Open Thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Friday 3/21, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 21, 2008 9:58 AM CDT
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PrintSCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- Didn't we do this yesterday?
The Cubs travel down I-10 to face the Rockies again this afternoon. I wouldn't expect too many of the starters to make the two-hour bus ride, but then again, Lou has surprised us before.
Sean Marshall will face Jeff Francis.
Notes:- Kerry Wood is fine. In fact, he may go on back-to-back days by throwing an inning in a minor league game today.
- Kosuke Fukudome isn't frustrated with his 9-for-44 spring start.
- Yet another column, this time from Rick Morrissey, about the "rough" spring the Cubs are having. In the first sentence of that column are words that sum it all up:
From what I can gather from listening to the radio talk shows
Right. So that's where you're getting your info now, Rick? From listening to talk shows? That makes three columns now (Couch, Downey, Morrissey) on virtually the same topic, with virtually the same approach ("The Cubs are doomed!!!11!") without any of the three actually setting foot in the state of Arizona this month.
Gives you pause to ask, "Why do these newspapers pay these people? What is their purpose?"
- Since I won't hesitate to criticize Greg Couch most of the time, I thought I'd give him props today for nailing the Barry Bonds situation on the head. I especially liked this part:
And what a thought, that the classic cheat could be accusing owners of cheating him.
This really is the pain-in-the-butt factor. As long as your value outweighs how big of a pain you are, you will be wanted.
The scales have tipped on Bonds. He's responsible for everything coming back to him now, for every day his phone doesn't ring.
An owner who pays for him will have an angry fan base, an uncomfortable team chemistry and an awful lot of negative press, especially when Bonds' case goes to trial. - There's a rumor that the Tigers have interest in Michael Wuertz. I think it's nonsense, but you can discuss it in this BCB FanPost.
Today's game is on ESPN2. If you're not near a TV, you can see it on MLB.TV at the MLB.com Mediacenter.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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O.T.
Reds have sent Bruce down. Patterson his hitting a robust .455.
Keep an eye on those boys in Red.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"
Waste It All...
... in Spring Training, boys!
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Precisely.
I'm actually glad to hear KPat is doing so well this spring. We'll see what's up when the games start to count. I feel pretty confident that, within a few weeks, we'll all have smug smiles on our faces.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
ISTR...
... Patterson having good springs with the Cubs, too.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Craig Counsell is batting .447...
... he'll probably get the starting 3B job for the Brewers. 8-p
IMHO, Dusty Baker is absolutely the worst choice for a manager to work with young talent. Bruce, Votto, Cueto, Bailey, Volquez, etc, that team would be going places without Dusty at the wheel.
The top prospect in all of baseball, Jay Bruce probably needs more time in AAA. Oh well, at least he won't be there to beat up on us.
Hector Villanueva's Career Stolen Bases: 1
I just got done reading
Morrissey's crap right before coming here, he is so full of himself. We weren't going to overpay for Santana, we weren't going to get Garland from the Sux, Bedard was maybe the one we missed on. Our entire staff is good enough to repeat winning the division IMHO. And you never know what will happen before the trading deadline in the summer. You have to win the division or WC first.
Dempster doesn't intimidate anyone? So what? If we want intimidation, I guess we needed to go get Michael Strahan from the football Giants to pitch. Does Greg Maddux intimidate anyone? He just knows how to freaking pitch.
I get so pissed reading these numbskulls, I wonder why I bother. Like we talked about the other day, they get people talking about them, don't they?
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
I guess that's the reason for their existence.
Doesn't make me want to buy the paper, though.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
They should...
...get people talking about them because their columns are insightful or controversial, not pedestrian and unoriginal.
Sound off on the forum as I did: http://www.topix.net/forum/source/chicago-tribune/TDCRU6SN5QDL04QM5#lastPost
by AC 00 00 00 on Mar 21, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster doesn't intimidate anyone?
Dempster's last full season as a starter was in 2003, he went 3-7, 6.54 for the Reds. His last decent season as a starter was in 2001...15-12, 4.94. So, no he doesn't intimidate anyone, and maybe that's a poor word to choose but the point is that he wasn't that good as a starter.
