Astros @ Cubs: Stymie the Bleeding
by DyingQuail
on Sep 15, 2008 12:30 PM CDT
Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
I'm not even going to dignify the fact that I purposefully inverted the Home and Away teams with a snide remark -- although this may have served as one.
Current Series
4 game series vs Cubs @ Minute Maid Park
| Fri 09/12 | Postponed | |
| Sat 09/13 | Postponed | |
| Sun 09/14 | WP: Carlos Zambrano (14 - 5) LP: Randy Wolf (10 - 12) |
0 - 5 loss |
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Monday, Sep 15, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 60.
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Well, it wasn't until I just posted that widget that I became aware of the fact that the Cubs were slotting Lilly in today instead of Marquis. The only thing I can say about that is **expletive deleted**
Moehler was solid in his last outing, which inspires a modicum of confidence, but the analytical side of brian tells me not to put too much faith in him given the circumstances. Lilly has been on or off all year. In his last outing against the Astros he was on, but he most recently was shelled by the likes of Cincinati two starts ago. It would be nice to get Wigginton back in the line-up against the lefty, but Abercrombie is OPSing over 1.000 against lefties, so let's hope our righties mash Lilly.
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I have it on FSN in Georgetown, TX
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Sep 15, 2008 1:04 PM CDT
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It's on FSN,
also on A Chicago network (not WGN TV) . It’s also on Radio but not the regular KTRH but one a few notches up on the dial -790 maybe
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 1:12 PM CDT
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Game has better start
Soriano only singled
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 1:13 PM CDT 0 recs
Soriano scored on sac fly
following a single that moved him to third
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 1:17 PM CDT
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Too pissed about yesterday's joke of a no-hitter!!!
I will go crazy if we don’t shove it down their throats today.
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 1:21 PM CDT 0 recs
Who gave Abercrombie a .313 batting average?
That’s almost as much of a joke as Zambrano’s no hitter.
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 1:24 PM CDT 0 recs
He had a 3-hit game the other day
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 1:29 PM CDT
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Cubs have another no-hitter going.
Won’t be as easy for Lilly as it was for Zambrano though.
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 1:29 PM CDT 0 recs
Lilly looked hittable
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 1:30 PM CDT 0 recs
To explicate that
It just that the Astros were way over aggressive. Hopefully Lance changes the tempo for our offense.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Sep 15, 2008 1:31 PM CDT
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Suck a dick Jim Edmonds.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 1:30 PM CDT 0 recs
Edmonds ball caught
by Pence right at the fence. – close call
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 1:31 PM CDT 0 recs
Cubs fans love them some Jim Edmonds...
Hated him when he came to the team, but as soon as he started hitting, they forgot about all the times he gave it to them up the ass and took a big, fat one in the mouth. :p
by entropic soul on
Sep 15, 2008 1:38 PM CDT
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Jose Castillo batting fifth?
between Berkman and Pence?
That’s not a confidence builder
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 1:36 PM CDT 0 recs
Castillo batted sixth
Something I read had him fifth. He struck out to end thesecond.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 1:42 PM CDT
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Berkman picked off first
or caught stealing – take your choice.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 1:41 PM CDT
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I can't believe this shit.
One hurricane destroys your city and you guys start playing like crap. :p
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 1:40 PM CDT 0 recs
No hitter in tact after two.
Let me tell you why Cooper is so smart. Lilly has been terrible against left handed batters. So what does Coop do? PUT ALMOST NOTHING BUT RIGHT HANDERS IN HIS LINE UP.
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 1:44 PM CDT 0 recs
5 Astros strike out in the first 3 innings
None get a hit.
The only one to reach base was picked off or caught stealing – take your choice)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 1:57 PM CDT 0 recs
Holy shit
they fired Ned Yost!
I mean, he’s awful, but they’re in the middle of a pennant race. Not really a good time to shake up the clubhouse.
by Only_A_Lad on Sep 15, 2008 2:02 PM CDT 0 recs
I can see the lead Story on ESPN's BaseballTonight
How Does Ned Yost’s firing affect the Red Sox?
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 2:08 PM CDT
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Astros' production crew needs to knock this shit off
kinda catchy, though
by Only_A_Lad on Sep 15, 2008 2:09 PM CDT 0 recs
Has any team ever been no hit back to back?
