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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 7/1, 6:05 CT

From Tuesday's game.

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First again?

How does this work out?

tanks for the jump.
much depreciated
hopefully all the idiots stay in other thread
Just posted a jump again.

Sorry.

WHY
I try thinking up some really interesting things I could say next to "JUMP!"

Wanted to post the one I just did.

how about you fail

go jump in lake Michigan?

Can't.

I live in Vermont. Last I checked, Lake Michigan was about 650 miles away.

You fail.

Let's hope Chad gets lost on his way here.
wow we just got lucky
?

?

Fox's infield

hit was really a bad throw to second to break up the play.

Another idiot, reporting for duty
ur words not mine
2 on, no outs

Make it hurt!

TWSS
APPROVED
use of lethal force to apprehend the Blues Brothers?
LOL, drew, well done sir.
We should bunt here.
I wouldn't mind

a squeeze play from time to time, I’ll tellya that.

Maybe Trammel will call it.

I would love it too.

I wonder if Soto can lay down a bunt...

… while high!

Promise him Cheetos. :)
it is late in the game afterall
Alright

Dome to the plate. Bradley at second, Fox at first. Drive to right field, Moss makes the catch at the track. Bradley tags and goes to third, Fox hold. Man on third, one out. Soto to the plate!

Pirates

make a pitching change.

C'mon 420
it would be a good time for "situational hitting" in my humble opinion
I'd just take regular "hitting".
I would setting for

anything that resembles “hitting”

sac fly

would be fine. Even though it gives up the out.

Ok, if we got another run here...

I would feel MUCH more comfortable.

me too, esp w. cm ready in the pen
Any kind of bloop hit to score MB is fine with me.
Wasn't it deep enough for sac fly

oh well

It did move a batter to third.

Not a total loss, though I would have preferred a base hit too.

fly ball went to the warning track

moved the runner from 2nd to 3rd

oh, that was runners on 1st and 2nd
Another great game pitched by Wells.
Steven Jackson

is the new pirate pitcher. Fox’s hit is now marked an error on Wilson.

Infield is back

hoping for the GIDP. Soto takes a ball.

HARRY POTTER 6

LESS THAN 2 WEEKS

I'm actually re-reading the books

I’m such a Muggle

I have an extra set of Harry Potter books.

Hardcover American versions. I’m keeping the softcover British versions.

Unopened?
Oh, I've read them.

Probably going to read the British versions from now on, though.

God that's awesome.

I always reread the book right before the movie is released.

My wife

has been reading book five for about three years now…

The British have two different versions,

A adult version and a child’s version. The set of British books I have are the child’s version, and their covers are MUCH more colourful than the American books.

Note your british spelling of "colour"
A supporter of the redcoats!

Let’s tar and feather him!

Here's what the British children's books look like.

LINK

Why is the freakin' queen on the cover? Can't she leave well enough alone?
She's not actually on the covers

Take her image off those postage stamps, and that’s what their covers look like. Much nicer than our books.

I got “Deathly Hallows” in softcover a month after it came out, it was a little hard to track down.

Each book shows, at the back, the covers of all the other “Harry Potter” children’s books in the UK.

Oh, I thought they were postage stamps. But I didn't believe it :-)
The UK released a set of postage stamps

Bearing the covers of the children’s version HP books from there. It’s the only place where you can see all seven covers at once.

Or I could have posted seven links, one for each book.

this is prolly a dumb question but...

is the covers the only difference between US and British versions? i.e. the story/text is the same…

first book in Britian

was called “Philospher’s Stone”

The story and text are the same

A few words are different, and the grammar is also different. Other than that, the books are the same.

Yes, some very minor text changes, but otherwise, no.
In the British version, Harry has bad teeth
yawn
Carl you must be an Inferi.

Or a Death Eater.

since I have not read a HP book or seen a movie,

you will have to translate. I assume this is something like a “bottom feeder” or Cardinal fan.

Death Eater = Cardinal fan?

hmmm. Maybe Death Eater = Brewer fan!

Definitions:

“Death eater”: follower or the chief dark wizard, Voldemort.

“Inferi”: corpse brought back to life to do the bidding of the dark wizard. Inferi are afraid of light, an effective defense.

Just read all 7 of them for the first time within a week

Death Eaters are the main bad dude’s army. Inferi are reanimated corpses.

