Pitching matchup
Cubs: Greggie, 12-13, 4.31 ERA
Brewers: Rick Helling, 2-1, 2.19 ERA
Lineups
Cubs
Neifi?, ss
Disgusted Stripper Flip, 2b
The erstwhile MVP, 1b
Nomar, 3b
Jeromy Burnitz, rf
Matt Murton, lf
Corey Patterson, cf
Michael Barrett, c
Greg Maddux, p
Brewers
Brady Clark, cf
Rickie Weeks, 2b
Lyle Overbay, 1b
Taco Maker, lf
Geoff Jenkins, rf
Bill “The Tribune may have the deed, but I own the Cubs” Hall, ss
Russell Branyan, 3b
The Omen, c
Rick “Bad as” Helling, p
I know Andy ridicules Maddux’ winning streak as being arbitrary, but I’d still like to see him get 15. In fact, I think it’d be cool if he could somehow do it for 20 years, making a nice, round 300.
What I DON’T want to see is the Cubs finishing .500, ’cause it’ll just embolden our fraudulent, toothpick-chewing, alibi-making, race-card throwing, flat-earth approach to lineup constructing, stubborn, combative, contrarian, delusional asswipe of a “manager”.
I was actually feeling good when they coughed that game up last night. Maybe that makes me less of a Cub fan, I don’t know. But I am rooting for Maddux today.
I won at least 13 games 19 years in a row, including 12 seasons of 25 wins or more, five 30 win seasons and 15 20 win seasons.
So Greg can tie my record of 13 win seasons today.
I should hang it up for good. That’s what I heard.
Did Pat just say that fall is the “time for possum” at me?
I never said Greg should retire, dude. I said I didn’t think that he should not not retire.
Derrek paid me to lose that “single” in the lights. I hate that f#$%in’ Pujols.
If the lights are on, how come it looks like they’re playing in a garage? I mean, I know it’s overcast, but jeesh.
Watch us finish ahead of the Cubs next year too…that’s bad, by the way.
You will if I’m still around, #8 dude.
Here’s Maddux’s most impressive stat.
1997 — 19 wins, 20 walks.
Holy crap.
In ’95 he won 19 and walked a whopping 23.
Then why should I hang it up for good?
Dusty, repeat after me:
Neifi is not a leadoff hitter
Neifi is not a leadoff hitter
Neifi is not a leadoff hitter
Neifi is not a leadoff hitter
Neifi is not a leadoff hitter
Next we’ll work on “Jose Macias is not a major league ballplayer…”
No way dude, veteran leadership, and good all around play off the bench is spelled J-O-S-E.
Dudes.
Gameday has Murton’s called strike three roughly at his chin. Was it that high?
The only people I’ve “heard” saying Maddux should quit are over at NSBB. They seem to think the Cubs could do something better with his $9 million. We all know they’d just take the money and light cigars with it. Greg should stay until he decides to go away on his own.
I do, however, find the 15 wins every year for 17 years streak to be void of any real meaning, other than an example of him being very good for a very long time. Like we need the streak to tell us that.
I guess we got the answer for the 13 game streak – but anyone know what the longest streak for consecutive 14 win seasons is, other than Cy Young? I wonder if 15 means something because you go from a decent number of pitchers having moderately long 14 game/year streaks, but not 15/year.
Where’s Carrie Muskrat when you need her? This may be the last relevant question she has to answer this season, unless she somehow says ‘yes’ to “Is Dusty going to be fired?”
20 walks? I do that in two weeks.
And what’s so big about Maddux going 17 years in a row w/15 wins? I mean– oh, wait. Never mind.
Now that, was a quality at bat.
Anyone?
I dunno, morpheus. I’ve got the radio call in my office. Whenever the legless, 800-lb. gorilla is in the booth, you can be sure to miss out on all of the essential details of the broadcast.
Did anyone else notice the strong correlation between Derek’s decline in batting average and my injury?
