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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Thursday 9/11, 7:15 CT

"How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer." -- Branch Rickey

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Almost had him at first
Get out of this Carlos!!
Carlos got out of this!!
Phelps strikes out!!!!

DEFENSE!!!!!

dear GOD open this ump's eyes!
Marmol (and the Cubs) got lucky in that inning

and yeah, when you come by, bring my stomach.

You make your own luck!
on to the 9th

breath…

that inning just put 5 years on my body
Is Santo still alive?
good question, someone better check
He's doing OK...

Lots of OH MY GOSHes and other assorted grumblings, but I think he’ll survive.

Actually, Pat is the one that sounds like he's gonna lose it.
phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

cubbies phooo cubbies phoooo
cubbies phooo cubbies phoooo

This is the Geico insurance run Kerry Wood 1-2-3 inning thread, right?
F- an A man
Thank God

Been driving around in that other thread for the last 15 minutes scared shitless. It was a scary neighborhood.

Calling all stomachs!
I'll say it again

this season is gonna kill me

Does that mean you'll get to Heaven?
They had some good opportunities

Two very nice plays in the outfield by the Cubs that inning. It is nice to see Kosuke isn’t taking his hitting slump into the field with him.

What an inning !

A balk that didnt get called and two spectacular catches!!

This game could be the turning point!!

If we win that could be the most exciting inning of the year.

God, I love baseball!!

Thank god this thread is up

the old one was slow…. and not much luck… This one should bring us better..

we NEED good Wood tonight
he should be back.....he has some work under his belt
don't we always
Suggestion: let's make this a non-save situation

by scoring 3 or more in the top of the 9th.

I picked...

…a bad week to quit drinking.

…a bad week to stop snifing glue

Get us goin Johnson
twss

Sorry….I’m back and couldn’t resist

aw, welcome back
Only because you're here
We could use some actual offense.

To the extent the Cubs are doing anything at all, they’re doing it with unearned runs and unforced errors. That has to change immediately!

what a tease

fukudome’s catch pops up on gameday but wont play

i just played it...

it does that sometimes…you have to refresh, and try again

it's a beaut

shades of Kirby Puckett.

Prediction

Fukudome hits a 2run HR

He's good, but he's not that good
U might be on to something there
FUK-O-DOM-E!
Hear the cheer in the background?
He needs to feed off it & turn this long funk he's been in around for the stretch run
stomachs to the rescue

4 of 6 pitches this inning have been outside.
Dome pops out to miles in left two out
That wouldn't be a home run in a phone booth
pretty sure it would actually.
even the simplest of Harry Caray quotes gets dissected

if we go after Harry, then what do we have left?

What is that...Haven't seen one in years...
That's from Home Run Derby.

And it’s… Gone, overtheleftfieldwall.

Don't look now but

the White Sox have the tying run at the plate. Down 6-4 in the 9th.

Quick question...

why are YOU looking?

Franklin. Works. So. Slow

and I’m in the habit of checking the scoreboard such as when the Brewers are playing at the same time as we are. I want to beat the Sox 4 more times this year.

Memo to Soriano

Strikes right down the middle are what you swing at, not in the dirt 6 feet in front of the plate

Memo to cubsonWGN4ever

Soriano saved this game tonight.

Thanks :)

Yes I know and I cheered just s loud as all of y'all

but he’s in freeswinging mode tonight so it’s just a tad frustrating…give me that at least?

freeswinging but he gets a walk....
and im very happy to be made a fool of :)
Well

actually I cant he just walked :)

I was actually referring to his strikeout last time up

not sure if you caught it but it was on a ball in the dirt a few feet in front of the plate. One of those facepalm moments.

Overheard two days from now ..

“So, Lou, what will we be doing at Wrigley that we won’t be doing at the Juice Box?”

That picture makes my pants fit funny
nothing a little silicone won't help a girl with
is that a nipple flap
a flipple, if you will
that's for her teet

for feeding of course.

Wasn't she married to IL. Lt. gov.?

nasty divorce….he tried to make her go to swing clubs with him. don’t see what was wrong with that.

His crazy divorce paved the way for a certain junior senator from Illinois

to do what he’s doing right now.

Not that a republican would ever get elected from illinois, but you know………

/no more politics

refresh my memory...

Ryan was running for Senator and had to drop out?

He was the Republican nominee - won the primary

and then he dropped out and was replaced by Alan Keyes.

Thanks

Now I remember. Keyes never had a prayer.

Nursing jumpsuit
she ruined a state senator's career
I can't think of a better person's career to ruin.
You can't? There are plenty, my man
will the break help of hurt our psyche?
I don't think it'll matter

for the Cubs if they win tonight.

It has to help

A couple of days could get the offense (read: D-LEE) out of these horrible habits they’ve (read: HE HAS) developed.

and maybe cool the Asstros off too
A baseball game is like a woman.