In a WEEK?

Wow . . .

The first 3 are quick reads, but the next 4 are significantly longer.

Lots of time on my hands

No job ATM. My GF is a big fan. Got to do something with the days.

I see.

Sorry about the job situation — good luck.

Could be worse, TBH

I’m not in a desperate situation financially, I basically get a summer vacation… lots of time to bike all over the place.

That's correct.

Just giving you crap. Inferi are like zombies and Death Eaters are well, like drunk Brewers fans.

thanks!!

I appreciate the education

Just giving you shit. They are pretty enjoyable, and I think have quite a high literary value for just about all ages. And frankly, if they get kids to read, I’m all for it.

Agreed.

I was introduced to Potter by seeing the first movie with friends. Didn’t think I’d like it . . .

My mom got hooked on the series, too.

Thank God, I'm not the only geek looking forward to that movie.
harry who?
He's a detective on Get Smart
is he a loogy

or a shortstop?

Trade him for Voldemort!
Voldemort

can’t hit lefties.

Looking forward!

I’m likely going the first weekend it’s in theaters!

TRANSFORMERS 2 has a 4 week exclusive on IMAX.

Which means HP6 won’t be in the IMAX until its’ second week of release, which sucks.

Soto lines one to left! Bradley scores, Fox to second!

I am on a diet

I only drink when the Cubs get a hit & score with a RISP. Tonight is a bad night for the liver. Good!

I hope this part of the diet is about to end.

Blanco to the plate.

wild pitch! Runners advance to second and third! Still only one out!

Wild Pitch!
I hope

they played the clip on the radio broadcast…cracks me up every time.

Wild pitch advances both runners!
The Hoff

is on deck. Blanco swings and misses. 1-1.

Marmol up in the pen
Blanco

Ks on a check swing. Two outs. Hoff to the plate?

Hoff sucks lately............

:O

just trying to motivate my man
No more Erin Andrews?
even she gave up
I saw Alba didn't work

Maybe Megan Fox?

But it'll motivate us, that's for sure!
Hoff got lazy

.. because we weren’t making him work for EA. He must only get her AFTER he does something good, not before…

He has to hit it...in order to hit it?
Hoff working the count
wow

how bad was that first called strike on Hoff?

Gameday shows it wayyyyy outside…

It was way outside, now that you mention it.
OT: I didn't realize that Ronny Cedeno...

is currently batting .140/.218/.236/.478 for the Mariners, coming into today. And he’s 0-3 today.

Ouch.

Alright.

4-1 Cubs. On to the bottom of the 8th.

HOFF Power...

Outage

sigh

Hoff

fails….sitting to close to sori on the bench I guess

or he's just not that good
I'd agree .........

if he was given as much playing time as say, Fontenot, to prove himself

for every 5 times hoff strikes out he gets 1 home run in a clutch situation

sounds like someone else we know
Agreed, sort of -- still like the Hoff
I do too......he gives it his all
yes, but he still now has more strikeouts than base hits

that’s not pretty

as does Soriano
Marmol Prediction?
12 pitches

two outs and two runs

HBP

2 Ks, three outs.

Great prediction!
yeah

note the time-stamp. :P

Good Marmol

his body looks “quiet” so far, even with the hit batter. I am calm…so far.

Fonty in at third

Marmol in to pitch.

Wise

to the plate. Fouls one away.

Not Wise

Young. Sorry.

Can't be young and wise. Maybe old and wise?
Marmol

hits Young.

Not a good start.
It must be the 8th inning.
I've seen this show before

and he beams him..

while travelling at warp speed??

carlos skywalker marmol

haha.

That’s funny that we both went there. :)

Did he also...

fire photons?

Good Marmol or bad Marmol today?

It should be critical….

the same Marmol as always
How does Fuld look today?
looks great

and I hope he continues to. But since you’re obviously asking me to be snarky, it’s one game, and it doesn’t prove he would have done anything but K yesterday.

but remember he's new so he has to be better

jkjkjk i meant to be snarky in a fun manner. No hard feelings because the Cubs are winning

way outside

to McCutchen. Ball one.

Here we go…………

Just got back from seeing Star Trek

Nice to see the Cubs in the lead. Keep it up boys.

ball two.

uh-oh.

Ahh yes, Marmol wild.
Fly ball to right.

Bradley makes the catch.

uh oh big bad sanchez

Thrown 3 strikes in a row!

wow rollins really sucks this year

It seems to be a trend

Rollins, A-Rod, Bradley, etc.

the whole cubs lineup, etc...
Good Marmol came to play today
as I said...even after the HBP.

it is all in how he carries himself.

Yaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!

(Howard Dean scream)

OT- WHAT THE CRAP

Piston sign Gordon? That really sucks.

Sorry to see him go...

But $55 million is far too much for a 6th man.

The Bulls better sign someone that can make up for the 20 points that just lost
either Shawn Marion or Ron Artest
I wish we could've...

Voided Deng’s contract somehow and signed Gordon… oh well.

I would have been peeved to see him signed as a bull for that much..

I hope he sinks the pistons in a pool of overpriced mediocrity..

they're already there
he is selfish. good riddance
They agreed to terms.

He can’t sign until July 12th.

I'll take a hbp over a walk anyday...

means one bad pitch as opposed to 4… nice job, carlos…

now rest for a couple of days…

Meek in to pitch
Can we inherit a base from the Meek?
Two good outings in a row for Carlos

much needed as well.

andhow about that effort from Fuld…he needs to, at the very least stay on the roster and sub in for soriano on defense

i just got back a few min so its good to see lou yelling at an ump

Unfortunatley

he probably thinks it is a waiter who got his order wrong.

He's crabby cause someone woke him up on the bench.
and he couldn't find Milton to scream at.
Fuld batting.

Ks

damn...

I was counting on him to maintain that 1.750 OPS he had going…

DFA!

Just kidding. :-p

How about another start next game, though?
This is a great convo

that Ronnie and Pat are having. I didn’t realize that Ronnie had to work in a meatpacking plant when he first came into the league, because league minimum wasn’t very much…

Really interesting to hear him talk about it. Another reason why I love Ronnie. Has great stories.

I just wish he would perhaps take a break from the stories when there's actually something going on
Yeah.

Sometimes they do preclude knowing what’s going on in the game. But I still like them.

My favorite Cub. Ever.

Sutcliffe is up there though.

Yeah, this is great.

In des moines, all the players for the Menace (USL Premier Development League soccer) work at Kum and Go convience stores, as they are a sponsor. Used to be amusing to go in as a fan and see somebody who you’d cheered on the night before.

I used to work at Dairy Queen...

while I played high school ball. Sadly, no one came in for autographs. :(

:-p

That would be kind of fun to see those guys working there. Btw…“Kum and Go”? Who thought THAT was a good idea for a name?

...

unfortunate name.

There is a reason, actually.

Kum & Go – KG

Krause Gentle (The owners) – KG

But yes, unfortunate names. They all sell hats and shirts and stuff for out of towners to buy.

And they do

I really find it funny when someone around here heads west and stumbles upon them.

Full count

on Riot

Whoa!

what happened with pitch 6 to Riot? Gameday went wacky.. lol

Pitch type: unknown

Never seen that before.

slurve?
and apparently

it was a left-handed slurve too!

I think fangraphs has a category for unknown pitches.
Just watched Dome's double and homer on NHK

as Mariners-Yankees game is over – showing other Japanese player’s activities…

Those are well hits!

Hai, arigato Kosuke!
I really hope Dome can come back around soon. When he's hot, nobody is better at getting on base, and his defense is top notch.
Riot

bounces out to short. Two outs. Cmon, let’s end this!

Lee Ks

on to the bottom of the ninth! Fasten those seatbelts!

i had them fastened for marmol

Who's pitching? Gregg?
Can I get a score?
4-1
is "Pre" related to the Palm product?
Cubs 4, Pirates 1
aren't you

supposed to be pitching??

Go down to Division St and look for the most glassy eyed woman with drool on her chin
4-1 Cubs

Gregg in to pitch! LaRoche to the plate!

Fly ball to left center

Fuld makes a running catch near the warning track. One out!

Deep out to Fuld
Sam Fuld!

I’m liking this guy!

It's refreshing to have an actual outfielder in left
we have had an actual outfielder in left.
yep, me too
Moss to the plate.
2-2

on Moss

Kevin Gregg: He is who we thought he was...
Cubs acquired a minor league infielder from the Marlins today

though it’s not clear to me why Matt Craig

he bats lefty duh

actually he's a switch hitter
How tall is he?
6'2"

tall for Cubs standards

He was originally with us.

