| Cubs | wOBA | wRC | Def | Dodgers | wOBA | wRC | Def | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | .343 | .58 | -.06 | Jamey Carroll | .346 | .59 | -.02 | |
| Darwin Barney | .297 | .39 | .03 | Jerry Sands | .326 | .50 | .00 | |
| Starlin Castro | .330 | .50 | -.03 | Andre Ethier | .374 | .66 | -.01 | |
| Aramis Ramirez | .347 | .54 | -.03 | Matt Kemp | .356 | .58 | -.02 | |
| Marlon Byrd | .334 | .48 | -.01 | Juan Uribe | .322 | .44 | .01 | |
| Carlos Pena | .365 | .57 | -.01 | James Loney | .315 | .41 | .00 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | .347 | .50 | -.10 | Rod Barajas | .311 | .38 | -.02 | |
| Geovany Soto | .353 | .51 | -.01 | Aaron Miles | .272 | .25 | .00 | |
| Ryan Dempster | .175 | .00 | .00 | Chad Billingsley | .175 | .00 | .00 | |
| 4.1 | -.2 | 3.8 | -.1 |
| Starting Pitcher | IP/GS | FIP |
| Ryan Dempster | 6.00 | 4.10 |
| Chad Billingsley | 6.22 | 3.20 |
| Bullpens | xFIP | |
| Cubs | 4.16 | |
| Dodgers | 4.03 | |
Score: Cubs 3.7, Dodgers 4.5
Win Probability: 37.4%
.346 wOBA for Carroll? He’s at .318 on the year and projected to .305
Also Russell —–> back to the bullpen
I had that same problem with Carroll last night and fixed it. Then it did it again today. He’s the only player I’ve seen that happen with. I have him at .306 and that reduces the Dodgers total score by .1 run and improves the Cubs odds to 38.9%. Fuck yeah! (dying laughing)
[quote name=Berselius]Also Russell —–> back to the bullpen[/quote]
But he was doing so well.
For ZiPS rest of season FIP I calculate it myself using a constant of 3.15 so it probably doesn’t match what Fangraphs has.
Who gets the next start then?
[quote name=mb21]Who gets the next start then?[/quote]
Maybe they have an off day so everyone stays in rotation.
[quote name=mb21]Who gets the next start then?[/quote]www.whowillgetthenextstartforthecubs.com
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]www.whowillgetthenextstartforthecubs.com[/quote]
I wish I was rich so I could buy every single one of these domains.
[quote name=ZappBrannigan]I wish I was rich so I could buy every single one of these domains.[/quote]And they would all link to the Steve Stone Playgirl pic.
So if Z goes tomorrow, they have an off-day on Thursday. Garza Friday, Coleman Saturday, then Demp on normal rest on Sunday. Another off day on Monday. That means the fifth starter option needs to pitch next Thursday, whoever that is.
2 outs to go for liriano
What the hell happened to the Cubs hitters of 2008 with respect to taking pitches? Who, in this day and age of baseball, can possibly think that their extreme aggressiveness in swinging the bats at anything that moves is a good idea?
2k, 6bb
1 out to go for liriano
The forest gif would be better.
only 2 k for liriano so far… Thats hard to do with a no hitter
Can’t believe he was at 101 pitches going into the 9th with 5 walks
r[quote name=mambochicken23]What the hell happened to the Cubs hitters of 2008 with respect to taking pitches? Who, in this day and age of baseball, can possibly think that their extreme aggressiveness in swinging the bats at anything that moves is a good idea?[/quote]Obviously, Baldy McGrindy and Rudy Jaramillo
liriano======> no hitter
got it
So is that the first no-hitter of the season?
white sox are almost as shitty as the cubs. Which is confusing since i like their team except the pen.. And i liked their pen.
What the fuck is wrong with dempster?
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]liriano======> no hitter[/quote]
Is that like when the pitcher doesn’t allow any hits?
I turned on Comcast to hear Hawk call the end of the Twins no hitter vs the Sox. I wanted to hear the pain and disappointment in his voice but he was off tonight. Damn. A Mike Huff was doing pbp but the massive ego of the FPM jumped in and called the last out. Stone is sick and his voice sounds awful but he had to call it, what a dick.
The pitching coach needs to go out there with his smart phone and show Demp the video of Lou yelling “THROW FUCKING STRIKES” at him.
There’s no excuse for such ignorance of good baseball practice at this point. This isn’t 19 fucking 50.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
I benched Liriano for his start tonight in the Discredited League. Fucking hilarious, although he did only strike out 2 batters
Dempster has gone the way of the buffalo.
