MLB- July 9th

[huh?]

Today's Matchup:

National League
---------------
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM
(R) John Thomson (6-7) vs. (L) Eric Milton (11-2)

Pittsburgh Pirates at Montreal Expos, 7:05 PM
(L) Sean Burnett (2-2) vs. (R) Shawn Hill (1-1)

New York Mets at Florida Marlins, 7:35 PM
(R) Jae Weong Seo (4-5) vs. (R) AJ Burnett (1-3)

Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 PM
(R) Aaron Harang (4-2) vs. (L) Chris Capuano (3-4)

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 PM
(R) Greg Maddux (7-6) vs. (R) Jason Marquis (8-4)

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM
(L) Shawn Estes (8-4) vs. (L) David Wells (4-5)

Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM
(L) Andy Pettitte (4-2) vs. (R) Jeff Weaver (6-8)

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM
(L) Randy Johnson (10-6) vs. (R) Jerome Williams (7-6)


American League
---------------
Anaheim Angels at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 PM
(R) Bartolo Colon (5-8) vs. (R) Roy Halladay (7-5)

Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM
(R) Kirk Saarloos (1-0) vs. (R) Jake Westbrook (6-4)

Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 PM
(R) Joaquin Benoit (3-3) vs. (R) Bronson Arroyo (2-7)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM
(L) John Halama (4-3) vs. (R) Javier Vazquez (9-5)

Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, 7:35 PM
(L) Darrell May (5-9) vs. (L) Erik Bedard (3-2)

Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 PM
(R) Joel Pineiro (4-9) vs. (R) Jon Garland (6-5)

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 PM
(R) Gary Knotts (4-3) vs. (R) Carlos Silva (8-6)

[B.A.]

Cubs and Cardinals kick off their last series at Busch this season - too bad it is in July. Even if one of the teams is struggling coming into a matchup (as the Cubs are right now), they always manage to play some great baseball.

[chrisih8u]

The last time the Sox played the Rangers, they got swept. I hope they can return the favor, but the pitching matchups dont look too favorable.

[Mordred]

Originally posted by chrisih8u
The last time the Sox played the Rangers, they got swept. I hope they can return the favor, but the pitching matchups dont look too favorable. As much as I don't like seeing the Red Sox lose and fall farther behind NY... I hope we sweep you again.

From the matchup today I'm predicting lots of runs. Should be fun :)

[Flashback]

Originally posted by B.A.
Cubs and Cardinals kick off their last series at Busch this season - too bad it is in July. Even if one of the teams is struggling coming into a matchup (as the Cubs are right now), they always manage to play some great baseball.

Hell ya...nothing better than watching a Cards/Cubs series on a summer weekend. Wish I could go....just have to settle for the couch and a 6.

[B.A.]

Originally posted by Flashback
Wish I could go....just have to settle for the couch and a 12. That's a better choice anyway - it's cheaper, plus it's a hell of a lot cooler. It's going to be hot and humid this weekend. And there is not such thing as a breeze in Busch Stadium in the middle of a long, hot summer.

;)

[wabio]

Damn, I wish we weren't playing the D-Rays right now so I could root for them. :(

[Copenhagen]

Yeah but you don't have to be rooting for the Sox to beat the Rangers :(

[Bushdog]

Let's go Rangers!!!!!

[twikoff]

START THE DAMN GAMES ALREADY!!!!




SCREW BAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrX]

GO WHITE SOX AND TIGERS!!!!

[B.A.]

GO CARDINALS and TWINS!!!!

[SpaceBoy]

Originally posted by MrX
GO WHITE SOX AND TIGERS!!!!

[Tommy_Harn]

As a Mets fan, I don't know who to root for in the ATL-Philly series. Obviously, Philly is in the lead, and 3 wins by them plus a loss or two by the Mets would increase the Phillies' lead. But my heart still beats with utter hatred for the Braves. If there is a hell, that "Tomahawk Chop" Organ music with nobody cheering in the background must be on continuous loop.

[Aphex Twin]

Which did you vote for?


Q: What will be McCourt's biggest cost-cutting move this season?

