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Thursday, September 29, 2005

Chicago Cubs (77-81) at Houston Astros (87-71) - 8:05 PM EDT

CHC: Rusch (8-8, 4.62)
HOU: Rodriguez (10-9, 5.62)

The ‘Stros magic number is two.

Sean McNally Posted: September 29, 2005 at 10:09 AM | 30 comment(s)
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1. Cedric Posted: September 29, 2005 at 02:35 PM (#1651613)

Trivia question #1: Before yesterday, when was the last time Jose Macias homered and walked in the same game?

Trivia question #2: When was the last time the Cubs saw two teams clinch a playoff spot against them in the same year?

2. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 03:11 PM (#1651711)

I would guess the answer to #1 is probably high school.

3. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 04:44 PM (#1651988)

WRT trivia question #1:

Same game, or same season?

4. Johnny Zen Posted: September 29, 2005 at 05:03 PM (#1652041)

Dear Cubs,

Please. Please. Pleasepleaseplease win every game.

love,

Johnny

5. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 05:39 PM (#1652123)

From the Sun-Times:

"I know I can do a lot better than I did this season, but it's a learning process,'' Patterson said Wednesday. "I learned there are things I definitely should work on. You learn and keep progressing.''

And:

'I'm not going to sweat the small stuff but try to get better'

Corey hasn't got a clue.

6. Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute Posted: September 29, 2005 at 05:51 PM (#1652142)

I figured Johnny Zen had to be a Phillies fan because I think most of us don't give a flying crap at this point.

Heck, I'm even beyond caring whose in the starting lineup.

7. retro-shiite Posted: September 29, 2005 at 05:57 PM (#1652152)

If "Phillie fan begging for 4 consecutive wins from the Cubs against a playoff contender" isn't the epitome of desperation, I'm not sure what is.

8. 1k5v3L Posted: September 29, 2005 at 06:19 PM (#1652197)

My fantasy team could use a couple of saves from Ryan Dempster. I'm hoping the Astros clinch today and tomorrow, so they take the weekend off and Ryan somehow gets saves in both of those games...

Then again, the Dbacks go have a chance to finish tied (or better) with the Cubs when all is said and done, so there's something to cheer for. Then again, that might mean Dusty will be AZ's 06 manager...

9. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 06:38 PM (#1652238)

I'm hoping the Cubs lose all 4. I don't think the Phillies will do what's necessary to beat Houston, and I'd much rather give Dusty as little ammo as possible in his "we weren't that bad, it was the injuries dammit" postseason rationalization program.

77-85 would be a lot nicer than 81-81. I'd have preferred 70-92, but they actually won some games in September.

10. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:10 PM (#1652327)

"we weren't that bad, it was the injuries dammit"

We're way past that one.

"One of the primary obstacles is probably the element of the wind and which direction [it's blowing]," Baker said. "It can change the outcome of a game. Some days the ballpark giveth, and sometimes the ballpark taketh away.

11. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:15 PM (#1652341)

"One of the primary obstacles is probably the element of the wind and which direction [it's blowing]," Baker said. "It can change the outcome of a game. Some days the ballpark giveth, and sometimes the ballpark taketh away.

What the Cubs really need to do is figure out how to stop the wind from blowing in when they're hitting, but then blowing out when the opponents are hitting. Perhaps a machine of some sort, some kind of giant fan.

That's what's happening, right? Because that's the only way this excuse makes any sense.

12. Urban Faber Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:16 PM (#1652344)

Maybe that's what's behind the reconstructed outfield bleachers?

13. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:21 PM (#1652371)

Paul Sullivan proves he can miss the point with the best of them:

Waiting for the three-run homer is a philosophy that may be ditched if the Cubs can get some speed this winter.

14. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:32 PM (#1652434)

Jose 'The Power' Macias
Neifin' Perez
Lee
Nomar
Murton
Burnitz
Barrett
Patterson
Rusch

Glendy is 2-0 against Wandon this year.

15. Andere HUSSEIN Richtingen, Socialist Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:32 PM (#1652436)

I find the conflation of speed and getting on base to be the most frustrating logical fallacy among mainstream baseball types, and of course Baker is one of the biggest offenders.

Yes, speed does help a guy get on base more, but at the end of the day, the fast guy who gets on base at a .300 clip is still bad at getting on base.

16. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:36 PM (#1652455)

Murton is slowly inching his way up the batting order. Maybe Dusty will slip one of these days and write him in at the top where he belongs.

And what kind of name is Wandy, anyway? Did his parents think it was going to be a girl, spend all their money on stuff with Wendy on it, and then get a rude surprise at the delivery forcing them to improvise?

17. Johnny Zen Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:42 PM (#1652484)

Desperate? Sure. But I ain't too proud to beg.

18. Bob T Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:45 PM (#1652497)

Wandy just wanted to fit in with Yhency and Jhonny.

19. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 07:47 PM (#1652504)

I find the conflation of speed and getting on base to be the most frustrating logical fallacy among mainstream baseball types, and of course Baker is one of the biggest offenders.

No single thing about Baker annoys me more than this misplaced infatuation. It has killed the Cubs this year. Lee's RBI numbers this year are almost impossibly low for a guy with so many hits, so many XBH and such a healthy BA with RISP.

20. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 08:04 PM (#1652572)

Glendy is 2-0 against Wandon this year.

My mistake. Wendy has a win under his belt, but Glandon leads their personal duel 2-1.

21. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 08:07 PM (#1652584)

FSN Houston has Todd Hollandsworth playing CF for the Cubs tonight.

22. retro-shiite Posted: September 29, 2005 at 08:54 PM (#1652797)

You know, gents--there's some actual baseball being played in the other league.

23. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 09:10 PM (#1652850)

Lee gets his 99th XBH - a solo homer, of course.

24. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 09:17 PM (#1652869)

Lee gets his 99th XBH - a solo homer, of course.

He needed 16 total bases coming in to get to 400. I'd like to see him get that.

25. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 09:43 PM (#1652987)

7 HRs for Murton in about 140 PAs. That's a 30 homer pace over a full season.

That's a bit more like the power we'd heard he had in the minors than he showed the first 4-5 weeks he was with the club.

26. Neil M Posted: September 29, 2005 at 09:48 PM (#1653005)

If you're not watching, UCCF, Murton also made a really nice leaping catch up against the scoreboard a couple of innings back.

27. Bob T Posted: September 29, 2005 at 10:24 PM (#1653163)

Just the way to save it.

The Phillies are marginally less dead.

28. PhillyBooster Posted: September 29, 2005 at 10:43 PM (#1653224)

Chicago, I take back everything I ever said about you sucking as spoilers.

Just take the next three, and I'll let you be my second favorite National League team.

29. Hendry's Wad of Cash (UCCF) Posted: September 29, 2005 at 11:28 PM (#1653307)

If you're not watching, UCCF, Murton also made a really nice leaping catch up against the scoreboard a couple of innings back.

I don't think I've actually watched a game in about six weeks. I couldn't pick Murton out of a lineup.

I'm kind of glad. It's a lot more difficult to sit and watch them lose than it is to listen to them lose. At least I can imagine things like close calls and hustle. When I watch it and see that they're sucking royally, it just makes me sad.

30. gfoxcook Posted: October 22, 2005 at 01:11 AM (#1697647)

It's kinda sad reading the posts by the Cubs fans in these chatters, actually. It seems like 75% of you just stopped watching/caring at some point during September.

For all the heart-ache it brought, surely even the end of the 2004 season was better than this, right? At least you were in it (until the Reds and Mets helped the Astros out enormously, that is) till near the end... ah well.

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