Chicago Cubs

[DMBZeppelin]

Jesus Lilly, walking the pitcher to get the bag full? JUST GET THIS SECOND OUT!

[UCFish]

Yeah that is bad.

[DMBZeppelin]

Good strikeout by Lilly in a clutch spot. Oh if our Cubbies win today and make it 8 straight road wins. It will be the first time since 1945 when we won 12 in a row during that season. Which also is the last time we won the NL and went to the World Series.

[DMBZeppelin]

Fuk is 2 for 2. Now D-Lee is as well. I guess if you're in a slump, go play the Braves. If Fuk gets his confidence up, I think he'll start hitting again.

[DMBZeppelin]

Wow first Lilly gets out of that jam with the bases loaded. Then we go right back and get a 3 run shot. 20th on the season for A-Ram.

[devilandthelord]

ARAM Woo!!!

[devilandthelord]

You guys know we will probably have 5 guys finish with 20 or more homers?

Thats pretty sweet.

Think about it, Fonz, DLee, ARAM, Geo, and probably Edmonds.

Thats pretty nice.

[DMBZeppelin]

Tell Jason Marquis to take off Lilly's jersey. I'm getting worried we'll need to score a lot of runs today.

[devilandthelord]

Do you guys think Demps will get any consideration for NL Cy Young if his numbers stay like this to the end of the year?

Hat trick!
Go Cubs!


Edit: Zep ruined my hat trick. :(

[devilandthelord]

Tell Jason Marquis to take off Lilly's jersey. I'm getting worried we'll need to score a lot of runs today.

Why? Hasn't been a problem so far. :lol

[DMBZeppelin]

Do you guys think Demps will get any consideration for NL Cy Young if his numbers stay like this to the end of the year?

Hat trick!
Go Cubs!


Edit: Zep ruined my hat trick. :(
Sorry about the tricky hat, I didn't know :(. But I do think if Dempster has a similar ERA and can hit 20+ wins. He'd have to be right there in the voting.

[DMBZeppelin]

Why? Hasn't been a problem so far. :lol
He's looked VERY hittable so far. Hopefully he'll settle down. We've already given up two games worth of runs so far. Something tells me they'll score more.

[devilandthelord]

I don't think 20 wins is realistic, but he'll probably end up with 17 or 18.


Do you think 18-7 with a sub 3.00 ERA would do it for him?

I dunno with guys like Brandon Webb around.

[DMBZeppelin]

Soriano doing what Soriano does. Anyone hear that very loud "LETS GO CUBBIES!" chant on T.V.? Also everytime they've scored a run, we've come back with multiples. I like it.

[DMBZeppelin]

I don't think 20 wins is realistic, but he'll probably end up with 17 or 18.


Do you think 18-7 with a sub 3.00 ERA would do it for him?

I dunno with guys like Brandon Webb around.
I mean it just depends what everyone else does. Regardless of ERA, 20+ wins usually gets a lot of votes.

[devilandthelord]

Soriano doing what Soriano does. Anyone hear that very loud "LETS GO CUBBIES!" chant on T.V.? Also everytime they've scored a run, we've come back with multiples. I like it.

See? Not a problem, like I said. :D

[DMBZeppelin]

7 runs on 7 hits... I like I like.

[devilandthelord]

Lilly pitching like a bitch.

[DMBZeppelin]

DEAR GOD NO!!!!! NOT ARAM!!!! This might be the season.

[DMBZeppelin]

I thing he just bruised his hip. If it's serious we might be screwed. I hope this doesn't discourage Ramirez from hustling. He's been running full speed all year. Though he says leg injuries have stopped him from doing that in the past. But when have we ever seen him dive/slide like that?

[devilandthelord]

Huwaht?

I'm at work watching gamecast.

Is he ok? :eek

[41ravens]

he seemed ok when he stood up. i think he just landed on his hip bone, which hurts like hell.

[DMBZeppelin]

Huwaht?

I'm at work watching gamecast.

Is he ok? :eek
Injured sliding at the plate. Something on his right side. Could be a hip or a oblique (sp?). The throw to the catcher was high, Ramirez got around him diving. Reach out to his left to tag the plate. Was rolling around in pain. Then eventually they got him up under his own power and helped him to the dugout. He scored, but at what cost?

[Tiduwho]

What happened to Aramis? I've gained nothing from Gamecast, and there's no From The Cubicle on chicagosports.com for night games.

[devilandthelord]

Ugh.
Take him out of the game, give him a day off if he wants.
We need our ARAM down the stretch and of course in the playoffs!

[DMBZeppelin]

he seemed ok when he stood up. i think he just landed on his hip bone, which hurts like hell.
Len and Bob said they think he reached for the right side of his rib cage. It did look like his hip hit before the rest of him.

[41ravens]

Len and Bob said they think he reached for the right side of his rib cage. It did look like his hip hit before the rest of him.

yeah, they're making a huge deal out of it. which, as cubs' fans, is understandable. cause we're all on edge just waiting for something to happen.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ramirez is out of the ball game.

[DMBZeppelin]

DeRosa slid over to 3rd, and Fotenot is at 2nd.

[gocubsgo3822]

it didnt look that bad.. i assuume him leaving the game is precatutionary

[gocubsgo3822]

our offense is bananas right now

[Tiduwho]

Should we enter Chicken Little mode?

[DMBZeppelin]

it didnt look that bad.. i assuume him leaving the game is precatutionary
Anytime you're in pain and can't get up, I'm worried. He was literally rolling around till they came out and helped him up. Once he was up he was able to walk under his own power. I'm not saying it looked horrible, but it didn't look good either. I'm worried. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

[Tiduwho]

Left hip contusion.

[gocubsgo3822]

^^ agree with all of that zep....

PS in case yall care... Our magic number for the division is now at 38... If we win today it is 37

[devilandthelord]

Left hip contusion.

I suppose thats better than a ribcage injury. :shrug

[DMBZeppelin]

^^ agree with all of that zep....

PS in case yall care... Our magic number for the division is now at 38... If we win today it is 37
YES!!! MAGIC NUMBERS! I LOVE THEM! I'm guessing the Brewers have about 15 more losses in them. So if we win tonight, we need to win 22 more. Can we finish with 96 wins? Yes I think we can.

[DMBZeppelin]

Oh we might have a fight.

[DMBZeppelin]

Dugouts empty.

