Chicago Cubs

[Tiduwho]

36 years....36 years.....Let's do this Z!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

2 more outs!!!

[clayj41]

1 to go!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

1 away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

Please please please!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

1 more strike!!!!

[clayj41]

HE DID IT!!!! :multi

[Tiduwho]

He did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No hitter!!!!!!!!!!



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[clayj41]

Somebody create the thread. :cool

[thatgirl224]

that was awesome!!

[Tiduwho]

Go Carlos!!!!!


Go Cubs Go!!!!


Not bad for a guy that we were worried about season-ending surgery a couple weeks ago!!! In his first start back, he throws a NO-HITTER?!?!?!?!?


Z!!!! :multi

[dmbinchicago]

What a night. Looks healthy to me. I don't care if they rest him another 12 days... keep him fresh for October.

[twk13]

fuck yea

[Ev42]

that was so great. so awesome to see big Z throw a no-hitter.

[TapNorris]

Pure awesomeness!! Even better that he did it in Milwaukee where fat man CC couldn't get his!!!! Magic number 7!!!

[Ev42]

What a night. Looks healthy to me. I don't care if they rest him another 12 days... keep him fresh for October.

fuck yeah:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

[devilandthelord]

This is amazing! I can't wait to get home from work and see the highlights!

[41ravens]

fuckin' awesome. totally pissed i didn't go to the game, but whatever. if the team wasn't already back on track, this should definitely get them going. what a huge game for z.

[devilandthelord]

Did you guys see the box score on espn.com?

Best pitched game of the year in MLB!
No-no, 10Ks, 1BB, rates him a 96! 2 points higher than Lester's no-no earlier this year! Wow.

[gocubsgo3822]

BIG Motherfucking Z!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiduwho]

Did you guys see the box score on espn.com?

Best pitched game of the year in MLB!
No-no, 10Ks, 1BB, rates him a 96! 2 points higher than Lester's no-no earlier this year! Wow.

nice!

[DMBCubs25]

That was incredible, still trying to find the audio of pat and ron's call of the final out

[DMBZeppelin]

I went guys it was insane! During the 6th inning it really felt like it was going to happen. Then when DeRosa made that running catch, you could just feel the tension rise, like here we go.

Also when DeRosa made that catch. I was like "Why isn't Fuk and Pie in?" which Lou eventually did. You should have seen how antsy Sorianio was in left with 2 outs. Everyone wanted this for him.

[devilandthelord]

I went guys it was insane! During the 6th inning it really felt like it was going to happen. Then when DeRosa made that running catch, you could just feel the tension rise, like here we go.

Also when DeRosa made that catch. I was like "Why isn't Fuk and Pie in?" which Lou eventually did. You should have seen how antsy Sorianio was in left with 2 outs. Everyone wanted this for him.

What was it like in the 9th and when he finally did it? :D

(he asks like a kid telling his grandpa to tell him a story)

[Sou1 So1di3r]

fuck WGN and their non coverage.

[gocubsgo3822]

:lol at milwaukee.....

[devilandthelord]

Damn, all of a sudden we have a 7.5 game lead over the Brewers and they are now tied with Philly, the team that just swept them in a double header today, for the wildcard!

Life is good.

[gocubsgo3822]

life is good.... we could actually clinch against milwaukke on thursday

[devilandthelord]

life is good.... we could actually clinch against milwaukke on thursday

Oooh now that would be just too sweeeeeeeet!!! :monkey

[DMBZeppelin]

What was it like in the 9th and when he finally did it? :D

(he asks like a kid telling his grandpa to tell him a story)

I will do my best to paint you a picture when I get home. Just be too hard on my phone. Also I'm going to the games on Wed and Thurs. If we win our next 4 games, I'll be at the clinching game. It could be a great week.

[DMBZeppelin]

Oh and all single TV's had the Brewers game on. Any place that had two TV's next to each other had the Brewers on one screen, Cubs on the other. So it sucked getting food if there was only one T.V.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Wow, how amazing for Big Z! He seemed so damn happy in the postgame interview with Len & Bob. Great moment for Cubs fans. Really made me proud to be a Cubs fan seeing all of the Cubs fans up in Milwaukee on extremely short notice to cheer on the team. That looked like quite the incredible scene. I think the Cubs outdrew the White Sox (who were playing at home) tonight.

[gocubsgo3822]

fuckingno hitters... awesome gentleman and gina

[Sou1 So1di3r]

cubs

[gocubsgo3822]

carlos

[MPizzle06]

Cubs!!!!!!

NO HITTER for BIG Z!!!!!!! Fucking-A Right!!!!!!!! GO CUBS!!!





p.s. I'm hammered right now no kidding

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Cubs!!!!!!

NO HITTER for BIG Z!!!!!!! Fucking-A Right!!!!!!!! GO CUBS!!!





p.s. I'm hammered right now no kidding


haha on a sunday night?

[Tiduwho]

haha on a sunday night?

Sure, I have all the way until 7:00am to sober up, so I know I'm not worried.