"...the Sox ... may be even more marginal after the Cubs win the 2007 World Series." - Cubbie fan "Joe Alberti" as posted in the White Sox NG on 9/21/2007.
The way Weurtz
has thrown for the Cubs I don't believe he will go anywhere. His salary is cheap, and he has been very dependable in the pen. Only on occasion he loses the strike zone, other than that, he is solid.
Corey Patterson, what a frustrating waste of talent he has been and become.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
He Just Needs To Throw Strikes...
... and he'll be fine.
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Just...
like...Hill.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I still laugh everytime I see your avatar...
..its perfect...
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.
Would love...
for us to stop taking crappy players from the Tigers too. Craig Monroe wasn't that long ago, folks.
Haiku-a-Day for Fukudome, helping Fuku understand the American game, 17 syllables at a time. Visit cubshaikus.blogspot.com!
I fly to AZ 2 day at 6
Wish me luck on getting out of this snow storm. Im going to see the cubs beat up on the Sox 2marrow. Accually for free. The Harrahs owned casino is picking my father and I up from the airport and bring us to the casino witch is where we r staying. Then they are driving us to the game on sat. Helps to have a father who is a high roller i guess lol. See you guys at the park.
FAA is showing 30 min departure delays from O'Hare
3½ hr arrival delays.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
My flight for 630 was cancelled to New York
Good luck, I actually dont even want to go.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer
Hey Hammer
Are you ever in Lincolnshire? At hawthorne mall at the 'Moments in Sports' store thay have an actual Cubs hammer. Thats what ya need for your profile image.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah...
Just go to the mlb.com shop right here.
It looks pretty nice!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hammer, tell me you're...
...making this your avatar immediately.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Sometimes......
I dont think of the obvious. OF COURSE MLB.com has it.
Good work.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Im flying out of midway
and The last flight to az was only 45 min delay
bad weather on a Friday? You can forget it..
...especially going east..
Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.
bonds?
I really really really hope the 1st half of the season isn't story anfter story about Bonds and where he might end up. The only attention he should be getting is from the IRS and anyone who invested in his 1987 Topps rookie cards.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
Bonds not the top story...
It seems the top 2 stories this year are (1) a certain Central Division team that is approaching some kind of major "anniversary" and (2) the last year for the Yankees in "The House That Ruth Built". Bonds seems to have fallen off the radar a little.
Football and basketball are just things to do between baseball seasons.
I'd rather hear a history of the Cubs drought over Bonds any day.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
"Why do these newspapers pay these people? What is their purpose?"
Of course, one of their favorite arguments when going after bloggers is that they have access to the clubhouse and the players, but when was the last time Mariotti went to a Cubs/Sox/any game?
At this point they pretty much just regurgitate the same stuff over and over again.
VORPy
Felipe Lopez?
Nationals are trying to trade him. Lopez had an off year in 2007, but he put up good numbers for a SS in 2005 and 2006. I know many of you are enamored with Theriot, but it's hard to argue that Lopez wouldn't be an improvement. He's owed around 5 mil this year. Not sure what the Nats would want.
Starting Pitching
OK, the Nats really need help everywhere besides 1B (where they have a surplus), but their rotation needs massive help. I could see the Cubs getting Lopez (and maybe a throw-in) for Gallagher if they were to look in that direction. I like Lopez, but I am not sure that he is enough of a defensive boost over Theriot to warrant shaving off some SP depth.
Crappy Columnists
Gives you pause to ask, "Why do these newspapers pay these people? What is their purpose?
I thought that it was obvious. The reason these people have jobs is to push everyone's buttons. We all know that they spew garbage, but people keep talking about what they write. That leads to people mentioning the newspaper in conversations and even buying the paper so that they can join in the water cooler conversations. It is all a marketing ploy IMHO. If we collectively stop reading any articles by these schmucks, then they will be deemed irrelevant and eventually will be fired. Myself, I only read stuff by the beat writers.
