Chicago Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

espn must not have been updated when i checked

[UCFish]

Holy shit. I went into a meeting and we were down 9-1 I come out and we won 10-9. AMAZING.

[Tiduwho]

Unreal comeback. I turned off the radio after the score was 9 to 1. Turned it on for the last two innings. Jeez man...

[Bron Yr Aur]

:thumbsup Absolutely.

I hope Hendry isn't too proud to admit his mistake. He tried a flyer on Edmonds, it didn't work out. Let's move on. Ward is about to come off the DL and we need room for his bat. Drop Edmonds.

Not after today. I guess all of us Edmonds naysayers should shut up. Without his 3 big RBI's we wouldn't have won today (altho without that error we might've saved a few runs from being put up against us).

[gocubsgo3822]

just for the record Marmol is unbelievable not a single hitter stould a chance vs. him

[Kmccoy37]

1-2 vs. STL

[JaJunk]

just for the record Marmol is unbelievable not a single hitter stould a chance vs. him

was that 10 pitches for the 3 k's? unreal

[JaJunk]

1-2 vs. STL

Ditka was called up in September of the 1963 season and had an OBP equal to Pi. Think about it. They started playing night games at Wrigley because Ditka said so.

[TapNorris]

1-2 vs. STL

Cool story.


I love the Cubs!!

[sean52692]

Go Cubs Go! Easily the best game of the year!

[gocubsgo3822]

was that 10 pitches for the 3 k's? unreal

yes it was ridiculous.. he is amazing!!!!!!!!

[UCFish]

1-2 vs. STL

ok......

[Bron Yr Aur]

What's ridiculous about Marmol is his .74 WHIP and 14 hits given up in something like 30-35 innings. Or the 50+ strikouts. Holy wow.

[UCFish]

Up 5-3 now. Soriano has had a big game so far.

[Tiduwho]

Good work so far. Let's hold it now Bully....


Another run or two would be nice.

[UCFish]

Fontenodt has been pretty good off the bench lately.

[TapNorris]

C'mon Marmol, no more of those. Get this last out!

Posednek's first HR of the year.

[TapNorris]

Cubs win!!

[UCFish]

CUBS WIN

Scary Ninth.

Jonathan I think you jinxed Marmol.

[clayj41]

I LOVE this team!!! :multi:hump:multi

[Tiduwho]

Cubs win again! Sweep em now tomorrow! Make it 7 in a row! :multi

[UCFish]

I LOVE this team!!! :multi:hump:multi

:monkey

[devilandthelord]

Whats up guys!
I'm at my parents house in Ohio right now, but I'm so excited I just had to pop in and say

Cubs Baby!!!! Yeah!

[JaJunk]

CUBS WIN

Scary Ninth.

Jonathan I think you jinxed Marmol.
He was throwing great. Just a fluke homer. All his balls had amazing movement.

[UCFish]

Yeah I was just kidding.

His stuff is electric.

Bullpen did a great job. Only gave up one hit in four innings.

[gocubsgo3822]

CUBS WIN

Scary Ninth.

Jonathan I think you jinxed Marmol.

Lies.. I got home and got to listen to Pat go strike three Cubs win!!!!.. We jsut dont lose:multi:multi:multi

[Bron Yr Aur]

C'mon Marmol, no more of those. Get this last out!

Posednek's first HR of the year.

Podsednik always owns us, I don't know how. Thank God for Fukudome. That play saved the game for us. Also, I know they didn't put in Kerry because he's been in so many games lately, but the same can be said for Marmol. I was a little worried, to be honest. He's thrown in 3 of the last 4 games and 6 of the last 8. Give him a rest. Too bad there was really nobody left that we could trust in that spot.

[Tiduwho]

Podsednik always owns us, I don't know how. Thank God for Fukudome. That play saved the game for us. Also, I know they didn't put in Kerry because he's been in so many games lately, but the same can be said for Marmol. I was a little worried, to be honest. He's thrown in 3 of the last 4 games and 6 of the last 8. Give him a rest. Too bad there was really nobody left that we could trust in that spot.


Don't worry, we'll just blow them out tomorrow by 10 runs and we can put in Weurtz and Eyre.

[UCFish]

Imagine if we had legit starters instead of Lily and Marquis.

[clayj41]

Imagine if we had legit starters instead of Lily and Marquis.

C'mon. Lilly was 5-1 over his last 7 games before yesterday. Yes, he is very inconsistent but please don't compare him to Marquis.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

We're 25-8 at home. That's damn good.

A series sweep tomorrow is in order.

Our homestands have been outSTANDing.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Don't worry, we'll just blow them out tomorrow by 10 runs and we can put in Weurtz and Eyre.

Fat Scott Eyre makes me laugh. :lol

Imagine if we had legit starters instead of Lily and Marquis.

Lily has his ups and downs but lately this year Marquis just play sucks.

[Tiduwho]

Lily has his ups and downs but lately this year Marquis just play sucks.

Though you have to consider that Marquis REALLY hasn't gotten much run support this year. It feels like he has a 2 to 1 lead in the fifth, and then he finally breaks down and gives up 3 or 4 runs. If he has a lead, he's a manageable starter.

[clayj41]

Did anyone just see Jay Bruce's walkoff on Fox? He may be a Red, but I really like this kid.

[Robby1870]

That's how you close out a month!

Tomorrow's game is on TV, thankfully.

[gocubsgo3822]

Did anyone just see Jay Bruce's walkoff on Fox? He may be a Red, but I really like this kid.


:thumbsup:thumbsup hes super good

[Sou1 So1di3r]

I was at the game. It was fucking beautiful. I loved it. Fukudome is a beast.

Worth the way too expensive ticket price and the long drive!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30090928&l=bf93f&id=1137840049

[UCFish]

Good times.

You saw a good one!!!

GO Cubbies.

