Bleed Cubbie Blue

who skips their MRI?

I couldn't believe

when Lou said they had it lined up for Z and he didn’t show up. They have no idea why.

he's obviously not at the park either

is he at the Wrigley tonight?

He wasn't there

when Lou spoke.

he aint there - that's why no one knows what is going on

can’t they call his cell phone???

Z likes email and internet better than cell phones.

Maybe he’s got a blog? :-)

as a season ticket holder...

I demand to know why they can’t get in touch with him

how's that working for ya?

Is this a shade of Sosa?

Or any other player who wanted out of a contract/town so bad he did dumb things in order to get shipped out?
Just askin’…

chilango2 - September 3, 2008 reply

He just signed a huge extension...

Don’t think so.

$90 mil

not good. not good at all.

pouting.

let's go Cubbies!!

Take advantage of the Brewers getting swept.

is there info anywhere on how to make BCB work on a blackberry?

those caps are garbage

sorry fans

strike one

leadoff hit for stros

Soo big z missed his mri today?

hoffer - September 3, 2008 reply

Sounds like it...

…but what we don’t know is whether the doc recommended he get it done tomorrow instead. If he has inflamation in the shoulder, they like to get that under control so the MRI will show more.

I am just speculating as to why, it’s also possible Z just decided on his own.

Has there been a roll call in recent days?

Yesterday

chilango2 - September 3, 2008 reply

Ok, just checking.

Haven’t been able to make the game threads until late.

you havent been missing much

trust me

I know.

Doesn’t mean I haven’t been catching the games… :-( But at least I missed the trolls.

trolls start showing up.... Im outta here tonight.

Ditto.

+1

I’ve left early the last few games. I have no patience for all that crap.

I started to ponder what trolls are like in their real lives LOL

thats when I realized that maybe I should just leave the next time they come :)

HEY 6-3 DP.

DP

You're way ahead of Gameday audio.

Nice DP!

Itchy - September 3, 2008 reply

Cubs on TV...

a tasty broccoli-scallion corn bread in the oven… life is good.

We’re going to win tonight, aren’t we, Demp?

Whadid he say about Harden?

hoffer - September 3, 2008 reply

they planned on skipping him from the beginning

hendry said even if we were 5 games down, we’d still do this

nice inning 1,2,3

And a quick inning for Dempster.

Let’s put a few on the board early!

chimmey brick red

is the color of houston, per pat

I love how he explains them

He's a regular wordsmith, he is.

per pat

from the astros media guide

that was an actual crayola color name I seem to remember

I hope D-Lee has an incredible day.

Just to stick it to the naysayers.

+1

I hope so too,

and I’m one of ’em.

+100

I still don't like Theriot's double-pump.

It’s almost annoying me as much as Sori’s hop.

He has gotten away...

…with that so far. Let’s hope it doesn’t come up and bite them in a critical spot down the road.

He missed getting Pence out once last night on a sharp grounder to short because of the double pump

let's stick to this game

don't remind me

no problem

I don't understand...

when Cedeno is in the linup, he’s not at SS.

I think that is a secret only Lou knows

Soriano Flys out

Theriot Strikes out

Lets go DLEE

D Lee strikes out

And bitches about the call again

pat and ron can't believe that was a strike

I was watching out of the corner of my eye

and I thought strike before the call

WOW

Can’t do ANYTHING with that pitch. Wolf knows how to pitch Lee.

Was that a strike or did Ronnie over react?

It was a strike

and without hearing it, Ronnie overreacted.

Ditto

I didn’t see the pitch, but if Ronnie says it, it is an overreaction.

Thanks I realize Ronnie is prone to over reacting

but the booing in the backround is what made me question it.

They may not be booing the ump's call.

they were saying "Boo-urns"

Very tough pitcher's strike

Hopefully...

…Dempster notices that, and gets the same strikezone when he pitches.

We have been exposed to the worst bout of umping I have ever seen over the last 10 games!

hoffer - September 3, 2008 reply

umping or hitters slump?

Hey can someone briefly transcribe what lou and the reporter just said?

I’m deaf and Comcast SportsNet doesn’t caption it’s coverage of these cubs games yet. Were theyt alking about Zambrano? Any new news?

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

There is no Zambrano there is only Zool

Zuul

great movie.

From what I heard...

…Zambrano was examined by the doc today, and Z decided not to get the MRI today, but will get it tomorrow. Lou had not spoken to the doc or Zambrano at the time of the interview.

we dont know what is going on, where he is, he's probably at the bar, don't worry.

A few pops...

…might not be a bad thing for him right now.

I'd appreicate any updates tv gives also

They were talking about Z's missing his MRI appointment.

Do you have the link on the Tribune?

BTW, do you communicate via ASL or Cued Speech?

Cued Speech and MAJOR props to you for knowing what that is!

Someone in my family is deaf. He just got a cochlear implant a few months ago.

nice, got mine 22 years ago

Just that Z

wasn’t there when they closed the clubhouse and they don’t know why he didn’t show up for his MRI. The reporter called it a red flag.

