The lineup today is crazy -
Fukudome
Cedeno
The Hoff
Ward
Fontenot
Pie
McGahee
Hill
Dempster
Think they clinched last night? I wonder...
There's a minute, which is aobut how long it'll take Looper to get thru the lineup the first time...
Showing posts with label clinch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clinch. Show all posts
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Down time...
I'm not sure we need commentary on every game from here on out...we got what we were looking for. If there's anything really extraordinary that happens in the next week, it'll get blogged, but I believe I'll take the opportunity to look into the future a bit, look into the past a bit. Reflect and be glad.
The past 6 months? That wasn't the stressful part by the way :)
Many minutes to come...
The past 6 months? That wasn't the stressful part by the way :)
Many minutes to come...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Hey Chicago Whaddaya say?
The Cubs are gonna clinch today!
Exciting game. Now, I haven't paid any attention to the Cardinals lately - why would I? but with Ankiel and Molina on the Bench, you send Aarom Miles to pinch hit? Ummmm....ok....
Sucks - Gameday didn't have any video highlights for this one. There were a few plays I wanted to see, but oh well. Bottom line - clear your calendars from October folks - it's gonna be a fun month!
There IS one more team to watch for a few more games...The Mets.
The answer for yesterday's question. The Number 4 is the magic number to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. It is, BTW, now 3.
Party on Cubs fans! There's more work to do, no doubt, but for now, it's Miller Time! At least for a minute or two...
P.S. Eat it Cardinals,...how does it taste?
Exciting game. Now, I haven't paid any attention to the Cardinals lately - why would I? but with Ankiel and Molina on the Bench, you send Aarom Miles to pinch hit? Ummmm....ok....
Sucks - Gameday didn't have any video highlights for this one. There were a few plays I wanted to see, but oh well. Bottom line - clear your calendars from October folks - it's gonna be a fun month!
There IS one more team to watch for a few more games...The Mets.
The answer for yesterday's question. The Number 4 is the magic number to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. It is, BTW, now 3.
Party on Cubs fans! There's more work to do, no doubt, but for now, it's Miller Time! At least for a minute or two...
P.S. Eat it Cardinals,...how does it taste?
Open mouth. Insert foot.
A couple days ago, I mentioned that it'd take an unusual set of circumstances for the Cubs to Clinch on the field. Well due to amazingly exceptional circumstances, the odds are doubled now.
2:55 PM The time that BOTH the Cubs and the Brewers games start. Un frickin' real. Even if the Cubbies drop their kibble, they still may be running around the field in front of adoring fans popping corks.
You want the weird part?
What if the Cubs clinch in the 7th inning? How ef'ed up would that be??
We'll just have to see...
2:55 PM The time that BOTH the Cubs and the Brewers games start. Un frickin' real. Even if the Cubbies drop their kibble, they still may be running around the field in front of adoring fans popping corks.
You want the weird part?
What if the Cubs clinch in the 7th inning? How ef'ed up would that be??
We'll just have to see...
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Hate to tell ya folks
Looks like the Cubbies won't be clinching at home... Even if they dio, you won't be here to celebrate.. Too many night games for the Boo-Hoo Crew. It'd take an unusual set of circumstances to clinch at home, after THEIR game. It's possible I suppose, but with the Boo-hooers playing the Reds, I don't see it.
Of course, as I write this, with two outs, Ramirez doubles, Edmonds singles, DeRosa singles, and Soto - MVP Soto - ties the game on a 3 run homer.
Just goes to show, I don't know shizzle about shizzle...
Stay tuned, this game seems to have another minute or two left...
Of course, as I write this, with two outs, Ramirez doubles, Edmonds singles, DeRosa singles, and Soto - MVP Soto - ties the game on a 3 run homer.
Just goes to show, I don't know shizzle about shizzle...
Stay tuned, this game seems to have another minute or two left...
Same result, different reasons
So, I don't expect much from Jason Marquis starts. Haven't all year. Maybe that's not the most fair statement, especially recently, but hey...
With Sheets going to the mound, I gave it about a 30% chance the Cubs would win the game. Turns out I was right, but not for the reason I thought.
Sheets leaves - again - early because of shoulder stiffness. I call it "I'd rather not get slapped around like the little Bee-otch that I am" Stiffness, but you know - po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. So one of the bottom 3 bullpens in the majors takes over for 7.1 innings, and we can't touch them. Argh. This is pretty much par for the course with how my day was going, so not entirely surprising.
Bottom line, the Boo-hoo Crew needed that game a lot more that the Cubs did. No biggie. We'll just spank Bush tomorrow and clinch over the weekend. Can't argue with that :).
Sheets pitched for about a minute right?
With Sheets going to the mound, I gave it about a 30% chance the Cubs would win the game. Turns out I was right, but not for the reason I thought.
Sheets leaves - again - early because of shoulder stiffness. I call it "I'd rather not get slapped around like the little Bee-otch that I am" Stiffness, but you know - po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. So one of the bottom 3 bullpens in the majors takes over for 7.1 innings, and we can't touch them. Argh. This is pretty much par for the course with how my day was going, so not entirely surprising.
Bottom line, the Boo-hoo Crew needed that game a lot more that the Cubs did. No biggie. We'll just spank Bush tomorrow and clinch over the weekend. Can't argue with that :).
Sheets pitched for about a minute right?
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Going out on a limb here...
Ok, I admit it. I caved...
Magic Number: 51
Home Games Left: 28
Road Games Left: 26
Total games left: 54
There's math here, but also probabilities, but I won't make a mathematically based guess on when/if the Cubbies clinch. The rest of the schedule looks interesting. If the bats can stay alive on the road, and the pitching performs as it has been, life looks pretty rosy. But that's a LOT of ifs, especially with the last 13 games being played vs. STL, MIL, and NYM. Good game tonight. I am now happy. If they get blown out tomorrow, that'll bring me down a bit, but 3 of 4 is more than I realistically expected, so good times.
Keep those bats going and keep the patience at the plate going, and pray that the Ramirez deal goes through depriving Pittsburg of Jason Bay, along with Nady and Marte.
I'd still like to see Sherrill wearing Cubbie Blue.
Another minute in the books.
Magic Number: 51
Home Games Left: 28
Road Games Left: 26
Total games left: 54
There's math here, but also probabilities, but I won't make a mathematically based guess on when/if the Cubbies clinch. The rest of the schedule looks interesting. If the bats can stay alive on the road, and the pitching performs as it has been, life looks pretty rosy. But that's a LOT of ifs, especially with the last 13 games being played vs. STL, MIL, and NYM. Good game tonight. I am now happy. If they get blown out tomorrow, that'll bring me down a bit, but 3 of 4 is more than I realistically expected, so good times.
Keep those bats going and keep the patience at the plate going, and pray that the Ramirez deal goes through depriving Pittsburg of Jason Bay, along with Nady and Marte.
I'd still like to see Sherrill wearing Cubbie Blue.
Another minute in the books.
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