When did switch over to the Marlins?

looks like this was his first year with Florida's minors

Hendry must have missed him

Distance makes the heart grow fonder....

Or so I hear. :)

Moss flies out

to left. Two outs.

Ramon Vasquez

to the plate. Sam Fuld is just happy to be here. :D

I'm

happy he’s here, too

they like him too, they all flied out to him

How many of these POs in LF would Soriano mis-played tonight?
perhaps

the one Fuld dove for.

given how many balls were hit to LF, we had the right guy in there. period.
Fly ball to left

Fuld makes the catch! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!!!!

Cubs win!!
CUBS WIN

and take a series!

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! FLY IT!!
Cubs Win!!!!

winning a road series is always good… :)

Cubs win, I love it!!
Good game

except for that bunt and that clown Lou getting evicted

Randy Wells has

Yes indeed

.. and notching up some wins now too!

So do DLee and Dome!

Wells, of course, does too. Does this even his record this season?

he sure does
Fuld's first bump and first hit tonight...
woohoo

Awesome

Is there a story behind that?

Just a google image search.

A Navy Seal actually.

Wooo Hooo!
Phew..

A loss would have been very very bad. Fuld for player of the game (ok.. maybe Wells)

Co-players, I agree.
It's great to see what a leadoff hitter looks like.
Have to agree on that one, he got on 3 times tonight.
GREAT WAY TO END THIS RD TRIP!!
Cubs kachi!

Kachi - the flag for win

I love that!
What does it say?

:)

I'm guessing....

Cubs win?

Kachi

means “win” – click on the image to jump to flickr page.

I'm off to toil in the mines...

great win! see ya’ll later!!

Ciao!

And G’Day! :)

later, down under.
Now Back to work in Canberra :)
Have a great day there too!
Nice way to start July.
I hope I get to see a rebroadcast later tonight

Mom kept me away from the TV for most of the good ( Fuld) moments. Now Al at least for TODAY , aren’t you glad they brought up Fuld & not Taguchi ?

It's on CSN at 1:30 Thursday morning.
it's blocked for out of towners.
at least in LA, I never get the replays
I am now IN Chicago

Will stay up late.

This is the way I like my Cubs games

obviously wins, fast, and over before Max’s bed time!

Sushi lunch today!

Well, I will go eat sushi lunch today to celebrate Cubs win and Dome’s homer.

Have a great day!

And hai, Cubs kachi!

Yummmm!!! Enjoy!

I’m going fishing in the morning

Good night everybody!

30 min to lunch time anyway here…

Goodnight everyone, good to see them get a win on the way home.
good night!!

from the land of the 9.75% sales tax :-(

So low!
and when you buy a flat screen TV now, there is a $50 surcharge

for disposing of the old TV whether you are disposing of an old TV or not. Looks like TV sales in LA are about to dry up (so much for the slow economy hurting sales, right)

wow, that's utterly ridiculous
I was at Costco today picking up a prescription.

the bitching in line was intense

I was being serious.

12.25% here in Chicago. No joke.

But that $50 thing is Mayor Daily level redic.

OUCH.

depending on what you buy it can be higher right?

I could have sworn the coke I bought had a 15% sales tax. I know the receipt was itemized for tax based on what I bought.

Yeah.

Gas is bad, we have some of the highest cigarette prices in the country… on and on and on.

sales tax? really.

no wonder my dad continues to live in the suburbs. :-)

Is that just in LA County, of all of CA?
Fuld!

Apparently, it is legal to put a player in the grass portion of the field behind 3d and SS that hustles. Who knew?

Nice game.

Everybody feels good on the flight home, and we can start the home stand happy.
Keep Fuld leading off tomorrow, and let’s do this again.

Sam Fuld From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chicago Cubs — No. 27
Outfielder
Born: November 20, 1981 (age 27)
Durham, New Hampshire
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 2007 for the Chicago Cubs

Samuel “Sam” Babson Fuld (born November 20, 1981, in Durham, New Hampshire) is a Jewish-American left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs.
Fuld is the son of Kenneth Fuld (Chairman of the psychology department at the University of New Hampshire) and Amanda Merrill (New Hampshire State Senator), and got his start playing baseball when he and his grandmother played with wiffle balls.

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