They have nine innings, and I like to watch them on TV.

finally somebody understands the reference!
You need an avatar
Soriano walks with two outs
imagine what it would be like to have a game like this in Oct.....sheesh
Get ready...

this is good training for next month.

patience...you won't have to imagine in 3 more weeks.
i'd have a massive coronary at the ripe old age of 20
they'd have to build cages over the sidewalks in Chicago
I can imagine a lot of things...
they didn't want any piece of him after that last one. 9 of 16
This game has me on the edge of my seat

I really wanna take this series from the Cards and get back on track.

me too....
the edge of my couch is visibly worn
I'm actually sitting on one of those exercise balls at my desk

reading some student motivation reports on adolescents, but didn’t want to get TWHS-ed.

believe it or not, I think the Cubs do, too
are you the guy that gave up porn until the Cubs win two in a row?
Good god.

Even my loyalties don’t run that deep. I couldn’t give up porn.

I'd have to turn in my man card if I did that.
no but i havent shaved
10 of 18
What does this mean?

10 strikes of 18 pitches?

mothers who choose Jif
It means he's a dipstick...or autistic...I can't tell.
There's been A LOT more weird people around here lately...

…since the run of losses came about.

i have been here for a long time, I just can't get on all of the time.

Lay off.

You mean since June, 2008, with 470 posts?

I just don’t understand the constant bashing. It’s a team game, and we are winning, even with Lee underperforming. He’s not going to get benched, he’s not going to get PH-ed, and he’s the captain. He probably struggles with his performance more than any of us.

Dan

I used to have a different name...

forgot the password….started a new account rather than dealing with it. How dorky are you right now?

Lay Off

Patrick

He's counting the number of times the Cubs get pitched outside

To support his pet theory about which he should just make a fanpost and quit clogging the thread.

Run-on sentences rock.

dentists who recommend Reach
my theory earlier was that most pitchers now just throw outside to the cubs.

I have been charting how many pitches are outside. At that point in this inning it was 10 of 18 pitches on the outer half or farther.

how bout just writing them down on some paper...

and give us the final total AFTER THE GAME.

can u explain, inquiring minds want to know?
Theriot singles Soriano to 3rd
Theriot showing Lee how it's done

THAT"S what you do with an outside fastball!

let's watch the outside pitches to DLEE
LETS GO CUBS!!!!!
who's this theriot guy?
please DLee just this once get a big time RBI
Bottom half...

…Puhols in the 5 hole.

PH Jimmy for DLEE Here??

just asking. I would give it serious thought

naw...

gotta let him work through it.

For how long, though?!

It’s been several months. I think that at this point, what we see is what we get.

Definitely Yes.

Lee is sluggling .368 since the All-Star break.

Then I'm glad you're not the manager.
Lee cannot GIDP....so we got that going for us.
lol

was thinking the same thing. Me and Bill Murray

I disagree. It's possible.
Good time for Lee to extend the hitting streak

C’mon Cubs. Score now.

serve up a flat slider..maybe thats what he needs to get going
Derrek, if you EVER needed to hit .. EVER .. DUDE ..

this is IT

he just refuses to drive those outside pitches the other way

paging Gerald Perry….stat….you’ve got 2 days to get some video and a batting cage.

or what?
or DLee continues to get abused by scouting reports pitching him outside
any chance in hell Lee gets a clutch hit?
I'd say about a 30% chance
Incorrect. He will or He wont
Will Theriot get picked off or caught stealing?
...once, when he was 5
He enjoys stealing

n/t

pleaseno4to3pleaseno4to3pleaseno4to3
A moose once bit my sister
avatar speaks for itself
How did she taste?
stop bashing lee it gets old
Lee, start bashing! This is getting old!

We love you, big guy… but you can’t slug .365 forever!

maybe if he would contribute in a clutch fashion...or any fashion...
Are you a fan of this team?
+1

all you do is bash the players

HELL YES??? Why would my frustration with his pathetic lack of contributions cause you to question my fanhood?
Because I have yet to hear you say something positive about this team
hes just in a slump man jeez hes hitting 290
He's slugging .368 since the break.

If he were a shortstop, I could see it.

In that circumstance, he should have been PH for.

Why does "fanhood" require willful blindness!?

Lee is one of the worst hitters in the league with RISP and 2 out. He should have been pinch-hit for in that instance.

not taking out the defense, no
Thank....You....

You must not be a fan either….

Here comes a hit
yessir ... come on DLEE
thats what i like to hear
GOD DAMMIT!!!

AGAIN!!!

DLee FAIL
shocker ground out to third....how is he still batting 290?
Final on the Southside

For anyone who cares:

TOR 6
CHW 4

Here comes a crawdad attack
English Lady
LOL

That might have to go in the BCB dictionary soon..

BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH
Holy Crap! WOW! The White Sox Lost! Amazing!

