Chicago Cubs

[DMBZeppelin]

Too bad the umps screwed Soto. The replay showed he CLEARLY hit a home run. Soto being the man beast said 'fuck it' and legged out an inside the parker. I still can't get over the Cubs having an elite catcher like this.

[Robby1870]

Nice catch, Jimmy!

[MPizzle06]

Edmonds!! Holy shit that catch was amazing

[TheOtherside]

wow... that was... wow

[devilandthelord]

Go Cubs!

[Tiduwho]

Good work Marmol. That was a HELL of a job. 1st and 3rd, nobody out, thanks to f'ing Worst. But Marmol comes in and gets Tejada, Berkman, AND Carlos Lee.


Does it get any more difficult than that? Really.

[TapNorris]

Love the Marmol!

[devilandthelord]

Here's the most impressive stat of the night so far for the Cubs.

Lance Berkman 0-4.

[TapNorris]

Love the Ramirez!

[TapNorris]

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

[DMBtheStoned]

Cubs win!

Soto's inside the park homerun was awesome!

[clayj41]

Cubs win!!! :multi

Soto's inside the park homerun was great! He's quickly becoming one of my favorite players. Edmonds catch was great as well, I take back half the bad things I said about him...I'll take back the other half when he starts hitting a little better. As far as Wuertz is concerned, I wouldn't mind just dropping him. Thankfully Marmol was there to clean up his mess.

[devilandthelord]

Cubs win!
Cubs win!

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Cubs are on fucking FIRE!!!!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs win!!!!!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

what is wrong with GEo???? he is an animal

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Kinda sad though. I was wearing my fukudome headband tonight, but not much from mr. japan.

And D. Lee hit some homers baby! please!

[clayj41]

Kinda sad though. I was wearing my fukudome headband tonight, but not much from mr. japan.

He went 2-4 and scored a run. The guy isn't going to go out there and smash homeruns.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Looks like Aramis is swinging good again.

He killed that 2 run homer in the 9th.

Good Job Cubbies!

[clayj41]

Looks like Aramis is swinging good again.

He killed that 2 run homer in the 9th.

Good Job Cubbies!

:thumbsup The middle of the lineup really played great tonight.

[TapNorris]

Chad Fox went on the DL tonight. I don't see any reason at all why he would ever, ever need to come off of it.

[gocubsgo3822]

Good call on that.... Jose Ascanio was called up from AAA

[gocubsgo3822]

7.5 up on the brew crew !!!!!!!!!!!

[TapNorris]

7.5 up on the brew crew !!!!!!!!!!!

That's just fun to read!!

[bothedmbfan]

But how much on the Red Birds?

[gocubsgo3822]

Not going to say much more on this but i really feel like this team is special.... Nothing more but thats really how i feel.. I have seen it said by wirters that we win the division by double digits...

[gocubsgo3822]

But how much on the Red Birds?

2.5 i believe they are winning now

[clayj41]

But how much on the Red Birds?

2 going into the night. The Cards are playing right now though.

[gocubsgo3822]

2 after tonight... Geos shot tonight was a monster shot.. Ilove him

[JaJunk]

Marmol's inning was incredible. Cubs Win!!! :bounce

[clayj41]

Marmol's inning was incredible. Cubs Win!!! :bounce

The best part about it was that he never even threw a strike to Berkman but still embarassed him. :cool

[HolyCow]

Cubs.

[DMBZeppelin]

Good call on that.... Jose Ascanio was called up from AAA
YES!!! That kid is going to be a man beast. He just needs to get a little more seasoned. Seriously he throws in the high 90's, and has some nice stuff. Steve Stone was big on him when we got him. Said he could be our surprise player who contributes a lot.

Who did we send down? I'd take Ascanio over everyone in our pen except Wood and Marmol.

[gocubsgo3822]

fox to DL

[UCFish]

God I love1 Marmol. That was HUGE. What a way to hold it down.

Geo is sick right now.

What a game.

SO HAPPY

[UCFish]

Chad Fox went on the DL tonight. I don't see any reason at all why he would ever, ever need to come off of it.

Agreed.

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs are amazing right now... + we get the bucs this weekend :) could have a bg streak in us

[Bron Yr Aur]

cubs are amazing right now... + we get the bucs this weekend :) could have a bg streak in us

We've been great against Pittsburgh this year so far, but they aren't a pushover. They really don't have much pitching, but they have some really good young position players who can really hit.

[DMBZeppelin]

Fox headed to DL; Ascanio to get call-up

HOUSTON -- The Cubs' pitching carousel continued Monday night with the news that reliever Chad Fox will go on the disabled list today with irritation in his pitching elbow. Prospect Jose Ascanio will be called up from Class AAA Iowa to take his place.

Earlier in the day, the Cubs put demoted starter Rich Hill on the seven-day minor-league DL because of upper back spasms -- and also to give the command-challenged lefty a mental breather.

The short-term impact of the moves is that the bullpen gets younger. Young left-hander Sean Marshall has moved firmly ahead of Hill for a shot at being the second lefty the Cubs have wanted to insert into the rotation -- to better align a pitching staff that has a right-hand-dominant bullpen -- since sending down Hill two weeks ago.

