

That was out of line. I apologize.

Thank you

I appreciate it.

marquis is the only

bad pitching performance man!

where is bad starting pitching??? besides today? Harden and Dempster kept us in games, look at the bats buddy

DRAMA QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!

It may get so bad today they'll actually use Eyre

Scottie's been looking like he's dying to get in a game,

with balls flying out today, think he’s still gung-ho to get in this game?

He may not have a choice

Almost (but not really) want Marquis to get his head bashed in here.....

convince the Cubs that he just completely stinks…....and he will be in for awhile…..

ahh.come on now

I said almost......I would much rather he straightens his crap out and we come back and win

Time for this offense to show up..Its actually way past time

way, way past time.

Marquis is not that far from losing the crowd. Ask Corey, Jaque and LaTroy how that went.

There is no use complaining about Marquis...I just hope our offense stops stinking..

OK, Sori's going to get it started this inning.

Brewfans must be having an

orgasm of joy right now. Oh well. 12 years since the first NL team to reach 60 wins won the series…make it 13.

Go back to Brewer land buddy.

It’s called a slump. The Brewers were in one for 2 months.

Slump or trending down?

I hate the Brewers and don’t you forget it!

Huh?

I'm just frustrated with all these ledge jumpers.

Think before you post people.

I have hit the panic button...

I think it is time to for other (Jim Hendry) to do the same!

I also think Hendry should make a deal

but in no way shape or form should the panic button be hit.

and do what?

Best You Could Hope For

is a “more of the same” guy. By that I mean a guy with numbers not significantly better than a Lee or ARam or DeRo, but someone you’d still get in the hope that you can get lightning in a bottle for the next two months. Plus they’d have to come from a team willing to accept the middling prospects the Cubs could offer.

I guess I don't understand

first of all, where does this guy come from?

second of all, do you really want to bench Lee or Rami?

See, You Wouldn't Bench Lee/ARam

You’d work the new player into the mix, spelling Lee/Dome/whoever once or twice a day. Not someone who would REPLACE our guys right now…someone who you would hope would be be hot while the current lineup thaws out.

Guys I have in mind would be Ibanez or Catalanotto or Kearns. Bargain dudes that you could only hope that a change of scenery would spark them.

I look at this the same way I look at Pie.

You don’t come out of slumps sitting on the bench.

Even For Just a Day or Two?

That’s what I’m saying here…or trying to. My English ain’t so well.

Did it help?

thanks so much for your insight and brilliant analysis

In my wildest dreams I would have never guessed

they’d come home and continue to look this bad. I don’t even care about Milwaukee right now. Our team looks B-A-D and nothing Lou tries is working.

Lou looks like he has lost this team

hopefully he can get them back.

"Lou looks like he has lost this team"

You lost me there

Not Sure I Agree

They’re trying to do too much, it seems. They’d be mailing it in if Lou lost them.

Lou can only do so much

There are only so many buttons to press for him.

well...

maybe a BIG series liek the one against the brewers can fire up the offense

I sure hope it does.

I fear this board is gonna get uglier than the game itself if we don't do a little rallying...

and just think we get to take this act on the road to Milwaukee….......I shudder to think what this board will be like after that 4 game series…....

planning vacations for 1st week in october

That’s what this team will be doing if they dont make adjustments

Marquis will not go back out there...

Shark & Marshall are fresh, as is Eyre.

Marshall is not available, he pitched 3 innings yesterday.

eswan9 - July 27, 2008 reply

I forgot that, thank you.

I think you will see Marquis again

I doubt they want to break into the pen this quick.

+1

eswan9 - July 27, 2008 reply

I think you might.

They don’t want to go the pen this early, but Marquis doesn’t have it today. This is a game that they can’t let get out of hand.

Why is it marquis fault all the time

yes he looks horrible today,

But today would have been a possible sweep day if the offensive showed up friday & saturday

Good point

The fault points directly

at the bats.