[DMBZeppelin]

Escobar unhappy about getting hit by a pitch. Hit him on his elbow. Didn't seem like a purpose pitch. Though with what they did to Fonz yesterday they probably think it was intentional. I expect a Cub to get hit soon.

[DMBZeppelin]

They just showed Escobar walking back to the Braves dugout after the inning. Started down the Cubs dugout looked really pissed off the entire time.

[UCFish]

He needs to quit being a little bitch (escobar)

[DMBZeppelin]

DeRosa just missed a homer, he hit the wall. No outs though, lets get under their skin by scoring some here.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice work Theriot. He has 6 hits in this series. 4th time in the season series that the Cubs have scored double digits. I think we only play them 6 times total, including this game.

[UCFish]

Our road scoring issue seems to be gone.

[DMBZeppelin]

Sac fly by Ward, will he ever get a hit again?

[DMBZeppelin]

Our road scoring issue seems to be gone.
Keep in mind this is the Braves, but what a road confidence builder.

[DMBZeppelin]

Len just said "We've seen more runs from the Cubs then a 20 year old pair of panty hose." made me laugh a bit. Who says that?

[Tiduwho]

Cubs to win out?

[DMBZeppelin]

Cubs to win out?
If we take Marquis out of the rotation, I don't see any reason why not.

[gocubsgo3822]

our offense is better than free pussy rightnow :) weare unreal

[devilandthelord]

If we take Marquis out of the rotation, I don't see any reason why not.

Well we'd still lose every 3 Lilly starts cuz you never really know which Lilly you're getting.
Other than that, yes.

[gocubsgo3822]

well mark kotay should be a cub tonight because he is going bananas... Howry is fucking terrible

[UCFish]

Howry sucks balls

[gocubsgo3822]

hes horrible lynch him

[DMBZeppelin]

Honestly I'm really loving Guzman being on the come back trail. He's a power arm and throws more then just fastballs. I hope to get he gets called up Sept. 1st with other likely call ups Hoffpauir and Pie. Also this is the first cycle against the Cubs since 84'.

My 900th post in this thread WOO

[Tiduwho]

Howry blows donkey nuts. The only reason he should have been in there: planting a 94 mph fastball into a Braves batter. :thumbsdow

[gocubsgo3822]

agreed with tid...

zep i am also excited about guzman

[devilandthelord]

God we need to get rid of Howry! :BANG


Worst reliever ever?

[devilandthelord]

hes horrible lynch him

:thumbsup a thousand times yes.

[devilandthelord]

If we weren't already anally penetrating the Braves he would have cost us the game right there.

[gocubsgo3822]

agreed ryan

[DMBZeppelin]

I can't believe we've given up 7 runs to the Braves.

[gocubsgo3822]

i dont cvcare if we give up thirty as long as we win the game

[devilandthelord]

I can't believe we've given up 7 runs to the Braves.

Howry was in the game. Why are you suprised?

[DMBZeppelin]

i dont cvcare if we give up thirty as long as we win the game
We give up 30 runs, I'm worried about this pitching staff.
Howry was in the game. Why are you suprised?
I mean I know I shouldn't be. But we can't pitch Howry in a game where Lilly isn't good. I mean give 7 runs to a good team and we're screwed. At least Marmolade is pitching.

[UCFish]

Knew it was gonna happen.

Howry just needs to go away forever.

[devilandthelord]

His ERA is 5.53 right now.

If thats not screaming to get released then I don't know what is.

I have to believe we're better off with someone from AAA on the team instead of him.
Fuck (I can't believe I'm going to say this) I'd rather have Wuertz than him!

[DMBZeppelin]

Damnit that was so strike three. Hopefully he can cool off Mr. Cycle.

[Tiduwho]

Let's finish them off please...I HATE that fucking hammer chant. :BANG

[DMBZeppelin]

This guy is hitting .261, hopefully Wood can get him out.

[Tiduwho]

Looks like we should have three 15 game winners on the staff...and an ace in the hole with Harden. :)

[DMBZeppelin]

Wood is up to 24 pitches, get this final strike!

[Tiduwho]

Cubs win! Cubs win! :multi

[DMBZeppelin]

:multi:multi:multiHOLY COW!!! CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!!:multi:multi:multi

BEAUTIFUL STRIKE OUT! Also it's great to see Kerry Wood getting guys out in the 9th!

[UCFish]

Cubs win

[devilandthelord]

Cubs win! Cubs win!

[DMBZeppelin]

29-30 on the road. Win the Marlins series and we're at .500 on the road. Sweep um and welcome to a winning road record.

[devilandthelord]

Nothing would make me happier than to wake up tomorrow morning and read that the Cubs had designated Bob Howry for assignment though.

[UCFish]

Nothing would make me happier than to wake up tomorrow morning and read that the Cubs had designated Bob Howry for assignment though.

agreed

[DMBZeppelin]

Top 5 Road Records in MLB
1. Angels (38-21)
2. Cardinals (35-28)
3. Brewers (34-29)
4. Phillies (32-29)
5a. Cubs (29-30)
5b. Marlins (29-30)

[devilandthelord]

^ Good deal.

If we can be .500 or better on the road we can win 100 games still.

[UCFish]

Anyone else scared of the Marlins on the road.

We have issues in Florida.

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs win! cubs win! so excited! 27 over .500 I knew we would be good this year but not this good. now let's get a ram healthy and take care of business in miami.....

ps. reed johnson is the best waiver wire pick up ever both him and edmonds might give us the most productive cf in baseball. I just love every member of this team except for howry. boys this is a special year savor each and every moment in the chance hell freezes over

[devilandthelord]

cubs win! cubs win! so excited! 27 over .500 I knew we would be good this year but not this good. now let's get a ram healthy and take care of business in miami.....

ps. reed johnson is the best waiver wire pick up ever both him and edmonds might give us the most productive cf in baseball. I just love every member of this team except for howry. boys this is a special year savor each and every moment in the chance hell freezes over

Right on about Reed and Edmonds, Jon.

I was just taking a look at the numbers and if you combine our centerfielders so far this year, without even taking into account Pie scrubbing it up for a couple weeks

Johnson and Edmonds come out to hitting .290 21 HR and 84 RBI combined.
Thats an all-star quality outfielder to this point in the season!