-Foul balls will be retrieved by ushers
-Home run balls will be retrieved by players
-Relief pitchers will double as groundscrew
-Lights will be turned off between innings
-Urinal troughs will flush only after excessive pee accumulation

[Bushdog]

Originally posted by Tommy_Harn
As a Mets fan, I don't know who to root for in the ATL-Philly series. Obviously, Philly is in the lead, and 3 wins by them plus a loss or two by the Mets would increase the Phillies' lead. But my heart still beats with utter hatred for the Braves. If there is a hell, that "Tomahawk Chop" Organ music with nobody cheering in the background must be on continuous loop. The correct answer is to root for injuries and suspensions from a big brawl. ;)

[MrX]

Originally posted by B.A.
GO CARDINALS <strike>and TWINS</strike>!!!!
fixed

[rabbit77]

GO WHITE SOX

GO TIGERS

GO CARDS

GO YOU HUSKIES

[Applejack]

Originally posted by Tommy_Harn
As a Mets fan, I don't know who to root for in the ATL-Philly series. Obviously, Philly is in the lead, and 3 wins by them plus a loss or two by the Mets would increase the Phillies' lead. But my heart still beats with utter hatred for the Braves. If there is a hell, that "Tomahawk Chop" Organ music with nobody cheering in the background must be on continuous loop.

I am in the same dilemma as you, but for different reasons.

The Braves just scare me because of their good coaching and the way that they come back every year to kick everyone's asses.

The Phillies are in 1st place and have more talent than the braves overall.

For some reason, the Braves scare me more than the Phillies, so I hope that the Phillies win 2 of the 3... I guess.

[FantasticVSDoom]

Man, is there anyone we can find to replace Arroyo in the rotation? There has to be someone we can trade for, call-up, sell souls to the devil for.

[wabio]

Start the damn games already!

[B.A.]

Originally posted by MrX
fixed I pity the fool who ****s w/ my words. :grunt:

[MrX]

Renteria takes Maddux deep in the 1st

1-0 Cards

[Copenhagen]

Holy hell the A's are winning :eek:

Chavez is 2-2 so far in his first game back :up:

[shizawn]

Atlanta 3rd

-R Furcal homered to left, J Estrada and E Marrero scored.

Atlanta 5th

-R Furcal homered to left, J Estrada and E Marrero scored.


Neat!

[jmaxlow]

Red Sox taking care of the Rangers... 5-0. Damon has 3 RBI so far.

And Brandon Arroyo has pitched seven scoreless innnings, giving up only three hits to the best AL offense!

[stevevt]

Originally posted by jmaxlow
And Brandon Arroyo has pitched seven scoreless innnings, giving up only three hits to the best AL offense!

OH BRANDON, YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT!

[MrX]

Maggs with a nRBI double in his first game back then Carlos Lee brings him home on a 2 run HR.

3-1 White Sox

Tigers up 5-0 on the Twins:up:

[FantasticVSDoom]

Johnny Damon on Fire tonight!!

[jmaxlow]

Damon with his second homer! A .319 average! Holy hannah, he's actually doing his job as a leadoff hitter!

7-0 Red Sox.

[FantasticVSDoom]

Now they are producing some runs (11, 11, 10,and 7 the last 4 games). About time the offense came alive, and look at Arroyo with the 3 hitter. Hopefully this is the turn around they needed.

[wabio]

Arroyo with a 3 hitter? :hscratch: HE MUST BE ON THE JUICE!!!!!!

[Copenhagen]

What a fantastic play by Chavez.

[Mad Dawg]

Originally posted by stevevt
OH BRANDON, YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT!

:up: :up:

[El Scorcho]

stealing my magnificent line :mad:

[MrX]

Edmonds(19)and Pujols(22) with HR's.

4-1 Cards

[MrX]

Figured the Cub fans could use this after tonight

Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals Conversion Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Fan Club. Due to an unprecedented volume of requests, we are currently processing only fan conversion registrations for Chicago Cub fans. Conversion requests from other teams will be accepted once all Cub requests are processed. We expect this to take a number of weeks based on the current backlog of requests.

Please take a few moments to fill out the conversion form below to help us get to know you better and prescribe any required counseling to recover from your previous fan experience.

