Shark Attacked: Samardzija Hit Hard, Cubs Lose To Brewers 9-6
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 6:14 PM CDT
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Back to the drawing board, Lou?
This shark might have pitched better
than Jeff Samardzija today
photo via pouletnoir.files.wordpress.com
Yesterday Lou said that Jeff Samardzija might have a shot at making the bullpen as one of the middle-inning guys. But after he gave up five hits (all for extra bases, including a three-run homer to Bill Hall) and five runs in the Cubs' 9-6 loss to the Brewers, maybe Lou should reconsider and just send him back to Iowa to start every fifth day.
That's probably too harsh a judgment -- any pitcher can have a bad outing. But it looked like Jeff just wasn't ready to pitch today. It was a bad day all around for Cub pitchers named Jeff -- Jeff Stevens, who is almost certainly tagged for Iowa, also got hit hard; his one inning resulted in three Brewer runs, capped by a homer by Corey Hart. And to be fair to the Shark, had Milton Bradley been able to play today (seriously: how often are we going to have to say that this year? That's what I was worried about), maybe some of those extra-base hits would have been caught instead of having Micah Hoffpauir wave at them as they flew by.
I think it's been proven. Micah Hoffpauir is not an outfielder, no matter how many times Lou tries to slam that square peg into the round hole. He'd be better served by being dealt to the AL where he could DH.
Are you getting spring training game fatigue? I love baseball, but let's play some games that mean something already! Maybe I'll feel differently a week from now when I'm actually at these games and the lineups more resemble the one that will take the field on April 6 at Houston. Two of those players had decent days today: Alfonso Soriano had two hits and Aramis Ramirez hit his second homer of the spring. The Cubs didn't get much offense going until the eighth inning, by which time they were hitting off Sam Narron, who has spent six years in the minors, only one of them (combined; two half-seasons) above Double-A.
Narron's from an interesting baseball family; his father, a man charmingly nicknamed "Rooster" Narron, played several years in the Mets' minor leagues in the 1960's and 1970's. You've certainly heard of his cousin Jerry Narron, a backup catcher for several years who was also a manager for the Rangers and Reds. Jerry's brother John is the guy who got Josh Hamilton to the Reds by agreeing to look after him. And, Sam the Brewer minor leaguer is named after his grandfather, who also played in the major leagues in the 1940's and then coached for the Pirates.
Anyway, several Cubs who won't make the major league roster cuffed not-so-young Sam Narron (he'll be 28 in July) around pretty good, capped by a three-run homer by Welington Castillo, which only served to make the score look respectable. And I just spent a fair amount of this post discussing a Brewers minor leaguer. Do we need real baseball or what?
Tomorrow, Carlos Zambrano will go against the Dodgers at Camelback Ranch. I looked through the Dodgers website to see who was going for them, and I can't figure it out. LA's pitching staff is in disarray, even now. Hiroki Kuroda pitched today in one of their split-squad contests, and Jason Schmidt started the other one, but Joe Torre says Schmidt won't make their rotation. (Incidentally, how glad are you that the Cubs didn't sign him?) That article says that Shawn Estes, of all people, is still in the running, and yesterday Jeff Weaver (bottom-scraping, are we?), Eric Milton (below-bottom-scraping, are we?) and Hong-Chih Kuo all got hit hard by the Rockies. The only ones left are Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley or Randy Wolf, so I'm guessing tomorrow's starter will be one of those guys.
Cripes. I think I have to clean off my keyboard after typing all those names. No audio or video tomorrow, it'll be a Gameday afternoon.
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Meh. It seems as if no one wants to be the #5 guy. And yes, Mr. Hoffpauir is not very good in the field. Hard to get excited for these games when there’s so many of them left.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no one?
I think Marshall has made a good satetment
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 16, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
I think it’s Marshall’s both from his performance and the fact that the competition has, well, sucked.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heilman hasn't exactly sucked
. . . or did I miss an awful outing over the weekend?
by madcow256 on Mar 17, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heilman's the exception, true.
But I think Marshall has outpitched him.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 17, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think
Some of the players are tired of all the spring training games? Playing 3-4 innings a game that don’t mean anything has to be hard to get up for after 20 games or so. I understand that certain players are still trying to make their way onto the club, but it feels like this spring training is taking forever.
