Cubs Playoffs - Game 2 - IN GAME BLOG
Here is the official NLDS Cubs vs. Dbacks in game LIVE BLOG! We’ll be around closer to game time to start the action off! Cubs go down 0-2 in the series after Lilly gets rocked tonight. Go Diamondbacks! Let the comments begin. More to come tonight……
7:45 PM: Good evening everyone. I’m feeling a Cub loss tonight boys! 0-2 is just 4 hours away. How does Lou take Zambrano out with 85 pitches? Dumb! Let’s get some chatter going. Any dbacks fans in the house? Cub fans? Would like to welcome any visitors from AZ Snakepit. They have a great dbacks blog over there with some great fans! Cub fans also have some live in game comments going on over at Chicago Cubs Online.
8:15 PM: Tonights lineup is looking like a loser.
Soriano - LF
Theriot - SS
Lee - 1B
Ramirez - 3B
Murton - RF
Soto - C
DeRosa - 2B
Jones - CF
Lilly - P
Doug Davis is 7-5 lifetime vs. the Cubbies with an impressive 3.39 ERA. Lilly is 0-2 vs. the Dbacks with a 3.38 ERA. Low scoring game? Let’s just get to the Cubbie bullpen again. Will Lou go back to Marmol again or has he lost confidence after game 1?
8:50 PM: 10 minutes til gametime. Despite their low ERA’s something tells me this game is going to be higher scoring. The bats come out tonight I do believe. Speaking of bats, the Indians showed up with their bats tonight for sure. Congrats also to the Rockies on going up 2-0. Looking at a PURE NL WEST NLCS!!! They better get this game off of TBS soon!
9:00 PM: Game time! Whoopie - the Indians hit another HR. Get this game off the screen! Switch to TNT everyone… Gametime has begun! Soriano k’s - imagine that! Just looked up Lee and Aramis stats against Davis. Lee is 4-22 lifetime and Aramis is 5-22. Not a good sign. Dbacks shut them down - onto the bottom of the 1st!
9:24 PM: Leadoff walk for the Diamondbacks. Chris Young gonna steal again? Another walk for Lilly. 1st and 2nd with one out. Cubs should be out of this inning. Ouch! That might hurt D-Lee! Dbacks don’t score - moving on to top of the 2nd.
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9:45 PM: Ouch. That hurts. Soto of all people hits a 2 run bomb. Nasty - downright nasty. Settle down Davis! Three down! Not much hurt. Dbacks can get 2 back on Lilly - no doubt!
9:54 PM: Leadoff man on with Justin Upton to the plate. Come on youngster - tie this game! Walked him. Lilly not looking sharp! Nice bunt byDavis. 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Big spot for Chris Young. Base hit and this game is tied! GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE!!!!!!!!! Chris FREAKIN Young…. 3-2 Diamondbacks!!! Woohooo!!! Ok Lou.. Time to yank Liliac! Triple time! 4-2… Holy dbacks… Wow - inning ovah!
10:18 PM: Leadoff walk for Davis. I was right on with the high scoring game. Pitchers are not looking good. Dang, overran the foul ball. Hope that doesn’t bit the snakes. Chubs come up empty! Let’s get some more runs Dbacks!
10:27 PM: Dbacks don’t score - uneventful half inning.
Just a quick notice. We will be holding a contest in the bottom of the 7th inning. 7th inning stretch Cubs Suck Club contest. A baseball related question will be asked on this “In Game Blog”. The first person to correctly answer the question by typing it in as a comment will WIN! What will you win? Your choice of a “Cubs Still Suck” t-shirt or a “Can Usually Be Swept” t-shirt courtesy of Cubs Suck Club. Check them out:
10:40 PM: SAFE! Come on Lou. Start kicking dirt on the ump. He wasn’t out of the baseline. Deal with it. This game is all but over. 4-2, no outs in the bottom of the 4th. That was weak Sweet Lou. I expect more! Dbacks get one on. Let’s hit a 2 run bomb here. Walked Young with the Cub killer, Stephen Drew, coming to the plate! Yeah baby. 2 RUN TRIPLE!!!!!! That’s what I’m talkin about. This game is over. What time is it? Byrnes time HUH! Dbacks leave a man on 3rd, but after 4, 6-2 dbacks!!! Doesn’t it seem like it should be the 7th inning already? Game going kinda slow!