[devilandthelord]

haha on a sunday night?

Oh sorry, Mr. Hammered on a Wednesday. :cool

[gocubsgo3822]

nothing wrong with being drunkon a sunday.......

bleed cubbie blue has somegoodlinks to pat and rons call....

[UCFish]

AMAZING.

Bro thanks for the call to listen.

[Tiduwho]

Cubs. Z.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Oh sorry, Mr. Hammered on a Wednesday. :cool

Well that's wasted Wednesdays here. Most people don't have any classes on Thursday, and if they do (which I do) it is not until 1:30:D

[HolyCow]

Z!!!!

So awesome.

[devilandthelord]

Well that's wasted Wednesdays here. Most people don't have any classes on Thursday, and if they do (which I do) it is not until 1:30:D

*sigh*

How I miss college. The only place where it is universally accepted to be an alcoholic.

[rick8285]

I had the internet window ready to buy tickets for this game twice last night and chickened out because of the drive! FUCK ME

GO Z and let's wrap up the Brewers this week!

[DMBZeppelin]

With Zambrano's bid for history in clear view, the fans grew louder with each out the right-hander recorded until Darin Erstad struck out on Zambrano's 110th and final pitch of the game.

Was Zambrano that dominant?

"No," manager Cecil Cooper said "It was a long travel day and Hurricane Ike. And having two days off. Not saying he wasn't good, but this was a pretty tough circumstance."
Anyone else think Cecil is a lame name?

[gocubsgo3822]

cecils a homoexual

[gocubsgo3822]

Zambrano also said the ballpark helped. ''Every time I come to Miller Park, I feel good,'' said Zambrano, who's 7-5 in Milwaukee. ''I like the mound. This is a beautiful ballpark. I wish we could have a new ballpark and a clubhouse like that. I'm impressed.''

[funksoul]

Wow!!! Last night in Milwaukee was one of the best night's of my life...seriously. Save for some dumb ass cubs fans who felt the need to heckle my friend in her brewers shirt for no reason, while in her ballpark...it was awesome!!

I'll be at the game on thursday with her again and hopefully i can sit with some of the cubs fans i know in this thread who are not the garbage throwing asshole cubs fan.

I have some awesome pictures from last night I will try and post soon!!!!

[HolyCow]

Anyone else think Cecil is a lame name?
Hmm. The Cubs didn't seem to have an trouble.

[gocubsgo3822]

10 straight no hit innings!!!!

[bothedmbfan]

cecils a homoexual

What the fuck is with that? Seriously.

[gocubsgo3822]

make it 11

[gocubsgo3822]

make it 12

[daveS]

I just heard on the Cubs radio broadcast that the Brewer's manager was fired. Anyone hear this yet?

[gocubsgo3822]

make it 13

[bothedmbfan]

If Yost was really fired, I guess they really felt they had no shot at the playoffs.

[gocubsgo3822]

ned yost was fired

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080915&content_id=3480423&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

[gocubsgo3822]

home run hollywood!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gocubsgo3822]

wow ted lilly now has more hits than the astors in the alst thirtyeen innings :lol

[darbini]

haha I was just thinking the same thing

[TheOtherside]

wow, what happened to the brewers? as a cubs fan i am elated, as a kid that grew up going to county stadium, i'm kind of embarrassed for them. they were my 2nd team for a long time (basically until they started to challenge the cubs).

[gocubsgo3822]

make it 14 :lol......

[41ravens]

i'm really hoping this yost firing doesn't light a fire under the brewers' asses, what with us still having to play them 6 times and all.

[41ravens]

d lee!!!! about fuckin' time!!

[TheOtherside]

good news is that they can sweep us and we'll still only have to play 500 ball the rest of the games to win the division.

[UCFish]

Soto baby!

[devilandthelord]

There's just so much raaaaaape going on the last couple days!

:monkey

[darbini]

Sotooooooooooooooooooooverthefence


So they bring in a pitcher to get Johnson to fly out, then bring in another pitcher to face Soto? Kind of odd isn't it?

[devilandthelord]

make it 14 :lol......

Sorry I copied your av, but I love it too and I have a different caption. :D

[41ravens]

see? and to think we were all worried about this team.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Geo!

[DMBZeppelin]

i'm really hoping this yost firing doesn't light a fire under the brewers' asses, what with us still having to play them 6 times and all.
"I think we have sucked in September so far," a Brewers player who wished to remain anonymous told ESPN.com's Amy K. Nelson. "And I don't think it's his fault that we can't hit or pitch right now, but something had to change."

But even if they had a fire lit under their ass, we'd have to be some sort of horrible for it to effect us.

[dmb@uvm]

If Yost was really fired, I guess they really felt they had no shot at the playoffs.

No. Feeling they still have a shot would be the reason to fire him. Seriously, he is terrible.

[DMBZeppelin]

WOW GREAT JOB BY EDMONDS! Lilly buy that man a steak.

[darbini]

see? and to think we were all worried about this team.

