I didn't think they should be in Milwaukee (stupid Selig, like that CLE-SEA series a couple of years back that got snowed out), either. But it's not the Cubs' fault. It's like other people being the "home" team for a makeup in a double-header (ChiSox "hosting" the O's in Baltimore a few weeks). Owners wanted the $ the Cubs would bring in, I guess.

Or like the NFL giving the Saints a "home" game in the Meadowlands vs. the NY Giants, perhaps the biggest screwjob of them all.

Anyway, woot for Lilly! NL Central Magic Number: 6

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 8:55 PM. Reason : Page 4!]

9/15/2008 8:46:40 PM

glad to see the no-no

9/16/2008 2:14:22 AM

^^ your right. there is no reason to get mad at the cubs. Its not there fault that the mlb wanted more than 5 fans at some other neutral site. Also, if the cubs had lost those two games, it still probably would not have made a difference in terms of division champs

[Edited on September 16, 2008 at 1:22 PM. Reason : sdfs]

9/16/2008 1:22:12 PM

Magic number: 4

CC gets his first NL loss, though the Cubs have won both games he has started against them.

[Edited on September 16, 2008 at 11:16 PM. Reason : f]

9/16/2008 11:14:17 PM

A win today and tomorrow and it's all wrapped up

Go Cubs Go

9/17/2008 11:34:49 AM

Too bad we got marquis pitching. haha. Hopefully he can straighten this out.

9/17/2008 9:04:50 PM

Well, until last night, Marquis had been 4-1 in his last 5 starts, gving up one home run to Carlos Lee in that time.

One thing I have noticed this season is that whenever Marquis gives up his "standard" three runs in the 2nd or 3rd inning, the rest of the team doesn't give him any run support. Then we scores like 3-0 against the Pirates in July, 3-0 against Houston ealier this month, and 6-2 like last night.

9/18/2008 8:46:49 AM

Bump for the comeback win vs. the Brew Crew

RBI Single (Edmonds), 3R HR (Soto) to tie it with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. Derrek Lee GW single in the 12th to drive in Marquis.

Magic Number: 2

9/18/2008 6:14:31 PM

Thanks cubs, keep beating the brewers please

9/18/2008 6:16:44 PM

MVP

9/18/2008 6:58:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqHTScDBsDU

Eddie Vedder new song for the cubbies.. sweet!

9/19/2008 6:06:31 PM

DIVISION CHAMPS!!!!!!!

9/20/2008 6:26:59 PM

I cant wait for the playoffs to get going

9/20/2008 6:43:45 PM

9/20/2008 7:54:12 PM

Baseball season's underway
Well you better get ready for a brand new day.
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

They're singing ...
Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go

Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go

Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

They got the power, they got the speed
To be the best in the National League
Well this is the year and Cubs are real
So come on down to Wrigley Field

We're singing now ...

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Baseball time is here again
You can catch it all on WGN
So stamp you feet and clap your hands
Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans.

You're singing now ...

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

[Edited on September 20, 2008 at 8:15 PM. Reason : ]

9/20/2008 8:14:38 PM

Home field through NLCS. If not for 78 errors in the AS game by Dan Uggla, then it might be home field through the entire postseason. Go Cubs Go

9/23/2008 9:08:15 AM

Derek Lowe vs. Ryan Dempster tomorrow to start NLDS Game 1!

1. Lowe vs. Dempster
2. Billingsley vs. Zambrano
3. Harden vs. Kuroda
4*. Lilly vs. TBA
5*. TBA vs. Dempster

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:41 PM. Reason : * If necessary]

9/30/2008 10:41:06 PM

You know, it is quite a luxury to have ted lilly in a fourth game, when he is arguably pitching better than anyone on the staff right now. (two no hitter in his last 2/3 games, carrying them in to the seventh---I can't remeber how many).

We might need him to as kuroda (sp) has shut us out twice this season.

9/30/2008 11:35:41 PM

(our thread has more pages)

go dodgers

10/1/2008 12:32:37 AM

It's almost that time, its been 100 years coming, is this finally our year?

10/1/2008 5:55:45 PM

   W
N     P
   T

10/1/2008 8:15:24 PM

FUCK! If you live in Lake Park its possible you just heard my yelling

10/1/2008 8:17:23 PM

You and me both

10/1/2008 8:19:07 PM

guy should have been more racist. maybe it've brought better luck

[Edited on October 1, 2008 at 8:21 PM. Reason : .]

