Andy

I'm The Ginn Family.

I don't ever recall getting the sense that people here believed Jones was 'done'. They just thought he wasn't worth the money. One major difference between the two is that our GM didn't trade one of our best hitters for a below-average leadoff hitter and trumpet it as a smart move. Well, argue about chemistry all you want, but the year after that trade the White Sox won the World Series. If Jim Hendry could make a trade like that, even if for a worse player, would you really argue? Not if we won the Series, but that trade decreased their chances of winning at that time.

How the hell are we in first?

Ryan put the Cardinals in the http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e67/ndistops/Dumpster.jpg

It would make sense, because STL has gotten the opportunity to bat more than the Cubs have thus far.

We HAVE a lefty that can get lefties out, Joe...name of Will Ohman.

Where's our ad? They must've counted us out a while ago.

KyHen's right, that ball hit Duncan on the outside of the leg, not the inside. :lol:

After 4 1/2 it's official if the home team is winning, no matter what. The only way it'd be 'delayed' is if STL took the lead in the top of an inning without us getting an inning to take it back.

Jon Miller will tomorrow night, and he'll add his own flair to anyone with a remotely Latin-sounding name too. I hate when he does that.

I always wonder what would have happened to guys such as CPatt, Murton, and Choi if they had a more competent manager and better coaches when they first came up. Maybe nothing would have changed, but it's hard to tell. Cpatt and Choi would never of been good no matter who the manager was. I'm not so sure. Dusty had an Orioles game earlier in the season and Corey was playing. Dusty was bragging about how he taught Corey to swing at high fastballs (which KILLED Corey) when Corey proceeded to strike out swinging on that exact pitch. Maybe Corey was doomed from the get-go, but I really have to wonder about the competence of the managers and coaches the Cubs have had in the past few years. I'd be willing to bet Dusty never actually taught anyone anything. He probably just thinks he did.

You've done well, Swords. The longer till you watch another game the better. :D

Wow, that was awesome. I love this team.

I'm calling Eckstein Harriet from now on. Stupid Ozzie/Harriet naming.

Time to get some more hits.

DLee gold glove strikes again. :) DP gets out of it!

I take it back. STRIKE HIS ASS OUT!

Sigh...might as well put him on when you get to 3-0.

Game time! :D

You got it, I'll stick UNI in now. As for the Labor Day games, I'm counting those as being the following week, so they'll go in the thread I post on Sunday Sept. 2nd (when the new AP rankings come out).

AP poll came out today...and so will the 1st NSBB weekly college football thread of the season! All times, as always, are Eastern. Games between ranked teams ----------------------------------- (15) Tennessee at (12) California (8 pm, ABC) Good Top 25 games ----------------------- Oklahoma St. at (13) Georgia (6:45 pm, ESPN2) Kansas St. at (18) Auburn (7:45 pm, ESPN) (19) Florida St. at Clemson (8 pm Monday, ESPN) Top 25 mismatches ----------------------- Idaho at (1) USC (10:15 pm) (2) LSU at Mississippi State (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) W. Michigan at (3) West Virginia (3:30 pm) Arkansas St. at (4) Texas (7 pm) Appalachian St. at (5) Michigan (12 pm, Big 10) W. Kentucky at (6) Florida (6 pm) Washington St. at (7) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN360) N. Texas at (8) Oklahoma (7 pm) E. Carolina at (9) Virginia Tech (12 pm, ESPN) Murray St. at (10) Louisville (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPNU) Youngstown St. at (11) Ohio State (12 pm, Big 10) (14) UCLA at Stanford (3:30 pm) Buffalo at (16) Rutgers (7 pm Thursday) FL International at (17) Penn State (12 pm, Big 10) Nevada at (20) Nebraska (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN360) Troy at (21) Arkansas (7 pm) Baylor at (22) TCU (6 pm, CSTV) N. Colorado at (23) Hawaii (12:05 am) Weber St. at (24) Boise State (9 pm Thursday) Montana St. at (25) Texas A&M (7 pm) Other games of interest ---------------------------- Miami (OH) at Ball State (7 pm Thursday) Washington at Syracuse (8 pm Friday, ESPN) Colorado State vs Colorado [in Denver] (12 pm) Northeastern at Northwestern (12 pm, Big 10) UAB at Michigan State (12 pm, ESPN2) Georgia Tech at Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) Ole Miss at Memphis (3:30 pm) Missouri vs Illinois [in St. Louis] (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Iowa vs N. Illinois [in Chicago] (3:30 pm, ESPNU) E. Kentucky at Kentucky (6 pm) C. Michigan at Kansas (7 pm) UL Lafayette at S. Carolina (7 pm) Purdue at Toledo (7 pm, ESPNU) Indiana St. at Indiana (8 pm, Big 10) Quincy at S. Illinois (7 pm Thursday) Minnesota State-Mankato at N. Iowa (8 pm Thursday) W. Washington at UC Davis (3 pm) If I forgot anyone's team that they want to be in the "other games" tab, by all means reach me and I'll throw them in.

No SportsLine, Yahoo, or Gameday lineups yet...

I don't ever recall getting the sense that people here believed Jones was 'done'. They just thought he wasn't worth the money. One major difference between the two is that our GM didn't trade one of our best hitters for a below-average leadoff hitter and trumpet it as a smart move.

The way the Brewers are playing, 6 of 11 might build a good cushion.

Wild card correction, Fred...as of today, the Cubs aren't eligible for it. :D