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He did mention that it's not about the money right now. He wants to be close to his family. I hope it's not about hte money for him because he's not seeing $13 million elsewhere. Yikes. The met's hardcore lucked out in that deal.

Look! It's as empty as hell in a cell!

I'll be in the area around four local time!

I love Ryan Dempster so much. He is so hilarious.

I don't get it either. A guy I went to high school with (and in all other ways he was a very intelligent well-put-together guy) had the following title on his face book yesterday: Mike Lastname is getting out the broom! Haha, goodbye cubs! Dude...your team is sitting at home; shut the hell up.

He should probably start with his own (ass). True, but most of the blame, in my opinion, still has to go on Soriano/Lee/Ramirez. Actually, most of the blame should be placed on Ted Lilly. Ted lilly has nothing to do with losing game 1. Soriano/Lee/Ramirez haven't done crap this entire series.

He should probably start with his own (ass). True, but most of the blame, in my opinion, still has to go on Soriano/Lee/Ramirez.

Yeah, lots of convos tend to go like that for me as well. Friend: Hey, the cubs are losing Me: Well no %^&*, thanks. I dont know why people dont like me sometimes.

I logged out at that point. Looks like that one's a lost cause. Is she hot? Doesn't matter if she's hot. Snood just blew any chance he had with that conversation. Stupid women and never forgetting anything. Sure, they might say they forgave you, but 10 years later you're still paying for it. no way. she's interested in snood. this will improve his chances. This man speaks the truth. Women are dumb. They are naturally attracted to people who treat them like crap.

Exactly. That's the type of reaction you see in the Little League World Series from 10 year old, not a grown up MLB player. If a White Sox or Cards player threw his glove down like Lilly, this thread would be over 30 pages long and ripping the dude to shreds. uh yeah not really, i don't think anyone would give a crap. Yeah, no kidding. This is absolutely ridiculous. How can you guys actually expect someone who has probably more pressure on them than I could even imagine to react any different. Jesus, I mean you guys are actually trying to argue that because Lilly threw his glove that he DIDN'T care about the game or his teammates? That he cared more about himself!? Are you kidding me? If he would have given up a solo shot, would you have seen that reaction? Hell no. Why? Because his team was still in the lead. But he didn't, he gave up a 3 run shot that, immediately after taking the lead, surrendered it right back to the opposing team. Honestly, do you honestly think he stood up there and thought "Damnit, I just gave up a home run, now people are going to look at ME as less of a pitcher." Hell no, you can bet his thought process was "Damnit, I just gave up the lead." Furthermore, how can you people actually expect him not to show emotion in a situation like that? In this country people accuse us of expecting too much from our athletes all the time; expecting them to be more-than-human. This is a perfect example of that. Lilly isn't a saint or a christ-figure. He is an average guy. And don't give me the "well he is paid X number of dollars to be more than that," bullcrap, I guarantee you money was the furthest thing from his mind at that instant. Lilly is just a regular guy who was pumped full of adrenaline, nervous, and in a tense moment. He acted like most people who really give a damn would. Oh, and finally, its ridiculous the negativity you guys shot at OMC as soon as he asked if you'd ever played competitive sports. He wasn't saying "WELL I HAVE AND BLAH BLAH BLAH." He asked, because, if you haven't maybe it's harder for you to understand that mix of nerves and adrenaline. Besides, isn't that what we're SUPPOSED to do? Speak from experience rather than just mindlessly guessing? I know from experience that no matter how controlled you set yourself up to be for any situation, when that mix of Adrenaline, Nerves, and a momentary failure are put together; a small outburst sometimes occurs.

fixd.

I'm furious right now. I cannot believe the pathetic display this team has put on thus far in the playoffs. I really hope Lou breaks his foot off in somebodies ass today. And what makes me even more furious--I still have hope! What the hell!? Why!? Why do I do this to myself!? I think we win both games at wrigley and then all the sudden we go back to Arizona thinking OMG I DONT CARE HOW WE STARTED, WE ONLY HAVE TO WIN ONE GAME AND WE'RE IN THE NLCS. And we'll lose.

hahahhaha, awesome. Thanks, omc, I needed a laugh.

