The Chicago Cubs Are On The Air! - Cubs vs. Angels at Mesa, Saturday 3/14, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 14, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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Those of you who are of "a certain age" will remember the title of this post as the phrase that Vince Lloyd used to use to introduce every Cubs broadcast on WGN radio. It seems like forever that we've heard our home announcers on the air, though it's only been one week.
Today, both WGN radio and WGN-TV will carry the Angels/Cubs game from Mesa. If you have online access you can click through to either audio or video at the MLB.com Mediacenter. The good news is that for the rest of the spring, only two Cubs games will have no radio or TV coverage, home or road: 3/19 vs. Seattle at Peoria, and 3/24 vs. the Rockies at Mesa. See this post for a complete list of spring broadcast outlets.
These teams may be sick of each other after facing each other two days in a row, though the Angels didn't see many of the Cubs' frontline starters yesterday in Tempe; most of them played in the Mesa game vs. the Mariners. Aaron Heilman gets the start for the Cubs, facing LA's Joe Saunders. After Heilman, expect to see Angel Guzman, Kevin Gregg, Neal Cotts, Randy Wells, Mike Stanton and the just-returned Carlos Marmol. For the Angels, relievers are likely to include Matt Palmer, Brian Fuentes, Barret Browning, Fernando Rodriguez and Matt Wilhite.
Last week, our SBN colleagues at AZ Snakepit, the Diamondbacks site, posted this detailed analysis of what appeared to be a decline in Cactus League attendance. I think that it's a bit too early to say definitively that the Cactus League is in "crisis", as the headline put it, or that attendance over the entire spring season is going to be down. First, with the season extended by a week this year, and up to seven more games per team, people in the Phoenix area may have "spread out" their attendance, since there were simply more choices of games. Second, with the February 25 start date -- one of the earliest, if not the earliest I can remember -- a lot of the spring breakers and others who normally come later in the spring (myself included) have not yet arrived in the Valley of the Sun. There's a NCAA regional in the Phoenix area in two weeks, and that may bring some extra people to some of the spring training parks when they're not watching basketball.
Today's game in Mesa is sold out. You'd expect that for a Saturday date vs. the Angels. Some tickets are available for all the remaining games (except Friday 3/27 vs. the White Sox), but I'd expect some of those to eventually sell out. With the Phoenix-area forecast nearly perfect today (sunny, high of 78), today will be a good test of whether attendance is truly "down" or not, not necessarily for the sold-out Cubs, but for other teams.
MLB.com Gameday for Cubs vs. Angels (3 pm CDT, WGN radio, WGN-TV)
In addition to the various spring games today, the WBC resumes, with second-round games in Miami; the featured matchup is the USA vs. Puerto Rico. I'd expect that to draw a pretty large crowd, despite the ridiculously expensive ticket prices.
MLB.com Gameday for Netherlands vs. Venezuela (noon CDT, MLB Network)
MLB.com Gameday for USA vs. Puerto Rico (7 pm CDT, MLB Network)
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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well according to that link
ticketmaster has no tickets for the event. sold out ?
No, it probably only means...
… they have shut off online sales. I’d be surprised if it sold out, but I’ll bet there will be 30,000+ there.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I think
we’re the only ones here. guess that’s because it’s so nice out.
First Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau, they were the best
Lou kept teaching me how to play the game fundamentally as I was always “a little player”…
Lloyd had the velvet voice that radio produced in its hey days.
Now attendance: 14% is depreciable and well revealing. These are essentially regular customers that MLB has developed over the years so it is a sign. Teams that do not have a deep paying fan base will see their regular season attendance really take a dive. This will have significant implications going forward with teams with capital/assets and those with little.
Look for June 15th to start the trading season early as teams part with FA acquisitions.
