Will The Yankees Choke? World Series Game 6 Preview, Phillies vs. Yankees, Wednesday 11/4, 6:57 CT
by Al on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM CST
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This is the first World Series that's gone this far in six years, since 2003 -- also involving the Yankees, who lost to the Marlins in six games that year.
Joe Girardi, whose management of his pitching staff has come under justified criticism during the postseason, will roll the dice and have Andy Pettitte start on three days' rest tonight -- something Pettitte hasn't done since 2007, and that was a strange circumstance where he threw four innings in a start, pitched an inning of relief with two days' rest, then started again with one day off. (See Pettitte's 2007 game log for details; it happened in April.)
Pedro Martinez will go for the Phillies. Pedro pitched well enough to win in game two; that day, A. J. Burnett shut the Philly offense down. Meanwhile, the Phillies hit Pettitte pretty hard in game three on Saturday; Jayson Werth homered off him twice and Pettitte also issued three walks in six innings, throwing 104 pitches, a Zambrano-like outing. If the Phillies are patient tonight, I believe we'll see one last 2009 game tomorrow, and Girardi will have to go with yet another pitcher on three days' rest, CC Sabathia, going on three days' rest for the second time in this series after having not done that all season. Sabathia is approaching 270 innings pitched this season; that might be too many even for a "horse" like him.
It'd be nice to see a seven-game World Series, no matter who wins. We don't get to see enough winner-take-all games in baseball; in the last ten seasons, going back to 2000, there have been only 13 such games in all the playoff rounds, out of 70 postseason series.
Phillies at Yankees, 6:57 pm CDT. Yankees lead series 3-2. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
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Go Philly and let it all ride on game #7!
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
by Zeke on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Two of those games involved the Cubs
It’d be nice to see a seven-game World Series, no matter who wins. We don’t get to see enough winner-take-all games in baseball; in the last ten seasons, going back to 2000, there have been only 13 such games in all the playoff rounds, out of 70 postseason series.
I agree – a game 7 would be great. I suppose if the Yankees win, they can combine the parade with Macy’s . . . seems like it’s the next day, anyway . . . .
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Inflate CC Sabathia with some (OK, a LOT) of helium...
…and let kids walk down the street with him tethered on long ropes like a parade balloon…
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by Zeke on Nov 4, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But for God's sake don't give them any pins...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Will The Yankees Choke?
YES
and tomorrow
YES
Go Phillies!
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Regarding choking, remember ...
“You can’t really dust for vomit.” – Nigel Tufnel
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
by Zeke on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw hell, I was wrong about the choke...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 5, 2009 1:20 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
People were criticizing Manuel for not starting Lee
I think he did the right thing, 20/20 hindsight of course, but Girardi did screw up and should have went with Gaudin
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by DTJchris on Nov 4, 2009 12:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Possibly.
But by not pitching him on short rest, he will not be able start game 7. Time will tell.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
by DMCub on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just a question, why do you all hate so much the Yankees ?
Be the Yankees isn’t the goal of all the 29 other franchises ?
by julolo on Nov 4, 2009 12:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't hate the Yankees per se
1) I was born in Philadelphia
2) I dislike the AL, mainly because of the DH
3) I’ve never “liked” New York as a city
So if I can’t root for the Cubs, then the Phillies are my second choice. If the series was the Cards vs. the Yankees, then my answer would, in all likelihood, be very different.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 4, 2009 12:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Because they are the evil empire
and represent all that is bad in an ecomony and a game where you can spend more moiney that anyone else (by far) in an attempt to buy a championship.
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Nov 4, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is known in some circles as "capitalism"....
it’s really not so evil.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 1:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It is capitalism, but in sports, emphasis is on
competition, fair play, and one set of rules.
In a league famous for segregation, the reserve clause, draft for domestic players, soft salary caps, a government sponsored monopoly, gerrymandered broadcast rights, 25 man rosters, Type A/B free agents, Rule V Draft, and no beer sales after the 7th inning stretch; what does capitalism have to do with Major League Baseball?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Nov 4, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
There are not a different set of rules for how the Yankess are allowed to spend their money.
They have certain advantages that other organizations do not, but you cannot simply say that because these advantages exist they are “not playing fair”. The New York Yankees have built a fanbase in the same market as the Mets, yet no one labels the Mets as an “evil empire”. I bristle at this ever prevalent idea that being good/successful at something is grounds for punishment.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
Every few years, you can look and say, “Oh. The Yankees are in the mix again.” I hate that I can’t say it about the Cubs.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 1:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
More like every few years you can look and say,
“Oh. The Yankees aren’t in the mix. Weird.”
