Bleed Cubbie Blue

Listen, what do you want him to say?

he's no dragon, you know???

Look, he doesn't know the difference, urrrr.....

…..the difference between a bad call and a reefer.

Something. Anything.

17th

Scruff0082 - June 19, 2009 reply

#1

in my own mind

Third is the new first...

he was out

FWIW

SCREAMY JOE calling plays

Have a good rest of the weekend, everyone.

I’m off to happy hour(s).

Bill Potter - June 19, 2009 reply

Bye Trey

Enjoy, drive safe

back to reality

2009: The year the Cubs couldn’t get clutch hits.

(other than yesterday)

2! (Finally!)

Theriot screams WEEEEEEEEEEE! and leaves his feet again

Nice pitch!

Scruff0082 - June 19, 2009 reply

theriot another dive and a miss

cubsnlinux - June 19, 2009 reply

story time with Ron Santo

brought to you by Judd Sirott

i heart story time

I heart Judd being fired

Oh for god sake, Sirott drilling Santo about what people do during a rain delay

while a ball game is going on around him

It's only slightly better

Than asking him how he packs his bags for road trips

Hilary Lee - June 19, 2009 reply

someone needs to explain to Judd

that you don’t HAVE to have inane banter while a game is going on

Sweet DP

double play

cubsnlinux - June 19, 2009 reply

Shoppach 4-6-3 DP

Mid 5, 7-0 Indians

SCREAMY JOE back again

Lee with 61 pitches thru 4, hopefully we can increase that to get him out by the 6th.

wishful thinking.

+1

Cliff HR!

7-1 Indians

Here we go

BOMBBBBB

cubbiepride - June 19, 2009 reply

LOVE Reed!!!!!!

REJO puts Cubs on the board

with a solo blast

ReJo HR

nice, would have loved it even more last inning, but we’ll take it

Way to go Reed

the difference between walks and 3 run HR

and solo shots. Right there. One at a time though…

We scored?

Andy White 4-3

the guy can play defense

he cannot however hit worth a damn

that's still twice as good as Miles.

Come on Micah

never mind :-(

Someone might want to tell Judd pitches have been thrown

Hoff PH for Harden

Rich’s final line: 5IP 7H 7R 7ER 3BB 2SO

Yech.

Hoff, really? I think we now have too many lefties.

you can NEVER have too many lefties

just ask Lou

I did, and he said..."What can I say?"

hee

Hoff 5-3

Ron says that if no one had fielded Hoff's grounder it would have been a base hit

He’s apparently attending John Madden’s “Color Commentating 101”

+10000

LOL

did brett favre make the play???

nah, someone would have intercepted his throw

all u can do is laugh...

cubswgnrocks - June 19, 2009 reply

LEAVE THE BAT ON YOUR SHOULDER!!

Sori BB

2 out, 1 on

Soriano walked!

where?

backed to the dugout…NOT to 1B, surely…

…and don’t call me shirley

Ok Theriot...time to do your stuff.

sadly, theriot just did his stuff

i.e. – another fly out to LF

Swing at the first pitch and pop up?

Von Joshua?

as dusty baker would say

the fielders are just clogging up the infield.

YAY! Judd Sirott is done!

I wonder if

people have complained to the Cubs about him? I would have to think so.

I thought I heard he was related to Brenley

that might make him untouchable

I heard he was

related to someone but didn’t know it was Brenley.

It isn't. He is Bob Sirrott's nephew.

OK, thanks.

Riot FO6

End 5, 7-1 Indians

Terrible... Theriot just watched Soriano walk on 5 pitches, and he swings at the first offering from Lee!

Use yer freakin' head Theriot, damn it!!

We complain about Soriano's plate discipline

But he’s drawn more BBs than Theriot this year.

Really? That's bad.

Sori has walked 22 times

Theriot, 18

That AB, (I hesitate to call it that), was terrible, just dumb, dumb, dumb...

seriously?

Serious as a heart attack.

That's what this offense is doing to our cardiac systems anyway.

