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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Saturday 8/2, 12:05 CT

Score some runs!

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Let's do this!!!!
Go CUBS!

Get a Win Ted….

Lets start another winning streak!!

Go Cubs Go!!

Que: Intro to Van Halen Jump

CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR!!!

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE!!

hey hey

how are you?

Ready for a Cub's win

and you?

It's time to get this party started!!!!

Good day everyone! Go Cubs Go

Hey Jimmy
Hey Sue!!

Ready for a win? I’m sure you are.

Im always ready for a Cubs win

But doing well… thanks :)

PLAY BALL!

Rivas flies to right

one away

Not all the Cub killers on the Pirates where traded

They still have Jack WIlson….. heh

Cubs killer is a misconception my friend...
i'd take jack wilson over jason bay or nady
with that said

Wilson flies out to Soriano in Left

2 down

let's bounce back today!
They will, I have no doubt.
1-2-3 inning

LETS GET SOME RUN!

Good start for Teddy...
Let's get some runs!!!!
kinda slow in here today where is everyone?
It is slow.

Not sure where they are.

Well, if I had my druthers...

I’d still be in bed, alas, that is not the case.

Let's go Cubbies!!!

Time for some runs. :)

Just a question:

Why is a Fox game of the Week the White Sox vs Royals?

seems rather silly to me.

It's totally a classic rivalry tha will captivate the nation!!!!!!

And both teams are SO good!!!!

...oh. wait. confusion

Baserunner for DLee
Wow

A Derrek Lee DP

this is getting old.

DP Lee

strikes again!!!

fantastic

on a 3-1 pitch.

how is he still hitting .290 w/17 bombs

it seems like every time somebody gets on he grounds out!

Cant we ban the inning ending double play

or something

I just hope he runs out of them before the post season.
They need to start sending runners

in front of Lee…can’t believe this. Move him down! Never anyone on for ARam.

"Ronny, speaking of birthdays, and ages..."

Love me some Pat Hughes…

And he goes on to say

there is a 104 year old celebrating her birthday at Wrigley!!! Gotta love Cubbies fans…

That is so cool
C'mon Teddy, let's get another 1-2-3.
VERY VERY OT:

Ok, me and my friend are having an argument about who is bigger in the United States:
Tony Romo OR
Jessica Simpson

3 years ago I would have said Jessica...

...but I think she is old news now. Tony, baby.

Who cares?

He’s a QB that is given all this hype but has yet to win a playoff game.

Still

a top 5 QB in the game. Favre has only won 2 playoff games since the Super Bowl win…Just sayin….

Tony.

All the way.

He’s on my fantasy team. :)

Let's not repeat yesterday

and get down to these guys. C’mon Ted!

crap...a walk
C'mon Teddy.

Time to get your control back. Time for a double play.

This is not good.
It'll be alright kiddo.
I'm just nervous

And Ted isn’t looking good so far.

Once he gets control of the curve,

he’ll be alright, he’s got a good Fastball today.

happy to be back and watching the game on mlb.com today...

go get ‘em Teddy!

buckle down. we need some (fast) outs.

Yo Carl!!

Glad you’re here.

:-)

sorry I’m late.

it won’t happen again!

What's a Steve Pierce?
ted needs to be on today

i think if he can cruise for several innings the offense will get going, but i worry a little if we fall behind

i was starting to feel out of my comfort zone

with that five game winning streak. this is more like it.

That strike 2 looked high
nice curve there
I love the way Ted hangs down

when he’s contemplating the batter and getting his sign

Pitch Count getting high
Noiced that.

Every hitter going 6 pitches deep.

Yep

Hope Marshall wants some work today.

Chased the cheese- k

Crowd sounds quiet, sober?

It is only

12:30. Looks like a lot of families there today.

There we go. Strike three. Sitdown. 1 out
Nice job Ted!!!

Get out of this, you can do it!!!

He's gonna do it.
Breezy out there
shoot...come on Ted
Bases loaded.

Nice work Lilly.

Need a double play
have DLee bat for them

lol jk i really love DLee

Stick with the fastball Ted!!

Pitch backwards, use the curve later in the count.

+1

and quit falling behind!!!

Oh Poop

First poop of the evening :)

Ugh.

What I wouldn’t give for a double play.

I know she said it, but whatever.

OF agrees with you
Lilly at 43 pitches
good thing we haven't used the bullpen a ton lately..

might be using it today it appears

Only one first pitch strike so far...

Not a happy stat

crowd wanted that one
That was a strike! Sit down. 2 out.
Nast pitch K
SITDOWN!!!!!!!

2 Down

Anyone think

the Cubs overlooked the Pirates after the Milwaukee series?

I think it feels that way because the FANS might have overlooked the pirates after the crew

but I don’t think for a second Lou or the team did.

YESS!!!!!!

Sit down!!!!

31 pitches

Ouch

Bare down on Maholm...
YAY!!!!

ONE MORE Please!!! Let’s get out of this without giving up any runs!!!

Boobles it 1-0
I Booble lots of things :)
When I first read

what he said I thought he said boobies, lol

nice

.200 on base percentage

GAH!!!!

:(

let's stop the bleeding at one.
Of course it hit the edge of the dirt, base hit.

1-0 Pirates.

What on Earth was that?

Yargh. Important to score first with the wind howling in like it is.

Should Theriot have had that?
doubt it
Really?

I think if he gets a better jump on that he at least gets his glove on it rather than sort of batting it down. Then again I’m on MLB.TV and I can’t see the play very well.

50-50

Evil spin on the ball

No, it hit right on the edge of the grass and the infield dirt deep in the hole.

would have been a tough play.

yes
yes he should have had it?

use the reply button, horace

yes he should have had it

what other yes/no question was out there.

It was a very tough play to complete, even if he came up with it cleanly.

It was a base hit.

Lilly at

54 pitches through 2 innings.

Looks like the bullpen will be active today

Good job Teddy. Rivas strikes out.

Now, let’s get some runs.

minimal damage

Pat: “a half-swing but that’ll cost him a full strike!”

Well, he struck out the side and only gave up one...

but 54 pitches. OUCH.

Good.

Minimized the damage. 55 pitches though. Yikes.

He seems to have

a way of settling down after a few trying innnings.

whoever suggested that Al

move the game threads up in the right hand side order was right. It’s hard to navigate where it is now.

I agree.

I look for game threads before fan posts.

+1

Game got blacked out in UTAH!? then I came here and atfirst thought OH NO!!! Your right it needs to be on top right

that would be nice

i agree

I think Gaudin has the best chance of going a few innings today.
yeah he was decent as a spot starter for the A's

so he def has the stamina if need be – maybe ted can start having short innings tho and get us through 6

That would be essential.

Hopefully he can settle down and start throwing some strikes.

YIPPEEE A

DOUBLE!!!

Heyyyy theres a leadoff double.
Bloop double for Rami. Good start!!
Nice placement
Lead off double!!

Alright! Let’s get Ted some rest and a bunch of runs!!!

Santo screams WHATTTT
quade

has no feel for his job.

I thought he has done a good job this year

Aram held up to make sure the liner would drop

Exactamundo. He would have been out at home if Quade sent him.

It would have been a bad send with no outs.

Look if you are going

to complain on everything do us all a favor and go back to the other thread. We don’t want to hear your complaints on every little thing.

Alright, 1st & 3rd. Now we got something going!! good job RJ!
Alriiiight opposite field single by Reed.
Is Quade

a little gun-shy after DLee getting gunned by a mile?

It's seemed that way.
I doubt it.

If Rami would have been sent, he would have been a dead duck.

I'd have stopped him

I’ll take 1st & 3rd with no one out.

i think so

as i said above, it just seems to be holding him back

disagree. first ARam can't venture off second until he

is sure the ball is past the first baseman. Once it is past him, it is a hard liner to right. No time for ARam to score. Quade made the right call. ARam had NO jump on that play. If the first baseman catches that, you’d be mad at ARam for getting doubled off. Some of you can’t be pleased no matter what happens.

i think quade has gotten timid

since the first brewers game when he sent lee

I gotta get this off my back.........

Go Cubs!

I'm glad thats out in the open

hope you feel better for it :)

2 straight breaking ball strikes to DeRo.
Sloppy Pirates! I liiiiiiiiiiik
you lik? ha
I would wanna lik any...

Sloppy pirates.

ROFL.. and ew
Awesome.

Took away the double play.

Come on Geo!!!!
btw how come RJ has been hitting 5th?

and Geo, just get us a deep fly ball, please

Where would you rather he hit?
i'm indifferent i guess

just wondering, he’s not at all a power guy but 5th is kind of a power slot

tied ball game
Phew

I was starting to get nervous

yep me too :D
I quess that will do

1-1

Cedeno with the high socks?
better look for him

compared to aram

Good job Soto.

Tie game 1-1.

Got it done.

Tied game, runner at third. We need some ONEDEC here.

Z! El Zoro!

lol

That's hilarious. I want a picture of him with the towel.
wow

pitching to cedeno in this spot shows how little they respect him

What the hell is

Z doing?

el bandito
I think he likes to have a lot of fun.
Robbing the dugout seed stash?
Haha morons 2-1
morans

truly one of my favorite pix second only to Milton
that just cracks

me up when I see it.

weeeeeee

rrrrrrronny has been good lately!

pirates manager

blew that one

I agree. why pitch to the Feared One?
Yeah, because RC is such a feared hitter...
you caught the sarcasm?
Yeah, I did. Doubt tarbaby did though...
Good for you, ronny!
YAY!!!

ONEDEC!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job RC!

Cubs lead 2-1.

ONEDEC

Way to show them!

I call Lilly HR
I'll buy a virtual round if that happens!
Your virtual money is safe
Try again next time...
Let's hold 'em Ted
maybe that inning fired him up

I hate not being able to see the game anyone have it on MLB.Com?

Yes

1st game i’ve watched one it

mlb.tv mlb.tv mlb.tv mlb.tv

thanks to both hopefully I wont get blacked out there too

try mosaic

it’s pretty sweet

Alright Teddy.

Wasn’t expecting a hit anyway… Get some outs quick & let’s get those bats back up to the plate, with Fonzie leading off next inning. Got through the pitchers spot, I like it.

strong start, Ted. Keep it up!
I call Lilly 10 Ks today.

He’ll throw 120 pitches haha

Ted...please pitch like that for the next 6 innings....thank you.
Sori hopping again
Thats driving me NUTS
soriano

is such a jackass. i like him when he hits, but he’s a jackass.

welcome to the gamethread...you like to make friends?
The best thing you can do, when ignorance is displayed by tarhead...

Is ignore him. He will be reported to Al for language.

shut up
jinx, padlock, buy me a coke
sure will

next time I see ya ;-)

YOU

are – he is a great player and good samaritan in the chicago community

explain?

what makes you think he is a jackass?

Ignore him, or her, or it- I can't figure it out.
shut your mouth
when you make that much money

giving some of it away doesn’t lower your jackass quotient

what would? Buying you a muzzle?
Yeah, but it doesn't raise your jackass quotient.

Posting stupid things on Internet forums, on the other hand…

Good one. Burn...
it's possible

to root for someone on the team you root for and still accept that he’s an idiot. as a matter of fact, it seems to me that it’s impossible to root for any pro sports teams these days without being able to do that.

And you, sir, seem to have a lot of experience with idiots.

Or at least one idiot.

Owww!!! Burn x 3!
Any chance you're going to explain WHY you think Soriano is a Jackass-Idiot?

or are we going to be teated to the never-ending flow of compaints? I wish MDBNIU was back.

Blue Mike is a big upgrade over this piece of work...
My Question:

What is YOUR jackass quotient?

It has to be off the freaken chart

I am sure

he donates a higher percentage of his salary then you do

good inning!
i also

took exception to his performance in last year’s playoffs

i bet he's very concerned about your opinion of him
What about the performance

Of pretty much every Cub in last year’s playoffs?

you're absolutely right

they all choked. none of them make quite as much money, but they did choke collectively.

This is one thing I don't understand.

Well, okay, that and white people. But other than that, I don’t understand why some people decide to like ballplayers more the less money they make.

His? HIS?...are you joking?

Because I sort of remember the entire freaking lineup not doing anything. But yeah…just call him out…classy.

so anyway.......

ballhawk said something earlier about a video board in left? did i miss something?

for the hockey game
i think its for the hockey game
phew

also does anyone know what will happen to the budweiser building now that it’s been sold? will it be torn down to make fancy condos?

Picked him offffff

:-)

Wish I could watch this game

blacked out. but I am compensated by getting the thrilling matchup consisting of White Sox vs Royals. Cant wait.

Lucky you!!!!!!!!
68 pitches after 3
Lilly is such a Jackass....
so is santo.....and santa claus
santo claus
get out photo shop.....

That is absolutely ridiculous hahaha
Ouch!

Another Burn…

I took exception to his performance in last year's playoffs...
Whoops, supposed to be a reply to SWL
Speaking of Jackasses

Horace,

Why are you even in here if the Cubs are so terrible?

Damn that Derrek Lee walked, such a jackass

Owww... Skin is melting burn x 4...
whats the

wind doing today?

Being a jackass.

I take exception to the wind in last year’s playoffs.

I think the Ivy choked

And the groundscrew sucked too.

Good AB D. Lee!!
I took exception to DLee's 2003 playoffs
Rookie of the Year

I posted yesterday that Henry Rowlengarner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) sang the 7th inning stretch yesterday. I was flipping through channels and saw that Rookie of the Year is on ABC Family.

Lilly should

get mlb POW award

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