Doubleheader Day: Cubs vs. Mariners at Mesa and Cubs vs. Angels at Tempe, Friday 3/13, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 13, 2009 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintThere are two games today, both available via the MLB.com Mediacenter, both via the radio flagship of the Cubs' opponents. So which one will you choose to listen to, and which one will you follow on Gameday?
Decisions, decisions.
Lou had a long talk with Kosuke Fukudome about last year and this year, and about being benched at the end of last year, Dome said:
"It didn't feel good at all," he said. "But I understand what my condition was at the end of the season, so it was [justified]. I would like to start speaking up a little bit more to make sure my thoughts are being translated."
This goes back to some earlier stories and comments that have been made that seemed to indicate that either Dome was shy to speak up because of the cultural differences, or that what he was saying wasn't being translated properly, or both. We do know that there's a new translator this year, so maybe that will help in terms of communication.
Other news of note: Sam Zell was apparently being shaken down for money by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich only two weeks before Rod was arrested. I mention this because it was apparently in connection with the proposed deal to sell Wrigley Field to the state (a deal which, I presume, is now dead):
Non-Cub news: Jonathan Papelbon speaks out on Manny Ramirez:In another campaign document dated Dec. 3, 2008, Tribune Co. sports consultant Mark Ganis is listed among 143 names of potential donors for tentative or scheduled fund-raising events. Next to Ganis' name are the notations "New York Event" and "Rod went to dinner on 9/19. Rob needs to follow up."
The Tribune Co., parent of the Chicago Tribune, hired Ganis to help structure a sale of Wrigley. His name also appeared on the September call list next to a notation that read: "Patti and Rod dinner."
"He was on a different train! And you saw what happened with that. We got rid of him, and we moved on without him," Papelbon was quoted in the April issue of Esquire. The story was posted on the magazine's Web site Thursday.
"So Manny was tough for us," Papelbon added. "You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ballgame, he can dictate the outcome of the game. And for him not to be on the same page as the rest of the team was a killer, man! It just takes one guy to bring an entire team down, and that's exactly what was happening."
"Once we saw that, we weren't afraid to get rid of him. It's like cancer. That's what he was. Cancer. He had to go. It sucked, but that was the only scenario that was going to work. That was it for us. And after, you could feel it in the air in the clubhouse. We got Jason Bay - Johnny Ballgame, plays the game right, plays through broken knees, runs out every ground ball - and it was like a breath of fresh air, man! Awesome! No question."
I assume that some or all of this is exactly the way the Red Sox felt. But the other side of this story is that Manny helped his new team make the playoffs. "Cancer" or no, there's no question that when Manny Ramirez puts his head the right way, he's a major force in helping his teams win.
This afternoon, Sean Marshall will face Seattle's Gaby Hernandez. Other relievers who will throw at Mesa include Jose Ascanio, Kevin Hart, Mike Stanton, Luis Vizcaino and Jason Waddell (who Lou seems to like quite a bit).
At Tempe, Chad Gaudin will pitch against LA's Dustin Moseley. Cub relievers in the road game will be Mitch Atkins, Justin Berg, Esmailin Caridad, Chad Fox, Ken Kadokura and Jeff Stevens.
I imagine we'll see Carlos Marmol throw tomorrow in the home game against the Angels.
MLB.com Gameday for the Cubs/Mariners game
MLB.com Gameday for the Cubs/Angels game
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Red Sox fans
at least the ones I’m related to, found Manny to be a bitter bitter pill to swallow. I’m inclined to side with Papelbon on this one.
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Dodger fans absolutely LOVE him.
It’ll be interesting how they receive him after all that contract stuff.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
and living with him for a while
bet they’ll change their tune
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Honeymoon
wait until the Dodgers go on a losing 9 out of 10 streak (which just about every team has every year) and see how much they love him.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Manny isn't cancer....he's a PED.
He can definitely help a team do something it was unable to do before, but the side-effects will eventually catch-up with you sooner of later and you’ll be sorry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions
Performance Enhancing Dread?
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Manny = Viagra
When he was on, he added a lot of excitement. When he was off, he was a bit limp out in LF and in the lineup.
by TheHawkRules on Mar 13, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Anything over 3 hours, call a doctor
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Easy choice
Listen to the Mariners-Cubs game. 1) It is from Mesa, where more of the Cub regulars are likely to play. 2) Marshall is starting and has a better chance of making it into the rotation than Gaudin. 3) Dave Niehaus is usually a good listen (if he is doing the game today, which I assume he will).
Sounds good to me.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Was Papelbon stoned?
I mean, I don’t doubt there’s some (perhaps lots of) truth to what he’s saying but, damn, I can’t recall too many recent instances of a player throwing a former teammate under the bus to that degree. I’m too lazy to check – will the Dodgers see the Red Sox in interleague play this season? Because I could see some serious sh*t goin’ down.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
They don't play.
Looks like the Divisions line up this year, i.e. NL Central plays AL Central.
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 Bill Potter on Mar 13, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh.
I’m sick of AL Central teams. Now if the Cubs would kindly come out and play in Seattle, it would be much appreciated.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
gotta wonder what things would have been like with Sori in Left, Manny in Center, and Dome in Right…
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
An adventure
Rothschild’s entire mantra during spring training would have been to pound righties on the outside corner and lefties on their fists, presumably to get more balls hit to right field.
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 Bill Potter on Mar 13, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Manny in center?! You don't have to wonder. It would look like this:
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
it took me a minute
but you’re right… lol!
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
So would every hard hit ball to centerfield if Manny was out there.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Um I am not sure even I want to pet that "doggie"
but I would if I saw him.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking
Sori left, Manny Center, Dunn right
LOL,LOL,LOL,
I can hear my kids now, Daddy take me to the tumbling exhibition.