Bonds
I bet a co-worker a beer last night (yes, I know, I'm such a high-roller) that a contending American League team will sign Barry Bonds before or shortly after the All-Star break. There will be a team that will be willing to roll the dice and deal with the circus for two and a half months or so, in order to try to get over the top. It will be strictly a rent-a-player situation, and will probably blow up in their face, but I'll be shocked if that doesn't happen.
Also, does anyone else agree with me now? No one did yesterday when I said Rich Hill should be the odd man out in the starting rotation. Don't tell me about the thin Arizona air; he looked pathetic. Z, Lilly, Lieber, Dempster, and Marquis. That's my rotation. I don't know what you do with Hill, but you've gotta have your five best in the rotation.
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004
Off topic question regarding MLBTV
Ok, so I'm in black out land here at home, but I'm going to Europe for a month this summer, and I really can't live without the Cubs. If I get MLBTV will I be able to watch the games on a laptop while I'm away? Or, will I still be blacked out? Has anybody done this?
Thanks.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
You should check with MLBI
I'm sure it's in their FAQs, etc. There has been a lot of confusion over this issue in past years as to whether they blackout the feed based on your credit card address or your IP address.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
The likelihood is that you can...
MLB uses a system based in part on your IP address. Once it's read as part of a RIPE address space (as opposed to ARIN), it should let you right through. Worst case, you can call the toll free, and they can manually verify and override, if need be.
by Damen Jackson on Mar 21, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
And note that while the toll free number
won't be toll free calling from Europe, it will work. Good luck getting through. I haven't had to call in a couple of years, but back then, it took forever to get through on the help line.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
thanks folks.
I know that it supposed to be based on your ip, but i don't trust them for some reason.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Mar 21, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I used proxy servers
last year to watch the saturday games on Fox.. So I am pretty sure it is IP address and not billing address of your credit card.
by LT on Mar 21, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineups
Cubs
Theriot, SS
Cedeno, 2B
DeRosa, 3B
Murton, LF
Ward, RF
Soto, C
McGehee, 1B
Pie, CF
Marshall, P
Rox
Taveras, CF
Tulowitzki, SS
Helton, 1B
Holliday, LF
Atkins, 3B
Spilborghs, RF
Iannetta, C
Barmes, 2B
Redman, P
Plenty of things drive me nuts about Lou...
...but perhaps nothing does so more than his strange notion that Ward is a better defensive option in right than Murton.
Yeah, you would think...
...Lou would want to give Murton every opportunity to gain more experience playing right . I don't get it either.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Or,
(and this is at the risk of sounding like Lou's lickspittle) Lou's trying to get Murton a little more time in LF, since a 4th OF needs to be able to man more than one OF position.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
by gary varsho on Mar 21, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
...I've never encountered the term "lickspittle" before. I'm not sure I want to know its origins. In any case, that's a good point. I guess I'm just figuring Murton has already played so much left field that he would benefit more from playing right more often. But whatever...I must admit, I still like seeing Matt in the lineup.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I see your point.
Lickspittle is basically the guy would would so fawn over the king, the he could have licked the spittle from his beard. It's a sort of uber yes-man, so to speak.
And I like seeing Murton in there, too.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
it's on TV today?
argh. I should go home. it's STILL FREAKIN' SNOWING!
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think it's a "notion"....
... I think it's just Lou trying to get playing time for ALL his outfielders at ALL positions, because you never know when Ward might be needed in RF.
IIRC, Ward played right a couple times last year and didn't do too badly.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Yeah
But the ball was never hit to him.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"
He couldn't be any worse defensively than
Murton. He really is only suited for LF.
by LT on Mar 21, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
No, actually...
... the ball WAS hit to him. He played 10 games in RF last year, had 25 putouts and 1 assist.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I was trying to say that Murton is only suited for LF
I think Ward is ok in RF every now and then.
by LT on Mar 21, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
there's the four starters
Theriot
DeRosa
Soto
Pie
I'm glad to see Murton get his licks in, but a little surprised to see Ward in for Fukudome...
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 21, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
d'oh -- picture failure
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Hmmm...
The ESPN promo I saw yesterday for this game featured Sori. I guess they didn't check with Lou first? Or, if they did, is something wrong with Sori that he was a late scratch for the trip?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
No...
