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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Astros, Thursday 5/7, 7:05 CT

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soriano homers again
theriot

singles! cubs getting it going

Nice to see some insurance runs!
nobody made the jump?
Just posted it

Didn’t check the time

tsk tsk
Hey, I'm still eating!

2 hours later. Damn work…*mutter

you are forgiven... ::absolution::
Whew!

Thanks, Em.

I was trying to make it,

But the googleads kept causing BCB to crash and I had to log back in.

The googles!

They do nothing!

Sounds like a good game today!

Sori with 2 homers, Lily with 5 blank-out innings

howza game going?
Pretty nicely :)
really good so far

8-2 bases loaded with good guys.

LBR keeps 'em clogged! 9-2 Cubs.
8-2

And finally, Cecil Cooper is going to take mercy on his pitcher.

oops 8-2. This old man needs glasses...
this is like a parallel universe
this..

wait, there’s only 14 posts? It’s so FRESH AND NEW!

Atta boy Fonts
Here's that Arias guy again.

Hopefully Soto takes a few pitches

Walked. In. The. Run.

Bye-bye, Paulino.

seems like we've had a LOT of bases loaded walks

this year.

not just cubs. but around baseball.

everybody's pen

is off.

its just weird.
with the tiny strike zones being called

we should get used to it

there's that, too

lots of umps are starting out with big zones, and shrinking as the game goes on.

oh, I thought you said "big ones..."
As I was saying...

…I’ve always been a Gathwright fan.

always always?
Do you think he knew where 2nd base was?
not on the run.
preposterous!
what does it take to get into the Gathwright Fan Club?
the ability to start a fan club
times up...

fog a mirror :-)

I hope Fox gets to pitch tonight...

He’s a great story.

I don't see

why he wouldn’t, up by 7 runs.

Oh I think he's pitching alright
it might border on negligent by Lou

if he used anyone else (maybe Patton could toss, I suppose).

Alberto Arias

pitching.

Geo

will do something positive

I like winning.
yeah, it's alright.
Soto

is the ninth batter of the inning. Miles is on deck.

i say

that if miles gets up again, we bring scales in to pinch hit for the hell of it

can you pinch hit

for a pinch hitter?

and let Scales pitch?

we got enough of a lead :=)

There we go

Soto taking a few pitches like I asked

can we ask him to find the gap now?

:-P

TWSS
I decided to let you have that one
TWSS?
isn't there a limit of how many you can string together?
TWSS
ty

had to bite my tongue

at some point

you need help.

:-P

you win. lol!
thats what the stros fans said
Alright, my calculus book calls

It was certainly an entertaining even…have a good night everybody

have a good one
night MJM! Cram those brain cells
i'm workin on it

thankfully I have T minus 1 week until i am out of this place and transfer to Indiana!! Wooot

take care MJM
have fun!
the answer is 3 and all units cancel

oh wait – that was physics…

Soto

GIDP. 8-2 Cubs. On to the Bottom of the 9th! It’s FOXTASTIC!

People are watching

Hawks highlights?

they won

in OT.

Dont know what channel it would be on

CSN claimed they’d have full coverage after the Cubs game

In Houston?

Beats watching the Astros, I guess.

coming out on top of an overtime playoff hockey game

is an awful good feeling

TWSS
folks?
Close enough

And the Cubs are winning.

i vote pass
Trey is that Barrett in your avatar?
The Riot
I had fun with it last year

That's Theriot.

Secretly, I support the guy. It’s good to see him realizing his potential.

Looks like he's missing his cookie duster.
It kind of looks like he's doing the "bull dance"
OT: cats turning noses up at FRESH FISH. I give up.
sue

when you email details, email me too!

sue's emailing details? dunno what ones but I'll take some too!
I said in

the last thread I would email you details on what went on tonight

ooh... missed that one... but thanks!
ooh ohh

i wanna know! i missed it.

you didn't miss anything

a band of regulars fed a troll who hadn’t taken his meds until he lost his shit and now the incrowd wants to relive it.

Pretty stupid, really.

Move on.

Thanks for being so self righteous and smug about it.
I missed the end

Can you cc: me, too?

Email in profile.

I don't have your email
drewishdrewid AT gmail DOT com
can u add me to your list?
better be good sue! A few more and you'll make the Amazon top ten!
oh it's good
make is a FanShot
But you were there Timmy!
so, i am sure her details about it will be more amusing
for a snippet

click here. (it’s one-sided, but gives a glimpse into the happenings)

don't have your addy either
timothy.coyle76 at gmail dot com
make sure you email deheads too...
who?
details - deheads

i.e. tails – heads…

…sorry, it’s past my good humor bedtime. only the bad stuff stays up this late

Chad

throws a 93mph ball. 93mph!

we go to the bot 9
I am wondering if

Soto will get up over .225 before the ASG?

He is just bad now.

C’mon GEO!

94 mph

93 mph.

Nothing in the zone, tho.

He's catching way too much of the zone

when he does manage a strike.

Dont think he has it tonight

Fox issues a four-pitch walk.

Come on, Chad!

hey!

STRIKE! 1-1 on Pudge

Fox

5 pitches. 5 balls.

Ugh...more misadventures in Astros broadcasting...

One of them just told people to go to their local FORD dealer to take a look at the new Camaro.

With the shape Chevy is in....they might HAVE to go to a FORD dealership.
That would be

Adding insult to injury in action right there.

the new Camaro looks pretty good

they’re using it as the pacecar for the Indy 500, so there’s a bunch of them around town.

Yeah

but… from Ford?

I know.

that’s bad.

fouls one

off Soto. Ouch. 1-2 on Pudge.

14 of 20 games counting last night and tonight

are division games, says the WGN dudes.

high slider

2-2 on pudge.

Flipping

Been flipping between Cubs and Hawks all night. Anyone know the name of the song they play at the end of games (not Hear Come The Hawks but the one that is also featured on commercials?)

it's "Chelsea Dagger" by the Fratellis
Thanks!

Thanks it’s been driving me crazier.

once it gets in your head

it won’t let go.

Pudge

rocks it. Off the wall past Cable. Pudge triples, Michaels scores. 8-3.

Woot!

My name for the little man is catching on!

Triple for Pudge

Cable took a poor line to the ball

Did that *hit* Cable?

Sheesh.

he didn't play it well

Gregg up in the pen.

someone clue me into "cable"
something about

jumping cars

what do you use to jump cars but isn't much use for anything else?
he's a cable guy! woot!
This AIN'T AAA

CHAD!

You sucked the last time, too!

HAHA

Fox is only allowed to give up 3 more like that before Lou wakes up from his nap.
LouPa is yelling at Fairchild

it won’t be long if this guy gets on. They might just make him parachute into Iowa on the flight to MIl tonite.

This could be a real good month:

Already 6-1 counting tonight, and:

6 against Padres

3 more against Astros

3 @ Brewers

3 @ Cardinals

4 against Mannyless Dodgers

3 against Pirates

Are there three outs

yet?

Don’t count it yet…

Because me saying we are gonna win tonight after being up by 6 runs has somehow cursed us?

Uh-huh. Yawn.

once this game took off, BoVandy left?
He's too busy celebrating

Off-line

Had a phone call

and I was here the whole time we were winning. In fact I’ve been here for almost every loss.

You completely pulled this idea that I’m unhappy when the Cubs win out of your backside

damnit, almost every win is what I meant
wait - Cub wins come out of Cubbie-Tim's backside?
I'm starting to get

Bo’s vibe. FWIW.

Chad's just getting his feet wet... have no fear!
You can say that again.
Chad's just getting his feet wet... have no fear!
can you say it again?

i missed it

why do Larry & Lou wear those pajama tops during the game?

They do have real jerseys don’t they?

nope...just shiny greased up shaven chests!
sure, but wearing the tops are a convenient way to not wear them.
I stand partially corrected - Lou is wearing his jersey tonight.

But he’s worn the straight blue top before. I realize these guys aren’t Adonis material but those shapeless blue hairshirts add twenty pounds, easy.

yeah, not too flattering
Keppinger

FC Rami to Hoff. 8-4 Cubs.

Wow our bullpen blows ass.
SOME

of them. Agreed.

no need to sugar coat it
Fox, you mean

Heilman and Marmol did fine.

its chad fox

the guys that matter who pitched tonight did a damn fine job

eh

it’s too bad, but it’s Chad Fox.

Fox is really

having problems finding the zone.

he may have trouble finding a ride home
Hunter Pence

dumps it between Sori and Gathright. He triples.

actualy that was Erstad

he wears his pants up high as well. bats from the left side, looks like the mirror opposite of Pence.

oh.

they have two scrawny chicken-legged guys?

It's now time for Chad Fox to stop pitching in this game.
almost time to DL Fox
you mean DFA right
nah

he’s really close to his ten years. He’ll get put on the DL so he gets his days.

precisely.
I'm thinking Al gets his wish

and Stevens gets called up.

sometime soon

Fox will get elbow soreness at some point.

I doubt Lou lets it go that far.

DFA right after the game

Wow isn't that great! /sarc
eh.

why not? there’s a little room for helping out generally good guys.

if you can't get people out then you should not be on a ML roster
(channeling Blou there)
well

to a point I agree. But put him on the DL, and it doesn’t matter.

I think the call is for him to be DLed so he can get his pension

Fox pitching us into a save situation for Gregg
I'm ok with thta

I have that bet, you know. :P

That could have been an ugly collision
Soriano completey ran Gath off the catch

Gath was there – what is Sori doing?

if Gath didn't call him off

he’s doing his job. I don’t know.

yeah, you're right

Gath must not have been hollering loud enough

it also looked

in the replay that Gath looked down at Sori, took his eye off the ball.

correct. Joey has to speak up!
replay looked like Gathright never called for the ball
Being a smug regular who thinks he knows everything and likes to make the new guys look bad, thats all.
oh please

save the drama for yo mama

Another Triple

Yank him.

Well overdue, to take him out.
is Gathwright in for defensive purposes or to just look fast?
Joey Gathright is

completely worthless. Where did cable come from?

what do you use to jump cars?
What jumps cars

but is only godo for doing that?

Got it.

Good stuff.

Chad Fox

not successful

As I said

dpolitt

Don’t count wins before the last out!

obviously

Soriano speaks Japanese and Spanish but no Joey

I would very much like to see

2 more outs

annnd

in comes gregg

Gathright needs to be gone by tomorrow.

He’s proved he can fail at all aspects of baseball that don’t involve car-jumping.

and carrying luggage
Free Bobby Scales!
With every purchase of Esmailin Caridad?
Well...

on to Ascanio.

Enough of your bullshit, Hendry!

ENOUGH!

eye roll

we’re winning.

sing it, girlfriend!
Gregg in

Let’s get two more outs!

I is VERY proud of one thing

That my name for Joey Gathright has caught on faster than Gameboard has

well done, amigo :-)
i like it

:-)

Hooray!

Cable can actually catch a ball.

There's a catch

for Gath. 8-5, two outs.

I'm fine with that

too.

DFA Gathright, AND Fox.

basehit to left.
Would it really be an official outing for Gregg if he DIDN'T give up a hit?
single

Two outs, one on. Fat Elvis to the plate.

any chance Scales stays

and Fox is gone?

I'd like to keep Scales over Cable (love that name)

And trade Fox for some other P.

almost none. Fox might be gone, but Lou needs as many bullpen arms as possible
BIG PUMAAAAAAAAAAAA
seriously?

chad fox is washed up,but yet somehow he is still taking up space on a major league roster, get rid of him already.

2-2

on Berkman.

This is the MLB equalivent of fouling in basketball, down by 11, with 7 seconds to go.

Stop trying Houston, let us win, and let’s all go home.

I was thinking that

it’s like being fouled over and over again, having to walk like that…

+50

for every day of the suspension

haha

well done!

well played, sir!
that about sums up the day's events.
Puma K's!

Cubs Win!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K!

