Spring training in pictures: Day one!

by gjdow on Feb 15, 2007 9:13 PM CST

I've been looking around the net for some pictures of the Cubs at spring training, so I thought I'd share the only two good ones I found (both from Yahoo! News) with you guys. They're both of Alfonso Soriano, and it's nice to see him in a Cubs uniform for real (even if it's the lame one with the goofy side paneling and the hat with ear stripes).

Soriano One

Soriano Two

As an aside, am I the only one who really, really hopes that people stop refering to Daisuke Matsuzaka as "Dice-K"?

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I never realized

that he was so thin

Los Cachorros!

by Laven on Feb 15, 2007 9:16 PM CST reply actions

Matsuzaka

heh heh.. They could call him Andrew...

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:16 PM CST reply actions

Those uniforms...

...are hideous. And man, he's one skinny guy. How does he generate all that power?

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

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:18 PM CST reply actions

It's the...

Cadbury Eggs.

UZI

"Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making." - Salvador Dali

by Ozgreeder on Feb 15, 2007 9:20 PM CST up reply actions

Must be

I'm going to have another.

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

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:23 PM CST up reply actions

This will soon be his

in-season regimen:
http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/product_info/dairy_milk/cdm_creme_egg.htm

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:31 PM CST up reply actions

I have a confession to make...

I've never had these wonderful things you guys keep talking about.

I guess I'm not as spoiled as I thought I was.

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

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:33 PM CST up reply actions

I don't like them much

But I found that for your fiance.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:36 PM CST up reply actions

You must

They are available just about everywhere now.

The perfect Cadburry Creme Egg is sometimes difficult to achieve. You can't just pick it up, unwrap it, and eat it. You have to make sure it is the right temperature. If you hold it in your hand too long it will melt and be a gooey mess. But if it is too cold, the inside will be too solid. You should hold it in your hand at room temperature for about 30 seconds to get the insides to be the right consistency.

You should also start at the narrower end.

These are important things to remember when you have your first Egg. You might not get it right on the first try. Thus, I recommend buying 10 or 20 of them. They are not that expensive.

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

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:36 PM CST up reply actions

Problem is

is that they taste aweful

Los Cachorros!

by Laven on Feb 15, 2007 9:42 PM CST up reply actions

Gasp

I... I don't know what to say. You have offended me

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

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:44 PM CST up reply actions

There's no room...

for such blasphemy at this site, Laven.

UZI

"Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making." - Salvador Dali

by Ozgreeder on Feb 16, 2007 9:06 AM CST up reply actions

Thanks for the tips.

I don't know if I'll like them. I'm very picky sometimes.

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

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:44 PM CST up reply actions

Try

the caramel filled ones. I think they're better than the cream ones. And I'm a horribly picky eater.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:47 PM CST up reply actions

I am too

But I like the creme better.

Also, the chocolate filled ones are really good too. But nothing beats the creme.

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

by gravedigger on Feb 15, 2007 9:49 PM CST up reply actions

The chocolate filled ones

are a bit too rich for me. Which says a lot, since chocolate is probably my third favorite food.

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 10:01 PM CST up reply actions

He eats lightly

but carries a big stick.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 9:26 PM CST up reply actions

Really? No one??

'Cause he uses the heaviest bat??
Alright fine.
Hrrmph.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 15, 2007 10:01 PM CST up reply actions

Joe Morgan said...

Soriano gets a lot of power from his big wrists. I suppose that could be because he's carried one of the largest bats around since his early adolescence. Dunno though.

Gone forever

by tyger1147 on Feb 15, 2007 10:30 PM CST up reply actions

Joe Morgan...

hates Cadbury eggs. Bastard.

UZI

"Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making." - Salvador Dali

by Ozgreeder on Feb 16, 2007 9:07 AM CST up reply actions

Theodore Roosevelt Lilly

Baby, you got a stew goin'

by Thelonious on Feb 15, 2007 11:59 PM CST up reply actions

I thought it was clever Sarah...

...you're aces in my book.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 16, 2007 3:01 AM CST up reply actions

Aces!

Aww, thanks.

WOODY!!!!

by Sarah Hope on Feb 16, 2007 6:27 AM CST up reply actions

i dont

mind the uni's as much as those cheap race car looking hats they got ughhhh. as terry boers would say "they REAL BAD"

by tbizzle83 on Feb 15, 2007 10:06 PM CST up reply actions

one word

Roids

by roach on Feb 16, 2007 7:03 AM CST up reply actions

Yay!

I was pretty upset that when I looked there were no pictures from the Cubs. Yahoo had new ones like everyday last year.

I don't care what they call him. They need to stop taking pictures of him and take pictures of Matt Murton and all the other Cubs.

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

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:32 PM CST reply actions

Loud, sustained applause!

Go Orange Guy!

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Feb 15, 2007 9:36 PM CST up reply actions

Isn't Fonzie like the only position player there?

