Who had Feb 15th? (HEY! This Is The Kerry Wood Injury Diary! Stop Posting More Wood Diaries!)

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 5:12 PM CST Comment 153 comments

ok, I love Kerry Wood, and writing this diary hurts me a little because I think he's going to have a good year. But really, its the first day and already someone is injured? Where's some of that kool-aid, I need a dose of optimism.

Don't worry though, he went to practice today and participated, so hopefully this is nothing more than a minor bruising of the ego for slipping in his tub.

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At least its not Prior......

n/t.

RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Feb 15, 2007 3:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What is the DEAL?

Can't we even get ONE DAY into camp before someone gets hurt?

Sheesh. Someone better escort these guys from home to the ballpark. Next it'll be a car accident or something.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 3:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well, don't forget, it's a pitcher.

We can easily go one day without a position player getting hurt, but a pitcher, well...

I bet there was a towel involved, too.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 15, 2007 4:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

bumps and bruises

wet floor...maybe oozzie from the warmth, says he fell on his tummy and chest....

I have reason that this was nothing but a scare.

If...IFFFFFFF.....Wood is indeed healthy I can see him being the monster in the 9th, Wood as we discussed has the STRUTTIN mindset to come in and intimidate like Eck or the Goose.

I can see Woodie throwing an occassional high and close heater that keeps rising up and in....

So he is 30#'s lighter...and no NutraSystem commercial....

let us all not be so superficial right now for hope SPRINGS eternal at the start of ST

Best Harry moment: 'Hey there's Marla without her shorts on!'

by Ivy Walls on Feb 15, 2007 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hope it wasn't trimspa

that helped Kerry lose the weight, or I'd be more concerned about possible side effects other than falling out of hot tubs.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait hold on....

AL is being pessimistic???!!!????????

What's going on here?!?!?? I'm gonna have to go over to 1060 to get some friggin optimism!

Yikes. That's scary.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 8:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, don't do that.

I'm not pessimistic. Just shaking my head a bit at this.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 8:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You sound defensive

Looks like somebody's trying to maintain their Pollyanna-ish reputation. ;-)

by gjdow on Feb 15, 2007 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh please

Just a little heckling between friends.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And that too.

n/t

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 9:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Nope. Just trying to save a valued poster from the horrors of 1060.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 9:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure you know this...

...but I probably agree with the guys over at 1060 FAR more often than I do you and many of the posters here -- but I think that there's a far greater diversity of opinion here than there. In fact, it is that diversity of opinion, and the sense of community that has formed around those differences, that makes BCB the far superior blog.

I read 1060 frequently, but I never post. To them, being right is far more important than anything else, including enjoying ones self.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I've been there

once or twice, but I kept imagining a bunch of people puffing out their chests and sqauring their shoulders. I couldn't take them seriously. I felt like they would insult me because I may not have as great a background on all things stats-related or something.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sadly, you're probably right

That's why I don't participate over there. The funny thing is, they attack Al and say that if you deviate from his opinion, he'll ban you or whatever - which is obviously not true, since Al and I have diametrically opposed opinions on this team, its makeup, its future, and a whole host of other issues. However, I think that if you deviate from their line, you're called a lemming, a Pollyanna, or whatever. Even though I agree with the way they analyze the team and agree with many of their conclusions, I don't like the arrogant, condescending, holier than thou, hypocritical attitude they all have.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I mean look at my signature!

And Al still hasn't banned me! ;)

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm the first to admit

that I really don't look at stats or anything. I'm one of the blind loyalty types. But since I've been here, I'm starting to get the concept and look more at them. When I visited there, it was all way over my head and arrogant. It just turned me away...

And you're right, I can agree and disagree here as much as I want, without fear of being personally insulted. Unless I start it first, that is...

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Or if you start supporting Marquis

I will be obliged to insult you.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Rest assured

I will never fully support him. Unless he beans Eckstein or Scott Rolen intentionally. Then he will be my new hero.

That said, I'm cautiously optimistic that he won't give up Eric Milton-like HR numbers at Wrigley.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I got turned away too...

and I posted there a long time. I wanted to kind of add another perspective to their site.

However, I found myself sticking up for my favorite blog a lot, and sometimes that got me in trouble.

