Another Sunday Name That Cub

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:23 PM CST in Name That Cub

OK, maybe THIS one will stump you. No clues.

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I dunno if I can take it…

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 3:27 PM CST reply actions

Maybe this one will last longer than the others.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions

TWSS

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Jan 11, 2009 3:59 PM CST up reply actions

meh...

that one was used two threads ago!

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions

good effort though

you’ve learned well haha

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions

there is no such thing as too much TWSS :D

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Jan 11, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions

TWSS

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

by Shanghai Badger on Jan 11, 2009 8:22 PM CST up reply actions

that is what she said...

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 12, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions

I didn't want to waste a FanShot slot for this but...

those of you who get the MLB Network will be able to see a April 21, 1991 Cubs @ Pirates game. My DirecTV says it will air at 8:00 ET. Not sure how to link the date with baseball reference so I’ll just put the link.

It will be funny seeing the “slimmed down,” younger version of Bonds.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT199104210.shtml

Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on Jan 11, 2009 3:36 PM CST reply actions

Harkey, McElroy

Dave Smith, Heathcliff Slocum, and Mike Bielecki… How could we lose with that kind of pitching!?

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

by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions

Actually, there is a FanShot about this.

That’s at 7 pm CST for those of us in Chicago.

And I don’t think I really want to see that game again. Or maybe just shut it off after the top of the 11th.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions

sorry, should have looked first

Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on Jan 11, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions

Manny Trillo?

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 3:41 PM CST reply actions

Um, nope.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions

rey?

Rey Sanchez?…j/k.

by Lows05 on Jan 11, 2009 3:41 PM CST reply actions

Easy

Daniel Larusso

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

by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 3:58 PM CST reply actions

LOL

But no.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions

Harry Carey era?

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 4:09 PM CST reply actions

There IS a clue in the photo.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions

Button-down shirt?

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 4:11 PM CST reply actions

Look closely.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 4:33 PM CST up reply actions

I noticed the the zipper

It looks like he’s wearing a uniform over a warm-up jacket.

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Jan 11, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions

damn I am good!

100 vocab words for english put onto flashcards in 45 minutes

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 4:19 PM CST reply actions

Looks a lot like...

…Randy Hundley.

"Man, this is fun!" - Len Kasper

by ryno HOF 2005 on Jan 11, 2009 5:01 PM CST reply actions

I'm gonna say he's from '68 based on the jersey

It was the only one from that era that had a red collar.

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Jan 11, 2009 5:11 PM CST reply actions

I think '69 had it also

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 5:25 PM CST up reply actions

Actually, the 1969 road jerseys were different.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

Vic LaRose?

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 5:17 PM CST reply actions

Nice guess, but no.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

Lee Elia?

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jan 11, 2009 5:23 PM CST reply actions

Then again

It also looks like John Boccabella

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jan 11, 2009 5:26 PM CST up reply actions

Boccabella...

… looks like this:

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

Merritt Ranew...

or Boccabella…or Sterling Slaughter

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:27 PM CST reply actions

None of the above.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

This uni goes many years before 1968.

1968 was the last year this road uni was worn. I still think it’s the best one of the 50’s and 60s….

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:29 PM CST reply actions

And if you young'uns

wonder wnat that patch on the right sleeve means….

http://www.cardcow.com/99700/illinois-sesquicentennial-1818-1968-us-state-town-views-illinois-other-illinois-cities/

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:32 PM CST reply actions

Joey Amalfitano?

by aug19-1969 on Jan 11, 2009 5:39 PM CST reply actions

Nope.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

Is that a crash zone or boulevard between Joe's two front teeth?

by Employee22 on Jan 11, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions

Never mind the teeth, look at the unibrow!

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions

I have a 25 hp Toro that would have a problem with that

by Employee22 on Jan 11, 2009 5:59 PM CST up reply actions

Chuck Hartenstein

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:41 PM CST reply actions

Nope.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions

Keep posting these pics and you're gonna run out of "name that cub" pics!

by Arbusto on Jan 12, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions

Maybe, but...

… there are literally THOUSANDS of obscure Cubs to go through…

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 12, 2009 10:57 AM CST up reply actions

too fat for twiggy

by aug19-1969 on Jan 11, 2009 5:43 PM CST reply actions

Billy Hoeft

or Bob Buhl’s son….

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:49 PM CST reply actions

Nope.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:51 PM CST up reply actions

Chuck Estrada

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 5:51 PM CST reply actions

Interesting guess.

But no.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions

Billy Connors

An excellent pitching coach. Better coach than pitcher. Dated porn star named Seka.

by cub512 on Jan 11, 2009 6:00 PM CST reply actions

DINGDINGDING!!!

We have a winner. Here’s the ful version of that photo:

Here’s what Connors looked like in spring training 2008:

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 6:05 PM CST up reply actions

1968?

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions

Hmmm.

Not sure what happened to that other photo, there should have been another photo linked there.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions

And now it's there... but in case it vanishes again...

This is Connors watching Kei Igawa in ST 2008.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 12, 2009 11:00 AM CST up reply actions

is that delivery as awkward as it looks?

Or is it just the camera angle? Looks like he’s doing the chicken dance!

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Jan 12, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe it is as awkward as it looks.

And maybe that’s why Igawa failed.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 12, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions

Is that true?

Billy Connors dated Seka? Sources, please.

"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns

by tville on Jan 11, 2009 8:17 PM CST up reply actions

Estrada did pitch for the Cubs

But he sucked.

Just weeks into the 1966 season, he was returned by the Angels to the Orioles.1 A day later, he was sent packing again, this time to the Chicago Cubs.7 The Cubs gave Estrada a shot as a starting pitcher on June 14, 1966, but he pitched less than an inning, giving up three hits and four earned runs and also hitting a batter.8 The Cubs then sent him to the bullpen and used him in relief for the remainder of the 1966 season. His stats only worsened, as he pitched a career-worst 7.30 ERA in only 12.3 innings of work. The 28-year-old Estrada was released by the Cubs on November 30, 1966.

thanks to Wikipedia

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 6:00 PM CST reply actions

Rick James!

Super Freak!

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 11, 2009 6:03 PM CST reply actions

See the answer above.

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

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 6:06 PM CST up reply actions

SEKA

IN THE EARLY 1990s, the Cubs pitching coach at the time, Billy Connors, dated adult film star Seka, a
relationship that caused no small embarrassment to the Cubs, who forbade Connors from leaving tickets
for her at the box office and told him not to be seen in public with her.

http://www.clearbuck.com/pdf/Chicago20Tribune20Special20Section20-20Baseball20in20Chicago2006.27.2004.pdf

by Clutche on Jan 11, 2009 9:18 PM CST reply actions