Take away Pie's time and they probably combine to about 23 HR and 90 RBI.
WOW!

[Tiduwho]

Expect a change in our florida fortunes.

[devilandthelord]

I think we'll take 2 outta 3 from Florida.

We got Z and Dempster, and I think Marshall going.
So I'm pretty confident in that.

[rick8285]

The more games I watch, the more apparent it is that this team is just so great from top to bottom.

Think about the 2003 team... we have 3 sick starting pitchers and another who's really good (Lilly) compared with 2 sick pitchers in '03 and one decent one (Clement).

We have a great 7-8-9 potential in the pen Samardzija-Marmol-Wood. Compared with Farnsworth and Mr. Borowski closing games like in '03.

Our hitting is stacked top to bottom... I mean comon: Paul Bako and Damian Miller...Geovanny Soto... no comparison

Outfield: Moises Alou, Kenny Lofton, Sammy Sosa
Outfield: Soriano, Edmonds/Johnson, Kosuke

Erik Karros/He Sop Choi vs. Derrek Lee



WA HA HA HA

Aramis, Zambrano, and Woody are the only two remaining players from that team

[rick8285]

I think we'll take 2 outta 3 from Florida.

We got Z and Dempster, and I think Marshall going.
So I'm pretty confident in that.
Z, then Marshall, then Dempster (family matter on Saturday)

[devilandthelord]

This team is better than the 2003 team by quite a bit if you ask me.

[UCFish]

The more games I watch, the more apparent it is that this team is just so great from top to bottom.

Think about the 2003 team... we have 3 sick starting pitchers and another who's really good (Lilly) compared with 2 sick pitchers in '03 and one decent one (Clement).

We have a great 7-8-9 potential in the pen Samardzija-Marmol-Wood. Compared with Farnsworth and Mr. Borowski closing games like in '03.

Our hitting is stacked top to bottom... I mean comon: Paul Bako and Damian Miller...Geovanny Soto... no comparison

Outfield: Moises Alou, Kenny Lofton, Sammy Sosa
Outfield: Soriano, Edmonds/Johnson, Kosuke

Erik Karros/He Sop Choi vs. Derrek Lee



WA HA HA HA

Aramis, Zambrano, and Woody are the only two remaining players from that team

:thumbsup

[DMBZeppelin]

The more games I watch, the more apparent it is that this team is just so great from top to bottom.

Think about the 2003 team... we have 3 sick starting pitchers and another who's really good (Lilly) compared with 2 sick pitchers in '03 and one decent one (Clement).
Actually Zambrano was pretty good that year.

13-11 Record, 3.11 ERA, 214 innings pitched. His record would have been better with a good offense. Our 2003 rotation might have been better. Wood, Prior, Zambrano, and Clement were all good. Estes was the only crap guy, and he wasn't in the playoff rotation.

Now if Marshall were to be our 5th starter now, and we had the option to use him or Lilly in the playoffs. I'd take this years rotation. But what handicaps this rotation is Zambrano, Wood, and Prior were all work horses that year. Harden is an ace, but we need him to go longer then 5 innings in October.

Aramis, Zambrano, and Woody are the only two remaining players from that team
I count three.

[HolyCow]

Been a little out of touch having just got married and all, but the Cubbies are rolling. It had to be the Young Honeymoon bump!

Woo!

[devilandthelord]

Congratulations Royce!

Go Cubs!

[UCFish]

Actually Zambrano was pretty good that year.

13-11 Record, 3.11 ERA, 214 innings pitched. His record would have been better with a good offense. Our 2003 rotation might have been better. Wood, Prior, Zambrano, and Clement were all good. Estes was the only crap guy, and he wasn't in the playoff rotation.

Now if Marshall were to be our 5th starter now, and we had the option to use him or Lilly in the playoffs. I'd take this years rotation. But what handicaps this rotation is Zambrano, Wood, and Prior were all work horses that year. Harden is an ace, but we need him to go longer then 5 innings in October.


I count three.

:lol

[UCFish]

Been a little out of touch having just got married and all, but the Cubbies are rolling. It had to be the Young Honeymoon bump!

Woo!

Congrats Royce!

hope everything was great!

[DMBZeppelin]

Marshall plan moved up by a day

ATLANTA -- Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster was scheduled to return to Chicago on Thursday night to take care of a ''personal matter'' before rejoining the team in South Florida late Saturday.

The Cubs have pushed back Dempster's scheduled Saturday start by a day to accommodate him, and spot starter Sean Marshall gets his first start since July 6 moved up a day to cover.

Manager Lou Piniella also hinted that Jason Marquis could be skipped next time through the rotation against Cincinnati despite the right-hander's back-to-back wins, including a good performance Wednesday against Atlanta.

Piniella would confirm only that Rich Harden would open the Reds series Tuesday before backing away from his plans beyond that.

''Let's just leave it at that,'' he said, ''and save the pitching coach a headache.''

Ramirez hurt

Third baseman Aramis Ramirez left in the fifth inning Thursday after bruising his left hip sliding home. The injury is not considered serious, and his status is day-to-day.

Two innings earlier, Ramirez hit a three-run homer that gave him 20 homers and 30 doubles for the fifth straight season -- the first Cub to do that since Hack Wilson (1926-30).

Eye on September

As the Cubs head down the back nine of August, early discussions are under way about which players to add from the minors when rosters expand in September.

''We don't really want to be overloaded,'' Piniella said. ''I would think it would be on the order of a half-dozen or so.''

One, Piniella said, figures to be catcher Koyie Hill, who played an unsung role for last year's division winners by bridging the midseason gap between Michael Barrett and Jason Kendall.

If they go with six call-ups, that likely means two more hitters (possibly a speed guy such as Felix Pie and a lefty hitter such as Micah Hoffpauir) and three pitchers.

Piniella said his one discussion on the matter with assistant general manager Randy Bush yielded eight names of possible call-ups. He said he expects plans to get firmer during next week's homestand.
I'm glad Piniella is thinking of skipping Marquis. I mean honestly the best thing is for Marshall to start. You don't need 5 starters in the post season. You need 3, plus the occasional 4th. Get Marshall stretched out, so he can be the long reliever in the post season.

