Bleed Cubbie Blue

Sweep

Technically?

Well, I guess.

Cubs stayed out of loss column - one way or another.

daver - August 17, 2009 reply

The Northwest Herald Twitter guy confirms:

@payoff_pitch: That’s it. Game called after 3 hour, 15 minute delay. #Cubs

Is this because the Cubs have to catch their flight or something? Things look like they’re clearing up somewhat by me. Seems like a 5 or 5:30 start wouldn’t have been unreasonable.

I think the flight has a lot to do with it.

Starting at 5:30 means the Cubs flight wouldn’t leave till 10 pm or later — an awfully long day.

I guess. It is a night game tomorrow, though.

Then again, maybe a makeup game vs. the Pirates will come in handy later in the season.

West Coast game, though.

I think the long flight time and 2-hour time difference factored into this.

yes

we all have to remember that as much as we dont like to work 12 hours in a day I am sure that these guys dont like to do it either – especially when 90% of that time would be spent in the clubhouse passing the time.

hansman1982 - August 16, 2009 reply

Aaron Miles may have had that predicted good day after all

Winning $25 in poker is a good day, right?

I am guessing

for guys who make 7 and 8 figures a year that $25 isnt a “good” day.

hansman1982 - August 16, 2009 reply

or can they not do it because it would then become a night game?

katie casey - August 16, 2009 reply

that shouldn't be an issue.

a couple of rainouts earlier this season were night games and rescheduled as day games so Cubs should have a bit of a buffer zone in terms of reaching the limit on # of night games.

ballhawk - August 16, 2009 reply

that's true

I can’t remember ever having so many rainouts. Is this a record or something?

katie casey - August 16, 2009 reply

I can't remember this many rainouts in a season in at least the last 20 years.

Dangit

With all the 9 o clock starts this week, today was the only day I was going to be able to watch a whole Cubs game all week. Oh well.

wrigleyrocker12 - August 16, 2009 reply

3 games out of wildcard

With minimal effort today!

The bullpen is fresh!

Could be 2.5 games out by end of night

Never thought I’d root for Marlins to win a DH.

Thump!

Oh my aching back. This hard landings are gonna kill me.

I really wish we knew by whom and why the game was called after waiting for hours.

Sandberg's evil twin - August 16, 2009 reply

Sure made waiting 3 hours look very silly.

Well I went out to the airport and thought I was gonna miss the game,

and got back from the airport and I thought I wouldn’t miss anything,
and now it’s midnight local time
and time to go to bed, I suppose…

Nice way to spend a Sunday evening.

too bad

i was hanging on all day hoping for some cubs baseball. logansport, in weather about the same

brian custer - August 16, 2009 reply

still 5-4

Pads over Cards, in the top of the 8th.

drewishdrewid - August 16, 2009 reply

Anyone have an idea if Harden gets pushed back

and Lilly would go tuesday?

mrcubsfan - August 16, 2009 reply

I am glad Al

shares my sentiments re this could have been at least an official game today.

I look forward to what he has to say on the mismanagement.

Pressure's on, Al.

Jump here for further discussion.

OK! OK! I've been writing!

And what would have happened

Had they been losing after 5 innings.

Everyone would have complained they shouldn’t have played today if they didn’t think they could get in 9 games.

The team is "hot"

and won two games in a row. More than any recent times, I would say that your argument is not very solid in the case of the Pirates.

You kidding?

Ohlendorf has actually won games with the Pirates.

Rich Harden while really good lately, could have easily had a bad game. The Cubs also had Miles and Fontenot playing.

They had Fox in LF for what the 2nd or 3rd time all season and we don’t know how Aramis is feeling.

After 5 innings, the game could have been 5-3 in Pirates favor.

Well, Rich Hill had a no hitter

for almost six innings. Seen his stats for his last three starts?

I don’t care who the Cubs started today including Aaron Freakin’ Mild – I’d still give the ods to the Cubs, and Vegas I’m sure would agree.

We’d STILL have A-Ram, D-Lee, Fuku – all better than ANY Pirates players.

Okay this really isn't worth arguing with you

I’m going outside in the nice weather here in CT.

I agree

we disagree – and I sat in the rain needlessly today.

Enjoy.

On to the West Coast!

Ohlendorf isn't exactly chopped liver, E

He’s probably been their best pitcher this year, and he shut down the Cubs in June in Pittsburgh.

I’ll take it, hope the Padres hang on and pick up ground on everybody today.

He is 7-7

with a 4+ era.

He has been decent recently – yes, but the team for the last two days have been scoring with RISP.

Something they did not do much recently.

In spite of this pitcher – I’d still like the Cubs chances in this one game.

I thought he was 10-8

Regardless, it’s possible Harden’s start would have been wasted if they had to begin, then stop the game. At least with rosters expanded in September, a doubleheader isn’t as daunting.

Plus the Cubs managed to rest every player today, before the long plane trip.

Mother Nature cooperated with the Cubs today.

Fraggin Judge - August 16, 2009 reply

Yep - SORRY

I think perhaps you’re 10-8 – era about what I said.

