First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Nationals, Friday 8/22, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 22, 2008 1:15 PM CDT
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Hooah 322 TRS FLT 502 USAFBMT
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you a Recce Puke?
I flew RF-4s for a couple tours in SE Asia, but moved up to F-4Es so I could kill something instead of taking pictures…Hope the Cubbies do the same to the Nats this weekend!
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Phote Recon in an RF-4C Phantom II
which I flew in Okinawa and Korea in the late 70’s to mid 80’s before going to the F-4E/G Fighter versions in Desert Storm. They are all retired now just like me and while they rot in the boneyard in southern AZ, I am waiting for the Cubbies to fulfill their destiny and the only picture I want is the one with World Series Champs on the Wrigley Field Marquee in late October. So let’s get Marquis some runs today and break the Lee+Dome funk of late!
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 22, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a Recce Puke
Currently serving. Recce puke must of been before my time.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
What are you flying these days?
I thought the 322 TRS stood for Tactical Reconnaisance Squadron, but it has changed since I retired in ’99.
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Training Squadron
At Boot Camp, lolol.
I don’t fly, I’m enlisted/work for a living (E-4 with a line number to Staff) and work on computer servers here in England.
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Should have caught the BMT
have fun in jolly olde England and hope the Cubbies win fast so you can get some sleep and take care of the national defense which is tied to computers these days…and your right, I couldn’t believe they actually paid me to fly jets! Have a great evening…as long as the Cubbies win one, we move forward to the Goal.
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 22, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Start this series with a win.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Is there a projected start time?
Do not have the radio on.
Not raining downtown either.
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
not yet
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Tarp is still on the field
See it for yourself here
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
All of it is moving to the north
and there isnt much of it, I bet the game gets started quick
Don’t know how to make the cute little linkys, so here it is-
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Cute little linkys
Put the word “linky” in quotes, followed by a colon, followed by the URL
Or remove the x below:
"linky"x:www.yahoo.com
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
Let's see
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
poop
how bout this time
linky
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Nailed it!
Wait for it
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
woohoo!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
as some stupid tv show said...
**********************
MOVE THAT TARP!
**********************
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
Nice shirt Len..
Stylin!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Should we (Sue) make a rain delay thread? Just to help this one stay clean until gametime?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions
Don't wanna de-flower this one prematurely?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
TWHS
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
What makes you think Sue likes clean?
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's just say....
I’m intimately familiar with Sue’s hygiene preferences.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
The overflow threads are set up to automatically start at certain times
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
And the longer the delay...the fuller (slower) this one will be by the time the next overflow thread posts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
TWHS
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't sure if those were allowed yet.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
good one! LOL
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
huh?
that make-y no sense!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Overflow Thread #1 will pop up automatically at 2:15 EDT
regardless if we stay clear of this one or not.
Make-y more sense-y?
At the end of the day, we may need another overflow if Overflow Thread #3 gets bogged down.
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
You an Andy Griffith fan?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
No, an earlier delay this year we had a "Matlock" thread....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
You have to fill me in on these things......
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll guess Alex...who suceeded Santo! Santo! Santo! as Cubs' 3B?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
The weather report....
suggests “wind blowing out” to right/center. Let’s Get Some Runs!!!!!
by ReleaseTheHounds on Aug 22, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions
ETA of the game starting?
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions
Pat says it's
still raining slightly. Neither pitcher has begun warming up, and no First Pitch time has been announced.
Over/Under 3:30.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
3:30 ET
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Rained heavily for...
…a 20-minute stinte out here in Downers Grove…it’s been overcast w/ no rain for about an hour and 15 minutes.
We’ll get it in.
by Shawon O Meter on Aug 22, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed the rain
I was having lunch at Parkers.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
What are they showing on TV, the 1973 All Star Game?
I used love seeing those highlight reels during rain delays back in the day.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Me, too
But this is the pregame for the first night game in 88
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
the bleacher expansion really added a ton of seats! I forget what they used to look like
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
We have an hour I guess
I’m going to go take the skin boat to tuna town…see you guys in an hour.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 22, 2008 1:34 PM CDT reply actions
Takin ol
one-eyed to the optomitrist?