... probably ESPN making an assumption that was unwarranted. Most times, Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, Fukudome, don't make the bus trip to Tucson.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Off topic: Nomar
I didn't like it when the Cubs traded him...but Nomar G. appears to be injured again -- a broken finger or some such. Has there ever been a position player (NOT Prior, Wood) that consistently gets injured so much?
Rotoworld rips No Mahr!
Nomar Garciaparra (hand) said he wouldn't resume swinging a bat this weekend as the Dodgers hoped he would.
"Everybody wants to predict. I'm not," Garciaparra said. "I have no control over it." Of course you have control over it, Nomar. You could choose to tough it out and play through an injury that probably can't get any worse. But that's never been your style. The Dodgers are now listing their third baseman as doubtful for Opening Day. Manager Joe Torre said Tony Abreu was the front-runner to fill in, but that Blake DeWitt and Chin-Lung Hu remain in the running.
"Cubs Win!!"
by northofwrigley on Mar 21, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Brian Giles?
Ken Griffey Jr.?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Rocco Baldelli
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
At least in
Rowands case, he is always into something called an outfield wall.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"
In Griffey's case...
... it's a real shame, because from all accounts, he has played the game clean all these years, and if not for the injuries, he'd have close to 700 HR by now and be threatening the record.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Agreed
Wouldn't it have been great if Griffey was right behind Bonds entering the season and no one signed Bonds. Bonds would have to sit and mope as Griffey passed him.
I think we may yet see
Bonds and Griffey on the same team....
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Why
would we trade Wuertz? He did a nice job last year and I would assume he would again this year. The bullpen is a real strength of this club in my opinion, don't mess with it. I feel pretty good about the team we have right now. No lineup is perfect, but I think we have what it takes to win the division.
Nobody is offering Bonds because he brings too many negatives to a team. Somebody else made reference to it earlier, if the pain in the butt exceeds the return, it isn't worth it. Bonds can probably still hit, but he isn't going to hit 70 home runs anymore and he is a near cripple in the field and on the bases. Just not worth the hassle, although it is possible someone may pick him up for the second half stretch run.
ESPN2 is covering...
some lame NASCAR race. I swear...NASCAR is like soccer for rednecks, 3 hours of nothing interrupted periodically by sudden violence. Y. A. W. N.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions
Soccer is not boring.
Unless you were speaking of the Bundesliga. Then yes, it is boring. NASCAR, OTOH, is terrifically mind-numbing.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Sorry...
but in my worthless opinion it is. 90 minutes of running around, kicking a ball, falling down and then having the entire thing decided on penalty kicks is...not entertaining to me. But hey...if you like it...rock on gold dust woman! To be fair, I know plenty of people who tell me baseball is boring and unwatchable as well, so...you know...to each his own.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
You're right about the penalty shoot out
which is absurd, but is only used in tournament tie-breaker situations (correct me if i'm wrong, gary varsho -- in normal league play, there are draws). But you need to lock in and concentrate in soccer in order to get a payoff. Visual grazing doesn't satisfy. Kind of like in baseball too, for example in a pitchers' duel. To the casual observer it's the most boring game ever. But if you are locked in watching the pitching, and appreciate the difficulty the hitters are having, it gets more and more exciting as the "nothingness" continues....
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
About the only thing I get...
when I "lock in and concentrate" on a soccer game, is the sudden urge to yell "Just pick up the ball and throw it already!"
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
In that case
THIS is the sport for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wgmsoO147s
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
That is much better...
but watching some of the clips of handball...it's too much like the NBA, only without the tattoos, baggy shorts and ridiculous hair.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
And I watch Felix Pie fly around
and think, "He'd make on hell of a striker."
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
You should watch
Gaelic Football
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Correct.
Penalty kick shootouts are only in play during tournament play, and only after a 30 minute extra time. League matches that are tied after injury time end in a draw. Watching soccer is an investment, definitely not a grazing-friendly event. FWIW I hate the penalty kick structure, as it knocked my Spurs out of UEFA this year. Arrrrggghhh.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Couldn't agree more.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Too funny.