Andy R.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Mar 16, 2009 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There
might be more intensity from the players once the games start to matter.
Andy R.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Mar 16, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This extra long ST seems to be taking a toll on Milton Bradley.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 16, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing the month is more than half over.
By my calculations, and Bradley’s statistics of 2 flu-like symptom excuses in 20 spring training games, Bradley is likely to use this excuse 1.73 times more in the month of March.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excuses?
Is there some reason to doubt that Bradley was actually sick?
by Old Style & Ivy on Mar 17, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was in and out today
shark- terrible
stevens- worse
marmol- good enuff
any other pitching info?
by tim815 on Mar 16, 2009 6:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one more
fox- pls retire
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 16, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he will.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWHS
"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 17, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will be at Camelback Ranch
tomorrow (oops! Dodgertown West) and I will try to get some Internet access to report….
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Mar 16, 2009 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we'll look forward to it!
I’m not a Gameday kinda gal… so your reporting will be most appreciated
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
by Emelie on Mar 16, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only time a person...
…who missed the daily action would ask, “how did stevens look?”
by tim815 on Mar 16, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How long did it take you to find this .gif?
Were you giddy like a school boy stealin his dad’s pornos? I know you’ve been waiting days, if not weeks, for the proper time to post this.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I LOLed.
I just know you’ve been storing this in your Cubs-hating desktop folder.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No...
… I know how much you long for me to post here so I simply wanted to appease you.
Actually, I didn’t search for them until I saw Al’s blog and humorous shark image. I simply followed the light-hearted nature of that with animated shark illustrations.
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can I say? I love Sox fans that peruse Cubs’ blogs.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you guys are laughing.
… because this is funny.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really laughed
when Crawdad spent time searching my 6k+ comments for “Crawdad”. I think I’m going to randomly write “Crawdad” in my posts now just to screw with him.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that you're unswervingly opposed to...
… fans of one team perusing and posting on another teams blog:
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. And of my 6300 comments on SBN, 6200 of them are at my favorite team’s blog, BCB. Of your 1671 comments, 1661 of them are on BCB, as a White Sox fan. I literally have gotten dumber communicating here. This is stupid. Have a good night, ol chap. Can we at least agree upon the man in your avatar?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid is as stupid does...
… and you done started this.
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Started what?
All he asked was "have you been saving this .gif? and then he laughed.
How does that = starting a whiny “i say i’m a white sox fan but i spend all my time trolling cub blogs!” thread. Seriously. If you have something baseball-y to add thats great. But if you don’t, whats the point?
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs."
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YAWN then, "basebal-y" like this...
… but the series finale for "Kyle XY" sucked. HORRIBLE! - halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009
How about you following this advice:
People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation. – Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yawn is right
i don’t get you at all.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you understand this...
… follow your own advice.
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of not being a jerk on somoene elses blog?
followed to a t.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my point...
… “dtpollitt” was being just that when he pounced on my gif with this gem of assholiness:
How long did it take you to find this .gif?
Were you giddy like a school boy stealin his dad’s pornos? I know you’ve been waiting days, if not weeks, for the proper time to post this.
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was making a joke. This is a Cubs’ blog and you’ve clearly identified as not being a Cubs fan but in fact a White Sox fan. I wasn’t calling names or swearing, I was joshing around. Clearly you have a hard time joking or dropping a comment past the “Okay this is getting awkward” point. That point was probably reached when you started searching comments, or taking screen shots of my profile, etc. That’s just flat out fucking weird, dude. I’m sorry I said anything.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm...
Jokes and sarcasm can easily be missed in written comments.
As far as searching comments, etc. it’s interesting you take offense at that because people do that kind of stuff often here to me. However when I follow course people act like I invaded their home.
Hey, you criticized me for posting here, on another teams blog. You don’t find that ironic when you’ve posted on 6 other teams blogs, including your teams division rival? It seems to me that you don’t like that mainly because it exposed your words as BS.
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 17, 2009 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DrC, what is your purpose?