You all dogged me all year to hustle, as if raking wasn’t enough, and the one time I did trying to beat that DP out, it killed my quad mangs. Sure, the Cardinal TV crew has had years of fun pointing out when the catcher beats me down the first base line, but did you see me getting hurt on those plays?
I’m not saying… I’m just saying dudes.
It looked a little high, but not chin high. Top of the strikezone, maybe.
Shut up and eat me, Ramirez.
Mr. Ramirez, you’re table is ready.
Shit, that was bad, I meant your, well I am an IHOP.
I’m pitching like 90% of the Cubs’ staff.
Hey E-ramis, eat me. I’m hitting behind D Lee and I haven’t exactly been 1999 Gary Gaetti. You should be in the lineup protecting me and Derrek while I learn how to play left and little Carrottop plays center.
You better shut up Rick.
I supposedly “cannot believe” that Murton bounced into a DP.
I guess I really haven’t been here all year, if I can’t believe that. Rally killing is about as much of a sure thing as the sun rising in the East.
See if Opie had dove into first he’d have been safe!
(That’s like the one time in 100 that would actually have worked.)
How am I supposed to hit w/ CP protecting me? It’s like Dusty is setting me up for failure. What? He is? Fuck. Well, good thing I kept the lease on the place in Jackons.
I have a serious question and I demand to be taken seriously! Or something.
Why isn’t Adam Greenberg up with the team now? West Tenn is done, the only healthy centerfielder on the roster is Corey and it’d be nice to get Adam one actual at bat where he does something other than get skulled so he doesn’t turn up as the 21st Century Moonlight Graham in some “Field of Dreams” sequel.
I’m still bad.
How funny would it be if I turned up on this page next year
http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grahamo01.shtml
under: Similar hitters?
By the way, the greatest hitter ever argument begins and ends with John Paciorek.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/paciojo01.shtml
Five career plate appearances, three hits, two walks, four runs scored, three RBI and a career OPS of 2.000.
With his gay little fu manchu, Lyle Overstock.com looks like me.
I pay Wily Mo Pena to play a flyball into an out tonight.
Some people shouldn’t wear fu manchus, especially fat, annoying, redneck Brewers. I guess down in Bumblescum NC, he’s quite the trend setter.
4 innings, 42 pitches, 2 hits, 0 runs. Are you watching Mark?
We would be, but we cant get a signal on Comcast
I’ve pitched eight scoreless innings in Atlanta. Ryan Howard bats third in the ninth. He’ll go yard and we’ll win 1-0, to keep pace with the Astros who beat Zach Duke and the Pirates 2-1 this morning.
I’d do that, but my labrum is too peely.
Am I the only one who thinks that if Maddux doesn’t want to pitch next year (and I can’t see how he won’t, honestly…) that the Cubs should dump Rothschild and bring him on board as the pitching coach?
Or… similarly, if after next year when Greggy’s contract is up, dumping fat Larry and having him teach the kids in the pen, Mark how to keep the pitch count down and Kerry not to have that one maddening inning?
I’ve got a fax here Patrick and it says “Ron, I love your stories about khaki pants, burning toupees and yogurt. The bus for Chicago leaves one hour after the final out. Be under it.”
That’s pretty cute. I’ll do that.
Cub Fan in PA, Dolan suggested I be a pitcher-pitching coach next year in today’s Dose.
I’m going old school on the Brew Crew today.
I see where Dontrelle hit eighth last time he pitch. I demand to bat cleanup in my next outing. I’d also like to give center field a shot.
I didn’t homer. I singled and Bobby Abreu is on second with one out and Dave Bell up.
The good news is I can score from first on most triples.
Maybe Korey should listen to me.
Bell flew out. Todd Pratt was due, but I’m pinch hitting.
Hero time, bitches! My eyes are getting buggy just thinking about it!
USA! USA! USA!
Base hit! Phils lead 1-0 in the ninth.
Remember how clutch I was in 2001 Cubs fans?
Yeah, me neither.
That was the year Andy MacPhail’s big deadline pick ups were me, Delino and Freddy McGriff.