''I would think [Marshall] would need at least one, possibly two more starts down there to really build up his stamina so we don't have to have him do that here,'' manager Lou Piniella said.

Ascanio, acquired from Atlanta in the offseason for left-hander Will Ohman, has a 2.29 ERA and nine saves as Iowa's closer, with 23 strikeouts and eight walks in 21 2/3 innings.

[DMBZeppelin]

I'm really loving Ascanio's AAA numbers. Thing I've been wondering about, if Marshall is coming back soon then who's out? If anyone recently read where Hill stood, of the current starters in AAA:

1. Marshall
2. Hart
3. Hill

Piniella has said Gallagher will stay in the rotation if he continues to pitch well. So does this mean Marquis might be out of the rotation soon? He's said before he doesn't want a pen job. So I'm guessing he'd be traded, if he has any trade value. We all know how horrible he is in the 2nd half, so I say I'd be sad that he's gone.

So how does everyone feel about this rotation that might be here sooner then later?

1. Zambrano (R)
2. Lilly (L)
3. Dempster (R)
4. Marshall (L)
5. Gallagher (R)

[MistreatedLewis]

If Soto does not get elected to start the all star game, baseball fans are stupid / biased. He is putting up a fantastic year, especially compared with his competitors.

[darbini]

it would be a travesty with the type of year he's having so far

[darbini]

Soto's Numbers:

the only downfall are his strikeouts.

Among all MLB Catchers:
1st in hr
1st in rbi
1st in sgp
2nd in avg
2nd in dbls
2nd in walks
3rd in runs
3rd in hits

[HolyCow]

So how does everyone feel about this rotation that might be here sooner then later?

1. Zambrano (R)
2. Lilly (L)
3. Dempster (R)
4. Marshall (L)
5. Gallagher (R)

You know, I actually still like Rich Hill over Sean Gallagher. Gallagher is nice, but I don't know about giving him 20-25 starts.

[thom hudson]

Lilly, Soto & Marmol are kicking ass in fantasy baseball for me. :thumbsup

[bothedmbfan]

I think they'd have Marshall be #5, but that looks pretty good.

[41ravens]

anybody else notice that hunter pence's 16-game hitting streak and berkman's 17-game hitting streak both came to an end last night as they combined to go 0-7? good times.

[bothedmbfan]

No Adam, I try (and succeed at) not caring about the Lastros.

[gocubsgo3822]

<<<---------- = huge on gallagher

[DMBtheStoned]

I like Gallaghers hair.

[clayj41]

If Soto does not get elected to start the all star game, baseball fans are stupid / biased. He is putting up a fantastic year, especially compared with his competitors.

:thumbsup Good man!

[DMBtheStoned]

I love that inside the park HR he hit..

[UCFish]

What was the centerfielder thinking trying to jump and catch it. Did he think he could jump 25 feet in the air??

[DMBtheStoned]

Where was the right fielder? shouldn't he have been a little closer to where the ball ended up after it hit the wall?

[Bron Yr Aur]

I'm really loving Ascanio's AAA numbers. Thing I've been wondering about, if Marshall is coming back soon then who's out? If anyone recently read where Hill stood, of the current starters in AAA:

1. Marshall
2. Hart
3. Hill

Piniella has said Gallagher will stay in the rotation if he continues to pitch well. So does this mean Marquis might be out of the rotation soon? He's said before he doesn't want a pen job. So I'm guessing he'd be traded, if he has any trade value. We all know how horrible he is in the 2nd half, so I say I'd be sad that he's gone.

So how does everyone feel about this rotation that might be here sooner then later?

1. Zambrano (R)
2. Lilly (L)
3. Dempster (R)
4. Marshall (L)
5. Gallagher (R)

Great 1-3, extremely shaky 4/5. I don't think they'll trade Marquis...it's hard to think Gallagher or Marshall will be a whole lot better. Marquis has had a few decent outings and an ERA under 5, so I think they stick with him a bit longer. However, trading him does make sense.

You know, I actually still like Rich Hill over Sean Gallagher. Gallagher is nice, but I don't know about giving him 20-25 starts.

Well....this isn't really an issue because Gallagher is a righty and Hill is a southpaw. Personally, I've always liked Hill and I think he's got better stuff than Marshall, but it seems like he might not be all there mentally. He has been just awful this year, and Marshall has been quite solid when he's been up.

[clayj41]

What was the centerfielder thinking trying to jump and catch it. Did he think he could jump 25 feet in the air??

Where was the right fielder? shouldn't he have been a little closer to where the ball ended up after it hit the wall?

Well to his defense Bourne thought it was gonna be called a homerun anyways and kinda gave up on the play. I have no idea where Pence was though. He never even showed up on the screen! :lol

[Tiduwho]

I really wish I wasn't so depressed and could enjoy this season...

[DMBtheStoned]

I'm glad the game is on tv tonight.

[41ravens]

I really wish I wasn't so depressed and could enjoy this season...

chin up, man. things will get better. use the season to your advantage. there's a game on almost every day. helps to take the mind off of things. i've been in your position before. i ain't gonna lie, it sucks. but all the cliches about time heals all wounds and all that jazz are actually true. it's summer, cubbies are rockin', it's the concert season. go out there and enjoy the good things instead of dwelling on the bad. it'll pass, man. i promise.

