Marlins-Cubs Game Seven : Thread I

[Paragon]

Let's...get...some...runs!

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Shall I get on my knees now????

Recovering Catholic here, I meant to pray!

[Paragon]

2. God loves you.

And the Cubs.

[Southsideirish]

3. I'm sick to my stomach.

If they get out of this inning (1st) I'm going upstairs and won't listen anymore - my ulcers can't stand it.

[Cush]

4. 3 run homer

FLorida leads 3-0

[Paragon]

5. FUCK...ME!!!

Where are you, Steve Bartman..?

[TSIAS]

6. Long way to go

But nice to have a lead early. FL's been working from behind so much this series.

[Paragon]

7. C'mon, Kerry...

Do your thang.

[Paragon]

8. YES!

Second and fucking third!

[Paragon]

9. 3-1, baby!!!

Help your cause, Kerry!

[Paragon]

11. HE DID!!!

fuuuuuuckkkkk YESSSSSS

[GOPisEvil]

10. KERRY WOOD TIES THE GAME!!!!!!

A 2-RUN HOMER!!!! :o:o:o:o:o:o

[Don_G]

12. 3 All!!!!!

Go CUBS!!!!!!

[Dookus]

13. WHEE!

:bounce:

[HEyHEY]

14. TIE GAME CUBS ON A MISSION!!!!

[ronzo]

16. That's what I'm talkin' about!!!

[Zech Marquis]

15. Kerry swings the big wood!

wow, I knew the guy could hit, but damn! what a huge HR this is for the Cubs, they needed this! Oh boy, that was automatic, too!

[Paragon]

17. My cat loves the CUBS!

I started screaming when Kerry hit that HR and now she's running all over the apartment like a madman. Ran into the bathroom door twice.

[Paragon]

21. Thud (twice)

[St. Jarvitude]

18. KID K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CCCCCCCUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBSSSSSSSSS!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :bounce:

[Paragon]

19. Welcome back to the thread, everybody!!

Hee hee...

[Mz Pip]

20. Oh... My... God

The pitcher just hit a home run.

Oh




My



God.


:bounce:

[Paragon]

22. Pretty.

Whiffs Pudge with a dandy of a pitch. Sweeet.

[Walt Starr]

24. That's a pretty good omen!

Striking out Pudge is a pretty good sign that things may be looking up!

[Paragon]

26. You want an omen...

Check out post #9. I called it. ;-)

[Walt Starr]

I saw that!

Wood needed to help his cause, and he did!

[RetroLounge]

23. I love Kerry Wood!

in a manly baseball hit home runs kinda way!

but if the Cubs win tonight I will gladly be his sex slave...

and if they win the World Series? Well, I'll move in woith him and his wife and be there house beatch...

okay, maybe not, but I might be4 one of us DU'ers to show his nekkid but in the lounge!

[Susang]

27. You can't have him, he's mine!

Okay, maybe we can share. :P

[Walt Starr]

28. I think Mrs. Wood would put the kabash on that!

If you've ever seen her, there's no chance Kerry would risk a marriage to her!

[Susang]

33. Perhaps I have hidden talents

That might persuade him. :evilgrin:

[TSIAS]

25. It's getting interesting now

Wondering how much longer Redman will be around.

[GOPisEvil]

29. The bullpen stirs...and it's Penny...

[GOPisEvil]

30. CUBS LEAD - ALOU 2-RUN Homer!

:wow:

[wellstone_democrat]

50. yee haw!

I want a Red Sox vs. Cubbies series!!!!!!

[Walt Starr]

31. YEAH BABY!!!!! HOLY MOISES!!!!!

YEAH BABY!!!!!

[Paragon]

32. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I can't fucking believe it!!! Moises!

[Don_G]

34. Cubs Got Another 2 Runs!!!!!!!

Go Cubs!!!!!

[RetroLounge]

35. Cubs up 5-3 Go Moises !!!!

eom

[St. Jarvitude]

39. Moises? More like MOSES Alou!

:evilgrin: :bounce:

GO CUBS!

[VermontDem2004]

36. I want the Cubs to win

because the Players and the Organization waited so long. But after what happened in the 8th inning I lost respect for most the fans.

[TSIAS]

37. Agreed

Most of the Cubs themselves handled it admirably.

[Walt Starr]

40. The emotions of the fans were understandable

Last night 90% of the fans were pissed at the guy.

