At Least We Are Not The Cubs!

[Krangodnzr]

It's great to see all the dejected Cubs fans!

As a Cardinals fan, I don't want to see another cursed team (like the Cubs or Red Sox) win a championship before the Cards do.

And that's not even mentioning the fact that the Braves should be spanking the Marlins right now.

 

[Young Gun]

It is unbelievable that a Cub fan would interfere with a foul ball. If the Cubs don't win this series I would think that fan will have to move out of Illinois. Here is how Cub fans feel about him.

http://insiders3.ezboard.com/fchica...icID=7324.topic



look what's on the boy's shirt, can you make it out, do you think what I think it is??

look at the girl behink the boy. it looks like she's trying to hold the boy's arm back because she knew it & Moises Alou knew it. I t was playable. You can see it in her body language, the way she is trying to keep his arm back.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Young Gun
It is unbelievable that a Cub fan would interfere with a foul ball. If the Cubs don't win this series I would think that fan will have to move out of Illinois. Here is how Cub fans feel about him.

http://insiders3.ezboard.com/fchica...icID=7324.topic



look what's on the boy's shirt, can you make it out, do you think what I think it is??

look at the girl behink the boy. it looks like she's trying to hold the boy's arm back because she knew it & Moises Alou knew it. I t was playable. You can see it in her body language, the way she is trying to keep his arm back.

Hola Senor!

Linkie no workie!!

 

[ajcardfan]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
Hola Senor!

Linkie no workie!!

Try this one. It's almost worth paying money just to read. (It's free). And I thought football boards got nuts at times?

http://www.forums.mlb.com/ml-cubs

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

Originally posted by ajcardfan
Try this one. It's almost worth paying money just to read. (It's free). And I thought football boards got nuts at times?

http://www.forums.mlb.com/ml-cubs

No one mentions the guy in front of that kid who was trying just as hard to grab that ball too. In fact there were about 3-4 people in that area scrambling for it....poor kid!


BTW, did you happen to notice on sportscenter he was wiping his face because people were throwing beer and coke at him.....i would have left!

 

[AZCB34]

Originally posted by LVCARDFREAK
BTW, did you happen to notice on sportscenter he was wiping his face because people were throwing beer and coke at him.....i would have left!

What SportsCenter didn't show but WGN did was the kid being led out and a couple fans going after him on the concourse and alot of pushing and shoving occurring down there with security. It was getting ugly for sure.

Here is the real issues with that play that the ESPN guys miss IMO are this:

1. As much as momentum plays a part in a baseball game, this was a total momentum changing play (notice I am not saying this play cost them the game. Too many things happen for that to be true). As Cheese said, this play really opened the floodgates. If the play is made Prior/players/fans get a little more jacked and the Marlins get closer to acceptance.

2. The ESPN guys also suggest that criticism of the fan is wrong as they suggest all fans would have been scrambling for the ball. I take exception to that since Monday night in BOS, a similar type play occurred and the BOS fans gave the Red Sox player room along the rail there to make the play. That Cub fan should have known better. I am willing to give him some leeway but if the Cubs lose tonight, he will be the Bill Buckner of the Cubs.

I thought Dusty's postgame comments were strongly worded and he even went so far as to intimate that the fan was actually a Marlins fan. I doubt that but you could tell he was upset. Alou was really upset.

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-031014cubsfan.story

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...zornlog,1,1456053.story?coll=chi-homepage-fea

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune...ogers,1,4953336.column?coll=cs-home-headlines

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune...issey,1,7466830.column?coll=cs-home-headlines

 

[justAndy]

Yankees

screw them - the best team money can buy. Baseball is only semi-legitimate until there's a salary cap.

 

[Rivercard]

Sports - THE BEST reality show on television

When it comes to drama, shock and awe, it was a piece of art what happened last night. You couldn't script a more intriguing collapse. Ace on the mound with a 3 run lead in the 8th - fan interference - horrible error - timely hitting by Florida - fans in the stands in obvious emotional distress - unbelievable.

 

[schutd]

Re: Re: At Least We Are Not The Cubs!

Originally posted by AZCB34
I may fly home and hunt him down. That is not to say the 8th inning meltdown wouldn't have occurred but if Alou makes that play, the crowd and Prior are still jacked.

Makes me sick.

I bet 9 out of 10 people would have instictively gone for that ball. To single that kid out is lame. Its a friggin baseball game, folks. If CHI's shortstop doesnt bobble that easy grounder the Cubs mostly likely recover. Why arent people talking about lynching him?

 

[Assface]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
And that's not even mentioning the fact that the Braves should be spanking the Marlins right now.

Sorry Krang, the 90's are over.

I'm just happy one of my teams are winning now.

 

[schutd]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
the error was bad - but the foul ball just opened up the floodgates - I am pissed -

If you cant recover from THAT, you shouldnt be playing the game.

 

[AZCB34]

Re: Re: Re: At Least We Are Not The Cubs!

