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Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Pirates, Monday 5/25, 7:05 CT

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This is the thread with strikes from Demp!

AND RUNS!

Walks two guys in.

Come on you freakign loser.

Walked. In. A. Run

Again.

It's improbable that...

the Cubs would just lose every game from here on out right? Because I’m starting to wonder…

Every team wins 60, right?
21-141 would be unlikely.
Yeah - there's bound to be rain-out in there
this team blows
Completely unreal
double play!

1-2-3!

I get here and the first thing I see are a bunch of ledgejumpers!
I'm not ledge jumping

Just contemplating what the possibility of going out on to the ledge might be like…

careful, im guessing its very crowded!
2 walked in runs

will do that. :-(

Merry Christmas from Laroche
Wow, needed that.

You’re an idiot, LaRoche but thanks!

merry fucking christmas

Ryan Dempster

Stupid move by LaRoche...he swung at ball four.
Whew! What a bailout...

LaRoche hit ball four into a double play

Thank you

Andy LaRoche for being a crappy hitter

So lucky

but I’ll take it

whew. and damn.
Now let's hope...

The offense picks up, and Dempster settles down. What a fortunate turn of events. That inning could have gotten much worse.

Is it just me or has WGN gone through no less than 3 re-branding efforts in the last year?
It's a sad sad day

When the fact that the other team scores a run or two scares the shit out of you

Yeah

hurts a little.

Tough guy dempster beats up the gatorade machine.
Can we get a photo

Of that destroyed gatorade thing? It represents so much

YEAH! Dempster beat the shit outta the Gatorade dispenser!

THAT’S G

Nice to see the patience at the plate tonight.
Soriano having a good game so far...

Very patient. Seeing pitches and taking walks.

Walk for Sori
Dempster > gatorade dispenser

owned.

Word.
Z just sitting right next to the machine.

“Like I’d ever do anything like that…”

At least he's owned something tonight...

hopefully he can own the Pirates the rest of the way.

Ha. Good one.
Z is trying

ti fix it.

the irony seems overwhelming
Come onnnn Riot.
Z approves

Of Gatorade destruction

Carlos trying to fix the gatoraid machine

Little karma there

lol he owes that gatorade machine
Riot

gets another double. Sori to third.

This is why I love big Z
woot base hit there's hope
Theriot is back!
Theriot also having a good game
Holy crap, when was the last time we scored 2 runs in one game?!?!?!
LOL - yesterday
oh, how soon I forget:)
"This is not the Gatorade machine you're looking for..."

Big Z is a Jedi.

OK bring

these two home.

How long before the Dumpster tag gets re-attached to Ryan

$54 million for a pitcher who may never have an ERA under 4.75 again in his lifetime.

tisk tisk tisk
Nice of you to show up.
No one cares
$53,998,800.

$1200 for the Gatorade dispenser.

Seems like a much better contract now, hmmm, doesn’t it?

Woot Riot

Ok, we need to get these guys in

2nd and 3rd, no out.
that was a scrappy double
Scrappy double doo!
Nothin' scrappy about that one
Yeah Milton...

the umps are out to get you. It’s their fault you just swung at a ball that hit you in the back leg…

You didn't see...

The umpire catch that ball and throw it in to milton’s leg? Because I did.

Is the Umps name...

Jeff Gillooly?

Holy crap…MIlton got a hit…I will now set myself on fore…

that's betrter than on fire ;-)
I was hedging...

:-)

whered bradley foul it off?
Bradley hurt in batters box -- but not too much.

Count is 1-2

hurt just enough
Bradley, come on

I will respect you as a hitter if you can bring these guys in

Keep your word
you bet!

for the moment

he's

waiting.

Read my comment below :P
don't make Bobby Scales have to stare you down
i.e: The Cobra!!
Bradley doubles!

Sori scores, Riot scores. TIE GAME!

a little home cooking
Again.

I can haz leed plz?

Hello, Mr. Bradley!
DOUBLE FOR GAMEBOARD

3-3

finally!!!

Bradley earns some respect

Nice!

We have more than 2 runs and its only the 3rd inning!