[quote name=mambochicken23]There’s no excuse for such ignorance of good baseball practice at this point. This isn’t 19 fucking 50.[/quote]
1950 was a recent baseball season I enjoyed.
[quote name=mambochicken23]There’s no excuse for such ignorance of good baseball practice at this point. This isn’t 19 fucking 50.[/quote]Let’s See What Happens.
Byrd just had a good AB.
I think I just saw a flying pig.
(dying laughing) I hope Len was referencing MO’s rant when he said, “Drop us a line, we love all fan suggestions. Except the ones that say get those guys off the air.”
Pat says 4 of Pena’s last 5 PAs were warning track bombs
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing) I hope Len was referencing MO’s rant when he said, “Drop us a line, we love all fan suggestions. Except the ones that say get those guys off the air.”[/quote]I definitely thought of that (dying laughing)
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing) I hope Len was referencing MO’s rant when he said, “Drop us a line, we love all fan suggestions. Except the ones that say get those guys off the air.”[/quote]No, Len can stay. But I want to see Bob ridden out of town on a rail and floated across the lake on a trash barge.
[quote name=Berselius]Pat says 4 of Pena’s last 5 PAs were warning track bombs[/quote]
Is it a bomb if it only reaches the warning track?
[quote name=Berselius]Pat says 4 of Pena’s last 5 PAs were warning track bombs[/quote]He has Warning Track Pena
[quote name=melissa]Is it a bomb if it only reaches the warning track?[/quote]www.isitabombifitonlytreachesthewarningtrack/.com
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]www.isitabombifitonlytreachesthewarningtrack/.com[/quote]
It is merely a MOAB and not a nuke.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]www.isitabombifitonlytreachesthewarningtrack/.com[/quote]
I knew this was coming and yet I was still (dying laughing).
Nice AB by Sori
[quote name=ZappBrannigan]Nice AB by Sori[/quote]
Shut me right up.
8 pitch strikeout…at least it wasn’t 3 (dying laughing)
Prediction: This team will lead the league in strikeouts, and it won’t even be close.
Actually, the Cubs are below league avg in majors (199) with 189 team K. I expect that number to skyrocket, obviously. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Prediction: This team will lead the league in strikeouts, and it won’t even be close.[/quote]
Batters and pitchers
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Actually, the Cubs are below league avg in majors (199) with 189 team K. I expect that number to skyrocket, obviously. (dying laughing)[/quote]I don’t think the Cubs see 3 pitches often enough
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Actually, the Cubs are below league avg in majors (199) with 189 team K. I expect that number to skyrocket, obviously. (dying laughing)[/quote]
If you swing at every pitch, you’re not likely to go down looking – more likely to hit a weak, shitty chopper in the infield. Seems like every other AB results in one of those.
[quote name=Berselius]Batters and pitchers[/quote]Recipe for success. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mambochicken23][/quote]
Correct.
[quote name=WaLi]I don’t think the Cubs see 3 pitches often enough[/quote][quote name=mambochicken23]If you swing at every pitch, you’re not likely to go down looking – more likely to hit a weak, shitty chopper in the infield. Seems like every other AB results in one of those.[/quote]Right, but I think as the season progresses, we’ll see Cub hitters getting thrown fewer pitches they can make contact with. Hell, they’re going to swing no matter what. No reason to risk a ball in play.
[quote name=Rice Cube]So if Z goes tomorrow, they have an off-day on Thursday. Garza Friday, Coleman Saturday, then Demp on normal rest on Sunday. Another off day on Monday. That means the fifth starter option needs to pitch next Thursday, whoever that is.[/quote]
Let’s try that again…
http://mlb.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc
So…
Wednesday Z
Thursday Off day
Friday Garza
Saturday Coleman
Sunday Dempster (normal rest)
Monday Off day
Tuesday Z
Wednesday Garza
Thursday Coleman
Friday Dempster (normal rest)
Saturday Need #5 guy today
Unless they start everyone on short rest starting Saturday. That’s not bad, a week and a half that they don’t need the #5 starter so guys like Wellemeyer and Doug Davis have a chance to stretch out.
I hate three game series bracketed by off days.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Right, but I think as the season progresses, we’ll see Cub hitters getting thrown fewer pitches they can make contact with. Hell, they’re going to swing no matter what. No reason to risk a ball in play.[/quote]True. Do they track average# of pitches taken by team?