My girlfriend is a huge Cubs fan, so we're basically not even on talking terms right now. mine likes the cubs a lot too (she had to be the only girl in ohio today wearing a matt murton t-shirt jersey), but she's only watched them for 2 years, so I don't think she understands how i can get that upset over a silly sport. I feel bad for my friend Laura who tried to IM me tonight during the game and my exact response was "dont talk to me now. cubs game is on and i'm pissed" i know she was upset cause since i moved away we haven't talked as much as we used to. I left her a message and gave a half-assed apology...cause that's all i can put forth right now.

I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way; because it's not meant to be condescending in any way shape or form. In fact, if anything, I see it as condescending towards men..however: That is the total womans response. You act as if I actually sat there and thought "Well, gee, I think I'm going to pick up the cup setting next to me and slam it into the floor like i just scored the super-bowl-winning touchdown." It was a reaction. Aram grounded into the double play, before I even had a chance to think i had the cup in my hand and it was shattered on the floor. Maybe women (as a generalization..there are obviously multiple exceptions) are able to think more clearly in situations like this than are men (as a generalization..there are obviously many exceptions). Or maybe just the fact that I've poured my heart and soul into this team for as long as i can remember induces some strong feelings. hey, if you're allowed to look down on people for getting drunk, she should be allowed to look down on you for breaking stuff Fair enough.

Or, most likely, four.

My roommate is a redsox fan. He's been great about not gloating about how the sox whipped on the angels or even bringing them up. He just gained about 80000 cool points in my book.

Ok, so take that video. Put my face on it, and replace the glove with a plastic coffee mug. That's what happened in my dorm tonight.

I about got into it with a couple people tonight. I just hate when people that don't care about the game start asking me about it when they know its going bad. This stupid skank that was over at my house before the game says, "Hey, I heard the Cubs lost last night" Not even trying to be funny teasing, just legitimately thinking thats a good conversation starter. So I said, "Yeah, thanks" and then proceeded to ignore her. Few things irritate me more than these kinds of people. my roomate began to bitch at me about dirty dishes in the middle of the 8th inning last night...i kinda let loose I'm very proud of my roommate. Last night, without me saying a word to him all day about it; he got up right before the first pitch and said "hey, i'm going to hang out with my friend upstairs. i'll be back later." and he didnt come back until about half an hour after th game ended. Tonight, exact same thing, right before first pitch he got up and left. He came back midway through the game but as soon as he walked in the room he was like "Just getting my guitar," and he grabbed his guitar and he was gone until the game ended. Smart guy.

I about got into it with a couple people tonight. I just hate when people that don't care about the game start asking me about it when they know its going bad. This stupid skank that was over at my house before the game says, "Hey, I heard the Cubs lost last night" Not even trying to be funny teasing, just legitimately thinking thats a good conversation starter. So I said, "Yeah, thanks" and then proceeded to ignore her. Few things irritate me more than these kinds of people. Ugh, i hate that. I go out of my way to tell people not to talk to me during/around/after big games. Tonight my friend called me and asked me if I wanted to have breakfast with her in the morning and I told her fine but it's most likely not going to be safe to call me before, at minimum 10am tomorrow. I had an away message up for hours prior to the game that said "Cubs game about to come on. It's a good idea not to talk to me." But yet people still try to contact me. Baaaaad idea.

I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way; because it's not meant to be condescending in any way shape or form. In fact, if anything, I see it as condescending towards men..however: That is the total womans response. You act as if I actually sat there and thought "Well, gee, I think I'm going to pick up the cup setting next to me and slam it into the floor like i just scored the super-bowl-winning touchdown." It was a reaction. Aram grounded into the double play, before I even had a chance to think i had the cup in my hand and it was shattered on the floor. Maybe women (as a generalization..there are obviously multiple exceptions) are able to think more clearly in situations like this than are men (as a generalization..there are obviously many exceptions). Or maybe just the fact that I've poured my heart and soul into this team for as long as i can remember induces some strong feelings.

Well, Cubs fans. It's 8-4 Dbacks in the 8th inning of game two. I'm sure some of us have inflicted some serious damage against our property. So...what have you broken so far? What walls have you punched holes through? Today, when Aram hit into th twin killing my University Center mug met it's demise: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/KingJME/004-2.jpg

Breaknig news: Soriano is frickin worthless right now.

Wow. I really can't believethis. Has that team scored 8 runs combined all year?

I can't believe this. There was no reason we shouldnt sweep this series, or at least not win it in 4. I cant believe this.