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
cripes.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh
that has tragically hilarious written all over it.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineups for the Seattle game
Seafarers:
1. Woodward, 2B
2. Betancourt, SS (what, no Cedeno?)
3. Branyan, 1B
4. Balentin, CF
5. Clement, C
6. Redman, LF
7. Gillies, RF
8. Navarro, 3B
9. Hernandez, Gaby, P
Cubs:
1. Soriano, LF
2. Fuld, CF
3. Lee, 1B
4. Ramirez, 3B
5. Fontenot, 2B
6. Johnson (White Slice), CF
7. Hill, C
8. Blanco (Andy White), SS
9. Marshall, P
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
Where did you find those?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Gameday has them.
Which seems really, really early for a 4:05 ET first pitch.
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 Bill Potter on Mar 13, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It does, but it's possible.
Reed Johnson is in RF.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Yeah, I just noticed that.
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
2 CFs?
"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
Johnson in RF
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
Hmmm...Marshall vs. Gaudin.
I gotta go with my boy Sean. I think I’ll listen to this one. I’m also hoping for a Onedec sighting.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
We all know Manny's abilities....
but whether he helps or hurts at team depends greatly on what’s on from the neck up, much like T.O., Randy Moss, and a million others I could name. Sure L.A. doesn’t make the playoffs without him last year. He also was thrilled to get out of Boston, where he was bored, felt “unappreciated”, so he quit on them. Just the veteran, professional thing to do, right? Especially when you’re getting paid what he was getting paid. L.A. was something new and exciting, so yeah, he was focused on playing, and he was completely locked in, as we all painfully found out, up-close and personal. What happens when he gets bored in L.A.? Fortunately, that is not our problem to worry about.
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004
Angels Broadcast
The broadcasters for the Angels today, I believe, are Terry Smith and Rex Hudler. Smith is a very good broadcaster and Rex Hudler is Rex Hudler. If you find that kind of thing amusing (and I do) then listen to Rex. Otherwise, stay far, far away.
The one thing about Hudler is that he’s not just a homer, he cheers for everyone in baseball. So if you want to hear this year’s Cubs team described by another team’s broadcaster in terms more suited for the Big Red Machine, listen to Rex.
On yesterday’s broadcast, Hudler claimed that you could do your wash for a week on Rickey Henderson’s Abs (and I thought he said “ass” at first) and that when he told Mike Scioscia that he was the type of manager he would have loved to play for, Scioscia told him “Rex, I saw you play. You wouldn’t have loved to play for me.”
Doesn't surprise me at all.
I remember when he got suspended by the Angels after being caught with marijuana at the Kansas City airport. Maybe he tokes it up before his broadcasts.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Pot
actually sobers Hudler up. He’s naturally an insane clown.
by Josh Timmers on Mar 13, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Manny Ramirez makes me sick.
To think he had just finished earning $160 million and two more annual $20 million options wasn’t enough — so he stopped hustling and acted like a total PUNK to force his way out of Boston — just so he could ditch those two option years.
Funny that he only got $5M more after all that crap — and only about $2.5M more when you consider the present day value after defferals. I hope he has an Andruw Jones like season — Big ticket Dodger signings always seem to go bad.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
my thoughts precisely
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Sure he only made 5 million more
But his agent, the great Drew Rosenhaus, made a bunch more money because he didn’t get any commision from Manny’s current (as of last year) deal with the Red Sox. Drew would also not earn commission until Manny got a new contract, which he couldn’t get until he got out of said contract. So it would seem to me that Drew persuaded the not so intelligent Manny that he could make a ton more money if he got out of the Boston deal, when in all actuality Drew probably knew that he wouldn’t get a lot more money, but at least Drew would then get paid sooner rather than later. And I can’t believe that the media went the way they did with this story, except for Bill Simmons and maybe some other writers.
This doesn’t excuse Manny not hustling and sitting out a couple of games with an “injury,” but I think there is a lot more to this story and I believe Drew deserves a lot of blame here as well.
The red sox should have also extended Manny’s contract or picked up the last few options before last season even started. He is only one of the best right handed hitters in baseball, and he played the green monster pretty well for all the crap his fielding gets.
I would take Manny on my team any day.
Its a funny story actually.
Do you mean Scott Boras?
Boras is Manny’s new agent.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 13, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think there's much more to the story at all.
Manny wanted more money, PERIOD! Whether or not Boras encouraged his move is irrelevant — he’s a greedy SOB who felt $200M wasn’t enough.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
I think it is relevant
It was crappy but it could have been avoided by the sox if they had shown him the respect he deserved and redid his contract like Manny wanted before the year. Yah he is greedy, but so our a lot of stars these days. I believe Manny is getting vilified a lot more than he deserved.
After Manny came back from his “injury” these are his stats before he got traded. Doesn’t really seem like a guy quiting on his team. (by the way, the baseball reference summing ability is awesome)
He was not nearly as big a dog as he is made out to be.
Its a funny story actually.
The "respect"?
What “respect” is that?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I can think of 160 million signs of respect the Sox showed him
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
for real
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Yah and he wanted to be under contract
For a few more years. Not under a club option.
Its a funny story actually.
Which is why I said the whole thing was about money.
The whole point of signing a contract is it’s binding to both parties. Manny welched on his end after the Red Sox lived up to their end — Boston earned their right to hold those options after paying him $160M for 8 years.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
by calicubfan on Mar 13, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd and agreed.
There are a lot of players under club options like this. Most of them don’t whine like Manny.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Most of them don't hit like Manny
All he wanted was some clarity. Are you really telling me that the Red Sox needed to see Manny have another Hall of Fame year to tell him his future with the club, and in July when this all went down they knew what they were going to do, I hope.
I get its a business. But all he wanted was them to say hey, yah we are definitely picking up your options in (09, 10). Why wouldn’t they do that. They let Manny wonder and be influenced by a seedy agent.
I am not saying Manny deserves no blame remember, only part of the blame.
And to say he whined is a little bit of an over statment, he still hit 350 or so in July last year, he was still doing his job. Maybe he wasn’t the best teammate but chemistry can be overated sometimes, which we all should know.
Its a funny story actually.
I dunno.
