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Cubs on Sports Illustrated Cover

No, I don't believe in curses, so I'm not worried about the Cubs being on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated.

What I like more is that SI sent one of their best writers, Gary Smith, to cover the changes in the team in the 10 years since he was at Wrigley.  For this story, he was at Wrigley over Labor Day weekend.

Here's the story (link), along with a link to an interview the Tribune did with Smith (link).

A sampling from the Tribune Q & A:

Q: The caricature of bleacher fans is that they're brash, loud, drunk, obnoxious. Would you agree, disagree, or is this an oversimplification?

A: I think it's an oversimplification. I actually find Cub fans were much more welcoming of opposing fans. ... Every instance I saw, the Cub fans would give them a little crap right at the beginning, but a moment later they'd be having a nice conversation. Laughing together. Whereas that's a little hard to see happen in Philly or New York. There's a sense of humor about Cubs fans that sets them apart.

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No no no...

Kosuke didn’t believe either and look what happened.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 9:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Crikey, you're right.

I still have that issue at home somewhere. Maybe I should burn it.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same.

Maybe I will Wednesday.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

F

That is all

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #5 4-0 (0-0). Next up at Nebraska October 4th. Live on ESPN in primetime. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Sep 24, 2008 10:05 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for this posting...

You gotta believe that Van Kampen Investments got a ton of bang for their advertising buck with that cover.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 10:15 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

All the bleacher fans mentioned in that article are friends of mine...

… longtime season ticket holders. Great stuff.

I do wish they had left us off the cover, though.

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

by Al on Sep 24, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What's the precedent for teams actually winning in spite of the cover?

All I ever hear about are curses and such. I remember Michael Jordan being on the cover like a hundred times without it hurting his play.

The world is moving away from print media anyway. SI is so 1998.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Michael Phelps did ok this summer

after winning 4 medals, he was on the cover. Finished strong.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeahbut he was literally unstoppable.

A Terminator sent back in time with the sole mission of eliminating Phelps would’ve failed.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand...

…in the movies, those terminators have a 100% failure rate.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

But Arnold in T2 came back to save John and that was a success.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was Terminator on Terminator, though

one of them has to win, and one had to lose.

The terminator attempting to kill John Conner always loses…

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So it's simple numbers.

Send a terminator back with the mission of not killing him. Boom. Done. Dead.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

then what does it terminate?

Would the Terminator just take up a job at Starbucks, whipping up macchiatos with it’s multi-tooled arm?

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sort of begs the question...

…if sending one terminator back in time to kill John Connor always fails, why not send a whole damn terminator army back in time? It’s not like they have a short supply of terminators, and time travel seems relatively easy for them. Whoever is in charge of the whole killing-John-Connor program must be an idiot.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or, couldn't you just send them on successive days

once you realize he hasn’t been killed?

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They can't send back more terminators!

They killed the idea for the Terminator after they melted the chips in the industrial vat of steel.

See… don’t make me go all Doc Brown on you here.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But then that girl one came back

and DDay occured didn’t it?

Oh, by the way, it’s official:

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd forgotten about that.

But wait, if the idea was killed, how did they have a sequel? Wouldn’t those terminators have disappeared?

Or was it always fate that was going to start the robotic weapon revolution?

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yoshimi Battled the Pink Robots

…by being a black belt in karate. Working for the city she had to discipline her body by taking lots of vitamins, cuz she knows that it’s demanding to defeat those evil machines.

I know she can beat them.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

some Flaming Lips?

very nice.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+English Lady

"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young

by Kegler on Sep 24, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They had a sequel for the following reason...

$150,252,753 in box office reciepts for Warner Brothers.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoopie?

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.

Bruce Vilanch.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the block!

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry...

…you can still win by using Jim J. Bullock.

by Chadnudj on Sep 24, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or Kermit the Frog

What a crazy show!

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 25, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Skynet probably

had offsite backups of all their data. So destroying the building and chip only slowed them down but would not have necessarily stopped them.

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Sep 24, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is the problem with time travel movies.

