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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Tuesday 7/29, 7:05 CT

Let's go Z!

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Not first
Sure you are.
HERE WE GO!

How about you run after you hit the ball Fonzi!

Theriot steals second

ball gets away. ends up at third

Take advantage ARAM

Go CUBS

Let’s go 3 games up!!!

Let's rock Miller Park!!!!
Now that we have that out of the way..

Let’s go Cubs!!

WOO WEE! Chicago Cubs are on the air!
Kick some Brewer butt tonight, boys!
This is going to be a great game!
Sure well

but I will also take a boring cubs 10 run win

im here, and

ready to watch another win

Glad you could join us.
and your prediction tonight is...
not sure...

theres a disturbance in the force, lol jk

pray for us, preacherman!
Anyone know why Dome is playing center?
So the WonderHampster can play
I'm assuming it's because Jimmy is sore, and Reed doesn't hit rightys well?
Glad to see you around again, btw!
Just a guess...

Some combination of:

Edmonds’s knee is sore
DeRo had 2 hits tonight, so don’t want to sit him when he may be getting hot
Want to play Fontenot vs. RH fastball pitcher
OF defense not so important with Z on the mound

How did your predictions turn out last night, DeRo?
Only made 1

DeRo will be 0-2, then will come up with a big hit his third time up.

I would have been correct had DLee not been running in quicksand.

DeRosa's a fine defensive RFer, as far as I can tell...

...and Dome is probably the best defensive outfielder we have. (Edmonds is a horrible defender nowadays.) I actually really like this alignment.

I wish dragon was here...

...has Dome played CF in his past years in Japan?

Yes, he has.
I really want to see the spilled beer pick again tonight!
Poll: Yes or No

Maddux is traded in the next 48 hours

Weird...I'm wearing my Maddux jersey tonight

And NO

No

He retires

yes...

but prolly to the angels

Posted this late in the other thread...so by my count...

...we have 3,683 posts from last night, which includes the pre-game thread, the first game thread, and three overflow threads. I counted that from the time this game started (7 pm), so I guess that can be the official un-official record. That’s our objective tonight, women and men of BCB.

And for note, first pre-game thread had 382, and we are now at 460-ish.

Dan

It's going to have to be a tight game to beat last night in post

counts.

Z cracks me up
That is an elaborate pregame ritual.

Saw Soto, Cedeno, Fontenot w/Z

didn't know how to take him at first

but now I love his swagger

I'm sorry.

TWSS.

WGN bahahaha

DeRosa at C.
Soto in CF.
Fukudome in RF.

I saw that, too
Does DeRo know?
I'd pay to see DeRosa play catcher.

Dunno if I’m interested in seeing Soto in the outfield.

If you gave DeRo an entire ST,

could he be a decent C in your opinion?

If you gave DeRo an entire ST

I think he could do almost ANYTHING.

he'd never get the range
I'd say no, based soely on the fact that nobody has tried before.
DeRo thanks you.

Every interview I’ve ever heard from him, he says he’d love to try CF, but he has no interest in P or C.

But, why would you put a young guy at C if he projects as a ML SS? Maybe that’s the reason the Braves didn’t try it.

All things considered, a catcher is generally more useful than a shortstop.

That said, teams really don’t experiment with moving infielders to the backstop, at least not above A or maybe AA ball.

That said, DeRosa’s body type is closer to a catchers than, say, a Ronny Cedeno. No way you’d try Cedeno at catcher.

Wasn't Marmo a catcher?

Doesn’t seem to fit the catcher body type either.

Z and Fonty doing

their little pregame ritual.

that had me cracking up

I love seeing the team have some fun

my favorite pound down
I like that reminder that Fontenot is shorter than me!
Good Evening all!!

LETS GO CUBBIES

Hey bud

How are you?

What up Gal!
Hey hey!!

Doing really well!

Thank you

I thought I'd join yall tonight for the game!
Big Z goes yard tonight?

Would be nice wouldn’t it.

He bats well against Sheets
We are underway!
eh oh lets go! eh oh lets go!

blitzkrieg bop!

Breaking ball...

falling off the table.

