Chicago Cubs @ Florida Marlins | 7:10 EST | 8/1

[PitchingWinsGames]

Burke Badenhop (5-4 3.46 ERA)

vs

Carlos Zambrano (7-4 3.36 ERA)

The Cubbies goin' to the World Series when this picture makes sense:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7637/ohshitnjc.jpg

[The Hanram]

"That's not a moon, that's a space station!"

[Jewbility]

I will be amongst the spectators

[Beef]

Me too! You will be looking for me

[Jewbility]

Beef just keep saying "BONER" out loud until I find you.

[MiamiHomer]

Beef is going to be the one with a cat in his arms.

[Bingebag]

oh nick johnson. how i welcome thee.

[Jewbility]

lmao do you think beef would let go of the cat to catch a foul ball?

[Beef]

I gon be there with my Sally and her pops

[Party]

I gon be thur 2

[Flum]

I think the Marlins should be called the Fat Johnsons now.

[FishFF]

I will be in attendance. First at Land Shark this year.

[Party]

We should all meet up after the game at Wal-Mart and have a Wal-Mart pizza in the food court.

[Bobbob1313]

I was offered a ticket, but I had already made plans with my lady tonight.

[Flum]

We should all meet up after the game at Wal-Mart and have a Wal-Mart pizza in the food court.
Do you mean everyone on the site? Because if I'm going all the way to that Wal-Mart, I might as well go to the game.

[PitchingWinsGames]

Can I catch a ride with you, Flum?

[Flum]

Can I catch a ride with you, Flum?
Of course, if we're invited.

[Fish and Chips]

8/1 lineup:
Coghlan lf,
Johnson 1b,
Ramirez ss,
Cantu 3b,
Uggla 2b,
Hermida rf,
Ross cf,
Baker c,
Badenhop rh

[Party]

ONLY MODERATORS

WE MUST DISCUSS BOARD MATTERS

[Longview]

Im expecting, at the very least, 3 HR's by Johnson tonight.

[PitchingWinsGames]

ONLY MODERATORS

WE MUST DISCUSS BOARD MATTERS

:(

Non-Mod Pizza party @ Flum's

[m26555]

8/1 lineup:
Coghlan lf,
Johnson 1b,
Ramirez ss,
Cantu 3b,
Uggla 2b,
Hermida rf,
Ross cf,
Baker c,
Badenhop rh
A Bonifacio-free lineup. :wub

[The Hanram]

That lineup is the sexy!

[Namaste]

The Nick Johnson era begins.


*heart rate accelerates

[Longview]

Dam Fukudome gets his money's worth up there.

[The Hanram]

As long as Badenhop continues to keep those pitches down, doesn't matter to me if a walk happens like that.

[Longview]

I love it, Nick also brings the high socks

[The Hanram]

Where did that miss?
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Never mind. It was low on second thought.

[Longview]

Need more CF cam!

[The Hanram]

Hopefully, the balls will start falling for the Marlins here cause Hopper has pitched well.

[m26555]

Hopper made some nice pitches there. Nice hitting by Lee.
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Damnit.

[Longview]

0-2 pitch, huh....SHIT.

[m26555]

Not a good pitch; left it up.

[The Hanram]

Lame.

[Longview]

:fip

[m26555]

Oh fucking boy...

[The Hanram]

Wow.

[nny]

*cue circus music*

[Flum]

Baker, you fucking softspoken moron.

[m26555]

So who is our long relief guy? Sanches?

[Longview]

Nick Johnson gon make up for it

[Fish and Chips]

Horrible, horrible, horrible 1st inning
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offense better bring there A Game

[m26555]

The score isn't indicative of Hopper's performance so far. He really just made one mistake.
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Dan "I have huge biceps" Uggla? Really Coghs?

[Longview]

lmao, Jeremy "one speed" Hermida

[nny]

lmao, Jeremy "one speed" Hermida

hehehe

[MiamiHomer]

that one speed is neutral

[Fish and Chips]

great lineup by CC, the Herms one ws the best
Jorge "Anything you can do i" cantu

[The Hanram]

Nicky time!

