Open Thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Friday 6/6, 9:40 CT
by Al Yellon on Jun 6, 2008 6:01 PM CDT
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One thing I noticed at the beginning of last night's game was, despite the large announced crowd of 44,988, how empty Dodger Stadium was. Traffic really must be that bad, which is why the Dodgers start their Friday night games even later, 7:40 PDT, so that makes it even tougher for us Midwesterners (and Easterners, too) to stay up late. I won't make it tonight as I must get up early tomorrow for work. Hold down the fort, OK?
My dad pointed me to this Wall Street Journal interview with noted sports economist Andrew Zimbalist; here are a few key clips from the interview, which had to do with the sale of the team:
If you are a buyer, you are going to estimate what kind of net income you are going to have for the next 20 to 30 years and you discount that back to the present. And if they have at the current payroll a winning team rather than a losing team that gives you more net income this year and more net income for a few years into the future. Hence it increases the value of the club. So yes it does improve that.
And about the future of Wrigley Field:
The Red Sox are a model franchise for anybody. The additional parallel to the Cubs is the park with what the Red Sox have done with Fenway. They’ve made investments in Fenway, and they have all paid off. They put over $200 million of their own money into Fenway and it’s all paid off in spades. The changes were architecturally brilliant, and they didn’t do anything to undermine the historic value of the park. I don’t know Wrigley Field well enough to know what they could do along those lines, but I do know that certain prospective owners of the Cubs have talked to the people on the Red Sox about reworking the park. And it’s one of several reasons why I think the best deal for Cubs going forward is for the owner of the team to own the park.
Emphasis added by me on that last sentence.
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Again tonight, it's rematch time, this time from May 27 at Wrigley Field. As was the case last night, the Dodgers' starter pitched well that day, but the Cubs' starter pitched better. It was Sean Gallagher's best start as a Cub so far, and I think bodes well for the future.
The major difference we'll see tonight from that game is this: it was brutally cold at Wrigley on May 27 with the wind howling in from left field, which obviously was a big help to the pitchers. It'll be just a bit warmer than that in Los Angeles for tonight's game.
And Sean? Please go get another photo taken. That one is, well, just plain weird.
WGN carries tonight's game which is also on cable in the LA area. Also see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)
MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's overflow comment threads will post at 10:45 pm and 11:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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First to wish Gallagher good luck!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 6, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Who is gonna be the hero tonight?
My pick is Aramis
I cant believe I am saying this
but I’m gonna guess Jimmy Edmonds
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
If Lou puts the lefties back to back
I’ll go with a PH go ahead RBI from RJ.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ryan Theriot always seems in the thick of late inning rallies....
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Jun 6, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going with him by the way.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Jun 6, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like I am voting RJ
That feels better anyways.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
My pick is DLee
To come out of his slump with style this evening!
If the Cubs were an international soccer team they'd be called Scotland.
+1
Mr. Lee breaks out tonight..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
DeRo
Who else did you think I’d pick? :-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Dome.
Again.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
How is that picture
still out there for poor Gallagher? Doesn’t the Cubs’ marketing department ever look at the Internet?
"Let's not get too giggly." ~Lou Piniella
I love this picture.
LOOK MA! I’M PLAYIN’ 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 6, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Didja see the article about Soto on Fox Sports?
Very nice. Lets see if this link works…
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Good grief
Rich Hill, his line from tonights game at Iowa. 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5 K’s
Pretty good huh? Well, he also had SEVEN WALKS!!
Still a long way away
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess if batters don't expect you to ever throw a strike...
they’ll eventually look at 3 of them (if you happen to throw 3 before ball 4) and strike out….that’s the only logical conclusion I can draw from his perfomance tonight.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 6, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it comes from nibbling
Nibbling against AAA hitters. Lordy
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he is just
trying to throw the perfect pitch everytime. Its a mental/confidence thing. He just needs to trust himself and stop trying throw and think at the same time.
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on Jun 6, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't he say last yeat
that he felt he always had to be perfect? that or something about thinking too much. JUST LET THE BALL GO RICH!! Stop guiding!
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That's been his biggest problem.
