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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Pirates, Tuesday 8/26, 6:05 CT

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Stop it

is what soriano needs to do when it comes to that hop

he took his eye off the ball.

the hop is meaningless.

Then He Needs To Keep His Eye On The Ball
I don't disagree.

but it’s not the hop.

Gee Whiz!

Come on, Cubs! Gosh!

Lou

needs to put a stop to the hop!!!!

I sense a lot of win in this thread
this thread is made of win and awesome.
and no bobby howry
sue starts it

it’s gotta be good

K

INNING OVER

Nice work Gaudin

K!

A hairless Chad Gaudin gets out of it!

Did he dump the spit-catcher?
Hopefully this one is good luck
I'd hate to be Sori

walking back to the dugout!!!

Andy LaRoche's suckitude reminds me of a young

Kevin Orie….ahh memories

I like the comparison
Orie Would've Been Fine

If Jeff Pentland didn’t screw with his swing and destroy all his confidence.

or an old Gary gaetti
I was lost, and with Sue I was found...on thread #3

…and it is only the top of the 7th.

oy veh!!

rally?
d lee due up ninth
#2 of the game

let’s start this one with a walk too

Pardon me....but wha happen to Z???? Slouching towards the post season...
Still has control issues

Just like last August

give him some red bull
give him some bananas
desparately seeking september
He has the mental approach of a 6 year old
wow.

Judgemental much?

He’s struggling. It happens to everyone.

It's not the first time its happened with him

He has ace “stuff”, he does not have an aces head

well,

it’s true. he’s a kid at heart. you’ve seen him goof off in front of the cameras, haven’t you?

it's not the same thing.
even len and bob

are flabbergasted about this game.
“havent had a chance to digest z’s outing”

Or regurgitate it?
threw up in mouth?
its gonna cause heartburn at least
good eye ARAM
Let me just remind everyone how GOOD this team is...

we are FLAT tonight, we scored 12 last night (with 17 hits), yet we are only down by one after spotting this team a snowman (8).

IT AIN’T OVER!!

I Hear Ya, Captain Carl

But it’s the Vince Lombardi in me having zero tolerance for a mistake-filled, less-than-intense effort.

or Larry Bowa
Why not Marshall???
Need to keep him in case of Extras
Stick him in instead of Cotts for 2 or 3 innings....

and that might be a moot point.

Reed in for JEd
You know, this has turned out to be quite a crazy game!

And I’m enjoying it quite a bit!

I don’t understand all the angst. This is great entertainment and in my opinion, a lot of fun!

The Cubs are in 1st place and at this moment, have the best record in baseball!

It's fun to be orny sometimes!
I don't understand it either
Milwaukee Keeps Winning

If they weren’t as close as they are to the Cubs, then I’d be less worried.

i think its just being a cubs fan

every thing hurts, good or bad. the team hasnt been this good in the lifetime of most people on this site, but still we live and die by the ups and downs of this team. we live for the heartache….so sometimes we look extra hard for it =)
i dont think anyone is throwing in the towel on the cubbies. at least, i hope not.

Any Many Times When They Looked To Have It In The Bag

only to fall short.

How about trying something new,

and seeing things as the glass half full instead of half empty?

too much history

for a cubs fan to change instantly. do you know how many people are still expecting the bottom to fall out because thats what they’re used to?? we just dont know how to handle success!

I Tried That In 03 and 89 and 84!

Mebbe I should go live in a closet until Halloween! LOL

stave it off, 1-2-3,

and now you can count to three

Ball Four

2 on – no outs!

back to back walks!
Cedeno or Onedec batting
howboutthat??
another walk!
another conference on the mound
it would be something if cedeno

would be the third in back-to-back-to-back walks

no way I bunt here
12 pitches

9 balls

I'm strangely optimistic now. Dunno why.
b/c

these Cubs find ways to win

nice play by laroche
still two on

and only one out

if they're going to bunt, they might as well just use dempster
or gaudin
Well..

Gaudin probably has never batted….

I like that idea!

Maybe our best bunter..

Maybe we should guess what the final score will be?
seriously, is this game lollygaggin'?
f'n guy can't throw a strike!!
Just got in

Looks like I’m missed one hell of a game so far

not one for the

‘how to’ fan

Hee Hee!

Ron Santo is in rare form tonight!

He said something about wanting to go home and go to bed.

not a bad idea. the game might still be going at 7am.
and you thought the blog comments were negative!
Let's go Soto
Come on Soto - do it again
Soto is the hero so far

keep it up

grabow oughtta ibb soto

to face fonty

WP

2nd & 3rd

thank you sir, can I have another!
how about some blackjack, geo?
Whos pitchin next inning?
howry, i'd guess
just get a hit.
sigh.

if only it were that easy.