You do have a point about team chemistry. But Manny seemed to go out of his way to cause trouble.
He had a $160 million deal. I have a lot of trouble with him saying he didn’t get any “respect”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I do to
I just think people should realize he wasn’t the only “bad guy” in this situation.
Its a funny story actually.
His agent, for one . . . ;)
I did like this writeup by Bill Simmons on the whole situation: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=manny
Speaking of which...
…did anyone read the new SI? Pujols is on the cover and looking very man-crushable. There’s no question he’s not/didn’t use, right? I thought the story was a bit short and not written very well, but I respect Pujols for taking the roid stuff head-on. His worst season is better than most players career years.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Just because you can hit
doesn’t mean you should get a pass for acting like a selfish ass.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Worf
isn’t going to like that. :P
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
pretty much sums it up
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Rec'd
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
GOOOOOOOO BADGERS
BUCKY!!!!
Also, I hate Ohio State more than any team in any sport. I really, really do not like Ohio State.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I will second that.
I am in no way affiliated with Wisconsin (though I did visit the Milwaukee Zoo as a child), but anyone who dislikes Ohio State is ok in my book.
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
How’s MIke Conley Jr. and Greg Oden doin in the NBA, Thad? Pretty sure Devin Harris is one of the best PGs in the NBA. Meanwhile, Oden is like Danny Almonte—old—and Conley is on one of the three worst teams in the league.
I believe the Badgers have the fourth or fifth hardest schedule in the country; I think their tournament selection is more than safe.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Dan, supposedly they're serving "lunchbuckets" at one of the watering holes here
Each bar in downtown Indianapolis was assigned a Big Ten school. Any idea if that’s native to Wisconsin, as is being claimed in Indy?
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
I'm not sure what you mean by lunchbuckets?
Can you clarify a bit?
Also, I used to live in Indianapolis when I was younger.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Here's what the article says:
We’re adding a drink for this tourney specifically. It’s Blue Moon, mixed with vodka and lemonade, and costs around $8. It’s my understanding that it’s popular in Wisconsin, and my understanding is that it’s called… a lunchbucket.
It’s a pretty good atmosphere here downtown – should make for a good weekend.
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
that sounds...
hmmm. I’m used to having orange in my Blue Moon…
"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 Mar 13, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I may, in the interest of journalism
try this concoction.
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
What'd Ohio State ever do to you?
Not making any friends with hatin’ statements like that. Wait – I take that back. Looks like you made one with Trey. But you lost one with me. So I guess you’re even. At least until a few more Badger fans join in, I guess.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'm no Badger fan
but Ohio State lost me with the whole “The” Ohio State University. Great marketing, but I can’t stand it.
That, and Jim O’Brien’s blatant cheating.
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
You had no problem with O'Brien during his BC days?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
That was prior to me going to school there.
I know he had problems with the administration there regarding getting kids into BC, and once he left, he scorched the earth, so to speak, by making sure Scoonie Penn left with him.
Now, do I have issues with Al Skinner at BC? Yes, but I’ll hold off until they play Duke tonight.
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
Ohio State has been the bane of my college experience.
I love every Big 10 rivalry—they all have a great history—but I love this one the most. I can go on and on…Maurice Claurett being rubbish. O’Brien’s obvious cheating. You didn’t win the 2003 Fiesta Bowl as much as Miami got killed by the calls. Pronouncing “The” has never been so wrong. Greg Oden. Your mascot is a nut. A fucking nut.
Princeton’s Best Colleges 2009: Wisco #7, OSU #19 And, in recent Playboy rankings, Wisco was #1 in party schools. Academics + Social = w00t!.
This is one of the greatest sporting events I have ever been to. Lee Evans broke OSU’s 19 game winning streak under the lights, nationally televised, in the rain, with a 80 yard TD catch.
This is the only thing Ohio State has ever done that’s worthwhile. NSFW.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
And you didn't even mention Woody Hayes.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
or Art Schlichter
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Shhhhhhhhhhhh.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
wow - sounds like you have some anger/obsession issues
you been hanging around with Worf?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Oh com'on!
Make fun of the Badgers all you want. It’s my favorite rivalry. Tressel is one of my favorite coaches, I have to admit.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I dunno - I guess I'm old school
“Maurice Claurett being rubbish. O’Brien’s obvious cheating. You didn’t win the 2003 Fiesta Bowl as much as Miami got killed by the calls. Pronouncing "The" has never been so wrong. Greg Oden. Your mascot is a nut. A fucking nut.”
Sorry if I took it the wrong way but I don’t see any Wisconsin in there. I just see a lot of Ohio State hate. I’d understand it more if you talked more about great contests or stories involving the two schools like the Lee Evans game.
I grew up with Woody and Bo so to me, that’s a rivalry. More respect than hate.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It sounds like I offended you. I wasn't trying to do that, ballhawk.
I like the competition between UW/OSU over the years; I just don’t have the frame of reference you do with those classic coaches and games. I’m only really familiar with UW over the last 10 years or so since I went to school there. Sorry about that.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
No worries. Didn't offend me per se - just didn't understand all the trash-talking
Not really related to this thread, but BCB seems to be getting more toxic these days. Either that or my skin got a lot thinner during the off-season. Probably the latter.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
SWL and I were talking about that the other day.
We do have some of the new stragglers from Yahoo! now, so there seems to be a lot of people that we don’t know. And FanPosts/Shots got out of hand over the off-season. I’m guessing things will fall back into line when the actual season starts.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Except
isn’t OSU’s big rival… Michigan?
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
What with all the hate of Oden?
We’ll see if he can get healthy again (fingers crossed), but the guy is a class act (particularly for the NBA).
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Class Acts for the NBA only mean...
you’ve only been arrested once, have only 2 paternity suits and less than 8 tattoos.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Well admittedly the bar is underground when it comes to the NBA....
But Oden has been a good guy around Portland. (And believe me, after the decade of the JailBlazers, we’re good at sorting out who’s a jerkoff and who isn’t.)
