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First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 9/28, 1:05 CT

"Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical." -- Yogi Berra

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#1

Where’s Dome?

Watching the Mets vs. Fish

Those fish are scary.

Fielder almost lost that pop up
I wouldn't be against the good old one game playoff again this year

That was so much fun last year.

LETS FINISH THIS WITH A WIN! and hope the mets lose

forcing a game tomorrow.

How many people are here?
where's here?
now you're going to get all existential on us :D
well it is Sunday

;)

11

Oh, wait, that’s the Cubs magic number.

I think, therefore I am
there goes the no-no
that was quick

and I am saying TWSS so no one else can!

I have a feeling

This is going to be awful to watch. HAHAH

I'm still a big fan of Guzman's

Today pretty much seals up the fact that he won’t be on the playoff roster. Hopefully he can be a big part of the team next year.

Volunteering To Provide Mets PBP

if there’s no objections.

Sure. Saves me flipping channels.
great...I can put my channel changer down

here

Emelie, where are all your BFF's?

Sue, Maddy, etc.?

dunno... I know Sue was at yesterday's game...
WC Playoff at Shea (if nec)
FLA 0 NY 0 - top of 2nd
Miles says Dome is sitting today so that he ends the season on a hight note...

with his homer yesterday.

that just seems odd to me
So what the heck does that mean for him in the postseason
That strikes me as a little...ummm....weird?
I think it's a better reason than "I think Micah Hoffpauir is a ML outfielder."
this place is dead..
and my stupid reply button isn't working
let's see now..
nope damnit!
works on my screen
looks like it's working to me
really?
you think?
damn sue, drewishdrew, etc. aren't here to make this funny..
I flagged it so they will check it for problems
seriously nothing's wrong
Delgado Dives and Snags A Line Shot!

One down.

KK!
Man, he has a great breaking ball today.
Infield Single for Uggla
what's the injury delay?
off Perez's fingers, trainer out to check
Perez OK, staying in the game
Guzman has a Trachsel-esque pacing today.
Pop Up To 2nd, 2 Out for Marlins
Good Pitching Guzman!
Guzman three straight K's
Guzman K's the side

Awesome

Cody Ross Walks

Men on 1st and 2nd, Amezega up.

meanwhile oliver perez is sucking it up
I wonder if the BrewCrew is pissed that the Fish don't have Hanley in the lineup
Mets Pitching Coach out

making sure Perez is OK and focused.

Why the racism? lol

the reply button is your friend

go in a corner and talk to Chanman :-)

This thread is confusing me

hahah

maybe you...are the one confusing.....the thread?
Sorry I was replying to the post of KKK!
you still haven't mastered the art of reply

-1000 BCB points

Amezega Lines Out to Beltran

3 out, still 0-0

feel like i haven’t seen Ramirez play for awhile

What's the over/under on CC pitch count

130? 140?

how ever many he has after 9 innings...
till his arm falls off.
this is his last start as a brewer so i wouldn't doubt it
If he wins tody I bet he starts tomorrow

if the Mets win also. He just doesn’t care about no arm falling off.

There was this Brewers fan at the game yesterday

Holding up a “Completely Useless By September” sign. And he seemed so proud of the cleverness of it, and all the Cubs fans could just watch him make a fool of himself.

what a tool
Little do we know that the sign was really about Corey Hart...

…and the “CUBS” thing was just a coincidence.

CC's sporting a Fielderesque physique
Nick Evans Flies To CF, 1 down
Prince shows off his gold glove

NOT

Prince Fielder is just a clever name

He can’t bend over to field a ground ball if the playoff picture was on the line.

Cecil can't make the play very well, huh?

Bob calls Fielder’s legs “tree-trunk legs”

I think he tripped over his long pants hanging down below his spikes
Cedeno has been showing his ugly side recently
and his Uggla side :-)
Ramon Martinez Grounds to SS, 2 down
OK, I know you are doing the PBP but where are we? I missed the start of your coverage.

can you give us a game reset so I know what the context is?

Mets game against the fish
Ramirez scores on fielder's choice

1-0

What is Fukudome doing with that bat?
there are all bored to tears, aren't they?
Absorbing the mojo of Soto's bat into his body.
He's trying to take the curse off his bat
Was he rubbing

an SI issue on the bat?

That just sounds nasty for some reason
Must be the swimsuit issue
Ryan Church Ks, 3 down

0-0 end of 2nd.

Top 3rd at Shea, Scott Olsen At Bat
Did it stop raining there or are they just dealing with it to get the game in?
rain has stopped
just a note

it is being broadcast there in case you have access…

on TBS

what happened to my post?? lol

Olsen Ks, 1 down
1-0

Let’s hold ’em here and add more runs next inning. :-)

nice to see you here

how was MIL?

hi sue!

how was the game?

Hi you two.

It was great. I wrote about it in yesterday’s recap. Very entertaining for sure.

missed it... I'll look forward to it
Is anyone really going to be surprised

if the Cubs win this game?

I'm only surprised

when they lose this year

Cameron Maybin Walks
Sounded like (since I didn't see it)

Prince Fielder did his best Leon Durham impression.

So I guess Guzman only gets outs by strikeout
Wrong! hahah
I vote that out counts as strike two and he continues to try and strike him out
as long as

he gets outs

Except when it's a fly ball
Guess we can't substitute Guzman for Howry on Wednesday, huh?
sunuvagun cedeno actually catches the ball!
Craig "Annoying batting stance" Counsell flies out to shallow center to end the inning
a poor Carl Yastrzemski impersonation
I don't know what's more annoying

Counsell’s or Bagwell’s

Lee May and Sean Casey

stand still laddie!