[devilandthelord]

I really wish I wasn't so depressed and could enjoy this season...

What's wrong witchu man?

[clayj41]

I really wish I wasn't so depressed and could enjoy this season...

I'm depressed....I let the Cubs cheer me up. :)

[devilandthelord]

I'm depressed....I let the Cubs cheer me up. :)

The Cubs are definitely a source of happiness this year. :thumbsup

[UCFish]

The Cubs cheer me up quite a bit. Although I am not really depressed about anything either.

[devilandthelord]

Right me neither.
I'm actually pretty happy right now, the Cubs just add to it.

[UCFish]

Damn Hunter Pence destroyed that pitch. Too many walks for Dempster. Still plenty of time though.

[TapNorris]

I love the Alpine plugs from Len and Bob...always makes me smile.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Idea Of You!!!!!!!!!

They just played Fenway IOY on the last break.!

[UCFish]

I love the Alpine plugs from Len and Bob...always makes me smile.

Me too.

[DMBtheStoned]

i heard the alpine plug too. good stuff.

[DMBtheStoned]

Edmonds :BANG

[UCFish]

Edmonds :BANG

Yeah he is pissing me off. Hopefully Soriano can do something here.

[TapNorris]

Patience Fonz, patience.

[UCFish]

Damn

[TapNorris]

Damn!

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Fuk!


udome

[Sou1 So1di3r]

berkman is such a douche

[TapNorris]

berkman is such a douche

He's going to kill Carlos Lee before the seasons over.

[UCFish]

He's going to kill Carlos Lee before the seasons over.

Seriously I would not stand in that on deck circle.

[UCFish]

Rally time hopefully.

[Tiduwho]

chin up, man. things will get better. use the season to your advantage. there's a game on almost every day. helps to take the mind off of things. i've been in your position before. i ain't gonna lie, it sucks. but all the cliches about time heals all wounds and all that jazz are actually true. it's summer, cubbies are rockin', it's the concert season. go out there and enjoy the good things instead of dwelling on the bad. it'll pass, man. i promise.

Thanks. I've got a month and a half before I have to start working full time, but I just dont know what to do with my time. My older sister's friend took me out to dinner tonight. She's had more crap things happen to her than I can comprehend, so I guess it helps.


Go Cubs....she was a big Cubs fan with me. And I was supposed to take her to the game April 5th. That was the day I decided to voice my feelings to her about how I needed to find out if we could work out longterm somehow. Told her I would take her to a game later this summer. There's really nothing I can think about that doesn't make me think of her. This sucks...

[UCFish]

It will only get better.

Been there. It sucks.

[UCFish]

Damn.

One pitch lost us the game.

Plus both of the first two pitches were balls that should have been strikes.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Damnit.


stupid ass goofy pitchers

[devilandthelord]

I went and took a poop at work here during the end of the game, and I was hoping things would turn around by the time I came back.
Turns out the poop was the best thing that happened in the last 20 minutes.

[clayj41]

It sucks that one bad inning cost us the game.....hopefully Soriano doesn't start another long slump here. :shrug

[Sou1 So1di3r]

It sucks that one bad inning cost us the game.....hopefully Soriano doesn't start another long slump here. :shrug

Lee has been in sorta a slump too.

He might have the day off tomorrow.

[clayj41]

Lee has been in sorta a slump too.

He might have the day off tomorrow.

He's been hot these last two games though. When he slumps, they aren't deep slumps like Fonzie.

[UCFish]

I went and took a poop at work here during the end of the game, and I was hoping things would turn around by the time I came back.
Turns out the poop was the best thing that happened in the last 20 minutes.

:lol

[UCFish]

He's been hot these last two games though. When he slumps, they aren't deep slumps like Fonzie.

This is true. Hopefully he comes out of it and Fonzie, Lee, and Ramirez can all be on at the same time.

[clayj41]

This is true. Hopefully he comes out of it and Fonzie, Lee, and Ramirez can all be on at the same time.

I can't imagine how good we'll be if they all click at the same time! :eek

[UCFish]

I can't imagine how good we'll be if they all click at the same time! :eek

Yeah it would be rather ridiculous.

Meanwhile I am already done with Edmonds. Johnson and Pie should be back platooning. Pretty sure Pie would have throw Tejada out at third in their big inning making it two outs with only a runner on first and a chance to get out of the inning.

Also Dempster just missed on a bunch of pitches so I was not to upset with his performance. I think that he got the wrong end of a bunch of calls.

[OlivePoet]

:wave

I missed the game tonight. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

Hey, Michael, did you know that you and I have been to the same amount of shows? We should make out to celebrate.

[clayj41]

Yeah it would be rather ridiculous.

Meanwhile I am already done with Edmonds. Johnson and Pie should be back platooning. Pretty sure Pie would have throw Tejada out at third in their big inning making it two outs with only a runner on first and a chance to get out of the inning.

Also Dempster just missed on a bunch of pitches so I was not to upset with his performance. I think that he got the wrong end of a bunch of calls.

I still don't see the point in having Edmonds. Pie's defense is just as good and he's much quicker. Both are anemic at the plate, but give Pie a chance to warm his bat up.

