Chicago Cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

i would love the astros overtaking the brewers...

[HolyCow]

i would love the astros overtaking the brewers...
My Lord, yes please. That would be awesome.

[devilandthelord]

Lets get back on track today!

[Hamburger41]

Lets get back on track today!

I and my Mark DeRosa Mancrush approve of your avatar and this post in general! :thumbsup

[DMBZeppelin]

Reality check... we're only 1 game out of the best record in baseball. I know we need to start winning again, but I didn't realize that till today. We all know how good this team is, and I doubt they play like crap for much longer.

[devilandthelord]

I and my Mark DeRosa Mancrush approve of your avatar and this post in general! :thumbsup

:lol, sweet.
You need an avatar yourself sir.
Make it a Cubbie one or perhaps the Hamburgler if not.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice stat in the Suntimes:

The odds of the Cubs tailspinning all the way out of the postseason are extremely long. Just do the math. If they win only one game in each series the rest of the way for a 6-13 finish, the top challenger in a would-be wild-card race, Philadelphia, would need to go 13-5 to tie the Cubs.

[devilandthelord]

Nice stat in the Suntimes:

The odds of the Cubs tailspinning all the way out of the postseason are extremely long. Just do the math. If they win only one game in each series the rest of the way for a 6-13 finish, the top challenger in a would-be wild-card race, Philadelphia, would need to go 13-5 to tie the Cubs.

Yeah but stranger things have happened. :(

We need to get right tonight!

[DMBZeppelin]

Yeah but stranger things have happened. :(

We need to get right tonight!
Oh I agree, but I just don't see the Phillies going 13-5 or better.

[devilandthelord]

Oh I agree, but I just don't see the Phillies going 13-5 or better.

Well I dont see us doing that badly either, but you never know.
We sure are underperforming these days.
And didn't the Phils get superhot at the end of the season last year?

[DMBZeppelin]

Soto Named NL Rookie of the Month

The Cubs catcher has been selected as Gillette's Rookie of the Month for August in the National League after capturing that same award in April.

Soto was selected over National League nominees Chris Perez of the Cardinals, Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs and Ian Stewart of the Rockies.

In a month when starting catchers traditionally wear down from the grind of a long season, Soto was an extraordinary exception. He hit .355 in August with five doubles, three homers and 21 RBIs. Soto drew 13 walks and scored 17 runs during the month.

Soto's durability at a tough position has been one of his greatest assets. Through August, he had made 124 starts. The only catchers in the National League who had played more were Russell Martin of the Dodgers and Jason Kendall of the Brewers.

[DMBZeppelin]

Felix Pie and Randy Wells were called up. They said Felix Pie was hitting .300+ something in the second half of the AAA season. Not sure the exact thing, I was only half paying attention.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice three straight hits. D-Lee and A-Ram pulling through.

[Tiduwho]

Good work. Let's get some more though.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice triple by Theriot.

[devilandthelord]

Nice start!
And doing it against the Cards makes it even better.

[UCFish]

Riot looking good tonight.

Lets keep scoring.

Just pound them.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice work by Ramirez. I really thought the ball DeRosa hit would make it to the outfield.

[DMBZeppelin]

Riot looking good tonight.
He fought his way into the lineup. Cedeno was suppose to start. Theriot has been sick. Had the flu and was dehydrated, dizzy spells, and such.

[UCFish]

Good

onedec sucks.

[devilandthelord]

You know what I'd like to see tonight, besides a win?

A Derek Lee home run.

[DMBZeppelin]

Bad base running by Geo cost us a run. He should have scored on that. I don't care what Len and Bob say. It's not like he's slow. The man has an inside the park home run this year.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice catch by Surfer DeRosa!

Edit: :lol anyone see that lady's reaction? She got scared when DeRosa's arm came at her and then mouthed WOW! very slowly.

[rick8285]

HUGE Double Play

Dempster looking good tonight

[MPizzle06]

Let's DO this! Final 19 games. THE HOME STRETCH

Up 3-0 still :thumbsup

[dmb@uvm]

That bitch was kinda hot.

[DMBZeppelin]

Damnit so close to a Granny.

[DMBZeppelin]

GOD DAMN ALBERT PUJOLS! Go get your surgery. Wasn't even that good of a pitch to hit.

[MPizzle06]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!

[Hamburger41]

If anyone needs me, I'll be back out on the ledge....

[TapNorris]

If anyone needs me, I'll be back out on the ledge....

I may be out there soon.

[Ev42]

fuck me.

"Keep passing the open windows"

[TapNorris]

That was 6 inches outside.

[DMBCubs25]

This is a fucking joke, theres no way in hell this team will win a world series, we hit our peak in august and all of our flaws are being exposed, mainly the hit or miss offense and inability to hit in the clutch. Side note: Fuck Derrek Lee

[UCFish]

Soriano is the one who did not come through in the clutch today.

[DMBZeppelin]

This is a fucking joke, theres no way in hell this team will win a world series, we hit our peak in august and all of our flaws are being exposed, mainly the hit or miss offense and inability to hit in the clutch. Side note: Fuck Derrek Lee
Lee is one of the reasons we're tied. He has an RBI. Ryan Dempster giving up a 3 run homer to one of the best players in baseball is not a good enough reason to bitch.

[UCFish]

Agreed.

I am just pissed with all of the wasted opportunities yet again.

[HolyCow]

PLEASE! Come on Cubbies!

I've been frustrated a little with D Lee lately too, but come on folks. We're one game from the best record in baseball and one of the top reasons for that is Derrek Lee.

[UCFish]

That was fucking horrible

[DMBZeppelin]

Damnit! What a horrible bunt by Soto. The bad base running earlier, and now that hurt us pretty bad. What's even worse, why have Soto bunt once that got into a 2-1 count? Favorable count for him, I'd just let him swing.

[TapNorris]

Why take the bat out of Soto's hands? We won't get another chance tonight. Brutal.

[UCFish]

Such a frustrating game/last two weeks.

[DMBZeppelin]

I will say this with Fuk, Soriano, and Pie out there. That's the best outfield defense we have. Well actually Johnson in left is probably the better option, but still.

Edit: Pie's speed just stopped that from being a double.

[UCFish]

Defensively correct?

Edit: I should learn to read.

[DMBZeppelin]

WOW!!! HOLY DOUBLE PLAY BY MARMOL! I feel a little better now.

[UCFish]

Marmol just made an AMAZING play.

[DMBZeppelin]

Called strike three, all right lets do this. Fuk, Soriano, and Theriot coming up.

[DMBZeppelin]

Fukudome with a lead off walk, niiiice...

[TapNorris]

Piss!!!!

[DMBZeppelin]

Lead off single for the Cards, and the Brewers got a 3 run homer from Ray Durham to tie the Reds 4-4... god this sucks.

