08/15 CUBS (Mateo) @ Houston (Clemens): THE BIG MURT!!!!!!!!

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

That little kid is getting some good air time tonight.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Wooo!

[Andy]

Berkman was so pissed about that strike 2 call he forgot to pretend that he was hit by it.

 

On to the 17th!

[Sammy Sofa]

Lame shirt HBP.

 

Didn't Theriot get on with a sleeve-assault?

 

I believe he was hit squarely in the back.

 

The hell he was.

 

I laughed way too hard at that.

 

I'm tired and confused...damn youse all!

[da bears]

Forward march!

[cheapseats]

I hope we get to see Dempster bat.

 

Tee-hee.

 

I saw him bunt for a base hit last year, IIRC.

[texascub]

More stranded runners for Houston...the only thing that ends this game is a homer.

[fiver]

Wow...so I just got back home, and this game is still going. Has anyone mentioned placing Dempster in the rotation next year after watching this game? We could move Howry or Eyre or someone else into the closer's role.

[jjgman21]

I hope we get to see Dempster bat.

 

Tee-hee.

 

Mateo in his spot and then on to Hill?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I want 20.

[UMFan83]

I remember going to a game in the early 90's that went into the 14th inning, and Harry went out between half innings and sang the 7th inning stretch again. We needed something like that three innings ago.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTEENTH INNING

 

Burke hit by pitch

Ensberg grounded into a FC, 3-6, Burke out at second

Berkman struck out swinging

Borkowski grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6  R  H  E
CUBS            1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  6 13  0
Houston         0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  6 15  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Cedeno (5), Jones (20), Murton (8)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Mateo         5.0  4  2  2  1  2  0  78
Ohman         0.7  2  2  2  0  0  0  11
Wuertz        0.3  2  2  2  1  0  0  12
Aardsma       0.7  0  0  0  0  1  0  12
Eyre          0.7  2  0  0  0  1  0  16
Howry         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   5
Novoa         2.0  1  0  0  2  0  0  28
Guzman        3.0  2  0  0  1  3  0  54
Dempster      3.0  2  0  0  1  2  0  49

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Clemens       6.0  7  5  5  1  5  2  96
Qualls        1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  15
Wheeler       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   8
Lidge         0.7  3  1  1  0  1  1  16
Miller        0.7  0  0  0  0  1  0   6
Springer      0.7  1  0  0  0  1  0  17
Nieve         2.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  15
Borkowski     4.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  41

[Andy]

This is the longest game thread since the 6/2 extra-inning affair in St. Louis. That was 70 pages (premium) though.

[cheapseats]

Wow...so I just got back home, and this game is still going. Has anyone mentioned placing Dempster in the rotation next year after watching this game? We could move Howry or Eyre or someone else into the closer's role.

 

I watched Dempster start enough games last year to not want him in the rotation.

[Sammy Sofa]

Turn around

Look at what you see

In her face

The mirror of your dream

Make believe I'm everywhere

I'm hidden in the lines

And written on the pages

Is the answer to a neverending story

 

Reach the stars

Fly a fantasy

Dream a dream

And what you see will be

Rhymes that keep their secrets

Will unfold behind the clouds

And there upon the rainbow

Is the answer to a neverending story, story

 

Show no fear

For she may fade away

In your hands

The birth of a new day

 

Rhymes that keep their secrets

Will unfold behind the clouds

And there upon the rainbow

Is the answer to a neverending story

THE NEVERNDING STORRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

 

Man, I'm so freakin' lame.

[OleMissCub]

played an 18 inning game once in college and went 0-8...it was lovely. I think it brought my average down 22 points or something.

[Jazz]

might as well start the offtopic discussion

I just got a forward of one of those "badger badger badger" flashes, and I just laughed at the idea of a Cubs inspired one.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

played an 18 inning game once in college and went 0-8...it was lovely. I think it brought my average down 22 points or something.

 

Ha, you suck! I never went 0-8 in college.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Marmol pinch hit shot to the Crawford boxes, you heard it here first

[cheapseats]

I remember going to a game in the early 90's that went into the 14th inning, and Harry went out between half innings and sang the 7th inning stretch again. We needed something like that three innings ago.

 

At the 16 inning game in 2003, there was a second stretch in the middle of the 14th. I think it's a tradition, but we'll have to ask Len and Bob.

[OleMissCub]

speak of the devil, i believe that game was against South Alabama, Juan Pierre's alma mater.

[fiver]

so who is going to start tomorrow's game?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I remember going to a game in the early 90's that went into the 14th inning, and Harry went out between half innings and sang the 7th inning stretch again. We needed something like that three innings ago.

 

At the 16 inning game in 2003, there was a second stretch in the middle of the 14th. I think it's a tradition, but we'll have to ask Len and Bob.

 

Harry always used to sing again in the 14th.

[Sammy Sofa]

At least Demp is taking this opportunity to get his ERA down to a more respectable 3.70.

[Andy]

might as well start the offtopic discussion

I just got a forward of one of those "badger badger badger" flashes, and I just laughed at the idea of a Cubs inspired one.

Spectacular idea.