Snowy Tuesday Afternoon Name That Cub

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 1:27 PM CST

Ok Everyone...You had fun with Fonzie2178's "unknown" Cub. Now we have a real hard one. Here are the clues. This picture was taken at Wrigley Field. The player is a Pitcher and yes, he was on the major league roster when this picture was taken. His major league career was extremely short. He was acquired by the Cubs in a very famous trade. NAME THIS CUB! (sorry Al...I know I emailed this picture to you to use, but I just couldn't keep this to myself any longer)

Kasey

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bob brentley sr.

by xene on Dec 23, 2008 1:30 PM CST reply actions

Arnold Horshack

Formerly NO100

by jerry morales rules on Dec 23, 2008 1:33 PM CST reply actions

Derek Botelho?

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Dec 23, 2008 1:39 PM CST reply actions

nope

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 1:39 PM CST up reply actions

Mike Proly?

by JodyDavis on Dec 23, 2008 1:48 PM CST reply actions

Mike Maybe?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 23, 2008 1:49 PM CST up reply actions

nope

I will be really surprised if anyone get this one.

Kasey

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 1:49 PM CST up reply actions

Steve Engel?

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

by Shanghai Badger on Dec 23, 2008 1:55 PM CST reply actions

nope...

Engel was a lefty

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by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

drew hall????

Dear Santa:: All I want for X-mas this year is an official 2009 Jake Peavy Cubs Jersey. Oh and a Beimel one too. I've been a real good guy for the most part!!!

by cubsluver22 on Dec 23, 2008 2:04 PM CST reply actions

nope...try again

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:05 PM CST up reply actions

My first thought which I know is wrong

was George Frazier due to the famous trade clue. That’s too easy and Frazier was taller than this guy looks.

by rlpete on Dec 23, 2008 2:06 PM CST reply actions

not Frazier

but the famous trade clue is a big one.

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by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

Ahhhh. 'Twas a multi player wasn't it.

Photo age, uni, etc. I’d have to google the names though.

by N Oakley on Dec 23, 2008 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

yes it was

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by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM CST up reply actions

Googlin would be cheatin'

by N Oakley on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM CST up reply actions

As I may have figured something out,

I will ask, any photos of him from the Cardinal org?

by N Oakley on Dec 23, 2008 2:31 PM CST up reply actions

Ron Hassey?

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Dec 23, 2008 2:22 PM CST up reply actions

nope

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:23 PM CST up reply actions

Ken Patterson?

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Dec 23, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions

patterson was a lefty

This guy is a right hander

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Darryl Banks?

"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue" - George F. Will

by tizzle on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM CST reply actions

Mark Leonette?

He was acquired in the Dennis Eckersley trade but never got into a major league game.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM CST reply actions

DINGDINGDING!!!!

I thought this would be going a bit longer. Leonette was active on the Cubs for 3 days in July of 1987, but never got into a game

Kasey

See what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html
Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 2:31 PM CST up reply actions

I figured it was something like that

Didn’t have time to get through all the 80’s trades.

by rlpete on Dec 23, 2008 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

Did somebody say my name?

I would have gotten this, if only I would have logged in earlier. Leonette got so close to the majors (technically he was a major leaguer for a few days), but he’ll never have his name in the Baseball Encyclopedia. It’s sort of sad, which is why I changed my user name when BCB switched to version 2 a while back. Mark Leonette shall not be forgotten.

"In an ocean or in a glass, cool water is such a gas."

by markleonette on Dec 23, 2008 6:25 PM CST up reply actions

Did you grow a mustache like that, too?

Yes, yes ... winter is indeed a pond upon which all of us must skate, braving frostbite and runny noses in the hopes that our cars will start and we shan't embarass ourselves slipping on a patch of black ice. Spring is more a quagmire of cold mud and slush, and fall is a pile of fallen leaves that may or may not hide a pile of doggy doo-doo. But summer, ah summer is an oasis of endless green that disappears all too quickly beneath our feet as we rush through its warm, glorious bliss.

by daver on Dec 24, 2008 9:33 AM CST up reply actions

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Also, see the Cubs 2009 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2009.html

by kaseyi on Dec 23, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions

I met another Bill Buckner on a gig.

He never played baseball beyond childhood, and had a good sense of humor about his famous name – although he admitted he wasn’t overly fond of spending time in Boston!

by MN exile on Dec 23, 2008 5:58 PM CST up reply actions