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, that's a terribly racist statement
Or were you kidding?
Haha! Black athletes are all criminals who can’t keep it in their pants! Oh wait, just joking here
Some people have 3 layers, like pie. Blog Blog Blog
The fact you're suggesting only black people play in the NBA is more racist than my joke.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
I’m supposed to believe that that was a color-blind comment? Please.
Some people have 3 layers, like pie. Blog Blog Blog
We're all supposed to be colorblind....
I truly wasn’t making a racial statement, and it’s funny that no matter how sincere someone can be in not pointing out race all it takes is one person to say they are.
Although, to be fair…I’m having a problem recalling any Latin, Asian, or European players in the NBA that have been in trouble recently. But that just off the top of my head. I’m sure someone can point them out to me.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't start a race war.
The original comment made no reference to race — your’s did.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Sorry, my bad
Not you
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
I vote for subject change
this is gonna get us nowhere
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
playoff race?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Say what things?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
You have got to be kidding me...
Jesus. Is it possible to have a conversation about anything without someone claiming cryto-racism?
I wasn’t aware that we were on the campus of UC Berkeley here…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
btw....
Thanks for ruining the thread. I really was curious why people dislike Oden, too.
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
No one outside Columbus does
And even then its hit or miss.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never heard of that.
I mean, everyone knows of Blue Moon the beer, but that has no Wisconsin affiliation. There are a lot of fishbowls in Madison (not unique to Madison, I’m sure), a good deal of can nights with Schlitz, Blatz, PBR, etc. If they really wanted to get some good Wisconsin tradition, they would have “Bacon Night”. One particular bar in Madison has $.50 cans of PBR and free bacon. Yes, the little containers that usually hold peanuts or popcorn at bars? We in Madison use them to serve freshly-deep-fried bacon. THAT’S WISCONSIN.
Dan
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Whoops. Meant to reply to Trey...
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I'm shocked Indiana hasn't poached that.
If it wasn’t for Mississippi, we’d lead those “unhealthiest state” rankings. Plus, $.50 PBRs sounds like a phenomenal promotion.
If it’s any consolation, Wisconsin’s designated bar in town is a BW3 with cheese curds…
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
Okay, I must be high...
…I forgot to add:
Yes, I’ve heard of that drink (my grandparents drink it all the time), but I’ve never heard it called a “Lunchbucket”. My grandparents liken it to Mike’s Hard Lemonade. I’ve also seen a variation of it with OJ and/or beer.
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I hate Ohio State.
Cheaters.
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they can't be cheaters
especially in football, where they’ve never been found guilty.
stevens performance
will be what i’m most interested in of the relievers.
must get something out of that trade.
Cubs at Angels Lineups
Cubs:
1. Gathright, CF
2. Theriot, SS
3. Hoffpauir, 1B
4. Bradley, DH
5. Deeds, RF
6. Scales, 2B
7. Taguchi, LF
8. Johnson, C
9. Rivas, 3B
Gaudin, P
Angels:
1. Figgins, DH
2. Aybar, SS
3. Kendrick, 2B
4. Morales, 1B
5. Rivera, RF
6. Quinlan, LF
7. Wood, 3B
8. Budde, C
9. Pettit, CF
Moseley, P
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
Is anyone else listening to the stream of the Cubs-Mariners game?
It sounds like the game’s not going to be on at all.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
why's that?
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Some talk radio show host...
…is bragging that he’s going to do his first Web-only broadcast. He said the game is on their terrestrial channel, but he’s going to be streaming his show via the Web. I’m switching over to the Angels game.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
at least you got that
I got nothing but dead air… listening to the Angels instead
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Good - someone has to know when to post the EA pictures.
Not sure we can count on Em… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
not so much with EA but I'd welcome GS pix :-D
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Do you
have any opinions on his beautifully manicured eyebrows? It sure takes away from his catcherishness.
they go well with his guy liner ;-)
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
the XM feed sounds good.
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
The KIRO stream does not appear to be covering the game.
I’m heading over to the other game’s stream.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Might as well check that out.
XM is only offering the Mariners game, so I’ll stick with that one.
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
Weird.
I’m getting the same thing on the MLB Audio feed. I’m switching to the other game, too.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Better hurry......
so you don’t miss Sori’s HR or K
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
That's odd. I wonder if that's happened before on MLB.com with split-squad games
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
I've never seen this happen before.
Strange.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
oh didn't you hear? It's MLB's new Spring Training Split Squad Blackout Policy...
…brought to you by the marketing geniuses of Selig & DuPuy.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Major League Baseball....
“You’ll get what we give you, and you’ll like it!”©
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
It's kinda disappointing.
Naturally, I wanted to hear that game more than this one.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I think we all did.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Yeah, I'm getting newstalk...What's up with that?
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They're streming the wrong feed on MLB.com
I called the number on KIRO’s website to tell them about the issue. They said they would notify the booth.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 13, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL - I hope they pull that talk radio guy off the air.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
how much a month does XM run with the MLB package?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
depends on the package you buy
Here’s some info.
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
do you get a referal discount?
I have been debating about getting it, adn with game day blocked at work (go figure) i have decided to get it
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
There was a time when you did; I don't know if you still do.
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
I wish they'd get it running
for Sirius subscribers.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder which game Lou will be at...
"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
Lou is always at the Mesa game when there's a split squad.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The privilege of being the boss.
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Probably because
they don’t want him and Sinatro to try and drive again.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed
They would probably end up in Tucson.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
With the mlb.com feeds...
you can listen to BOTH games simultaneously when called up in separate tabs.
God, I need to get a life…
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I'm doing some baseketball fusion here
got the mariners cubs game AND the buckeye badgers game going on the same computer.
I hope this is as close as Brent Musberger ever gets to broadcasting a Cubs game.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'd take a Musberger game over Dick Stockton
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
Me too
a 1000x yes.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
If BM ever does a Cubs game, I'll plotz.