[DMBZeppelin]

In case anyone is wondering, the stats of the possible call ups:

Hoffpauir
MLB -
.378 AVG, .410 OBP, .541 SLG, .951 OPS (19 games)
Iowa -
.377 AVG, .402 OBP, .779 SLG, 1.181 OPS (56 games)

Pie
MLB -
.222 AVG, .286 OBP, .286 SLG, .571 OPS (30 games)
Iowa -
.288 AVG, .332 OBP, .468 SLG, .800 OPS (68 games)

Koyie Hill
Iowa -
.280 AVG, .356 OBP, .489 SLG, .845 OPS (100 games)

Koyie Hill seems to have cooled off a lot. He went nuts mid season and was hitting damn near .400 and if not for Blanco being one of the best defensive catchers in the game. He'd have gotten called up.

Pie impresses me. He struggled for a LONG time after getting sent down. He's gotten it near .290 and its steadily gone up. If he's getting used to the new swing Piniella made him switch to (a shorter quicker swing). I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some starts in Sept. I know it says he played in 30 MLB games this year. Keep in mind that means pinch hitting, late defensive replacements. Not 30 starts.

Houffpair is getting screwed. The guy did nothing but hit when he was up here. He's done nothing but hit while down in Iowa. Yet I have to watch Daryl Ward struggle to pinch hit. The guy isn't a starter. His defense sucks. But Ward was a nasty bat off the bench. For whatever reason it's not happening for him this year. I hope Houffpair comes up and steals that job from Ward. Put Hoffpauir on the post season roster.

[gocubsgo3822]

Cubs :)

[gocubsgo3822]

oh on another note.....

I am watching the little league world series and all the players are talking bout their favortie players and one o the kids from south dakota says mike fontenot.... i was shocked.. All the others were a rod david wright types... THen all of a sudden i hear sneaky power. I almost damn near had a heart attack

[gocubsgo3822]

Soto 4 MVP?

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3536566&name=gammons_peter

[Sou1 So1di3r]

I haven't watched a game since last week thanks to Alpine and goddamn work. Here's to a W tonight. :thumbsup

[MPizzle06]

cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs cubs

[DMBZeppelin]

Soto 4 MVP?

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3536566&name=gammons_peter
Good read, and I really do agree. I mean I've known about Soto for YEARS. I knew he was suppose to be a good defensive catcher, but not much with the bat. Then he went nuts in AAA last year and won the MVP in his league. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if he ever won one as an MLB player. The defensive plays I've seen from him in clutch situations have been amazing.

It's like "Oh god here's a wild pitch with the bases loaded." and then there's Soto somehow getting to these balls. Thing is he's not even in his prime yet. Also he's gained some of the weight back that caused his insane offensive outburst last year. If he can get back to last year's weight. I think he'll be even better.

[DMBZeppelin]

Wow no Cubbies talk today? Z just beat out that play at 1st. What crap they called him out. Glad he settled down.

[SmoothD41]

just got in.....man, whats wrong with Z?

[DMBZeppelin]

:multi:multi WARD DID SOMETHING!?!?! :eek

What a fucking swing. I was so pissed when he took that first fastball right down the middle. Then he DESTROYED the second pitch. Can't believe we're leading, and Z is off the hook.

[DMBZeppelin]

just got in.....man, whats wrong with Z?
Control seems to be off, and a bit of a dead arm. He wasn't bad outside the inning where he gave up 4. I saw the inning right after that though. He hit 91 mph once, everything else was in the 80's on the radar gun. He seemed a little stronger later. Hopefully he'll get his act together, and if we can go on a long win streak. Perhaps skip him and Harden in the rotation. Get Marshall and Shark a start.

[DMBZeppelin]

Woody is warming up! YES! I hope he's not rusty in his first save chance since July.

[DMBZeppelin]

They say the longer an at bat goes on, advantage goes to the hitter. It was really nice to see Wood win a nice long battle like that.

[DMBZeppelin]

:multi:multi:multi HOLY COW! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! :multi:multi:multi

.500 on the road with a 30-30 record!
9th straight road win!!!
Wood took 30 pitches to get through the 9th, but at least he didn't give up a run. Love seeing him as the closer.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

WOW. Darly Ward. Whodathunkit?

[DMBZeppelin]

Brewers have yet to play tonight, but we a have 5 game lead in the division right now. Also I just want everyone to realize we're 75-47... if we sweep the series we'll be 30 games over. This after we went weeks of getting 20 over and then losing a couple. I'd never though I'd see a Cubs team 30 over. Lets hope it happens.

[41ravens]

cubs! ward! cubs!



cubs!

[rick8285]

Houffpair is getting screwed. The guy did nothing but hit when he was up here. He's done nothing but hit while down in Iowa. Yet I have to watch Daryl Ward struggle to pinch hit. The guy isn't a starter. His defense sucks. But Ward was a nasty bat off the bench. For whatever reason it's not happening for him this year. I hope Houffpair comes up and steals that job from Ward. Put Hoffpauir on the post season roster.

:rolleyes Thanks! I think he heard you...

[rick8285]

Brewers have yet to play tonight, but we a have 5 game lead in the division right now. Also I just want everyone to realize we're 75-47... if we sweep the series we'll be 30 games over. This after we went weeks of getting 20 over and then losing a couple. I'd never though I'd see a Cubs team 30 over. Lets hope it happens.
Brewers: L

First time in my life I was rooting for Manny Ramirez

[DMBZeppelin]

:rolleyes Thanks! I think he heard you...
Ya his AVG as a pinch hitter probably went from .100 to .120 or something like that. Regardless, I hope he did. He needs to get his act together. If not hopefully he loses the job in September. At least if he was only going to get a hit here or there. At least he DESTROYED that pitch tonight. The guy came at him with the same pitch twice. Fastball right down the middle.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Ya his AVG as a pinch hitter probably went from .100 to .120 or something like that. Regardless, I hope he did. He needs to get his act together. If not hopefully he loses the job in September. At least if he was only going to get a hit here or there. At least he DESTROYED that pitch tonight. The guy came at him with the same pitch twice. Fastball right down the middle.

Yeah, but each time he wasn't trying to come at him. Both pitches their catcher had set up on the outside and he missed right over the plate. He'd done the same thing a few other times in the inning already. Needless to say, Gregg's control was not sharp. Either way, D Ward absolutely crushed that ball. A no doubter off the bat. What a hell of a great win!

[DMBZeppelin]

Ryan Theriot is batting .318, which is 5th overall in the National League.