I heard an interesting analysis that in politics during recessions and depressions the oligarchy actually consolidates at least those left standing and that could translate to MLB power players; NYY, BOS, NYM, CHI, LAD, SF, STL, Phil, while teams on the border of that but out of balance like TOR, Balt, CLE, DET, HOU, LAA, SEA, DEN, might be in trouble and where teams like MN, MIL, CIN who can carry on in low budgets might survive. The rest is management, TX, KC, OAK, PITT, FLA, TB will have be very good until good times return.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
That's pretty much what I said the other day.
The teams that try to contend in big markets with small fanbases (Atlanta, Houston, Detroit) might be in trouble.
I disagree with the analysis of the LA market. Right now, the Angels might be in better shape than the Dodgers (because of the Dodgers’ huge number of bad contracts).
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Houston I believe has a little les to worry about than others grouped there
ONLY because they draw a lot of fans from out of town (saying this from experience). as they start piling on the loses the stadium turns into a home crowd for the road team.
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
thought that was only
astros home games in milwaukee
ST Attendance
Ivy, I think you mean 14% is appreciable. The thing that nobody seems to bring up is that not only are the teams playing more games, but with two new teams this year, that means the total number of games is WAY up over last year. Last year it was like 175 games and this year it will be something over 250 games. That is like 45%% more games playes.
In light of that, the 14% decrease really is not unexpected and not all that big a deal. There will be many more tickets sold in 2009 for ST games in Arizona than any other previous year, despite what the average per game is.
And don’t forget, these figures are always comparing to 2008, which was a record year, and which was the culmination of a number of years with healthy increases. I saw an interview with a Cactus League official before the ST games began where he predicted per game attendance figures to be about where they were in 2006 and it looks right now like he was pretty much on the money.
The media keeps trying to make this a story about the economy. Well, they are right…almost. The real story here is that the Cactus League is doing amazingly well this year, DESPITE the economy.
And Al is right, the last two weeks of ST is when the momentum builds to opening day and the attendance at games will likely go up.
I was screwing around with words
But I think Al has an interesting quotient, large cities with small resident fan bases. It is another form of branding or the depth of a market. In Chicago we have generations of fans with definable items like waiting lists and single game sellout demands.
In Atlanta or Denver there is no Stub Hub or scalp market since you can usually get a ticket for any game unless like 2007 the final month when the ROX became the du joir moment and still you could get tics.
LA’s market is probably big enough for them to make mistakes. Detroit looks scary, they have big $$ commitments really bad economy and raising prices.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
The Tigers especially...
… will be in big trouble this year if they don’t win.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Given the Detroit-area economy.....
I wouldn’t look for them to break any attendance records even if they do win.
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004
Opening Day and the Cubs series will do well.
Otherwise, it will be interesting to see what attendance does in Motown. Michigan has been in a decade long single state recession before the bottom fell out across the country. The people who are lucky enough to still have a job in this state are holding on to their money.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
The last week without baseball on tv
felt like the entire off season. hopefully we get to see a win today!
Love that old-school camera.
They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore. And that’s a good thing. Shading those beasts was a nightmare.
A rack turret lens. I haven't used one of those since I was in college.
I loved hearing the director go bonkers on the headset when an op would rack to another lens while their camera was hot. Ooops.
Never happened to me though.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Ready three. Take two.
Tally, schmally. I don’t need no stinkin’ tally…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Just curious,
Are there going to be any HD telecasts this spring or will I need to wait ’til the season?
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
A little late for this, but...
… no HD till the regular season.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Cub game on WGN!
A good excuse for me to go home early and relax.
As for ST attendance, I agree with the comments about the much larger # of games in AZ this year. I wonder how the #s in FLA are this year, given the terrible housing /economy there and the fact that they have fewer teams and less games there. Will the WBC take away from ST game attendance too?
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Hey Carl...
Are you in LA proper? I just relocated to SoCal, I’m down in Ladera Ranch. Go Cubs Go!!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Mar 14, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry I took so long to respond (I was away from the computer)
I am in Brentwood. The area that OJ made famous. :-(
Ladera Ranch is in Orange County, right?
