Hendry/Piniella Convention Questions
by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 7:52 AM CST
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PrintUse this post to leave questions you'd like me (or other BCB members who are going to the conventions) to ask Lou or Jim at Saturday morning's session.
Keep in mind that each of us probably only has time to ask ONE question, with maybe time for a brief follow-up.
I'll pick out what I think are the best questions and see if I can narrow it down by the time I get to the front of the question line.
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Here's mine.
Just as we skipped over a few of Rich Harden’s starts late last year to keep him fresh and rested, I assume we will try to do the same with Milton Bradley. Last year we had a few away night games/1 pm home day game setups, for instance, that may prove worthwhile to give MB rest. How would a defensive lineup or late-inning substitution for GameBoard look at this moment? Thanks.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
FWIW...
… I believe there will be only one such schedule occurrence this year.
That will happen if the Cubs/Brewers game on 4/12 is the ESPN Sunday night game, as rumored, followed by Opening Day at home the next day. (Fortunately, home is only a bus ride away.)
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I'd love to know
what Hendry and Lou have to say about Rich Hill — what they think happened, what they think WILL happen, etc.
by elgato on Jan 16, 2009 8:20 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
That's a good one.
Because if Hill could suddenly recover his 2007 form, we’d have a damn good fifth starter.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Good question
Hill is a genuine mystery, and it’s not a question you can wiggle around with coach speak very easily
What do you want them to say???
There don’t seem to be any simple answer. Hendry and Piniella can be as diplomatic as they want on the subject of Rich Hill, but by all indications his career is done.
What do I WANT them to say?
“In recent days, Dr. Sam Beckett has leaped into Rich Hill’s body. Aided by Al, a hologram from his own time, Dr. Beckett has saved Hill’s career, and we believe Hill could win 15 games this year.”
What I want to find out is something else. Do Lou and Hendry think Hill has any shot of recovering? I agree, BLou, that Hill’s career probably is on life support. But I’d like to hear what Lou and Hendry have to say — both about the past and the future for Mr. Hill.
I understand
It’s just that I doubt they have a solid grasp on answer. Neither does Rich Hill.
quantum leap.
BEST SHOW EVER.
There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner
by laidbackliam on Jan 16, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
They're being replayed on the ION network.
Not sure if this is a channel only available on Chicago, but they just started reshowing them in the afternoon this week. I’ve always gotten a kick of of the show.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
MAybe they're contemplating
switching him to a LH hitting OF, ala Ankiel. lol
That would be better than nothing.
However Rich Hill swings the bat like less than a girl. I say that becasue I am a girl and I have a better stance than he does, lol. Here’s to hoping he can get his head on straight and be valuable to the Cubs again.
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by love the ivy on Jan 16, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Nice reference, I sure loved Quatum Leap!
You left out the part where Sam first leaps and says something like “Oh boy” as he is getting a pep talk from a sports psychologist.
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by love the ivy on Jan 16, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Even the best golfers get a case of the yips...
For Rich’s sake, I hope he does some serious Ricky Williams-type soul searching in Tibet or something. Maybe he’ll come back with dread locks and a degree in massage therapy.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
That's too easy to dodge.
“If he regains his form, he’ll be our fifth starter. If he doesn’t, he won’t. As for right now, it’s too early to speculate.”
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Could expand it..
…. and not let them dodge by asking them what they think is wrong with him.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
They can always dodge.
“We just want to win this year and we’ll do whatever it takes. Next question.”
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
Out of Options
I’d like to know what the plan is for the Cubs’ out of options guys – Pie, Cedeno, etc.
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
Diplomat speak....
Hendry is prone to gush over Pie and Cedeno.
You love diplomacy.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 16, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
So did Palpatine.
Look how that turned out.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
I hear Derrek Lee is batting third again this year.
Why, Lou, why?
My real question, however, is this: why should I put my faith in this team after this past year’s letdown? That’s a question, however, that Lou and Hendry cannot answer.
As you can see, I still haven’t cooled off from last fall.
Lou Piniella didn't pitch, hit, catch or throw during the Dodger series
and I think that would be his direct pull-no-punches answer to your question. It was a failure of a 25 man roster much, much, much more than it was a failure of the button pusher in the dugout.
Lou has to take some, if not most, of the blame for Game 1
The entire bullpen was rested, I don’t believe Marmol or Wood had pitched for 5 days, Lilly wasn’t needed for at least 4 more days, Dempster was walking everyone in sight, obviously had no control and Lou not only left him out there too long but didn’t even have anyone warming up until it was too late. He managed Game 1 like a regular season game, not like a playoff game. I don’t care if Demp was our best pitcher all year long, he wasn’t that night and Lou should have recognized it even quicker than the 40,000 plus in attendance did. If the Cubs got out of that 5th inning, maybe they take Game 1 and momentum is on our side.
by Southside Steve on Jan 16, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Exactly.