[UCFish]

:wave

I missed the game tonight. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

Hey, Michael, did you know that you and I have been to the same amount of shows? We should make out to celebrate.

:lol

How many for the rest of the year for you.

Who will be ahead. :D

[JaJunk]

Cubbies.

[JaJunk]

I still don't see the point in having Edmonds. Pie's defense is just as good and he's much quicker. Both are anemic at the plate, but give Pie a chance to warm his bat up.

That would be logical.

[UCFish]

I still don't see the point in having Edmonds. Pie's defense is just as good and he's much quicker. Both are anemic at the plate, but give Pie a chance to warm his bat up.

Exactly at least Pie will strike out instead of hit into double plays. Shit even his average is higher.

[JaJunk]

Exactly at least Pie will strike out instead of hit into double plays. Shit even his average is higher.

If only we made the decisions.

[clayj41]

Did anyone just hear the stat on Sportscenter? They were talking about the Bulls only having a 1.7% chance of getting the number one pick and then compared that to the fact that the Cubs have only won 1.9% of the World Series' ever played. :(

[JaJunk]

Did anyone just hear the stat on Sportscenter? They were talking about the Bulls only having a 1.7% chance of getting the number one pick and then compared that to the fact that the Cubs have only won 1.9% of the World Series' ever played. :(

I like those odds :hump The Cubbies are a really good team this year. I've had visons man. Just like the vision I had when Pence walked up to the plate with the bases loaded. That was a bad one, but you get the idea.

[UCFish]

I like those odds :hump The Cubbies are a really good team this year. I've had visons man. Just like the vision I had when Pence walked up to the plate with the bases loaded. That was a bad one, but you get the idea.

From now on when the other team is up to bat please limit your visions to double plays. :D

[clayj41]

I like those odds :hump The Cubbies are a really good team this year. I've had visons man. Just like the vision I had when Pence walked up to the plate with the bases loaded. That was a bad one, but you get the idea.

I do really love this team. :hump

[gocubsgo3822]

bad loss but we will get them tomorrow

[gocubsgo3822]

Edmonds needs to hit sooner than later..... Ascanio looked good... REALLY good changeup. He might stick around

[gocubsgo3822]

Didnt want to start a thread so decided to post it here.... two fridays ago my house got robbed. we finally fucking found the guy... here is his booking sheet... pretty funny...

http://jail.richlandonline.com/Services/ResearchOffenders/OffenderDetails/default.asp?OffenderID=87777&Image=87777_318834.jpg

go gallagher tomorrow..

[clayj41]

Didnt want to start a thread so decided to post it here.... two fridays ago my house got robbed. we finally fucking found the guy... here is his booking sheet... pretty funny...

http://jail.richlandonline.com/Services/ResearchOffenders/OffenderDetails/default.asp?OffenderID=87777&Image=87777_318834.jpg

go gallagher tomorrow..

Regardless, that guy was gonna get picked up eventually for child molestation. You saved a lot of young children.

Do you want me to get arrested too so I can shank him from the inside? :lol

[gocubsgo3822]

fly down clay and i will get you so drunk you will fucking kill him... :) like the laughs... seriously fuck him.... i am pissed that check fraud is missing.. need to talk to the investigator tomorrow

[clayj41]

fly down clay and i will get you so drunk you will fucking kill him... :) like the laughs... seriously fuck him.... i am pissed that check fraud is missing.. need to talk to the investigator tomorrow

What a waste of flesh! :twak

[gocubsgo3822]

yea man it pisses me off good night though will talk to you tommorrow.. go bulls!!!!!!!!! and Cubs!!!

[clayj41]

yea man it pisses me off good night though will talk to you tommorrow.. go bulls!!!!!!!!! and Cubs!!!

Goodnight Jon! Go all Chicago sports....sans the Bears! :D

[bothedmbfan]

BEWAIR TEH BAIRZ!!!!

Also, Clay, did you get that CD I commanded that you get? If not...half...

[clayj41]

BEWAIR TEH BAIRZ!!!!

Also, Clay, did you get that CD I commanded that you get? If not...half...

What CD was that?

[bothedmbfan]

What CD was that?

California by Mr. Bungle

[clayj41]

California by Mr. Bungle

Mike Patton, right?

[bothedmbfan]

Jah mon.

[clayj41]

Jah mon.

Sweet, I'm sure I'll enjoy it then.

[bothedmbfan]

Sweet, I'm sure I'll enjoy it then.

You better, or else, no marital hihg fives.

[clayj41]

You better, or else, no marital hihg fives.

Speaking of which, I just discovered this thread....

http://www.antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?t=218549

I'll be there first thing in the morning!!!

[bothedmbfan]

YAYz!


However, we're both heterosexuals, so we can still bone chicks tew...it's the greatest marriage since Ike and Tina!

[clayj41]

YAYz!


However, we're both heterosexuals, so we can still bone chicks tew...it's the greatest marriage since Ike and Tina!

Hell yeah, I'm just in it for the male comraderie and cocaine.

[bothedmbfan]

There be lotsa dat here!

[clayj41]

There be lotsa dat here!

Sweet! And we can create our own little coupons like "One Free Backrub from Bo". :multi

[bothedmbfan]

Sweet! And we can create our own little coupons like "One Free Backrub from Bo". :multi

Uhhhhhh no. We're STRAIGHT, not gay.