Thats my MILTON!!!!!!!!!
thank you, sir!
That's the drive we like to see!
Morgan is REALLY far into LCF...

very strange against Bradley facing a guy who doesn’t have big velocity.

GOOOOO MIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLTTTOOOOOOOOOOONNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quality AB right there

now drive his arse in!

Cliff “Reed Johnson” Yahoo sacrifices Bradley to third.

A lead!

A freakin’ lead!

Hello, Soto!
Soto

singles!

Here’s something we haven’t heard much.

CUBS LEAD.

it's scary sounding,....

but I like it!

GEO!!!!! 4-3
And everyone gets in on the fun
hurray!

a lead…a lead…holy hell we have a lead!

Got him moved over at least.

FInally getting some good contact, not these weak grounders…

And Soto brings him in!!!

MY MAN!
ahem...OUR man.....:D
plenty

of Soto to go round, ladies…

That's kinda the problem, no?
I thought

the problem was that he was too juicy. o.0

ummmmm

no comment there

Only Mr. Blabbermouth

thinks that.

A "lead"?

What is this strange four-letter word? Will I be banned for saying it?

It is allowed in the rulebook, apparently.

Say it loud, say it proud

ZOMG ROLFCOPTER

4 RUNS IN A SINGLE GAME

MY HEADS GONNA SPLODE

heh...heh...heh...
Way to bounce back after a tough inning...

crooked numbers!

GEO ROCK ON!
Do you guys think I have a problem when my iphone actually corrects the spelling of my curse words?
I remember back when I had a Razr...

and the predictive text actually predicted mine.

only if it corrects them correctly.
Hit the little 'x' :P
lol

seeing how most curse words are pretty short, that’s not a good sign.

Hoff

moves Soto to second. Two outs.

Where's that ledge that I was just standing on? I can't find it anymore.
You jumped, din'cha?
amazing how one inning can make you feel a whole lot better
Amazing what putting up a couple of runs in one inning can do.
3 runs!

Don’t be denigratin’

cmon freel

keep it goin

Ahhhh, I love the Cubs.

Random Cubbie love.

C'mon Cubbies!!!
73 pitches for Maholm already. That's pretty good.
no cork...

in freel’s broken bat

My roommate just called to congratulate me

on scoring 4 runs. He’s a White Sox fan. I felt so proud of our 4 runs.

Nothing to be ashamed of.
It's a cute fuzzy little thing

That you must cherish and take care of… like a tribble…

let's go cubbies, let's go

When’s the last time we scored more than one run in an inning?

Yesterday on Reed's 2-run homer
Whoops I mean 3 runs.
Alright.

Let’s settle down, Demp, and get a quick inning here.

demp's

getting squeezed

cant really say he deserves to get the close calls right now
eh that looked like strike three
fucking ump

those last three balls were strikes, how the hell weren;’t they called that

Worked that way last inning.

Blue doesn’t like the inside breaking stuff, apparently

Cmon Demp!!!!!!
LAAAAAY out

reed

Double is not his fault,

this guy should be on the bench now

Demp thought Theriot was 5'11"
E4?
hometown scoring

no way

Way to go Miles, your playing for your defense

yet you still suck..

That would have been a great play. Still and all, the ball did hit his glove, so he should've gotten it.
Miles

can’t make the catch. Tie game. Ron sounds like he’s about to strangle someone.

Preferably Miles.

I hope his lack of

concentration isn’t because of something new with his daughter.

miles...

you ARE the weakest link!!! goodbye!

C'mon Cubbies!!!
Does an error by a pitcher become an unearned run...

…or because it’s his error, is it still earned?

Also, if buttered toast always lands buttered-side up, and cats always land on its feet, what would happen if you strapped a piece of buttered toast, buttered-side up, to the back of a cat and threw it out a window?

It's unearned.
If that wasn't sarcasm.
That is a great question!!!!! LOL!!!!
Buttered-toast + cat back == dynamo?
I think we need to get myth busters on this asap
Humane society, PETA, and everyone near the Cubs' bullpen would object.
But hey...

at least Miles can bat .200 left-handed…

Why are you guys blaming Miles?