[DMBZeppelin]

Cubs officials recalled that in their run at the National League pennant in 2003 they made a waiver deal for Rafael Palmeiro. "He didn't want to leave a last place team [the Rangers] for a shot at the World Series," says one Cubs official, "unless we guaranteed him another year on his contract. Wasn't going to happen."
:lol I remember when this happened. For a couple days it was like "Will he accept the trade?" and everyone thought he would. I forget what we gave up in the deal that never happened.

Mark DeRosa says he and teammate Jeff Samardzija "are the best passing combination in the major leagues right now." DeRosa was an outstanding quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania and had numerous opportunities to try out in the NFL. He and Samardzija threw a football around a couple of times until Cubs coaches stopped them, although they do throw it around the clubhouse.

Teammates say they knew when Samardzija struggled in Class A that part of the problem was going from playing in front of 100,000 fans in college football to 400 in the boonies.

"Not really," says Samardzija. "I knew what I was in for when I signed. The biggest thing was getting my arm angle and split back. When I was at Notre Dame, my arm slot kept dropping down, and I lost my split. In spring training, I got my arm slot back, and the more I pitched, the more the split came back.

"But I will admit that it's a lot more fun pitching in front of these crowds."

The crowds follow him. At Wood's bowling tournament, the crowds of girls surrounding Samardzija got so out out of hand that security had to be provided for him.

"It's a great thing to be Jeff Samardzija in Chicago right now," says one teammate.
DeRosa and Shark should go try out for DAAAA BEARS.

[DMBZeppelin]

Cuban would be great fit to join Cubs' family
Monday, August 11, 2008 | Print Entry (http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3529942&type=blogEntry)


The sale of the Cubs hangs over Wrigley Field and under the refrain of "Go Cubs Go." Conventional thinking says Bud Selig will quilt together his selected group around John Canning; after all, the last time there was a sale without it being chosen and manipulated by Selig was when Arte Moreno bought the Angels, a transition that has been a boon to the Angels franchise and the game.

But there is increasing speculation that Sam Zell, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Tribune Company, is not going to allow the Commissioner's Office to puppeteer the sale, and that Mark Cuban is in this thing far deeper than Selig and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf want to believe. NBA commissioner David Stern has told those associated with Cubs that Cuban is one of the NBA's best partners, and everyone appreciates that Cuban understands fans and marketing, and is one of the creative pioneers in the world of new media and would create a tremendous buzz throughout baseball that would be nothing but beneficial to the industry.

So he might yell at Joe West? George Steinbrenner did a lot worse to umpires, and what Steinbrenner did for baseball because of how he grew the Yankees will put him in Cooperstown and has put a lot of money in other owners' pockets.

Last week, Cuban attended Kerry Wood's charity bowling tournament and won the bid for dinner for 10, including Wood and Ryan Dempster. "He's a really special person," said Dempster of Cuban. "His energy and enthusiasm is unbelievable."

There are three truly national baseball teams -- the Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs (one might add the Dodgers, but generations of apathetic business ownership leaves them behind despite their history). Instead of worrying about fining teams for paperwork in the signing of draft choices and the harassing of teams that go above the artificial slotting system, baseball should embrace owners like Cuban who can help grow the sport and attract an even wider fan base.

Cubs chairman Crane Kenney has begun the remodeling of Wrigley and has attempted to move the ballpark from the 1950s into the 21st Century. By adding Cuban, the Cubs might quickly become the premiere franchise of the National League. This would be great for baseball and great for a city that this past weekend -- and this entire season -- has been the center of the baseball universe.
Honestly every time I see that Cuban might be able to get around Selig and his crap system, I want to shed a tear. Seriously I want him to buy the Cubs so bad. For all the hate I once had for Zell, it may turn out to be the best thing ever. Someone who doesn't give a damn about pleasing Selig.

[bothedmbfan]

Yeah, that'd be fucking awesome.

Now if Ward would pack on even more pounds, he can try out for the O-Line.

[rick8285]

Honestly every time I see that Cuban might be able to get around Selig and his crap system, I want to shed a tear. Seriously I want him to buy the Cubs so bad. For all the hate I once had for Zell, it may turn out to be the best thing ever. Someone who doesn't give a damn about pleasing Selig.
Yeah Fuck Zell...but like you said, it could end up helping in the long run. But, either way he cares about only one thing... and we all know what that is

[bothedmbfan]

I like Zell, my kinda bidness man.

[Tiduwho]

Sounds like Ward was the man last night. Wonderful.

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs... Marshall going tonihgt d lee will be getting a day off...

[Tiduwho]

Yeah, Ward earned a start after last night.

[rick8285]

Yeah, Ward earned a start after last night.
I'm fine with that... as long as there aren't any errors at #3

[rick8285]

any word on Aram? Will he be in the lineup tonight?

[gocubsgo3822]

????

[DMBZeppelin]

Sucks so bad they lost. How impressive was Marshall? He gave up the solo shot in the 1st. Then struck out the next three guys. Nothing till the 5th, when he looked like he was gassed. But he still only gave up 2 over 5. Not bad for someone who hasn't started in over a month.

He needs to get his endruance back up, but he did give us a chance to win. The start before this was that huge one he had in St. Louis. He constantly comes through with what we ask of him. I really hope he gets another start.

[UCFish]

Damn Brewers up in the 10th.

Did not see the game but.........

SAW HALLOWEEN TONIGHT!

:)

[DMBZeppelin]

Damn Brewers up in the 10th.

Did not see the game but.........

SAW HALLOWEEN TONIGHT!

:)
I saw it at Riverbend, and Alpine. I'm hoping to see it a final time at Greek. Because I doubt it sticks around after this tour.

[sean52692]

We gonna run away with the division now, I can feel it

[Bron Yr Aur]

Christ....here we go reverting back to the old ways. Yesterday we left double-digits on base, and today we've already had 4 hits, 3 walks, and haven't scored. A couple clutch hits would be nice. We had so many opportunities yesterday it's just disgusting. Wasting good pitching.

[gocubsgo3822]

we will figure this shit out i am sure of it

[UCFish]

Well we did.

Good win.

[devilandthelord]

That was a great win today!

I was going back and forth watching other stuff, just doing some stuff around my apt. Got kinda bored with hit cuz we weren't hitting and I thought it might be one of those 2-0 or 2-1 games like yesterday or ones that we've had before where we just don't hit for some reason.