Name: ______________________________
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1. Please indicate the last time you watched the Chicago Cubs win the World Series:
[ ] 1908 (Please leave this form at the front desk of your nursing home)
[ ] Have never witnessed this event

2. Please indicate your favorite moments in Cubs history: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Lou Brock traded to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio in 1964
[ ] The College of Coaches in the early 60's
[ ] Lee Smith grooving a fastball to Steve Garvey in game 4 of the 1984 NLCS.
[ ] Brant Brown dropping a fly ball in 1998 which forced a 1 game playoff with the Giants.
[ ] Grounder goes between Leon Durham's legs during game 5 of 1984 NLCS
[ ] Fan interfering with Foul Ball during game 6 of 2003 NLCS.
[ ] Leo Durocher's AWOL visit to his sons Military School during 1969 pennant run.
[ ] A Black Cat running in front of Ron Santo during critical 1969 series in Shea Stadium.
[ ] Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddox not tendered offer and signs with Atlanta Braves.
[ ] Atlanta Braves featuring Greg Maddox sweep Cubs out of 1989 playoffs
[ ] Don Young dropping the fly ball in 1969
[ ] Mark Grace not tendered offer by Cubs, signs with Diamondback and wins World Series.
[ ] Manager Lee Elia's profanity filled tirade at beginning of 1983 season.
[ ] Sammy Sosa getting caught using a corked bat during 2003 season.
[ ] Cubs blow 8 game late August lead and finish 8 games behind 1969 Mets.
[ ] Cubs reliever Dickie Noles drinks full case of beer and attacks Cincinnati police after game.

3. Reasons you believe the Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908: (Check all that apply)

[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of managing
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of pitching
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of hitting
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of Defense
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Bad Calls by umpires
[ ] The curse of the goat

4. Have you experienced any of the following after another inevitable Cubs loss: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Headache [ ] Uncontrollable anger
[ ] Heartache [ ] Holes punched in doors or walls
[ ] Nausea [ ] Smashed TV Screens
[ ] Depression [ ] Avoided Cardinals and
White Sox Fans for days

5. Is October your least favorite time of year
[ ] Yes [ ] No

6. Are You tired of saying Wait til next year?
[ ] Yes [ ] No

7. Are you ready to admit that:
a. Stan Musial was better than Ernie Banks?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
b. Bob Gibson was better than Fergie Jenkins?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
c. Ozzie Smith was better than Ryne Sandberg?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
d. Mark McGwire was better than Sammy Sosa?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
e. Jack Buck was better than Harry Caray?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
f. Tony LaRussa is a managerial genius?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
g. The next Cub century will be no better than the last?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
h. The Ivy on the out field walls is ugly and stupid?
[ ] Yes [ ] No

Once you have completed this form, please forward to Busch Stadium. Then burn all of your remaining Cub clothing, memorabilia, and associated reminders. After reviewing your request, the Cardinals Fan Club will contact you with notification of acceptance or rejection.

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An opportunity to obtain tickets to the 2004 World Series at Busch Stadium;
Posters of Lou Brock and Bruce Sutter in Cardinal uniforms;
A Dart board sporting the picture of Sammy Sosa;
A copy of our popular handbook, "Harassing Cub fans for fun and profit;"
A Coupon for a future poster of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood in Cardinals unforms; and
A one year subscription to a weekly support group for ex-Cub fans in your area.

If rejected, you will receive:

Our pity and condolences, plus a 10 second video capturing the past 100 years of Cub highlights in head-to-head competition against the Cardinals narrated by Larry Biitner.

I hereby renounce the Chicago Cubs for all eternity on this the ________ day of _____________________, 200____


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____________________
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[Copenhagen]

:lol:

[shizawn]

Damn_bullpen.

[chrisih8u]

Are my eyes deceiving me, or did Arroyo win tonight? :eek:

[Copenhagen]

Dotel should not be allowed to intentionally walk people....talk about scary.

[Copenhagen]

F'n Dotel :mad:

At least the Red Sox won.

[shizawn]

man, what an awful ending.

Way to go Braves.