[UCFish]

C'mon. Lilly was 5-1 over his last 7 games before yesterday. Yes, he is very inconsistent but please don't compare him to Marquis.

Last two and his first 3 (?) were questionable.

Although I will agree that he has not been quite as bad as Marquis.

Does anyone else miss Hill. This time last year he was dominant.

[gocubsgo3822]

seriously letsd take the sweep today bring out the brooms

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

This should be a steal.

Gallagher will pitch good.

Get out DAS BROOM !

[Tiduwho]

Jesus Christ Soriano is bad in left....but he made up for it with his arm and got him at 2nd.

[UCFish]

Well we like coming from behind. One should be manageable.

[Tiduwho]

Well we like coming from behind. One should be manageable.

Affirmative.

[UCFish]

Well at least we got one in.

Edmonds is making me happy today.

[Tiduwho]

Now let's pitch well the rest of the way. Let's go Weurtz...

[UCFish]

Damn it Wuertz.

[Tiduwho]

We had bases loaded with no outs. We should have gotten at LEAST 2 runs, should have gotten 3.


Weurtz is so bad. Let's get out of this Fat Scott Eyre.

[UCFish]

Good work Eyre.

Yeah Fuk and Soto had awful at bats with the bases loaded.

[Tiduwho]

Hot damn. Fontenot just barely misses one, and then Soriano smokes a no doubter out of the park!

[UCFish]

Yeah he did!

Lead back to 2!

[Tiduwho]

Cubs win! Cubs 4 game sweep! 7 and 0 homestand!


:multi :multi :multi

[gocubsgo3822]

we cant lose. #15 previously the corpsre looks like he is coming arouind. Now we have the suck ass padres....

Go CUbs go!!

[gocubsgo3822]

what a homestand!!!!

[UCFish]

Cubs Win!!!

Edmonds another big day.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

I am loving every minute of this season !!! HELL OF A HOMESTAND.

Lets keep it going on the road boys.

I absolutely loved that Soriano slammer! He got every piece of that.

It's time for me to switch back my AV to my dawwwwwwg.

I love the FUK but I've supported Sori since day 1.

We're going to Hollywood Dawgz !

[bothedmbfan]

Edmonds = Just Good Enough.

[bothedmbfan]

What's the verdict on Gallagher? I like him a whole lot, but I think he needs a bit more work. I could see him moving up a spot in the rotation, and us finally replacing that worthless hump Marquis with someone in Triple-A.

[gocubsgo3822]

What's the verdict on Gallagher? I like him a whole lot, but I think he needs a bit more work. I could see him moving up a spot in the rotation, and us finally replacing that worthless hump Marquis with someone in Triple-A.

The verdict on Gallagher for me is that he is going to be a helluva pitcher in the majors. He has an extremely good minor league track record. THe only reason he wasnt an uber prosp[ect was because of the fact that he had a little too much weight. However he took the weight off and added four miles to his fastbal;l in the process. I believe he was a Baseball America top 100 prospect and he was number 5 for the Cubs. He will be a good one. He probably has the ceiling of a good #2 pitcher. I dont think he will be leaving the rotation anytime soon..

He is also younger than me (22) so he only has room to improve. As far as his outing today. He seemed to get ahead of a lot of hitters and then was just not completely finishing them off. He will get better at it. He has a good FB, curve and change. Thank god we didnt give him up for Brian Roberts.... He was the main piece.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

What's the verdict on Gallagher? I like him a whole lot, but I think he needs a bit more work. I could see him moving up a spot in the rotation, and us finally replacing that worthless hump Marquis with someone in Triple-A.

Let it be known to the common public that I completely support Gallagher.

He is good. He needs work yes, BUT I trust him more than I trust Mr. Fuckup Marquis.

Bring up Gallagher. He can do it. He's just a up and comin youngen.

[OneSwtWld34]

Prior's having another season ending shoulder surgery.... Guy hasn't pitched in the majors since August 2006!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvE9MPkMAjiwk4EcU_G9VnA5nYcB?slug=ap-padres-prior&prov=ap&type=lgns

[gocubsgo3822]

Prior's having another season ending shoulder surgery.... Guy hasn't pitched in the majors since August 2006!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvE9MPkMAjiwk4EcU_G9VnA5nYcB?slug=ap-padres-prior&prov=ap&type=lgns

That just wow!!! I cant believe that shit. He had the world in front of him.... I almost feel bad if he wasnt a jackass

[Bron Yr Aur]

What's the verdict on Gallagher? I like him a whole lot, but I think he needs a bit more work. I could see him moving up a spot in the rotation, and us finally replacing that worthless hump Marquis with someone in Triple-A.

He's not a number 4 starter if he still "needs more work." Right now, he's a sufficient #5 starter. Marquis would also do "okay" as a #5 starter if we can't find anyone else, but that's the problem. We have two #5 starters that you can't really trust to give you a lot of innings.

The verdict on Gallagher for me is that he is going to be a helluva pitcher in the majors. He has an extremely good minor league track record. THe only reason he wasnt an uber prosp[ect was because of the fact that he had a little too much weight. However he took the weight off and added four miles to his fastbal;l in the process. I believe he was a Baseball America top 100 prospect and he was number 5 for the Cubs. He will be a good one. He probably has the ceiling of a good #2 pitcher. I dont think he will be leaving the rotation anytime soon..

He is also younger than me (22) so he only has room to improve. As far as his outing today. He seemed to get ahead of a lot of hitters and then was just not completely finishing them off. He will get better at it. He has a good FB, curve and change. Thank god we didnt give him up for Brian Roberts.... He was the main piece.

I agree with this. Today he looked really good at the start of the game, but he just has a really hard time finishing guys off and getting quick, easy outs. That's going to be a problem for him in the long run, especially when facing teams with hitting better than the lowly Rockies. He got a number of 0-2 or 1-2 counts that went full; and a couple of 20+ pitch innngs. You're going to feel the pressure if you do that a lot, even if you get out of it. On top of that he has location issues sometimes, and even though he didn't give up any walks today, he hit 2 guys. He has a great fastball, and he was throwing itl very well today, but it seemed like nobody was being fooled by his curve or any of his other pitches.