Then I turned it back on later and was like 8-2! Fuck yeah!

A nice suprise to say the least. :)

[UCFish]

Brewers and Cards lose.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Ok, I think DeRosa has the same number of RBI's as Derek Lee. D Lee is having a bit of a down year if you ask me. It'd be nice to see him get some of that power back. When's the last time he's hit one out?

Although, maybe that just tells you how valuable Mark is. Seriously, he might be my favorite Cub right now. You know he is going to go out there and give it everything he's got, and he plays so many positions.

Honestly, I think Mark should get some starts in right field so we can get Mike Fontenot in there more. That guy just has the look of a potential real good hitter in this league. Right now Fontenot has a hot bat and Kosuke has the opposite. I mean, he hit a couple hard line drive outs today and was having a real tough time with some of the calls their pitchers were getting on the corners against him today, but at the same time, Mike just seems to find ways to get hits every day he is in there.

[UCFish]

I agree with more sneaky power and less spinning man.

[Bron Yr Aur]

I agree with more sneaky power and less spinning man.

The only negative is the slight defensive loss we would have with Fontenot at 2nd instead of DeRo and DeRo in the outfield instead of Kosuke. I mean, as bad as Fuk has been at the plate, he still plays a pretty sharp right field and that's still very important.

[DMBCubs25]

Ok, I think DeRosa has the same number of RBI's as Derek Lee. D Lee is having a bit of a down year if you ask me. It'd be nice to see him get some of that power back. When's the last time he's hit one out?

Although, maybe that just tells you how valuable Mark is. Seriously, he might be my favorite Cub right now. You know he is going to go out there and give it everything he's got, and he plays so many positions.

Honestly, I think Mark should get some starts in right field so we can get Mike Fontenot in there more. That guy just has the look of a potential real good hitter in this league. Right now Fontenot has a hot bat and Kosuke has the opposite. I mean, he hit a couple hard line drive outs today and was having a real tough time with some of the calls their pitchers were getting on the corners against him today, but at the same time, Mike just seems to find ways to get hits every day he is in there.

Ya at this point, I'm surprised when I see lee either hit a double, or hit a ball in the air. For #3 hitters in the league, he has to be somewhere near the bottom 5 in terms of power production

[MPizzle06]

Cubs!

[DMBZeppelin]

If we can just be a little bit better then the Brewers until Sept. 15th so basically the next month. We'll just need to win that series at home to all but assure the division. Because there's only 10 games left after that. If we're up by 3 or 4. They're going to run out of days.

[DMBZeppelin]

Just looked on MLB.com, our magic number is 33. Top 3 lowest magic numbers, in terms of seperation from the 2nd place team.

1. Angels - 24
2. Cubs - 33
3. Rays - 35

[gocubsgo3822]

i have been tracking our magic number for the past week....

[rick8285]

i have been tracking our magic number for the past week....
wow :)

[gocubsgo3822]

we are really good.... someone asked me what i legitimayely thought about the WS last night and i just kind of giggled

[devilandthelord]

Hey guess who's got a .500 record on the road now?

DA CUBS! :D

[UCFish]

Hey guess who's got a .500 record on the road now?

DA CUBS! :D

:thumbsup

Go Astros tonight. Make our magic number go down!

[devilandthelord]

^ Fuck yeah.

They got Big Fatty on the mound though.
But he's due for an off night and the 'stros have some big bats.

[rick8285]

Only 5 clubs that are .500 or better on the road and Cubs/Brewers/Cards are 3 of the 5

[gocubsgo3822]

i almost feel a liltte bad for the cards and really hope they catch the brewers cause they dont scare me at all... the nl west and east are just jokers compared to the central right now

[gocubsgo3822]

what has happened to this thread recently?

[UCFish]

An off day??

[bothedmbfan]

A bair???

[UCFish]

A bair???

:lol

[devilandthelord]

I don't wanna sound overconfident, but its so great to have a team this good, and look at a series like this against the Reds and feel that you should come away with a sweep.

Starting with Harden vs. Cueto tonight.
I definitely expect to win. I expect Harden to pitch very well, and for us to be able to hit Cueto fairly well.

Looking forward we have Lilly vs. Arroyo and Big Z vs. Harang.

We can definitley sweep. But it starts tonight, and as the old cliches go, one game at a time and it is baseball and thats why we play the games.

Go Cubs! :monkey

[TapNorris]

I tired of ESPN swinging on Sabathia's nuts....yeah, he's pitched well, but has he pitched well against the better teams?

[gocubsgo3822]

yea i really want to see his splits... lets take game one tonight

[gocubsgo3822]

interesting stat that i jsut saw derosa has as many RBIS as lee in 100 less ABs....

[TapNorris]

What's D Lee's DP total for the year right now? Gotta be high 20's, doesn't it?

[TapNorris]

What's D Lee's DP total for the year right now? Gotta be high 20's, doesn't it?

I just looked it up...he's at 23. Brutal.

[gocubsgo3822]

it is brutal the one thing i take out of that is that you cant ground into DPS if we dont have people on base and we always do

[TapNorris]

it is brutal the one thing i take out of that is that you cant ground into DPS if we dont have people on base and we always do

And I think a lot of the DP's I've seen from him have been when we've had guys at 1st AND 2nd.

[gocubsgo3822]

:thumbsup agrreed.. Really would like to see him hit the ball in the air occasioanlly and not one of those silly warning track balls to RF that he always does

[darbini]

I appreciate D Lee and how much he has helped this team get to where it is. He is clutch and has done a great job this year without being the team leader in many categories.


CUBS

[TapNorris]

I appreciate D Lee and how much he has helped this team get to where it is. He is clutch and has done a great job this year without being the team leader in many categories.


CUBS

I just wish, with him hitting the 3 hole, that one of those categories wasn't "grounded into double plays".

[devilandthelord]

I appreciate D Lee and how much he has helped this team get to where it is. He is clutch and has done a great job this year without being the team leader in many categories.


CUBS

In my view, not usually.

[gocubsgo3822]

I just wish, with him hitting the 3 hole, that one of those categories wasn't "grounded into double plays".

:lol :lol :lol

[DMBZeppelin]

It's about 14 1/2 hours since the last post in here. Which is understandable with all that happened today. But I'll get things rolling. Not only are the Cubs 29 games over .500 now. But the Brewers and Cards lost last night. We're now 6 up in the division, and 8.5 up on the Cards.