I didn't look at stats because I'm lazy. I often thought they where overwhelming and confusing, but I also found that hard to believe since I am in a stats class and very good at math. They are actually simple if you try to figure them out, and that's how things like VORP entered my world.

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That is the thing

I would love to talk to those guys about baseball - stats, team construction, etc. But the thing is, it inevitably comes back to "haha, look at the morons at BCB" for having fun, or for Al stating one of his opinions. I love reading Al's site, because his opinions are so strong, and they come from the strongest fan devotion I've ever seen. I don't often agree with him, but I don't laugh at or ridicule him (again, Marquis is the exception). His opinions are his opinions, and they usually have some semblance of logic. I just use different reasoning to reach different conclusions. That doesn't make anyone that posts here a moron.

All this babbling is just my way of saying that while they are often right, they are dicks about it, and I wouldn't end up talking baseball there, I'd end up defending Al and the other posters at BCB. I spend all my time here posting, I don't have time for all of that over there.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well I had time.

I tried to be the bridge between the blogs, and that's why Santos called me the Liason. It didn't work.

I post at Chuck's blog sometimes, but that's the only other blog I post at. I have an account for almost all the blogs that require one, so nobody can sign up as Sparkles. :)

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I remember that

You were the glimmer of hope, since you are a voice of reason and liked on both sides. But I think some people just like having an "enemy" and have no interest in being friendly.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

They are dicks about it. 'Nuff said. I enjoy the friendly banter around here and the differing of opinion. I enjoy Al's endless optimism, your realism, and others' pessimism. And progs' offbeat humor. Oh, and I like the fact that some people (not you and I, surely) can * hijack * threads if they are so inclined. I haven't been able to find another site with such a dynamic.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

Well put.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate to say it,

but I've seen a lot of 1060 manifesting itself here slowy over the last year. I guess you could say that's what happens after an abismal season, but this place is getting to be a bit of a downer. We need a pickmeup!! It's starting to sound a lot like my mother in here.
Yuck...

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd say it is what happens...

...when reality hits some people.

What I think you mean, anyway, is that more people are more carefully analyzing the situation and coming to disappointing and negative conclusions. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. The problem I have is when those people tell the other people that they are stupid morons for thinking what they think.

Ah, again with this post-modern thinking. I need to stop reading these anthropology papers.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not really,

it was actually my nice way of saying "Suck it up". Or.. "If you can't stand the heat, don't be a Cubs fan." ;)

Optimism does not mean you don't live in reality. On the contrary, it means you choose to believe the future will outshine the reality. "In the relationship between fans and baseball, as in other love affairs, realism need not mean the end of romance".

It's great to have differing opinions. I'll always encourage that. It just seems like one seems to be outweighing the others. It's always nice to have balance.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I still think..

...the balance is still squarely in the side of optimism around here.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 10:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm...

This is interesting...

You are optimistic about this place being cheery, and my faith has fallen to the wayside..

Very interesting.... ;)

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

Fitting :)

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 10:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Are we

gonna have a moment now? Where we start singing Sting to each other?

If I ever loooooose my faith.............

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 16, 2007 6:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Alright then

Me on the other hand, I am of course devastated by this and have written strongly worded letters to both Whirpool AND Jacuzzi, whoever provided Woody with that death trap!!

I can only hope that Kerry will use this tragedy to educate young people across the country about the terrors of hot tubs and their related infuries. For just a dollar a day you too can help put an end to this epidemic by providing grammama handrails and foot shaped tub treads for your favorite mlb pitcher.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Where do I send my check?

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I just noticed I wrote

"infuries" .

Hee hee!
I think that's when you get really mad about a stubbed toe. It's an Infury.

Ok, I've past my corniness limit for the night. Time for bed.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

See

Like I said, WM and PK Wrigley have put a new curse on us bercause of the advertising plan for the outfield. As a result, I also predict that Prior - not to be outdone by Wood - will trip and fall in his driveway and sprain something.

wccubfan

by wccubfan on Feb 16, 2007 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can never believe...