[quote name=Berselius]I hate three game series bracketed by off days.[/quote]
Works in our favor! (dying laughing)
Soto walks…here comes the auto-bunt.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Right, but I think as the season progresses, we’ll see Cub hitters getting thrown fewer pitches they can make contact with. Hell, they’re going to swing no matter what. No reason to risk a ball in play.[/quote]
Good point. Nice to consider that things will get even shittier over the course of the season (dying laughing)
[quote name=WaLi]True. Do they track average# of pitches taken by team?[/quote]
http://www.dotheytrackaveragenumberofpitchestakenbyteam.com
[quote name=WaLi]True. Do they track average# of pitches taken by team?[/quote]I’m sure someone does.
[quote name=Berselius]www.dotheytrackaveragenumberofpitchestakenbyteam.com[/quote]Fucker. Link is broken (dying laughing)
^ (dying laughing)
ESPN’s box score tracks how many pitches are seen by a player throughout the course of the game, but only when they update it after the game is over.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Works in our favor! (dying laughing)
Soto walks…here comes the auto-bunt.[/quote]The Maginot Line lineup strategy strikes again!
You can find it on b-ref, in the Team Pitches Batting table. 3.70 pitches/PA
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2011-batting.shtml
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I’m sure someone does.[/quote]Ari Kaplan tried, but it was too hard.
[quote name=GBTS]Ari Kaplan tried, but it was too hard.[/quote]
He couldn’t figure out how to add another column to his Excel spreadsheet?
Okay, who told Fukudome it wasn’t April anymore?
[quote name=Berselius]You can find it on b-ref, in the Team Pitches Batting table. 3.70 pitches/PA
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2011-batting.shtml/quote(dying laughing) I was only joking when I said we don’t see 3 pitches often enough. Didn’t know I was so close to the truth
[quote name=GBTS]Ari Kaplan tried, but only tabulated the numbers for odd numbered games on cloudy days in mid-summer months when the temperature was bellow 90, but above 80 with a slight breeze.[/quote]
Fixed.
Darwin Barney with some solid wood.
He flied out too.
/Brenly’d
[quote name=GBTS]Ari Kaplan tried, but it was too hard.[/quote]
TWSS
SNEAKY POWER
For reference, P/PA for the rest of the NLC
Cubs 3.70
Astros 3.77
Cards 3.87
Brewers 3.67
Pirates 3.99
Reds 3.84
[quote name=uncle dave]SNEAKY POWER[/quote]
Fontenot homered somewhere?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Okay, who told Fukudome it wasn’t April anymore?[/quote]
It’s seriously uncanny. I doubt very seriously that there is anyone in baseball history with this kind of consistent pattern of production. I mean, I know there are slow starters (Sandberg was notorious for being crappy in April, for example), but who else always starts hot and then peters out for 3/4 of the season?
[quote name=Berselius]Fontenot homered somewhere?[/quote]
Yeah, but it was so sneaky that nobody knows where he did it.
Dempster actually looks pretty good since throwing 8 straight balls to start the game.
[quote name=Carrie Muskat on twitter]In last start, Dempster threw 40 pitches in 1/3 of inning & couldn’t finish 1st. He’s thrown 40 now thru 3 IP vs Dodgers[/quote].
Castro’s swinging-strike percentage is going up.
[quote name=Berselius]For reference, P/PA for the rest of the NLC
Cubs 3.70
Astros 3.77
Cards 3.87
Brewers 3.67
Pirates 3.99
Reds 3.84[/quote]
I’ll have To check this out when not on my phone. Would be interesting to see if this changed with batting coach. Although that would probably not show anything conclusive since batters changed
[quote name=Rice Cube]Castro’s swinging-strike percentage is going up.[/quote]
/jinx’d
Double-TOOTBLAN. Fuck.
TOOTBLAN
What a shitty call
Seriously? What kind of cocksucking call is that?
Fuck that shit, he stayed on the base.
This team needs to spend the next 3 months learning to run the bases. Seriously. No games. Just baserunning.
Rodrigo wuz robbed
(dying laughing) another clearly blown call that would have been clarified by replay in 4.4 seconds
[quote name=mambochicken23]Seriously? What kind of cocksucking call is that?[/quote]It’s a bullshit call, but it did look like he came off at first.
He hustled and was safe, MB. He did pop up a bit, but I don’t think he ever took his foot off the base. That call was bullshit.
I don’t have any problem with Ramirez going for two there. He hit the fucking wall. It was a perfect throw from Kemp and he should have been safe anyway.