[MrX]

White Sox beat Seattle 6-2

Good to see another solid outing by Jon Garland:up:

Hopefully the Tigers can hold on against the Twins

[Mad Dawg]

Originally posted by chrisih8u
Are my eyes deceiving me, or did Arroyo win tonight? :eek:

Did you miss it? What a performance by Arroyo. Exceptional. And Kevin Millar made at least two spectacular plays at first.

[chrisih8u]

Originally posted by Mad Dawg
Did you miss it? What a performance by Arroyo. Exceptional. And Kevin Millar made at least two spectacular plays at first.

Yeah, I missed all of it. :(

[Mad Dawg]

Originally posted by chrisih8u
Yeah, I missed all of it. :(

For shame. Hell, I had to sit on the floor of the empty house and watch it on my temporary 14" TV. But, dammit, I watched it. Damon is absolutely locked in right now, too. A 4-hit night, with 2 HRs.

[chrisih8u]

Originally posted by Mad Dawg
For shame. Hell, I had to sit on the floor of the empty house and watch it on my temporary 14" TV. But, dammit, I watched it. Damon is absolutely locked in right now, too. A 4-hit night, with 2 HRs.

I bow my head in shame. I will now stand in the corner and think about what I've done. :(

[Mad Dawg]

Originally posted by chrisih8u
I bow my head in shame. I will now stand in the corner and think about what I've done. :(

And well you should. Out living life on a Friday night instead of sitting at home watching TV. Embarrassing. -ohbfrank-

[rabbit77]

Originally posted by rabbit77
GO WHITE SOX

GO TIGERS

GO CARDS



Sweet, 3/3!

[wabio]

All kinds of action going on in the NL West. Padres blew it in the top of the 9th to Colorado after Trevors implosion. D-Backs falling apart after the Gonzo fiasco against San Fran. Dodgers threatening in the bottom of the 9th against Houston with Lidge on the mound.....bases loaded with Shawn Green up to bat.

[fumanstan]

Ugh, way to ground into a double play Green :(

[B.A.]

Originally posted by stevevt
OH BRANDON, YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT! this scares me.

[B.A.]

Originally posted by MrX
Figured the Cub fans could use this after tonight

Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals Conversion Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Fan Club. Due to an unprecedented volume of requests, we are currently processing only fan conversion registrations for Chicago Cub fans. Conversion requests from other teams will be accepted once all Cub requests are processed. We expect this to take a number of weeks based on the current backlog of requests.

Please take a few moments to fill out the conversion form below to help us get to know you better and prescribe any required counseling to recover from your previous fan experience.

Name: ______________________________
Last First MI
(Please Print)
Address: __________________________________________________ _______
# Street

__________________________________________________ ________
City State ZIP

1. Please indicate the last time you watched the Chicago Cubs win the World Series:
[ ] 1908 (Please leave this form at the front desk of your nursing home)
[ ] Have never witnessed this event

2. Please indicate your favorite moments in Cubs history: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Lou Brock traded to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio in 1964
[ ] The College of Coaches in the early 60's
[ ] Lee Smith grooving a fastball to Steve Garvey in game 4 of the 1984 NLCS.
[ ] Brant Brown dropping a fly ball in 1998 which forced a 1 game playoff with the Giants.
[ ] Grounder goes between Leon Durham's legs during game 5 of 1984 NLCS
[ ] Fan interfering with Foul Ball during game 6 of 2003 NLCS.
[ ] Leo Durocher's AWOL visit to his sons Military School during 1969 pennant run.
[ ] A Black Cat running in front of Ron Santo during critical 1969 series in Shea Stadium.
[ ] Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddox not tendered offer and signs with Atlanta Braves.
[ ] Atlanta Braves featuring Greg Maddox sweep Cubs out of 1989 playoffs
[ ] Don Young dropping the fly ball in 1969
[ ] Mark Grace not tendered offer by Cubs, signs with Diamondback and wins World Series.
[ ] Manager Lee Elia's profanity filled tirade at beginning of 1983 season.
[ ] Sammy Sosa getting caught using a corked bat during 2003 season.
[ ] Cubs blow 8 game late August lead and finish 8 games behind 1969 Mets.
[ ] Cubs reliever Dickie Noles drinks full case of beer and attacks Cincinnati police after game.