And even though his location isn't really top notch, when he missed today he missed well out of the zone or in bail-out spots, unlike Marquis, who misses right over the heart of the plate A LOT when he starts heading south.

[gocubsgo3822]

He's not a number 4 starter if he still "needs more work." Right now, he's a sufficient #5 starter. Marquis would also do "okay" as a #5 starter if we can't find anyone else, but that's the problem. We have two #5 starters that you can't really trust to give you a lot of innings.



I agree with this. Today he looked really good at the start of the game, but he just has a really hard time finishing guys off and getting quick, easy outs. That's going to be a problem for him in the long run, especially when facing teams with hitting better than the lowly Rockies. He got a number of 0-2 or 1-2 counts that went full; and a couple of 20+ pitch innngs. You're going to feel the pressure if you do that a lot, even if you get out of it. On top of that he has location issues sometimes, and even though he didn't give up any walks today, he hit 2 guys. He has a great fastball, and he was throwing itl very well today, but it seemed like nobody was being fooled by his curve or any of his other pitches.

And even though his location isn't really top notch, when he missed today he missed well out of the zone or in bail-out spots, unlike Marquis, who misses right over the heart of the plate A LOT when he starts heading south.

glad you saw the same things that i did. We now go to San Diego where we are going to have two or three lefty pitchers throwing against us which is unfotunate because Edmonds is finally showing life and i would like him to continue to stay hot

[DMBZeppelin]

That just wow!!! I cant believe that shit. He had the world in front of him.... I almost feel bad if he wasnt a jackass
How was Prior a jackass?

[DMBZeppelin]

The Cubs entered June with the best record in baseball for the first time since 1908, when they last won a World Series. They started the new month by finishing a four-game sweep of the defending National League champions and sending them to their seventh straight loss.

Chicago is 26-8 at Wrigley Field after wrapping up its first perfect homestand of at least seven games since April 14-26, 1970. Now, they'll try to establish some momentum away from home.

- Ron and Pat said that the last time the Cubs started off this good at home was also a 26-8 start. So we need one more to top that, the 26-8 start happened when you might ask? 1918.

[gocubsgo3822]

How was Prior a jackass?

unlike kerry wood he knew that he took money from us and then decided to jump away as soon as possible instead of taking an incentive laden deal this offseason. Not to mention when we sent him to AAA at the end of Spring training he made the comment that he is just a regular employee. He was basically begging to go to San Diego as early as last year. Not to mention potential tampering with him and Kevin Towers

[gocubsgo3822]

FTW the last time the Cubs had the best record in baseball on June 1....................... 1908....

[HolyCow]

Cubs. Cubs. Cubs. Cubs. Cubs. Cubs. Cubs.

That's seven Cubs. For seven in a row. Just like I said we would a week ago.

[HolyCow]

FTW the last time the Cubs had the best record in baseball on June 1....................... 1908....
That absolutely terrifies me and excites me unbelievably at the same time.

[Tiduwho]

No reason we can't sweep the Padres..

[gocubsgo3822]

That absolutely terrifies me and excites me unbelievably at the same time.

LOL maybe its destiny to win a championship every 100. i have always said i dont care how many as jsut as we win one in my lifetime... Now is the time to win.

as far as what tid said... I concur. Very favorable pitching matchups.

Game one someone who just got waived.
Game two someone who has bounced around and suck
Game three Maddux who we beat up earlier.

Lets win...

[gocubsgo3822]

soriano should be player of the month but i will live up to my self imposed ban of not linking anything that isnt readily available because of the abuse i took last week.

[clayj41]

soriano should be player of the month but i will live up to my self imposed ban of not linking anything that isnt readily available because of the abuse i took last week.

No, it's fine when you post something pleasant. Just don't talk shit about Fuk. ;)

[bothedmbfan]

And still, no one cares.

[bothedmbfan]

Cubs should sign Morgan Ensberg.

[ant_marching41]

Looks like you guys had just as much fun sweeping the Rockies as we did.

[clayj41]

Looks like you guys had just as much fun sweeping the Rockies as we did.

We've had fun sweeping everyone lately. :D

[ant_marching41]

We've had fun sweeping everyone lately. :D
Touche. :haha

[Tiduwho]

Cubs should sign Morgan Ensberg.

False...

[bothedmbfan]

False...

True, he's The Gauch's brother in law, and when the Cubs fail at something, I want to yell at him for it.

[DMBZeppelin]

Cubs should sign Morgan Ensberg.
That's a horrible idea, but lets say it's not. You're not going to play him over Cedeno. He's been putting up starter type numbers. You're also not going to cut A-Ram's playing time.

[41ravens]

23 of the next 32 on the road. time to show what we're made of. the way i figure it, though, is if we go 7-2 at home and .500 on the road, we'll still be sitting pretty. but i don't want that. it's time to dominate. i want to be 20+ games over .500 by the all-star break.

[dmbman32]

Here's the thing:

I interned with the Red Sox last year, so I was fortunate enough to be there from Day 1 and see how their season went (To clarify, I'm born & raised in the burbs of Chicago). So as a die-hard Cubs fan, I was NOT used to seeing a team be 15 over .500 going into June.

Last year, the Red Sox had almost the same record (maybe a little better) than the Cubs do right now. I remember Boston was 19 over .500 at the 1/2 way mark, and finished the season 30 over .500.

So, what does this all mean for the Cubs? As of right now, things are good. Like the Red Sox last year, this Cubs team scores first, and scores early. And that is MASSIVE for winning games. On top of which, the Cubs are the highest scoring team in baseball right now, just like the Red Sox were last year. Also, out of nowhere, the Cubs' bullpen has been pretty damn strong with only a few hiccups. Okijimia & Marmol are one in the same. And Papelbon may have the edge to Wood, but they're both pretty dominate. While it seemed like having so many home games in April & May would hurt because of the weather, it ended up being huge because they had 2 months with a ton of home crowds backing them up (Yes, I know people say that doesn't matter in baseball).