[UCFish]

Yea it does.

[DMBZeppelin]

EFFIN BALK!!!! God I'm so pissed.

[UCFish]

And now a balk.

For fuck sakes.

[DMBZeppelin]

yay! bases loaded with no outs. Here comes the suicide.

Edit: WGN misled me. Still now it's a suicide situation.

[DMBZeppelin]

Kill me now

[rick8285]

Why the fuck are we not walking izturis to set up a double play ball opportunity???????????????

[UCFish]

Cubs suck right now.

Just terrible.

[TapNorris]

I'm sad.

[DMBZeppelin]

Why the fuck are we not walking izturis to set up a double play ball opportunity???????????????
Because Izzy is usually an auto-out.

[Ev42]

Keep passing the open windows my friends

wow rough game

[DMBCubs25]

Lou needs to fucking do something or this is going to be 1969 all over again

[DMBZeppelin]

Lou needs to fucking do something or this is going to be 1969 all over again
What can he do bench Marmol? Tell him next time try harder?

[Tiduwho]

WTF? Why are the Brewers trying to win all of the sudden? IDIOTS!

[HolyCow]

I hate this.

[DMBCubs25]

What can he do bench Marmol? Tell him next time try harder?

Or perhaps not have one of your best, most consistent hitters like soto not bunt with 0 outs in the 8th. Plus the fact no one on this team can lay down a sacrifice bunt anymore

[devilandthelord]

All this sucking is wearing me down. :(

[Bron Yr Aur]

Why the fuck are we not walking izturis to set up a double play ball opportunity???????????????

Lou is starting to fuck things up a bit. Is he not paying attention anymore? I know one time last week he had Casey Fucking McGehee pinch-hit when he had Daryl Ward because of the matchups. FUCK. THAT.

Then against the Reds he doesn't intentionally walk a guy to set up a double play opportunity and the guy wins the game with a hit. Same thing happens tonight.

And how about keeping Marmol out there. If you're going to use Marmol in almost every game, you cannot leave him out there for more than one inning. They have a lot of guys in the fucking pen.

But how about the fucking offense. WHAT. THE. FUCK. These guys better get their shit together fast. You don't give your team much of a chance to win if you're going to score 3 runs every game. And absolutely nothing after the 2nd inning? Absolutely pathetic. This team looks done. Lou needs to make a scene, kick some asses into gear...SOMETHING.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

I feel sick

[HolyCow]

All this sucking is wearing me down. :(
Yeah, just look at us. We're all going crazy and seeing flashbacks of 1969 - even though I was effing no where to be found. I was just in my dad's urethra.

We're arguing about Lou's sense, arguing about D Lee and things are going bad. We're still in first place, we're still headed to October. If you'd have told me we'd have a three game lead in September and one game off the best record in baseball back in March, I would have been totally psyched. If it works out, then it works out. Let's just keep our heads on straight.

[DMBCubs25]

Lou is pissed. "you need to roll up your damn sleeves and go out and kick somebody's ass"

[clayj41]

FUCK THIS!!! :twak

[Tiduwho]

Lou needs to fucking do something or this is going to be 1969 all over again

Don't worry, we don't have the '69 Mets trailing us. We have the Ned Yost choke-down-the-stretch Brewers in the rearview. Thank God. :lol

[Bron Yr Aur]

Yeah, just look at us. We're all going crazy and seeing flashbacks of 1969 - even though I was effing no where to be found. I was just in my dad's urethra.

We're arguing about Lou's sense, arguing about D Lee and things are going bad. We're still in first place, we're still headed to October. If you'd have told me we'd have a three game lead in September and one game off the best record in baseball back in March, I would have been totally psyched. If it works out, then it works out. Let's just keep our heads on straight.

Yeah.....

BUT...
-The offense is sucking. 8 LOB again tonight. No 2-out, clutch hits to be found.
-The bullpen has started to fade a bit.
-Lou is starting to make some bonehead moves/not pay attention to what he's doing
-It's the Cubs we're talking about

[UCFish]

Brew Crew loses.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

good.

[devilandthelord]

Lou is pissed. "you need to roll up your damn sleeves and go out and kick somebody's ass"

Nice Lou. :thumbsup

I'm keep hoping to myself that this is one of those ruts that will help build character and make us stronger and we can get right and get hot again for the end of the season and postseason.
I'm gonna keep on hoping.

[DMBZeppelin]

Piniella Erupts

Another blown lead, another missed chance to step on an opponents throat in the middle innings and another loss on the last play of the game left the Cubs gasping again Tuesday night -- their eighth loss in nine games finally igniting Lou Piniella's fury like it hasn't been ignited since he got to Chicago last year.

''We're playing like we're waiting to get beat,'' Piniella said, building into a red-faced, two-minute eruption that reverberated into the hallway outside his office at Busch Stadium following a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

''We had many chances today again and we had many chances Sunday against Cincinnati, and it's the same result!'' he said. ''If we had played ball like this all year, we wouldn't be here playing for a championship! We'd be playing a spoiler role for somebody else!

''I know we're trying. I've got no complaints about with the effort. But you've got to get the job done! We can talk about having fun. We can talk about relaxing. But you've got to get your damn shirts rolled up and go out and kick somebody's ass! That's what you've got to do! Period!''

[darbini]

Cubs


Great job so far this season, it's been amazing to see you guys really dominate and I can't wait for the playoffs! Dark clouds may hang over you sometimes, but you'll work it out.

[TapNorris]

Lou needs to get out on the field, get ticked off, kick some dirt around, get thrown out of the game and then go absolutely nutso on the team after the game. Something to light a freaking fire under these guys.

[saygdbye4134]

hey dempster, next time pujols get up with guys on base, please refrain from throwing a high heater right in his fucking wheelhouse first pitch.

thanks dude!

[Sou1 So1di3r]

This is going to be a long month. Another series with the Cards and then the Brewers come to town. Ohhhh snap.

[rconverse]

Apparently the Brewers want to win this less than the Cubs. Who knew?

[DMBnick15]

i'm going to the game tonight, hopefully it will be a good one!

edit: i'm cheering for us this week, and you guys against the brewers. we're somehow only 3.5 out of the wld card

[Hamburger41]

I saw this posted on www.bleedcubbieblue.com (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com) the other day. Let's hope they can actually pull their heads from their collective ass and make it happen!


After blazing through the first five months of this year with nothing worse than a four-game losing streak, the Cubs have now lost seven of eight. What we wonder, then, is how recent championship teams have fared. Have they gone through stretches like this? Some of you have posted this in the comments, but I thought I'd consolidate all the information here, to console and bring optimism back.