Once you really start thinking about the premise, it usually falls apart in all sorts of ways.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I wasted most of my morning at work

wondering about this.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad you can't go back in time and take it back.

For those interested, check out the film Primer. Will blow your mind and make it ache.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great movie!

What a mind fuck..

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

by Bump Bailey on Sep 26, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

12 Monkeys/La Jetee

Also highly recommended.

Never, but NEVER, put ketchup on a hot dog.

by CaliCub on Sep 26, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

12 Monkeys was awsome...

Never heard of La Jetee…will have to check that one out.

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

by Bump Bailey on Sep 27, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

12 Monkeys Was Based on La Jetee

A couple plot updates but essentially the same story.

Never, but NEVER, put ketchup on a hot dog.

by CaliCub on Sep 27, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wasnt it 8 medals?

"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 25, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but he was on the cover after winning 4

then he closed strong and won the last 4, leading to another cover

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 25, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Back to this question:

Going back to 1991, 7 teams who won the World Series were featured on the SI cover during/leading up to the playoffs prior to winning the World Series.

They are:
1991 Twins (ALCS)
1992 Blue Jays (ALCS)
1996 Yankees (prior to World Series)
2001 Diamonbacks (middle of WS)
2004 Red Sox (middle of WS)
2005 south side club (middle of WS)
2007 Red Sox (leading into WS)

So there is some precedent.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have no problem with the Cubs being on the SI cover

If they’d been on the cover of Madden NFL 2009, then I’d be worried.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

does that mean Lou would retire,

then come back in a Nationals jersey or something like that?

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

only after a lot of drama surrounding

whether he would take over the Brewers first though.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooooooh curse

i’m sooooooooooooooooooooooo scared….nice post trey

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what happens when you get bored at work

you start looking stuff up and forming conclusions…

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

magazines will be around until

people stop taking shits.

the pink hat guy is my father

by joeschmitt on Sep 24, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

That’s sad.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gross

It’s not that serious.

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by tony412 on Sep 24, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's where my Dome SI cover issue is.

Maybe I should move it back out to my lobby now that he is doing better.

by 100yearitch on Sep 24, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Print is dead

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on Sep 24, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I cringed when

I saw the Cubs were going to be on the cover.

by sue369 on Sep 24, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't need that jinx

Whatever anyone wants to believe is fine. For me, I’d rather the Cubs be put on the SI cover say for the Nov 3rd issue, if everyone gets what I mean by that.

Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.

by blackhawk24 on Sep 24, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's a distinct possibility.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes I see what you mean...

Ronnie Cedeno on the cover.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

November 3rd?! But that would be...

…ohhhhhhhh, I get it.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The cover curse is very real

Thanks jackass New York-based editorial board of Sports Illustrated.

by MDBNIU on Sep 24, 2008 11:21 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is he a Witch Doctor?

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your baseball acumen just decreased by 20 points.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that really possible to be lower than zero?

… does the measure go into the negative?

In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband

by Ross on Sep 24, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's already negative

this just makes it more negative.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah... Like Jeopardy

Blue Mike will Def not make it to Final Jeopardy.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on Sep 24, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, i'll post this again:

Going back to 1991, 7 teams who won the World Series were featured on the SI cover during/leading up to the playoffs prior to winning the World Series.

They are:
1991 Twins (ALCS)
1992 Blue Jays (ALCS)
1996 Yankees (prior to World Series)
2001 Diamonbacks (middle of WS)
2004 Red Sox (middle of WS)
2005 south side club (middle of WS)
2007 Red Sox (leading into WS)

So there is some precedent.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, so to recap...

Sabremetrics: False.

SI Cover Curse: Real.

Update your BlueMike scorecards, everyone.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

n/t

Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.

by blackhawk24 on Sep 24, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I lend more credence to the SI cover curse than I do sabermagicians....way more in fact

Statistics have a definite role to play in baseball. Geeks who have self-labeled themselves sabermagicians having no concept of how to throw, hit or catch a baseball themselves do not.

by MDBNIU on Sep 24, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

allow me....

so in other words, pound some mother effin sand in your mother effin ass

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Only people who have actual experience in a field of endeavor are qualified to have a valid opinion of , or are able to justifiably comment on the endeavor in question.