He’s 20 years past prime, which was never much anyway. Hard to believe he’s a former WBBM sportscaster…
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"Mitch" Hoffpauir
OMG
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
I know...these announcers sound like they're on crack.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
this guy is channeling Morgan
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
...and Ryan Ther-OH
yes, these guys are not so hot…
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"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
IT WORKED!
Base hit!!! Freakin’ incredible.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Hoff singles up the middle
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
My man WILL be on the opening day roster!!
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
for Iowa.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Starting to get scary....
"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
But she fails 2 out of 3 times remember
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Marshall strikes out 2 in the top of the 1st
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob. Middle 1 – M’s 0, Cubs 0
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
Chad go-DAN
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
That's closer than the Royals guy had it.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
true. it just bugs. must have a low threshold today
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Yesssssss?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
SO if EA is on TV while watching the OSU - UW bball game...
AND, someone posts a picture of her here on BCB at the exact same time, what happens?
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A Lunar Eclipse.
The Oceans Rise. The Secadas Fly.
http://thegettinplace.blogspot.com/
Neil Secada?
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Jon Secada?
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Dogs and cats, sleeping together...
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Was it good for you, baby?
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Which one is the she?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The p***ycat, of course.
Sorry. I’m ashamed of myself…
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Don't worry if you can't get the Mariners-Cubs game
They’re currently recapping the playoffs – good times.
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
Sounds like Gathright just made a nice catch.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Wisco up by 7 with 5 min left.
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"Wisco"?
Is that anything like Wilco?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Yes, but more progressive.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I think it's the computer networking company that Elmer Fudd works for
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You may get your wish of a few days ago
and get to play us tomorrow. Good luck, but I hope we win…
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It won't matter.
We are gonna end up being a 5-8 seed. Winning the tournament wouldn’t do much for us. You guys, on the other hand, could get a 1 seed with Pitt/Kansas/UConn/OU all losing yesterday.
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OSU 55 UW 54
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I'm kind of hoping this game goes SEVEN overtime periods...
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Cisco up .05 with less than an hour to go.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Cisco Kid was a friend of mine...
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Brisco?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
if that chin could talk...
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
My Name Is Bruce...
…was awesome. So was Evil Dead 2, AOD, and Bubba Ho-Tep.
by TheHawkRules on Mar 13, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn you birthday boy.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Hey, they're playing Beck.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
What the heck?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs are now in the AL?
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Alabama?
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My sweet home...
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Apparently, the Cubs lost the ALDS last year...
… and in 2007, too.
No wonder we had so much trouble. We were showing up for the wrong series! Who knew?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Did we score any runs?
Or did we have any left-handed hitting in the ALDS?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I don't know.
I was at the NLDS games. Apparently I attended the wrong series.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Lou admitted his memory is going
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Huh?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Lord knows we passed out enough free passes
between Es and BBs to have lost the ALDS too.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
LBR with an RBI single
and the Cubs lead the Mariners, 1-0.
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
Lemme check that stream again.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
The soothing voice of Dave Niehaus will put you to sleep
be forewarned.
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
Well...
except that he thinks every pop up (let alone fly ball to the outfield) is a surefire home run. The guy must have the worst depth perception of any announcer I’ve ever heard.
Good voice though and fun to listen to even so…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup. Nothin'.
They’re talking about Wi-Fi. Sigh…back to the Angels game…
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
He' doesn't need EA or anything, the guy is out for a job!
"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
Gabby Hernandez air mails the catcher
Aramis scores to make it 2-0, Cubs. LBR to second.
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
Cubs in the bottom of the 1st (versus Seattle)
- Soriano pops up to second on first pitch
- Fuld walks
- Lee lines to left (step shy of the warning track says Niehaus)
- With Ramirez batting, Fuld steals second
- Ramirez works a work on about 9 pitches
- LBR with a single up the middle on a hit and run. Fuld scores, Ramirez to 3rd.
- Hernandez WP scores Ramirez
- Johnson backward K
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob. End of 1: Cubs 2, Mariners 0
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
Exciting stuff.
I WISH I COULD’VE LISTENED TO IT HAPPEN.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
You ask just too much of technology, my friend...
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Niehaus is putting me to sleep.
Though Gabby Hernandez and his inability to throw strikes and interpret signs didn’t help, either.
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OSU and UW are tied at 55 with 1:22 to go...
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OSU 57, UW 55; :39 to go
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These refs have been pretty terrible.
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It's not Hightower, though...
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Good point.
But they did have a phantom technical in the first half.
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I must have stepped away for a minute. I missed that call...
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OSU 58, UW 55; :32 to go...
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This has been horrible shot selection for the Badgers in the last 10 minutes.
We are gonna be a 7-8-9 seed now.
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It's over now I think...
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WELL, maybe NOT!
OSU 59, UW 57; :08 to go…
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Marshall works a 1-2-3 second
The Mariners go down via a GO 1-3, F7, and a GO 4-3.
Middle 2: Cubs 2, Mariners 0
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
where are you hearing this?
the feed from mlb gameday audio is some weird talk radio show?
XM radio, channel 176
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
This is one time I wish I had XM.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I just have it in the office
Makes for easy background noise.
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
+1
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Yeah, I checked back a few minutes ago.
They still hadn’t switched over the stream. I’m starting to think that game was never supposed to be streamed.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Meanwhile, Gaudin is struggling.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
sigh
Grand Slam
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Mmmmmm
"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
I saw the news story about that.
People were lined up around the block before they opened.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Times are tough my friend....
"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
Just remember the old saying:
No one goes to Denny’s, you just end up there.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Around 2:30am
with one eye closed and a large stain on your shirt….
"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
Thats a little too accurate
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, so the Gaudin as the 5th starter experiment is officially dead, right?
