Chicago Cubs

[UCFish]

GRR. Would have liked more than one run.

[gocubsgo3822]

Is it just me or do we seem fucking pathetic with the bags juiced?

[devilandthelord]

Boo to only one run having the bases loaded with no outs.

I've noticed we seem to suck at cashing in with the bases loaded.
Whats up with that?

Its like we get all clenched up whenever we get that opportunity. :confused

[gocubsgo3822]

Rob Neyer thinks that Oakland did pretty well. i think that the trade is pretty fair..... WTF is wrong with Demps control that inning?

[devilandthelord]

Yeah, what the fuck was up with the 4 walks that inning?

That's enough of that Demps.
Calm down.

Not only did he give up the run, he probably just shortened his night by at least an inning by throwing so many damn pitches that inning.

[gocubsgo3822]

FONTENOT!!!! Down by the Bayou!!!! Fucking sneaky power

[Ev42]

nice two run homer.

[devilandthelord]

Hahaha, sneaky power!
I love it!

[gocubsgo3822]

WTF happened to Harang he was so good the last two years

[devilandthelord]

WTF happened to Harang he was so good the last two years

I don't know but he's fucking killing my fantasy team.
I was so pumped to have him, and he's done almost nothing but suck ass.

I read recently he's had some wrist problems and they had pushed back his last start.

[gocubsgo3822]

SOTO!!!!!!!! he does not have sneaky power...... What a fucking player... Its good to see a minor league player for the Cubs actually do something

[UCFish]

Fontenodt looking good tonight!

[gocubsgo3822]

kid really has some sneaky power.. i bet that scrappy doo bounces into DP here

[devilandthelord]

Soto is so fucking awesome.

[gocubsgo3822]

yea really awesome... as awesome as puerto rican strippers

[UCFish]

Kosuke looking ridiculous at the plate.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :lol Thats what an all star looks like :) Someone just said he looked like SSoriano on bleed cubbie blue

[devilandthelord]

I'm glad the Cubs are whoopin on the Reds, but I restate how Harang is absolutely killing my fantasy team this year.

I knew I should have just benched him tonight.
Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Fuk looks like he is having a bad day/game... :(

[UCFish]

^ :lol Thats what an all star looks like :) Someone just said he looked like SSoriano on bleed cubbie blue

Worse because Soriano does not spin around like a jackass.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :lol it really does look fucking absurd.... The spin orama

[devilandthelord]

Ichiro does the same thing when he Ks.

Silly asians.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :lol insert funny asian joke here

[jojo04]

Ichiro does the same thing when he Ks.

Sirrey asians.



Fixed

[devilandthelord]

Lets make jokes about gingers instead now that the cursed one is gone. Hahaha


I'm so happy! :)

[gocubsgo3822]

^ i have never been so happy that the ginger has been exterminated

[gocubsgo3822]

Fixed

:lol

[UCFish]

Good work by Marmol.

Cotts walking two people with a six run lead is not acceptable.

[gocubsgo3822]

Hopefully Marmol has got his groove back

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!

Hey CHicago what do you say?

[Tiduwho]

Cubs back on track. Good game all around.



And now to win out...

[devilandthelord]

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!

Hey CHicago what do you say?

Cubs are gonna win today!

And the day after that, and the day after that, and the day after that......


:multi

[devilandthelord]

Did I hear right that Harden is pitching tomorrow? :)

[UCFish]

CUBS WIN!!!!

No Harden on Friday at earliest. He pitched on the 6th.

[UCFish]

Cubs are gonna win today!

And the day after that, and the day after that, and the day after that......


:multi

and the day after that and the day after that!!! :multi

[devilandthelord]

and the day after that and the day after that!!! :multi

I've done a quick number crunch, and it appears the days the cubs will be winning is the tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that, repeating of course. :cool

[davehead86]

34-10 at home. What a sexy set of numbers that is. All the more reason for us to win the All-Star game.

[devilandthelord]

34-10 at home. What a sexy set of numbers that is. All the more reason for us to win the All-Star game.

Yeah no shit, right?
If we made it to the WS and had homefield advantage that would be amazing! :)

[devilandthelord]

Get Z, Demps and Woody in the ASG throwing darts, and Soriano, Soto, ARAM and Fuk mashing homers so we can get that homefield baby!

[gocubsgo3822]

We need homefield advantage which is why Fuk should not play.....

On another note i think i herd form a little birdy that we might be starting Harden on saturday

[devilandthelord]

We need homefield advantage which is why Fuk should not play.....

On another note i think i herd form a little birdy that we might be starting Harden on saturday

I hope its Friday, cuz I might be getting tickets from work for that game!

Marshall is set to pitch that day right now though.

[gocubsgo3822]

BTW your comment int he brewers thread got me in trouble

[TheMakerDMB17]

god damnit cubs, embarrassing my reds tonight

[devilandthelord]

Harang has been embarrassing the reds all season long.

[HolyCow]

In my 14 years as a Cubs fan, I don't know if I have ever felt the kind of excitement I feel right now. In first place in July. 34-10 at home. 7 All Stars. Just acquired one of the top 10 arms in the game without giving up much.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ agreed royce

[JaJunk]

I can't stop smiling thinking this could be the year. I've honestly never felt that. Maybe a little in October of 03, but I blocked out that month.

