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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Tuesday 8/19, 7:05 CT

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Let's do this!

Go Cubbies!

Let's do this!!!!!!!!!!
I hope

the reds don’t “clog” the bases all night.

Is it just me, or does it seem like the Cubs have been off for a week?
i was thinking sumfin like that
Guns Up Lets do this!

Hopefully we clog the bases and lower the Corey-O-Meter tonight.

Breaking balls in the dirt

and high fastballs should take care of Corey.

Looks like the wind is blowing in tonight
I miss tarbox....
wonder what happened to him?
went back under his bridge?
good place for him
Let's Go Rich!

I don’t care if the K Tracker is low tonight, so long as he looks like himself.

He is gonna rack up the K's tonight. I will be stunned if he doesn't get at least 8, and more is quite possible
That would be great too

He doesn’t look so twitchy tonight, good.

We have him pitching at night in the cool weather like he wants

No pesky Atlanta heat

I guess it is cooler in OAK than you would think

A’s fans always saying how cold it is.
I thought of it as “hey, it’s California!” and tried to go in the pool in April. Yeah, not a good idea.

I'm saying 11 strikeouts tonight for Rich
here we go Cubies , here we go...clap , clap
You guys remember that one time...

when Dusty said “dude”?

with or without the toothpickl?
He had a toothpick?
no, he had 298,048 of 'em
One for

every dumb baseball decision, I assume.

And he played with Hank Arron
first pitch

strike. good start.

Dome needs to improve his .429. Badly.
Dickerson flies to fonz, 1 out
Man oh man does that Reds lineup look toothless......
Keppinger grounds out to ramirez, 2 down
Love me some 4 pitch quick two outs with Harden pitching

Save those pitches Rich!

oh my god I didn't even see either of those

That’s quick!

New shirt for pink hat guy?
I missed him

Glad to be back playing home games at night

Bruce K inningng over
Easy first and one K
nice first inning rich

cueto, light him up

Harden is only throwing 90 on his fast ball

Bad news.

Bad news.

Never mind...last one was at 94
he's just warming up
It can be hard to tell how far he'll dial it up, until he's up there for a while

Good thing the 94 came through

chill....
JUST CHILL OUT!

ouch....hotlink fail.
dude
What happened?

It should just be a picture of Arnold as Mr. Freeze from Batman

It's not

it says “Remote link is Forbidden.”

I had no idea...my bad.

Sorry.

preview is your friend
Hey Em!!

How was youor pesentation?

It was great!

everybody walked away happy — thanks for asking :D

you're welcome

glad it went well

I'll take a 10 pitch inning from him anyday
+1

I don’t care if he rolls it as long as he produces outs.

way to go Harden on to the Cubs half of the inning....
Nice to hear Ronnie back on the air
Cubs...be nice to Ronnie

Score 10 in the first so he can avoid unnecessary stress.

Let's get some runs!!!!!!
Score early, score often

TWSS

OK, This is my rant for tonight: Why is DeRo batting 8th?

Lou’s excuse for not batting him #2 is that he is good at driving in runs. Dome isn’t getting on base, so who is DeRo going to drive in?

Let Dome bat 8th if he’s just going to play for his glove.

He gets on base for Soriano
Nice explanation,

but why does Lou say the opposite?

He may actually be trying to get Dome some better pitches as well

For the record I would like to se DeRo bat second as well.

Lou is managing the team with the best record in MLB....

the offense is at or near the top of just about every offensive catagory…I trust him.

Sorry, I'm just sick of seeing him screw DeRo every chance he gets.

I wish DeRo would complain once in a while, just so that Lou would stop treating him like a dog.

What the hell are you talking about? Screw DeRo? Treating him like a dog?

Kinda over the top…if you ask me. And you didn’t.

Why does he always have to move?

Why not have utility players that, you know, are utile. Starters should have a set position. He was promised 2B, and that promise didn’t last 3 weeks.

DeRo has said that he doesn’t like playing OF. Why was he playing OF when Sori was hurt and Murton was anchoring the bench? Why not just play him at 2B and let him be a productive 2B?

dunno if I'd say it was to

screw him. DeRosa is just that guy where, well, he’s gotta go somewhere. Lou knows he can put him almost anywhere.

Dood plays MLB baseball for the best team in the MLB. I don’t think he thinks he’s getting screwed.

DeRo has a 1.095 OPS for Aug.

Dome has a .429 — yes, that is his OPS for Aug.

Why should a hot hitter who is a fastball hitter be batting 8th where he won’t see a fastball, while a guy who is batting like a pitcher (actually, Harden’s OPS is higher for Aug.) gets “protected”?

Because Lou

knows that DeRo can make lemonade from lemons, and Dome needs more opportunities?

Then you might as well bat DeRo 9th.
Cards and Brewers style
that would give Sori

RBI opportunities.

There’s only nine spots to bat. I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t think DeRosa would suggest that he’s unahppy with batting 8th. He’s batting all over the order, and doing very well.

Actually, I heard him on one interview

(right after the ASB) say “I hope I’m not the one who’s batting eighth”. It’s just like the OF: DeRo doesn’t like it, but he will do it without complaint. That’s why he gets walked on by Lou.

DeRosa is just about my favorite player

I know he’d love to bat 2nd or 5th. But it’s his ability to go anywhere and bat anywhere that makes him so valuable, and if that’s what it takes to get some rings here in Wrigley, then by all means, bat him 8th.

It’s not a demotion. It’s spreading your offense out over the entire lineup.

hahaha

“pitch count is always an issue with cueto out there”

or with dusty in there…

No Harang Thursday

Damn, but we do get Fogg

Nice luxury

when you can hit DeRo 8th

Cueto pitches like he wants to hurt his catcher.
He is one angry looking guy
thinks he's a lefty

cap is askew

new Ron, new style hair-piece?

Rod Stewart style?

Hope he doesn't start singing ..Do you think I'm sexy
Marty Brennamans comb over is lookin good
Pretty bad swing there on a 3-1 fastball
I keep hoping DLee is saving another April like streak for October

because he continues to look not so good right now.

hope it's happy bat night
for the Cubs right?
MLK 1 Astros 0 bottom 1
uhm

did he just fall off the mound?

brewers up 1-0 after 1
Lee Elia is working tonite on the southside
Very nice Rich!!!!
Very fascist inning there..
Yes Harden has a this poster in his locker:

He is one determined little guy
great pink hat guy moment on that late strike call
Can't tell from gameday

But his slider seems nasty tonight, 4 Ks already.

This ump is already pissing me off with his delayed strike call

Im calling a technical balk on him

ummm

Does that add or subtract from the umps score if it’s on them?

Adds to their score because they need more power
24 pitches through 2
help- im at a friends house and DirectTv just blacked us out

anyone know what channel?

not sure what you mean, but im watching on Directv channel 734
I have it on 665
wow

pretty impressive.

Rami

HBP. On the side that he hurt. Wonderful.

Ok Cueto scares me now

That won’t be the only HBP from him tonight. And they aren’t on purpose

that's how you hit a batter
China is taking notes
pirates lead redbirds 1-0
No need to swing the bat right now
Edmonds walks on four straight
Eat up pitches

He’s got nothing

Come on Geo!!!!!!
double to RC
guess I shouldn't quit my day job
soto 5-4-3 double play
F'ing double play balls, we shouldn't be bailing this pitcher out
dome groundout, inning over
grumble can't get my MLB audio to work grumble
what? Fuku grounded out?
-1
you're right

I’m going against my ‘positive-thinking’ roots

I agree he is

really struggleing but it was the name you used for him.

I forgot! Got a concussion Sunday, I'm going to blame that. I know better, it's DOME!
dome sweet dome! lol
I hope your thinskull

is okay ;-)

hahaha, nice

And thanks for asking sue, I’m fine. Got x-rays today, no orbital bone fracture, no pain. Just icing the black eye till it goes away.

Take it easy for a few days.
ouch thin... glad to hear you are OK... accident? bar brawl?
I wish it was that badass...

but I dove for a liner while playing softball and my right cheek nailed the RC fielder’s knee. I just tell people I started my own Fight Club (although that breaks the first rule).

Sounds like it

would have been painful at the time.

glad to hear that
Oh my gosh.

Sorry to hear that. Are you doing ok?

well,

that wasn’t exactly productive. Second time through the order, we’re gonna moidah this guy…

Memo to Reds line up

Harden throws hard

Wow we just totally bailed him out

Dome continues to struggle

Why not Dero batting 7 and Fukudome 8?
Why not Dome benched for a while
because that won't help him

get back his bat.

He better get it back soon otherwise he is gonna be in the Lou doghouse
Starting to be less convinced he will...

sigh

give him the benefit of the doubt at least until next year
Yeah, I'm cheering for him...

but also adjusting expectations.

2-0 brewers
There about to break it open too, 1st and 3rd 0 out
i know...wanted to breal it lightly, lol
Patterson foul popup
Corey-O-Meter now at .196
Is the Corey o meter anolog?

Will it work after February 09

I think it will stop working at the end of September, and most likely never be seen again

Unless Dusty wants to try and fix it for another year

not without

a dusty old box……..

wow my prediction for 10 k's may be low
Looking that way isn't it?
Cueto foul popout, another quick inning
Thank you Cueto! Love this low pitch count
3IP, 33 pitches

I like

Boy that was fast...

I walk out of my car (listening to game on XM) and Cubs have first and second with no outs.

I run in the house and turn on Comcast and I see Fukudome walking off and the inning is over. I guess I should have stayed in the car. Blame that inning on me.

But Harden sure looks good…so far. Let’s get some runs!!!

Looks like the mound is wet/weird, he's fallen off it twice and had to go scrape off his cleats
just sprung for MLBTV so far I like it
yeah I think it's pretty decent
i like it as well...
how much is it down to like $40?
Derosa double as bruce slips and falls in the outfield
DeRo Double!

Jay Bruce getting his Adam Dunn on!