HOHOHO nasty splitter from Ryan.

Someone needs to step up tonight and set and example

This is still a first place team.

I have a feeling Mr. Dempster will do it.

I hope so

bob doesnt

like the sound of what is going on with big z…and they also said harden felt discomfort but feels it is just regualr discomfort and nothing serious…idk bout anyone else but im kinda worried that this season can turn really really bad any day

Because you've seen that show before

Ummm...yeah.

Z in general is causing me to worry

gotta admit it is a bit worrisome

especially Z’s tendency to act out

I think that is a bit understatement on both of our parts

::grin::

That was a good play

Pence is fast

i always worry

pence the fence

Where'd Bump go?

I wanna compliment his Bruce Campbell avatar.

Hey hey...

thx for the compliment…big Bruce fan here!

Sam Axe!

Ashamed to say I've only watched Burn Notice once...

And I call myself a fan…

I really like it

My brother bought the first season for my mom on DVD, and I went over there to watch it. We both got hooked.

I'll give it another shot...

anything with Bruce in it has to be worth watching…

I ate my tickets tonight

…just couldn’t do it

smh\

dammit

Yargh.

We REALLY needed to score first…

please step back from the ledge....

the bandwagoners might decide to act like lemmings.

I think they've already started.

I was just stating that I thought tonight it was even more important to score first.

well cool night, likely not a lot of runs scored in first place.

It IS Wrigley, though. :-)

I expect a 20-17 Cubbies win haha.

yabbut....

this is randy wolf you know… someone who makes Kyle Lohse look good?

OH and I really dislike Hunter Pence.

No sh#t

Im not fond of him myself

OK, Just got here . .

What happened?

stro's scored first. 1-0

Arrrrggggghhhhh!

Crowd is so quiet......

it's all over, folks

What?

let him jump

the inning, sorry

sorry

oh, ok

seems like..

..some people are already thinking that…Cubs are up 5 games in toughest division in NL and magic number is 19….Jeez

KK

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

I just threw up in my mouth

a little bit.

Why?

Not Bruce Froemming - September 3, 2008 reply

ARAM COME ON

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

Hunter Pence's name

it makes me nauseous

He's a real pain in the neck

no doubt.

Not Bruce Froemming - September 3, 2008 reply

We need a quick response here.

Hopefully Aramis can start somethin’.

patience my young apprentice

That would be fantastic.

We need Dempster to hold up under pressure now

He’s our ace for the next couple weeks

+1

from your fingers to the mountain top

SouthsideCUBSfan - September 3, 2008 reply

yea he needs to stay calm

and Lilly needs to pitch atleast a little bit better to make up for all this garbage

I'm still not even sure why,

Randy Wolf is on the Astros??

Well they thought they were still in it at the trade deadline.

Turns out, they’re only 7 back in the Wild Card now.

chitownhawkeye - September 3, 2008 reply

C'mon guys

Need the hitters to pick up. The pitching staff has to be a bit nervous tonight. Give’em a reason to breathe deeply.

I am a bit confused as to why Lou went with an all RH line up

when Wolf only gave up three hits in his last game against such a line up in his last game. I hope we prove to do a better job against him tonight, but I like when we change things up against these pitchers.

Prove me wrong, Aramis. Start the party, now!

LAcarl519 - September 3, 2008 reply

Ramirez K's

Angels, TB, Yanks, Florida and Cubs only teams to not have 5 game losing streaks

so far this season

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

Madie I like you I really do, but

Please knock on wood or something. You may not believe in jinxes but it doesn’t mean the might not exist.

Base hit!

Nice start Soto!!

today

I’m changing things up. No TV, radio only. Cubs hat, but no cubs shirt. Window’s open, no AC.

Something’s gotta work.

Hope it helps

I have on Packer shorts.... if they help

got them on sale today for $11, if they help I’ll go back tomorrow and buy a second pair LOL

I'll start caring about the PAck again when the Cubs are finished.

So hopefully not until Halloween.

Monday nights game is a Cubs off day

I think they did that just for me :)

I noticed that last week.

I’m excited.

there is our big break

Alright Geo... gotta start somewhere

missed, so its seems there is basically no update on Z

GM and manger don’t know what is wrong with him or where the hell he is….yeesh

DC Cubbie - September 3, 2008 reply

you hit the nail right on the head

Z was told this MRI was a big test so he went to the library to pull an all nighter

LAcarl519 - September 3, 2008 reply

lol

thanks for bringing some levity to this situation

Z's old friend came in from out of town

his tux didn't come back from the cleaners

He's been looking for the spotted hornibill bird in the forests of Michigan

Geo comes through

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

TWSS

+1 on the twss very clever

got something started now!

Derosa Ks

SouthsideCUBSfan - September 3, 2008 reply

aaaaaaa come on

OT: this corn bread is wicked good :D

just took it out of the oven

…back to baseball…

Lucky...

yum

I have some garlic bread right now...

