9/14 Cubs: ZAMBRANO THROWS A FREAKING NO-HITTER

[erik316wttn]

If they were playing a little tight in Sept. this should loosen them up a little bit. Hopefully next weekend, they'll be jumping around again and of course again in late October.

 

This might be the jolt they needed to break out of that funk.

 

Let's get win #90 tomorrow, boys!

[CubInOK]

White Sox have just blown a 7-0 lead. Thames with a grand slam.

Prolly means it'll take longer for Sportscenter and more highlights for those of us outside of Chicago.

[CubsBears29]

If they were playing a little tight in Sept. this should loosen them up a little bit. Hopefully next weekend, they'll be jumping around again and of course again in late October.

 

Screw that, let's just win our next 4 and do the Divisional Crown celebration after the game on Thursday!

[erik316wttn]

I'm going to have to stop by the truck stop by the interstate tomorrow and pick up a copy of the Trib and keep it for all time.

 

I want to show it to my unborn son when he's old enough to understand.

[Guest]

From some Astros fansite:

 

I'm going to keep my contempt simple. When asked about or in there is in any way a reference to Zambrano's no hitter, I will simply not acknowledge this game. The Astros should never ... ever play the Cubs in Milwaukee. Therefore, the no hitter does not count to me.

 

Someone call the Ambulance quick... WAAAAA WAAAAA...

 

Get no hit, I'll keep it that simple.

 

Yeah, shocker that Astros fans aren't rational. Their team just got no-hit and, hey, their house might be destroyed by a hurricane. But let's mock them.

[ChiCubsFan]

White Sox have just blown a 7-0 lead. Thames with a grand slam.

 

This day just keeps getting better.

 

I normally don't take joy in seeing the Sox lose, but after my buddy texted me "I hope Z doesn't get the no hitter" after the 7th inning tonight, I'm enjoying this right now.

[moorecg]

This almost makes up for my house being flooded today...(ok...it doesn't...but it does take some of the edge off)....historic floods, 100 years since last title...First no-no in over 30 years....something's a brewing this year...

 

You too, huh. At least a tree didn't fall on your house too.

 

Yeah...no tree...but both of my cars were completely submerged in water and I had 3 foot in my living room and my basement was completely submerged...so...depending on what the rest of the house looks like I may have traded you for the tree. :D

[Mizzou]

I'm going to have to stop by the truck stop by the interstate tomorrow and pick up a copy of the Trib and keep it for all time.

 

I want to show it to my unborn son when he's old enough to understand.

Oh, good call.

 

To the St. Louis guys reading this, do you know anywhere in West County where you can buy the Trib? Do bookstores still sell various papers?

[Mark_R]

From some Astros fansite:

 

I'm going to keep my contempt simple. When asked about or in there is in any way a reference to Zambrano's no hitter, I will simply not acknowledge this game. The Astros should never ... ever play the Cubs in Milwaukee. Therefore, the no hitter does not count to me.

 

Someone call the Ambulance quick... WAAAAA WAAAAA...

 

Get no hit, I'll keep it that simple.

 

Yeah, shocker that Astros fans aren't rational. Their team just got no-hit and, hey, their house might be destroyed by a hurricane. But let's mock them.

 

Raisin, I don't think he was mocking their pitfalls of the hurricane. I know when my friends are complaining about something with irrationality, we refer to the "Waaambulance" all the time.

 

If I'm wrong about it, well, then i'm an idiot ;)

[mlarner]

Wow, listening to Z on the post game... he's definitely out there

[TruffleShuffle]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

This was awesome. I missed the first few innings because I went out to eat with my family and didn't know the game was on FSSW. When I got home, I was about to tune into the NFL game when I decided to check FSSW. I'm sure glad I did.

 

I have a baseball that is signed by Don Cardwell, Burt Hooten, and Milt Pappas. Now I'll have to add Zambrano to that one!

[erik316wttn]

Wow, listening to Z on the post game... he's definitely out there

 

Haha, you just figured this out now?

 

Z is a nutcase, but he's our nutcase, so we love him.

[Cynosure]

From some Astros fansite:

 

I'm going to keep my contempt simple. When asked about or in there is in any way a reference to Zambrano's no hitter, I will simply not acknowledge this game. The Astros should never ... ever play the Cubs in Milwaukee. Therefore, the no hitter does not count to me.

 

Someone call the Ambulance quick... WAAAAA WAAAAA...

 

Get no hit, I'll keep it that simple.

 

Yeah, shocker that Astros fans aren't rational. Their team just got no-hit and, hey, their house might be destroyed by a hurricane. But let's mock them.

 

Raisin, I don't think he was mocking their pitfalls of the hurricane. I know when my friends are complaining about something with irrationality, we refer to the "Waaambulance" all the time.

 

If I'm wrong about it, well, then i'm an idiot ;)

 

Exactly... he makes no reference to even living in Houston. Also, I made no reference to the hurricane, so I will mock that person about baseball for sure. Especially when he's that much of a moron to say the no hitter doesn't count because it was played in MIL... lame excuse.

[CubInOK]

White Sox hit a grand slam. Means less time until Sportscenter and more highlights.

[Ski]

White Sox hit a grand slam. 11-7. Has there ever been a game where the home and road teams both hit grand slams in the same inning?

[CubmanPi]

Another grand slam, this one by Swisher. 11-7 Sox. 2 grand slams in one inning is pretty crazy. Probably the big story in baseball at the end of the day, unless anything else good happened.

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[Cynosure]

Pappas on CSN now.

 

He just called Froemming "Mr. Fatso" LOL!

[mlarner]

Wow, listening to Z on the post game... he's definitely out there

 

Haha, you just figured this out now?

 

Z is a nutcase, but he's our nutcase, so we love him.

 

They usually dont leave all the post-game stuff on the mlb.com gameday audio, but they are still playing all the post-game from WGN radio. Sound slike Z will be sitting down with them in a bit as well so should be fun :D

 

Z can be any kind of nutcase he wants to be as long as he keeps pitching like that!

[mlarner]

Well, I think they just pulled the plug on Gameday Audio...

[CubsBears29]

Another grand slam, this one by Swisher. 11-7 Sox. 2 grand slams in one inning is pretty crazy. Probably the big story in baseball at the end of the day, unless anything else good happened.

 

Eh, no.

 

Wise.

[Omar]

Is this Lou's first managed no-hitter?

 

How many has he managed?

[JonnyRed]

I've waited for two things for a long time as a Cubs fan...I got one tonight...and we'll all be getting the other in late October...What an amazing moement....thanks Big Z!....I have a feeling that this will be the turnaround game that revitalizes the team and sets us up for a great playoff run!

 

GO CUBS!

[Fred Hornkohl]

OK, just for posterity's sake.... here's all the gory details...........

 

Sunday 14 September 2008

CUBS @ Houston

19:05

 

 

CUBS

 

Soriano, lf

Theriot, ss

D Lee, 1b

A Ramirez, 3b

Soto, c

DeRosa, rf

Johnson, cf

Cedeno, 2b

Zambrano, p

 

 

Houston

 

Erstad, lf

Bourn, cf

Tejada, ss

Berkman, 1b

Blum, 3b

Pence, rf

Newhan, 2b

Quintero, c

Wolf, p

 

 

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Soriano homered to left field

Theriot grounded out to second, 4-3

D Lee struck out swinging

A Ramirez struck out swinging

 

1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Erstad grounded out to second, 4-3

Bourn called out on strikes

Tejada flied out to right field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Soto flied out to right field

DeRosa flied out to right field

Johnson popped out to the pitcher

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Berkman grounded out to second, 4-3

Blum grounded out to first, 3-1

Pence called out on strikes

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Cedeno singled to left field

Zambrano singled to left field , Cedeno to second

Soriano lined out to second base

Theriot flied out to shallow right center field

D Lee doubled to right center field , Cedeno & Zambrano scored

A Ramirez singled to left field , D Lee scored, Ramriez to second on a throwing error, E6

Soto doubled to right field , Ramirez scored

DeRosa walked

Nieve in to pitch for Houston

Johnson struck out swinging

 

4 runs 5 hits 1 errors 2 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Newhan struck out swinging

Quintero grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

Nieve grounded out to first, unassisted

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Cedeno flied out to deep right field

Zambrano struck out swinging

Soriano popped out to shortstop

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Erstad struck out swinging

Bourn walked

Tejada grounded into a DP, 4-6-3, Bourn out at second

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Theriot popped out to shallow right field

D Lee struck out swinging

A Ramirez popped out (foul) to the catcher

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Berkman grounded out to first, 3-1

Blum struck out swinging

Pence hit by pitch

Newhan lined out to first base

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Borkowski in to pitch for Houston

Soto flied out to center field

DeRosa flied out to right field

Johnson flied out to left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Quintero struck out swinging

Saccomanno, pinch hitting for Borkowski, called out on strikes

Erstad grounded out to short, 6-3

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Cedeno grounded out to short, 6-3

Zambrano struck out swinging

Soriano singled to left field

Theriot flied out to right field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Bourn grounded out to short, 6-3

Tejada grounded out to short, 6-3

Berkman called out on strikes

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

D Lee flied out to right field

A Ramirez grounded out to second, 4-3

Soto flied out to left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Blum flied out to right field

Pence popped out (foul) to the pitcher

Newhan struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

DeRosa grounded out to third, 5-3

Pie grounded out to second, 4-3

Fukudome, pinch hitting for Cedeno, flied out to left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Quintero grounded out to short, 6-3

Castillo, pinch hitting for Cassel, grounded out to short, 6-3

Erstad struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

W:Zambrano (14-5)

S:none

L:Wolf (11-11)

 

T:2:17

A:23,441

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Soriano (28)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      9.0  0  0  0  1 10  0 110

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wolf          2.7  6  5  4  1  2  1  60
Nieve         2.3  0  0  0  0  3  0  36
Borkowski     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  12
Cassel        3.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  33

 

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