I guess we could say 10-8 is like a 20 game winner with the Bucs – right Bruce?

haha

Kinda like the year Carlton won 27

of the Phllies’ 59. Bad baseball and Pennsylvania can go together like a horse and carriage, I guess … :)

HAHA

could you imagine how the “fans” in Pitt. feel??

Geez!

I mean at least they have the Steelers to pick up the slack – but the team is only an investment, period, for the owner group.

Don't forget the Penguins

That the other two teams in town are champions in their respective sports really makes the Bucs even more irrelevant in Pittsburgh. It’s a real shame, considering the history of the franchise and how nice PNC Park is.

Although I do feel for you

having to sit through all that.

The LEft field bleacher folks

were pretty funny.

Although I was Upper Deck Box -

Someone in LF Blea brought this huge “tarp” which covered like 12 rows!

Ha! Cool

At least people were having fun with it.

Yeah...

I saw Al at least had an umbrella, I think (Al?).

But – I had plenty of things I could have attended to.

On the one bright note – I got some “quality time” in with my teen daughter which becomes harder and harder as they get older.

Yes, I did.

Nice

I’m going through the same thing with my 15-year-old goddaughter. We’re all getting older — some of just are just getting old. :)

HAHAHA!

Ain’t that the truth!

Sandberg's evil twin - August 16, 2009 reply

Phew

Was on my way out the door and decided to check BCB for an update. Even Cubs.com doesn’t have this info.

Fukudometer - August 16, 2009 reply

That's what we're here for.

We know more than the Cubs

Or at least more than Piniella and Hendry.

We be omniscient...

And obviously slightly bonkers

725+ posts in four threads during a rain delay. I’ll bet the Pads’ SBN site doesn’t see that many posts in the upcoming series.

Yep

I was going to say same thing

But I was going to predict this board has more posts today than any other team in MLB.

Kinda sad but hey, it’s apparently nasty there in Chicago!

GO TIGER GO TIGER GO GO GO

dtpollitt - August 16, 2009 reply

Cards-Pads in another rain delay

Fitting for today I guess. Hopefully the Padres will win it late and get in late.

mgrace17 - August 16, 2009 reply

Go rain! If they have to call it now it's a SD win!

True

If it’s called now, Padres win. Let it pour.

Looks like it's going to.

St. Louis area radar

That was some heavy rain

Before they went to a delay.

the cards have to travel to LA tonight too...hope for a long delay

then call it

DC Cubbie - August 16, 2009 reply

195 Minutes sounds about right...

maybe Pujols will go sliding on the tarp

and strain a hammy

DC Cubbie - August 16, 2009 reply

He was then

Promptly ~~crucified~~deified by the St. Louis media.

Depending on the standings, this game may not be played at all.

We’ll know by then, the final week of the season.

Fraggin Judge - August 16, 2009 reply

It will be rescheduled, because...

… the Pirates have one more trip to Wrigley Field. If they didn’t, THEN they would hold it for the end of the season.

Expect a doubleheader on September 29, maybe day/night (there’s already a night game scheduled that date.0

God didn't want to see Miles either

Worf - August 16, 2009 reply

Wrigley deserves 40 days and 40 nights of rain

for having Miles in the starting lineup

DC Cubbie - August 16, 2009 reply

"And God saw the lineup... and he was displeased"

Worf - August 16, 2009 reply

Actually - do you think

“God” or the “Baseball Gods” could even like a Cub Team with Aaron Miles on it?

Thanks, Mother Nature.

Fraggin Judge - August 16, 2009 reply

Crap.

Had seats 6 rows behind homeplate. I should have known it was going to be a bad day, when I stepped off the red line and almost bumped into Woo Woo.

cubswynn - August 16, 2009 reply

Oh - MAN!

At least I was covered! You got soaked – AND Woo-ed!!

No, not him

He showed up in Cincinnati for the last game of the series down there, the one the Cubs lost. I should have known he’d be a bad-luck charm.

How does someone who has no discernable source of income manage to get to Cincinnati for a ball game?

The "morning zoo" type radio idiots pay his way.

I wish they'd stop

I saw him in Arizona during the playoffs in 2007, too. The gal sitting next to me at Game 1 said he was on her fight that day, then I saw him at one of the bars across from Chase Field.

I figured that was a special occasion, and I’m not surprised to see him in Milwaukee. But the second I heard him at GABP, I figured it would be a bad night.

Al - does he have

Carte Blanche at Wrigley for any game?

No.

Used to, but not any more. He has to have a ticket now. People used to give him tickets, but with them as expensive as they are these days, that rarely happens.

Thankfully.

From Cubs press release on postponement

Today’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field has been postponed due to inclement weather. A make-up date for today’s postponement has yet to be established.

Fans are encouraged to retain their tickets from today’s game until further information is available regarding ticket policies for the to-be-scheduled make-up game.

Information regarding the make-up date and ticket policies for the make-up game will be posted on www.cubs.com as soon as it is available.