[DMBZeppelin]

Video review near

Despite a spat with the umpires' union about details of implementing instant replay, major-league officials expect a system of video review for close home-run calls to be operational in all ballparks for the September pennant drives.

The hardware, including monitors, already has been installed at Wrigley Field in the umpire's room, accessible through the Cubs' dugout.

The umpires, who want a delay that MLB appears unwilling to grant, have issues with officials in New York making the calls and with the problems associated with umpires leaving the field to handle reviews.

Barring a delay, the system might be in place for the Cubs' next homestand, which starts Aug. 28 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
I think it's about time MLB caught up with the rest of the world. If done right, replay won't slow down the game. I'm all for getting the calls right.

[UCFish]

It's about 14 1/2 hours since the last post in here. Which is understandable with all that happened today. But I'll get things rolling. Not only are the Cubs 29 games over .500 now. But the Brewers and Cards lost last night. We're now 6 up in the division, and 8.5 up on the Cards.

:thumbsup

Wow can't believe there was not even a post for that long. Might be a record for this thread.

Glad it was a good day for the Cubbies yestersday.

Still a bad and sad day.

[41ravens]

go cubs!


rip roi. :(

[devilandthelord]

This thread and the Cubs were so secondary yesterday, but it was nice to see that the Cubs won and Harden pitched well again.

6 up, at least that was some good news yesterday. Didn't feel as nice as it usually would though.

[UCFish]

I did not even look at the score until around the seventh.

I was too busy refreshing ants even though it had basically exploded.

[devilandthelord]

I did not even look at the score until around the seventh.

I was too busy refreshing ants even though it had basically exploded.

Haha yep.
I didn't even think about it til the game was over. I checked espn and was happy that they won, but I was too preoccupied trying to find out more stuff about Roi and talk with people about it.
Weeklydavespeak.com's forums was the place to be for me.
Only place I could find that was accessable and wasn't crashing.
Good folks too.

[Tiduwho]

Oh....Ants was crashing because Roi died...I knew both..but for some reason didn't think to make the connection...

[bothedmbfan]

So, yeah..

[Bron Yr Aur]

Nice to see the Cubs get an early lead tonight. Ted Lilly has seemed to pitch excellently through the first two, too bad I can't watch the game as it is on WCIU tonight. Weak. Sauce.

[devilandthelord]

Cubs?

[Bron Yr Aur]

I know people tend to hate on Ted, but he's been fairly solid for us. He's gone 6 innings or more in all but 3 starts since April 12th, and hasn't given up more than 4 earned runs in an outing since April 17th. Also, he's got a perfect game going through 3 tonight. :D

[devilandthelord]

I know people tend to hate on Ted, but he's been fairly solid for us. He's gone 6 innings or more in all but 3 starts since April 12th, and hasn't given up more than 4 earned runs in an outing since April 17th. Also, he's got a perfect game going through 3 tonight. :D

Well now he won't finish with one thanks to you! :twenty4

JK, anyway yeah you're right.
We're just spoiled by having other more awesome starters this year (Z, Harden, Demps) who can go out and be dominant any given start.
Lilly just makes me nervous a lot of times because we all know he's capable of having those blow-up games where he gives up 6-8 runs out of nowhere.
But I agree with you, overall he's very solid.
I'm glad to have him on the staff.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Well now he won't finish with one thanks to you! :twenty4

JK, anyway yeah you're right.
We're just spoiled by having other more awesome starters this year (Z, Harden, Demps) who can go out and be dominant any given start.
Lilly just makes me nervous a lot of times because we all know he's capable of having those blow-up games where he gives up 6-8 runs out of nowhere.
But I agree with you, overall he's very solid.
I'm glad to have him on the staff.

I don't know. Everyone's capable of this. It happened to Z a couple starts ago. Ted has had one game where he gave up 7 runs, and only 4 of them were earned. He's been steady, and he almost always keeps the team in the game.

Also, it kind of makes me ill when we get runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs and Kosuke can't manage to get one of them home. The guy is playing terrible, it's time for a change for a couple games.

[devilandthelord]

Yeah Fuk is straight up hurting us recently.
We need to re-evaluate him and think about what his role should be going into the stretch run and playoffs.

[UCFish]

Ugh first and third with no outs and we get nothing.

[TapNorris]

Extra Innings is only offering the Reds broadcast, so I have it muted. No sense in listening to Brennamen and Brantley.....they're brutal.

Go Cubs Go!

[TapNorris]

Ugh first and third with no outs and we get nothing.

That's brutal too!

[TapNorris]

Anyone else getting drunk "just 'cause" tonight?

[devilandthelord]

Anyone else getting drunk "just 'cause" tonight?

I wish. Tomorrow night, cuz I don't work Fridays.
Yes.
I will pour one out for Roi.

[TapNorris]

I wish. Tomorrow night, cuz I don't work Fridays.
Yes.
I will pour one out for Roi.

It may be a bitch to get up in the morning, but my job is pretty ok for getting through the day with a hangover.

Damn, there goes the no-no.

[DMBZeppelin]

Yeah Fuk is straight up hurting us recently.
We need to re-evaluate him and think about what his role should be going into the stretch run and playoffs.
Little late for that. You can't replace him arm or defense in right field. Who would you have us play instead exactly?

[Tiduwho]

Man our bats are really sucking with RISP tonight.

[DMBZeppelin]

Curse of Bo?

[TapNorris]

Son bitch.

We need the offense to get going!! Let's go Cubs!!

[bothedmbfan]

Curse of Bo?

Rot in hell you dirty bastard.

[Bron Yr Aur]

It's time for the bats to start getting some hits. Have we forgotten that this is the REDS pitching staff? For cryin' out loud, Bronson Arroyo was giving up 5 and a half runs per 9 innings coming into the game.

[TapNorris]

It's time for the bats to start getting some hits. Have we forgotten that this is the REDS pitching staff? For cryin' out loud, Bronson Arroyo was giving up 5 and a half runs per 9 innings coming into the game.

Didn't he give up 11 in the first one game this year?

[TapNorris]

Come ON D Lee!!!! Too many K's against shitty pitching.

[UCFish]

At least there was no more damage last inning.

[TapNorris]

At least there was no more damage last inning.