That was my patented “floater”.
Three run jack for the Phils! 4-0. Who am I?
In my defense:
2001 stats with Cubs:
Delino DeShields 68 games, .276 ba/.380 ob/.405 slg, 12 stolen bases, 1 caught stealing
M. Tucker 63 games, .263/.339/.449, 5 hr, 31 rbi
F. McGriff 49 games, .282/.383/.559, 12 hr, 41 rbi
Lost in that though is that Fred hit nothing during our slide out of the race, then went nuts once it was basically over.
Am I blind? I’ve gone back through the dose and can’t find the reference to Greggie being a pitcher-coach. Maybe I’m too fixated on the White Sux bashing. Anyone point me in the right direction?
Also, anyone think a Sux gamecast would be fun? At least if they lose….
The Phils should have the easiest road the last ten days in the NL Wild Card.
Three at Cincinnati
Three at home against the Mets
Three at Washington
Those three in Washington will be tough, but they should mash in Cincy and at home.
Houston
Three at Cubs
Two at St. Louis (and this year the Cardinals will probably figure out they should beat them, last year they gave a dubious effort against Houston much to the Cubs’ dismay, then had to win games six and seven against Houston for the pennant)
Four at home v. Cubs
Marlins (they’re screwed)
Already 4.5 out and then this:
Three at Atlanta
Three home v. Washington
Three v. Atlanta
PA, I don’t think you’re blind. It is a good idea though.
I made Cub Fan in PA re-read the dose like 6 times for something that wasn’t there? I’m a moran.
What is the Cubs record this year against the Brewers?
Well, we have one thing to play for… to spoil the ‘stros post-season hopes, and let those phun-loving phils get to the playoffs. Does anyone think we have that in us?
Mr. Prior see that you do it…10 pitches per inning for six inning..
Ahhh, 2001, when Andy McFuckfuck picked up Michael Tucker, Delino DeShields, Fred McStiff and Dave Weathers to bolster the team. Before acquiring those guys, the Cubs were in first. Thanks to their combined dispirited and crappy play, the Cubs steered clear of the playoffs.
In fairness, Michael Phucker did hit that one game winning homer against St. Louis that found some oblivious fat fuck in right field holding his beer and caromed right off his head.
I need to learn how to type…
If you wanna do it for someone, do it for me. After Tap began to age like Mad Dog 20/20, and Bere took a Casey liner off the knee, I kept us afloat. Didn’t I throw 2 one hitters as a Cub? Plus, I dominated the sux a couple times. Do it for me gang, I ate innings like I now eat cheese steaks.
Whoever said there are lies, damn lies and statsitcis had me in mind.
And Andy mentioned Maddux as pitcher/pitching coach on the message board, not a Dose.
https://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=1815.15
Back to work Fred!
I must admit, when I read that I’d said that about Greggie, I re-read the Dose. It’s bad enough to write it 45, don’t make me re-read the damn thing.
I even more amazing given it was not done against the cubs lineup
Greg is pitching me today.
Whatever Greg, you don’t have near enough strikeouts.
The douchebag from Iowa is the one who calls for my retirement in the 1st inning of my starts.
I like french fries, fancy catsup, and strip clubs. And not necessarily in that order.
How can you not enjoy this? It’s as if Maddux spent the first two games of the series closely watching every Milwaukee at-bat in preparation.
66 pitches through 7 innings? Are you kidding me?
It’s sad how little others take after his approach. But such is life in Dusty’s world, I guess.
Screw Dusty and the glory of a .500 season. Here’s today’s fucking lineup card.
Brandon Watson, LF
Marlon Byrd, CF
Carlos Baerga, 1B
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
Ryan Church, RF
Rick Short, 2B
Deivi Cruz, SS
Gary Bennett, C
Hector Carrasco, P
You make a really good point Mike. I wonder if you broke Maddux’s starts down by what game in a series it was, how the W’s and L’s would shake down. And if they would show he pitches better later in a series, with off days, would it then make sense to try and keep him pitching on those days, whenever possible? Just a thought.
Also, I’m sure Billy Beane would already have the answer…
Pssst. Looks like a sucker proposition, but I’d go long on the Nats.
Obviously Frank has no clue how to use his better atheletes.
Can somebody enlighten me on the Todd Walker/stripclub connection?
On me, someone said that “stealing Sanders and Tavares, would fill some much needed holes.” What a gem! Worst. Website. Ever.
Is someone trying to steal me?
Yeah, as if Desipio posters have contributed anything baseball-worthwhile in the last six months.
Check this out, and you’ll see 79, scroll down the page a bit.
I’m looking forward to the day I can read the comprehensive Greg Maddux book. All the various and collected tories about how he sets up hitters for later at-bats etc.
My favorite is this one–You might remember when the Cubs played in Anaheim last year. The series that ended in th 16-inning game where Hollandsworth made a game-saving catch and Jon LeICEster recorded his first win.
Well, in game #1 of the series, played on that Friday, Maddux started. It was a tight game in the 6th inning, when Vlad Guerrero was up. At one point Maddux had two strikes on him (2-2 or 1-2), and he threw a tailing pitch that Guerrero bailed on because he was so fooled, but managed to nail the inside corner for strike three. Except that Maddux got TOTALLY squeezed on the call and the ump called it a ball Guerrero then blasted the next pitch off the wall, driving in a couple and leading the Halos to victory.
About 2 months later, I was reading the paper, and they had a piece on Maddux. The article quoted someone–it may have been Barrett (or Gabor)– who was talking about how prepared Maddux is, and the interviewee referenced the at-bat with Guerrero from a couple months earlier.
Evidently, in between innings after that Guerrero at-bat, Maddux complained, out loud, that he had been setting up Guerrero for that ONE PARTICULAR PITCH “for THREE YEARS”
The guy rocks. Bow down before him.
The anonymous gutless douchebag from Parts Unknown (since he’s afraid to tell us who he is or where he’s from) is the one who posts about douchebags from Iowa who think I should retire.
People that compare to chicagosports.com, are probably retarded.
Will make you dumber simply by having done so.
18 pitches for Korey today. That’s 4.5 per AB.
New Record!
To not pitch Maddux in the 9th?
It better have been Maddux’s, or else, I’m setting up a road block on southbound I-94 tonight to beat Duty Baker to death with Ron Santo’s prosthetic leg.
Love that Jeff Cirillo hustle. He hit a one hop liner to Neifi and Neifi lobbed it over to first like he was tossing a ball into the stands to a little kid (not like Rob Dibble) and threw Cirillo out by 30 feet.
This could be a record low number of comments for a Cubs Live.
Sorry, I didn’t see any mention of Todd Walker.
Make some room on that bench for next year. I’m bringing Gerald Perry with me, if that’s okay?
Gone are the days of the 400 post Cubs Lives. Well, until spring training 2006, of course.
There’s the famous story of me letting Jeff Bagwell hit a homer with the bases loaded in a game the Braves were winning 8-0 on a pitch I’d never throw him in a tight spot, and for the next four years whenever he was up in a tight spot that’s the pitch he was looking for. My motto has always been, hitters remember what they hit, not what they missed.
I mean empty. The only thing loaded that game was Pete Van Wieren.
Even if I don’t get two more victories, I’m only one win away from tying that loser Kerry Wood’s career-high. And I’m nearly 40.
Jesus, what a waste that guy is.
Too few comments? Shit. I’ll be less busy at work tomorrow. I’m usually good for 80 or 90.
Well, that was fast… On games when Greggy is on, it’s like you can feel your baseball IQ jump 10-20 points.
I’m just trying to enjoy these last two weeks of the season and hoping I can savor in Chi Sux and Asstros misery to boot. Come Sunday the 2nd, there will be a hole that won’t be filled until next April.
bring me a bowl of butter… hahahahahahah
Here dollar bill, try me.