Ron

Does not sound too confident re DLee

He's absolutely right

There is something terribly wrong with Derrek Lee. Either he’s just getting old, or he’s injured, or he’s losing his eyesight, or he’s in a bad place mentally.

But he does not belong anywhere near the batter’s box in a big spot. He’s a liability.

Lets go Woody
No cushion - no room for error this time

and for Pete’s sake, don’t hit the leadoff batter.

5-3 ground out inning over

Kerry Wood time

FASTEN THOSE SEATBELTS

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4 of 6 pitches to DLee were outside FYI.
You should start your own fanpost

and go talk to yourself.

And the one he tried to pull wasn't

Make a fanpost, dammit.

right....it was right down the middle though....hmmmm....maybe only pitches on the inside are hittable for him anymore

I remember in 2004 how they talked about he was great about the outside pitch, but pitchers would consistently beat him inside. He finally adjusted, and feasted on constant pitches inside. Well, the pitchers have finally adjusted, and he needs to find some consistency. Heck, if you know what is coming, you should be able to catch up to it. and get under it.

There were pinch-hitters available.

Edmonds or Ward – both left-handed.

Lee is batting .200-ish with RISP and 2 out.

So who would play first base in that scenario?

I’d prefer to have his defense at first with a one-run lead.

Ward, or DeRosa, or whoever.

1B defense wouldn’t matter as much with a bigger lead!

Lee’s an automatic out in that situation.

Who do you like in a charity Home Run Derby?

Theriot or D-Lee? Coin flip right now.

Lee

He can still hit BP…just can’t see the ball in games

I like the guy, classy as hell

I really hope he turns it on soon

8-9-1 hitters due up

Just keep Pujols from coming to the plate, okay Kerry?

The game could be lost before that already....

Not that I want that, I’m just saying…

whatever.

Woody's turn to get back to summer form
PLEASE NO 4 to 3
Wood the game is yours

h

How did Lee ever get that hit in game 6 of the NLCS off Prior???

It seems almost impossible the way he looks now.

that was a long time ago
Hey SWL

Could you do me a favor? If your still here????

Could you possibly put two Cubs logos on the “hands” In this picture?

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Rosebud....

Yes, Rosebud Frozen Peas. Full of country goodness and green pea-ness.

Wait, that’s terrible.

I quit.

I never thought I'd hate to see D Lee in those situations.......

but he singly handedly killing our offense

...Lou dropping F-bombs left and right...
Please, dear Lord .. make that ump see STRIKES .. PLEASE
I hope woody does as well as jenny does

ok role call...........who is completely nervous?
me.

But it’ll be good. I just know it.

nah i'm golden..

aside from the fact i have no more finger nails and am battling heart palpitations

:raises right hand:

:drinking with left hand:

Leinie Red is helping some but not a lot.
Ryan lead off double

unreal

Where are the Badger fans?

Remember that chant? “Hey!…You Suck…You Suck…You Suck!…We’re Gonna Kick The Shit Outta You, And You, And You, And You And You And You!!!!”

Ahhh, Camp Randall.

Here!

And you…

i would like to know the cubs record where Pie has appeared over

the last 2 years…..has to be pretty good

I will blame this on

6…4…Lee

UNBELIEVABLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SIT DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!
I've seen this movie before

and I didn’t like how it ended.

FUCK YES!! Aramis stays with it and tags ryan out at 3rd
Double Fuck Yes!
ARAMIS!!!!

Got the lead runner out

Ryan was safe at third at first

but overslid third and Aramis got him on the overslide!!

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH

greedy little Red Turd… GO WOODY ..

and throw it DOWN a little more ..Tap, was that outside?

WOw

nice play on the overslide at 3rd…

NICE PLAY LEE!!!
Actually a bad choice to throw to 3rd

with Ramirez not close to the bag. We got a very lucky break there when Ryan overslid.

sometimes you just need a little luck to get back on track
He got back to the bag the second time, I have to say
He probably did....

But from the replays I’m seeing…he should have been called out to begin with.

I will still take it...We have been on the wrong end of these plays many times.
OK runner on first one out
Now THAT'S contributing in SOME fashion, is it not?
gameday is sucking my ass right now....
do you have to pay extra for that feature?
You wont during a SWL administration!
Free government funded ass sucking!
Gameday is like 5 minutes behind

we’re still top 9 here.

ok now lets nail this down after that.....it is gift......treat it like one
Man we are getting some breaks tonight !

nice job by Lee and A Ram there….

Cmon Wood, get a ground ball, please!
what happened - no tv or radio
lead off double

bunt, lee went to 3rd, he was safe, but over slid the bag

Shoemaker with a basehit first and second one out

now pujols is on deck

double play here !!!
Poo Holes in now in the hole....
Man, I've got to get MLB TV ..
Does Wood have nothing tonight?

2 hits and a lucky out.

Doesn't look like much so far
Anyone wanna bitch about Lee now?? His Gold Glove says otherwise.
Lee didn't really make that play...

