8/1 PHI @ CHC, 7:05 p.m.; TV: CSN; Radio: WGN

[ryno4ever]

Okay, guys, I'm not Van, and I don't think I'll have the attention span for a play by play, but here we go....time to PLAY BALL!

[ryno4ever]

Not a great start to the game...threw the ball away at first.... it's like he threw a fastball right at Lee.

[ryno4ever]

Bases loaded...no one out... and error, a single, and a hit batter, with Ryan Howard is up!!!! Hmmm..... get Marshall up in the pen???? LOL

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

oh my.............all i can think is the Tardinals gave up a GS in the first tonight

[ryno4ever]

Nice strike out! That was HUGE! However... we're still in a jam. Hopefully we can get a double play.... but Rowand is a Cub Killer!

[ryno4ever]

Hmmmm, what did Larry say to him??????

[ryno4ever]

From Milwaukee....middle of the first no score.

[ryno4ever]

that was a SWEET KNEE BUCKLING CURVE!!!!

[ryno4ever]

Another great curve to Burrell...wild pitch...jeez. Come on Rich!

[ryno4ever]

1-0 Phillies

[ryno4ever]

Full count.... put him on first...don't give him anything to hit

[ryno4ever]

Rich seems to have very little control tonight.

[ryno4ever]

popped him up.... very minimal damage.

Middle of the first.... Phillies 1, Cubs coming up..... (hopefully full of offense waiting to explode!)

[ryno4ever]

UPDATE FROM MILWAUKEE....BREWERS JUST TOOK A 3-0 LEAD IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST WITH ONE OUT! FIELDER JUST HIT A 3 RUN HOMER.

[ryno4ever]

Damn..... that sounded so sweet off the bat!!!!! So close to a lead off homer.

[ryno4ever]

Fontenot hit that ball pretty good...but right at the right fielder... the Lee finally finds the gap!

[ryno4ever]

DeRo is getting his first ever start at the cleanup spot, let's see what he does with it!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Seems they are making good contact against him :)

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Basehit by Murton game tied 1-1!!!

[ryno4ever]

CUBS TIE IT.... Going into the second all tied at 1

IN MILWAUKEE....METS HAVE SCORED ONE, IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND, IT IS 3-1, MEN ON FIRST AND SECOND, NO OUTS, WITH RAMON CASTRO UP TO BAT

[ryno4ever]

ANOTHER UPDATE FROM MILWAUKEE: SCORE IS NOW METS 4 MILWAUKEE 3 still no body out after Castro homered

[ryno4ever]

Nice play by DeRosa on Moyers bunt by throwing it to second. Now, not only did they get the lead runner, but their starting pitcher has to run the bases, and it is really hot in ChiTown tonight! Run him...and wear him down.

[ryno4ever]

Hill has a really good curve vs. the righties tonight.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Great play by Derosa and great news from Milwaukee!!

[ryno4ever]

Nice to see Hill settling down. He really worried me in the first inning.

[ryno4ever]

Kendall has a double! KENDALL HAS A DOUBLE!!!! JASON KENDALL!!! He has reached base in the last 6 games.

[ryno4ever]

Hill has an RBI!!!!!! 2-1 Cubbies!!!!

[ryno4ever]

Nice...third consecutive hit with Soriano's hit to left!

[ryno4ever]

fontenot hits into an inning ending double play, but the Cubs take the lead.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

You need a mood change Heather the Cubs and Mets are winning!!! ;)

[ryno4ever]

top of the 4th in Milwaukee...Brewers lead 5-4

[zulusierra]

Must be watching a different game. I got Mets 7 Brewers 5 top of the 3rd.

[ryno4ever]

You need a mood change Heather the Cubs and Mets are winning!!! ;)

I would, but right now, I'm still a little stressed. My son spilled pop on my desktop computer keyboard, so I went to buy another keyboard, but when I put in the darn installation disk, it has a button to install or exit.... since my keyboard and mouse are on the same USB thing...neither work...and I can't figure out how to install the new keyboard and mouse without the other one working! So, as of right now, I'm a little stressed....and the Milwaukee Mets game is kinda adding to that stress!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you can get it figured out and be able to open that bubbly later.

