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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Braves, Thursday 8/14, 6:10 CT

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Braves announcers are amazed Hampster has 8 homers
I just dropped in to say...

… can we never, EVER let Bob Howry near a major league mound again?

Thank you. I’m out of here again. Let’s win this game!

Shitty because he did OK yest.
yeah.

he’s lost his consistency.

I think if Howry was on the playoff roster

And we had a 5-7 run lead late in the game, and he came in and blew it…I think I’d kill myself.

if it’s any consolation, this post made me laugh out loud.

yeah howry has to go.

lol...

wouldn’t you want to kill him first? A quest for vengance and anger?

I think I'd get suspended from Wrigley for doing this

If you get in trouble for running on the field…imagine the repercussions for anything else!! Not worth it.

(sarcasm, all of it)

yep

i think it would give the cops motive

+1

There is no way to defend him staying on the team. Activate Lieber from the DL and DFA Howry.

Good hit RJ!

I do agree, I have no idea how Lou is going to trust Howry in a relief situation when he gives up runs like these. He has to keep his composure and pitch no matter the situation.

He had a 7 run lead! Pretty good situation.

I can’t see the game, did he lose his composure? I think he’s got to go.

I'm just picturing Lou turning to Howry in a big playoff situation

or worse in a game like this during the playoffs and we have to sweat it out.

cuz he doesn't walk guys?

guessing

More profound words have never been spoken.

TWSS

(couldn’t resist)

We just traded him to Atlanta for 3 more games with them!
This makes me feel even worse

for letting go of Eyre

Agreed, way to go Reed
cmon

let’s just finish this game and get some rest!

DOUBLE for Johnson!
Good at-bats tonight for Soto
love to see geo doing good.

he’s such a stud

get that 3-spot back
Bobby Cox has this look

of utter disbelief. “Are you a mlb pitcher or NOT???”

scrappy reed johnson tags up and moves to 3rd on the out.
had to step out awhile, wife said Aramis has just a bruise

I trust my wife, but can anyone verify?

you can trust your wife

funny. i just logged on to find out this very same thing.

glad it’s just a bruise.

Hey, all - just got back. What's the word on Rami?
Bruised hip - day-to-day
hip bruise day to day
Cool. Thanks.

That’s what it looked like, but wasn’t sure.

also

possibly a pelvic buise

well now that i don’t care for.

day to day
nice thanks all, good news, I thought he pulled something
I just pulled something....my pelvic "bruise"

Ok…sorry, sorry. That’s lame….

Better watch that

make you go blind

grow up catholic by chance LT?
lol

how did you know?

b/c I also grew up catholic

when I was little, mom use to tell me if I could get thru the rosary I could get back up.

so is this how HBCG got her name??
no she does have an visual disability.
sorry to hear that

where has she been lately anyway… She usually livens it up in here

she was here earlier in the thread

but not sure why she hasnt been around

pssst!

they tell Jews that story too. I promise!

Oh, and Episcopalians, but the hair is silkier. :P

seems like something you come up after being in Miami for a weekend, not before

you can grow hair on your palms for that too, mister. so you better watch out.

Finally

Milwaukee is going to play a major league team starting tomorrow.

been beating up on

AAA since the allstar break

except for, you know,

when we swept them. In Milwaukee. :D

i really do hate the west coast

their game is at 9 pm tomorrow, i hate following late games

I like baseball

but there’s no way I’m following late games for Milwaukee. :D

be happy, its 10 here
it is amazing that they happened to play the 3

last place teams in a row. Well that is over with now and we are holding our ground.

Decent pitching matchups, too
Alright, White Castle

don’t let us down!

Harold and Kumar?
First time here?
Thats two K's for Marmol
K!!!!!

FILTHY SLIDERS!

Ergo, "White Castle"

Got it now ; )

Good job Marms!
I don't like Marms, its reminds me too much of Farns
I hope that Lou begins to let his starters throw an extra inning here and there.

I fear that he may burn out that bullpen. Just throwing that out there.