[devilandthelord]

I agree guys. I cant fight the massive amounts of good vibes I feel about the cubs right now and really most of the season.
But we are cubs fans, are we not?
And we know full well what can happen.
But I'll say this, if we stay healthy we are gonna win a lot of games and good things are going to happen. :)

[devilandthelord]

Oh and I forgot to add....



Cubs.

[UCFish]

Cubs

[TheMakerDMB17]

Harang has been embarrassing the reds all season long.


yeah seriously.. its been pissing me off

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs...

[gocubsgo3822]

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1046044,accu070908.article

"So after two blockbuster trades rocked the National League Central, did the Cubs or Brewers come out in better shape?

According to the computers at AccuScore, which ran thousands of game simulations with the new players, the Cubs increased their chances of winning the Division.

When the Brewers traded for CC Sabathia on Monday, the probability of the Cubs winning the Central dropped from 68.1 percent to 64.6 percent for a difference of 3.5 percent.

But after the Cubs traded for Rich Harden, the Cubs' probability of winning the Division has gone up to 68.9 percent.

So according to AccuScore, the Cubs made the better deal.

Harden vs. Sabathia Trade Impact

Probability of winning the NL Central

CUBS 68.9 percent, up 4.3 percent from before the trades

BREWERS 26.2 percent, down 3.5 percent from before the trades

Probability of making the playoffs

CUBS 91.3 percent, up 2.8 percent from before the trades

BREWERS 65.1 percent, down 0.7 percent from before the trades."

[gocubsgo3822]

and one other thing.....




































Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

Harang has been embarrassing the reds all season long.

please change your avaar no fucking jinxes

[HolyCow]

Cubs.

[gocubsgo3822]

We had other offers on the table. One of them involved Marquis, but missed that deal. Anyways we all know that Hendry loved Bedard. Here's what we offered:

Gallagher, Murton, Patterson, and Pie

for

Bedard

So we got a guy with similar potential, and another GREAT 25 year old arm for the pen. Now Howry can move to middle relief. With one trade, and giving up way less then he should. The rotation and pen are now a lot stronger. The 3rd ranked pitching staff in the NL reclaim it's previous position of 1st.

zep where did you see this?

[saygdbye4134]

glad we didn't get Bedard. I know that Rich isn't he healthiest pitcher in the game, by Bedard is alot of injured hype, IMO.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ agreed he was really good last year though.... But he really fucked up in seatlle...

Of all the teams who have traded starting pitchers baltimore got the most for him

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

so what the hell I can't watch the game AGAIN!?

Fuck CSN.

[gocubsgo3822]

that sucks man... Feel really good with Z going tonight

[devilandthelord]

Cubs!

Debut of the Rich Harden cubs uni avatar.

Ta da!

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

nice.

[UCFish]

Cubs!

Debut of the Rich Harden cubs uni avatar.

Ta da!

Good shit

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs!

Debut of the Rich Harden cubs uni avatar.

Ta da!

dont know how i feel about this

[gocubsgo3822]

on another note.. I should catch you in posts within a week or so michael... and devil is slowly catching up...

fuck man devil whats your name i forgot :(

[UCFish]

on another note.. I should catch you in posts within a week or so michael... and devil is slowly catching up...

fuck man devil whats your name i forgot :(

Well since I will be in West Palm Beach all weekend I assume you will probably pass me shortly.

Nick see you there??

[gocubsgo3822]

good old florida

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Cubs

:thumbsup Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :thumbsup

Cubs :lol

[MPizzle06]

Cubs FTW :thumbsup

[thebestauntie]

Does anyone know if this is the thread for Cubs fans?

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Does anyone know if this is the thread for Cubs fans?

This is the thread for SPAC vs. Alpine abortions

[thebestauntie]

This is the thread for SPAC vs. Alpine abortions
Did you see the lame post some SPACer made in the Alpine thread a little while ago? So stupid. :rolleyes

[JaJunk]

Did you see the lame post some SPACer made in the Alpine thread a little while ago? So stupid. :rolleyes

Spac sucks. All joking aside, I bet that part of the country is gorgeous. Still No Alpine. Cubs.

[thebestauntie]

Spac sucks. All joking aside, I bet that part of the country is gorgeous. Still No Alpine. Cubs.
Upstate New York is beautiful country for sure. I love it up there.

[UCFish]

Cubs

[devilandthelord]

Bearsss

[DMBZeppelin]

In my 14 years as a Cubs fan, I don't know if I have ever felt the kind of excitement I feel right now. In first place in July. 34-10 at home. 7 All Stars. Just acquired one of the top 10 arms in the game without giving up much.
You've never felt this kind of excitement because we've never been this good. We did just trade a little bit of our depth, but not all of it. This is still the deepest team in the National League.

Oh and Jeff Samardzija is in AAA and according to our minor league director. He could be ready for MLB action this year. Not that we have room in our rotation for him. But if someone struggles, he could be a guy we see sooner then later.
I agree guys. I cant fight the massive amounts of good vibes I feel about the cubs right now and really most of the season.
But we are cubs fans, are we not?
And we know full well what can happen.
But I'll say this, if we stay healthy we are gonna win a lot of games and good things are going to happen. :)
I know what can happen. I've had so much heart break, that I almost expect it to happen again. But screw that, World Series or bust. I've lived through 2003, and I was all hush hush then. Jynx this, curse that. The hottest team in October usually wins. But unless we're ice cold. Who the hell is going to stop us?