[ryno4ever]

I'm hoping so too! BTW, Mets are up 7-5...it's a wild one up there!

[roenick99]

The Cards are getting just about the biggest ass-whooping I have ever seen by the Pirates!! WOW! 15-1 in the 8th. Pitt just scored 7 runs in the 8th...

...and still going...

[roenick99]

Jones is having some issues in CF the last couple of nights. Santo is talking about how the twilight time is a tough time in the outfield. I still have faith in Jones. That last one was obviously him trying to make up for that last misplay. He dove and missed and turns in to a double. Oh well.

[roenick99]

4-3 now. Hill is struggling. Howard gunned at third. 1 out.

[roenick99]

No wonder. It's almost a full moon. Expect some crazy shyte tonight kids!

[roenick99]

Game tied 4-4. HR Rowand...

I hate that guy...

[HOLYCOW!25]

Son of a bitch. Well, at least he just struck out the next guy. Oh well, it's still early, just don't let them score anymore runs!

[ryno4ever]

Hi guys! I'm back! I was having issues with my son's computer, but all fixed and I can concentrate on the game now! OH NO! HERE COMES EYRE!

[ryno4ever]

Buckle down, guys, this is the first pressure situation Eyre has been in for awhile!

[ryno4ever]

1 and 2! Good to hear the Sarge on tv! (he and bob switched booths for an inning.) YEAH EYRE!!!

[ryno4ever]

Good job by Eyre for getting the out.

[ryno4ever]

Mets are now up 8-5 in the top of the 6th! We HAVE TO PULL THIS OFF!

[roenick99]

I think Erye is feeling it!!! YEAH BABY!!! Big K!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Erye strikes out the side!!!! I can't ever remember saying that :)

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Where is Greg Brady when you need him?

[ryno4ever]

Here's a story......

[ryno4ever]

Up in Milwaukee, Mets still lead 8-5...top of the 8th, Alou was just hit by the pitch and is on first with no one out. Cubs need to find a way to get this done tonight!

[ARamfan]

Mets are now up 8-5 in the top of the 6th! We HAVE TO PULL THIS OFF!

It's gotta happen! I was on an emotional roller coaster for over 4 hours last night. I'm still exhausted! :p

[roenick99]

Derrek Lee HAS to be more clutch with guys on base. It's great to be 2 for 3 with nobody on, but come on!!

[ryno4ever]

OH MY GOSH!!!! THAT ALMOST GOT DEROSA IN THE NOGGIN!

[ryno4ever]

His adrenaline has to be pumping hard right now!

[ryno4ever]

Howry up in the pen....

[ryno4ever]

Let's go Cub...bies...XX XXX!

[ryno4ever]

Wild card update...dodger's are up 1-0 in the second inning. I didn't realize we were only a half a game out of the Wild Card!

[ryno4ever]

Good at bat by Murton. Cedeno got the job done earlier, let's hope we see him do so again!

[ryno4ever]

Going to the 9th in Milwaukee.... Mets still up.

[ARamfan]

Going to the 9th in Milwaukee.... Mets still up.

YAY! GO METS! (It feels weird saying that). :rolleyes:

[ryno4ever]

We won't be saying that in a few days! It's kind of a reversed game tonight! Now, we're the ones with an all tied up score! I saw an article where the players say they don't scoreboard watch...but maybe they had better tonight! It will give someone the incentive to power one out into the bleachers.

[ryno4ever]

How about a Rammy come-off-the-bench homer????

[ARamfan]

How about a Rammy come-off-the-bench homer????

I'm all for it!!!! ;)

[ryno4ever]

Wildcard update...dodgers and san fran all tied up at 1 in the 3rd inning.

They are going to the bottom of the ninth in Milwaukee........ WE NEED A CLUTCH HIT!!!!!!! Well, as soon as Howry gets us to the bottom of the inning!

[ryno4ever]

Len just said that Howry has the 9th longest streak for not allowing a walk... let's hope he didn't jinx him.

[ryno4ever]

11 pitches later...HE GOT HIM!

