WOW

Well that was simply amazing.

- Down 9-1 early
- No Aramis Ramirez in initial starting lineup
- Derrek Lee & Geovany Soto taken out when the Cubs were down 9-1, which was basically a give up move by Lou Piniella, and a good chance to get some bench guys some at-bats. Henry Blanco & Micah Hoffpauir come in and help the Cubs come back.


This game was eerily similar to August 29th, 1989. The Cubs were down 9-0 to the Houston Astros, and came back to win 10-9, with the help of Dwight Swith, who filled in for a give up benching of Andre Dawson.

What a game. What a team.

Oh yeah, and the Rockies suck.

CUBS MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 109

The Cubs beat the Dodgers again & Sean Gallagher is looking more and more like a rotation mainstay with every good outing he throws. The Cubs are now 21-8 at home and are still on pace for 96 wins this season.

WE STILL DON'T LIKE YOU, JIM EDMONDS....

.... but that was a helluva catch last night, we can't deny that.

[For the record: Felix Pie catches that ball easily, by the way.]

THE CUBS MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 116

Kerry Wood got save # 10 yesterday, as the Cubs beat the Pirates 4-3. Jason Marquis gave up 3 runs over 6 innings and lowered his season ERA below 5.

The Cubs now take on the Astros tonight, and might as well just walk Lance Berkman every time up because he's hitting .399/.476/.804, with 16 homers and 44 RBI already this season.

SOMEHOW, JACQUE JONES CONTINUES TO GET WORK

The Marlins must need a poor throwing, bad hitting, low baseball IQ outfielder because they picked up Jacque Jones today. He must be a really nice guy or Florida is desperate for a left-handed hitter because that would be the only explanation for ever signing Jacque Jones. Hopefully Marlins fans (all 11 of them) are ready for an overswinging hack who is the King of the 55 bounce throw to home from the outfield.

JASON ISRINGHAUSEN GOES ON DL AFTER PUNCHING TV

Jason Isringhausen punched a tv in Tony LaRussa's office and now will spend at least 15 days on the DL. Unfortunately, that's probably the best thing to happen to the Cardinals because Isringhausen has been awful.

CUBS IMPROVE FRIDAY RECORD TO 3-4

If you're looking to pick on the Cubs for something, which is tough to do right now, it would be for their poor record on Fridays. With today's win, the Cubs improve to 3-4. By the way, their best day is Saturday, where they are 5-1. And that's your useless information for the day.


Wood pitched a scoreless 9th to pick up save # 9 for the year. Wood accomplished this in only 10 pitches.


[Magic Number is down to 119]

IT'S BEEN 8 YEARS SINCE CUBS FANS FOUGHT THE DODGERS

Everybody remembers this one from May 16th 2000. Fan steals Chad Kreuter's hat, shit hits fan. Obviously an ugly moment for the Wrigley Field and the Cubs. 19 Dodgers were originally suspended by Major League baseball, before MLB cut it to 8 suspensions. Nothing trumps the Pacers/Pistons brawl at the Palace as far as Fans/Athletes fighting, but this one is up there certainly.

THE CUBS MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 120

The Cubs win again, with Dempster pitching like an Ace. The Cubs have quite the one-two punch with Carlos Zambrano (6-1) and Ryan Dempster (5-1). Who knew Dempster would be this dominant as a Starter?

And guess who's in 2nd place behind the Cubs? Cards you say? Nope. Brewers then right? No sir. The Houston Astros are in 2nd place behind the Cubs, and are probably one of the few teams hotter than the Cubs right now. Lance Berkman is leading the NL in homers & RBI, and is 2nd in the NL in batting average. Miguel Tejada is playing like he's on steriods again. The Cubs will face the Astros next Monday in Houston.

UGH, THAT JUST DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT

[Photo from Chicago Tribune]

THE CUBS MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 121

It's good to see that Ted Lilly is getting back to his '07 form, as he struck out 11 last night.

Don't you love how everyone is a huge Alfonso Soriano fan now that he's hitting? I admire his self-control because if I was Soriano, I would have two middle fingers raised as I jog back to the dugout after another leadoff homer. As he was standing at the on deck circle last night after he drove in 3 with his first two at-bats, guys were screaming "I love you Soriano" and Soriano would turn around and smile and tip his helmet. Soriano seemed to be enjoying it. To me though, it looked like the scene in "A League of Their Own," when Tom Hanks was saluting the crowd saying under his breath, "Kiss my ass. That's right, kiss my big fat hairy ass."

SAD DAY FOR CUBS FANS

I'm still disappointed in Jim Hendry, as the news of Jim Edmonds signing with the Cubs became official. Obviously, Jim Hendry didn't listen to me. Or any of the other Cubs bloggers, fans, etc. who are unhappy with this news.


I'm sure he'll get booed in his first at-bat today, but you know and I know that as soon as he drives in a run or makes his patented unnecessary diving catch, everyone will have forgotten about his St. Louis Cardinals days. If Jim Edmonds ends up sucking like everyone thinks right now, God have mercy on his soul. Because if you think Jacque Jones had it bad, the treatment of Edmonds will be 100 times worse because of his past.


Also, some people are comparing this to when Dennis Rodman came to the Bulls, or when AJ Pierzynski came to the White Sox. The difference between Rodman/Pierzynski and Edmonds is the former were still good when they came over, while Edmonds blows something fierce right now. It's definitely easier to tolerate when your favorite team signs or trades for the opponent you always hated that they at least produce when they come over. Rodman was unbelievable defensively for the second 3-peat, while the Sox got a World Series title with AJ. Who knows what would have happened if AJ didn't steal first against the Angels in Game 2?