Soto groundsout
Jack Wilson Sucks
Deep Breath.

“Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don’t care if I never get back,
Cause it’s root, root, root for the CUBBIES,
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.”

LET’S

GET

SOME

RUNS!

in the top of the 8th
Kudos To You For

Not singing “Root root root for the Champions”

pooooooop
watch the language
poop is a valid replacement

for ****

whats ****?
means just about the same thing as poop
LGSR!
us, not them, right?
always

let’s = the collective we = cubbies

unfortunate....quite unfortunate.....

I turned away from the game after the Cubs went up 6 to 4 and now I come back to the Cubs being behind….gaaaa….still time to rally

onedec got a talking to
He deserved it
I don't think Cedeno will EVER bunt to first

in that situation again.

Lou chewed

Ronny’s ass as Ronny went into the dug out.

He should do

the same to Sori

onedec's paycheck < sori's paycheck
Funny how that works, huh?
I'm Assuming Because The Bunt Was Bad?
It was a great Bunt

If he was trying to bunt Reed to Second….but he was trying to bunt Aramis to Third

Should have bunted to left side...
Yes - he bunted to first

Easy play for the 1B to throw to 3RD

Gotta make the 3B field the bunt

lol

ondec’s fundamentals>sori’s fundamentals

more errors on the fundamentals!
We need Robert Stack on the case

Unsolved Mysteries….the 1 2 3 inning

Overslid 2nd - OUT

on the SB attempt

that is a move out of the Cedeno 2007 play book right?

…on a walk and Cedeno thought he was stealing second. remember that gem?

The Riot's been paying attention!
wow lucky break there, 1 out
seriously lucky
wow

there has been almost everything in this game

Not just luck,

Theriot was smart to keep the tag on just in case he overslid the bag.

I think it was hugely lucky

Most umps don’t make that call. If he came off the plate it was by a centimeter.

yesss

lucky break

Captain Morgan turns sour
and another lucky break

the grounder hits the lip of the grass, but Fonty adjusts, and gets the out.

haha did anyone hear the fan

yelling “goooooOOOO CUBBAAAAYS!”

did the Riot push is leg off the bag
no.
it look kind of close to me

but if you say no then i will go with you

looks like he just kept the tag on all the way

hes not A.J. or anything!

I think Marshall has been pitching well of late. Me likeeee.
K!

alright. Momentum turned.

marshall = sweet

cubs fan in pittsburgh need to make some noise!

Let's get some runs!!!!
what?

nobody scored that inning?

Matt Murton's unicorn did
i need some of that just for men so i can be cool to
brown and grey

do they match?

You Guys Are Better Than Me

Being able to stay so calm during this game, and with Milwaukee winning.

len said it

not really worried, cubs have come back many times before and they can certainly do it tonight. only a 1-run game.

Their bullpen will blow it and we will win.
just not capable of multi-tasking
we're the

Come-Back Cubs.

Not really anything

we can do about it. We may still come back…we have before. Hope we do any way.

I'm out

of bourbon. Maybe the Cubs can still salvage the night.

i'm almost out

of pepsi max. need a.. break.

i wish i had some old style, but i don’t know where to get any in west michigan.

I always bring some back to Fla when I go back to Chi-Town

or I have people bring it back for me

Got few cans left for a special occassion
That Was NOT Strike Two
what does the ump take after the game to get his voice back
Johnnie Walker
blue black red?
Red

cheapskate

i am think some Military Special it is like rubbing alcohol
Heroin

It’s the strongest pain-reliever you can buy without a prescription.

5-0 Brewers
Braun
Cadillacin', Bug Eyed Fool
He looks like

Meathead from Meatballs 2

Think The Cards Are Tanking?

Just to screw the Cubs?

way to think out side of the box
that would be silly.

if they could sweep Milwaukee, they’d be in the Wild-Card slot, or very close to it.

No

The Cards losing helps the Cubs in the “other” magic number

this game really is making you panic a bit isnt it? lol
Unusually So

I really thought I’d change my ways, but a wasted opportunity to win a game has me backpedaling.

little babe ruth!
SCRAPPY SCRAPPINGTON

with a hit!

boy

if there was ever a time for some redemption….

he did it last time he messed up in Pittsburgh
Yeah

But he played really bad in ST . louis ans hit one late

hansen

musician or hockey player?

the natural soda?
Your choice

vs.

that's hanson

hansen:

Mine's prettier :P
Oh, I feel a home run coming from Soriano!
I wish WGN didn't show Soriano's hop and missed catch just now.

