Is there anywhere you’d rather be than right here, right now?
It’s time for the little boys who pouted after last night’s loss to step aside.
Game seven is not for faint of heart. It’s for men!
Mark Redmans don’t win game sevens.
Kerry Woods do.
And Kerry Wood, will!
Where would you rather be?
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 6:58 pm
The moneyline tonight (no that I would know what that means) has the Cubs -240. Let’s hope they are right.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:00 pm
Andy, the first row behind home plate wouldn’t be too bad a place to be.
Jack McKeon
on October 15, 2003 at 7:02 pm
I like it here, at West Side Park.
Bluto Blutarsky
on October 15, 2003 at 7:03 pm
What happened the Cubs I used to know? What a bunch of pathetic, crying babies.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
No.
And it’s not over now!
Chip Caray
on October 15, 2003 at 7:04 pm
What’s better than being in tthe hot tub with me and Beeege?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:07 pm
Marv is right. So is Bluto.
What would we be doing tonight if the Cubs weren’t playing?
Watching a "very special Ed" on NBC? Downloading porn? Watching and rewatching game six and trying to remember who puked behind the entertainment center?
So we just do that all tomorrow night. These Cubs are built of sterner stuff.
Has there ever been a great sports movie made where the team didn’t suffer some sort of heart wrenching loss, only to overcome it in the end with a dramatic victory?
Hell no, even Air Bud had a tough loss!
Last night’s the night that when it crept into our dreams it caused us to wake up in a puddle of our own sweat.
Tonight’s the night that when we dream about it, we wake up in a puddle of something else.
Go Cubs.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:10 pm
Where the hell is FX again?
Hey, "Say Anything"!
Lili Taylor banging out "Joe Lies" on her guitar. I think I’d rather watch this than the Cubs.
OK, maybe not.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:11 pm
Whatever happened to Ione Skye? And really, why did Cameron Crowe ever think she was really that hot?
Uh, the Cubs are going to start on FX, right?
JK
on October 15, 2003 at 7:11 pm
Anything on TV tonight?
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:13 pm
Just five wins away from seeing if those idiots in the "what would you do if the Cubs won the World Series" actually do what they said they would.
Or was it just another advertising sham?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:13 pm
Lili Taylor was like what, 28 when she made this movie? She was supposed to be a high school senior?
Who does she think she is, Gabrielle Carteris?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:14 pm
Jeremy Piven is in this, too. Christ, Cusack was carrying him then, too?
And Eric Stoltz as a big chicken. This IS a great movie by the way.
But Cubs first pitch is three minutes away.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:14 pm
Does Comcast even carry FX?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:15 pm
When I got home and the Yankees game was still on, I assumed it was in extra innings. Cuh-rist, how long does it take to play NINE innings?
I hate the American League.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:16 pm
Only in parts of Chicago.
Hey, Dan Castalanetta (Homer Simpson) was in the movie and got cut out of it. He played a creepy guy. Yikes. Anyway, he’s an NIU alum, just like all geniuses. Like me.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:17 pm
Have no fear, the Yankees have been subdued.
Notify the affiliates, we’re starting on regular old Fox!
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:17 pm
Any predictions, genius prophet?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:18 pm
OK, maybe not.
Hey, tHom says the Marlins were down 3-1 in the series? Really? He says they were down 3-0 in the eighth last night, too? Who had any idea?
Steve Lyons still thinks all the pressure is on the Cubs. I’d like to apply all the pressure on Steve’s head.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:19 pm
First pitch is a strike.
Whew, that was easy?
What time’s the parade?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:20 pm
Andybody seen Steve Bartman? He left his tickets at will call.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:20 pm
Pierre triples to the corner. Not a good start.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:21 pm
Wind’s blowing out. The Cubs will score plenty tonight. Just keep it a minimum here, Kerry.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:22 pm
Somebody needs to tell Lyons that Juan Pierre can not fly. That’s just silly. He doesn’t even have wings.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:23 pm
Terrible baserunning by Pierre. On a looper to left he goes half way. Even if Alou catches it he’ll have to slide, so Pierre should be tagging. He doesn’t. One out. Juan’s still at first.
Kerry from Chicago
on October 15, 2003 at 7:23 pm
Why do they swing when I grove an 0-2 fastball?
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:24 pm
Why is Alou making a sliding catch like that wih a runner on third?
It should be a lot easier to throw home on your feet, rather than your knees.
KD
on October 15, 2003 at 7:24 pm
Ok, I forgive D Miller now …
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:25 pm
Aside to Andy:
Pierre’s on third…
KD
on October 15, 2003 at 7:27 pm
Keep throwing that slider with two strikes. Establish yourself RFN.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:27 pm
Juan’s a third with one out. I can’t type tonight.
I didn’t even know Al was there tonight. Steve won’t shut up.
I can’t wait until tHom and Steve lecture Cubs fans for being mean. That’ll be great.
Kerry walks Pudge.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:28 pm
Al’s talking about execution.
Can we do that to the tv crew?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:28 pm
What kind of racket does 5,000 drunken Cubs fans with thundersticks on Waveland make. Yikes.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:29 pm
Well, that’s really not a good start. Cabrera homers to left and it’s 3-0.
Just means it’s their turn to blow the lead tonight.
Chuck
on October 15, 2003 at 7:30 pm
Kerry Wood is not a money pitcher. I said it before. I’ll keep saying it.
Game over.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:30 pm
That was actually a good pitch by
Kerry, and good hitting by Cabrera.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:32 pm
Wood strikes out Derek Lee.