Does anyone else ponder just how it is possible that opening day is only 10 days away in this weather??? :(
by Madison Cub Fan on Mar 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently the writers....
of the open to ESPN's game coverage pondered that very question
I tend to agree,
but dang if that ain't a funny picture. Haw!
"Just because you've had enough/ doesn't mean you wanted too much." -Dean Young
Gameday Audio users...
...the link is on. Come listen to some commercials!
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
The video feed is still NASCAR......hmmmmmmmm
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
All Right!! Kachow!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Ya hurt ur whut?
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
"not the smartest of plays"
No sh**
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Classic Cedeno, sadly.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I seem to recall...
that executing the "hit and run" requires the runner to make sure the picher is delivering the pitch to the plate...unlike a straight Cedeno steal where you just blindly run to second without bothering to check if the picher is watching. At least he didn't get a chance to overslide the bag.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions
That Marshall pitch...
was batting practice quality.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions
Sigh...DWaryle, DWaryle...
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Does Ward...
not like taking a knee on the balls in the outfield because after he goes down, he has to wait for the CF'er to come over and help him up?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:27 PM CDT reply actions
Naturally, he immediately walks someone.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
what was that you say?
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
It's still Spring Training...
so pitching, defense, and baserunning don't really matter that much do they? Lou? Why are you gritting your teeth like that?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, close enough.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I'll give it to you...
if he steals 2nd.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this Sue 2.0?
That is, has "poop" been upgraded to "crap"?
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Ah, so there's a hierarchy...interesting.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Aside.....
from the 1st sentence of the broadcast....yeah they waited until the 2nd inning to bring it up again
MLB 2K8
Anytime you play a game at Wrigley, it's the first thing Erin Andrews talks about while your waiting for the game to load.
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
Zelasko
Not Andrews.
Big difference. Sorry about that..
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
You just sold me...
on buying MLB The Show 08, ha
Not DWaryle's day
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Ward with the nice 1st inning...
a 2 base error in the top half...and a GIDP in the bottom.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
Wow.
This is almost exciting as the NASCAR time trials.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Looks like the Rockies approach off Marshall
is to go the other way and up the middle. Interesting concept.
Nice.
That fly ball dropping foul could have saved Marshall's start. We shall see...
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
That would be a good drinking game
Everytime this year the CUbs are on national TV 1908 is mentioned
There wouldn't be a sober cub fan all year.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Got ahead 2-0
What a concept!
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
Right
That will be the key to Feliz this year hitting in the 8th spot. with the pitcher on deck, he won't see as many strikes as he would elsewhere in the lineup. He'll have to be patient which will be good for him in the future.
Although he pulled it
it was a nice compact swing
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Yes -- Felix can fly!
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Nice job by the bottom of the order there.
1-1
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
lead off single
Matt with a nice job keeping it in front of him, although he had no chance to catch it so he never should ;ve charged it, but whateva
I took the liberty of...
making a poop hierarchy chart for us to follow, if of course, Sue gives it her stamp of apporval.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions
BRILLANT!
Sue, you should print this out and keep it next to your computer for quick reference.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I wonder if Ronnie feels better...
...after seeing 2Low get picked off, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Hmmm
I thought if the pitcher pickoffs a guy that eventually gets tagged out in a rundown... it goes as a pickoff & a CS
What a Beautiful Thing...
... to see a game on TV!!
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
it must be
We've got generic announcers today on ESPN. At least, I don't recognize the voices.
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Mar 21, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
We've got the ESPN2 crew on MLB.TV
and actually, I think Santo fills in for Bob on Monday
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Rats....
n/t
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions
Let's see...
that would be Guarded, right?
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Correct.
n/t
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll hold off until Sue weighs in
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
Seriously...
that was a tough play against the wall, there's no guarantee Soriano makes that catch either.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Geeze...
he's a 4th outfielder at best, why would you expect him to play above average defense? He'll make the routine plays, and maybe get lucky sometimes, other than that...just don't expect to be "wowed" by him OK?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't expect anything from him on Defense
Because I know he's a hack out there but you need to tell that to the majority of Cub fans here who think that he's an above average fielder and he get's a bad rep.
I'd like a show of hands...
...of how many Cubs fans really consider him an above average fielder. I know I don't. I consider him an average fielder in left and a below average fielder in right. He's got a great swing, though, and he gets on base a lot. That's what I like.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
100% agree
I'm not going to go digging through the discussions on how his "numbers" show he's an above average fielder, but I agree, Matt is a very nice 4th OF.
I don't think anyone makes the catch on that
It should have been played off the wall... I guess we can give him a break for not knowing that park...
by LT on Mar 21, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe an AL team would want him for DH?
Wait, they want power hitters for that... Now what?
by LT on Mar 21, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice play by Dero and McGeehee
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Got hit by a batted ball. He seems fine.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen
They're hitting eveyrhint hard
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Dang...Marshall almost got outta that.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Crap.
n/t
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
Hill
Do you think that the Cubs would DL Hill, have him sort some things out in the minors, etc while the Cubs continue to try and push Marquis?
Do you think this is what Piniella, Rothschild and Hendry would be talking about with him?!?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Lou is getting ready...
... to talk in the next half inning.
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
oh for cripes sake
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Mar 21, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
oops
My comp spazzed and posted that before I was done -- ANYWAY -- These guys on ESPN are asking Lou "whether or not his ejection" helped the team. Haven't we covered this... last season?
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Mar 21, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly...
... don't you think there would be better questions to ask him?!?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Yes.
I'm sure they will.
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Mar 21, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I stand corrected
It appears they won't.
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Mar 21, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoffpower in for DWaryle.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Hopefully Ward is OK
... I just hope it's precautionary...
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
My turn: Crap!
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Did He Just Say...
... that Fukudome will bat 2nd... then he'll drop him to 5th when we get Roberts?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Seriously?
I turned away to watch the NCAA's...
did he really say those things or are you trying to be funny?
Aramis Ramirez- NL MVP
Kosuke Fukudome- NL ROY
Carlos Marmol- Rolaids Relief Man
by sheamcmurray on Mar 21, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Either That...
... or share what you're smokin'! ;-)
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
I think he said Fukudome will most likely bat second
he said the number one hitter needs to be able to run. So Theriot is going to be our leadoff hitter as long as he hits or we get Roberts.
So with Roberts this will be our line-up
Roberts
Fukudome
Soriano
Lee
Ramirez
But I wouldn't be surprised if Soriano ends up hitting 5th at some point
With no Roberts our line-up is
Theriot
Fukudome
Soriano
Lee
Ramirz
DeRosa
Soto
Pie
Lou just said
that he might switch the line-up to
Theriot
Fukudome
Soriano
Lee
Ramirez
Personally I think Fukudome needs to be in the two spot if we have Theriot leading off. Because we need at least one high OBP guy at the top of the order. I like Theriot, Fukudome, Lee, Ramirez and Soriano better but I can live with that lineup.
Is Cedeno Still Using...
... Fukudome's 35oz bat?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
OK, Ronnie, the pickoff is forgiven.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Two-run homer here for Murton?!?
I'll bet on that...
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
OT: Quick Question...
... who has tried to go to other websites and use "c" and "z" to update?
*blush*
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Hey!!! Thanks!
Didn't know about that feature...was wondering if there was a way to get rid of the pink highlights without refreshing the page, that what the Z button is for
Yeah, I've done it a couple times in the past day or so.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I Am Sure That...
...Al would be proud of that.
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Nice inning
from Piganatiello. Lou pretty much said he's not going to make the team unless there's a trade. But if he does well in Iowa again, I'm sure he will be one of the first call ups, especially if Eyre struggles early again.
I actually chuckled
at that High Life guy bitchin' at the people in the skybox for not knowing what inning the game was in. I wanted to do that to the people on the rooftop I bootlegged my way into a coupla years ago....100+ people, maybe 10 were watching the game
The hitter I'm starting to get concerned
with is Geovanny Soto. The guy got off to a hot start the first week and half, but has really struggled since then. Bat speed was always a problem for Soto before 07, and from seeing hit this spring, his bat looks pretty slow. So hopefully he gets it going soon.