The answer to the question above is decidedly, yes. Here's how each of the last eight World Series winners did down the stretch:

2007 Red Sox: Had a 7-game lead on September 4. Then, they lost 8 of 12 and saw their lead drop to one game on September 19. Finished the season 6-3 to win the AL East by two games and had an 11-3 record in the postseason.

2006 Cardinals: Had a 7-game lead on September 19. Then, they lost 7 in a row and 8 of 9 to see the lead drop to a half game with three games left. Won two of the three and clinched on the season's last day even though they lost. Had an 11-5 record in the postseason.

2005 White Sox: Had a 9-game lead on September 7. Then, they lost 10 of 14, including two in extra innings; the lead dropped to 1.5 games on September 22 (and would have gone to 0.5 games if Grady Sizemore hadn't lost a ball in the sun vs. the Royals). After that, won 8 of their last 10 regular season games and went 11-1 in the postseason.

2004 Red Sox: Went 7-8 between September 9 and 24, but still won the wild card (by five games) and went 11-3 in the postseason.

2003 Marlins: Not to be discussed in polite company.

2002 Angels: Lost 8 of their last 13 regular season games, but won the wild card by six games and went 11-5 in the postseason.

2001 Diamondbacks: Went 10-11 in September and saw a 4.5 game lead dwindle to 1.5 games; won four of their last six regular season games and went 11-6 in the postseason.

2000 Yankees: Stumbled into the postseason by losing six in a row, winning two, then losing their final seven regular season games (overall, losing 13 out of their last 15!) and seeing a 9 game lead on September 13 shrink to 2.5 at season's end, winning the AL East only because the Red Sox couldn't play better than .500 ball in September; had a mediocre 87-74 record (the worst of any of the 2000 postseason entrants) but went 11-5 in the postseason.

That's seven different championship teams in the last eight years; every single one of them (including the 2003 Marlins, who I glossed over) struggled in September, but righted the ship once October started. This Cubs team is at least as good as any of those champions and better than most.

[HolyCow]

I saw this posted on www.bleedcubbieblue.com (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com) the other day. Let's hope they can actually pull their heads from their collective ass and make it happen!


After blazing through the first five months of this year with nothing worse than a four-game losing streak, the Cubs have now lost seven of eight. What we wonder, then, is how recent championship teams have fared. Have they gone through stretches like this? Some of you have posted this in the comments, but I thought I'd consolidate all the information here, to console and bring optimism back.

The answer to the question above is decidedly, yes. Here's how each of the last eight World Series winners did down the stretch:

2007 Red Sox: Had a 7-game lead on September 4. Then, they lost 8 of 12 and saw their lead drop to one game on September 19. Finished the season 6-3 to win the AL East by two games and had an 11-3 record in the postseason.

2006 Cardinals: Had a 7-game lead on September 19. Then, they lost 7 in a row and 8 of 9 to see the lead drop to a half game with three games left. Won two of the three and clinched on the season's last day even though they lost. Had an 11-5 record in the postseason.

2005 White Sox: Had a 9-game lead on September 7. Then, they lost 10 of 14, including two in extra innings; the lead dropped to 1.5 games on September 22 (and would have gone to 0.5 games if Grady Sizemore hadn't lost a ball in the sun vs. the Royals). After that, won 8 of their last 10 regular season games and went 11-1 in the postseason.

2004 Red Sox: Went 7-8 between September 9 and 24, but still won the wild card (by five games) and went 11-3 in the postseason.

2003 Marlins: Not to be discussed in polite company.

2002 Angels: Lost 8 of their last 13 regular season games, but won the wild card by six games and went 11-5 in the postseason.

2001 Diamondbacks: Went 10-11 in September and saw a 4.5 game lead dwindle to 1.5 games; won four of their last six regular season games and went 11-6 in the postseason.

2000 Yankees: Stumbled into the postseason by losing six in a row, winning two, then losing their final seven regular season games (overall, losing 13 out of their last 15!) and seeing a 9 game lead on September 13 shrink to 2.5 at season's end, winning the AL East only because the Red Sox couldn't play better than .500 ball in September; had a mediocre 87-74 record (the worst of any of the 2000 postseason entrants) but went 11-5 in the postseason.

That's seven different championship teams in the last eight years; every single one of them (including the 2003 Marlins, who I glossed over) struggled in September, but righted the ship once October started. This Cubs team is at least as good as any of those champions and better than most.
*major sigh*

That makes me feel better.

Teams with major championship aspirations probably get a little distracted down the stretch and take their eye off September because they're looking at October.

[DMBZeppelin]

I saw this posted on www.bleedcubbieblue.com (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com) the other day. Let's hope they can actually pull their heads from their collective ass and make it happen!


After blazing through the first five months of this year with nothing worse than a four-game losing streak, the Cubs have now lost seven of eight. What we wonder, then, is how recent championship teams have fared. Have they gone through stretches like this? Some of you have posted this in the comments, but I thought I'd consolidate all the information here, to console and bring optimism back.

The answer to the question above is decidedly, yes. Here's how each of the last eight World Series winners did down the stretch:

2007 Red Sox: Had a 7-game lead on September 4. Then, they lost 8 of 12 and saw their lead drop to one game on September 19. Finished the season 6-3 to win the AL East by two games and had an 11-3 record in the postseason.

2006 Cardinals: Had a 7-game lead on September 19. Then, they lost 7 in a row and 8 of 9 to see the lead drop to a half game with three games left. Won two of the three and clinched on the season's last day even though they lost. Had an 11-5 record in the postseason.

2005 White Sox: Had a 9-game lead on September 7. Then, they lost 10 of 14, including two in extra innings; the lead dropped to 1.5 games on September 22 (and would have gone to 0.5 games if Grady Sizemore hadn't lost a ball in the sun vs. the Royals). After that, won 8 of their last 10 regular season games and went 11-1 in the postseason.

2004 Red Sox: Went 7-8 between September 9 and 24, but still won the wild card (by five games) and went 11-3 in the postseason.

2003 Marlins: Not to be discussed in polite company.

2002 Angels: Lost 8 of their last 13 regular season games, but won the wild card by six games and went 11-5 in the postseason.

2001 Diamondbacks: Went 10-11 in September and saw a 4.5 game lead dwindle to 1.5 games; won four of their last six regular season games and went 11-6 in the postseason.

2000 Yankees: Stumbled into the postseason by losing six in a row, winning two, then losing their final seven regular season games (overall, losing 13 out of their last 15!) and seeing a 9 game lead on September 13 shrink to 2.5 at season's end, winning the AL East only because the Red Sox couldn't play better than .500 ball in September; had a mediocre 87-74 record (the worst of any of the 2000 postseason entrants) but went 11-5 in the postseason.

