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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 9/20, 7:05 CT

From Saturday's game.

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"Gregg Owns Pujols" thread
For today anyway....
Also the "Motte owns Soto" thread
hey, whatever flies your pennant...
And I make three here!

Think we should post a jump?

Thats Ok Gregg has returned to reality

Walking leadoff hitters in an inning

Ludwick looked bad there
Why isn't anyone else here?

I did post a jump in the other thread

I think the SBN servers are having some issues
I think the Chicago Cubs have some issues.
Seems like it.

I could barely get Overflow Thread 1 to reload.

Shoulda brought Lilly in...
WHAT A SHOCK!

Gregg blew a lead, who didn’t see that coming?

Lou, I guess….

Lou's an idiot!

How far are you going to go with this gas can on the mound? You got lucky with Pujols, now you let him blow the lead, what next, the game too??

Will Marshall pitch to Rasmus?

No its still Gregg! Great idea!

Yet another blown save for Wood's replacement!
And Wood has blown

a lot of saves himself this year. Not sticking up for Gregg, but Wood ain’t setting the world on fire in the city whose river once caught on fire.

He pitches once a week for a shitty team, I am sure rust sets in a bit.

Whatever though, he’s better than the shit we have(Gregg)

Excuses, excuses

I’d say it’s six of one, half-a-dozen of the other.

You think they are the same?
Yep, I do

Neither has been very good this season. I realize it’s verboten to say anything bad about St. Woody, but a lot of Cubs fans were cursing his name the first two months of the 2008 season, so …

both of them suck

ok

I agree, I would just rather have wood over Gregg
Why?

I mean, if they both suck, why would it make a difference?

I like Kerry Wood

I don’t like Gregg-thats all there is to it

OK

At least you’re honest. Maybe a little irrational, but honest. :)

and I moved from a city where the river catches on fire...

…to a city where the river springs a leak. Go figure…

Lou only put him in because Heilman pitched yesterday
actually I am having trouble getting on

I am going back and forth but I could not access BCB for a while.

You weren't the only one having problems.

I almost couldn’t get Overflow Thread 1 from tonight to load, and then it said no server could handle that request.

I also posted a jump, and it took quite a while for anyone to come over here.

It was crapping out on me, too

Don’t know what was going on.

Maybe Al knows something about this.

OT: I’ve been to Miller Park (and AT&T Park) before.

Where are your seats on Tuesday?

Did you not see my reply on the other thread?

They’re in the loge bleachers in right field. I sat there for a game in May, and they were decent seats.

I think I missed your reply to me on the first thread, and you missed my reply to you on the second thread. Story of our lives, I guess. :)

Seems like it.

I checked for your reply on the first pitch thread several times, and never saw the reply in the other thread.

When I went to Miller Park, I had front row loge seats in section 231, along the left field side. AMAZING view, seeing as there was no one in front of me.

Loge-level seats at Miller are great

I usually try to sit there, although usually not in the bleachers.

I realize the Cubs are out of it, but it’s still baseball, and it still will be a good time. You’ll have one, too, I’m sure.

This will be interesting.

Lou is setting up another walkoff win for the Cardinals
Book it

and another national tv circle jerk at home plate!!

This will be interesting.

this website slowed to a crawl as soon as gregg gave up that hit

i sense rage…

You are right
so who will get the walkoff today
I say it'll be a bases loaded walk.
who will do the walking
Whoever Heilman/Marshall/Marmol is pitching to.
only if it is Marmol
I'll some piddlin grounder between 3rd & SS and the runner who walked and was sacrificed to 2nd will score
so the same as yesterday
Lou wants to try Fox at 2B

LOL you could hear the disdain in Morgans voice!

The announcers comments about Fox were so far off its funny

They said Lou is taking great pains to find playing time for Fox…..Even maybe at 2B

2B in the Pioneer League ?
that WAS weird

When has anyone outside of BCB mentioned playing Fox at second?

I saw it mentioned once awhile ago - can't remember if it was Trib or SunTimes or somewhere else
How the hell do

you screw up Fuld’s name?

Fooled?

As in, he Fooled them into mispronouncing his name?

How the hell do

 you screw up a sophomore season following a most excellent ROY-winning 2008 season?

He is having a horrible time with it

I like when he tries to be fancy with latin names

Fald??
Feld
what is the correct way to pronounce his name?
Len & Bob pronounce it

like the u in lull.

Miles? Did Baker play already?
No, he did not.

He should have gone in, IMO.

are you f'ing kidding me
Now the book fails Lou
Miles

What a fuckin joke

Just an FYI

Last year we clinched the division on Saturday, September 19th.

Lou is mad at the other 2 for getting on base so he's putting an end to this rally now!
MILES SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lou

Between Gregg and Miles, I take it you believe the season is over.

Lou Pinella has truly gone insane. Senile. Crazy. Unable to manage a baseball team.

Don't throw around words like "senile," please

I know a few people who have had Alzheimer’s, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

Although using Miles was not something I would have done.

Ok he's a jackass

Is that better?

well, I know a few people who are jackasses...
Just keep making excuses for this horrid team
Like congress, let's just outlaw a bunch of words on BCB that could be "offensive"..

staring with the words Aaron Miles.

I’m not trying to offend you at all, Bruce. I’ve been using this word to describe Lou for more than a few weeks now, and I think it is more than appropriate.

I realize you aren't, Dan,

but I don’t think it’s an appropriate word at all.

There are plenty of other words that can adequately convey your frustration. Use one of those, OK?

How bout bitter old man who has had the game pass him by
I think Lou has forgotten more about baseball

than any of us ever will know.

OK, but why did he have to forget all of it this year?
True

But he has managed horribly this year. And that is what matters now. This game is a great example. Bad move after bad move.

Maybe the team

is just not that good. For whatever reason.

If the choice is getting shot or getting stabbed, does it really matter?

The team sucks.......But bad moves do not help
Lou's made a few questionable moves this season

but not as many as some people think.

You don't think he's done that bad a job.

You are one of the few

There are a lot more people like me

than you realize.

None of the alternatives — not a one — are better than Lou. I look forward to him leading the Cubs to perhaps the promised land next season.

You are in the minority here

But I hope you are right

Let's not start bashing minorities here....
That was another thread....
FIRE HIS ASS!!

He doesn’t give a shit about winning, what the hell is he saving the bullpen and pinch hitters for?? Miles? Goddamn, this a fuckin joke.

Yes

these posts are a frickin’ joke.

Bull

I suppose you think sending Miles up there is a good idea?

Did you read my previous post?

No, I don’t think it was a good idea. I also don’t react to it as if someone had just bludgeoned my entire family.

Get a grip.

Sorry, I can't soft sell the idiocy that this season has given us
Miles??

WTF!

Where was Baker?????????????

Its the 9th inning asshole!

Dusty was right

walks do clog the bases.

I liked the shot of lou yelling when Miles swung at a lousy pitch

WTF do you expect? He makes Mario Mendoza look good

OK

Can we assume Heilman is on his way

why yes you can
Typical Lou thinking one batter at time

Taguchi for Hoff, Fuld for Scales, Miles for Fuld. Yep lets run out of outfielders without thinking. Was it really worth it
for Taguchi’s AB. Exactly like the time he used Fuld to pinch hit with two out and no one on and then had to let Fox play
the 9th and misplay a ball but hey Lou is a genius.

SWL - where's that Captain Ahab graphic for Doggie?
Marshall can play outfield
base hit
Game over!

Lou’s screws us once again.

The beginning of the end has started
Heilman? LOL, Jesus Christ
sean marshall lives!
HOW CAN HE BRINGING IN HEILMAN????????
Lou has dinner reservations
Ask NBF or Vonde

However remember the clock and the blind squirrels so maybe he gets lucky.

