8/10 CHC @ COL 8:05 p.m.; TV: CSN; Radio: WGN

[TheriotSterio]

I know it's late. But better late than never. We'll pick it up in the top of the 7th. Cubs up 5-1

[TheriotSterio]

Runner on 1st. 2 outs. Cardinals just lost by the way! The Brewers are tied 4-4 Bot. 9 at Houston

[ryno4ever]

Hi Theriotsterio! Thanks for getting this up and going!

[TheriotSterio]

Kendall hits a slow grounder that just dies in the infield. He reaches and now there are runners at 1st and 2nd, still 2 down.

[ryno4ever]

Going to extras in Houston.... gosh, why does it always seem like when the division is on the line either us or Milwaukee go to extras?

[ryno4ever]

Cardinals lost.

[TheriotSterio]

Pie batting. Wild pitch on an 0-2 count. Both runners move up a base

[TheriotSterio]

Pie groundsout to end the inning. Cubs lead 5-1 mid 7th.

[ryno4ever]

Top of the tenth in Houston, Geoff Jenkins hit a one out single.....Lidge is on the mound for the 'Stros. Still knotted up at 4 a piece.

[TheriotSterio]

Hey Ryno. I'm very happy the Cardinals lost. I'm still very worried about them and will be till they are mathematically eliminated.

[TheriotSterio]

Estrada grounded into double play. Going to Bottom of the 10th, still tied. Go Astros!

[ryno4ever]

I am too...and they are the Cards and always have to give us Cub fans a big headache.

[ryno4ever]

I just got home from work....I heard Graffanino is done for the season for the Brewers...what exactly is his injury? They really didn't say.

[ARamfan]

Going to extras in Houston.... gosh, why does it always seem like when the division is on the line either us or Milwaukee go to extras?

This happens just to keep us TOTALLY stressed out! :eek: How are you doing tonight, Heather?

[ryno4ever]

MARA! How are ya doing?

[TheriotSterio]

Pie can't come up with a line drive in center. It was a tough play. Runner on 2nd. No outs.

[ryno4ever]

I'm great! Cubbies are winning.... Houston is going to bat in the bottom of the tenth and yet, again, we have a chance for first place...and this time it will be all ours!

[ryno4ever]

That was a really ugly play for Pie.

[TheriotSterio]

Torn ACL I believe. He jumped up to field a high liner in the infield and when he landed he tore it.

[ryno4ever]

Big Butt Berkman popped out to the short stop. One out... Carlos Lee is up

[TheriotSterio]

Two straight groundouts. Runner advances to 3rd. 2 outs.

[ryno4ever]

Torn ACL I believe. He jumped up to field a high liner in the infield and when he landed he tore it.

thanks! They called Weeks back up from the minors.

[TheriotSterio]

omg Marquis just hit Jeff Baker in the head

[ryno4ever]

OMG! That is horrible! Jason looks upset too!

[TheriotSterio]

You can tell Marquis wants that pitch back. He looks very worried about Baker

[ryno4ever]

there is blood.....

[ARamfan]

MARA! How are ya doing?

I had a rough day, but this game is keeping me going! I went to happy hour with a couple of friends, so that was fun. Now I'm home scoreboard watching!

[TheriotSterio]

Astros have runners on 1st and 2nd. 2 outs

[TheriotSterio]

Looks like he is gunna be ok. Carroll in to pinch run

[ryno4ever]

Reminds me of the one and only pitch that Adam Greenberg saw in the majors.....

[ryno4ever]

Double switch....Jason looks like he is going to cry!

[TheriotSterio]

Piniella out to the moung. Marquis is coming out, Marmol in. Cedeno also coming in.

[ryno4ever]

What a way to end such a good outing on Jason's part!

[TheriotSterio]

Astros don't score. Going to top of the 11th

[ryno4ever]

Back in Houston...they are going to the eleventh...it looks as if Lane just missed a homer to left center, but was caught by Bill Hall.

[TheriotSterio]

Fontenot out for Cedeno

[TheriotSterio]

Marmol walks Spilborghs on 4 pitches. Bases loaded, 2 outs.

[ryno4ever]

Now the Rockies fans are into it. One freaking out!

[ryno4ever]

Okay, Marmol, give the Cub fans a reason to out cheer the Rockies fans.

[TheriotSterio]

Will Taveras up to bat

[ryno4ever]

There they go...the Cub Faithful are heard once more!

[TheriotSterio]

Marmol strikes out Taveras! Inning over! Still 5-1.

Post #100!

[ARamfan]

Marmol strikes out Taveras! Inning over! Still 5-1.

Post #100!

Congrats, TheriotSterio! Keep on posting. :)

[ryno4ever]

Congrats on post number 100! :)

[TheriotSterio]

Cedeno grounds out to 3rd to start the inning.

[TheriotSterio]

Haha thanks. It's a very comparable milestone to Bonds #756.

[TheriotSterio]

Ryan Theriot grounds out. 2 down

[TheriotSterio]

Anyone glad we didn't trade Jacque Jones?

