Two Hundred Games To Go: Cubs vs. Brewers at Mesa, Thursday 2/26, 2:05 CT
Yes, that's right: exactly 200 games from today, we will hopefully be seeing the Cubs off into another postseason appearance (38 remaining ST games, 162 regular season games).
Today, it's the first of many matchups between the division rival Brewers and Cubs (though, it's the only ST game between the two teams in Mesa this year). Yovani Gallardo takes the mound for Milwaukee, facing the Cubs for the first time since he suffered a serious knee injury in this game last May 1 at Wrigley Field. He'll be facing Sean Marshall, who's currently Lou Piniella's favorite for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. At this writing it's not clear which other pitchers will go for either team.
The game will once again be on WGN radio. If you are in southern Wisconsin, it's also on WTMJ, the Brewers flagship station, and speaking of Brewers radio broadcasters, here's a nice piece on Cory Provus, who just left WGN to join Bob Uecker on the Brewers' radio team.
If you're unable to get to any radio broadcast, here's MLB.com's Gameday, though a reminder: during spring training games, Gameday is missing some of its regular season features and is often behind. But, if you're outside radio contact, it's better than nothing.
Yesterday's overflow game thread worked well, so I'll do that again today -- post an overflow thread at 3:30 pm CST. Click on the "Game Threads" link on this post, or on the "Game Threads" section on the left sidebar, to find it.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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First?
I am never 1st in anything
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Feb 26, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You are now
Perhaps you should aim for something higher though.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 26, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
baby steps
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
by Charlemagne on Feb 26, 2009 12:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
higher than first
like posting this for Al?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 26, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
you did begin the Holy Roman Empire, so you’ve got that going for you, which is nice.
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
by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
200 games?
There better be a lot more than 200 games! I’m hoping for at least 211 myself…
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Win NLDS 3-2 an lose NLCS 4-2???
Kiddin…I know what you mean and I agree!
by AndHart120 on Feb 26, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 12:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Baseball

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been there!
And I’ll be back this july.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Drop me a line before you show up
I’ll buy you a beverage…
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It'll be sometime during the July Phillie's series
I’ll probably forget to contact you but I’m sure I’ll talk about it again on here closer to then :)
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That works
I’ll be sure to remind you.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Turner Field, I think
or Wrigley South
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Feb 26, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A gigantic photo of Hank Aaron's 715th home run ball
It faces outward from CF at Turner Field
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Never seen that picture before.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on down to Turner Field
It’s umm, difficult to miss.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If I'm ever in Atlanta during baseball season
I’ll have to check it out.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can say that again
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Feb 26, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Discuss amongst yourselfs"
aahh, good seeing that again!
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Feb 26, 2009 12:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yourselves*
damnit…
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Feb 26, 2009 12:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer...
…discuss among your elves.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious update from Gordo
cst_cubsDouble take: Got out of my car just in time for Matty and Lou to pedal past on bikes. No, not a tandem. Swear I heard small bell tho.about 3 hours ago from txt
Hahaha
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 12:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Better bikes than in the car.
Less likely to get lost that way.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Too true
but what a funny mental picture. :-P
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe I did this..
…but I checked Carrie Muskat’s blog this morning, and she actually wrote a post about Lou and Matt’s biking proclivities.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice of the Brewers to give the Cubs an early look at Gallardo.
It’s never too early to build advanced scouting reports.
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
by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 12:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Overflow threads...
… should appear linked on the right sidebar in the box labeled “Recent Stories In Game Threads”, at the appropriate time. This will make them easier to find. I’ll put that box on the interior pages as well.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 12:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
samardzija yesterday,
marshall today. heilman tomorrow? the pitch-off for the 5th spot is adding quite a bit of spice to early ST. all three, i am sure, are highly motivated. martian’s left-handedness has given him the pole position, at least for now….
by brian custer on Feb 26, 2009 1:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure this is a "battle" yet.