….Aramis did. The throw wasn’t good enough to get the out.

Pretty sure he made the heads-up play to get the tying run.
His throw was bad.

Aramis was pulled out of the play, and had to get him on a freak overslide.

actually, it was

Aramis had to hustle back because he was charging — ball should have been bunted to 3rd.

Had he been playing back, throw essentially tags the runner.

yeah there is nothing to complain about
Dude, that was a terrible throw.

Aramis made a nice play. Lee screwed it up.

no, he didn't

watch it again. throw was right there. Aramis was in for the bunt and had to hustle back.

The throw was up the 3rd base line.

Aramis had to spin around to try to tag the runner.

Lee had very little to do with that out.

guys relax

Dlee made the fundamentally correct play but we got lucky

Look....

the guy was safe at 3rd on the original throw. I don’t see what DLee’s glove had to do with anything on that play.

DLee is a big reason for the Cubs success before, during and after. Anyone who says otherwise is itching for a fight.

blinded by ignorance
Wood isnt fooling anyone....Need a DP here !
Wood...doesn't....have it....

please get him out of the game NOW.

no he doesn't but he is using stuff like that old guy from major league...
Miles should be bunting imo
You guys need to do pbp all the way now.

All the computer sites are stuck in the top of the ninth.

eye high fastball, please
what't the excuse now?

too much work?

STRIKEOUT!!!!

TWO DOWN

Please walk Pujols.
and put the winning run on 2nd?
Pitch to Pujols or Ludwick?

which would you prefer? I’ll take my chances with the winning run on second.

Miles K Two out pujols up
oh man ...watch it now
Channeling Brickhouse?
Hey Geo --

you don’t need to make a PO on a dropped K with first base occupied and 1 out.

this is obvious right?
Pitch around him.
Please give us the ball/strike count.
Wod/Pujols

I love this

FUCK PLEASE PITCH BY PICH
Dont put the winning run at second
I've seen this one before
keep posting

my cup and string cbs.sportsline.com thinks it’s 1969 still.

put the winning run in scoring position?
course when pujols is in the batters box he's in scoring position
I vote for walk

I would rather see the next guy beat us than more replays of Albert walking off…

this is on LOU if they pitch to him
I cant breathe & I 'm not even watching nor listening
slider outside

ball 1

Walk Pujols to get to Ludwick?
well our last 2 losses we failed to walk a batter, different situations though

first was open there

fastball inside

ball2

pitching around him
looks like they are walking him
I am eating my hand right now

Like all of it down to a stub

this site is about to meltdown

one way or the other….

high inside strike

 2-1

WWWWWWWWWWWALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLKKKKKKKKKKK
They are walking him...

RIGHT?

this is STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this idiot ump

that was a ball on 2-0

HUH???

why are you complaining about a favorable strike for the cubs?

Big breaker here
I'm going to have a heart attack
i think i just did.

then i took another sip of beer.

STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh man one more pleezzzz
I cant believe they are not putting him on
I'd still walk him..
Guess Lou knows better

Awsome!
You're my best audience!

Surpised Dan didn’t comment on the W, tho

2-2

Get used to this….

This is the next 6 weeks

Pop up CUBS WIN!!!!!!
POP OUT!!!

GAME OVERRRRRRR

CUBS WIN

Cubs win

pound sand cards

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hendry finest moment...not
You couldn't find a Kessinger photo?

Nice to reduce the MN by 2 in the same day, finally.

How was Hendry to know?

JJ stopped taking whatever he was taking in Minnesota

hell yesssssssss
Cubs win!!!

pop out 4

HOLY SHIT!!!

CUBS WIN!!!!

OH MY GOD

MY HEART HATES THIS SHIT

Holy Shit!!!!!!
if you can't get shoemaker out you can't get albert out

nevermind. *&&)(((((((((&&@ yeagh

)(*&^%$#@!@#$%^&*(*&^%$#@!#$%^&*(&^%$#@!#$R%^T&*^%$#%^$^
IT'S OVER!

You can all exhale now.

Popped him up!!!!!

Cubs win!!!!

Nurse!

My heart medicine, please?

I love when the site just explodes with posts
Cubs v. Cards

are always way too intense

Congrats...

MIKE REILLY….WORST HOMEPLATE UMP EVER….

Pretty

close to how I feel right now!!

a mad genius

you are a mad genius

Milton was in Beijing ?
He's everywhere I tell ya!

and is that Geo?

let me repeat.......

I GET TO WATCH PORN!

or should i abstain until we lose?
abstain until DLee hits a homer on the road!
"Don't f**k with a winning streak" -- Crash Davis
Yeah, that's a tough call...

gotta respect the streak yanno..

Why, did your mom finally go to bed?
na, i quit until we got a winning streak

i am starting to look like that dog from van wilder

THey don't look so fired up after that win...

looks like they survived a tornado or something lol.

apt words

considering they’re potentially going to houston straight into ike’s path….or not?

friday and saturday

postponed, cubs will fly to chicago

Champions

expect to win in those situations.