It's not his fault all the time...

...only when he pitches. j/k

Sori single

He's looking better today!

Soriano

is starting to get his stroke back.

very good sign and Dome's a bit better it seems too

twss

Take a walk!!

OK, I'll take a double.

Dump Marquis

Enough of Jason Marquis already! Put Marshall in the 5th spot. Marquis is a lousy second half pitcher historically. He is of no use.

maybe it takes a bad start by a pitcher to make these hitters

dig deep and wake up. Let’s just see how they respond. Stranger things have happened.

The 8 guys in the line up have not been getting timely hits when we have had great starting pitching, so maybe this is what it takes to wake the bats up.

Think outside the box.

LAcarl519 - July 27, 2008 reply

I like the way you think!

Here we go, I feel a rally coming!

Once they flip the switch

Its watch out NL and everyone in the way. This team is too good to just hang their heads and walk away.

I agree

good at At Bat by TheRiot

why did Soriano stop?

Quade was playing a bit conservative

no outs

don’t want to get thrown out at home with no outs

true

and with Lee’s groundout, at least we get on the board

We are down 5 and our "clutch" guys are up....in theory

yes...

theory

Its about time.....

Theriot double Sori to third

I think Sori could have scored there but he wisely stopped safely at third

there we go riot

A debatable hold at third...

but I think it’s the right decision. You don’t want a rally to be killed before it begins.

Can Soriano take a bigger turn around 2nd??

odd baserunning

anyone forget that

this team can come back….they can get out of slumps…and they can win!!!!
go cubbies!!
go away troills

"TROLLS" i mean

Troills too...I hate those guys! :-)

haha

me too

its amazing how quiet it is now for 5 minutes when we are hitting the ball

kind of nice

amen...

We do and we pray

Agreed completely

This thing is going to turn around and in a big way! Away trolls, away with you!

Well said

good thing no one at first

wow..Lee got his Double Play swing going..but luckily 1st base was open

Got the run in, but another terrible swing by Lee

we got 1

At least we’re not being shut out now

Well we got a run.....DLee hits mucho ground balls in big situations it seems....

Way to go Slugger!

Ground out to SS. Way to step up.

That looked gone off the bat

YEA!!!!

Ground Rule double

Theriot scores 5-2 1 out

Whoo hoo!

Go Aramis!

here we go.

Way To Go

ARam may be waking up a bit.......come on Edmonds.......make us smile a little....

YA! There ya go 1-4!

Thats how we want the top of the order to play

close one for aramis

Just a little more and it would have been gone

Time for the 5-7 hitters to make some hay!

Its going to take everyone

To get a win here. And to right the ship.

1 thru 9 need to plant a whole field of hay today!

LAcarl519 - July 27, 2008 reply

Where has this been

over the past month? Hope this continues!!!

Like Lou said..don't get too giddy..we want them to be consistent

Maybe they can get down to the pitcher's spot.

Then they can pinch hit for Marquis.

why?

marquis swings a good bat

b/c he doesn't have it today.

If they get down to the pitcher’s spot, then they could only be down a run or two. You sacrifice a pitcher for offense in a game like today’s game.

understood

June 29, 2007

Rich Hill coughs up 5 runs before a single Cub bats. Cubs win 6-5 on a Ramirez walkoff! Anything is possible, unless you give up.

Boo ya.

anyone watch TBS

Renolds make a lot of sense.

Harold Renolds for hitting coach

what did Harold say?

adjustments and Marquis pitching lanes

He is talking about how Jason just throws the ball in lanes.

All his pitches are moving in the same direction

The same Harold Reynolds who says that

Marquis is a flyball pitcher and that the curveball is his best pitch???

First game I went to last season

Only games I went to

were that one, and the one on June 2 where Lou got tossed. Can I pick ‘em or what?

JEdmonds working the count...

Hope he gets a good one to rip.