Are you watching the game?

he looked dazzeled when trying to make the play
You mean the one...

where Aaron Miles just had an easy pop up glance off his glove? Yeah, that’s the game I’m watching…

exactly, Miles didn't allow the first batter to get all the way to third...
no...

but the inning should be over right now

How do you figure that?
miles makes that catch and it's 3 outs...

actually if the ump hadn’t squeezed demp in the first AB of the inning the inning would be over w/ no damage

exactly, Miles makes that catch and it's the first out of the inning...

If Demp was more consistent, and not getting squeezed is right.

Dempster has 78 pitches already. He won't last until the 7th at this rate.
Ascanio is up

Lou may not want him out of the inning..

Dammit, Blue!

That was a freakin’ ball on a lefty, earlier. Consistency!

wah wah wah

waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.

6-4 Pirates.

shit

well I’m going to need to get a fucking new remote, great..

How's the screen?
Well The screen is doing ok

wall, eh, well…..

Dempster is getting ripped apart out there
crisis of confidence
GET HIM OUT OF THERE LOU!!!!!!!
Can't stand prosperity.

How many ways can Dempster lose this game for us????

Demp gives up 6 runs in less than 4 innings tonight.
Miles

Aaron Miles has absolutely no business being on a major league roster. None. Zero. Zilch. There are guys in every organization, at every minor league stop that are equal to his abysmal ability. He belongs on the waiver wire tomorrow and never should set foot on another major league field for one more day. He has done absolutely nothing to help this team and has only served to hurt them. End this misery and release him already.

ump is YELLING at demp
Where's that ledge I was going to jump off of an hour ago?
This ump can shut his piehole

He’s been terrible. Miles, Freel, neither of these guys belong in a starting lineup.

That was number 3 on McLouth!

Dempster = Shower…..NOW!!!!!

Another great Hendry signing

Fifty million dollars for THIS guy?

Hendry buys high.
And will definitely sell LOW...

that’s all he knows. Seriously, can you imagine this clown working for ANY other MLB organization? I’d bet no one has turned more into less than him…except for Brian Cashman.

I gotta get some work done..

will check back later.. hopefully to find a better scoreline…

Hey ump, why don't you call a fucking strike for a change?
Fuck this ump.

That ball was definitely low, but he seriously takes his mask off in that situation? F him.

QUICK

Hide any gatorade machines!

Round 2 with the gatorade machine?
Than god

that’s over. Now get that run back.

I'd rather have Demp with middling stuff stay in the game

than anyone in our bullpen. Figured that when offense finally “busted out” our SP would turn in a crap performance.

I'm off to dinner with friends ... hope there's no more adventures in driving along the way

this learning to drive business is tricky!

Go Cubs…. please?

Have fun Em.
Let's get some back boys!
let demp bat this inning and

ANYTHING close called a strike, demp has permission to swing AT HP ump

Unbelievable

We finally score some runs and the pitching falls apart on us.

Somehow I’m starting to get the feeling that this isn’t the year.

Dempster was was shit tonight before those calls...

and he was shit after. 75% of Umps blow chunks today…he needs to deal with it…

did you make that up?

or is that a legit stat

You're right...

I should have said “A LOT.”

Now some stats geek will ask me to statistically prove that 75% suck…

Miles

the only way he can get to first is when strike three is a passed ball.

Yeah, kinda pathetic, huh?
haha well if thats how you can get on Miles, sure
did anyone else yell " RUN F&*CKER!" ?
Alright, Miles reaches on an error, good start.
We'll take 4 outs

Nice swing Miles, somehow a base outa that crap?

flu is no match

for bobby

Please release him

Someone knock some sense into Hendry and release that midge. He’s just plain awful.

hey hey, us shorties are offended by such a term!

I am going to call the NAALP on this!

Well

If it results in Miles’ release within the next six hours, I’m all for it.

National Association for the Advancement of Little People, that is

We respect the likes of James Madison et al.

when he said "midge" I think he meant the flies that attacked Joba
Dude, you and your chorus of negative nabobs are gettin old.