It Tie for the REAL Marmol to please stnd up ...

…please stand up….. and take a bow!!

Good to see Carlos throwing darts.

Nice and easy

Marmol is awesome

SWEET!

Nice play by Lee, then nice play by Marmol!

He may be able to come out for the 9th!

Although I don't think Lieber is the answer,

Howry can’t be trusted anymore. I think Lou has been more than patient. It’s time to look for other answers.

Bob Howry

THATS HOW A MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER IS SUPPOSED TO PITCH

Good job Marmol!

11 pitches on the night for marmol, not bad
fast & painless

good old Carlos!

That all star game seemed to work wonders for Carlos's confidence.
Yeah I was mad when they named him to the team, but getting that big K on the Sox guy may have turned his season around
+1

And I was cursing all the way through extra innings in that game dreading that Marmol was getting closer and closer to a disaster on the national stage.

In retrospect, seems to have been just what he needed

How did Howry give up the runs?

And can we bring back Scotty Ire back?

a walk and a hit

and a big ol’ long ball.

Ohh

so the usual?

except he has

a goatee now, so he’s the Evil Bob Howry. The Evil Bob Howry sucks too.

Like the alternate universe

Mr. Spock. Minus the cool.

or, you know

the efficiency. The consistency. The logic.

Oh,and the ears.

10 strikes, 1 ball
We badly needed that.
Hollywood Hogan

coming in to pitch for the Braves?

I was gonna go with Damien...
So Ohmen gets to plunk a Cub
Dear Carlos Marmol

Welcome the hell back. Hope you enjoy the playoffs. Stay nasty.

CEDENO SIGHTING!!
Ohman

used to make me say oh man this guys stinks. Now I say for him to stink away!

First 8th straight Road W streak

since 45. I like it.

Guess we ain't that bad on the road...
With "The Hoff" tearing it up in Iowa, is there any reason for him to stay there?

I have no idea if anyone could be moved on the big league squad (cough***Ward****Cough) to make space for him. He has nothing left to prove in the minors. Well…..maybe defensively, but the dude can rake.

I still believe in Ward

Just like I still believe Harvey Dent is alive

someone told me that

and I said “huh? He is?”

But hey, whatever works.

You and I can have a late-night discussion about this later
i dont like ward....

he has been bad all year

I'm not a big fan either
nice...you know I have a theory...

the title “the dark Knight” does not refer to batman directly (point to the history of the comic all you want). Rather it points to the arc of the story of Harvey “the White Knight of Gotham” turning into a “dark” merchant of vengence.

But I don’t believe in Ward, the injuries have caught up to him. And I would like Hoff to get used to the pressure now so that he could handle it in the post season….if we get there (no jinxes).

Spoiler alert!

I was a bit disappointed in the plotline of Batman taking the blame for the police officers getting killed, although I understood it.

Yeah....but it sets up some interesting plot points for a third film...some nice conflicts to play in the background

I am more bummed by the final scene in general. I just didn’t care about the characters in general, and with that minor conflict in place, the ending felt flat. Especially following two hours of awesome.

think of it like Empire

I think DK III picks up awful close to where this one left off.

What do you think of the rumors of Gyllenhaal coming back to be the Catwoman?

Maggie & Aaron both signed two-picture deals...make of that what you will
It was an intense movie, wasn't it?
im more surprised than anything

that atl didnt retaliate

both managers were warned.

anything happens, they’re booted.

like cox cares

about that

he might care

about the big ol’ fine.

for what?
for Lilly

hitting Escobar

I went out for a bit

when did that happen? Did it look like a purpose pitch?

not sure if

it was but both teams came out on the field

when did that happen?
5th inning

I think

been watching the whole game?
I'm not

I think Cox knew it was coming, and it’s over with.

Looked like he tried to break up the fight

does howry get a hold

for that worthless outing

Has to be a potential save situation

to qualify for a “hold”, IIRC.

Thank you ump for calling it a catch

and not showing up our non-hustling guess-hack LFer again.

