Chicago Cubs

[weller3377]

The crowd freaking loves the Fuk.

[weller3377]

Holy no doubter from DeRosa. 2-1 Cubbies!!!

[dmbbearcat]

Fuck! Go Reds!

Ok, I'll leave your thread now :)

[gocubsgo3822]

Homerun D-Ro!!!!!!!! 2-1 Cubs

[devilandthelord]

Super-Sub, Mark DeRosa!

[devilandthelord]

Homerun D-Ro!!!!!!!! 2-1 Cubs

Your avatar is hysterical. :lol

[VanHorneDog]

I think deep down inside you're a closet Chicago fan.

i used to be, i used to feel bad for you guys. then i learned the truth. i hate cubs fans.

[weller3377]

Damn, Griffey to the deepest part of the park. 3-2 Reds

[gocubsgo3822]

Fucking roid head Griffey

[dmbbearcat]

Roid head? Like how Sammy Sosa was?

[gocubsgo3822]

Roid head? Like how Sammy Sosa was?

I was joking and Sosa has never been linked to steroids

[bothedmbfan]

I was joking and Sosa has never been linked to steroids

If you have eyes he has.

[devilandthelord]

I was joking and Sosa has never been linked to steroids

Maybe not linked directly, but he somehow forgot how to speak English when he was questioned about them in front of Congress.

That and he used to be about as broad as a tree trunk and get this mad vein in his forehead when he was playing for the Cubs.
That shit ain't natural.

[Tiduwho]

i used to be, i used to feel bad for you guys. then i learned the truth. i hate cubs fans.

This coming from a fan of a team whose fans were legendarily bad in '84. :rolleyes

[dmbbearcat]

I was joking and Sosa has never been linked to steroids



I figured you were joking. You just had to be. Are you sure Sosa was never linked? His name wasn't in the Mitchell Report was it? Not that the report did a whole lot anyway...

[gocubsgo3822]

Nope not in the Mitchell report not in anything....

[bothedmbfan]

He wasn't in the Mitchell Report.

[dmbbearcat]

Interesting...he did get huge though. I don't want to go out and accuse him of something when there's no solid evidence, but I would bet that he didn't get that big just by lifting weights and eating egg whites.

[devilandthelord]

Him and Big Mac were probably swapping pills and taking turns injecting eachother during that summer of 98.

[dmbbearcat]

And Bonds got jealous and wanted a piece of that action.

[devilandthelord]

And Bonds got jealous and wanted a piece of that action.

You bet he did. He got tired of people only noticing all the homeruns and glamour that Big Mac and Sammy had, and they forgot all about his all-around game he had at the time.
So he figured he'd turn himself into a one-dimensional collossus just like they had become.

[dmbbearcat]

I never liked Barry, because he was always an asshole. But the steroid usage really sealed the deal for me in terms of not liking him. And then he tried to say that he thought the 'cream' that was rubbed on him was massage oil. Bull shit.

[bothedmbfan]

I've always loved Bonds, always.

[gocubsgo3822]

I've always loved Bonds, always.

Me too he signed for me at wrigley once

[devilandthelord]

I've always loved Bonds, always.

Me too. No matter what people think of him now.
:thumbsup

[Tiduwho]

D Lee 4 MVP!! 3 run homer! :multi

[weller3377]

D Lee 4 MVP!! 3 run homer! :multi

Fuckin nice!! D Lee is coming alive and hopefully it stays that way for a while

[devilandthelord]

Sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

D Lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UCFish]

Huge HR by D. Lee. He is loving Wrigley this year.

[gocubsgo3822]

Dempster has really settled down and looking good for us

[weller3377]

his movement is looking fantastic on most of his pitches. He just need a couple of more starts to get really familiar with the starter role i think.

Hope he can keep it up

[DMBCubs25]

bring in marmol

[crashintonickdm]

whats the deal with alfonzo?

[DMBCubs25]

whats the deal with alfonzo?

Strained right calf while catching a routine flyball in the first inning, to be honest if you saw the play you would be like how the hell does anyone injure themselves on that

[gocubsgo3822]

I heart D Lee

[devilandthelord]

Not a bad job by Dempster.
Not his best work, but he battled.

[JaJunk]

Not a bad job by Dempster.
Not his best work, but he battled.

:thumbsup

[Tiduwho]

Lmao @ Dusty for walking Fukodome so he could get to DeRosa who's been killing them all game. And then DeRosa kills them again. :lol

[gocubsgo3822]

great insurance runs

[devilandthelord]

Hooray for that! ^

[weller3377]

liking what I am seeing. Keep it up boys

[dmbbearcat]

Damnit. Reds load the bases and get one run. There's not one clutch hitter on that team.