Congrats, Mad Dog, on yer win today.
Apparently, I swing and miss with the ladies a lot more than I do at the plate.
Oh – Mike D. I remember watching that game – it was late on a Friday night and my girlfriend was pissed that I stayed in until like after midnight on the East Coast to watch the Cubs instead of going to whatever party our friends were having that night.
And I remember throwing something across the room and yelling at the TV for the next two innings after that at-bat. It’s sick what I’ll remember about games once the memory gets rolling… Thanks for the story.
When dod that little Chief Wahoo sneak on the the bottom of the Desipio masthead?
Me likey.
A couple days ago Chuck.
Intrepid Reader: McStiff
September 22nd, 2005 at 2:43 pm
Whoever said there are lies, damn lies and statsitcis had me in mind.
Whenever I think of statsitcis I think of Fred. It also happens when I think of pneumonia, gout and syphlis
HI I JUST YELLED AT COREY TO GO TO WINTERBALLL. YAY
Does that mean I’m no longer Colonel Blimp?
I’ve been demoted…
Cub fan in PA–
That’s why I love that story. I, too, was watching that game and was sick over how badly squeezed Maddux was on that pitch. When I read the story, two months later, about how he had set up Vlad for that one specific pitch, I was like “I REMEMBER THAT AT-BAT!” Having personally recalled the at-bat in question made the story thatmuch sweeter for me.
Can I still be the Colonel Blimp of the NFL?
Can take place a week from today, when the Pale Chokers square off against the Kitties in Comerica.
First pitch is 12:05. If the Sox are still desperately clinging for their lives, it could be fung.
We may be out of it, but I’m trying to make a miraculous late rally for Cy Young consideration.
The White Sox lead will be 1.5 games in six hours. Muhahahahahaha.
From Col. to Capt., musta deflowered a one star’s daughter on the pool table at a crowded NCO club.
You had better win out Johan, cuz I’ve already cleared space on my table, er…I mean mantle. I’m muy gordo. Me and Vlad are gonna see who can have the longer career while not learning one word of English.
You know I don’t speak Spanish.
Send me an email, mang.
That Maddux/Vlad at bat was happening during Ronald Reagan’s memorial in California while his son was using his father’s eulogy as a platform to bash Bush on national t.v. Can’t remember which made me more upset but I hope it was the Guererro thing. Still see that ball hitting high of the wall. that was a great series though. I think I went to a strip club that night. Bachelor party.
After Apex visited?
One word– demolished.
For some reason the Chief Wahoo logo isn’t showing up on my computer, but yet it does when I use a different computer…
Thanks for looking out for me Apex. Now go eat yer salad, bitch tits.
Heck with the Wahoo logo, BC, get on the computer where you penned my eugoogly and tell these idiots what’s what again before they change the subject.
Huh? Where am I? Who took my horsey? Are you Gene Autry? Am I?
Apparently, I want people to know everything about me, even when they don’t ask. I am annoying, but I promise the next time I see the Chippendales perform, I’ll give you guys a “breakdown”. Ooh, I’m priceless. Wheee!!!!
I was looking at my stats earlier and came across BB. I heard it stands for base on balls, whatever the hell that means. That sounds like it hurts.
Best third sacker in baseball, ladies. Clutch hit after clutch hit, we only show up when it MEANS something. Unlike your cubs. I am the real fucking deal, and this team is clutch. Going all the way, girls. See ya.
Yeah, remember when Gammons said we would be the second coming of Mantle and Marris this year? And then that beat writer wrote a nice long piece predicting the same. How’s that working out for us?
Could I be a bigger douche? I mean, I take idiocy to a new level.
Nope there is no way a bigger douchbag exists. Hah, you can actually tell if the Sux get serious about baseball, the first one gone will be me. I’m just an arrogant hillbillie.
I wonder if Bobby realizes the importance of this next pitch.
Oh oh.
When translated to Spanish, my name becomes “Ozzie Guillen”.
I wonder how “Joe Crede” is feeling today after writing that.