ALCS Game 2 Preview: Angels vs. Yankees, Saturday 10/17, 6:57 CT
by Al Yellon on Oct 17, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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PrintThere is Cubs news today, via Bruce Miles:
In addition to watching minor-league prospects Starlin Castro, Josh Vitters and Andrew Cashner in the Arizona Fall League, the Cubs may have made significant progress toward hiring Rudy Jaramillo as their new hitting coach.
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry declined to comment on the record Friday when contacted by telephone about Jaramillo because the coach is under contract to the Texas Rangers until Oct. 31.
However, Jaramillo this week declined a one-year offer to return to the Rangers, and the Rangers said they'll grant permission to other clubs wishing to interview the highly respected batting coach.
It is believed the Cubs have spoken to Jaramillo, and sources indicate he is clearly Hendry's top candidate to fill the job. If all goes well, Jaramillo could be on board in a few days, giving the Cubs the kick-start they want to an important off-season.
Hiring a new hitting coach, obviously, is not the magic pill for all the Cubs' ills, and as we all know, there are limits to what a hitting coach can do to help. Nevertheless, Jaramillo has a reputation as one of the best in the business. Often, coaches are hired because they're buddies with the manager (Dusty Baker's coaching staff was a prime example). The only current Cubs coach who fits this description is Matt Sinatro, and he's in a spot (1B coach) where he can't do too much damage. It's good to see the Cubs head right after a coach who's supposed to have helped many of today's stars.
Meanwhile, although last night's Angels/Yankees game was played in less-than-ideal conditions -- mainly because the expected rain held off -- the forecast for tonight and tomorrow is not very encouraging. Their best bet might be to postpone games both today and tomorrow, play game two at the time game three was originally scheduled (3:13 pm CDT on Monday) in New York, then fly to California for game three on Tuesday and skip the off day on Wednesday. That would get them back on schedule.
Angels at Yankees, 6:57 pm CDT. Yankees lead series 1-0. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
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What were the scores from yesterday?
Sorry, haven’t checked.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:04 AM CDT reply actions
Just like Penn State will too.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
And I think you mean
“Just like Wisconsin is gonna win today.”
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
I sure hope not.
But it’s all good. There’s F1 in less than an hour, so I have other obsessions to watch for.
Which F1 race????
I’ve followed F1 since 1993, and I went to the Canadian GP in 1996.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you have a favorite driver or team or do you just like the sport?
I just like the sport, but I also have an intense dislike of Ferrari due to some former driver named Michael Schumacher.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
You and I only agree on the Cubs, huh?
Schumi gave me so many things to be happy about. He resurrected the Scuderia. He may not be the best driver who ever lived (that’d be Ayrton Senna da Silva ✞) but he’s darn close. I love than man.
The sport is full of intrigue, backstabbing and shenanigans, plus it’s an engineering dream. I can’t think of a better melodrama than F1.
Seems like it.
OT: Wisconsin is driving, inside the Iowa 30.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Photo caption:
“Dale a tu cuerpo alegría Macarena, que tu cuerpo es pa’ darle alegría y cosa buena. Aaaah-aarghhhyy!”
Wow, I haven't seen Milli Vanilli in AGES!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
So Taguchi has been released (according to a blog).
So I’m not linking because I still need confirmation from a real source.
Good news about Jamarillo.
He may not be the automatic ticket to the World Series, but if the Cubs do hire him, he’s heading into a perfect situation for someone with his reputation: coaching a group of good veteran hitters who are underperforming and need to get back on track. It’s situations like this where good coaches can really do their thing. Give them some talent to work with that just needs some tweaking. If they do hire him, it’s at least a positive start to the offseason.
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004
Field goal, Badgers!
Wisconsin 3, Iowa 0
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions
Oh, Al...
…you and your logic about the ALCS schedule.
Since your idea makes sense, I’m sure you know there’s a 0% chance of Bud doing that barring the arrival of an actual monsoon.
At the half, the score is Wisconsin 10, Iowa 3
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 12:14 PM CDT reply actions
hawks
Need a turnover. Have not done much on offense.
by cozmotaylor123 on Oct 17, 2009 12:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
79 yards of offense in one half.
Took a good play by the kicker there to keep the Badgers from running that one back.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Touchdown, Iowa.
And I saw a blatant holding by Iowa on that play.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions
Iowa just fumbled it away!
Wisconsin has the ball at around Iowa’s 30!!!!!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions
Missed the FG.
There should have been a flag on 3rd down, that was obvious PI on Iowa.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions
Had a feeling that might happen.
Purdue 23, Ohio State 7
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
At Wisconsin,
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions
Photo caption:
Girardi and Cano pay tribute to the 23rd anniversary of the Corrales-Stewart fight
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Photo Caption:
“Your Crane Technique is no match for my Eagle Claw!”
"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa
Photo caption:
Cano to Girardi: “Do you want to dance?”
Girardi to Cano: “Lift up your leg a little bit more. I think you may get better technique that way.”
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions
Game over.
Goodness, I hate Iowa so much.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions
You guys have a tough one, too.
At Penn State later today.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Will be cheering for Minnesota.
Have connections there as well as Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan State and Purdue in the Big Ten schools.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
take that back.............now
by cozmotaylor123 on Oct 17, 2009 1:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, buddy.
I believe in sportsmanship, but Iowa in college football is equivalent to me to the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh good grief!
Badgers are not little angels.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Hawkeyes are not either.
I saw at least three blown calls by the refs today. All of them were against Iowa, and all should have been called.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Never said they were.
Blown calls go both ways Bub. Those three calls you claim happened were not the reason you lost.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
No, it was not.
I think the turning point was the interception Tolzien threw in the opening drive of the second half.
If that doesn’t happen, Wisconsin probably wins. But no way to know, as he threw the pick, and Iowa went on to win 20-10.
See you next year.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
WARNING
For Hawkeyes Only:
"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa
Why can't this link to a 404 page???
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zc0r5LazZY&NR=1
"What we have here is a failure to communicate" - Strother Martin as "Captain"
LOL
Good stuff.
"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa
Purdue 23, Ohio State 10
IT’S HAPPENING?!?!?!?!?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:48 PM CDT reply actions
I'm cheering for Purdue there too.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I hear they're melting down.
Dang it.
I’m still watching F1 qualifying. The session has been hampered by heavy rain.
What was the final score there?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
In Purdue*
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
26 - 18
Buckeyes had ball again at the end, got down to about the 30 or so and then turned it over on downs. Purdue ran out clock.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wow.
Must remember to ask my second cousin (Purdue alumnus) what he’s thinking now regarding this game..
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
28-16 or 26-18...something like that...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Congrats Boilers!
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Looks like Bad Marmol showed up at QB for the Buckeyes today...
Pryor is an amazing talent, but oh so frustratingly inconsistent. Grrrr…….
Oh well, makes it easier to cheer for USC today – not that I like them (I don’t) but if OSU was to have a chance at the BCS Championship, USC needed to lose again. Now that OSU is done, all I care about is beating Michigan and cheering for whoever plays ND.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Sorry ballhawk.
Too bad we don’t play each other this year…(or next year for that matter)…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
I've said it 30 times
I will say it again, I want a dedicated great baserunning coach on staff!" Please Hendry after signing Jaramillo get me the baserunning coach I want! Rickey Henderson maybe or someone that correct at least some of the mistakes!
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Caption: it's just a step to the left...
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Oct 17, 2009 2:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Caption: "That's NOT how Captain Morgan does it..."
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Getting Jaramillo
would be a great step in the off season.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Hey Sue! Gonna be a HUGE game in East Lansing next Saturday!
Exciting!
Can I use more exclamation points?
YES! I! CAN!
7pm kickoff. Hope the crowd is still conscious by then…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Should be a great game Zeke!!!!!
I will be a nervous wreck all week now.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
You guys are playing great, and we just keep squeaking by...
I hope we give you a good game, but I think you will prevail in the end. We’ll see though.
OSU loses at Purdue? Who knew?
You guys play them there, right? OSU is off our schedule this year.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Yes we play OSU there.
I hope we play you guys a good game. Shoot the Gators just won. I’m hoping ND loses in the next few minutes.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Defense wins championships.
Is Norm Parker still your defensive coach? He use to be ours in the 1980s under George Perles…
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Hey Chilango!!!!
Who has pole position in Brazil???
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 5:59 PM CDT reply actions
especially if her name is Flávia Alessandra...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well, well, well...
Oh MY!
“Yeah”. (silence)
“Thanks Ronnie!”
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
a few years ago, there was a much rain-delayed away game vs. Mets
The last few innings were being played well after midnight and Pat & Ron were getting a little punchy. Somehow they ended up talking about cage-dancing go-go girls back in the 60s and 70s. Think Laugh-In or Austin Powers.
Actually, it was Ron doing most of the talking – Pat was trying to maintain a discrete silence. It was pretty damn funny…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I think I remember Ronnie telling a story similar to that about the end of the 1969 season.
Seems he and another Cub player (Beckert perhaps) were in Vegas watching a stage show with dancers in cages. Then the show concluded, they opened a curtain and began showing one of the Mets and Orioles World Series games- live. Ronnie couldn’t believe it.
The look on his face would have been worth the price of admission.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
Dang.
If BLou sees this, we’ll have another accusation of this being a pornography site.
And I did not think my question about F1 would lead to this.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Failed!!!
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Yep
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Score there?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm happy.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
USC win?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW how is the BASEBALL game?
No media access from where I am right now.
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Oct 17, 2009 8:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
83 comments?
Wow, that few of people care about this game?
Granted, I’ve been playing a Tecmo Super Bowl mod while playing, but this game has been absolutely absurd.
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Absurd meaning excellent
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Yes, 83 comments.
We should add an overflow thread.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Half following the game
Amazing that Sciosa puts in a rookie with an ERA of nearly 5 during the regular season to pitch for two innings and two of the most crucial innings of the season. The Anti-Lou
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 17, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
Aybar never came close to touching the base. Glad to see the umps not make the "Neighborhood play"
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and that ball hit by mauer was fair
they got their break
"hey
by jesus christos on Oct 17, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
But that call was incorrect
The Aybar call was dead correct. That was not an out.
Doesn’t matter, they didn’t score. And now the Angels lead
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actually, he was close - I'd say 3-4 inches is considered "close" but regardless...
the mighty men in blue who pride themselves on consistency call that freakin’ neighborhood play ALL SEASON LONG. And now all of sudden they don’t???
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
They're wrong all season long
It is inconsistent, that is the problem.
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A-Rod doesn't choke!
Huge home run. A shame this one will be ended by rain next inning.
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They are expecting a noreaster here
If the game is stopped it won’t resume until Monday. At least it won’t be washed out like they used to before the rules changed.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 17, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Where you at?
I’m seeing the same thing on my weather reports.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
NYC
West Village.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 17, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
will this game ever end?
"What we have here is a failure to communicate" - Strother Martin as "Captain"
can"t take no more
g night
"What we have here is a failure to communicate" - Strother Martin as "Captain"
Is it over yet?
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Oct 18, 2009 12:06 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
You jinxed it.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 18, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Stupid, stupid play by the second baseman
Why in the world do you try to force it to 2nd? Yanks win.
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agreed. take the sure out at first and take your chances with the next batter.
doubtful that you’re going to turn two and that runner at 2nd means nothing.
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