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
dead as a parrot
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Pushing up the daisies.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
It's not sir, it's just...resting.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not dead, it's just resting!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I'm on top on my screen.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Pining for the fjords, I think.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Nudge nudge
Say no more.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
hopefully heilman
is still being seriously considered for the job. i don’t think marshall should be declared the winner just quite yet..
by brian custer on Mar 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree with you
Although I think both of them will be starting this year at some point . . . its only a matter of time when it comes to pitchers. Hopefully Heilman will realize this even if he doesn’t get the 5th starter job coming out of camp, so we don’t have any of that drama the Mets did last year.
Cubs in the bottom of the 2nd (vs. the M's)
- Hill flies out to center
- Andres Blanco scalds a single to center
- Marshall executes a sacrifice bunt, 1-4. Andy White to second
- Soriano flies out to left
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob. End 2: Cubs 2, Mariners 0
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
Soriano is putting up playoff type stats this spring
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Hoffpauir's putting up spring training stats this spring.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Gaudin walks in a run, 2-0 Angels
Bases still juiced. Not sure how many outs.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Kendry Morales hits grand slam, 6-0 Angels
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
OUCH!
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Crap.
Kendry Morales just hit a grand slam off the scoreboard. That’s a pretty good shot in that park. 6-0 Anges.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I hope Gaudin gets his act together.
Because right now he’s looking like Bob Howry ’08.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Thankfully, these runs don't mean anything.
Yet.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
this is why
I’m worried about him backing up Harden.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he's behind Samardzija and Heilman now.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Perhaps the dumpster
did more lasting damage to Gaudin than we know. I am liking that trade less and less
"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 Mar 13, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: MSU plays OSU tomorrow at 1:40pm.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Out of curiousity
Since I havn’t followed much of CBB, because the Hawkeyes are terrible.
Will Wisc make the tourney?
Its a funny story actually.
Yes.
A few weeks ago our SoS was #5 in the country. We are 10-8 in the conference (4th), and went 19-11 overall. With the early exit I think we will be a 7, 8, or 9 seed.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
So
The BIX is actually getting credit for good basketball uh.
Thats a good thing though. Ill be rooting for the BIX in the tourney.
Its a funny story actually.
With Ohio State winning...
…it’s probably the Big 10 gets 8 teams in the tourney.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
These announcers come across as not the brightest bulbs in the marquee
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
And right now Gaudin is pitching like Jason Marquee.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I was waiting for that
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
but can he HIT like Jason
Jason HIT a Grand Slam, don’t remember if he gave one up last year.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, give him some credit...
…that granny against the Mets was AWESOME.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Especially if you were THERE
It was spectacular. It almost made up for the Howrie disaster in the next game.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes they were a bit unhappy weren't they
Too bad. I also assumed Jason had the entire Marquis clan from the Tri-state area there. It really was a special moment , he was SO excited.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Longest inning ever.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
All that was with 2 outs?
Looking at Gameday, he could have gotten out of that inning, 1-0. Sheesh.
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
It's finally over.
Thanks to a good play by Theriot, sounded like.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Marshall gives up a hit in the 3rd, but works around it
He strands Oswaldo Navarro at second. Middle 3: Cubs 2, Mariners 0
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
Marshall
I have the feeling we’re going to be thanking our lucky stars Hendry held onto him.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 13, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like he's throwing pretty well today.
Granted it’s a split-squad for the Mariners, too, but he’s still executing his pitches.
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
Sam Fuld with a homer down the RF line!!
3-0, Cubs.
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
Sneaky-er power?
"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
THAT'S MY BOY
Um I guess Jew Power sounds insulting and I know he is not a "practicing " member of the tribe but neither am I.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We have got to get you and Sam together when you're in Arizona.
At least for a photo.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Anytime , Anywhere
Um how bout a “threesome” photo at the Rockies game in Tucson, Sam, Orange Guy and me. I am such a slut. JUST KIDDING. I swear I only like them for their “scrappiness” ( plus they both have cute hair).
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure how to pronounce it...
…but I believe that’s called a “menage”?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Trust me on this one.
I am going to that game in Tucson. If Sam Fuld is there, we’ll do our best to get such a photo and post it here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
never underestimate the power of cute hair
(see Kyle Chandler)
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
oh I like him too
but he is not that scrappy. Kind of miss EARLY EDITION. Clearly we think along the same lines.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't recognize the name
so I googled him…
he looks like Ron Livingston. Weird.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
my goodness, Jessica.
you’re a whole new woman!
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be at the game too
Looking forward to seeing you and Al there.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Mar 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Please don't report me
If am glazed over starring at my boys and accidently forget and cheer if Murton hits a homer.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not insulting coming from another Jew...
So I’ll say it:
JEW POWER!!
by northernsails on Mar 13, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
in all seriousness, who it comes from matters? Seems to me it's either insulting or it isn't.
uh oh…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Sorry, not on this planet.
Our society has decided that WHO says things is more important that WHAT is actually said.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
If i were to use the N-word...
I’d get my ass kicked and then get shot. Especially since this is Chicago.
If a Black person says it, maybe a different story.
by northernsails on Mar 13, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
See...now you understand that you just don't understand.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
what is that?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
okay
i must be stupid cuz i still don’t get it.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really
Would it be offensive to say Stanford Power ( Fuld’s Alma Mater ) or New Hampshire Power ( he is from there) ?, Jew Power is not really an insulting phrase no matter who says it but does frankly I admit the phrase does not grab me.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not as bad a saying White Power....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
My vote would be for the "Not insulting" as well. But I also think it's probably a phrase not worth using.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Actually I agree
I will work on something for when he makes the team.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You have plenty of time, then.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Not if the pins in my Joey Gathright vodoo doll work
JUST KIDDING
"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 Mar 14, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
LBR flies out to the base of the right-center field wall to end the inning.
End of 3: Cubs 3, Mariners 0.
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
Someone just punched Larry Rothschild?!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
uh oh... Rothschild booted
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Oh, he was booted.
These announcers made it sound like someone punched him.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
like I said...
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Now, this isn't a defense of Gaudin
but for Rothschild to get the gate, he must have felt Gaudin was getting squeezed. I wonder how much that affected things.