I admit at this point that we probably lose

But I won’t let it spoil my day. This season is way beyond that for me.

but it was like this ALL SEASON

In fact last season too. He can not manage in game moves, he can use a roster.

If you were like this in a 97-game-winning season

You need to throttle back your sensitivity meter.

I was in fact

Lou was bad then but a better team covered his incompetence especially for the in game decisions.

"Incompetence"

Really?

Sigh.

that doesn't make Lou's decisions any better
Heilman?????

Jesus Christos!!!!!

Is Atkins still on the roster ?

I know Caridad is.

Oh, no

Miles strikes out to end the top of the ninth, and DeRosa comes up with a chance to win the game. This is just cruel …

Don't forget Gregg blowing the lead
and Heilman brought in for good measure
Lou has been trying to throw the game
Look, what do you want him to do?
Enjoy the lovely Florida weather full time
Not pitch Gregg or Heilman, Use baker instead of Miles, Start Fox instead of Scales

Should I go on?

I hate being Aaroned.

At least let it be DeRosa. That would be fitting, no?

maybe TLR and lou have an agreement

last year TLR agreed to throw the division and this year lou agreed to throw the division

Who did Lou bring in to play SS for defense?
He almost fell on his fat ass!
LOL...he almost did.
This ballgame belongs

in the managerial Hall of Shame.

Just thought of something

Couldn’t Lou have pinch-hit Theriot instead of Miles? Or is Theriot hurt?

he hit for Fontenot
theriot was already used
Theriot has alread PH, Baker has not however
ah -- thanks

And thanks to everybody else.

I must have been in the other room.

Theriot pinch hit last inning, too
CARIDAD ATTACK
3 run HR pending
Nope a misplayed grounder is my bet.
A fitting conclusion

would be a balk to bring in the winning run

You were right!
Missplayed grounder by theriot

I think we should bring Milton in to pitch.

are you kidding me?
One more hitter should do it
Yep

Three straight walkoffs and the Cubs are the nation’s longest running joke once again!

Three in a row?
How did Lee miss that tag?????
Wait ... this might not be over yet.
wait a minute ...
Lou is going to argue that the game should be over
Joe Morgan thinks Soto "stood up".
Holiday has to be tossed!!!

Threw his friggin helmet at the ump!!

He should be fined.
Lou is asking

what he can do

Per replay on ESPN, this game should be headed to extras.
We've got a chance

Gregg, Miles and Heilman are already gone and Lou can’s reactivate Soriano

Or some right fielder, either.

GOOD THING LOU USED ALL OUR PITCHERS

no no

we have shark stevens and patton left

Berg? Gorzo? Guzman?

Marmol

We still have Patton
We'll always have Patton...
Marmol?
Lou is saving him

to pinch run

lol skip schumaker!
How the hell

can you run out of players in September?

thank you, Derrek
Damn, there is a bunch of whiny asses on here...
are they booing?

Hard to hear on my TV …

They booed when the umps made it a double play call in the ninth inning.
What a bunch of morans.
Look, what do you want us to do?
attaboy Derrek!
Hehe ... MLB Gameday is still stuck on the double play in the bottom of the ninth.
Um can somebody tell me what happened ?

I switched off when Fuld was pulled .

not unless you promise to never bash Lou again
Holliday slid outside of the baseline

Double play counted eventhough Derrek missed tag on runner at first.

Cardinals fans did not understand rules of baseball, but that’s nothing new.

holliday's skidmarks

proved it

i think thats against the rules to check for those...
That would be nasty
unless you're Steve Lyons...
At least...

…credit to Miller/Morgan/Phillips for getting one rule interpretation right…

The old saying “even a blind squirrel…” comes to mind here :)

Unbelievable
It's 2009, that was totally believeable.
that can only happen to the cubs
Nice baserunning Alou, I mean Lee
If we don't score here I'm

going to go to bed.

our No. 5 hitter

So Taguchi!

I JUST HAD A REALIZATION

Milton started his season with a suspension.

Milton ended his season with a suspension.

Bookends to a magical season.
He did not start the season with a suspension

but it was kind of early in the season.

Like that matters.

Meanwhile, Adam Dunn has 37 homers, 100 RBI, and an OPS+ of 149.

but his UZR is -bazillion!!!!!!!!!! We would lose 100 games with him!!!!!!!!!
I had people the other day here telling me Bradley was still the better option

WOW

..................................................................

IT’S HAPPENING!?!?!?!?!?!?

That was So Taguchi.
You are SO not throwing him out!!!!!
Christ Geo if

you ever did anything in your life get a hit please.

how about a strike out
Do you want me to tuck you in Sue?
don't forget to read her a bedtime story

“The Grinch that Stole the 2009 Season”

Haha

That was funny. I wish this game was over.

Well, at least Geo is consistent
Pick your poison

Stevens, Berg , Shark or keeping Caridad.

Awww...they're all so cute!

I’ll take the third one from the left and 2 cigs.

wow - that table really does have legs...
He likes "high" pitches
Great pitch selection by Geo
I hope Caridad

stays in to pitch the 10th

13 walkoff losses this season

If even HALF of those games go the other way …

Don't worry guys. Next year Vlad the Impaler will be in right.

Ellisbury will be in center. Life will be pristine.

You're drunk.
IT'S HAPPENING?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
you're damn right.

Vlad sucks. Vernon Wells will be in right! IT’S HAPPENING!?!?!?!?

I just turned on the game

Out of curiosity, how has Joe Morgan been tonight?

trick question?
could be worse

i guess

he could be shrieking obscenities into the microphone
See santoswoodenlegs graphic of "the book" from the 1st thread

That tells you all you need to know

Is Yunieski Betancourt available for 2010
Damn -- Caridad has some HEAT

Like him — hope he’s back next year.

He's been a pleasant surprise

I hope he does have a chance to make the club in 2010, and I suspect he’ll have that chance.

Theriot to lead off the next inning....

over/under on # of pitches he sees.

-1
WOW

Great minds think alike but just for that I am gonna raise you -2

3

under

What do you do if the result is where the line is set?
Push

I said under 3, for the record

nice cut theriot
Excellent AB Theriot.
I wish my little boy was awake to see it
I'm DVR'ing this game so my son can watch it over and over again.
good thing his defense makes up for it

Oh, wait.

blanco is showing up theriot
Meanwhile, the other guy who can actually play SS....

gets another hit.

Oh no, we HAD to bring back Miles to destroy the team in August!!
Riot called out by Phillips

for not being focused. So true.

Phillips and Morgan

(correctly) have been calling out the Cubs’ poor fundamentals.

Just woke up - extra innings? A good game?
no

we got gregg’d

How so?
leadoff walk, wild pitch, basehit
Lou? Is that you?
The last time I looked, no....
Jake Fox in to pinch-hit.
He's been in for a while, actually.
JAKE FREAKING FOX

HELL YEAH

i predict

Lee with a monster yr next year : 30 HRs, 160/170 RBIs? I’m leaning towards 170.
A Ram: 40 HRs, 140 RBIs
Soriano: 30 HRs, 100 RBIs
2LEGIT2QUIT!

Fox should give Lou the finger as he rounds the bases
LOL

I would love to see that

Time to sit

Fox again according to Lou. He’s not due.

Can this mean he starts in left the rest of the year?

Please? Please?

He'll have to win a footrace against Scales around the bases first.
and it will still be

Scales starting in LF the rest of the way.

I am sure he will be still watching Scales strikeout tomorrow
Scales did have two hits yesterday

But saying he’s a better option defensively than Fox is just ridiculous.

sorry -- let me amend that

To say that Scales is better ENOUGH to forget Fox’s bat is just ridiculous.