I’m not being Pollyanna here, there will be plenty of runs scored here tonight.
Chuck
on October 15, 2003 at 7:32 pm
26 pitches for 2 outs. Juan Cruz in inning 4.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:32 pm
OK, Chuck. We’ll see you in April then. Have a nice winter.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:34 pm
Wood strikes out Lowell.
After a half, Marlins 3, Cubs coming to bat.
Arne Harris
on October 15, 2003 at 7:35 pm
Three runs will never win this game.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 7:35 pm
Good evening everyone.
Being a fan is all about games like this. They can make you or break you. You have to be here.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:39 pm
tHom: Mark Redman has pitched very well in the playoffs.
He’s got more hits allowed than innings pitched and as many walks as K’s. He’s not exactly lighting it up.
Lofton grounds to second.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:40 pm
Gruddy singles to left.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:42 pm
Sammy flies out into the well in right.
Two down.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:44 pm
Alou flies to the track in right.
Mark Redman is pumped! He just gave up two warning track shots.
We’re coming for you Mark.
After one, Marlins 3, Cubs 0.
Mark Redman
on October 15, 2003 at 7:45 pm
If you threw the crap I do, you’d be thrilled to keep it in the park too!
I won’t even ask to compare paychecks.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:48 pm
Conine reaches on a routine play. He hits a liner to Wood that Kerry almost backhands and catches, the ball rolls into foul territory and Damian Miller just misses throwing Conine out at first.
One on.
KW's Right Flipper
on October 15, 2003 at 7:50 pm
I got 59 left in me.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:50 pm
Hey, tHom just worked Jose Rijo into the broadcas! Says Jose made behind the back grabs with "regularity."
Yeah, and later in his career he made anklegrabs as balls were rocketed out of the park on him.
Evil Alex files to center.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:51 pm
Redman pops the bunt straight up to Miller.
Two out.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:52 pm
Pierre lines to Alex. The Marlins get squat.
After one and a half, Marlins 3, Cubs 0.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:54 pm
Alex makes the routine play.
Too bad it’s 24 hours and two innings too late.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:55 pm
It seems to be as quiet in heere as it is at Wrigley.
Where is the love?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:56 pm
E-ramis hits one right into Stevie Bartman’s seat. See, you could have had it tonight.
You know, I love how indignant Fox is about Bartman, but they showed him over and over again last night, and are showing him now.
Shut up.
The Love
on October 15, 2003 at 7:56 pm
I’ve been replaced by The Indifference.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:56 pm
They’ll be around once the Cubs scratch a few.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:58 pm
Lyons: "The people who said they would have let the ball drop are hypocrites. Everyone would have tried to catch it."
Screw that.
Now tHom is trying to issue a plea for calm. Perhaps you all should stop talking about it?
E-ramis flies out to second.
Joththth Lewin is on, spitting his way through a report.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 7:58 pm
Karros singles to right.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 7:59 pm
I’m calm. Is it too late to get that "package" back from the pos Office/
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:00 pm
Alex doubles off the ivory in center.
Be careful Juan, that stuff grows on elephants!
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:02 pm
Miller grounds out to third, but Karros scores and Alex goes to third.
Kerry needs to drive Alex in.
3-1 Florida.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:03 pm
Did that man with the TV have a feather boa on his arm?
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 8:04 pm
Fox sure has a fixation on all the goofs standing on Waveland Ave, watching the last row of the bleachers.
Chuck, I may not be a money pitcher, but I AM a money hitter.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:06 pm
Great shot of Kerry’s home run trot. He hit it, knew it was gone, put his head down and took the grand tour.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 8:06 pm
Oh ye of little faith.
Come on guys, no defeatism.
This is game 7, fight it out.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 8:08 pm
At least four of us here kept the faith.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:08 pm
Kenny strikes out.
BUT
The Cubs get
one
two
three in the second and we are tied at three.
BTW, Kerry smoked that thing.
Eliza Dushku
on October 15, 2003 at 8:09 pm
Allow me to filet those Fish.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 8:10 pm
Bring it on guys.
The players aren’t quitting/cwitting.
Nor should you.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:10 pm
If you were going to passively watch game seven, knowing full well that the Cubs were going to go down easy.
They just s@#$ all over your plan.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:11 pm
Mattus, you and I might be the only ones who got the cwitting joke.
Nice.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:11 pm
Castillo grounds to Alex.
One down.
p. d.
on October 15, 2003 at 8:12 pm
I seem to recall a deadbird game where we were down 6-0 and won…
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:12 pm
Everybody’s available in the Cubs bullpen. Except for Mark Guthrie. They sent him to keep an eye on Steve Bartman.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:14 pm
Brad Penny warming up in the bullpen. I speak for Cubs fans everywhere when I pray he comes in. He’s toast.
KD
on October 15, 2003 at 8:14 pm
Guthrie couldn’t hold Bo Diaz on first base with two outs, he can’t hold Bartman.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:14 pm
Woody strikes out Pudge.
Two down.
T.J. Brown
on October 15, 2003 at 8:15 pm
Well, my wife almost made me sleep on the couch last night after we left the bar we were at swearing to exact my revenge on Mr. Hewitt Associates weenie and just swearing in general.
Today she’s at the beach. I’m in this condo watching the game and occasionally looking at the ocean.
And I’m a little less depressed after the 2-run bomb by Wood.
