The Official 2008 Chicago Cubs Thread!!!!!

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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    They didn't play the best ball in Philly, but I'll take a 4-2 road trip. Now it's back home for Dusty's return, Pittsburgh, and NY. No reason not to have a good homestand!!!
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Can't the Cubs ever win a game without extra innings?.. ;)
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Nice win last night. Not a great game by Dempster but good enough to get the win and keep us in the game. D Lee is on fire. Call me crazy but I almost thing we were better off, without Soriano in the lineup. I hope he's not out long, but maybe he wouldn't have got hurt if he didn't do his stupid show boat hop.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    pureoc wrote:
    Nice win last night. Not a great game by Dempster but good enough to get the win and keep us in the game. D Lee is on fire. Call me crazy but I almost thing we were better off, without Soriano in the lineup. I hope he's not out long, but maybe he wouldn't have got hurt if he didn't do his stupid show boat hop.
    Better off? You must be kidding.
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    he still stands wrote:
    Better off? You must be kidding.

    Maybe not better off, but I'd be a complete hypocrite if I accepted and liked Soriano after he pulled the same shit that drove me to hate Sosa. Telling a manager where he bats in the lineup is unacceptable. That's the managers job and as a player UNDER him, you accept it. Also, I do find it fitting he got hurt doing his lame ass show boat hop. Maybe he will learn his lesson. Mark my word, as a Cubs fan I hate to say this, but at some point if he continues that hop, I've got a bad felling it's gonna cause an error in a very important situation.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • PJPAT
    PJPAT Posts: 399
    It is a good tiem for Soriano to get hurt since he is not hitting. We will need his bat in the long run.

    I think he should be batting 4th or 5th. Put Fuk in the 2nd spot with his high OBP.

    Soriano will have leg problems this season and fuk has some speed.

    The Theriot and Fontenot 1-2 punch is nice but it was for a bit last year then the scouts cought up with Fontenot and learned how to shut him down.

    I like Reed Johnson. He can fill in for Soriano but Derosa does not look bad in left. You got to love a guy that will play anywhere you ask him to and be happy about it.
    "All the money you make will never buy back your soul" Bob Dylan

    "I need honesty, I need truth, and I need hope...I need it! That's what music means to me." EV
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Nice job Marty, a bit bitter?
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    SWEEP, and the are now, our FIRST PLACE, Chicago Cubs!! I now it is only April but it is still nice to say.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • eddievedder1977
    eddievedder1977 Posts: 549
    Wish we could play the Reds and Pirates all year! That was most impressive.
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    PJPAT wrote:
    It is a good tiem for Soriano to get hurt since he is not hitting. We will need his bat in the long run.

    I think he should be batting 4th or 5th. Put Fuk in the 2nd spot with his high OBP.

    Soriano will have leg problems this season and fuk has some speed.

    The Theriot and Fontenot 1-2 punch is nice but it was for a bit last year then the scouts cought up with Fontenot and learned how to shut him down.

    I like Reed Johnson. He can fill in for Soriano but Derosa does not look bad in left. You got to love a guy that will play anywhere you ask him to and be happy about it.

    Fukudome is a perfect number 5 hitter for us, specifically because we need his left hand bat to protect Aramis. Aramis will have a huge year now that he finally has a good Left Hand bat behind him. Here is the way our lineup should look once Soriano returns:

    Reed Johnson
    Ryan Theriot
    D Lee
    Aramis Ramirez
    Fukudome
    Carlos Zambrano
    Soriano
    Mark DeRosa
    Geovany Soto

    ;) Btw... FREAKIN' AWESOME to see Felix Pie get a HR tonight. I know everyone gets down on him but I gotta root for the kid. Once Reed Johnson slows down (which he will) maybe Felix can get some starts in CF.
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    There are some teams (Brewers, Cardinals, White Sox) that it's always good to beat, and the Mets are one of those teams. Nice win last night. Let's get the 2 game sweep and finish a 7-1 homestand.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • PJPAT
    PJPAT Posts: 399
    he still stands wrote:
    Fukudome is a perfect number 5 hitter for us, specifically because we need his left hand bat to protect Aramis. Aramis will have a huge year now that he finally has a good Left Hand bat behind him. Here is the way our lineup should look once Soriano returns:

    Reed Johnson
    Ryan Theriot
    D Lee
    Aramis Ramirez
    Fukudome
    Carlos Zambrano
    Soriano
    Mark DeRosa
    Geovany Soto

    ;) Btw... FREAKIN' AWESOME to see Felix Pie get a HR tonight. I know everyone gets down on him but I gotta root for the kid. Once Reed Johnson slows down (which he will) maybe Felix can get some starts in CF.

    I like that line up and agree that the left handed bat is needed in themiddle of the lineup. Fuk can have some great at bats and the sooner he bats the opposing pitcher may use up all of his pitches.

    I just think we need him in front of our HR hitters. If Soriano is behind him that is good.

    Johnson is good at lead off. I like Pie and want him to be great but he swings for the fences too much. He needs to become our leadoff hitter so we can use his speed.

    77 wins to 90. No looking back. We shoudl stay in first all year. Let hope Lilly starts pitching better today.

    GO CUBS!
    "All the money you make will never buy back your soul" Bob Dylan

    "I need honesty, I need truth, and I need hope...I need it! That's what music means to me." EV
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    CUBS ARE ON FIRE!!! Yeah it's April but I'll take it. Cedeno is killing the ball. This team is killing the ball and scoring like crazy without Sorinao, which makes me hope when he comes back he is NOT put back at leadoff.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    14-6!! Wow!!
  • PJPAT
    PJPAT Posts: 399
    This is fun.

    126 runs scored.

    Lets keep it up.
    "All the money you make will never buy back your soul" Bob Dylan

    "I need honesty, I need truth, and I need hope...I need it! That's what music means to me." EV
  • eddievedder1977
    eddievedder1977 Posts: 549
    Extremely happy with this great start, offense has been incredible the last 2 weeks. Really fun to be a Cubs fan right now!
  • shadowcast
    shadowcast Posts: 2,336
    They are not going to win shit...it's the same old thing every year. I love watching you guy's getting your hopes up and crashing...it's really entertaining. Here's to another 100 years!!!!!
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Wasn't pretty but I'll take it. 6 in a row!!!
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • PJPAT
    PJPAT Posts: 399
    Magic# is 140

    Is it too early?
    "All the money you make will never buy back your soul" Bob Dylan

    "I need honesty, I need truth, and I need hope...I need it! That's what music means to me." EV
  • eddievedder1977
    eddievedder1977 Posts: 549
    PJPAT wrote:
    Magic# is 140

    Is it too early?

    Only a couple months too early ;)

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