Bleed Cubbie Blue

He sames pretty cool

when I was at the Cubs Nats game i sat right behind the bullpen and he the game was over he tossed a play up to me, pretty cool

wooo!

lead-off walk!

Ball 4

Galvan316 - August 16, 2008 reply

Did Fonz just WALK?

Someone pinch me. I don’t think I’m awake

Sori taking a lead off walk

did anyone else think hell would freeze over before you saw that?

he walks sometimes

its not that shocking.

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

Pigs flying, cats and dogs living together....yeah

Cubs winning 9 straight on the road?

Gotta love Fonz's patience.

Whoa.

that was a nice pickoff move.

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

dont get picked off sori!!

Oops

ggrrr!!

way to blow it

Too late.

Freakin Soriano

Picked Off. Ugh.

GEEE WHIZZZ!!

Galvan316 - August 16, 2008 reply

theriotesque

man

that was horrible

Manny Trillo - August 16, 2008 reply

Edmonds, Ward, Fontenot at 3-4-5

That’s…..just strange.

Question

If the Cubs win the division who would they play in the first round of the playoffs

the wildcard or the team with the worst record?

worst record, because MIL will win the wildcard.

If the wildcard is from their division, then they play the next team with the worst record.

Otherwise, they play the wildcard.

That depends

If Milwaukee is the wild card, the team with the worst record.

If the wild card comes from another division, then them.

It's tricky

They play the Wild Card unless the WC is from the same division (Which it will be) so they ultimately face the weakest division winner.

God. its a NICE MOVE

it happens. for the love of god. everyone take a dang chill pill.

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

TESTIFY!

Galvan316 - August 16, 2008 reply

you just said, and I quote:

GEEE WHIZZZ!!

when Soriano got picked off.

just irritates me

new people show up JUST to b&m about Fonzi. Or at least it seemed that way.

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

I think it was just because he was the first Cub to make a mistake,

not anything against him personally

Maybe

but when lots of new names i haven’t seen before pop up JUST to bitch about it… yeah. i get a little touchy.

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

i believe

i would make a comment if ANY cub got picked off first after getting a lead off walk. if it happens again this game i promise i’ll say something

people are allowed to show their displeasure with a pickoff.

When guys hit HR’s off Howry, do you say it was a nice swing?

everyone?

Is it just me...

or are those dugouts huge?

Barkman - August 16, 2008 reply

they are tall

if I remember correctly. Remember, the wall height is set for football, so the dugout roof just goes on top of the wall. Around the dugout they have extension of plush seats, making the wall lower

stadiumguru - August 16, 2008 reply

also looks like a lot of room in front of the bench

Barkman - August 16, 2008 reply

probably to offset

the distance it takes to get from top of the football wall to the 3-5 foot baseball wall. It can’t be much bigger than modern day dugouts though

stadiumguru - August 16, 2008 reply

Sanchez looks wild.

Sori walks, and The Riot and Jimmy Ballgame give it a ride. Bummer we got nothing out of it.

Hold 'em Sean!

80 pitch limit.

Needs to be effective and throw strikes.

I see Misty's hubby

behind the plate tonight for the fish.

DAMN

well crap

Poop

hm

Time to make this comeback 36!

Leadoff homer

Ugh. This better be a one time error Marshall…

Al, is that you?

and what if it's not????

Then the Cubs will be losing by more runs.

maybe they win

that’s why they play 9 innings

hope they do.

but obviously it would be better if he didn’t give up any more HR. Even you must have a hard time disagreeing with that.

I'd rather he didn't give up

another homerun tonight but I won’t lose any sleep if he does.

so this game means nothing to you?

Obviously another HR would decrease our chances of winning.

sackings 108

did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

No, I was just confused by Sue's position.

she knows our offense can do alot of good things

qujit trying to call people out about there “loyalness” its annoying

Jesus Christ!

I want them to win but if they lose it’s not the end of the world. I’m not a ledge jumper like some.

I'm certainly not a ledge jumper

but I’d be unhappy w/ another Marlin homerun, as I’m sure any other fan would be

My point was

ther is nothing any of us can do about it.

well duh.

take it easy guy

it is early in the game he be upset

its ok

we like to come from behind

Can't we just get 10 runs early and coast?

Better for the heart.

Being a Cubs fan since 1957

You should know how it works :)

jajonez77 - August 16, 2008 reply

Ouch.

But, you’re right.

can not

=)

good job

and it worked!

worked like a charm

you know...

told ya

Way to come back, Sean

let’s get the 3rd out and get those bats going

1-0 after 1

in Cincy, reds leading dead-birds

stadiumguru - August 16, 2008 reply

woo!

sean’s the new ace

I won't go quite that far

but it’s nice to see the K’s

Let's get some runs!!!!

