The Official 2008 Chicago Cubs Thread!!!!!

mca47

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Him and Cotts are garbage. Gahhh...cmon cubbies!

Agreed!


New Rule:

The Cubs are not allowed to acquire ANYONE who's ever played for the White Sox ever again.



Also, they need to rest old man Edmounds a bit. He's been ice cold of late and I can't even think of how many times he's hit into a double play in the last week+.

I think Reed Johnson needs to be playing a whole lot more.

MonsterOfTheMidway

mca47 wrote:

Agreed!


New Rule:

The Cubs are not allowed to acquire ANYONE who's ever played for the White Sox ever again.



Also, they need to rest old man Edmounds a bit. He's been ice cold of late and I can't even think of how many times he's hit into a double play in the last week+.

I think Reed Johnson needs to be playing a whole lot more.

I agree...Reed is da man....


NICE JUST GOT 2!!!!

SOTO A TRIPLE AWAY FROM THE CYCLE!

pureoc

mca47 wrote:

Fuck Bob Howry!


God, that guy sucks some serious ass at times!

If we make the playoffs he needs to be left OFF the playoff roster.

PJPAT

Guzman looked like he had some good stuff last night. A little bitt out of control but his ball was moving.

Teams that are out of it can be the most dangerous.

How bout Double play Lee? I am ready to see Micah Houfpour (sp?) at first and rest the big man a bit.

Agree with Howry. He is looking like Wuertz. Bring him in when we are down by 4-6 runs only.

VoiceInsideMyHead

PJPAT wrote:

Teams that are out of it can be the most dangerous.

absolutely.

exactly why the weekend series with the Reds worries me.

PJPAT

VoiceInsideMyHead wrote:

absolutely.

exactly why the weekend series with the Reds worries me.

Yeah! The Reds knocked us out in 2004. A team with nothing to lose can take more risks.

I am going to St. Louis for the first time next week. It should be interesting since they are now pretty much out of it but would love to be a thorn in our side.

eddievedder1977

PJPAT wrote:

How bout Double play Lee? I am ready to see Micah Houfpour (sp?) at first and rest the big man a bit.

Its gotten so predictable that even my wife can call it when he'll hit into another fucking double play. Just like last night. As I just shake my head in shame, and slam another beer.

mca47

eddievedder1977 wrote:

Its gotten so predictable that even my wife can call it when he'll hit into another fucking double play. Just like last night. As I just shake my head in shame, and slam another beer.

Yep, wasn't he sitting 2-0 after he walked two guys straight or something, and swung after a pitch low and in?

C'mon DLee! Even a little leaguer knows to sit on that pitch! Between Lee and Edmounds, if there is a guy on first with less than two outs...you know what's coming!

mca47

VoiceInsideMyHead wrote:

absolutely.

exactly why the weekend series with the Reds worries me.

Yeah, and you know ol' Dustbag would want nothing more than to play spoiler against the Cubs!

he still stands

eddievedder1977 wrote:

Its gotten so predictable that even my wife can call it when he'll hit into another fucking double play. Just like last night. As I just shake my head in shame, and slam another beer.

Dude... D Lee lasered that ball... he can't direct where it goes after he hits it. If it were a few feet either side of the 3rd basemen it would have been a double. He was just unlucky on that play.

That being said, I think switching Ramirez to the 3rd spot makes sense. DLee probably won't ever regain his 2005 form. I think he is more of a .290/20 HR guy that would look nice in the clean up spot.

We got VERY lucky this year that Derosa, Soto, and Theriot stepped up.
Without those guys over-performing this would be an average team.

MonsterOfTheMidway

Get Hoff-power in there.

MonsterOfTheMidway

Christ...this is the worst baseball I've seen them play all season.


Thank GOD the Brewers are sucking it up too.

PJPAT

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Christ...this is the worst baseball I've seen them play all season.


Thank GOD the Brewers are sucking it up too.

I concur. Better now then October like last year.

Brewers could have gained some ground on us. I am glad they are playing bad too. The division could be decided on playing head to head.

eddievedder1977

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Christ...this is the worst baseball I've seen them play all season.


Thank GOD the Brewers are sucking it up too.

The odd thing is, just before this losing streak, the Cubs were playing some of their best baseball of the entire season. Then dropping 5 in a row at Wrigley where they had been unbeatable. Getting swept by the Astros, two of which were shutouts right? Not good.

But yeah, Brewers were looking pretty bad as well.

What the fuck is the deal with Zambrano though? He told Rothchild he was done after 5 innings Tuesday, then he fucking no-shows his MRI today and no one has heard from him. Is he just making excuses cause he's been so shitty recently.

pureoc

Sadly we are doing everything we possibly can to hand over the division. Fortunately enough the Brewers don't want it.

eddievedder1977

he still stands wrote:

Dude... D Lee lasered that ball... he can't direct where it goes after he hits it. If it were a few feet either side of the 3rd basemen it would have been a double. He was just unlucky on that play.

Yeah man he got good wood on it, and hit it hard, but that still doesn't excuse how many DPs he's in into this year. And how unclutch he's been with RISP. As mca said, he could have waited on a better pitch as well.

Obviously not blaming the loss on him, that distinction I would have given to Bob Can't get a fucking guy out Howry

eddievedder1977

pureoc wrote:

Sadly we are doing everything we possibly can to hand over the division. Fortunately enough the Brewers don't want it.

What did Len say tonight, Cubs had won 13 out of their last 14 road games? So lets hope this road trip is just more of the same of that. Kick the shit out of the Reds and Cardinals and get healthy.

VoiceInsideMyHead

mca47 wrote:

Yeah, and you know ol' Dustbag would want nothing more than to play spoiler against the Cubs!

i'm sure he would.

if they can wake him up long enough.
he appears to be asleep in the dugout for half of the games.

pureoc

Just a fucking pathetic effort tonight. Luckily Ned Yost is an idiot. Brewers were up 2-1 and CC could only go 7. Who does he bring in in the 8th? GAGne. First batter is Giles who hits a bomb, 2-2, now in the 9th, go Padres.

MonsterOfTheMidway

Hmmm....


SORI - FUCKING - ANO 3 HRS!!!