I was having some spicy taco chips and almost choked.

Bloop basehit

1st & 3rd – great running by Fonty

that works for me!
here we go!

cmon, Riot. Get a HIT!

New pitcher Craig Hansen

has 9BB and 3K in 10innings!

Hence, why the laundry were willing to trade him.
come ON now cubs

1st and third, no outs!

ok lets at least tie this up!
140 foot rope
Let's get a scrappy hit
Makin' You All A Deal

If the Cubs win I will ban myself until the weekend, for undue pessimism.

Come on Cubbies, take him up on that bet!
Hey, I Hope I Lose Too! HAHAHA
not fair to you!

its a natural cub-fan reaction. understandable. deep breaths…deep breaths

and the redemption begins
Theriot needs to

step up and be a big boy here.

WOW........

performance expectations

I would like to see another string

of the real good AB’s like in the 4th

How about

a merry go round?

lol +1
I think that

qualifies as a merrygoround!!!!!

LOADED NONE OUT!
BALL FOUR

BASES CLOGGED

LEE UP

D-Lee

Grand Slam?

WOOOOOO bases loaded!!!!!
BB theriot
Bases Loaded!
GOOD EYE GOOD EYE RIOT!
Ok, now I REALLY feel a grand slam coming!
Derrek, Derrek, Derrek!!!!!!
double play will tie it
was thinking the same thing
didn't wanna say it

but i thought it

get marmol ready
if ever there was a time....

for one of those good ol doubles

someone said DLee was due for one
not good for bp
2-0 count

nowhere to put him

Here we go Cubbies

Here we go!

clap clap

repeat as needed

BOYOBOY .. go get em D ..

come on baby keep working him .. work im

generous "no swing" call
Tschida Looks Like Our Milton

a LITTLE bit

even a dp would score a run
anything

but an infield fly or a SO

If not a hit

Take that walk D

that works for me
audible grunt from bob

on the 2-0 pitch

i heard it too

uunnggghhhh!

damn...

did he have a pitch on the 2-0

even a screaming long fly ....
3-2 Count now

Just getting in to see this one. Another crap start by Z, hope he starts figuring this out.

Come on Derrek, bring em in!

cubs fans makin some noise!
3-2

/chews nails

u got nails left?
ooooo .. full count .. bases loaded
lean into it
Send the runners lol
didn't Zim do that in '89?
i would take a walk and Ram one up him self with a GS
you got the first part done.
Foul ball - still 3-2
BALL FOUR

TIE GAME

WALKED HIM!

TIE GAME!

And they're still

we're talking pittsburgh and chicago here

of course

So THAT'S Where That Krispy Kreme Went!
mmm. Krispy Kreme...
full of cholesterol?
if prince fielder is on base,

same for milwaukee too

this makes my aorta hurt looking at it
AND A RUN WALKS IN
walked in a run 8-8
Hansen likes his walks
WALK!!!

WoooT! Tied game!

Bring em home Rami, give us the lead!

phew

come on Rami!

Hoping To Not Be Here Until Saturday!
Really...

game tomorrow is at 12:30 EDT? Do they have cots in the clubhouse?

yeah baby .. now is the time for A-Ram to UNLOAD
watch for one right over the plate here
ALL THESE WALKS

MAKE DUSTY ANGRY

so does

being in last…..again.

I wouldn't want anyone else up. Rami kills em in the Burg!
1-0 to Rami
Make him throw you

your pitch

Cmon.

let’s PUT THIS ONE AWAY!

this game has to be going for the 9 inning record for length of time

…but I don’t care if we win!!

the scorecard on this one

is ugggggly

bob said:

i just dont think he can pitch 3 strikes before he pitches 4 balls.
brilliant

YES 2-0 count!

make em pitch rammie!

This guy has NO Control
twss
Huh?
that's what she said

lurk more

Ah, ok

Not up to date on all of my internet abbrevations lol.

think he's taking?
Hansen

doesn’t seem to know what the plate is.

BALL FOUR AGAIN

9-8 CUBS

green light? haha
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
4 pitch walk wow this guy can't find the zone with a roadmap
Losing My Bet AND LOVING IT
did Z sneeze on this guy or something?
lol!

ZAMBINO BOOGIES!

LMAO!

craziest. game. ever.

you know what?

Thank Jeebus for terrible relief pitchers. Praise be to Jeebus.

Hooray Jeebus!
Wow.

just… wow.