I think, as Lou said, he’s keeping the top 4 guys out of game action for the first few days, because he doesn’t want to overwork them.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the extra long ST & WBC
will give lou a chance to get a good ,long look at his candidates for the 5 spot. all three above would do quite well, i am sure, given the chance.
in the end, after a full & fair competition lou will find the right man for the job. heilman has been through this before when he was on the mets…
by brian custer on Feb 26, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Dempster could go on Sunday
versus some guy named Peavy. Zambrano will start Monday.
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
by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
martian's?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the Brewers
anyone sign up on their website for “Early Access” to buy tix today? This is for their “Marquee” games such as those vs the Cubs and Sox. Prices about as high as Wrigley, some sections even more expensive.
Something tells me tickets won’t be as hard to get later on this year (as opposed to last year).
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The "other" BCB is calling this a must-win game for the Brewers
Wow. Talk about angst.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
NO spring training game is “must-win”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
More shocking is the fact that I went to the site
But it was inadvertent — honest.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Very Odd pre-game post
They say a tie is like kissing your sister. Hopefully all the Brewers have sisters that look like Brett Lawrie’s sister Danielle.
At any rate, the Brewers will try to do better today in their first road game of the spring, traveling to Mesa to take on the Cubs. It’s Yovani Gallardo (NR) against Sean Marshall (NR) today at 2:05.
I think it goes without saying that this game, the first 2009 meeting between the Brewers and Cubs, is a must win.
Who writes about kissing their sister?
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You really want to know?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I have the answer
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW...
… Brett Lawrie was the Brewers’ first round pick last year.
His sister Danielle was on the Canadian Olympic softball team.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That looks like Rich Harden's sister.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's Rich Harden's sister?
Looks just like him.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So which one is Brett?

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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
212-0
212-0!
Let me be the first to say they are going 212-0 this year. No losses in preseason, none during the regular season and they will sweep the NLDS, NLCS and the world series!
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 cubstoseriesby100 on Feb 26, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let me be the first to say...
you shouldn’t start drinking until after 3pm.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's 7:40pm here
So everyone on this site is in the clear. Drink up!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
39 games
Am I the only one who sees 39 games as a chance to get a good look at someone who comes out of nowhere to stake a claim on a spot more than other years.
People will get more PT this year than before with 39 games.
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 cubstoseriesby100 on Feb 26, 2009 1:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Today's lineup per Muskat Love
1. Joey Gathright CF
2. Aaron Miles 2B
3. Milton Bradley RF
4. Aramis Ramirez 3B
5. Micah Hoffpauir LF
6. Jake Fox 1B
7. Paul Bako C
8. Darwin Barney SS
9. Sean Marshall LHP
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
leadoff HR coming up!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Um, no.
Also, my promise to eat my scorecard only applies to regular season games.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chicken.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what his scorecard tastes like?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tie goes to the Daver.
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A referesh of the page shows it's the Mustelidae
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that what scorecards taste like?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, Dave -- you're contagious.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And so Lou's left-right alternating lineup takes shape
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
by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
We get to “see” milton make his Cubs debut and see us a little Aramis.
Aramis is becoming my favorite Cub. He also is not very hard on the eyes once one takes alook at him.
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by cubstoseriesby100 on Feb 26, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He also is not very hard on the eyes once one takes alook at him.
He also isn’t hard on the eyes if one doesn’t look at him . . . unless he hits the eyes.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm - whatever happened to the 4 regulars minimum rule?
I see 2 1/2 starters in that lineup…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Bradley in the 3 spot
and Rami in the 4.
Hope this starts a trend. ;-)
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
God is not happy with that lineup
it just lightninged and thundered big time here in Chicago…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no...that's just God APPLAUDING.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and we'll go ahead and
send you some of this hail from Des Moines.
by DMCub on Feb 26, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
At least it's raining, not snowing.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Touche
It’s nice to see grass for a change.
by DMCub on Feb 26, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What is grass?