That's seven different championship teams in the last eight years; every single one of them (including the 2003 Marlins, who I glossed over) struggled in September, but righted the ship once October started. This Cubs team is at least as good as any of those champions and better than most.
Ya it's a long season, we need to hit our second wind. Though it's all over if Z and Harden aren't healthy.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice job by Pie to tie up the game. Seems he worked on shortening his swing like Piniella wanted.

[DMBZeppelin]

Thank god for bad defense. 3-1 Cubs!

[DMBZeppelin]

Lilly steam rolls Molina at the plate. I love it.

[DMBZeppelin]

Thanks to the deepest left field ever, Ramirez gets a hit and the Cuba score.

[DMBZeppelin]

What a crap strike 3 on Fuk.

[devilandthelord]

Zep, you're talkin' to yourself, man. ;)


Whats going on? I've been busy with work.

[DMBZeppelin]

Looper has 67 pitches through 2 innings. Good work Cubbies.

[devilandthelord]

Wow, nice.

[DMBZeppelin]

Zep, you're talkin' to yourself, man. ;)


Whats going on? I've been busy with work.

not much, keeping the thread alive.

Oh and Lilly has 20 pitches through 2 to Loopers 67.

[41ravens]

Lilly steam rolls Molina at the plate. I love it.

that was awesome. i have a new found respect for lilly.

[DMBZeppelin]

13 pitch 3rd for Looper with the bottom of the Cubs order. 80 through 3 innings. With Soriano leading off the 4th, let's force him out of the game.

[HolyCow]

Please continue playing well. Please.

[DMBZeppelin]

With Soriano, Pie, and Fuk out there you DO NOT run on these guys, but thanks for trying.

[devilandthelord]

Please continue playing well. Please.

Shhhhh! Its become so rare nowadays, its like they've got a no-hitter going.
We don't talk about it til its over. ;)

[DMBZeppelin]

Looper through 4 has 94 pitches.

[Tiduwho]

A win might be nice.

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice work Pie drawing a walk.

[DMBZeppelin]

Soriano turned an 0-2 count into a walk?!

[DMBZeppelin]

Theriot and Lee fail to take advantage of a struggling pitcher, awesome.

[devilandthelord]

Theriot and Lee fail to take advantage of a struggling pitcher, awesome.

No suprise there.

[Ev42]

man sit Lee the fuck down for a week. i could give a shit how it makes him feel.

[DMBZeppelin]

Pie has reached three out of four times tonight. That's exciting.

[DMBZeppelin]

Well this seems almost normal.

[Ev42]

Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

Well, good win.

[bothedmbfan]

We wonz.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Uhh....wow. Lou had NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER taking Lilly out of that game. He was dominating the Cardinals hitters in the last 3 innings he pitched, and was only at 90 pitches. Lucky. Kerry Wood needs to get his shit together, though. He through the exact same pitch to Ludwick that just got knocked off the wall by Pujols, and of course, he paid a similar price. What a moron.

[HolyCow]

Phew.

Cubs.

[DMBZeppelin]

Uhh....wow. Lou had NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER taking Lilly out of that game. He was dominating the Cardinals hitters in the last 3 innings he pitched, and was only at 90 pitches. Lucky. Kerry Wood needs to get his shit together, though. He through the exact same pitch to Ludwick that just got knocked off the wall by Pujols, and of course, he paid a similar price. What a moron.
While I agree they should have let Lilly finish it off, lets not act like Wood fell apart. He blew one save, where he was asked to go two innings. Never easy for a closer. He blew it, but all closers will blow one now and again.

Tonight he was given a 3 run lead, and his task was to end the game with the lead. He did that. Now would I like to see him be dominating and not give up any runs or hits? Sure, but just getting the job done is enough for now.

Another reason I wanted Lilly to finish though is because this pen needs rest. There was a period of time where Wood and Marmol pitched almost every night. Remember when they almost had Wood go 5 days in a row? Or did he go 5? It was something crazy like that.

[DMBZeppelin]

CUBS IN BRIEF: Theriot doesn't like Ike, wants out of Houston

ST. LOUIS -- As if the Cubs didn't have enough turbulence to deal with these days, the possibility of getting caught in hurricane-force weather in Houston looms this weekend.

The Cubs are in contact with Major League Baseball and the Astros about whether and when to play in Houston with Hurricane Ike expected to hit the Texas coastline this weekend. Projections late Wednesday showed a landfall late Friday or early Saturday, possibly at Category 4 force, with Houston at the edge of the path.

A decision from MLB was expected today.

''I don't want to go,'' said shortstop Ryan Theriot, who has experience with hurricanes as a native and resident of Baton Rouge, La. ''I understand why the Astros want to play their games there. That makes perfect sense to me. But that storm is going to turn, and if it does turn, they evacuate the city. And then what do you do?

''Now we're stuck. We going to hop on a bus? And go where? With everybody else? Take a bus from Houston to Chicago? I just don't know what the outcome would be, and it's so hard to predict these storms.''

First baseman Derrek Lee, a former Florida Marlin and a member of the 2004 Cubs team that skipped a trip to South Florida in a similar case, also had concerns -- and a solution.

''Let's go to a neutral site, play three and get it over with,'' he said. ''Why risk it?''

But that was not among the scenarios being discussed Wednesday, according to one MLB source -- despite a rumor circulating at Busch Stadium that the teams might play this weekend in St. Louis, with the Cardinals headed to Pittsburgh after tonight's game.

For now, the discussions have focused more on using the four-day window (including a mutual day off Monday) to get in the three scheduled games while avoiding the worst weather, the source said. The Astros released a statement that included the possibility of moving Friday night's game to an afternoon start.

''Whatever Major League Baseball decides, it'll be safe, I think, and it'll be the right decision,'' manager Lou Piniella said.
Ok, I'm with Theriot on this one. In no way shape or form should they be playing an afternoon game with the Hurrican expected later that day. What if it goes into extras? I'd guess they'd have to post pone because of rain.

If they fit the games in here and there, and take away those teams rest and make them travel all over. All it will do is hurt both teams post season chances.

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs win

[devilandthelord]

Hey! Fuck!

We won!

[HolyCow]

Ah, this is awesome stuff.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cubs100

[HolyCow]

Seriously, that sequence of stories has confirmed every reason why I started rooting for the Cubbies 15 years ago. I got a little misty-eyed at a couple of them.

Wayne Drehs is an excellent, excellent writer.

[MPizzle06]

Ah, this is awesome stuff.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cubs100

Holy SHIT those stories are amazing...

Just to THINK of all the landmark historic events that have happened since 1908 and of all the diehards that have lived and literally died watching the cubs never win a World Series is so heartbreaking...

but THIS IS THE YEAR :thumbsup

One game at a time though...let's go win this series w/the Cards tonight!

