Greetings From Spring Training: Cubs vs. Athletics at Phoenix, Monday 3/23, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 23, 2009 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintSCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- After a 30-minute delay at O'Hare because of a late-arriving plane and then another short delay on the ground at Phoenix because someone passed out in the back of the plane and we had to all wait till the paramedics took her off (she was fine, walking out under her own power), I arrived late last night, and will report from the Cubs/A's game at Phoenix Muni this afternoon. If there's anything interesting/newsworthy happening, I may post a Twitter update (those of you following know that so far, I've only posted BCB links), just to see how that goes.
With only two weeks till Opening Day, Lou has a lot of choices to make. Gordon Wittenmyer runs them down; among the most important ones are getting more work for Ted Lilly and Geovany Soto, who have had a lot of down time in the WBC (so much for players getting overworked there).
Paul Sullivan says that Lou will decide on his closer this week. As mentioned many times here, my choice, at least to start the year, would be Kevin Gregg. The only worry I have about Gregg is his high walk total from last year; his WHIPs have been decent the last two years, so if he can keep the walks down, we'll be just fine. That is, as long as Carlos Marmol can be the guy from the first two months and last two months of 2008.
Meanwhile, Bruce Miles says that Jeff Samardzija is still working hard, trying to break camp in the major league bullpen. He did a good job last August and September; if not, I suspect he'll be sent to Iowa to be stretched out to start.
Today, Ryan Dempster faces the A's Dana Eveland. Gregg will throw today, along with Neal Cotts, Aaron Heilman, Luis Vizcaino and Kevin Hart (hmmm. Sounds like a day for the scouts). Today's lineup, courtesy of Bruce Miles:
Theriot, SS Fontenot, 2B Lee, DH Hoffpauir, RF Fox, 1B Johnson, CF Scales, 3B Hill, C Taguchi, LF Dempster, P
Today's game is available at the MLB.com Mediacenter, with MLB.com announcers (I think we heard these guys the last time we played the A's, too).
I'll post a Gameday link for tonight's WBC championship game (8 pm CDT, ESPN) in the game recap.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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very exciting lineup!
Though if Hill does well today then he could secure the backup job
#34: You'll be missed!
Welcome to Arizona
I’m glad to see Scales in the lineup playing 3B. Since Koskie is retiring, I wouldn’t mind seeing Scales get a chance to back up Ramirez at third.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
Not a bad idea, actually.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Glad you made it safely
and you escaped the damp, cold Chicago weather we’re getting this week.
Are you staying down there for the remainder of Spring Training? Have lots of fun!
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Yes, I'll be here for the duration.
Off to the game!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
You are in my old 'hood!
Just take McDowell east, turn right immediately before the Maserati dealership, and you’re there! While days like today make me miss being there (for the weather, baseball, etc.), I really do prefer my current neighborhood. After all, seeing Wrigley every day doesn’t get old.
Ugh
Hoff in RF. Ug-lee. Glad I’m not gonna watch this one.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 23, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions
At least it's not Adam Dunn
And in the interest of full disclosure, I advocated for Dunn over Bradley on these pages.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Al, go have dinner in Scottsdale @ The Pink Taco.
Weird name, I know, but they serve damn good food and even better cocktails!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
But you'll like the scenery at Tilted Kilt much better
On the advice of someone here, the guys trip a couple weekends ago started at the Tilted Kilt on W. Warner in Tempe. Excellent choice. Good food and quite a selection of brews too. And of course, the scenery.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
I love that place
good food, prices are not bad at all, and the scenery….well, no window needed :=)
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Yeah, but it's DRY heat...
My wife and I went on the WGN Radio tour two weeks ago, and from the moment we touched down at the Phoenix airport until we got off the jetway back at O’Hare four days later, I could BREATHE. My sinuses dried right up. No midwest post nasal drip. It was heaven. So was the weather.
The Cubs, on the other hand, were very drippy. They lost all three games that we went to in mind-numbingly boring fashion.
Then Lou got pissed-off, called them out and they started playing better. Right after we leave. Figures.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Dear Zeke....
Please stay away from Chicago this summer.
Love,
SWL
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Bad news. We're coming for opening day...
Hey Rocky! Wanna see me pull a rabbit out of my hat?
That trick NEVER works!
THIS time for SURE!
…gotta get me a new hat…
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (Now #12,966 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list- UP from 13,031...WHOO HOO!)
Nothin' up my sleeve... (RIP)
And now I have to go dig out my box set of the first season. Thanks. :P
I left my clever sig line in my other pants.
with Vizcaino and Hart doing 8th/9th mop up duty,
I would say the offense should be motivated to score early and often. No lead will be safe today.
Though I’l be cheering for both to improve their trade value today!!
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
+1
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
The Hoff with a RBI double...
Probably the best he can do without any PEADs to help him out.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You'll be wanting...
…this FanPost, then.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
If that's an euphemism,
it’s the creepiest one I’ve ever heard.