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
(he'll be back in 5 minutes)
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
That is totally what she said
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
for rain delay theatre
cubs plays you would like to see on you tube
+100
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
This can amuse........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-S-eeInJVk
by nervousCUBlover on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
there was a play vs. pittsburgh in 1970
al oliver, paul popovich, and the umpire had a huge collision at first base. i remember it, but, i’d like to see it again.
Pat says
Radio won’t be back until 3 ET
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I miss Jack Brickhouse
grew up listening to him on WGN.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
I miss Jack too
but he always irratated me because he never would get even the slightest bit mad at how lousy the Cubs were playing, almost as if he was in-cahoots with the cheap-ass Wrigley family.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
It was a different era
No announcers said anything negative about the home team.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Harry did all the time during the Sox broadcasts
Especailly when Piersall was with him.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
You are correct.
I think that’s when it started to turn. I remember those broadcasts. Those 2 guys were the only reason I turned the Sux on. Especially Jimmy. I met him once, nice guy. I used to deliver bottled water to his deli in Wheaton.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
I'll bet they got away with it because Veeck let them.
Anything to create a buzz.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
me too.
first time i ever went to a game at wrigley i was expecting Jack to be announcing at the park and was kinda bummed that there wasn’t an announcer.
GoCubsGo
by MinnesotaFan on Aug 22, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano with a leadoff HR!!
Wooooooo!
….preemptive
"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
OT: Sheets staying the division
From John Heyman’s article on Si.com (link)
Astros players are trying to recruit Ben Sheets, according to the Houston Chronicle. Sheets, a Louisiana product, is a natural fit for the Astros.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
because...
Houston is in Louisiana???
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
apparently
Sheets won’t sign directly with the New Orleans Zephyrs…so Houston it’ll have to be.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Oh Snap...
:D
"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
That's what I was thinking, too
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
During the hurricaines
Houston became New Orleans west.
bwahaaahaaaaaaaaaaa
as soon as Harry said “Let there be lights!” it started pouring rain here in STL!
Rain delays?
I think that deserves a technical balk… to GOD.
Guess creating species padding hack deity!
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The umpires REFUSE to lose control of this one...
…Guess-precipitation-causing-overpaid-cocky-deity…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Relax, Howry's not in...
yet
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
nice
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you for being my first TWSS
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
(lights cigarette)
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
crap
I am like Pavlovs dog. I see the words lights cigarette, and I have to go have one! I am conditioned!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
nice in the Loop...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Sunny here in Denver...
"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
Finally sunny
in Canton, so since I am SW of Chciago by about 2 1/2 hrs, I am predicting no more rain in Chciago and gettin this game rollin
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
yep that's where I am
and I’m loving the fact that I can watch this game utterly guilt free, having met all my deadlines for the day :D
ME TOO!
Nice feeling haha…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
They're showing WGN's coverage of the first night game back in 1988...
We were at our summer home in northern NJ (on beautiful Lake Hopatcong). So we took our patio boat to a local sports-bar so our family of Cubs Fans could see the momentous occasion. The game got rained out… so we got to see the first full game under the lights the next night vs. The Mets. Fond memories. Wrigley looked beautiful with its new lights!
by ReleaseTheHounds on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions
Look at those awesome 1988 graphics....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Gonna watch some Friday
Days of Our Lives, let me know if the game gets started
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Home phone number?
LOL
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll will still be lurking around here in the meantime, lol
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
no
he looked the same twenty years ago as he does today.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't you just say the exact same thing I did? :)
by cubsonWGN4ever on Aug 22, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
no.
I didn’t. :)
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Technical balk.
On both of you for confusing me in my head.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm amazed they didn't block off the CF bleachers until 1973
Must have been hell to pick up the ball when you were batting.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
They made them off limits before then
don’t remember when, though.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
2:20
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
It's like a throw back game time start - 2:20. hehe
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Aug 22, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Len said 2:20
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 22, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
2:20?
Zambrano?
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
By popular demand..
The military will hereforth refer to ‘Zulu’ time as “Zambrano time”
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Per webcam
Tarp removal in progress
Current temperature in hell: 44 degrees F - and falling!
yep, they're rolling the tarp
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
that is one giant
doobage.
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
r u feelin' eyre, mon?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
(ffffffffffffffffffffpt)
…’ere…
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
correction: folding the tarp
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
web cam
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Cute lil linky..:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
yay me!
learn something new everyday
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Because of the earlier technical balk
ALL the grounds crew score!