He doesn’t give up another run. And he won’t come out unless his arm falls off either. Steve Lyons might have a pitch-count fetish (don’t you love listening to Al Leiter correct the 2 clowns up there?), but Wood will throw 300 pitches today if it means going to the World Series.
(He just fanned Pudge)
Bo Diaz's satellite dish
on October 15, 2003 at 8:15 pm
Muahahahahahahaha!
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:16 pm
Nasty curve strikes out Miguel.
Gruddy, Sammy, Moises and E-ramis due in the third.
Wrigley’s ready to pop.
Let’s give it some reason to.
After two and a half, tied at three.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:18 pm
How many Grammy’s did the great song "Wingman" win?
Great song.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:18 pm
Hey guys (and Mariam), Fox has a new show called The OC, and it’s on two weeks from tonight!
I had no idea.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:19 pm
Gruddy grounds to short.
One down.
Did Mark Redman do his cool fist pump after the second inning?
Did I miss that?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:20 pm
If I hear "doublin’ up" one more time, I’m going to double over.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:21 pm
Redman either hits Sammy with a curve or it’s ball four. Either way, Sammy’s on first.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:22 pm
Brad Penny’s going to hit his pitch count while he’s still in the bullpen.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 8:22 pm
Just when I give Gruddy a wrap, he goes back to being an auto-out.
Come on lads…
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:23 pm
Moises gives the Waveland crew a souveinir.
Cubs lead 5-3. This time, it counts.
Where have I heard that before?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:24 pm
E-ramis lines to the gap in right, Cabrera plays it so badly he has to jump to catch it.
Loud outs now.
Two down.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 8:25 pm
That’s the way.
Perfecto.
Everyone playing big.
Team game, team result…
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:26 pm
Karros flies to center.
The Cubs get
one
two more and after three lead it 5-3.
Keep them coming.
Perhaps now Josh Beckett wishes he hadn’t spent six hours in The Lodge last night getting hammered?
Maybe the hammering will continue a little later if he strolls out of the ‘pen?
JL
on October 15, 2003 at 8:28 pm
I haven’t figured out why Fox will show the OC and Joe Millionaire commercials every other inning, but they hold off on showing the Eliza commercial until the 9th inning.
I’m just saying that you would think that the network that brings you "Joe Millionaire" would latch on to that fact. That is all. And Sea Bass is a horrible nickname.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:46 pm
Wood walks Banks, who had no chance of getting a hit off him.
Oh, no, Al’s waving a ball at the camera again.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:47 pm
Pierre with a very Cub-like at bat. He hacks at the first pitch and flies to center.
One out.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:50 pm
Wood walks Castillo.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:51 pm
Pudge doubles to right.
5-4 Cubs.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 8:51 pm
Brian?
Right, at first I thought you said ‘Briana’…
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:53 pm
Cabrera grounds to first.
tHom loves the Marlins.
Game tied at five.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:53 pm
Lee singles to right.
Marlins lead 6-5.
Woody’s out of gas.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:55 pm
Lee steals second.
Farnsy up in the bullpen.
Mobil
on October 15, 2003 at 8:55 pm
Wood never had any.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:56 pm
Wood strikes out Lowell.
The Marlins come back to take a 6-5 lead. The Cubs have the top of the order due up in the fifth.
Josh Beckett and his blood alcohol level are coming in.
Nobody light a match!
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 8:59 pm
Lofton flies to center.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:01 pm
Cabrera plays a liner into a diving attempt, but he gets it.
Two out.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:01 pm
Sammy hits it hard to the gap, but it’s caught.
After five, Marlins 6, Cubs 5.
Mattus
on October 15, 2003 at 9:02 pm
Come on guys, fight it, fight it.
They’re not going to give it to you, you have to take it.
George in the Bronx
on October 15, 2003 at 9:03 pm
Sosa is welcome here.
MD
on October 15, 2003 at 9:03 pm
Steve Stone just said, in talking about Cabrera,
"You’re looking at a YOUNG Albert Pujols"
I guess Stoney’s not buying Pujols’ birth certificate either.
Dave "the rally" Veres is in to pitch to evil Alex Gonzalez. Why don’t they walk Alex and see if McKeon will let Beckett hit. If they pinch hit Hollandsworth then use Remlinger. I’d say Guthrie, but we know better.
Matt
on October 15, 2003 at 9:42 pm
DAVE VERES is the answer from Dusty?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:42 pm
tHom just said something important. The Marlins don’t have anybody warming up. So if Veres gives up a hit to Gonzalez, with an open base and the pitcher on deck. We need to shove his DK 57 patch where the sun don’t shine.
Dave B
on October 15, 2003 at 9:43 pm
Penny & Beckett. Farns & Veres. DUSTINY.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:43 pm
Just terrible baseball. Gonzalez bloops a double in front of Kenny. Two runs score.
This game’s over.
The season’s over.
Gonzalez gets thrown out trying to go to third.
That makes no sense.
But then, a lot of things about this series have made no sense.
After six and a half, Marlins 9, Cubs 5.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:47 pm
Gonzalez sends Juan Pierre into the ivory, but he catches it. One out.
Juan Pierre
on October 15, 2003 at 9:47 pm
The ivory this fall is very pretty.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:47 pm
Tom Goodwin to hit for Miller.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:49 pm
The third base ump is in a hurry to go fishing.
He rings Goodwin up on strike three.
Terrible call.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:49 pm
The decaying corpse of Troy O’Leary to hit for the decaying corpse of Dave Veres. Seems about right.