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:10 PM CDT 0 recs
Damn you Jim Edmonds.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:16 PM CDT 0 recs
We are four innings away from another no hitter.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Nah
We’re a half inning away from breaking up a no-hitter. You’ll see.
by Xan on
Sep 15, 2008 2:30 PM CDT
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Astros no hit through five
Do we need any more proof this series should have been postponed? Today and yesterday’s outing do not qualify as “games” on a substance rather than form analysis.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs
I love the Cubsfans' talking point:
Drayton should have had a plan and moved the games earlier.
Never mind that the players had to evacuate their families.
And this is getting ugly. 4-0 Cubs.
by Only_A_Lad on
Sep 15, 2008 2:32 PM CDT
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"Joke"
is the kindest possible word that makes sense in your sentence.
Is it just me or is this a completely transparent favor that Selig is doing for his two favorite franchises, the Brewers and Cubs? How can it be interpreted any other way?
by Xan on
Sep 15, 2008 2:36 PM CDT
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Derrek Lee homerun
4-0 Cubs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 2:34 PM CDT 0 recs
I'm glad that I'm in class
Otherwise, I’d kill myself/someone/something.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT 0 recs
6-0
Soto homers. I hate my life.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT 0 recs
This is just a repeat of yesterday.
This team can’t play right now.
MLB has just ruined our playoff run.
by entropic soul on Sep 15, 2008 2:42 PM CDT 0 recs
Or at least set it back.
Astros can still salvage the season but it’s going to be tough.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 2:45 PM CDT
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I assume Brewers will crash and burn
Meaning the Astros must catch the hot Phillies or the reeling Mets
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Sep 15, 2008 2:46 PM CDT
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Hey now
Dropping 2 (assuming we go on to drop 2) is by no means the end of the run. We still should be able to do well at Florida and Pittsburgh, and the Brewers and Mets are still imploding.
by Xan on
Sep 15, 2008 2:45 PM CDT
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I wouldn't say the Mets are imploding.
They are 6-4 in their last 10. The Phillies could overtake them, but the Astros still have a worse record than 3 possible wild card teams right now. After being humiliated with possibly back to back no hitters and getting screwed by MLB, how well do you think the team is going to play? The team’s morale has to be in the shitter.
by entropic soul on
Sep 15, 2008 2:51 PM CDT
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What happened to Q?
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:52 PM CDT 0 recs
To depress yourself
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:53 PM CDT 0 recs
Coop is going big or going home
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:55 PM CDT 0 recs
3 innings until No hitter.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 2:56 PM CDT 0 recs
69 pitches for Lilly.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Sep 15, 2008 2:56 PM CDT
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If I'd made it through middle school
with a name like “Lilly”, I’d be pretty tough too.
by Xan on
Sep 15, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
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No Morale.
After getting fucked from every direction by MLB and mother nature (and now the scorer).. every out makes it worse. Battles cannot be won without morale. That’s why in historic military battles in which the human element played an important part, it was important for leaders to keep their troops morale up. At this point, only luck or something outside the ballpark (something good happening at home, for example) can help them.
by entropic soul on
Sep 15, 2008 3:08 PM CDT
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We should have just gone with the all reliever rotation.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:03 PM CDT 0 recs
NO HITTER BROKE UP!!!!!!!!
REGGIE, REGGIE, REGGIE!!!!
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:05 PM CDT 0 recs
Nevermind
ROE
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Sep 15, 2008 3:05 PM CDT
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Why is the mid 7th taking so long?
Tell me they are not doing a “Take me out to the ballgame”?!
by garageinc on Sep 15, 2008 3:06 PM CDT 0 recs
It only takes a spark to get the fire going
As I sang in a fifth grade musical.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:06 PM CDT 0 recs
OH HELL YES
Lorretta singles.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:08 PM CDT 0 recs
Let's get some runs on the board
Load ’em up for Lance
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:09 PM CDT 0 recs
It'd be nice to get a three run inning here
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 15, 2008 3:09 PM CDT 0 recs
Tejada K's
Lance, Lance, Lance, Lance, LANCE!!!!!
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:11 PM CDT 0 recs
it's moments like this
that I wish I could send a note something like this to Berkman:
for the love of Texas, BBQ, flag football and everything that is good, now is the time to punish the Cubs and let the sports world know that no hurricane can stop us going to the playoffs
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by clockwerks on Sep 15, 2008 3:11 PM CDT 0 recs
That brought a tear to my eye
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Sep 15, 2008 3:11 PM CDT
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Just a few feet short of warning track power.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Come HP
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Sep 15, 2008 3:12 PM CDT 0 recs
come on hunter, put us on the board!
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by clockwerks on Sep 15, 2008 3:13 PM CDT 0 recs