BCVM22

Not just you.

Fukudome batting 9th, playing CF Marmol batting 6th, pitching

Yessir. Now we need outs from the bullpen.

THATABOY JIMMY!

Another popup from Aramis.

This is depressing.

http://i.imwx.com/web/radar/us_ord_ultraradar_plus_usen.jpg The rain around Joliet is moving north-northeast; chances this game starts under a delay?

Cubs haven't won since I put this thread up. I offer apologies for my jinx upon the team.

http://www.uniwatchblog.com/ Full posts on weekdays, uni-related photos with an attempt at a caption on weekends. The initial half of the full posts are usually devoted to a feature of some sort, either coverage of a uniform-related announcement (New Orleans Hornets' new uniforms, NHL new jersey template, etc) an interview with a uniform-related professional (the NY Giants equipment manager is a friend of the site) or someone with a uniform-related story to tell. They're hit or miss, but will occasionally provide worthwhile insight. The second half is the ticker, an amalgamated listing of uniform-related tidbits from various sources. I'll be the first to admit that if you're not inclined to find this manner of obsessive-compulsive study interesting, the blog will alternatively bore you to tears and make you go "people actually care about this crap?", but I'm the sort of person who believes/knows things like: - All players should wear the high socks because they look better - MLB switched to New Era's new onfield cap as of last season, made of a sweat-wicking polyester material and with a black underbrim to reduce glare (as opposed to the previous hats, which were 100% wool with a grey underbrim) - The Cubs utilize a proprietary numeric typeface not used by any other major league organization - The Cardinals are one of only a handful of major league teams to have striped stirrups as part of the team uniform (even if Anthony Reyes and Brendan Ryan are the only two recent Cardinals to wear them) - The Phillies' stirrups actually have a stylized image of the Liberty Bell on them - Pedro Martinez has a habit of pitching with his 2nd jersey button unfastened and other such uniform-related miscellanea, so more often than not I'll come across something of interest to me in a day's entry. As I said, however, the blog definitely isn't for everyone, and more people than not will probably find reading it to be a waste of time.

"Eliminated"

It looks like the numbers represent the number of wins needed from the first place team to eliminate each respective team from divisional consideration.

If they have the luxury of a lead that will allow it, yes.

That was practically Cub-like. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 0 out, 3-2 count turns into nothing in the span of 2 minutes.

It's not a matter of what was or wasn't expected. The fact is that they were wins, regardless of who they played or what we expected the outcome to be, wins that count against anything favorable for the Cubs.

- Astros are on a hot streak and always hit well against the Cubs - Cubs are in a mini-slump right now - Jason Marquis vs. Roy Oswalt - Brewers on a winning streak with no signs of slowing It's a perfect storm of pessimism. Plenty of reasons to be negative about this week.

Encouraging but ultimately irrelevant given that the Brewers are incapable of losing.

So is this just a bump in the road, or the 2008 version of that September Cincinatti series in 2004?

And two.

Yeh, there's one.

Well. One half of the two-headed center field monster, Lee and Ramirez against Lidge. :|

David Eckstein to Arizona? Wow, talk about finding that last missing piece.

Off of Lidge? That'd be sweet, but we all know better.

GOD DAMMIT ](*,)

Looks like it'll be Fonty. Fingers crossed. FAKE RALLY TIME!

Ward PHing for Riot? Who plays SS then?