"Certainties" - oh the irony of it all
by BLou on Jan 9, 2009 4:07 PM CST
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Something that I think would be fun to kick around is those things we consider "certainties" about the Cubs. If we were to rewind to January of last year NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY, could have envisioned the following.
- The complete disintegration of Rich Hill. We all thought he was a cornerstone of the rotation for years to come.
- Felix Pie not working out.
- The addition of Jim Edmonds of all players on the planet.
- The horrendous second half collapse of Kosuke.
- The total and utter collapse of the Cubs in the playoffs versus Los Angeles, where it can be argued this team played its three worst games of the season.
- The cold business-like pink slip handed Kerry Wood.
- The departure of Mark DeRosa.
- The arrival of Milton Bradley of all players on the planet
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So just for kicks and giggles what might be some of the stunning storyline developments that happen in 2009 that nobody in their right mind would predict???
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Not Sure About...
… your Pie assessment. I highly doubt I was the only one who didn’t think he’d pan out.
I suspected DeRo may have been dealt, too.
I didn’t think that we’d need another lefty, let alone putting it in RF… again! That’s 2009, though. ;-)
Good list otherwise.
My 2008 Christmas wish list includes this jersey. In Hendry We Trust!
by initram on Jan 9, 2009 4:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't sold on Rich Hill
I didn’t think he’d implode like he did, but felt that he was a bit of a headcase.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 9, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
In that light
Carlos Zambrano goes 8-14 with a 5.32, alienates most of his teammates.
Man, I hope that’s wrong, but it seems plausible.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 9, 2009 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who Will Break...
… his boombox? Gameboard?
“Sorry”
My 2008 Christmas wish list includes this jersey. In Hendry We Trust!
by initram on Jan 9, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhh......
Zambrano has seven seasons of sub 4.00 ERA pitching. 5.32 ERA doesn’t seem plausible at all.
Nor does alienating his teammates. If they took his side with the Michael Barrett thing, I think he has a good relationship with Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, Theriot, Lilly, Dempster, etc.
Now he and Bradley could cross paths but Bradley tends to direct all of his anger OUTSIDE of the club.
by IllinoisCubs on Jan 12, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhh....
The point of the exercise was things that people don’t see coming.
As far as alienating his teammates, he’s already done that with a lot of them. Our pal Bruce Miles has written on more than one occassion that some of the Cubs are getting tired of his act.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 13, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't this the same Rich Hill who was derided as being a
AAAA all star in the prior years. His struggles are not the greatest surprise.
by N Oakley on Jan 9, 2009 4:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I really disagree
After the second half of 2006 and 2007, Hill was going to be our third starter after Z and Lilly. Hell, Hill started GAME 3 of the 2007 NLDS against the D’Backs.
Hill went all Knoblauch in spring training last year — but in January, he seemed solid.
by elgato on Jan 9, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
true, but in the years before
he would dominate AAA, be called up and get shelled.
by N Oakley on Jan 11, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BLou just can't resist a chance to take a jab at Pie...
So even if Pie doesn’t fit on this list, he had to include him. I suspect that most reasonable people on this site would have said Pie was far from a certainty to succeed going into last year.
Just like it’s not a certainty that Pie will stink for the rest of his career. It’s certainly a possibility (and perhaps even a strong probability), but it’s not a certainty.
by SouthernCub on Jan 9, 2009 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a few
1. Kosuke Fukudome retires after brutal 0-45 start
2. Derrek Lee gets traded at deadline
3. Rich Harden starts 34 games, goes 19-3 wins cy young
by MrShowtime on Jan 9, 2009 4:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Add to 2008 List...
… I didn’t think that we’d be as patient at the plate as we were.
… I didn’t think D Lee would be called DP Lee.
… related to Fukudome, I figured he’d have a slow start and finish strong. The reverse happened.
… Dempster’s performance.
My 2008 Christmas wish list includes this jersey. In Hendry We Trust!
by initram on Jan 9, 2009 4:14 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
+1 re: Dempster
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon, BLou, give yourself some credit.
YOU had already envisioned Felix Pie not working out at this time last year. Hell, earlier than that.
Oh, and I would add one: Who among us was even remotely familiar with Reed Johnson at this time last year, and who would have predicted he’d be such a key player on the ’08 team?