Chanman will

be very happy to see this

I've had it

in my browser tabs since he left, what feels like two hours ago.

is the creepy

bill murray pic supposed to be here? with the shouting and the broom?

i think i adblocked it…

yes
ah good to know

i hate that pic, but love what it means. :-)

haha oh you bet I am!
4 k's

golden sombrero

I think 5 is the golden
Nope. 4
by jove you're right!!

learn something new every day.

No problem friend

Glad to help

isn't it just going 0-fer with all Ks?
there we go

gregg k’s him

Tying run

at the plate…

This is NOT over – YET!

WHEW!! K!!!!! Thanks GREGG!!!

Ugh!

Get that ugly mug out of here!

+128934767501293485872091845917341980...
Mommy...I'm scared.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
that aint right

joe morgan not cool.

thats just mean

way to kill the good mood, buddy

I won't sleep tonight. :-0
LMAOWC

laugh my ass off while crying

CUBS WIN!

I bid you all good night. Be back tomorrow to beat up on some Beermakers.

Go Cubs Go!!!!!
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!!

FLY IT!!

Congrats

Kachi - the flag for win

Now goin’ out to lunch…

Oya

su minisai!!

good to see again dragons!
hiya dragons! thanks for the W!
Ok I am happy now!
THIS is

a NICE Photoshop!

Joe Morgan!!

HAHAHA!

Houston, we have a sweep!

she used to be really hot
Houston...I get it!
ah!

i couldn’t for the life of me remember her name.

Holy crap, we K'd Fat Elvis four times
excellent! we've got our mojo back!
nice sweep.

have a good night, everyone.

night Trey
Turn up the speakers, and click the flag!!!!!

i usually hate moving .gifs

but this one is very cool

CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CU

The Original!

I love this

now if the Milton in uniform would make an apperance…

that's either a Rolex or a silver plated "Believe" bracelet
meant for Milton
take care all

Sue, I look forward to seeing the email explaining tonights chaos

Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win Cubs Win

I amy need your

help with it

who is amy? LMAO
Amy Brenneman - rowr rowr
Amy Freeze?
lol, it's been a long night
Oh meh...

Red Wings leading now.

Is another upset too much to ask for from the Ducks?

GO WINGS!!!!
...

You’re both a Cub and Red Sox fan. I’m assuming from California, and you like Detroit??

I'm originally from Detroit
Ohhh.

Then I forgive you…and suddenly feel bad for you.

LMAO
I'll just agree to disagree with you about hockey then.
See

this is why Soriano swings at those low and away pitches. Because when they’re just a little bit up, he hits them a TON. Both of his HRs came from low and away pitches.

hmm, wonder who Drew could be talking to?

:whistles nonchalantly:

just

you know… folkses in general…

it's all good :-)
i know

but when he doesn’t hit them… he can look really silly.

When you have a guy that can put you in the lead after the first pitch of the game

You take the good with the bad. You take em both, and there ya have…

Oh i"m a huge Fonzie fan

but sometimes you just have to shake your head at him.

he’ll go 3 ugly ABs in a row and then hit a huge bomb and make you forget about the first 3.

Oh...

FAIL on the ref to “The Facts of Life”

shoulda been called "The Fats of Life"
There's a girl that comes into my local

Who is the spitting image of Natalie. I have a hard time remembering her real name after a couple.

is that movie reference?

i suck at those… the list of movies i haven’t seen is sooo long.

how old are you?

google “Facts of Life”

She's a babby
24
tch

kids today.

that's a tv show, not a movie. ;-)
its also an age.

:-P

Naah.

I’m gonna start calling Fonzi “Tootie” because of that X-D

i'm not backing you on that one

:-P

Jo

I’m still waiting for you…

Pretty sure you're not Jo's type

Go for Blair, instead.

Lisa Whelchel went fundamental and home-schools her kids

careful what you wish for…

Guess that leaves Tootie, huh?

Or Mrs. Garrett. Rawr!

Geri Jewell for me!
Time to take the show up north

and continue the sweeping

yes!

BROOM BROOM SVEEPER SCHTARTER!

Night all.

See you tomorrow night

'Night, sue!
night sue!!
Alright

Blackhawks highlights viewed. That’s it for me. GNIGHT EVERYONE!

night drew!

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