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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 7/6, 2:15 CT

JUST WIN!

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1st
said it before

Caught this right before we went to the new thread. Love that quote!

Ward was out, and you knew he was going to be out.

Still, worthwhile risk with a 4-run lead.

He was so out.

I knew it the second he turned the corner.

links are beauteous to behold
Still baffled by the decision for Ward to go to the plate, even on a new thread
Not first

lets get this run in Dome!

What is the deal with this first thing - I just don't understand...
Running thing

It’s sort of a running thing being first on the game and overflow threads.

Just a fun

competition between posters.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...
Ankiel still trains like a pitcher, so says Buck

I wonder what that entails.

massive quanities of HGH (jk)
YEAH CARDINALS D
makes up for Dwaryle...
yes!! error scores a run
LMAO!!!

6 -1

6-1 hee hee
Ok we got that run back
we got that

run back a while ago.

I was talking about the one HGH just took from us
YES!!!!

Thank you Cards!!!

Well, that works.

Throwing error, run scores, 6-1!

Springer is taking fielding lessons

frm the Tigers pitching staff.

ERROR

Run scores Dome to second!

Thanks, Cards

Gift-wrapping optional

Cue the calliope
good thing Ankiel wasn't fielding that one! GIFT!
Yee Haw!!! Run 6 on an error!!!!

Smack those Cards!

Nice to see the Gods of TLR make an error...
Low was Lazy to not put in PR for Ward

we know Ward is S-L-O-W…. small thing but why the heck not be aggressive and stick ONEDEC or even Marquis in there as a Pinch Runner—let’s hope that won’t matter (just saw error) but why not press the situation????

Maybe he's going to keep Ward in for Lee for the 9th?
i will slit my wrists with a butter knife if he does
glass half full kinda fan
great shot on the replay of a guy in the background w/a Cubbies jersey taunting his Cards buddy

after that wild throw by Springer. Classic.

Personally I think Ward should get the credit for causing that error

His personal gravity field pulled the throw off line

Thats my boy

You have to take the good with the bad

that’s what makes him a decent first baseman. Ball up 10 feet? It’ll be pulled back down, trust me.

Ankiel is talking right now on TBS

but all I hear is : “I love HGH, it saved my career. I love to cheat.”

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/7/6/565553/ankiel-haters-are-you-for

dude, your fan post was ok but you are getting a little

crazy coming in here and asking cubs fans not to complain about ankiel

Way to be a buzz kill, dude.

If you take everything serious here, you’re going to be ridiculed and you’re not going to be liked; this is your first reply to me—I think—and you’re already annoying the hell out of me.

Do you see me trolling around VEB with what they say about the Cubs?

Nope.

is he an astros fan or a st louis fan

or both or a astros fan in st louis??

I thought Cardinals

But, contrary to popular belief, I have been wrong before

Any updates

On Soriano?

Could be back BEFORE ASB

Guy’s a fast stealer

and healer too
D'oh

Yes, that too

but after BP yesterday, he will not take BP again until

uesday, so return before ASG seems unlikely, according BB His wrist is still weak.

Last i heard he was swinging but not facing live pitching
He took BP Yesterday, not today though bc his hand was feeling a little weak
Yet we know the Cards fans will rail on

about how their team is so “fundamentally sound” and thus more worthy than the Cubs.

But thanks anyway, for misplaying the foul pop before Soto’s HR, as well as that nice infield error to allow the 6th run.

you’re winning the game fair and square

What was the deal with Perez throwing at DeRosa?

Or is he always that wild?

It's called following orders

say what you want about the guy – i will too – but larussa is one of the last in the league i’d ever expect to issue a beaning.

-1

you have to be kidding…

AHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHA

GOOD JOKE!!

that is funny +1
Read "3 Nights in August"

if you don’t think TLR orders hit batsmen.

perez is a minor league closer prospect that has been known to have control issues.

14 hits

Beautiful

Who do we bring in to pitch here
We would bring in Lieber

Lou will bring in Marmol.

Oh dude.

nervous

Dream World Scenario #1

Lieber comes in, holds it. Cubs score two more. Cubs can rest Marmol and Wood today.

I love that the Mets only have ONE all-star
Who did they get in?
Wagner, and Wright will probably win the stupid final vote
Will D Lee be in the final vote?
Marmol

Howry for the 9th?