11:00 PM: Did he really only get a single on that? Nice play Byrnes! Routine fly ball for Theriot. Warning track power. We need a nickname for Ryan Theriot. Any ideas???? Cya cubs… We go to bottom 5. 6-2 still!!!
“Boo Cubs Boo, Boo Cubs Boo, hey Chicago what do ya say, the Cubs are going to LOSE today”
11:12 PM: Leadoff walk. Going to be a long inning. One out now… Reynolds steals 2nd. Basehit here and the Dbacks have a 5 run lead. Who is Kevin Hart by the way??? Another walk. Lou just figured out he didn’t even know who his pitcher was. Seriously, is that a minor league prospect? Could this inning take any longer - no progress from 5 minutes ago. YES! Another run. Single for the ex-cubbie… 1st and 3rd with one out still. Scott Eyre sucks! Ahhh… I bet that fingernail caused you to suck huh?!?! Right! This is a joke. HAHA. Gold glover, errrr, average first baseman, Lee makes a stupid play throwing the bunt home. Unintentional squeeze play makes it 8-2. Two down now. Think we can get a 3 run bomb here? Wild pitch. Inning still going. Is this the worst team to EVER make the playoffs? Ground out. Finally over. Cubs coming up. Getting ready for the contest in an inning or so? Who wants the shirt?
11:43 PM: What a play by Upton in center. He has wheels. 2 outs already for the Cubs in the top of the 6th! Doug Davis gets pulled and leaves to a standing ovation. Great work Doug! 2 run double by Ward pulls the Cubs back to within 4. Still not worried. Soriano whiffs. He looks really bad. Bottom 6 time. After the Cubs bat in the Top of the 7th we will post the trivia question. Remember, first to answer correctly via a comment will win a free Cubs Suck shirt!
12:05 AM: Two down already for the Dbacks… Is this the longest playoff game ever? Truly painful to watch. 1-2-3 for Wood. Cubs coming to bat in Top of 7th.
12:11 AM: 1 out. 8 more outs til the Cubs are down 0-2 in the series. You go down 0-2 you are DONE! Lee singles. Double play ball! Bottom 7 coming up…
Ok everyone. It’s Cubs Suck Club trivia time. See above for what the winner gets. Make your guesses by writing a comment to this post with your answer! One answer PER POST! You may guess as many times as you want. If nobody gets it right by the end of the game - we will take the closest guess as the winner! Here it comes:
Including October 5th, 2007 (today since it’s past midnight here) - how many DAYS has it been since the Cubs last WON the World Series?
Hope you guys like a little math challenge this late at night - hehe…
12:16 AM: Top of the order for the Dbacks. Lets get some more runs Arizona! One on - one out for the Backs…7th inning is over. Top 8 is coming. 6 more outs cubbies! Anyone got the answer yet? 2 outs for the Cubs with one on. Joke Jones up. He gone - bottom 8!
Congrats to Sox Fan for winning the contest. Gets a choice of one of the fabulous tshirts. We will be giving away more tshirts throughout the playoffs. Wait, the Cubs will be done on Saturday with the Playoffs.
From and including: Wednesday, October 14, 1908
To and including: Friday, October 5, 2007It is 36,151 days from the start date to the end date, end date included
Or 98 years, 11 months, 22 days including the end date
* 3,123,446,400 seconds
* 52,057,440 minutes
* 867,624 hours
* 5164 weeks (rounded down)
12:33 AM: I’m tired! Can we assume this game is over? Probably not. Dbacks could tack on a few more for insurance though. We all know Valverde is lights out in the 9th! NO runs for the Diamondbacks. Here we go to the 9th inning. Big V time!
12:39 AM: 1 out. You can’t touch Valverde. I like this Dbacks team. Even when they aren’t playing the Cubs I think I might adopt them and cheer for them. Fun team to watch. Rockies/Dbacks would be interesting for the NLCS. Basehit Soriano. Doubleplay here to end it? Oh Drew. Are you taking notes from the Chubs??? Ok settle down, Valverde, just don’t let them touch the ball. Back to back K’s here please! See ya Lee… One K down - one to go! Errormiss to the plate. GAMETIME! Cubs Lose! Cubs Suck! 0-2 in the series!
Thanks to everyone for supporting Cubs Suck Club tonight! It was fun. Keep checking back as I might have some fun stuff to add in the next couple days… Be sure to spread the word about the website and keep spreading the news that the Cubs Still Suck!!! I’m going to bed!
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