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
I figured as much...
Not everyone is as glued to their computer as can be at times. Yes, Ladera Ranch is in Orange County, next to Mission Viejo, and near Laguna.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Mar 16, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
GO NETHERLANDS
Only down by 1 in the 8th
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."
Runners on First and Second for the Nederlanders, 1 out
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."
two outs
Venezuela is making the move to K-Rod, which should show how much respect the Netherlands is getting now.
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."
OT: Well the national "pundits" won't have to continue to say how undeserving the Spartans are of a #1 NCAA seed.
OSU is kicking our tails, with a nice assist by Ed Hightower’s “crack” crew. Oh well, at #2 seed in the Midwest is fine with me…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Excellent...
Heading to the local sports bar, I get to watch my Cubbies. I have been going through withdrawals since relocating to SoCal from Chicago… Thanks WGN!
Jimmyeatworld
3 cheers for WGN
I was tickled to see they carry the station in Fairbanks too
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
Streaming seasons
Can someone answer why MLB doesn’t release old games online for streaming or download? I would LOVE to be able to watch 1960 or 1970 era Cubs. And as a 26 year old, it isn’t something I’ve ever been able to do. Any ideas?
I agree
and wish I had an answer
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Quick - call the police! Someone stole the outfield grass at Wrigley!
I think someone took this “wearing of the green” a little too seriously… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
resodding
I read somewhere that this was in part due to the hockey game. I am surprised that a year after totally overhauling the field that they had to resod.
Thanks for posting this....
… I drove by today and saw this. I’m not surprised that the hockey game caused them to resod. But since the drainage system, etc. is already in place, it’s not nearly as big a job, they have four weeks and they have good weather. It should be ready for Opening Day.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Alright Cubs baseball on TV!!!!
Amazing outfield play by Bradley to start off the game :D
JK im the last person to want Bradley diving or sprinting in a ST game.
ROSE DRIVES TO THE HOOP...
its like a comb through Vinny's hair.
Ump shielded just a little bit but I'll take it...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Pocket schedules?
Does anyone in the Chicago area have an idea of where I can get a few pocket schedules? I’m having the worst time finding them.
just call the Cubs
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Alright everyone, it's time for
Checking in as usual from Her Majesty’s United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
present
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Here and DP-Lee just showed up too :(
by cubsonWGN4ever on Mar 14, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
mid season form?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
What's up, all?
The moon is in Saturn’s seventh house, which means I actually have an hour or so here to watch the ballgame in peace while my daughter and wife are out. Thought I’d stop in and see what’s goin’ on.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I am inimitably 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
Better late than never
I’m here, also watching lacrosse this afternoon ;)
"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
better late than never?
…at least I only heard Bradley’s bone head base running, I didn’t have to see it. Now that I am back to WGN-TV, I hope the offense can pick it up!!
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Here for now
Audio only ( moved from dish to cable so no WGN). Have to go out soon.
Counting days till my trip to AZ ( 10).
"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
Jessica, you lose
10 BCB points for not hitting ‘reply’ :)
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Mar 14, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
OOPs
Now I won’t have enough points to buy vowels next week.
"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 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, midseason form
That pitch was pretty far outside, and he pulled it.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Just as Len and Bob were saying
They were commenting that the players may have a false sense of how long they have to get ready for regular season play. D-Lee is there!
MAn
how many of those are we going to see from D lee this year?
ROSE DRIVES TO THE HOOP...
its like a comb through Vinny's hair.
I hope he gets them out of his system during ST
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I put the over/under at 28
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
i guess that depends on
how much Lou plays Hoff at 1B IF
1. Hoff makes the team
2. EA continues to be his “lady luck”
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I don't see Lee getting benched if he's healthy
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on
Come on Hoffpauir hits the ball in Mesa! He’d hit 50 points lower but he won’t hit into as many DPs!
