Re: NLDS Game 1: Dodgers (Lowe) @ Cubs (Dempster) TBS, 5:30 CST

[WTFCUBS]

GIFT!!!

 

thank you furcal

[Little Slide Rooter]

Good come back there. Now get this guy while we're still in it.

[Vanilla Ice]

I hope Zambrano realises how important tommorow is.

 

He'll get squeezed a little, then stomp around like a toddler, try to throw it 300 mph and walk everyone in sight.

 

jesus christ

 

Well... is he really wrong?

yea

 

he really is.

 

i've changed my mind, erik is not the only ridiculous person on this board.

[Guest]

Go to hell Lee

 

That'll be enough !!

 

No, he deserves it.

 

No he doesn't.

[Careless]

I really don't want to feel hopeless. I am honestly doing my best to keep up hope, but...

 

Always remember: You root for the Cubs.

that is not different than being a fan of any other team as far as this season

 

So you don't think there is any added pressure when you play for the Cubs? You don't think the fact that the crowd is booing 5 innings into game 1 of the playoffs after a 97 win season makes anything different?

I'm guessing just about any fans in baseball would be booing their team under the same circumstances.

 

I really don't believe that one. There's no way fans of any other team in this year's playoffs are booing yet. If the Mets had backed into the playoffs, their fans might, but that's it. People (including people at this board) were just waiting for a reason to get pissed off and now we have it.

Philly had fans booing with a 2 run lead and 2 outs in the 9th today

[98navigator]

Booing a team in the playoffs? They aren't making errors it's just a lack of control. Booing here is just dumb.

[bcl412]

All our flaws are already being exposed.

 

Question marks with the front of the rotation

 

Bad middle relief

 

Bad managing

 

So our strength, our offense, will come through in the in then right?

[erik316wttn]

I hope Zambrano realises how important tommorow is.

 

He'll get squeezed a little, then stomp around like a toddler, try to throw it 300 mph and walk everyone in sight.

 

jesus christ

 

Actually, my friends call me Erik.

[Brian]

I think Lou just realized he doesn't want Marquis v Manny

[17 Seconds]

I really don't want to feel hopeless. I am honestly doing my best to keep up hope, but...

 

Always remember: You root for the Cubs.

that is not different than being a fan of any other team as far as this season

 

So you don't think there is any added pressure when you play for the Cubs? You don't think the fact that the crowd is booing 5 innings into game 1 of the playoffs after a 97 win season makes anything different?

I'm guessing just about any fans in baseball would be booing their team under the same circumstances.

 

Completely disagree. If Mike Lowell strikes out to leadoff an inning of game 1 at Fenway when they're down 2 in the 6th, do they boo?

[splintersag]

Wow, this thread has exploded quite quickly.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

You're one of the few who is consistently negative all the time. One bad thing happens and you think the sky is falling.

 

That grand slam literally did more to decrease the odds of the Cubs going to or winning the World Series than anything that has happened all season. Negativity is warranted.

[Outshined_One]

If there ever was a time to come back, this would be the inning to do it.

[inari]

GET. SOME. RUNS. DAMN IT!

[Little Slide Rooter]

Now lets see what the best offense in baseball can do with 12 outs.

[kjfoster 1553]

Wow, this thread has exploded quite quickly.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Blake grounded out to first, unassisted

Lowe walked

Furcal struck out swinging

Martin lined out to left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Los Angeles: Loney

CUBS: DeRosa

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lowe          5.0  7  2  2  1  5  1  80

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      4.7  4  4  4  7  2  1 109
Marshall      1.3  0  0  0  1  2  0  22

[WTFCUBS]

 

 

aramis needs to dial up a leadoff double

[manbearcub]

I hope Zambrano realises how important tommorow is.

 

He'll get squeezed a little, then stomp around like a toddler, try to throw it 300 mph and walk everyone in sight.

 

jesus christ

 

Well... is he really wrong?

yea

 

he really is.

 

i've changed my mind, erik is not the only ridiculous person on this board.

 

stop quoting them. TIA

Edited October 2, 2008 by manbearcub

[Vanilla Ice]

You're one of the few who is consistently negative all the time. One bad thing happens and you think the sky is falling.

 

That grand slam literally did more to decrease the odds of the Cubs going to or winning the World Series than anything that has happened all season. Negativity is warranted.

body of work.

 

and the sky hasn't fallen, yet.

[splintersag]

Nice catch by Soriano.

 

Aramis leads off the next inning, I trust him to do something big when the time calls for it, go Cubs!!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I really don't want to feel hopeless. I am honestly doing my best to keep up hope, but...

 

Always remember: You root for the Cubs.

that is not different than being a fan of any other team as far as this season

 

So you don't think there is any added pressure when you play for the Cubs? You don't think the fact that the crowd is booing 5 innings into game 1 of the playoffs after a 97 win season makes anything different?

I'm guessing just about any fans in baseball would be booing their team under the same circumstances.

 

Completely disagree. If Mike Lowell strikes out to leadoff an inning of game 1 at Fenway when they're down 2 in the 6th, do they boo?

 

2 WS in four years vs. being on a six-playoff-game losing streak.

 

So while not every other fans in baseball would boo, these fans are certainly warranted in letting off a little steam.

[17 Seconds]

I hope Zambrano realises how important tommorow is.

 

He'll get squeezed a little, then stomp around like a toddler, try to throw it 300 mph and walk everyone in sight.

 

jesus christ

 

Well... is he really wrong?

yea

 

he really is.

 

i've changed my mind, erik is not the only ridiculous person on this board.

 

How is he wrong?

 

You're right, Zambrano is completely stable mentally. If the ump squeezes him like pitchers are getting squeezed tonight I'm sure he'll just shrug it off and rise above.

[Brian]

i'd like to see Aramis do something but i'm guessing ground out to the left side

[erik316wttn]

I hope Zambrano realises how important tommorow is.

 

He'll get squeezed a little, then stomp around like a toddler, try to throw it 300 mph and walk everyone in sight.

 

jesus christ

 

Well... is he really wrong?

yea

 

he really is.

 

i've changed my mind, erik is not the only ridiculous person on this board.

 

Ok, so then I'm wrong in saying that Zambrano often lets his emotions get the best of him on the mound? You've seen him pitch over the course of his career, right?

 

Try not to be quite so blinded by optimism. You miss a lot.

 

Here's some optimism: If Z is good, we win and go to LA tied. Happy?