You are on your own on that one, at least with me(I know some people in this thread would agree though...which is sad)

[DMBZeppelin]

see? and to think we were all worried about this team.
I'm not apart of the all.

[darbini]

make it 15 :)

[41ravens]

You are on your own on that one, at least with me(I know some people in this thread would agree though...which is sad)

i'd have to call shenanigans if you're trying to say you weren't the least bit worried during the slump.

[UCFish]

This is pretty crazy. Hope they can pitch like this in the postseason.

[darbini]

i'd have to call shenanigans if you're trying to say you weren't the least bit worried during the slump.

Bullshit my friend, I was not worried, but rather I was hopeful.

[DMBZeppelin]

Thank you Milwaukee scoring offical... thank you.

[DMBZeppelin]

Damnit, 9 outs away from back to back no hitters.

[41ravens]

oh well. woulda been fun, but let's just get the W.

[bothedmbfan]

Sadly, Lilly didn't get to grow facial hair. (Zach will fill you in on what that means)

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Damn. So close!

[JaJunk]

Ya'll doing alright in here? Good time to be a Cubs fan for once in my life.

[darbini]

i'd have to call shenanigans if you're trying to say you weren't the least bit worried during the slump.


Please take your shenanigans back, they are unwarranted and unwlecomed.




I think with Edmonds now on a winning team he will be surrounded by performers, which might help him out of this rut. He will be pitched to differently with runners on base ahead of him, probably be more patient at the plate like the rest of the Cubs, etc. Hopefully he performs well. He has had a great career, and I'm sure he is capable of doing more than his share despite his early season woes in SD.

They'll be fine, and I'm sure they're going to peak heading into the playoffs.

Lou will keep them striving, and he'll make sure they know what good enough is. Everyone knows what they have to do, it's just a matter of constantly improving as a team and stepping up when needed. We've earned our spot, and chasing the Brewers isn't where we need to be, we have demons to cast and bigger fish to catch.
Cubs

ya'll need to relax:thumbsup

I've been freaking out for years. At least this year overall they have given me some air to breathe, it's great knowing they can do more than enough to win games this year. They have confidence and depth, it makes losing not so bad, at least not to where I lose hope

http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=7838945&postcount=12193
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=7960090&postcount=13511
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=7961998&postcount=13544
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=7967701&postcount=13602
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=8073508&postcount=14418
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=8155310&postcount=15112
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=8156601&postcount=15119
http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=8192496&postcount=15328

[DMBZeppelin]

Sadly, Lilly didn't get to grow facial hair. (Zach will fill you in on what that means)
All right then I will. When a pitcher is going for a No-No, and we don't want to directly talk about it. We will refer to it as growing facial hair. If he almost blows it, he grabbed the razor. If he blows it, he got a shave. Lilly had a 5 o'clock shadow in the 7th, and well we all know he's smooth as a babies bottom now.

[darbini]

Ya'll doing alright in here? Good time to be a Cubs fan for once in my life.



http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=7838945&postcount=12193

[gocubsgo3822]

wow.... everything is coming together now..

[kurz41]

Ned Yost fired in the middle of a pennant, (wildcard, really) race. :lol

[JaJunk]

Ned Yost fired in the middle of a pennant, (wildcard, really) race. :lol

Philly has that slot locked up. So long C.C. Enjoy heading back to the American League.

[gocubsgo3822]

brewers suck... i hope we put the first loss on the hamburgler tomorrow

[kurz41]

Philly has that slot locked up. So long C.C. Enjoy heading back to the American League.
Very true
brewers suck... i hope we put the first loss on the hamburgler tomorrow
:lol

I think we'll take him out

[bothedmbfan]

CC to become a Cub.

[JaJunk]

CC to become a Cub.

Not sure he would be in our post season rotation right now. :lol

[bothedmbfan]

U bair.

[gocubsgo3822]

fuck hamburgler to cubzz

[gocubsgo3822]

i like how the stros are wearing their road jerseys in protest

[DMBZeppelin]

I can't believe three guys around a foul ball, and they just let it fall.

[DMBZeppelin]

i like how the stros are wearing their road jerseys in protest
It's their own fault. They wouldn't even agree to a neutral site till Saturday night. So once that happens, of course it's going to be a dome where weather won't be an issue.

[TapNorris]

Magic # is 6!!!!!!

[DMBZeppelin]

:multi:multi:multi CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! :multi:multi:multi

CUBS HAVE NOW WON 18 of 22 ON THE ROAD
CUBS HAVE GIVEN UP 1 HIT OVER 18 INNINGS
CUBS HAVE GIVEN UP 1 RUN OVER 18 INNINGS
CUBS MAGIC NUMBER IS NOW DOWN TO 6!!!!
SWEEP OF THE BREWERS CLINCHES THE DIVISION!!!

Man and with power coming back to D-Lee and Edmonds. This team might just be getting hot at the same time.

[gocubsgo3822]

CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!! 90 wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 in a row!!!!!!!!