As of right now, the Cubs are 15 over .500. Look at it this way: If they played .500 ball over the next 2 months, they'd be 15 over .500 going into August. I'll take that any day of the week. Things are looking pretty good, but like any true Cubs fan, don't get your hopes up too soon. The Baseball Gods are a fickle bunch, so take it a day at a time. But right now, these guys are the real deal.

[Tiduwho]

Here's the thing:

I interned with the Red Sox last year, so I was fortunate enough to be there from Day 1 and see how their season went (To clarify, I'm born & raised in the burbs of Chicago). So as a die-hard Cubs fan, I was NOT used to seeing a team be 15 over .500 going into June.

Last year, the Red Sox had almost the same record (maybe a little better) than the Cubs do right now. I remember Boston was 19 over .500 at the 1/2 way mark, and finished the season 30 over .500.

So, what does this all mean for the Cubs? As of right now, things are good. Like the Red Sox last year, this Cubs team scores first, and scores early. And that is MASSIVE for winning games. On top of which, the Cubs are the highest scoring team in baseball right now, just like the Red Sox were last year. Also, out of nowhere, the Cubs' bullpen has been pretty damn strong with only a few hiccups. Okijimia & Marmol are one in the same. And Papelbon may have the edge to Wood, but they're both pretty dominate. While it seemed like having so many home games in April & May would hurt because of the weather, it ended up being huge because they had 2 months with a ton of home crowds backing them up (Yes, I know people say that doesn't matter in baseball).

As of right now, the Cubs are 15 over .500. Look at it this way: If they played .500 ball over the next 2 months, they'd be 15 over .500 going into August. I'll take that any day of the week. Things are looking pretty good, but like any true Cubs fan, don't get your hopes up too soon. The Baseball Gods are a fickle bunch, so take it a day at a time. But right now, these guys are the real deal.

Great post. :thumbsup

[darbini]

Cubs having the best record in the MLB on June 1st hasn't happened since 1908...just saying :)

[Tiduwho]

Cubs having the best record in the MLB on June 1st hasn't happened since 1908...just saying :)

It's been a long time since we've had a good omen..

[bothedmbfan]

That's a horrible idea, but lets say it's not. You're not going to play him over Cedeno. He's been putting up starter type numbers. You're also not going to cut A-Ram's playing time.

It's not a horrible idea because he'se Morgan Ensberg, and he will rule the universe.

[saygdbye4134]

It's not a horrible idea because he'se Morgan Ensberg, and he will rule the universe.

oh well then yeah, we should definetly sign him.

[dmbman32]

Great post. :thumbsup

Thanks, my man.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Horry Kow!

You guys know they banned those shirts from Wrigley?



..... I still want one :evil

[devilandthelord]

FTW the last time the Cubs had the best record in baseball on June 1....................... 1908....

I was gonna post something like this, but I was away over the weekend.

Thats crazy. :)

[devilandthelord]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280601116

This gives the chills.

But I promise I'm going to stop talking about it, for as long as I can.

[41ravens]

Horry Kow!

You guys know they banned those shirts from Wrigley?



..... I still want one :evil

they still sell 'em. you just gotta look.

[UCFish]

Lets keep it going tonight.

[devilandthelord]

Beat the Fathers!

[devilandthelord]

West Coast game tonight guys. Doesn't come on until 9:05 here. :(

[Robby1870]

Yeah, this west coast stuff is no good. Game just started and it's 10:15 here.

[devilandthelord]

Holy Crap, Z is batting .333 now!

[devilandthelord]

Fuk puts us in the lead with a sacrifice fly!

This guy is the definition of productivity.
He's 1-1, with a an RBI sac fly, a walk and a run scored.
So he got on base twice, scoring one of those times, the only time he makes an out he knocks in the go-ahead run.

Love this guy.

[devilandthelord]

The Pirates have beaten the Cards already tonight.
If we keep this lead we'll be up 3.5 in the division!

Hat Trick!
What's the matter guys? Past your bedtime with these west coast games?

[41ravens]

The Pirates have beaten the Cards already tonight.
If we keep this lead we'll be up 3.5 in the division!

Hat Trick!
What's the matter guys? Past your bedtime with these west coast games?

as a matter of fact, yes. that, and the cable's out. go cubs.

[DMBZeppelin]

I can't believe Zambrano bunted for an infield single. Gotta love that hustle.

[clayj41]

The Pirates have beaten the Cards already tonight.
If we keep this lead we'll be up 3.5 in the division!

Hat Trick!
What's the matter guys? Past your bedtime with these west coast games?

I stay up until around 5 AM. I'm just not following the game tonight.

[dmbinchicago]

Zambrano is a winner.

Good to see a comeback on the road. They really need this game to get past their road struggles.

[devilandthelord]

6-3 Cubs.

I'm taking off guys.

Go Cubs!

[TapNorris]

7-3 now.

Anyone still up?

[clayj41]

7-3 now.

Anyone still up?

Like I said, I'm here but not watching the game.

[TapNorris]

Not watching? Why not?

[clayj41]

Not watching? Why not?

Um...it's not on any channel I get. Believe me, I'd watch it if I could. I just spent the last 4 hours watching the Stanley Cup Finals. :shrug

[TapNorris]

Good thing you're not watching...Marmol is trying to lose it for us.

7-6 now.

[clayj41]

Good thing you're not watching...Marmol is trying to lose it for us.

7-6 now.

But Marmol is unhittable!!! :lorraine

[TapNorris]

But Marmol is unhittable!!! :lorraine

He walked two and then tried to go after A. Gonzalez...served it up. Wood in now. Struck out T. Clarke. 2 down.

