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Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Braves, Wednesday 6/3, 6:10 CT

From Tuesday's game.

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Bad enough

It’s bad enough that this offense is awful, but let’s face it, this club is getting zero breaks over the past several weeks. Don’t give me any of the “you make your own breaks” garbage. Luck is luck and this team does not have it.

Now that I can agree with

Very few breaks, and almost every mistake comes back to bite.

Good teams have good luck

It comes from being in the right spot most of the time

welcome back, sunshine!
2-2

I see our pitching has been great and offense…well not so great

Please don't tell me another 13 inning lost!
Well, no,

particularly since last night’s game was only 12 innings.

Riot has his doubles wrong

I loved the double hitting no double clutching Theriot… the double play hitting, tooblan guy really really sucks.

Attaboy Guz!

And look at that emotion from him!

Man, I tell ya… I"m becoming moer and more of a fan of his each and every day!

I really do like Gooze

He’s always had nasty stuff. Just a matter of staying healthy.

Larry K's looking! 1 out.
great pitch by guzman to K Chipper
Hopefully this is the winning game thread
That last thread sucked, this one's gotta be a winner.
yeah it sucked because circles didn't arrive so far..
I wasn't here last night

but I read all about it in the posts today. Must have been a hoot.

Big out there for Guzman
Same old formula.....great starting pitching......and a frustratingly inconsistent offense...

seems to be the story of the year…..at least thus far…….

you want a new formula..

what about good offense and frustratingly inconsistent bullpen..oh wait

LT many thanks
no problemo
Guzman pitching well so far.

Nice to see.

I miss circles.
i hope he coems back with a new name

SQUARED

Pi R squared
I read through last nights boards

I think you’re fibbing…

Can we ask for an un-ban?

I miss Horace Tarbox the most. He’s my favorite troll. Troll power rankings:

1 – Horace
2 – Clutche
3 – circles

Aramis?
he was a meanie.
but funny how he just lost it
I missed it all.
He really liked me and Tim :D
he sure did

that was the one we emailed the basics about Drew

He has a long history here

He was originally sackings108. Probably in here again now lurking

cmon

the best troll is Dr. Crawdad. he dazzles with his useless White Sox knowledge!

I didn't mention any of the trolls that are actually watching right now, for obvious reasons.
lol

he’s in the ROOOOOOOOM…

johnson ground out, 2 down
Guzman looks GREAT.

Who needs poo-poo Gregg when we’ve got Guzman?

poo-poo Gregg?

Oy

Guzman only needs to pitch like this 17 more times in a row to convince Lou.
or can pitch just once like patton
Score that 6-3 NDC
Riot should be on a pitch count with all the double clutches
I need to take my wife to more Cubs games

after sitting in the bleachers for two games this weekend she is now yelling at the players. “Get him Theriot!!!”

and that is called

Corruption…. mwwuuahahahaha

end of inning, ground out to theriot
That was a great inning for Angel.
yes it was
Yeah

he was a question mark to even make the team and he has done great so far this year.

1-2-3 inning!!!

Can we score please?

Grounder 6-3 DC. Inning over.
To be honest,

Last night, I was wondering why Lou went to Marmol in the eighth. I was hoping he’d put Guzman in.

Let's go to 11.
Why don't you just make 10 louder?
this game goes to 11
nice couple of plays by him that inning
i really miss you!

:-)

me too, please come back soon!
Can we please

score in this inning?

IDK....let's find out.
Lee says..."Not too fast. What do you think? I got that insurance?"
Braves released Glavine? Wow. Pick him up!
I hear

McClouth was traded.

Yep. He's a Brave now...
to the Braves

for a bunch of minor leaguers

and do what with him?
we need a hitter not a pitcher
may be he can sac bunt?
Put him in the pen,
I'm back

what happened?

Guz happened. It was good.
Guzman 1-2-3 inning. Looked great.
Great inning by Guzman
we scored 19

and gave up 19, so they just dropped the 19 from both teams to leave it at 2-2

Well lets see

First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it.

Way to work the count.
yes, leadoff walk
for the love of GOD, no DP's
Lee walks

third straight inning where the cubs leadoff batter reached. Fonty to the plate. Santo wants him to bunt.

Please, no!

Not after what happened last time he tried that!

Lee walks..LETS GO!
Lee..good patient AB
The Aging Slumping Fading Derrek Lee walks....

reaching base 4 times today.

but he sucked in April

so it doesn’t count.

but he sucked in April

so it doesn’t count.

Lee walks.