Not to mention we DOMINATE at home. If the NL wins the All-Star game, Cubs would have home field advantage through the playoffs. Unless whatever crap team emerges from the NL west stops us. In the east the Phillies can score, but they don't have anything close to our pitching. In the central, I'm not worried about teams that might not even make the post season knocking us off.
Spac sucks. All joking aside, I bet that part of the country is gorgeous. Still No Alpine. Cubs.
Been to all the major venues. SPAC is nice, but it's no Alpine. Though the drive into the venue is much nicer.

[gocubsgo3822]

Zep whered di you hear about that offer for Bedard?

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Cubs

:thumbsup

Bearsss

:thumbsup


One more thing before I leave the boards til tomorrow...


































Cubs.

[HolyCow]

You've never felt this kind of excitement because we've never been this good. We did just trade a little bit of our depth, but not all of it. This is still the deepest team in the National League.

Oh and Jeff Samardzija is in AAA and according to our minor league director. He could be ready for MLB action this year. Not that we have room in our rotation for him. But if someone struggles, he could be a guy we see sooner then later.

I know what can happen. I've had so much heart break, that I almost expect it to happen again. But screw that, World Series or bust. I've lived through 2003, and I was all hush hush then. Jynx this, curse that. The hottest team in October usually wins. But unless we're ice cold. Who the hell is going to stop us?

Not to mention we DOMINATE at home. If the NL wins the All-Star game, Cubs would have home field advantage through the playoffs. Unless whatever crap team emerges from the NL west stops us. In the east the Phillies can score, but they don't have anything close to our pitching. In the central, I'm not worried about teams that might not even make the post season knocking us off.


Freaking amen. :thumbsup

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs :)

[gocubsgo3822]

wonder who will get called up and sent down today

[DMBZeppelin]

Zep whered di you hear about that offer for Bedard?
670 The Score

Edit: At 5:30 CT Bedard and Gaudin's press conference will be on the Score if anyone wants to here it.

[DMBZeppelin]

Harden had heard his name mentioned in trade rumors.

"I had heard talk about it, but it's still always a surprise," he said, minutes after learning of the deal. "It's a bit of a shock. But they're a good team, and they have a chance of doing something special.

"It's tough to prepare yourself for something like this. Every year there's rumors, but you really never know."

Hendry made it clear to Beane that he wanted a top-line pitcher for the rotation.

"They weren't looking for starting pitching," Beane said. "They were looking for Rich."

Harden spent one month on the disabled list April 10-May 11 because of a strained right shoulder, and has been on the DL six times since 2005. The Cubs doctors contacted the Athletics medical staff before the deal was finalized. Harden, whose last start with the A's was Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, was 3-0 with a 0.68 ERA in four starts against the National League this year in Interleague Play.

[DMBZeppelin]

Oh and I heard a clip of Hendry talking on the Score. He said with Rich they're going to be cautious. Because with him they're going to think of October and go backwards. He said that once in a while they may give him an extra day of rest, or even skip a start all together.

I think it's just fantastic that he said "Think of October and go backwards." and I might be paraphrasing that slightly. Instead of go he might have said work backwards. Either way I like how they're thinking.

[DMBZeppelin]

Well Gallagher was going to be in the pen as a long reliever soon anyways. Gaudin is going to take over that role. Marshall will be out of the rotation. This is probably his last start Friday. Here's the rotation after the ASB, and this is all according to Piniella.

1. Lilly
2. Zambrano
3. Dempster
4. Harden
5. Marquis

[daveS]

God I wish Marquis would go away! I would much rather have Marshall in there instead of him :BANG

[devilandthelord]

I know what can happen. I've had so much heart break, that I almost expect it to happen again. But screw that, World Series or bust. I've lived through 2003, and I was all hush hush then. Jynx this, curse that. The hottest team in October usually wins. But unless we're ice cold. Who the hell is going to stop us?

Not to mention we DOMINATE at home. If the NL wins the All-Star game, Cubs would have home field advantage through the playoffs. Unless whatever crap team emerges from the NL west stops us. In the east the Phillies can score, but they don't have anything close to our pitching. In the central, I'm not worried about teams that might not even make the post season knocking us off.


No worries, man.
I broke the curse with my 10,000 post. So we no longer have to worry about that.
Ask UCFish. Its true.

[DMBZeppelin]

No worries, man.
I broke the curse with my 10,000 post. So we no longer have to worry about that.
Ask UCFish. Its true.
:twak You should have posted day and night last year before Game 1 of the NLDS. Could have won it all last year.

[UCFish]

No worries, man.
I broke the curse with my 10,000 post. So we no longer have to worry about that.
Ask UCFish. Its true.

QFT

:monkey

[DMBZeppelin]

But one thing the Cubs know -- one thing everyone in baseball knows -- is this: When you get Harden to the mound in one piece, he's as dominating a starting pitcher as you can locate on this planet.

Since May 11, the day Harden came off the disabled list, he's tied for the major league lead in strikeouts, with 77. Guess which pitcher he's tied with?

