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Jimmy has a restaurant?

Sabathia is due to be lit up.

CUBS WIN!

I think the cardinals win when someone reaches base, tries to steal, and soto accidently throws the ball over the centerfield fence

Any AIM chat going on? My name is obscurerpger.

I knew when the Cubs tied it up in the 7th that if we could get through the 8th, our chances of winning were much better. I feel much better about this game now. How about Jimmy ball game with his 3rd home run a walk off? :D

Zambrano could hit 400 with his limited plate appearances.

Guess we can forget about having any success against the Sox next year.

I'm pretty sure he was joking, to a certain extent.

So basically, if we weren't paying Marquis as much and we didn't have better alternatives, everyone would at least hate Marquis a little less?

This is a bit unrelated, but... Okay, I am currently visiting some relatives in Chicago right now. I live in North Dakota, so I hardly ever get to see any baseball games. Tonight, my aunt was able to get some tickets to the Sox game tonight. I'm a Cubs fan, but I'm also a baseball fan, and since I hardly ever get to go to any games, I was excited to go. Our seats were really good. We were in the left field seats, about ten rows back. The White Sox bullpen was one row down and an aisle over, really close. Now, I was wearing my Cubs hat just for the hell of it (I'm not afraid of getting beat of by rabid sox fans). Around the 2nd inning, I was eating a hot dog, when I noticed that the White Sox bullpen coach was motioning for me to come over. I go over there, and this conversation (along these lines) occurs: Coach: "I'm glad you decided to come watch a real baseball game. Those other guys are AAA or AA." Me: "Well, we're 23 games over 500" C: "Yeah, in AAA." M: "I was at the game yesterday. They hit a grand slam." C: *Something I can't remember* M: "We swept you guys this year." C: "Yeah, we were drunk." C: "There's a reason the AL has won the all star game 12 (?) years in a row." (Obviously, we were just joking around) After this, he tossed me a baseball, and we both laughed, and I went to go sit back down. At the end of the game, Octavio Dotel was signing autographs, and I got one (I took my cubs hat off obviously). Overall, this experience was better than the game. I got to talk trash with the Sox bullpen coach, and I got a free ball, my first one ever at a game. I'll certainly remember tonight for a while.

Okay, I am currently visiting some relatives in Chicago right now. I live in North Dakota, so I hardly ever get to see any baseball games. Tonight, my aunt was able to get some tickets to the Sox game tonight. I'm a Cubs fan, but I'm also a baseball fan, and since I hardly ever get to go to any games, I was excited to go. Our seats were really good. We were in the left field seats, about ten rows back. The White Sox bullpen was one row down and an aisle over, really close. Now, I was wearing my Cubs hat just for the hell of it (I'm not afraid of getting beat of by rabid sox fans). Around the 2nd inning, I was eating a hot dog, when I noticed that the White Sox bullpen coach was motioning for me to come over. I go over there, and this conversation (along these lines) occurs: Coach: "I'm glad you decided to come watch a real baseball game. Those other guys are AAA or AA." Me: "Well, we're 23 games over 500" C: "Yeah, in AAA." M: "I was at the game yesterday. They hit a grand slam." C: *Something I can't remember* M: "We swept you guys this year." C: "Yeah, we were drunk." C: "There's a reason the AL has won the all star game 12 (?) years in a row." After this, he tossed me a baseball, and we both laughed, and I went to go sit back down. At the end of the game, Octavio Dotel was signing autographs, and I got one (I took my cubs hat off obviously). Overall, this experience was better than the game. I got to talk trash with the Sox bullpen coach, and I got a free ball, my first one ever at a game. I'll certainly remember tonight for a while.

I think baseball tonight on ESPN radio last night had a great point to make about Marquis. Although some fans may not like him, he eats innings, and he is a reliable pitcher who will take the ball every 5th day. BT also said that perhaps some fans expect every pitcher on their team to be an ace, which simply isn't a realistic expectation. Plenty of teams would be glad to have Marquis. Just passing on what hey said, although I suppose the points about money and having other pitchers who can start still stand. I still "don't mind" Marquis.

The 9 spot the Cubs put up against Contreras and company in the 4th a month or two back was a lot of fun also. It's hard to say which one was better. this one was because I actually got to see it I was there too :D

I'll see you around :wink: Anyway, this had to be the best Cubs game I've ever gone to. It went from a pretty good feeling (back to back doubles, but I knew that Marquis was pitching) to "Why the hell is this happening" when Carlos hit the home run, to "OMGWTFDEROSAOMG" when he hit the grand slam (First home run the cubs have hit at a game I went to!) To a feeling of ecstacy when Soriano went yard. It was smooth sailing from there. Thank you for being serviceable at the very least, Marquis, and thank you for waking up at a game I was at, Cubs offense. I'll see everyone next year! (Well, I guess I'm going to a Sox game tomorrow. It's fun going to neutral games!)

I'll be going to this game. If I had the choice, this would be the last game I'd want to go to this vacation, but I didn't want to risk waiting any longer and spending a bunch of cardinals tickets. So please, PLEASE score some runs cubs, and be decent at the very least, Marquis.

Make the new game thread so I can brag about how I'm going to be at the game and how Marquis had better not suck and how the Cubs had better score some freakin runs and win because I only get to see 1-2 games a year and the last one sucked.

I love free baseball. Another 22 inning game would be nice.

Runs plz Dodgers.

How many blown saves do the Cubs have? Around 8-10ish?

Zambrano gave him lessons.

So, did he get thrown out for running slow to first, or get a single instead of a double?

Does he have a team yet? Let's resign him!

I liked Jacque Jones :( Sad that he was traded, but I guess we have enough outfielders.

So, what do you think my odds are of getting tickets to Friday or Saturday's game for less than $100/ticket? I guess it'd be easy to get tickets to tomorrow's game, but I already saw Marquis once on my trip, and it'd be great to see the Cubs play the Cards.