[clayj41]

Uhhhhhh no. We're STRAIGHT, not gay.

Oh that's right, I'm sorry. It'll be more like "One Free Kiss" and we'll both be like "Kissing the guys is the gayz". Then when I redeem it you drop a Hershey's Kiss in my mouth


Hmmmm.....that doesn't sound good any way I spin it.

[bothedmbfan]

Yeah...and I'm allergic to chocolate...so dbl gayz on u!

[clayj41]

Yeah...and I'm allergic to chocolate...so dbl gayz on u!

Damn, marriage is tough! Give and take...

[bothedmbfan]

Sexless marriage is tough...and not...thank Allah.

[clayj41]

Well I'm off to bed....sorry for the hijacking.



Go Cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool

[clayj41]

Sexless marriage is tough...and not...thank Allah.

Amen.

[41ravens]

a grand slam to hunter pence? really?

sorry, i couldn't get on last night, so i had to vent today.

go cubs.

[TapNorris]

This place gets weird late at night. :ugh

;)

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Who is pitching today?

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Gallagher...... ok....... thats not bad

[UCFish]

Lets get a series win today!

[clayj41]

This place gets weird late at night. :ugh

;)

Sorry, that's what happens when Bo and I get together. :lol

[TapNorris]

Sorry, that's what happens when Bo and I get together. :lol

It was an interesting read this morning. :D

[clayj41]

It was an interesting read this morning. :D

We're very good thread hijackers. :lol

[DMBZeppelin]

Holy crap I have not been paying attention to the standings:

CHC 28-18 (-)
STL 27-21 (2.0 Games Behind)
HOU 26-21 (2.5 Games Behind)
MIL 21-24 (6.5 Games Behind)
PIT 21-24 (6.5 Games Behind)
CIN 21-25 (7.0 Games Behind)

The Pirates tied with Milwaukee? Dusty's Reds right behind? When did Milwaukee get so far behind? When did Houston get so close to the top?

[Tiduwho]

Milwaukee was actually in the cellar by themselves over the weekend.

[UCFish]

The middle of their lineup is raping us.

[DMBtheStoned]

down 4-3?

[UCFish]

yep :shrug

[Tiduwho]

Looks like another embarassment is afoot. Shawn Chacon is not good.

[UCFish]

Yep we need to get better on the road. This is not good.

[clayj41]

I have no faith in the bottom of our rotation. :shrug

[DMBCubs25]

We look like shit tonight, why are we a completely different team on the road

[UCFish]

Boo :(

[clayj41]

Boo :(

Indeed. :(

[Sou1 So1di3r]

lameeeeee

[VanHorneDog]

Offical warning to cubs fans, Albert Pujols is on the loose and coming for a cather or pitcher near you!

seriouly, watch the fuck out.

[clayj41]

Offical warning to cubs fans, Albert Pujols is on the loose and coming for a cather or pitcher near you!

seriouly, watch the fuck out.

Well we know what Barrett could do...time to see what Soto is made of. And we all know Zambrano doesn't back down. :lol

[VanHorneDog]

Well we know what Barrett could do...time to see what Soto is made of. And we all know Zambrano doesn't back down. :lol

I did like the fact that Albert grabed Adrian Gonzalez and did a little prayer for CY right after. I know Albert didnt mean to injure either guy and that they were freak accedents, but two guys in one inning??? thats just incredible.

[clayj41]

I did like the fact that Albert grabed Adrian Gonzalez and did a little prayer for CY right after. I know Albert didnt mean to injure either guy and that they were freak accedents, but two guys in one inning??? thats just incredible.

I heard about it, but actually haven't seen the footage yet.


BTW, Adrian Gonzalez is sick nasty! :cool

[VanHorneDog]

I heard about it, but actually haven't seen the footage yet.


BTW, Adrian Gonzalez is sick nasty! :cool

If he had another bat or two in his lineup of 1 bat (him) 3 ok bats (kooz, giles, iguchi) and 5 crap bats (you pick the padre). he would put up huge numbers.

he hit a ball tonight i thought wouldnt land.

EDIT: footage is on Padres.com its pretty graphic, after they get the first face shot of CY on the ground bleeding from his broken nose they dont go back. I was there and he had blood running down his shirt all the way to his pants.

[clayj41]

If he had another bat or two in his lineup of 1 bat (him) 3 ok bats (kooz, giles, iguchi) and 5 crap bats (you pick the padre). he would put up huge numbers.

he hit a ball tonight i thought wouldnt land.

Yeah, I saw in the box score that he had a homer tonight. You're right though, the rest of their lineup has been pretty anemic this year.

[DMBZeppelin]

EDIT: footage is on Padres.com its pretty graphic, after they get the first face shot of CY on the ground bleeding from his broken nose they dont go back. I was there and he had blood running down his shirt all the way to his pants.
Padres.com wasn't as bad as ESPN's who has the FSN footage. They just kind of zoomed in there. You could see it like stringing off his nose, pretty gross.