Dave B
on October 15, 2003 at 9:51 pm
Blow his fuckin’ elbow out, Trader Jack.
Fox deserves a Marlins-Red Sox World Series.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:52 pm
O’Leary’s decaying corpse sends one into the right field stands.
9-6 Marlins.
How awful is the decision to pitch to Gonzalez now?
Fish/Sox is better than Yankees/Fish. Who would watch that?
MD
on October 15, 2003 at 9:55 pm
No point in giving up now.
Wait–Beckett’s batting for himself?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:57 pm
Remlinger strikes out Beckett.
I’m not saying.
I’m just saying.
Big Z
on October 15, 2003 at 9:58 pm
Why didn’t Dusty use Zambrano instead of Veres?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:59 pm
Alex makes a great diving catch of a liner from Juan Pierre.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 9:59 pm
Oh sure, now Dusty’s all over the bullpen.
Regular Joe to pitch to Castillo.
JL
on October 15, 2003 at 10:01 pm
Why go to Borowski? What happens if we tie the game up and go into extra innings? Guthrie and Alf?
Thom Brennaman
on October 15, 2003 at 10:01 pm
"Wow, aren’t these Marlins something? And that Miguel Cabrera, wow. I am hoping I can bump Chip Caray and Craig Biggio from their seat at the Finnish gay bath spa and suck Cabrera’s little boy dick ’til it’s nice and raw. Wait, are we still on the air? Al, get your hand off my crotch. But, how ’bout those Marlins!!"
This objective sports presentation brought to you by the Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Endangered Fish.
Is Jason Giambi so desperate for $$$ that he needs to do deodorant commercials? How pathetic.
DK
on October 15, 2003 at 10:05 pm
If we go to extra innings somehow, I’m sure we’ll see Clement. He has 3 days rest. Of course, that begs the question why you don’t use him instead of Dave fucking Veres and give up those 2 extra runs, which in the end will probably be the difference.
You know, Dusty may be a great player’s manager and a great motivator, but he is an AWFUL manager for pitching decisions, he just plain sucks. I think the empirical evidence is overwhelming at this point.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 10:07 pm
Gruddy flies to deep center.
One out.
DK
on October 15, 2003 at 10:07 pm
Man, the Cubs must have a half-dozen near homers tonite, egads.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 10:08 pm
Sammy strikes out looking.
Two out.
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 10:09 pm
Moises grounds to short.
Whatever Josh Beckett drank last night, he should have offered some to Kerry.
Three outs left in the season.
Then Hendry needs to start looking for some bullpen help.
little jimmy edmonds
on October 15, 2003 at 10:10 pm
muhahahahahahaha!
upset
on October 15, 2003 at 10:10 pm
these fox announcers sure want to s*ck josh beckett’s d*ck
little jimmy edmonds
on October 15, 2003 at 10:10 pm
What am I laughing at? I’ve been home masturbating to the Dog Fancy catalog for three weeks now.
Bob Davie
on October 15, 2003 at 10:12 pm
Andy, If the Cubs do go down, will you start focusing on ND again? I miss your takes on ND.
DK
on October 15, 2003 at 10:12 pm
Well, it was a great season, a lot of thrills. In the end, Dusty’s poor decision making, a tired pitching staff, and too many holes in the hitting lineup were out undoing. This really hurts given we were up 3 games to 1, but in the end, this really isn’t THAT good of a team, and we all know it. We just got hot at the right time and got some breaks in September such as Houston’s choke job.
But when we needed it, both Prior and Woody ran out of gas, and Dusty mismanaged his bullpen (again), and we can’t win one of two at home to win the pennant.
We really are masochists to be Cubs fans, aren’t we? It is too painful to say, but….wait ’til next year???
Great website Andy, take care….
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 10:13 pm
Pudge flies to Sammy.
Chuck S.
on October 15, 2003 at 10:13 pm
Francis Beltran?
Andy
on October 15, 2003 at 10:14 pm
I have yet to watch more than about ten minutes of any Notre Dame game. I don’t even know who they play this Saturday. But it looks like I get to find out now.
Is there anywhere you’d rather be than right here, right now?
It’s time for the little boys who pouted after last night’s loss to step aside.
Game seven is not for faint of heart. It’s for men!
Mark Redmans don’t win game sevens.
Kerry Woods do.
And Kerry Wood, will!
Where would you rather be?
The moneyline tonight (no that I would know what that means) has the Cubs -240. Let’s hope they are right.
Andy, the first row behind home plate wouldn’t be too bad a place to be.
I like it here, at West Side Park.
What happened the Cubs I used to know? What a bunch of pathetic, crying babies.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
No.
And it’s not over now!
What’s better than being in tthe hot tub with me and Beeege?
Marv is right. So is Bluto.
What would we be doing tonight if the Cubs weren’t playing?
Watching a "very special Ed" on NBC? Downloading porn? Watching and rewatching game six and trying to remember who puked behind the entertainment center?
So we just do that all tomorrow night. These Cubs are built of sterner stuff.
Has there ever been a great sports movie made where the team didn’t suffer some sort of heart wrenching loss, only to overcome it in the end with a dramatic victory?
Hell no, even Air Bud had a tough loss!
Last night’s the night that when it crept into our dreams it caused us to wake up in a puddle of our own sweat.
Tonight’s the night that when we dream about it, we wake up in a puddle of something else.
Go Cubs.
Where the hell is FX again?
Hey, "Say Anything"!
Lili Taylor banging out "Joe Lies" on her guitar. I think I’d rather watch this than the Cubs.