Let’s hope the grow into the role.

WOW....

Fly it

Die you see Pie

He could of caught that pop out

Backing up your infielders?

Don’t let Sori see that

It's like Mitch Williams

came back to pitch the 8th and 9th.
And out from under the bed again….

Just another routine win
For cubs fans it is!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN

that is the biggest game of the year...........hands down
+1000

The beauty of baseball!

Yes!!

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show me the Milton!
Now I can relax tonight!
I love this man.

I’ll post the same post everytime I see him. I love him.

Magic Number =

11!!!!!

YOu can bring me the defribulator now (however you spell it)
I just finished using it, help yourself
Good playoff experience...

Of course, I just had a stroke, and can’t move the right side of my body.

Is that Chevy Chase?
how many different ones of these do you have prepared?
Does Rocky box with a watch on?
Be still my beating heart!

No really, be still. You’re scaring me.

I can't handle this shit
Milton has return from his exile (on Main St.)...

and that should make everybody ‘Happy’

I like your taste in music hokie..

The Clash last night and classic Stones tonight. Might I suggest “The Wall” tomorrow?

Still trembling here

maybe a beer or ten will calm me down

Right there with ya

A wee drab is definitely called for.

Time for an Irish Car Bomb..

that might calm me down some…

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!

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I think...

…this one broke the cherry in regards to the funk.

If this doesn't give me a heart attack

nothing will.

Soto dropping the F-yes to Wood
Time for that train !!!
GOODNIGHT NURSE!!!
I left the room after Miles struck out

I couldn’t watch. I’m happy.

Drinks for everyone!

KEEP ON WINNING (wherever that may be)

Just cracked the Victory Beer
What kind?

I need to try some new brews..

I'll have a glass of warm milk, please.

skimmed.

Sorry, only have chocolate milk.

And some Chips Ahoy. Combined with a Cubs win, it’s heaven on Earth…

What a series

Could have gone 3-0, 0-3, or anything in between. But the Cubs outpitched and outplayed the Cards tonight – great to see.

We need to stop pressing our luck!

no whammy no whammy no whammy...

CUBS WIN

I'm a coward and wouldn't say this til now...

but Woody NEEDED to pitch to Pooholes. A playoff closer can’t back down.

Reall surprised me...

but gotta love the mano a mano stuff.

HOLY SHIT...BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR THUS FAR

Wood gets ALL his confidence back in that one…I love Lou keeping him in, as stressful as it was. He’s our closer, he’s one of the leaders, and he needed that f-ing MONSTER out. Wow.

5.5 games up, Brewers lose their best chance to win against the Phillies this weekend – Sheets threw today, they miss CC, and now they have to face Hamels. I LOVE IT.

Dan

6 games in loss column

you don’t get losses back

Won't that even out pretty soon though?
First Game against the Mets I believe

They are off

two straight one run wins

I think I enjoy the big victories more. this is tough on the ticker

tough on the nerves and ticker.....but more enjoyable.
What a nailbiter

Are the Cubs trying to kill Santo?

CUBS WIN!

and milwaukee loses…. A Good Day for Baseball

a good day for AMERICA

go cubs!

might have been the biggest win of the year
what are we at, 11?
I'm glad you are all happy....

I'm so happy I could kiss a pig.

As long as it had lipstick on of course.

Did you...

put lipstick on it? Cause I hear that if you do that, it’s still a pig.

aGgh

Please, please, please. I can’t deal with this. How about a nice blowout at some point.

This really can't be a healthy pastime

…that we seem to be drawn to.

It's national, tho

That makes it all better, right?

coupled with the drinking, smoking, etc
Amen to that, SDSJM

Haven’t seen you around lately, yoyo!

Just busy

and just decided I’ll hold back on game comments during the slide…my way of shaking it up.

I don't care what anyone says about other sports.

Nothing gives me an adreneline rush like a game like this.

And now I get to trot around campus in my Jim Edmonds jersey-shirt

great times

Haha...

Love it! Give em hell!

ALL

MY GIRLFRIEND KICKED ME OUT OF THE ROOM….for getting too excited after the out at 3rd….love her but FORGET HER TONIGHT>…drinks on the house

You can't warm up with the Cubs during the winter

if you know what I’m saying.

buy her flowers tomorrow

and all will be forgiven

Mix in a stuffed animal, too
a Boyds Bear.....they are the best
she is on anitbiotics for bronchitis...

….i doubt she will remember it….!!! Ill remind her…I got this taped.

GO CUBS….

bronchitis sucks

hope she feels better soon

BEST POSTER EVER.......

Later Sue. You got my vote.

+1

down here I don’t get that, but when I lived in Iowa, it was nasty. Hope she recovers before the weather chills out

Good choice...

worked on my ex.

now thats something you never want to see twss
After you shared your chinese food?

talk about ungrateful..

wooo!

Got out of work in time to hear the 9th….I can’t remember the last time I heard Pat as excited as he was on the first out

Pat was in rare form tonight.

Santo seemed calm in comparison.

My W flag flys proudly in my room.

And I can’t help but smile when I see the one that someone keeps up on State Street. What a game…

Whereabouts on State?
Somewhere near Za's/Five Guys.

Hung up on the balcony of an apartment above them.

Take a pic and post it here if you get the chance...
A fellow Badger requests a picture!
How do I sleep?
Don't

Have a victory BEER…

you're missing a period there

at least I hope so…

how am i supposed to write a paper
OUCH....

…….happily?

go find a copy of today's RedEye - "exclusive" interview with G-Rod!

that will put you out real quick

Listen to WGN when Rosenberg comes on.

Works for me every time.

Talk about Kharma

Cedano overslide was against the Cardinals….

Nice to see their utility infielder return the favor when it really counted…

GET ON THE TRAIN!!!

WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Hey Sue...

I haven’t seen her lately. Is Gail preggers or what?

I just saw her

the other night. If she’s not she’s putting weight on. Did she just get married recently? I just noticed a few months back she was wearing a ring on her left hand ring finger?

I think she has been putting a few pounds on....

not sure about the marriage thing….you might be right, think somone else mentioned that earlier.

Fukudome

Play of the game. hands down

no question great catch
HOW FORTUITOUS

that he was put in just then for defense

they just showed that callout at 3rd - looked like he did get in on time the 2nd time
That should result in my favorite cereal

Frosted TLR

Watch his hand

I’m not so sure

ump will always call the guy out for being a MORAN for over-sliding. no love
this is true...
I guess it doesnt matter now, but it looked like he slapped the bag a fraction of a second before Aram popped him in the shoulder with his glove
Neither Cardinals nor baserunner argued the call
should Rammy........

have been watching for the guy to come off the bag INSTEAD of protesting? then it woulda been easy!

This just in....

Soriano knows how to dive/slide….whatever you want to call it….it was ugle but a heck of a play.

Let's face it

as Marmol & Wood were channeling Mitch Williams, every play — every break went the Cubs way in both the 8th and 9th innings…Defensive gems, strange over-slides, etc etc etc…

Finally….

kept telling my GF

last night that you could tell things were starting to go our way…..

Keep it up.

Crank up WGn...playing Go Cubs go
Thank God, a winning streak!

The magic number reduces by two!!! Can go into this extended weather break with some more breathing room!!!! I like it!!!!

Not a winning streak till ya win 3
G-d

is a Cubs fan.

tonight, He was, that's for sure
G-d, as in...

…Geena Davis?
Gary Danielsen?
Grateful Dead?

G-d as in God

some people don’t write the name of G-d in its entirety, for religious reasons.

obviously

I was just having a little fun with initials.

However, if your explanation is indeed the case here, isn’t that a bit hypocritical? If one feels they shouldn’t write the name of God, then is it really any different if they write G-d? If what they type is being tracked on the great scorecard of life, I’m pretty sure that G-d gets as big of an ‘e’ as God…

night! Enjoy it!!!!

You must have had a disturbing childhood, SWL
I wanna thank all of you...

for a MEMORABLE night on the blog….i was a virgin to actually posting on here til tonight, and what can i say, this is one of those nights Al has talked about all year…remember where you were. I know i will

You always remember your first time...
I don't want to be remembered. I want to be forgotten.
3 out of 3 Badgers say, welcome!
Make it 4
new avatar, I see
Yep

My son’s class bred some butterflies this spring and when they let them go one landed on his finger. All the other kids gathered around in amazement and he felt like such a bigshot.

The expression on his face is classic
LOL. I don't ever think I've seen him make that face before or since
Seems like a lot of Badgers and Hawkeyes on this site...

Nothing wrong with that…just sayin..

It does, doesn't it?
i should also mention

yesterday was my birthday…not a better way to start my 20th year than with 2 big, fat, blue W’s flyin high

Happy Birthday!
I should really be in more game threads.

Screw you, senior year!

and it's ex-Cub Jamie Moyer who puts the Brewers away

suhweeeeet

After ex-Cub Scott Eyre walked a guy
Night all...

….cant wait to be getting ready for work tomorrow watching Baseball Tonight…..

I'm assuming we are gonna hear about the Houston series sometime tonight?

I don’t really want to go to bed until I know what’s the gameplan…

sure hope so
I don't forsee bed anytime soon after this game
Ike could become a Cat 4 hurricane - Cubs going back to Chicago

Cubs to workout at Wrigley on Saturday and have bags packed for departure to a neutral site.

And Vince Young is still needing his space, nursing his sprained MCL and planning on eating hot wings

I honestly can't believe that there is a lack of action.