[DMBZeppelin]

Offical warning to cubs fans, Albert Pujols is on the loose and coming for a cather or pitcher near you!

seriouly, watch the fuck out.
I just watched the Bard injury now, why is Pujols smiling? It's almost creepy "You just got Pujolsed. Peavy better watch out." what's next? He's going to pretend to make a double play throw? "I didn't mean to hit you in the head."

[DMBZeppelin]

With recently acquired Jim Edmonds finishing a 1-for-11 series in his first extended chance to play, rookie Micah Hoffpauir got his first major-league start and delivered a pair of doubles for two of the Cubs' five hits during their 5-3 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

''We're looking for some left-handed hitting here that can drive the ball,'' Piniella said. ''If this young man can, we'll find a place for him in the lineup.''

But look for Hoffpauir to get a shot to earn more time. And Edmonds might start to run out of time if he doesn't pick it up quickly. He's only 2-for-15 with two singles in four starts since signing last week after being released by the San Diego Padres. And while he flied out deep the opposite way in the fourth inning, he turned on a fastball in the seventh, only to watch it fall short of the warning track in right.

''We need to see improvement with the bat, to be perfectly honest,'' Piniella said of Edmonds before the game. ''He needs at-bats, and we're going to give him as many as we can.''

[41ravens]

With recently acquired Jim Edmonds finishing a 1-for-11 series in his first extended chance to play, rookie Micah Hoffpauir got his first major-league start and delivered a pair of doubles for two of the Cubs' five hits during their 5-3 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

''We're looking for some left-handed hitting here that can drive the ball,'' Piniella said. ''If this young man can, we'll find a place for him in the lineup.''

But look for Hoffpauir to get a shot to earn more time. And Edmonds might start to run out of time if he doesn't pick it up quickly. He's only 2-for-15 with two singles in four starts since signing last week after being released by the San Diego Padres. And while he flied out deep the opposite way in the fourth inning, he turned on a fastball in the seventh, only to watch it fall short of the warning track in right.

''We need to see improvement with the bat, to be perfectly honest,'' Piniella said of Edmonds before the game. ''He needs at-bats, and we're going to give him as many as we can.''

good. get him out of there. i liked what i saw from hoff last night. one awesome catch doesn't make edmonds good again. he hasn't been able to do anything at the plate.

[DMBZeppelin]

Holy hell, Pie is hitting .043 in 6 games back in AAA. He was hitting around .285 his last 15 games before being sent down. I wonder if getting demoted for Edmonds destroyed his confidence.

Edit: Though he's probably just pressing, he knows if he hits he'll be back. Especially with Edmonds doing anything but hit. I still think it was a horrible move to demote Pie for him. It didn't improve the team, it made the defense worse, and it might have made Pie worse.

[gocubsgo3822]

me no likey what is going on

[devilandthelord]

Need to beat up on them Pirates again after a rough series with the 'stros.

[UCFish]

At least Houston and Milwaukee lost last night.

[Crispy921]

At least Houston and Milwaukee lost last night.


yea we gotta keep doing well in divisional play

[gocubsgo3822]

we havent really been good in divisional play... we can only beatr the pirates... need to win tonight

[gocubsgo3822]

Lets get back to winning baseball!!!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

Me likey the Pirates....

[UCFish]

Reed Johnson!

[OlivePoet]

Sweet. I just turned the game on. It's nice to see 8-0.

[UCFish]

Always a great way to turn the TV on!

[gocubsgo3822]

Z is 3-3.... Maybe he should play center

[clayj41]

Looking great! :hump

[Tiduwho]

Now seriously....there's no excuse for this to NOT be a sweep. This is the Pirates here. That we lost one game to them this year is already embarrassing enough.

[UCFish]

Z 4 for 5 with two RBIs!

[JaJunk]

4 hits by a pitcher is pretty damn good.

[DMBZeppelin]

me no likey what is going on
Cubs are the only team in baseball to not have lost 3 in a row this year. This team has one of the better records in baseball, I'm not going to worry when we lose a series. I realize it was on the road, but the Astros lineup is hot. It's not like they blew us out.

[DMBZeppelin]

4 hits by a pitcher is pretty damn good.
Career high for Z, and they said it was the first Cubs pitcher to do that since the 60's.

[UCFish]

Cubs are the only team in baseball to not have lost 3 in a row this year. This team has one of the better records in baseball, I'm not going to worry when we lose a series. I realize it was on the road, but the Astros lineup is hot. It's not like they blew us out.

This is true. We just need to work on winning on the road on teams not from Pittsburgh.

[UCFish]

Cubs Win!!

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs are the only team in baseball to not have lost 3 in a row this year. This team has one of the better records in baseball, I'm not going to worry when we lose a series. I realize it was on the road, but the Astros lineup is hot. It's not like they blew us out.

2 things....

1. CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!

2.i just dont like how we are playing against any good team in the NL central... Withouth the pirates we are a game over .500

[sean52692]

Go Cubs Go!

[gocubsgo3822]

from tomorrows sun times

"The only thing better, if not more automatic for the Cubs these days, is having the Pirates on the schedule -- a team they've outscored by 40 runs in 10 games (81-41)."

"While working on the answer, consider that the Pirates actually have a better record than the Cubs if you throw out the 10 meetings between the teams this season -- nine of which have been won by the Cubs after a 12-3 rout at PNC Park on Friday night that included a season-high 19 hits by the Cubs."

