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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Wednesday 8/20, 7:05 CT

"In the words of Ron Santo, ’That’s right, Pat!’"

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CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR!!!

Good Evening Everyone!!

Let's rock and roll
Friggin Reds announcers on DirecTV...ugh!

I want to hear them grousing all night long.

Hurt them Cubs…early & often. Take no prisoners tonight!!

I have DirecTV

but am blacked out.

Dish here...

blacked out as well.

Sucks doesn't it?
yup

Law and Order tonight.

I have

Pat and Ron on so that helps.

Blacked out

here too. And no Pat and Ron.

Nuts.

hah!

That’s MY RECOMMENDATION quote there!

and it's a good one, too
Let's Go Quality Start Lilly!
Make your Home Run Predictions:

Im going with Edmonds

Theriot

Just a hunch

Geo

He has the power tonight!

dlee

ends his power struggle

Starting Line Ups

Soriano
Theriot
Lee
Ramirez
Edmonds
DeRosa
Fukudome
Soto
Lilly

like that lineup. switch cedeno w/ theriot, then move cedeno to 8th, and I'm in heaven.
Soriano and Aramis...go deep early

(film on WGN News at 10)

I'm calling HRs by Soriano and a rare DLee shot
i called dlee too

roid man! lol

Good Evening

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, moms and dads………….Let’s Go Cubs!

CUE: Running Down a Dream

HERE WE GO!!!!!!

LET’S GO CUBBIES!!

awww

Les Walrond got sent down :(

alright!

let’s mow ’em down and hit ’em out!

Yikes

That was an interesting throw to say the least

Here we go Cubbies here we go, clap clap
Let's do this!!!!!
nice dig out by lee.
Too soon to ask?

nah

hiyo!

how can we both be here at the same time?
it's a paradox!

and you know what that means… technical balk.

THE UMPS TAKE AN EARLY LEAD!

damn...

but we better stop with this blasphemous conversation, lest we be accused of being blowhards…

dammit

and it’s my birthday next week. How’m’I gonna blow out the candles?

maybe we could just use the sand from daver's ass to put them out
there's a reason to pack it

it’s an away birthday.

present and accounted for
almost live from Dallas
Here

And unable to watch. Thanks for any PBP that anyone does.

here

with my In & Out Burger. Yum!

Do kids still deface the signs

And make them say In-N-Out B urge r?

No

they just knock the “g” out of the Black Angus sign

Isn't that

just a given

In & Out Burgers

are sacred shrines here. everyone loves ’em. No one would harm the place.

In my experience

there is nothing more sacred to a 16 yr old than a scat joke in a public place

Here unless work pulls me away too much
i am also at work however the game is pulling me away too much, ha
Late again...

but yo, i’m here..

batta batta batta batta

saWING, batta…

1-2-3

if you blinked you missed that 1/2 inning

or used the facilities

light him up

THIS. IS. THE YEAR!!!
LETS GO SORIANO!
3 outs on 8 pitches..
very efficient baseball!
I think they are fighting

for the honor of hitting 8th on this team

has Arroyo

always had such light colored hair?

Why is Sori swinging at that pitch?
...he's never been known for his plate discipline
Fine...you're right.
Guess Hack Selfish Hitter
must be a good guesser
see I like Soriano, and think he provides a lot of offensive value to the team.

In fact, I’d argue that he’s the best offensive player we’ve got. That being said, he is a guess hitter, isn’t he? He’s not the kind of guy to study pitchers and adjust. He’s essentially a bad ball hitter, although a good one at that.

Yeah. I agree. I was being facetious in my comment above.

Blue Mike always calls Sori that.

Santo is STYLIN'

in the mock turtleneck!

Bronson

11 pitches for 3 outs…blah!

pitchers duel early!

lol

key word in that statement is "early"
Phillips K's ..1 out
On three straight

78 MPH changeups – he’s walkin’ tall after that.

Pat just

confirmed Ron’s new hair piece. lol

Haha...

What did he say?

He was saying that Ron's

wife is at the game and how nice Ron looks with his new hair piece.

2 out
And now 3

19 pitches for TRL

sweet.

Aramis time!!

Someone

must have reservations…

19 pitches thru 2 innings for lilly..
these batters have the patience of a sailor on shore leave...
LOL. It happens to the best of us :-)
Come on Jimmy!!!
(I can't believe no one has commented on that line, Sue)
I didn't even think

about what I posted. They must be really into the game.

(it just shows the respect you command on BCB...impressive)
yeah that must be it..lol
Move the runner up!
Talkin' to Jed

or Arroyo?

Where is DeRo's My Hero?

She should be her for his HR he’s about to hit.

single!

Cubs 1 Red 0 (Umps 2)

1- 0

DeRo the HeRo!!

Soto blocks that

19 of 20 times

And DeRo, our hero draws first blood!

Mikie likes it

and so does Milton!

Where's DeRoMyHero?

Mark’s batting 6th today!

OT: Do any of you guys like roller coasters?
I love Roller Coasters

To date: I have been on 156 of them Nationwide

Cool, just what I was looking for.

Do you have a favorite?

I dont want to spam up the game thread

Im me on AIM @ ChicagoCubs316 or on Yahoo @ Galvan316

And we can talk there.

Would do Galvan, but I'll be off shortly. Just finishing up packing up my stuff for school.
Well

I guess ill just talk here about it really quick.

My favorite Steel coaster has to be Kingda Ka favorite Wooden Ride is Voyage at Holiday World.

love 'em

assuming that’s not a euphamism for my relationship with my ex. :P

Big mistake

giving Lilly a shot with 2 on??