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I almost missed the sarcasm...
but Piniella loves Lee. He’s not likely to even move him out of the #3 spot, even though he should.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
I agree they should consider moving him out of the 3 spot but only a goof thinks he should be benched for Hoffpauir to give Hoffpauir a chance to show he can play.
Sorry you don’t take that risk with a team expected to win. Especially for a 29 year old to replace someone who in a down year hit 20 homeruns and 290somthing.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
How many did he have last year?
I forgot what the cubs record was and what eneded up happening.
ROSE DRIVES TO THE HOOP...
its like a comb through Vinny's hair.
Double Play
How shocking, can we get him out of the three hole please?
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Man....Soriano dogged that
Would’ve easily thrown him out at third or held him to second if he’d hurried to the ball
And a run scores.
Credit that to Soriano.
by cubsonWGN4ever on Mar 14, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
the best LF in the NL?
/sarcasm
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
If I were Lou...
I’d pull Soriano from the game right now. He might has well have walked over to that ball. No hustle, didn’t care… unacceptable. That just grinds my gears.
I was just posting that...
The only justification is that he could have been timing the ball off the wall.
If he was timing it
He would have RAN to the spot he expected the ball to bounce to… he just lazily ran over there.
more of a trot IMO
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
that Angel can fly
tripped and still got in with a triple
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
what was that talk about
Soriano being so good in the field?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
He saves a lot of runs with his arm.
It almost looked like he was expecting that ball to bounce of the fence.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
OH AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW
He lolligagged again… missed it, and still fields like he’s having some sort of seizure. If he were on my HS team he’d be running parachute wind sprints on the track for the next 9 innings.
or off the team
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I wouldn't go that far.
Just need to teach an old dog a lesson… best way to do it is to beat it into him.
He was lucky to get to it
He was just loafing again… he looks like he’s nursing a quad injury or something… or he had a rough night at the mesa bars or something.
Or
He’s simply a below-average defender with an above-average arm.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I've seen Soriano put the jets on before
Remember when he’d steal bases? He was a pretty fast runner. That type of speed translates to the routes you have to take to balls. I think he takes the same routes he did before, but he doesn’t have the closing speed he used to have.
There could be something to that
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey
What’s good guys?
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions
Scotch
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Multivitamins.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Good Humor Bars
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Dark chocolate
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I really think he's trying to prove he's healthy
And unfortunately that means he’s going to hurt himself again.
+21
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I thought it was an ok risk in a meaningless game, though.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather have him
I’d rather have him hold back a little in a meaningless game. I had the same reaction the the Soriano play. He’s had quad problems in the past.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The Game...um...why?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
chug chug chug
and I’m not talking ’bout beer…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
On the bright side, his legs must be feeling good.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Just
Spring Training. I like it. Go for the extra base.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
German
Let’s see how he looks here…
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
Probably like an younger Ceasar Izturis
With a little more speed. And less car jumping ability, eventhough he played with Gathright.
Although he's older
than Izturis. German’s 31, Izturis is 29.
"The finish line is just the start of the next race."
with less groping
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
with more hustle
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I'd take that if he develped into Ceasar Izturis...
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
during his pre-Cub days
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Yeah, he looks good.
I understand he and Soriano spent part of the offseason working out in the DR.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
He probably did some of that, too.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
Well I always thought he looked like he was in great shape :) but he does look good this year.
Actually someone who is getting into shape apparently is Hendry.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Haven't seen him
Haven’t seen him but my friend who’s down in Arizona ran into him and said he looks good.
Good for him.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
By the way
By the way I posted the Hoffpauir/Lee thing to a general baseball board and they laughed so hard at benching Lee for him I was worried I’d get sued as they were all rushed to the hospital having pulled muscles in their stomachs from laughing.
They said “Let’s see a 29 year old rookie who has looked good in spring training replace a veteran who in a down year batted 290 with 20 homeruns. Right”
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22 hours
22 HOURS AND IM IN ARIZONA!
Was supposed to go today but had to switch to tomorrow due to having to attend a funeral this morning.