Signed,
Cubdom

as annoying as his antics are, the dude is flat out carrying this team lately.
Don't care

He’s gonna carry us in the playoffs

On a side note.

Lets all be happy that Kosuke has actually hit the ball pretty good this series.

alright!

here we go, bottom of the 9th! EVERYBODY UP!

Grah!

I can’t stand up and type at the same time!!

Per Espn

The Cubs swept a doubleheader on the road by eight runs or more for the first time since 1908. You know what else the Cubs haven’t done since 1908?

Beaten the Braves?
Gawd, I am tired of ESPN bringing up these meaningless stats. Bah
I think it was the wrong decision..

to DFA Eyre.

Howry has proven time and time again that he’s lost it and is not deserving of a spot in the bullpen.

Thank you for last year Bobby but I think it’s time for a change of scenery.

+1

But you know the situation (personality-wise) – sucks but I see/saw it…

Agreed

And I know it may mean nothing but Eyre was the consummate professional and teammate I would’ve loved for him to get a ring w/ us

BOTTOM OF 9! Who we got here?!

lurking somewhere in the background
Here

And bitter that Jones was held down :P

Boom shakalaka
"Ho, drill sergeant"

(Just watched ‘Biloxi Blues’ this morning)

Wow people...we got a big crowd tonight!!
I'm lurking from Florida

waiting for the Cubs to my backyard this weekend

Come on Woody
I have been here since pregame thread

I’ve made friends w/ my couch and laptop tonight

And for the bottom of the ninth, a little Good Morning, Vietnam

“Sir? SIR???” What do three up and three down mean?"

I just want my kids back
Come on Woody!!!!

Lets make this quick and easy!

Get 20 K's and get on that plane to Florida!
ooo!

I got this one
TWSS

Enlighten me...

What does TWSS mean?

The White Shortstop? Whaa?

thats really funny

no thats what she said

thats what she said

childish, but funny!

LOL @ The White Short Stop
Wait....

So who are you guys talking about….

FONTENOT OR THERIOT!?

LOLOLOLOL keep em comin, you're crackin me up
You are amusing me amazing how different peeps minds work differehnt

NEVER would have thought that for twss

somebody go update the bcb dictionary...
God Gameday is on crack tonight, I swear
Same with ESPN Insider....
That Olympic swim was pretty friggin sweet

Gold for USA

no spoilers

i’m on the west coast! (;-)

you need the east coast feed! ;-)
Gold for Soni!!!Wheeee!!!!!
Does Phelps have any races tonight?
yep I guess in about 30 minutes if your in the central time zone
GOLD!

Soni wins women’s breast stroke 200. upset over Leisel Jones

That's what *I* said (no, DID)
necessary?

good for you! congratulations! way to go!!! dws.

Fark

Bad luck Leisel :0(

It was a heck of a race

I hope the Aussie press isn’t too hard on Jones, because she’s a fantastic swimmer.

They will be

assuredly… Created the myth she was a good thing and will pillor her for not delivering.
disgraceful

Ok Kerry lets stop these foul balls

strike this punk out

oy

I got just one thing to say to you… Get this mutherf@cker OUT!

I like the TV edit

Strike this …. guy …. out

Hilariously bad

Yes!

I thought I was the only one who noticed that!

Ahhhh, Soni is so happy! Makes me smile
that was a great race
Does my heart good

to see thise W flags inthe stands and to hear the Cubbie chants

Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed

Roger, ready to fly W flag

Cubs fans are standing up and making noise. Where are the other fans?
2 down, Phelps is a big-eared beast.
also has a size 14 feet.
There's no correlation, if that's what you're wondering.
What do you mean?

Big feet, big shoes.

That’s what I always heard.