Why Lilly wasn’t warming up, and maybe in the game pitching to Ethier, is beyond me.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Look, I don't know why you guys
think you know more than Lou Piniella with his 40 + years of experience in the game and his Aquafina endorsement contract, but if you want to blame this genius who has single-handedly led the Cubs to two post-season berths….
(just saving everyone some time)
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
Even geniuses make mistakes...
and Lou did in Game 1. I love Lou and what he brings to our team but pure and simple, he screwed up in Game 1. I didn’t say run him out of town or burn him in effigy, just that he has to take some of the blame.
by Southside Steve on Jan 16, 2009 11:20 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Me too!
Two years in a row critical decision were made in a Playoff game that turned out to bite the team in the ass: 1. leaving Demp in two batters too long 2. “Saving” Big Z in AZ for his next start that never happened.
Isn't that why you ask the question?
I would like to know the reasoning behind the moves Lou made in the series. Lou has a great deal of experience and I find it interesting to hear his perspective.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
Or Loney.
yargh, I want to get over this. There’s only one cure and it ain’t more cowbell.
by Southside Steve on Jan 16, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
How about saying...
he’s done with Dome near the end of the season, but suddenly trotting him back out there for the postseason after a month or two of suckitude. Where’s Reed Johnson? And why was a struggling Dome our 2 hitter?
Free Ronny Cedeno
Nail on the head.
Demp wasn’t going to magically find his stroke midway through that game, and (complete conjecture coming up) if he somehow convinced Lou that he would that’s Lou’s fault.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:38 AM CST up reply actions
no.
he managed the team. He made the decisions of who batted, when, and where, and who played what positions.
Suddenly, managers don’t bear responsibility?
Not.
"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 Jan 16, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
Lou was tight as a freaking drum
and it showed in is actions, facial, his speak and general pissed offness. Lou needs to chill and have a two beers instead of one once in awhile
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
What I'd want to ask
If I could be there, I would ask something along these lines:
This is obviously a very good Cubs team we are watching right now. How much longer do you think the championship window is open for this team? 2 more years? Longer? Shorter?
And if I could, I’d ask a follow up question (although it might be better if I could somehow combine the questions):
Given the difficult sweeps the Cubs have suffered the past two years, is it better to make moves to widen that championship window or to make moves which might close that window down the road, but focus on increasing the team’s odds to win this year?
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
I'd be asking about Fukudome
What reasons would you give for Fukudome’s struggles in the 2nd half of last season, and what steps are being taken to help him hit for the whole of ’09 like he did the first half of ’08?
Or something like that. I’m genuinely curious to hear what Lou thinks went wrong with him in the 2nd half.
Simple
Major league pitchers identified way to attack Kosuke’s “run up in the batter box and slap at the ball” style of hitting. The troubling issue is that it is that precise hitting style that defines Kosuke and made him into a star in Japan, but is unlikely to be a style that can work in the majors.
ichiro?
isn’t this the same style as ichiro? how is he still successful with it and ML pitchers aren’t able to pitch around that style when he’s at the plate.. maybe i’m wrong and their plate approaches are different or ichiro is just simply MUCH better than Dome…
by cubbiefanTN on Jan 16, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
Well...
Ichiro does have the same hitting approach. But just because two players share similarities in approach doesn’t mean you get same results. If that were the case then everybody in baseball would be the second coming of Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, etc.
Since you seem to know all the answers....
….maybe we should rename this “Ask BLou Questions”….jeez, give it a rest already.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jan 16, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Was just gonna say the same thing.
"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07
In fairness...
in this case, BLou is probably right. Kosuke seemed unable to adjust his approach at the plate, which is usually what separates Major League players from good minor leaguers for example. Where I gather BLou and I differ on this one is that I suspect Dome will eventually be able to figure it out.
As for your point about BLou commenting at all…while I tend to be annoyed by a lot of BLou’s posts, I’m not sure why he and the rest of us can’t discuss some of the questions people pose here. This is a discussion board, afterall…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jan 16, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
like so many things in life, it's not what you say, it's how you say it...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Discussion board....absolutely....but
Use this post to leave questions you’d like me (or other BCB members who are going to the conventions) to ask Lou or Jim at Saturday morning’s session.
The point of this post was to give Al questions…..not have BLou give his typical “Look, dummy, here’s the answer”-type reply for every question someone provided. But your mileage my vary.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jan 17, 2009 6:04 AM CST up reply actions
+ 1 million
that Blue Mike is the spoke person for all Cub questions and anwers.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
I'll be there tomorrow, but if I don't get the opportunity,
I’d like to see the following question asked:
“What could you have done differently last year to better prepare the team for the playoffs? With 8 walks by the pitching staff in the 1st game and 4 errors in the 2nd game, the team did not appear mentally ready. All the media scrutiny and fan pressure is only going to get worse, so what needs to change?”
