Thursday Photos
by Al on Jun 13, 2008 7:31 AM CDT
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David couldn't make it to the game yesterday -- he works during the day. However, he sent his "apprentice" (as she put it to me). Here's her work:
1948-style vendor's uniform (those plastic bottles weren't around then, though!)
The Lakeview Baseball Club gets into the spirit of the day (the first two "00"s though... maybe they should have covered them?)
Hero #1 of the day, Jim Edmonds... excellent view of the throwback uniform
Hero #2, Reed Johnson, gets hit by Jeff Ridgway's pitch in the 11th with the bases loaded, winning the game
Click on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by Donna Wakefield
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Quite a talented apprentice! Thanks, Donna!
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 7:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you for not saying "First"
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 13, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
High socks
I wish everyone would always wear them. They look so much nicer – so much more like….baseball.
Aaaaand I’ll out-nerd myself and say that Woody looked awesome in them, not to mention in pants that actually fit him. There, I’m done.
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 7:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When really will you be done?
Still trolling I see.
by Tom Mason on Jun 13, 2008 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is there a history here?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha
How is Sarah a troll?
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Long, frizzy hair?
Lives under a bridge?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
Sarah’s never exhibited trollish behavior in any thread I’ve seen, though she almost caused a blog riot when she posted this pic of her, um, shirt.
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"this"? I don't see anything
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shirt?
What shirt?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She posted a picture of herself
Well mostly just her shirt, i think it said Kerrys wife or soemthing.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Read the whole thread.
I didn’t mean “riot” in the negative sense, just that that pic was the source of some pretty risque comments.
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unlike yesterday's thread...
Its Deja-boob all over again.
by N Oakley on Jun 13, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was being facetious.
You’ll also find me saying “Wow. Wow. Wow.” at some of those comments.
Ahhh, looking back in the archives. My how times have changed…
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by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
D'OH
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were you on the "Dang it, he's not Joe Girardi" gravy train?
I was kind of split. I wanted Girardi but was kind of excited about Piniella, even though I was a little afraid that he would be too much of an old man coot who repeated all of Dusty’s mistakes. For the most part, Lou seems to care about OBP and all that newfangled glitzy-goo, but some things that he’s stubborn on can be frustrating.
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by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
I was kind of split, too, but I’m pretty happy with the Pinella hire, overall.
"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 Jun 13, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that, too.
Al Gore’s interwebz are home to some odd happenings….
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
I just read that thread… that IS weird! Who knows….
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, whoa....
I go and do a thing called “work” for awhile and look what happens…. Geez….
I have not been so offensively called a troll since I dyed my hair pink and stuck my finger in a light socket.
I don’t think there’s a history here…. Not sure. Sorry if I have somehow caused another blog riot….
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just kidding, Sarah!
I should be more judicious with my choice of words. We just noticed that this Tom Watson person seems to think you’re a troll, without any explanation.
"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 Jun 13, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
now everyone knows that I live under a bridge… Great…..
No, Gary… the damage is done. tear I’m going to go back to charging people to cross now…
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"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 Jun 13, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You haven't
done anything. It’s all good.
by sue369 on Jun 13, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BLOG RIOT!!!!!!!!!!
or maybe…...
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by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pastadiving Theriot!
"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 Jun 13, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There... fixed it.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf is he doing there, anyway?
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sarah
still hangin on for Woody I see. :)
Pun, not intended.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I talked to him a couple weeks ago
He signed a ball for me…..I was talking to him about how big his shoulders were. I know, Im odd.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have yet
to meet him. Would be pretty friggin’ sweet.
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait after the game a
little bit North of the bike valet….he usually comes out and signs over there. He is a great guy and that defentely adds to the reason he is a fan favorite.
WEAR THE SHIRT—-you never know.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a good call...
Who knows, it might feed to his ego.