Wood threw 16 on Friday and 30 yesterday. So I think you are right.
I love the sound of ALL STAR cather Geovany Soto

Teams have had time to adjust to him, and he is still hitting the ball hard. He is the real deal, and should be for a a while.

So much for Joe Morgan's

Greatest Bullpen he’s ever seen

How many all stars do the White Sux have from the Bullpen?

0.

Thank you

They may have gotten robbed IMO
yea, they do have a great pen, or even a starter like Floyd should have gone
Thornton should have gone also.
I'm shocked they don't have a single pitcher

on the all star team.

c'mon Carlos

we need you to be filthy

Pujols and his receding hair line pops out, 1 out
Does Lou know we have other pitchers?
What? Other pitchers?
Nice job Fontenot.
Someone who speaks Spanish better than me...

Why are they saying mar-MOL? I thought that his name had no written accent on the last symbol, and so s/b pronounced MAR-mol.

that's what I thought when I heard them announce

annoyed the hell out of me

I was going to ask that same question. I think they did that on Fox too, or maybe it was ESPN.

I'm not sure wtf he was saying

but it was funny, wasn’t it?

I honestly don't know.

I would lean towards the latter, but that’s a heavily New Mexico/Mexican Spanish that a lot of people from other regions have disagreed with me on before. :P

Did Len just say

Arizona only up by a 1/2 game?

Wow, do the D-Backs suck or are the Dodgers that good?

Considering the Giants are only 4 out - I vote suck
D-Bags suck
Their hitting has just plummeted

they had the most RBIs and HRs in the first fourth of the season—where has that gone?

I'm not sure if they "suck"

or are just in “underachiever” mode. They scare me for the second half—they have a ton of talent.

They do, but...

... remember when I said at the beginning of the season “they aren’t this good”? They aren’t.

You said the same thing about the Cardinals, before the season started

And, well, they don’t suck.

DBacks are that bad, and the NL West is last years NL Central

So AZ should get in by default

YES!

It’s ridiculous. The Giants are 10 games back and only 4 out of first. My grandmothers could put together a team to win the West.

All the teams stink the the NL West
That's Three

Oh yeah, let’s get some more

Beautiful

Carlos

awright... Marmol mows 'em down
nice to see
Nice efficient inning for marmol, well done
Nice to see Marmol back!!!
Too early to say Marmol is back?

Two nice innings this wknd

NICE JOB CARLOS!!!

He would appear to be his old self. :D

and right through the heard of the lineup, again!
Glaus is 0-24

maybe that guy on VEB will write another long winded column about how the umps screwed him…..

against the Cubs that is
Marmol (or mar-MOL) looks like he's back...
Accent over a, it's MAR-mol
That's what I thought...

You’d think an announcer named Martinez would know….

Did anyone else get Zero Sleep Last night......????

picturing the Wild Card Cubs getting mowed down in the NLCS at Miller Park by CC & Sheets?? Sorry can’t help it. We gotta stop that deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-1
Yeah

Because C.C was so great in the playoffs last year.

- infinity
I honestly think you are a performance artist
i hope i'm wrong, believe me...............

we just cannot let this deal happen. those little snotnoses might get all cocky if they get Sabathia. Hendry has got to put something together… IMHO

You need to calm down

and read the fan post about the actual impact of Sabathia.

Dude, he's C.C. Sabathia

Not a reanimated Cy Young

How the hell

are you gonna stop it? The price of food is going to sky rocket because of the floods last month. Worry about that.

Wild Card Cubs?

Isn’t the Wild Card for second place?

It is a scary thought, Brewers lineup is loaded and there rotation is pretty good too

They just need bullpen help

Hell no and

how are you gonna stop that deal?

I'd offer to adopt Glaus's dogs, but I already have two.

...he’s gonna give ‘em a beating tonight!

Where does that joke originate from?
well, in theory, when you have a bad day, if you have a temper you are

going to go home and beat something.

Didn’t you see that look on his face after that strike out earlier in the game? He was ready to punch something. I just assumed it was going to be his dog.

As much as i love Marmol

I am glad he didnt get selected to the ASG.

This way he can be fully rested once play resumes after the ASG.

I don't think set-up men usually get selected to the All-Star Game...
nice approach by the Cubbies hitters today
3 for 5 for The Riot
Brenley mentions the shift for Theriot.