[MPizzle06]

Friday and Saturday's games @ Houston are officially postponed and the Cubbies will head back to Chicago after tonight's game.

So 2 days off...but we'll have to probably sacrifice the final off-day of the season Monday, and possibly off-days at the end of the regular season.

[JaJunk]

Don't know if you guys have seen this or not, but it's pretty neat.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cubs100&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

[DMBZeppelin]

How is Pie not starting tonight?

[Bron Yr Aur]

Hey. Derrek Lee is a fucking joke. 1st and 3rd, no outs, and he strikes out? C'mon. Give me a fucking break. ANTI-CLUTCH.

[devilandthelord]

Hey. Derrek Lee is a fucking joke. 1st and 3rd, no outs, and he strikes out? C'mon. Give me a fucking break. ANTI-CLUTCH.

Yeah I'm really starting to resent DLee.

[Ev42]

same reason lee is in the line up batting 3rd.

[UCFish]

Harden looking good.

[devilandthelord]

No hitter gone. Darn.
I always think there's a decent chance he might throw one some night.

[UCFish]

Hey. Derrek Lee is a fucking joke. 1st and 3rd, no outs, and he strikes out? C'mon. Give me a fucking break. ANTI-CLUTCH.

Then next at bat he hits a perfect lazy fly to right that would have scored the run the first time.

[Tiduwho]

Harden looking good.

Ahh...when doesn't he?

[Tiduwho]

Don't know if you guys have seen this or not, but it's pretty neat.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cubs100&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

We did. But we liked it better when Royce posted it. 3 posts above yours. :lol

[devilandthelord]

Ahh...when doesn't he?

You are an excellent Cub Fan.
1000 pardons sir. :)

[Ev42]

you have to be fucking kidding me, wild pitcher base load. # 3 and 4 hitter swing at the first fuckin pitch

[Ev42]

D. Lee makes me fucking sick

[UCFish]

Just happy we got 2.

Bad clutch hitting though.

[UCFish]

Offense coming alive?

[DMBZeppelin]

Nice job by DeRosa and Fotenot to get back to back doubles.

[UCFish]

Soto missed one by an inch.

[DMBZeppelin]

I hate when Soriano half asses it to the ball and it cost us a run.

[UCFish]

I hate Pujols but damn do i respect him.

[UCFish]

Brewers lose lets gain 2 games today!

[DMBZeppelin]

Damnit I can see Lee's power is coming back but that sucked.

[UCFish]

That really sucked.

I am afraid we made need more than three to win tonight.

Hope I am wrong though.

Zep that sucks about your poster N2. Hope you enjoyed the weekend out here.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Jesus. This isn't looking good. I'm sorry, but the offense is pitiful. When you rely on other teams' mistakes to score most of your runs, that's just bad. When's the last time anybody hit a home run? When's the last time we scored more than 3 runs in consecutive games?

[UCFish]

good work shark

[UCFish]

Jesus. This isn't looking good. I'm sorry, but the offense is pitiful. When you rely on other teams' mistakes to score most of your runs, that's just bad. When's the last time anybody hit a home run? When's the last time we scored more than 3 runs in consecutive games?

a while but I still have faith

[Tiduwho]

Harden's ERA is over 2.00 now. What a joke of a pickup.

[devilandthelord]

harden's era is over 2.00 now. What a joke of a pickup.

bust.

[UCFish]

Yep worthless.

By the way if this is a game of inches we are getting fucked tonight.

Geo especially.

[devilandthelord]

Crap Pujols up with a man on.

[UCFish]

I smell disaster.

[UCFish]

Worst looking great catch I have ever seen.

[UCFish]

Heart is racing.

[TheOtherside]

holy crap, was that as intense on tv as it appeared on the radio?

[Iamnotafatgirl]

Thank God!

[TapNorris]

C'mon D LEE!!!!!!

[TapNorris]

Typical D Lee.

[DMBCubs25]

hoffpauir>lee

[devilandthelord]

I hate you! I hate you! I hate you, Derek Lee! :BANG

[UCFish]

D. Lee is worthless.

[TapNorris]

hoffpauir>lee

That's a stretch.....but not by much.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Derrek Lee. 6 LOB tonight. What a joke. The law of averages says he should get a hit in one of those ABs and drive someone in. Nope.

9 LOB for the team tonight. :rolleyes

[TapNorris]

Derrek Lee. 6 LOB tonight. What a joke. The law of averages says he should get a hit in one of those ABs and drive someone in. Nope.

9 LOB for the team tonight. :rolleyes

Would love to see his season totals.

[TapNorris]

This is ridiculous....get someone fucking out Wood.

[TapNorris]

Holy fucking shit....we should not have seen this motherfucker again tonight. Please do well Kerry Wood.

[Mario82288]

Pujols Vs. Wood .. should be good

[devilandthelord]

Is this game taking forever to finish or is it just me?
Probably just having to watch the gamecast instead of the real thing. :(

[Mario82288]

Damn .. throw the heat

[DMBZeppelin]

I'm betting Lou said to pitch around Pujols

[devilandthelord]

Please don't hang one. This will be over.

[Mario82288]

Cubs win!

[TapNorris]

Yes!!! Cubs win!!!!

[devilandthelord]

Woo!!! Cubs win!

I had forgotten that we could win consecutive games!

[TapNorris]

Best fucking win of the year!!

[HolyCow]

Woo!

W!

[Mario82288]

Whew .. total nail biter ... damn

[TapNorris]

The number is 11!

[DMBZeppelin]

Wood bested Pujols!

Cubs win a series!

Cubs win!!!!

[devilandthelord]

The number is 11!

Hellz yes! :monkey

[HolyCow]

We did. But we liked it better when Royce posted it. 3 posts above yours. :lolIt was a lot better when I posted it...

[DMBZeppelin]

Magic number is 11, but it should be much lower. Losing 8 of 9.

[Tiduwho]

Good work. Cubs win.

[UCFish]

Woo!!! Cubs win!

I had forgotten that we could win consecutive games!

:lol

Me too.

Great win!
:multi

[UCFish]

It was a lot better when I posted it...

:lol

[Sou1 So1di3r]

phew.

[DMBZeppelin]

We need to go 12-4 the rest of the way to win 100 like I thought we would at one point.

[DMBZeppelin]

Manager Lou Piniella had a short meeting with Wood right before he faced Pujols, finishing with a wave of his arms as he returned to the dugout.

"I was saying 'Go do it!" Piniella said. "We held on. Pujols vs. Kerry Wood, it doesn't get any better than that."

[DMBZeppelin]

HAHAHAHAHA Look at what 2 error Lopez said

Lopez was not impressed with Cubs lefty Ted Lilly, who worked eight innings Wednesday. "I don't know about anybody else, but to me he's not that good," Lopez said. "I'm not going to give him that much credit."

[bothedmbfan]

We won again?

[rick8285]

HAHAHAHAHA Look at what 2 error Lopez said
gonna rile people up for the next series

[DMBZeppelin]

Ah, this is awesome stuff.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cubs100
I just watched all the videos, and read every story. I mean the very first guy, who's worried he'll die before the Cubs win it all. Makes me sad because I'm 23 and feel the exact same way.

I love Billy Corgan for calling out LA and New York fans. It's the truth, but it made me laugh. Though I don't get the whole "healthy distance" thing. Maybe I'm too young, but it drive me crazy not to keep up with the Cubs.

The sixteen year old girl made me laugh. Because she was saying people tell her she's too young to get it. Which she actually is. She was 11 in 2003. You have to be in an adult state of mind, and experiance your first Cubs heart break to get it. When you're young you think anything is possible.

How awesome is it to be named Wrigley Fields?

[bothedmbfan]

I just watched all the videos, and read every story. I mean the very first guy, who's worried he'll die before the Cubs win it all. Makes me sad because I'm 23 and feel the exact same way.

I love Billy Corgan for calling out LA and New York fans. It's the truth, but it made me laugh. Though I don't get the whole "healthy distance" thing. Maybe I'm too young, but it drive me crazy not to keep up with the Cubs.

The sixteen year old girl made me laugh. Because she was saying people tell her she's too young to get it. Which she actually is. She was 11 in 2003. You have to be in an adult state of mind, and experiance your first Cubs heart break to get it. When you're young you think anything is possible.

How awesome is it to be named Wrigley Fields?

I was 13 in 03, that shit hurt me deep. Back off us youngins.

[DMBZeppelin]

hoffpauir>lee
That's just a RIDICULOUS statement.
I hate you! I hate you! I hate you, Derek Lee! :BANG

D. Lee is worthless.
I think you guys over react to D-Lee. Seriously time and time again I see D-Lee and Ramirez strike out. Yet everyone flips out on just D-Lee. Even in this game both came up dry. Even though D-Lee is hitting for a higher average. He's not having a career year, but at least we have a 1B. They don't grow on trees.

But he has a higher average then Soriano, Soto, and Ramirez. He was 2nd till last night, but he's now 3rd in the NL with hits. Pujols just passed up D-Lee in hits. Reyes has 184, Pujols 171, and D-Lee 169. He's 26th in the NL with RBI's.

Among ALL MLB 1st Basemen D-Lee ranks:
AB: 1st - 573
Runs: 7th - 87
Hits: 3rd - 169
Doubles: 5th - 36
Triples: 7th - 3
Home Runs: 17th - 18
RBI: 14th - 82
Stolen Bases: 2nd - 8
Walks: 12th - 65
Strikeouts: 9th - 105
AVG: 8th - .292
OBP: 12th - .362
SLG: 16th - .458
OPS: 14th - .827

Now I get his power numbers are WAY down the second half. But he had it back in St. Louis. He had a home run ball go foul. He was driving his base hits, and flying out to the outfield. So if it's back, it's coming back going into the post season. Though I don't think he'll ever get it back fully. I think the Furcal wrist injury stopped us from ever getting back that 05' D-Lee.

Edit: As far as those power/RBI numbers go. He's in the middle, but there's not a lot of distance from around 15th to the top 10. If he gets on a roll, he could easily be in the top 10 with everything. Keep in mind all those stats are ALL MLB 1st basemen.

[TapNorris]

Last night they showed a stat for D Lee...of his 18 HR's, 14 of them are solo shots. So what's the deal with runners on? If he's not grounding into DP's, he's popping up and striking out. Is he pressing too much when he's got men on? What's the problem with D Lee? He was not clutch last night when he needed to be.

[DMBCubs25]

That's just a RIDICULOUS statement.



I think you guys over react to D-Lee. Seriously time and time again I see D-Lee and Ramirez strike out. Yet everyone flips out on just D-Lee. Even in this game both came up dry. Even though D-Lee is hitting for a higher average. He's not having a career year, but at least we have a 1B. They don't grow on trees.

But he has a higher average then Soriano, Soto, and Ramirez. He was 2nd till last night, but he's now 3rd in the NL with hits. Pujols just passed up D-Lee in hits. Reyes has 184, Pujols 171, and D-Lee 169. He's 26th in the NL with RBI's.

Among ALL MLB 1st Basemen D-Lee ranks:
AB: 1st - 573
Runs: 7th - 87
Hits: 3rd - 169
Doubles: 5th - 36
Triples: 7th - 3
Home Runs: 17th - 18
RBI: 14th - 82
Stolen Bases: 2nd - 8
Walks: 12th - 65
Strikeouts: 9th - 105
AVG: 8th - .292
OBP: 12th - .362
SLG: 16th - .458
OPS: 14th - .827

Now I get his power numbers are WAY down the second half. But he had it back in St. Louis. He had a home run ball go foul. He was driving his base hits, and flying out to the outfield. So if it's back, it's coming back going into the post season. Though I don't think he'll ever get it back fully. I think the Furcal wrist injury stopped us from ever getting back that 05' D-Lee.

Edit: As far as those power/RBI numbers go. He's in the middle, but there's not a lot of distance from around 15th to the top 10. If he gets on a roll, he could easily be in the top 10 with everything. Keep in mind all those stats are ALL MLB 1st basemen.

True, but at least ramirez has proven that he can come through in the clutch time and time again. Lee, in my mind has slowly evolved into theriot, a hitter who mainly hits singles with the occasional double mixed in. When he hits his homeruns they are during meaningless spots in the game. Also to go along with the number of rally killing double plays he hits into what seems like every other game. His fielding has also declined this year as well, once 2008 is over it wouldn't be a bad idea to at least explore other options for first base

[TapNorris]

So I've been listening to Some Devil a lot lately and it always reminds me of the Cubs winning the division in '03 and the playoffs that year...obviously because it was released in late Sept. of that year. Anyone else listen to that album and get taken back to the fun that we all had until Game 6 of the NLCS? I'm going to keep listening and remembering those times and just pray that we can finish it off the right way this time.

[Hamburger41]

HAHAHAHAHA Look at what 2 error Lopez said Quote:
Lopez was not impressed with Cubs lefty Ted Lilly, who worked eight innings Wednesday. "I don't know about anybody else, but to me he's not that good," Lopez said. "I'm not going to give him that much credit."


What a goober. Hey, Lopez, why don't you go ask Molina what he thinks about Lilly!

[Styx Cover Band]

What a goober. Hey, Lopez, why don't you go ask Molina what he thinks about Lilly!

:lol:lol

Edit: Is there an email address for mlb.com that we can bombard to try and get the postponed Houston series moved to Milwaukee?