That said, Gaudin still needs to be able to get out of the inning.
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
I really should be packing today but this sure is a good procrastination
I’m going to regret it later… sigh
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Marshall finally walks his first batter of the spring in the 4th
and the pride of Seattle’s Franklin High School, Ron Santo, has entered the Seattle radio booth.
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
"THIS....IS...SPRING TRAINING!!!"
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
and Marshall exacts revenge by picking Balentein off, 1-3-6
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
rawk
"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 Mar 13, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Gaudin
Everyone’s been saying Vizcaino has no place on this team. At this point, I’d prefer him to Gaudin who has not shown me much during his Cubs tenure.
Yeah, I think he's had a few decent outings...
…but he’s had a bunch of bad ones, too. The dumpster thing was pretty ridiculous, too.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Good point.
What’s Gaudin’s contract status? Is he dealable? Does he have options? Maybe he could be shipped to Iowa for a while.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
wasn't wuertz last year?
isn’t there a way he can waive that or something? or am i confused again?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the issue with Wuertz had to do with service time.
I believe he had an option. However, after a certain amount of service time, players can’t be sent down without their permission.
I’m not sure if it was determined that Wuertz did have enough service time to refuse or if he agreed to go down to the minors.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 13, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
However,
he is an arbitration player which makes his contract non-guaranteed. If he’s released in ST, he would get termination pay. The contract becomes guaranteed when the season starts.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 13, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Right, and IIRC...
… the deadline for releasing someone with only termination pay is 3/18… and it would NOT surprise me if the Cubs did this.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
According to Cot's,
Gaudin is making $2 million.
That seems reasonable. I’d think there’d be a trade market for him at that price.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 13, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe more so than Vizcaino.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Mariners don't score in the 4th
Marshall’s line thus far: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K. Middle 4: Cubs 3, Mariners 0
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
This makes me secretly wish Sean Marshall could be our Ryan Dempster of '08.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Psssst
It’s now no longer a secret……
"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
great numbers
will be tough for heilman to overcome
by brian custer on Mar 13, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, now that OSU-Wisconsin game is over, I was going to shut down ESPN360.com and just listen to Cubs...
…but then the “Battle On The Border Weigh In – Day 2” came on and I’m riveted to the screen.
10 BCB pts to whoever can tell me what sport this is without cheating…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Sounds like BASS fishing.
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
Ding Ding Ding - we have a winner!
Then again, one could argue we’re both losers – you for knowing that and me for watching it…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I can't help it - it's mesmerizing
One of their sponsors is “Booyah! Bait Co.”
crack me up!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
"That's what everyone is looking for - some quality bass."
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Yeah, I was stuck in Shreveport the week before the BassMaster Classic a month ago
I couldn’t escape the ads – anything that has “weigh in – day X” reminds me of that trip.
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
QUICK!
Get an EA photo up. Hoffpauir is up.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Andres Blanco knocks over the RF wall for a homer
and it’s 4-0 Cubs!
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
Andy White went yard?!
Man…I feel like I’m missing the greatest game ever.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
It's a little guy power party for the Cubs today.
Ron’s pretty excited in the Seattle booth.
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
I'm waiting for these announcers...
…to figure out that Theriot’s name spells “The Riot.”
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
You may be waiting a while.
They seem confused.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Oh we're having fun with Theriot all right
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
They just called the park "Ho Kam Park"
… and dissed the people buried in the cemetery across the street.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
that was/is a bizarre exchange
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
man, I feel like I'm missing something by not catching the Angels broadcast
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
You can always switch over.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
If I can ever get off the phone
i might flip it on…
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Just don't flip it off.
That would be rude.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
End of 4 at HoHoKam
Cubs lead 4-0. Looks like Marshall will go back out for a 5th inning.
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
did you just get here?
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Yeah why,
did you already talk about this?
Yes
what happened?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, first the earth cooled...
and then the dinosaurs came, but they got too fat and died and turned into oil. Then the Arabs found the oil and bought Mercedes.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that from 30 Rock?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I love the Zucker Bros.
I recognize a bit of Airplane in that quote, SWL.
by northernsails on Mar 13, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently, Larry was jawin' at the ump about the strike zone.
Or lack thereof.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Ah
Kinda sad I missed that. Angry Larry is always interesting to watch.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs get 2 run
on error, in Angels game it’s 6-2.
Aybar dropped a pop.
We’ll take it.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Is this one of those games
where we can give our other team some runs? Like instead of 4-0 and 0-6 we can make it 1-0 and 3-6?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Mitch Atkins now pitching for the Cubs in Tempe
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
apparently Atkins is so new they don't have a pic for him yet
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Marshall = Stud
Problem is that seems that “Super – Springs” lead to poor starts.
See:
Nomar 2005
D-Ward 2008
just to name a few.
BELIEVE!
Don't jinx Hoffpauir!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoff is different
he is fueled by EA power
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Granted, he's gotta prove it when it counts.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Tie goes to the birthday boy
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
SWL always comes out on top
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Just ask my wife...
ZING!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Juss cuz I'm olda'...
don’t meen I’m slowa’.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Get that pickup truck outta there!
And do you have a permit for all those hunting rifles on the gun rack?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Daver just mixed his Wild Turkey with his Clonazepam again....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Two great tastes that taste great together.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
it was an announcement over the PA about moving a pickup
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
For us only following via this thread, daver
appeared to be playing the non-sequitur game.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Oh, I'm good at that one, too.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I hate to interrupt all the important talk above.
But would anyone like an overflow thread for these games?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The thread is still running really well for me
no issues.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
SWL must be off celebrating his birthday...
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
There are 9 people in this photo.....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Happy birthday!
That is just… weird.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
And we're footing the bill
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
I wouldn't equate my foot as the body part I associate when I think about paying for her kids.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Can hear her now, "Hey, does
this shirt make me look fat?"
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Did you hear about Denny's new Octomom Breakfast?
14 eggs, no sausage and the guy next to you has to pay for it.
by JodyDavis on Mar 13, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
OK, I laughed.