[ryno4ever]

In houston.....top of the 11th, Weeks is on first base, two outs, Corey "I Wear my Sunglasses at Night" Hart is up to bat...and hits a line drive to right and Weeks scores. Brewers up 5-4

[TheriotSterio]

Jones needs a triple for the cycle!

[ryno4ever]

Hart is on third, still two outs.

[TheriotSterio]

Damnit...not good new Ryno, but thanks for the update

[ryno4ever]

Going to the bottom of the 11th and the Astros are down by one.

[ryno4ever]

Jones!!!! Where was he in the first half?????

[TheriotSterio]

Cordero has been horrible lately. Maybe he can blow another one

[ARamfan]

Anyone glad we didn't trade Jacque Jones?

I am. I've always liked JJ. He just had a bad start with us, but I always had confidence that he'd come through! It just took him A WHILE.

[TheriotSterio]

Jones reaches 1st on a strikeout that got away, then stole second.

[TheriotSterio]

Lee strikes out and continues to struggle. 5-1 Cubs mid 8th

[ryno4ever]

Ausmus strikes out for the first out.

[TheriotSterio]

Ausmus struck out. 1 out

[TheriotSterio]

All up to Biggio now

[ryno4ever]

two outs.......

[TheriotSterio]

Game over. Brewers win

[TheriotSterio]

Matsui reaches on an infield hit

[ryno4ever]

Brewers won.

[ryno4ever]

damn!

[VanMan]

I didn't see there was a game thread up here. I posted my own thread with the Milwaukee-Houston update.

What was Marmol doing there?

[TheriotSterio]

Grounder goes off Marmols glove and both runners are safe. 1st and 2nd, no outs.

[TheriotSterio]

Nailbitin time

[TheriotSterio]

Runners move up a base as a ball gets by Kendall

[VanMan]

Marmol got twisted up, and gave up an infield single. Then he throws a wild pitch. Howry just got up.

[VanMan]

It seems the slider has been Marmol's security blanket. Whenever he needed a strike, he throws one for a strike.

[TheriotSterio]

Crap, he walked him. Bases loaded, nobody out.

[VanMan]

Now they're loaded with no one out, and the tying run at the plate. :(

[ryno4ever]

this really bites right now.!

[ryno4ever]

Come on Bobby!

[VanMan]

Lou's coming out to get Marmol and bring in Howry.

[TheriotSterio]

Howry comin in

[ryno4ever]

No pressure, or anything.....

[TheriotSterio]

Things just took a crappy turn. First the Brewers win, now the Rockies are threatening!

[VanMan]

Right now, I'd take a double play ball and concede a run.

[VanMan]

Hawpe has one career slam, and is 16 for 40 (.400) with the bases loaded.

[VanMan]

Howry just raring back and throwing heat.

[TheriotSterio]

I'll trade an out for a a run right now

[TheriotSterio]

Big out. How bout a double play now!

[VanMan]

Hawpe just hit an infield fly to Theriot. No one advances, so we can still get out of the inning with a double play with no damage.

[ryno4ever]

double play....double play....double play.... double play

[TheriotSterio]

Run scores, out at first. 5-2

[VanMan]

Chopper to DeRosa, he has just the one play at first, Matsui scores, but two are out.

[TheriotSterio]

I can live with that

[TheriotSterio]

Come on Howry, throw strikes

[VanMan]

Howry missing with fastballs away against Torrealba right now. Has he thrown anything but the gas since coming in?

[TheriotSterio]

2-2 count. One more baby

[VanMan]

There's a slider on 2-1 for a strike. Change the eye angle.

[TheriotSterio]

Looks like all fastballs to me

[TheriotSterio]

Whew. Only one run given up. Great job by Howry

[VanMan]

Fly ball to center, Pie is there to retire the side. Whew! Just minimal damage, one run, two hits, a walk and two left.

End 8th, Cubs 5, Rockies 2

[ARamfan]

Whew! I was sweatin' it! I like Pie!!

[TheriotSterio]

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and chevrolet

[TheriotSterio]

Rockies have left 5 on base the last two innings

[ryno4ever]

The Big Murt is on FIRE!

[VanMan]

Out-of-town scores:

Milwaukee 5, Houston 4, F/11
San Diego 12, Cincinnati 7, F
L.A. Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1, F

Meanwhile, Murton just went oppo to get back the run we gave up! It's 6-2 Cubs!

[TheriotSterio]

Homer for the redhead!!!

[ARamfan]

GO BIG RED!!!! :)

[ryno4ever]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/ryno4ever/Happy%20times/ththcb20e7ce.gif Oh Yeah!

[VanMan]

I think that was a typical Coors Field home run there, don't you guys think?

[SKIPPER 11]

Murt and JJ carrying us right now- the Brewers pen was nails tonight- damnit

[VanMan]

How far did that fly? It went 365 feet.

[TheriotSterio]

Yea, I think Coors field is just what the doctor ordered for a struggling offense

[VanMan]

DeRosa struck out looking. E-Patt coming up to PH for Howry.

