Bleed Cubbie Blue

Who's gonna be my bestest pal

and do PxP tonight? No radio or TV for me until after 8.

I'm sensing some Cubby

SWAGGER tonight…

LIGHT ’EM UP!

Make it 9 series in a row !!

Go Cubs !!

Basman - August 26, 2008 reply

I think Al said it would be

!0

This would be the 9th series win in a row

starting with the sweep of the Brewers. We lost the previous series to the Marlins.

Basman - August 26, 2008 reply

To give you an idea

Just how poor the Pirates are as an MLB Francise….

They dont have banners from thier World Series victories.

They have a banner for an All-Star game they hosted 3 years ago.

Galvan316 - August 26, 2008 reply

hey guys...

If we go to 32 over tonight…when was the last time the cubs were there.

They only got to 31 over in 84 I think…

Quoth Al

More history: the Cubs are 31 games over .500 for the first time since September 30, 1984, the last day of that regular season; they finished 1984 at 96-65. Their peak that year was 32 games over, at 90-58 on September 15. Before that, the last time the Cubs were 32 games over .500 was on September 2, 1969, at 84-52.

Fuckin great man

ice-cold beer

beautiful afternoon in socal, Z on the bump…nice

where in socal?!

P-Town, Baby!!

Just left Cardiff

by the Sea

nice

grew up in S.D.

P-town's on the Cape!

orange juice

beautiful early evening windows open.

I'm about to head to class

packing the laptop, so I hope someone is doing some play by play on here

miamicanes - August 26, 2008 reply

Gentlemen, let me introduce you to the latest innovation in television -

RADIO!

The Bob and Tom Show on the all-new WGN America, TV you can’t care about!

That's not even good for radio, let alone TV

Ick

My roommate in college loved them and we listened to them a lot. Ick..

Is radio on the TV

Anything like TV on the Radio?

Great band

Is that like Mike and Mike on ESPN?

Video killed the radio star..

Where's SDSJM when you need him?

where?

I’m in LA and it is a bit smoggy as usual, but nice around 75 with low humidity, like Chicago’s been the last couple days, only here it lasts about 6 months.

Pomona

Santa Clarita

:)

clear, warm, breezy

Leadoff single!

Nice

chitownhawkeye - August 26, 2008 reply

Leadoff single for Sori

Right up the middle, nice swing…

On a full count, no less

He’s a changed man!

wow men can change??????

ducks

Sure we can!

We’re just not GOING to.

truer words never said

Gotta say, one of the most beautiful days of the summer here in northern Illinois.

AGREED

great ab by soriano

even before the single

go budweiser

Pacifico!

STELLA!

Leinie Red!

RUN SORII

I think the umpire strained his vocal chords on that one haha

Hi everybody.

When I clicked the random page, I got the: 1997 St. Louis Cardinals.

hooray! you're here on a game thread!

hi northsider...... great you could join us

Nice to have

you join us.

slacker...

I got the world-beating

’84 Pirates: 75-87, Finished 6th in NL Eastern Division

the '97 Cards didn't do much better.

73-89, 4th in the NL Central

I got some guy who had one at bat for his career....he made an out.

3 1

2 on after theriot walk

BB

2 on

Cuple of great ABs to start the game

Couple

2 even.

scrappy walk

Once again here for an hour or so

Making dinner?

base-clogging!

ALERT ALERT ALERT

Gotta run home and catch the game !!!

Trying to get the heck out of the office

Basman - August 26, 2008 reply

clogger.

right side, please

The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street - August 26, 2008 reply

No whammies...

Theriot walks

Pretty soon pitchers are going to have to attack the strike zone early against us, and that’s when the fireworks generally begin…

californiachicagoan - August 26, 2008 reply

C'mon Derrek, stay down on it!

I...I just can't...

Someone else do it

Ok, I'll do the dirty work.

TWSS

nope....

too easy

californiachicagoan - August 26, 2008 reply

Duoble steal?

They might throw to second to get Theriot :-P

Once again wrigley is louder right now

(sprinklers are on)

Yep

Here they are

Weird. Who the hell found this stuff, anyway. Bump? Daver?

Some things that shouldn't be seen

/bleaches eyeballs

that's just tacky, true

yet again proving your a pig

“rolls my eyes”

and proving that you don't read

I wasn’t the first one on this site to find that

Wait a sec...he didn't take those pictures or post them....

nor did I find them

someone posted a link yesterday

he reposted the site

is that not more proof he is a pig?

no. but your name calling is out of line.

It's young love!

She’s just playing hard to get. I wouldn’t worry about it.

She's not so young

Im younger than you

You're not going to get very far saying that sort of thing.

Careful Badger...

I got killed on here for saying Madonna was old…

Oh, yeah

I remember that

She is old.

She’s just still hot, is all.

You sure about that?

ABC News told me so!

Um not really

delusional yes. hot no.

I see the" will they won't they" saga still continues here on BCB...

no thats galvan and cubbiegirl

not me and badger

no it is pay back for the client comment in todays recap thread

I'm out of the loop on that one then...sorry.

Don't be

She started it

Thats so not true....

you start it

W. T. F.

I just found one random pic...

somone else provided the link. She does it every game the Cubs win?

All our wives should do the same...just for our own...private viewing of course.

Sounds good to me...

Now, if I can just find a wife…

I just realized how sexist and uninclusive my previous post was....allow me to correct it.

All our “partners” should do the same…just for our own…private viewing of course.

good cut

a spencer?

C'mon DLee lemme put a bunch of exclamation points after your name

nice...+1

Anytime a runner is on first with less than 2 out and Lee is batting...

I get nervous.

Leads the majors in D lee...I mean D P

really?!?!/

yep

34

Uhh, he has 24. Vlad Guerrero has 26.

Sorry...sloppy typing...yes 24. Leads NL

It was just that the whole "D Lee" "D P" thing was so clever.

K

At least no GIDP

Geo chewing gum

in the dugout. lol

yum gum

"feels bad that she is listening to it on radio """

Hrm...two on for Ramirez

You don’t think…

those pitches looked hittable

you sick, twisted man...

you can see me

from where you are?

3 run jack for Rami? He’s due :)

I'll have the Rami Special

a 3 run dinger to go…

VERY NICE!

WE SOLD 3 OF THOSE IN THE LAST 3 DAYS!!

FO8

2 down

I really appreciate the call Jockey

thanks!

no parrot sightings?

Even the parrot stayed home

holding out for more birdseed

or fans

yesterday

at the zoo

hi everybody!

got here just in time to see d-lee not hit into a double play! SO glad the game is on wgn!!!

There's one thing.....

We’re nudists.

Whatever Nola wants, Nola gets

one thing...so your all male nudists?

::jiggle::

LOL!

“Pictures or it didn’t happen.”

Nah, I’m kiddin.

jello jiggles too

I know, I want to see jiggling jello.

What? Are there other things?

that thing's got my blood a'boilin!

i know its the other honda pilot commercial but i still love it

FO8...looong moonshot but end of inning

Yarggggh

Wind knocked it down. Let’s go Z!

that could've went better

wasted inning

top of the first?

two men walked, DLee worked a real good at bat. Totally not wasted.

wasted chance, yes

and one walk, one hit fyi

right

one walk one hit.

Drove up his pitch count. I know we’re used to scoring in the first inning, but it doesn’t always happen.

Exactly

Make him work for those outs.

Snell has a heater

but it seems flat on Gameday, in person or TV?

Straight 4-seamer

I'm guessing Boston or Atlanta would mispronounce Morgan's first name

Not funny

....i don't even get it, but why isn't it funny?

Racial overtones

i'll take your word on that one, although i still don't get it.

SOOOOOOO sensitive

everybody is here, it's just how it goes.

To racism attributed to the city where I live?

It’s nicknamed “The City Too Busy To Hate” – apparently, our PR department has been doing a shoddy job.

K, WP

on first

Can anyone tell me

what year the Pirates are rebuilding for. 2010, 2015, 2030

Trying to develop bears quarterbacks for the next 30 years

30 years? try 60!

They haven’t had a QB since Sid Luckman!

Itchy - August 26, 2008 reply

Is eternity a year?

They’re waiting for Bobby Hill to mature

They have a new GM that's doing the right things.

2010 sounds about right.

In other words

the complete opposite of Ned Coletti

There are three types of players on the Dodgers.

1) Guys who were drafted by Logan White.
2) Guys who were traded for or signed by Paul DePodesta.
3) The most overpaid DL residents in MLB.

Go Ned Colletti!

Ned night want to get the a/c fixed in the clubhouse

good source

SB, should've picked him off

Not sure why Geo bothered to throw

He was 1/2 way to second before the pitch

Great! This game is going bad already!

Maybe I’ll have to leave the room again, it worked last night

Itchy - August 26, 2008 reply

Get out

Because you said to?

Paging not bruce froemming...

Hey we had two on and no outs

And Snell got out of it…

hunh?