This morning, 90% of the fans were hinestly sorry for the guy because after a night's sleep, they realized they would have done the same thing if they had been in his position.

[VermontDem2004]

45. 90% of the fans should've been angry with

Gonzales.

[Walt Starr]

47. But the Gonzales error screw up happened after the lost catch

The entire momentum changed after the lost catch and there's a very good reason for that.

The crowd went silent. That had a dramatic effect when you're playing with home field advantage.

I think today, 90% of the fans are more pissed off at themselves than anything else, tonight.

[VermontDem2004]

49. I know all about momentum

the answer to that is too keep your composure and stay focused, how did the Colts come from behind 3(or is it 4) touchdowns in 5 minutes? These players a paid professionals which means they are payed to make plays others can't, I seen teams allow 3 runs but keep their composure and make the play when it needs to be made. So why is it the fans fault for
for Gonzales making the error? Give me a better answer then "momentum"

[Walt Starr]

54. It's not that single fan's fault

It's the cumulative fault of every fan in the stadium.

After the lost catch (which 99.999% of anybody else in the guy's position would have done the same thing), the fans stopped supporting the players.

If the fans had shrugged it off and continued cheering them on, the psychological effect on the team would have been nowhere near as dramatic.

It was not a single fan's fault, it was the fault of 40,000 fans collectively.

[UrbScotty]

38. Don't lose respect for the fans!

The fan who caught the ball was only one of nearly 40,000 fans. Not all of them were Cubs fans, but still.

[VermontDem2004]

51. I have respect for Bartman

He did nothing wrong but he gets crucified for it. I guess tipping a foul ball is more important then getting your civil liberties stripped away every day.

[Walt Starr]

63. He'll make out fine

He'll make some cash from the talk shows and will still be fine in Chicago.

Being vilified for two innings in a playoff game will end up being a cash cow for him.

On top of that, he's one of the most devoted Chicago fans in the city.

[RetroLounge]

41. Oh grow up. We were mad. It's over.

but thanks for moralizing Mr. Bennett.

[Paragon]

42. LOL

Thanks, Retro. Let's all just watch the game, eh?

[VermontDem2004]

44. Well threatening the guys family

Hurling debris, etc. The other Cubs fans were very disrespectful. I think the Cubs fans need to grow up, sorry I have a problem when other people are treated disrespectful over a game he did NOT lose for the Cubs.

[Walt Starr]

43. HOLY MOISES WHAT A CATCH!!!!

Nobody can say the Cubbies don't have heart!

[Paragon]

46. C'mon...baby, don't you wanna go?

BLASTING the Blues Brothers right now. :D

[Paragon]

62. Hi de hey...

baby, don't you wanna go?

[bluestateguy]

48. I'm here to tell you: a 2 run lead against the Marlins is not enough

Cubs better score 3 or 4 more if they want a nice cushion for the rest of the game. A 2 run lead against Florida will not hold.

[Paragon]

52. uhhh...

Do you think Dusty told the offense to stop scoring or something?

[Walt Starr]

55. This is going to be hard fought all the way to the last out, methinks.

I figure it could go to 11.

[bluestateguy]

101. Told you so!

[FlashHarry]

53. Time to , er, yank Wood?

Whatcha think?

[ModerateMiddle]

56. I can't watch

[birdman]

58. The Marlins are starting to pop Wood

6-5.

Not good.

[Coventina]

59. Your subject line makes me feel dirty!

:evilgrin:

[FlashHarry]

60. ROTFLMAO!!! I didn't even think of that, honest!

I was referring to the Bronx Bombers...

[Spirochete]

57. No fan to blame this time

Just Wood's shitty pitching

[Paragon]

61. Strike three

Get bent.

[darknemus]

64. Come on, Marlins!

Make those Cubbies wait about another 100 years before another Post season run :)

(Its all out of love)

-darknemus

[Walt Starr]

65. Bu bye

never to see one of yhour posts again.

[darknemus]

66. Oh come on, I'm just having fun :)

Yeesh.. if the Cubs win, it'll be a great thing. if the Marlins win, it'll be great, too. Relax.

-darknemus

[Paragon]

67. Same here

So long, jerkweed.

[Paragon]

74. "Apology accepted, Captain Needa."

But watch yourself. ;-)

[darknemus]

78. Anyone using a Vader reference has my respect..

so, just for you: Let's go Cubbies!