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Umps have 2.
From God.
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
AP reports that Russia is pulling out of Georgia - now
that’s one I gotta see!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:50 PM CDT reply actions
A frustrated Georgia
could not be reached for comment
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Russia was done, that's all that matters
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Recent insertions into other areas could not be confirmed - Reuters
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
or what Reuters said.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Doctors have found that to be
the least reliable method.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
I gotta belive that the news services know how these headlines are going to be ridiculed!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
(plays 'The Stripper' as they remove the
field’s outer garment)
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
bow-chikka-wow-wow
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by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
BOOM, bah-bah BOOM, bah-bah BOOM, bah-bah BOOM
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Mark DeRosa has a new blog post
it’s all about Fantasy Football.
WTF?
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2:20 first pitch
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
Come on Sutcliffe, throw some strikes....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Leadoff HR
Auspicious start to the night game era
by cubsonWGN4ever on Aug 22, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Phil Freakin-Bradley
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
You suck Sutcliffe...
Milton Bradley HR
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Damnit!!
Come on, Sut!
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Vance Law sighting...hahahhaa
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Nice spectacles, Vance!!
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
I wonder how many beers Harry had before this game...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
More than 1...
…less than 100.
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 22, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Eric Gregg has finally reached his ideal weight
/dark comedy…sorry
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Only if Sutcliffe gets his sh*t together....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Werd
"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
Sutcliff had a pretty nice sinker it looks like
I’m 26 – this is the first time I’ve ever seen Sutcliff pitch
To be an umpire in the 80's
you had to weigh at least 375
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Mark Grace looks like a baby.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Grace, Fontenot same number....
…same golden locks….
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
Prolly use
the same slumpbusters, too (rimshot)
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
and the same sparkling blue eyes....
and mischevious smile….oh wait that might just be Grace
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Slumpbuster, I can't believe he said that over the air!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
was Eric Gregg
the umpire who died during the cincinnati game a few years ago, or am i thinking of someone else
Wendyzman
John McSherry
i think it was john
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
That was McSherry,
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
i think Eric Gregg
died from a stroke a few years back.
He was also the ump for the infamous Braves-Marlins NLCS game in 1997.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
He had a strike zone as wide as his backside
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn, I miss Harry...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
hey how is everyone?
i hope your in a better mood than me
"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 preachermancubsfan on Aug 22, 2008 1:59 PM CDT reply actions
transmission went out of my vehicle
"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 preachermancubsfan on Aug 22, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, bleep
Been there, done that, paid through the frikkin’ nose for it
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
im thinking about just getting a new car
"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 preachermancubsfan on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
By a coincidence, that's the motto of Easter Island
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
What is "What did the bartender say when a horse walked into the bar?".....
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Correct!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Lord, I forgot about that
hysterical
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
ha!
yep!
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The Kissing Bandit...
…used to do that at a lot of games in the late 70’s
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
You serious?
Morganna the Kissing Bandit? Just google her.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
the booby prize
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Scrappy single by Mitch Webster!
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Alright everyone, watcha drinking?
Just poured myself a Havana and Seven.
Yes, that’s Havana Club rum, illegal in the USA :)
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
8/8/88
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
That's a drink now?
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Always goes down smooth.
Sorry, thought ya said watching, not drinking.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Um... Raccoon River Water...
treated by the Des Moines Water Works
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Hack guess boob-job enhanced Sandberg stalker...
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions
Yes Please!
"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
NO!!!! BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!11
AFN SWITCHED FROM RAIN DELAY COVERAGE TO ESPNEWS!!! NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
EVIL! EVIL! EVIL! I BETTER GET MY GAME STILL!!!!!!!
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
are we going to get a real game here?
cause if we’re going to have a fake game, I wanna play the Spiders again.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
Let's go, Ryno!!
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
how great it was to cheer for him
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't play defense...
and hits the ball too hard for a second baseman
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
You never see him dive for a ball..
Can’t play middle infield without getting your uniform dirty
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Sandberg!!!!
I think that was Al that caught that…lol
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
TWSS
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
When it comes to unprofessional, homer announcers
BIll Murray >>>> Hawk
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Have a beer and relax!
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Hey Rafe - hit one up here!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Difference?
