Who will become the new Face of the Team?
by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 19, 2008 6:43 AM CST
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Okay let's assume Kerry Wood is gone. While I do hope the door is not completely closed I have decided to accept it and hope everything comes out okay in the end for everyone involved and knock on wood (no pun intended) he goes to the AL where we can fully root for him without worrying about him haunting the Cubs.
So as the Cubs move on, who do you think replaces Kerry as the face of the team and replaces his presence off the field and in the clubhouse?
(for the record I am confident in Marmol as the closer I'm more worried about replacing Marmol in his previous role)
My first vote goes at least for now for Ryan Dempster as far as off the field charitable events and clubhouse leader.
The next vote would be for Geovany Soto and I think he will not only become the clubhouse leader but he has a good chance to become the face of the franchise.
Other face of the franchise possibilities would have to be Lee or Zambrano.
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Geo or Demp
Geo likely will be in time.
Demp I think should be. He’s talkative, he’s hilarious, he gets it and he’s just a great guy from all reports.
Z probably is it but he’s too angry and mouthy.
Lee is too quiet. Never hear him say much.
by Arbusto on Nov 19, 2008 7:46 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
From KOW to ROW? So soon?
Don’t think in terms of “face” of the franchise, more just plain seniority. Which means Big Z is the Big Cheese now.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
by JohnM on Nov 19, 2008 8:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry but I think this is way overblown
Team leaders usually just evolve. There isn’t a team vote for who is team leader.
I’m still not sure that Wood was the team leader anyway. I don’t think this team has one in the way of a Derek Jeter type. That might be one of the problems on this team. Closers in any case aren’t usually the team leader.
by rlpete on Nov 19, 2008 8:34 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Team leader and "face of the franchise"
… aren’t necessarily the same thing.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 19, 2008 9:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well just looking for a face
It is Lee IMO.
by rlpete on Nov 19, 2008 9:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe, except...
… Lee’s a pretty quiet guy. I’d think over time, it might become Soto.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 19, 2008 9:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well it does go to your point on leader vs. face
Leader-wise Soto is the logical choice over time. Frequently it is a catcher. See Varitek, Pudge, etc.
by rlpete on Nov 19, 2008 9:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder Woman Trixie!
n/t
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by N Oakley on Nov 19, 2008 8:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
And that has what to do with the topic?
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 19, 2008 8:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the nickname of one of our players.
Duh.
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by Kansas25 on Nov 19, 2008 10:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the guy who carries the pink backpack, of course.
Sheesh.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who was/is the face of the Phillies?
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 8:44 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's hard to say as we are not Phillies fans...
… that designation is often given to a player who’s not necessarily the best player on the team. Maybe it’s Pat Burrell, maybe it’s Chase Utley. You’d have to ask a Phillies. fan.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Nov 19, 2008 9:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jamie Moyer (I prefer an old face)
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 19, 2008 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The face of the franchise
Is a special effects morph of Ron Santo, a goat and Steve Bartman
The LEADER of the team is something else entirely.
I think it will turn out to be Soto. Catchers are kind of naturally there anyway.
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
by Worf on Nov 19, 2008 9:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know Woody was the face of the franchise in 2008...
But if it’s going to be anyone going forward, it WILL be Soto. How he goes about his stuff, the fact he’ll be in a 140-ish games and how he handles that staff especially that crazy guy we all love, named “Z” makes him the obvious choice.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Nov 19, 2008 9:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think ...
there’s been a “face” of the Cubs since Sosa left. I guess you could argue D-Lee was in 2005 and in 2006 (when the team’s woes were largely attributed to his injury).
Ramirez, to me, is the best player on the Cubs. D-Lee is the team leader. DeRosa and Dempster are the quotable Cubs. Soriano, Fukudome and Zambrano are the other big names, and Soto is now at that table.
Wood was my favorite Cub for years, and I don’t mean to belittle him. But he wasn’t the face of the team considering how little he played in 2005-07 AND his conversion to the bullpen. Closers rarely occupy the “face” role. Brad Lidge was about as good as a closer could be last year, but several Phillies — Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Rollins — would get the nod over Lidge.
by elgato on Nov 19, 2008 9:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Soriano.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on Nov 19, 2008 10:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I love me some Geo Soto, but...
I think it’s very premature to talk about him being the face of the franchise considering he’s only played one full season.
by kanderber on Nov 19, 2008 10:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I kinda thought that...
…one of the things that made the 2008 (regular season) Cubs so special is that they didn’t have a “face.” They were a solid team top to bottom with no one player hogging the spotlight. I mean, Kerry Wood was certainly a familiar “face” but was he “The Face.” Meh, I don’t really think so.
I’d just assume not waste too many brain cells on questions like this. In fact, my resolution for next season is to try to strip away all my silly superstitions and hero worship and just focus on baseball.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 10:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1.....well said
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
by JB 23 on Nov 19, 2008 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Adam Dunn.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a porn name.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or a country-western singer.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 19, 2008 2:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or a character from...
a Country-western themed porn.
3:10 to YuMamma’s bed.
Free Ronny Cedeno
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Cockfight at the O.K Corral
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Blazing Saddlebags...
A true sendup of country western pornography.
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Texas Sluts Across the River
Tommie Agee was out.
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The Good, The Bad and The Really Really Bad
Tommie Agee was out.
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Hang 'Em Low
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
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Comes a Horseman
Tommie Agee was out.
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Two Mules for Sister Sarah
Tommie Agee was out.
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This wins if you put the Tijuana spin to it.
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One Hung Low?
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Bitch Cassidy and the Slow Dance Kid
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Midnight Cowboy
Tommie Agee was out.
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My Darling Came in Time
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nice
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
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The ass-ass-ination of Jesse James
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How the (Mae) West was Done
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Bareback Mountain
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They Screwed With Their Boots On
Tommie Agee was out.
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Whore Wagon
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Outlaw whorey Josey
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Damn, you beat me to it
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by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Magnificent Seventeen Inches
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Kitty Lickers...
starring Billy Crystal
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Blown Star
"This ball's got a chaaaaaance.....(YES!!! YESSS!!!!).....GONE!!! CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN!"
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No Cuntry for Old Men
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McCabe Does Mrs. Miller
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The Man Who Got Liberty Valance
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The Cox-Blow Incident
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Bury My Hard On at Wounded Knee
Tommie Agee was out.
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Pleasure from the Sierra Madre
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The Quick in the Bed
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AKA - Unsatisfied
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Three Amigos...ake La Menage a trois
Tommie Agee was out.
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The Whore's Soldiers
Tommie Agee was out.
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Five Hard Studs
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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The Long (and Hard) Riders
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Shagandoah
Tommie Agee was out.
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Jizm
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Lonesome Love
Tommie Agee was out.
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Ride the Big Divide
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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And its sequel, Boobstone.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeremiah's Johnson
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Three the Hard Way (No change needed)
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Big Jake (also no change needed)
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Have Gun Will Travel
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Westward Ho
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Annie, grab my gun
But the wind blew me back via Chicago, In the middle of the night
by N Oakley on Nov 19, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rawhard
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Young Guns (and Barely Legal Babes)
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Big Jim McLain
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Jesse Jams
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pals of the Saddle (All male revue)
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
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Unforgivenandtakin
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Three Texas Queers
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California or Bust
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
K25 I think I accidentally flagged your post when I was trying to reply
sorry about that. Or else someone else did at the exact same time I was trying to reply.
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm insulted.
And leaving to go watch The Rapes of Wrath
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Nov 19, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's only fitting.
I think Al is going to ban all of us on general principle.
"I see I'm not the only one around here who can't hold his water." - Last words of the leaky pipe in the visiting team dugout, Dodger Stadium, October 4, 2008.
by dat cubfan daver on Nov 19, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is the most fun I've had since the pig got in the yard and et the kid
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Nov 19, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
One more for good measure - Stagecrotch
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 19, 2008 9:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He'll get over it...
once he sees we just signed Fred McGriff.
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Nov 19, 2008 3:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope it isn't DeRo.
That would mean that DeRo won’t be re-signed next year.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
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