So by your logic (yes, I know MDBNIU logic is an oxymoron)….all male obstetricians should be fired or change fields of specialization. Brilliance. I think you spent too much time at NIU in the batting cages and not enough time in an actual classroom learning to think.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have friend who worked as a statistician for NASA.

I suppose all the work he did there was meaningless because he never went up in a rocket ship.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess hack rocket scientist

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 Sep 24, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

winner

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok

this made me laugh out loud. Was your friends name Wiley E. Coyote by chance?

by MOCubsfan on Sep 25, 2008 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I don't want to name names...

…but he did have a credit account with Acme Inc.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 25, 2008 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm...

I better stop watching movies, drinking beer, or using a computer since I’ve never been involved in the production of any of those.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or raising a child.

BURN! :P :P :P

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ever constant

constantly wrong.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

-English Lady

"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young

by Kegler on Sep 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And is the goat curse

that’s “real.” too. Get over it.

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 24, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Curses

Scientists have just tested a theory that the anti-curse is singing Someday We’ll Go All The Way immediately after viewing, talking or hearing about anything curse related. The trick though is that you have to sing it will tapping your head, rubbing your belly and standing on one leg.

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by tony412 on Sep 24, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Curse is SOOOO Real...

Look at what it did to Michael Phelps. My god, they destroyed him. He was going to win, what 59 medals, and he only got 8. SI killed Michael Phelps like Bud killed the Astros. We’re done.

“Curses” are just excuses for failure.

In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband

by Ross on Sep 24, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The SI Curse

is a baseball curse….not swimming, or basketball as some have been saying. But I think the actual SI curse was the team they put on at the Beginning of the year….wait….so either way thats us.

by cvan84 on Sep 24, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're DOOMED!

Time to give up.

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by IowaCubs- on Sep 24, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

-1

Haha…I don’t actually believe in this. Usually I think the team has a horrible year when they’re on the cover but I think it turned out pretty good for us this year. No matter what happens from here on out, this is best season I’ve ever seen personally and I’m pretty proud of them.

by cvan84 on Sep 24, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

SHUT UP !!!

Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !

by baaad on Sep 25, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dear people who believe in the SI curse

please do yourself a favor, make some money and sell me your playoff tickets…..

sincerely,
the mentally stable

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Time to dust off a link to one of my favorite pieces of writing...

Curses are the Hobgoblins of Moronic Minds

courtesy of the Fire Joe Morgan blog (Motto: “Where Bad Sports Journalism Comes to Die”).

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plus,

the Cubs were on the cover of SI in August of 1994 (link) and things worked out fine (story)

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 12:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I call shenanigans...

on any scenario that involves Shawon Dunston drawing a key base-on-balls.

by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 24, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally plausible

He did have 16 that year. He might have even challenged his career high of 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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not happy

Already killed Tom Brady this year.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 24, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sammy Morris' low block on a safety

killed Tom Brady.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

tom brady's dead? dibbs on.....

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

STOP IT.....wait until the playoffs!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

what? why?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're really holding to that moritorium, huh?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dang.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's a handsome, millionare, Superbowl-winning, NFL quarterback have that I don't?

Answer – Her!

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 24, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can we kindly dispense with the pornography on this site...

What disturbing purpose does it serve for some of the desperate lonelies on this board to keep posting pics of scantily clad ladies? Go get your rocks off somewhere else.

by MDBNIU on Sep 24, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry MDBNIU...

but if there is one thing we sabermagicians have first hand experience with…it’s pornography. So we’ll have to ask you to just stick to commenting on what you know…whatever the hell that is…and we’ll stick to what we know.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

SWL you should make a campaign promise

for more scantily clad women. As far as I’m concerned you can have too much.

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Sep 24, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I'd consider that to be pornography.