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Kerry
even have an ego to feed? I think that is my favorite thing about the guy. He doesn’t seem to care about how he is doing as long as the team is doing well.
Kerry deserves this season more than anything and I think it means the world to him that he is actually able to contribute in the way that he is. It is kinda odd though that the years that Kerry has been able to contribute (1998, 2003, and 2008) are the years that the Cubs have been competitive.
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 13, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no,
I didn’t mean that negatively… I meant like, hey there’s a girl with a shirt that says she’s my wife… ...yay…....
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think you meant it negatively
but your comment reminded me why I like Kerry so much.
I for some reason consciously avoided writing ”. . . why I like Wood so much.” to avoid the softball TWSS.
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 13, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bad thing Sarah
and I dont know if its his kid or wife or what, but after every game he is in after he shakes Lous hand you had to have noticed him waving to someone.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've noticed that too
and wondered who he was waiving at. I just figured it was his wife.
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jun 13, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha,
Yeah, that’s not a bad thing. That’s great – I’ve never noticed that before! Now I will look.
I Believe!!!!
by Sarah Hope on Jun 13, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've noticed his wife with child sitting right behind the Cubs dugout.
Waiting to see Kerry after a save situation.
She’s quite a looker!
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you're not waterlogged
Im north of you and luckily out of the flooding. Hope all is improving.
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Jun 13, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man...
...it’s pictures like these that make me real, real jealous of those of you that get to Wrigley on a daily or weekly basis. My dad and I try to go once a year, but even that hasn’t happened in a bit. What a gorgeous park. This is the year, gals n guys, this is it. Can you feel it?!
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jun 13, 2008 7:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
agree..
was in chicago last week of all weeks for work while the cubs were in CA. was very disappointed.
by cubbiefanTN on Jun 13, 2008 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not Sure if There are Any Other Nerds of the Show Lost out There
but Wrigley Field is reminding me of the Island on Lost. Those of you who watch will know what I am talking about. There is something special going on!!! The field won’t allow the Cubs to lose there!
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 13, 2008 8:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right...
...no time to start the tomfoolery.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 13, 2008 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Locke is the key to all...
...I just know it.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jun 13, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Locke is dead....
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
Notice the name on the coffin: Jeremy Bentham. When Bentham died, his corpse was preserved in a cupboard at Oxford, behind glass. His head was removed and a wax replica was put in it’s place, with the real head displayed by the feet. Finally, the dessicated skin was removed, the skelton was redressed in Bentham clothes, and is now on display with the wax head, like so:
It’s called an “autoicon,” and that’s what’s in the casket, not Locke’s actual corpse. It’s another one of Ben and Locke’s tricks.
"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 Jun 13, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read about 300 pages of Jeremy Bentham philosophy this past semester...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jun 13, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, joy.
Hedonic Calculus. What are studying that you read Bentham?
"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 Jun 13, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The picture of Reed getting hit
it’s interesting that NOBODY in the crowd seems to realize what is happening. Nobodies arms are up in victory…no hands to mouths covering up the gasps…..
Maybe they are stunned? But all of them??? Aren’t the people who sit down there typically the season ticket holders that know the game best?
Maybe the picture is taken a half second before he’s hit, but it doesn’t look like it. What do the rest of you think?
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
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by iluvryno on Jun 13, 2008 8:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the reaction came a second after the picture
Even DeRo is just standing there like the crowd.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 13, 2008 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably because
it looked like the pitch was a passed ball at first and then you realize (at least on tv) that reed got hit. Great move by Lou to put reed in that spot…. he will always take a pitch for the team
by cubbiefanTN on Jun 13, 2008 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is
an RBI machine this year. He always seems to come up big with guys on base.
by qccub on Jun 13, 2008 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Reed responded oddly
he started to make his way toward 1st base until it dawned on him.
I really, really like Reed. Can we keep him ?
by coral on Jun 13, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has to touch 1st base to make it offical
by cubbierc on Jun 13, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right.
