Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins Game 5 LIVE THREAD

10/12/03

[Severa]

GO CUBS!

[steveegg]

Randall Simon, when he was with Pittsburgh, knocked down one of the Usinger's Racing Sausages during a sausage race between the 6th and 7th innings up here in Milwaukee. Gonzo, who just broke up the no-no, is short for Gonzalez.

[Severa]

*L* Ok those make more sense to me than 'Pudge' does.

[steveegg]

The Cubs finally break up the no-hitter. No runs, 1 hit, 1 left. After 4 1/2, it's the Cubs nothing, the Marlins nothing.

[Allegra]

Thanx for the jinx!

Works like a charm, doesn't it? :)

[ChadGore]

Re: Sausage-Whacker

Here in Milwaukee (land of beer and brats) the Brewers have a sausage race during the 7th inning stretch (kids in fiant foam sausages).

As they were passing th visiting teams dug out, some dolt took a swing with the bat and knocked over the sausage without injuring anyone. . .but the person in the suit turned out to be a really sweet girl, who gave a lot of interviews . . . and the name stuck.

[FreedomFlyer]

Did anyone videotape Ramirez's long "foul ball" or more relevantly, the slo-mo replay of it? I thought it bounced off the foul pole, in which case it should have been a home run.

Would someone with TIVO or videotaping the game go back and check?

[Wrigley]

Looked close. But it was foul. Barely.

[steveegg]

Just take a look at Pudge; he doesn't look like Mr. Universe material (though he is the best catcher playing the game this year, and arguably one of the best of all-time).

[Don Munn]

The second replay from a different angle showed it hit the upperdeck and bounced back. Just left of the foul/fair pole.

Besides if it had hit the pole your ears would still be ringing. He hit it a ton.

[Charles Henrickson]

The Wurst Hitter in Baseball

[Severa]

Oh come on he's a speck compared to Kirby Puckett back in the day. *L*

[ChadGore]

Wurst . . . lol

[steveegg]

And just as we were starting to talk about it too.

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NFL updates:

NY Jets 27, Buffalo 3 (3rd)
Baltimore 23, Arizona 10 (3rd)

[Chi-townChief]

I had thought it was out but the replay clearly showed it hitting the upper deck to the left (foul side) of the pole.

[steveegg]

True. Kirby feasted on Brewer pitching.

[Allegra]

Rain forecast in Boston...

[FreedomFlyer]

Thanks, but I was pretty sure it bounced off something. I thought it either bounced off the foul pole or some other part of the stadium.

I take it you are relying on memory, not going back and re-watching the`replay.

In any event, thanks for another pair of eyes.

[ChadGore]

2 down in the bottom on the 5th . . Marlins with a man on first.

[FreedomFlyer]

Thanks, I feel better.

[Severa]

CRAP. Two run homer...