Frankly, I don’t even find her to be all that attractive.

by Flatley on Sep 24, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep...but it's only because of her face.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It serves the purpose of

giving the rest of us desperate lonelies something to look at while killing time at work before we go home to our spreadsheets in our respective mother’s basements.

You have an issue with that?

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

HA HA!!

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you define that as porn...

…you clearly have no experience with porn; therefore, you are not qualified to comment. Please move along.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

usually

one knows pornography when one sees it.

Of course, there always the one guy who blows the bell curve.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cornography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mornography!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shornography!

Lookit that orgy!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

TORNOGRAPHY!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BORNOGRAPHY!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bournography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dornography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hornography (froggy style)

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Narnography?

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yornography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zornography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Geography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that totally doesn't rhyme.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

me likes this one :)

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOVE IT !!!!

Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !

by baaad on Sep 25, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOVE IT !!!!

Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !

by baaad on Sep 25, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still giggling and crying...

BEST BCB THRED EVER!!!

He’s even dreamy when he’s violent. But he doesn’t use his guns for violence. He uses them for WORLD PEACE

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

by IowaCubs- on Sep 25, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK what is this picture?

My browser totally locks up when the thread reaches this point. I’m sure it’s good.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Sep 25, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a very special depiction of Geo.

I’ve added it to the BCB Flickr group. You can see it there.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 25, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kornography

Somebody stop me!

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

saw them in concert

i couldn’t hear for a week.

it was fantastic.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lorneography

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 Sep 24, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dornography!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wornography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Warnography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soar'n'ography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sörenography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorianogragphy!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swarmography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

clever

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

was suppose to be the lorne ology

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yarnography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

quarkography!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shadowography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

SCORNOGRAPHY!

Oh, Blue Mike. You do go on.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bonne Hommeography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is kinda local but...Zornography!

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey photo shop guys

Aren’t you missing something. I may have missed but where is
GEOography. I have no clue how to post let alone photoshop anything.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 24, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+18

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 24, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice.

We all fail for not having done that sooner.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i used it already...

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

must've been one of the red x's...

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

Damn work computers.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forlornography!

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poor sad old man

think he needs some tea?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, he needs porn.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i meant to link to SWL's teacup D cups

up there…

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, so we were on the same page after all!

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

scary, huh?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swineography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dang, beat me to it

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sure, you gotta pick THAT one?

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It will only fan the flames of BlueMike's hatred.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like he needed my help.

But in any case, how about this…

SORIANOGRAPHY!!!

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Muuuuuch better.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

My mental lapse is over.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It fit humorously.

I love the guy!

Incidentally, the first pic I had worked cos it looked like he was grabbing himself…til I noticed it was his leg and didn’t want to bring that up.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay that is pretty disturbing

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's got the tools

he’s got the TALENT!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

100 BCB points

for getting the reference!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

love that movie

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cheers!

No GB reference gets by me!

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bovineography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

winner winner

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tomography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Topography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stalactiteography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waitaminute...isn't this topography?

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Balcography

"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

by DrGalazkiewicz on Sep 25, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wineography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whineography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

HA!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bonus points added.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and badger FTW!

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Winingography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my!

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

mmmmm

um… I’ll be in my bunk.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

i love jayne.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's like...trophyography.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

All I see for this one at work is an X. Thought maybe you'd meant:

Winningography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Failography.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a bit harsh

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I meant all I see is the red X.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

d'oh

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sensitive, much?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now this is extremely weird

I posted the celebration of Aramis’ walk-off against the Brewers from 06/29/07. It shows up at work (where I posted it). At home, it’s the infamous red X. Back at work, it shows up again.

Usually it’s the other way around.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 25, 2008 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right click on the X

and click on “Show Picture”.

I think maybe the system is suppressing pictures because of the cumulative size of this page — nothing to do with content filtering.

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 Sep 25, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

tried . . . didn't work

good thought, tho

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 25, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Warrenography

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF?

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wicketography or Ewokography?

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 24, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shoeography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glueography!!

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 Sep 24, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I knew that was a risk...

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes

it’s just not worth taking…

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

fail

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Any better?

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 Sep 24, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

a little bit

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why can't this one show up as a red X?

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My monitor just melted.

This should not have been done.

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

by Al on Sep 24, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some things are too easy

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 Sep 24, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

do what?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 Sep 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pogography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yee-haw!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if a pretty lady in a sparkly bra is "pornography"

I sure hope you never go to the beach. Sheesh.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stoneography!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OW! My eye!

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hulkamania!

Wait, what are we doing again?

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sulkamania!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Airborne-ography?

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Torn ography

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thornography

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yikes

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thorneography!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

eeyorn ography

Oh m y—cubs lost last night—we’re screwed

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lorne-ography

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yellonography! (redux)

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yub yub!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my--I'm blushing like a schoolboy

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every time I see this picture...

…a little piece of my soul dies.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you dislike that so much... and all of our opinions.....

why do you come here so often?

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

behold

the immortal question that BM faces every day.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow what a great post

one part gisele mix with the hatred for blue mike and poof!

i go to lunch and come back to this…..little did i know posting a little “porn” would go so far

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I rec'd it

This post should stay forever!

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As did I

Four recs now! This post shall live on until a zillion playoff-related things finally push it under sometime next week.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

five

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so proud to have started this post.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, Drew referred to MDBNIU as a "BM"

well, it struck me funny.

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel

by Blue W on Sep 24, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blue Mike

that’s his name. If you are referrin’, sah, to some otha’ meanin’, Ah’m sure Ah’ve no ahdea whut you ah referrin’ too…

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I noticed that, too...

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you know

gisele is also the cause behind the tensions in the middle east?

cubswynn fact #54

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who, her?

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, I think she is, too

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no i meant bundchen

oh god blue mike hide your eyes! here we go AGAIN!!!

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wth?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

scroll up to the top

someone said tom bradys dead….i said dibbs on his gf gisele and posted a pic……blue mike called it porn and that’s where everyone started to take crazy pills…..get it?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

I got that.

But WTF is she wearing?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait she's wearing clothes?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

a bra should not have feathers on it

thats just weird.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

how do you know i'm not speaking from experience

i am the half blind one!

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

D'oh!

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

boobs

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Not sure what you mean, but I shall never deny anyone his or her right to randomly post this word.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone said something about feathers

but all i saw was boobs

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice

feathers.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah. sorry.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

she sorta looks like my baby sister

when she had red hair.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Fuuudge

…but I didn’t say fudge. I said something much, much worse.

"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 Sep 24, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"Get in the car."

“Go on.”

"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young

by Kegler on Sep 24, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"A Clinker!!!!!"

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Sep 25, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is a pretty cool article....

….and a sweet Aram cover.

F*ck the curse…

Nobody cares about your fantasy league team

by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

My god, it's already begun...

The link to the article is broken!

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 24, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hm, still works for me.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it works.

My browser was having a mid-day nap apparently.

I liked the article. Well written and positive.

Can’t wait for the playoffs to start.

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 24, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry to see the way comments have gone.

I just read the article (and the Trib Q&A), and I found it to be remarkably compelling. The author did a fantastic job covering not only the team, but the heart and soul of Cub fans. It’s amazing that Cubdom could be captured in such a moving way. I’ve already written an e-mail lauding the author for a job well done.

To hell with talks of curses. What did you think of the article?

by Flatley on Sep 24, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I obviously enjoyed it.

which is why everything got posted. I think Smith really got things right in capturing the spirit and atmosphere of Cubs fans, especially this season.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't read it yet

but looks good.

Besides, EVENTUALLY don’t some of the curses cancel themselves out? Should be metaphysically impossible for the weight to be carried by any one entitity.

(I don’t believe in curses)

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beats me.

Let me ask my metaphysician.

by Flatley on Sep 24, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My damn HMO won't cover visits to mine.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i was just going for the most pretentious words that i could come up with.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

now see?

THERE’s something Blue Mike can have input on!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

but i also buy into sabremetrics, he’d never help me.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh

It was OK. The prose was a little purple in places. The writer over-egged the pudding in some places.