3 k's for Marshall.....all right

Much better

good inning. hr was a fluke

Nicely done Seany.

:-)

I’m off to enjoy the game. TTYL

halfblindcubbiegirl - August 16, 2008 reply

bye

later cubbiegirl

all right...

let’s erase this deficit quick! Sean looks great!

how di dthey score… just getting here

hanley hr

check gameday

what if he does't have a computer??

LMAO

then how is he here?

LOL

DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahaha

pretty simple question I thought

mine?...very, like me!

somewhat like simple jack

for anyone who’s seen tropic thunder

is he really good-looking?

no, I'm sorry to say.

He’s the reason the movie is drawing protests from the Americans with Disabilities group.

oh well

me either:(

no need to

be so snarky. It’s what we do on here…trying to help each other out.

Leadoff Homerun

Home run

DWard flies out....

We’ll get to this pitcher, methinks

we hard hitting the Marlins pitch pretty hard so far

OT Pat just mentioned that Florida has had 4 no hitters in francise history

Mets have zero

That town doesn't deserve the success that team has ahd.\\

Oops, "...had had."

Haven't been around very long, does OT mean off topic?

yes

LBR with the walk

I Love LBR!

It's crazy actually seeing a decent amount of people at Dolphin Stadium

Amazing what the traveling Cubs fans do, this is probably the highest selling game they’ve had sadly.

plus there's some concert after the game

…that’s the only way the Marlins draw on Sat. nights (or schedule the Cubs)

Jaci Velasquez...whoever that is...

think she's a christian singer

the fishes pitcher seems a little wild

The only outs he's had have been hard-hit flies deep.

yes and three walks already

didint we trade him to the fish?

no, that was Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, or Renyel Pinto.

dome bb

Another BB

KosuBBe

Good sign

Kosuke walks.

First and second, 1 out

And DeRosa coming up, I like.

Come on DeRo

bad swing dero

Well...that was unimpressive

Let’s hope Hank White can save the day.

Haha,

That just looked bad, but it got the job done. 2nd and 3rd, two outs. Time for Hank White.

Hank lets go

nope

And...Fail

Dang. Come on, as wild as he’s been, don’t swing!

that was quick!

what happened…ducks for cover

Cubs made 3 outs...

Earth shattering

blanco grounded out

uh i hate that dan uggla

Too bad he couldn't do that in the ASG....

Im in total agreement w/ that

me too

damn!

i like sean’s hook 2nite. oops…2b?

Damn.

Okay, Sean, you should walk the 1st hitter each inning.

GR double Uggla

dude

you beat me to it!!

quick typer, I am.

lol

Cards up 5-1.

Dusty, you really know how to put a winner together.

that's one dark horse headed to the glue factory...

i think you meant to say weiner.

eswan9 - August 16, 2008 reply

The Reds were a bad team last year, and...

…it’s not like they added on a whole lot in the offseason.

everyone in the media was screaming

watch out for the reds!!!

Do you really even trust the media?

no...

just saying

I always thought that if Steve Phillips said it, it must be true!

They also thought the Mariners had a shot.

Hey Cwyers

Congrats on getting linked to from baseballthinkfactory the other day!

Thanks!

congrats. thats an accomplishment

http://mvn.com/mlb-stats/2008/08/15/creating-a-dynamic-fip-with-baseruns/

here's the article:

They added Dusty!

Isn’t that the difference-maker?

{/sarcasm}

DeRo isn't throwing well right now.

I hope he doesn’t have a sore elbow.

Such single-minded devotion... =)

Heroes with flaws are a problem, aren't they?

The arm is his tragic flaw, huh

Only when sore...

He had the same thing happen in 2004 — a bunch of throwing errors from 3B because he was trying to play with a sore arm.

BTW, the reason he gave up pitching after HS was because his arm didn’t recover very well after pitching — so having arm problems from time to time is not new for him.

Don't they all need one

to make them interesting?

Sean hit the batter

Wow its been a while since Ive been in a game thread

It feels nice to have internet connection again… So hi everybody!

wb

welcome back

Welcome back!

