Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 In a shocking turn of events, the Cubs failed to push across a run with a lineup that featured Freddie Bynum batting second, Tony Womack and Neifi Perez playing second, and John Mabry DH'ing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted June 25, 2006 And the Braves winning 'streak' comes to an end at 1. BRAVES LOSE BRAVES LOSE BRAVES LOSE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 And they gave me such hope too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Jason Isringhausen sure sucks sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwest27 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Izzy blows another save. Could the Cardinals win mabye one game against the AL Central? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 I bet the Cards win one against the AL Central before the Astros do. Don't ya'll have the Royals next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwest27 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 At least they got out of the ninth. And nope, next is Cleveland, then the Royals. Boy, I pretty much can't wait untill the Kansas City series at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Shit, the way our interleague games have been going this past week, I can't wait till a couple weeks from now when we play you guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 The NL continues to look feeble. On a brighter note, Freddie Bynum may be DL-bound, which could save Matt Murton from AAA hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Don't you mean Tony Womack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 No, Bynum has swelling in the same shoulder only had surgery on due to a blood clot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Oh. I saw when Womack had to be lifted off the field by Baker and the trainer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Oh. I saw when Womack had to be lifted off the field by Baker and the trainer. I only heard about that, but the way you put it, I had this visual in my head: Had it been Neifi, that may have actually been the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 The other piece of the Josh Beckett deal, Anibal Sanchez will be making his MLB debut tomorrow night in Yankee stadium. Today's game got rained out and there is a day/night doubleheader tomorrow. They called him up to start the 8 pm game. Welcome to the bigs, man. He throws gas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Just a note, the second game of the Yankees/Marlins DH will not be televised because of ESPN's exclusivity rights at the 8 PM time block. So John Sterling has the entire Yankee audience to himself!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 The people on the Marlins board are saying that it will be on tomorrow night on FSN florida. There is no MLB game on ESPN due to the College World Series - so I think it will be available on MLB.tv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Would you believe I almost let 4 free tickets ($80 Loge seats, too) to the game go to waste because we weren't sure about the weather? I would have kicked myself for MONTHS if I missed seeing that game live. And I saw that Braves/Rays game when we went to dinner. What the hell were the Rays doing wearing the Cardinals' home jerseys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 It seems Coors Field is the cure for Mark Teixeira's vanishing home run numbers, 2 homers in 2 games after almost a full month without any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericholic82 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Just a note, the second game of the Yankees/Marlins DH will not be televised because of ESPN's exclusivity rights at the 8 PM time block. So John Sterling has the entire Yankee audience to himself!!! DAMNIT and I thought I would get to see all the yanks games this year f*ck you espn lmao anyhow sad to see oldtimers day get rained out, I was looking forward to actually seeing one played. and of course boston won again, they never seem to lose unless its to the yankees. and Tom Gordon just moved up even higher on my hated list. Damn phillies cant even win despite holding the sox hitless for 5 innings. who will pitch the first game for the yanks? will chacon come back despite pitching one inning today? (how dumb was that?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Derrek Lee will be activated for Sunday's game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Does this mean the Cubs will get back in the playoff race? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Does this mean the Cubs will get back in the playoff race? No, it just means they'll have to pin all their misfortunes on the absence of Wade Miller and Angel Pagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 bruiser: you're reaching anglesault levels of complaining. these threads are clogged with your repetitive & constant whining. you're not happy with the cubs. we get it. enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted June 25, 2006 bruiser: you're reaching anglesault levels of complaining. these threads are clogged with your repetitive & constant whining. you're not happy with the cubs. we get it. enough. Yes: He's complaining too much No: He's not even CLOSE to Anglesault levels. Not even in the ballpark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2006 When a team sucks as bad as the Cubs do, their fans have a right to complain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 complaining is fine. but every time i click on the thread he's regurgitating the same points over & over. listen, the tigers were horrible for 13 years. i didnt complain too much. maybe i just forced myself to deal with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Now that's some technical difficulties. As far as I can tell the game is still being played, but TBS is showing their TV Bloopers show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Linky Die-hard baseball fans will soon have a way to be close to their favorite teams in the afterlife. Eternal Image Inc., which makes customized caskets and urns, said on Friday it has signed a multiyear licensing agreement with Major League Baseball that allows the company to reproduce the names and logos of all 30 league teams on a new line of caskets and urns. "Fans incorporate baseball in nearly every aspect of life," Eternal Image Chief Executive Clint Mytych said, adding that the caskets could appeal to "a market that is just waiting for a way to make team loyalty a final statement of a great passion in their lives." The urns and caskets will go on sale next year at prices from about $600 to $3,500, Mytych said. "Our clubs receive these requests with some frequency. We have really passionate fans," Major League Baseball spokeswoman Susan Goodenow said, adding that the deal gives the sport's governing body control of the tastefulness of the product. Sports licensing accounted for an estimated $14.5 billion in retail sales last year in the United States, up 1.9 percent from 2004, according to the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association. The idea of sports teams' logos and colors on caskets is not new as fans of Argentina's most popular soccer team, Boca Juniors, can buy their own coffins decorated in team colors and symbols for $650 to $800, a small fortune for many of its working-class followers. One of Boca's soccer field chants says: "The day I die, I want my coffin painted blue and gold, like my heart." Here lies Smues. He lived, he died, BRAVES WIN BRAVES WIN BRAVES WIN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 I'm so getting buried in a Braves casket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 complaining is fine. but every time i click on the thread he's regurgitating the same points over & over. listen, the tigers were horrible for 13 years. i didnt complain too much. maybe i just forced myself to deal with it. It's different, though. The Tigers weren't built to win during that stretch. Money wasn't being invested in the team and the expectations weren't there. Many didn't figure the Cubs to be a force this season, but with the resources available, there's no reason things should've been this bad. The lack of accountability is probably more frustrating than anything happening on the field. Instead of doing something about the lack of patience at the plate, poor hitting with RISP and overall lack of fundamentals, all of the Cubs' woes have been pinned on the loss of Derrek Lee by the Cub brass. There's no reason for a team that cost almost $100 million to build be one of the worst records in baseball. There's no reason for Neifi Perez to be getting this many starts in a week. There's no reason that a change of some kind hasn't been made, whether it be Dusty getting the pink slip or the hitting coach being let go, since it's clear whatever he is doing, it's not working on the team's hitting. It's not as if they can't get runners on base. They've had seven baserunners in three innings today and have no runs to show for it. It's the story of the year and it's frustrating to sit through. Especially when it could've been avoided. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
