NLDS Game 3: Cubs (Harden) @ Dodgers (Kuroda) 9:07 TBS

[jaydee]

what is that bizarre "ooo" background noise from the crowd?

[Andy]

Stop blaming the umps! This team has crapped it's pants in every facet of the game in the playoffs the last 2 years.

When 2 runs score with 3 outs having already been made, yes, we're going to get pissed at the umps.

 

Get pissed at the crap offense, not the umps. There was no concrete evidence that the tag was applied before he got to the bag.

 

Meanwhile, Edmonds and Derosa with worm killers in the infield. This team is choking, period!

Well the ball beat him. The Cubs continue to be the only team in the majors that doesn't consistently get that call. And he was out.

 

The thing that sucks about this is that no one outside of us will remember how good this team was for six months if we lose this game or series. They'll just remember the crappy October games

 

You don't know that though. You only know the Cubs get bad calls because you watch all the Cubs games. I'm sure if you watched 162 Royals games, you could say the same thing that they're the only team in baseball that doesn't get calls to go their way either.

You are right about that, and yes, sample size, but teams that play us sure seem to get that call a lot when it's unwarranted. Most of this is hollow whining though.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And the guy with the 2.nothing ERA is getting whacked around.

 

No curse here, none at all.

 

(yeah, yeah, umps and all. He still gave up the hits).

 

seriously, you believe in a curse?

 

I believe in an organizational effect of some kind that causes the Cubs to play worse in the playoffs. Getting the wrong types of players, the field, the day games, the pressure? I don't know, but it's something.

 

We're up to being outscored 56-18 in the last 9 playoff games.

 

what were they in the 9 before that

 

3-6 record, I'd have to check the numbers later.

[splintersag]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the best offensive team in the NL. Round of applause!

The Dodgers?

[minnesotacubsfan]

I hate Ronny Cedeno, but he needs to be our SS next year. Ryan Theriot is just plain not good at anything except hitting singles. And that is not good enough.

 

seconded

 

I dont hate the guy. hell, I dont even hate theriot. i just wanna win. i think that means cedeno.

 

effn-a.

[Hall7810]

what is that bizarre "ooo" background noise from the crowd?

 

 

Artificial noise.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeWitt popped out to shallow left field

[ChiCubsfan0502]

The thing that sucks about this is that no one outside of us will remember how good this team was for six months if we lose this game or series. They'll just remember the crappy October games

 

As they should be. They talked all season long about how they had a "bad taste" in their mouth from last year. They said this year would be different and it's the same old chit.

 

The players they have, unless they can rally and win this thing have proven to be spineless when the playoffs come around.

 

Soriano

Lee

A-Ram

Demp

Theriot

Soto

 

All of these guys crapped the bed last year and nothing has changed.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And the guy with the 2.nothing ERA is getting whacked around.

 

No curse here, none at all.

 

(yeah, yeah, umps and all. He still gave up the hits).

 

seriously, you believe in a curse?

 

I believe in an organizational effect of some kind that causes the Cubs to play worse in the playoffs. Getting the wrong types of players, the field, the day games, the pressure? I don't know, but it's something.

 

We're up to being outscored 56-18 in the last 9 playoff games.

 

what were they in the 9 before that

that was a different curse

 

he's talking about the Bartman curse now i think

 

I'm not talking about any "curse" in a real sense. I'm simply saying that over even a short sample, it's unthinkable for a good team to be getting beat *this* badly without some sort of effect.

[minnesotacubsfan]

what is that bizarre "ooo" background noise from the crowd?

 

 

Artificial noise.

 

yea, its not cool to be at chavez until at least the 4th

[JimSorgi]

We need some gypsy tears.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Blake popped out to second base

[C.C.]

What a shocking waste of a 97 win season. Can't even win 1 game. Hell, the brewers running on fumes squeezed out a win.

[minnesotacubsfan]

i think harden has this figured out...fly balls.

 

 

what is his flyball/groundball ratio? chavez is friendly to flyball pitchers at night, IIRC

[cbbryan]

We need this 1-2-3.

[Careless]

what is that bizarre "ooo" background noise from the crowd?

 

 

Artificial noise.

 

yea, its not cool to be at chavez until at least the 4th

that was on the Wrigley broadcasts on TBS, too, but not quite as loud. I didn't notice it on the other playoff matches. not sure what they're doing.

[sneakypower]

And the guy with the 2.nothing ERA is getting whacked around.

 

No curse here, none at all.

 

(yeah, yeah, umps and all. He still gave up the hits).

 

seriously, you believe in a curse?

 

I believe in an organizational effect of some kind that causes the Cubs to play worse in the playoffs. Getting the wrong types of players, the field, the day games, the pressure? I don't know, but it's something.

 

We're up to being outscored 56-18 in the last 9 playoff games.

 

what were they in the 9 before that

that was a different curse

 

he's talking about the Bartman curse now i think

 

I'm not talking about any "curse" in a real sense. I'm simply saying that over even a short sample, it's unthinkable for a good team to be getting beat *this* badly without some sort of effect.

yeah maybe Lou's poisoning everybody

[Fred Hornkohl]

copulate me...just copulate me with an iron pole.

 

Vance, do I need to tell you where you can put your thesaurus ??

[Brendan]

my girlfriend said fontenot should go into the clubhouse in between innings and shave half of his beard. thinks it might lighten the mood.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

DeWitt popped out to shallow left field

Blake popped out to second base

Kuroda 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            0 0                            0  1  0
Los Angeles     2 0                            2  3  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Los Angeles: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        2.0  3  2  2  0  2  0  33

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Kuroda        2.0  1  0  0  1  0  0  27

[JimSorgi]

my girlfriend said fontenot should go into the clubhouse in between innings and shave half of his beard. thinks it might lighten the mood.

It couldn't hurt to try.

[imb]

And the guy with the 2.nothing ERA is getting whacked around.

 

No curse here, none at all.

 

(yeah, yeah, umps and all. He still gave up the hits).

 

seriously, you believe in a curse?

 

I believe in an organizational effect of some kind that causes the Cubs to play worse in the playoffs. Getting the wrong types of players, the field, the day games, the pressure? I don't know, but it's something.

 

We're up to being outscored 56-18 in the last 9 playoff games.

 

what were they in the 9 before that

 

3-6 record, I'd have to check the numbers later.

 

6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Harden             AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off         5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    4  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.00  0.000  0.000
bases empty        13    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    7  0.077  0.077  0.077  0.154  0.167  3.38  0.000  0.000
3rd inning          6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.57  0.000  0.000
0 outs              9    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.111  0.111  0.111  0.222  0.250  3.56  0.000  0.000
This series         0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000
last 10 games       3    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667  0.500  2.33  0.000  0.000
September           7    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.143  0.143  0.143  0.286  0.167  2.86  0.000  0.000
Road               10    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    3  0.100  0.100  0.100  0.200  0.143  3.00  0.000  0.000
Nite               11    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    4  0.091  0.091  0.091  0.182  0.143  3.00  0.000  0.125
vs Right           19    0    1    0    0    0    1    0   10  0.053  0.053  0.053  0.105  0.111  3.24  0.000  0.071
vs Kuroda           0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000
vs. L.A.            0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000
Jeff Nelson         0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.00  0.000  0.000

season totals      23    1    2    0    0    0    1    0   12  0.087  0.087  0.087  0.174  0.182  3.23  0.000  0.071

[AlwaysaCub]

What a shocking waste of a 97 win season. Can't even win 1 game. Hell, the brewers running on fumes squeezed out a win.

 

With Dave Bush starting no less.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And the guy with the 2.nothing ERA is getting whacked around.

 

No curse here, none at all.

 

(yeah, yeah, umps and all. He still gave up the hits).

 

seriously, you believe in a curse?

 

I believe in an organizational effect of some kind that causes the Cubs to play worse in the playoffs. Getting the wrong types of players, the field, the day games, the pressure? I don't know, but it's something.

 

We're up to being outscored 56-18 in the last 9 playoff games.

 

what were they in the 9 before that

 

3-6 record, I'd have to check the numbers later.

 

6-3

 

You are right, my bad. Arbitrary endpoints are fun.

 

Let's keep going back further.