[sean52692]

How bout Zambrano with 4 hits. He plays the game the way it should be played.

[gocubsgo3822]

How bout Zambrano with 4 hits. He plays the game the way it should be played.

welcoe to ants and welcome to the cubs board!! Post early post often!!

:monkey:monkey:thumbsup:thumbsup:monkey:monkey

[sean52692]

I'll try to spend more time here, I usually spend my time at WDS, and the espn message boards, but this place is cool!

So I'm going to the game on Monday against the Dodgers, should be a classic. It's suposed to be 79 degrees! I'll be in heaven!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

yo you post or read bleed cubbie blue at all?? best cubs site ever.... Kershaw might be starting against us on tuesday

[gocubsgo3822]

I am sure this has been mentioned but FUCKING CHRIST Z went 4-5 D Lee went 1-6

Not to mention our leadoff man reched base 8 innings in a row 1-8.... and Scrappy lined out in the ninth

[Tiduwho]

I'll try to spend more time here, I usually spend my time at WDS, and the espn message boards, but this place is cool!

So I'm going to the game on Monday against the Dodgers, should be a classic. It's suposed to be 79 degrees! I'll be in heaven!!!

The ESPN boards are hilarious.

[TapNorris]

yo you post or read bleed cubbie blue at all?? best cubs site ever.... Kershaw might be starting against us on tuesday

Bleedcubbieblue.com has become my favorite Cubs site (other than this thread of course). It's by far my favorite read the morning after a game. I also like viewfromthebleachers.com. A friend of my turned me on to Goat Riders, but I usually forgot to check that daily.

I didn't get to see any of the game tonight....one of the few I've missed this season. I hope we didn't use up all our runs for the series tonight. I'd love another blowout tomorrow night when I can watch it.

[gocubsgo3822]

do you post???

[TapNorris]

No, I haven't ever posted yet...just a reader so far.

[gocubsgo3822]

you shoulld i post every game and posted a new fanpost about kershaw... sn fischisgod

[gocubsgo3822]

:lol :lol :lol :lol

they should have been worried about how they sucked the last week rather than what an announcer is saying about them

good riddance losers :p

Is Crumbo a white Sox fan???? Or even worse a Cardinals fan???? Or even worse a Jimi THing fan????

[TapNorris]

I just read it. I'm glad we're not going to have to face him this time around.

I was in the bleachers for Prior's debut against the Pirates... great game, great night!

[gocubsgo3822]

good night man i would recomend signing up and if you cant see the game live on tv following the game through both gameday and the thread. the game thread there opens in real time and people will post every pitch or so and tell you exactly what is going on. THere are about a 1,000 posts during a game and it lets you know what is happening better. I have around 1400 posts all during games. Its cool. you dont have to reload.

[DMBZeppelin]

2 things....

1. CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!

2.i just dont like how we are playing against any good team in the NL central... Withouth the pirates we are a game over .500
Without the Cubs, the Pirates would be a serious contender.

[DMBZeppelin]

I'll try to spend more time here, I usually spend my time at WDS, and the espn message boards, but this place is cool!

So I'm going to the game on Monday against the Dodgers, should be a classic. It's suposed to be 79 degrees! I'll be in heaven!!!
I'm going to the Tuesday game against the Dodgers. FUKUDOME BOBBLEHEAD DOLL NIGHT!

The ESPN boards a joke though, this Cubs thread is fantastic. Between all the regulars, there's no piece of news you'll miss out on. When we disagree on stuff, it in no way shape or form resembles anything on an ESPN board. We even use crazy things like stats in our post.

[DMBCubs25]

do you post???

I post at bcb quite often during the games during the week when I'm near the computer, my sn is CubsBall2202 so you will probably see me on the boards during the games

[bothedmbfan]

I'm going to the Tuesday game against the Dodgers. FUKUDOME BOBBLEHEAD DOLL NIGHT!

The ESPN boards a joke though, this Cubs thread is fantastic. Between all the regulars, there's no piece of news you'll miss out on. When we disagree on stuff, it in no way shape or form resembles anything on an ESPN board. We even use crazy things like stats in our post.

Stats are gayz though.


Anyways, Zach, see if you can nic me a bobble head. See, the key is to have two different outfits, and get two.

[gocubsgo3822]

Without the Cubs, the Pirates would be a serious contender.

LOL :lol:lol true story though

[UCFish]

Is Crumbo a white Sox fan???? Or even worse a Cardinals fan???? Or even worse a Jimi THing fan????

Yes he is a Sox fan. It is quite tragic.

[gocubsgo3822]

Big Z for MVP if he hits .330 for the year and wins 20???

[gocubsgo3822]

Lineup for tonight

Soriano LF
THeriot SS
Lee 1B
Ramirez 3B
Soto C
Dome RF
DeRosa 2B
Johnson CF
Marquis P

[UCFish]

Almost game time.

[gocubsgo3822]

well that sucked

[UCFish]

From now on if Wood hits the FIRST batter PULL his ass.