-darknemus

[goobergunch]

68. Florida prepares for...

Goobergunchian :nuke:s. :evilgrin: ;-)

(and yes, I only have nukes in NationStates)

[RummyTheDummy]

76. Kinda like the Dolphins? heh heh

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[Walt Starr]

69. I'm starting to get really nervous

Wood has had a bad night, we're down a run, and we've gone to the bullpen.

This isn't looking to good....

[darknemus]

73. Looks good to me :)

Marlins tack on another run

-darknemus

[darknemus]

70. Well the Cubbies pulled Wood

Probably a smart move at this point in the game. Still, I have to say Let's go Marlins!

-darknemus

[TSIAS]

77. I don't get bringing in Farnsworth

He's struggled in these playoffs. I guess the Cubs bullpen has been bad as a whole. Borowski is probably the best of the bunch.

[FlashHarry]

71. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHH!

WTF was that???

[TSIAS]

72. Infield single scores a run

7-5 Florida.

Why the hell bring Farnsworth in? Almost as bad as Jack bringing in Willis last night.

[Spirochete]

75. Struck out Pudge!

Now to get some runs...

[maveric]

79. C'mon Cubs!!! I'm a Red Sox fan and I feel for you guys!

This is the year of the baseball gods mercy.
It will happen Chicago!

[nini]

80. C'mon God Damnit!!! Get some runs

go go go go go go go go.

[fishnfla]

81. Im converting

please dear God

[Cush]

82. 9-5 Marlins

[Spirochete]

83. Goddammit!

2 more runs in. It's hopeless.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

84. Was That Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins?

Singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame?

Please get some runs, Cubs! I want you to make it to the WS!!!

[Spirochete]

85. Yes, it was

Go Cubs!

[SiobhanClancy]

87. ignore

sorry..supposed to be somewhere else:)

[Paragon]

86. YEAH, Troy!

BIG fucking comeback now!!!

[maveric]

88. Home Run O'Leary!

Cubs close the gap to 3! 9-6 now!

[fishnfla]

89. The game is a long way from over

please who is up for bartman in the 9th?

[Paragon]

90. Runner on...

Please, Jesus...

[TSIAS]

91. Simon struck out

1 gone.

[FlashHarry]

92. WTF was that last swing?

It wasn't even in the box!

[Paragon]

95. Wasted at-bat

It was like he didn't give a fuck.

[TSIAS]

96. Simon isn't known for his patience

4 consecutive changeups got him.

[maveric]

93. Simon like Sosa is trying for the fences instead of getting on base.

Sammy wasted his last AB being careless and going for the long ball. Simon just did the same thing. C'mon Cubbies you need baserunners!

[TSIAS]

94. Wouldn't it be funny if Gonzo redeems himself?

He's got a chance to make it a 1 run game.

[TSIAS]

98. Guess it won't be happening (n/t)

[Spirochete]

100. he made it a 1 out game instead

[WindRavenX]

97. c'mon cubs!!

C'mon!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

99. Final out guys

it can still happen.....................

Nope. Sorry. That fan last night sucks.

[Spirochete]

105. That's sad

I really wanted them to win.

Now I'm off to sulk.

[TSIAS]

102. It's over!

Marlins win

:party:

[Cush]

103. CUbbies lose

[FlashHarry]

104. We'll get 'em next year.

:puke:

[maveric]

106. OMG!! I cant beleive it!

I'm sincerly sorry for all those that are Cubs fans. As a Red Sox faithful I truly feel for all of you.

[Coventina]

107. Silver Lining

This means that Fox is going to lose millions of $$$
Because there's probably only about 12 people who give a shit about the Marlins.

[trumad]

108. Sounds like sour grapes to me

I guarantee the series will have great ratings....

[Coventina]

109. Nope, just the truth

The ratings will be a ghost of what they would have been with the Cubs.

[trumad]

110. And how do you know that?

The ratings for the last Marlins WS were terrific and we played Cleveland...Oh well...at least the Nation will see winners instead of chokers....

[Coventina]

111. oh pur-lease!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, ha ha!!!

You had me there for a minute. I thought you were trying to be serious!!!!

:D

[trumad]

112. Well you've never had me...

it's obvious that you're bitter as hell, hence your senseless post....

And besides...who gives a fuck what you think about ratings...Now go home with your ball,,,,your seasons over... Go root for the Bears....

[Coventina]

113. Yikes!

Pot, meet kettle!