OMG Cedeno caught it
Baker (FLA) Ks, 2 Out

Still 0-0 top 3rd.

Jorge Cantu Pops To RF, 3 down

To the btm of the 3rd, still no score.

HEY!

Angel has a no-hitter…why is Loou taking him out?

minus the first hit by MIL
Does that count as a quality start to a quality start?
oops -

must’ve missed that. Well, that just shoots the whole sarcasm thing to heck, doesn’t it?

Who is warming up?
Gaudin
Really? Maybe it's a good time to take a shower.
I was just thinking the same thing

LOL

A Parade of former Mets in the NY booth

Strawberry, Piazza, Kranepool, Ralph Kiner…

Hey all!

Z being brought in is pretty awesome.

Angel Guzman should be on the playoff roster

I’m just sayin

Zambrano is taking over at SS

as a defensive sub

Ramon Castro Up, btm 3rd in NY

and he singles!

Soriano walks

CC’s pitch count projection: 178

That's just for today

He can do another 100 tomorrow

I know

Who guessed that, for at least 2 innings anyway, CC would be outperformed by Angel of all guys?

Isn't he on short rest?

Maybe he’ll do his best Javier Vasquez impersonation.

Perez Bunts into a FC, 1 down
Sabathia so far with 35 pitches in the 3rd.

Let’s see how far he goes.

He finished the inning with 40 i think
Jose Reyes Ks, 2 down
Prince had no clue that was the third out

Idiot

Can Cecil even count to 3?
yes - if it's meals in a day
Ev'rybody Clap Yo' Hands!

CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP……

Ok I'm going to take a shower

I expect a full report when I return. :P

Beltran Flies to RF, 3 down

Still 0-0, end of 3rd

Top of 4th, FLA 0 NY 0

Mike Jacobs up…

Jacobs Ks, 1 down
Dan Uggla Grounds to SS, 2 down
Good inning gaudin
Gaudin is trying to pitch his way

on the postseason roster

So was Guzman and so was Wuertz yesterday

but isn’t the pitching staff completely set, since Howry and Samardzija were confirmed by Lou?

I don't know all of the rules but Len was saying something like the roster can be

changed at some point. Maybe after the NLCS? Wish I knew the rules more.

You can change players between rounds of the playoffs.

So if the Cubs win the NLDS, they can change their roster for the NLCS.

Can be changed each round of the playoffs, true
Josh Willingham Flies to CF, 3 down

to the btm of the 4th, no score

Go-Go Gaudin grounders!
ooh Soto's going on that Disney trip!

too bad I hate all things Disney

I don't think they're going to Disney

Universal…I think

6 of 1 half dozen of t'other
a Disney Cruise = my eternal punishment
Carlos Delgado Lines to LF, 1 down
David Wright Out, 2 down
SO here's a thought

We’ve seen how good CC is. We know that he’s going to be a FA come the end of the season. So assuming that the brewers can’t keep him do the cubs go after him hard? Marquis would probably have to go, but you would have a rotation of Z, CC, Dempster, Harden and Lilly. That would be one hell of a rotation

it would rip the Brewers' hearts out
isn't demp a FA also?

little to no chance of CC being a Cub

why?

Because of money? I would think the cubs wouldn’t have a problem with that, especially if they win it all this year

Because the Cubs have...

…Z, Lilly, Harden and Marquis under contract for next year, would probably like to keep Dempster, and have Samardzija and Gaudin to find spots for as well.

and also 'cause Yosh never stocked size 72 jerseys
Oh well

It was just a thought anyway…….you get these when your watching the game via gamecast on espn. No sound, no picture, drives a man to think!

plus

with Marshall, Hill (who?) Guzman.
OK maybe just Marshall

Nick Evans Grounds to SS, 3 down

to the 5th inning, still 0-0 at Shea

54 pitches for CC so far. He's a real worker.
I dread this revamped Tribune
why?
I think they're going to cartoon it up
Use comic sans on the website?
lol

a colleague of mine uses that font and it drives me insane

Last time I used that font was in college

Back then it was kind of cool

no Doonesbury please!

Garry Trudeau needs to draw for the Daily Worker.

I'm starting to read the news on the internet anyway (nytimes, tribune sports, etc.)
that's part of the reason for their change

I get most of my news online but I’m still a sucker for newsprint

Cody Ross Grounds to SS, 1 down
BTW, the Mets web site AmazinAvenue is really pissed at Lou for taking out

Guzman and bringing in “the scrubs”

Someone go tell them that Guzman is the once and future King of the Scrubs.
not Zach Braff?
Amezega Ks!

5 Ks for Oliver Perez, has now retired 7 in a row

Scott "Don't Call Me Susan" Olsen Ks

Halfway home, 0-0 at Shea

Don't Tase Me, Bro

Scott’s Other Nickname

That looked pretty good off the bat

2 outs

Prince "I looove cupcakes" Fielder strikes out to end the inning
I'm just going to make up arbitrary nicknames players now
Ramon Martinez Grounds to 2nd, 1 down
Ron Santo really losing focus in the booth

He’s daydreaming about October glory …

Ryan Church Ks, 2 down
Ramon Castro Flies to CF, 3 out

End of 5th, scoreless between Fish and Metropolitans.

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