[quote name=Berselius]The pitching coach needs to go out there with his smart phone and show Demp the video of Lou yelling “THROW FUCKING STRIKES” at him.[/quote]A smart phone? Cubs organization. Come on. They’ve got an abundance of stupid phones.
[quote name=Rice Cube]He hustled and was safe, MB. He did pop up a bit, but I don’t think he ever took his foot off the base. That call was bullshit.[/quote]Yeah, he stayed on, but from the umpire’s perspective it looked like came off.
have cubs ever beaten billingsley
[quote name=mb21]A smart phone? Cubs organization. Come on. They’ve got an abundance of stupid phones.[/quote]
Ari Kaplan programmed it to give all the hitters numbers vs RHP in May
[quote name=mb21]A smart phone? Cubs organization. Come on. They’ve got an abundance of stupid phones.[/quote]
They have tin cans and string.
YA JUST TOO LITTLE DARWIN
If only Darwin could fly.
[quote name=Berselius]I don’t have any problem with Ramirez going for two there. He hit the fucking wall. It was a perfect throw from Kemp and he should have been safe anyway.[/quote]Not to mention that if Ramirez doesn’t go for two, every swinging dick in Chicago would have been spewing cut-rate beer at the TV calling him a lazy spic.
[quote name=mb21]It’s a bullshit call, but it did look like he came off at first.[/quote]
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[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Not to mention that if Ramirez doesn’t go for two, every swinging dick in Chicago would have been spewing cut-rate beer at the TV calling him a lazy spic.[/quote]
Now instead every swinging dick in Chicago will say he’d have been safe if only he just hustled more
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Not to mention that if Ramirez doesn’t go for two, every swinging dick in Chicago would have been spewing cut-rate beer at the TV calling him a lazy spic.[/quote]
As if they won’t do that anyway. They’ll probably bitch that he took 1/100th of a second too long to start running out of the box.
[quote name=Berselius]Fontenot homered somewhere?[/quote]in a ballpark?
beautiful pitch to k kemp
[quote name=Berselius]Now instead every swinging dick in Chicago will say he’d have been safe if only he just hustled more[/quote]
It’s too bad Ramirez only has one gear (dying laughing)
[quote name=mambochicken23]They have tin cans and string.[/quote]No, they got some of these starting this year:
[quote name=mb21]No, they got some of these starting this year:
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]No, they got some of these starting this year:
That’s a phone I had recently
[quote name=Berselius]Now instead every swinging dick in Chicago will say he’d have been safe if only he just hustled more[/quote]
I’ve already seen that very statement a couple times already. Some Cubs fans suck.
I have a better swing than Juan Uribe.
[quote name=mb21]No, they got some of these starting this year:
[quote name=mambochicken23]I have a better swing than Juan Uribe.[/quote]So does the chicken that beats everyone aty tic-tac-toe
[quote name=Lukas]I’ve already seen that very statement a couple times already. Some Cubs fans suck.[/quote]
Fixed that for you.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I have one, but the OV app doesn’t work on it. I’m severely offended.[/quote]
I can’t load the site on this fucking phone!
/obligatory
[quote name=Rice Cube]It’s too bad Ramirez only has one gear (dying laughing)[/quote]Actually, he has two: slow and stop.
OK, now I did.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Actually, he has two: slow and stop.[/quote]
I thought “stop” was the absence of gear.
But that’s neither here nor there.
only half-way through this, but it’s very good: http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/comments/gasskos_thesis_on_free_agency/
I love the obligatory McCain with cell phone pic.
[quote name=mambochicken23]I have a better swing than Juan Uribe.[/quote]You could probably hit as well against the Cubs too.
[quote name=mambochicken23]OK, now I did.[/quote]
I was trying to figure out what you changed for a minute the first time. I thought I was missing something obvious (dying laughing)
I read it about 3 times too. Then I went back and read the original and thought I still missed something.
dempster has been ok tonight
[/quote[quote name=mambochicken23]OK, now I did.[/quote]This interrupted the flow of the thread. You should be executed.
i mean is ramirez really that fucking slow? For real?
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]i mean is ramirez really that fucking slow? For real?[/quote]Not compared to say, a Galapagos tortoise towing a Baldwin Grand.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]i mean is ramirez really that fucking slow? For real?[/quote]
I couldn’t tell if he was running out of the box, but for sure he was turning on the jets around first.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Not compared to say, a Galapagos tortoise towing Alec Baldwin.[/quote]
Different.
Soriano goes yard in this game. Cubs win 1-0.