Originally posted by schutd
I bet 9 out of 10 people would have instictively gone for that ball. To single that kid out is lame. Its a friggin baseball game, folks. If CHI's shortstop doesnt bobble that easy grounder the Cubs mostly likely recover. Why arent people talking about lynching him?

Well, first I was hardly being serious. I would spend $1000 to fly home and try to find a guy whom I do not know...who may not even live in IL...and hunt him down? Sorry but if you didn't sense the frustration, then you misread it.

As for the fan, I will point out again that the Red Sox fans on Monday seemed to understand the concept of giving their guy a chance to make the play along the rail so I still disagree with the 9 out of 10 argument.

The fan didn't cost anyone the game. Up to that point, the door was open a crack. That fan opened the door and Gonzalez' error blew the hinges off. Fact remains, if Alou makes the play the entire course of that inning changes including the way Prior pitches to the next guy...which may end up negating the error all together.

Game 7 tonight. We will see if it has any of this has an effect.

 

[ajcardfan]

Prior had Rodriquez down 0-2 and laid a fat one in the middle of the plate for him. Nobody is talking about that, but was also a crucial error. Plus, Baker brings on the reliever to give an intentional walk? Strange. Maybe Baker was flustered too.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

The Chicago Sun Times has an article about the guy and reports his name and where he works. Man in the stands


I think it's great.I'm a White Sox fan and am not too eager to see the Cubs winning prior(pun intended) to the Whie Sox.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Originally posted by Shane H
If you were the guy who interfered with the ball in the stands and had tickets to tomorrows game as well would you go? Especially if they were in the same seats?

I would have to think twice about it!

i'd shave my head, wear contacts, leave the walkman at home, and put on a fake beard. then i'd go. armed.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Re: Yankees

Originally posted by andikrist
screw them - the best team money can buy. Baseball is only semi-legitimate until there's a salary cap.

though i agree with you and hate the yankees, the same can be said of this year's red sox. go cubs and red sox.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Floridacard
Sorry Krang, the 90's are over.

I'm just happy one of my teams are winning now.

Yep, the 90's are over.....and the Braves are still winning the NL East like it was the 90's.

The Cubs have had their day in the sun, and now they can continue their Cardinalesque losing ways. As I said before, I don't want to see the Cubs win before the Cards do.

We deserve it more, at least the Cubs get fan support.

I would love it if the Cards went to the Super Bowl and won it all after averaging 30,000 fans per game.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Originally posted by Cbus cardsfan
The Chicago Sun Times has an article about the guy and reports his name and where he works. Man in the stands


I think it's great.I'm a White Sox fan and am not too eager to see the Cubs winning prior(pun intended) to the Whie Sox.

i work in the newport beach office of hewitt. that article flew around our offices globally (73 countries - over 15,000 employees - everyone one of whom now knows steve bartman's name). he didn't show up to the office today. but apparently he had a lot of nasty notes waiting at his desk and our florida offices sent him flowers (two bouquets i believe). our company loves to use acronyms, so now when someone screws something up around here it's gonna be a "SB."

OH MAN, just heard that someone sent him something COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE (they won't tell us what) and that the someone just got canned!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

no quoting me about anything i've said abou the cubs incident to ANYONE! i don't wanna get canned too.

 

[JeffGollin]

I see in the crystal ball...

OT of the final game in 2008 - All the Cardinals have to do to be in the Superbowl is win the game.

4th & 12 on the Ram 38. Duncan to attempt a 55 yard field goal.

It's straight enough. It's long enough. It's gooo......BUT

Some dude attached to a bungee cord is catapulted out of the stands, head butts the ball just before it goes over the cross bar and then is catapulted back into the stands.

The ball bounces back to the 10 where it is scooped up by Adam Archuleta who returns it for a game-winning TD....

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Re: I see in the crystal ball...

Originally posted by JeffGollin
OT of the final game in 2008 - All the Cardinals have to do to be in the Superbowl is win the game.

4th & 12 on the Ram 38. Duncan to attempt a 55 yard field goal.

It's straight enough. It's long enough. It's gooo......BUT

Some dude attached to a bungee cord is catapulted out of the stands, head butts the ball just before it goes over the cross bar and then is catapulted back into the stands.

The ball bounces back to the 10 where it is scooped up by Adam Archuleta who returns it for a game-winning TD....

now why would cheesebeef do a silly thing like that?

 

[conraddobler]

Marlins got 3 so far in the first...

I am really prayin for the Cubbies to win cause the fact everyone knows the dude is just uncool. He got caught in a lifechanging drive by.

 

[pinnacle]

at least I will not have to listen to that elvis guy call into KDUS from a pay phone yelling cubs win! cubs win!

put a fork in em...

 

[WizardOfAz]

Who are the Cubs fans blaming for this evening's loss?

 

[Card Trader]

Originally posted by WizardOfAz
Who are the Cubs fans blaming for this evening's loss?

Who knows, they'll think of someone, Lord knows it couldn't possibly be the TEAMS fault that they just completed one of the biggest choke jobs in history. I'm anxious to know who cost em this game though!