[UCFish]

:multi:multi:multi CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! :multi:multi:multi

CUBS HAVE NOW WON 18 of 22 ON THE ROAD
CUBS HAVE GIVEN UP 1 HIT OVER 18 INNINGS
CUBS HAVE GIVEN UP 1 RUN OVER 18 INNINGS
CUBS MAGIC NUMBER IS NOW DOWN TO 6!!!!
SWEEP OF THE BREWERS CLINCHES THE DIVISION!!!

Man and with power coming back to D-Lee and Edmonds. This team might just be getting hot at the same time.

:thumbsup

Very happy about the Cubbies!

[gocubsgo3822]

we are back......

[gocubsgo3822]

whats more incredible no hitter yesterday

or howry no hit the middle of the order????/

[devilandthelord]

we are back......

We were never gone.

Cubs! :monkey

[darbini]

(sometimes you guys make me want to vomit, it's all good though)


Cubs

[bothedmbfan]

whats more incredible no hitter yesterday

or howry no hit the middle of the order????/

One happen fairly frequently (compared to the other anyways), the other is so fucking rare, I can't believe you'd ask.

Howry no-noing the middle of the order, obviously.

[gocubsgo3822]

:lol agreed boseph

[MPizzle06]

I am so fucking excited still from last night!!! Amazing...

Not just a no-no, but a no-no in the heat of a pennant race none the less!!!

We are looking really strong at just the right time. Let's sweep the Brew crew and clinch this shit!!

by the way...Ned Yost out in Milwaukee? They really don't want to derail again this season, but they're looking desperate. Couple that with Braun's comments yesterday, and they seem destined to fall apart :shrug

I'd rather they win the Card though...I'd rather play the Dodgers than the Phils in the NLDS

[HolyCow]

So remember like a week ago when *some* of us thought the sky was falling and *some* were cursing the Cubs?

Yeah, I don't remember that either. The past two days have been fun. And D Lee hit a bomb and has driven in some runs. WOO!

[Tiduwho]

Another good win today. Great stuff from Lilly, good to see.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Cubs

[HolyCow]

Oh and :lol at the Brewers firing Yost.

Not much to say, but :lol.

[devilandthelord]

Today made 3 straight 15 win seasons for Ted Lilly.
Good job, Ted!

[Bron Yr Aur]

Nice to see Lilly really having his best stretch of the year. He's throwing better than Dempster, right now, to be honest. I really don't have any worries about the starters. They look GOOD. Big Z should get an extra day off this week, in my opinion. Throw Marshall in there again, he has done very well for us. If starting rotations were typically 6 deep, we would have the best by far.

The offense is going to be the worrisome spot in the playoffs. The pitching staff will keep us in games, no doubt. However, will we be able to convert our opportunities against top-notch pitching? That's the big question.

[TapNorris]

I'd rather play the Dodgers than the Phils in the NLDS

I agree.

[DMBZeppelin]

Looking at my e-mail and notcied one from CubWorld.com, and they had a picture of our division gear for when we clinch. You can pre-order it. I liked last years look better, but it's still nice to see.

[MPizzle06]

Cubs.

Let's get it done: Sweep & Clinch this week :thumbsup

[gocubsgo3822]

cubs

[41ravens]

i feel bad for the astros and think that they shouldn't have played, but i can't help but wonder how much people would be bitching if the astros had won both of those games. meh.

[HolyCow]

i feel bad for the astros and think that they shouldn't have played, but i can't help but wonder how much people would be bitching if the astros had won both of those games. meh.
If they were really in it, they should have showed up.

Besides, by sending Ike, God was saying it's not the Astors year, it's our year.

[MPizzle06]

If they were really in it, they should have showed up.

Besides, by sending Ike, God was saying it's not the Astors year, it's our year.

:thumbsup:thumbsup

The postseason will be heart-pounding as hell...I'm just so excited! Certainly a great time to be a Cubs fan

[HolyCow]

:thumbsup:thumbsup

The postseason will be heart-pounding as hell...I'm just so excited! Certainly a great time to be a Cubs fan
Seriously. From the first pitch on, I will have that crazy nervous feeling in my stomach.

I didn't get at all last year, because I just knew we didn't have it. EVERYBODY knew it. But this year, oh boy, this year.

[MPizzle06]

Seriously. From the first pitch on, I will have that crazy nervous feeling in my stomach.

I didn't get at all last year, because I just knew we didn't have it. EVERYBODY knew it. But this year, oh boy, this year.

VERY true for me as well :thumbsup

I still watched all the games, but I just knew that we didn't have it in us last season. But holy SHIT this year will be ridiculous. Hanging on every pitch :thumbsup

Playoff Predictions:

NLDS
Phillies @ Cubs
Dodgers @ Mets

ALDS
Red Sox @ Angels
White Sox @ Rays

I'd much rather the Brewers win the Wild Card and us play the Dodgers, but I just don't see it happening. They are self-destructing, and fast.

Cubs.

[funksoul]

So who's all going to the game on Thursday??

[darbini]

Not me, I'll be in Florida....living :(

[Bron Yr Aur]

Tonight's game should be a very good one. Haven't been able to watch the Cubs since the St. Louis games because the Sunday game wasn't on tv and I had class yesterday, so I'm definitely excited to see Dempster v Sabathia tonight. Hopefully Dempster can give us a great start. It would be nice to deal Sabathia a loss tonight.

Either way, we're 8 games up. We just need to win 3/6 against the Brewers in these last two series against them.

[Bron Yr Aur]

Tonight's game should be a very good one. Haven't been able to watch the Cubs since the St. Louis games because the Sunday game wasn't on tv and I had class yesterday, so I'm definitely excited to see Dempster v Sabathia tonight. Hopefully Dempster can give us a great start. It would be nice to deal Sabathia a loss tonight.

Either way, we're 8 games up. We just need to win 3/6 against the Brewers in these last two series against them.

[devilandthelord]

Lets go Cubs!
Lets go Cubs!
Lets go Cubs!

[Styx Cover Band]

Tonight's game should be a very good one. Haven't been able to watch the Cubs since the St. Louis games because the Sunday game wasn't on tv and I had class yesterday, so I'm definitely excited to see Dempster v Sabathia tonight. Hopefully Dempster can give us a great start. It would be nice to deal Sabathia a loss tonight.

Either way, we're 8 games up. We just need to win 3/6 against the Brewers in these last two series against them.

I watched Sunday's game on WGN (there just was no HD feed)

[gocubsgo3822]

the sunday no no was only broadcasted locally and in houston on FSN houston

[funksoul]

I'm hearing some rumbling on The Score that the sale of the Cubs may have finally been finalized...

[gocubsgo3822]

the ricketts is what i heard

[gocubsgo3822]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS!!!!!

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2003/10/13/story5.html

[TapNorris]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS!!!!!

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2003/10/13/story5.html

:lol

Don't really want to watch the Brewers? Well then, come so you can watch who the Brewers play.

Classic!

[TheOtherside]

I'm hearing some rumbling on The Score that the sale of the Cubs may have finally been finalized...

the ricketts is what i heard

any other details?

[gocubsgo3822]

none have emerged yet... still a rumor

[TapNorris]

the ricketts is what i heard

The Ricketts family was my number two choice behind Cuban...a close number two though. They've got Omaha connections so I've got to know someone who can get me good seats when I need them. :D

[gocubsgo3822]

:lol

lets murder the hamburgler tonight

[boarderx5423]

I'll be there tonight. :cool

[JaJunk]

:lol

lets murder the hamburgler tonight

The hamburgler :lol

[Hamburger41]

I read this on www.bleedcubbieblue.com (http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com) today and thought it was a very interesting stat:

The last two games represent the first time in major league history that any team has allowed only one hit, total, in two consecutive games.

Kinda hard to believe that that has never happened before.

[gocubsgo3822]

love bleed cubbie blue... Do you post there?

[UCFish]

Got the job in Newport. Movin to the OC soon.

[devilandthelord]

Ronnie might get his shot at the Hall afterall!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3591397
:multi

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Wait what's going on?

The Cubs are being sold and moving to a different state? What the flaming fuck you can't be serious.

[devilandthelord]

Wait what's going on?

The Cubs are being sold and moving to a different state? What the flaming fuck you can't be serious.

Nucca, what the fuck is you talkin' bout? :ugh

[Sou1 So1di3r]

I'm hearing some rumbling on The Score that the sale of the Cubs may have finally been finalized...

What is this shit all about?

[TapNorris]

What is this shit all about?

You serious, Clark?

[devilandthelord]

What is this shit all about?

The Cubs have been bought by the richest man in Japan, the former CEO of nintendo, are being moved there and will now be known as the Iwomurai Cubs.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

The Cubs have been bought by the richest man in Japan, the former CEO of nintendo, are being moved there and will now be known as the Iwomurai Cubs.

What? Iwata bought the Cubs?

wtf is going on here are you guys serious?

[devilandthelord]

What? Iwata bought the Cubs?

wtf is going on here are you guys serious?

Yah, this is gonna be the new logo/mascot.

http://mrrothchild.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/WindowsLiveWriter/MarioBaseballSpringTrainingCoverage_2723/mario-superstar-baseball-yoshi%5B4%5D.jpg

[Sou1 So1di3r]

wtf. fuck you guys. Seriously what is this whole Cubs are being sold thing?

Is this about the name Wrigley Field?

[dmb@uvm]

Damn man. For being a fan you dont seem to know much.

[41ravens]

yes, the cubs are being sold. no, they're not moving anywhere.

[devilandthelord]

yes, the cubs are being sold. no, they're not moving anywhere.

Ok, this I knew. But do we know for sure who is buying yet?

[Sou1 So1di3r]

so does them being sold affect anything really?

and yeah sorry I don't know about this. Is this front page headline news? No I didn't think so.