I was wondering about that.
it's late, I'm tired

And I still want to watch Mad Men tonight. Wrap this up, Cubbies.

very true

They have totally fucked up with Fox. No bradley or Soriano, so why wouldn’t he be playing tomorrow?

Or the rest of that season? I keep hearing bitching about how they have no OF’s yet Fox sits.

Such bullshit.

Lou sucks!

do you send emails to your mother with that keyboard?
What about the post was I wrong about?
I think you were being called out for profanity?
I know, but the police can never get me on the message.
I'm not the police - just an amused bystander...
I hope you were amused

But still I am correct

The cubs drive me to cuss
WHY ARE WE PLAYING THIS WORTHLESS GUY

He has NO future with the Cubs and if we let him get any ABs his trade value will go down.

It's a theory, Jess, it's a theory

Jeez, can’t you people ever be happy about ANYTHING?

We are happy the guy lou stopped playing for no reason just came through
Sigh

I think it’s time for the Serenity Prayer.

You may not believe this

but I would be thrilled to have been wrong about Lou since that game last April. I wish he were a great manager who
inspired his players and made terrific in game moves. I really would rather win than be right.

I believe it, Jess

I see no better alternative at this point in time. That’s OK, I have a lot of White Sox fan friends who can’t stand Ozzie, either, and that baffles me, too.

That's because...

…it is easy to assign blame to one guy – the manager.

lol giants win and cowboys still suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Man, I did not have a good week with my picks this week.
I dont think you are alone with that one

lots of upsets

I know.

I picked KC, Jacksonville, GB, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Those I know I missed.

You pick the Jets?

Watching the Pats/Bills game last week I was thinking this could easily be a game the Jets walk out of with a W

Nope, picked New England.

Another messup.

Oh, and I also picked New England.
I loath the Jets

but I hate the Pats. See this is my typical style. I pick from the “heart” as it where but so far so good.

I've got a similiar style

unless money is on it

I hate the Pats too.

Comes from living in an area with lots of Pats fans.

Cowboys go down at the bell
Works for me. Not a Giants fan

but I hate the Cowboys. FYI I move to #1 in the BCB fantasy league but I think we are down to 6 folks still active.

Me too. I had Wash in my suicide pool, that was scary.
haha

An almost GIDP and he assumed it was Miles.

Good thing we haven't been starting that Fox guy.

Wouldn’t want to get our starting pitchers any more runs.

Marmol is warming up

I think I will go check out eBay.

Did I hear correctly? MB has been suspended?
Thats the first I have ever heard

of that happening.

You are a little late to the party.
It's 5:55AM here.
Certainly...

…a good reason to be excused from hearing until now. Hopefully, he’s gone for good.

your excused

hes suspended for the rest of the season

Ja.

Bradley ist verschoben.

"Eli is the kid brother."

“They played tonight … lost—they won, I guess they won.”

Morgan, it’s either one or the other. I’m sure you have the score in front of you at some point.

Just one more hit and we can breathe a bit easier
debating whether to open another beer

Any input, folks?

Never a question...

YES!

Hendry is preparing

a 3 yr offer sheet for Boggs

hehe

kinda funny

With a no trade!
Wild pitch or passed ball?
Wild Pitch scores a run.
Dare I say...

…stop right here so it’s a save situation and we get “Good Marmol”?

Guess...

…Taguchi saw to that!

This IS a nice way to slowly wake up - a Cubs rrally in the 11th
be good marmol

please

In the name of St. DeRosa
I gotta bad feeling about this
the Star Wars blog is down the hall, second server on the right...
you're all clear, kid

Now let’s blow this thing and go home!

Someone take a picture

of Fox in LF. He looks lost.

in case we need it for a milk carton?
2ks out of Marmol nets my brother $250 and the championship

in his FB league. He gives me way to much shit about the Cubs so here’s hoping for 3 ground outs.

Is he a Cubs fan?

Just out of curiosity.

You're halfway there.

One out, not via strikeout.

Flies out to Fox in deep left.