How about?
Multiple choice:
What would you like to do to uninformed ranters on a message board who question you, two men who have dedicated their entire adult lives to this sport and have forgotten more than the average message board poster will ever know?
A) Slap them with a dead fish
B) Slap them with a dead fish while hooking electrodes to their nipples
C) A&B and give them a wedgie too
D) All of the above, plus slapping them with a lobster.
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
I'd give Lou and Jim the option
But if for some reason, they didn’t want to mess with the dead fish, then I’d say atomic
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Regular
with an option for atomic in 2010.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
only
if performance meets certain levels iterated in this contract.
"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 Jan 16, 2009 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
well, at least I don't have to worry about any of this
I made sure my contract had a NWC (no wedgie clause).
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
you could waive 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 Jan 16, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
Lucky for me
I instigated the “touch blue, make it true” option as a signing bonus.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
wouldn't it be
backloaded?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I have, literally, hundreds of questions
But I think this is the most relevant one:
“The business reasons of the DeRosa and Wood deals have become self-evident in the last few weeks. However, and keeping in mind that the Cubs are still in a ‘win-now’ mode, the sporting ramifications of those deals are still quite murky. Can you explain to us how the team will improve with the recent additions and subtractions from the roster, as the team has lost 34 saves, 21 HRs, 87 RBI and two proven leaders.”
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Well..
You tee the question up very well. But the answer that rings true but they won’t dare say is that the Cubs are still the clear best team in the National League Central and the moves made are geared at producing better results come playoff time. Lets face it, the rest of the teams in this division have done essentially nothing or gone backwards this offseason with arguable exception of the up and coming Cincinnati Reds. Do I think the Cubs will win 97 games again? No. But I do feel strongly that we should win the NL Central unless we are overwhelmed by devastating run of injuries. Therefore, one thing matters. And that is winning October friggin baseball games !!!
+1
Of course! Winning in October and November is paramount. I just want to point out to those in power that the sporting side of the deals remains, in my opinion, unexplainable. And I would like to hear from them how they rationalize that Wood=Gregg and DeRosa=Miles.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
better do a little more math there
the numbers you list were lost in Wood and Derosa, but you didn’t add the contributions of Bradley, Gregg, and Aaron Miles. As for the proven leaders, they didn’t lead to well in the playoffs the last two years, so maybe the Cubs needed some more proven leadership, if you buy into that kinda thing.
by philadelphiacub on Jan 16, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
you should do a bit more math too...
as you’re neglecting the fact that we’ve lost the 19 HR and .937 OPS from Jim Edmonds.
It seems like Blue Mike should be answering the questions
at the convention. Not Lou and Hendry.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 16, 2009 10:15 AM CST reply actions
My question to Hendry would be...
why haven’t you hired the unquestioned genius that is BLou?
by SouthernCub on Jan 16, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
That would be entertaining, at least.
How long would you give him before he was banned from the room?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Wow...Over/under on 13 minutes?
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 16, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
you know that scene from Ghostbusters
when they’re with the Mayor, and Peck is trying to convince the Mayor they’re frauds, and Venkmen says that line about millions of elected voters, and the Mayor says “get this guy [Peck] outa here”?
Yeah, just like that.
"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 Jan 16, 2009 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Haha, excellent reference.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 16, 2009 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
Approximately 1.3 seconds
after his snide remark to Soriano results in a broken nose.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
A question for Lou...
You have one more year on your contract with the Cubs and the Cubs have a club option. Do you want to come back for a fourth season?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
The Cubs picked up Lou's option at the end of last season.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
That was the 2010 option.
They gave him a 2011 option.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Oh, that's interesting.
I wasn’t aware of that.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Really?
So Lou may go 5 seasons?
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
I believe he could retire at any time,
no matter if he is under contract. He just would be prevented from working for any other team during the rest of the time period covered by his contract.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
3 questions...
A. Why is senile Lou still the manager of this team?
B. Why shouldn’t a cheap Pie get the CF job this year?
C. Why don’t we just surround Dome with other Japanese players to make him more comfortable and a better hitter?
Free Ronny Cedeno
I'm guessing if you asked question #1, you wouldn't get an answer.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Question A
is what you call a leading question. The conclusion is in the question and they are usually asked to get a reaction, not an answer.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
C holds no weight.
If you need to out-and-out cater to a player he doesn’t deserve a starting spot.
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
I realize that...
my bait failed. Outside of A, which I subtly support, I would ask none of those questions.