As far as ‘09 goes, I’m going to predict that neither Lou Piniella nor Milton Bradley gets suspended. But someone else will. Someone we’d never suspect. Someone named Micah Hoffpauir. During a pinch hitting appearance late in the game, Micah charges the mound Kyle Farnsworth style after ducking away from a high and tight fastball from White Sox reliever DJ Carrasco. Another riotous chapter in the north side-south side rivalry. Book it!
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 9, 2009 4:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I started this for fun
No ulterior motive. It’s good sometimes to challenge the certainties we feel about the Cubs. For example, if somebody were to suggest at this time last year that Jim Edmonds would be a good addition to the Cubs he would have been summarily laughed at and burned at the stake. Ditto ANY reference whatsoever to 2008 being the last in a Cub uniform for Kerry Wood.
So looking forward??? I would make the folllowing wild ass “predictions.”
1. By June 1st Ryan Dempster has reacquired the name Ryan Dumpster.
2. Two BIG injuries hit the Cubs after a 2008 season when the team stayed remarkably healthy and a lot of players had solidly productive years.
3. Mike Fontenot turns back into a pumpkin.
by BLou on Jan 9, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have any positive predictions?
Something about Rich Harden, perhaps?
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 9, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rich Harden is a crapshoot
For as much as I like Rich Harden and his ability to dominate, even I am not dumb enough to predict the fortunes of his arm health. If Cubs can get 25 starts out of Harden I would be ecstatic. The good thing is that Harden is a black and white case. Either he is pitching and being very effective, or he is on the DL. There’s never been any in-between during his career. Rarely has he simultaneously been pitching in a rotation and sucking.
by BLou on Jan 9, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Very true...
a tantalizing case. So good when healthy, so frequently not healthy. Hopefully he can give us 25 starts and be available and dominant in September/October.
by SouthernCub on Jan 9, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Positive predictions?
Challenge the certainties I guess is BLou’s point
Like D Lee hitting into 20+ DPs is almost a certainty
But saying
D. Lee hitting into only 9 DPs all season would be a positive prediction
That would be challenging the certainties
Unless D.Lee only plays half the season
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy."
- Dodgers, Astros, Brewers, A's & Angels pitcher Don Sutton
by CubFreak on Jan 9, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Those are hardly wild predictions
None of those are very outlandish ideas at all. I’d hardly call Dempster and Fontenot certainties to reproduce what they did last year. Those pale in comparison to the suggestion that Edmonds might play (and play well) for the Cubs.
Also, I’d say 2008 being the last year for KWood was a very reasonable possibility. He was going to be a free agent. Remember – he wasn’t even certain to be healthy, nor was he sure to become the closer. There was the three-man race between him, Marmol, and Howry. Furthermore, we knew the budget was going to get tight, we knew Marmol would be pushing for the job, and we knew that Wood was a big injury risk. If Wood pitched well, he’d price himself out of Chicago (which he did). If Wood pitched poorly or got hurt again, the team would probably let him go anyway.
So do you want regular old predictions (like Wood being let go, or Dempster returning to crappy form, or Fontenot regressing), or do you want wild predictions (like Edmonds becoming a Cub)?
by SouthernCub on Jan 9, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
I fell off the wagon of the exercise.
Okay, here goes.
- Ryan Dempster wins 6 games in 09.
- Milton Bradley is in the Top 3 voting for NL MVP.
- Geo Soto is lost for the season in May.
by BLou on Jan 9, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There we go!
Now THOSE are more wild and crazy.
by SouthernCub on Jan 9, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Milton stays healthy...
…and Pujols has a massive production dropoff following his elbow surgery, No. 2 might not be all that far-fetched.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 9, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wild Predictions
The Good:
Marshall ends the year with the most wins of the staff and a sub 3 ERA
Soriano repeats his 40HR-40SB season
The Bad
Soto remains healthy, but bats 0.252 with 3 HR
Zambrano gets traded
The Ugly:
75 wins 87 losses
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
by El Borto on Jan 9, 2009 4:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dude, Sue is going to KILL you for saying that about Geo.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 9, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It will take much much more the that for this team to lose 87 games.
by MrShowtime on Jan 9, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Soriano pulls a hamstring.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jan 9, 2009 4:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
it's someone else's...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jan 9, 2009 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, He learns to hit a breaking ball.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jan 10, 2009 5:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how about Soriano takes that ball the other way in a key situation to move the runners over....
….and he did it becuase he read the scouting report on the pitcher and was looking for a certain pitch.
Now that would be hard to believe
New sig currently under construction
by JB 23 on Jan 11, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And hustles out of the box and stretches it into a double.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Jan 11, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And catches a fly ball without hopping
after sprinting to where it will land and gets there before the ball does.
Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM
by Weeghman Park on Jan 15, 2009 9:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Howry imploding
and Lou’s inexplicable desire to keep using him anyway.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Jan 9, 2009 4:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You do know that Howry is a Giant now, right?
by NittanyCub on Jan 10, 2009 2:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what will make it so shocking
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 10, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think she meant that as something...
…that happened last season that we didn’t expect.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 10, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was my take, too
But I didn’t think it would be as funny….
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 10, 2009 5:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Too true.
And I’d add that either she was referring to last season OR perhaps she was predicting that:
1) In a shocking midseason trade that sparks rioting outside Wrigley Field, Bob Howry is re-acquired by the Chicago Cubs,
or
2) In the blockbuster barnburner basesball transaction of all time, the Cubs trade manager Lou Piniella, Derrek Lee, Josh Vitters and prospects to the San Francisco Giants for…wait for it…Tim Lincecum. GET ’ER DONE, JIMBO!
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 11, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be leading the charge in #1
"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 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And we don't need a pissed-off Emelie!
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 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's a gruesome sight to behold
"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 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs unveil new purple third jerseys
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jan 9, 2009 4:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jan 9, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs win the World Series.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 9, 2009 4:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
a midget
with Bridget?
Cubs Karma: Don't take anything for granted.....
by Andre Fonseca on Jan 9, 2009 11:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is this from trapped in the closet?
I laugh every time.
http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
by TheTruth11 on Jan 10, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I actually caught part of it on IFC...
…and was fascinated by my reaction to it: Shocked disbelief followed by rolling on the floor laughing followed by a strange sense of being hypnotized. If you watch it long enough, everyone singing every single word R&B style actually starts to seem normal.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 11, 2009 11:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take a stab at this.
Rich Harden making 34 starts.
Carlos Zambrano missing half the season with an injury. (No, I don’t WANT that, but it’d fall in this category)
Ryan Theriot suddenly starting to hit for power.
Derrek Lee returning to his 2005 level.
Kevin Gregg not walking everyone in sight.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 9, 2009 4:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
See, this is what I like to see.
Positive predictions.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 9, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
positive?
Zambrano getting injured certainly isn’t positive!
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 10, 2009 5:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If I might paraphrase Meatloaf...
…four outta five ain’t bad.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 11, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wild predictions (i.e. less than 15% chance of happening, but...)
Alternating positive and negative
The Astros are the Cubs’ most serious competition in the NL Central.
Kevin Gregg is DFA’d before the AS break.
Joey Gathright ends the season as the starting CF and Ideal Lead-Off Hitter.
Carlos Zambrano is traded after a fight with Larry R.
The Cubs beat the Braves in the first round of the NL playoffs.
Donald Veal breaks out with the Pirates.
The Cubs beat the Nationals in the second round of the NL playoffs.
Al bans himself after a particularly nasty Theriot e-riot.
The Cubs beat the Indians in the World Series when Kerry Wood blows three saves and is accused of throwing the 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.
by DGU on Jan 9, 2009 5:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Always knew Woody was a Cub for life.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 10, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs beat the Nationals in the second round of the NL playoffs.
I hope that happens! That way I can go to the games in DC…
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 10, 2009 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a good topic
I assume these are things that would be stunning but also remotely possible (and therefore, somewhat predictable) …
1. Mark Cuban becomes the Cubs’ owner with a last-minute offer.
2. A Bradley injury prompts Lou to play Soriano in right, where he becomes a plus-defender. Bradley then becomes our regular left fielder.
3. Rich Hill has a great spring training and becomes our lefty setup man.
4. The Cubs re-sign Edmonds in spring training after Joey G. gets hurt. Edmonds understands he’s back as the fifth outfielder and a pinch-hitter, but he comes up big when injuries hit the other outfielders.
5. Pie, Cedeno and the prospects from the DeRosa trade are all sent elsewhere in a deal for someone no one is predicting — most likely a starting pitcher.
by elgato on Jan 9, 2009 5:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How about Roy Halladay?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 9, 2009 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Soriano were to play Right Field...
…maybe his hop would help him with the Pitcher’s mound… I remember a Fuku catch and a near DeRo catch over there last year. Perhaps if they had hopped right before getting to the mound, they wouldn’t have even been close calls!
by 14theofleury on Jan 10, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rich Hill enlisted in the USMC
Has yet to hit a target after tossing a 100 hand grenades
by Clutche on Jan 12, 2009 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the first 4
- 5 is CERTAIN to happen, at least most of those players
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy."
- Dodgers, Astros, Brewers, A's & Angels pitcher Don Sutton
by CubFreak on Jan 9, 2009 5:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
they won't certainly be traded
together for one player. They could be traded separately for prospects.
by elgato on Jan 9, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and the DeRosa pitchers
could be kept to re-stock the farm.
by elgato on Jan 9, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
2009
1. Marmol walks the ballpark, Gregg is inserted as closer and finishes with 32 saves.
2. Z on the DL wins 9 games.
3. Marshall has 16 starts and wins 9.
4. Soriano wins the MVP
5. Dome struggles again, at the end of 2009, Cubs and Dome agree on buyout ( God I hope I am wrong)
6. Theriot hitting .320 by the All-Star Break
7. D. Lee wins WS MVP on walk off HR off of Papelbon.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
by Grockcubs on Jan 9, 2009 5:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
crazy
due to easily predicted time on the DL for both Sori and Gameboard, Pie and Gathright team up with Dome to be the fastest and best defensive OF in the league.
Reed Johnson lands on the DL as he actually runs THROUGH the bricks in CF chasing after a fly ball
Shark moves to the rotation by late May and is an 18 game winner
Marmol sets a NEW all time save record for a season. Due to Lou’s overuse of Marmol, having had him out there for 36 two inning saves due to Gregg sucking ass, Marmol has season ending TJ surgery right before the playoffs start.
by ScottT on Jan 9, 2009 5:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
2009
1. Theriot becomes a poor man’s Derek Jeter.
2. Fontenot becomes a poor man’s Chase Utley.
3. Cubs win World Series………….End of Story.
Hey Lou, we're long overdue.
by deadcatbounce on Jan 9, 2009 5:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
at least 1...
Cub starter wins 20 games and at least 2 contend for the cy young.
Dear Santa:: All I want for X-mas this year is an official 2009 Jake Peavy Cubs Jersey. Oh and a Beimel one too. I've been a real good guy for the most part!!!
by cubsluver22 on Jan 9, 2009 6:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Due to a rolling blackout
Television feed is lost during the seventh game of the World Series at Wrigley and those of us not fortunate enough to be at the ballpark miss Joey Gathright’s 1st, and only, walk-off home run of the year. He jumps from third into the scrum that follows at the plate.
. . .and I’m watching on frickin’ Gameday :(
by leothelip on Jan 9, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can you imagine the Gameday entry for that...?
In play, run(s)
Joey Gathright hits a home run to left field, jumps into scrum. Ramirez scores. Lee scores. Fukudome scores. Leothelip bites his lip in frustration.
FINAL
Cubs 7, Red Sox 3
by jdb-44 on Jan 9, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And the Cubs invite
Rick Wilkins and Jim Hickman back to present the Wonder Hamster with a plaque
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Jan 9, 2009 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And he begins
carrying Z on his back as a warmup.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 10, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Some ideas
1. The Cubs trade Felix Pie and Kevin Hart for Jose Contreras and cash, and Contreras ends up with 10 wins as the 5th starter. Pie becomes an all-star in his third full season, and this deal goes down as the most successful cross-town trade in Chicago history.
2. Aramis Ramirez is injured and out for three months. The new third baseman is…………Alfonso Soriano. Micah Hoffpauir, Reed Johnson, and Joey Gathright combine for a .310/.355/.440 line in left field.
3. In an extra-inning game in July, Aaron Miles plays pitcher, Reed Johnson plays catcher, and Carlos Zambrano plays outfield. Of course, Soriano is already at third base!
4. In early May, Angel Guzman’s consecutive appearances add up to a nine-inning no-hitter with 7 Ks and 2 walks. He repeats the feat in September.
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Jan 9, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Great thread!
Positive:
In late April Lou finally snaps and puts Theriot in the leadoff spot, where he hits .318/.405. Soriano, meanwhile, goes on a 33-game hitting streak from the 3 hole.
Negative:
Dempster, Harden AND Zambrano all miss two turns in the rotation — AT THE SAME GODDAM TIME!
Positive:
Fukudome sets major league record for most assists and hits combined in a game.
Negative:
D. Lee sets major league record for hitting into unassisted triple plays
Positive:
Milton Bradley hits 45 HR and 135 RBIs. Narrowly avoids suspension because emergency blood transfusion saves Chris Carpenter’s life.
Negative:
He tears Soto’s arm off trying to get to Carpenter.
Positive:
Randall Simon returns! He takes Pie under his wing and Pie immediately adopts Simon’s strike zone and hits .583 in the month of August.
Negative:
Randall Simon eats Mike Fontenot.
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
by Worf on Jan 9, 2009 7:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Randall Simon eats Mike Fontenot
LMAO
http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
by TheTruth11 on Jan 10, 2009 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He'll never get the chance.
Fontenot will get a piggyback ride on Milton Bradley’s back.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 10, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wanna play...
1) Geo falls into a Sophomore slump
2) Marmol has 40+ saves
3) Bradley only goes on the DL once
4) Soriano bats 3rd, stays healthy and wins MVP (40+ HR, 120 RBI)
5) Jake Peavy is a Cub before Opening Day
6) Fukudome becomes the everyday CF by ASB.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jan 9, 2009 8:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Another one
Jim Edmonds comes out of retirement to rejoin the Cubs in June when the Kosuke thing still isn’t working.
by BLou on Jan 9, 2009 9:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
God, it seems like everytime I make a positive prediction...
about the Cubs it blows up in my face but hope springs eternal so here goes;
Positives; Fukodome and Reed Johnson form an excellent platoon in cf.
Carlos Marmol puts up Mariano Rivera-like numbers as the closer (while Kerry Wood spends sunstantial time on the dl in Cleveland).
Milton Bradley wins over Cub fans everywhere with his best all around season (and actually gets some MVP consideration) . His fiery personality is also a welcome change in the clubhouse.
Now a few negatives;
Carlos Zambrano continues to be his own worst enemy (I know I’m not exactly going out on a limb with that one) and has another largely disappointing season.
Rich Harden is Rich Harden; devastating stuff but too much of a china doll to really make a big difference.
Mike Fontenot loses the starting second base job before the all-star break.
Jake Peavy does NOT end up with the Cubs.
by bluekoolaide on Jan 9, 2009 10:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Aaron Miles will be Todd Walker, minus four inches.
by NittanyCub on Jan 10, 2009 2:30 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Todd Walker
Could hit a breaking ball like few others. Aaron Miles can hit singles. And little else…
by 14theofleury on Jan 10, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Todd Walker still available?
by bluekoolaide on Jan 10, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's married
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 10, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
2009 Crystal Ball
1. Fonzie stays off the DL all season
2. Miles has more starts at 2b than Fontenot
3. Hoffpauir hits 10 HR’s
4. Rich Hill is released in ST, picked up by the Cardinals
5. Ted Lilly wins 20 games
6. Lou is suspended for 6 games
7. Kevin Gregg becomes reliable set up man
8. Zambrano starts at DH for 2 interleague games
9. Cubs/Astros series features one bench clearing brawl
10. Soto goes on DL in July, Paul Bako hits .118 in his absence.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jan 10, 2009 6:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting predictions
and, except, for Rich Hill getting picked up by the Cards, not too farfetched. Personally, I don’t think we’ll ever see Hill throw another pitch in the majors.
by bluekoolaide on Jan 10, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Bako, yikes.
Please dont, Jim.
New sig currently under construction
by JB 23 on Jan 11, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
2009 will bring ...
1. Another injury plauged and subpar season from Soriano.
2. Injuries to Harden, Dempster, Marmol and DLee. But all with be healthy for the playoffs.
3. Surprising performances by Marshall and Guzman to help get over the rotation’s injuries.
4. A mid season trade for an outfielder to supplant Fonzy in LF (Mags?)
5. Another manager of the year award for Lou.
6. An MVP for Geo.
7. Difficulty in the regular season, but a narrowly won division championship over the upstarts frpm Ohio.
8.Three Banners flying over Wrigley… division, league pennant, and yes, the World Freakin’ Series.
"We gotta circle the bandwagons." - Devin Hester
by Jose's Eyelid on Jan 10, 2009 8:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
By Soriano standards...
But he always puts up good numbers at the end of the season, even with his latest injuries.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jan 10, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For last year:
I would never have expected the Cubs to march into Wrigley North and rape the Brewers for four straight.
Also at that venue seeing Z and Theodore go a combined 15 innings of no-hit ball against the same team.
For this year, in positives only, I’d love to see Theriot lead the team in doubles, Dome revert to form in showing patience at the plate if not outright hitting, and an injury-free basepath monster in Soriano.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 10, 2009 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Did you watch that series?
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 10, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's still not a term I would use.
I’d rather you hadn’t.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 10, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Understood.
Though I was using it under the “conquer and pillage” definition.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 10, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe so.
You could have said “conquer and pillage”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 10, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe next time add SC
rape the Brewers for four straight.
Scrape the Brewers for four straight.
transitive verb
1 a: to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy."
- Dodgers, Astros, Brewers, A's & Angels pitcher Don Sutton
by CubFreak on Jan 10, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer "ravage"
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
by Worf on Jan 11, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we certainly
heard the lamentations. They wouldn’t shut up!
"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 12, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Conan, what is best in life?
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 12, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
BLOOD FOR ARIOCH! (Elric woulda been right at home riding along with Conan…)
"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 12, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is good, Conan.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 12, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you know the story of that sword?
it’s supposed to be about two feet longer. Ahnuld was messing around with it after being told not to by the prop-chief, and whacked it against a pipe. WHANG. The top two feet come off. Ahnuld goes back to the prop-chief and says “It’s broken. Fix it. Ah’ll be bahk.”
So the prop chief promptly ground a new point in what was left. Totally changed the fight choreography…
"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 13, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I didn't know that.
I always did think it seemed a little stubby. The sword, I mean.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 13, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's baseball...
…and every year is filled with unexpected surprises. If it wasn’t that way, the game would be awful boring from year to year.
Rich Hill was no shocker to me. You could see his slow “mental” decline over 07 and he was showing no signs he had the capability to pull himself together. Hill is a prime example of how much of the game is making adjustments between your ears.
Pie was also not a surprise to me. He showed the year before he was struggling and why anyone (who follows the game) would think he was certain to workout, was not paying attention.
The DeRosa move was simply something Hendry had to do to fill gaps in the club. He hemmed himself in with no-trades etc on other players, and really had no choice if he wanted to acquire what he needed. We’ll see how it works out, but it certainly is not bad that he finally traded a player while they were at the peak of their trade value.
09 will have more surprises as every year does. Let’s just hope there are more good surprises than bad.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jan 10, 2009 1:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
K....
Lemme look into my vaporizer crystal ball and see what I can see…
1. Ted Lilly winds up being our ace this season, racking up 19 wins. He also leads NL pitchers in extra base hits after he begins sharpening his spikes in the dugout between innings (ala Ty Cobb).
2. Dome starts the season at Iowa, but gets his swing back by May and winds up leading the team in OBP.
3. The Peavy deal doesn’t happen. Even in the middle of the season. (GASP!!)
4. Shark steps in for Harden in June, and closes out the season with a respectable 10-8 record.
5. Hoffpauir winds up playing 1B through most of August after DLee injures himself (while running to first to beat out a DP).
6. Marmol gets 45+ saves.
7. Cubs send five to the ASG. (Soto, Z, Marmol, Ramirez, Bradley)
8. Lou and Gameboard open a tea room down Clark. They have really good pastries.
Bleed Cubbie Blue: Like Drāno for your internet tubes.
by znohitter on Jan 10, 2009 2:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Will it have scones?
I like scones.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 10, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too especially
the cranberry/orange ones. Yum!!!!
by sue369 on Jan 10, 2009 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My 2009 Predictions
1. After much deliberation, Lou agrees to bat Z and Lilly in the 8 hole. (Lou also agrees to let them DH in inter-league play)
2. Spellcheck begins the season in AAA and takes rotations in the corner outfield due to his “ups”.
3. Matt Clement is released by the Blue Jays in ST and picked up by the Cubs. Ends up in the BP when the rosters expand.
4. Future Prediction: Sandberg is Cubs Manager by 2012.
Andy R.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Jan 10, 2009 3:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i like the Sandberg prediction!
I, too, have wondered if he’s being groomed to be Lou’s successor, once Piniella decides to retire…
"If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying." - Ichiro
by The Guy Who Accidentally Saved the World on Jan 10, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it...
…it’s tough to put a guy in a high pressure job like the Cubs with no major league managing experience, and it could be setting him up to fail.
Not unlike the mistake the Blackhawks made by making Savard (a fan favorite) their head coach before he was ready.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jan 10, 2009 10:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect...
… Sandberg might be named to the major league coaching staff in 2010, which would help him get some major league coaching experience.
If Alan Trammell takes over for Lou after 2010, Sandberg could be made his bench coach, and then move into managing after that.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 11, 2009 4:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd venture a guess...
…that the next Cub manager is not with the organization right now.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jan 11, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think a lot depends
on 1) whether the Cubs win a WS title during the Piniella years;
2) the state of the roster and the potential need for a long re-build;
and 3) the wishes of the new owner.
i.e. we have no idea.
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.
by DGU on Jan 11, 2009 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your right...
…anything is possible, but we do know with a high level of confidence, that the Cubs will not go into a “major” rebuilding mode anytime soon. There is too much expectation now, and with the money they can afford to spend, they shouldn’t have to start from scratch.
Knowing that, I would imagine the objective choice would be to bring on someone who has a winning background at the ML level.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jan 11, 2009 4:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you could have said that about the Yankees after they let Torre go.
And yet, they chose someone with only one year’s worth of managerial experience.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 11, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Correct...
…but Girardi was NL manager of the year and he had several years experience on the bench with Torre. With that said, it was a little bit of a risk and we still don’t know whether Girardi was the right choice for the Yanks.
It looks like he will have some good players going into 09, but if Girardi doesn’t accomplish something in the next couple of years, he may be the top candidate to replace Piniella.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jan 12, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's kind of what I envisioned...
And the fact that he’s getting experience managing in the minors certainly doesn’t hurt. A question I was going to ask: Is being, for instance, a bench coach on a major league squad a bigger plus than managing an entire minor league squad? While its true that Sandberg may not be the NEXT manager of the Cubs, I think we could all agree that it’s a definite possibility somewhere down the road. Being a huge Sandberg fan growing up, I’d personally love it.
"If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying." - Ichiro
by The Guy Who Accidentally Saved the World on Jan 11, 2009 6:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I would too
Everytime the Peoria Chiefs came to town to face the local River Bandits (aka Swing of the QC), the place was soldout. He’s always been a fan favorite. He actually interviewed for the Cubs managerial opening before Piniella was hired, which is how he got the role of manager in A and now AA. He’s got fire too, being ejected more times as a manager than as a player.
Andy R.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Jan 11, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here we go..
1) Harden wins 20 games
2)Hoffpauir eventually outplays DP Lee by end of season
3)Mark Prior wins 15 games for San Diego, beating us twice.
4)Zambrano breaks a gatorade cooler in half
5)Fontenot wins NL MVP
"The more i practice, the luckier i seem to get" -Yogi Berra
by ChiCubsFever on Jan 10, 2009 4:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I had respect for your post,
until i read the last prediction. sorry, but not happening. Id be surprised if he get more playing time than Miles. Now that doesn’t mean I think Miles should play more, its just what I think is going to happen.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jan 11, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would the Cubs do that?
a) Lou likes Fontenot
b) Fontenot hits LH, so would get most of the AB in a platoon role
I say LBR gets at least 400 AB.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 11, 2009 5:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well i hope im wrong.
Cause i really like Fonty. But I dont see 2.5 million dollar Miles sittin more than Fontenot. Not to mention Fontenot wont be the NL’s Pedroia this year or any year.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jan 11, 2009 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So let me get this straight...
Fontenot winning NL MVP is outside the realm of plausibility, yet The Employee chalking up 15 W’s registers nary a blip on your credibilty scale? That’s a serious disconnect. Even if that prediction was “Prior makes 15 starts,” I might be hard pressed to believe it.
"They say we live and learn. Often what we learn is what damn fools we have been." ~Thomas Sowell
by Goodie1969 on Jan 15, 2009 7:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Prior throwing 15 pitches would be a stretch.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 16, 2009 4:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Milton Bradley becomes the new "Mayor of Wrigley Field"
"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
by JohnM on Jan 10, 2009 5:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
From most likely to least likely...
- Carlos Marmol pitches 200 innings out of the bullpen. His right arm turns to Jell-O, but he still throws the nastiest slider in the game.
- Derek Jeter is injured and has 15 plate appearances before the All-Star break, but is still voted the AL starter at shortstop. (OK, it’s not Cubs-related, but still might happen)
- Alfonso Soriano begins using a 42-inch bat, allowing him to hit sliders low and away.
- Derrek Lee grounds into the first lead-off double play in Major League history.
- Jim Hendry goes on the Ryan Dempster workout regimen and loses 50 pounds.
- The fact that it’s been 101 years since the Cubs won the World Series is mentioned by FOX and ESPN announcers only once per inning.
They call me the Barnyard.
by tibbelkrunk on Jan 10, 2009 6:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Only once per inning?
I think thats a stretch. Oh, and you cant forget TBS/TNT in the playoffs, whichever channel it is.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jan 11, 2009 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And the double play is because he batted out of order. lol.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jan 11, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wild possiblity!!!
What about signing Pedro Martinez to share the fifth starter spot with Marshall??? He may or may not have much left, but he could bring alot to a staff in other ways
by wfree0104 on Jan 10, 2009 6:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why not
Mike fontenot hits 24 Home Runs
Carlos Marmol Gets 41 Saves
Zambrano and Bradley have fist fight in the dugout in mid-July.
Soriano adapts to middle of lineup move by hitting 37 Home runs
Harden makes 28 starts ad wins 16
Cris Benson is acquired in middle of spring training and wins the 5th starter spot then goes on to win 13 games.
by Chuck12570 on Jan 10, 2009 11:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
My turn!
1) Lou Piniella is fired in Spring Training for telling Hedry to STFU about Soriano moving down in the order.
2) Jody Davis steps in as Manager, and the Cubs win it all.
3) Gameboard plays all 162, and is MVP in both the playoffs and World Series.
5) Ron Santo learns how to pronounce Samardzjia’s name better than I can spell it.
6) Alien Life Forms are found sneaking into the games by hiding in the ivy.
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
by Tekboy on Jan 11, 2009 4:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently the number four is in Tekboy's doghouse.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 11, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this post brought to you by the number 5
"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 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think its my turn to step to the plate.
Milton Bradley plays in 150 games, and finishes as a finalist in the MVP voting,
Soriano hits 3rd in the order and hits like he did in his last year in D.C.
Derrek Lee bats .275 with 19 home runs, but hits in less than 13 double plays.
Marmol is an okay closer, but he splits time with Kevin Gregg.
Lou decides to stop calling Lovie Smith in his spare time, which leads him to showing more emotion and gets thrown out of 3-5 games.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jan 11, 2009 5:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Power Pitching remains king in '09.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Jan 12, 2009 9:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I disagree!
Suspect defense will stage a shocking coup d’etat!
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 12, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Huzzah!
After a disagreement with the new ownership, the-fan-who-shall-not-be-named disavows the Cubs and starts Woo-Woo-ing for a certain southside team. Wrigleyville rejoices.
"...the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens
by bobby h on Jan 12, 2009 11:31 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'd vote for this one!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 12, 2009 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's one
Rami is busted for cock fighting here in the states. Cubs revoke his contract. Vitters is called up and plays exceptionally well.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Jan 12, 2009 3:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
These all lead to one unpleasant NIGHTMARE
Cubs tie St. Louis for the title and lose in a playoff game held in Milwaukee Miller Park chosen by Bud Selig as the neutral site.
by Clutche on Jan 12, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not gonna happen.
Cubs own Miller.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 13, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
WRONG
Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American style beermaker and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by SABMiller.
by Clutche on Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs probably will own that too.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Jan 13, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs own Jon Miller? Wow!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jan 13, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Cub Fan, Bud Man"
OH NO. Miller at Wrigley would be sacrilegious
by Clutche on Jan 13, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean they can DFA him?
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 13, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As long as Joe Morgan is part of the package.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jan 13, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They can keep it
if they agree to take the-fan-who-shall-not-be-named and stuff him in the Bernie costume.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 13, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As Zambrano owns Miller Park,
Chicago has MillerCoors. The JV MillerCoors will be housed in Chicago. So sayeth SABMiller.
by N Oakley on Jan 13, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That article is a bit old...
…but I think it’s safe to say that Rich never improved on those numbers. I’d like to hear someone at the Cubs Convention ask Hendry and/or Lou about Hill’s status.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 13, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, yeah, that's a month and a half ago.
It’s not Dead Sea Scroll old, but Hill’s poor performance in Venezuela isn’t exactly breaking news either. At least not around these parts.
RIP Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
by dat cubfan daver on Jan 13, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
A good old-fashioned Dead Sea Scroll reference.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Jan 13, 2009 10:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
bah.
In my day, we used a hunk of quartz to carve commandments in ROCKS and we LIKED 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 13, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Milton (not bradley) bobble head night!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jan 13, 2009 1:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
2009 Midseason Prediction
The Cubs trade for Coco Crisp and find a player by the name of Parker Brothers and complete the first Corporate Sponsorship outfield, which leads to more money from sponsors without having to put signs on the outfield wall.
by airmidget1 on Jan 13, 2009 9:46 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
brilliant!
"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 14, 2009 8:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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