[41ravens]

well fuck my ass, uncle charlie, we won a series! and fuck that losing streak, cubs have taken 3 out of the last 4. but the rest of our schedule is brutal. @houston, milwaukee, st. louis, @mets, @milwaukee. seriously? if we get out of that alive, more power to us. but i have faith.

[UCFish]

I am still happy about last night. What a nail biter.

Hopefully Milwaukee will just lose the next two nights while we are idle.

[Mustang1]

Rumor is a day-night doubleheader at MM Park on Sunday assuming the teams can get to the stadium and it's not damaged badly. No word on the 3rd game yet.

[41ravens]

Rumor is a day-night doubleheader at MM Park on Sunday assuming the teams can get to the stadium and it's not damaged badly. No word on the 3rd game yet.

my guess would be monday since i think both teams have that day off as of right now.

[UCFish]

Sounds about right

[Sou1 So1di3r]

@ Houston is gonna be tough.... Milwaukee home... hopefully will be a breeze. STL should be no problem and @ mets... well maybe. Then take down the brew crew one more time!

[HolyCow]

I just watched all the videos, and read every story. I mean the very first guy, who's worried he'll die before the Cubs win it all. Makes me sad because I'm 23 and feel the exact same way.

I love Billy Corgan for calling out LA and New York fans. It's the truth, but it made me laugh. Though I don't get the whole "healthy distance" thing. Maybe I'm too young, but it drive me crazy not to keep up with the Cubs.

The sixteen year old girl made me laugh. Because she was saying people tell her she's too young to get it. Which she actually is. She was 11 in 2003. You have to be in an adult state of mind, and experiance your first Cubs heart break to get it. When you're young you think anything is possible.

How awesome is it to be named Wrigley Fields?
:thumbsup

I feel the same way as the old guy. For his sake, we need to do this.

And I didn't get the healthy distance thing either. Last year, I knew we didn't have a team that could make a run, so in the playoffs, I kept my expectations low. I watched the games and rooted as hard as ever, but I didn't get my hopes up. This year - it's going to be different. Which is a bad thing.

And I was 18 in 2003. I knew what was going on, but I feel like such more of a mature Cubbie now. There's no way she got it at 11. I laid under my bed and cried for an hour after Game 7.

[MPizzle06]

:thumbsup

I feel the same way as the old guy. For his sake, we need to do this.

And I didn't get the healthy distance thing either. Last year, I knew we didn't have a team that could make a run, so in the playoffs, I kept my expectations low. I watched the games and rooted as hard as ever, but I didn't get my hopes up. This year - it's going to be different. Which is a bad thing.

And I was 18 in 2003. I knew what was going on, but I feel like such more of a mature Cubbie now. There's no way she got it at 11. I laid under my bed and cried for an hour after Game 7.

:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

I was pissed after Game 6 but balled after Game 7.

That girl definitely doesn't get it yet. Those stories are AMAZING. The video that plays with everyone in it gives me the fucking chills...damn

I agree with the guy that says that it isn't gonna happen, but that it HAS TO happen. Honestly, it does have to happen!

And the healthy distance??? I'd go fucking crazy if I didn't live & die with the cubs.

GO CUBS!

[devilandthelord]

I just watched all the Cubs fans profiles too.

God damn we have to do it this year. We have to do it for all these people.

[HolyCow]

And the healthy distance??? I'd go fucking crazy if I didn't live & die with the cubs.


Last night was what it's all about. If I missed out on moments like that, what would I be?
Deep fly by Lopez that Fuk tracks down: "OH YEAH! HOLY CRAP!!! YES! YES! YES"

Marmol strikes out Phelps: "AHH!!! WE ARE THE GREATEST TEAM EVER!"

Woody gives up a lead off double to Ryan: "That's alright, that's ok, that's fine. It's really ok. *pushing my palms toward the floor in the "I'm-totally-freaking-out-but-I'm-trying-to-convince-myself-we're-fine" motion."*

Sac bunt fails: *dry heave*

Schumaker singles: "Holy crap. Come on now. COME. ON. NOW. Don't do this to me."

Woody facing Miles: "Please hit into a 4-6-3. Please hit into a 4-6-3. Please hit into a 4-6-3. No Albert please. No Albert please. No Albert...."

Strikes out Miles: "YES! (.01 seconds after). Oh, no."

2-2 count on Albert: "You gotta go with the slider in the dirt here Woody. Nothing good to hit. Nothing good to hit."

Pops him up: "AHHH!!!! WE ARE THE GREATEST TEAM EVER!!!!"


See, where would I be without that? Teh ups-and-downs of a a single Cubs game has more emotion than most teams' entire seasons.

[DMBZeppelin]

once 2008 is over it wouldn't be a bad idea to at least explore other options for first base
There's better offensive 1st basemen, but unless you want like a Paul Kanerko. Where would we get one? All the franchise guys are locked up. D-Lee is well above average.

[DMBZeppelin]

Did anyone else realize we put the Cards into 4th place? The Astro's are only 3 behind the Brewers. I hope we can beat the Stro's while they can somehow still over take the Brewers.

[Styx Cover Band]

Did anyone else realize we put the Cards into 4th place? The Astro's are only 3 behind the Brewers. I hope we can beat the Stro's while they can somehow still over take the Brewers.

:thumbsup I agree with this. How much would that piss of Wisconsinites if the Brewers didn't make the playoffs.

[DMBZeppelin]

SOME BULLSHIT RIGHT HERE

The results of coin flips to determine home-team advantage in the case of any one-game playoffs needed to break ties in the standings at the end of the regular season on Sept. 28.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee

WILD CARD
Milwaukee at Philadelphia
Milwaukee at Houston
Milwaukee at St. Louis
Houston at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Philadelphia
Houston at St. Louis
It should be winner of the seaosn series, not some bullshit coin flip. As long as it's not us though, Milwaukee plays road games with everyone else.

[DMBCubs25]

There's better offensive 1st basemen, but unless you want like a Paul Kanerko. Where would we get one? All the franchise guys are locked up. D-Lee is well above average.
Teixiera is gonna be a free agent, and depending on who our new owner is, they may want to make a big splash like this, it certainly wouldn't hurt to try

[bothedmbfan]

well fuck my ass.

I refuse.

[DMBZeppelin]

Teixiera is gonna be a free agent, and depending on who our new owner is, they may want to make a big splash like this, it certainly wouldn't hurt to try
With how much it cost to eat up D-Lee's contract, and sign Teixiera. I'd much rather our new owner get C.C. Sabathia. I've heard he's not a clutch guy. Doesn't get big hits. He's a slower starter. Now I don't know if that's true, just what I've heard in the past. Guess the point is, is he REALLY that much of an improvement over D-Lee?

