5/8 PIT @ CHC, 7:05 p.m., TV: WCIU, Radio: WGN

[VanMan]

Duke fouls one back, 2-2. Next pitch is high, ball three. Boo birds being heard about Wrigley. Duke strikes out swinging.

[VanMan]

Doumit with one out and first base open, swings and misses a high fastball. Another fastball, ruled to hit him!

[ryno4ever]

@#$%^%$&^%$

[VanMan]

Wilson up with bases loaded and one out, pops it up to Soriano, but Paulino tags and scores to make it 4-3 Pirates!

[Ryno2355]

atleast we have the top of our lineup coming up!!!

[ryno4ever]

strike him out already!

[ryno4ever]

Bay is on deck

[VanMan]

Sanchez works a full count, grounds to Ramirez to retire the side, but the Pirates score one run, one hit, one error and two left.

Middle 15th, Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Due up for the Cubs, Theriot, Lee and Ramirez.

[ryno4ever]

Ron just said the guy who is coming into pitch for the Pirates is hittable, so our guys need to just take some pitches, be patient, and play like they did on Sunday.

[ARamfan]

thanks vanman, great playby play!!

I agree. Thanks for doing your usual stellar job. . . . 15 innings and counting tonight! :p

[ryno4ever]

atleast we have the top of our lineup coming up!!!

Especially The RIOT!

[VanMan]

Solomon Torres pitches to Theriot, smashed on a short hop to Bautista, over to first for the first out.

[VanMan]

Lee takes a strike, then chops it foul, 0-2. He hits a dribbler to Sanchez, over to first for the out.

[Ryno2355]

i am at work and have been watching on yahoo. Thought i would check out the game thread and this is great!!

[ryno4ever]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr

[Doba]

What a lame loss. Our bullpen needs to figure it out.

[ryno4ever]

i am at work and have been watching on yahoo. Thought i would check out the game thread and this is great!!

It is awesome! Van does a great job doing the play by play.....

[BarryFoote]

sh*&*(&^*(


also at work, good job Van

[ryno4ever]

What a lame loss. Our bullpen needs to figure it out.

Not only the bullpen, there were SO many times that the Cubs had runners in scoring position and just couldn't get it done.... they showed no patience at the plate tonight.... not to mention some pretty lame baserunning mistakes tonight, too....

[VanMan]

Ramirez is the last chance for the Cubs. The first pitch is inside, ball one. The 1-0 is swung on and missed. Another swing and miss, 1-2. Strike out swinging. Game over. :(

Final score, Pirates 4, Cubs 3, 15 innings

W - Bayliss (3-2)
L - Cotts (0-1)
S - Torres (10)

Game took 4 hours and 39 minutes in front of 39,708 paid.

[ryno4ever]

both teams had 14 hits.

[ryno4ever]

The Riot was just named the Chevy Player of the Game by Ron Santo, and then he said "that's all I have to say about the game".

[VanMan]

I don't blame Ronnie for cutting off his comments. I'll bet what he was thinking about saying would warrant a hefty fine by the FCC.

[ryno4ever]

6 games back of Milwaukee now.

[ryno4ever]

I'd love to see Lou's postgame press conference after this one!

[ryno4ever]

I'd love to see Lou's postgame press conference after this one!

Okay, just saw it on Comcast.... he is P*$$ed! "We had a PLETHERA of wasted opportunities."...and after about a total of a 50 word statement about the game, he says "thanks" and gets up and walks out of the press room.

I also got to see the highlights of some of the incredible plays (again, thanks to the dreaded WCIU, I had to listen to it on the radio), and Soriano's throw, awesome...Theriot's double play was incredible.

Also, I think I'm thankful for selfish reasons, they did say that Zambrano was in the bullpen in the 15th inning if it had gone any further....which would have scratched his start on Thursday! (This will be the first time I will get to watch Zambrano pitch!)

[roenick99]

Do you guys remember the 18 inning marathon last August in Houston?

Yeah, I stayed up and watched that whole damn game...

I think I am still tired from it...