Of course, they could take pictures of our pitchers while their arms are still attached.

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 16, 2007 8:24 AM CST up reply actions

D-Mat

Personally, I like D-Mat is the nickname for Daisuke Matsuzaka.

"Winning is the greatest marketing idea of all time." --Cubs President John McDonough

by cubbieblue on Feb 15, 2007 9:41 PM CST reply actions

The Laundry Mat

Because he is going to get taken to the Cleaners several times this year

by cubsfan2883 on Feb 15, 2007 9:46 PM CST up reply actions

I hope not.

I don't really trust him either though. He hasn't done anything here, but I really hope he helps the Red Sox out.

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

by sparkles721 on Feb 15, 2007 9:53 PM CST up reply actions

is

that for door mat?

by tbizzle83 on Feb 15, 2007 10:04 PM CST up reply actions

GOD...

...he looks like Zeus. Let's hope he carries a thunder stick with him, too. EXCELLENT!!

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Feb 15, 2007 10:47 PM CST reply actions

He looks like Zeus?

Yeah, if Zeus looks like the skinny kid I send 25 bucks a month so he can eat.

Crikey Soriano. Fried chicken. Right now. All of it. Even the skin. EAT, damn you.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 16, 2007 3:03 AM CST up reply actions

shit

ill take his skinny ass over to harolds chicken and feed him a good chicken dinner. lol

by tbizzle83 on Feb 16, 2007 3:21 AM CST up reply actions

Zeus can look like whatever he wants to

He used to trick Greek women into having sex with him while he was in animal form...

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 16, 2007 8:25 AM CST up reply actions

Now I ask you.

What other baseball blog could give you gems like this?

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

by Al Yellon on Feb 16, 2007 9:03 AM CST up reply actions

LOL!!!!!!!

That's just awesome.

WARD!

by cubbieboy on Feb 16, 2007 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

He must have been somewhere in Kentucky...

...or Arkansas...

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Feb 16, 2007 12:29 PM CST up reply actions

hahaha

that was hillarious. I really cant wait to watch this guy everyday though, his swing is just delicious.

DON'T TRADE PIE!

by kylejo on Feb 16, 2007 12:16 PM CST up reply actions

Nice pics!

I don't mind the Dice-K nickname. For one thing, it reminds everyone of the correct pronunciation of his first name (which sounds exactly like that).

Damn. There I go being the voice of reason again.

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

by Al Yellon on Feb 16, 2007 4:05 AM CST reply actions

Exactly what I was going to say...

Before someone mentioned that was the pronunciation on ESPN, I was saying "DIE-SOO-KAY"

by HanOfTheBluegrass on Feb 16, 2007 8:23 AM CST up reply actions

Oh, and PS?

I'm going to let it go this time, because we haven't talked about this -- but in the future, if you are posting copyrighted photos, could you link to them instead of posting them?

We don't want to get into copyright violation territory, and this comes close. Thanks.

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

by Al Yellon on Feb 16, 2007 4:07 AM CST reply actions

No problem

I'm going to edit the original diary in a moment.

by gjdow on Feb 16, 2007 6:46 AM CST up reply actions

Thanks.

I appreciate that.

If anyone has photos that they have taken themselves at spring training (or anywhere else), you are welcome to post them here.

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

by Al Yellon on Feb 16, 2007 8:07 AM CST up reply actions

Spring Training

Our local ESPN affiliate is running a contest to win a trip to see our beloved Indianapolis Indians (Pirates' AAA team) in spring training. I'm sure it'd be fun, but I can't help thinking what a big disappointment going to Florida for spring training would be.

by carlheartscubs on Feb 16, 2007 8:16 AM CST up reply actions

It's the Pirates now?

I think it changed affiliations each of the three years that I was in Bloomington

by TC Cubby on Feb 16, 2007 9:41 AM CST up reply actions

florida

I'm going to Florida for vacation in March, and my parents happen to live 20 minutes from the Pirates camp, so thats where I will see my only ST

sign, it is disappointing, but laying around the beach and drinking Yuengling at Sharky's makes up for it (on and the flight is like 3 hours shorter)

keeping mediocrity at bay

by flyball on Feb 16, 2007 12:39 PM CST up reply actions

I agree...

...Dice-K sucks as a nickname.

And, yeah, Soriano is pretty damn skinny. Also, maybe this is just wishful thinking, but he (Soriano) looks really young. Everyone made such a big deal out of him being 38 when his contract is up, but maybe 38 is the new 28, no?

I didn't have the ball, bitch!

by daver on Feb 16, 2007 3:51 PM CST reply actions

camps

im also very close to the jays,rays,phillies,and yankee camps myself.60 degrees and blustery today so these players wont be enjoying themselves today. no n.l. taems around here.maybe i.ll go say hello to jae kuk ryue,then again maybe not.

by NOMAR on Feb 17, 2007 6:15 AM CST reply actions