Alf Ks

we’re done…I KEED, I KEED

Where's Dan to call roll for tonight?
Ah, damnit, I was busy counting last night's threads...

WHO’S HERE TO START IT AND GONNA BE HERE THICK-N-THROUGH?

Dan

been here

since the Pre-pre-game thread.

alas won't make it thick and through

bummer. But I’m taping and will be all caught up by morning

I've been here...

trying to catch up on all the comments…almost done..

I'm here

virtual beers for everyone!

make mine a

stella artois please

Or Budweiser.

Same thing.

heh?
InBev:

This beer is our beer.

The great Belgian Lager..
oh snap

that’s right

Virtual Three Kings for me please...

A Russian Stout would be nice..

can i have a sprite??
is zambrano still drinking

red bull and coffee?

For a while...

until I have to make some calls for work

I'll be here
am I late?
You have been granted entry, move along
Bad news for the Cubs tonight

Sheets has his curveball working.

The RIOT SINGLE

good start..come one D LEE

there we go theriot
Nice hit Riot...

Looks like Sheets is pitching well…hopefully he gets derailed.

DLee batting w/ <2 outs and a guy on first...

just has me cringing for a dp. sorry

when?

now? That’s not possible. DLee bats third, it’s the first inning.

oh, wait

I misread. Never mind.

De Jesus at first--lets trade him for Sandberg and Bowa
Larry Biitner

He can play anywhere, even pitch

Vance Law was my favorite hitter / emegency pitcher
good swing by DLEE
Lee almost got that one
WGN Camera shot @ 1st base

Theriot is about half as wide as Fielder..

I miss northsider's pxp

and color commentary :(

Very much so indeed
I do too.

I hope he has time to keep up with the Cubs.

anyone else blacked out on wgn?

i have to watch the brewer station again…

I'm not
lucky you... but i live in WI
Oh, that makes sense then
Theriot got a good jump
double steal!
NICE!!

Scrappy

I know this got talked about a lot last night

But I don’t get Comcast Chicago out here so this is the first I have been able to notice it.

This crowd and atmosphere is absolutely unreal. From the first pitch the crowd is into this.

Lets go ARAM
on the wgn broadcast

does anyone here a strange background noise?

doesn't happen during the commercials

just during the game.

yeah, sort of like a bzzz

I think it's

something in the park.

yes

Sounds like a buzz saw is running

Theriot's working on proving my theory...

...that he hits so often to the right side because of Sinatro’s gravitational pull.

But DeJesus imparts a much smaller gravitational field?

Maybe it was Fielder.

Riot on third, E4 on the throw
Let's go Z

Shut em’ down!

Hmmmmm

Sheets looks on tonight

That's what I'm thinking, too.
One inning??????????
1-2-HBP-3

That’s what I’m calling…err….predicting will happen.

gravitational pull again
Who else is excited for the sausage race?
"else" implies you or someone actually is.
I love the sausage race.

The sausage race is awesome. All who say otherwise will be fed to the large and moving Torg.

I think it's

FAAAAABULOUS!

I never would've expected those words outta your mouth ;-}
They're RACING SAUSAGES.

It’s truly a thing of miracle and wonder.

Randall Simon?
I prefer the Perogi race myself...
Racing pierogies are also cool.

Also cool are racing presidents. Let Teddy Win!

love the Prez
+1

Love the presidents too..

My WGN

Is very choppy but we are having some severe storms in central Illinois so that is probably the reason.

No audio here
MIne workin fine in Peoria
I'm about 40 miles west of you.

Starting to get better here tho

Galesburg?
Stinkin Cub Killer!
Durham is a real Cub-killer
carlos sure does some cool pregame rituals w/the other players

pretty cool hand / body shakes

whatever you want to call them

yeah he does it is alot better seeing him do those with teammates instead of throwing punches with em
DP ARE YOU WITH ME!!!!
Yes, I am with you, my initials are DP
5-4-3

WUUUUUUUUTTTTT!

hey brew crew that is how a DP is turned
bizzle, where in WI are you at?
right outside lake geneva
was there last weekend

from Kenosha, now in Racine

I actually go to school out there at Parkside
cool -- went there for 2 years before transfering to UW

what are you majoring in?

Criminal Justice you?
got an electrical eng. degree a few years ago
awesome! you a cub fan or brewer?
are you from WI originally?
since i was 3 i have lived in WI and i am 21 now
GB or Bears?
die hard Cubbie fan and die hard GB fan
outstanding!
finally someone that is smart!
I'll even give you points for UW system
JJ Hardy doing his best D-Lee impression.

But…Fontenot doesn’t have his Weeks quite down.

WAS THAT SCRAPPY OR WAS THAT SCRAPPY!!!
Tough to call Fontenot weak defensively

after seeing him turn that vs. Weeks last night.

Mr. Showboat is up to bat. He even has an entry in Wikipedia.
Nice job Z!!
SIT DOWN!!!!!!
Loves me my Z
I'm walking the dog to the liquor store, he wants some fruity tootie drink, I need some Budweiser
can you bring back a chili dog and some toilet tissue
seems like they

go hand in hand

Okay, I'm back.

They were outta chili dogs, but I got you six chicken wings for $2.99 and a handful of napkins.

Z is looking on tonight
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dominating!

If interested--Lackey has a perfect game through 5

against Boston in Boston. The Angles are gonna be tuff in the WS

The could be very obtuse
I noticed this last night

Seems like the Brewer staff in terms of “toughness” or tough guys on the mound to be facing goes down a peg each game of this series.

Ned Yost

in 1969 was hit in the head with magic arrows while sitting in audience waiting to play Bozo’s Grand Prize Game. Never the same since

hey ben

how about tucking in that shirt?!

or is that the new Gagne trend in Milwaukee now?

What no to wear
dang good catch
I love how many Cub fans are sitting

directly behind home plate!

WOW this place is hopping already...gone for beer, back in a few
Wait.

Ryan Braun isn’t supposed to make that catch. Conspiracy theorists, start your engines.

Not a lot of pitch-taking going on from either team...
both teams are trying to be aggressive
yup... hope not too so
ryan braun better be careful

w/those long stares after he hits home runs. that kind of brashness will piss zambrano off

Hopefully he doesn't get the chance to piss him off...

ya dig?

i'm smellin what you're shovelin
Lou, you changed your avatar from the Mets logo to Texas?
NEVER

THE REAL UT…

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS! GO VOLS.

i’m from Knoxville.

LOTS OF CUBS FANS THERE

UT-Knoxville is a good school. Visited there often.
sweet!

good times to be had on the strip (Cumberland Ave)

SOTO

IS DUE

Sue

Send your boy some mojo!

I'm sure Maddy was cheering

him on from her seat there

This

looks ominous.
How long does it take to close the roof up there in Sausageland?

Rain Delay in a place with a roof

LOL

Well the fact that most of those storms are in Central IL

Id say dont worry about it :)

We just got blasted here around Peoria

nothing to worry about up north.

It's tracking NNE

Lookie here.
Just askin’...

normally they have to wait till after the 2nd inning

that way they’ll have enough grease from the cooking of sausages to grease up the rails that the roof rides on.

Came through my way about 2 hours ago

not much rain, but very windy

Interesting that Madison and Green Bay are dots on that map

but not Milwaukee.

Little Fonty

You can’t stop him you can only hope to contain him.

Love the new sig!
John Wooden, eat your heart out.
sigh. "A three minute upgrade" they said

My TVs on. I just can’t see it.

at least we're getting runners on against sheets
hitting outs hard, too
We are also making him work

35 pitches in 2 innings…this pace keeps up hill be over 100 pitches in the 5th.

Anyone elses BCB being slow on the new comments?
not yet.

usually a few hundred more comments

time to reboot
Fontenometer goes up to .920
Thought after a really inside pitch from Z to Fielder:

If Fielder charges the mound, and Z and Fielder collide, do they create a new planet?

The Onion had a great article about CC and Prince imaging the other as a Cheeseburger or Chili Dog
but since fielder is a vegetarian

they might have to change that to something like sushi

(not sashimi)

NO FASTBALLS TO THIS GUY!
get him to hit into a DP
Z's is better than Howry's
No flat, 90 MPH fastballs you mean.
One HR in 30 days?
i'm here!

anything i should know about so far? fiancee had to use the computer…ugh

STDs: you can't get them from toilet seats or doorknobs.

