OT: Playoff baseball

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:07 pm

Spooky wrote:The fans at Wrigley were getting warmed up and typically wait until the game gets a bit further along before getting too crazy, but that goddamn grand slam sucked the air right out of there and that was that.

You are absolutely correct. I was listening to the game on XM on the way home from a grad class and when that ball left Wrigley the place went damn near silent. And then Ron Santo (who is pretty damn bad IMO, sorry Cub fans but he is tough to take) began groaning and sighing about the inning. He sounds like some old guy they grabbed off the street and gave him a mic. Maybe he is an acquired taste. He was a hell of a player though.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:28 pm

Brando70 wrote:
RobVarak wrote:It's a 5 game series, which means that Game 1 is almost life and death. The Cubs have lost seven straight post-season games. And you want to know why it was quiet? I would've thrown up in my hat if I were at the game.
O ye of little faith.

I agree tonight is a must win. However, if the Cubs win tonight, I don't think they suffer too much momentum loss. And, to reverse the curse, I seem to recall a certain San Diego team getting the snot pounded out of them in the first two games of the playoffs, only to win three in a row against the Cubs.

So buck up lil' buckaroo, and get yourself a new hat

I seem to remember a seemingly "minor league" team with Diamondbacks across their jersey SWEEP the cubs last year.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:05 pm

greggsand wrote:I seem to remember a seemingly "minor league" team with Diamondbacks across their jersey SWEEP the cubs last year.

There aren't any teams with Diamondbacks across the front of their jerseys. Who the hell are you talking about?

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:46 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
greggsand wrote:I seem to remember a seemingly "minor league" team with Diamondbacks across their jersey SWEEP the cubs last year.
There aren't any teams with Diamondbacks across the front of their jerseys. Who the hell are you talking about?

Huh? What are u talking about?? The Arizona Diamondbacks maybe?

EDIT: maybe you were trying to be funny, forgot they're the "D-Backs" now. I just know them as the dudes who swept the cubs...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:12 pm

Yeah, the "Diamondbacks" are no longer. They haven't had that Diamondbacks jersey for a LONG time. Geeze, get your jerseys straight!

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:28 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Yeah, the "Diamondbacks" are no longer. They haven't had that Diamondbacks jersey for a LONG time. Geeze, get your jerseys straight!

Geeze mr. sorry to ruin the thread!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:47 pm

greggsand wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:Yeah, the "Diamondbacks" are no longer. They haven't had that Diamondbacks jersey for a LONG time. Geeze, get your jerseys straight!
Geeze mr. sorry to ruin the thread!

You could have just let it go...yet, you had to go and try to prove me wrong. You brought it down, not me.

bulls23 · Post by **bulls23** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:50 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Shocked to hear Cubs fans booing. It was game one. That's it. The Big Z takes the mound. He'll put them back on track with a W.

You need to change your avatar, you traitor!

We (STL) crushed "Little" Z in the next to last start.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:00 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
greggsand wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:Yeah, the "Diamondbacks" are no longer. They haven't had that Diamondbacks jersey for a LONG time. Geeze, get your jerseys straight!
Geeze mr. sorry to ruin the thread!
You could have just let it go...yet, you had to go and try to prove me wrong. You brought it down, not me.

Prove you wrong? You asked "Who the hell are you talking about?" & I answered you. What's the wrong part?

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:21 pm

5 run 2nd off C.C. for the good guys! Victorino GRAND SLAM!!!!!

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:35 pm

Diablo25 wrote:5 run 2nd off C.C. for the good guys! Victorino GRAND SLAM!!!!!

Yeah, CC is crazy. Another short rest. His arm has to give at sometime.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:34 pm

bulls23 wrote: You need to change your avatar, you traitor! We (STL) crushed "Little" Z in the next to last start.

Yeah, what's up with Dan?

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:07 pm

The 2nd best thing to seeing the Cardinals win a World Series? Watching the Cubs blow another playoffs. LOL.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:31 pm

MizzouRah wrote:
bulls23 wrote: You need to change your avatar, you traitor! We (STL) crushed "Little" Z in the next to last start.
Yeah, what's up with Dan?

Ever heard of reverse psychology? Well in this case, it was reverse convincing. Don't worry. I'm grinning ear to ear seeing the Cubs are currently down 6-0. All you hear are boos throughout the crowd....I love it!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:35 pm

greggsand wrote:The 2nd best thing to seeing the Cardinals win a World Series? Watching the Cubs blow another playoffs. LOL.

Especially when they are the favorites!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:40 pm

Just brutal to watch this as a Cubs fan. Zambrano came out and pitched pretty well and the Dodgers still kicked them in the teeth. Losing would be bad enough, but losing like this is unbearable.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:50 pm

Brando70 wrote:Just brutal to watch this as a Cubs fan. Zambrano came out and pitched pretty well and the Dodgers still kicked them in the teeth. Losing would be bad enough, but losing like this is unbearable.

So far, it reminds me of when the Cards were swept by the Bo Sox in the World Series. It's as if the Cardinals never could get any momentum going, and what little they did was quickly answered by the Red Sox the following inning. Everything that seemed to click during the regular season was lost.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:57 pm

sportdan30 wrote:So far, it reminds me of when the Cards were swept by the Bo Sox in the World Series. It's as if the Cardinals never could get any momentum going, and what little they did was quickly answered by the Red Sox the following inning. Everything that seemed to click during the regular season was lost.

This reminds me of 98 when the Braves played the Cubs after the play in game. It was almost as though they were just happy to be there. I was at Game 3 (of the 3 game sweep) and the fans were terrible.

They clearly shouldn't look that way this year, but it appears to be the case for some reason.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:22 am

BTW...the TBS decision to have flames shoot out of the radar reading on the bar at the top of the screen...DUMBEST F*CKING IDEA EVER.

Thank the lord it's not on every pitch.

TheGamer · Post by **TheGamer** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:24 am

well this sucks

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:20 am

TheGamer wrote:well this sucks

I disagree. This is f***in awesome!

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:28 am

Don't want to see the Dodgers win but I can see a Dodgers vs. Red Sox WS with the story about Manny vs. his old team.

Then again, hasn't Tampa Bay played well against the Sox?

If the Cubs were to win, that might mean the end of the world so maybe it's all for the best.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:39 am

wco81 wrote:Don't want to see the Dodgers win but I can see a Dodgers vs. Red Sox WS with the story about Manny vs. his old team.

Then again, hasn't Tampa Bay played well against the Sox?

If the Cubs were to win, that might mean the end of the world so maybe it's all for the best.

Tampa had a winning record vs TOR, NYY & BOS during the regular season, very impressive and E. Longoria will raise a few eyebrows.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:31 am

Cubs are dead in the water. Dodgers/Rays WS.

I hate rooting for the AL but if the Dodgers manage to make it in I'm going to be screaming for their heads. They just look so unbeatable and confident playing in away against the cubs. Who would've thought two months ago this would've been the case??? Never thought Manny could bug me this bad but oh how wrong I was.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:55 am

The bad news: The Brewers are down 2-0.

The good news: So are the Cubs.