Question: do the runners on first and second have to advance as well? I know Reed had to go down and obviously Rami had to come home, but I’m curious about the others.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure they do.
Remember Merkle’s Boner. I said boner. (giggling)
Old Style is the nectar of life.
by Mordecai on Jun 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that the link
shows you looked up “Merkle Boner” instead of his name.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, still
that was an active play. With a walk the runners are guaranteed to advance. Still, I would assume everyone would have to fully advance.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heck of a ball game...
didn’t that win feel great after losing soriano the night before. i noticed as i left work that the cubs were down 2-1 in the eigth and decided to catch the end of the game on dvr instead of listening to pat and ron! i just knew (as many other fans i suppose) that they were going to tie the game! the team just never gives up, I love it!! and the bullpen, wow…. not giving up any runs despite getting into a significant amount of jams, very impressive. Kerry Wood… again WOW! 2 innings of work, just shows that he’s the right guy for the closer job! His stuff yesterday was ridiculously good….
by cubbiefanTN on Jun 13, 2008 8:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool...
Looks fun. Wish I was there.
by TheHawkRules on Jun 13, 2008 8:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Team Chemistry
...playing baseball with joy and verve and poetry
I’ve noticed that a lot of people are talking about how happy this team is and how well they play together. It’s really good to see. There is an intense joy in not only doing something you love and doing it well, but also when you are doing it as part of something larger. The joy everyone feels feeds on itself and affects every aspect of your life. These are world class athletes playing at the top of their game and taking all of us along for the ride. Win or lose, these guys are special. Enjoy every minute of it.
This is my last shot at a winner and for some of the younger guys it could be their only shot.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jun 13, 2008 8:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My kinda team Charlie...My kinda team.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 13, 2008 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Major League,
Bull Durham, and Field of Dreams are movies that I never, ever get tired of watching.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jun 13, 2008 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All
timeless classics. I used to put Major League in after bar time for years.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by Fishbone2 on Jun 13, 2008 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Natural
Don’t forget that one. Every time I see Roy Hobbs hit the lights with that walk off homer, and the great Randy Newman music starts to play, I get all weepy.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
D'OH!!
How could I forget “The Natural”??
I don’t get weepy at that part, I just laugh and enjoy the absurdity of it. Some great performances from some of the best actors and actresses of our time.
I see you’ve survived your encounters with walls.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jun 13, 2008 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha...I wanted you use Roy Hobbs for a screen name..
but just about every variation of it was already taken. Not sure why I get misty-eyed at that scene. It must be because he realizes the boy is his son just before that.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was definitely a good moment.
He was reinfused with the magic that carried him all season.
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jun 13, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a nice write up on Cubs uni's through the years at this site....
a must stop for uniform geeks like me. I didn’t realize we’re the only team that uses the National League patch (on the blue alts). Or we were first with vests and zipper fronts.
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 13, 2008 8:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Helluva job, Apprentice. Helluva job.
Those pictures are ‘uge…just ‘uge. Oh, and that one of the Pepsi vendor scares the hell out of me. Now let’s get back to how much I hate Rosie…
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 13, 2008 9:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Comb? Who needs 'em!
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by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Pepsi Vendor is the Best!
Thanks, Donna. You’ve got a great photographer’s eye.
by Emelie on Jun 13, 2008 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WE'RE 19 GAMES OVER .500!!!!!
Holy crap!
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 9:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy Crap indeed
THIS JUST IN. The Cubs are tought to beat.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another pic
of home plate celebration. Click the pic to make it bigger.
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 13, 2008 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You can't fool me. That pic's from 1948!
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too much color
for 1948 but that’s a good thing.
by bubbamike the one and only on Jun 13, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about this? LOL.
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 13, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just put some scratches and watermarks on it
and it’d be PERFECT…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool
I may have to make THIS my desktop, instead of the Fans-with-W-signs…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha..
I was just thinking the same thing. I’ve been using the A-Ram walk-off celebration from last year, but now I’m gonna use this one.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Great pic!! Thanks for posting it carmen!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you get a chance
Watch the recap on MLB.com… it can be found here.
The guy who does the recap is an absolute idiot. “Nice retro Harry Carry call there!” It Jack Brickhouse you MORON. Also, they didn’t “BALK OFF” it was a HBP. What a tool.
by lswaidz on Jun 13, 2008 10:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a tool.
Calls it 1955… and then when Len says “Hey-hey!”... he refers to it as a Harry Caray reference.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah LOL...
A “balk off”
What a putz
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
“Fronk-kurr”
He HAS the SAme cadENCE for EVeRYthING he SAYS.
How are the Braves trying to “put it away” when they’re BATTING?
Mar-MALL
The Harry Caray you mentioned.
He just said plunked, then after that “balk”? Terrible.
He sounds like some of the bad college student sports anchors I’ve seen here at school. Probably why he’s working for MLB.com.
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by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boom Goes The Dynamite
Geez, that kid at Ball State was better than him. For anyone who’s never seen the infamous youtube, here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45DRy7M1no
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOST it the first time I saw that.
Can’t look up vids at work, but have you seen the one of some dude announcing behind the plate at the Sox/A’s game in Japan. He goes, “The guy throws, and that happens.” When they show the batter’s count he says, “There’s one red light and one blue light. And that happens.” It’s bloody hi-larious!
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was hilarious!
“it hits the wall and bounces past the white line, i’m not sure what that means” lol …
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
was that legitimate? Or a joke?
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Ball State guy was definetly authentic.
There’s some follow-up vids about it too.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely.
The other I’m not so sure about.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh man, it hurts, it hurts... i hadn't seen that before. poor guy.
by mrbubs on Jun 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
youtube comments claim it's not entirely his fault:
“there was a new person on the prompter who accidentally fast forwarded through the script. So Collins could pick out only a word here or there before it disappeared from the prompter screen.”
“But wait, he had the typewritten script pages in front of him for emergencies. Yes, he did. Except that the pages were hopelessly out of order.”
by mrbubs on Jun 13, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it must have been something like that...
I couldn’t help laughing, but at the same time, I really felt sad for him too.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seemed like a tryout video.
I kept wondering why they wouldn’t just cut him.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check this out
written by a Brewer fans. After you read it check the math, its very funny.
http://twofistedslopper.blogspot.com/2008/06/lightning-strikes-not-once-but-twice.html
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what the heck? How does he get from 43-24 to 57-48 in a month? He thinks the cubs are going to lose as many games in a month as they’ve lost all season? And only win 14 games?
Sorry, bud. He should try drinking something else.
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted the reply...
.....about how his 8th grade math teacher is rolling over in her grave right now. :)
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ---Crash Davis
by carmen_fanzone on Jun 13, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. I actually think it was a typo
But clearly a stupid one.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to
say that all these pictures are a great addition to the site. Thanks all who take them.
by sue369 on Jun 13, 2008 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sue -
you and yours OK with all the storms up there? Any neighbors named “Noah” stockpiling wood from the local Lowes?
"ROUS's? Rodents of Unusual Size. Don't worry, they don't exist."
http://margaritagirl11.spaces.live.com/
by iluvryno on Jun 13, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for your concern.
We are fine where we live but other parts our town and other parts of the state are devastated. It’s really sad to see. Sounds like the rain will stop soon.
by sue369 on Jun 13, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank goodness
you are OK and that the rain will stop soon
by Emelie on Jun 13, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Intresting note
WALL STREET NOTE OF THE WEEK: The approved bidders interested in buying the Cubs got a look at the team’s finances this week. According to the Chicago Tribune, it showed that the team had a cash flow of $31 million on revenues of about $250 million last year.
by cubbierc on Jun 13, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's 12.4%; not bad
Maybe I’ll cash in a CD and put in a bid myself.
by santo4hof on Jun 13, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forget the CD How about a few dollars for #1 or #2
1 in San Fran I would mind having.
by cubbierc on Jun 13, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
19 GAMES OVER .500 - Best I can tell...
...the last time the Cubs were better than that was on September 24, 2004, when they were 21 games over .500, at 87-66.