Better make it soon. ;-)

BB

2 on, 0 out

z's not talking to himself...

yet

hoopefully they get the same outcome

FO 7

Runners move up?

.333 of the way...

E1

runners on 2 and 3, 1 out

well

they found a way not to dot THAT!

do

what's with this inning?

dangit

2B

2 – 0 Bucs – Z made his bed and ended up crapping in it.

Oh shit..I smell a come back

Don't call it a comeback!

I never left.

I Snell one two,

but let’s get the next couple of outs first.

2 runs

will not win this game

Big Z 2 run shot

It's news to these Pirates announcers that Soriano hops to catch balls.

it's news to these announcers that 16,835

is not a standard attendance at a major league game

C'mon Z.... fire it up

Can you say ROOT CANAL

prostate exam

1B 9

1st/3rd 1 out

no

zambrano needs to wake up

really.

Is Z talking to himself?

He better be.

or else

SWL will be.

Yes, but nobody’s answering

why is doug

man-kay-vitch so sweaty already?

I'm sweating...

and I’m not even playing

too many letters on his uniform

extra letters, extra fabric, more sweat

463

What is...

the average number of time Z adjusts his crotch during a game?

how many pitches?

too much sun on my set... boo

that's why you couldn't see the other night

Geez, I come into the thread and

the bad guys score…I should leave

FO7

1/3 2 down

cool

23 pitches to throw out one guy? Is that what I heard??

inning total

ok... that's better... sort of

2 out

Hopefully he

gets out of this soon and settles down the rest of the game.

not exactly

he’d thrown that many pitches and only gotten one out.

But — he’d also thrown a wild pitch on a strikeout, walked a batter and allowed a two-run single. He’s accomplished things with those pitches!

They've stopped testing Soriano's arm, it seems.

LaRoche wisely holds up

DO NOT test the arm of the Fonz!

23 pitches

to get one out…..5 batters

Pirates and Cubs have been battling since 1887

1B 8

3 -0

Damnit!

Action in the bullpen?

&^&^$^%$^%$&^&^(&)((

damn

gahhhhh

Let the Dead Arm Theories Spring Back to Life

Nothing over 93 thus far

Is that a dead arm?

I could throw 93 to the back stop

well, probably not, but he can’t locate anything right now, it’s not like Geo became a crap catcher overnite

3 runs won't beat us

but it might get the fans giggly in st. louis

Does LaRoche have a pulse?

yeah

just got here...

let me remind you, we are against SNELL! we’ll get em back

Rothschild to Zambrano:

Grow the #&@ up and get the batter

Is that what he mouthed to him?

I don't know, but he should

Zambrano lets too much get to him.

True, especially for an "ace" pitcher

I believe this is known as an "off night" for Z.

like the LAST time he was out...

sadly yes

IT'S THE FIRST INNING!

cmon, folks… even blind mice get lucky every once in a while…

Passed Ball

2 and 3

Jeeze Z!

That was on Soto

this hurts

you want us to kiss it?

TWSS

Not necessarily, Soto set up down the middle and Zambrano's two seam got away from him and darted WAY in.

I don’t see how it’s Soto’s fault that Zambrano couldn’t hit the spot. Yes, it’s a passed ball, but it doesn’t help your catcher when the pitcher crosses you up.

z likes to build the suspense

there’s actually an incentive in his contract for that

Thank the gods

Can Blanco make a mound visit?

and just slap Carlos?

Party City

Z and Soto must have had to much fun in downtown pittsburgh last night. hopefully they shake the cobwebs out and put together a respectable night.

Wad - August 26, 2008 reply

"fun" in "downtown Pittsburgh" ... ?

They say Chucky Cheese rocks on Monday nights!

well

at least my hotel doesn’t get WGN. could be worse…i guess

kentmeister - August 26, 2008 reply

doesn't it suck

to be on the road and have to catch the Cubs tangentially?

hey

think the walks hurt at all?

This Zambrano start should help my fantasy team

dtpollitt - August 26, 2008 reply

A sin

to root for your fantasy team over the cubs…

Wad - August 26, 2008 reply

I'm to trust the advice of a guy named "Wad"?

dtpollitt - August 26, 2008 reply

lmao

oh well, hes the 3rd best pitcher on this team behind harden and dempster

4th...you forgot Marmol

This month, thats pretty much true

Harden is our ace. Demp is our flash in the pan that w/ love dearly, and hope continues his great

pitching into the postseason. Z is our headcase, a number 2 masquerading as an ace.

Z best get his poop in a group soon

Whats with the slow arm?!!!!!!!

31 pitches in the 1st (ouch)

The Pirates keep marveling how "Soto just doesn't look like an All-Star catcher the last couple nights."

Great sample size there, guys.

*Pirates announcers

The water coolers

caught hell again.

Well if they would keep the water colder, this wouldn't happen to them!

I don't hink Z cared.

at least he's polite

and waits for sinatro to get some gatorade before spilling the rest

Gatorade containers in the dugout

feeling Z’s wrath…

He should save it and take it out on Soto's glove the next inning.

we'll be ok...

we \have been averaging 8.5 runs on the road like the las 16 road games

Damn gatorade.

My electrolytes were way down that inning.

Kansas25 - August 26, 2008 reply

lol

Yeah, shouldn’t he be drinking that stuff instead of spilling it?

he didnt like that flavor

better drink it before

z tips the bucket on you

...and the Cub fan says...

that wasn't on MDBNIU's see n' say.

good times

K

1 down

Luckily our run differential is +184

Which means we are gonna score a shitload of runs this game.

dtpollitt - August 26, 2008 reply

C'mon, Fook

Show that the last game was not a fluke

-50 BCB Points for channeling Jesse Jackson

Or walk

Walks are good

kosuke's moving his feet again

Moving them on down to 1st base...

we'll get it all back in the 7th

or all BY the 7th

BB

q on 1 out

way to walk fookie!

3,2,1....

Love Dome walking

Agreed

love snell making lots of pitches

won't be enough if he gets 1/2 hour between every inning

+1

feel sorry for z's bat

If Soto can get on, I think it’s fairly obvious Z will tie this game

Villeslgr - August 26, 2008 reply

Z so wants to will this ball over the fence

oh well

Villeslgr - August 26, 2008 reply

FO 8

liner right at him

2 down

z

deep breath,

line drive

FO8

mid 2

Just be patient! Snell throws a lot of walks.

I gotta go, a comeback better be coming.

Itchy - August 26, 2008 reply

OT: about 2 hours away from

my first ever nfl fantasy draft…is it all its hyped to be?

yeah, good luck

nfl? what is this you speak of, nfl?

it's a non-girlie sport

jk

hee...

you pay attention

scary what info the mind retains

It's pretty fun

Sigh...

probably not.

nice...

pretty true too

Heh heh...

better

reply feature is your friend

maybe it was in reference to the Snell strikeout

Ah, sorry

BB

1 out

Pop out

2 outs

TWSS

what!

is he afraid of this guy!!!!

He is holding a bat.

Carlos flat so far

Gotta head to work. Go Cubs!

Visit again soon

Play nice with the others

please come back soon

morgan?

wants to meet Pierre?

i heard that

now THAT guy needs a role model!

Another 4 pitch walk

Perhaps if Z was to concentrate on the guy in the batter's box...

more than the guy standing on 1st base, he could be more effective.

Here comes the %$#@%$ conversation...

nopy effective

i’ve already had that one w/ him today

nopy(?)=not

wow

You need to be more demonstrative!

trust me...

Settle him down Geo.

Any action in the bullpen yet?

Haven't seen any.

really. we need serious Geo Action

In the bullpen?

Maybe, if this continues.

we need the Geo Whisperer

total agreement w/ you

would'nt that be

The Z Whisperer?

Lou says

WTF, Z? These are the PIRATES!!!

2-0 count

Nice play by Kosuke

3 outs

WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF!!!!

calm down!

one more!

What is Z Issue?

Is he just overthrowing?

SLOPPY DEAD ARM SHIT

Relax - he will get through it

Just like last year

Then get him the hell out of the game ASAP

Get him rest.

it's been a while

since we had a ledge-jumper in a game thread.

funny I was just thinking the exact same thing

+1

Nice innit..

I'd almost forgotten

what it’s like.

Hoffer!

Same issue it's usually been over the years

located between his ears

I personally think he needs some psychological therapy :-)

Agreed

phycologist, not pyshcyatrist

hes gonna need some drugs, lol

if he needs drugs it's a psychiatrist

well, you know what i meant

I wonder if

they have tried to get him some help?

at some point someone had to say something one would hope

Man, that was close.

Dome saved Z’s *ss there.

He's trying to be Rich Harden

instead of Carlos Zambrano…needs a tranquilizer or something stiffer.

twss

and don't anyone dare!...