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Damn
I won’t be there for about 260 hours but I go to lovely Syracuse on Wed.
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by Doggie Stalker on Mar 14, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Been there
Been there if you mean Syracuse NY as it was a college I thought about. A long time ago so long ago we took the dinosaurs.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
The dinasuar BBQ ?
It is the place to eat. I go there every year for a festival of VERY old movies.
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by Doggie Stalker on Mar 14, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Not that place
Not that place though it sounds cool. I was making a joke about how long ago it was that we road dinosaurs instead of taking a plane.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Dinosaur BBQ is great. Sassy waitresses, frenetic wall writing, and dynamite ribs and cornbread :)
That’s about the only thing I miss from that city…well, that and maybe Al’s WineBar (and Carousel Mall if only to people watch :))
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 14, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Marmol
He’s acting like it’s October already, blowing the lead like he did in the WBC…
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions
The Cubs didn't have a lead.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Something like that, yes.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, that OF defense is going to be all kinds of fun
Zamrbano is likely to stroke out if it looks like that in the regular season.
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions
Marmol is falling off the mound
He did this all the time last year when he was frustrated, and he threw junk when he did it… he needs to work on his post-release mechanics.
Looks like he found the zone.
Strong landing upright, good movement on the breaker, and the fast ball is moving nicely. Clearly he took my advice.
great point
when he is on, he looks in control, when he is off, he looks like Mitch Williams
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Speaking of Mitch
Speaking of Mitch I think he’s doing a good job on the MLB network.
I first found him when I woke up at 3 am to take a pill and was having trouble getting back to sleep and flipped it on and it took me a few minutes to realize it was him.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
he is insightful, and does a great job
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Carlos
Doesn’t look to sharp.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions
He does seem to be struggling a bit.
Let’s see if he can get out of this.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like that inning in Tampa
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
Wow. The slider ain't slidin'.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
He's falling to his side
And he arm is falling out of his power slot. It’s causing the slider to roll, instead of slide, and he’s losing a lot of control.
I know it is early in the game, but.....
the bright spots have been Paul Bako picking off a runner at 2B and Bradley not blowing out a leg hustling in an attempt to get a triple
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release point problem
the next guy coming is saying why me?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
a breaking pitch isn't so bad to get hit with
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
Looks bad…
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions
It's all good.
Might as well get it all out now when it doesn’t count. Plus getting into situations like this in Spring gives you the muscle memory (and testicular fortitude) necessary to get out of it when the fecal matter is hitting the fan when it counts.
THAT'S the Carlos we know.
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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, no one's going to hit that pitch
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Or any of those 3
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
By the way, is that you? If so, you look eerily like me, with less gray hair and a straighter nose.
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
No, maybe it's just the angle that makes you look like me
When I was in my 20’s and had more hair, I did get called Screech one or two times….
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Great sequence to that last batter.
Had him totally out of his mind trying to figure out what was coming, very nice.
There we go
Biting slider
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions
One more.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions
My kinda team Charlie, my kinda team...
I should use that for my sig line – oh wait, I am… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Nice job Carlos!
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions
Good morning, good afternoon, GOOD NIGHT!!!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions
Hi Guys Whaddup with Marmol?
At least he got out of it
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
He was struggling with his control.
Hit a couple batters. But he rallied nicely with four straight sliders for strikes.
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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, Eskimo
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
hee not in my igloo 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
Did you find one?
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
yes!
I terrific 3 BR with a flat top stove (be still my heart). Everything brand spanking new.
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
Congrats!
(Just saw this now…)
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks. I'm looking forward to the move
getting the 2 cats up there… not so much
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Best of luck and let us know when you are settled.
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3 days early
3 days early but Happy St. Paddy’s Day everyone!
For the first time in years when I sing “Danny Boy” i might be able to get through it without breaking down crying because all my loved ones who have been serving are home this year.