That sounds about right?
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Jun 13, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And I can't believe...
with that record we’re only 3.5 games ahead of the Cards…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 13, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Friggin’ Cardinals always seem to be there… lurking…
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Jun 13, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But 3.5 is more than 2.5.
Onwards and upwards.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
link?
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 13, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link to what?
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Jun 13, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on Jun 13, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Color me confused.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A link that proves 3.5 is more then 2.5
(i.e. a lame attempt at a joke)
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 13, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
as long as you’ve learned your lesson.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa Cubs game postponed
Not sure if the flooding is bad at the park or just in other parts of town and they don’t want people driving.
I recall pictures of the park under water in ‘93.
by JCD on Jun 13, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The park is
surrouned by water and they are evacuating downtown Des Moines. The only way you could get to the park is by boat.
by sue369 on Jun 13, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most of Iowa is either under water or trending that direction.
For my part, storms last night knocked out my Internet at home; it won’t be back up until the weekend.
by cwyers on Jun 13, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pumped
for tonights game. Always fun to see the different ballparks.
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on Jun 13, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jun 13, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tonights line up is very interesting
from Bruce:
Theriot, SS
Hoffpauir, 1B
Lee, DH
Ramirez 3B
Fukudome, RF
Soto, C
Edmonds, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Patterson, LF
Gallagher, P
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 13, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF
Whatever. As long as they win.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other than Lee and Ramy all of our RH batters are seperated by lefties.
Lou’s probably in love with it.
by cwyers on Jun 13, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting is not the word I'd use.
Hoffpauir batting second is really puzzling. (Of course, Hoffpauir batting at all still tends to perplex me.)
by cwyers on Jun 13, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to see Hoffpaiur break out his hidden tool
and start stealing some bases now that he’s a tablesetter.
More seriously, playing Hoffpaiur at 1B and Lee at DH is the kind of thing that if done often could ruin Aramis’ gold glove chances and actually get the Cubs thinking about a defensive replacement at SS.
by DGU on Jun 13, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Micah doesn't bother me.
Patterson does.
"And there's a...BASE HIT! Fair ball! Fontenot will score! CUBS WIN!" -Len Kasper, 5.28.08
by neverAcquiesce on Jun 13, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gallagher has a new picture, finally
I'll miss the old one, though.
"Let's not get too giggly." ~Lou Piniella
by JohnM on Jun 13, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my goodness that's so much better
I bet Gallagher got ribbed so hard he demanded a reshoot.
by Emelie on Jun 13, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the old one better.
LOOK MA! THEY’RE PAYING ME TO PLAY BASEBALL!!!!
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any bets on weather a game thread will be up before gametime?
Rainy and ugly in Toronto, bet Al gets caught up in it. (and yes weather is spelled that way purposely)
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jun 13, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the hell?
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
by drewishdrewid on Jun 13, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know they want to give D-Lee some "rest"
But… you lose his glove big time, with Hoff at 1B.
Lou can always take Hoff out of the game in the late innings for defense, and move Lee to 1B.
The DH is allowed to move to a position… right?
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stupid American League...
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that means we can't let Soto DH at all
Then you have no back-up catcher on the bench.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Jun 13, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me clarify.
You can move a DH to a position; in that event, the pitcher now bats in the spot in the lineup where the player who the DH replaced batted.
by cwyers on Jun 13, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toronto can close it's roof correct?
Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak
by ARAM FOR MVP on Jun 13, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i dont think it opens
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jun 13, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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