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

[ZiggyTaxi]

Well, apparently I have to leave early as they lock up this building at 10.

 

It's been swell. This may be the last moments of a Cubs game that I'll ever watch.

 

Screw the Cubs. Seriously.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

At the Cubs convention, do you think people will cheer or boo?

 

Eh, that's an overreaction.

 

Boo. This is going to get really, really ugly with the fans really, really soon. When the choke jobs start coming in rapid succession instead of every 20 years, it's not quite so lovable.

[obcubs]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

 

didnt say he was to blame just said salary is high for a 5 inning guy

[Cubzfan64]

Well, at least we can say they gave it their best effort in the playoffs....... oh wait a second....

 

*sigh*

[rocket]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

what rule? i must be too drunk to remember

[JimSorgi]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

 

didnt say he was to blame just said salary is high for a 5 inning guy

He's not a 5 inning guy

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm so glad I haven't invested any emotion into this game. Actually spent the day enjoying life pretty much knowing what to expect. It felt good.

 

That's how I feel about the entire playoffs. Almost, I didn't quite manage to remove all emotional investment, but I came pretty close and I'm just a little annoyed instead of outright depressed.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ethier grounded into a FC, 4-6, M Ramirez out at second, Martin to third

[kujay]

What an absolutely gutless performance.

 

Great (regular) season. I'll take away a lot of great memories.

 

But now we know what these guys are really made of, and it gives me no hope for the next several years while they are under contract.

[Andy]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

what rule? i must be too drunk to remember

Martin at 3rd base.

[windycityfan]

At the Cubs convention.

 

Anyone that goes, especially after this performance, is an insufferable masochist.

[obcubs]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

 

didnt say he was to blame just said salary is high for a 5 inning guy

He's not a 5 inning guy

 

How so?

[Butterscup1679666578]

I honestly just can't believe THIS is how we're going out. Without even a whimper. Makes me sad.

[DiamondMind]

Just kill me, seriously, just finish me off. I can't take this.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

what rule? i must be too drunk to remember

Martin at 3rd base.

 

And when that play happened, two runs were awarded to the Dodgers and the Cubs had no chance whatsoever to recover.

[Master Shake]

If they sell the naming rights to Wrigley, I think Zoloft Field has a nice ring to it.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Just kill me, seriously, just finish me off. I can't take this.

 

I'd rather kill the franchise.

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm so glad I haven't invested any emotion into this game. Actually spent the day enjoying life pretty much knowing what to expect. It felt good.

 

That's how I feel about the entire playoffs. Almost, I didn't quite manage to remove all emotional investment, but I came pretty close and I'm just a little annoyed instead of outright depressed.

 

Yeah. I went into this excited but apprehensive until they could show me that this team could win at least a game in the postseason. Getting swept is ironically easier for to deal with since I looked at this so guardedly.

 

Is "guardedly" even a word?

[Careless]

so harden's basically a $12 million - 5 inning pitcher?

Rich Harden is not to blame for this fiasco. That would've been his 1st run given up of the game if the rules could be called correctly on the field, for one thing.

 

 

didnt say he was to blame just said salary is high for a 5 inning guy

He's not a 5 inning guy

 

How so?

5 does not equal not 5

[DiamondMind]

side note - I think marshall deserves to be in a starting rotation (somewhere) in 09

[rynefan]

Has anyone considered the irony that after they switched the Cubs back to TBS they continued on with the end of the Titanic on TNT? Foretelling?

[ChiCubsfan0502]

At the Cubs convention, do you think people will cheer or boo?

 

Eh, that's an overreaction.

 

Boo. This is going to get really, really ugly with the fans really, really soon. When the choke jobs start coming in rapid succession instead of every 20 years, it's not quite so lovable.

 

Without question

[minnesotacubsfan]

this is the matchup that should have happened in gmae 1

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm so glad I haven't invested any emotion into this game. Actually spent the day enjoying life pretty much knowing what to expect. It felt good.

 

That's how I feel about the entire playoffs. Almost, I didn't quite manage to remove all emotional investment, but I came pretty close and I'm just a little annoyed instead of outright depressed.

 

Yeah. I went into this excited but apprehensive until they could show me that this team could win at least a game in the postseason. Getting swept is ironically easier for to deal with since I looked at this so guardedly.

 

Is "guardedly" even a word?

 

I'm fairly certain it is.

 

The downside of this approach is that I wouldn't be quite as euphoric if they did win it all. But since that will never, ever happen, I'm okay with that trade-off.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Kuroda grounded out to second, 4-3

Furcal walked

Martin doubled to down the left field line , Furcal scored

M Ramirez walked (intentionally)

Marshall in to pitch for the CUBS

Ethier grounded into a FC, 4-6, M Ramirez out at second, Martin to third

Loney grounded out to second, 4-3

 

1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Los Angeles: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Harden        4.3  5  3  3  3  4  0  84
Marshall      0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   5

 

Los Angeles    IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Kuroda        4.0  4  0  0  2  2  0  76