OK, maybe not.
Whatever happened to Ione Skye? And really, why did Cameron Crowe ever think she was really that hot?
Uh, the Cubs are going to start on FX, right?
Anything on TV tonight?
Just five wins away from seeing if those idiots in the "what would you do if the Cubs won the World Series" actually do what they said they would.
Or was it just another advertising sham?
Lili Taylor was like what, 28 when she made this movie? She was supposed to be a high school senior?
Who does she think she is, Gabrielle Carteris?
Jeremy Piven is in this, too. Christ, Cusack was carrying him then, too?
And Eric Stoltz as a big chicken. This IS a great movie by the way.
But Cubs first pitch is three minutes away.
Does Comcast even carry FX?
When I got home and the Yankees game was still on, I assumed it was in extra innings. Cuh-rist, how long does it take to play NINE innings?
I hate the American League.
Only in parts of Chicago.
Hey, Dan Castalanetta (Homer Simpson) was in the movie and got cut out of it. He played a creepy guy. Yikes. Anyway, he’s an NIU alum, just like all geniuses. Like me.
Have no fear, the Yankees have been subdued.
Notify the affiliates, we’re starting on regular old Fox!
Any predictions, genius prophet?
OK, maybe not.
Hey, tHom says the Marlins were down 3-1 in the series? Really? He says they were down 3-0 in the eighth last night, too? Who had any idea?
Steve Lyons still thinks all the pressure is on the Cubs. I’d like to apply all the pressure on Steve’s head.
First pitch is a strike.
Whew, that was easy?
What time’s the parade?
Andybody seen Steve Bartman? He left his tickets at will call.
Pierre triples to the corner. Not a good start.
Wind’s blowing out. The Cubs will score plenty tonight. Just keep it a minimum here, Kerry.
Somebody needs to tell Lyons that Juan Pierre can not fly. That’s just silly. He doesn’t even have wings.
Terrible baserunning by Pierre. On a looper to left he goes half way. Even if Alou catches it he’ll have to slide, so Pierre should be tagging. He doesn’t. One out. Juan’s still at first.
Why do they swing when I grove an 0-2 fastball?
Why is Alou making a sliding catch like that wih a runner on third?
It should be a lot easier to throw home on your feet, rather than your knees.
Ok, I forgive D Miller now …
Aside to Andy:
Pierre’s on third…
Keep throwing that slider with two strikes. Establish yourself RFN.
Juan’s a third with one out. I can’t type tonight.
I didn’t even know Al was there tonight. Steve won’t shut up.
I can’t wait until tHom and Steve lecture Cubs fans for being mean. That’ll be great.
Kerry walks Pudge.
Al’s talking about execution.
Can we do that to the tv crew?
What kind of racket does 5,000 drunken Cubs fans with thundersticks on Waveland make. Yikes.
Well, that’s really not a good start. Cabrera homers to left and it’s 3-0.
Just means it’s their turn to blow the lead tonight.
Kerry Wood is not a money pitcher. I said it before. I’ll keep saying it.
Game over.
That was actually a good pitch by
Kerry, and good hitting by Cabrera.
Wood strikes out Derek Lee.
I’m not being Pollyanna here, there will be plenty of runs scored here tonight.
26 pitches for 2 outs. Juan Cruz in inning 4.
OK, Chuck. We’ll see you in April then. Have a nice winter.
Wood strikes out Lowell.
After a half, Marlins 3, Cubs coming to bat.
Three runs will never win this game.
Good evening everyone.
Being a fan is all about games like this. They can make you or break you. You have to be here.
tHom: Mark Redman has pitched very well in the playoffs.
He’s got more hits allowed than innings pitched and as many walks as K’s. He’s not exactly lighting it up.
Lofton grounds to second.
Gruddy singles to left.
Sammy flies out into the well in right.
Two down.
Alou flies to the track in right.
Mark Redman is pumped! He just gave up two warning track shots.
We’re coming for you Mark.
After one, Marlins 3, Cubs 0.
If you threw the crap I do, you’d be thrilled to keep it in the park too!
I won’t even ask to compare paychecks.
Conine reaches on a routine play. He hits a liner to Wood that Kerry almost backhands and catches, the ball rolls into foul territory and Damian Miller just misses throwing Conine out at first.
One on.
I got 59 left in me.
Hey, tHom just worked Jose Rijo into the broadcas! Says Jose made behind the back grabs with "regularity."
Yeah, and later in his career he made anklegrabs as balls were rocketed out of the park on him.
Evil Alex files to center.
Redman pops the bunt straight up to Miller.
Two out.
Pierre lines to Alex. The Marlins get squat.
After one and a half, Marlins 3, Cubs 0.
Alex makes the routine play.
Too bad it’s 24 hours and two innings too late.
It seems to be as quiet in heere as it is at Wrigley.
Where is the love?
E-ramis hits one right into Stevie Bartman’s seat. See, you could have had it tonight.
You know, I love how indignant Fox is about Bartman, but they showed him over and over again last night, and are showing him now.
Shut up.
I’ve been replaced by The Indifference.
They’ll be around once the Cubs scratch a few.
Lyons: "The people who said they would have let the ball drop are hypocrites. Everyone would have tried to catch it."
Screw that.
Now tHom is trying to issue a plea for calm. Perhaps you all should stop talking about it?
E-ramis flies out to second.
Joththth Lewin is on, spitting his way through a report.
Karros singles to right.