[ryno4ever]

Nice....now let's get some runsssssssssss!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

METS WIN!!! METS WIN!!!

[ryno4ever]

Heck yeah!

[ryno4ever]

Lee may have a chance to redeem himself if Theriot can get on base. These fans need to go nuts right now

[ryno4ever]

please don't strike out.....

[ryno4ever]

SWEETNESS! A WALK!

[ryno4ever]

Now or never guys! The fans need to keep it up! Keep that momentum going!

[ryno4ever]

Len just said it feels like the playoffs!

[ryno4ever]

time for one of your bombs, dee lee!

[ryno4ever]

Soriano steals 3rd!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

3 steals in one night.

[ryno4ever]

The decibal level just dropped with that strike!

[ryno4ever]

Green light?????

[ryno4ever]

don't pop out......

[ryno4ever]

Too bad they already used Rammy!

[ryno4ever]

Come on DeRo!

[ryno4ever]

You know the brewers are watching this game right now!

[ryno4ever]

PLEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEEEE..............

[ryno4ever]

Nice....check swing!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

damn it!!!!!!

[roenick99]

Weak. Just weak...

[ARamfan]

It's getting as crazy as last night now, Heather! :eek: I did love that 3rd steal by Soriano though!

[roenick99]

The Brewers are giving the division to us and if we don't capitalize on it...grrrr....

[ryno4ever]

NICE CATCH BY JONES!!!!!!!!

[DLee25]

WOOOOOOOOOOW WHAT A GRAB

[roenick99]

There we go, Jacque!!

[ryno4ever]

Demp is facing the heart of the order!

[ryno4ever]

I still can't believe we had the bases loaded and couldn't get anything in there! UGH!

[ARamfan]

JJ has got to be feeling good about that one! :D

[ryno4ever]

my stomach is starting to knot up again.

[ryno4ever]

Almost had rollins!

[DLee25]

Where the JJ haters now?

[ryno4ever]

2-1 in the bottom of the 4th...Dodgers up over San Fran (wild card update.)

[ryno4ever]

This is all Demp now, so he had better figure out how to get this done and get us out of this inning with no damage!

[ryno4ever]

What kind of throw was that???????

[weeghman]

2-1 in the bottom of the 4th...Dodgers up over San Fran (wild card update.)

Holy cow! don't do that. I just read the beginning and almost threw my computer.

[ARamfan]

my stomach is starting to knot up again.

Mine never got back to normal after last night! No kidding.

[ryno4ever]

Now the fans need to get up out of their seats...here they go!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Where the JJ haters now?

Probably the same place they were when he was riding the pine the first half ;)

[ryno4ever]

KKKKKKK right now!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

I can't watch!!!!

[ryno4ever]

Rowand even thought he was out!

[ryno4ever]

UGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

This is Demp's biggest moment of the year so far!

[roenick99]

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I would say I can't watch, but I am listening on the internet and every time I cover my eyes I can still hear it!!!

[ryno4ever]

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE UMPIRE LOOKING AT????? CERTAINLY NOT THE STRIKE ZONE!

[ryno4ever]

OH MY GOSHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!

[roenick99]

It's apparently a free day on the freaking bases!!!

[ryno4ever]

UN BELIEVABLE!!!!! UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

strike one....

[ARamfan]

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I would say I can't watch, but I am listening on the internet and every time I cover my eyes I can still hear it!!!

Same here, roenick! :eek:

[ryno4ever]

SWEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!! This is SOOOO much like the Mets Brewers game last night!

[ryno4ever]

My blood pressure has got to be skyrocketing right now! I think my heart is going to pound right out of my chest!

[ARamfan]

Here we go...I can't believe this!!! :eek:

[roenick99]

I just woke up what did I miss? Apparently I blacked out from the freaking stress!!!!! How are there even ANY old Cubs fans with this kind of heart attack inducing stress?!?!?!

[ryno4ever]

I think Eric said he had to work tonight (VanMan)! He's missing one helluva game!