Overthinking.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Kuroda
LETS LIGHT HIM UP
Cubs cocktail: Add equal amounts of devotion and stubbornness over ice, stir and serve.
Questions
1. Who fixed Jimmy’s stride at the plate?
2. Who got Soto’s footwork corrected?
3. Who else was on Kerry’s diet? For this one I heard Dempster, Gallagher, Kerry, and Soto. Any others?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions
As far as I know
1.) Gerald Perry,while watching old tapes of Edmonds in St. Louis, noticed that Edmonds didn’t really have stride and therefore wasn’t “gliding” towards the pitch in his swing; he just sort of toe-tapped and swung. So Gerald told Jim to stop striding, widen his stance again, open up a bit and go back to the toe-tap.
2.) No idea, but Jody Davis is in the Cubs system and is usually around during ST. Maybe Jody had something to do with it, but that’s just a guess.
3.) The other day, Len said, Kerry, Soto, Gallagher, Dempster, and, IIRC, Aramis.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Thanks for 1 and 3.
Soto’s throws were messed up after ST. They didnt get on track until a little while into the season. Anyone know who coaches Cubs catchers during the season?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
catching coach?
I don’t think the Cubs have a specific major league coach for Soto and Blanco. Matt Sinatro was a former major league catcher, I’m sure he imparts any wisdom he can on them.
I am probably wrong
but I thought I heard Len and Bob say Henry worked on it with him. But like I said that could be a figment of my imagination.
lets go cubbies
i want an offensive onslaught!! wish i could watch the whole damn game!! I’m ready for baseball now but guess i will watch the cards get beat at 7pm
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The Candyman?
Who can take a rainbooooooooow….
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 6, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions
Gah!...meant to reply to californiachicagoan...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 6, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
n00b!
:)
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
"Through the murky forest,
Down the muddy glen—
We daren’t go a-hunting
For fear of little men.”
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
The Candyman is
a bit old to pitch on our staff, but in his day . . .
by bubbamike the one and only on Jun 6, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
9:40?
good gawd. I may get the first hour in, but that’s all…
"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08
try 10:40 in Pennsylvania
I dont even want to be tempted to stay up and watch the whole thing so I’m not watching any of it.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Jun 6, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to get up and umpire a little league tourny tomorrow morning
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
by Bricks and Ivy on Jun 6, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Al, I disagree on Sean's photo
You don’t change anything when a youngster has that kind of success…..and luck. That mug keeps away the Tieties…....
Huh?
cajun slang?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Yup
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah its a lil wonky.
Restraining the urge to get giggly....
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
mlb.tv isn't working for me either
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
i bought mlb.tv
and it works on every computer except my laptop. so i never get to watch night games that arent televised.
what a rip
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
Lineups
Cubs
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Fukudome, RF
Edmonds, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Blanco, C
Gallagher, P
Dodgers
Pierre, LF
Young, RF
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Ardoin, C
Hu, SS
Kuroda, P
Thanks, Bruce.
Pierre and Young might make up the most punchless pair of corner OF’ers in the majors….and now I’ve gone an jinxed them and they’ll both hit a dinger.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Glad to see Russell Martin on the bench tonight.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Absolutely.
As I’m sure the Dodgers are glad to see Geo taking a rest.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
No Martin, no Soto
What, is it give your stud catcher a night off day?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Not for us
Soto is great but you can never go wrong with Hank White!
BANANAS BANANAS BANANAS!!!!!
by Zy Toro Young on Jun 6, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Soto
He has a swollen left ring finger. He’ll play tomorrow.
Maybe
Hank will get another knock!
"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 6, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Has he been trying on wedding bands?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
From Wittenmyer's twitter site...
Soto says he’s been playing through the finger thing for weeks and calls it ‘no big deal.’ Can’t remember how he did it.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
FUKUDOME!
I just like typing that once in a while. Carry on.
ponson
dfa by the rabgers fwiw
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Nothing...
Is what that (Ponson, not your news) is worth.
Bring back the moldering corpose of LaTroy Hawkins before allowing Ponson to set foot here.
Think of how stupid the average person is, and remember, half of them are stupider than that!