[gocubsgo3822]

Marmol K's the side!!!!!!

[devilandthelord]

Damn! Nice.

[Tiduwho]

The Riot with a 2 run homer! That'll just about seal it up.

[gocubsgo3822]

Wind must be blowing out like crazy

[bothedmbfan]

So, Dempster...Yay? Nay? I like Dirt?

[devilandthelord]

Atta boy Theriot!

[weller3377]

oh shit, Weurtz

[JaJunk]

oh shit, Weurtz

Him and Howry are never welcomed. Seriously, is our farm club that terrible that we can't bring up somebody more productive?

[weller3377]

first damn pitch, are you kidding. Please send him down and send anyone else up, and I mean anyone

[weller3377]

and now Woody,

Weurtz literally threw 5 pitches, gave up a jack and walked a guy. WORTHLESS

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs Win!!!!!!!!!!!

[weller3377]

Cubs Win. Cubs Win.

[JaJunk]

Cubs Win!!!!

[weller3377]

Weurtz last 2 games:

19 pitches. 5 Earned Runs, 2 HR's Allowed, 1 BB. ZERO OUTS.

[UCFish]

CUBS WIN!!!!!!

Fuck YEAH!!

[UCFish]

Weurtz last 2 games:

19 pitches. 5 Earned Runs, 2 HR's Allowed, 1 BB. ZERO OUTS.

That is horrific.

[gocubsgo3822]

Yea hes got to get his shit together... Thank god i sat him in fantasy... another win for Demps whom i picked up yesterday

[gocubsgo3822]

Lots of good timely hitting tonight the bats are impressing me

[clayj41]

Looks as though everybody got involved tonight! :multi

[41ravens]

Lots of good timely hitting tonight the bats are impressing me

:thumbsup

also good to see another solid outing from dempster.

[UCFish]

:thumbsup

also good to see another solid outing from dempster.

He has been huge!!!

I am very impressed thus far.

[DMBZeppelin]

Weurtz last 2 games:

19 pitches. 5 Earned Runs, 2 HR's Allowed, 1 BB. ZERO OUTS.
What happened to one of our best pen arms? He really needs to get his act together. Especially since Howry will suck till June when his velocity gets up. Even though it wasn't a save, that situation could have snowballed. It was nice to see Wood get in there and dominate.

[41ravens]

wuertz might officially be on lou's shit list. he was pissed coming out of that dugout tonight.

[UCFish]

Yea it was.

Wuertz will get it together. He was money first half of last year and I think he will rebound.

[devilandthelord]

Nice win tonight!

[devilandthelord]

Yea hes got to get his shit together... Thank god i sat him in fantasy... another win for Demps whom i picked up yesterday

You have Wuertz in fantasy? :lol

[gocubsgo3822]

Yea it was.

Wuertz will get it together. He was money first half of last year and I think he will rebound.

he will be fine

[saygdbye4134]

soriano needs to wipe his pussy and get his ass back out there.

good win. i'm not going to say that dempster is good......yet.

[41ravens]

soriano needs to wipe his pussy and get his ass back out there.

good win. i'm not going to say that dempster is good......yet.

he got injured doing his little hop. what a douche. quit fucking skipping before you catch the ball!

[weller3377]

Z vs Fogg with a 8:05pm start.

Lets keep rolling!!

[Crush Me DMB]

As a brewers fan I'm extatic that soriano is out for "a long time" as Lou put it.

[JaJunk]

As a brewers fan I'm extatic that soriano is out for "a long time" as Lou put it.

Classy :thumbsup Go Cards

[41ravens]

As a brewers fan I'm extatic that soriano is out for "a long time" as Lou put it.

if i was a brewers' fan, i'd be more worried about fielder getting his head out of his ass. but maybe that's me.

[saygdbye4134]

As a brewers fan I'm extatic that soriano is out for "a long time" as Lou put it.


dude.

you have ben sheets on your team.

[bothedmbfan]

So bad it Wuertz

[UCFish]

dude.

you have ben sheets on your team.

:lol

[bothedmbfan]

The game gunna be on WGN today?

[kurz41]

and now Woody,

Weurtz literally threw 5 pitches, gave up a jack and walked a guy. WORTHLESS

Weurtzless is what I used to call him two years ago.