The Rockies Radio Announcers...
... were saying that he has a long way to go defensively.
Nah!
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Is it me?
Or does it seem like Les Walrond has pitched in every single game this spring training?
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
Just you
this is his 7th game. Whereas H Power as been in 22
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Counting today...
he's only pitched 6 innings...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, OK...
...well, that's not a lot of work, I guess. Maybe I'm just lucky enough to always be following the game when he's come in to pitch.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I Thought Capusano...
...was re-assigned last week to AAA?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Here...
From http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=chc
3/11/08 Optioned RHP Juan Mateo and OF Jake Fox to Triple-A Iowa; optioned RHP Jeff Samardzija to Double-A Tennessee; Reassigned LHP Ed Campusano, INF Luis Figueroa and C JD Closser to Minor League camp; granted RHP Shingo Takatsu his unconditional release.
How is he pitching now?
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
I Thought When They Were Re-assigned...
...they no longer played with the big league club... even in ST.
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
Maybe he signed
one of those 1 day deals that Billy Crystal got
I'd say...
left handed from the looks of it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
HA!
I jinxed it! Lou brought in a rightie.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 21, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
well, this bites
and to think, I took off work early to catch the end of the game on TV.
2008: The year we put it all together.
Wish I had some M&M's
This game is totally boring. Definitely a snacking game.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 21, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
FONTE-YES!
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And no...
I didnt come up with that horrible name myself. I was waiting outside the bleachers before a game and my friend and I saw a girl making a FONTE-YES sign. geee wizz haha
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
great minds think alike
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 21, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHA!
Thats the 1st semi-compliment I've gotten since I've been on this site.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
OH MAN!
That is pretty bad. We should both sulk in shame haha
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he sporting a mullet?
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess we can't feel too bad...
after all, these are the National League Champion Colorado Rockies we just lost to. Right?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions
And I cant help but watch it...
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh.
So tired of hearing about this.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
And it's only the begining. Just imagine the whirlwind of media when the playoffs begin. geezzzzzz
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
Has it been 100 years already?
"The one that invent the light tried 2,000 times and finally he did it, we have light...I don't want to spend 2,000 times to win Opening Day" Carlos Zambrano
by CubsBullsBears on Mar 21, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
seems like
just yesterday
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 21, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I cant wait
I bought myself a warm and toasty Cub sweatshirt at Clark Street Sports today. It will keep me warm til the beers kick in.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I used to
bring a water bottle with vodka and a few redbulls in but the big security guy who checks people at the leftfield side of the bleacher enterances has this new fun yellow stick he likes to use to check pockets. I had it out with that guy last year. I had my big H7 Sony camera in my cargo pocket and he'll hit your pocket with the stick and if it hits something hard he'll ask to see in. he hit my pocket hard twice and I said "HEY MAN! Take it easy. You're hitting my camera and if you break it you'll pay for it." He got all pissed and started getting cocky threatening to not let me in. Pleeez guy, having a yellow stick doesn tallow you to power trip. So now every time he sees me he takes extra time to make me and anyone else with me empty their pockets to hold up the line and get people mad at us. LAME
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Tell him to..
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 21, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Great movie!
Ohhhhh Missy...
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
So let me ask this.
Does it make anyone mad that I would sneak booze into the game? I have some people tell me I'm a genius for saving so much money. I also have others give me the third degree saying I'm stealing from the organzation.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
nope. You bought a ticket.
But then, I make popcorn at home and take it to the movie theatre too, so...
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 21, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
cool
I dont do it often. And I dont get crazy and out of control and ruin anyone elses time. I'm 6ft6 290 and it takes more than 4 beers for me to have a 'good time' on a Friday afternoon at the game. Next thing ya know I'm down $60 for 8 beers. I'll buy 1 or 2 but it's much much cheaper to bring the good ole vodka if I decide to party a little hard.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
you might not
want to describe yourself in any greater detail.... that guard might read this site.
No way he's on here. He's busy bully'n teenagers on Mywaste.
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Stick It
Is on Channel 522 on Directv (Starz Edge) right now. haha
I'm drunk......and it shows.....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 21, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
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