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FYI
For those that don’t know its a song about a father sending his son off to war.
Actually the hardest time I had getting through it was last year when my brother came home that morning.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
my grandmother has requested it be played
at her funeral
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3 of my grandparents did
3 of my grandparents did. My 3 100 percent Irish grandparents.
Funny thing is nobody believed I was Irish growing up because of my last name. Comes from having 3 100 percent Irish grandparents and 1 Luxembourg one and the Luxembourg one is my paternal grandfather.
To top if off my husband by blood is 100 percent Irish but his bio father flew the coop when he was a baby and when his mother remarried his stepfather adopted him so he has his last name which is German.
So our kids are 7/8ths Irish with a german last name and their mothers maiden name is Luxembourg.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Indubitably.
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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you take that?
(By the way, it only works for Micah.)
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Works for me.
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
that we know of
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No I didn't take that.
I figure pictures of her can’t hurt.
by jerry morales rules on Mar 14, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, OK.
It’s just an oddly candid shot. She must be looking for Micah.
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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Secretly
Secretly he switches the magic over to a teammate but we don’t know who until the game finishes.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Walk of shame.....
"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
or just farted
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Bako hits a weak grounder
good throw to 2nd Base though.
And DuBois hits one off the wall
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Dubios Power!
I remember this guy a few years ago w/ the cubs… realllllly wanted him to get a few more AB’s
he was the next coming
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Dubois and Kelton were fighting it out back then
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yes another name of the lost souls of prospects---Kelton
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
he made to MN
actually I would like him as the utility player we need
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Prospects
Cubs developed players were a wasteland between Grace and Soto. We’ve done well with pitching but position players has been poop.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Andy White puttin' up a fight.
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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions
before the night, he just might.....
"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
sitting on the right for the flight
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That is very insulting to the Hank White Fan Club.
I’d appreciate it if that nickname was never used again, in loving memory, of course.
Sorry, but Andres is the new Blanco.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Bud the idiot is in the booth
and I have to listen to him if I want to listen to the 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
I think you mean redundancies
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
aw damn it - now you're making me think on a Saturday...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Soory 'bout dat
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
after further review...
yes, I meant redundancies. definitely the mother of all redundancies.
and I deserve a big fat FAIL for this one. :-(
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Random: Tim Tebow's Girlfriend
http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/imgcache/18263.png
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions
Day-um!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
She isn't bad
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Mar 14, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Did he meet her at one of the lepar colonies he went to?
Or maybe at one of the “missions” (aka tax shelter) his family “runs” (owns, for profit)
So...you like Tim Tebow?
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Mar 14, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He's an inspiration to me.
And a complete ass clown, but whatever. I believe he stayed at Florida to help the children as much as I believe Dusty Baker is a good manager.
LMAO
Tim Tebow the white Dusty Baker?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
her rightie looks more enhanced than her leftie
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
actually, the other way around
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 what I thought too
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
she has to be able to EA a Cub
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Isn't bad?
She is so sexy.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
Actually
Actually his wife looks like Erin Andrews.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He uses his left for a menage a trois
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I hate Rex Grossman
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Justice
If there’s justice in this world with the way the meatball fans and idiot media treated him he beats us. I want the bad fans to get their comeuppance. The ones who rooted for the Bears to lose when he started. Or the scumbags who booed when he scored that TD against Detroit last season. I was embarassed to be a Bears fan. When he had death threats. When people were throwing things at him. THAT WAS INEXCUSABLE. There is nobody in sports history that deserves to come back and give fans the double middle finger than him.
I just hope Orton doesn’t crumble when people won’t be kissing his patootie anymore. He has been the teflon man in this city.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I canot stand Rex
but never cheer against my team just because of a liking or disliking of a player
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Oh trust me, I know.