It would work one time, theriot would drop down a bunt to 3B side for a hit and that would be that.

Theriot is muy caliente this afternoon

Cwyers can say whatever he wants, but Theriot’s play today—except for that dinker off his glove—has been superb.

Caray: "Is Cubs for real?"

First of all, the grammer is terrible.

Second of all, WTF?

Me fail english? Thats unpossible!
+1000000000 for Ralph Wiggum quotes
He's still mad the Cubs chose not to match the Braves offer
a Carayism, no doubt
HAHA did he really say that?
*grammar

ouch

Would not be more of a national broadcast question?

Missing Volquez on the homestand...nice!
Dlee Needs a HR here...

or else he officially is turning into MARK GRACE

-1

MDBNIU, is that you?

Why, exactly, would that be a bad thing?
Wow

You really need to calm down.

we are up 6-1!

Is he going to pitch the 9th?
you have a very dry sense of humor
Aren't you exaggerating

just a tad?

Mark Grace, at the same age as Lee right now,

had a 331 BA with a 396 OBP, and that was on his decline.

I pray that Lee can be at least something resembling the brilliance that was Mark Grace of the Cubs.

:rolls eyes::
Just Like Gracie!! Singles Hitter!!!
YAY DLEE!!!!!!!

Runners at the Corners for Rami

Lee 3 for 5 too.

Pile it on, Cubbies!!

Textbook hit and run right there
I was surprised the Rays have no starters for the ASG

Best record in the MLB, and they don’t have one starting a position.

Kazmir made it i thought?
I think he meant voted in position players
They don't have enough Red Sox on their team
Longoria could be last man on
Fans in Tampa have a hard enough time finding The Trop, much less a ballot
That's why the Rays are the real deal

no one’s having a career year (of their position players), yet they have the best record in MLB. They’re doing it with pitching, defense and timely hitting. They remind me of the 2006 Tigers.

Well, the Tigers had some big bats in 2006, with Guillen, Ordonez and Rodriguez

But I get what you’re saying.

Santo wants two more runs before he'll be happy
theres one for ron

Let’s get him at least one more

lol.

I love Ron!

excuse my ignorance – can someone explain +1 & -1 comments?

it means

yep we’re with you = +1

are you fucking crazy? = -1

Best explanation EVER!
Gawd you make me laugh
+1 = A comment that was generally approved by the Crowd

vise versa for -1

Well

Cheers / Jeers
Yay / Nay
Agree / Disagree

I'll be OK after 3 more outs...

thanks for the support!!! i just get upset when we lose!!!

3rd RBI for Ramirez

Hot freakin’ damn, great game for a lot of the Cubs today

Is that 61 on the year?
Take note Jimmy, that's how you tag up and score from 3rd
What?

Ya don’t watch the fielder the whole time your running?

RBI time

A-Ram RBI Machine

This has been glorious game!

Just got to my computer and had to check in. Nothing quite like taking the series from the Cards on their home turf. I was really dejected after the way things went yesterday, but this makes it alllll better!

Geo was hot today and

he played well too. :-D

Geo is ALWAYS hot!

He did have a great game though. :)

How nice it is to see the

members of the Sorto fan club here in force, lol! Love that man!

TBS Still talking about "Are the Cubs for real?"

As the Cubs keep tackin’ on the runs.

HA!

They’re just mad TBS has the ALCS this year. The may be facing the prospect of no Yankees and no Red Sox in the ALCS and have visions of terrible ratings!

Don't the Cubs have the best record in the NL?

After half a season?

What’s unreal about that?

The best thing about this game,

is it will help Woody forget yesterday.

"all my troubles seem so far away"
Why Bring Woddie?

No Save and pitched last 2 games

He doesn't need to pitch today,

just relax, enjoy 2-3 at the Birds’ yard, and have a day off tomorrow with his family.

Brewers only down 3 games??? - damn
yep

time to scoreboard watch

Beating Up on the Pirates Don't Mean Nuthin'...

oh, wait a minute…

they won today.

so we maintain on them, and… well, we’ll see what happens.

yep

Just Win, Baby.

If this lead holds up (and it BETTER)

Cards fall into 3rd place, by percentage points.

If it doesnt, I AM going to help Glaus kick his dogs
I dont like that. It was nicer having them in second instead of Milw
Put in perspective:

4.5 games = biggest lead for Cubs, latest on June 27

And it will be 3.5 games after we win today.