[¿NICK?]

Dragonfly! lol

[Fish and Chips]

NJ for MVP

[m26555]

Nicky. :wub

[Longview]

That was awesome

[MiamiHomer]

he wears a shin guard on his back foot instead of his front...interesting.

[The Hanram]

How fitting a start.

[Longview]

Was that the leg he broke?

[FishFF]

Cub fans don't know how to sit the fuck down.

[Fish and Chips]

dont be afriad to hit a HR

[Swifty]

Johnson's going to look retardedly patient juxtaposed with the rest of our lineup.

[m26555]

Damn..got under it.

[The Hanram]

Just got under it.
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Ahh the CF camera is sexy on that...lol.

[m26555]

Cantu is becoming a walk machine.

[MiamiHomer]

Making the gesture of throwing the ump out has to be one of the best things I've ever seen.

[The Hanram]

Seriously.

[m26555]

Get that pitch count up.

[The Hanram]

Wow walked the bases loaded.

[Fish and Chips]

3 walk

[Longview]

Hell yea, and you know Hermida is gonna get his money's worth here.

[m26555]

Hermida is actually a nice guy to have up here given the circumstances.

[The Hanram]

Unless, of course, you bunt him.

[m26555]

Fucking Lee...

[Fish and Chips]

fuck

[The Hanram]

Fuck, that was a nice swing too.

[¿NICK?]

That hurts.

[m26555]

Yeah...if only he would have gotten that one in the air. That pitch was right in his wheelhouse.

[MiamiHomer]

The pitch was down the middle and he just rolls over it and hit a grounder....

[m26555]

Well, at the very least, we made Z throw a lot of pitches.

[Longview]

Cmon Burke one more

[FishFanInPA]

I'm so glad Hermida was patient with a wild pitcher last inning

[Longview]

I don't mind it, it's not like he swung at a bad pitch, and D Lee had to make a great play to prevent a hit. Plus it would have been 1-2 if he didn't swing there.

[MiamiHomer]

I'm so glad Hermida was patient with a wild pitcher last inning

It was a 1-1 count with a pitch right down the middle. He just failed at hitting it well.

[Swifty]

I'm so glad Hermida was patient with a wild pitcher last inning

Yeah, because if he took that pitch and the count runs to 1-2, I'm sure you'd have great things to say, too. :fip

[The Hanram]

Come on Burke...

[AdamRavs]

Shit! Ring up the pen its gonna be a long nite and A LOT of arms used

[Longview]

Wonderful.

[MiamiHomer]

We gon need a 5th starter.

[Longview]

Burke needs to be the sacrificial lamb here and save the pen.

[AdamRavs]

ugh! all with 2 outs

[nny]

I blame nick johnson

fail trade

[AdamRavs]

i blame billys afro

[mbitcronod12]

This is what I was afraid of. Our 1-4 starters are solid right now but this spot is going to be trouble.

[nny]

shoulda signed pedro

[Longview]

Please, stop walking people

[nny]

or payl byrd
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except now paul byrd won't e ready until september

[Fish and Chips]

this sucks

[AdamRavs]

should of just gotten pavano.. wouldnt of solved tonite tho

[Fish and Chips]

this is going to deplete the bullpen
Ricky and JJ need to pitch atleast 7innings

[¿NICK?]

should of just gotten pavano.. wouldnt of solved tonite tho

:fip

[MiamiHomer]

shoulda signed pedro

I know you're probably being sarcastic but did you see his start in the minors yesterday? He ain't fooling anyone.

[Longview]

Ugh. One run at a time here boys, plenty of time

[m26555]

So who's out there? Pavano? Arroyo?

[The Hanram]

Make Big Z continue to work. That would help our cause out.

[AdamRavs]

i would of rather someone in the minors been called up and kept hopper in the long relief spot..

[MiamiHomer]

Too bad we aren't playing the D-backs.

