Cubs on Sports Illustrated Cover
by Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 9:46 AM CDT
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PrintNo, 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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Crikey, you're right.
I still have that issue at home somewhere. Maybe I should burn it.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Same.
Maybe I will Wednesday.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
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!
Thanks for this posting...
You gotta believe that Van Kampen Investments got a ton of bang for their advertising buck with that cover.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
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
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.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeahbut he was literally unstoppable.
A Terminator sent back in time with the sole mission of eliminating Phelps would’ve failed.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
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
Ha!
But Arnold in T2 came back to save John and that was a success.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
So it's simple numbers.
Send a terminator back with the mission of not killing him. Boom. Done. Dead.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
It terminates a long line of futility by accomplishing what it never could before.
This terminator’s designation is P1-NeLA.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
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.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
But then that girl one came back
and DDay occured didn’t it?
Oh, by the way, it’s official:
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
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.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
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
And circle gets the square.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't worry...
…you can still win by using Jim J. Bullock.
or Kermit the Frog
What a crazy show!
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
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"
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Great movie!
What a mind fuck..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
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
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.
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 25, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
Print is dead
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
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.
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes I see what you mean...
Ronnie Cedeno on the cover.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
November 3rd?! But that would be...
…ohhhhhhhh, I get it.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
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
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
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, so to recap...
Sabremetrics: False.
SI Cover Curse: Real.
Update your BlueMike scorecards, everyone.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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.
allow me....
so in other words, pound some mother effin sand in your mother effin ass
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
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
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.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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.
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
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
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.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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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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
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.
-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.
SHUT UP !!!
Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !
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...."
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
Plus,
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
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
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 24, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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
Is a playoff beard joke?
If so…win.
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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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.
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
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"
I'm not sure I'd consider that to be pornography.
Frankly, I don’t even find her to be all that attractive.
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
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
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
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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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
Cornography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
Bournography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Dornography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
Yornography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Zornography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Geography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
LOVE IT !!!!
Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !
LOVE IT !!!!
Live everyday like it's you last & always treat people the way you'd like to be treated !
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.
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
It's a very special depiction of Geo.
I’ve added it to the BCB Flickr group. You can see it there.
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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
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.
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
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
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
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
Sörenography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shadowography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
+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
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
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
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
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
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
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
scary, huh?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Swineography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
I agree.
My mental lapse is over.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
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
okay that is pretty disturbing
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
Cheers!
No GB reference gets by me!
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
Tomography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
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
Stalactiteography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
HA!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
and badger FTW!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Winingography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
haha
i love jayne.
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
sensitive, much?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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.
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
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
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
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
"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
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
Don't question Wicket.
Ever.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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.
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
Sometimes
it’s just not worth taking…
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
fail
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
a little bit
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
do what?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
Pogography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
Stoneography!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
OW! My eye!
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Hulkamania!
Wait, what are we doing again?
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
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
yikes
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
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
eeyorn ography
Oh m y—cubs lost last night—we’re screwed
"Never. Never. Never. Give up."
Winston Churchill
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
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
Every time I see this picture...
…a little piece of my soul dies.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
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
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...."
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
did you know
gisele is also the cause behind the tensions in the middle east?
cubswynn fact #54
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Who, her?
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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
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
She was in The Office episode "Hot Girl."
That was a two percenter joke.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
no i meant bundchen
oh god blue mike hide your eyes! here we go AGAIN!!!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
wth?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
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...."
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
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
Yeah, she's going to poke her eye out wearing that thing.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
+1
Not sure what you mean, but I shall never deny anyone his or her right to randomly post this word.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
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
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
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
"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
That is a pretty cool article....
….and a sweet Aram cover.
F*ck the curse…
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
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...)
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...)
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Have no fear.
I’m sure the vast majority of comments in this thread will be laser-focused on the topic at hand.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Yup. What was the topic again?
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
we had a topic?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
Funny, I said the same thing about my lawnmower the other day.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
haha
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
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
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
yeah
not his best work
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
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
Yeah, sadly, I'll be draggin' that thing out pretty soon.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
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
MDBNIUOGRAHPY!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 24, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
Spew-ography?
(No picture for this one, please.)
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
nicely done
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
Here's a statue that represents both your mentality and what you do here:
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
"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
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
"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
"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
what movie ist hat from?
There's magic in the ivy...
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Sep 24, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
Yes, it's a sculpture of limitations.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Sep 24, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
This might be
the greatest diary ever. Honestly.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
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
and, of course, Google Image Search!
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
+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
how do you know i goggled her?
maybe i took it when she was over last night……?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
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
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 Bill Potter on Sep 25, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
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
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
"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
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...."
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
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Sep 25, 2008 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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