Murray isn’t paid to do this….
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Was that Al with the headband and long hair?...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I think it was Milton
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by Gibbon Jockey on Aug 22, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Where's photoshop when you need it?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
LOL
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
SUN IS OUT!
Gorgeous now…
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions
Yea Sun! Let's Party!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Kevin, I know for a FACT you don't party...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
haha hot rod, like my favorite move
coolbeans
"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 preachermancubsfan on Aug 22, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
NICE!!!
Cool beans!
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
that bikini
featured heavily in my puberty.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like whoever is throwing out the
first pitch is heade dout to the field on webcam
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Eddie Vedder catching the first pitch...
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
A classic
A huge part of my high school years.
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
"Round Tripper Replay"
I love it.
"I love when they play that Go Cubs Win song."
Andre Dawson...
in a freak JerryCurl accident shakes Soul Glow into the catcher’s eyes. I hope you’re okay Gary Carter!
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Put the cup on home plate...
And toss the first pitch out like you were going for bucket #6
by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions
Bozo was the shit
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
wasn't that wgn's only successful show outside the cubs?
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Frazier Thomas?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Garfield Goose?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Bozo's Circus....ahhhh memories
along with the Dick Van Dyke, Odd Couple, and Andy Griffith show reruns…
Oh, and kindergarden college!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Oliver Old Oliver and Sandy the Tramp
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
too bad Bozo's dead...or that would have been perfect!
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Bozo's in the GRAND PRIZE GAME in the sky
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
He probably has all the
macaroni and cheese leeping bags he can handle! My bor and I actually got a couple of those
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
sleeping bag
not sure what a leeping bag would be, but sounds bad
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
leeping bag with your bor?
Speak english, woman! :)
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Ned Yost was hit with magic arrows
never was the same
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
that's why he
can’t manage
i thought it wuz cuz he’s an idiot
I'm attempting to keep this forum pg-13
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
by sanantonecub on Aug 22, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The boss just announced we're all getting cable outlets in our offices...
I’m not sure he knows that WGN is on basic cable here in Indianapolis…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
well,
why else would they put in basic Cable?
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
i have no idea.
works for me. I’m not going to tell him why i can’t be reached from 2-5 on weekdays…
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Nine minutes till baseball
2:20
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
Hey Judge - I 'll bet you fifty bucks you slice!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I was making love to my wife the other night
I said, “honey your so flat chested”… she says, “get off my back!”
"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
Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw.
What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?
by Craig in South Bend on Aug 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on Wang - It's a parking lot!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
This is Mr. Wang
No offense!
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
by spoiledcubbage on Aug 22, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I got into a cab and asked him to take me someplace where I
could get laid – he took me to my house!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, this your wife, huh?
A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must’ve been something before electricity.
by Craig in South Bend on Aug 22, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
He Honey - How would
you like to make 5 bucks the hard way!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 22, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Talking about the demise of Rich Hill
on WGN… :(
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
Stanley Cup
batting tee
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
It would make a good container to put spent sunflower seeds in.
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
AFN better switch back to the game before first pitch
Or I’m gonna go off on someone
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!
Put down the weapon!
"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
No..you put down YOUR gun..
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Watched SB XX at Yakota AB, JP
And took $300+ from fools betting on the Patriots after the first field goal. I guess them missed Da Bears slaughter run through to the NFC Championship that year….or it could have been that drinking at 5 am in the morning was affecting their judgment. Cubs need to get theirs as well. Hope the guys get you back to regular programming there..
Mike+Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000
by Cub's Paperboy on Aug 22, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yay!
Wayne is doing the national anthem
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
Why not Eddie Vedder.
Woody would love it.
"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper
by ryno HOF 2005 on Aug 22, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
his "brave" is classic
"That guy is a gamer." said Ron Santo of Reed Johnson on 07-25-08
by love the ivy on Aug 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
it sounds like
he’s swallowing a frog, to me.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Kindly remove your hairpiece
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Who picks the unis?
starting pitcher? hate the blue tops…looks like a softball team…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Yup.
Marquis thinks, “Well, it works for Z.”
make/art
by neverAcquiesce on Aug 22, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You've gotta roll with the punches....
and JUMP!
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Jump to the "First Pitch 2"
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
2008 Nats are the 1960 Cubs
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
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