I know that.. I wasnt being dirty

I just thought wow.

he eats like a beast apparently.
8 to 10 thousand

calories a day

I can eat that during a game thread...

potato chips and beer..lol..

mine is trail mix or fruit
I wonder what he will do after swimming. He has no other ambitions other than sitting on the couch apparently. Coach, I guess. That and live with mom.
Nope he'll have

his own place when he moves back

what the hell was THAT, blue???
Got to make us wait just a bit more
Braves announcers just said

The last time they won 8 in a row on the road was 1945. Just seems like anytime we do something good the 1945 or 1908 dates just pop up

what happened in 1908 and 1945? i haven’t heard anything.

WWII ended in 1945

sweet.

In 1908

First time for ball dropped in Times Square (didn’t know, just Googled).

No record if Ron Santo yelled, “OOOHHHHH NOOOOO!!!!”

bzzzt. sorry. he yelled GEE WHIZ!!!

not, “AW JEEZ”?

we will accept AW JEEZ.

you have to sigh real big and act all dramatic though.

and pound the countertop

and then talk for 10 minutes about how great your new fax machine is, completely ignoring what is happening on the field.

or talk about a toup

AW JEEZ.

how did that runner get on base?
And for that ball drop..

Walgreens will make a big, big donation….

tooooo JDRF. and we thank you JDRF.

and now, more about my new fax machine.

he used to say

donation to cure JDRF.

I think someone talked to him about that…

someone did talk to him about it. and he kicked the dirt and said AW JEEZ.

must go watch phelps…. have a great evening.

Aw dang. A base hit.

Come on Woody. You know I love you Woody.

COME ON! Get it done.

(TWSS).

you cant twss yourself

dang. but i really really wanted to.

even though i am a she?

i hate rules.

Sounds kinda hot...

…maybe we can make an exception?

me and cubbie girl

dont take as an exception.

pass
using the girl card.. .kinda weak

ouch.

well sorrrrry.

us guys are ok with it...

thanks man.

the girls are harsh.

I am a woman too

and I still love the TWSS

1st and 2nd

2 outs

Ok this is kinda getting interesting

Lets finish this Kerry

shoulda just hit Kotsay
come on woody... lets end this...
now he really earned the cycle...congrats!

let’s get the final out

What the?!?!

Woody, bite down get a grip and give ’er hell!

This is no time

to get Dempsteresque

Funny how things change

This is about the time I would start calling him Dumpster

2-2 count

Finish him

At least with that single by Kotsay...

He gets the cycle honestly, instead of the error called a hit.

Honestly? I think this team is going to finish above .500 :)

McCann on deck

Woody needs to bear down….

and he did

Cubs win!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That Would Be a...........

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wait for more olympic spoilers
Woohoo!!!!!!

Finally the W!

Game. Set. Match
thanks woody
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN

CUBS WIN!!!

K!!!!

SWEEEEEEP!!!!!!!

8 Straight on the road! 27 over .500!

Wow, love me some nailbiters

Not really, but still…WIN!!!

That Would Be a...........

Nice

I would like to think this year is written in the stars!

+1
Glad to See Some Fellow Astronomy Buffs Here!!!
Yeeee Hawwww

SWEEP

I am getting sick of this....

Can the Cubs win a game anymore?!

Seriously…

Wait ’til next year.

Let's get over .500 on the road in Miami, baby !!!
Carry this ovah to floridah

+1000
U Rah Rah, baby!
oh yeah!
what a lil over 2 weeks until the first game?
2 weeks, 2 days

against mighty Akron

what road game/games will you be travelling to?
we are traveling to Michigan

Ann Arbor is a…bore

Kick some Wolverine ass
I will, thank you!
plus packers-colts, a hs game, and a bowl game somplace warm
Orange Bowl, right?

;-)

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK

Badgers are goin to Rose Bowl this year

But my Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl last year

I'd be ok with Rose

But would like to see National Championship someday…

that would be nice!

We’ve hit Florida pretty hard in the last 4 years, and the Orange Bowl is all that’s left, but I’d obviously prefer a trip to Pasadena over another Outback or Capital One Bowl game!

I have two Michigan shirts

One says “ANN ARBOR IS A WHORE”

And the other says “F—- MICHIGAN” and Bucky is on the back flicking you off

Excellent!

Your shirt is what my Ann Arbor quote is supposed to say, though bore fits as well

I got to see the Michgan-Wisconsin game last year
Hell Yeah!!

Photobucket

YAY!!
Welcome back
Yeah. Sorry I disappeared

Ginger and I got home and I had to make dinner. Food.

hey cubbie girl!
Hey Bump!
you were missed tonight
especially by galvan...
at least someone noticed i was gone.
I noticed
LT also asked about you

he said something about you being fun

Aww.
I think you meant to reply to HBCG, chicky
yeah

me and reply arent friends tonight :(

no worries

i followed you just fine.

at least you have your couch and laptop
and my badger pillow
that's a Bucky Badger, folks...

Not a Shanghai one

yeah my Wisconsin badger one

“rolling my eyes” didnt think that had to be spelled out.

just making sure…

yeah

welcome back

Thanks LT.

:-)

I’m leaving again though. Olympics don’t ya know. :-)

thanks bumb
bump**
ha...

bumb, bum, bump…it’s all good..:)

im drinking water thats what makes it funny

maybe you should switch to scotch

nope your the lush not me
I'm not drunk

Just choosy.

there has to be a twss in there somewhere
Wheres Bill
See above ^^

lol

As above, so below
Excuse me ATL while I clean Up

That Would Be a...........

First sweep of the Braves by the Cubs

EVAR!

I kinda like how everyone has their "picture" that I can count on seeing after a big W
GOOD NIGHT, everyone!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I Mention................

Good one.

It’s a Mad. Mad, Mad Cubs season!

One of My All Time Favorite Films

Jonathan Winters and Ethel Merman should have been nominated for Supporting Actor/Actress Oscars.

Great game, nice

visiting with all of you but I’m off to watch the Olympics. 24 minutes until Phelps.

GO SHAWN AND MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good night Sue!

looking for more Gold from Iowa tonight!

FIRE UP THE FISH FRY!!

marching towards .500 on the road. let’s do it!!

I hear

Sharkses LOVE Marlin!

Sweep Georgia Pwned
That phrase could be interpreted a bit differently, considering the world politics right now...
Wow, you're right

I was unintentionally political.

Well, we certainly won’t do THAT again! ;-)

Anyone hanging around to discuss the Olympics for a bit?
How about 0 Canada?

Did they win or buy any medals?

I would just like to say

I FREAKIN’ LOVE BASEBALL!

4.5 up on the Suds!

Nothing compares with baseball.
+1

Best game ever…I could watch it all year ’round…

RESPEK!!!

Good Night All !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am pleased :)

And now I’m off to the bar for a bit of gloating. ’Night all.

K.

I’m out. See you all tomorrow!

Good night all.... This is an amazing season to be a Cubs fan.....
The womens all around is tonight too right?
Yep

Lets go Shawn! :-)

Night All. USA USA

thats pretty cool jay

:-)

I met a deaf guy

last game I was at Wrigley. I used the little sign language I knew and he taught me all these Cubs related signs. Great experience. Anyways, I’m outtie. Night. Go Cubs

My night is complete...

Now back to Madden ’09. Haha.

oh man

my hubby has be dictator of the big screen, but he has NCAA Football instead. i can’t and won’t even think about football until September

Phelps is about to swim my favorite event ever

the 200 IM.

I never used to be too interested in swimming

but he is amazing

I swam for 15 years

And miss it every day.

You've been able to watch it?
its been fun

actually. remembering my best times and seeing that I wasn’t ever THAT far off has helped my self esteem alot. :-)

Thats really awesome

I had been wondering about it as I watched them over the last few days

Love the Weezer logo

Also doubles as part of Wonder Woman’s costume ;-)

How do I imbed a picture

Do I need to have it saved to the web first?

Yep. Then you click the pick icon and paste the web address
Or, if you have Photobucket...

you can just paste the html code here

I'm off to watch Phelps & Locte go at it.

I’ll TTYL!

