Cubs on Parade
Hello all,
Just a quick post to share some All-Star Parade photos and a story. I took my two kids to 6th Ave. to see the parade hoping to catch a small glimpse of a few players, but was surprised to find that despite the number of spectators the parade was rather intimate. We learned early on that the players could quite clearly hear the fans as their trucks crawled along uptown. My 3 year-old daughter grabbed the crest of her Cubs jersey and screamed "Cubbbieeeeesss!" at all the right times, and just about every player gave her a wave or shouted hello. Ryan Dempster, in particular, was very kind, carrying on a short conversation with her during a slowdown in the procession.
Here are a few shots from the afternoon:

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Nice pix. Thanks!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Jul 17, 2008 7:44 AM CDT
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Thanks for posting
I love flickr, specially the All Sizes feature. Other website only let you see the small web version of your photos.
BTW, Lou’s wife is a hottie and she’s probably old enough to be my mom. haha
Go ahead, Z me.
by tony412 on
Jul 17, 2008 8:06 AM CDT
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Cool pics!
I like how each guy got his own Chevy truck.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on
Jul 17, 2008 9:51 AM CDT
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awesome pictures
but none of Soto? :(
"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 17, 2008 10:11 AM CDT
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I noticed that too. :(
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on
Jul 17, 2008 10:21 AM CDT
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Some more...
It was tough holding onto two kids (ages 3 & 5) and getting good pix of everybody, so not all the pictures came out great, but I managed to get a few of Dempster, Marmol and Geo. I’m really bummed that I didn’t get a single shot of Fukudome and Ernie Banks riding together, though.
I did get a picture of Bob Gibson that totally sums up everything that I’ve imagined about his personality…guy can’t even have fun at a parade.
by Tinker Fielder on
Jul 17, 2008 12:51 PM CDT
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Thanks!!
I love seeing how some dressed up and some dressed down for the occasion. Really like the pictures of the players and their families.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on
Jul 17, 2008 12:55 PM CDT
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Yep, Geo was smartly dressed...as always.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on
Jul 17, 2008 2:29 PM CDT
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I love a man
who knows how to fill out a suit
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on
Jul 17, 2008 6:27 PM CDT
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me too :D
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on
Jul 17, 2008 7:16 PM CDT
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your not at all bias to that specific one are you sue? lol
"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 17, 2008 8:47 PM CDT
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Nice pictures, thanks for posting.
Dempster and Wood I hear are very nice.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on
Jul 17, 2008 10:21 AM CDT
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Great photos, Thanks!
"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
Jul 17, 2008 10:26 AM CDT
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I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to post these as embedded photos so we can see them without clicking links, then back, then another link, etc.
You can still click on through to see the large versions.
Soriano
Wood
Piniella
Williams
Dempster
Marmol
Soto
Gibson
"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." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on
Jul 17, 2008 1:25 PM CDT
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Thanks!
I didn’t know how to do that.
by Tinker Fielder on
Jul 17, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on
Jul 17, 2008 1:54 PM CDT
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Does Marmol roll with a bodyguard?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on
Jul 17, 2008 2:30 PM CDT
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Sure as hell looks like it.
“You wanna say his arm is failing now?!”
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on
Jul 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT
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"Call him White Castle!"
“Go ahead, call him White Castle! I dare you!”
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on
Jul 17, 2008 3:16 PM CDT
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Great pics!
Billy Williams sure looks happy..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on
Jul 17, 2008 1:59 PM CDT
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I imagine he was.
A parade in NYC and the recognition he got as one of the all-time greats? Good for Billy. He was always one of my favorites.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
Jul 17, 2008 2:47 PM CDT
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