Ha! Something stiffer...viva viagra!

potential baseball olympic events

gatorade container toss

maple bat javelin

Transcript of mound conversation----

Geo: Hey skip, I….
Lou: Geo…shut up. Carlos…
Carlos: Yeah?
Lou: You’re walking the Pirates batters? (raises arms)
Carlos: (uncomfortable silence)
Lou: Start pitching. (walks away from mound)

May have been a bit more colorful than that

geo after silence

go get him

hee

Len says Sori needs to “get it up here tonight”

Personally, I think a walk or single is fine

with the bases empty...yeah.

Did Bob say TWSS? heehee

Sori bloop double

that rightfielder wants to be like fookie

moss eats sushi?

Halfway to the cycle!

Man, my mlb.com video feed must be slow

I saw bloop double posted and then saw the bloop double about 10 seconds later.

cubfang - August 26, 2008 reply

I am listening to WGN live (not gameday audio)

It is the fastest

I'm watching the game on mlb.com (Living in SF means no easy broadcast)

cubfang - August 26, 2008 reply

Sport Sync radio is awsome!

wooooooooooo hooooooooooooo

Sori Double! OK!

need a scrappy AB here

Now we're through the order for the first time.

NOW we’ll start to get to them.

i SMELL A BIG INNING

I'd be happy with 1 run

Get the momentum on the Cubs’ side

I smell a Caps Lock

lol

FEE FIE FOE FUM

It's like cruise control for cool.

maybe a '97?

it IS cruise control for cool.

you still have to steer.

nathew - August 26, 2008 reply

Theriot groundout

Sori to 3rd

good out 3-1

scrappy

46 pitches for Ian...let's get into their bullpen.

Let's get a run

Pirate mascot

let’s get a gun

Em, there's your parrot.

feh.

contact, derrek

not, try to cotact the moon

oh. ick. parrot.

Arrrrrrrrg...

Gotta get this run home . . .

see soriano hustling on that double?

see soriano hustling on that double?

that graphic they put up on theriots base hits by direction is absurd

they should use the opposite shift for him

Let's see what new way Derrek figured out to not get a man in from 3rd w/ less than 2 outs.

Hey gang

what have I missed so far? Any good comments? lol

LT - August 26, 2008 reply

Just the usual excruciating minutiae that goes on here..:)

What is wrong with DLee?

Lee is missing his pitches.

is=has been, addendum-since april

if that big green thing shot me with water

while i was watching a big point in the game, id be ticked!

TWSS

To Oscar.

seriously what has happened to d lee???

sad reall i expected an amazing season after april

Close pitch for ball 1...

Wow . . . Looked like strike 3

Let's go to the replay!

not til thursday

Lee groundouts

RUN SCORES 3-1

OK good start

no DP and an RBI. Go you Cubbies!

We'll take it . . .

well we got the run in that mattters most

now lou can make a snarky comment to z

we scored, we’ll score more. if only our pitcher starts doing his job

that's 1 back

Z has to settle the hell down

hopefully

the long inning helps with that.

Wad - August 26, 2008 reply

Pittsburgh has no taxis FWIW

really… amazing how few taxies this city has…so Pitt sucks

I must admit that I am quite fond of Pittsburgh...nice neighborhoods...rivers...bridges....

I don't get all the shock w/ D. Lee's demise.

He just isn’t that good anymore.

Call me

when the world is perfect

I don't expect it to be, that's why I'm not that surprised about him not being that good anymore.

SHUT THE....

fill in the rest.

DOOR?

Care to prove your point, or just be rude?

Who's the one bashing D Lee?

no kidding he just got a flippin rbi

And a gold glove type catch..

He certainly is a good defender, no doubt. He just isn't a good hitter anymore.

I'm not being rude. He isn't that good anymore, he isn't that great of a hitter. What's rude about that?

dude take this convo

somewhere else with someone else

...about the cubs and their players?

Jesus Christ. Yeah, wouldn’t want to discuss the players here. My fault.

hey your the one just looking for an arguement

I'm actually trying to discuss current issues regarding the team.

Issues?

With that team?

The Cubs? because they have the most wins in the NL hell the best record in the Majors.

If your looking for a team with issues… The Cubs are a team with very few.

Galvan316 - August 26, 2008 reply

What does their win total have to do w/ D.Lee's declining hitting?

Am I wrong about this?

you werent trying to discuss anything...

you said that you dont get everyone elses surprise that D-lee isnt that good—that isnt discussing, thats making snide stupid comments about how you think that you are 20 times smarter than anyone else, grow up, you know you would start crap when you posted it

When did the Shark pitch last?

Think we’re gonna need him tonight

Sunday

3-0 on Rami

3-2 now

aramis looks really locked in....

How about this parrot?

Overflow up

Rami FO deep