I'm not too concerned about him though. Pitchers are going to have bad outings...it happens. He'll bouce back.

[Tiduwho]

The game gunna be on WGN today?

Of course not. Games are only on TV when I can't see them because of work or school: for example, Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday is the one time I can watch a day games during the week, and it's pretty much never going to be on WGN all season.


Night Games? Why would they put those on WGN? Barely get to watch any of those either. :mad

[saygdbye4134]

comcast sportsnet plus.

it comes in here on a channel that usually just shows used cars and homes. i didn't realize until about halfway through last season.

[weller3377]

comcast sportsnet plus.

it comes in here on a channel that usually just shows used cars and homes. i didn't realize until about halfway through last season.

yep, exactly what I watch them on. Lots of game on this channel

[saygdbye4134]

The win might have come with a price for the Cubs. Leadoff hitter Alfonso Soriano (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6154/) never came to bat after hurting his right vaginal flap when he used his unique hop to catch Ken Griffey’s first-inning fly ball.

It was initially called a tear, but Soriano was having an MRI on Tuesday night and manager Lou Piniella said he didn’t know how long his star will be out.

“It’ll probably be a while,” Piniella said. “If he’s having extended period, it will hurt us.”



fucking pussy is on the 15 day.

[HolyCow]

We'll survive without Soriano. They going to bring up Matt Murton or just move Johnson to left and let Pie play a little or what?

I vote to let Pie play. And I really like the way we've played so far this year. Much more aggressive. I like that. A lot.

[JaJunk]

fucking pussy is on the 15 day.

official?

[Mario82288]

vaginal flap .. love it! :)

[TheOtherside]

official?

yeah, where'd you hear that?

[gocubsgo3822]

Soriano to the 15 day DL... Eric Patterson called up

[DMBtheStoned]

Cubs Press Release:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080416&content_id=2534712&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

[DMBZeppelin]

Cubs Press Release:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080416&content_id=2534712&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
Why the hell did we recall Patterson? Murton was tearing it up in Spring Training, and his natural position is LEFT FIELD!

[weller3377]

Why the hell did we recall Patterson? Murton was tearing it up in Spring Training, and his natural position is LEFT FIELD!

because that would be the smart thing to do. We are the Cubs remember.

[devilandthelord]

I knew Soriano was gonna go on the 15-day!
Knew it!

Damn.

And yeah, why the hell isn't Murton taking his spot?

[clayj41]

Of course not. Games are only on TV when I can't see them because of work or school: for example, Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday is the one time I can watch a day games during the week, and it's pretty much never going to be on WGN all season.


Night Games? Why would they put those on WGN? Barely get to watch any of those either. :mad

Thank God I get the Reds regional coverage on Fox Sports Midwest. The only time I watch it is when they play the Cubs. :lol

[gocubsgo3822]

WInds blowing out to left at 26 MPH i like our chances...

Lineups

Fontenot 2B
Theriot SS
Lee 1B
Ramirez 3B
Dome piece RF
DeRosa LF
Soto C
Johnson CF
Big Z

[clayj41]

Theriot with a one out double in the first...let's get him home! :D

[clayj41]

Lee with a single, Aramis HBP...bases loaded.

[clayj41]

Fukudome drives in 2!!!! :multi

[bothedmbfan]

Fuk U REDS~!

[DMBtheStoned]

Fuk!

[clayj41]

DeRosa drives in 2 more!!! :multi

[41ravens]

this is the kinda shit i like to see!

[bothedmbfan]

Surfer DeRosa~!

[clayj41]

I think Z can work with a 4-0 lead. :D

[DMBtheStoned]

Lookin good boys.

[weller3377]

unreal start.

[clayj41]

Dammit!!! :BANG

[41ravens]

i'm gonna let that one slide for dero, but that's all.

[weller3377]

i'm gonna let that one slide for dero, but that's all.

I agree, I'll give em one. Still needs to get a little used to LF

[clayj41]

Good damage control...only 1 run.

[weller3377]

thats the Z I've grown to know and love

[41ravens]

d fuckin' lee!

[weller3377]

good lord that man is on fire that last 3 or so games

[devilandthelord]

Derek Lee es en fuego!!!!

For our spanish speaking ants.

Just started the gamecast a minute ago. Way to go Cubs! Let's keep it up!

[41ravens]

damn. that does it for fogg.

another nice inning so far. good to see a lot of production on offense.

[weller3377]

Soto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

Good work Cubbies!

