9/20 Cards (Pineiro) @ Clinch Cubs (Lilly) 2:55 CDT/FOX

[Friendly Confines]

http://www.therosinbag.com/images/cards/pineiro_joel.jpg

 

This schmuck tries to delay the inevitable against

 

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/ted_lilly_autograph.jpg

 

Theodore Roosevelt Lilly takes the hill as the Cubs are 1 W away from the first back to back Division Championships since.....heck who knows

 

Hope Lilly can improve over his last performance and clinch on a no hitter!

 

GO CUBS!!

http://cubscast.com/images/zambrano_champagne.jpg

[splintersag]

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I have a feeling there'll be some of this stuff tommorow afternoon:

 

http://www.devonlife.co.uk/assets/brand_203/support/images/Champange%20image.jpg

 

Go Cubs!!

[Sammy Sofa]

Sweet, I scored a primo ticket.

 

Do this, Madman Muntz.

[Omar]

Cards Vs. Lilly

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Albert Pujols        30    26   9  2  0  2   3   4   3  .346  .433  .654 1.087 
Yadier Molina        26    23   4  0  0  1   1   2   5  .174  .240  .304  .544 
Adam Kennedy         24    21   6  1  0  1   3   3   3  .286  .375  .476  .851 
Ryan Ludwick         21    17   2  2  0  0   2   4   8  .118  .286  .235  .521 
Brendan Ryan         19    17   4  0  0  0   0   1   4  .235  .316  .235  .551 
Troy Glaus           18    17   1  0  0  0   0   1   6  .059  .111  .059  .170 
Cesar Izturis        16    16   7  2  0  0   0   0   1  .438  .438  .563 1.001 
Felipe Lopez         15    14   3  0  0  2   3   0   3  .214  .267  .643  .910 
Josh Phelps          15    15   5  0  0  0   0   0   4  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Rick Ankiel          12    12   3  1  0  1   1   0   3  .250  .250  .583  .833 
Skip Schumaker       12    12   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .083  .083  .083  .166 
Braden Looper         9     7   2  0  0  0   0   0   3  .286  .286  .286  .572 
Kyle Lohse            6     6   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Aaron Miles           6     6   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .167  .167  .167  .334 
Joe Mather            4     4   2  0  0  1   1   0   0  .500  .500 1.250 1.750 
Joel Pineiro          3     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Brian Barden          2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Brian Barton          2     1   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .500  .000  .500 
Jason LaRue           1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Adam Wainwright       1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               242   220  50  8  0  8  14  16  52  .227  .286  .373  .659 

 

Cubs Vs. Piniero

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Alfonso Soriano      45    42  14  4  0  3   6   2   6  .333  .378  .643 1.021 
Mark DeRosa          12    12   3  0  0  1   1   0   1  .250  .250  .500  .750 
Reed Johnson         12    12   4  1  0  1   1   0   3  .333  .333  .667 1.000 
Ryan Theriot          8     8   3  2  0  0   0   0   1  .375  .375  .625 1.000 
Daryle Ward           8     8   2  0  0  1   1   0   1  .250  .250  .625  .875 
Derrek Lee            7     7   5  2  0  1   1   0   1  .714  .714 1.429 2.143 
Aramis Ramirez        7     7   3  0  0  1   3   0   0  .429  .429  .857 1.286 
Henry Blanco          6     6   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .167  .167  .167  .334 
Ted Lilly             4     4   1  1  0  0   1   0   2  .250  .250  .500  .750 
Jim Edmonds           3     2   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .333  .000  .333 
Mike Fontenot         1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Sean Marshall         1     1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
Michael Wuertz        1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               115   111  37 10  0  8  14   3  17  .333  .357  .640  .997 

 

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[RedFlash]

Something tells me that you will see a focused Cub team later today against Piniero. The Cubs know they can clinch on Saturday and my feeling is they won't dropped the ball. Which means, it wouldn't surprise me if the Cubs return the butt-whoopin to the Cards in Game 2.