That’s why I hate them.
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by mykalmorgan on Nov 4, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's not the goal.
Being the Red Sox is the goal.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 4, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And i also think we can’t laugh at the Yankees choking… because we’re cubs fans, remember ?
by julolo on Nov 4, 2009 12:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
you know for all the Cubs choke jobs
They never blew a 3-0 lead. A 3-1 lead sure, but not a 3-0 lead.
Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.
by nji232 on Nov 4, 2009 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So we have that going for us
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if they will choke...
…but they may get beat.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Nov 4, 2009 12:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Philly bullpen
Could be their undoing tonight, unfortunately. Manuel doesn’t really trust any of them, and Lidge is a total nightmare.
Pedro will go 6…maybe 7 innings tonight.
Hope the Phils brought the heavy lumber to NY. Howard needs to wake up at the dish…can’t rely on Chase “Mr. November” Utley to do it alone.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 1:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I predict Ibanez will have a big night....
and this will cause me to grit my teeth and curse MB’s signing under my breath.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Let go, my friend.
For your family’s sake, just let go. It’s pretty liberating.
by chilango2 on Nov 4, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
While Milton Bradley laughs his way to the bank
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I seriously doubt Milton laughs that much...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure Milton laughs
But what he laughs at is not funny, e.g. Roseanne Bar.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
...the "life-alert" lady, kids in wheelchairs, Paul Sullivan's haircut....
wait, that last one is funny.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now you're telling me he gets it cut? Really?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Nov 4, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not consumed with angst over it...
just annoyed when I’m reminded of how much better the other alternative would have been.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of the 4 options last offseason
Bradley, Abreu, Dunn, and Ibanez…Hendry picked the worst one. Many people saw it coming, too. I was hopeful at the time, and Iike everyone else, disappointed by the outcome.
You dump him, you live, you learn.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your compatriot thinks alike:
By the way, why did she sing the National Anthem the other night? I imagine if I sang “Oh, Canada,” not too many people would be happy.
by chilango2 on Nov 4, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Spahn and Sain and pray for rain
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 1:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Unlikely for Game 6
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 4, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like rain very possible tomorrow.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Nov 4, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, the aerial photo of Yankee Stadium on that link...
… is the old Yankee Stadium.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Nov 4, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia have pitched an almost identical amount of innings
over the last two seasons. CC gets called a “horse,” but Lee has been just as durable. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cliff Lee get a few innings in Game 7 (if necessary). Lee may be older, but he also has about 700 fewer MLB IP…a benefit of delayed success?
But really, I’m not really sure what to say about Girardi’s rotation. He’s taken a risk for which he’ll be celebrated if it works out and castigated if the Yankees wind up losing. That’s a rare move for a modern manager.
Would you go with your three best starters maybe not at their best, or risk putting Chad Gaudin or Sergio Mitre out there? As Cubs fans, we should know that that choice isn’t as hard as it seems.
What’s ridiculous to me is that the YANKEES are in that position. Seriously, those are their options? I know that Chien-Ming Wang was terrible/injured and Phil Hughes was moved to the bullpen and that Joba Chamberlain was deemed not good enough to start in the postseason (HE’S ONLY 24)…but I’m totally hoping that Pettite and Sabathia are terrible for the schadenfreude factor. $208,097,414 in salary and their best 4th starter options for the playoffs are Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre.
I know Burnett said short rest didn’t have anything to do with his pitching only 2 innings in Game 5…but are we really going to believe that?
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by mykalmorgan on Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, I actually picked the Yankees in six.
So I’m kinda hoping they win tonight…just so I’m right. I do agree that, from a purely baseball fan’s perspective, a seven-game series would give us all the maximum return on investment.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 4, 2009 3:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping the Phillies win tonight
because I can’t watch tonight, but can tomorrow night. I want to be able to witness the last meaningful baseball for the next 150 days!
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by mykalmorgan on Nov 4, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 5, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For as disappointing of a season as it was for us Cubs fans....
…and as boring as the regular season was overall, the WS is paying us back right now.
I am hoping for a Game 7 with Mariano Rivera on the mound and Chase Utley at the plate with everything on the line!
by JB 23 on Nov 4, 2009 3:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'd be down with that last AB situation
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by mykalmorgan on Nov 4, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I want Eyre to strike out A-Rod with the bases loaded and two out in the 9th
with the Phillies up by a run in the 9th inning of game 7.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2009 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There better be more people on the boards tonight.