(dying laughing)
Yes, Ramirez really is that slow.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Different.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
Holy fuck @ that last curveball
Warning Track Pena, but in the wrong direction.
That’s an evil curve.
[quote name=GBTS]Holy fuck @ that last curveball[/quote]Billingsly is pitching Nintendo baseball tonight.
[quote name=mb21]I read it about 3 times too. Then I went back and read the original and thought I still missed something.[/quote]
I am good with computers.
Fuck, the only guy on this team who takes pitches always seems to fall behind right away. No wonder the rest of the team thinks they need to swing.
[quote name=Lukas]Fuck, the only guy on this team who takes pitches always seems to fall behind right away. No wonder the rest of the team thinks they need to swing.[/quote]
The first two fastballs were very well-placed.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Billingsly is pitching Nintendo baseball tonight.[/quote]
James Russell could dominate the Cubs.
[quote name=Rice Cube]The first two fastballs were very well-placed.[/quote]
Yeah, this Billingsley guy is an okay pitcher
[quote name=mambochicken23]James Russell could dominate the Cubs.[/quote]Most AAA pitchers could dominate this lineup. Half of the AA ones too.
For that matter, I’ll bet some of the guys they’re scouting in Korea, Finland and Iceland could fare pretty well against this lineup.
They could still steal this one if Dempster keeps them scoreless until Billingsley hits the showers.
[quote name=mb21]For that matter, I’ll bet some of the guys they’re scouting in Korea, Finland and Iceland could fare pretty well against this lineup.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
Nice to see Dempster rolling along like we’ve become used to seeing.
[quote name=Rice Cube]They could still steal this one if Dempster keeps them scoreless until Billingsley hits the showers.[/quote]Dempster can’t pitch 100 innings, RC. Come on. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]Dempster can’t pitch 100 innings, RC. Come on. (dying laughing)[/quote]
I’m counting on the fact that Q doesn’t know when to pull his starters (dying laughing)
I think it would be kinda fun if the Cubs lost 130 games this year. I’d rather see historic awfulness than complete mediocrity – I just don’t give a shit if they manage to win 77 games. Big fucking deal. However, if they were to head into September with a chance to set a new mark for futility, I think that I would be very interested in watching the games…
I’m sure it’s been said, but what the fuck is up with Billingsley’s pants? Did he trade with Prince Fielder?
[quote name=GBTS]I’m sure it’s been said, but what the fuck is up with Billingsley’s pants? Did he trade with Prince Fielder?[/quote]
His legs are huge (dying laughing)
When the hell did Fukudome have “good speed”? He’s not slow, but he’s not that fast either (dying laughing)
130 losses. (dying laughing) I’m pretty sure if the Cubs lost 130 games MLB would just get rid of them. They’d go with 29 teams next year for sure.
If the Cubs lost 130 games and were eliminated from MLB, would Alvin still purchase season tickets?
[quote name=mb21]130 losses. (dying laughing) I’m pretty sure if the Cubs lost 130 games MLB would just get rid of them. They’d go with 29 teams next year for sure.[/quote]
How long after the historical tankage did they get rid of the Cleveland Spiders?
[quote name=mb21]If the Cubs lost 130 games and were eliminated from MLB, would Alvin still purchase season tickets?[/quote]Only if they were full price.
[quote name=mb21]130 losses. (dying laughing) I’m pretty sure if the Cubs lost 130 games MLB would just get rid of them. They’d go with 29 teams next year for sure.[/quote]
Might be worth it to save me from myself over the next 50 years. Also, to see Al cry.
Long-time lurker, first-time poster mambochicken out, fuckfaces.
I think the Cubs need to send Castro to his room each time he hits the ball on the ground. It’s getting ridiculous.
If AC is watching the game, he’d probably freak out at that Castro non-run through the bag to beat the DP.
[quote name=Rice Cube]How long after the historical tankage did they get rid of the Cleveland Spiders?[/quote]Wasn’t that their final season?
[quote name=GBTS]Only if they were full price.[/quote]Of course. Al wouldn’t want to piss off their best customers.
Darwin Barney now has a better average than Starlin Castro.
[quote name=mb21]If the Cubs lost 130 games and were eliminated from MLB, would Alvin still purchase season tickets?[/quote]
I think he’d start posting game recaps for every game starting in the 60′s
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/
The average age of the Spiders pitchers in 1890 was 22.9. That’s crazy.
[quote name=mb21]Wasn’t that their final season?[/quote]
Correct.
