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Last week, BCB reader mothershipwit asked the question: Can a free agent participate in the Home Run Derby?

Well, that got Mike to thinking. And drawing. And... well, see for yourself:


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Great cartoon as always!

Go Cubs

by puckishcubsfan on Jul 14, 2008 8:22 AM CDT reply actions  

there is one in recommended fan posts

is the the one your looling for?

"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly

by Madison Cub Fan on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

OK, that was funny...

But please excuse my lack of knowledge—who is questionable player #1, and why the “name starting with K” thing?

I know, I know, it’s not funny if you have to explain it. But I still want to know. Great cartoon, Mike!

by jdb-44 on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 AM CDT reply actions  

Roger "Roid Rocket" Clemens

Great cartoon as always. Poor Ronny….

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ~Voltaire

by Jettero2112 on Jul 14, 2008 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

The "name starting with K" thing...

... all of Clemens’ kids have names that begin with “K”.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

Goofy

That’s just plain goofy.

What about the family with something like 200 children who’s names all start with J. They are getting pretty desperate for new names.

Go Cubs

by puckishcubsfan on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Great cartoon!

I’d still love to see Barroid step out from behind a curtain and get a chance to compete against the apparent winner of the Home Run Derby tonight. Maybe the MLB could promise him that, if he wins, he’s guaranteed a pinch hitter/DH spot in the postseason.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by daver on Jul 14, 2008 9:22 AM CDT reply actions  

Vizquel

There was talk of Vizquel in my area this weekend. It would be an interesting fit.

Go Cubs

by puckishcubsfan on Jul 14, 2008 9:56 AM CDT reply actions  

No, it would not.

It would be a horrendous fit. Vizquel cannot hit any more. Period. Why would you want a 41-year-old guy who hung around this year for the sole purpose of breaking Luis Aparicio’s record for games played at SS?

Let’s put this one to rest forever. DO. NOT. WANT.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Fine.

He can be used to drag the infield.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

I hadn't heard it

I hadn’t heard it anywhere but the guy who mentioned this to me has told me some things in the past that had legs including some stuff that was off the wall.

Go Cubs

by puckishcubsfan on Jul 14, 2008 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

Thank you...

This Omar Vizquel love-fest that’s going on here has run its course…He’s had a great career, and will probably make it to Cooperstown (he’s got better numbers than Ozzie Smith, who probably shouldn’t be there anyway, but that’s a whole ‘nother story), but, as Al would say, he is DONE.

Although, he sort of fills Lou’s pathological desire for a leftie…

"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-wan Kenobi, the first sabermatrician...

by Curtain Jerker on Jul 14, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

+1

He’s so done, he’s a Krispy Kritter.

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

You live next to Ivy Walls?

Omar is running on empty and has been for awhile. There are a ton of cheap kids out there who can hit 150 and play shortstop as good as Omar and would cost next to nothing. Why would you waste a roster spot on a used up hulk of what was a decent player?

Baseball is too much of a sport to be a business and too much of a business to be a sport.
William Wrigley Jr

by bubbamike the one and only on Jul 14, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

OT

I saw a nice T Shirt at the game saturday….vintage looking, throwback t shirt with worn patches to look old. Like it and cannot find it anywhere. Someone said Von Maur which bothered me a bit but can’t find it their either.

Anyone?

Calm down.

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 14, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions  

OT - Hot dog cost?

How much is an official Wrigley Field hot dog?

Thanks in advance!

Dave

by Dave in the basement on Jul 14, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Last week a Hot Dog cost

$3.75 at the concession stand or $4.00 from a vendor.

Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...

by StampMe on Jul 14, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Usually $3.50...and $4.00 for Kosher..

Definetly get the Kosher!

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun

by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Take the time to leave your seat and go get ome off the grill with grilled onions

"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella

by El Borto on Jul 14, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lineups per ESPN

2008 All-Star Lineups
National League:
1. Hanley Ramirez, Florida, ss
2. Chase Utley, Philadelphia, 2b
3. Lance Berkman, Houston, 1b
4. Albert Pujols, St. Louis, dh
5. Chipper Jones, Atlanta, 3b
6. Matt Holliday, Colorado, rf
7. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee, lf
8. Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago, cf
9. Geovany Soto, Chicago, c
P: Ben Sheets, Milwaukee, rhp

American League:
1. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle, rf
2. Derek Jeter, New York, ss
3. Josh Hamilton, Texas, cf
4. Alex Rodriguez, New York, 3b
5. Manny Ramirez, Boston, lf
6. Milton Bradley, Texas, dh
7. Kevin Youkilis, Boston, 1b
8. Joe Mauer, Minnesota, c
9. Dustin Pedroia, Boston, 2b
P: Cliff Lee, Cleveland, lhp

by JCD on Jul 14, 2008 12:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Soto should hit 8th and Fukudome 9th in that lineup.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 14, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

DH????

what is this flim-flammery?!? I thought this was a BASEBALL game!

"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 Jul 14, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why don't you wake up Drew!

It’s the 21st century! Why would we have our pitchers hit or run the bases??

Calm down.

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 14, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sheets is fine with me. SAVE ZAMBRANO!

"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field

by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

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