[m26555]

Apparently, starting is not for Hopper.

[MiamiHomer]

i would of rather someone in the minors been called up and kept hopper in the long relief spot..

Really isn't anyone.

[m26555]

i would of rather someone in the minors been called up and kept hopper in the long relief spot..
Yeah but the question is who do you call up?

[AdamRavs]

Yeah but the question is who do you call up?

who cares find someone to give u 4 innings. west could of done that..

[m26555]

who cares find someone to give u 4 innings. west could of done that..
Calling West back up at this point is not a good idea.

[AdamRavs]

Calling West back up at this point is not a good idea.

Its not gonna harm his development and who knows maybe he figures it out for a game or 2 and pitches well

[Fish and Chips]

Is clay hensley still injured?

[MiamiHomer]

Its not gonna harm his development and who knows maybe he figures it out for a game or 2 and pitches well

We sent him down because he started to struggle. I doubt we would just call him up for a spot start right after the fact. Either way, he pitched like 3 days ago so he wouldn't have been available.

[Longview]

Coghs!

[mbitcronod12]

Graham Taylor had a nice start in Jacksonville yesterday. A run on 2 hits in 6 innings with 6 K's. At this point, I'd give him another shot. It'd really be only a couple of starts until Anibal is back.

[AdamRavs]

hey we got a run

[Longview]

My god what a terrible trade

[¿NICK?]

Graham Taylor had a nice start in Jacksonville yesterday. A run on 2 hits in 6 innings with 6 K's. At this point, I'd give him another shot. It'd really be only a couple of starts until Anibal is back.

Do we really think we can count on anything from Anibal from here on out? He's constantly injured, and when he's healthy he's pretty terrible anyway.

[Longview]

We could try...not really any harm in that.

[MiamiHomer]

Graham Taylor had a nice start in Jacksonville yesterday. A run on 2 hits in 6 innings with 6 K's. At this point, I'd give him another shot. It'd really be only a couple of starts until Anibal is back.

His previous 3 starts before that....

3.2IP 6H 8ER 5BB 0K
4.2IP 9H 4ER 3BB 3K
5.2IP 8H 5ER 1BB 2K

[Fish and Chips]

Tucker is starting in AAA, if you want to give him another try

[MiamiHomer]

Tucker is starting in AAA, if you want to give him another try

He recently came back from injury so doubt that.

[nny]

His previous 3 starts before that....

3.2IP 6H 8ER 5BB 0K
4.2IP 9H 4ER 3BB 3K
5.2IP 8H 5ER 1BB 2K

seriously fuck him he aint seeing a ML roster again

[nny]

I know you're probably being sarcastic but did you see his start in the minors yesterday? He ain't fooling anyone.

yeah kidding about pedro but not about byrd

[Longview]

wow @ the kid in the cowboy outfit.....rly?

[MiamiHomer]

Hey its Beef, FishFF and Lefty

[Longview]

lol Burn.
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Alright lets get another run or two here...

[The Hanram]

Nice inning by Sanches...Lets continue to needle away at that lead now yah?

[Longview]

Aw shit, right in the knee

[Madman81]

Plunk some fucker

[AdamRavs]

awesome.. that cant feel good

[Longview]

just above the knee

[Bingebag]

He's a fucking magnet for this shit.

[AdamRavs]

Boner on a bike yipee

[Longview]

Yay first pitch swinging

[Jewbility]

im in sec 135 watching the team get shelled. i was in 139 earlier behind a 7 ft tall freak who bloxked my view

[FishFanInPA]

Plunk that fat ass Zambrano

[mbitcronod12]

We really should have gotten a 5th starter. Our options for that spot suck right now.

As for Anibal, whether we can count on him or not is irrelevant. We all know the FO is going to put him back out there when he is ready.

Hope Hanley is okay. Sanches needs to bean Zambrano.

[AdamRavs]

We really should have gotten a 5th starter. Our options for that spot suck right now.

As for Anibal, whether we can count on him or not is irrelevant. We all know the FO is going to put him back out there when he is ready.

Hope Hanley is okay. Sanches needs to bean Zambrano.

Sanches can't afford to pop zambrano.. we have no one else to throw in there lol

[Longview]

Well no one got warned so we should be good if we want to hit someone...which i dont think we do.

[¿NICK?]

As for Anibal, whether we can count on him or not is irrelevant. We all know the FO is going to put him back out there when he is ready.

If he has mediocre rehab outings then the FO has no choice than to keep him in the minors. We're in a playoff race, we have to try and put our best foot forward night in and night out. We don't have the luxury of being to wait for Sanchez on the off chance that he might be effective when he comes back.

[Longview]

Single is another run here, lets go herms
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Hell yea, chippin away, little by little.

[Fish and Chips]

one run at a time

[AdamRavs]

yay 2 runs now!

[Fish and Chips]

why do you swing at that?

[AdamRavs]

cuz he was pissed at the other 2 calls..

[Longview]

Ump took the bat out of his hands.

[Fish and Chips]

emilio in, hanley out

[Longview]

Shit, Hanley is out of the game...Boner is now our 3 hitter.

[Madman81]

Hanley seems much more likely to come out of the lineup for an injury than other players.

[AdamRavs]

prolly wont play tomm either

[Longview]

We probably just always play it safe because he is Hanley.

[MiamiHomer]

The baseball gods punish us for benching Boner.

[FishFanInPA]

The WGN announcers think Zambrano's hurt.

[Longview]

I would not mind plunkng Aramis with 2 outs...not that i think it was intentional, but i always like a good plunking.

[Madman81]

The WGN announcers think Zambrano's hurt.

So do ours.

[Longview]

LMAO @ Ross' throw

[AdamRavs]

LOL at Codys throw

[Madman81]

and lol Coghlan. great play all around

[mbitcronod12]

Hey, we have Lindstrom back! We can send him out there to bean someone with a 100 mph fastball! If he gets suspended, who cares? That'd actually be a good thing.

[AdamRavs]

Hey, we have Lindstrom back! We can send him out there to bean someone with a 100 mph fastball! If he gets suspended, who cares? That'd actually be a good thing.

Send Pinto out to plunk someone o nevermind he would prolly throw a strike trying to hit someone.

[Longview]

Szamadargajaza can go for a few innings so hopefully we get to him early
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Really, he didnt think that was a strike?

[Fish and Chips]

johnny bakes

[Bingebag]

fuck

[Fish and Chips]

sanches is a better batter than emilio
fuck

[Longview]

Just awful.

[Madman81]

Are you serious

[Flum]

Good fucking grief. What the hell.

[Longview]

That probably would not have been a big run or anything...

[AdamRavs]

fuckin a cogs

[Fish and Chips]

NJJJJJJJ

[Longview]

FUCK YES NICK!!!!

[Maybin]

NIIIIICEEEE

[AdamRavs]

YES!! 3 RUNS!

[¿NICK?]

I love !NICK!.

[Bingebag]

I like the effort out of Nicky J.

[Madman81]

Good effort, Gomer.

[Fish and Chips]

my bad

[The Hanram]

This is mangeable now. Hopefully Sanches can continue to give us some strong innings.

[Longview]

Sanchy is dealing

[AdamRavs]

Dirty Sanches Big PIMPIN

[Fish and Chips]

6 SO in 3inn

[Longview]

Nice easy inning, 1 or 2 more boys, keep it going.

[The Hanram]

What a great job Brian has done so far.

[Namaste]

WGW

[MiamiHomer]

Middle of the order up with Big Boner.

[AdamRavs]

Boner and his little stick up

[The Hanram]

BONER TOOK A WALK ZOMG.

[Fish and Chips]

Boner walks, wgw

[AdamRavs]

Boner and a walk? that doesnt really go together

[Longview]

Nice Boner

[Bingebag]

That walk was crucial. Bonipower.