Last game was pathetic.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
well, I checked in
Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..
coda
ELO, 1975
by cubnational on Nov 4, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Dan hasn't
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mm-hmm
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hard to get excited at all about any baseball without the Cubs
All but impossible. It’s maybe why no one tunes in
Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..
coda
ELO, 1975
by cubnational on Nov 4, 2009 7:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I am lurking around.
I don’t like it so far.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2009 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And it just got worse
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 8:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I really hate living in New York on days like this
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet.
Still, it’s got a hell of a lot going for it.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Coulda been a *lot* worse
Pettite doesn’t look like he has his best stuff, either. String together a couple of hits and this could be worth watching again.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not over yet, but
The Phils scoring soon would be nice
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
pulled calf muscle
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 8:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hey swl
I am drinking a beer in a place in del mar tonight.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Nov 4, 2009 8:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I'm drinking chocolate milk in my kitchen.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 9:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
any sexy women around?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Nov 4, 2009 9:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Not until my wife gets back from picking up the kids from church.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 9:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
which team was she praying for?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Nov 4, 2009 9:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
She doesn't really give a crap....
and more importantly, neither does God.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 9:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damnit.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 8:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Need moar Stevie
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 8:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the Yankees....
And yet I wish the Cubs were that good. Oh well, wait till next year.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Nov 4, 2009 8:52 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
matsui is not very good-looking.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Nov 4, 2009 8:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
pock marks scream sexiness
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that pretty much does it
Ballgame, Yankees.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 8:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Start spreading the news....
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hope Joba grooves one here
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 9:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Odds on when Rivera comes in
I say top of the 8th… Over/under?
by LT on Nov 4, 2009 9:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
girardi isnt putting him in for 2 innings anymore
bout time
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
also went 2.1 innings against Angels
along with another 2 inning game. You may see him warming up this inning…
by LT on Nov 4, 2009 9:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
by that i meant now
as in game 6 and 7
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 9:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see where he was celebrating winning game 4?
He blew the flippin’ save!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm cornfused
who are you talking about? Rivera got the save in game 4
by LT on Nov 4, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chamberlain got the win
And talked about how exciting it was to win a WS game
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lets go PHILLIES.
KEEP THE PHAITH!
Change is inevitable; progress is optional.
by Devin B on Nov 4, 2009 9:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Utley needs # 6 here.
Change is inevitable; progress is optional.
by Devin B on Nov 4, 2009 9:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
DJ Hero tie-in?
Somebody tell Bud that the demographic desired there is probably already in bed on the eastern seaboard…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 9:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
then again, Bud probably is as well...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 9:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't be silly
Seinfeld is on TBS, he’s obviously watching that.
Change is inevitable; progress is optional.
by Devin B on Nov 4, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it the episode where George thought George was dead...
…and went to pay his respects to Mr. & Mrs. Constanza
Estelle (crying): I can’t believe it, he was so young. How could this have happened?
Steinbrenner: Well, he’d been logging some pretty heavy hours, first one in in the morning, last one to leave at night. That kid was a human dynamo.
Estelle: Are you sure you’re talking about George?
Steinbrenner: You are Mr. and Mrs. Costanza?
Frank (yelling): What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!? He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year, he’s got a rocket for an arm, you don’t know what the hell you’re doin’!!
Steinbrenner: Well, Buener was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps’ bat. They kept saying ‘Ken Phelps , Ken Phelps’.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
classic
actually it is the one about the puffy shirt…. But I don’t wanna be a pirate!
by LT on Nov 4, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
arrgh
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's channel-surfing between that and Matlock
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This sucks.
The last game of the year, and the Yankees are gonna win it.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
New Yankee Stadium....
1 for 1 in World Series Titles.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
its not over yet.
Change is inevitable; progress is optional.
by Devin B on Nov 4, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hurry up! The Entry Deadline is almost here!
Last Out to First Pitch – The 2009-10 Offseason IT’S HAPPENING!!!??? Contest
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bumping-Your-Own-Thread!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm.... I can see it now... newsflash with next SBN release
MTV and SBN announce a joint-online posting tutorial called “Pimp My Post”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 10:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Friggin awesome at-bat by Raul.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Stevie
BLNT
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna pour some gin.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going for something harder....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm working, I'm working.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bye 2009 baseball.