One down.

thanks for the play by play. I can't watch.
I'll keep doing it for you.
Lou,

Did you see that? Fox can catch!

Its late he is back to sleep
Scales would have

made a better catch on that.

Schumaker strikes out.

Two away!

stirke three, swinging
When did Morgan

become a pitching coach?

Jake Fox

Chevrolet player of the game. See that Lou?

DeRosa flies to Taguchi!

Cubs win!

Lou is pissed Jake Fox was just named player of the game

He went over and told Scales not to worry he will start tomorrow

you had your fun fox

now go ride pine

He will be suspended tomorrow
Lou will be like

Jake I’m really happy for you, and Imma let you finish, but Bobby is the best left fielder ever!

Cubs Win

I love it! Great pic...
Which one is better?

That one or this one with Milton?

!!!! CUBS WIN !!!!

WOOHOO!!!!! CLICK IT!!!!!

Play fail in Germany due to licensing....
My gosh, I feel sorry for you about that.

I really need to figure out how to duplicate northsider’s singing flag. The flag should play “Go Cubs Go.”

You Tube is my friend....

This works here.

LaRussa is looking

over his shoulder after tonight.

did I miss something?
good night, folks

The post-Milton era begins with a win.

A small but nice victory

Perhaps we can see more Fox and less Gregg & Heilman in the last two weeks.

Please!

and no more Miles!

Yes him too (less of I mean)

Oh and MORE BLANCO please.

Hey VCF

If you go to the Cubs game in SF this Thursday, drop me a line. I will be there, and would like to meet another BCB regular.

I'll try to be there, outside the park.

But it looks like I’m going to the Saturday game.

If it looks like I’ll be outside the park on Thursday, I’ll let you know.

sounds good

My e-mail address is in my profile.

Okay, I'll let you know.

FWIW, I like meeting people here. My profile picture here was from a game I went to with a BCB regular at Dodger Stadium a month ago.

er

Which one are you, Ted Lilly, or the other guy?

I'm on the right.

Ted Lilly is on the left … I also got his autograph at that game.

Enjoy the game, guys

I saw the Cubs at the ’Stick many years ago but would love to see them at AT&T.

The same to you, enjoy the game in Milwaukee.
Gracias

Hopefully the Cubs will be on a six-game winning streak by the time you see them.

Thanks

I would like to meet you too, someday, NBF.

I have enjoyed BCB ever since I found it last year. The last friend I had around hwer who is a Cubs fan moved to Santa Barbera five years ago. I have gone to a playoff game with him in Phoenix and one in LA the last two years. Most of my other cheering is on here.

What's this - cheerful, positive, pleasant exchange about having fun watching and cheering for the Cubs?

Are you guys in the right place?

sigh

Yes, I thought that it would ease up a little once we were out of it. Sadly, no.

That would be cool, v6

Last time I was at a series in California was in 2003. We went to LA and San Diego. First game in SD was Prior’s comeback from the DL. He was unreal.

We’re strongly considering heading to Seattle for the Cubs-Mariners series next June.

It must really suck to get to see the Cubs in person so rarely.

It is sad not to see them in person

If they played in Europe once in a blue moon, then it wouldn’t be quite as bad…

I'd also like to meet you at some point.

Don’t know what works, though.

Just read up on MB...

That guy really needs to finally grow up! Jimbo needs to chuck him permanently.

I think today may have been a step in that direction.
The sad thing is: MB has a lot of talent.

He seems to have shot himself the foot again and again and again….

so....why hasn't Fox been starting in LF instead of Scales?

Anyone else get that?

Hmm interesting point

So have you been off the BCB for a while ?

heh yeah, off and on, just been very busy with senior year, college apps, and working at my non profit organization
A really great Series

Games decided in 9th, 9th & 11th. Exciting baseball. Props to Fox. And just another shining example of when Marmol is right, he’s got maybe the most electric stuff in MLB & is just about unhittable.

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