[bothedmbfan]

You've gotta be fucking kidding me.

[TapNorris]

Cubs win!!! Thank God! 8 in a row. I can go to bed now....it's gonna be a long week!

Edit: I thought that was gone.

[clayj41]

He walked two and then tried to go after A. Gonzalez...served it up. Wood in now. Struck out T. Clarke. 2 down.

9th inning?

[DMBZeppelin]

Zambrano is a winner.

Good to see a comeback on the road. They really need this game to get past their road struggles.
They need to win road series, we keep blowing the ones we should win. It's a problem in both leagues. Look at the top 15 teams in baseball and their road records.

1. Chicago Cubs (37-21); Road Record: 11-13
2. Tampa Bay (35-22); Road Record: 11-12
3. LA Angels (34-24); Road Record: 16-11
4. Boston (35-25); Road Record: 14-20
5. St. Louis (34-25); Road Record: 13-12
6. Philadelphia (34-25); Road Record: 15-13
7. Florida (31-25); Road Record: 13-13
8. Arizona (32-26); Road Record: 11-14
9. Chicago White Sox (30-26); Road Record: 17-17
10b. Oakland (30-27); Road Record: 13-14
10a. Minnesota (30-27); Road Record: 12-13
12. Toronto (31-28); Road Record: 16-17
13. Atlanta (30-28); Road Record: 7-21
14. Milwaukee (30-28); Road Record: 13-18
15. Houston (30-28); Road Record: 15-19

Only three teams in all of baseball have a road record above .500: Philly, St. Louis, and the Angels.

[clayj41]

They need to win road series, we keep blowing the ones we should win. It's a problem in both leagues. Look at the top 15 teams in baseball and their road records.

1. Chicago Cubs (37-21); Road Record: 11-13
2. Tampa Bay (35-22); Road Record: 11-12
3. LA Angels (34-24); Road Record: 16-11
4. Boston (35-25); Road Record: 14-20
5. St. Louis (34-25); Road Record: 13-12
6. Philadelphia (34-25); Road Record: 15-13
7. Florida (31-25); Road Record: 13-13
8. Arizona (32-26); Road Record: 11-14
9. Chicago White Sox (30-26); Road Record: 17-17
10b. Oakland (30-27); Road Record: 13-14
10a. Minnesota (30-27); Road Record: 12-13
12. Toronto (31-28); Road Record: 16-17
13. Atlanta (30-28); Road Record: 7-21
14. Milwaukee (30-28); Road Record: 13-18
15. Houston (30-28); Road Record: 15-19

Only three teams in all of baseball have a road record above .500: Philly, St. Louis, and the Angels.

I knew the Braves were bad on the road, but 7-21!!!! :eek

[bothedmbfan]

Edmonds is such a bair lately, it's sad.

[clayj41]

Woohoo!!! :multi

[MPizzle06]

Woohoo!!! :multi

Scary at the end, but a W is a W :thumbsup

and shit that top 15 teams list above...4 NL Central teams on that list

[UCFish]

I love the Cubs. Sucked watching on the phone but the Cup was iteresting.


Go Cubbies!

[UCFish]

Scary at the end, but a W is a W :thumbsup

and shit that top 15 teams list above...4 NL Central teams on that list

3.5 uo on the Cards...
:monkey

[Bron Yr Aur]

Holy shit, that game was insane. I'm glad we have Zambrano on our team. Even when he struggles he finds a way to get hard-earned outs and he does it with his bat as well. Great hustle on that triple and the bunt hit.

But damn, Marmol. Dude needs more than just 1 day of rest, Lou. Should never have left him in for the 9th. Give Eyre something to do. I mean, really, that pitch to Gonzalez was a neck-high fastball, threw it just about where he wanted it, he just didn't have enough pace on it. And Kerry Wood is a lucky man. That was a terrible last pitch, he's lucky that that ballpark is not conducive to home runs because I thought that one was gone off the bat.

Whatever, a win is a win. 'Twas way too close, though.

[UCFish]

Holy shit, that game was insane. I'm glad we have Zambrano on our team. Even when he struggles he finds a way to get hard-earned outs and he does it with his bat as well. Great hustle on that triple and the bunt hit.

But damn, Marmol. Dude needs more than just 1 day of rest, Lou. Should never have left him in for the 9th. Give Eyre something to do. I mean, really, that pitch to Gonzalez was a neck-high fastball, threw it just about where he wanted it, he just didn't have enough pace on it. And Kerry Wood is a lucky man. That was a terrible last pitch, he's lucky that that ballpark is not conducive to home runs because I thought that one was gone off the bat.

Whatever, a win is a win. 'Twas way too close, though.

I agree Marmol should be one and out just saw the Barret hit....That was close....still I love this team.

8 in a row!
:monkey

[Tiduwho]

Um...it's not on any channel I get. Believe me, I'd watch it if I could. I just spent the last 4 hours watching the Stanley Cup Finals. :shrug

Me too, but it was worth it. It was with a new girl, and a good looking one at that. :)


Go Cubbies! Way to win without me listening tonight!

[bothedmbfan]

So, how many of our boys are looking to be all stars?

[UCFish]

Me too, but it was worth it. It was with a new girl, and a good looking one at that. :)


Go Cubbies! Way to win without me listening tonight!

Good for you!!!

[UCFish]

So, how many of our boys are looking to be all stars?

5 with Z and Marmol if he stops giving up homers.

[UCFish]

3.5 up night Cubbies fans!!!!

[bothedmbfan]

3.5 at this point in the season...amazing.

I'd like to thank Redd Foxx.

[1eyed_jack]

what's alou's deal?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3423732

[darbini]

what's alou's deal?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3423732

Doesn't seem like he has any deal at all. It seems like the reporter misinterpreted what Alou said in a department store last summer.

[UCFish]

Why is it still news.

Let the past be past.