Other than that, you should be good.

you can if the doorknob didn't use protection

oh, did you mean an actual doorknob?

Cubs one hit, one walk

and three hard-hit outs

Brewers two hits, one walk and one hard-hit double play

Damn, that noise

in the back ground is really annoying.

yep

messing up the entire feel for watching the game.

i wonder if the people at the ballpark here it as well

I'm sure they do.
just one more reason to hope that the brewers don't make the playoffs

i’d hate to have to listen to that crap for an entire series.

don't hear it on FSN north...
right you are

it sounds like something in the booth with Len and Bob

Could be or something

inside the park.

I don't hear it on the Brewers telecast

must be in the Cubs booth

wonder if they'll take a fax like Ron and Pat

and get it fixed

I'm on WGN and it's not here... odd
well i'm flummoxed

maybe if i can will myself during the commercial break…

DOH! there it is again.

take the snare drum

off the top of your TV!

It sounds like a buzz saw in the distance

or a gas-powered model plane

how annoying
could be..WGN has had

some problems this season with their video and audio.

Last week's from AZ was epic

but they managed to fix it before first pitch…

I don't hear it ?
SIT DOWN!!!!!!!
Nice

Ground ball and we should be OK

way to battle Z

love the k’s!

Nice play by the Cajon Connection
Nice infield D!

Onto the 3rd

Theriot:

knows his limits. Let’s get some runs!

Brewer players lost to free agency

Cameron, CC and Sheets. And oh yea Yost fired.

Nooooooo!

Yost in the Brewer dugout is a HUGE Cubs advantage!

That's what I'm thinking, too.
way to get out Z
outta the jam!
Don't tell anyone...

but Sheets has a shutout going. Hope I don’t jinx him!

I think it's too early for the shut out jinx thing

You at least have to make it through the batting order once.

Z hit him hard
4 hard hit outs
these are gonna drop soon.

Sori steals!

anyone else getting a weird ringing feedback noise on WGNs telecast?

you gotta listen close, it goes away during the commericals

read up above ^^^^^^
good then its not just me
wonder if it'll be on the ESPN broadcast tomorrow night
I sure hope not
I'll be able to watch it

on CSN with Len and Bob so I won’t watch ESPN.

the fsn wisconsin one is fine
we are hitting it hard but right at them
The ball is being hit hard, but the Brewers have been flashing some leather.
Z didn't get the memo about

making Sheets work for his outs I guess

soriano's going to carry this team
Nice Soriano!!
Yes! Sori's legs are back.
Come on Lou

HIT AND RUN!

love you Sori (tonight!)
SAFE!!

HAHAHAHA What a TERRIBLE THROW

stolen base for Sori
1 guess hack hit

and a guess hack steal as I type…..

hes running good now!!
Every run in this game will be huge.

Need to score here.

no hit hard and hardy's throw is in time!

lol Bob!

fonzie is running A LOT lately

started to run before he broke his hand too

wow, these guys are really playing some good D

cubs and brewers

Regression to the mean

from last night.

yes they are
Theriot looks...

Safe.

Bad call dammit!!
that's not

Drake umping, is it?

Brewers are getting all the calls tonight

I bet that’s what they are saying on FSN

Are you watching the same game?
that was sarcasm
nah, he was out

close

i hate jj hardy
He looked safe to me
out by less than 1/2 step
+1

tie goes to the runner and all that

DLee just overpowered.
come on D Lee you need to get something there
let's hope that got him fired up
this is going to be a good one!
You know

Im starting to hate the Brewers more then the Cardinals..

Not yet White Sux territory but still

i hate the brewers more than the cardinals

i think

nah, too early

and that’s what the Brewer fans want!

damn it!

sheets should get hurt soon…i miss him being on the DL cuz he is really really good

but i hate La Russa

much more than Yost

sure, Yost is the lovable bumbling yokel
you don't mean that...
1 or 2 could win it tonight
Sheets has 3K's, but the Cubs have hit plenty of balls hard

they’ll start falling in.

how do that many people show up late to a game like this?
Driving up from Chicago?