You were rather sucky. I’ll still miss you.
by chilango2 on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have a new hope for 2010...
If the Cubs can’t be in the World Series next year, then I want the Yankees and Cardinals to meet. I realize on the surface that sounds like a Cubs fan’s nightmare, but hear me out.
I think Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would hyperventilate so much they’d permanently injure themselves. I mean, they wouldn’t know what to do – they’d be torn between their manlove for ARod/Jeter and their manlove for Tony/Pujols. I truly believe they’d end up like those fembots in Austin Powers – heads exploding and everything.
Now if only we can figure out how to get Joe Morgan in the booth with them…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 10:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It would go to 26 innings in Game 7, each team would run of pitchers and bench players...
and after a short meeting with the Umpires and Network Executives….Selig would call it a tie and both teams would share a WS title.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Worst part about this
Jerry Hairston Jr and Chad Gaudin are gonna get World Series Rings….and we thought it was a farce when Scott Eyre got one last year. Ugggh…I should be looking forward to Spring Training starting up again next year but this season left such a sour taste in my mouth. Not as bad as 2004-05, but still pretty bad.
by Gleebo on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They...are...not...on...our...team...any...more.
Who…cares.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why do I think Yankee fans are the worst?
And who the HELL buys a $200 jersey that says “I LIV 4 THIS”??
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
27. The number of WS titles they have
also
27. Average IQ of a Yankee fan.
by Gleebo on Nov 4, 2009 10:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's nearly 4 standard deviations below the norm.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Correction: Nearly 5.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this season officially sucks
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
sucked. past tense. it's over now.
Let’s win it again in 2010!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fiddlesticks
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
poop
::in memory of sue::
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Another bought championship for the Yankees. ho hum
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 10:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Don't pretend you wouldn't buy one for us if you could.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd sell my nonexistent soul for a World Series title
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the cubs will be doing that sometime the century
maybe…
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 10:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If I may channel my inner BLou
Not a chance in hell because Hendry will live forever to spend like a drunken sailor. Alfonso Soriano will be playing even worse at age 50 because he will extend the contract that far.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Goodbye, Baseball
See you in March
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by MrNFL on Nov 4, 2009 10:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Those poor New Yorkers....
they almost had to wait 10 freaking years for a WS Championship.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i dont how they can live...
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Johnny Damon gonna cry?!!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 10:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gonna? I think he had been, was, and will continue to.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Screw the Yankees
Now we have a whole offseason of listening to ESPN talk about the Yankees EVEN MORE.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Nov 4, 2009 10:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
jeters so awesome he was positioned perfectly for that line out
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish
There was a way I could make you clean up the vomit that is now on my keyboard.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Nov 4, 2009 11:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and the way he slapped the ball to right field
man…
"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"You really can't dust for vomit."
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
by Zeke on Nov 5, 2009 4:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes you can. You only have to wait for it to dry.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 5, 2009 5:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PLEAES BOO BUD SELIG
DO ONE THING RIGHT YANKEE FANS
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Fox’s baseball crew is horseshit. All of them.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hope they wiped up when they were done...
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
by Zeke on Nov 5, 2009 4:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's been a while. It's been nine years...
Oh gosh, Hal. That’s not a while. Try not winning for as long as we have and see if that doesn’t chap your rear.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's Been
Nine Whole Years.
How horrible for them.
by 08Cubs on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How terrible
It’s such a tragedy.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Bud Selig falls off the stage.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bigger cheers for Pettitte than A-Rod.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Meh. I could do without either one.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
who won MVP? I switched over to Letterman.
Cosby is on now and they’re talking about World Series. Cosby is from Philly so it should be funny/interesting…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 11:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Matusi.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is he related to Watusi? He can dance!
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
by Zeke on Nov 5, 2009 4:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is everybody so jealous? I admire the Yankees.
This thread sounds like a bunch of small market fans….the Cubs have the money, the resources, the fans base. It’s going to be our turn eventually.
Sounds like a bunch of whiny Padres fans. The Yankees played by the rules as MLB sets them up. Big market teams SHOULD have advantages, and the Cubs, under new ownership should start taking advantage of this.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'd be bitching about 80-90% of the teams winning.
Why is everybody so jealous?
Because we don’t have one.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jealousy gets us nowhere.
I don’t see how whining helps.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
does adulation?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 11:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Screw the Yankees
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We can take a vote.
Who admires the Yankees?
vs.