[gocubsgo3822]

This game is out of control!!!!!!!! The offense is doing well

[gocubsgo3822]

BTW the o/u for runs for this game was 12....

[weller3377]

holy piss, they just keep pouring it on.

[UCFish]

Great first three innings.

[devilandthelord]

Holy Crap Cubs!!!
Lay off poor Dusty!
Nah, don't lay off. Keep it coming! :D

[DMBtheStoned]

wow 10-1.

I really pissed this game isn't on WGN. They barely show games anymore. I grew up watching the Cubs with Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Just about every game was on tv. Now instead of showing the Cubs they show reruns of Moesha and Becker instead. WTF :BANG :BANG

[JamesM]

wow 10-1.

I really pissed this game isn't on WGN. They barely show games anymore. I grew up watching the Cubs with Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Just about every game was on tv. Now instead of showing the Cubs they show reruns of Moesha and Becker instead. WTF :BANG :BANG
I watched you type that

[clayj41]

Z with his second hit.

[gocubsgo3822]

carlos is 2-3

[weller3377]

probably one of the best hitting pitchers around today.

[clayj41]

wow 10-1.

I really pissed this game isn't on WGN. They barely show games anymore. I grew up watching the Cubs with Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Just about every game was on tv. Now instead of showing the Cubs they show reruns of Moesha and Becker instead. WTF :BANG :BANG

:thumbsup Luckily for me I get all the Reds games and most of the Cards games so I get to watch all of those series.

[weller3377]

Direct TV channel 640. Comcast SportsNet Chicago. LOVE IT. Plus this is in HD and WGN isn't yet

[bothedmbfan]

wow 10-1.

I really pissed this game isn't on WGN. They barely show games anymore. I grew up watching the Cubs with Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Just about every game was on tv. Now instead of showing the Cubs they show reruns of Moesha and Becker instead. WTF :BANG :BANG

Eh, Becker is a dope ass show.

[clayj41]

Direct TV channel 640. Comcast SportsNet Chicago. LOVE IT. Plus this is in HD and WGN isn't yet

Free?

[weller3377]

it comes with the HD package I have

[clayj41]

it comes with the HD package I have

Sweet! I will definitely get that next year in law school then.

[UCFish]

Another hit for Carlos.

[weller3377]

and a long double at that

[gocubsgo3822]

great game for us lets sweeptomorrow

[gocubsgo3822]

what was the on field delay??

[clayj41]

"The consumption of alcohol in this park is off the charts." :lol

[gocubsgo3822]

not good???

[clayj41]

Patterson strikes out in a pinch hit AB...:shrug

[clayj41]

what was the on field delay??

I'm not sure what is was because I had switched to South Park, but that was a direct quote when I switched the channel back.

[weller3377]

Patterson strikes out in a pinch hit AB...:shrug

Hopefully he will warm up to the big leagues and give us a nice pinch runner and pinch hitter

[clayj41]

Hopefully he will warm up to the big leagues and give us a nice pinch runner and pinch hitter

That's all I'm asking for.



CUBS WIN!!! :D

[UCFish]

Cubs Win!! And Win Big

[devilandthelord]

Ya know I love homers as much as the next guy, but it was nice to see us score a lot of runs without depending that much on the HR.
It was good to see that the bats were really working tonight, because I've seen the Cubs lose a lot of games over the last few years where they've had 3-4 solo homers but still lost.
So it was good to see us pile on without having to play longball to get there.
If that makes any sense.

[JaJunk]

Ya know I love homers as much as the next guy, but it was nice to see us score a lot of runs without depending that much on the HR.
It was good to see that the bats were really working tonight, because I've seen the Cubs lose a lot of games over the last few years where they've had 3-4 solo homers but still lost.
So it was good to see us pile on without having to play longball to get there.
If that makes any sense.

Run production via the base hit is very, very important. Manufacturing :thumbsup

[devilandthelord]

Run production via the base hit is very, very important. Manufacturing :thumbsup

Nice avatar. :thumbsup :lol

[DMBZeppelin]

what was the on field delay??
I was at the game last night, and it was FANTASTIC! It was just constant high fiving everyone around you with the way the Cubs poured it on.

The only on field delay I saw was during Dunn's homerun. As per Wrigley tradition, the opposing teams HR ball is suppose to be thrown back. Well if it did last night or not we may never know. Because it the baseball rain cloud opened up.