Come on LILLY!
i like to call him

sweaty teddy

I'm almost afraid

to ask why.

Note...she did not ask "Why?"
no reason

sounds funny

and it rhymes too
uh oh

pitcher with a hitters count, look out

I finished my chores

just in time to see the first run!

what kinda chores does a reddevil have?
gotta clean the flaming pits of hell? Spray with Sulfer-scented lysol
try to win over converts from Duke?
Clearing the dust devils and such.

(lame. I admit)

Wow, this new Gameday Video highlights feature is ridiculous!

just checked out DeRo’s RBI there already.

yeah it's one of the few things they added which is actually helpful
They're pretty quick tonight

For a change

Yeah its pretty cool

How long until MLB charges you 39.99 to use it? LOL

i always thought mlb.tv was pretty resonable
awful quiet thread tonight!
which can be a good thing
It is a good thing
Lilly is Dealin' Tonight . . .
+9

…and counting

hope lilly goes deep into the game tonight like last night
TWSS?
FAIL
I think you just like failing people, like my 9th grade math teacher
i failed geometry

hold the school record…12% for the semester

DeRo looks good out there tonight...
i absolutely hate blackouts

one thing MLB needs to fix immediately.

Good PA for Fonzie there

Wait – did I just write that?

Can someone answer this question for me?

Why do baseball players put Pine Tar in the middle section of the bat? No where near the handle doesnt make sense to me.

bunting?
I seriously doubt Soriano

bunts. heh maybe though better then what I could come up with.

haha

good question i have no clue

Just makes it convenient

if they want to get a better grip in the middle of an AB, without going back to the Cedeno circle

Hmm

Now that makes perfect sense to me.

That would've been my guess...

just some extra pine tar for the hands/batting gloves.

Just don't get George Brett started on this topic...
They just like

rubbing the wood :-)

i hope no one takes the bait.
I was gonna

but I already been failed :(

Discretion:

the better part of valor.

so

PHG must have had quite a night. He’s wearing the same shirt as yesterday!

There you go..

wait him out, boys!

votto just copped a feel on soriano
lil sis erin isn't around
insurance time rami
Derrek walks......
Fonz did not get picked off a first, good there
He's still on the basepaths

Give him a chance…

no chance at first
Hello everybody

I am sooo not happy this game isn’t on TV. That Corner gas show is on WGN and Stupid reruns of college football games are on Comcast. Grrr

Other than that? How are the boys doin?

I take it you dont live in Chicago?

because the game is on WCIU or maybe available on Extra Innings on FSN Ohio

Too far into "Cards territory" to get that

I am near Peoria

Usually I can find it

on a sports alt channel on Dish, but its no where to be found. I usually can find Cards and Brewers and White Sox games too if I am interested.

i'm not the only on blanked out
Brennemann is giving a history lesson on Chicago baseball...

it is making me ill.

I feel your pain :-(
you know Dusty must be wondering if this team remembers anything

he taught the Cubs with the way they walk so often now.

God i hope not
Doesn't it feel like

Derrek is becomming less and less of a power bat and more and more of a 2 spot or 6 spot hitter?

Yes...

But, our #1 hitter acts more like a 3 or 4

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

17 HR?

Yeah, seems like. But it’s still working if not for all the DP balls

Yeah but

most of those homeruns were early in the season.

I agree with Beaushek that the cubs shouldn’t change it, just saying that he isn’t a true power threat anymore, imo.

Hi Guys

just got in from Midway, sitting here with my feet up… enjoying the game. Go Cubs!

welcome

time for soto to kick it in

Welcome home Em!!
thanks, sue!

It sure feels good :D Plus I can start watching Cubs games again during the week!!

That's the best part.
DP's hurt.
twss
oh wow...

im so embarassed i know what that means

Then I'm embarrassed I don't.
I have come to realize more and more

things about myself and accept them. Most recently it was that I can turn virtually anything into a sexual innuendo. I could be ashamed, but I embrace it. lol

Ted lilly is gonna throw a no-no

heard it here first .

what are you discussing, cubsfaninatl?

I can’t hear you……

Putting it out there

that Lilly is going to throw a no hitter.

SONUVA!
or as my brother-in-law says

suvona

you are hearby sentenced to 20 hours of "blogging karma" classes
TWSS
FAIL
do you just get off failing people...a couple have been pretty good
yes its my main mission in life
there you go again...
I'm pretty positive...

That at the end of the season, I’m gonna consider Derosa our MVP

Very uncreative with the "TWSS's" Tonight
the dp one was funny
actually

Your right about the DP one

AFTER REVIWING THE PLAY…. THE RULING HAS BEEN REVERSED

and the ups refund

one technical balk.

twit...

that’s what I thought.

yeah

if we were issuing points that was a 1000 which I think is first place so far

very creative and open minded...
Where's SWL?

He is our creative energy.

Not including the Cubs, which is the best team in baseball?

AT&T text question….Angels, Red Sox, Rays, White Sox, ummm..forgot the others…I say Angels.

LAA

no question.

agreed

and they are winning right now

angels of anaheim or LA or wherever they claim to be

even though its in Anaheim which is like saying wrigley field is in Glencoe

The best team in baseball, not excluding the Cubs...

… The Angels are the best team in MLB.

Only MLB game on is LAA and TB

on ESPN2. Guess that’s better than Yankees.

I never exclude the Cubs....
Lilly has slowed it to a crawl
I didn't know Bob Brenly

was a pirate ; )

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