"Thank god I threw out my belt & shoelaces."-Bernies Mustache Wax on Evil BCB, 7/31/08
Call me Rip Van Ballhawk 'cause I must have been sleeping but...
…when did Nomar sign with the A’s???
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
He signed late, after ST had already started.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Hoff makes diving catch in right field...
…and glances in Al’s direction after getting up from the ground… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
And said, HA!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, anyone else would have probably made that catch
with out having to run or dive.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? - Jim Bouton
Soriano would have hopped.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It is almost Easter....
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearly Edmonds was Hoffpauir's idol growing up...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'm not even going to give this a fanshot
but those of you hoping (dreading?) for Curt Schilling as a mid-season addition to the Cubs rotation need to know that he officially announced his retirement today.
there was one posted already
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Yeah
but people can’t make a title that says “Schilling Retires.” They have to give it some sort of cryptic title like “Bye Bye Curt” so you don’t know what the hell they are talking about unless you read it.
Pet Peeve. Make your title understandable.
by Josh Timmers on Mar 23, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
sad but true
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Michael Jordan "un"retired a couple of times too.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Ryan Sandberg.
I win.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Now you put a really disgusting picture in my head.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh...wait...now that I read your comment cowsarecool220...
I realize that wasn’t a command, it was a statement. Sorry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Now THAT'S a creepy picture!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I will not post a pic
(as I do not want to see him again, nor do i know how to post a pic)
but we have a guy who makes him look like he is in business casual here in Austin, TX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cochran
http://www.austinexperience.com/scenes/scenes_leslie.html
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
my kinda man
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Biker Fox
This dude is from my home town. He rides his bike all around and is continually creeping out the general public. He’s been involved in several collisions with cars because he just rides out into traffic without looking.
I knew somebody would get that...
but I was hoping for more anger and indignation.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
well I was going to offer up a "Ryan? You lose" reply...
…but somehow I sensed you were laying a trap.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, I just realized that Lou is playing the Scales today...
Disgusting pictures by SWL or bad puns by ballhawk – pick your poison…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
OMG I can hear hwsnbn Al must be going insane
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
lets hope that Al is not sitting next to him
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
that would make national headlines
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Al dressed up like a young college co-ed to get close enough to hwsnbn...
so he can inject the poison undetected.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
ah, the ol' poisoned umbrella trick
a classic KGB tactic…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Hoffpauir
I’ve heard something goofier than the Hoffpauir fest.
People actually don’t want the Bears to try and get Cutler because they have Orton.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
who are these "people" of whom you always speak?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I guess some think Orton has "Proven"
himself as a future all of famer. ha
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
Bears MBs
Bears Message Boards.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Crybaby Primadonna QB's only get you to the Super Bowl...
when you have a defense like the ’85 bears and a running back like Walter Payton.
Trust me…Cutler is toxic.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
He's better than Orton
He’s better than Orton and Orton is kind of a jerk too. He got his butt kissed by the media but he’s no sweetie peetie.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Being better than Orton isn't exactly the hardest quality to find in a QB.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Half the BCB regulars
I have the feeling half of us are better than Orton including possibly myself at 40, female with knees that have been operated on a combined 12 times.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
DeRosa would be better than Orton.
::cue violin music::
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He does have quarterbacking experience.
The Ivy League may be just as competitive as the Big Ten at this point.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I can assure you that Suburban Chicago HS football
is more competitive than Ivy League football.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
I don't know
Those Quakers and Crimson seem mighty fierce…
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
Really whacky
Really whacky tobaccy is people saying on the radio 2 weeks ago Fitzgerald would be foolish next year to leave NU for Notre Dame because Nu might be the better job now.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Really
In reality the biggest problem with the Bears is the best QB and WR in Chicago in 08 were on the Cubs (DeRosa and Spellcheck)
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
IIRC
Sandberg was a QB as well
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Yeah
He was a 3 sport all-state player out here in Washington State, if I recall…
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 23, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
so the two best QB's
were in a Cubs uniform
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
He'd fit in with the crybabies the Bears already have.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
"Kyle from Lincoln Park" getting some air time
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Al is Twittering from the game...kinda...
http://twitter.com/bleedcubbieblue
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
you would.
;-0
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Whoa!
That page is a little…off. Probably no way to config it on the fly, but man it needs some help.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
What's wrong with it?
Always looking for Twitter help.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Dempster gets two Ks to get out of that jam...nice
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Seems like his bat woke up since he came back from the quad injury.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee's now hitting .242.
Is that good enough to hold off Hoffpauir now?
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
Trey, Trey, Trey...
don’t you know ST stats don’t mean anything?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Silly me.
I thought you could use them to cast aside veterans whose career is dwindling down
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
But he's a twenty something year old near rookie...
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
believe mw - first thing I checked was Cutler's age
Oh, I was so so so hoping he was 29 years old… But alas, twas not to be. And thus my poisoned barbs will have to wait for another day.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Precisely.
I can’t wait until Caleb Hanie and Brett Basanez have awesome camps.