Let’s make them pay!

Let's see if Fontenot can get it down this time...
Mike Quade walks down to home plate to tell Fontenot he doesn't get a treat ticket if he strikes out of fails to get the bunt down.
Ron says

“this game would be over if we’d scored or stayed ahead.”

That’s so zen, Ron.

Now that was profound.
Captain Obvious strikes again
How do you win

without doing that?

better ask Ron

I don’t think my mind is expanded enough. :D

Fly to left

Diaz makes the catch in foul territorry. Lee tags and makes it! Safe at second! A wink’s as good as a nod!

well, that's one way to sac the runner over...
the LBR way!! patented!
Look at Lee with the hustle
wow..Lee tags and goes to 2nd..great running
Great Baserunning Lee!
Lee says screw it...

I’ll get myself over.

F@CK YOU JOBU!

I DO IT MYSELF!

The reports of D. Lee's demise are greatly exaggerated...
yeah..he got a pulse...
DLee at second, one out!

Let’s score here!

Fonty fouls out to left...and The Aging Slumping Fading Slow Derrek Lee tagges and takes second.
And Clutche just

kicked a kitten.

ASFSDL?

If you could include a “G” instead of the “L” we would have the middle row of the left hand in keyboarding.

I think Reed needs to grow the beard back
Brewers winning, Cards losing, Reds winning.

If we win, total games back will be really fun to figure out.

Moot point

til we play better baseball

Just having a little fun with Tim
actually its simple once the standings are up
Hoo Ray

Gregg is warming up

yeah..Lou must be getting hungry now
GOOD GOD NO
Guz can't go a third inning, I bet

Marshall still has another start. You don’t want Heilman. Should Waddell pitch with the game on the line?

YES.

ANYBODY BUT TURTLE

okay.

well. we’ll see.

2-0 on

Cliff “Reed Johnson” ProAir.

Anyone listening to the radio broadcast...

…think that Ron’s head is going to explode since Lou won’t follow through with the sac bunt?

up and in

3-1 on ReJo

I thought he was trying to take one for the team there
How did Cliff not het hit there?
reflexes

like a viper.

Looked to me like it tagged his jersey
3-2

Grounder to the left! Base hit! Lee to third, Jonson to first!

hey hey base hit
basehit..runners on the corners
too bad he couldnt score there
runners at the corners only 1 out..lets goooooo
Cliff singles...1st and 3rd one out.
heh-heh

Ronny just said Cox…

1st and 3rd!

Please get a runner from 3rd home with less than 2 outs.

Only a sac-fly...that's all we need.
Nice single, RJ!

Me want Cubs runs!

Pity Lee is doing well

why the Hell did he decide to start playing well??

because he is selfish?
He did it just to piss of Clutche...
or does Lee want a Hoff jersey

I can hook him up

Pitching Change...Eric O'Flarety?
Yes

to face Hoff. If they don’t score here…they lose.

I hate runner on first w/ 1 out

yuck

pitching change

O’Flatery (sp?) in to pitch for the Braves.

He's their LOOGY
doesn't bode well

for Hoff

Check above,

His name is O’Flaherty.

Aye and begorrah!
who do we have on the bench?
trammel, rothschild and dejesus
Can Z pinch hit, or is he still suspended?
does he get the 10 game grace in AAA like Manny?
suspended

isn’t he?

did he get on the plane?
lets go Hoff!
Hoffpauir to pinch-hit for the Cubs.
IS EA still working for Hoff?
I think he's changed to Halle Berry.

I'm down with that
I approve of the switch!
oh. my. god.

me want me want

Halle did it! Halle did it!
so it's Halle from now on?
Whatever works, eh?
Please keep doing that.
Now pitching: Eric O'Flaherty

career ERA of 5.32 and a WHIP of 1.409

Hoff

takes a ball. 1-0

Hoff

takes a ball. 1-0

let's go hoffster
Fouled away

2-2

Gameday is two pitches behind
liner into left!

BASE HIT! LEE SCORES! 3-2 CUBS!

Good morning from Okinawa, Japan...

…and it looks like critical moment…

Heya Dragon!

You are never allowed to leave.

Just kidding.

Sort of.

Howdy Dragon!
Cubs just took a 3-2 lead in the 11th inning.
DRAGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

DO YOU GUYS HAVE PBR IN JAPAN?

PABST
BLUE
RIBBON

how many have you had?

lol!

HECK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoff..basehit..!!!!!!!
HOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF RBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-2 Go Hoff!!!
Halle Barry WORKED!!!!!!!
Yeah I...