Aftermath
The Robisons’ decision to essentially reduce the Spiders to minor league standards, along with other intra-league raiding such as that conducted by the Dodgers, unwittingly helped pave the way to the National League’s loss of its major league monopoly. The 12th-place Spiders were one of four teams contracted out of the National League at the end of the 1899 season. The others were the 11th-place Senators, the ninth-place Louisville Colonels and, surprisingly, the fourth-place Baltimore Orioles.
The Robisons sold the assets of the Spiders team to Charles Somers and John Kilfoyle in 1900.[2] In 1900, the then-minor Western League fielded a team called the Cleveland Lake Shores, and in 1901, after renaming itself the American League, the team became a new Cleveland Blues team, and eventually the Cleveland Indians.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Darwin Barney now has a better average than Starlin Castro.[/quote]Only a matter of time until that reaches the Playgirl Mansion and marching orders are given to Hobbiton and the Man-O-Lantern.
[quote name=Rice Cube]If AC is watching the game, he’d probably freak out at that Castro non-run through the bag to beat the DP.[/quote]I’m so pissed I can’t even say it. (dying laughing)
Cubs lose.
game over
Sam Fuld —> got into some Kryptonite
[quote name=Rice Cube]Sam Fuld —> got into some Kryptonite[/quote]Darwin Barney better watch his back. The regression monster is on the prowl.
[quote name=mb21]Dempster can’t pitch 100 innings, RC. Come on. (dying laughing)[/quote]
You Never Know
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14432919
No-hitter.
[quote name=Berselius]You Never Know[/quote]Let’s See What Happens
bdc====> out fuckfaces
Also MB and the creators. I can no longer view this discredited site at work. I am on IE 7 and my people wont let me upgrade or switch browers. i need a way around this
Ah, the obligatory “California Tits” montage.
Switch jobs, bubbles.
mb21 out, fuckfaces!
[quote name=GBTS]Ah, the obligatory “California Tits” montage.[/quote]Also known as Plastic Paradise.
[quote name=mb21]mb21 out, fuckfaces![/quote]Quitter.
Nice battle from Byrd before the WAG
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]bdc====> out fuckfaces
Also MB and the creators. I can no longer view this discredited site at work. I am on IE 7 and my people wont let me upgrade or switch browers. i need a way around this[/quote]
I need more info than that. What happens when you access it? Is it blocked by your employers? What exactly is happening?
NICE.
PENA!
bdc====> back
Shocked
[quote name=Rice Cube]http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14432919
No-hitter.[/quote]Carlos Quentin is slow as fuck.
About Damn Time
[quote name=mb21]I need more info than that. What happens when you access it? Is it blocked by your employers? What exactly is happening?[/quote]
ill take a picture tomorrow i will try.. or at least report what happens..
BDC=====> out
Happy for Carlos Pena. He really needed that.
They said Sori’s foundation is for abused mothers and their children. I feel bad that the first thing I thought of was Bill Murray in Kingpin.
[quote name=AndCounting]Happy for Carlos Pena. He really needed that.[/quote]
He needs to hit 20 more in the next game to quell the naysayers.
You couldn’t pay me to wear a Cubs shirt to Dodger stadium.
[quote name=GBTS]You couldn’t pay me to wear a Cubs shirt to Dodger stadium.[/quote]
I think the Cubs fans are slightly safer than Giants fans would be.
[quote name=GBTS]You couldn’t pay me to wear a Cubs shirt to Dodger stadium.[/quote]
It’s ok. If anyone attacks you, you could just turn to them and say “Can’t argue with you today”. It will shut em right up.
Warnign Track Pena out, fuckfaces!
[quote name=GBTS]You couldn’t pay me to wear a Cubs shirt to Dodger stadium.[/quote]False.
I don’t think Aaron Miles is badass enough to do a bat-wag.
Jesus, at this rate Quade won’t take Dempster out until Thursday.
(dying laughing) @ Aaron Miles.
[quote name=GBTS]Jesus, at this rate Quade won’t take Dempster out until Friday Friday.[/quote]
/so excite’d
[quote name=Rice Cube]I don’t think Aaron Miles is badass enough to do a bat-wag.[/quote]You’ve obviously never read about his gun-toting robber beatdown.
[quote name=Rice Cube]/so excite’d[/quote]This is the worst thing to every happen on the blog.
And mentioning that song is bad, too.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]This is the worst thing to every happen on the blog.
And mentioning that song is bad, too.[/quote]
Don’t tell me what to do. Or not do.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]You’ve obviously never read about his gun-toting robber beatdown.[/quote]
I can’t help but still like Miles a little bit because of that. (dying laughing)
Just because it’s still cracking me up
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]You’ve obviously never read about his gun-toting robber beatdown.[/quote]
Was it a pop-gun wielded by a Leprechaun?