EVERY time there is a play that Miles comes close to you sound like drunks at a bar trying to one up each other on the yuk-yuks… It’s tiresome.

Look at that

Miles can’t even strike out like a major leaguer

Miles looked shocked as hell to be at first.
he SHOULD looked shocked as hell

to be wearing #7

It was a new experience for him.
Sori could tie this up
Yes he *could*
82 pitches for Maholm. Just sayin.
I hate freddy sanchez

And he’s on the fantasy team i’m up against this week. Fuck you Freddy!

can we trade miles for him? let's throw in aaron heilman too.
Sanchez is a beast tonight!
Riot is a beast tonight too.
riot

switch the HR power back on

Riot

another double. 6-5 now.

Theriot hits THREE Doubles tonight

holy barnacles!

Helluva game for The Riot!
warning track power that is
How long will it take for them to plant the LF on the line?
Theriot!!!!!!!
3-3 with 3 doubles!

Riot’s working the wood!

Cubs lead!
BRADLEY

HUGE TWO RUN HOME RUN!!!!!

7-6!

Fantasy

If fantasy included stats geared towards failure, Miles would be Pujols.

Here's a suggestion

why don’t you cheer for the team who just took the lead instead of coming in here bitching all the god damn time.

YES!!!!!!!!!
MILTON!!!!!!! 7-6
MMMMIIIIIIILLLLLTTTTTOOOOONNNNNNN
GAMEBOARD!!!!!

WOOOT!!!!

BRADLEY

I LOVE YOU MAN, YOUR MY MAN, YOU’VE EARNED MY FUCKING RESPECT BABY!

will 7 runs

win this game???

Now that Demp is gone

Maybe

Not in the fourth inning.
It's good to be home!!!!!!!
Amen
Amen and hallelujah.
Who wants to bag on Game now?
This game

is making my head hurt.

Wow that ball was MASHED!
Braaaaaaddddddddllllleeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh it feels so good

to cheer again!!!

makes me giddy even :D
Another lead!

I kinda like this top of the order.

I like this versus lefties.
We like facing Pirates pitching

:-D

YYYYYYYYES!

 MILTON!

I walked in just as Riot hit a double.

and Milton goes to Sheffield. Awesome!

Milton officially over the Mendoza line!!!!
This is the first time...

I support Milton Bradley getting angry. He keeps giving us the lead, and our pittchers keep f’ing it up. THREATEN TO KILL THEM MILTON!!!

Maybe he can

Pull an Elijah Dukes

have six illigitimate kids?
I, for one night, can eat crow concerning Bradley
good to see

some smiles in the dugout…but they were smiling last inning too…

come on bullpen

Man, it makes me so happy to see our boys actually smiling in the dugout.
THE BATS ARE ALIVE!!!!!!!!

WEE CAN SCOR RUUUNS?

Shocking, I say.
hah, you seem ecstatic
Man, what a great game.
As long as I don't see Heilman or Cotts for the entire game :-)
Sort of off topic...

Since live where I can only watch the Cubs on WGN or ESPN, I don’t catch a lot of games on TV. How long has that Gatorade dispenser that Dumpster punched been in the dugout?

Just this year I believe.
new this season
they put it in this last offseason

they talked about it on opening day

It has been there for a while....

You need Direct TV. I have missed one game because of blackout all season so far.

that was the STL/cubs game last week right?
That's the one.
live in memphis and was wondering why that one was blacked out

SURELY it sold out, right???

i don’t see why memphis locale should be blocked from a STL game…

don't use logic on blackout rules

nothing makes sense.

prolly will need a new one after demp tatooed it
Thanks!

So are they going to drop the whole machine on Lou at the October?

Dear Pen, have a great game, OK????
yes please
you know, this could easily be turned into one of those famed jokes on this board

but, I’ll keep it classy..

Ascanio, you can get a freebie win here if you can just get at least one out!
would be nice to see ascanio

post a good outing. I like the user icon Sue. Are you from Iowa?

Yes I am.