That's why I'll never be convinced that Theriot could ever lead off

He goes up hacking.

bluekoolaide - June 19, 2009 reply

Cliff Lee at 74 pitches through 5

Looks like we'll hit the bullpen in the 8th at that rate.

The General in to pitch

Valbuena 4-3

Francisco BB

1 on, 1 out

Here's how I see it:

2 runs in the 6th, 2 in the 7th, 2 in the 8th & 1 in the 9th ought to do it! We got ’em RIGHT where we want ’em!

we could do the always popular six run homer...

cubswgnrocks - June 19, 2009 reply

That would rock! Get it?

Oh, "rocks"! NOW you're just being SILLY!

Here's hoping you're right!

C. Lee sac bunt 2-4

Man on 2nd, 2 away.

C'mon General, get Carroll.

Corral Carroll?

He just K'ed. His cheeked turned coral...

Entertaining Vid for your commercial break

swing trick

neat

Carroll Ks

Mid 6, 7-1 Indians

well, Patton did OK

Maybe he’ll pitch more than once a month from now on.

id rather see him than marmol atm

Or get sent down, whatever works...

He can't be.

can't send him down

Rule 5 rules.

I know. Wishful thinking. Stupid to have him on the 25 man, it handcuffs the roster...

Two runs coming right UP! Let's GO CUBS!

7 is ok with me

cubswgnrocks - June 19, 2009 reply

Bradley 4-3

c'mon Milton

keep the average above .240

bradley takes strike 1 down the heart, swings at 1 near his hands

yeah the umps are really squeezing you

Jake Fox is currently ...

the only Cub in the starting lineup hitting better than .279.

Nice hustle Milton

Great play by Carroll

just got home

is the game as ugly as the score looks?

bamix1 - June 19, 2009 reply

Unfortunately

unfortunate

what kind of reception did DeRosa get?

bamix1 - June 19, 2009 reply

Standing ovation

Standing O

well ...

no one’s tossed a ball into the stands with two outs. But other than that …

Harden was struggling

Other than that, the Indians’ middle infielder tandem has been stellar.

C'mon D. Lee!!

LEEEEEEEEEE

Which one?

D. Lee HR!

7-2 now!

The reports of the demise of Derrek Lee are greatly exagerrated...

and then some.

Yes

He’s inching closer to double figure HRs. Glad to see him start hitting his stride. Maybe he can carry us for a week or two.

Itchy - June 19, 2009 reply

5 more solo HR and we'll have this tied up!

I'll take it anyway we can get them.

YAY

another SOLO HR. Don’t see many of those. Check that…

Wow DLEE!!!!

That's ONE!

Dlee, way to go big guy!!

Derrek Lee is HOT....HOT.....HOT

Nice, Lee HR

we need some baserunner and I think things can happen

that's what good pitchers do

when they give up HR they are of the solo variety.

go back to back again geo

I'll second that

nice

Now, let’s get from freaking baserunners.

Nah, just keep hitting solo HR

didn't we sign the guy who led the AL in OBP last year?

We did

And he entered today’s game with a higher OBP than St. DeRosa

CubfaninRaleigh(869milestoWrigley) - June 19, 2009 reply

dlee!! nice touch!

Geo BB

1 on, 1 out.

fox tiiiimmee

walks are good

nice job geo

LSU BBQ'n hogs, FYI...

bottom 3rd 4-0 tigers

Soto walks, C'mon Jake!

Soto walks, C'mon Jake!

Be my hero Jake!!!!

Cliff Lee at 90 pitches

So what kind of reception did DeRosa get?

Oh geez

That's not a very warm response to him.

tough crowd

I'm playing on your response..

Like the crowd said “Oh geez” to DeRo.

Me too

but I guess my response could of worked either way

Me fail!

Only if Santo was in the crowd.

lol

There has been alot of that on todays broadcast

I can imagine.

Poor guy. Not the best season for him (or us).

Weren't you watching?

Alright, I apologise for asking.

Sometimes work causes you to miss things…

argh

Fox FO6

Geo on 1st, 2 away.

So much for Jake Fox being the savior

Damn!

Does Reed have

another homerun in him?

