8/31 Cubs (Marshall) V. Astros (WANDY) 1:20CT WGN

[BeerHere]

Good, looks like D Lee is fine after last night.

 

That looked nasty

[hawkcub]

It's Hawkeye day at Wrigley. I'm guessing there will be a lot of Black and Gold there today.

 

Go Cubs.

Go Hawks.

[CubmanPi]

I'm just glad there's finally a day game. Gives me something to do other than what they're paying me for, because that's boring. (Doing my job is boring, not the getting paid part.)

 

Playing hookie again, eh?

No, that's really hard to get away with, but thanks to the modern "thought" that technology directly equates to better learning, and thanks to the fact that I am studying in the single worst curriculum this base has to offer, they have given us all tablet pc's and internet connections at our desks, so I will be listening to the game while the rest of the students in my class are listening to whatever the hell it is that the teachers told us to do today. Also, they think I'm typing in answer to my reading test right now. (I already finished that, I didn't just blow it off like I'll be doing to whatever we're doing next hour.)

[pitchcs]

It's Hawkeye day at Wrigley. I'm guessing there will be a lot of Black and Gold there today.

 

Go Cubs.

Go Hawks.

 

 

The only good thing about Hawkeye fans is that most of them are also Cub fans. :wink:

Edited August 31, 2007 by pitchcs

[CubmanPi]

I already blew the alibis I had saved up to play hookie and go to the day game in San Francisco last week, so skipping any more school in the near future would be pretty tough without doctor's orders (which I have also done in the last week).

 

I don't know why I'm having trouble learning this language anyway...

[Keener98]

Hey guys we just traded for Steve Trachsel, World Series here we come. Oh and we gave up Moore and Cherry to get him

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS acquire Trachsel from Baltimore for Cherry !!

[CubmanPi]

Hey guys we just traded for Steve Trachsel, World Series here we come. Oh and we gave up Moore and Cherry to get him

That's really not funny. You need to be banned.

[sweetpeteman]

CUBS acquire Trachsel from Baltimore for Cherry !!

 

And Moore. Might as well have thrown in a few other guys, Jim, its obvious you don't have a clue anymore.

 

 

 

Time to go injure Trachsel before he screws us over.

[salukifudd]

Anybody have Trachsel's numbers this year?

[chuckywang]

Why? We already have 5 starters.

[swordsman]

I took a vacation day today specifically to watch this game. These bastards better not let me down!

 

Me too...sort of...Kids day care is closed today...I told the wife that if I "Had to" I'd stay home today...

 

Mizzou...you gonna go watch Illinois whoop up on the tiggers tomorrow?

Hah, yeah right. Like they stand a chance. I don't plan on going, but I might change my mind and head down to tailgate. Though after last night, I highly doubt it. You going?

 

Just curious, but which team are you saying doesnt stand a chance?

Illinois. I'm predicting a blowout. Mizzou is going to be solid this year.

 

Want to put a wager on the game Mizzou? Premium up for grabs?

Sure, I'm confident enough to bet on my team. What's the bet?

 

Well the line is Mizzou by 4.5, and since you said you were expecting a blowout, how about this bet. Ill bet you U of I is within 10 points in the end. 6 months premium on the line?

I'll bet 6 months worth of premium that we cover the spread.

 

Well Ive found 2 different spreads Ive seen 4.5 and Ive seen 5.5. I just figured since you said you were expecting the blowout, you would feel safe giving me 10 points.

Screw it, I'll take it. I'll wager 6 months of Premium that we beat you by at least 10 points. We're on.

 

Alright deal.

 

It's interesting to me how the bet changed. The initial bet was that IL would be within 10 pts of Mizzou in the end (so if IL blew out Mizzou by more than 10 pts., the poster who supported them would still lose since they would not be within 10 pts at the end) But the bet ended up being more conventional. Was that intentional?

[hawkcub]

That thread needs to go away^

[CubColtPacer]

Why? We already have 5 starters.

 

Basically for that one spot start against St. Louis during the DH in a couple weeks, at least that's the assumption.

[salukifudd]

Anybody have Trachsel's numbers this year?

 

Nevermind

 

w l ip so bb era whip

6 8 140 45 69 4.48 1.56

 

Blah.

[Keener98]

No swerdsman, that wasnt intentional lol. Check a few posts later when I describe my sleep situation at this moment and maybe that is my excuse? Or Im just a dumbass who didnt want to even have a shot to win the bet lol.

[Keener98]

Hey guys we just traded for Steve Trachsel, World Series here we come. Oh and we gave up Moore and Cherry to get him

That's really not funny. You need to be banned.

 

Not funny at all, but true

[Fred Hornkohl]

Anybody have Trachsel's numbers this year?

 

Nevermind

 

w l ip so bb era whip

6 8 140 45 69 4.48 1.56

 

Blah.

 

That's 4.41 BB/9 in. He'll fit right in with our staff, no?

[salukifudd]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

[Keener98]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

 

I quit a long time ago trying to assume and figure out exactly what the hell Hendry is doing.

[Fred Hornkohl]

The umpires, according to Gameday..........

 

Umpires: 
HP: Lou Acello. 
1B: . 
2B: . 
3B: .

 

Very curious. This guy Acello is not listed on the MLB Umpire Roster anywhere. Not part of an existing crew, or as one of the fillins either. I wonder what's going on ????

[Fred Hornkohl]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

 

I quit a long time ago trying to assume and figure out exactly what the hell Hendry is doing.

 

I'm wondering, and hoping like hell, that he's got some other deal up his sleeve.

[CubmanPi]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

If his role is anything more than that, I'll be seriously disappointed in Lou. I also hope he's the third or fourth option for long guy out of the pen, and that Gallagher or Guzman get the nod in the spot start during the Cards DH.

[CubmanPi]

So, is the assumption Trachsel will make that one spot start in STL and otherwise be the long guy out of the pen?

 

I quit a long time ago trying to assume and figure out exactly what the hell Hendry is doing.

 

I'm wondering, and hoping like hell, that he's got some other deal up his sleeve.

It'd be nice, but I seriously doubt that Trachsel would be more enticing bait for another team than Cherry or Moore would be. I think he just let himself get hosed by Baltimore again.

[UBlink]

So with Moore and Cherry going for Trachsel does that open up a spot on the 40 man roster? Who'll fill it?