... that anyone is telling the truth about accidents at home causing injuries. Like when Clint Barmes lied about carrying too much deer meat up his steps and falling. I think maybe Kerry and his wife got a bit wild last night and he fell over while locked in the "wheelbarrow". I mean, I'm accident prone, and I can get out of a hot tub drunk without injuring myself.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

OH....

...FOR CHRISSAKES!

Honestly, way to go, Kerry. You'd think, after all those towel drills, he'd be familiar enough with the towel's drying properties to use it to dry his feet and the floor before climbing out of the tub.

by Chadnudj on Feb 15, 2007 4:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh god in heaven...

...the humanity.

Please.

Wood, just retire. The baseball gods are not ever going to let up.

The piano from the sky is next.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

And for that matter, I officially give up...

Guys this isn't the year.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm driving that bandwagon.

PTBNL!

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, please.

Way too early for that.

Or are you being non-serious again? I never can tell.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

One thing I'm serious about...

...is my lack of faith in this team.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm serious...

...this just isn't ever going to quit Al.

Mark it down. Progs folded his cards on February the 15th when Kerry Wood slipped in the bathtub or had too much fun with his wife.

I just don't have the stomach for this anymore.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It really helps

See, if the team wins, you look foolish, but at least it is an unexpected surprise.

But if they lose, you look right all along, and you never got your hopes up.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm with you on this...

...67-95 this year.

One game better.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, go ahead.

I choose to wait at least till they take the field.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

at the rate we're starting at...

...we're not gonna have enough guys to take it.

And to think, just twenty minutes ago I had the Cubs winning the division...

Thanks a lot Kerry Wood.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We need people like you in the Big Blue Nation

On the other blog I visit regularly (for the UK Wildcats), tons of people "write the team off" every time they lose a game. It's sickening.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 15, 2007 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hey! Give me some credit...

...I'm writing them off before they even get through the first workout.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This, of course, all reminds me...

...of the Great Cubs Blog Schism. Generally mischaracterized as the optimists vs. pessimists, there do seem to be two camps; those who believe that you should keep the faith and be patient and eventually they'll all win if we all cheer hard enough, and then the other side that says that this team doesn't even want to win, so why bother getting your hopes up.

I'm seriously overgeneralizing both sides, but there is an unquestionable divide there. Fans approach the game differently. I'm not optimistic about this season, Al is. But I think that BCB is tolerant of both sides, which is why I don't comment at (though I do read) those "other" sites.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it's just me...

but I see the people that don't believe in their teams kind of as bandwagon fans at the end of the year if their team makes it to playoffs.

Anyway, I only see people as bandwagon fans when they are extreme pessimists. I don't know if it's due to past BCBers or the way you write, but I don't think you(or progs) are pessimistic enough for me to see you as a bandwagon fan later on in the year if the Cubs make playoffs.

Last year I had my hopes up, and I fell flat on my face with disappointmen thanks to that wonderful team. This year, I said I wouldn't get my hopes up to high so I wouldn't get disappointed, but it doesn't work. Optimism is such a fun thing to have.

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

no it's not...

...optimism saps my lifeforce of its ki.

Optimism is the ultimate grand greatest illusionary illusion mirage thing.

It's a liar and a thief. A white collar criminal with a blue collar soul.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a fan...

...a true fan, a dedicated fan who will skip classes to watch games, because I love baseball and I love this team.

I just think they're gonna suck.

I used to be an optimist, perhaps even more so than Al if such a thing can be imagined. Frankly, I don't know how he maintains it. I'm burnt out on optimism.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Count me on it...

...I'm done with the optimism I was toying with earlier.

We're screwed.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh dear.

God help us. Please help us(and the Cubs).

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 4:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Why did the FO......

even release this information? They could have come up with 1000 different reasons why Wood is throwing a few days later than everyone else......why would he want to put himself through this?

RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Feb 15, 2007 4:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

i thought

the same thing, i wonder if he has a bruise that someone saw

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he hurt his little pitcher

You wouldn't be able to keep that news from spreading.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 15, 2007 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well maybe

He didn't want anyone to flip out thinking it's a pitching-related injury.

ROTHSCHILD!

by Perkins on Feb 16, 2007 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh Come On!!!!!

That can't be true.

HENDRY!

by cubbiejulie on Feb 15, 2007 4:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hey Al,

You better hurry to Arizona and bring a ton of bubble wrap with you to give the players.

by Scott on Feb 15, 2007 4:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

BUBBLE WRAP!