Promise me you aren’t bringing bad karma with you… :-)

If so, I will pack my bags and walk out the site

I would like to think that I am important enough to determine the cubs outcome though

haha thanks for the welcome backs! I am back in Chicago for the remainder of the summer, so cubs games will be my #1 priority

cool

know we can roll one

HBP 1st and 2nd, one out

dude!!!

you beat me again!!

welcome back!

the reply button is your friend

so am i!!! :)

well

i guess that’s changed. sympathy, i think…?

that's not funny!

i don’t have any friends

well, now you have 2

preacherman and the reply button…lol

good stuff!!!

double play

coming now

Nope

Need a nice double play ball here

or a strikeout

Or a "K" with the pitcher coming up

K

nice k

Here for a bit... how are we doing?

not as good as we could be....1-0 fish

what inning?

top of 3

Thanks. Plenty of time for a fish fry.

Down 1-0

Marshall has had 2 pitches hit hard, but has 5 k’s

Hey Em!!

Hi Sue :D

How's SD?

Beautiful weather, natch.

Ever since I got here last night all I saw was joggers, joggers, joggers. Kept thinking, sheesh, these Southern Californians like to jog. Got to the hotel and discovered there’s a huge fitness expo and a half marathon tomorrow. Prolly after that it’ll be walkers, walkers, walkers, lol!

lol

k will work

inning over!

cha ching

I was right, work is going to interefer with my listening and thread following pleasure!

those damn criminals

exactly

i will cut the sick people some slack, but thats about it

wow...

havent been here the whole time and didnt realize so many are out of the lineup

lefty heaven

real skeleton crew, huh?

Would the last person to leave the lineup...

…please turn out the lights?

They too can do their

part to curb global warming

Unless nature decides to curb it on it's own.

Trying to emphasize the lefties.

Lefties batting .400+ against Sanchez. Also, resting DLee, and Aram only available to pinch hit.

An experienced hitter like Sean commands a tight strike zone like that.

until...

Okay, Fonzie, make amends brother!

yea soriano 2b

Double Fonzie!!!

wtf!!!!????

Jeeeeeeeeeeeesssusss fonzie.... interesting baserunning...

glad he made it to second though.

another brain fart

Why, why, is he watching the ball???????

he couldn't see it, thought it was foul.

lol

couldnt see

I wish I

could answer that but I can’t.

i think he thought it was foul

Soriano

just run for God’s sake

he could not see the ball

whatever, you make contact you run...dont overthink it

+1

He could run even if it was foul, couldn’t he?

yep

truth

you would be tired every time you hit the ball foul

and ran

agreed.

nobody runs when they think its foul, not even scrappy theriot

well yeah but

some foul balls are more obvious than others.

Don’t bother to TWSS… too obvious :}

what's your opinion on the ones around Reed's Johnson?

i think you should start walking do the line just to be safe

down the line

lmao, got it. make sure your in foul territory, or you could be out if the balls touch you.

love your name, lol

was he to busy admiring it before it got to him?

Bob was covering for him, couldnt find the ball lol

things that worry me.....

When Pat says Im not sure what Sori was thinking. Strange….

I know the play had to be BAD

he would not have made it past 2nd any way

good point

hilaious!

the game aand the thread

and my spelling

hellacious?

yeah, that too

Nice Sori!

Wild throw for pickoff...

Fonzie to 3rd

Nice baserunning there...

Just got in.

CubsBullsBears - August 16, 2008 reply

He made it to 3rd, but it's an exciting night for Sori on the basepaths tonight.

Is he tempting the fates, or what?

emppppty out for Theriot. Bad.

its ok...

he wont have an on-base of 1.000

a deep fly would've been nice

i think lou was a little angry

did they show him?

yea...

he had a look on his face like What the…

Yeah, he was shaking his head and pursing his lips.

Never a good sign.

Just a little.

Wierd seeing Edmonds batting 3rd

Barkman - August 16, 2008 reply

Walk Edmonds...

…this pitcher is horrible, let’s go!!!

Wow

That pitch looked like a strike and the other one didnt… Makeup call?

Remember parallax.

You’re not seeing the zone straight-up, so pitches can be difficult to track.

Dward 3 run hr?

I'd take a single.

yea

i'll be right back w/ that, sir

so would I. But that Hr does sound nice

Uh, D-Ward

Ball THREE lol.

LMAO, keep count Daryle.

hahaha ward

Weird game tonight between Ward on that AB and Sori's running.

told ya

funny game

Pujols did take a 3 pitch walk last year, if you remember.

I do

Brenly's technically wrong.

People have stolen first base before – just from second base. It’s not allowed anymore.

explain?

darn

takes a weapon away from the mgr

really.

what was the strategy behind that.

Double steal.

Runners on second and third, runner on second breaks for first base, catcher throws him out, runner on third scores. Sometimes the catcher will wise up and conceed the base, but sometimes the excitement gets the best of him.