I’m calm. Is it too late to get that "package" back from the pos Office/
Alex doubles off the ivory in center.
Be careful Juan, that stuff grows on elephants!
Miller grounds out to third, but Karros scores and Alex goes to third.
Kerry needs to drive Alex in.
3-1 Florida.
Did that man with the TV have a feather boa on his arm?
Fox sure has a fixation on all the goofs standing on Waveland Ave, watching the last row of the bleachers.
Karros, he’s the man.
I said it.
Kerry doesn’t drive the man in.
HE DRIVES THE MAN AND HIMSELF IN.
WE’RE TIED and Wrigley just woke up.
The Fish are in shock for a change.
Good God Kerry!!
Wh… aw hell, this joke’s over.
Chuck, I may not be a money pitcher, but I AM a money hitter.
Great shot of Kerry’s home run trot. He hit it, knew it was gone, put his head down and took the grand tour.
Oh ye of little faith.
Come on guys, no defeatism.
This is game 7, fight it out.
At least four of us here kept the faith.
Kenny strikes out.
BUT
The Cubs get
one
two
three in the second and we are tied at three.
BTW, Kerry smoked that thing.
Allow me to filet those Fish.
Bring it on guys.
The players aren’t quitting/cwitting.
Nor should you.
If you were going to passively watch game seven, knowing full well that the Cubs were going to go down easy.
They just s@#$ all over your plan.
Mattus, you and I might be the only ones who got the cwitting joke.
Nice.
Castillo grounds to Alex.
One down.
I seem to recall a deadbird game where we were down 6-0 and won…
Everybody’s available in the Cubs bullpen. Except for Mark Guthrie. They sent him to keep an eye on Steve Bartman.
Brad Penny warming up in the bullpen. I speak for Cubs fans everywhere when I pray he comes in. He’s toast.
Guthrie couldn’t hold Bo Diaz on first base with two outs, he can’t hold Bartman.
Woody strikes out Pudge.
Two down.
Well, my wife almost made me sleep on the couch last night after we left the bar we were at swearing to exact my revenge on Mr. Hewitt Associates weenie and just swearing in general.
Today she’s at the beach. I’m in this condo watching the game and occasionally looking at the ocean.
And I’m a little less depressed after the 2-run bomb by Wood.
He doesn’t give up another run. And he won’t come out unless his arm falls off either. Steve Lyons might have a pitch-count fetish (don’t you love listening to Al Leiter correct the 2 clowns up there?), but Wood will throw 300 pitches today if it means going to the World Series.
(He just fanned Pudge)
Muahahahahahahaha!
Nasty curve strikes out Miguel.
Gruddy, Sammy, Moises and E-ramis due in the third.
Wrigley’s ready to pop.
Let’s give it some reason to.
After two and a half, tied at three.
How many Grammy’s did the great song "Wingman" win?
Great song.
Hey guys (and Mariam), Fox has a new show called The OC, and it’s on two weeks from tonight!
I had no idea.
Gruddy grounds to short.
One down.
Did Mark Redman do his cool fist pump after the second inning?
Did I miss that?
If I hear "doublin’ up" one more time, I’m going to double over.
Redman either hits Sammy with a curve or it’s ball four. Either way, Sammy’s on first.
Brad Penny’s going to hit his pitch count while he’s still in the bullpen.
Just when I give Gruddy a wrap, he goes back to being an auto-out.
Come on lads…
Moises gives the Waveland crew a souveinir.
Cubs lead 5-3. This time, it counts.
Where have I heard that before?
E-ramis lines to the gap in right, Cabrera plays it so badly he has to jump to catch it.
Loud outs now.
Two down.
That’s the way.
Perfecto.
Everyone playing big.
Team game, team result…
Karros flies to center.
The Cubs get
one
two more and after three lead it 5-3.
Keep them coming.
Perhaps now Josh Beckett wishes he hadn’t spent six hours in The Lodge last night getting hammered?
Maybe the hammering will continue a little later if he strolls out of the ‘pen?
I haven’t figured out why Fox will show the OC and Joe Millionaire commercials every other inning, but they hold off on showing the Eliza commercial until the 9th inning.
How bout a picture Andy?
Derek Lee breaks his bat and grounds to short.
One down.
I actually watch the OC! And no, I am not twelve.
Lowell bounces out to E-ramis.
Mariam, are you at least 18?
tHom says Orval Overall was the original "Big O". tHom needs to take a sedative.
You’re not a cop, are you?
Thanks Andy.
need a ‘work warning’ on some of these…
Conine walks and takes two pitches that were pretty borderline.
Hey, she’s got clothes on.
And some weird goth, "Buffy" makeup on.
Brad Penny is doing the Bob Scanlan in the bullpen. Get up, throw. Sit down. Get up again, throw.
Sit down.
Get up again, throw.
Come in, get lit up.
(c) Jim Riggleman.
Gonzalez lines to left and Moises makes a nice diving catch.
Last year he’d have broken both his legs diving for that.
After three and a half, Cubs 5, Marlins 3.
Brad Penny is in.
This is a very good thing.
I don’t understand this…
Moises Alou hits a homer, and we’re not in the lead?
Alex grounds to himself again.
One out.
Hungover Josh Beckett is throwing up in the bullpen.
I mean up throwing in the bullpen.
Gee, Steve, there is one difference between the Alex’s that you don’t know about:
One is hot
One is not
The end.
Miller pops to center.
Damian is bad.
Just thought I’d share.
Two out.