X actly

NOW DROP THE HAMMER BOYS

Wow, two runners walked in

Boy did this guy simply lose it.

never had it
standing O for Hansen!!
I'll tak'em any way they can get'em
we might set our record this inning!!!!!
Walking in 2 runs - dude pulled an Ankiel
He moved to CF?
Guy's gonna be moving to the minors first if he keeps that up
not enough to the screen
He was way closer than Ankiel was
Pit: Damn this Drano isn't working

Still Clogged

phew

Hansen for player of the game. I

Last year

we would have swung at every one of those.

+1

wouldn’t have thought we’d take the lead this way but i’m not complainin!! suddenly z’s problems dont seem so bad.

And in 06, and 05, and 04.....
we're not here to talk about the past

wow...

cant believe how wild that guy was

Hansen is the perfect pitcher

for this year’s Cubs team

threw his glove in the dugout

missed low and away

Talk about desperate ..

they are bringing in a LHP to face REED!!

They're down to recycling guys from last night
6th pitcher

probably all they have left

next the parrot will be warming up in the 'pen
showed the walks leaders in the nl

must’ve omitted dusty’s team

beat me to it
love that clogging

dude ...

….that pic is killing the thread speed:(

Cmon Reed

3 run double

Anyone see that grin on Reed’s face?

Until now

I have never appreciated just how inept a team the Pittsburgh Pirates are. Wow, it takes serious skills to be this bad. Keep em coming boys.

you weren't a Cubs fan in 2006, were you ...?

LOL

how about a hbp reed

you haven’t had one for a while

or a catchers interference.
LOL

excellent. Soriano scored the go-ahead run!

1-2 RJ

Come on Reed

Sac Fly, etc.

Get the run in

leading in walks

by 34

BASEHIT RJ

1 RUN IN

STILL CLOGGED

wow when was the last time the cubs have been first in the majors in walks???
And another!
SINGLE!

Still loaded!

10-8!

still nobody out!
Single, 1 run scores!
MMMBop

that was Hanson’s big hit.

this guy will be known for BBBB.

Merry go round...

and around ….

This is

getting really juicy.

Sue - still here?

We need an Overflow 4

Is this thread

slow for anyone else? It is for me.

you realize we are getting 1.5 to 2 innings/ thread tonight
yeah, i think it's the pictures
I'll sart a new one
don't forget

to come back and tell us about it.

hank white GS?

crosses fingers

you might be reaching

on that one

he's done it before
A bee bee...ungh gaw ah........CUB POWER!!!!
noooooooooo

keep this going

Blanco fly out

Not deep enough

what did I miss!

feel the Cub offense

A whole lotta walks
does anyone know if the sack of 10

promotion is only for games broadcast on comcast?

either way, none of those cubs promotions extend to MI… dangit.

KEEP them CLOGGERS CLOGGING!!!

Mmmmmm Taco Bell

in the future I will go to TB when the Cubs are losing

How about some more positive reinforcement for Fukudome?

Hank wanted to get back to his fresh beer

good thing fookie-san taught the cubbies to be patient at the plate
1-1 look out for the slider
Still

how many

pictures of people wearing wooden clogs do you guys have?

i was just wondering that
as many as google image search turns up
Let's go Kosuke
This game,...

is the ugliest game I have seen all year. Get a W and I will feel better about it

I remember a game in Cincinnatti

two or three months ago that easily tops this

i'd take a wild pitch
DOME K's

Spinner

K

speaking of ugly

Come on Soto

We need more runs

put this game away
lets get one more, we cannot leave them loaded
Cmon Geo - how 'bout a hit?

1-0

That will work!!!

Love me

some Geo Soto.

SOTOOOOOOOOO!

3 runs score!!!!!!!!

MICHAEL JACKSON

3 MORE – 7 RBI ON THE NIGHT

WOW

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Best backstop in baseball!
Pretty good night for Soto

Maybe, lol. Great hit.

Hell Yeah!!!!

He’s on my Fantasy team!!! and the Cubbies!!!!

he's on two of mine!

and i have mccann on the other.

I think he is on Sue and Emelie's fantasy team too!!
is there a BCB league?

i joined this site a couple months into the season

I;ve got Geo, Dempster, Lee and A-Ram

and I’m in first place by a nose. Tonite will help . . . .

Good thing you don't have Z.
I did last year--came in 4th
Geo brings in 7 on the night

I hope Sue did not faint

GEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how’s Geo looking as an “All Star” now Pirate broadcaster?

what did he say about Geo?
wow guys

how ’bout ’dem cubbies?

7 of 13 runs

driving in by Soto!

Thank you Jesus for CLOGGING

Sneaky Power!!

got to be some kind of rookie catcher record
it is .. his last AB .. I think it was 30 doubles and 20 HR's
WHACK-A-MOLE!
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again

I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again
I Will Never Jump Off The Ledge Again…..