I'd settle for a double...

no

next AB

not this time

Cliff 6-4

End 6, 7-2 Indians

how was fox doing when he was sent back to iowa?

All right, I'm busting out the rum

Anyone else want one?

Yes, a double!

Jobu

likey

LT - June 19, 2009 reply

man ...

We’re going to end up scoring, like, four runs. Why can’t we score that many when our starter pitches halfway decently?

i dont think 7 runs in 5 innings is decent

for beer-league softball

it's decent

The almighty Mark DeRosa, savior to all

Ks swinging at outside junk in the dirt.

He is batting with a broken hip, 4 broken ribs

and severe internal bleeding… what more can you expect?

lswaidz - June 19, 2009 reply

That's what happens when you play alongside Soriano for 2 years

DeRo K's???

Oh no!!!

Itchy - June 19, 2009 reply

That'll increase his tradeability.

LOL!!!!

Itchy - June 19, 2009 reply

Sweet

It's Lou Gehrig's birthday! Hard to believe he died 70 yrs. ago...

What a great career & life cut short by ALS. Terrible disease.

hes the luckiest man not alive

Died of Lou Gehrig's disease, huh?

Guess he should have seen that one coming…

try not to laugh...try not to laugh...

I thnk Gehrig would laugh...

what would Lou Gehrig say today if he heard that joke?

(this is a setup, people)

The suspense is killing me...

I'm hoping someone else can finish the joke

OK ...

he’d say, “Help, help! Get me out of this box! I can’t breathe in here!”

VMart Ks looking

Three K's in a row for Patton

Choo 4-3

Mid 7, 7-2 Indians

the general strikes again!

Matt Forte's "Let's get some runs!"

Almost made up for his voice. Stick to the gridiron, Matt.

I'm surprised...

we had many more 1-0 game ovahs yesterday, but today we are down 7-2 and no one is ready to commit. Maybe yesterday got everyone thinking.

Andy White singles to RF

Look at that, a lead-off hit!

C'mon AM... take a few pitches...

NOOOOO!

BIG BAD AARON MILES GAME OVER WOOOO

YEAH MIIILLLESS WOOOOOOO

go die

uncalled for

I'm thinkin

He would disagree, not just on wishing death on people, but blasphemy as well.

I know.

Pepe LePew FO8

One on, one out.

at least

he only made one out

CyberCyclist - June 19, 2009 reply

I genuinely feel bad for Aaron Miles

But he’s really not worth a roster spot.

I felt more sorrow for that fly that got killed by Obama.

So did PETA

It's not like he's pulling a LaTroy Hawkins

Miles just seems completely overmatched.

I'm not gonna march on his house or anything,

but the guy is making plenty of money for doing nothing. He can get emotional support from his family, nothing from me.

Oh, I understand you point

And I’m not going to start a fan club in hopes of boosting his spirit or anything.

That would be one small group. :)

LaTroy is actually a great guy. He got a raw deal in Chicago.

Barack was pimp on that fly.

That was some Miyagi shit.

It would have been great if he did it with some chopsticks.

since aaron miles is an automatic out, why doesnt he take a few pitches

WP

Blanco to 2nd

Sori FO9

2 away, man on 2nd.

C'mon, Soriano

I look at it this way...

as long as miles isn’t a part of a double switch…he can’t bat in the 9th inning when we comeback to win the game.

Forte seems like a nice guy

But he shouldn’t mumble so much…

who is replacing patton

on the mound?

brian custer - June 19, 2009 reply

No telling

Guest in the booth means no real reporting on the game :/

who's patting who's mound?

lol

brian custer - June 19, 2009 reply

Are you hoping for Heilman?

yes

brian custer - June 19, 2009 reply

There ya go bud.

How bad is Miles

His WARP (wins above replacement player) is negative! He’s actually cost the Cubs 0.7 wins versus having a Triple A scrub on the roster.

and we have him for another season and a half

Wow.

His career WARP is 3.5

3.0 of which was from last year.

well atleast theriot didnt fly out

Riot FO6

Lined one right to short.

End 7, 7-2 Indians.