As fat drunks go,
David Wells > Sidney Ponson.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
True, but Wells hasn’t assaulted a judge....
...but of course there is still plenty of time for that.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
Not often that teams release their second-best starter...
...at least according to ERA. My guess is that Kevin Milliwood is a better pitcher than Sidney Ponson (really? I’m sure going out on a limb there, aren’t I).
actually
i think the feldman guy has pitched pretty well with no run support.
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Dallas Morning News:
The Texas Rangers have cut ties with Sidney Ponson for what GM Jon Daniels called “disrespectful and adverse reactions to situations unbecoming of teammates.” He has officially been designated for assignment. The club has 10 days to trade or release him.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Javy Vasquez has thrown 73 pitches thru 3 innings for the Sox. Yikes.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
you can be certain Hawk..
...has called him that at least once tonight already.
Felix Pie must play everyday!
Well,
he does have the swagger and the passion.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
No, but Nick Swisher does a cowboy dance whenever Javy strikes out Vernon Wells,
so they kinda make up for it that way.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Me, too.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Thye make me want to punch someone.
The Sox’ VP of marketing was on ESPN 1000 last week and Waddle told those were stupid commercials and the guy got kind of upset. Great radio.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
I havent understood any of their attempts at marketing..
...its like white noise to me now
Felix Pie must play everyday!
It's the oddest ad campaign I've seen in a while.
I don’t really get the point. One of the posters is just a bunch of Hawkisms around an old-timey microphone.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
He is a creepy old coot.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
He gives me the heebee jeebees.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Listening to Hawk Harrelson or Staring at the WGN Eyes?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
scrappy.
"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 6, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Now 85 pitches thru 4.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Hou 5 Stl 0
4th. inning…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Woohoo
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Braden Looper is bad. Real bad.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Cards pitching will collapse
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And he's carrying a 4.86 ERA on the season.
He should thank Molina and Izturis for those errors.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
While waiting for tonight's game
I’m listening to a radio broadcast of a Cubs/Dodgers game from 1957. At
Ebbets Field with Vin Scully at the mike. ( He sounds exactly the same.)Dick Drott vs. Sandy Koufax. Roy Campenella just doubled in Duke Snider and Gil Hodgers.
Here’s the link if anyone’s interested:
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
scully
man I love listening to him. 2nd best announcer ever.
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In your book
who’s No. 1?
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
A good choice
Red Barber is hard to dispute.
But did you ever hear Jack Quinlan who did Cubs games on the radio from about 1955-65? He was tragically killed in a car accident at the height of his career. I thought we was better than Harry or Jack.
"Earthly fame is naught but a breath of wind, which now comes hence and now comes thence, changing its name because it changes quarter." -- Dante, Purgatorio, Canto XI
without question
harry carey
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Your nap
is infinitely better preparation for along night than my strict regimen of whiskey.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Not if you do espresso shots at the same time
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, God.
That’s a recipe for a heart attack.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Or is it ... hmmmm
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think I want to find out!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Or do you ... hmmmmm
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Lmao.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
But you'll be awake for it!
I’m more a “glass half full kind of guy” ;-)
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
True.
And with my elevated heart rate, it’ll feel like playoff baseball!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Exactly!
Think of it as pre-season training for October (I hope)
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
We are already getting that!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
ewwww
yuck
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OT : WGN is showing WKRP episodes tonight
The showed the “Turkey giveaway” one. I had forgotten how funny that was.
Classic!
“They’re hitting the pavement like bags of wet cement!” or something like that.
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
"As God is my witness I thought turkeys could fly"
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
“One just crashed through the windshield of a parked car!”
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
As we wait for the game to start
I noticed that the theme from “Hockey Night in Canada” might be changed because of a dispute over the new contract for the rights.
From what I understand they’ve used this theme for like 40 years and it’s AMAZINGLY popular (as popular as the national anthem) and understandably people are freaking out north of the border.
It got me to thinking—Is there a sports music theme that, if changed, would cause you to attend a protest or boycott something? Does the United States even have a song we feel that strongly about?
Hank Williams Jr. MNF Song?