That was a riveting ginger vs ginger battle if I ever saw one
[quote name=Berselius]
Just because it’s still cracking me up[/quote]Wherever there is MSM douchebaggery, I will be there.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Wherever there is MSM douchebaggery, I will be there.[/quote]
We couldn’t do it without you, Buntman.
Wow, Demp struck out the side after only 2 Ks in his first 6 innings
Demp’s presumably final line
7 I, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Why is Reed Johnson on my TV?
[quote name=GBTS]Why is Reed Johnson on my TV?[/quote]
Because he’s a gamer, dammit.
Shut you right up.
[quote name=GBTS]Why is Reed Johnson on my TV?[/quote]http://www.howstuffworks.com/tv.htm
Buntman strikes again!
wtf gamer? terrible baserunning
(dying laughing)
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Bob Brenly is very disappointed in Reed Johnson.
TOOTBLAN number dos
TOOTBLAN out of scoring position with Castro coming up. See what fucking happens.
(dying laughing)
I need to find whatever feed you’re watching (dying laughing)
Fucking bunts. This offense giving away outs is like Haiti asking Japan for aid money.
MO should throw a buntarang at Quade.
Nice play by Barney.
[quote name=Rice Cube]MO should throw a buntarang at Quade.[/quote]My buntarang:
^ It just might work.
It seems like we always have to have an extra inning game or two on any west coast road trip
I bet Jonathan Broxton smells like sweaty ass all the time.
Broxton’s getting squeezed, no?
Byrd walked.
I think someone divided by zero.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Broxton’s getting squeezed, no?[/quote]
No sir, that was a bonafide walk.
HOLY SHIT, HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO KIDS! MARLON BYRD TOOK A 4-PITCH WALK
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]HOLY SHIT, HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO KIDS! MARLON BYRD TOOK A 4-PITCH WALK[/quote]
That, MO, is The Beauty Of Short Hops
Those pitches were so bad that Byrd had no choice (dying laughing)
Broxton has completely lost the plate now. This is some Mitch Williams shit. (dying laughing)
Broxton shouldn’t have had that third can of Dinty Moore beef stew before leaving the bullpen.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Broxton shouldn’t have had that third can of Dinty Moore beef stew before leaving the bullpen.[/quote]
He popped a few Vienna sausages in those too
that was fucking absurd
Did Broxton balk or am I thinking of this wrong? He came set, got ready to pitch, lifted his leg and then stepped off.
Why no balk?
i feel like this half inning has been going on for 30 minutes. he was about a minute between every pitch
[quote name=Rice Cube]Did Broxton balk or am I thinking of this wrong? He came set, got ready to pitch, lifted his leg and then stepped off.[/quote]
I thought you could lift your leg so long as it didn’t come down in a 45 degree cone facing the plate. Maybe that’s only true if Venus is in the 8th house though
Just discovered the Dodgers feed on MLBN. Scully sounds rough, but it’s still an improvement…
Any bets on whether Marmol one-ups Broxton (if he gets the call)?
Shit, this one throws strikes.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]i feel like this half inning has been going on for 30 minutes. he was about a minute between every pitch[/quote]
Broxton is a combo of Mitch Williams, Steve Trachsel, and El Guapo
[quote name=Berselius]Broxton is a combo of Mitch Williams, Steve Trachsel, and El Guapo[/quote]
He did throw a plethora of pitches.
I still think he balked. He took enough of a pause and neither threw to a base nor towards home plate.
i mean he is just not the same pitcher.. 300 pounds… Jesus….
FUCK YES
GEO!
GEO!!!
How is he not on third??? Lazy latin
Hell yeah Geo!
ooooooohhh a blake dewitt sighting
DeWitt instead of Colvin. Interesting.
Geo!
SOTO! Best 8 hitter in the league? (dying laughing)
dewitts alright at this pinch hitting thing…
Dont know why loney cut that off
DeWitt is making the most of his one AB for the week
DeWitt! Nice to see someone else suffer from a failpen. (dying laughing)
Poor Kosuke.
I forgot Dewitt was on the team. (dying laughing)
slider time
Flail.
Juan Uribe has a worse swing than Ted Lilly.
Loney sucks too while we are at it. I wouldnt be surprised f he was nontendered
Cubs don’t lose.
Are we still stuck with Kool-Aid Man?
[quote name=Rice Cube]Are we still stuck with Kool-Aid Man?[/quote]www.arewestillstuckwithkoolaidman.com
WINS!!!!
BDC====> Finally out
Pretty great night of baseball – Cubs win, Rays walkoff, and I got to watch a no-hitter (a relatively unimpressive one, but still). It’s likely all down hill from here.
[quote name=Mish]Pretty great night of baseball – Cubs win, Rays walkoff, and I got to watch a no-hitter (a relatively unimpressive one, but still). It’s likely all down hill from here.[/quote]Let’s see what happens.
Wallach: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 2 BB, 3-0 GO/AO
Mish —-> Mexico tomorrow morning
If you thought “Bonds isn’t the HR King” line was ‘tarded, check this out:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/terence-moore-doesnt-believe-that-cal-ripken-is-the-true-consecutive-games-played-record-holder/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/05/03/mmqbte.kaepernick/index.html
[quote name=Mish]Mish —-> Mexico tomorrow morning[/quote]
We’re finally sending you back?
I’m just saving face.
[quote name=Mish]If you thought “Bonds isn’t the HR King” line was ‘tarded, check this out:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/terence-moore-doesnt-believe-that-cal-ripken-is-the-true-consecutive-games-played-record-holder//quote
Yeah, it’s impressive that Gehrig posted a record that hasn’t been broken for 70 years. But it’s not impressive at all that A-Rod is the only player in 70 years good enough to break it.
[quote name=GBTS]Yeah, it’s impressive that Gehrig posted a record that hasn’t been broken for 70 years. But it’s not impressive at all that A-Rod is the only player in 70 years good enough to break it.[/quote]Correct.
Where are all the fagets today? Faget class?
[quote name=Mish]If you thought “Bonds isn’t the HR King” line was ‘tarded, check this out:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/terence-moore-doesnt-believe-that-cal-ripken-is-the-true-consecutive-games-played-record-holder//quote(dying laughing)
Anyone in a gif-ing mood?
Idea: Super Upton Bros!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/The-Juice-Upton-Bros-hit-game-winning-homers-o?urn=mlb-wp5297
Even Yellon is shaking his head at this sentence.
This should be done to the Harlem Globetrotters theme:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14443299
[quote name=Mish]If you thought “Bonds isn’t the HR King” line was ‘tarded, check this out:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/terence-moore-doesnt-believe-that-cal-ripken-is-the-true-consecutive-games-played-record-holder//quoteSome days being literate is a curse.
[quote name=AndCounting]Some days being literate is a curse.[/quote]It is days like this when you think how much easier life would be if you were illiterate.
[quote name=mb21]It is days like this when you think how much easier life would be if you were illiterate.[/quote]
It that like being unable to read or write?
I checked this site out on I/E 7 and it worked fine for me. I don’t know what problem bubs is having, but I don’t think it’s the site. There’s no reason it would work with Firefox or other browsers and not with I/E 7. I might understand if someone say I/E 6. That browser is ancient and retarded. 7 is ancient and less retarded.
[quote name=mb21]I don’t know what problem bubs is having[/quote]
I think his main problem is that there’s a grown man who is NOT Wolverine calling him “bubs.”
What makes you think I’m not Wolverine?
Have you not seen The Wire?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_heyman/05/02/draft.top.players/index.html
Wrong.
[quote name=mb21]Have you not seen The Wire?[/quote]
I’ve seen youtube clips, which makes me, JG, an expert.
/Alvin
[quote name=Jame Gumb]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_heyman/05/02/draft.top.players/index.html
Wrong.[/quote]
Woah! I thought Rendon was the consensus top pick…
is he hurt or something? OK, he is hurt…just read the blurb about his shoulder injury.Also…if it were up to you, do you draft from HS or college?
I think I’d prefer a position player.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_heyman/05/02/draft.top.players/index.html
Wrong.[/quote]
So I assume he’s winning a lot this year? Or is he a winner like Charlie Sheen is a winner?
[quote name=Rice Cube]Woah! I thought Rendon was the consensus top pick…is he hurt or something?
Also…if it were up to you, do you draft from HS or college?
I think I’d prefer a position player.[/quote]
Rendon is the top player. I guess some teams are concerned about his injury. Personally, I don’t give a fuck.
The value this year is in college picks. Every team before CHC could pick a college player and there would still be a good value pick at No. 9. I like Dylan Bundy over several college arms, but I’m hoping he goes to college.
New filler.
http://www.obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/cubs/cubs-think-no-one-is-better-than-james-russell.html