8/29 Cubs (Zambrano) vs. Brewers (Sheets) 7:05 CT CSN

[Guest]

Get all the suck out tonight and come back and take the series tomorrow, please.

[David]

Meh. Worst case, we lose a game of ground in this series. That's why winning yesterday was so big.

[Schwarber Fan]

I feel very uneasy about tomorrow too...For some reason, Parra scares the daylights out of me against this team.

 

What starting pitcher should you not be scared of?

 

A Cubs one :lol:

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hardy called out on strikes

[David]

Which game was the original Rally Pickler game, anyway?

 

Tried googling it but couldn't find it.

Edited August 30, 2007 by David

[weis21]

the girl in the picture is an old photo of kelly pickler (the country singer) someone posted on game threads the night she sang "take me out to the ball game" at wrigley. The cubs made a comeback after they posted a few pictures because people didn't know who she was. Somebody called it the "rally pickler"

 

Every time I see your sig I think it looks like it says "Pablo Rivera"

 

Haha, yeah that's what I thought it said as well.

 

I was concerned about that, because I could understand it but I know who it is in the first place. I had another cool one, I'll try that one out for a while.

[David]

Nevermind.. got it. June 12th vs Mariners.

[Schwarber Fan]

Which game was the original Rally Pickler game, anyway?

 

Tried googling it but couldn't find it.

 

the game where Pickler sang possibly???

[David]

Which game was the original Rally Pickler game, anyway?

 

Tried googling it but couldn't find it.

 

the game where Pickler sang possibly???

 

Really? Wow. Thanks for the insight there, chief. ;)

[weatherdood]

I believe that was Country night at Wrigley...and she sang on that night.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Which game was the original Rally Pickler game, anyway?

 

Tried googling it but couldn't find it.

 

the game where Pickler sang possibly???

 

Really? Wow. Thanks for the insight there, chief. ;)

 

that was a great game thread, we were all cracking jokes and pretty hilarious

[IowaCubsFan]

Meh. Worst case, we lose a game of ground in this series. That's why winning yesterday was so big.

 

We have to stop thinking like that.

 

There's no excuse to let a team that was just swept by a last place team to come into your house and win two out of three. None.

 

The problem is that there's no killer instinct among anyone on this team (except maybe Z); they all think they can go 83-79 and win the World Series just like the Cards did. You know what? That's a rarity. You can't expect to play like utter dogcrap in the most important games of the year and be ready to throw the switch come playoff time.

 

The Brewers are a dying team. Instead of nailing the coffin shut, we're giving them CPR.

[gerby23]

Funny how Ron and Pat sort of just segue into other things when they think the Cubs are done. The game becomes a backstory.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Weeks walked

[Schwarber Fan]

Anyone got any ideas for other ways to get Weeks on base?

[David]

Wait, what the hell? We lost that game in extras.

 

Tied it in the 8th, though.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 29-14 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 39-49 when they don't

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!!

[Guest]

Anyone got any ideas for other ways to get Weeks on base?

 

Strikeout wild pitch.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Wait, what the hell? We lost that game in extras.

 

Tied it in the 8th, though.

 

yeah rally pickler fails alot

[SouthSideRyan]

How many good outings does Kerry have to have before everyone stops saying he sucks?

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Wood in to pitch for the CUBS

Counsell popped out to second base

Hardy called out on strikes

Weeks walked

Gross called out on strikes

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Milwaukee       0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0                6 11  0
CUBS            0 0 1 0 0 0 0                  1  8  2

 

Home runs:

Milwaukee: none

CUBS: none

 

Milwaukee      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Sheets        6.0  6  1  1  1  2  0  86
Shouse        0.7  2  0  0  0  0  0  15
McClung       0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   5

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      6.3  9  6  5  1  6  0 114
Eyre          0.7  2  0  0  0  0  0   7
Wood          1.0  0  0  0  1  2  0  21

[Brian]

How many good outings does Kerry have to have before everyone stops saying he sucks?

 

everybody sucks until they do something really really good

[IowaCubsFan]

How many good outings does Kerry have to have before everyone stops saying he sucks?

 

Considering he's only being brought in for mop-up duty, it's going to take a lot for him to prove his worth.

 

It's time to give up the dream. Wood isn't going to be the pitcher we remember from 1998, or even the stretch run in 2003, at least the lights-out arm everybody remembered him to be.

Edited August 30, 2007 by IowaCubsFan

[SouthSideRyan]

Meh. Worst case, we lose a game of ground in this series. That's why winning yesterday was so big.

 

We have to stop thinking like that.

 

There's no excuse to let a team that was just swept by a last place team to come into your house and win two out of three. None.

 

The problem is that there's no killer instinct among anyone on this team (except maybe Z); they all think they can go 83-79 and win the World Series just like the Cards did. You know what? That's a rarity. You can't expect to play like utter dogcrap in the most important games of the year and be ready to throw the switch come playoff time.

 

The Brewers are a dying team. Instead of nailing the coffin shut, we're giving them CPR.

 

Yeah everyone else on the team besides Z isn't trying cause they want to put up as little effort as posible in winning the division. They certainly don't want to build up a lead so they can relax down the stretch. Only Z is trying, and I know this because he waves his arms when he ends an inning. Derrek Lee doesn't even smile that often.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Turnbow in to pitch for Milwaukee