Crap, K

come on..Jimmaaay

he's pressing.

K

He had a pretty good AB though...

fouling off a couple 3-2 pitches.

Too bad he fouled off ball four earlier in the count

BigJohnAZ - July 27, 2008 reply

This guy's throwing the high fast ball on 3-1...done it twice now, hope the hitters are watching

They can't watch when they swing at it

Lee would be a good 7 hitter in this lineup, guy has no power

unfortunately we have no other options in the 3 hole

CubsBall2202 - July 27, 2008 reply

Drake sucks

Drake totally screwed Marquis against Jacobs. Lou should have kicked dirt on him.

Edmonds whiffs

Edmonds made the dutch boy work his arm

Edmonds is brutal…...

swung at ball 4

Microcosm

Offense is swinging at ball four and pulling low and away stuff, etc..

Ha! Len's worried about his car getting hit,

(which happened earlier this year.)

There goes that rally..

they will pick it up later

why in the world is DeRo trying to pull every god darn pitch?

You've nothiced that, too?

BigJohnAZ - July 27, 2008 reply

DeRo is worthless right now.

I knew that sending 8 Cubs to NY for the all star game would not benefit this team

More solid hitting with runners in scoring position

CubsBall2202 - July 27, 2008 reply

Well we got 2

Jason just need to hold ‘em.

Sucks to leave a man on 2nd

But a good inning nevertheless

Crap....well we got our typical 2 runs.....which we have had in all 7 of our last losses....

Edmonds hitting 5th after sitting in the bench???? Hmmm…..and DeRosa hasn’t had a big hit in awhile…...

Cubs get a few.

Closer game than it was 3 outs ago.

Get your stuff together Marquis and put in a few good innings here!

Edmonds sure did swing at ball four

The problem we have is 6 runs wouldn’t be enough. No way is Marquis and this worn out bullpen going to hold it at 5-2.

Would of been a strike with Drake

we will see about that..1 step at a time..

Well, shut it off, then

Can you predict the lotto numbers tonight, too? Now that would be a real benefit to mankind.

2 risp left in 3 innings

Well the good thing there

Is that at least they have had runners on. So, they should have had at least 4 RISP through the next 6 innings.

Notice how the offense had better swings the 2nd time through the order?

That means there’s hope we can come back. We just have to keep chipping away. It’s early and we don’t have to get it all back at once.

Come on Jason, you can hold them!

I was thinking that too

but they still had a couple days rest after so who knows?

Good start to the inning.

Can Jason Marquis pull his scruffy head out of his backside and keep it where it is???

Inquiring minds wanna know…...man, is the top of their lineup batting out of order? It seems like they are always up!!!

marquis cam settle down

so settle down, everyone

www.marquis-cam.com?

perv. :P

WHo knows… I doubt if the really rest any way on break..but I can dare to dream that they were getting their beauty rest and not partying

Ownership

We can’t allow Reinsdorf, Einhorn and Selig pick our owner. They will pick a cheap ass.

Overflow

is up

Ugh...

MLB.com has “After reaching the top, Brewers aim to stay there” as a headline. I don’t think I’ll be able to turn on SportsCenter tonight even if we win… the Brewers fawning will just make me gag.

You mean SportsCenter alone doesn't make you gag?

Frontrunners

The dollar-driven media loves the team du jour.

Agreed - I am not sure how you trun down the highest biider

willie mays hayes' gloves - July 27, 2008 reply

Jason Marquis - TFU

Canning

I really hope Canning is out of this. He is a Bud shrill. Micheal Sneed said Canning was trying to push the sale of Wrigley to the state. Sounds like Reinsdorf, he stole 200 million to build the Cell.

"What's That On Your Shirt?" DOING!

Remember that stale gag from fourth grade? My fear is that Reinsdorf would figuratively do that to Canning whenever possible.

Cubs need to be patient

Marquis just walked this pitcher is wild. Don’t let him off the hook.