Dan

Coming off a road trip

With Rami slumping/gone.
Z hurt until the last 3 games.
Sori out.

Keep things in perspective. We just went thorugh an injury ridden fest and lost a game.

Brewers have a good team

I’ve been more worried of them taking the division rather than the Cardinals. Ben Sheets is a monstah

Finish these guys off today, so I can delete yesterday from my memory
It was deleted

for me an hour after the game.

I swear that it looks like Lou is sitting on a hospital portable toilet.

I see them everyday at work. That is what it is. Anyone who can rewind, please look.

lol

maybe a stadium seat?

No. It is a portable toilet. One of those that looks like a chair but,....you know
there ya go

it’s a weird barstool thing.

Lidge

“He will be there along with Carlos Zamrano for the Phillies at the all-star game.”

What a weird statement.

Once again, I love hearing the "Let's Go Cubbies!!" chant in Busch Stadium
yep... we've got lungs
1 up, 1 down
Two to go

Keep the boys singin’

and girls too
And the..

CATS FROM HELL

God I hate cats

Booo!!!

I love cats. :-P

3.5 Lead Good...

yeah, i read that in the ‘03 and ‘07 division champ years we NEVER led by as much as 3 games at any point in those entire seasons…

I just had to listen to my

Cardinal fan brother mouth me about the Cubs that made the All Star team. He said Wood, Fukudome, and Soriano shouldn’t have made it. Hopefully he is just sore that they are losing this series and doesn’t really mean it.

He's more sore now!

and that’s the way we like him :)

2 up, 2 down
2 down ..

finish em

Nice Grab D-Ro!!
Let me see if I have this straight...

1. The Cubs have the best record in the NL.
2. They’ve played more road games than home games.
3. One of their projected starters had a nuclear meltdown.
4. Their LF has been on the DL twice.
5. Their top set-up man was terrible the first 6 week.

And they might not be for real????

This just has to be infuriating the "greatest fans in baseball"
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

BUSCH STADIUM GOES NUTS FOR A CUBS WIN!

how sweet the sound
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaa!!!
Good morning

How’s everything today?

Awesome now that the Cubs won
Cubs Win

It’s peachy!

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!

And Dome made the All-Star Team!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!!

Photobucket

Love him!!!!
Your name reminds me of the word sclera

The first three letters really do it for me, I guess.

hmmmm.

Not the intention at all. slc=salt lake city; athena = athena. :P

Cubs win!

Nice game Marshall

GO CUBS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you MARSHALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WIN

Love it. Keep ‘em down. Go Cubbies!!!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!

Let’s hear Go Cubs Go!

WE WIN WE WIN WE WIN WE WIN

Thank you, Sean.

Good series win
Been working on the recap...

... for the last inning or so. Feel free to continue the discussion there!

CUBS WIN!!

Great win!

I just can’t get out of my mind that we shoulda swept ‘em….but as they say, two out of three ain’t bad.

w00t!

this is on my desktop

love it!

Congrats

Kachi - the flag for win

And Dome made All Star starter is a great news!

Dragon

Congratulations on that!

I know you’ve missed Dome back in Japan, but thanks for sharing him - and your insights - with us.

Well

Dragons is really stink right now without Dome, 10.5GB back from 1st place Tigers… too many injuries…

Hey Dragon...

... Any idea how is Jason Botts doing? He went over there a few weeks back.

Will be called up tomorrow

according to this article, he is still playing in firm team but will be called up tomorrow and make debut against Bobby Valentine’s Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday here.

Thank you...

I hope he does well there. He strikes me as a Randy Bass-type.

Finally something really great on the road

Lets hope it stays that way!

Perhaps I'll just replay my tape of this game

instead of listening to two horrible announcers try to make a case that Joba should be in the next HOF class.

Bring on the Reds!!
Yahoo!

hee hee.

cute.

this is my favorite win sign
They have the "The Bill Engvall Show Game Summary" on TBS?

WTF DOES BILL ENGVALL KNOW ABOUT BASEBALL??! RED ANGER!!

We should of swept the series

but games like Saturday—happen. I really believe that we are the better team. Good to see Marshall and Marmol perform well today.

Great Win

Mark of a good team: Coming back to win a game following a really tough loss..

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