I don’t like him as a player. Great guy, though. But you’re right, people who call people and tell them to die need to be carefully examined.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
there is Justice but he doesn't play in the bigs anymore
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well
Actually he’s trying to decide whether to go start for a year somewhere they draft a QB to develop or go be a backup that might be able to win a game if the starter goes down.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, he seems to be throwing hard...
…and throwing strikes for the most part.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm in Lou's camp on 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
skcathena's on waivers - anyone gonna put in a claim?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
If not, let's outright him to BCB's Triple A affiliate blog.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I think she's a girl-type person
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL...yeah, she's in a minor league of her own.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
uh... I meant "slcathena"... I need smaller fingers or bigger keyboard
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
if slcathena a 2B who hits lefty
Hendry might be calling soon
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I played some 2B back in the day
but I hit and throw righty. Sorry.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
The results of this post could be frightful
I don’t really want to know what I’d pull in off waivers…
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
do I hear a poll
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
TWSS
(She’s blind.)
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
let's start with the biggie... are you left-handed?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
can you break up a DP
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
You have to wonder if that also contributes to Marmol's wildness
Maybe the lack of confidence his managers show him in translates into a lack of confidence in himself and his pitches. His game is seriously played in the 5 1/2" between his ears.
true. he lets himself get rattled too easily... doesn't have rock solid confidence
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 still believe he will be the Closer before the season is done
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Agreed
I’m not ready to trust Marmol yet.
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I think
I think Marmol will make a good closer but the Cubs are better off if Gregg wins the role and Marmol is in his old role.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
exactly
marmol is better used in that role IMHO
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The closer, maybe
Here is the Closer
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I love that show
I love that show!
Although I was disappointed the first time I saw it since I thought it was about Kerry Wood.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I actually watched that show for the first time today
Not sure what I think yet.
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
I watch it with my wife.
It’s OK. Nothing to write home about.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't have room in my TV life right now
Too busy with the last episodes of BSG
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Hey, same here!
Is there one left or two? I was confused about that.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, OK.
That’s what I thought, but my wife said there were two left. Thanks!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so sad there is only one left though!!!!
Best. Show. On. TV.*
*that isn’t Cubs Baseball. ;)
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Yeah, what an incredble ride it's been.
And I’m not even a huge sci-fi fan. I’m still baffled about a lot of the loose ends, too.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never actually seen it
Just seemed like low hanging fruit to post
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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
A Little Old For Me
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
base empty
cannot see a DP again
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
DLee
28 go-ahead RBIs
15 game-winning hits…last season.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions
But
But Hoffpauir hits great in MESA!
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
And
And Micah Hoffpauir would be so great!
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
i would love to know if anyone came up to the plate
with runners on more than DLee did last season
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Probably not
Considering Theriot had .387 OBP there is a good chance DLee had a man on first a lot. Plus, Theriot hits singles so a lot of double play situations.
which would lead to more DP's
since the odds are, the more times you have to hit one, the more often it will happen.
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
no shit
I love BCB, ask a question, and an answer soon follows
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
ESPN is always accurate
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't find anything
And too lazy to keep looking. You can search BA/RISP and you might be able to find a complete list. Also, BA/RO works too, batting average, runners on.
Wow
Illinois is getting smacked down right now…
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
I can tell
I can tell by my husband’s language. Good thing the kids are at the grandparents for a sleepover with their cousins.
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by puckishcubsfan on Mar 14, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
This is ugly
Good thing they aren’t my team!
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
a little
Willie Mays Rami
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
That was awesome.
VROOM, VROOM…PARTY STARTER!!!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
same here
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I may need to make that my new sig line.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
:-D Pah-tee Stah-ter!
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
perfect guy to start the next inning (Reed Johnson)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
that inning went by quickly :-(
(at least it is Mesa)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Speaking of
There’s a guy sitting just to the left of the left handed batter’s box with an awesome beard.
whoa. Santa Clause
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, Fuentes has a funky delivery.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
RJ with the popup
That's shitastic!
by CUBSfaninYANKEEcountry on Mar 14, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
Every single time I see Sinatro's name on his jersey
I think of Frank Sinatra. every single time.