3. Reasons you believe the Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908: (Check all that apply)

[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of managing
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of pitching
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of hitting
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Lack of Defense
[ ] The curse of the goat
[ ] Bad Calls by umpires
[ ] The curse of the goat

4. Have you experienced any of the following after another inevitable Cubs loss: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Headache [ ] Uncontrollable anger
[ ] Heartache [ ] Holes punched in doors or walls
[ ] Nausea [ ] Smashed TV Screens
[ ] Depression [ ] Avoided Cardinals and
White Sox Fans for days

5. Is October your least favorite time of year
[ ] Yes [ ] No

6. Are You tired of saying Wait til next year?
[ ] Yes [ ] No

7. Are you ready to admit that:
a. Stan Musial was better than Ernie Banks?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
b. Bob Gibson was better than Fergie Jenkins?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
c. Ozzie Smith was better than Ryne Sandberg?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
d. Mark McGwire was better than Sammy Sosa?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
e. Jack Buck was better than Harry Caray?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
f. Tony LaRussa is a managerial genius?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
g. The next Cub century will be no better than the last?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
h. The Ivy on the out field walls is ugly and stupid?
[ ] Yes [ ] No

Once you have completed this form, please forward to Busch Stadium. Then burn all of your remaining Cub clothing, memorabilia, and associated reminders. After reviewing your request, the Cardinals Fan Club will contact you with notification of acceptance or rejection.

If accepted, you will receive:

A recommended recuperation program which includes a recording of "Meet me in St Louis" over and over again;
An opportunity to obtain tickets to the 2004 World Series at Busch Stadium;
Posters of Lou Brock and Bruce Sutter in Cardinal uniforms;
A Dart board sporting the picture of Sammy Sosa;
A copy of our popular handbook, "Harassing Cub fans for fun and profit;"
A Coupon for a future poster of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood in Cardinals unforms; and
A one year subscription to a weekly support group for ex-Cub fans in your area.

If rejected, you will receive:

Our pity and condolences, plus a 10 second video capturing the past 100 years of Cub highlights in head-to-head competition against the Cardinals narrated by Larry Biitner.

I hereby renounce the Chicago Cubs for all eternity on this the ________ day of _____________________, 200____


___________________________________
(Signed)
__________________________________________________ __________
(OfficeUse only)


[ ] Approved
[ ] Declined
____________________
August A. Busch, IV


rotfl

I'll have my wife fill it out tomorrow.

[B.A.]

:lol: I can't stop laughing at the conversion form.


Who would have thought Tony ****ing Womack would have come through for St. Louis like he has? Not me.

I actually called Renteria's shot in the bar tonight.

Pujols, Edmonds and Womack: :up: :up: :up:

Who needs J.D. Drew when you have Jason Marqiuis? The Cardinals now have three starters w/ nine wins.


****ing uppity Tigers. :mad:

[El Scorcho]

[ ] Atlanta Braves featuring Greg Maddox sweep Cubs out of 1989 playoffs

The 1989 playoffs featured Giants vs. Cubs, with Maddux still pitching for the Cubs.

I'm pretty sure this typo should be 1999. :)

[Brian Gentz]

Originally posted by El Scorcho

I'm pretty sure this typo should be 1999. :)

I'm half sure it's 1998

EDIT - Looked it up and it is '98.

[zuffy]

What the hell is going on with Damon's hair? Is he trying to be a caveman?

[El Scorcho]

welcome to april, zuffy

[Brian Gentz]

Sadly, Dusty has the Chicago offense summed up right here.

``You can't take anything away from Marquis,'' Baker said. ``But anybody who goes out there right now looks like Cy Young against us.''

[RJainMJ]

Originally posted by shizawn
man, what an awful ending.

Way to go Braves.

justice is served. I was at the game; I think everyone in the ballpark knew Furcal's first HR was foul except the 3rd base umpire. Bowa's tirade was hilarious though. Quite a game. (Heckling J.D. Drew was fun too ;))