08/19 CUBS (Harden) @ San Diego (Latos) 9:05 CDT, CSN TV

[Garwilly]

Tonight starts it. And the Dodgers win game 2 of the impending Cardinals tailspin.

[Ihatepujols]

Theriot

Bradley

Lee

Ramirez

Fukudome

Soriano

Baker

Hill

Harden

 

Patterson

Garciaparra

Sosa

Alou

Ramirez

Lee

Barrett

Walker

Prior

[cubsfan5150]

Anyone got a feed yet?

[Ihatepujols]

Theriot=Legit leadoff

[Schwarber Fan]

Fred MIA tonight? I feel like doing some PBP work.

[Schwarber Fan]

Cmon DLee, split a gap

[Ihatepujols]

Not a bad start...how do we screw this up?

[Schwarber Fan]

Theriot=Legit leadoff

 

Fukudome is still better option, IMO

 

Ryan's more of a 2 hitter

[cubsfan5150]

Anyone got a feed yet?

 

I'll take that as a no.

[Schwarber Fan]

Anyone got a feed yet?

 

I'll take that as a no.

 

You talking about stream2watch?

[Garwilly]

Channel 665 :)

[Ihatepujols]

Theriot=Legit leadoff

 

Fukudome is still better option, IMO

 

Ryan's more of a 2 hitter

 

I didnt say Fukudome wasn't...matter of fact I would rather see Fuku leadoff, I just dont think Theriot gets enough respect for what he does.

[Ihatepujols]

oh well...c'mon Ramirez

[cubsfan5150]

Anyone got a feed yet?

 

I'll take that as a no.

 

You talking about stream2watch?

 

Thank you sir, my go to site hasn't showed them the last two nights.

[Ihatepujols]

The Nats just cut the lead to one...5-4 no outs in 9th

[DiamondMind]

well, I expected that

[Schwarber Fan]

I can't do it like Fred, but:

 

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Theriot singled to center

Bradley walked, Theriot to second

Lee struck out swinging

Ramirez grounded into a DP, 5-4-3

 

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

 

Cubs: 0

Padres: 0

 

Homeruns: none

 

Latos P/S: 19-11

Edited August 20, 2009 by Rondon Fan

[Garwilly]

ARAM made two outs. Not what I'd have preferred.

[Andy]

No one can turn a 1st/2nd, no outs situation into no runs quicker than we can. Some may do it more often, some may do it in crazier ways, but no one can do it quicker, damn it.

[Ihatepujols]

Doesnt even really upset me anymore

[Schwarber Fan]

Anyone got a feed yet?

 

I'll take that as a no.

 

You talking about stream2watch?

 

Thank you sir, my go to site hasn't showed them the last two nights.

 

Yeah, I actually use mlb.tv, but I've used s2w for FOX Saturday games before... recently I thought they'd been shutdown but I guess it's up and running again.

[Garwilly]

The Nats just cut the lead to one...5-4 no outs in 9th

 

And that's where it ended.

[Schwarber Fan]

Cabrera HBP... ugh

[PrimeTime]

Heres what our awesome GM has to say

 

"There has to be a sense of urgency," GM Jim Hendry said before Wednesday's game against the Padres.

 

On Aug. 6, the Cubs were tied for first in the NL Central. They began Wednesday six games behind the Cardinals in the division.

 

"We just haven't played up to our capabilities," Hendry said. "It's kind of a mystery to all of us. We've had a lot of guys who have hit their whole lives and they haven't hit. We've done a very poor job all year. It's frustrating. We just haven't got the job done."

 

After going 14-5 in the first 19 games after the All-Star break, the Cubs have gone 3-9 in their last 12. Hendry won't use injuries as an excuse.

 

"We can't be happy with anything," Hendry said. "We haven't, what I consider, come close to playing even the level we were playing after the break. It's that time now. It's whatever it takes time. There's a fine line between 'giving it your best shot' and doing whatever it takes, and it's certainly whatever it takes time now.

 

"We've got to grind through it, we've got to play our best, we've got to play hurt, we've got to play sick," he said. "We've put ourselves in a very tough spot and we've got to find a way to get out of it."

[Garwilly]

Cabrera HBP... ugh

 

 

Sadly, I looked forward to the posibility of a beanball war and some brawls. Thats where the season has gone.