Are you?

im from good ole Cedar Rapids!
I'm in Iowa Falls.
I was born in Iowa City
Waterloo/Cedar Falls

for me

What is this a NE Iowa reunion?
I go shopping

there a lot.

Obligatory "Iowa Sucks, Go Badgers" comment.
Obligatory

Agreement with you, with a qualified add of “Go Wildcats, except when playing the Badgers”

BOOOOO!!
Sorry, had to do it.

Then again, the Badgers football and men’s basketball teams are going to be VERY bad next year. Soak it up.

It's a Tiger Hawk, courtesy of Hayden Fry...
Yep

I am, born and raised. I long for the days of Hayden Fry again…

Where in Iowa?
Ascanio, please no HBP!
Hey! I just realized that I am almost at my 10K post on this board

exciting stuff!

wo0t
I mean I'm pretty excited
You should be.
i think you can tell I'm trying to reach it before night's end :P
I have no

doubt you will make it.

10K...

how many miles is 10K

:)

haha, 6.2

I actually ran one last weekend, and lets just say, it was pretty ugly, considering I had NO prep for it

The bats came alive...

but we need 5 innings from the Pen. Talk about karma…

It's a bitch.
As a wise bumper sticker once said...

My dogma ran over my karma…

When did Ascanio start wearing Gregg's goggles?

Is this new? Or am I confused?

well shit, our offense finally starts to do well

but now our pitching sucks?

Cotts is warming

Just so’s you feel better.

Could Marshall come in?
OUCH!!!!!! Base Loaded
Crap...

Cotts is up…

NO! NOT COTTS!
Cotts is up in the pen

God I hope Ascanio gets out of it!

The words of death...

“Neal Cotts is up!”

Assuming fetal position...NOW
I was wrong...

“Neal Cotts is in the game” are the words of death. Thankfully, we didn’t need him…yet…

Popped him up!!

1 more. Please.

Craig "I hope the fans don't realize I am a former Cub and don't boo me" Monroe up

When the hell was Craig Monroe (Craig Monroe?!) on our team??

2007

acquired from the TIgers

really??

what’d we give to get him?

claimed off waivers

AFAIK… i don’t think we gave up anything memorable.

Man I don't remember that at all.

I mustva been drunk.

I only remember

cuz he hit a HR against the Marlins… in one of those horrible series in SFla that year.

I want to say 06...
2007 - late acquisition
We are not

getting that corner tonight

That was a strike
Where did THAT miss?
That looked like a strike.
replace "looked like" with "was"
This ump sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They got out of it! WOW!

Wow is right...
Oh dear lord

Nearly had a heart attack

thank goodness.
whew!!!!

More runs please

thank god

that was close. Another bad call, and Dempster would have treated the ump’s head like the gatorade machine

Out of it!

No damage. Whew!

I've never been so happy to see Cliff!!
Thank God!!!

Cotts didn’t get into the game…(yet)

yeah, way to get out of it
MONEY!!

10,000th BCB post, baby!

congrats, bud
hah, screws up my blogs page in my profile oh well
Nice!
I'm pretty excited, not gonna lie
is that martin van buren????

:)

no, but cannot tell who it is
let's just say it's ted lilly
Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase
Now!

lets add on a few more runs!

also, my neighbor is setting off fireworks. and i may have to go kill someone.

oooh

bet the doggies don’t like that…

the dogs are alright

well, my german shepard is neuortic on the best days, but he’s alright…

i however am ready to strangle the little spawns of satan.

I hate when

our neighbors do that. It’s annoying as hell.

Lilly and Rothschild tossed?
sounds like it

good to see some fire from the bench!

rothschild back in the dugout
wait what?

Lilly got tossed?

Len said Lilly

and Rothschild were out on the field yelling at the ump and Len thought they had been tossed but doesn’t sound like it now.

GRrr

my WGN HD channel keeps cutting out. Have to watch in SD I guess.

Nuggets are up by eleven, just so you know.
lilly > bob davidson (ump) ... OWNED!
Tampa Bay was up 10-0 to Cleveland

and lost 11-10

Did Miles strike out again? Unreal!
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

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