[ryno4ever]

Come on BIG MURT!!!!!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Why does it seem the more stressful this game gets the faster I drink? :D

[ryno4ever]

MURT!!! THE BIG MURT!!!!! THE MURT-IS-ON!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

Why does it seem the more stressful this game gets the faster I drink? :D

I'm afraid if i drink, I'll puke it up right away!!!!!! My nerves are so shot!

[ryno4ever]

Isn't Myers the one who had all the bad publicity for hitting his wife last year outside a nightclub?

[ARamfan]

I think Eric said he had to work tonight (VanMan)! He's missing one helluva game!

Yesterday he said he had to go in at 4:45 p.m. today...he's GOT to be listening to it!

[roenick99]

The alcohol does not help with the stress levels. Makes it a little harder to type, though....

[ryno4ever]

Why did he hesitate????? He just got really lucky!

[DLee25]

I think they will load the bases here.

[ryno4ever]

LISTEN TO THE FANS!!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

JONES HAS THE CHANCE TO BE THE HERO (IF THEY DON'T WALK HIM)...AND IF NOT, HOW HUGE WOULD IT BE FOR KENDALL????

[ryno4ever]

Jones is 5 for 9 against Myers with 3 doubles...they are gonna put him on.

[ARamfan]

Why does it seem the more stressful this game gets the faster I drink? :D

That's what happened to me LAST night. ;)

[ryno4ever]

Come on Jason........ do whatever it takes! No outs..a suicide squeeze would have been nice, but not now with two strikes.

[ryno4ever]

cliffy!

[ryno4ever]

the division leading run is 90 feet away!!!!!

[DLee25]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ryno4ever]

WE ARE FIRST PLACE!

[DLee25]

CUBS WIN CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roenick99]

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[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

BE RIGHT BACK....GOING TO GET THE BUBBLY!!!!

[DLee25]

DIVISION LEADDDDDDDDDDDERS BABY!!!!!!!!!!! no they are tied

[roenick99]

That was supposed to be YAY!!!

[ryno4ever]

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HAVE ANOTHER ONE, ROENICK!!!!:D

[ryno4ever]

DIVISION LEADDDDDDDDDDDERS BABY!!!!!!!!!!! no they are tied

LEADING BY PERCENTAGE POINTS, THOUGH!

[ARamfan]

WE ARE FIRST PLACE!

CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN?!!!!!!!!!:D

[ryno4ever]

WE ARE IN FIRST PLACE BABY!CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN?!!!!!!!!!:D:D

[Drew]

This is awesome! Let's keep it up!

[ARamfan]

BE RIGHT BACK....GOING TO GET THE BUBBLY!!!!

POP THAT CORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roenick99]

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE pitching by the bullpen once again!!!

[ARamfan]

WE ARE IN FIRST PLACE BABY!:D

I just read that to make sure it's true and there goes my mascara!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigZ38]

YESSSSSSS. NOW WE NEED TO BUILD A LEAD!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

If anyone told me at the end of May that we would be in first on August 1 I would have told them to put the glass pipe down and go check into rehab. Absolutely amazing turn around by his team I must tip my cap!!!

[Drew]

ESPN just showed that we've made up 8.5 games in about five weeks. Not too shabby.

[ryno4ever]

LOU'S POST GAME SHOW:

Tells us fans were really into it.

Tells us that we make too much out of first place at the first of August.

Lots of baseball left.

He's pleased that the guys are giving everything they've got.

He told pitchers that he had had enough fun for one inning in the 8th inning.

Good hustling by Murton getting into second.

He says we have got to start getting more out of starting pitchers.... have talked about going 13 pitchers....

Talks about changing pitchers and hitters in the middle of the count. had to get Hill out before he got another walk.... he took a chance with Theriot after Soriano stole second.

He says the team needs to be focused on the each game...not the standings.

The fans should be excited.... while drinking their beer in the stands....

Problem is that we are in a stretch of 20 games and going to Colorado soon, where we use pitchers.....

(he sounds really frustrated with Hill....)

He doesn't want to use kerry tomorrow...wants to have him fresh.

End of conference.

[SKIPPER 11]

13 pitchers- wow- that would be tough to pull off in the NL

[ryno4ever]

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Flying high and proud above the scoreboard!