10/1/2008 8:20:59 PM

lol @ the dude clapping

oh wait, that couldnt have been on the HR could it? not all the bases are school-bus yellow

[Edited on October 1, 2008 at 8:31 PM. Reason : ]

10/1/2008 8:30:25 PM

nah, manram was still up I think with 1 runner on.

10/1/2008 8:36:29 PM

I still hope we can make a comeback tonight, but damn, something better change tomorrow...namely the pitching

10/1/2008 9:16:01 PM

Yeah in a best of 5 you dont wanna drop the first game at home, makes tomorrow a must win game now

10/1/2008 9:24:04 PM

With all due respect, this is why you don't rest ALL your players and pitchers for games at a time...

When the Mets ran away with it in '06 they played their best lineup most nights to stay sharp and didn't skip anyone's spot in the rotation... and they were playing teams that weren't in a pennant race (and no, I'm not blaming the Cubs for the Mets not making it -- they did the same versus the Mets AND Brewers that last week)...

The Cubs just don't look sharp tonight.

[Edited on October 1, 2008 at 9:28 PM. Reason : there is a reason wild card teams have been so successful...]

10/1/2008 9:27:58 PM

I agree with what you're saying, but a few of them needed the rest.

Soto and Fukudome are both basically rookies so it made obvious sense to rest them. Soriano definitely doesn't seem in it tonight though, I don't know what his deal is. He's been swinging at everything down and away. Dempster pitched horribly...by his standards, way too many walks. I just hope this serves as a wake up call.

10/1/2008 9:30:22 PM

Soto was pretty banged up, right? Didn't he hurt his wrist? Personally, given they had a choice, I probably wouldn't have gone to Dempster for Game 1 despite his great home #'s this season. He just doesn't have the pedigree of a Harden/Big Z... Just my 2 cents...

In any case, the Cubs have too good pitching to not get back in this series...

10/1/2008 9:35:26 PM

I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be a Cubs fan, back to reality tonight

10/1/2008 9:54:33 PM

Quote :

"there is a reason wild card teams have been so successful..."

I was thinking about that earlier, and I think it's because most of the time, when you win the Wild Card, it comes down to the last week, if not the last few days of the season. And to win it, you usually have to play good baseball & have good chemistry. And that can easily carry over into the post-season

I hope Big Z shows up tomorrow and is able to send this thing back to LA tied up.

10/1/2008 10:15:28 PM

Quote :

"I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be a Cubs fan, back to reality tonight "

That sums it up for me tonight, came crashing back to reality...if we loose 2 more game(our of 4 i understand), its over

10/1/2008 10:22:28 PM

^only technically

10/2/2008 1:01:05 PM

Quote :

"I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be a Cubs fan, back to reality tonight "

10/2/2008 3:05:11 PM

Wonder which Zambrano is going to show up tonight? We need his ass to be solid tonight and get this back to even.

10/2/2008 5:45:40 PM

well....it's been a nice season.

10/2/2008 10:12:32 PM

2108


it's ok, Cubs fans. it's not THAT far off

10/2/2008 10:14:08 PM

If the bats would wake the fuck up, I wouldn't be as worried as I am now.

Also kinda weird how errors come from the most unlikely players

10/2/2008 10:24:03 PM

10/2/2008 10:25:20 PM

^ Alex Gonzalez (SS) did more than he did that inning that backfired.

Nice strong top of the inning by Big Z

10/2/2008 10:28:54 PM

the boo-birds are loud tonite

10/2/2008 10:37:09 PM

yikes

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 10:59 PM. Reason : f]

10/2/2008 10:59:09 PM

10/3/2008 12:35:03 AM

Quote :

"It's almost that time, its been 100 years coming, is this finally our year?"

no.

10/3/2008 6:57:50 AM

Damn I feel bad for the Cubs. Great season only to run into arguably the hottest team in the NL in the division series.

10/3/2008 8:35:44 AM

lol

10/3/2008 8:47:39 AM

Good thing I just got 2 tickets to game 2 of the NLCS, miracle anyone...???

10/3/2008 1:31:35 PM

Good thing they will refund your money

10/3/2008 1:46:42 PM