Free Ronny Cedeno
Sounds like Hendry has already answered question B...
in this article:
Specifically, he says: “It’s tough. We don’t have the luxury here to say, ’Let’s run somebody out there for 140, 150 games and see if they can hit.”
by SouthernCub on Jan 16, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
Follow up question
Well, what about 14, 15 games?
The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.
in a row.
"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 Jan 16, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
A question that probably could have been asked in 2008...
But is now (unfortunately) irrelevant.
by SouthernCub on Jan 16, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly
They have no handled Pie correctly at all. Who in the hell knows what player this guy is or could be ( expcept Blue Mike, he knows I am sure) They freaking ran him up and down from Iowa like campaign stops.
I hope Pie can go somewhere and get 500 AB’s and see what happens, who knows maybe he is a bust, but the Cubs will never find out, they jacked him up like a rag doll.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
Question for Lou
With the recent talk of some people’s desire to add Friday and Saturday night games to the schedule, what are your opinions of weekend night games at Wrigley? Schedule issues notwithstanding, do you think it would impact the club? Do you think it would create a more electric atmosphere, etc…?
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 16, 2009 11:35 AM CST reply actions
I like that question.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
Lou! Lou! Lou! Over HERE!
Are you planning on having closing duties shared early on? OR, will Spring Training determine your mindset?
Question:
Will Ted Lilly finish the job on Yadier Molina this year?
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 11:45 AM CST reply actions
Answer: Yes, and with Cub-like precision. (read in voice of Dwight Shrute)
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by love the ivy on Jan 16, 2009 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
This WILL get done...
Within the next five years…
When will CCN (Chicago Cubs Network) go on the air so we can start making the big bucks for the next round of big free agents?
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better hurry so we can get James Earl Jones to do the promo voiceovers...
“This is CCN.”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
or Santo
“This is CC… aw, gosh!”
"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 Jan 16, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
I'd go with Hughes:
“Chicago Cubs Network is on the air!”
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by neverAcquiesce on Jan 16, 2009 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
My vote is with this one
eventhough the other two are good options. It instantly brigthens my day when I hear “Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air!”. And then he can describe what he and guests are wearing for the blind Cubs fans that tune in.
When there is no baseball, entertain yourself for hours with www.wikianswers.com. I asked, "Do you feel like we do?" It actually answered, "Bored? Yes." Ha!
by love the ivy on Jan 16, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
.....sigh.......
I wish it were Summer…..
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 16, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions
I wish it were March.
"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 Jan 16, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
Question for Lou and Hendry
I have two different rashes on my chest. If during application the two creams happen to mix… is that bad?
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by digitalbenjamin on Jan 16, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions
"Jim, are we going to trade for Jake Peavy?"
Is a good one.
For Lou...
Did you agree to having that priest fling holy water in the Cubs’ dugout back in October?
If so, why would you have agreed to this after you said many times that this team should not think about curses and the like
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Ask Crane Kenney
Mr. Kenney was on the radio today and took responsibility for the holy water debacle. He admitted it was a huge error on his behalf. I know he wasn’t asked about it in his interview that was posted here so I was glad to hear that someone had the nerve to ask him. Kenney said that it was the priest’s idea and he went along with it, then admitted it was a huge mistake. Lou had nothing to do with it nor did Hendry.
by Acapulco Taco Pie on Jan 16, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions
Glad to hear Kenney own up to his mistake...
… and I know Lou wasn’t happy with the whole thing, especially after all the time he spent preaching that “only this year matters”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Ask Lou
Why is it that you, Mr. Pineilla are blamed for personally disliking, and therefore pushing Hendry to get rid of, every player that the Cubs trade or don’t resign?
by philadelphiacub on Jan 16, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions
IMPORTANT
There are a limited number of rooms available for tomorrow night.
I’m leaving for the airport if someone can make a fanshot.
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Questions
Lou, there were an awful lot of base running mistakes throughout last year, will there be a bigger focus on this problem during spring training???
Jim Hendry, can we expect a big name lefty addition to the bullpen before the season begins??
I dont care who the new owner is as long as he/she/them come equipped with a Jake Peavy and a Joe Beimel!!!
WRIGLEY FEVER ????
I think alot of us would like to see the season start like right now ….After the quick ending to the 08 playoffs we all wonder why ?? Don’t expect and of the Cub’s mgt to stick their necks out on what went wrong . That just isn’t going to happen and unless a miracle happens the team has Dome for many years . Mesa can’t come quick enough for most of us . Lets hope for a successful 09…….
I didnt back read. but how about
Why did he decide to start Dome our two most important games of the eyar after he benched him the whole month.. If someone has already posted this santoswooden legs feel free to make fun of me with a nice picture or someone else scold me
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Maybe a hail mary at this point
But how about taking Lou to task about “Little Stevie Ire”?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
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