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, me too.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like the regulars are out - guess that means it's nap time...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Maybe the irregulars can score some runs.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
irregular? clogged bases? Pepto Bismol!
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
Bako is in
oh wait….nevermind
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
TIGERS......
I went to a Tigers V Tribe game last August in Detroit with a group of college buddies . It appeared there were more fans from Cleveland in attendance than Detroit . Vendors selling snacks and beverages said sales were way down for them . Unless the Tigers play well it could mean some major $$ problems for them . We had been at 2 of the major sports bars near Comerica Park and they were also slow…….It looked like the Tigers were on the road ……
Non-sequiteur? Wrong thread?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Reply function failure?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
And to think...
they were in the World Series just a few years ago. And now they’re an awful team in an awful economy. The question for me becomes would MLB allow a team to just fold up instead of move?
Wow, Randy Wells lookin' good.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions
he is a handsome one, isn't he?
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
He's a good lookin' kid, yeah.
And he just K’d the side.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone else tired of hearing the beer vendor every 2 seconds?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, I think Len and Bob are as bored as we are.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like I'm sleeping with my eyes open.
Have to do something else soon
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
how did heilman look today?
i missed that part of the game. his box score numbers don’t look too good
Meh
I don’t think he looked awful but he wasn’t amazing either. Marmol was the more interesting situation as he was awful at first, but then came in with 4 straight nasty sliders to end the inning.
GHH with the ringing double!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:39 PM CDT reply actions
Looking good! Tied
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 AB too
It was a good looking swing. Ball on the outside and he didn’t try to pull it. Just went with it and got a nice single.
Tie game!
Thank you, Andy White!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
nice 6th so far
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Nice swing by DLee there.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
Yep. Much better approach
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Mar 14, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
cause for optimism
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
Uh, actually it's 2-1 Cubs.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay, so I'm behind.
I’m on the phone with parents and trying to keep up but obviously failing. :(
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
yay bigger lead
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Bradley RBI 3-1
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 absolutely positively hate Reed's goat beard
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
As a guy
i absolutely am more worried about how hes playing baseball :D
ROSE DRIVES TO THE HOOP...
its like a comb through Vinny's hair.
there's always 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 I like when he gets on base.
That makes up for the goat beard.
Just passing the time until spring.
Yeah, way to be prepared.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, well, I guess it kinda worked.
Run scores.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions
You mean Bradley's ground ball?
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure. I would think so.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, the live box score hasn’t caught up yet. It seems like the third baseman should’ve made that play, but maybe not.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
And off to a bad start.
C’mon Gooz.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
he's thrown like a 100 pitches so far too
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
Ex-Cub Headline of the day
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/14/sports/AP-BBO-Red-Sox-Orioles.html
"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
Nice to see him having some success.
The Orioles have a pretty exciting outfield.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
In other ex Cub news
Ronnie had 4 rbi’s including a homer all off of Jason Marquis and Murton is 1-2 with an RBI and still batting over .400.
"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 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Pie had great springs with the Cubs, too.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
dang it 5-4 LA
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
Guzman's gonna pitch himself out of a job.
It’s a shame.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 14, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah. 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
We sure aren't looking good in ST
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
GOTTA MAKE YOUR WONDER.......
Why Lou left Guzman in ….Looked like he was having that control problem again…..
Guzman & Gaudin are out of options
You might as well pitch them now especially Gaudin if you don’t want to give them a roster spot and in the case of Gaudin pay 2 million
in salary.
"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 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
good outing
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 feel like that guy on the Brewer's blog .... calling the game to myself
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
WHERE'S EA WHEN YOU NEED HER?
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Hoff-POWER!
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Cool A's move to let the ball roll foul
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
Only play they had.
Oh, Jake!
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Defensive Indifference.
I think the crowd is about at that point.
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let's hope Lousy ST = Exceptional Season
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