I mean, com’on, we already know there are numerous neutral sites we could be playing at this weekend. Any doubleheader or screw-up in the schedule only helps the Brewers and/or other wild card contenders.

guess here is that they go to a neutral site on Sunday

I can understand Mclaine wanting the gate rec’ps. And the home games.

At least they aren’t going there tonight.

I agree

Ya play two…Sunday and Monday in Atlanta.

if need be, you can play the third game after the seasion… Good time for Randy Wells to get his first career start.

agree any soultion that includes a DH only hurts the Cubs.

Neutral site is the only soultion, especially if its a Cat 4…..they wont be able to get to Houston let alone play games there.

I don't like that after this last two game momentum...

…it is going to be stalled for at least a day or two. I know we could use the rest…but this game was pretty magical, and I’m flying high right now, as I am sure the players are.

Dan

At least we won

Imagine going into this break after a couple more losses. Yikes.

+1

But I have no faith at all in Bud doing the right thing.

Unfortunately

I am not sure how much authority he really has in this situation. I know that for an “normal” game, the home team controls the start of the game. If it is raining, they are the ones who decide not to start and or cancel. The umpires/MLB have no control until the first pitch is thrown.

At this point, they are probably just a mediator between the Stros and the Cubs.

You might be right.

But a strong commish steps up and makes a decision that is best for all concerned. Somehow, I don’t see him doing that.

all the above from ESPN News and Cubs.com
all what above?
read two posts up
news on where the Cubs are going .. and what they're doing through at least Saturday

Oh, and by the way, I’m sure Lou will have a few more choice words in the Clubhouse
and they’ll probably have to repaint the joint

Lou...

…should be coming up

is there a Magic Number for Best Record in NL/Home Field ?
Should be 12...

since the Mets were off today, and both the Brewers and Mets were at 13 coming into the day.

Little early for that.

We are up on the Brewers by 5.5 games, and the Mets are right there with them for record, and there are still 14-17 games left for teams. Too early to determine that, I think.

All I know is that if they are playing in Atlanta this weekend

I am THERE

15 bucks sit on the field
Magic number is 11

If the Cubs win half their last 16 games, the Brewers would have to win all but 2.

There's no way any games should be played in Houston

Al’s post today was right on the money — neutral site, give the Astros cash for lost revenue. The games need to be played without much delay.

Maybe we can get Cuban

to put some good faith in Drayton’s pocket…

That just makes too much sense.

Bud will find a way to screw it up.

Do two things

Play two games on Sunday and Monday in Atlanta. Gives the Stros time to help their families.

Fly/Bus the Stros and their Families to Atlanta, all expenses paid by MLB,

Play the last game of the year only if needed.

I agree with all that except the DH

They shouldn’t, but they scare me.

Agree

Two games…One Sunday and One Monday.

The Stros probably don’t care about playing a DH as much because they pretty much play crap teams the rest of the way

For those of you

pissing and moaning about the late inning “festivities” with Cub relievers and opponents having runners on base late.

What do you think games in October are going to be like?

the offense is going to EXPLODE and we are going to win every game 11-5!
Started too late....Televised...commentated by stupid men...won by the Cubs.
All I can say is, what a game!!

Watched in a bar and was cursing DLee all the way but cheering for the great catches by Sori and Dome and Woody’s clutch pitching in the 9th. Wow!!

Go Cubs Go!!

Even though DLEE

sucked Ass at the plate…he and Rami saved the run in the 9th

Yes they did!!
He did get an RBI right?

just sayin.

Hendry is good at his job
Why isn't the post game on WGNRADIO.com?
switch to wgn AM if you are local
MLB restrictions

They have the extended postgame there — should be able to get it now.

Kaplan on now...

but he usually goes to postgame after taking a few calls.

With all due respect to DLee's Golden Glove

His bat looks like lead …

Do we give Hoffpauir a start and hope his glove is as good?

Sure, and I hope when I go to my mailbox tomorrow

I hope I find $1,000,000 in there. Both are equally likely.

I get the point about the bat, but the glove ain’t gonna be there.

i have to agree
Thanks for pulling for me! If the $1M is there, I'll send you $1k!
HA! You're the one who sent me that email telling me I won the jackpot,

if only I send my social security number and bank account number.

No, see, the money is in Shanghai

And since I travel there so often, I’m closely monitored. Just give me your account #, and I’ll give you 1/2!

Did you watch tonight's game?

The Cubs won tonight because of DEFENSE!

And if you think Lee K's too much...

wait till you get a load of Hoff swinging and missing.

I'm more concerned

about D. Lee’s lack of driving the ball, and the fact that he – as we all know – hits into way too many double plays. I don’t care as much about the Ks.

I'm not suggesting Hoff is the answer

but if Lou can sit Dome down, whose defense is excellent, walks more and doesn’t hit into double plays, don’t you have to consider sitting D?

I'm not opposed...