Oh for Hoff… Yes, yes it did!

I can't wait for next game...
Heck yeah.EA Works!!!!!!!!
Hoff!!!!!

single. 3-2

OMG time to jump, this team sucks, we will never win

we are horrible, no ownder we havent won in 5000 yers, we are a goober of a team, and deserve to be playing in Daytona. No one on this team can hit when needed most, and we cannot stay healthy. Cut them all.

Drew, awesome graphics

you have them ready for every occasion!

:D

nothing special, just google image search. :)

SWL vs Drew
no contest

he’s an artist.

Way to go Hoffpauir!!!!

Keep piling them on!!!!!

Gregg gets up in the pen
A groan is heard in muddville
to quote Santo

YES!

EA Power!!!!
or HB?
both..I guess
I can only wish..
any pics of them together?
the earth

would explode.

That's not all.
Okay, everyone store up some photos of Halle Berry for Hoff now.
Alright

I will say nothing horrible about Hoff for the next… week. Yay!

what will Clutche do?

Lee AND Hoff both having good days with critical at bats.

he will talk about the RBI for Hoff, not the advancing of lee
Gotta tell ya

I don’t really give a shit.

What's that saying..........

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good……kudos to Lee

Cue deadbeat Clutche...
stop it
Got a coupla bucks for an old Cub fan to get a jersey?

Not askin’ for much here, man…

stop the taunting dude
Gregg licking his chops
I just jumping on this thread

right on your potential winning run scored, huh?

Yep!

Your timing was perfect!

YEP! :)

Good timing!

You are good luck!
you're good luck

:-)

Let's be clear....Halle Berry touching her chesty thingies helped Hoff......but oh no Kevin Gregg is our "closer"
Okay

We have to come up with a Gregg motivator

DONE

Can I get her number?
I bet they are real
if only :D
they are

look at them, all big, and clean and white. I wonder who her dentist is

and fantastic
i bet her back hurts
mine hurts looking at her
maybe they are filled with helium
Their real and fantastic!
I hope this works

but if I saw her, I would not be able to find the plate….

Wow, what an idiot.

She doesn’t even know how to use headphones.

I don't have a problem with her technique.
with the echo she probably hears just fine
contact lenses?
Soto

flies out to right. Runners hold. Two outs.

Sammy to offically retire from baseball soon

and will wait for his induction to Hall of Fame???

Scales

smashes a grounder to short. Force out at second. 3-2 Cubs. Bottom of the 11th coming up!

Bobby Scales!

Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!

ok, here we go, let's go gregg
GREGG TIME

can you feel the thunder

Gregg will be your savior

he is coming with the power

Please close this out Gregg!
MLBTV

sez the Brewers are the team to beat in the NL central and are going to make moves.

Ok, Gregg, please don't blow this one.
Hope Soto can handle an potential strike 3s tonight
Bring your "A" game Gregg!
KEVIN GREGG

YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS INNING

Is that a threat?

b/c I wouldn’t mind the motivation.

Gregg go save it

Do you folks need to look for another candidate for closer?

G'day

from Melbourne…. looks like a good time to log in

My Japanese friend is living out there down under

Howdy

Our closer has a 5.24 ERA

Yow.

It shall come down, starting tonight.
Its Gregg time

no worries, he will mow them down

With a lawn mower?
Diaz in

to lead off. Gregg to pitch.

I just want to point out ...

That my username has nothing to do with Eric Gregg.

How about Kevin?
strike one

0-1 on Diaz

breaking ball

strike 2 called.

0-2

OMG

The ex-umpire strikes back.
KEVIN Gregg I means

Lou's either a genius or crazy

for sticking with Gregg

I’ll go for crazy.

Or has no other candiates at the moment!
mad Scientist?
I hear he has one of the buzzing

snapping lightnight things on his desk.

poked foul

still 2-2

Bounced to short

Riot makes the running throw, Lee digs it out! One out!

"Theriot didn't get much on the throw", Pat says

ya think?

Who is else do you want manning 1B?
absolutely

nobody.

Then ALL of Theriots throws would go into foul territory!
Well that would make the games more interesting
WOW WHAT A PLAY BY LEE!!
lets go ggerg
Great scoop DLee
The Cannon on display...
NICE PLAY, DLEE!!!

ONE OUT!

McCann

batting. Strike one.

Ryan Theriot Sucks.
This looks like the opposite of last night
too soon

too sooon!!!!