All we have is mud & muck.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 26, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere out there...
…Lance Berkman is curled in the fetal position.
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this old cub
I put this page together a couple of years ago but i thought i would resurrect it now because i was listening on wgn to cubs pregame and santo messed up the lou interview today so now he is gonna paraphrase it – just pathetic, i am sick of this.
http://www.drodd.com/html2/santo.html
www.wrigleyexpansion.com
by drodd on Feb 26, 2009 1:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hope you didn't strain yourself putting together that Web page.
How exactly did Ron mess up the interview?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Irony -- a word used incorrectly very often. One of my pet peeves.
That website, is, however — ironic.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh
Santo just said Hoff will get 350 AB’s per Lou.
Ron — “This guy is going to be a STAR. No doubt in my mind.” Sure, Ron. Just like Gary Scott. Kevin Orie. No doubt in your mind. The 2006, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1997 Cubs. No doubt.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, brother.
If Hoffpauir gets that many AB, we are in big freakin’ trouble.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ayup.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or we traded Lee and Marshall for Halladay and Wells.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Peavy and Gonzalez . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gonzalez plays 1B...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
True, but what else do they have?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't he say Miles was going to get 400 AB's, too?
I’m a little confused on this “more rest” scenario Lou has. Everyone sits out at least 1 game in every 3 game series?
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's interviewing Hoffpauir on the pregame now.
“You’re going to be an everyday player and youre going to be a good one.”
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Ronnie's probably a good guy. Helluva ballplayer.
Lousy announcer and not a talent scout.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Hoff...
…but Ronny’s making him sound like the 2nd coming of Reggie Jackson.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Bako Sighting!
MVP Baby!
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
why is santo in charge of making sure they hit record on the recorder when they have a sutcliffe/lou interview?
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by drodd on Feb 26, 2009 1:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Good question.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
pat hughes was whispering players names in santos ear when he couldnt remember and you could hear it on the air. This is bad radio.
www.wrigleyexpansion.com
by drodd on Feb 26, 2009 1:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Spring training isn't just for the players and coaches....
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
True, but Ron is a bad announcer. There's not much dispute about that.
However, it’s not changing anytime soon.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Gameday Audio stream is live!
Ladies and gentlemen, for the love of God, IT IS LIVE!!!
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Woah... relax, man.
Take a deep breath.
Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Alright everyone, it's time for
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
A ham sandwich?
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See below.
This site was acting up… and even went dead on me.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So no sandwich??
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my....
Norm Van Lier found dead this morning…
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What?
Can’t find this anywhere.
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Announced on WGN by Kaplan
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Confirmed. Very sad.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is really terrible news
Loved that team of Van Lier, Love, Walker, Sloan and Boerwinkle.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Feb 26, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's just awful news.
I really enjoyed Norm on CSN.
by sue369 on Feb 26, 2009 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"You're in the big leagues now, big boy," says Ron Santo in a disturbingly breathy voice.
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This site is acting up!
Regardless, it’s time for

Checking in from the United Kingdom… debating whether to add some Captain to this coke….
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Word
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Add the Captain, Seargent.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, it's not Sergeant for another month....
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe by then, I'll be able to spell it
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
grats!
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't grats me yet...
I still have another month to screw it up!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hee-ya!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here I am with my aching back
"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 Feb 26, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Liquor makes pain disappear
Or so I’m told…
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll try that later tonight
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Might I suggest Scotch?
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Single Malt... aged
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
love scotch but I'm a vino gal these days
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Soon to be brandy
For those Alaskan winters…
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that and cartharts
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sex-ay.
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ooh . . .
Send pics!
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kerry Wood?
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cut the chatter Red 5, accelerate to attack speed.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Porkins?
is that you?
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by drewishdrewid on Feb 26, 2009 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Flachi is lurkin' while workin'
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Feb 26, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, just as the game gets underway, work hits
I’m sorta here.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 2:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here. A touch late, but here
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by Zeke on Feb 26, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
here again
looking forward to an entertaining game thread
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by gwood on Feb 26, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm here.
Is it safe to post again?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just got back from duties of the job
good to be here.
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by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
YO!
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by drewishdrewid on Feb 26, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No problem Sue
Though, I’ve been tempted to crack open the Baileys before you got here.
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's ok, go ahead.
I can always catch up. :D
by sue369 on Feb 26, 2009 3:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My kind of girl!
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What what!
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
sigh, i'm just getting in some spring training
that was supposed to be in the roll call reply area
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kerry Wood
has back stiffness and get get up on the mound. Phew!
by 100yearitch on Feb 26, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant
Can’t get up on the mound
by 100yearitch on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hello My Name Is...
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 1:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one with posting lag?
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nope, I though it was just me
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No
The site is having issues right now
by 100yearitch on Feb 26, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nope, me too
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here
Oh, wait . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Casey McGeheheheheeee starting for the Brewers today...
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Triple by Chris Duffy off the wall....Hardy double over Joey's head...1-0
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was quick
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by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And Milwaukee leads 1-0
on a ball hit over Gathright’s head.
Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Clearly was higher than a car.
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If anyone cares...
Manchester City is tied with Copenhagen in FA Cup action in the 24th minute.
Bad sport, but it’s all I have right now on Brit TV. I guess that means I should switch to AFN to the end of the Braves game.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ahh.... a real sport
BASEBALL!!!!!
Houston 7, Braves 3…. Bottom of the 7th, bases loaded.
G-d Bless American TV!
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, I got a soccer fan excited...
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
twss
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
assuming a soccer fan could get a girl... ;)
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Never had a problem here
Either as a fan or a player…
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry.
It’s better than the NBA, anyway.
Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The NBA isn't scoreless after 90 minutes, at least
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
site is DEFINITELY having problems.
let’s kick these guys in the can!
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by drewishdrewid on Feb 26, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hoff loses ball in sun, Hardy tries to score, thrown out...2 out, guy on 2nd
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
who IS this guy?
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by drewishdrewid on Feb 26, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
100year or Darwin?
"Just win tonight" - derv
by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs minor leaguer.
Projects to be Theriot redux.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What is a "Darwin Barney"? lol
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well, start with a purple dinosaur, add a little evolution, and voila! - you have Darwin Barney!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd pay to watch THAT show!
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw him play a bit last year with Peoria
Not bad. VERY young. Is a ways away from seeing the bigs- if ever…
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by Zeke on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a job for SWL.

Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If he beats out Theriot for the SS position...I'll do it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Hoffpauir in the outfield, that's a great idea, Lou.
Sheesh. I repeat: if this guy gets 350 AB, we are in deep trouble.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ron was high on the hog about Hoff yesterday
it was like … “where have you been, Ron?”
"Just win tonight" - derv
by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We got the out....
…they’re working on hitting the cut off man. Sheesh.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Still, a real outfielder would have probably caught the ball.
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by Al on Feb 26, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think carmen was making fun about what Ron must've said
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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
Al’s pretty sensitive of all things Hoffpauir. LOL.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yep - he's got a bad case of hoffpauritis...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Last year it was "Howryitis"....
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
for good reason
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I think we all had that
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
strike that - how about "whooping hoff" instead...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cameron K's, end of 1/2 inning....Brewers 1, Cubs up to bat.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping for a leadoff homer by Gathright
mustard with that scorecard?
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Feb 26, 2009 2:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Joey walks...
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hank White just got an RBI
At disney world. Braves down 5-7 no outs, bases still loaded
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oops.
I just heard Henry Blanco. Heh.
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if i remember correctly though
andres blanco was in camp with henry last year with the cubs
by kodypuckett23 on Feb 26, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK, let's see some of that Gathright speed.
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
document accordingly, please
I’m at work…
"Just win tonight" - derv
by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and there's a steal for you.
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by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey...I'm startin' to like this Gathright guy.
He does requests!
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nifty thunderstorm here in chitown
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by Emelie on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We just got through with a nice round of hard rain and hail here in DSM.
Good stuff.
Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's wierd, isn't it?
"Just win tonight" - derv
by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like 6 pm right now
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 26, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that was 2.5 hours ago
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by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yep. I'm downtown and can't see out my window
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by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Same here down Wacker
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by tony412 on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm on Wacker also
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by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's twice for me already today...
…I better sharpen up before the season starts
"Just win tonight" - derv
by derv on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
a twss cul de sac!
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, TWSS and sac in the same phrase.
Masterful stroke, madam.
Music here!
by znohitter on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gathright with the stolen base
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If, dog, rabbit
“If Hardy holds on to the ball, it might have been a close play…”
Pat, what they heck?
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by Zeke on Feb 26, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha...
I thought the same thing…
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gameboard with the BB.....
…leaves the game for a pinch runner? Huh?
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Get used to that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What the what?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Guess he got his work in for the day....
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
1.000
OBP!
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by drewishdrewid on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bradley works a walk
1st and 2nd, 1 out.
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by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Low attendance at the park again today
a sign of the economy?
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Weekday day game would be my guess
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Feb 26, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thursday doesn't start the weekend?!
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Only in college towns...
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by Zeke on Feb 26, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Weekday game ...
… before spring break.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lemme guess
Bradley’s already injured.
But… he really really wants to be the OBP leader of the universe for spring training.
JK
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Bradley even swung the bat.
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
he fouled one off
on the 6th pitch he saw
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by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah OK.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A guy could get hurt doing something crazy like that!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK, this 17-20 second audio delay...
on mlb.tv leaves me a BIT behind the written discussion here…
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by Zeke on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yeah me too
all is foreshadowed. or something like that.
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Trachsel were still pitching...
you would eventually catch up with the live game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and if he's facing Nomar and Hargrove, you'll be home by the 7th inning stretch!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ramirez K
2 out for Hoffpauir
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by Trey2317 on Feb 26, 2009 2:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If he goes yard again...
we have no choice but to give Lee his outright release.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, We need Erin Andrews!!!
It’s his muse
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 2:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
IT WORKED!!!!
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yabbut only for a single this time.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It clearly BARELY missed being a homerun
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
by Beaushek on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We're
still trying to figure out which picture of Erin is his best muse. It’s a work in progress.
This picture is only good for singles
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by gwood on Feb 26, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But I see doubles when I look at it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Has someone posted
the one that caused her to stop going to the U of Iowa?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 26, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That poor kid...
he was framed!
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Feb 26, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hadn't heard of this
what happened?
"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray
by gwood on Feb 26, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
framed by himself and photoshop!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 26, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Alright then.
"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray
by gwood on Feb 26, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like this one

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
by flachimesa on Feb 26, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
which one? the left one or the right one?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The kid admitted it was a fake
but none-the-less, Erin has vowed to never come back. This kid is in Bartman type hiding here in Iowa.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 26, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Does she think that’s the only place where she’s objectified?
I guess she’s not coming over to my house, either. Wait, that wasn’t going to happen, anyway . . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 26, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have never figured that out...
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 26, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I call photoshop.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hello? Photoshop?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 26, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have Prince Albert in a can?
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
is your refrigerator running?
"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 Feb 26, 2009 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG... she's like a cartoon character!
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it wasn't a home run...
…but he did reach base. I say the Hoffcharm is still working.
My sig line is out for jury duty.
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK, here's the deal.
We get Erin Andrews to sit next to the Cub dugout every day when Hoffpauir is playing. Can’t fail!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be okay with adding her to the 40 man...
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by IowaCubs- on Feb 26, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shazam.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 26, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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