Anyways, for the time being, I'm rooting for the Cubs to win, and for Jim Edmonds to faceplant in the bricks. If he starts hitting again and it turns out to be a good move, well.... I'll start rooting for a less severe injury to him.

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T RUN ON THE FIELD AT WRIGLEY....

There are no flags for late hits:





The Bears should take note of this type of tackling.

THE CUBS MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 123

The Cubs messed around with the Padres early, then jumped all over them. Back in 1st. Cubs should be pulling away now, with the clusterf*cks that are the Brewers and Cardinals bullpens. Yes, I said pulling away in May. This isn't like any other Cubs teams we've seen, so it allows me to run my mouth.

GUESS WHO'S BATTING????

Funny video on Chicago Cubs batting stances for several players from the 80s, 90s, and now. Play it without sound and try to guess who it is



The Andre Dawson swing and a miss one was great. Same goes for the Shawon Dunston, Glenallen Hill, and Moises Alou.

YOU BETTER NOT SIGN JIM EDMONDS, JIM HENDRY

Dear Jim Hendry,


Rumor has it that you may be batting around the idea of signing the recently dismissed San Diego Padres' outfielder Jim Edmonds. There are a few reasons why you are not allowed to do such a dumb thing.

1. Nobody in Chicago likes him. Nobody in Chicago will EVER like him. Nobody in Chicago likes his upper cut swing. Nobody in Chicago likes how he turns routine plays into "spectacular" with his unnecessary diving. Nobody in Chicago likes how he sprints around the bases after he hits a home run. Nobody in Chicago likes the fact that he wears guyliner.

2. He sucks. I mean this guy really sucks.

• 2004 OPS: 1.061


• 2005 OPS: 0.918


• 2006 OPS: 0.821


• 2007 OPS: 0.728


• 2008 OPS: 0.498

Talk about a nosedive. Felix Pie, as bad as he's been so far this year, has an OPS of 0.572 in 2008, and he has about 5 steps on Edmonds in centerfield at this point in Edmonds career. Reed Johnson's 2008 OPS is 0.662 and he probably has 3 steps on Edmond's in centerfield.

3. Did we mention guyliner?

4. The Cubs have already maxed out on the "scrappy white guys Jim Hendry loves" quota for the season when he signed Reed Johnson. Reed Johnson, 31 years old, coming off an injury is one thing. Jim Edmonds, 38 years old, and sucking so bad that the LAST PLACE SAN DIEGO PADRES let him go is another thing. One scrappy white guy off the waiver wire is enough.

5. Signing Jim Edmonds would be like, when Saddam Hussein was overthrown in Iraq, the United States signing newly free agent Saddam Hussein to run a cabinent position in the White House. Cubs fans hate Jim Edmonds so much, I AM COMPARING HIM TO SADDAM HUSSEIN, A RUTHLESS DICTATOR. Please, control your mancrush on scrappy has-beens.

Please let Jim Edmonds just hang them up. Or let some other sucker waste money on him. If you sign Edmonds, may God have mercy on your soul.

Best Regards (unless you sign Jim Edmonds, which you should then go fuck yourself),

Cubs Fans

WHITE SOX FAN NOT PLAYING NICE WITH CUBS FAN

I guess the rumors are true, that nothing good ever happens when you're at a Domino's at 2AM.

A White Sox fan became angry with a Chicago man who was a Cubs fan and pushed him into the window of Domino’s Pizza in uptown Normal, breaking the window, a Normal police report said.

The victim, who was wearing a Cubs shirt, told police they were discussing baseball in a civil manner but it escalated into an argument and then got physical.

Tough week for the White Sox. First Ozzie freaks, then the weird thing with the dolls, now Sox fans are throwing Cubs fans through Dominos windows. Next thing you know, somebody is going to get killed. Wait, nevermind. That only happens between the Yankees & Red Sox.

[Pantagraph] via [I Hate The White Sox]

TIME TO FEEL OLD: 10 YEARS SINCE 20Ks HAPPENED

Remember when Sportscenter showed, you know, highlights? And didn't have guys who sucked in the pros or as GMs that babbled for a half hour over mundane topics?

Anyways, I'll never forget this game. I was a freshman in high school and we got a rare day off from baseball practice and got to come straight home after school. It was fate that brought me home to watch this game. I got home and saw innings 4-9. Still the greatest pitching performance I have ever seen to this day.

DID PRINCE FIELDER KILL THE SEASON FOR THE BREWERS?

It looks as if Yovani Gallardo has torn his ACL and could be done for the season. It hasn't been decided yet whether or not he'll need surgery, a surgery which will effectively end his season. The talented young pitcher for the Brewers will be replaced by, (prepare to laugh), Dave Bush.

Obviously, this will hurt the Brewers chances for a division title. Gallardo is an up and coming prospect, while Dave Bush is pure garbage. If Gallardo needs surgery, will the normally "pity us, we're a small market team" Brewers go out and try to make a trade for a starting pitcher by giving up some prospects?

And as you watch the play again, what on earth was Prince Fielder thinking? If he just flips it to Gallardo, who was ahead of him, this injury never happens? Instead, Gallardo has to get out of the way so that the 500 lbs. of Prince Fielder doesn't squash him. Say what you will about a freak injury, but this could have been avoided if Prince Fielder used his head. Now, the Brewers season could be down the toilet. I'm disappointed, because I thought it was going to be a great race this season. Cubs should clinch by Labor Day if Gallardo is done.

[FanHouse]