 

Bold prediction: Soriano/Lee/ARam and Soto goes yrd. Edmonds with 2 rbis and a diving catch. Lilly 7 innings 8 hits 2 ERs and 1:9 BB/K.

 

Most important prediction: There will be an executive team meeting called at the pitchers mound.

[Guest]

Finish this thing, Cubs.

[17 Seconds]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/xagorm429x/308a0bl.gif

 

What is this from and what the hell is going on in it? I must know.

[BCVM22]

Time for the Bulldog to bring it on home.

 

Earhole Pujols, bowl over another catcher, hit a homer of his own, I don't care what Lilly has to do, it's time to end this! The day is today!

 

GO CUBS

[ELCABALLO45]

Congrats early on winning the divison. Better team won.

 

:hello:

[Old Style]

I'll be in the stands at the Texas A&M-Miami game, but you can bet I will be keeping an eye on my Blackberry all afternoon for Cub updates. Even though I'll be able to watch tomorrow, I'd rather we just clinch today with a win. I'm not confident that the Brewers can beat the Reds today.

[otis89]

Do it.

[C.C.]

Congrats early on winning the divison. Better team won.

 

:hello:

 

Thanks man, and as usual you show a lot of class...

 

 

Anyway, Happy Clinch day everyone!!!!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Looks like Alfonso Soriano loves him some Joel Pinearo.

 

Unfortunately, I'll be at the freaking Zoo with my wife celebrating her friends birthday, tracking this on my phone. bah.

[Terp]

Am I the only one that gets Brewers - Reds? Seriously, I don't think anyone in the Phillies market cares about that game Fox.

[CUBZ99]

Am I the only one that gets Brewers - Reds? Seriously, I don't think anyone in the Phillies market cares about that game Fox.

 

I get the Twins - Rays. :-& :cry:

[flynnhicks03]

I enjoy watching the celebration when they clinch. Since this game is on Fox, they probably won't show too much of that. Will they cut in on CSN or WGN and show that, I wonder?

[C.C.]

I enjoy watching the celebration when they clinch. Since this game is on Fox, they probably won't show too much of that. Will they cut in on CSN or WGN and show that, I wonder?

 

I'm sure comcast and wgn will have coverage.

[Roast]

I'm really pumped for today. GO CUBS. Clinch this [expletive].

[erik316wttn]

Hey Chicago, whaddya say? The Cubs are gonna CLINCH today!

[Derwood]

if the Brewers lose and their game finishes before the Cubs game, then techinically the Cubs will not clinch on the field. So, yeah, that's me justifying the fact that I'm stuck with the Brewers game on Fox. Hopefully there's a good CFB game on this afternoon

[erik316wttn]

if the Brewers lose and their game finishes before the Cubs game, then techinically the Cubs will not clinch on the field. So, yeah, that's me justifying the fact that I'm stuck with the Brewers game on Fox. Hopefully there's a good CFB game on this afternoon

 

Let's hope for 14 innings in Cincy!

[Roast]

if the Brewers lose and their game finishes before the Cubs game, then techinically the Cubs will not clinch on the field. So, yeah, that's me justifying the fact that I'm stuck with the Brewers game on Fox. Hopefully there's a good CFB game on this afternoon

That's why I'm hoping for either a brewers win or a really long game.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'm gonna miss the post-clinch coverage on WGN also :(

 

Anyone willing/able to record/post that?

[Schwarber Fan]

if the Brewers lose and their game finishes before the Cubs game, then techinically the Cubs will not clinch on the field. So, yeah, that's me justifying the fact that I'm stuck with the Brewers game on Fox. Hopefully there's a good CFB game on this afternoon

 

Don't worry about that, the games will probably end around the same time, so as long as the Cubs win, there will be an on-field celebration.

 

Clinching after a loss would suck.

[Mizzou]

Fortunately, Sabathia is going for the Brewers, so you would think that they will win today.