Sabathia. Of course.

Hey, you were expecting maybe Justin Germano (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7334)?

But the bigger news was over in a different column on Harden's stat sheet -- the all-important Games Started column.

That's because he has made it through 11 starts in a row over the past two months without missing a single turn. And that, unfortunately, has been a phenomenon no one has seen much. Kind of like Comet Kohoutek.

It was the first time Harden had made that many starts in succession since 2005. And it's that injury history that already is making those ever-edgy North Siders nervous, after way too many injury-rehab updates on their previous saviors, Mark Prior (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6787) and Kerry Wood (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5982), the past few years.

In fact, one baseball man called Oakland's decision to trade Harden now -- while he's pitching great and the A's are still in a race -- a "serious red flag." Meanwhile, in a potentially related development, a scout we surveyed reported that Harden's velocity hasn't been quite the same in his most recent couple of starts, since his eight-inning, 11-strikeout two-hitter against the Phillies on June 26.

But the Cubs have watched every pitch he has thrown for weeks. They saw him hit 96 mph on the gun Sunday with their own eyes. So clearly, they'll take their chances on the odds of getting him out there 14 or 15 times between now and Sept. 28.

True, Harden comes with no get-your-four-trade-chips-back health guarantees. But unlike Sabathia, he's also not a rental. The Cubs get to keep him for a year and a half. Plus, they add very useful Chad Gaudin (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7199) to their bullpen -- and, potentially, to their rotation in case of (a) emergency, (b) a Harden health mishap and/or (c) a patience meltdown by Lou Piniella with, say, Jason Marquis (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6493).

"The Cubs," one scout said Tuesday night, "have the best rotation in the league right now" -- CC in Cheesehead Town or no CC in Cheesehead Town.

[devilandthelord]

:twak You should have posted day and night last year before Game 1 of the NLDS. Could have won it all last year.

Nah, they weren't good enough to win it on their own last year.
This year they are.

[UCFish]

Ok lets go Z.

And with that on a mini vacation til Tuesday. West Palm Beach here I come!!!

[DMBZeppelin]

Oh and I forgot to mention. They were speculating on what Harden and the Cubs brass said. But it might be possible they don't let Harden pitch till after the All-Star break. That's just speculation, but if you believe all the scouts about him wearing down his last two starts. That might be what he needs.

[davehead86]

Alpine is the shit. Go CUBS...

[DMBZeppelin]

Watching the game now, and I'm kind of wondering "What's next?". You still think we'll try going for a Randy Wolf (6-8 4.38 ERA) or Greg Maddux (3-7 3.90 ERA) to replace Jason Marquis (6-5 4.78 ERA). We were linked to both before this deal. I also don't think they'd cost that much.

I know Piniella has said before he wants another lefty in the rotation. Which is why it seemed Marshall was going to stay in over Gallagher before we got Harden. Though I'm not sure WHY we have Marquis in there. Are we shopping him? He's usually falls apart in the second half.

I also wonder if we'll retarget Brian Roberts with the O's now out of the race, being 10 back as of this post.

[devilandthelord]

I don't want Marquis in the rotation at all right now.

And I don't really think we need Brian Roberts. I mean we got 3 guys who can second right?
DeRosa, Cedeno and Fontenot. And I like all of them.
So I'm ok without Roberts, except for his speed and base stealing which would be nice.
But other than that I don't really mind at all.

[devilandthelord]

What's with Fuk striking out lately?

He getting tired out ya think?

[devilandthelord]

Johnny Cueto is a good hitter guys.
I mean really good.

With that ground out to Z that drops his average to .038

LAWLZ!




Where is everyone!?!

[Mario82288]

Wow .. who was that mexican dude singing the stretch. He might have been worse than Romo.

[Mario82288]

What's with Fuk striking out lately?

He getting tired out ya think?

He looks really tired to me. I don't think I've ever seen him smile, maybe he hates it in this country.

[devilandthelord]

I dunno. Got the gamecast going at work.

They didn't say who he was, or why he was there?

[Mario82288]

It was Juan Pablo Montoya .. the racer. They interviewed him after the song. He sang it really fast in kind of broken english. I guess he's not mexican but columbian or whatever.

Fuk with a double .. maybe he's not tired after all. :)

[devilandthelord]

ARAM es en fuego ahora!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

my bad sorry didnt hve my computer on me..

WHAT A FUCKING GAME BY Z!!!!!!!!! only one hit through 8... not to mention the fact that the brew crew is losing :) Oh and BTW Adam Dunn is terrible in LF... Terrible...

Devil wahts your name... i forget ::(

[gocubsgo3822]

What a fucking pitching performance by the Z tonight.. Fucking amazing. he = ace Sheets = trash

[devilandthelord]

*In Christopher Walken voice*

Woweee wow wow! What an outing by Z!

[devilandthelord]

my bad sorry didnt hve my computer on me..

WHAT A FUCKING GAME BY Z!!!!!!!!! only one hit through 8... not to mention the fact that the brew crew is losing :) Oh and BTW Adam Dunn is terrible in LF... Terrible...

Devil wahts your name... i forget ::(

Juan Pablo Montoya!
I sang the seventh inning stretch tonight.
I make a car go very fast!

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :lol

is it just me or does kerry wood get more bullshit sav opportunities then anyone else...

Seriously though?

[HolyCow]

My word, Z was awesome tonight.


Cubs.

[clayj41]

Cubs win, Cubs win!!! :multi

[gocubsgo3822]

CUBS WIN!!!!!!! CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!

hey chicago what do you say?

[gocubsgo3822]

Milwaukee loses

STL down 2 in the 8th

[devilandthelord]

It was a great game for the Cubs.

The only downside was that it was disheartening to see Marmol struggle the way he did and Kerry have to come bail him out to make just one more out. :(

I thought Marmol was right again after a couple good outings, but this appearance tells me otherwise.

[gocubsgo3822]

Marmol will be ok i attribute it to geting spiked....

[gocubsgo3822]

Lets get ted Lilly his tenth win tomorrow? for three starters with ten wins

[DMBZeppelin]

I don't want Marquis in the rotation at all right now.

And I don't really think we need Brian Roberts. I mean we got 3 guys who can second right?
DeRosa, Cedeno and Fontenot. And I like all of them.
So I'm ok without Roberts, except for his speed and base stealing which would be nice.
But other than that I don't really mind at all.
DeRosa has cooled off, Fontenot isn't an everyday guy. Cedeno goes on streaks, but his numbers are down. Roberts can hit at Wrigley, we saw that when we kicked our asses. For whatever reason he's the only guy they'll move Soriano out of the lead off spot for.

The main reason I brought up Roberts is because I could see us going after another bat. Catcher, 1B, 3B, LF, and RF will not be going anywhere. So CF, 2B, and SS are the only places you can upgrade. Out of those I think Theriot is the least one in need of replacing. Though I actually prefer Theriot at 2B. He has GREAT range there. Which is usually the case for anyone who has SS range.
^ :lol

is it just me or does kerry wood get more bullshit sav opportunities then anyone else...

Seriously though?
I'm not sure if it's a bullshit save. I mean the bases were loaded, and the Cubs could have blown the game right there. Besides this one, what are some other ones? I can't think of any others.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ i cNT THINK OF ANY OFF THE top of my head ut i know there have been at least three more where he has come in with a sizeable lead in the 9th and gotten out..

You are correct not bullshit but different to say the least.. that and.....




















CUBS

[gocubsgo3822]

what a game i cant say enough about the pitchig of Z tonight....

[DMBZeppelin]

^ i cNT THINK OF ANY OFF THE top of my head ut i know there have been at least three more where he has come in with a sizeable lead in the 9th and gotten out..

You are correct not bullshit but different to say the least.. that and.....

CUBS
The only thing I can think of are the times they warm him up in the bottom of the 8th. Then we blow it open, but he still comes in. In those situations he doesn't get a save.

[UCFish]

Cubs win.

He has got a few saves where we have been up more than 3 but at the same time those are the saves where if he did not get them they would be brutal losses.

[UCFish]

No Cubs fans sad.

Hopefully someone posts before my 3 hour layover in Atlanta.

Go Cubs!

[devilandthelord]

Go Cubs!

I'm going home!

[UCFish]

Ok last post til Atlanta.

If we win tomorrow or when we win and if the Rays lose we will once again have the best record in baseball!

[DMBZeppelin]

They said on the post game Harden will be pitching Saturday. The Gians have Correia scheduled for that day, he's 1-5.

[davehead86]

They said on the post game Harden will be pitching Saturday. The Gians have Correia scheduled for that day, he's 1-5.

My issue with those guys is that they always seem to win against the cubs.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ we beat him in San Francisco.....















CUBS

[devilandthelord]

Matt Cain pitches against us tomorrow.
Miraculously he fucking dominated us in SanFran.

Gotta get to him tomorrow!

[bothedmbfan]

So, we're a good team.

[devilandthelord]

So, we're a good team.

Fuckin real good Bosef!

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

My thoughts on the talk of the last few pages in here:

1.) I agree that I'm always a little uneasy when Marquis is on the mound.

2.) Fuk needs to relax.

3.) Marmol needs to get it together now.

4.) Z is still the bomb.

5.) I agree that Wood gets a lot of easy saves, but he has had quite a few tough ones here and there. He's still clutch no matter what.

6.) Does Aramis really deserve to be in the Allstar game? He went 0-28 recently. I mean not that he hasn't been good all year, but shouldn't someone else have squeezed in there ahead of him somehow?

7.) Edmonds deserves to be in the Allstar game.

8.) Derosa has been rocking socks off lately.

9.) I'm kinda drunk gotta go sleepy time now, gnight.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ :LOL


on another note i am making serious progress with the new boo.....

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

^ :LOL


on another note i am making serious progress with the new boo.....

u have a new BOO!!!11??

[devilandthelord]

Hey, where the fuck has hollywood been the last few games?

Ever since we played St. Louis he's reverted into a garbage-ass ho at the plate like he was in San Diego.

Ahh, San Diego. Translated into english means a whale's vagina.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

fuckk yeah cubbies

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

alright im too drunk time for sleep.

gnight Cubs fans!






CUBS!

[bothedmbfan]

Love Will Tear Us Apart.

[DMBZeppelin]

6.) Does Aramis really deserve to be in the Allstar game? He went 0-28 recently. I mean not that he hasn't been good all year, but shouldn't someone else have squeezed in there ahead of him somehow?
He's a reserve, and there's not many 3B better. The fact you failed to name someone better supports that. He's still hitting .291 with 16 homers.

[DMBZeppelin]

Hey, where the fuck has hollywood been the last few games?

Ever since we played St. Louis he's reverted into a garbage-ass ho at the plate like he was in San Diego.

Ahh, San Diego. Translated into english means a whale's vagina.
Pie was struggling HORRIBLY when he went down to AAA. Then they sent him to the instructional league in Mesa. He hit .667 there. Now he's back in AAA, and got his batting average up to .247 on the season. He's hitting .311 his last 10 games in AAA.

I still think sending him down messed with his head. Hitting .285 your last 15 games and you get sent down for a 37 year old hitting in the .100's. Regardless if his bat comes around, he'll be back up. Which is kind of what this season has been like. When something goes wrong, it's like we have a fix for it. Pie struggles? We got Reed. Reed struggles? We got Edmonds. Edmonds struggles? Hopefully Reed gets hot or Pie is ready for prime time.

Edit: Splits tell the tale with Pie, here's a month by month thing with him for AAA.

May - .156 AVG (.229 OBP)
June - .282 AVG (.316 OBP)
July - .326 AVG (.370 OBP)

Also he's hitting .333 with runners in scoring position on the season.

[bothedmbfan]

I think we should try to trade Pie, and get something for him while we stil lcan.

[UCFish]

I think we should try to trade Pie, and get something for him while we stil lcan.

Agreed.

I hate Atlanta airport.

It is the worst.

Jonathan good work on your boo. No please never use that word again.

[UCFish]

Cubs!

[DMBZeppelin]

I think we should try to trade Pie, and get something for him while we stil lcan.
How can you say while we still can? He's 23 and 4 of his 5 tools are awesome. From everything I've heard, his bat will come around. His main problem is he needs playing time at the MLB level. He got yanked from the starting CF position 5 games into the season. That didn't really tell you anything.

Not to mention last year he was a late inning defensive replacement and usually getting one at bat a game. If Edmonds loses that power stroke he temporarily found. He's better then Edmonds and Johnson. He makes the ENTIRE outfield better with his range. Especially since it lowers the ammount of green Soriano needs to cover.

[DMBZeppelin]

Zeppelin's Fun Cubs Facts
- We currently have the largest lead of any division leader in either league at 4.5 ahead of St. Louis. ChiSox are 2nd with a 3.5 lead.
- Top 3 run differentials in the entire National League are:
1. Chicago Cubs with +110
2. Philadelphia Phillies with +77
3. Atlanta Braves with +30
- We currently own the 2nd best record in baseball, falling short of the top spot by 1/2 a game. St. Louis and Milwaukee are the only other NL teams in the top 10.
- The 3rd place winner of the NL Central could have a better record then the winner of the NL East or West.
- Cubs have the 3rd ranked pitching staff in the NL. We're up to 8th overall.
- Cubs currently have a 71.2% chance to win the division
- Cubs currently have a 17.4% chance to win the wild card
- Cubs currently have a 88.6% chance to win a post season berth, while Milwaukee has a 47.5% chance and St. Louis has a 35.6% to make the post season.
- Being 4.5 games up for best record in the National League, with only 4 to play means one thing. The Cubs will enter the 2nd half of the season with the best NL Record.

[DMBZeppelin]

Talking with Bo on AIM, and Jason Marquis came up. Check out these splits.

April - 4.45 ERA
May - 5.53 ERA
June - 4.91 ERA

Home - 6.29 ERA, 3-3, 44.1 IP, Opponents have a .321 AVG against him
Away - 3.38 ERA, 3-2, 48.0 IP, Opponents have a .234 AVG against him

He only gave up 2 runs his last start so he has a 2.57 ERA in July, which is just one start. At least he has that going for him. Though it's quite apparent we'd be even more dominant at home without him. We're already 35-10 at home despite his suckiness.

[bothedmbfan]

Eh, he's good on the road though.

However, after you brought up some of his numbers from a few year ago, I'm convinced someone came into his elbow, and he magically started regressing at a rapid rate.

[devilandthelord]

Agreed.

I hate Atlanta airport.

It is the worst.

Jonathan good work on your boo. No please never use that word again.

It is in fact, the worst!
I connected there once when I was flying home from New Orleans, and the hour and a half I spent there was among the worst of my life.
Gotta be the laziest airport employees in the country. I'm talking everywhere too, like in the restaraunts, shops and everything.
Turrible.

[UCFish]

Happily in Orlando now and away from that shithole Atlanta.

[bothedmbfan]

Turrible, just turrible.

[MPizzle06]

Cubs

[jojo04]

I like the Cubs.

[UCFish]

Just about game time!

[jojo04]

Hopefully Lilly can try to imitate Z's performance yesterday.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Turrible, just turrible.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tyrone?

I use that all the time.

Turrible... it's Turrrrible.

[UCFish]

Theriot

2-2 run scored 2 RBIs

Not bad for the second inning.

[Mario82288]

Ugh .. not good.

[UCFish]

Lilly just exploded.

He will NOT be getting win number 10 today.

[jojo04]

This game may not end well.

[devilandthelord]

Lilly blows up and they bring in Wuerst to stop the bleeding?
Sweet Jesus.

Seems like a perfect time for Gaudin to make his debut.
A quality guy who can give you several innings without a problem. Which we need today.

[saygdbye4134]

Ted needs to get his shit together.

he really has the ability to make shitty teams look like the AL all-star team, ie san diego, pit, and now the fucking reds.

[devilandthelord]

Did you guys know we actually had the rights to Josh Hamilton in 2006, but traded him to the Reds for money.

I DID NOT KNOW THIS! :mad

[UCFish]

This could get ugly really quick.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Oh fuck. two on Griffey up. shit......

[DMBtheStoned]

Did you guys know we actually had the rights to Josh Hamilton in 2006, but traded him to the Reds for money.

I DID NOT KNOW THIS! :mad

Ya the Cubs took him in the Rule 5 Draft from the Rays, then traded him to the Reds. I don't think they ever had any intention of keeping him, just selected him to trade to the Reds.

[gocubsgo3822]

it will be ok Wuertz is awesome trust me

[UCFish]

It got ugly.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Well you called it UC

[gocubsgo3822]

well that was a hanging slider....

[UCFish]

it will be ok Wuertz is awesome trust me

:lol

[gocubsgo3822]

relax everybody it is oly the fourth ining and the wind is blowing out :)

it will be ok

[saygdbye4134]

it will be ok Wuertz is awesome trust me


griffey FTW.

[TheMakerDMB17]

its about time the reds got some shit going

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

yea Wuertz is doing awesome right now he just gave up 3 hits and 3 runs LOL!

[UCFish]

Hey it is not over yet. I think he could give up at least a couple more.

[Mario82288]

Gaudin?

[gocubsgo3822]

it seems like a shit ton of these base hits have been on seeing eye singles... gay.. .Whatever we can score 5 more

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Hopefully, The Crew and The Cards will both forget to win today.

[UCFish]

Rally time boys.

[devilandthelord]

Funny thing is, jon was serious about Wuertz.

Poor fool.

[UCFish]

Hopefully, The Crew and The Cards will both forget to win today.

Cards will forget almost have already.

Crew is looking big they put up a 6 spot last inning.

[UCFish]

Funny thing is, jon was serious about Wuertz.

Poor fool.

He can be misguided at times.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Fuck Ya EDMONDS!

[gocubsgo3822]

good way to start... Lets get some runs

[devilandthelord]

There's Edmonds!
He kind of disappeared for the last 4 or 5 games.

Its still early enough and we are good enough and the Reds are bad enough that we can still make a game of this.

Lets lay some lumber!

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Damnit Derosa just grounded on a shitty ass pitch. I hate when people chase garbage.

[gocubsgo3822]

^ me too

[gocubsgo3822]

fucking SNEAKY POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FONTENOT FTW!!!!!!!!

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Woooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ya!

[FunkyTeaParty]

What the hell is going on?

They should be pounding Arroyo.

[gocubsgo3822]

only down three now....

OT: i am listening to sugar will from last night... Thoughts???

BIG Z at plate

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

I like Fontenot.

[devilandthelord]

only down three now....

OT: i am listening to sugar will from last night... Thoughts???

BIG Z at plate

I am humming it in my head right now at work actually. Haha.
I liked it.
I'm not a freak for it like some of the posers in DMBc, but I thought it was cool.

My name is Ryan btw, and don't you forget it! :twenty4

[UCFish]

I love Fontenot.

[gocubsgo3822]

well i will take two we can get more

[UCFish]

I like it better now. I hope it stays around 9 minutes although I would like a bit more build at the beginning and less at the end.

Hope to hear it tomorrow or Saturday.

[devilandthelord]

I like Fontenot.

FonteYES?
FonteCAN?

Besides "sneaky power", do either one of those work for him?

[gocubsgo3822]

I am humming it in my head right now at work actually. Haha.
I liked it.
I'm not a freak for it like some of the posers in DMBc, but I thought it was cool.

My name is Ryan btw, and don't you forget it! :twenty4

:lol Juan....

I like the sax part.. The beginning part seemed to lack lyrics once again or be jumbeled.. but the sax slo is sick.

[UCFish]

Cards just lost.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Production is good. Production is good. Now lets 1 2 3 and get back at it.

[gocubsgo3822]

I like it better now. I hope it stays around 9 minutes although I would like a bit more build at the beginning and less at the end.

Hope to hear it tomorrow or Saturday.

:thumbsup

it seems way more upbeat then last time around

[devilandthelord]

:lol Juan....

I like the sax part.. The beginning part seemed to lack lyrics once again or be jumbeled.. but the sax slo is sick.

Yeah, I've never thought the lyrics have been that good. But I dig the basic guitar part that flows through the song, and the jam at the end, especially Rashawn and Timmy were good.

[gocubsgo3822]

fucking lieber

[gocubsgo3822]

from Stark at ESPN

"• Radar gun stunner of the week: Thirteen months ago, Phillies left-hander R.J. Swindle was pitching in the Atlantic League. Monday, he made his big league debut and might have set some kind of record -- for slowest radar gun reading by a non-knuckleballer. He threw five pitches clocked slower than 60 miles per hour, topping (or is that bottoming?) out at 54 on a strikeout of Carlos Delgado. Asked if he'd ever seen a non-knuckleball register below the speed limit before, one scout replied: "Not until now. My kid threw 39 the other day, so at least he's 15 miles an hour faster than him."

[devilandthelord]

Cards just lost.

Eggcellent.

They seem to be fading.

But the Brewers are currently pwning the Rockies. But then again who isn't? :lol

[devilandthelord]

Fuck seriously Lieber?

We're making our way back in the game and you fuck us over again!

[gocubsgo3822]

downpour right now..... stop the game

[UCFish]

Lieber appears out of nowhere to give up a home run.

Nice.

[gocubsgo3822]

nice slider on jerry

[gocubsgo3822]

where is the secod stage at alpine?

[UCFish]

downpour right now..... stop the game

agreed
:evil

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

FonteYES?
FonteCAN?

Besides "sneaky power", do either one of those work for him?
FonteYES!


Cards just lost.

:thumbsup

[jojo04]

Christ I went to grab a beer and somehow he gave that homer up.

[gocubsgo3822]

"• Rain delayers of the week: Ever wondered how big leaguers kill a 2-hour, 50-minute rain delay? Now it can be told. Mets relievers Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis and Billy Wagner spent all 170 minutes of their never-ending delay Sunday in Philadelphia building a boat. They used water bottles, nail files and Slim Jims to construct the hull, and cut holes in aspirin packs to serve as the sails."

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Wuertz's era probably dropped a shit ton.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

by the way what song are you guys talking about? I WANT IN!

[devilandthelord]

Wuertz's era probably dropped a shit ton.

No, this time the bastard was actually charged with runs.
4 of them to be exact.

[gocubsgo3822]

god kosuke looks goofy when he strikes out

[gocubsgo3822]

by the way what song are you guys talking about? I WANT IN!

sugar will from alst night

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

god kosuke looks goofy when he strikes out

He always looks goofy. He' "oriental."

[devilandthelord]

He always looks goofy. He' "oriental."

They're so sirry. :lol

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

WGN Poll Question:

Which is the best team the Cubs have faced thus far this year?
What do you guys think?

Rays
White Sox
Cardinals
Breweres
Phillies

[gocubsgo3822]

^ rays or whit sox.....


great pitching trumps

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

^ rays or whit sox.....


great pitching trumps

I definitely say Rays.

[gocubsgo3822]

damn it....

is it jut me or did dusty baker bring everyone from the cubs with him to cincy?

[devilandthelord]

I'd say the Rays.
They beat us badly and they have proved they are for real and are going to be around for a while.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

damn it....

is it jut me or did dusty baker bring everyone from the cubs with him to cincy?

He tried. Dusty Oldbag Baker.

[jojo04]

damn it....

is it jut me or did dusty baker bring everyone from the cubs with him to cincy?


Alot of managers take most of their old staff with them.

[Mario82288]

He always looks goofy. He' "oriental."

lol .. people can't be oriental .. people are asian. Things are oriental. Like rugs and vases. He's still goofy lookin' though.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

lol .. people can't be oriental .. people are asian. Things are oriental. Like rugs and vases. He's still goofy lookin' though.

shhhh he's oriental.

[TheMakerDMB17]

damn it....

is it jut me or did dusty baker bring everyone from the cubs with him to cincy?


bako and patterson are both worthless

hairstons got some talent

[devilandthelord]

bako and patterson are both worthless

hairstons got some talent

Yeah I remember last time we played the Reds, and Paul Bako hit a homer off of one of our pitchers, and I just thought to myself:

"Damn, if Paul Bako's hitting a homer off you, you know you made a mistake."

[UCFish]

Dunn hit that about 450 feet

[jojo04]

He's still no Glenallen Hill

[TheMakerDMB17]

Yeah I remember last time we played the Reds, and Paul Bako hit a homer off of one of our pitchers, and I just thought to myself:

"Damn, if Paul Bako's hitting a homer off you, you know you made a mistake."

:lol that is the truth

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

We came back earlier in the year from a deficit like this. I forgot who it was against but it was like the 8th or 9th inning and we were down 5 or 6 runs and we came back.

Anything can happen. I still have hope. But not too much hope with Lieber in there.

[gocubsgo3822]

well we havve 12 outs to get 5 runs.. i like our chances

[TheMakerDMB17]

well we havve 12 outs to get 5 runs.. i like our chances


i mean, you are playing the reds. so even i like your chances

[jojo04]

Wasn't Lieber our "stud" at the beginning of the year?

[Mario82288]

stud? maybe 6-10 years ago

[jojo04]

I thought he dominated early in the year.

[jojo04]

What a crap poll. People who voted for the White Sox are dumb.

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

The WGN Poll Question:

45% for the White Sox...?

The Rays are clearly the best team what are they talking about?

[devilandthelord]

No he was doing pretty well for about a month there.
THen he made a big THUD!

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Oh great Cedeno is on deck, getting ready to strike out on horrible pitches, that piece of shit.

[gocubsgo3822]

two on no out.....

[SqueeBaBooSquee]

Come on Cedeno prove me wrong and DONT be a piece of shit!