Joe Borowski a Cub again?

by Dayton Cubbie on Jul 30, 2008 1:12 PM CDT Comment 27 comments

I'm not entirely sure if this is true, considering I haven't seen it on any credible sites, but when I was randomly "wiki-ing", it stated that "On July 29, 2008 he signed a one year contract for a second stint with the Chicago Cubs." Take it for whatever its worth...

If this is true, I am pretty disappointed and hope that the Cubs don't rely on him that much. I live near Cleveland and when he was pitching, you just knew he was going to do something bad. Pretty much like Dempster last year...

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Hang on, I'll fix that...

by Jerry Mumphrey on Jul 30, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

LOL.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 30, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brilliant!

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 30, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mmmm.... Beer.....

"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Jul 30, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Need more than a wiki to validate this...

and I’d seriously doubt that any contract he signs would be a Major League one. That said, I hope it’s not true.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 30, 2008 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, the Cubs minor league system...

...has to replace Samardzija one way or another.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 30, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That's a subtle piece of Wikipedia vandalism

The Bob Hope entry was really abused on the day I went there to look up his bio.

If anyone had signed a contract with the Cubs yesterday, it would have had 7 FanPosts and 437 comments already dedicated on this site by now.

My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.

by JohnM on Jul 30, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So someone actually had the idea

to vandalize a Wikipedia entry. And he chose Joe Borowski. Wow.

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 30, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO!

He is bad. Bad! I am not trusting this until I hear a lot more. Who would leave the bullpen. Somebody Wiki Scottie Ire cuz he may be somewhere else right now if this is true
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by louslovechild on Jul 30, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely nothing on Google News

about this.

Either Joe or his agent posted that on Wiki, or someone is vandalizing Wikipedia.

I guess you can figure out which one is more likely.

Although as someone said, having Borowski pitch mop-up for Iowa isn’t a terrible idea. Just don’t let him back in Wrigley.

Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?

by Josh77 on Jul 30, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Mop-up

Josh, no pun intended for “sweaty joe”?

by StevenABQ on Jul 30, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the lunch pale could be back!

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Jul 30, 2008 1:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i reverted the vandalism

I edit wikipedia from time to time, I reverted the changes as they needed to be referenced. Looks like vandalism to me.

by BrownE34 on Jul 30, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Only JoBo news I see...

...is this article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the 27th. No mention of the Cubs.

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Joe Borowski, cut by the Indians after leading the American League with 45 saves last year, threw for Boston and Detroit on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.

He said his agent has talked to eight other teams since being designated for assignment and released by the Indians on July 4.

[snip]

Borowski said his trainers in Arizona found some collateral damage caused by a triceps injury that put him on the disabled list in April.

“They found what they said felt like a big knotted rope under my right lat muscle,” said Borowski.

“It was in my right armpit. After they massaged it and dug in there, they finally broke it up a little. It released my arm. I felt like it wasn’t even attached to my body.”

by Qixotl on Jul 30, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmpf.

Just goes to show, nothin’ a good armpit rub can’t cure.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 30, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

quote of the day.

by Arbusto on Jul 30, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have put a mental picture in my head that I don't like

please get it out…it burns!

Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory

by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Jul 30, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

by MPH73 on Jul 30, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nothing more credible than Wikipedia...

Iowa Cubs Wikipedia Page

One highlight of Iowa Cubs games is the “hot dog gun,” where a driver in a golf cart shoots hot dogs out of an air compressed cannon into the hungry crowd in between innings. Often the hot dog will explode in mid air in to hundreds of pieces of meat and bun to the delight of fans.

Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.

by IowaCubs- on Jul 30, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs