Monday Name That Cub
by Al Yellon on Jan 26, 2009 1:47 PM CST
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PrintI was going to blur out the face and make this a "mystery motion", but I think this Cub is obscure enough that I don't have to. The uniform should give a clue.
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He kinda looks like Ted Abernathy...but Abernathy threw side-arm IIRC.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Scott Sanderson
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
So far, no right answer.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Mike Krukow?
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
Rick Monday
His face looks like Rick Monday. (I know its not)
Rawly Eastwick?
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
the uniform is from 1990-96
It’s not a pullover and it lacks the blue trim around the neck, so that rules out the ‘80s. The pre-pullover uniforms, from the 70s, didn’t have the cub-face logo on the sleeves. The “walking cub” sleeve logo replaces the face in 1997. So the photo between 1990 and 1996.
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
Mike Krukow
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Too short
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
Too right-handed
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
Too caucasian
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
:)
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Chuck Crimm?
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions
See above....
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
:)
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
Too over-the-top delivery
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
yep
see my profile pic. no glasses, no facial hair.
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
by LaddieRenfroe on Jan 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
Wow!
That’s a lot of pitchers mentioned.
However, no one has gotten it yet.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Larry Sorenson?
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST reply actions
there's a sad story
Sorensen has had some problems since leaving the game
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
by LaddieRenfroe on Jan 26, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
That is sad
At least the laws in Michigan seem tougher on DUI than Wisconsin . . . I know someone with 5. That’s right, 5. He’s been waiting for sentencing for about 6 months. Probably won’t get longer than 1 year.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
Jeff Hartsock
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
I didn't think anyone remembered Jeff Hartsock.
But no, it’s not him. Nor is it Sorensen or Bullinger.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Oooh....I think that might be right
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
Stoddard was much taller and had a beard.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Last guess...
My brain hurts…
Frank Castillo?
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al said he's not a local product
so that would rule out pall.
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
by LaddieRenfroe on Jan 26, 2009 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
D'oh!
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Wilson was lefthanded.
So it can’t be him, and it’s not.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
STILL no correct answer!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
This was a good one Al
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Another semi-obscure name.
But it’s not him.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I went to a game in 1990 that he started...
I’m totally out of answers.
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has this guy already been the subject of a "name that cub"?
cause i’d like to rule out Mike Perez, who had a similar hairdo.
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
by LaddieRenfroe on Jan 26, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
Something tells me that the entire 1989-1996 Cubs staff...
sported a hockey mullett.
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As I was travelling through Nevada
last summer, I stopped at an Applebee’s in Sparks, NV for lunch. (No slot machines.) Near the bathroom, they had a little window display on Shawn Boskie’s career, including a uniform and hat from his Angels days.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 26, 2009 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
Near a bathroom in Sparks, Nevada.
Somehow, that seems appropriate.
FWIW, Boskie has had a good post-baseball career — he works for a venture capital firm in the Phoenix area.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Danny Jackson
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Jackson was lefthanded.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Les Lancaster
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
DINGDINGDING!!!
We, at last, have a winner. Bill Long pitched part of one season for the Cubs. But someone took his picture.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He had a mustache with the White Sox...
Just the coolest fact I can think to say about him.
by sloathcheck78 on Jan 26, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Randy Veres
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Calvin Schiraldi??
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jan 26, 2009 2:45 PM CST reply actions
I never pitched for the Cubs.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
that you will admit to
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
If I had, I'd admit to it!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Are you sure about that?
Al you and I are close to the same age and saw a lot of the same pitchers in the 70s. Are you sure if you were one of them you’d admit it?
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
by puckishcubsfan on Jan 27, 2009 5:41 AM CST up reply actions
not enough teeth aroung the neck
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
is he a pitcher
Or is this like the DD one a few days ago, where it was an OF pitching
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
No, this is an actual pitcher.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Henry Rowengartner?
Or maybe Chet Steadman, giving someone the high stinky cheese?
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
LMAO
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
See above.
It’s Bill Long.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Good one Al...
any of those in my formative years as a Cubs fan (87-98) and I can usually do ok… but Bill Long? Sheesh.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
13 BCB points...
redeemable for a small sip of Al’s big gulp.
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should be ready for opening day. Save your points, there’s gonna be a big opening weekend sale.
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don't be too greatful...
it’s the last sip, so it’s mostly backwash.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 26, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
Noted...
Still sounds good. There are too many smart people here not to want to drink form the same Big Gulp. I’ve been reading comments on this website for a while now and totally have respect for you guys. Talking Cubs year round is the greatest thing ever!
Glad you like it here...
please use the “reply” feature so the threads are more readable.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 26, 2009 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Ronald Reagan in his broadcasting days..
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Wow
Never would have guessed him.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Jan 26, 2009 9:43 PM CST reply actions
Bill Long
Maybe I’m getting him mixed up with someone else but didn’t he actually not pitch too horribly with us and then got hurt?
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
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