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Starlin Castro Vitters etc LIVE Sat night


A reminder that MLB network is broadcasting the AFL "Rising Stars" game. The four Cubs are  Castro, Vitters.Parker and Cashner. So if you you are Cubs fan with no social life ( sound familiar) at 7PM CST time Saturday  you can watch   guys we hope to see at Wrigley someday ( not counting the  Road to Wrigley game) play.

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You could always TiVO the game

or if you’re really retro, fire up the ’ole VCR!

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Nov 5, 2009 8:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Really retro is watching it live, in black and white.

Really, really retro is where you only get three network channels, (MLB Network NOT being one of them) and you either listen to it on your transistor radio under your bedcovers or you simply read about it in the newspaper the next day. Make that two days later because the game ended after the paper went to press…

Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...

by Zeke on Nov 6, 2009 4:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I seriously might DVR it.

Never thought I’d say that about an AFL game, but I think I’ve caught the ol’ Castro fever.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by dat cubfan daver on Nov 6, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll probably open up a game thread for this.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on Nov 6, 2009 7:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I will post a game preview/game thread later today for this game.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on Nov 7, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I could watch...

U-Verse doesn’t carry MLB….the only thing I really don’t like about u-verse.

See the Cubs 2010 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2010.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html

by kaseyi on Nov 6, 2009 7:37 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's the only thing?

Directv, FTW!!!

NFL Direct Ticket is worth Directv alone. Uverse is awful. My parents have it and you have to go to the 1000’s for local HD channels? Directv allows you the option to hide all standard definition channels and show solely HD.

PHISH IS BACK!!!
HAMPTON, VA - MARCH 6, 7 and 8th!!!!

by TheBeerBaron on Nov 6, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I only have 1 HD tv (and I wouldn’t have that if my living room TV had not broke down after 18 years)…the other 3 are SD so HD isn’t a problem. NFL Direct Ticket? Who needs it. The only football I am interested in are Bear games and they are all shown locally, so I don’t need that. I love the fact I can program my DVR remotely when I forget something…and when a big storm comes…I don’t get service interruptions like my father-in-law gets with his Direct TV.

See the Cubs 2010 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2010.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html

by kaseyi on Nov 6, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree about DirecTV.

It’s awesome!

OK I don't know shit about basketball.

by SoulEater7 on Nov. 5, 2009 9:51 PM CST

by sue369 on Nov 7, 2009 8:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

BREAKING NEWS TORN MERCILESSLY FROM THE TWITTERWIRE:
@MLBazFallLeague: 3B Josh Vitters (CHC), RHP Brandon Erbe (BAL), and RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) scratched from Rising Stars, replacements to follow…
@MLBazFallLeague: #Orioles 3B Josh Bell, #Angels RHP Tommy Mendoza and a pitcher-to-be-announced will replace them on the East side in the Rising Stars Game.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by dat cubfan daver on Nov 6, 2009 3:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I actually knew this but did not want to spoil it

AZ Phil at TCR says Cashner won’t play either as he pitched 4 innings yesterday so for Cub fans it will be the Castro/Parker show but I suspect Donald Veal has been selected since he has some the best AFL stats .

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2009 3:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I remember reading he had a minor injury

that would keep him out of the game. He did something in batting practice on Wednesday. I don’t remember exactly what the injury was.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Nov 6, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

because...

…he had an itch?

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Nov 6, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am sure he can throw two days in a row

not that big a deal. He only thew one inning which is normal for him.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 7, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yikes I did not realize they had him starting in the AFL

Those numbers are SICK. I think the Cubs will regret losing him and taking Patton.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 7, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

his numbers are crazy

Especially the lack of walks. He sure found control!

by cubswin on Nov 7, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh

I think they weren’t going to protect him regardless of who they selected in the Rule V draft. It’s more accurate to say they might have made a mistake protecting someone else on the 40 man roster instead. Finally, I think it’s a little too soon to tell if his microscopic walk rate is for real or just a 16 inning mirage.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Nov 9, 2009 12:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Strained a pectoral muscle

in batting practice on Wed according to the Trib. MSS had a blow out today but the only Cub involved was Castro who went 2-5 and LOWERED his BA to 431.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2009 3:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Before ANYONE ELSE SAYS IT

“reply is your friend”.
Too much sugar today.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 6, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOWERED his BA to 431.

AHHH! HES CRASHING AND BURNING ALREADY!!

"hey

by jesus christos on Nov 6, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be busy watching Fedor vs. Rogers.

Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.

by Cub Style on Nov 6, 2009 9:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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