[TapNorris]

so does them being sold affect anything really?

and yeah sorry I don't know about this. Is this front page headline news? No I didn't think so.

Front page enough that I thought most people knew about it.

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Well I didn't. Guess I missed that headline.

[devilandthelord]

So who bought them then?

[41ravens]

http://www.cpnonline.com/cpn/content_display/regions/midwest/chicago/e3iebfd8fe8494c12b23ccf4f601f8d8991

nobody's bought them yet. final bids from the five finalists due by the end of the month/beginning of october.

[Tiduwho]

http://www.cpnonline.com/cpn/content_display/regions/midwest/chicago/e3iebfd8fe8494c12b23ccf4f601f8d8991

nobody's bought them yet. final bids from the five finalists due by the end of the month/beginning of october.

Pwned.

[DMBZeppelin]

so does them being sold affect anything really?

and yeah sorry I don't know about this. Is this front page headline news? No I didn't think so.
Um, it sort of is front page news. Has been at various times. Started in 2007, when coming off a horrible 2006 when fans stopped showing up to games in Sept. Tribune got scared, and wanted to increase the value of the Cubs for when they sold them.

They went out and got Soriano, Lilly, and Marquis. Then we choked in the playoffs. Sam Zell took over in the middle of all of this. Zell said he was going to sell the naming rights to Wrigley. People were very upset. Three companies in the running to buy the naming rights wouldn't pubically reveal themselves. They were afraid of consumer backlash.

Zell couldn't get the kind of money he wanted, and Chicago wouldn't take away historical landmark status from Wrigley. Daley the mayor, a huge White Sox fan, even said if he took it away he'd never get re-elected. Anyways, it appeared the Cubs wouldn't spend anymore under Zell.

Oh and we wound up paying more for Zambrano because Zell wouldn't approve the contract. So we had to wait till the offseason to get it done, and wound up paying a lot more. Early in the season we had agreed on the terms. Zell just had to give his ok. The only reason he allowed us to keep Zambrano was because he wanted more money for the Cubs. I think originally he wanted the new owner to have to pay Z, but the Cubs weren't sold in 07' like originally planned.

But Zell wants top dollar for the Cubs, so he allowed us to dump Jaque Jones and eat the contract in the offseason. This was after he rejected a deadline deal for Jones to the Marlins because we'd have to eat the contract. Allowed us to bid a lot for Fukudome, and all that crap. Even approved the Harden trade. The more the Cubs won the more they're worth.

Mark Cuban is the fan favorite of all this. Bud Selig tried like hell to stop Cuban from getting involved. Selig's buddy Canning was taken out of the running early because he didn't put in a top bid. Zell took him out of the running, so Selig couldn't do what he did with the Red Sox and take a lower bid.

Cuban gets us Cubs fans. He even said he'd watch all the games from the bleachers. That's where he wants to be. I mean we saw what the Trib was like until all these years. They never spent. If we want the Cubs to win championships, and not have 2008 be our only shot for decades. We need an owner who cares, and knows what they're doing. I guess the future of the Cubs isn't front page news though.

[DMBZeppelin]

Zambrano threw out the ceremonial first pitch today. The Govenor was at the game. The Govenor made today Carlos Zambrano day. Zambrano threw the pitch to Pappas (last Cubs pitcher to get a no no).

[devilandthelord]

Zambrano threw out the ceremonial first pitch today. The Govenor was at the game. The Govenor made today Carlos Zambrano day. Zambrano threw the pitch to Pappas (last Cubs pitcher to get a no no).

Very cool!

[bothedmbfan]

Blagoavich(SP but who cares) was there? Awesome.

[DMBZeppelin]

Gotta love D-Lee getting that power stroke back. Since the St. Louis series he's been driving the ball again. Also Soriano's double was his 600th of his career. D-Lee's 3 for 5 against Sabathia lifetime now.

[MPizzle06]

Cubs! 1-0 :hump

[DMBZeppelin]

You think Sabathia is like "shit, the Pirates always swing at those pitches." because we're making solid contact against him just like we did last time we faced him.

[devilandthelord]

Someone tell me, is Dale Sveum wearing the batting helmet in the dugout tonight?

[DMBZeppelin]

Someone tell me, is Dale Sveum wearing the batting helmet in the dugout tonight?
I don't think he is.

[DMBZeppelin]

Dempster just struck out his 7th guy through 3 innings.

[Tiduwho]

Dempster. Yum.

[devilandthelord]

Wow Demps is throwing rocks tonight!

[DMBZeppelin]

After the Cubs series, the Astros said they were glad they were going to a less hostile envrionment. That no one goes to Marlins games. Basically they could go back to being the hottest team in baseball.

I'd just like to thank all the Cubs fans who drove down to Florida to welcome the Astros. That must be why they are losing 5-0. How else could their ace Oswalt have been that bad tonight?

[DMBZeppelin]

D-Lee now 2 for 2 tonight against Sabathia, and 4 for 6 lifetime against him. It was a nice single he drove to the outfield. Gotta love that he's heating up.