Marian, you a big Sea Bass fan?
Damian may be bad at hitting, but if Bako were behind the plate there would have already been 10 passed balls.
Let’s hope the top of the order gets a whack at Brad.
Kerry grounds to second.
After four. Cubs 5, Marlins 0.
JL,
True enough.
True enough.
Why am I repeating myself?
Why am I repeating myself?
Al: "Kerry Wood is introducing the curveball."
Kerry: "Curveball, Derek Lee. Derek Lee, curveball."
Damn. Jack’s not as dumb as we thought. Penny’s night is done.
Brian Banks pinch hitting for him.
Beckett and the DTs will be pitching the fifth.
I’m just saying that you would think that the network that brings you "Joe Millionaire" would latch on to that fact. That is all. And Sea Bass is a horrible nickname.
Wood walks Banks, who had no chance of getting a hit off him.
Oh, no, Al’s waving a ball at the camera again.
Pierre with a very Cub-like at bat. He hacks at the first pitch and flies to center.
One out.
Wood walks Castillo.
Pudge doubles to right.
5-4 Cubs.
Brian?
Right, at first I thought you said ‘Briana’…
Cabrera grounds to first.
tHom loves the Marlins.
Game tied at five.
Lee singles to right.
Marlins lead 6-5.
Woody’s out of gas.
Lee steals second.
Farnsy up in the bullpen.
Wood never had any.
Wood strikes out Lowell.
The Marlins come back to take a 6-5 lead. The Cubs have the top of the order due up in the fifth.
Josh Beckett and his blood alcohol level are coming in.
Nobody light a match!
Lofton flies to center.
Cabrera plays a liner into a diving attempt, but he gets it.
Two out.
Sammy hits it hard to the gap, but it’s caught.
After five, Marlins 6, Cubs 5.
Come on guys, fight it, fight it.
They’re not going to give it to you, you have to take it.
Sosa is welcome here.
Steve Stone just said, in talking about Cabrera,
"You’re looking at a YOUNG Albert Pujols"
I guess Stoney’s not buying Pujols’ birth certificate either.
Josh Beckett should have charged the dinner to his VISA. Did he learn nothing from that Jeter commercial??
Wood still in to pitch the sixth. Dusty’s trying to squeeze one more out of him.
Conine singles.
The fact that Tony Womack is actually hurt still confounds me.
Alex Gonzalez flies to center.
Beckett will bat.
Beckett’s trying to bunt and Kerry throws him two balls.
Larry Rothschild out to yell at Kerry.
Dammit, gotta hit a meeting.
Come on Cubs. Stick with it.
Work it, fight it, don’t lie down.
Beckett fouls off a bunt for strike three.
Nice rally.
Two out.
Pierre singles to right, Sammy bobbles it, but Pierre stays at first.
Dusty’s coming to get Kerry. Fox doesn’t bother to tell us if it’s Farns or Remlinger coming in.
tHom said it was Farns… and Dusty signalled with the right hand.
Ball hit back at Farnsworth, he bats it up in the air, can’t find it and a run scores.
7-5 Florida.
Lyons wanted the Cubs to turn a double play, but there are two out.
Pudge is up.
Say goodnight Gracie!
Farns strikes out Pudge. Big out there.
The Marlins get one. But it looked like it was going to be more.
After five and a half, Marlins 7, Cubs 5.
Moises flies to right.
One down.
Well, my one post here tonight, as I’m back in my room for just a couple minutes.
You could say that I saw it coming, that’s why I’m not watching the rest of it…
E-ramis grounds to Lowell.
Two out.
Karros strikes out.
The Cubs go quietly in the sixth.
Marlins 7, Cubs 5.
tHom says that the Cubs haven’t been to the World Series since 1945.
Is that right?
Really?
It is my prediction that it will take nine runs to win this game.
Al Leiter pitched for the Marlins in 1997?? Why didn’t FOX mention this before?
Alex makes a nice play and gets Cabrera to open the seventh.
Fuckin’ Farns.
Nice clutch outing Woody.
Farns strikes out Lee.
Two down.
Just keep them at seven. Things will be OK.
tHom just called Billy Corgan, Billy Corrigan, and he doesn’t know what band he’s in anymore.
Lowell dumps on into right for a single.
If Dave Veres pitches the eighth, it’s over.
What the hell?
Conine singles right past The Farns.
It’s worse than I thought. Dave Veres is coming in to pitch now.
Yikes.
Billy Corrigam, of the Smashing Pumpkin.
Dave "the rally" Veres is in to pitch to evil Alex Gonzalez. Why don’t they walk Alex and see if McKeon will let Beckett hit. If they pinch hit Hollandsworth then use Remlinger. I’d say Guthrie, but we know better.
DAVE VERES is the answer from Dusty?
tHom just said something important. The Marlins don’t have anybody warming up. So if Veres gives up a hit to Gonzalez, with an open base and the pitcher on deck. We need to shove his DK 57 patch where the sun don’t shine.
Penny & Beckett. Farns & Veres. DUSTINY.
Just terrible baseball. Gonzalez bloops a double in front of Kenny. Two runs score.
This game’s over.
The season’s over.
Gonzalez gets thrown out trying to go to third.
That makes no sense.
But then, a lot of things about this series have made no sense.
After six and a half, Marlins 9, Cubs 5.
Gonzalez sends Juan Pierre into the ivory, but he catches it. One out.
The ivory this fall is very pretty.
Tom Goodwin to hit for Miller.
The third base ump is in a hurry to go fishing.