Good night, Cub faithful

Let’s put these newfound sticks to the FLA and watch the Suds as they play an actual NL team this weekend.

Let''s Hang the Goat Out to Dry!

Hang the Goat!

THE CHINESE WOMEN ARE NOT 16!! CHEATERS!! EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS OLYMPICS IS FAKE!!
Excellent perfect vault by Nastia
This is such bullshit that the "judges" can replay this crap
YES!! THE CHINESE FALLS!! WOOOOO
Goes to show you that lying about your age

And making a farm of “Olympians” doesn’t pan out

I'm not so sure they are lying, Dan

Chinese women generally look younger than what they are.

Plus, they’ve gone thru years of intense training.

Benefit of the doubt, sure

But when I Google “Chinese Women Age”, and find hundreds of articles…and considering the fireworks, the weather, the 7 year-old girl, and the city landscape is all fake fake fake, I’ll give up that benefit of doubt.

Dan

Funny thing about the landscape

They actually spray-painted the grass green when the IOC was touring years ago.

This is one of the most appalling photos of our world that I've ever seen

Oh, I've seen worse

But I lived in China for almost a year

I'm sure

I just appreciate the dichotomy

Indeed

The disparity between the haves and have-nots in Shanghai can be quite striking

Is this a real photo?

What I am trying to ask is, “Was this photo modified or somehow spliced together?”

Yes.

I’ll get the source, hold on a sec.

Very sad.
I saw it here, but I know I read it on another "real" site, like CNN or something, I'll keep looking

http://www.athlists.com/?p=36

Phelps going for his three thousand four hundred twenty seventh race
Jesus Phelps is sexy
What?

How much have you been drinking?

Lookin good for the Americans!! Nastia did great
Shawn did almost perfect!
Shawn got screwed on execution
Here comes the underage Chinese
WTF is up with the judges....anti-American bias it seems......grrrrrrrr.....
Yup. We are gettin screwed.
Hey judges!! Thanks for the bendover!!
I saw

The one girl from China had a tooth missing… Tell me, what age do you lose your teeth?

Brad Penny on the DL for the Dodgers

Is it Maddux time?

We need this girl to fail FAIL FAIL
That girl got a 15.425?! Wow

Maybe we should juust call the judges “Not liking Americans”

Is the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song playing?!
This girl's gonna get a 1000.000 the way the judges are going
Here comes a 16.500

despite all the errors

The 14 year old does bad, but will get a 16.875
I think Nastia should go into UFC after this, cuz she looks

Cold-Blooded!!

WOWOWOWOWOOWOOW

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE PEOPLE?!

IF THAT SHIT DOESNT WIN IT, THEN I HATE THESE OLYMPICS
Too easy, many errors

14.525

F-YA!! AMERICA!!
:)

We would be 1-2 but….

I haven't met you before...

…I’m Dan, from IL, IN, WI, MN, and now KS. Doc student down here in Kansas. Nice to meet you.

First Chinese girl is done
Ole Ole Ole Ole

37 the magic number!!!!

Bring on October (Cubtober)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too early for magic
I didn't see the game..

Should I be worried at all about Aramis?

No.

Most likely a bruise. Walked off field under his own power. Didn’t listen to post-game, though, but that’s what we figured in the game threads.

Dan

Sounds good thank you
Russian chick on now
Russian chick on now
The Russian chick KILLED...she's real cute. Did very good.
little stumble i see?
GO USA GO USA
NASTIA IS GONNA DO THIS
SHE DID IT! GONNA GET IT!!
gonna be close
Nastia for sure just got a 14.825
Nastia for sure just got a 14.825
NASTIA GOT A 15.525!!!!!!!
NASTIA GOT A 15.525!!!!!!!
Hopefully Shaun gets SILVER
15.45 needed by Shawn for silver
AMERICANS ARE GOING HOME WITH THE GOLD AND SILVER!!!
that was great
NASTIA WINS GOLD SHAWN WINS SILVER

ITS OFFICIAL

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