[FishFanInPA]

good AB Emilio

[Madman81]

How would the new ballpark be a good science report, Tommy?

[Longview]

lol seriously

[The Hanram]

Cause I'm Tommy Hutton ad I know the science.
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and*
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That was close. Nice walk by Uggz.

[Longview]

Good AB uggla.

[FishFanInPA]

Hermida needs to be clutch here.

[Fish and Chips]

yes

[Bingebag]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

[Longview]

YES!

[Fish and Chips]

Karma

[The Hanram]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[FishFanInPA]

atta boy Herms

[¿NICK?]

damn I'm not sure who that was, but it looked like he got rocked in the face on that throw.

[Bingebag]

hermida is going to hit the ground ball at you lee, he do giv a fuuuugghhh

[Fish and Chips]

CO-DY

[Longview]

damn I'm not sure who that was, but it looked like he got rocked in the face on that throw.

lol i think it was the SS, but i think it just clipped him

[FishFanInPA]

it's so painful to hear Len being a flaming homer for the Cubs

[Madman81]

Sweet. Down only 1.

[Longview]

Way to hustle cody!

[Fish and Chips]

yes 6-5

[Ramp]

good hustle Cody

[The Hanram]

Wow! Great job to beat out the throw!!

[Madman81]

Man, Hermida could have crushed him on the turn.

[Longview]

Please, please, please baker

[Fish and Chips]

tying run at 2nd

[Longview]

Make them pay Gload

[FishFanInPA]

Why not bring Helms out and force them to keep Samardzjia in

[Fish and Chips]

The PH combo is coming in early

[¿NICK?]

Hit Helms instead of Gload, I'd rather see Helms vs. Smardzjia than Gload vs. Grabow.

[FishFanInPA]

Yeah, i dont agree with this and now you have to keep Gload in so you dont run out of PH's

[The Hanram]

...no you don't.

[¿NICK?]

yeah you do.

[Longview]

AWW gload just missed that one

[¿NICK?]

Fuck

[Madman81]

Already 2 outs, Milton.

[The Hanram]

I didn't realize it was official. I thought he was just on deck.

[Longview]

I didn't realize it was official. I thought he was just on deck.

Yea i dont really get how that works

[FishFanInPA]

Bob Brenly needs to shut up.

[Namaste]

WGW


:marchmellow

[Madman81]

Fip you're the only person watching WGN.

[Bingebag]

Fip you're the only person watching WGN.

nahnah yous wrong

[Longview]

One of 2 lol

[The Hanram]

"The Riot"


Seriously Rich?

Also, nice way to start the inning Kiko.

[Longview]

Thats his nickname i believe.

[The Hanram]

Thats his nickname i believe.

For realz?

What a lame nickname.

[Madman81]

Sorry, one of two. Still, telling the thread Bob Brenly needs to shut up and providing no reason for it is just worthless.
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Nick Johnson knowing our bunt coverages fail

[¿NICK?]

What the fuck...

[Longview]

Guess 2nd basemen gets that in Washington?

[Namaste]

I don't like when "The Hopper" pitches bad and they still call him "The Hopper".


I prefer, The Sucker.


Uh, we kinda can't give up any more runs guys

[Bingebag]

Still, telling the thread Bob Brenly needs to shut up and providing no reason for it is just worthless.


Agreed.

[Longview]

I think Nick was just doing his part to blow the game, he still has some of that Natinal in him.

[Madman81]

I think Nick was just doing his part to blow the game, he still has some of that Natinal in him.

We're gonna have to get him off that.

[FishFanInPA]

The 1-1 pitch was a strike and that one was damn close too.

[The Hanram]

Come on Kiko. Finish him off.

[Longview]

That was outside, they just showed the CF cam where you can see perfectly
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looked alot closer on regular camera angle

[The Hanram]

Yeah!! Nice K!

[Longview]

NASTY

[Fish and Chips]

got him

[Bingebag]

all kiked up and shit

[FishFanInPA]

Bottom dropped out of that quickly.