[1eyed_jack]

thats what i meant. why keep bringing it up

[Sou1 So1di3r]

THat was scary at the end.


Thank god for Reed Johnson

[Tiduwho]

Good for you!!!

:multi

[gocubsgo3822]

Go cubs.... we are amazing will be changing my avatar later because i jinxed marmol

[UCFish]

Yeah you did. Jackass.

[bothedmbfan]

God, Gocubsgo sucks. (I probably know his name, but it's a hassle to remember all of this shit.

[Bron Yr Aur]

what's alou's deal?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3423732

Yeah, that's what I thought. I never believed that story about him saying he wouldn't have caught the ball in the first place. It is pretty obvious that his glove was right under the ball and would've caught it. But this story should just be let go. Definitely bad karma to talk about it right now, I think.

[devilandthelord]

Lets beat the Fathers again today!

I'm so far past the Bartman crap.
Our time is now. No need to talk about the past.

[UCFish]

Go cubs.... we are amazing will be changing my avatar later because i jinxed marmol

By the way I killed you in Fantasy last week 10-0.

Ouch.

[devilandthelord]

He still hasn't changed his avatar either.
Asshole.

[UCFish]

I think he is at work.

Probably does not play on the internet at work like I do.

[devilandthelord]

I think he is at work.

Probably does not play on the internet at work like I do.

This place gets me by at work, man.

[UCFish]

Me too.

50 Minutes left.

2 hours 50 til the Cubs go for nine.

[devilandthelord]

Me too.

50 Minutes left.

2 hours 50 til the Cubs go for nine.

Ha, lucky.
I'm a second-shifter at my office.

I work til 11pm. Thats why you see me on here so late keeping track of the Cubs.

At least tonight, I have the DMB setlist to watch too. :)

[UCFish]

Nice forgot about that.

Sweet should be a good night.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Once again, Jason Marquis cannot be explained. He cruises along just fine for a couple of innings then walks three guys?? I mean goddamn. And he only fucks himself over more with the balk and error.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Where has our supposed best hitter gone? What a terrible swing on a pitch way out of the strike zone.

[DMBtheStoned]

So I decided to get Milb.com on a whim. It's where you can watch select minor league games. similiar to mlb.tv. its only $6 a month so i figured what the hell. Anyways I'm watching an Iowa Cubs game from a couple days ago. pretty sweet.

[Bron Yr Aur]

1st and 3rd no outs....come on folks??? The clutch hits, I just don't see them. It's good that we get so many opportunities, because so many terrible plate appearances with runners in scoring position.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Damn you guys are weak....the west coast games...no chatter in the Cubs thread?

An ugly inning so far but some really good 2-out at-bats by Theriot and Lee. Nothing flashy, but hell, the game's tied again. I'll take it.

[DMBtheStoned]

Tied at 3

[devilandthelord]

Damn you guys are weak....the west coast games...no chatter in the Cubs thread?

An ugly inning so far but some really good 2-out at-bats by Theriot and Lee. Nothing flashy, but hell, the game's tied again. I'll take it.

I was watching, but too busy at work to post.

Now I'm done with work and leaving.

Go Cubs!

[DMBtheStoned]

Marquis does just enough to not lost his job..

[TapNorris]

Need to get Marquis out of there...maybe out of there for good. I'm tired of watching him. His inconsistency frustrates the hell out of me!!

[TapNorris]

Hey, Hey, Geo!!!

[clayj41]

God I love Geo! :hump

[TapNorris]

Hey, Hey, De Ro!!!

[DMBtheStoned]

wow just saw Marquis's error earlier in the game when he tried to pick off the runner and threw it away....Lou was pissed!

[DMBtheStoned]

Soto = Amazing

[Bron Yr Aur]

Why is Wuertz in there? This will be his 4th day pitching in a row. And he's been terrible lately.

[bothedmbfan]

You know, it's funny. I live about 2 hours from SD, and yet I get none of their games.

[JaJunk]

You know, it's funny. I live about 2 hours from SD, and yet I get none of their games.

You should feel blessed.

[bothedmbfan]

You should feel blessed.

Right now, I feel cursed.

[JaJunk]

Right now, I feel cursed.

My home is six hours from the city and I get comcast. Weird how television works.

[JaJunk]

Soriano killed that ball.

[bothedmbfan]

Soriano killed that ball.

Pretty much the only way to get a ball out of that mammoth park.

[DMBtheStoned]

Derosa had a nice 2 run jack.

[UCFish]

Why walk the leadoff hitter.

Good game so far.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Sure am glad we brought Hart back up :rolleye

This game could get real close real fast.

[JaJunk]

Sure am glad we brought Hart back up :rolleye

This game could get real close real fast.

I watched that show last night. No need for a repeat.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Holy shit. These guys who haven't pitched against major league batters much are having some issues tonight. Cotts and Hart think they are going to get away with throwing it right down the middle? Maybe Howry can stop the bleeding.

[UCFish]

Thank you Bob Howry.

THAT WAS SCARY!!!!

[bothedmbfan]

Thank you Bob Howry.

THAT WAS SCARY!!!!

The day the Earth stopped.

[UCFish]

Damn you guys are weak....the west coast games...no chatter in the Cubs thread?

An ugly inning so far but some really good 2-out at-bats by Theriot and Lee. Nothing flashy, but hell, the game's tied again. I'll take it.

Blame friends who have no internet.

What is it 1990????

[UCFish]

The day the Earth stopped.

:lol

[UCFish]

GOT WOOD BITCHES!!!

2 looking and a popout I LOVE it.

9 in a row.

GOcubsgo says he hates you all :)

[Tiduwho]

Cubs win! 9 in a row! Best in the league!

[bothedmbfan]

CUBBIES!


Thank you Redd Foxx.