FUCK

[gocubsgo3822]

or how bout if ronny cedeno and ryan therot play at the same time cedeno plays SS... Theriot is a natural 2B Ronny is a natural SS... now i blame that error on Blanco and Lou.... Double switch was the problem. If that bunt gets laid down in the 13th who knows what happens. Missed fucking opportuinties tonight.. I think in all 4 games Kerry has blown he has hit the batter to start the inning.... Lets get them tomorrow Ted.

[UCFish]

Double switch no good. But I thought the game was over earlier than that. If the bunt goes down in the top of the 13th we probably would have won. However it didn't. I don't understand why we did not intentionally walk Bay though. There was nothing to lose and it would have created the force at home. I guess that is why I am not a MLB manager though.

Hope we can get them tomorrow.

[OlivePoet]

Is tonight a night game as well?

[DMBCubs25]

The game is at 12 35 pm central time today. I dont know wtf is up with Wood, how can someone possibly hit so many batters with regularity my god that is pathetic. We absolutely cannot be losing games to the pirates, let alone their BACKUP lineup last night, about 4 of those players in the lineup were bench players, we should have pounded them last night

[UCFish]

Another blown home run call.

We better get on this pitcher and get some runs.

[UCFish]

Good inning.

Lets continue to put up runs.

[Robby1870]

Looks like both pitchers are throwing BP today, especially Ted.

[UCFish]

Yep giving up a HR an inning is not a good thing.

[clayj41]

Looks like both pitchers are throwing BP today, especially Ted.

He's throwing everything over the middle of the plate! :twak

I can't believe we even have the lead the way his stuff has looked today!

[clayj41]

That was a huge out!!! Bases loaded for the Pirates, one out, shallow pop-up.

[clayj41]

Lilly gets completely out of the jam! :multi

[UCFish]

That was big.

Lets get some RUNS!!!

[clayj41]

Great catch by McLouth! :eek

[Robby1870]

nice throw by Kosuke, just about had LaRoche at 2nd.

[clayj41]

That was a huge double play!!!

[UCFish]

BIG Hit for Aram.

Lets finish this off.

[UCFish]

Recently

Whooo.

[JaJunk]

Recently. Alpine. DMB. Cubbies :D

[clayj41]

Recently opener at Alpine....:cool

[UCFish]

:thumbsup

[clayj41]

Soriano dropped it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :BANG

[UCFish]

Un fucking believable.

[clayj41]

Extra innings....:twak

[UCFish]

I am so pissed off right now.

Blowing saves against the Pirates two days in a row is not acceptable.

[Robby1870]

fuck.

[clayj41]

I am so pissed off right now.

Blowing saves against the Pirates two days in a row is not acceptable.

Meh, I'm not pissed at Marmol. I'm pissed at Soriano!!! :mad

[UCFish]

Oh me too. Nothing against Marmol all he did was get the guy to fly out and win the game.

Soriano just could not make a routine fly ball catch.

[UCFish]

What an awful game.

Losing 2 of three to the pirates is unacceptable.

[ant_marching41]

Soriano dropped it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :BANG
I couldn't believe what I saw. My jaw was on the floor for a good minute or two.

[clayj41]

What a waste of an afternoon...:BANG

[UCFish]

Well Houston and St. Louis lost sucks we could not capitalize. At least they lost though.

[gocubsgo3822]

me the last 2 days :BANG :BANG :BANG

on another note i spent a beautiful day floating down the river and am completely red. And did not have to see 136 million dollars drop routine fly balls

[gocubsgo3822]

thought yall might find this interestinbg

"In that same piece, we find that Derrick Turnbow has "suffered a near-total command meltdown" in Nashville. In 6 outings, he has pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed five hits, seven earned runs, and a jaw-dropping 15 walks! Still, there's no plans for his release. Writes Haudricourt"

[jayman414]

thought yall might find this interestinbg

"In that same piece, we find that Derrick Turnbow has "suffered a near-total command meltdown" in Nashville. In 6 outings, he has pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed five hits, seven earned runs, and a jaw-dropping 15 walks! Still, there's no plans for his release. Writes Haudricourt"



thats just insane, that guy has an arm but it is just sad to see what has happened to him. I thought he was going to be a dominate closer for a long time a few years ago, guess I was wrong.

[gocubsgo3822]

thats just insane, that guy has an arm but it is just sad to see what has happened to him. I thought he was going to be a dominate closer for a long time a few years ago, guess I was wrong.

i agree you never want to see someone just lose control at what they do. its like n accountant who can no longer do math. sad really

[gocubsgo3822]

lineup for today

Soriano
Theriot
Lee
Ramirez
Dome
Soto
Edmonds
DeRosa
Demp

[Robby1870]

this is a good time to be playing the Dodgers.

[devilandthelord]

What up guys?
2:20E/1:20 C start today?

Check out my new av. I'm free from my obligations with the bet on the Cavs vs. Celtics series with Ricky.

Now we'll be due for a long winning streak.

Damn, I need ants+, its small.

[gocubsgo3822]

go d lee!!!!!!!

[clayj41]

go d lee!!!!!!!

:multi :multi :multi

[JaJunk]

Pierre. What a hit :freak

[gocubsgo3822]

we are not swinging the bats well today.. Billingsley ;looks good

[UCFish]

Pierre. What a hit :freak

Thats as far as he can hit it.

[gocubsgo3822]

full swing and it goes 80 feet.. lame