He rings Goodwin up on strike three.
Terrible call.
The decaying corpse of Troy O’Leary to hit for the decaying corpse of Dave Veres. Seems about right.
Blow his fuckin’ elbow out, Trader Jack.
Fox deserves a Marlins-Red Sox World Series.
O’Leary’s decaying corpse sends one into the right field stands.
9-6 Marlins.
How awful is the decision to pitch to Gonzalez now?
old corpsy just corpsed a homer
Lofton hits it hard, but flies out to right.
The Cubs get one back.
Who’s pitching the eighth? Remlinger?
After seven, Marlins 9, Cubs 6.
Fish/Sox is better than Yankees/Fish. Who would watch that?
No point in giving up now.
Wait–Beckett’s batting for himself?
Remlinger strikes out Beckett.
I’m not saying.
I’m just saying.
Why didn’t Dusty use Zambrano instead of Veres?
Alex makes a great diving catch of a liner from Juan Pierre.
Oh sure, now Dusty’s all over the bullpen.
Regular Joe to pitch to Castillo.
Why go to Borowski? What happens if we tie the game up and go into extra innings? Guthrie and Alf?
"Wow, aren’t these Marlins something? And that Miguel Cabrera, wow. I am hoping I can bump Chip Caray and Craig Biggio from their seat at the Finnish gay bath spa and suck Cabrera’s little boy dick ’til it’s nice and raw. Wait, are we still on the air? Al, get your hand off my crotch. But, how ’bout those Marlins!!"
This objective sports presentation brought to you by the Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Endangered Fish.
Castillo grounds to second.
The Cubs need to make their stand here.
After seven and a half, Marlins 9, Cubs 6.
Is Jason Giambi so desperate for $$$ that he needs to do deodorant commercials? How pathetic.
If we go to extra innings somehow, I’m sure we’ll see Clement. He has 3 days rest. Of course, that begs the question why you don’t use him instead of Dave fucking Veres and give up those 2 extra runs, which in the end will probably be the difference.
You know, Dusty may be a great player’s manager and a great motivator, but he is an AWFUL manager for pitching decisions, he just plain sucks. I think the empirical evidence is overwhelming at this point.
Gruddy flies to deep center.
One out.
Man, the Cubs must have a half-dozen near homers tonite, egads.
Sammy strikes out looking.
Two out.
Moises grounds to short.
Whatever Josh Beckett drank last night, he should have offered some to Kerry.
Three outs left in the season.
Then Hendry needs to start looking for some bullpen help.
muhahahahahahaha!
these fox announcers sure want to s*ck josh beckett’s d*ck
What am I laughing at? I’ve been home masturbating to the Dog Fancy catalog for three weeks now.
Andy, If the Cubs do go down, will you start focusing on ND again? I miss your takes on ND.
Well, it was a great season, a lot of thrills. In the end, Dusty’s poor decision making, a tired pitching staff, and too many holes in the hitting lineup were out undoing. This really hurts given we were up 3 games to 1, but in the end, this really isn’t THAT good of a team, and we all know it. We just got hot at the right time and got some breaks in September such as Houston’s choke job.
But when we needed it, both Prior and Woody ran out of gas, and Dusty mismanaged his bullpen (again), and we can’t win one of two at home to win the pennant.
We really are masochists to be Cubs fans, aren’t we? It is too painful to say, but….wait ’til next year???
Great website Andy, take care….
Pudge flies to Sammy.
Francis Beltran?
I have yet to watch more than about ten minutes of any Notre Dame game. I don’t even know who they play this Saturday. But it looks like I get to find out now.
So ND Replay will be back on Monday.
You people are such Dodger fans! The game doesn’t end in the 7th inning, it ends in the 9th. Keep hope alive, for God’s sake.
Cabrera flies to Lofton.
Two out.
They play SC. Thanks, my brother is Domer and I am a huge ND fan. Looking forward to you getting back into the ND circle.
We’re not Dodger fans. We’ve been in the NLCS twice since the last time they were.
Derek Lee doubles to right.
Lowell flies to center.
After eight and a half. The Marlins are up 9-6.
E-ramis, Karros and A-Gonz to face Ugy.
Our best hope. For some reason Jack McKeon felt it necessary to use Ugy in two innings last night.
tHom thinks there was an NLCS in 1945.
Please just give us a chance, get 2 guys on base… my car is running in the garage… god bless.
Ugy hits E-ramis. Get one more on.
Here’s Randall.
There is one.
OH my god….
Simon strikes out, in what should be his last Cubs at bat.
I love the guy, but Hee Seop waits for no man.
Please get on base…
Gonzalez strikes out.
Paul Bako is the final hope.
How fitting.
You gotta be shitting me, the thing that kills us all year is K’s… and how about ending it w/ 3 straight.
Bako flies to left and it’s over.
Marlins 9, Cubs 6.
Just a horribly frustrating end to an unexpectedly fun season.
Thanks to all of you who followed along all year and to those who just caught on towards the end of the run.
I won’t know what funny stuff happens in the post game, because I won’t watch it.
Anyway, we’ll be here tomorrow and every day. So if you’ve made us a habit, don’t try and break it.
Been fun fellas… gives us something to still look forward to. Later all!
Let’s do it again next summer.
"Next year" will have a little more meaning.
Thanks for the great gamecasts, Andy. I wish the Cubs the best of luck in the future, and a plague on both the Marlins’ and Yankees’ clubhouses.
this will at least cheer us up a little . . .
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