[gocubsgo3822]

hey fuckers finally got online... i have to backread a little to figure out what was said but i can only think of a couple things to say now.... CUBS WIN!!!!!! Cubs WIN!!!!!!!!!! steal 7 bases (i believe) Soriano crushed one of the longest homeruns i ahve seen ever. Marquis won (although he sucked) and we have now won nine in a fucking row.... Thats right nine in a fucking row....

On another note if anyone that is going to Toyota wants to meet up and have a beer with UCFish and I PM either one of us and we will figure it out...

-Go Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

He still hasn't changed his avatar either.
Asshole.

i will have it changed tomorrow

[UCFish]

Umm everyone go to the Cubs website and watch the Soriano home I LOVE the Padres announcers they are hilarious!

[UCFish]

hey fuckers finally got online... i have to backread a little to figure out what was said but i can only think of a couple things to say now.... CUBS WIN!!!!!! Cubs WIN!!!!!!!!!! steal 7 bases (i believe) Soriano crushed one of the longest homeruns i ahve seen ever. Marquis won (although he sucked) and we have now won nine in a fucking row.... Thats right nine in a fucking row....

On another note if anyone that is going to Toyota wants to meet up and have a beer with UCFish and I PM either one of us and we will figure it out...

-Go Cubs

I second this anyone who wants to have a beer with us we got you. We will be in the VIP lot. It would be fun to put faces to some of you guys.

[gocubsgo3822]

vip lot... as long as i can use my funnel and hose i will be fine.... and i will have bourbon also...

cornhole too

[UCFish]

Can someone please explain to me why Hof-Power went down and Hart came up??

Is there something I don't know.

[gocubsgo3822]

Umm everyone go to the Cubs website and watch the Soriano home I LOVE the Padres announcers they are hilarious!

"oh my goodness" :lol:lol:lol

[gocubsgo3822]

Can someone please explain to me why Hof-Power went down and Hart came up??

Is there something I don't know.

yes our bullpen is taxe we needed a thirteenth arm. we dont have a day off for a while and we need to not throw marmol and wood and howry every day... thats whats going on. Also i think Lou feels confident enugh with Z and Maqquis pinch hitting.

It comes down to the fact that our starters while doing alright are taxing the shit out of our bullpen.

[UCFish]

"oh my goodness" :lol:lol:lol

Yep.

Night

[gocubsgo3822]

hey fuckers finally got online... i have to backread a little to figure out what was said but i can only think of a couple things to say now.... CUBS WIN!!!!!! Cubs WIN!!!!!!!!!! steal 7 bases (i believe) Soriano crushed one of the longest homeruns i ahve seen ever. Marquis won (although he sucked) and we have now won nine in a fucking row.... Thats right nine in a fucking row....

On another note if anyone that is going to Toyota wants to meet up and have a beer with UCFish and I PM either one of us and we will figure it out...

-Go Cubs

didnt want people to have to backread but of you want to meet up at toyota read the quote :)

[bothedmbfan]

Just saw the homer by Fonz, how the fuck is that possible?

[gocubsgo3822]

Just saw the homer by Fonz, how the fuck is that possible?

hez got the skillzzzz

night cubs fans...

[Sou1 So1di3r]

i was so dead tired last night. I fell asleep in the 6th.
what did I miss?

[bothedmbfan]

We won again, like a buncha big ol' bairz.

[DMBCubs25]

Lets get it done tonight cubs, how about 7-8 strong from ted, then lieber can pitch 2 mop up innings in our huge blowout win. Maddux is no longer that great and we should be able to get to him

[devilandthelord]

Hey guys, read the headline of the first shot on cubs.com too,
"Wuertz wants to be better for surging Cubs"

:lol , thats like him saying, "I know I suck and my team is awesome and I keep fucking things up, so I'm really gonna try and get with the program guys. Sorry."

Well, here's hoping!


On another note, UCFish and gocubsgo, where's the VIP lot?
I'll be at at Toyota for sure, and would love to hang out and talk some cubs and some DMB with you guys.
If you've been in the Toyota thread, ants is having a big tailgate under Saxlover's Colorado Buffalo flag.
Are you guys gonna be somewhere else?

[clayj41]

Thank God this one's WGN.

[gocubsgo3822]

Hey guys, read the headline of the first shot on cubs.com too,
"Wuertz wants to be better for surging Cubs"

:lol , thats like him saying, "I know I suck and my team is awesome and I keep fucking things up, so I'm really gonna try and get with the program guys. Sorry."

Well, here's hoping!


On another note, UCFish and gocubsgo, where's the VIP lot?
I'll be at at Toyota for sure, and would love to hang out and talk some cubs and some DMB with you guys.
If you've been in the Toyota thread, ants is having a big tailgate under Saxlover's Colorado Buffalo flag.
Are you guys gonna be somewhere else?

dont know maybe michael will know... If you want to get up my cell is 847-809-9962

that was a quick top of first

[gocubsgo3822]

god damn it theodore

[Tiduwho]

Bleh....after drinking luxury beer all night...man, switching to Beast Light for the first time in a month kinda sucks.

You're not making me feel any better Ted....



I was supposed to be watching the Stanley Cup again with this girl, but where we were going fell through. So now I'm here...watching the Pens lose on one channel, and watching Ted Lilly get ready for another embarassment to chalk up on my fantasy team. Mmmm...man I wish I had some Jimmy John's right now. A #2 roast beef. Yummmmmmm....

[gocubsgo3822]

think i am on the #15 bandwagon

[gocubsgo3822]

Bleh....after drinking luxury beer all night...man, switching to Beast Light for the first time in a month kinda sucks.

You're not making me feel any better Ted....



I was supposed to be watching the Stanley Cup again with this girl, but where we were going fell through. So now I'm here...watching the Pens lose on one channel, and watching Ted Lilly get ready for another embarassment to chalk up on my fantasy team. Mmmm...man I wish I had some Jimmy John's right now. A #2 roast beef. Yummmmmmm....

hate jimy johns

[Tiduwho]

hate jimy johns

So did I. But then I realized that down in Illinois, Jimmy John's was $4.69 for the small sub. Up in Whitewater? $3.75. That's not a bad price at all.