Everywhere from the bleachers came all these balls all at once. I'm guessing between 15-20 balls. It was just weird, someone threw the first one and then all these other balls flew in from the bleachers at the same time. But the Cubs outfielders were the ones who pretty much gathered them all up.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ya know I love homers as much as the next guy, but it was nice to see us score a lot of runs without depending that much on the HR.
It was good to see that the bats were really working tonight, because I've seen the Cubs lose a lot of games over the last few years where they've had 3-4 solo homers but still lost.
So it was good to see us pile on without having to play longball to get there.
If that makes any sense.
I get what you're saying, and I agree. This team does need power though, and no one is more important to that then Derrek Lee. His re-emergence has been FANTASTIC. Lee tore it up in 05' and early 06'. Then he had that injury thanks to Furcal, who we should have signed in that offseason. But he dicked us over last second.

Then he was out for a long time, and then when he came back all that stuff with his daughter happen. His wrist was never 100% in 07' till September. Now this year he's BACK. I think D-Lee is one of the most complete hitters I've ever seen. He's a power hitter, last year his power was gone. Instead of being a K machine, the guy still hit for a high average.

Ramirez has always been a high average, high power, low K hitter. Though not always clutch, he's good. But this year has been so-so thus far. I think Fukudome is everything the rest of the lineup wasn't. He just pulls it all together. I realize I'm rambling, but my point is. I think we'll see A LOT more games like last night this season.

With a healthy Lee, Ramirez you'd expect to be normal, and Fukudome hitting 3-5. We just need good production at the top to make this a scary offense. Sadly at this point I think we're better off without Soriano.

[saygdbye4134]

Sadly at this point I think we're better off without Soriano.


:thumbsup .

[kurz41]

Zambrano makes me laugh...running the bases, post-game interviews, in the dugout, etc.

[41ravens]

Zambrano makes me laugh...running the bases, post-game interviews, in the dugout, etc.

:thumbsup

i don't know if you caught it, but after he hit that double (was it the 7th?) and he ended up scoring, when he got back to the dugout soto was dancing around in his face. so z sprayed him with his water bottle. it was funny. it was also good to see them fucking around and enjoying a blowout for once.

[kurz41]

:thumbsup

i don't know if you caught it, but after he hit that double (was it the 7th?) and he ended up scoring, when he got back to the dugout soto was dancing around in his face. so z sprayed him with his water bottle. it was funny. it was also good to see them fucking around and enjoying a blowout for once.
:lol

I saw that. Good stuff. Did you see him before the game pretending to whack Fontenot?

[Styx Cover Band]

Nice avatar. :thumbsup :lol

Yeah i think we need do something about these avatars :lol

[41ravens]

:lol

I saw that. Good stuff. Did you see him before the game pretending to whack Fontenot?

i missed that. i didn't turn it on till a little bit through the top half of the first.

[gocubsgo3822]

I was at the game last night, and it was FANTASTIC! It was just constant high fiving everyone around you with the way the Cubs poured it on.

The only on field delay I saw was during Dunn's homerun. As per Wrigley tradition, the opposing teams HR ball is suppose to be thrown back. Well if it did last night or not we may never know. Because it the baseball rain cloud opened up.

Everywhere from the bleachers came all these balls all at once. I'm guessing between 15-20 balls. It was just weird, someone threw the first one and then all these other balls flew in from the bleachers at the same time. But the Cubs outfielders were the ones who pretty much gathered them all up.

Thanks for the write up!! Glad you had a great time!!
Thanks for the write up!

[gocubsgo3822]

Lets bring out the brooms today!!!!!!! A sweep would be amazing!

[saygdbye4134]

:sweep

reds have no chance. especially since cuerto isn't pitching this series.

[dmbbearcat]

Volquez has been solid though. I'm just hoping my Reds can even keep it close.

:BANG

[saygdbye4134]

dont hit your head against a brick wall. you got a ring in 91.

[clayj41]

dont hit your head against a brick wall. you got a ring in 91.

:thumbsup Reds fans have no right to :BANG

[bigeyefish22]

dont hit your head against a brick wall. you got a ring in 91.

Was he a Twins fan at that time or something?

Cubs fans.... :freak

[Crush086]

That sucks that Alfonso Soriano's hurt. I love watching him play. I'm not a Cubs fan, but when him and Carlos Zambrano are out there, I like to watch the game.

[dmbbearcat]

dont hit your head against a brick wall. you got a ring in 91.



1990 actually :)

Anyway, sometimes I forget what you guys have had to go through. My apologies :thumbsup

[devilandthelord]

Yargh! 3-1. Crap.

Still early, we'll get the bats going again.