We're going to remind you of this

when the Cubs are down again. :D

Gotta Get As Good As Ya Give

I always say…

marquis starts tomorrow
after the Cubs have scored 26 in two days

you know Marquis is worried about how much offense is left for him tomorrow.

But let’s worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.

Let’s focus on finishing this one tonight.

HAMSTER POWER

2B

14-8

24 times the Cubs have scored 5+ in an inning?

Wow, and now Fontenot with a double!

even fonty's in on the act!
nola

he started the inning with a single off a lefty

oh thats true!

he’s unstoppable.

nice inning fonty
Fonty

didn’t start, and he’s 3-3!!!!!

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedddd
Okily Dokily Neighborino!
take that brewers!
OT: Moronatti out at the Suntimes

“Leaving to pursue other career goals”

really?

MY CUP RUNNETH OVER!

is WGN bringing Bozo's Circus back?

…he found his calling!

Don't dis Bozo like that!
Wonder if the schmuck will stay on Around the Horn?
Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish

Talk about shit-stirring for the sake of shit-stirring

THAT can NEVER be OT!
hosting an espn show?
tram loves it
AWESOME

Can this night get better?

hard to top that inning
oh yeah

Cardinals plate 8 in the bottom of the 8, that would be cool!

yes cruds...

… could pull one out of the ‘bag’

i know, i just had my FF draft, and got Moss and Manning with the first 2 picks
wow.

are there other words to describe what just happened?

amazing simply amazing...

sometimes I feel as if I am dreaming!!!

GO 6-3

mid 8

clap, clap, clap cubbies

Which poster likes crooked numbers?

‘Cuz 7 ain’t straight

where's

sue’s thread? :D

amazing....simply amazing
all gone cloggers.

As ugly as this game has looked

1) a win is still a good night
2) think of their pen tomorrow night :-)

Day game :)
oh yeah

forgot, thanks

Not to mention the 12-inning game with Milwaukee...

on Sunday… and the Cubs chasing Karstens early yesterday. The Pirates pen has to be a mess right now.

Take that Neal Cotts

did soto's 7 RBIs

score 7 different players?

yup

great catch

It's games like this when I miss Harry

“HoooOOOOOOld everything!”

Harry would be flipping out right now
never count this team out!
Reed Johnson NEEDS to be playing more

The guy’s batting .450-something for the month of August

and he's doing so well

because he’s being put into the right situations.

Time for some

FILTHY SLIDERS!

Theres still an inning and a half to go lmao
Len wasn't worried at all!!
78 ribbies

for soto

Everyone's happy in here now, right?
how bout knockin la roche on his asss
FO 7

no hop

1 down

night everyone!

Off to do dishes before my gf gets home!

GO CUBS!

No Hop - No Error
no hop

but a BIG grin on Soriano’s face as he catches the popup.

It's Official ..

this team CAN do ANYTHING
each of soto's RBIs

scored a different player. edmonds, dero, kosuke, himself, johnson, lee, ramirez

that's almost unreal
Yeah...

That’s incredible. And it helps my fantasy team!

what's going on?

I’m a typical cubs fan who doesn’t watch the games..

Ugly, but...

effective. The checkmark is in the W column. I was at this game, drove over from Columbus, oHIo…. My losing streak at PNC and the Great American (ahem!) Ballpark is finally over. I think it’s 6 straight games at either park that the Cubs had lost going into tonight’s game.

Things didn’t look too promising from the moment I got into the ballpark. Zambrano didn’t look right warming up in the ‘pen. And it carried over into the game. His fastball had no life on it for the most part. He finally starting hitting above 90 on the gun in the 4th inning, but by then he had already thrown a lot of pitches. I’m glad the guys got him off the hook, but I’m sure he’s not happy with himself. He just didn’t look right, I hope he’s not hurt and not saying anything.

But, they kept clawing back, to which I give a lot of credit. I also think this Pirates team can be something really good with a little pitching. They really rake the ball, spraying singles and extra-base hits all over the field.

OK, it’s 3:30 in the morning and I drove 6 hours and sat through a 4 hour game without a cigarette. It’s time for bed.

First, though, I’d like to introduce myself to BCB. I’m the Original Dave and I have the proof: http://blog.theoriginaldave.com . I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago, and now reside in Columbus, OH. I’m fairly new to BCB, and just wanted to say ‘ello. This is really a great forum for Cubs fans to hang out and chat. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading Al’s insights, and the comments are just awesome. There’s a lot of baseball knowledge on here, for which I’m thankful I found this place.

Thanks for reading, and Go Cubs Go!

thoughts on marquis today?

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