8/23 Cubs (Zambrano) at Giants (Cain) 2:35 PM CT, WGN

[illiniguy]

Another nice ab from Lee. Anytime he wants to start hitting would be nice.

 

You mean like the .304/.360/.474/.838 he's put up over the last 7 days? Not great numbers but not terrible either

I really wish he was capable of picking the team up for a month like Sosa used to. Would have made losing Soriano less painful. Even when Lee is going well, it doesn't seem like it.

[C.C.]

Look like Cain going to have a ugly but effective game. It's got that flow so far.

[illiniguy]

did Z gain like 20 pounds since his last start?

He had to celebrate his new deal with a big meal.

[badger1679666666]

Hey Aram, its ok to not swing at the 1st pitch every AB.

 

It was probably the same pitch that everyone curses Lee for NOT swinging at.

 

It doesn't matter if he swings at a first pitch if it's a good pitch to swing at. That pitch looked down the middle.

[Andy]

Riot can be incredibly good at SS sometimes.

[UMFan83]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

[salukifudd]

wow it just got REALLY dark outside.

 

i heard there are tornado warnings in Chicago?

 

Yeah.

[Derwood]

did Z gain like 20 pounds since his last start?

He had to celebrate his new deal with a big meal.

 

a big, week long meal

[Derwood]

Z needs to stop deflecting balls to the IF's

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Riot can be incredibly good at SS sometimes.

 

He was like that at LSU. He would make some spectacular plays, but he often tried to do too much. Bertman once said that Theriot would make a cup of coffee nervous.

[Outshined_One]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

Tornado Watch/Warning has more to do with the type of weather pattern than actually spotting a tornado. If a system has the right elements for a tornado, then the watch/warning will go out, regardless of whether or not a tornado has actually been spotted.

[TysonCBulls423]

jesus the weather went from absolutely beautiful bout 20 mins ago

 

then it got really dark

then you hear the thunder

and then see the lightning

and now its absolutely pouring like crazy.

[E.J.]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

doesn't watch just mean the conditions are right for a tornado? warning means they've spotted one.

[Andy]

Zambrano is the balls.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Zambrano looking sharp.

 

Now let's get some runs!

[Guest]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

It's actually a tornado warning which is worse than a watch. The NWS put it out because there looked like there was a tornado on the radar in Wheaton:

 

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN DUPAGE AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES...

 

* AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR WHEATON...AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... THIS STORM WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 294 NEAR ELMHURST...JUST NORTH OF THE EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY BY 325 PM CDT.

Edited August 23, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[C.C.]

We are scoring 3 runs this inning...

[woodchip2153]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

Tornado Watch/Warning has more to do with the type of weather pattern than actually spotting a tornado. If a system has the right elements for a tornado, then the watch/warning will go out, regardless of whether or not a tornado has actually been spotted.

 

If I remember correctly a watch is if the conditions are correct, and a warning means a tornado has actually been spotted in the area.

 

edit: err.. I'm a little slow.

Edited August 23, 2007 by woodchip2153

[Derwood]

bad time to be going to Northern....

[moorecg]

Look like Cain going to have a ugly but effective game. It's got that flow so far.

 

Didn't he pitch OK till the 4th last time?

[Derwood]

funnel clouds spotted in Dekalb. fun times

[Guest]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

Tornado Watch/Warning has more to do with the type of weather pattern than actually spotting a tornado. If a system has the right elements for a tornado, then the watch/warning will go out, regardless of whether or not a tornado has actually been spotted.

 

If I remember correctly a watch is if the conditions are correct, and a warning means a tornado has actually been spotted in the area.

 

edit: err.. I'm a little slow.

 

Correct. But in this case, the warning is not based on spotter information but radar formations which aren't always indicative of a tornado.

[UMFan83]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

Tornado Watch/Warning has more to do with the type of weather pattern than actually spotting a tornado. If a system has the right elements for a tornado, then the watch/warning will go out, regardless of whether or not a tornado has actually been spotted.

 

Weather.com says:

 

A tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar in your area - seek shelter immediately!

[Keener98]

wow it just got REALLY dark outside.

 

i heard there are tornado warnings in Chicago?

 

I dont know about Chicago but the storm that just came thru the central IL area was crazy. Ripped roofs off houses and knocked a bunch of power lines over, some of the hardest winds Ive ever seen.

[Guest]

Chicagoans, there is a tornado watch in Cook County. Have no idea where the tornado was spotted though

 

Tornado Watch/Warning has more to do with the type of weather pattern than actually spotting a tornado. If a system has the right elements for a tornado, then the watch/warning will go out, regardless of whether or not a tornado has actually been spotted.

 

Weather.com says:

 

A tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar in your area - seek shelter immediately!

 

Outshined is right about watches though. You guys are under a tornando warning. A tornado watch means conditions are ripe for a tornado but there haven't necessarily been any. A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted. Watches tend to cover larger regions while warnings are localized.