[clayj41]

Yargh! 3-1. Crap.

Still early, we'll get the bats going again.

Lilly was looking good up until that point. :shrug

[dmbbearcat]

How'd the Reds score?

[devilandthelord]

Damn, Fontenot had a chance to it up there with two outs and two men in scoring position.

[devilandthelord]

How'd the Reds score?

Joey Votto hit a bases clearing double last inning.

[dmbbearcat]

^ thank you.

[devilandthelord]

Hopefully we can get to Volquez in this inning or next.
He hasn't gone more than 5 innings in either of his two starts this year.

[clayj41]

Votto again...damn. :(

[devilandthelord]

Votto again...damn. :(


Geez, he's killing us today.

[41ravens]

what the hell is wrong with lilly?

[clayj41]

what the hell is wrong with lilly?

Today, Joey Votto.

[clayj41]

Woohoo...5-2

[clayj41]

Lilly is done. Ward to PH.

[clayj41]

Griffey hits 596. :shrug

[devilandthelord]

How's that old song go "2 outta 3 ain't bad"?

[DMBtheStoned]

Not a good game..

[saygdbye4134]

can't win em all. especially lilly, who can't seem to win one.

[clayj41]

Not a good game..

They can't all be. I really wish Lilly would get his shit together! :BANG

[devilandthelord]

Votto again. WALK HIM!

Damn, I had to check if Wuertz was in with the amount of hits and runs piling up, but I was shocked to see Lieber came in relief.

[JaJunk]

Our lefties rock

[DMBZeppelin]

I don't think this includes today's game, but read the last bit about Fuk.

Stark Rumblings & Grumblings
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings

• Fukudome-ville: It didn't take long for Kosuke Fukudome (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=8165)'s new Cubs teammates to figure out he was a way better player than he'd let on while he was hitting .270, with only four extra-base hits, in spring training.

"We're all convinced he was sandbagging everyone in spring training," laughed Mark DeRosa (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6094). "In fact, we were sitting on the plane [leaving Arizona], and Derrek Lee (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5775) said, 'Hey, this guy gets it. I think he's been tricking everyone.' He's been way more than advertised.

"I've gotten to hit behind him a lot, so I've seen it. You know how pitchers have quality starts? He's had quality at-bats 99 percent of the time. He doesn't swing at bad pitches. He's always on base. He's got sneaky power. He can do a lot of things. Chipper [Jones] (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5164) even sent me a text the other day: 'Is it really that easy?' Hey, it is for him."

According to Bill James Online, Fukudome has swung at only 11 pitches all season that were out of the strike zone. Amazing.

The On a Roll Award: It was our good friend John Kruk who picked Cubs matinee idol Derrek Lee (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5775) as his National League MVP this year. But if we had a mulligan, we'd like to officially bop Kruk over the noggin and steal that pick -- because Lee looks as good as any player in the league right now. All he's done over his last 10 games is go 20-for-43 (.465), with five homers, 12 RBIs, 11 runs scored, a .529 on-base percentage and a 1.459 OPS. And in the middle of it, he made a game-saving defensive play with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday. Boy, it's like that Kruk is clairvoyant or something.

[devilandthelord]

Guess who's going to the Cubs game tomorrow AND sitting in the luxury suite???
This guy!

*points thumbs at self*


:multi

[weller3377]

just saw the box score from today. Looks like Lilly struggled. Start another home series vs. the Pirates lets try to get and get 2 out of 3 again

[clayj41]

Some good things to take out of today...Wuertz looked good for once and Reid Johnson stepped up for 4 hits.

[devilandthelord]

Reed is quality. I like him a lot.

Wuertz, I'm still not sold on.
I need about 3 or 4 more solid outings in a row before I can trust him.

[gocubsgo3822]

Feel i need to chime in cause i said nothing all day... Need to get our LHP in line... Lilly was not very good.. Soto should have pinch hit with two on and us down 4 in the 6th.... Lets take 3-3 from the Bucs this weekend..

Hill
Marquis
Demp

[UCFish]

can't win em all. especially lilly, who can't seem to win one.

Should we just be happy that last year was a fluke???

[saygdbye4134]

hey, he definetly helped with the playoff push last year. he's a lefty. im just going to say he's having a bad april. he'll finish 17-5.

[UCFish]

hey, he definetly helped with the playoff push last year. he's a lefty. im just going to say he's having a bad april. he'll finish 17-5.

That is very optomistic.

I hope you are right.