Who wants to bitch about the Yankees?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty easy to win a World Series when you outbid everyone for the best free agents on the market
We didn’t have that kind of money to throw around. How much better would we have been with just one of those players? Give me a break.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So freaking what?
Are they not playing by the rules?
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Saying the exact same thing three times in a row doesn't convince me nor help the argument.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK, fine.
You guys can mourn all you want.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You're making an argument nobody else here has brought up.
I’m bitching because I don’t like the Yankees’ 27 championships, A-Rod, etc. Nobody here has been arguing “Man, we need to spend more money like the Yankees!” The argument that we sound like a small-market team could be true for any other 29 baseball teams, it is not exclusive to Cubs fans.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A third possibility for the vote
Could not care one way or the other
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 5, 2009 1:37 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Truly, this sounds like Padres
fans whining about the big bad Cubs and their fans taking over Petco park and it isn’t fair…..
This ain’t fair. We know that. But damn it, this franchise has done things right and spent the money they need to spend on what they needed.
Until MLB tells them to stop it, that’s the way it is.
And I will contend the Cubs COULD be the Yankees of the National League in the future.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Our forays into free agency generally don't work
That and the Yankees can outbid us for the best free agents. Do you see what’s happening here?
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its our own fault for our free agency forays not working
But as you say the top candidates go to the Yankees if they want them. No Questions asked.
by AussieCub on Nov 4, 2009 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
where are the Cubs going to get the money to spend like the Yankees?
Based on his opening remarks Ricketts says…
- a Cubs network (like YES) is years away,
- they have no plans for naming rights for Wrigley Field,
- PSLs are not on the drawing board
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, then why do you care so much if
the plight of the Cubs, as you seem to think — is hopeless?
As Al once asked, why are you here??
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The fool's hope that it actually happens
I don’t want to miss it.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The plight of the Cub isn't hopeless.
Its just much more likely the Yankees are going to win because they outspend EVERYONE else.
If the Cubs get smart about recruitment and development they are a better chance of overcoming those odds, as other teams have. But they won’t outspend the Yanks.
by AussieCub on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good night,
I’m missing Modern Family.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Nov 4, 2009 11:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
1 – Stir the pot
2 – Leave
3 – ???
4 – Profit!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention a total disregard for the reply function...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I did not have to go out tomorrow
Grinning Yankee fans on the streets.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2009 11:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What was that, ballhawk?
I’m wrapping up the FanPost…should be up in the next 24 hours!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 4, 2009 11:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You Lie!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 4, 2009 11:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Time to start hibernating - when does ST start? Seeems like forever....
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Nov 4, 2009 11:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Looks like SDSJM ditched us for Modern Family...
…but continuing his train of thought, let’s just say that starting tomorrow morning and every morning after that, Tom Ricketts sits down at his desk at 1060 W. Addison and ponders… WWYD?
Well for 2010, that means…
Sign Holliday to play LF – release Soriano and eat the contract. It’s only money, right?
Sign Cameron to play CF
Sign Valverde to close
Sign Lackey to replace Harden.
And then in 2011?
Sign Pujols to play 1B
Sign Crawford to play CF – eat whatever’s left of Cameron’s deal or just put him on the bench
Sign Mauer to play C – sorry Sue…
Sign Halladay to replace Lilly – nothing is bigger than the Yankee way; not even Ted…
So that’d be…
rf – Dome
c – Mauer
1b – Pujols
3b – ARam
cf – Crawford
lf – Holliday
2b – Theriot
ss – Castro
and a rotation of Halladay, Lackey, Z, Dempster, and Wells, with Marmol & Grabow to set up and Valverde to close.
Works for me…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 4, 2009 11:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna make fun of you in the FanPost just for this.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Nov 5, 2009 12:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I almost forgot...
LaRussa takes over in the dugout in 2011, and of course, brings Duncan with him.
And starting next year, during the 7th inning stretch, they’ll set up a little stage near home plate with red carpet and microphone for the celebrity singer du jour. And no one in the bleachers will be permitted to drink during the singing. Sure it will add to the game time, but hey – it’s tradition!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 5, 2009 12:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
After that orgy of spending/eating $...why the HELL is Theriot still on the team?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Nov 5, 2009 1:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
believe it or not, Riot already has pictures of Ricketts... ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Nov 5, 2009 1:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you've got the start of a parody song there -
Roger Daltrey would probably sing it too.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Nov 5, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's happening?!?!?
good because I picked Ryan most likely in your contest
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Nov 5, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because he interviews well?
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
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