You and Ronnie Woo Woo have a lot in common….you both aggravate the woo out of me
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On porpoise
Following Al’s lead I post a clearly humorous GIF and get the attacks begin. Then post this and still the attacks:
Does anyone really doubt that the Cubs are the best team in the NL Central? Come on, laugh at this one a bit! There are apparently 993 more meaningless ST games this year. Time to laugh and have some fun ’cos no one will care about this game once the regular season gets started.
Remind me, is it Cub fans or Sox fans who have “a chip on their shoulders?”
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your purpose is to be on a porpoise?
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you just made Crawdad's night...
….and answered your own question.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From a "ballhawk"
I love the knocks from a guy who stands for hours on the street hoping to knock kids over for $2 baseball.
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, let's see...
I can’t speak for all ballhawks, but I certainly don’t hope to knock kids over. And it’s not a $2 baseball. It’s $12.99 at SportsAuthority.
Is that the best you got?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shhhh....he's sneaking up on Flipper
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, at $12.99 a ball...
… I’m gonna grab my glove and join the other adults waiting for hours to catch one of those valuable spherical commodities.
Chasing dreams and baseballs outside of Wrigley Field…
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 17, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
excellent!
June 16-18. Hope to see you out there. Paulie & Thome put on a pretty good show in BP. Not as good as Big Hurt and El Caballo mind you, but still pretty good.
Wear your BCB shirt so I’ll be able to find you… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 17, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you!
For a light-hearted end to this.
Considering the day, I’ll end with this glad tiding:
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
"...and when it comes to baseball -- we have two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs." - Southside Irish by Tom MacEldowny
by DrCrawdad on Mar 17, 2009 7:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation. - Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it's great
you were able to find the a good thing written you and share it w/ us.
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on Mar 16, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 16, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh, kind of a take on billy madison when you said "I literally have gotten dumber communicating here:
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 16, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSA! LSA!
[Visual Aid, no thanks needed]
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KNIBB HIGH FOOTBALL RULES!
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Mar 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man...I gotta save that one.
"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 17, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to keep Hoffpauir
The man can hit. No, he is not a true outfielder, but neither was Keith Moreland. Neither was Darryl Ward. Having Hoffpauir backing up Lee and providing power off the bench is much better for the Cubs than any player they might get for him in trade.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
by Ross on Mar 16, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Keith Moreland and Daryle Ward...
… are Gold Glove outfielders compared to Micah Hoffpauir.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ian Snell vs. Felix Hernandez in PR vs. VEN
Should be a good game. On ESPN now.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets see
No Shark, No Gaudin, No Stevens, No Ascanio, No Patten, No Adkins, and Guzman getting hit hard, not many options left is there.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
by Grockcubs on Mar 16, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow....
The picture caption’s a little harsh, don’t you think?
Haha
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was supposed to be a bit of humor.
Man, do we need real baseball.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES, more humor!
And more of it.
Does anyone really doubt that the Cubs are the best team in the NL Central? Come on, laugh at this one a bit! There are apparently 993 more meaningless ST games this year. Time to laugh and have some fun ’cos no one will care about this game once the regular season gets started.
Time for more humorous animated shark gifs!
by DrCrawdad on Mar 16, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not too long
With all due respect Al, I think you still need the extra spring training to get you ready for the real season. Talking about Hoffpauir’s “defense” is pointless. At most, he’s a replacement OFer and everyone knows it. They’re not trying to do anything but get him a semi-comfort zone out there. There is no reason to deal him to the AL. If you’re going to carry an awful Daryle Ward for an entire season, there is plenty of room for Hoffpauir’s bat in 2009.
As for Bradley, it’s spring. No reason to worry about him missing time. We already know he’ll miss time in 2009, no reason to keep harping on it. The guy can rake and will produce when he’s in the lineup. That’s it, end of story.
Now, I’m kidding about you needing extra spring, but relax…it’s a loooongggg season ahead. No reason to fret about anything other than long-term, substantiated injuries right now.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Mar 16, 2009 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
If Bradley and Miles’s injuries are the worst we see (knock on WOOD [no pun intended]) then we are in pretty good shape.
A far cry from prior springs.
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, ignore the employee's name there in the last sentence. Yiiiiikes.
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you got BOTH Prior and Wood into that post.
Not sure whether that’s worth positive or negative BCB points.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for Wood, -1 for Prior.
"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
by EJThunder on Mar 16, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that on the Phil Rogers scale?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather see Bradley miss time in meaningless games
….than later….so, not to worry here.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Mar 16, 2009 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You answered your own
question:
“Maybe I’ll feel differently a week from now when I’m actually at these games…”
by The E-Man on Mar 16, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why I wrote that.
I’m really getting excited to actually BE at a baseball game.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers website finally has a pitcher listed for tomorrow.
It’ll be Randy Wolf.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 16, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where or where will Torre bat him tomorrow?
2nd again?
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I though at one time
in just the very recent future, that Dodgers depth at Start Pitching was one of the deepest in the Majors. What happened?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 16, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody watching the WBC tonight?
Electric atmosphere at Dolphin Stadium!
Venezuela 1 Puerto Rico 0
Puerto Rico threatening bottom 5th, 2 outs, runners at the corners, pitching change
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Great game.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Replay HR?
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
I have to admit, the environment and raw emotion that comes out at these WBC games are great. USA just doesn’t give a shit as much as other countries. I’m sure this is because we have so many other sports and the regular season, but for some of these teams, countries, players, and fans, this is it. I lvoe the passion.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pictures are from the game Saturday
I took several pictures of fans holding Venezuelan flags. The fans were enthusiastic and passionate, even when booing Magglio Ordonez.
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a huge part of this
is a) we have our own heros on our teams. I mean a Yankee fan cares about what Jeter does in Oct/Nov not march. and b) the double elimination thing is fine for soccer but its weird if you’re used to “one and done” like most American sports fans are.
Just IMHO.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Venezuela has a professional baseball league as does Puerto Rico
There are many Leones jerseys in the stands.
Leones del Caracas – Venezuela
Leones de Ponce – Puerto Rico
My opinion: Americans are selfish, spoiled and arrogant. Money is king. Pride is secondary.
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Um Okay then I guess.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
* sigh *
Flach, how many times do we have to go over this?
Repeat after me – PITCHING is king!!!!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PITCHING is king. PITCHING is king. PITCHING is king.
I’m getting it. Thanks for snapping me back into reality. :)~
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completly OT
but the series finale for “Kyle XY” sucked. HORRIBLE!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JC ROMERO
in for PR. This is a great game.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't believe Abreu beat him to the bag
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chances pasta diver makes the play Cora just did?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dolphin Stadium will erupt if Delgado connects here
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So you live in Miami?
And went to one of the games over the weekend? First WBC? You shoulda posted a FanShot about your exprience. I would have loved that.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Jupiter, FL, just north of West Palm Beach
an hour away from Dolphin Stadium.
Yes, I went to the afternoon game (Venezuela vs Netherlands) but not the night game (USA vs Puerto Rico). I got my tickets long before the pairings were decided.
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And....I just realized your pic is EAs boobies. Amazing.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow - BCB's first 3D avatar. Impressive....
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, they are
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's like an angel.
Sent from above for Micah, BCB, and ESPN viewers to enjoy.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm proud to say she's a Florida Gator, my alma mater
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn't look like she "earned" those beads though...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If so
where’s the picture of that?!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 16, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully it remains somewhere else
please?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blasphemer!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dancing for beads
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a sense you could say that she paid good money for them.
by ol Pete on Mar 17, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you know this how?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 17, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why can you change pitchers in mid at bat?
thats weird. unless the other guy is hurt, thats weird.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow 9 LOB for PR
5 of them in scoring position. Rough night.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hank White getting loose!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss Hank.
F***ing PAUL BAKO!! I want my Hank back.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So did Hank decide to hang 'em up
or did the club just not offer him a deal or what?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou wanted a left handed backup catcher
imagine that.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 16, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a back-up catcher!!
He doesn’t bat that much anyway! And catchers suck at batting! It makes so little sense to me. This is why I completey disagree with nearly all of Jim/Lou’s moves this off-season. I haven’t had a bitter taste in my mouth for quite a long time come spring training, but I just flat out do not like the moves we have made.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
its hard to see how we got any better.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree about the left handed catcher
Soto is too good of a catcher so its not like a crappy left handed is going to take AB’s away. I don’t see any point in bringing in a crappy left handed backup catcher in the late innings if they replace the pitcher with a righty. I don’t see the Lou saying, “hmm… we are facing a righty today, so let’s leave Soto out of the lineup”. If so, I think that is a very bad managerial stance to take with an offensive weapon like Soto.
The backup catcher is important for defensive purposes only, has nothing to do with batting (any offense they may provide is merely a bonus IMHO). I wouldn’t go so far as to say I don’t agree with all the off season moves, but in regards to letting go of Hank White, I definitely agree that was a stupid decision.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 16, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I rememeber...
…that is post-October, we had many discussions about leaders on this team. To me, Henry Blanco was a leader on that team. I don’t see Paul Bako or Koyie Hill anything close to being leaders. Oh, and Blanco is a great back-up catcher, probably the best in the league.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Mar 16, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention the occasional fill-in at 1B giving us some flexibility
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Molina may play for the enemy
but man does he have a cannon. Always impressed.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Venezuela is heading to LA
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This means my beloved Soto is coming back to camp, right?
Is PR eliminated?
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not eliminated yet
PR plays USA tomorrow, loser goes home
"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
by flachimesa on Mar 16, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats what i get for half listening to suttcliffe
he mumbled something about them being elimated. thats why i asked.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that means either Soto or Lilly comes back to camp.
Lilly’s starting tonight (Wednesday).
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 17, 2009 4:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you read the article on Soto in the New York Times?
I thought it was a great article
"That's what you live for. You live for the opportunity and when that day comes, you better be ready," Soto said. "I tried to make sure that whenever they gave me a chance, I was ready and I knew I had to take advantage of the opportunity."
by Madison Cub Fan on Mar 16, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was a good one
i’m ready for real baseball!!
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 16, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a FanShot link of the article.
Search the FanShot list, you should be able to find it.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 17, 2009 4:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the beginning of the end for Cuba baseball
ESPN just showed their pitchers doing the towel drill in the bullpen. An utter and complete collapse of their pitching staff is forthcoming… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 16, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or they could defect
and sign with the Cubs.
Up late watching the game I see. I love baseball, anytime , anywhere ( except Cardinals Vs Mets).
"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 16, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep - espn360.com is a wonderful thing
got rid of cable a long time ago, but thankfully espn has really beefed up its online streaming capabilities. So all the WBC games they show on ESPN and ESPN2 are online as well.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 17, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got my cable
Computer not good enough or big enough for me to watch games on. Interesting game so far
"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 17, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cub middle relief looms as a big problem
We had better hope that Aaron Heilman is up to the task of being an effective workhorse and that Luis Vizcaino can still get the job done. Because right now our bullpen shapes up to be this team’s major achilles heel. Keep in mind that Ted Lilly is a classic 6 inning starter, Rich Harden doesn’t often go beyond 5 innings and Sean Marshall has lacked stamina in the past.
I think we are looking at a situation where Lou Piniella employs a revolving door in that bullpen and that a lot of middle relievers shall come and go this season. Fortunately there appears to be some depth of bullpen type arms in the minors. I wonder if we might see Jeff Cashner sooner rather than later.
by BLou on Mar 17, 2009 8:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Too many Jeff's on this team.
It’s Andrew Cashner, of course.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 17, 2009 8:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not too worried about it - yet
You could say the middle relief situation is as unsettled as last year’s – no one thought Cotts was worth a darn, or that Wuertz would spend time in Iowa.
The Cubs started last season with a bullpen of Hart (sent to Iowa at the end of April), Eyre (banished to the doghouse and replaced by Cotts), Wuertz (sent to Iowa), Howry (Prodigy’s Firestarter), Wood (injury concerns), Marmol and Pignatiello (threw in two games in April and went to Iowa). And we can’t forget Jon Lieber and Sean Marshall, either. Marshall & Marmol may have been the two ‘givens’ heading into the 2008 season.
Point being – there’s been some bullpen uncertainty, and a bit of a revolving door in middle relief, and the Cubs have done an effective job covering it up. I’ll trust Lou on this 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
by Trey2317 on Mar 17, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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