...aww just like little boobies...

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I like bubble wrap

But it does not remind me of little boobies.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I sense the hammer above us on this topic...

...gravediggity...

I recommend we leave this one be.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you are not

hijacking my thread to talk about boobies

I'll make everyone wait until you get back on topic, I swear I will

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It was just a passing reference...

...sorry. People bring up bubble wrap, I'm gonna mention they remind me of little boobies.

But that's all I'm going to say, ever. Promise.

The discussion is closed as far as I'm concerned.

For progs bubble wrap = little boobies.
For gravediggity bubble wrap = god knows what

That is all.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bubble wrap reminds me...

...of little bubbles.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Little bubbles remind me of little boobies too!

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I too have an unexplainable

fascination with bubble wrap, but, I think, for very different reasons.

Proggy, this is for you:

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml

HENDRY!

by cubbiejulie on Feb 15, 2007 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

et tu Julie?

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Cmon flyball

You must admit that bubble wrap is fun. Admit it or this thread is being hijacked all the way to China!

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

oh I like bubble wrap

but I am calling you CJ from now on

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not fair

I don't really hijack threads!

And it was just bad luck that I said I'd take it to China, a commie country.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

oh really?

you had nothing to do with this? you and progs, well at least you're speaking to each other again

but really, now you have Al involved

;)

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 15, 2007 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Get me some bubble wrap

and some Cadbury eggs and you guys would never hear from me again.

HENDRY!

by cubbiejulie on Feb 15, 2007 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is one of...

...the coolest sites ever.

I love bubble wrap.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

My first speed...

is 2 bubbles per second. I'm going to try and improve that.

I love bubble wrap too.

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno now though...

...yeah it's great and all but it's not nearly as good as the real thing, you know?

That aside, I do appreciate the bubble wrap porn.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know EXACTLY what you mean.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

but I have my computer plugged into my surround sound system, so the sound of bubbles popping is filling my apartment.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you know what's completely effing awesome?

...popping real bubble wrap at the same time I'm popping the bubble wrap porn!

Fantastic. I just need to figure out a way to incorporate food and TV now.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I need to get some real stuff.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

here you go:

http://www.fast-pack.com/bubblewrap.html

Just for the record though, they get kind of weird about it if your voice shakes while ordering it over the phone.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bubble wrap porn...

LOL.

I'm up to 2.52 bubbles per second.

Who is that creepy voice that says "must have more" when I click for a fresh sheet?

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is why jules is the best...

...thank you.

Ah.......bubble wrap.

Just like...well, you know.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

...little bubbles

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So you like bubble wrap, do you?

OK, then.

Here you go.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's a great site Al...

...how about this one too:

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml

Can't forget about this one either. Great stuff as well:

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml

This one though, I'm not too thrilled with, but it's okay:

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, for heaven's sake.

I missed that part of the thread. Hmph. I think I'll stomp off in a huff now.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lol...

Just playing Al.

Couldn't resist.

If it's any consolation, everybody's been gunning for me today.

That being said, they've been shooting at me too.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You're too late.

I've already stomped off in a huff.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Then you are really slow

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No, I'm not.

I was just waiting for your inevitable comment.

NOW I'm stomping off.

In a huff.

Hmph.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Al, the wooden shoes...

...they're not necessary.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We're all just...

...going to pop bubbles without you.

Hey! We should bring some to BCB day.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know, I heard you...

...You're wearing those wooden shoes again, aren't you?

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Uh-oh

Now Al looks like the Dutch Boy in my head.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 4:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hijacking??

Never. That doesn't happen here...

Boy, everyone is on a roll here today!

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 7:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I mean you

can't make this up, I just want would to fan Edmonds, Puijos and Rolen in the ninth late in the season, pump his right fist, and the Cub in first.

Hey Kerry use the handles on the tub.

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Feb 15, 2007 4:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Any video?

I want to know if there's any videos of this esp with Kerry's hot new bod.

I hate to say it but I had to laugh when this was announced. Especially since it seems to be not serious.

If it was Prior he would have fallen down and gotten a severe concussion and his arm had fallen off.