… but i think d lee would throw a fit. and Kosuke is still considered a rookie.

I hope he throws a fit

I don’t know how Dome is reacting. I believe D is a professional and will be pissed off and fired up. But I know what you’re saying, doing that to a veteran is rough.

Better put D. Lee down in the batting order. Move de Rosa up.
Consider it maybe...

But I don’t see Lou changing things much with 16 games left.

Metaphors Requested >>>>>>

Harden left the game with a 3-2 lead after 6 in line for the win. How “Endangered” would you say his status as Winning Pitcher was in the 8th & 9th innings?

At times, the word 'morphine drip' came to mind
And by 'word'

I mean ‘phrase’

That's good stuff...

Never felt so good in my life.

The Priest was opening the book, the wife was saying the Rosary

The rites were about to be spoken….

And then the old bastard came back to the light….

was Lou interview on TV...

…went to let dog out

'night, all...gotta go savor

…and put the jumper cables on the ol’ ticker

OT: Jessica Simpson on Letterman

Hot…but man that Elevator does not go all the way to the top.

Dave Kaplan seems to have lost his mind

People are calling in and saying that Cards lost the game. I’m all most of the negativity after a win, but it seems like at this point he is all sunshine all the time now.

I used to like Kap

But yesterday he was saying in a roundabout way that Ted Lilly is a better hitter than Geovany Soto because Lilly laid down a bunt.

Um, what?

Yep

Kind of like a handful of posters here — if anyone says anything at all that’s critical, he goes off

that's why blue mike is so entertaining
Even though we only scored three runs...

I am going to say this

Soto missed a double by a whisker and rain drop…I still contend that if it is not raining that kicks chalk

Soto misses a homer by about the height of a US Gymnast

DLEE misses a homer by 2 footlongs

Offense is coming around…I hope

The offense looks like its about to break about again which is really encouraging
Couldn't agree more...

… and we’re gonna need it with this schedule. Hopefully the 2 or 3 day weather delay won’t break that stride that’s ready to bust out.

I'm still amped...

that game got my blood a boilin.

It's the seat warmers. :D
MLB is the biggest bunch of idiots ever

They are playing chicken with God.

The have a Cat 4 Hurricane barreling down on Houston. What the hell are they going to do if this storm destroys the infrastructure of the city and there is no way they can play baseball games in houston.

Just play 2 damn games in Atlanta….Pony up to fly the Astros Families to Atlanta for the game, etc, etc. Then if the third game is needed, play it at the end of the season.

I don’t care where they play the games…i just want them played so we don’t F ourselves by having a DH the day before the Crew series

what's all this talk

about a game with a DH? This is the second post that mentions that.

oh, shut up dave...

i was thinking peeps were talking about the worst rule in baseball, the Designated Hitter… not a double header….. i’ll shut up now.

I was wondering that, too
talk to yourself much?

I knew what you meant. Hate double headers and the DH.

i talk to myself all the time.

i also talk to my dog like she’s a person who cares what i say.

LOL

I do that during Cub games….A LOT!

I do to my radio while listeing to Cubs games

I expect one of these times Ron and Pat will respond

I guess we are the last 3 left
apparently

that’s ok… i’m not usually one of the last ones left…

so, when was the last time a Cub hit a home run? i seriously can’t remember.

sori about 5 days ago
I think Marquis was the last homer...
I've missed a few games from Sat on...
BTW

The Crew still has a double header to play, so it’s not like it would be that much of a disadvantage.

They do? Who with?

That makes me feel a lil bit better….unless they win both and we lose both. Then I’m devasted.

apparently i'm on crack

i just looked at their schedule and it isn’t on there… i swear it was there last sunday

A regularly scheduled DH? Doubt that.

Had to be a rainout thing from early in the season I would imagine.

Really? With whom?
My computer is effed...

i need to reboot. first time i’ve had to reboot my mac in a looooong time, though.

OT: I think the Angels just gave up runs and runners on purpose just to get K-Rod the saves record

He is trying to get it right now.

He gets a double play ball from Ichiro

One out to tie the record

Gives up a base hit to make it a 7-4 game

Still two out Adrian Beltre up

LOL Beltre gets a hit and now this game is actually interesting
Ground out to first and K-Rod ties the all time saves record

always fun to watch baseball history

The Chicago Media

is a bunch of worry warts…

Harden pitches a good game but instead of talking about that, they talk about his velocity. Yeah, he was not flaming it up there…but he has not really be doing that at all in most of his starts. He has been mixing a high 80s, Low 90s fastball with his changeup. He was doing the same shit that Hammels did to us.

To this guys even understand the art of pitching…not about velocity. Location, Location, Location, and Deception

Duma

ask Greg Maddux
Well nobody is gonna beat him if he pitches like that in the playoffs

He didn’t have control issues, so what if he doesn’t K everyone. I like it better when he gets pop-ups and has a low pitch count.

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