And it ties into the Denny’s discussion above.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
LMAO
well done.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, Octomom.
A few more kids and she could have baseball games.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
I have my own team.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a lovely family you have there, SWL.
Somehow I thought you’d have a higher quality camera, though.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Budget cuts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
family, or fan club?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Isn't that what families are supposed to be?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
This picture completely creeps me out
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess this thread is OK for the time being.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
How's Marshall doing in the 5th?
There’s no update on gameday and it’s been a LONG time.
Was removed in the middle of the inning
Gave up a lead off single, then the next batter lined out to Marshall, bad throw to first to pick off the runner, runner advanced the third, Vizcaino came in for Marshall. Not sure why he was removed in the middle of the inning though…
"The finish line is just the start of the next race."
Probably reached a pitch count.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He threw only 24 pitches through 4 innings
So I doubt it
"The finish line is just the start of the next race."
for some reason i think that pitch count is wrong
that doesn’t seem posible.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
from what I understand pitch counts are way off in ST gamedays
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Went through each batter faced on gameday
Unless those are wrong as well, then he threw 24 pitches through 4 innings, 2 more in the 5th, so 26 total. It could very well be wrong though. I just hope he wasn’t hurt on the line-out to him in the 5th.
"The finish line is just the start of the next race."
No, it's probably 26 batters through 5...
… ST gameday usually gives one pitch per batter.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
KIRO radio feed fixed on MLB.com
Ahhh, it is nice to hear Dave Niehaus’ voice for a bit.
Stanton in to pitch
Fox, Robnet, and someone else in the field.
These announcers are total tools
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Well, they're having a good time.
I’m just not sure if we are.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
It's like being back in school and having to sit next
to doofus and doofuser
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
They're like the Beavis and Butthead of baseball radio.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
guess which one I am.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Rough Stanton inning...
but worked out if it. Left runners at 2nd and 3rd. German in at 3B, Fox at 1B, Robnet in LF.
Brad Coon is an unfortunate name
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Yeah, I kinda flinched at that.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Uh-oh.
I hear He Who Shall Not Be Named.
Can we get word down there for someone to throw him out?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
so glad I missed that
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Finally a bonus
to not listening to the game!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right.
This is in the Mariners game at Mesa.
Say, maybe someone should contact Sheriff Arpaio. He’s GOT to be violating some Maricopa County law.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
ohhh I'm still with the Angels
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Same here.
Now I know why.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Em, I didn't know you passed on. My condolences...
…but sounds like you ended up in the right place. How’s the weather up there?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
a bit cloudy
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
So tell me...
is it true there’s no ’mo bacon in Heaven?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
absolutely priceless I will always be beholden to you for that one
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
Obscenity laws or something, right?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Noise pollution.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Impersonating a Police....
Car.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
That in no way would violate, say, the constitution
We don’t like that guy! Let’s arrest him!
Some people have 3 layers, like pie. Blog Blog Blog
Than man's nuts! Grab 'em!
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by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Sean O'Sullivan in to pitch for the Angels.
And an early Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you all.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
David Aardsma now pitching for Seattle
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
So is it safe to say the Cubs got the better of that trade?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Rob.net batting despite having been optioned out earlier today.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
He hacked into the lineup.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
did he hit a hard drive
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Juuuuuust a byte outside.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
But he did make a great cache that one time.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
should we give him a cookie?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
He's got a good GIG playing baseball.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
But down in the minors...
he has to ride the BUS.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
would his Web Gem
be on a Web Cam
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
but is he scared of a mouse
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
and a teammate in A
Ram
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
His career minor league BA is .100000100
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
time to go be marginally productive
what a dull game. catch y’all later
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain
bye em
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Have a good weekend!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Peace out all!
I gotta bus to catch!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
what kind of bait do you use?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
bye daver
have a good weekend! :-)
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
wait - Dave the Bounty Hunter is going after Jerome Bettis?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I don't know if last nights Syracuse/UConn game
has already been discussed, but that Devendorf kid is a giant Douchebag. Just wanted to throw that out there
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
wut happened?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
The kid never shuts up.
Just runs his mouth all day and thumps his chest every time he hits a three. He’s obnoxious as hell
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
So he's the Manny of the team.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
oh man
a 20 year old kid showing excitement and emotion during grueling 6 OT game. How dare he.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
the game before he was worse.
just my opinion. My bad
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
Methinks BradB311 isn't a fan of whatever team the Devendorf kid is on.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't have a problem with Syracuse.
i like their coach. Just don’t care for the kids antics
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
Sure seems that way
Either that or Devendorf said something about Brad’s mom. I don’t know why else you’d have such a personal reaction.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
bringing Brad's mom into it? Oh boy, now you've done it...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Brad's mom has got it going on!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
now i have that song stuck in my head and i haven’t heard it in ages.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Can open...
worms everywhere!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions
wow - one of the greatest, most exciting college basketball games of all time...
…and all you can say is one of the players is a douchebag?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
No the game was awesome.
And the shot that he hit just after the buzzer woould have been awesome too. his celebration and shit talking is my problem with him
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
Yeah he is.
I just finished up my grad degree at Syracuse. The whole team was more or less a bunch of douchebags and, with the exception of Johnny, not particularly likeable. But that’s true of most college teams when you get up close to them, hang out with them at parties, etc. Devendorf is the one who got in trouble earlier this year for punching a girl at a party. So he’s a real class act.
It’s my experience that in this day and age it’s easier to root for teams when you don’t actually know the guys (though there are some exceptions). I remember that was one of the things I was most disappointed about when I first got to undergrad. (Though also being a Blazer fan should have tipped me off)
All that aside, that game was pretty incredible though. Douchebags or not, I’m still rooting for my school (not so much the guys)…so Go Orange!
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 13, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
As excited I am to talk about moms
How’re the baseball games going.
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."
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 13, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball is still on?
Had no idea.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So what IS going on in the baseball games?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 13, 2009 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
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