[DMBZeppelin]

2 RBI DOUBLE BY RAMIREZ! WOOOOO 106 and 107 on the year for Ramirez.

[Tiduwho]

CC needs a bathia. Let's pour it on and send him to the showers!

[MPizzle06]

Cubs!!!!!!!! 3-0!!!!!

Dempster is rocking out and the bats are heating up

:thumbsup for D-Lee already tonight. 2-2, RBI, R

[DMBZeppelin]

I love how even when we're grounding out, we're doing it the right way and moving guys over.

[MPizzle06]

Kick ass catch by DeRosa!!!!!

[DMBZeppelin]

DeRosa isn't the greatest right fielder, but man does he put his all into it.

[dmbinchicago]

Like I said a few weeks ago... Sabathia sucks!

[devilandthelord]

Demps droppin the rapes.

Keep it up!

[DMBZeppelin]

Like I said a few weeks ago... Sabathia sucks!
:lol I think Sabathia has taken advantage of some of the weak NL teams. He doesn't suck though. The guy won the AL Cy Young last year. Trust me if Cuban buys the Cubs and went and got Sabathia. I think every Cubs fan would do a :multi.

[devilandthelord]

:lol I think Sabathia has taken advantage of some of the weak NL teams. He doesn't suck though. The guy won the AL Cy Young last year. Trust me if Cuban buys the Cubs and went and got Sabathia. I think every Cubs fan would do a :multi.

Holy shit how crazy would that be?
If everybody was relatively healthy the whole season we'd win like 120 games!

[DMBZeppelin]

Holy shit how crazy would that be?
If everybody was relatively healthy the whole season we'd win like 120 games!
I think it could happen. I'm sure the new owner will want to make his mark on the team. Hopefully he's not dumb and gets rid of Hendry. Because a new GM would want his own manager. You keep Hendry around till Piniella retires.

But ya I mean bring in Sabathia and the Cubs fans would love you:

1. Zambrano
2. Sabathia
3. Harden
4. Dempster
5. Lilly/Marshall/Shark

[devilandthelord]

Whoa! What a way to get out of trouble!

Inning ending double play! A pitcher's best friend.

[gocubsgo3822]

i love this team :) good to see d lee coming around and driving the ball with some authortiy

[TapNorris]

That was deep....damn.

[DMBZeppelin]

Len said that snaps 23 consecutive scorless innings. God do I hate Fielder though.

[TapNorris]

Len said that snaps 23 consecutive scorless innings. God do I hate Fielder though.

Yeah, he's a fat prick.

[DMBZeppelin]

What a catch by Reed Johnson!

[gocubsgo3822]

they have to seperate him and grimmace on team travel activiteis

[TapNorris]

Wow! You really couldn't ask for much more from these guys in the field this year. Outstanding catch!

[gocubsgo3822]

this has got to be it for dempster.... hopefully the buppen can keep us in it

[TapNorris]

this has got to be it for dempster.... hopefully the buppen can keep us in it

Shark, Marmol, Wood...FTW?

[gocubsgo3822]

alright six good innings for dempster... lets get some runs..

[TapNorris]

Let's go Cubs!! Get those runs back!

[gocubsgo3822]

Shark, Marmol, Wood...FTW?

sounds about right to me....

[gocubsgo3822]

well tht was quick.....

[devilandthelord]

Shark, Marmol, Wood...FTW?

Would be nice.
I know Howry was good the other day, but I really don't want to see him tonight. Especially if it stays close.

[devilandthelord]

Actually what I really want is for us to keep the Brewers to 2 runs, so we can hang an L on the hamburgler.

[TapNorris]

Howry gives up a long fly to wall by fat man and then walks Cameron on four straight...I do believe Lou is doing the right thing, but I don't know if Cotts is the right guy.

[devilandthelord]

Aw crap.

Please Howry, please.
Earn your money for once.

[TapNorris]

Nice hustle by Soriano.

[TapNorris]

That was really close to being a DP.

[devilandthelord]

Yes!

[gocubsgo3822]

me loves marmolade he quenches thirst

[TapNorris]

This guy singing the stretch is bad. They put the words down in front of him and he still got it wrong.

[gocubsgo3822]

not gonna lie ryan his is getting a little confusing :lol

[dmb@uvm]

Did Bob need the cliff notes on the song?

[TapNorris]

me loves marmolade he quenches thirst

Marmol...he's good.

[TapNorris]

Did Bob need the cliff notes on the song?

Yes, and he still screwed it up.

[devilandthelord]

not gonna lie ryan his is getting a little confusing :lol

True story.
I suppose I could change, being that you had it first.

[TapNorris]

Fuk looked really bad.

[dmb@uvm]

Yes, and he still screwed it up.

Yeah that was pretty brutal.

[DMBZeppelin]

Soriano's 29th home run!!!! WOO!!!!

[TapNorris]

Fonz!!

[gocubsgo3822]

:lol i was just about to ask that... It looked on gameday to be a mismatch.... DId he spin around....


SORIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ryan keep it.. It was historic :D

[devilandthelord]

Woo! Fonzie be praised!

Check it Jon, it's all good.

[devilandthelord]

:lol i was just about to ask that... It looked on gameday to be a mismatch.... DId he spin around....


SORIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ryan keep it.. It was historic :D

Its ok, you keep it.
We all know how much I like changing avatars anyway, and its still Z.

[TapNorris]

:lol i was just about to ask that... It looked on gameday to be a mismatch.... DId he spin around....


SORIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ryan keep it.. It was historic :D

Not completely, but he was heading there.

[DMBZeppelin]

God I hate Fielder.

[TapNorris]

God I hate Fielder.

Seconded.

[DMBZeppelin]

This is the first time Sabathia has given up 4 runs as a Brewer.

[gocubsgo3822]

thirded... He will be the new Adam Dunn... the guy who is good for two to three homers every series vs. us

[gocubsgo3822]

i am going on the record as being the first one to notice that kosuke sucked... and i took some bashing.... but he is terrible.. i wish i was wrong but he looks pathetic... Maybe he will retire and go back to japan and then we can sign milton bradley or adam dunn

[gocubsgo3822]

inning over bottom of their lineup coming up... god i want to put a big fat fucking loss on grimaces record

[TapNorris]

inning over bottom of their lineup coming up... god i want to put a big fat fucking loss on grimaces record

Seconded.

[DMBZeppelin]

i am going on the record as being the first one to notice that kosuke sucked... and i took some bashing.... but he is terrible.. i wish i was wrong but he looks pathetic... Maybe he will retire and go back to japan and then we can sign milton bradley or adam dunn
I don't think Kosuke sucks. I'm willing to bet he's back to being good to great next year. I mean it's not like the guy was only great for a week or two. For the first three months he was our MVP. He was hitting good pitching. Then pitchers adjusted to him.

With the exception of Ichiro most japanese players face this adjustment period. It's usually their second season they really get a handle on things. I mean look at how Theriot wore down last August/September. Fuk is facing a similar thing with playing a much longer season. The first time you do it is always the longest.

Not only that but he's got the whole cultural change going for him. If he's slumping, he doesn't have anyone he can really talk to. Despite not hitting the guy can still draw a walk, and probably plays the best right field in the National Leauge.

[devilandthelord]

Fielder must've powered up with 8 more hotdogs in between innings for that.

[DMBZeppelin]

41st double, and 300th of the career for Aramis Ramirez! Man would have been nice had he gotten RBI 108, missed by a couple feet.

[gocubsgo3822]

Rammy is kiling the ball lately.... MUST GET HIM IN

[DMBZeppelin]

Anyone see this last night?
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1165554,CST-SPT-sox16.article

Ozzie plays disrespect card

After another bullpen collapse, manager turns his focus on the Cubs

NEW YORK -- Sure, playing in the South Bronx was an Off-Broadway production, but White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen wasn't about to waste that opportunity.

With his team knee-deep in a pennant chase in which the margin of error is reaching nil, Guillen used the New York stage to pull out the disrespect card, throw it on the table and play it loud and clear for all of Chicago to hear -- all the way to the North Side.

In the wake of Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter and the Cubs once again all that is seemingly relevant in the Windy City, Guillen was asked about the pennant races taking place on both sides of town.

''We're in the pennant race? Not really,'' Guillen said sarcastically. ''There are a couple people [that believe it], but the Cubs are in the pennant race, and we're not.

''Maybe people feel different, but I feel that way. It was harder for us and we had a tougher season than they had from the beginning. They dominate the league, the division. That's why Chicago people feel sure about the Cubs going and we're not.''
Best thing about our team this year, is we only worry about the Chicago Cubs. I have no idea why Ozzie is even thinking about us.

[gocubsgo3822]

not gonna lie i think the phillies if they are the WC are the scariest team till we play the red sox

[gocubsgo3822]

Anyone see this last night?

Best thing about our team this year, is we only worry about the Chicago Cubs. I have no idea why Ozzie is even thinking about us.

yea i sasw that this morning whats new ozzie says no one cares bout the sox...

[TapNorris]

not gonna lie i think the phillies if they are the WC are the scariest team till we play the red sox

Seconded.

[DMBZeppelin]

God DeRosa's hand must be killing him. Villenauva (sp?) throws hard.

[DMBZeppelin]

not gonna lie i think the phillies if they are the WC are the scariest team till we play the red sox
I'm not worried, they should be. No one in the NL can match Zambrano, Harden, Dempster, and Lilly.

[gocubsgo3822]

i concur zep.... i am no too worried by anyone

[DMBZeppelin]

That was a HORRIBLE strike 3 on Johnson. Down and way too inside.

[TapNorris]

That was a HORRIBLE strike 3 on Johnson. Down and way too inside.

I thought on replay it looked too close to take.....but I'm watching on my computer.

[gocubsgo3822]

fuck it looked bad on gametracker

[gocubsgo3822]

ryan howard is a monster