[Hudak-Budak]

About fans throwing balls back:

"There are balls coming from all over the place," Marty [Brennaman] wailed on WLW-AM on Wednesday night. "Left field, center field, right field. ... See, this is the kind of thing, quite honestly right now, that makes you want to see this Chicago Cubs team lose. .. [F]ar and away, the most obnoxious fans in baseball, in this league, are those who follow this team right here. ... You simply root against them. I've said all winter — they talk about this team winning the division — and my comment is, they won't win it because, at the end of the day, they still are the Chicago Cubs, and they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up."

[JaJunk]

About fans throwing balls back:

"There are balls coming from all over the place," Marty [Brennaman] wailed on WLW-AM on Wednesday night. "Left field, center field, right field. ... See, this is the kind of thing, quite honestly right now, that makes you want to see this Chicago Cubs team lose. .. [F]ar and away, the most obnoxious fans in baseball, in this league, are those who follow this team right here. ... You simply root against them. I've said all winter — they talk about this team winning the division — and my comment is, they won't win it because, at the end of the day, they still are the Chicago Cubs, and they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up."

I disagree. Philly phans are the worst by far.

[JaJunk]

We won't win the division because we will screw it up? We are defending central divison champs :freak

[41ravens]

don't mind him. he's an indians fan.

[saygdbye4134]

his team has a corporate sponsored stadium. enough said. stupid ryan.

[clayj41]

Lee has had two bad days in a row...still up 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th though.

[41ravens]

1-2-3 in the ninth. another save for woody. cubs win!

[clayj41]

Woohoo! Great way to start the weekend!


CUBS WIN!!!!!!! :multi

[DMBtheStoned]

Cubs win!

[JaJunk]

Cubs Win!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce:bounce:bounce

[UCFish]

ALRIGHT Cubbies.

Off to HAWAII now for Kokua festival.

[clayj41]

ALRIGHT Cubbies.

Off to HAWAII now for Kokua festival.

Have a great time! :)

[JaJunk]

ALRIGHT Cubbies.

Off to HAWAII now for Kokua festival.

Have fun!!!! Lucky bastard. :p

[Styx Cover Band]

I'm going to the game on Sunday, hopefully it's 70 and sunny

[HolyCow]

Today was a fantastic game.

And let's start a pool on when Fuk gets the postgame celebration down. I'm putting money on June 29th.

[BustedStuff87]

Today was a fantastic game.

And let's start a pool on when Fuk gets the postgame celebration down. I'm putting money on June 29th.

I dunno, i think he'll get the english language down before that.

[Tiduwho]

Great game. Gotta love the Cubbies!

[weller3377]

Today was a fantastic game.

And let's start a pool on when Fuk gets the postgame celebration down. I'm putting money on June 29th.

I am going to take July 15

Good win Cubbies. Fucking working late on Friday blows, didn't see a second of the game.

[JaJunk]

Nice to see a leftie get a W. We need Hill to perform.

[DMBZeppelin]

A vendor outside Wrigley got in trouble for selling a racist shirt. Apparently people started e-mailing the Cubs complaining after a Suntimes story made a big deal about it. They have shown the shirt to Fuk who said:

''I don't know what the creator of the shirt meant this to be, but they should make it right,'' Fukudome said through his interpreter after being shown one of the shirts Thursday. ''Maybe the creator created it because he thought it was funny, or maybe he made it to condescend the race. I don't know.''

''I knew I was coming to a different country, so I expected something like this,'' he said. ''Maybe not necessarily racial, but that anybody could take any context of my words and degrade me if they wanted to. But if I make a big deal out of it, it's not going to benefit me, so I'm not going to make a big deal of it.''

Picture of the shirt: http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/041808gordo_cst_feed_20080417_20_58_37_13-282-400.imageContent

[gocubsgo3822]

ALRIGHT Cubbies.

Off to HAWAII now for Kokua festival.

Fucking asshole I hope your set is

Bartender
Save Me
Jimi
jimi
Jimi
Jimi
Jimi
Where Are You Going
Everyday
Jimi
Jimi


Love you bro

but seriously fuck you

[Tiduwho]

A vendor outside Wrigley got in trouble for selling a racist shirt. Apparently people started e-mailing the Cubs complaining after a Suntimes story made a big deal about it. They have shown the shirt to Fuk who said:

''I don't know what the creator of the shirt meant this to be, but they should make it right,'' Fukudome said through his interpreter after being shown one of the shirts Thursday. ''Maybe the creator created it because he thought it was funny, or maybe he made it to condescend the race. I don't know.''