But I agree.

traffic was really bad . . . backed up to Kenosha Cty

I think there was an accident

They close the parking lots around Miller Park at 530

And theres like zero parking around the park

Why would they close them?

Seems odd…

I have no idea, so don't quote me...

...but I’d guess tailgating.

They bumped their heads

and now think they are Dodgers fans…

braves beating the Cards 2-1
I saw today the Braves traded Teixeira....
yup to the Angels but they gave up some talent for him
I'm counting on you guys tonight

after the umpteenth baseball game, my wife is watching what she wants tonight. God help me!

You need another TV
get another tv dude
that, my friend, is why god invented tivo

I watched last night’s game at 5:30 this morning. and it was just as exciting!

love DVRs and time delay... I'll watch the conclusion of this game somewhere around 4 am
why were the Brewers fans screaming about a Sheets grounder

to TheRiot? Are they that drunk? Or are the fan mikes on WGN just tuned up too high?

fan mikes, probably

they usually are…

Brewer fan sets the bar Real low
And we are 3-0 on Durham,why?
more exciting when he fans!
To set him up for the K?
Now Durham's 3-3 :)

SIT DOWN!!!!!

is Z's command looking a little shaky?

I can’t tell, I’m “watching” the gamecast.

he seems in control
yes
And I'll remember to ask that again

the next time we need a couple of strikeouts.
D’oh!

huh?

Z has 5 K’s and has only walked 1
That seems like pretty good control to me

She was agreeing with you.
oh

I feel like a heel now….sorry

Why aren't the Cub fans clapping over the Durham foul tip

like the Brewskis did for DLee yesterday?

We have more class
Bill Schroeder sucks

“Bit of a showman, Carlos Zambrano”

He showed NO emotion after Durham fanned. Meanwhile, Braun stares at first-row homers.

+1

I realize team announcers are homers but he gives homers a bad name…

I swear, he lives to promote the animosity
that was his reputation in prison
road team has won 5/7 with cubs and brew
I hope it is 8/10 on Thursday.
and...

sit down AGAIN!

between innings comment

damn, that FELDCO song is catchy, i find myself singing it during the day

it's no Empire carpet
Better than Viva Viagra...

Gods I’m so sick of that one..

oh, great

now I’ve got THAT song in my head

Sorry....

Wait till tomorrow…being on ESPN, I bet we hear it all night..

I won't -- I'll be at the game!
Five Dollar Foot Long....
Z has brought it today

he hasn’t been a big strikeout pitcher this year, but today it seems like he is just dealin’

A-RAM

Who put Braun in center?

lead off double
computer problems

o.k. gang.

guess the MAC can’t handle the blog. keeps hanging up (freezing – just the site, not the computer)

good luck and have fun posting

Lou

Noooo! Don't leave!!
ok -- have a good night

Go Pelfrey!

A-Ram wooooooooo!!!!!

leadoff double!

Sorry I am late
its cool

rammy just hit a leadoff double

Rami to 3rd!
Through 3

Zambrano: 0 R 2 H 1 BB 5 K

Sheets: 0 R 2 H 1 BB 3 K

Shakin' Sheets!
Ah Kendall

how I don’t miss you.

HBCG!
yep

i’m here!!

Lets score this run
Dome is as over due

as a woman who last used feminine protection 10 months ago!

Too much?

RAMI TO THIRD!

yeah. that might be too mcuh

but… we got the point.

sigh.

he didn’t hit it far enough anway.

Wait...

Dome’s menopausal?

Wouldn’t he be in the middle of a “hot flash” then?

he could use one . . . .
And.........I'm queezy
anyone have zambrano's pitch count
wild pitch!

man on third, come on just a fly ball kosuke a deep fly ball please!

come on dome!!!
dome, dome, dome

get rammy in!

Over 50 already

Let’s chase Sheets out of there!

Also, my computer seems to hemorrage every time new comments are posted and the "new comment" box pops up. Any ideas?
I refresh my browser now and then...seems to help.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Braun doesn't have a great arm

i think he should’ve gone…

pat said it "wont get the job done"

and a-ram is pretty slow

no way you could send him on that

...but DeRo did the job!

was very shallow
yeah

but braun’s arm isn’t accurate at all.

doesn’t matter. we got him in.