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 Sep 24, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where's the Trib Q&A?

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 Sep 24, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the shortcut

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 Sep 24, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No problem.

The Q&A is about what you’d expect. Nothing special.

by Flatley on Sep 24, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have no fear.

I’m sure the vast majority of comments in this thread will be laser-focused on the topic at hand.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we had a topic?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes...cleavage...discuss.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear it's busting out all over.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Sep 24, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm sad summer is ending

mine will need to be put away.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No offense

but I couldn’t stare at your lawnmower all day.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and you wouldn't want your face in it either

aw, someone had to go and do that now….sorry

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't wait to get home so I can see this one...

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is only so-so not missing much

SWL has done a lot better in the past

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 24, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

not his best work

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

from the lawnmower to the snowblower

gotta love living here, huh.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Less is definitely not more.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I liked it. Other than the "Addison Avenue" bit

Haven’t read the interview yet.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

MDBNIUOGRAHPY!

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think I'm gonna hurl!

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spew-ography?

(No picture for this one, please.)

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to thank Blue Mike...

his pornography remark caused me to have the most fun i’ve had with my clothes on all month.

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently I have hit on the elixir that makes sabermagicians happy...

I should be thanked for enabling you geeks to hit your nirvana point of frantic picture posting and comedy musings. There should be a statute of me constructed at the sabergeek hall of fame.

by MDBNIU on Sep 24, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well...

There should be statutes governing my outstanding postings, but I was more talking construct of a statue in my honor at the sabergeek hall of fame.

by MDBNIU on Sep 24, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

And you didn’t even need porn for your self-love.

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should give him the name of my shoulder surgeon

sounds like he might’ve wrenched something patting himself on the back.

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

look out!

BM’s going blind again…

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They already exist

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't worry

we’re not laughing at you, we’re laughing near you.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alternately:

We’re not laughing at you, we’re laughing about you.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or

Yeah, we’re pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This may be the best thread I've participated in on BCB

The highlight, in fact, of an otherwise excruciatingly boring workday.

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

great way to kill a day

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

nicely done

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It already exists my friend.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or perhaps?

"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill

by cubfever7 on Sep 24, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's it.

I am not worthy. From now on, I post in honor of you.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i thought we stopped talking about mark mcguire?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Prince Fielder?

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 24, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

what movie ist hat from?

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Burn After Reading

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 24, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah

Couldn’t place it. Thanks

There's magic in the ivy...

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Statute!

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

by Al on Sep 24, 2008 4:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

or

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah seinfeld

this stuff belongs in the smithsonian

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This might be

the greatest diary ever. Honestly.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 24, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd like to thank everyone who participated in this post.

The pride I feel right now, well, it’s overwhelming. So, thanks again.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 24, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

and, of course, Google Image Search!

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Sep 24, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Sep 24, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

how do you know i goggled her?

maybe i took it when she was over last night……?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 24, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, beer goggles aren't necessary with Gisele.

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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 25, 2008 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Google Image Search, Gisele, the suffix -ography

all deserve credit in the acceptance speech.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 25, 2008 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and don't forget

blue mike

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 25, 2008 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

um...

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 25, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's like thanking your opponent

when you cream him in an election. “He tried hard, but our movement was stronger!”

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Sep 25, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"I'd like to take this opportunity

to thank my opponent, who enabled us to rally support and utilize our creative abilities to energize this thread"

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 25, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

c'mon you two

i want to hear you say, "thanks mike for giving us the motivation to spite you and create the best thread ever?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn't out of spite (at least on my end)

though i would like to thank him for energizing my base.

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

by Trey2317 on Sep 25, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

TWSS

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ewmew Fudd singing Bruce Springsteen (courtesy of Robin Williams):

Yowr widin in my cawr
I tuwn on the wadio
I puww you cwoser
Wu just say no-w
Wu say wu don’t wike it
But youwr words dey a wire
Cuz when we kiss
Fiiiiiiiwr

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Sep 25, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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