[VanMan]

Yea, I think Coors field is just what the doctor ordered for a struggling offense
Heck, if a can of Coors did that for me on the softball field...:D ;) :cool: :p

[ARamfan]

Yea, I think Coors field is just what the doctor ordered for a struggling offense

That's what I've been observing.

[SKIPPER 11]

JK fitting in nicely now

[VanMan]

Kendall just looped one over short into left-center for a single. His bat's been heating up of late.

[TheriotSterio]

Another nice nite for Kendall

[ryno4ever]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/ryno4ever/Happy%20times/52xyr8z.gif 3 hits tonight!

[VanMan]

And then Kendall got nailed trying to steal second. But the Cubs add a run on two hits, no one left.

Middle 9th, Cubs 6, Rockies 2

[VanMan]

Hey, Heather! Do you have that much time on your hands to make those animated gifs?

[TheriotSterio]

Nice that our offense has score 16 runs in the last 2 games. This may not be that impressive normally because we are playing at Coors. But when you are without Soriano and Ramirez, and take into account that Lee is struggling, it's amazing.

[ARamfan]

JK fitting in nicely now

I guess he's finally getting comfortable now. :)

[VanMan]

A few more out-of-town scores:

Arizona leads Washington, 8-4 in the bottom of the 7th
The Angels lead Minnesota, 2-1, bottom six
San Fran leads Pittsburgh, 5-2, in the bottom of the 7th, and Barry Bonds hit No. 758.

[SKIPPER 11]

He is definately a National League type player

[TheriotSterio]

Let's go Dumpster, don't throw this one away!

[VanMan]

Dempster in to pitch in the ninth, not a save situation.

[SKIPPER 11]

Thanks for the scoring updates there Van I mean Vin - Im sorry Mr. Sculley

[VanMan]

Liner to Lee for the first out.

[ryno4ever]

Hey, Heather! Do you have that much time on your hands to make those animated gifs?

I'm not that talented! I have them on my pc for my myspace page!

[VanMan]

Thanks for the scoring updates there Van I mean Vin - Im sorry Mr. Sculley
LOL! Don't try to compare me to the great Vin Sculley. I don't hold a candle to that great voice.

[SKIPPER 11]

I cant hear you but you do a great job of posting lol

[TheriotSterio]

GREAT play by Lee

[VanMan]

Spillbours swings and misses, the pitch gets by Kendall, he retrieves it near the Rockies dugout, throws to Lee, it pulls off the bag, but Lee acrobatically gets the tag on Spillbours for the out!

[TheriotSterio]

One more out

[VanMan]

I cant hear you but you do a great job of posting lol
Still, I don't think you can equate Eric VanSickle with Vin Sculley.

I mean, I might be more along the lines of the Carays, but not close to the other greats.

[TheriotSterio]

CUBS WIN CUBS WIN!!!!!!

[ryno4ever]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/ryno4ever/Cubs%20Win/01cubswin.gif Cubs Win!

[TheriotSterio]

What a play to end the game on!

[SKIPPER 11]

What a play by Cedeno- Demps with a pretty clean inning there

[ryno4ever]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/ryno4ever/Cubs%20Win/0w.gif Cubs Win! Cubs Win

[VanMan]

What a play to end the game! Sullivan reaches on what could be an error by DeRosa, but the ball bounces off the wall, Cedeno hustles over, picks it up, throws to Theriot to get Sullivan to end the game!!! When it goes right, it goes right!

[SKIPPER 11]

Lol Van - great job guys/ gals - lets get another tomorrow

[ARamfan]

Still, I don't think you can equate Eric VanSickle with Vin Sculley.

I mean, I might be more along the lines of the Carays, but not close to the other greats.

Well, we can't determine that because we haven't heard your voice! ;) BTW CUBS WIN!

[VanMan]

Hey guys, we're 60-55 right now! We're only six wins off the total for all of 2006, and there's still seven weeks left of the season.

[VanMan]

Well, we can't determine that because we haven't heard your voice! ;) BTW CUBS WIN!
Maybe I'll record myself calling an inning and post it sometime.

[SKIPPER 11]

Lets just hope Wandy is on for the Stros tomorrow. Tough, tough loss for them tonight

[ARamfan]

Maybe I'll record myself calling an inning and post it sometime.

That'll work! :cool:

[VanMan]

Lets just hope Wandy is on for the Stros tomorrow. Tough, tough loss for them tonight
If Rodriguez pitches anything like he did in the first three innings against us Tuesday, the Brewers will jump all over him. However, if he pitches like he did his last three innings, we'll be in first place by this time tomorrow night.

[TheriotSterio]

Wandy Rodriguez vs. Jeff Suppan. If I remember right, Suppan had a pretty good outing last time too. Go Stros!

[TheriotSterio]

Goodnight everyone!

[VanMan]

You guys realize we've outscored the Rockies yesterday and today 16-4. If anyone holds the Rockies to two or less runs per game, they usually win those games.

Dan Plesac just said the final play of the game was well strategized, tongue in cheek of course.

[VanMan]

Goodnight everyone!
Night TheriotSterio!