''I knew I was coming to a different country, so I expected something like this,'' he said. ''Maybe not necessarily racial, but that anybody could take any context of my words and degrade me if they wanted to. But if I make a big deal out of it, it's not going to benefit me, so I'm not going to make a big deal of it.''

Picture of the shirt: http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/041808gordo_cst_feed_20080417_20_58_37_13-282-400.imageContent

I was expecting more of a:

Fuk

U

Dome!

With a picture of Fukodome skull banging another team's hat and logo.

[JaJunk]

Marquis on the mound today.

[bothedmbfan]

A vendor outside Wrigley got in trouble for selling a racist shirt. Apparently people started e-mailing the Cubs complaining after a Suntimes story made a big deal about it. They have shown the shirt to Fuk who said:

''I don't know what the creator of the shirt meant this to be, but they should make it right,'' Fukudome said through his interpreter after being shown one of the shirts Thursday. ''Maybe the creator created it because he thought it was funny, or maybe he made it to condescend the race. I don't know.''

''I knew I was coming to a different country, so I expected something like this,'' he said. ''Maybe not necessarily racial, but that anybody could take any context of my words and degrade me if they wanted to. But if I make a big deal out of it, it's not going to benefit me, so I'm not going to make a big deal of it.''

Picture of the shirt: http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/041808gordo_cst_feed_20080417_20_58_37_13-282-400.imageContent

What a greasy asshole that guy is.

[gocubsgo3822]

D Lee blasts another.... the ginger is recaled

[gocubsgo3822]

7-0 third inning...Go CUbs!

[bothedmbfan]

I'm tellin ya, when we're hot, we're hot.

[Tiduwho]

Man, if we could just play the Pirates every day..... :lol

[JaJunk]

D Lee blasts another.... the ginger is recaled

Fatty Murton :thumbsup

[thebigv]

Did I miss something with d-lee? Why is Ward playing first?

[JaJunk]

Did I miss something with d-lee? Why is Ward playing first?

Big lead. Plus, I believe Ward is hitless on the year. Lou probably just wants to get his bat going.

[bothedmbfan]

I love the Pirates.

[thebigv]

Big lead. Plus, I believe Ward is hitless on the year. Lou probably just wants to get his bat going.

Ok, good. Phew...

[gocubsgo3822]

Fucking gingers............ Great game for us

[gocubsgo3822]

Akon needs to get his shit together

[JaJunk]

D Ward :bounce:bounce

[gocubsgo3822]

D-Ward with a big jack

[gocubsgo3822]

CubsWin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly it!!!!!

[JaJunk]

Cubs Win!!!!!! :bounce:bounce

[UCFish]

Cubs WIN!!

Rocking my Cubs jersey to the show today!

[Tiduwho]

Cubs to win out?

[bothedmbfan]

Never say that, whenever you do, we lose the next game, and then I cry.

[weller3377]

Ass whippin today. D Lee couldn't be playing better, keep it up boys!

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs WIN!!

Rocking my Cubs jersey to the show today!

fuck you and fuck the ginger,,,,,,,,,,,

[JaJunk]

Demp on the bump.

[weller3377]

lets hope he can keep it up ^^

[weller3377]

Come on Demp, get out of it.

edit: Holy Shit, Dero just about died

[DMBZeppelin]

I know he probably won't keep it up, but Reed Johnson was such a good pickup.

[weller3377]

Man the offense is really getting it going early. 1-0 Cubs

[weller3377]

Nice, Ramirez with a long double. 2-0 Cubbies.

Edit: Matty Murton makes it 3-0

[weller3377]

Theriot on fire 3-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI's, and just stole 3rd.

4-0

[clayj41]

Theriot has been hot lately...I love it!!!

[HolyCow]

Eat it all you Theriot haters.

10 pages back and you'd think I was the only Cub on the planet that still liked the guy. Definitely in my top 3 or 4 favorite Cubs.

[bothedmbfan]

Dempstar is finally making a beliver out of me.

[clayj41]

Eat it all you Theriot haters.

10 pages back and you'd think I was the only Cub on the planet that still liked the guy. Definitely in my top 3 or 4 favorite Cubs.

He's my boy....thank God I have him on my fantasy team right now.

[weller3377]

Dempstar is finally making a beliver out of me.

:thumbsup :thumbsup Seriously, been pitching well the last couple of games and he is kicking some ass as a starter on MLB 08 The Show for me.