Maybe with 1 out.

Not 0, when you can do the same thing again.

Braun has a very strong arm

not very accurate, but plenty strong for a LF

ok lets go D-RO
Just not sold on KFu anymore
Who is KFu????
Dome....or whatever....
really...

enough with KFu… he prefers Dome. Respect him.

You've asked?
It was in articles

and interviews. He said he prefers to be called DOme.

Good Lord....I didn't A) know that he preferred that...geez and B) that he read these posts.
I believe it is Kosuke FUkodome
Dome is worthless at times...
I would like to see more

But even though it didn’t end well, an 8-pitch at-bat against Sheets is not worthless. If Sheets pitch count gets up there, and is chased relatively early, the Cubs chance of winning goes up greatly.

Yes that's good

but he’s batting that high to drive in runs. Need to see more pop.

+1

good point!

WE HAVE SOILED SHEETS!
PACKERS!!
REPLY FUNCTION!!

I keed.

think we were simultaneous
Now, THAT's WSS.
Go Pack Go!
Um.

No.

I'm telling Madison!
she knows already

BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS!

there we go!!!
AT&T Poll Questions:

Which Wisconsin team do you hate the most?
A. Brewers
B. Packers
C. Bucks
D. Badgers
E. Golden Eagles

Guaranteed not to be C.
Filler answers so A and B could be in there, IMO.
packers

farve seals it

BREWERS!!!

i’m ok w/the college teams and the bucks – HATE the packers, this offseason continues to show how they suck

F. All of the above!

But the Packers are #1 on the hate list

What??????????????

NO Admirals?

It'll be "b"

but it’s E for me.

Their fans are worse when it comes to UWBB than Brewers fans are with the Cubs. (Yet, they’ll cheer fort UWFB….)

that's too easy

Packers

Who can hate the Golden Eagles? (I still call them the Warriors)
RIP Al McGuire (coach from 1964 – 1977)

Woo

nicely done, dero!

DEROSA!

boom! Nice sac fly!

I will take it!!!! 1-0
any lead is a good lead
so, is anybody else watching

“auntie mame”? I’m not making this up…

great "pick up" DeRo
Methinks DeRo is starting to heat up again...
I am not sure that a sac fly, and an infield hit constitute slump breakers...
His first hit last night

(the one on which DLee was thrown out) was a line drive to CF, and his first out tonight was a rocket right at SS. He’s hitting the ball hard—and, more importantly, swinging at good pitches.

I SMELL BLOOD
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Please, not the picture again.
those

and your lovely lady lumps?

No.

Just… no.

yeah

no more of that picture. EVER.

Lyrical wonder, that
DAMNIT. SWL is gonna be all over this when he returns...
I can't help it!

I go where the music takes me!

Is that from "There Will Be Blood"?

Loved that movie..

Will this be the final score??
i hope not

my nerves are still shot from last night.

haha yeah 11-0 would be better
dero did his job i love it
Sheets @ 62 pitches
Excellent

now, let’s HOLD them. Then we can go back and get ANOTHER run.

get to their bullpen early and we will get some more
DeRo is tied for 7th in the NL in SFs.
Do you know his batting average with RISP? Just curious...and you seem to have all of his stats handy.
It was over .320 a couple of weeks ago, but I don't know the current one.
.279 / .368 / .406 lifetime

.316 / .400 / .490 this year

I don't know how many times can survive the leadoff man on base....
DP please
Wait for it....
My initials are DP, I cannot say this enough
any word on Woody?
not even close
damn but marmol looked great lastnight
not back any time soon
like when??? gimme a date!!
only if you're a woman
nothing concrete yet

he’s got a sim game coming up. but his finger still isn’t comfortable enough to pitch w/

As long as he isn't using the towel drill....
hes got a blister
at least he didn't throw his back out sneezing
that one ain't quite got the distance, prince!!
Squeeze the water bottle Fielder
did he jump up and down slamming his bat

on the ground until it broke too?

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