They tried going with different acts one year and people complained so much they brought back ol’ Hank. Now if they could just have him in the booth with Madden and Michaels…
As someone
who lives close enough to Canada to get the CBC (Bemidji, MN – about an hour and a half south of the border), it is an idea that is not going over well AT ALL. Check out the comments on the Toronto Star (basically the national newspaper of Canada – think USA Today, or New York Times) website (also note that it’s the lead story).
Moose
Hubbs!
Voted the 7th Greatest Canadian
No idea where Blue, Don’s beloved bull terrier, placed in the voting.
Aren't they a pair
Like Sigfried and Roy?
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Passing time until the Cubs game starts
And watching Office Space. What a GREAT movie.
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
Things go well
I’ll be showing my oh face. OH!
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
The nazis had pieces of flair....
that they made the Jews wear.
Did you get the memo about the TPS reports?
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Why should I change?
He’s the one that sucks!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
watch out for the
cornhole, bud
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Hey Peter man,
Check channel 9, it’s the breast exam!
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
Has anyone ever told you you've got a case of the "Monday's"?
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
no...no man....SHIT no man....
I believe you’d get your ass kicked for saying something like that.
that is my favorite line in the movie
he’s so serious….it just slays me
That's a straight shooter
who’s got upper management potential all over him
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Sh*t. I'm a free man, I haven't had a conjugal visit in six months.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
What is it ...
that you do here?
Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don’t have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
jinx!
You owe me a coke
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously Al has
asked that we not post large pictures in the game threads as they slow it down significantly.
I recently bought it on DVD.
It’s the special edition “With Flair” is says on the box.
I may be a terrible guy
but at least I never had sex with Lumberg!
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler ...
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions
SWINGLINE
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
So did you guys know...
that Swingline didn’t have a red stapler before the movie? There were so many requests, they started making one.
that's the kind of info you get...
when you buy the special edition “With Flair.”
that's deep knowledge
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoa.
Easy on the pics in the game threads.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
BUDDAH! i'm here!
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
Lou -- Have you been to the new Citi site yet?
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
nope...literally or on the web?
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Literally
I saw Olberman’s story but I was interested to hear from someone who’d seen it in person. It looks impressive
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
my a$$ is down here in d.c.
my buddy and i wanted to go to the mets / cubs game in september. so i’ll try to check it out then. you from BAMA? i’m from KNOXVILLE, TN
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
is the crimison tide gonna perform this year in football or what?
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
BOOMER SOONER!
Sam Bradford is not THE God, but he is A god
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Yabbut..
that chased off Nichols. I guess you heard that.
Yeah
Stoops and Co. can replace. Bradford is special
by AlabamaCubFan on Jun 6, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
OH!
YOU’RE a Sooner fan. Well, good to know.
well hell!
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
sweet...
but you’re gonna make sue mad with the pics.
who is sue and where is she from?...TEXAS?
WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
waylon jennings...luckenbock texas...somethin like that
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
did you see ron's flask?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Kuroda
This game is again televised here in Japan live in rainy Saturday afternoon.
Hit Kuroda’s fastball in early count, or work on count lately – there would be sweet pitches to jump on.
Dome knows Kuroda very well and hit .330 against him…. more importantly, Dome hit most basehits off Kuroda lifetime in NPB – 37. So this number will continuously rise.
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
Pregame checklist
Scotch: check
Water: check
45 years of waiting: check
GO CUBS!
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
born in '63
same year as Brad Pitt. He’s had some work done, obviously
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
giggle...should be fun
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL! how's that $hit bird?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
i know but alot of people want to switch one for each other
and then explains way and then the whole blog goes to THERIOT and CEDENO
SHO NUFF!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
why the hell did you ask that? game is in L.A.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
VODKA
vodka !! game too late!! will pass out drunk before it ends!! i’ll be sad!!
dammit! they just appeared on my screen! sweet.
my living room is like a sports bar. mlb (METS) on the computer…cubs game on t.v.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Varsho
Are you going to get to those TPS reports?
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
No talent ass clown...
sorry I couldn’t help myself. Ok. No more Office Space quotes.
last one..."I'll burn this place down!"
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Buddah! I wonder what Ron Santo is drinking tonight?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
i've got my money on...
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Gallagher's picture
looks like he’s whizzing in a pool
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
LOL
That’s funny.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou Has The Right Idea
“All it (the W-L record) means is jockeying for position” – however many it takes for the Cubs to win the division and get a good seed in October is fine by me.
Sean Gallagher is 36th for rookie pitcher VORP
Kuroda’s 16th. Should be a good matchup.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
home field advantage
very important, we definitely need it….
WHOA!
that kind of talk is BAD mojo. One game at a time.
Yesterday - Len, Today - Vin
Looks like I got FOX Prime Ticket feed today here in Japan
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
Let's NOT
walk Juan Pierre again tonight! It’s not like he’s going to jack one, make him hit it.
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
achy breaky heart anyone?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
St. Louis losing 6-1
Top of the ninth 0 outs. I will keep you posted.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
That's OK
Gameday’s slow. You got to the info first.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
That last pitch was a strike
in Nevada
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
WGN vs. MLB Package
Pose this question – Do I watch WGN with Len and Bob or the MLB Package with Vin Scully? I like Len and Bob, but to hear Vin call a Cub game is rare anymore.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.
Vinny
I don’t get to listen to him. He just brings back the kid in me listening to him. I am usually watching the junior league on the coast.
WHAT IS WITH THE SUMOS??? Don’t get in their way at the concession.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.
really
Bob talkin some smack!
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
no doubt...
he kinda went off there didn’t he?
brenly's not big on umpires to begin with
this guy must be a new level of awful.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
looked out to me
Brenly with a great line though.
it was:
“Well this wouldn’t be the first time Cousins missed a call at first base. Or second base. Or third base. Or home plate.”
Wouldn't be the first time cousins has missed a call...
at first base, second base, third base, home plate.
Your going to pitch
over
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
C'MON dee lee
i need some fantasy help this week
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions
well, they do have more $hit to do in L.A. than in chicago...beach anyone?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
the beach
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL...CLASSIC!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you cock
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
big bastard!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
sorry bout that.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Prince Fielder
would give him a tussle. Only one of them is a vegan tho
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Mine never slows down.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
OH...you're from IOWA...whatever happened to chuck long?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
go aztecs
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate this guy
Asashoryu, a Mongolian Yokozuna – because of this kind of nasty behaviors....
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
by dragonsfanatic on Jun 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That slider is nasty....
..... don’t jump on it….
Looks like Kuroda is better ever….
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
Let's see what Constipated Seans got tonight.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
D Lee
Does not even seem to be on the same planet any more.
yep
looks really out of it lately
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
PICS...GOT IT ALREADY!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions
Don't know
His average was dropping just fine last week
7:30 p.m.
They move the game time back and Dodger fans don’t show up.
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.
that was close!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
Great hustle right from the get go by Dome
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Edmonds should have had that
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
DANGIT
Kent doubles in Young 1-0 Dodgers.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
Right in his kitchen
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
One of those
starts left and slices right. Like that crazy Houston catch, but less hangtime.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
last two outs were on balls down and away to righties, though
he’ll settle down
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
sorry, down and in to loney who grounded out (he's a lefty)
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
could be worse
guess we need to be careful with kent right now
Lou, are you kidding me
did you see me post, i am in a bad mood now my wife just got home and we are watching lifetime, where is ron and his flask when you need him
Wife
just went to bed and said you have have the tv and watch the game. There is a higher being!
A Cub fan in Cardinal territory.
that's why my a$$ ain't gettin married
what’s the point? when u got…THE INTERNET? LOL!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Gallagher couldnt get his breaking ball down that inning
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
Hu has range at SS?
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
Supposedly he's a very good defensive shortstop...
...and he’s also hit well in the minors. He’s not a Brian Bixler type.
nice jinx!!
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
not anymore
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
by dragonsfanatic on Jun 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks!
good jinx! Edmonds with a …drive!
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Hmm....
Let me grab my Loco Moco lunch…..
Don’t talk about Hoshino, Vin!!!
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
Stay hot Jimmy!
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
Nice rip Jim.
C’mon DeRo!!
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions
DeRo grounds out to Kent
3 outs. After 1 1/2 LAD 1 CHI 0
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
If he's comfortable with it
I don’t care.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm hoping this means his legs are feeling better.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Fly out to Fonz
1 out.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
I always feel like the Cubs...
Are never out of a game. It feels so good.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
Ground out to D. Lee
2 outs.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
Its weird
D-Lee looks fine in the field, just as smooth as ever, but theres some kinda hitch in his swing all of a sudden.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
Why would it affect his fielding?
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah. he's def got a live arm.
i like him.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
whoops!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
because sometimes when 1 thing goes wrong, it starts affecting other things.
and because people were wondering if he was hurting or something earlier.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hu stuck out?
lol. I can’t get enough of that.
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Hu K's
3 outs. After 2 innings LAD 1 CHI 0
"You know they're not going to lose 162 games." Harry Caray
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 6, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
what?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah.. but who are you talking about?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Easy Gas..
throwing some serious heat..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
your ip address can be banned... but its pretty difficult to really kick a determined someone off the internet.
why?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Feeling guilty?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
So far as I'm aware, the only person who could do that...
...would be Al, and he generally talks to the person first. (Besides that, I don’t think Al is online at the moment.)
OT
Doug Collins doesnt want the Bulls Head coaching job.
-The Cubs need to show some life.
:p
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
i like avery johnson for the job.
but i havent heard any rumors to that effect.
I used to be "Jones," but I got swooped on the redesign.
he was on waddle and silvy a week or so ago
said he’d like the job and that he wanted to have a good talk with pax about it. but nothing new since then.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
ACTUALLY....
it was just reported he doesnt want the job, otherwise I wouldnt have said anything
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
sure he doesn't. thats what you say when it's not going to be offered
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
ESPN
(I know bad source)
Says he was offered the job but he did not want a job based on friendship.
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
I have sources inside the Bulls, and that isn't true.
it’s ok if you don’t believe me, but this is one story I know like the back of my hand.
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounded like a fake story
but dont kill the messenger.
Would be nice to know the real story. Cause Doug Collins saying he didnt want the job because of it being based on friendship seemed to make to much since.
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
OK...we got crossed up here
I thought you were saying AVERY JOHNSON had been offered the job. if you look at the thread, you’ll see why I got mixed up
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Collins was never officially offered the job
he contacted Pax about his ‘potenital interest’ and when an offer wasn’t immediate, he pulled his name today
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Ty
keep me informed, i have a major interest in the bulls also. Maybe not as much as the Cubs (freaking unhealthy) but i try to watch 60-70% of their games no matter how badly someone seems to be driving them into the ground.
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
not to advertise
but here’s my latest post with some related posts at the bottom>
(not safe for work)
http://www.clubhousecancer.com/2008/06/doug-collins-re.html
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
So this is your blog?
Reliable Resources? Cause I looked at the last 4-5 Blog posts and they were all very relevant to my interests.
Favorites
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
yea, it is
hope ya like it…I’m a (former) sportswriter who just got laid off…lol
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
like Steve Stone..
playing dress-up GM all the time…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
okay. well. i still heard him on waddle and silvy last week. so maybe he doesn't want it now,
but he was interested at one point.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
wasnt trying to be mean about replying to that, seemed as if I was after re-reading it.
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
no problem. :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I still don't understand
why there isn’t a chat application that we could use instead of this, not that im hatin’, but it would be easier and more responsive
Crap
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
Getting squeezed
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions
no kidding. i don't like this zone AT ALL.
wonky.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
nice breaking ball there
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
Swinging 3-0
Whew
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions
TWSS
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I'd like for him to just have a GOOD swing.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Woo!
1st & 3rd No outs for Rami!!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
Kuroda has the Oh S$it face. Hahaha.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
My Loco Moco Lunch is yummy
I will put the photo after the game – get some runs!!!