Nah

just meant Lee didn’t drop that ball and Marmol looked great. So far Gregg looks good too

say this about Gregg

he works fast.

Low and away. 1-1.

hopefully

that means he’s feeling good.

I bet Hoffpauir woulda gotten that one...

…MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No way in hell Hoffpauir makes that play. No chance.
nope

not a chance.

fouled aaway

1-2

low for a ball

2-2

SWING AND A MISS!

TWO OUTS!

YES!!!!!!

1 more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was good pitch
K!!!!!!

Two down!!!!

Please let us have this one, please!
Headphone Knocker Lady is working!!!!!!!
That will be his new pic from now on
bounced to third

Fonty to first!

CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!!!!!!!

I CAN HAZ MORE HAILE BAREE PIKTCHUREZ?
what a difference a day makes

Whew!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!
CUBS WIN!
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
told ya no worries

Gregg had it

FINALLY A ROAD WIN!!!

WOOT!

Cubs win Cubs Win!!!!!!
CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That should be good game
Nice

quality bounceback outing by Gregg

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oooh!

i like that!

If I had a nickle for every time a girl told me that....
you'd have a nickel?
$.15? $.20? How much?
you'd have 5 cents?
You jumped right into that one with both feet buddy!
Mad props to Gregg for putting last night behind him and coming out to dominate!
FLY IT!!!!!!

My favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which means I will keep making it!!!!
This was how last night should have been

Go Cubs go!!!

CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! FLY IT!!
ZOMG ROLFCOPTER WE WON A F*&$ING GAME!!!!!!!!!!

Chesty photos good if ...

I’m not at work!

ahahahahahaha
Where's the Cubs lollipop one?
look below

took it from the wrong place. too many picture hosting sites!

I don't like this picture, just like I don't like Milton Bradley. But I'll deal with it.
scroll down

I made it better.

Huge win after last night.

Had to get that bad taste out of our mouths.

DERREK LEE HAS

So does Hoffpauir!!!
indeed

and Guzman. And Fonty, who drove in the two in the fourth!

Was the worst loss of the year

followed by the biggest victory of the year?

Maybe.

all I know is

Winning feels good.

Starting to win with less than 4 runs is good too

since we’re getting good pitching, time to cash in more of those chances.

I'll second

that emotion.

DFA everyone! Oh, wait . . .

Very nice.

waves

And good evening to you, madam!
WHEN YOU'VE SAID WISCONSIN.....

…..YOU’VE SAID IT ALL!

Varsity, Varsity, U-Rah-Rah

WIS-CON-SIN

BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER

SNAAAKE SNAAAAAAAAKE!

Anyone notice I only showed up when they won?

I’m such a front-runner.

;-)

MUSHROOM MUSHROOM!
I missed you so bad
Hey!

You’ve not been around much lately

he's the Map

he’s the Map
he’s the Map
he’s the Map…

Oh, oh, here he comes

He’s a Maaap maker!

Watchout boy, watchout boy.

Better, much much better.
needs more milton
lol!

hmmm… Santos, is that something you could do?

OMG

give the Unicorn Miltons head

but, there's CUPCAKES in that picture....you can't mess with a unicorn AND cupcakes!
maybe a little Milton

in the lower right hand corner next to the big Cubs logo

OK, but he's got to be one pixel high.
he is on the bench

nursing a bad leg…..er..thats the wrong Milton

I think HBCG means the Milton that played 97 games last year.

Not the only that won’t hit 75 this year. HI-YOOOOOOOOOOOO

GAME, SET, MATCH, THIS GUY

Which Milton, please?
Their singing now go cubs go
Go Cubs Go!

Hey Chicago, waddya say?

The Cubs are gonna win today!
YAAAAAAY!!!!!

GO CUBS GO!

Big-time confidence booster for Gregg

Especially after last night.

Without a doubt. Might have been his best outing all year.
You might be right

Gregg looked untouchable. Hard to believe after yesterday.

But that’s why baseball is so great. You don’t have to sulk for a week after you lose.

well you have to if you run into 8 game loosing streaks
My satellite channel showing highlight reel of this game

Looks like good game and Dome with a basehit

Yay

Another tough gritty win for da cubs

Who got the

go ahead run?? I was a late comer – mowing the lawn

Hoffpauir drove it in.
Hoff drove Lee in.
Nice...go unicorn milt
Hoff

drove in Lee, after Lee made a good walk into a double with smart SMART baserunning.

late comer...mowing the lawn..hehehe
Okay, I'm off.

