08/22 Meh (Lilly) vs. Dodgers (Haeger) 3:15 CDT, FOX TV

[UMFan83]

The baseball gods do not like mary jane I guess because Geo's getting hosed.

[UMFan83]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

[Schwarber Fan]

I just remember it was the only fox game against the cards where we didn't get the Cardinal crew.

 

We had Stockton for a Phillies FOX game last year... the famous moment in that game was when Victorino was HBP with the bases loaded and he called "strike three!"

 

and of course the NLDS the last 2 seasons

[Schwarber Fan]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

hit a HR

[illiniguy]

What the hell? Jake Fox?

[chuckywang]

That's 5 of our 8 regular position starters with sub .600 OPS's over a week or more period. Lee, Fukudome and Baker are all still pulling their weights. Strangely enough they are typically positioned just far enough away from each other to make their individual contributions useless.

 

Auto out, Auto out, Lee, Auto out, Fukudome, Auto out, Baker, Auto out, Auto out

 

It's like we have Aaron Miles batting 6 times through our order the last week.

[Sammys Boombox]

I don't know what's worse, the Cubs or Dick Stockton.

 

The Dodgers were slumping. They have continued to slump, yet they will most likely take all four games of the series. In this series they have Martin's GS and that's it.

[UMFan83]

Miles last 67 plate appearances (over 30 game span):

 

.125/.149/.171/.320

[illiniguy]

I don't know what's worse, the Cubs or Dick Stockton.

 

The Dodgers were slumping. They have continued to slump, yet they will most likely take all four games of the series. In this series they have Martin's GS and that's it.

They should, our offense is beyond pathetic and we refuse to mix things up at all. Why Sam Fuld over Jake Fox everyday? Why ever sit Kosuke at this point?

[UMFan83]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

hit a HR

 

Honorable. What if I told you that Jim Hendry was waiting at home plate with a 2 year contract extension for Miles when he finished his trot?

[Sammys Boombox]

Does Pepsi give out an unclutch award for the season?

 

I nominate the Cubs as a team.

[rynefan]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

That's easy, HR. My desire for the Cubs to win trumps my desire for Miles to keep being totally useless.

[rynefan]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

hit a HR

 

Honorable. What if I told you that Jim Hendry was waiting at home plate with a 2 year contract extension for Miles when he finished his trot?

 

That changes things.

[illiniguy]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

hit a HR

 

Honorable. What if I told you that Jim Hendry was waiting at home plate with a 2 year contract extension for Miles when he finished his trot?

That couldn't happen. There are worse GM candidates out there. I've been told.

[Sammys Boombox]

I don't know what's worse, the Cubs or Dick Stockton.

 

The Dodgers were slumping. They have continued to slump, yet they will most likely take all four games of the series. In this series they have Martin's GS and that's it.

They should, our offense is beyond pathetic and we refuse to mix things up at all. Why Sam Fuld over Jake Fox everyday? Why ever sit Kosuke at this point?

 

Kosuke should be getting a lot of AB for the rest of the season just so he can continue to get used to the long season. Not to mention he's doing well.

[UMFan83]

In game poll:

 

Would you rather Miles hit a HR here or strike out and look horrible doing it?

 

That's easy, HR. My desire for the Cubs to win trumps my desire for Miles to keep being totally useless.

 

I hear you but Miles has tested that for me so much. Like on that grounder he just fielded, I couldn't stop myself from hoping he airmailed the throw into the stands.

[Gingerballs Lives]

Man, Soto is HUGE.

 

Geez, get on a treadmill, dude.

[UMFan83]

I'm surprised... I just went to Dodgerblues expecting to see their game threads full of making fun of how bad the Cubs are, and they haven't really brought it up. They aren't exactly complimenting us, but they aren't ripping on us either. I honestly think the Pirates would have given the Dodgers a better series thus far than our Cubs.

[Schwarber Fan]

lol I can't believe they didn't screw that up

[illiniguy]

Only this Cubs team can make a 2 run deficit seem like a 10 run mountain to climb.

[UMFan83]

Being someone who is personally petrified of bees, the bleachers at Dodger Stadium would be my worst nightmare right now.

[Sammys Boombox]

Man, I lost a sexual bet with my wife that Heilman would give up at least a run.

[Sammys Boombox]

Being someone who is personally petrified of bees, the bleachers at Dodger Stadium would be my worst nightmare right now.

 

I'm allergic. I was swarmed once and stung 20 times (17 on the testicles, no lie). I almost died.

[UMFan83]

You think any of the Cubs players could spray something that attracts bees all over Aaron Miles and pull it off as a prank?

[illiniguy]

torre is an idiot, why two innings of broxton?