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
Rosenfels
He’s a sleeper for me to be an unexpectedly good player.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
by puckishcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
You're a true fan
Much respect to you.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Do you know his girlfriend Rosemary?
I understand they’ve been going out for some Thyme now.
Sorry – I was just trying to spice things up a bit…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
That play sounded weird... ball got caught up in his glove??
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
It's pretty quiet there... too quiet...
I hope Al didn’t go and do something rash.
Not that I’d complain if he did, but only if he didn’t get caught.
Then again even if he did get caught, I’m sure he’d have several thousand witness to testify it was in self-defense…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
gameday seems very behind the radio feed again
Gregg gets out of the inning giving up only one run (charge to Dempster)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
If Al was somewhere he couldn't get away from HWSNBN
If Al couldn’t get away from him I’m afraid we’d see a post here from Mrs. Al saying Al had to go away for awhile for his mental health.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
It wouldn't be the end of the world...
since I run things around here anyway. It’s not like we’d miss him.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Kind of like a silent coup?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
ever the provocateur ;-)
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
"I don't know how to put this but..."
“I’m kind of a big deal.”
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
with any luck, hwsnbn makes the trip to Tuscon
and afterwards, while wandering around the parking lot in full uniform, he gets kidnapped by Mexican drug gangs and taken across the border where they hold him for ransom thinking he’s a ballplayer and must be rich.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I like the way your mind works
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
I sure hope not
I had to listen to him at TEP last weekend. Maybe I can help Al knock him off if he does come down here again.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
We're just getting better and better as ST progresses
I like
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Is there room for Jake Fox?
“If only he could play 3B…”
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
If he could play ANY position, he would get a chance.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Mar 23, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Give him a month in Iowa.
Play him at third most days and find out if he can play it capably.
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
Al just posted a great park pic on Facebook
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
We're not friends...
but I’d like to change that.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Al will happily friend you
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
same here
my facebok email is timothy.coyle76@gmail.com
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Hee! 12-1! Let's port these scores into the real season
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Looks real nice
but Edgar Gonzalez was lousy, from the looks of it.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
oops
it helps to have text in this box to highlight and link.
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Huh?
I’m a little confused – can you spell it out for me?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
it's a link to a photographic dictionary
it’s very cool. Check it out
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
ahhh.... I didn't click far enough
I just saw all the letters and words and my brain froze…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Bookmarked.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: Christopher Walken's tweets are funny
Mrs. Liebowitz’s cat has gone missing again. He answers to “Martin” and walks with an unfortunate limp. This was only partially my fault.
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Quit beaning our Cubs!
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
if we keep putting up this kind of offense
maybe Hoff can PH and be a loogy
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I think I liked Heilman the starter better than the guy who took the mound today.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I think Al just started an overflow scorecard...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
LOL
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
What's the score now? 109290328489257 - 1?
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
Oakland got another one back in the 6th...
So 109290328489257 – 2
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Love it! Announcer guy reading anti-hwsnbn email!
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
joke or serious?
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
the email was serious (how would YOU like to listen to him 80+ games??)
the announcer guy then defended the indefensible.
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
I hate hearing him, and i didnt know if they truly read it or not
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
serious
From: Wrigley Field
Sent: Mon 3/23/09 5:57 PM
To: radio@oaklandathletics.com
Hey guys,
Back here in Chicago listening to you on mlb.com and enjoying the game. Wish we’d save some of these runs for the regular season though…
Anyway, was wondering if you can do us Cub fans a small favor – can you arrange for the Phoenix police to arrest Ronnie Woo Woo? Maybe hold him six months for questioning?
I know you’re on the wrong end of the score today, but be thankful you only have to listen to him 1-2 times during spring training – we get him 81 times during the regular season.
Matt
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
thats hilarious!
yet so true
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
You can say that again!
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Cubs! ***! Cubs! ***!
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
This is the game that would't end. What inning are we in?
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king -- Bob Dylan
I think eveyone is gone.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 23, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, I'm around
bored out of my mind, reading about the Treasury plan to buy up sick assets.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
It's 20-2, top 9th
if anybody still cares.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Have they gone to running clocks yet?
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
Zambrano or Hoffpauir
I think if they both were given equal at bats Zambrano would outhit Hoffpauir. And probably play the same D at 1st if not better.
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
And he will turn into his .175 hitting self
on Opening Day. Man I wish Lou did not love “vets”
"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 23, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart messing up
I thought he would’ve been a shoo-in for the bullpen.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Wow Al should have gone earlier
Obviously his presence has inspired the team.
Let’s see what happens when I get there Wed ( well ok no game Wed but will be there).
"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
not to worry - this game will still be going on...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
or they are hoping some long games in ST
will cause WOO to lose his vocal cords
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
The game that wouldn't end
This is the game that wouldn’t end
it’s going on and on my friend
two teams started playing it not knowing what it was
and they’ll continue playing it forever just because
it is the game that wouldn’t end
My friend had his heart transplant on 3/21. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
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