There's a few positions I worry about on this team, but 1st base is never one of them. He's durable, and great defensively. How many times has he saved Ramirez? He's not having a great year, but he'll probably wind up hitting around .295 with about 20-22 homers and 90ish RBI's. Not MVP numbers, but that's not bad either.

[devilandthelord]

Did anyone else realize we put the Cards into 4th place? The Astro's are only 3 behind the Brewers. I hope we can beat the Stro's while they can somehow still over take the Brewers.

I noticed this last night as well. Cards are 10 back, Astros 8.5, and Brewers 5.5 back.

I personally do not want the Astros to make the playoffs because we DO NOT play them well and if they happened to win their divisional series and we would face them in the NLCS I would be very worried.

[DMBZeppelin]

I noticed this last night as well. Cards are 10 back, Astros 8.5, and Brewers 5.5 back.

I personally do not want the Astros to make the playoffs because we DO NOT play them well and if they happened to win their divisional series and we would face them in the NLCS I would be very worried.
In the playoffs though, we're going to have the big runs pitching. If they are healthy, that should be scary for any team. Not this hurt Zambrano crap who gives up 7 runs a game.

[DMBZeppelin]

CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood's 30th save was a historic one.

The Cubs closer notched his 30th save on Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals when he got Albert Pujols to pop up and preserve a 3-2 win. Wood is the ninth pitcher in club history to record a 30-save season, but the first to reach 30 without having previously recording a save opportunity in a prior campaign in his career.

Wood and Ryan Dempster are the only two pitchers in club history to each have a 30-start season and a 30-save season. Dempster had 33 saves in 2005 and has 30 starts in 2008. Wood had 33 starts in 2002, 32 starts in 2003 and 30 saves in 2008.

Wood is two strikeouts shy of becoming the third pitcher in franchise history to reach 1,400 strikeouts with the club.

Cubs starter Rich Harden, now 5-1 in 10 starts since joining the team on July 8, has given up 11 earned runs in 60 innings. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Harden's 1.65 ERA is the third lowest by any pitcher over the first 10 starts for the Cubs. Earned runs have been officially compiled in the National League since 1912. The only pitchers with a lower mark than Harden were Hippo Vaughn (1.23 ERA, 1913-14) and Hank Wyse (1.61 ERA, 1942-43).

[DMBZeppelin]

Apparently, rumors of Rich Harden's dire condition were slightly exaggerated. In his first start for the Cubs in 13 days, Harden spun a six-inning two-hitter against the Cardinals on Thursday. It was the sixth time in Harden's 10 starts as a Cub that he allowed either one or two hits. He leads the National League in starts like that -- even though he's been in the National League for only two months.

The only other Cub in the past 50 years with six starts that unhittable in a season: Kerry Wood in 2001.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ok well the Brewers lost again. We're 6 up and the magic number is 10. Even if they won out we just need to go 10-6, and we win this division. I just hope the Phillies sweep the Brewers. That give us a chance to clinch at home, as long as we beat the Stros.

[DMBZeppelin]

Miller Park could host Cubs-Astros set
PHILADELPHIA -- Suddenly it seems that a Cubs-Astros series under the dome at Miller Park is not so far-fetched.

Major League Baseball was considering moving the key series between National League Central contenders to Milwaukee on Sunday and Monday, according to two baseball sources. If the plan goes through, details, including game times and ticket procedures, would be announced Saturday.

Brewers spokesman Tyler Barnes confirmed that the team is on stand-by, and is waiting for direction from MLB.
So we'd play at Miller Park on Sunday and Monday. Then leave Milwaukee to come play the Brewers at Wrigley on Tuesday.

[41ravens]

anyone going, or, like me, really thinking of going? there are some kick ass seats available for this game.

[DMBZeppelin]

anyone going, or, like me, really thinking of going? there are some kick ass seats available for this game.
Me and my friends might be getting bleacher seats. Ya before everyone found out, I pulled 1st row behind home plate. Just didn't want to spend $140 plus the extra charges per seat. Then after people found out it was all crazy with waiting rooms and what not.

[BustedStuff87]

Got my ticks. Leaving Dekalb after the Bears game. They aren't selling any upper deck seats. Only up to the 200 sections maybe even 300. I waited awhile to get these ticks too, the dam ticketing site was jammed with high purchases. But got my 4 ticks and can't wait. Sorry Houston.

[Tiduwho]

Cubs and Astros will play Sunday night at 7:05 and monday at 1:05 in Milwaukee.

And tonight it's on WGN! Awesome! Now I get to watch the Bears game and the Cubs game. :multi

[TapNorris]

Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Milwaukee, whadaya say? The Cubs are gonna win today!!! :eek :D

[TapNorris]

Does anyone know what song is played during ESPN's OTL Cubs fan video?

[DMBZeppelin]

Does anyone know what song is played during ESPN's OTL Cubs fan video?
Nope, wish I could help. Kinda sounds familar though.

[DMBZeppelin]

Brewers lost the first game of their double header. We are now 6.5 back, and the magic number is 9. Plus we both play tonight.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

What is going on here? I am watching WGN right now and all I i see are 80's tv shows.

[Tiduwho]

Alright D Lee! Way to go! 3 to 0!

[devilandthelord]

Cubs! Cubs! Cubs!

[devilandthelord]

Too much football today makes me forget about the beloved Cubs.

[Tiduwho]

Yeah baby! They're teeing off now! 5 to 0!

[Bron Yr Aur]

What is going on here? I am watching WGN right now and all I i see are 80's tv shows.

Yeah. What the fuck? It's not on.

Zambrano = no-no through 4

[Tiduwho]

No hitter through 5 innings for Z....

[TapNorris]

So, are we to assume that ESPN has blacked out WGN from most of us because their Sunday Night Baseball game has to be the only game on tonight? Screwed by the dirty white sox.

[TapNorris]

No hitter through 5 innings for Z....

If what I've quoted does happen tonight and I can't see it because the dirty white sox are on ESPN, I'm going to be ticked. :violent

[Tiduwho]

I'm watching the Cubs on WGN....

[Tiduwho]

Carlos Zambrano no-hitter through 7....

[gocubsgo3822]

through 7...... milwaukee is collapsing

[TapNorris]

Using a friends MLB.TV account...I have to watch the Astros broadcast, but at least I can see it.

[crashintonickdm]

phils just swept the brewers in a 4 game series. we did you, and do us and beat them in your upcoming series.

[clayj41]

No-Hitter through 8!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

iam shaking

[Tiduwho]

Tension is rising.....oh man. I've never seen a no hitter before....

[bspokas]

ESPN to cut in & cover the bottom of 9th...

[clayj41]

God this would be so awesome!!!

[Tiduwho]

Here we go!!!