…does that count?

yum!

Let's go Reed!!!!!

Reed K's

Wolf K’s 5 of 6 batters faced so far

Forget pitching. Get some goddamn hits

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

What does the PFX stand for on Game day

when it talks about the different pitches?

I think it's the break of the pitch.

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

Isn't that what BRK stands for?

To be honest, I'm not entirely certain how the Gameday app...

…displays the data. I usually just look at the XML files underneith.

I believe that it is

the movement of the pitch as it deviates from a straight line perpendicular to the release point

I'm not sure but after looking at it all year ...

I think BRK is the break of the pitch from the straight line trajectory at release point and PFX is the deviation from a perfect middle of the plate strike. Just my guess

That clears it up.

Here you go... the definitions of brk & pfx

linky

I felt the breeze

from that whiff all the way here.

SouthsideCUBSfan - September 3, 2008 reply

I have been at my new apt for 4 games

and we lost all 4… if we lose today I am not gonna be here at the new place for a while

Is this Cy Young pitching?

Oh, it’s just Randy Wolf

PhillyCub - September 3, 2008 reply

What in the name of the Green Lantern is Bob talking about?

“The pitching and defense has been fine, the timely hitting has just evaporated.”

Yeah, that 9-7 loss last night… that was about timely hitting. Sure, Ramirez had three errors and Bob Howry crapped baserunners, but the hitting was the problem.

runners in scoring position in the 7th, 9th and 10th..

yeah, the timely hitting evaporated

Gibbon Jockey - September 3, 2008 reply

they scored

SEVEN RUNS. While it would have been nice to get a walk-off, I really don’t think this one’s the fault of the bats.

After last night's game

Corey Provus responded to a caller’s concern about Lee not hitting. He said, “Yeah, we need him to get hot like Ramirez and Soto and Kosuke.” I emailed him, hot like Kosuke? What team are you watching?

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

ugh. 5 Ks for Cy Young

…I hope we size him up a bit better the second time around.

LAcarl519 - September 3, 2008 reply

OMG! WTF!?!

Yikes man.

5 K through 2 for Wolf? Let’s start making some decent contact.
“Opposite field, opposite field.” (Cubs mantra today.)

This team sucks so bad right now

let’s turn into the SBUC OGACIHC sometime this month.

Gibbon Jockey - September 3, 2008 reply

nice play geo!

NICE play by ROY.

Wishful thinking.

Not wishful thinking

he’s gonna get it

If he doesnt... the women of bcb's are going to be VERY upset

I think EVERY BCB'er would be upset.

But we’ll be thinking of you when he wins it.

I think Sue likes him more than me

go ARam!

Bob was right

We still can defend

GREAT play by Rami.

Dero catches a long pop fly for out #3

three up

three down.

AAAAAAnd there we go.

There will be runs

scored by the Cubs this inning. :D

Sue, promise to start the first overflow thread?

I wasn't so

lucky doing that over the weekend. I can try and see if it works tonight.

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

Or there will be blood!

ONEDEC

BTW, for those blacked out or good at multitasking...

…free video of the AAA playoffs at iowacubs.com.

How will they read that

if they’ve blacked out? LOL

I mean blacked out of the Cubs/Astros on CSN.

LOL

Zambrano might be among them after tonight’s binge.

Are you serious about him drinking

or is this just a rumor you’re starting?

Sorry, it was being discussed above.

The rumor was that he went out to the bar instead of to the MRI.

If you don't think players in the Babe Ruth era ever did these type of things,

you are ignorant. I’m sure these type of things happened all the time. Maybe a night at the bar is exactly what he needs

The Zambino!

It's a rumor

Link.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

How deep was the fly out by Tejada?

Gameday put it near the warning track.

about 6-7 feet from the dirt

thanks

This is a scrappy at bat for ONEDEC

ONEDEC SPEED

he did look pretty fast there

Soriano will go yard

n/t

Nice bunt Demp

Alright.

Dempster with the nice sac.

Resist everyone.

Much too easy, anyway.

TWSS

There's always one. LOL

nice sack? Come on I had to...

have to have some humor right now!

It also

goes with the much too easy comment, too.

I was going to say it but I resisted

Come onnnnnn Sori.

42 pitches for Mr. Cy Young Wolf

Up steps The Riot.

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

Theriot should try to hit a homer

It would be funny

what do you think

all those singles to right field ARE?

FAIL.

Not the post, but the expected result.

Has he ever hit one?

I can’t recall if he has.

He has 1 this year.

Don’t remember when.

BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness - September 3, 2008 reply

one this year

It was a pop fly carried out by the wind.

I swear, it was the most amazing thing in the world. You watch it come off the bat and you expect the shortstop to get it, and the wind keeps carrying i.t

only 1 this year...

but it was scrappy..

LOVE the Bruce Campbell avatar.

Thanks...

I’ve been watching Brisco lately….too bad the show didn’t last longer.