Actually knowing our luck it would have been Zambrano visiting the Woods to celebrate his new contract falling out of the tub and breaking his arm in a trillion pieces.

2007 THE YEAR OF THE BEAR. Bears didn't quite do it. Cubs to finish job.

by kerrysotherwife on Feb 15, 2007 4:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Last season......

his minor knee problem that required surgery wasn't supposed to set him back either.

RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Feb 15, 2007 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yabbut...

... at least this is not a baseball-related problem.

He's just likely bruised. And a little embarrassed.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The knee injury

The knee injury had nothing to do with any setbacks.

2007 THE YEAR OF THE BEAR. Bears didn't quite do it. Cubs to finish job.

by kerrysotherwife on Feb 15, 2007 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ummm

Are you trying to say that Prior is more injury prone than Wood? I'm going to have to say both are annoyingly prone to injuries whether accidents or not. I have a feeling both will never pitch well for the Cubs again. I hope I am wrong...

by LT on Feb 15, 2007 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Unbelievable....

This could only happen to the Cubs. >sigh< I'm praying this isn't a sign of things to come.

by Neifi Puppy on Feb 15, 2007 4:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure...

we can ask an Athletics Nation poster to tell us some stories about Rich Harden and Bobby Crosby.

Or maybe it doesn't happen to them.

"I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself." -Johan Santana

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A's

I follow the A's out here on the West Coast and they have had their share of recurring injuries. But their biggest problem is Milton Bradley.
They almost need a traveling psychiatrist to go with the team on road trips.

wccubfan

by wccubfan on Feb 16, 2007 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Look on the bright side

If we can verify that he was in a hot tub, at least we know he's not pregnant and doesn't have any heart conditions.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 4:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

At least Prior......

was throwing off a mound today......Piniella said he and Miller both looked good. I care more about that than I do Wood being out for a few days.

RAMIREZ!! PRIOR!!

by PriorandAramisfan23 on Feb 15, 2007 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he meant

that they looked attractive

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else?

Okay a show of hands.

Who thought if they saw a headline "WHo had February 15th?"

Knew it was about an injury and first thought was Prior?

2007 THE YEAR OF THE BEAR. Bears didn't quite do it. Cubs to finish job.

by kerrysotherwife on Feb 15, 2007 4:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I thought of Wood first

Of course I had already seen the article and then came over here to see if BCB was on meltdown yet...

by LT on Feb 15, 2007 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps this diary

should have had a clearer subject, seeing as how there have now been 4,101 diaries on the Wood injury.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 4:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I know I was just thinking...

...that I need to post a diary about the Wood injury as nobody seems to be talking about it...

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Someone should do a diary on it

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Great...another Kerry Wood diary...

...geez flyball this is your second one!

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

She wanted to start anew...

...since SOMEONE hijacked her other thread.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No, it's not new.

I changed the title.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know

I was going with the flow.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

sorry

I was trying not to go all KERRY WOOD IS HURT THE WORLD IS GOING TO END

thanks Al for clarifying

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 16, 2007 12:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Much clearer subject

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I dunno...

I like the idea of competing Wood diaries.

Everyone could pick the one they like, and then we could have a little race to 200 comments or something.

Just an idea.

I mean, there's going to be another Kerry Wood diary in a second anyway, might as well make use of it.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Um, nope.

That's what they do over at the cubs.com message board -- start 2 million threads on the same topic.

We specifically do NOT want that here.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that's the best part about Cubs.com!

...it's like being at a shopping mall that has nothing but the Gap.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

But again, you wouldn't want to spend all your time at the Gap, would you?

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why do you think I left Cubs.com?

...it's the rabble. It's chaos.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You are the funniest person I know

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

are you being serious...

...or are you rubbing my nose in something again?

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You crack me up

Yeah this is my problem, the few times I'm serious nobody believes me.

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a little punchy today...

...mom screaming on the phone and your ex showing up to take more of her stuff (some of which I swear is still mine) tends to do that to you.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can only imagine

You seem to be handling it well

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 5:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think progs needs a hug

n/t

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

not really...

...the only plus right now is that it's not me that had to do the moving out.

But then that only goes to show that she thought this place to be a dump.