Subway and Cousin's both have their moments, what it really boils down to for me is whether the bread is really good. That's what seperates them.

[gocubsgo3822]

no hitter going for mad dog

[gocubsgo3822]

So did I. But then I realized that down in Illinois, Jimmy John's was $4.69 for the small sub. Up in Whitewater? $3.75. That's not a bad price at all.

Subway and Cousin's both have their moments, what it really boils down to for me is whether the bread is really good. That's what seperates them.

that is a good price... this umps zone is very highzz

[devilandthelord]

C'mon Cubs, lets get some runs!

[gocubsgo3822]

we will get runs trust me :)

[gocubsgo3822]

tie game... God damn Michael Barrett cant throw.. Like he is pitiful

[gocubsgo3822]

another stolen base. That is 8 stolen bases in the past two games..

[gocubsgo3822]

theodore is really getting into a groove...

Grand slam.. where is everybody :)

[gocubsgo3822]

maddux is pitching well.. Theodore is doing alright too. Hopefully theodore can go 7

[gocubsgo3822]

Lilly Pitching Mucho Bueno

[bothedmbfan]

Ted Lilly lookin like the fucking man.


I just noticed the game was on WGN.

[gocubsgo3822]

if soriano wouldnt have swung it would have been a stolen base by lilly...

They are advertising Alpine Valley!!! Song??? Time of the Season.. Just one time i want them to play something like Last Stop and then say Fuck Camden.

[clayj41]

It's the time of the season...

[UCFish]

Hey guys, read the headline of the first shot on cubs.com too,
"Wuertz wants to be better for surging Cubs"

:lol , thats like him saying, "I know I suck and my team is awesome and I keep fucking things up, so I'm really gonna try and get with the program guys. Sorry."

Well, here's hoping!


On another note, UCFish and gocubsgo, where's the VIP lot?
I'll be at at Toyota for sure, and would love to hang out and talk some cubs and some DMB with you guys.
If you've been in the Toyota thread, ants is having a big tailgate under Saxlover's Colorado Buffalo flag.
Are you guys gonna be somewhere else?

Not quite sure about the VIP lot yet. I think it will be a crap shoot. We will be at Alpine also. I will be at WPB, Dallas, Raley, Gorge, and Greek as well.

[Isaacdinho12]

It's the time of the season...

haha sucks that they play that COVER instead of an actual dmb song

[devilandthelord]

WHy have not scored more than one run?

C'mon Cubs, this is a very winnable game. Keep it goin!

[gocubsgo3822]

theriot is a very inadequate short stop

[UCFish]

Damn it riot.

[gocubsgo3822]

theodore is really getting into a groove...

Grand slam.. where is everybody :)

[Tiduwho]

Errors are what DON'T help you win games. What are you thinking Riot?

[gocubsgo3822]

need a K here....

[gocubsgo3822]

big time K....

what yall think about the set tonight?? Dont know if i like encores closing with two covers.. regardless of how cool they are.

[clayj41]

haha sucks that they play that COVER instead of an actual dmb song

Yeah, that sucks alright...:rolleyes

[clayj41]

big time K....

what yall think about the set tonight?? Dont know if i like encores closing with two covers.. regardless of how cool they are.

I'm not a fan.

[UCFish]

Not too bad.

Would love last nights except switch Jimi and LIOG.

[gocubsgo3822]

Errors are what DON'T help you win games. What are you thinking Riot?

my name is scrappy why do people call me riot.... How can i be as scrappy as possible... I love myself. I really duped people into thinking i am an amazing .325 hitter..... Wait till i pull a .200 august and september that will show them....

(yes i know i am going to get roasted for this)

how the fuck did that stupid clemson tiger make contact with that high FB.....

Nice play A RAM AND SOTO!!!!!!

[UCFish]

Big play right there.

Questionable.

[clayj41]

Wow, nice play!

[UCFish]

On replay good call.

[UCFish]

I Love Edmonds Motherfuckers!!!

[clayj41]

Big play right there.

Questionable.

The replay looked good to me.

[bothedmbfan]

Way to go Jimmy Edmonds.

[UCFish]

Lets get some runs.

[gocubsgo3822]

I'm not a fan.

Not too bad.

Would love last nights except switch Jimi and LIOG.


really like what you are. see i almost believe that i would just like to switch 41 with melissa and i love tonights.

and put billies in the encore... i dont want to hear what all the camden people have to say they will be out of control...

Way to bear down theodore..

smoke break will be back

[clayj41]

On replay good call.

I see you corrected yourself. :)

[TapNorris]

I knew Edmonds would work out!!

[Robby1870]

Jimmy with a nice catch in center. You could see Ted jumping on the mound after that was hit thinking it was gone.

[devilandthelord]

I Love Edmonds Motherfuckers!!!

Whoa, you're talking crazy man.
Sit down, take a deep breath.
You're gonna be alright.

[gocubsgo3822]

i love when this thread is popping and i am not talking to myself... Great catch #15

[TapNorris]

Let's Get Some Runs!!!!

[UCFish]

I see you corrected yourself. :)

:monkey

[JaJunk]

Let's Get Some Runs!!!!

Or let Mad dog throw six pitches.

[UCFish]

Whoa, you're talking crazy man.
Sit down, take a deep breath.
You're gonna be alright.

Yeah not gonna lie I got a little ridiculous there for a second. :cool

[UCFish]

Or let Mad dog throw six pitches.

:lol

[UCFish]

Bro why is Marmol still in your avatar. WTF.

[gocubsgo3822]

that was a quick inning...

how would yall feel on maybe bringing maddux back if he is available at the deadline.. i think part of the reason his numbers are so good is that he plays at Petco... but he also throws strikes and is better than Marquis