Night all!

Night VT!

I’m out too, it’s late out east! ;)

Today's line score, Japanese version

Awww. Thanks Dragon!
At least I can figure out the numbers...
Cool screenshot

thanks for sharing

Very cool

Wonder how sing Go Cubs Go in Japanese..

Fontenot!!!

Only time he towers over a guy?
A rare moment when Fontenot gets to look down at another adult male.
i'm taller than he is
Umm...aren't we all?
Only time he towers over a guy?
Before I go to bed

I’m pretty sure I’m only referring to Kevin Gregg as Stinky Ben from now on. Just saying.

works for me :D
we could call him

Stinky Gregg.

I'm okay with that too.

But I"m rolling with whatever works for now. ;)

seemed to work out okay tonight.

:-)

Were you able to work it back in?
corks are difficult.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I LOVE IT

great picture of little babe ruth
hey look Cubs win!
Now my lunch time - Yoshinoya's Beef Bowl Burger....

This is what I get today for lunch…. taste very same with their famous beef bowl…

吉野家 330号線宜野湾店「牛丼バーガー」

looks great
There's a Yoshinoya near my in-laws house here in San Diego.....

I wonder if they sell those there?

Not even in other part of Japan - Okinawa only

because too many Americans around here…

Next time I go, I'm asking them if they will make me one.
Order as "Gyudon Burger!" please
Yumm ..

Taco Rice?

Taco Rice here... at King Tacos

キングタコス長田店 「タコライスチーズ野菜」

I ate there once ...

it’s near Yomitan?

No

One in Ginowan (close to Futenma MCAS), one in Kin (close to Camp Hansen gate)

been there was stationed in okinawa twice at Futenma
Do they have Freshness Burger where you live?

I tried it when I went to Japan and thought it was OK.

Yes

in Naha – but 20min drive from here… but I have 3 McDonalds, 2 Mos Burger. 3 A&W around my house….

Sounds like you have plenty

of better, closer fast-food options!

Plus "Seaside Jet City Burger" at Chatan Beach

This is the finest burger here in Okinawa – but nothing special to you folks…

Sea Side Jet City Burger's Avocado Burger

That looks really yummy
Sammy is calmly waiting for his induction to the HOF

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31093821/ Already a fanpost up with poll…

no Milton picture?
been lookin'

i don’t see him yet.

I mean we

have to have his picture after a win…..it’s a must.

drew and swl got it covered

look down. :-)

If drew and I had a nickle for everytime a girl said that...
yep I see it.
Did a nice job without me.

Just back from my Judge Judy time out. I did not think I could watch. Really need that game.

Okay

Night now for real.

alright, everyone.

I have a very important meeting with my wife I need to go to right now. I will see EVERYONE tomorrow! GREAT WIN! GO CUBS!

theres my guy!!
heh night Drew

Not my favorite.
Way to go Milton.
He didn't even play. Don't cheer him on. He'd probably get injured holding a sign like that..

…shoulder dislocation, collarbone break.

Leg problems right? He can raise a sign.
Double Milton

I think this will turn the season around….

When I said

“more Milton”.. this isn’t what I really imagined.

well done stinky ben

and can I put in a request for some more Erin Andrews photos please?!

i'm erin andrew's out

i vote for more halle berry.

I'm Erin Andrews in

or at least i wish….

Might have been Halle.
Night all.

Nice way to end the evening….a Cubs win.

night sue!
Great win tonight

I am off to lunch – good night everybody

I am off for dinner

only 10.45 here. My after game meal. Too nervous during.

Before I really go out to lunch...

.. Ichiro, a hometown boy of Chunichi Dragons home Nagoya, went 27 games hitting streak….

I'm out too

have a good night all

Met too, way to bring home a victory!!!
Alright

I’m off too I guess. Night everyone!!

Ladies and Gentlmen, give it up for Milt Rosenberg!!
What up all!!!

Damn fine game this evening!

Good to come home from work

and see a Cubbies win. Makes a shitty day brighter. Got to meet kids new hamster too. Time to introduce it to vodka.

Cubs win!
Have a good time?
Great time.

Sat next to a UGA grad who went there in the early ’90s. Remembered Worst to First, remembered when Sid Slid. And he brought his Cub fan neighbors to a fantastic win, too. True gentleman, he shook my hand after the game and said, “Nice job.”

Good night..everyone..
Holy crap we won!

This Guzman guy is quite the pitcher. Now we just need Marmol and Gregg to pitch like they did tonight more often.

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