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
It's Ishigaki Beef Loco Moco - Best beef in the world
I'm bleeding Dragons Blue.
by dragonsfanatic on Jun 6, 2008 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
aramis waves at a slider
not a great pitch either
Wow
Prior—it gets worse.
SAN DIEGO—Pitcher Mark Prior was admitted to Scripps Clinic on Wednesday to have season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his right shoulder.
If it were only that simple.As it turns out, the doctors who performed the surgery, team physicians Heinz Hoenecke and Jan Fronek, discovered something altogether rare.
The capsule in Prior’s right shoulder had torn away from the humerus bone, an injury neither Hoenecke nor Fronek had ever heard of another baseball player having it before.
he's worse than Jose Rijo
when it comes to injuries
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
he tried on that foul ball!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
BULLSHIT!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:37 PM CDT reply actions
CLEARLY SAFE!!!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
angel hernandez has infected this crew.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
hey, I know him...I dated his daughter who still lives here in Chicago
he’s a good old-fashoined drunk! lol
by Clubhouse Cancer on Jun 6, 2008 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
hopefully he's berating the ump
as we speak
by Waveland Ave on Jun 6, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok that was BS call
Dome was as safe as u can be. I reallt hate when an ump makes a bad call then turns his back to the player. be friggin man.
Get Lasik, you blind bat
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:40 PM CDT reply actions
hey hey hey
be nice to the blind ones! ;-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Cmon Sean, shake it off
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
can you play a game under protest if a call is that bad?
by dogcatratcheese on Jun 6, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
not enough time to look it up, so here's a quickie from WikiAnswers
A manager may protest a game when he believes an umpire’s decision has not adhered to the rules. For example, a grounder is hit to the second baseman and he throws to first and the umpire calls the batter out on a very close play. If the manager believes the runner was safe, he can come out and argue the call (the umpire’s decision) but can’t protest the game because the rules state that, on a force play, if the ball beats the runner to the base the runner is out. However, if a batter hits a fly ball off the foul pole ,20 feet up and in plain view, and the umpire calls it a foul ball, the manager may protest the game because the umpire’s decision is against the rules since the rules state that a fly ball that hits off the foul pole is a home run. Below is rule 4.19 from MLB:
” Each league shall adopt rules governing procedure for protesting a game when a manager claims that an umpire’s decision is in violation of these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In all protested games, the decision of the League President shall be final. Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of the game will be ordered unless, in the opinion of the League President, the violation adversely affected the protesting team’s chances of winning the game. Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplication of the rules, the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch is made or a runner is retired. A protest arising on a game ending play may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the League Office. “
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
tough words from sue....more than i've seen all night
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 6, 2008 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
jesus tapdancing christ
that’s just friggin brutal, how do you miss a play that badly? I thought it was obvious in real time, replay is just laughable
Cmon Sean
stop letting that fastball tail from you. Over the top man.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
That was a nice breaking ball
even if it was a hit
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Blake DeWitt
Intro music is “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin – personally I prefer “What Is And What Should Never Be”.
Theriot has to charge that
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
I think the runner got in the way, but any collision would be an out for interference
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Arm strength.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, he went!
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
C'mon Theriot
It’s ok to charge the ball…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
me too
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
or a 10-run HR
who knows what this guy’s gonna do to screw us next
Darrell Cousins is a Douchebag
"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield
no kidding. understatement.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
So close Gallagher.
Pitching better now
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
god, thats the only way mr. scrub catcher was getting an rbi there
a little excuse me swing in a perfect spot
64
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Urgh. I am NOT liking this.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Jun 6, 2008 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
makeup call
Why are we throwing Hu sliders.
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
nevermind
:)
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Where did that miss?
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
Bob, shut up.
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by californiachicagoan on Jun 6, 2008 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
Brewers lose!
Rockies come from behind to stop the Brewers winning streak!
If the Cubs were an international soccer team they'd be called Scotland.
people w/style
in LaLa land
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 7, 2008 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
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Cubs By The Numbers
Cubs By The Numbers is a history of the ballclub by uniform number, but the biographies help trace the history of our beloved team in a new way. For everyone who's a Cubs fan, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family. Cubs By The Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even ones they think they already know.
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