There's something to be said for looking at the brighter side of things.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Didn't he give up 11 in the first one game this year?

Nope, it was only 10 runs in the first inning.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Well it's all going wrong now. Just ridiculous when we just can't score like this.

[TapNorris]

Son Bitch!!!

[UCFish]

Damn. Lily should win this game.

Bats better get going.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Well Ted deserves the win tonight. Too bad the offense hasn't done shit for him. Let's get some runs damnit!

[TapNorris]

Why are we making Arroyo look like a Cy Young winner?

[UCFish]

Anyone else getting drunk "just 'cause" tonight?

I did that last night.

[TapNorris]

Watching the piped pitches go right by and swinging at the shit that can't be hit....WTF?

[UCFish]

Why are we making Arroyo look like a Cy Young winner?

It is a mystery to me.

[TapNorris]

I did that last night.

Got half way last night....going the whole way tonight!

[TapNorris]

Piss. This has got to be the deepest Arroyo's gone in a long fucking time!

[devilandthelord]

I hate, hate, hate when we play like this.

Its like once every 4 games too.
We are too damn good to hit like a bunch of fucking pussies!

[TapNorris]

I will say, Fuk's got a cannon!

[UCFish]

Well that made me cry.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ya it was nice to see the props given to LeRoi. Good to know he attended games at Wrigley.

[devilandthelord]

Whats that?

They said something about Roi during the game?

[UCFish]

Fan Cam tribute.

[devilandthelord]

Oh, what happened exactly?

[UCFish]

They said tonights bud light fan cam is a tribute to Leroi Moore. Then ants was played and they talked about how he would come to the games and was a big baseball fan.

#34 played on cut to commercial.

[devilandthelord]

Aw man thats awesome.

Cubbies, I love you even more now. :)

[UCFish]

Ok lets get some runs right here.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Way to swing at ball four.... :rolleyes

Wow....that is NOT a strike.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Well, there's a game we could've and should've won. The offense just decided not to show up.

However, their pitchers were getting some fucking calls. Those strike 3 calls against DeRo and Edmonds were pretty far off the plate...ridiculous.

[DMBZeppelin]

Didn't like that strike 3.

[UCFish]

Well that sucked.

[devilandthelord]

Fuck
Ass
Balls
Cock
Shit
Piss
Damn

[UCFish]

The ump was calling bullshit all night.

Oh well lets get them tomorrow.

[TapNorris]

Damn.

Pissed I didn't get the Cubs broadcast to see the tribute to Roi. Pretty damn cool. Just proves even more that everything Cubs is straight up the best.

[devilandthelord]

Gotta win tomorrow.

This is a series we should have swept.
If we don't win the series it is a massive failure and missed opportunity to grow the lead.

[thebestauntie]

Gotta win tomorrow.

This is a series we should have swept.
If we don't win the series it is a massive failure and missed opportunity to grow the lead.
John Madden? :confused

[DMBZeppelin]

John Madden? :confused
I think what he's trying to say is that if you don't... you don't... you don't win your games. Chances are you won't be putting up a W in the win column.

[thebestauntie]

I think what he's trying to say is that if you don't... you don't... you don't win your games. Chances are you won't be putting up a W in the win column.
Let me see if I get this straight, in order to get a W in the win column the team needs to... needs to... needs to win their games. Is that right? And would they do this by scoring more runs than the other team?

[devilandthelord]

John Madden? :confused

I think what he's trying to say is that if you don't... you don't... you don't win your games. Chances are you won't be putting up a W in the win column.

Let me see if I get this straight, in order to get a W in the win column the team needs to... needs to... needs to win their games. Is that right? And would they do this by scoring more runs than the other team?

Shut up you guys! :violent


However, you did make me laugh when I had tears in my eyes after reading some more Roi stuff and thinking about him.
So, thanks. :hug

[thebestauntie]

Shut up you guys! :violent


However, you did make me laugh when I had tears in my eyes after reading some more Roi stuff and thinking about him.
So, thanks. :hug
Excellent, that's what I was aiming for! :D:lol:hug

[Sou1 So1di3r]

I'm pissed I missed the Roi tribute. Fuck you WCIU.

[DMBZeppelin]

I'm pissed I missed the Roi tribute. Fuck you WCIU.
I watched the game on WCIU as well, it was on there.

[DMBZeppelin]

Let me see if I get this straight, in order to get a W in the win column the team needs to... needs to... needs to win their games. Is that right? And would they do this by scoring more runs than the other team?
They'd only score more runs then the other team, if they want to win. If you got a group of guys who want to win. You might have a team, but if you have a team that wins. Well then you got a great team.

But what it really... it really... it really comes down to is pitching. If your guy can't make pitches in the strike zone he will not be successful. If you look at the track record of Cy Young winners, they generally have success in the strike zone.

[TapNorris]

They'd only score more runs then the other team, if they want to win. If you got a group of guys who want to win. You might have a team, but if you have a team that wins. Well then you got a great team.

But what it really... it really... it really comes down to is pitching. If your guy can't make pitches in the strike zone he will not be successful. If you look at the track record of Cy Young winners, they generally have success in the strike zone.

Ladies and gentlemen, John Madden is in the house.

[UCFish]

A new streak starts today!

[DMBCubs25]

Lookin good early, but zambrano has zero command today. Also fukudome needs a few days on the bench, and lee needs to stop hitting into double plays and being useless at the plate

[devilandthelord]

When is the last time a pitcher was this good at hitting?
Seriously.

Cuz Z is like really, really good. :)

[bothedmbfan]

When is the last time a pitcher was this good at hitting?
Seriously.

Cuz Z is like really, really good. :)

That Babe Ruth fella.

[devilandthelord]

That Babe Ruth fella.

:lol Haha my boss and I were just talking about him and he said that.

[thebestauntie]

That Babe Ruth fella.
Who? I thought that was a candy bar. :confused

[bothedmbfan]

Who? I thought that was a candy bar. :confused

He also played baseball. I know, I know; it's odd, but true.

[UCFish]

Hopefully we can hold on. Too busy at work to even pay attention to the score.

[DMBCubs25]

Anyone else hate dan plesac?

[devilandthelord]

So that Jay Bruce, he's hit a home run off Z today for the Reds only run, but man has he come back to earth or what?

Currently batting .258 after his otherworldly start.