Cheers to you rookies out there!
Dusty ball 18.5 out and clueless
Ryan Braun, Jr
Please Harden just get out and don't get on the bases

Keep those legs fresh

Dunn playing right?

just kidding

When Len & Bob are in my world all is alright

…sigh….

good feeling
wow.

astros just got out of that inning with one scored…brew left a man on thrird with 0 out…
yet still 2-0 brew

Harden needs more bunting lessons, Im glad that he didn't get on tho
Don't guys learn to bunt in little league anymore? I did
He is from Canada so they might not bunt there

Also a whole career in the AL doesn’t help

yep. he's fully aware of his bunting insufficiencies

remember his first time bunting? He looked into the dugout as if to say, “OOOKaaay…. heeereee goooes.:”

He played OF from little league all through high school I believe, so you would think...

Then again, he’s a career ALer and the A’s don’t believe in bunts, so maybe that erased them from his memory.

BAD HARDEN!
He agrees, he smacked himself on the bum with the bat

fine, it was his thigh

Hey all

Good Evening… sorry im late

Hey Galvan!!!
hey hey!

Whats going on

Just chillin with

my Cub fan buds. Waiting for you to show up.

Well im sure 1/2 of that is accurate :)

Thanks Emelie, nice to see you all again

hi Galvan! nice to have you here
Terrible baserunning right there
Ryan Theriot Sucks!

Oh. wait..

haha

i knew someone would…

Great fundamental inning
wow

two pickoffs.

They must think Dusty is their manager again
Wow that was some baker baserunning that inning
curse of the dusty goat
What happened to never making the third out in an inning at 3b?
GEEE WHIZZ!!!!!!
WTF????????

Just give it away there guys!!!!!!!!!!

These last two innings have been awful for us

GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES, stupid awful stupid baserunning DeRo and Soriano

Terrible inning

Absolutely awful fundamentals. Gave away 3 outs.

Reminds me of the entire 06 season
I think we can call that half innning a tribute to Dusty

.Now can we get back to Cubs version 2008!

Letting Cueto off the hook

The guy gets rattled easy and starts getting wild and they’ve basically bailed him out. This is the team we all fear will show up in playoffs ROUND 1. C’mon guys, get harden a couple runs that is all he needs

100% agreed Lou will prolly had some words with both of them already
There have been way too many base running issues recently
what would be really cool

would be if I could import MLBTV into BCB and have it running in the upper right and have this thread follow below….maybe someday

SIX Ks

in TEN batters. Wow.

Astros tied it up, 2-2
Yet the Brew's are still laughing at us.
why?

they’re not in first.

2-2 in milwaukee now
Keppinger single
Good now that we have that over with

Time to win this game

CC middle relief
Cancel the post game show
Double Play Needed right here
LOL!!! Len

is cracking me up.

me too riffing on ron
stylin ron?
Yep.

Len said, " I think he had a makeover"

He can't help it that Santo is stylin' tonight

thank you dome

still loves me my dome
He's not struggling in the field.

I just parroted BB, but still.

Bruce fly out to right
Dome can still play some D, I will give him that no question
that's valuable in and of itself

but I never forgive Sori for his D in spite of his stellar O so go figure

stupid question/comment

I’ve noticed Cueto and Sabathia wear their hats kinda cockeyed, crooked, not centered square with their foreheads. Am I just overly anal retentive, or is that kind of… odd.

A lot more pitchers seem to do that more these days

Just keeping up with the current fashion trends.

The word you're looking for...

is stupid.

well, yes. that was the word I started with
odd...no

stupid…yes

channeling their hip hop?
They are members of that weird baseball fraternity: Kappa Kappa Skew

It used to be exclusively for LHPs, but they now admit others.

and THAT

is why Dome is in the lineup.

I can handle the slump at the plate, it will come

But his D in Right is just nailz!!!!!!!

If Brenly mentions one more time

how great it is that Dome hasn’t let his awful offensive performance (I seriously can’t remember the last time he came through with a a) clutch RBI hit 2) two-out RBI hit) affect his fielding I will lose it. No one cares. Reed Johnson would do just fine out there, and maybe actually get a hit now and then.

The florida series...

you didn’t watch?

Phillips flies to right to end the inning
He was a bit more hittable that inning, but still got the job done

Could we maybe score now?

All right then..

a little support for our pitcher, pls?

Tooth pick count on Dustpan?
78
That's right - I missed the first inning
hes like a woodchiper!!
and they give you cash

which is just as good as money.

cracks me up

every time I hear that

cool! Billy Williams!
alright boys!

It’s Rally Time!!!

Riot double! Smart baserunning please
at least we're not getting

the freakfreakfreak 7th Heaven commercial every break today…

anyone got Cueto's pitch count?
Clog those bases Ryan
Did anyone else just lose MLB.TV?
yep stuttering
sac fly for Rami?
or a two run bonb, please!
or a double would be good
come on ramy!

give us that lead

Riot thinking of stealing home
Edmonds

Lets go Jimmy!

Who will come up when they expand the roster?

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