That aside, there's some strange-looking empty spaces throughout my home now.

It's like the fat ex-wife/fiancee took that half-of-everything stuff literally.

Like for instance, half the stairs are gone.

So is half the dog.

All the cash, curiously enough, is missing.

So is all the food from the fridge, which is not all that surprising.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Which half of the stairs?

Might make it hard to get out of your house.

"[BCB] is much better than... well, everything." -- gravedigger, January 21, 2007

by Al on Feb 15, 2007 5:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

if one will indulge a wee bit of nerdiness...

...remember the part in Lord of the Rings (oh god, the NERDINESS!), where they're in those caverns with the scary sounding name, and the Whip Demon was after them and there was this really skinny staircase that crumbled away and they had to jump it?

Imagine that as my staircase only without the Whip Demon (she took him too), hobbits and their retinue. Oh, and I have no jumping ability whatsoever.

So, I've basically given up on the upstairs, and whomever else is up there calling for help. I've told them they are on their own.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fire Pole!

This might be a good chance to install a fire pole. Ever so much fun.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 5:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If by fire pole you mean stripper pole...

...then yes, a fire pole is a marvelous idea.

At first you confused me though and I thought you might be referring to the intrepid former bench coach of the Chicago Cubs.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 15, 2007 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I always liked Dick

Pole... didn't he have a go around as pitching coach too? Two stints as a coach for the Cubs, intrepid doesn't describe the half of it!

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 5:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

AND...

it can also serve another function, if you catch my drift.

"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!" -Homer J. Simpson

by Whitebacon on Feb 15, 2007 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think

cubs.com should take all those threads and weave a commemorative throw.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 15, 2007 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He'll be fine.

They interviewed him on CTL tonight and he is just a little sore. He'll be back pitching in a few days.

COTTS!!!

by sue369 on Feb 15, 2007 5:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Really

slow new day.

by Clark Addison on Feb 15, 2007 8:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oops

I meant slow news day.

by Clark Addison on Feb 15, 2007 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

But not as bad

as last week...

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Or the week before

"Looking for good signs is a good sign of delusion." - Me

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

My Kerry Wood diary

Can't be shared in polite company :).

While most women have actors on their "allowed to get busy with" fun list Kerry's on mine.

2007 THE YEAR OF THE BEAR. Bears didn't quite do it. Cubs to finish job.

by kerrysotherwife on Feb 15, 2007 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of which

Just out of curiousity i saw 1060 mentioned up there as a good Cubs blog.

While I am not a big 1060 fan, self righteousness never really appealed to me, What is your favorite Cub blog OTHER than BCB?

I had to add the caveat as not to upset the bear.

My favorite blog OTHER than BCB, is www.desipio.com

Andy Dolan is the writer.

The reason I enjoy that blog so much is Mr. Dolan's sense of humour paired with his loves of the game.

Desipio.com is the source of the official Hank White Fan Club.

by cubsfan2883 on Feb 15, 2007 9:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I enjoy

GROTA. It's a lot of fun. The silliness of it balances out some of the seriousness here.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

GROTA's cool...

...but I assume you're being facetious when you say their silliness balances out the seriousness here.

Do they pop bubble wrap online?

No.

Do they talk about boobies all the time?

I think not.

Are any threads hijacked there?

How about never.

No place is sillier than this place. Or maybe that should be nobody's sillier than me.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 16, 2007 2:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We have our moments here

with silliness, but there are generally some serious discussions.

At GROTA, it's all fun, all the time!

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 16, 2007 9:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Cub Reporter

The Cub Reporter has the most in depth knowledgeable discussion of the Cubs and their farm systems/daily transactions.

BCB's strength is Al's write-ups of the games and their timeliness of being released within a few hours of the game.

So for me the best cubs blog in the offseason is The Cub Reporter and during the season it's this one. However, there is enough time to read both all season :)

by JonH on Feb 16, 2007 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I am a big TCR fan too

I rarely post though. Way too intimidating but fun too read
not always serious either. Loved the bird photo for Ryu

I love the ballpark. I love the city. I love the fans. Aside from how we've played this year, there's nothing not to like about Chicago." Greg Maddux 7/29/06

by jessica on Feb 16, 2007 12:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs