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Speeding Up The Starter Selection Process: Cubs vs. Royals at Mesa, Monday 3/9, 3:05 CT

Today and tomorrow, Lou will have a good look at several fifth starter candidates, likely in order to cull the herd. Today, it'll be Chad Gaudin and Jeff Samardzija; tomorrow, Aaron Heilman will combine with our fourth starter, Rich Harden, who will be making his first start of the spring.

And Lou's a little impatient about the lack of hitting, too, and he may be ready to have a team meeting:

"I'm getting real close to it," Piniella said. "You can start creating good habits in spring training or you can start creating bad habits. Certainly our objective is not to win the Cactus League, but you'd like to come back with a smile every once in a while, as opposed to, 'Well, we need to do this and we need to do that.'"

Point taken, but also, Lou hasn't had anything close to a regular-season lineup to put on the field, either.

Kevin Gregg and Randy Wells will also see mound action today for the Cubs, and Brian Bannister, Luke Hochevar, Joel Peralta, and Kyle Farnsworth will see action for the Royals.

Here's today's MLB.com Mediacenter -- the game is being broadcast by KCSP, the Royals flagship. You can also find it on XM 178, if you have XM.

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With Farnsworth slated to pitch today...

we shouldn’t have to worry about the lack of hitting.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 1:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gaudin and Spellcheck

Interested to see how each of these guys throws today. Know that Jeff, in popular opinion here, will most likely start the season in AAA, but is there a way that Gaudin, Special K, and Jeff all fit on the roster?

I know we will be limited with roster spots, especially with Cotts, but if all three guys above are pitching well does it make sense to have them all in Chicago? Does Jeff need more time in AAA? Just trying to get a grasp on the pitching battles. Haven’t had a chance to listen to/watch many games this spring.

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 9, 2009 1:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think the key is Angel Guzman.

Angel is out of options and if he makes the bullpen, that most likely will put shark at AAA.

UNLESS Jim Hendry makes a trade (Vizcaino is the part that doesn’t really fit but his salary makes him difficult to trade).

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guzman

Good point on Guzman. IMHO, I don’t see Hendry making a deal before the start of the season. If that holds true, I guess it makes the most sense to start Shark in AAA.

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 9, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless, as noted above, Vizcaino is dealt...

… it probably has to be that way. And after yesterday, I can’t see a lot of teams interested in Vizcaino.

The other option is to trade Guzman. I hate to do that, but if you get good value in return, maybe that’s the way to go.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How

has Guzman looked this spring? Outside of looking at his stats, how is he throwing the ball. I would imagine if he stinks it up they will cut ties with him. Speaking of former Cubs, I also see R Hill had an MRI done on his elbow. I also think Wood is out as well with a sore back, but is not that alarmed by it.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 9, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

From what I can tell, he's been up and down.

There’s still almost a month so there’s plenty of time for everything to shake out.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope so

I do believe you are referring to Wood. To I wish nothing but the best.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 9, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was talking about Guzman.

I do think Woody’s back will be fine. He seems to have some issue in ST every year, remember the hot tub incident in 2007?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Shark conumdrum

I see Lou and Hendry possibly in a tight place with this decision.

They might be able to use him in the pen but I think the long term plan is for him to be a starter so for that he’ll probably be in Iowa.

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by cubstoseriesby100 on Mar 9, 2009 1:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Shark Starter

Long term, it makes perfect sense to start Shark in AAA. As you stated, and I agree, the long term goal for Shark seems to be as a starter. In that case, it makes the most sense to give him starts in AAA now and bring him up to insert into the pen at a later date.

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 9, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Radio feed is up on MLB.com.

For anyone who’s interested.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lineups per Gameday

KC
Maier, CF
Bloomquist, 2B
Costa, LF
Jacobs, 1B
Butler, DH
Gordon, 3B
Buck, C
Gload, RF
Pena, SS

Cubs
Soriano, LF
LBR, 2B
Lee, 1B
Bradley, DH
Ramirez, 3B
Hoffpauir, RF
Miles, 2B
Bako, C
Gathright, CF

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no reply button?

…I think it is Miles at SS

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoops.

Sorry, mistyped. It is Miles at SS.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

While we're waiting for the game to start,

what opposing team or player has impressed you during Spring Training?

Who have you seen on another team that might be that break out player in 2009?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Good question.

Haven’t thought much about this yet, since we’ve played so many different teams once only. Well, except all those games vs. the White Sox.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're going to ST in a couple of weeks,

which opposing team are you most interested in seeing?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

One I won't get to see.

The Dodgers.

Apart from that, probably the Brewers or Indians.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the AL Central

is the most intriguing division in MLB. Anyone, maybe even the Royals if the stars align, can win this division.

Will you get to see the Tribes’s new stadium? I’ve heard lots about the Dodgers and Sox new ST park but very little about the Tribe’s new digs in Goodyear.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Off the top of my head...

…I recall thinking JJ Hardy has looked pretty good, unfortunately enough.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He seems to have improved every year.

I wonder if the Brewers will sign him or deal him for pitching.

Trading him makes the most sense since they have a SS they really like that could take over as soon as this season.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or, move him to 2B and try to trade Weeks.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure if Hardy would be on board for that

as shortstops are more valuable (and make more money). I would imagine it would depend on how much he likes playing for the Brewers.

As Hardy has more trade value than Weeks, and the Brewers in need of pitching depth, they’d likely trade him in the right deal. The question is, would a trade give up young MLB ready pitching for Hardy?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, they were willing to

give Gag-me another chance, so who knows?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why not?

We don’t even need a player in return. Just take the contract.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL, yeah, really.

Just take him! Give us a gift card for the Marrs Cheese Castle and we’ll call it even.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think my

arteries are still recovering from all the childhood trips to Mars Cheese Castle!!

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

3:06 pm

First mention of 1908 — before the first batter had even reached the plate. New record!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well the Royals and Cubs don't really see each other that often

Makes it easy for their announcers to be lazy.

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That has to be Denny Matthews.

He’s been with the Royals since day 1, 40 years ago.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chad Gaw-dan on the mound!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol I cringed

when I heard that.

by sue369 on Mar 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No media guide out, yet?

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He seems pretty adamant about that pronunciation, too.

He even noted its French origins.

My sig line is out for jury duty.

by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Since Gaudin used to be in the AL,

you’d think he’s know how to pronounce his name.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Especially since...

… he made 11 career appearances vs. KC, including three starts.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the KC announcer

needs a better denture adhesive

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Geez, I wondered what fans of other teams say about Santo

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

everyone's announcer's have "quirks"

but we love our own!

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LBR draws the walk.

He could look good in the two hole.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

don't do it somebody....

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spoilsport

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

please tell me wut I'm looking at.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Two-hole punch

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

looks like a kidney bean hole punch to me.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, no...

a TWO hole punch.

TWSS!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um, we just scored a run, people.

Where’s the enthusiasm?

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thank you sir, can I have another!

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WEWT!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lee with the RBI?

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet

Glad he’s getting it past the infield, 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

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no DP?

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, just the double.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What happened?

I have no audio and Gameday is no good.

by sloathcheck78 on Mar 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone did something and then the other guy did something else

and then we scored a run.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unbelievable play by play

Did you teach Pat Hughes everything he knows?

by sloathcheck78 on Mar 9, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

End of 1, 1-0 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3:24 pm

First mention of 1945.

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by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Black cat's gotta be next

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Double play!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

holy crap

this guy is literally talking through a mouth of marbles.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hello, Micah

“Get a big hit for me, baby.”

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Since when did she work for a spanish website?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

She's bi.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Works every time. Chilling.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answer the cell phone, Mr. Announcer Dude

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That can't be his phone.

He’s still using a rotary dial.

My sig line is out for jury duty.

by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought he was using cans and string.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He has cans?

I thought he was using clay pots.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

telegraph

. .-. .. . . . -.. .. . .— … .. … …. - -

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

. .-. .. . | . . -.. .. . .— … | .. … | …. - – | ..—.. |

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I give up.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It looks like you are

drunk telegraphing. That never ends well.

"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray

by gwood on Mar 9, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

at least he still

ended up with your great, great grandmother, so it couldn’t have been all that much trouble.

"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray

by gwood on Mar 9, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

She's the one he was in trouble with.

And they didn’t call her “Shotgun Bessie” for nothing.

My sig line is out for jury duty.

by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard of drunk dialing

but this is taking “old school” to a level I’m uncomfortable with.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, at least they're advancing the runner.

Hoffpauir on third for Slappy Joe.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How did

Micah reach base?

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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

She never

ceses to impress…

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Erin Power.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Got kissed by the EA

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hoff is at it again....

another hit

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And he just struck out.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, he just struck out, too

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soriano homered earlier.

Did you catch that?

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like this announcer took his headset into the toilet

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gathright slaps a single for the RBI.

And his white-hot ST continues.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Joey delivers!

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Micah scores

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

So does Soriano!!!

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess-hitting hack delivers!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Guess Hitting hack comes through!!!

"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."

by Itchy on Mar 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WRONG

Announcer just said Soriano hit his first spring training home run.

INCORRECT.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday thinks it's his first home run too,

must be something wrong with Cactus League stats.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just got the funniest mental image

of Sean with that horrible Gameday photo screaming “this never happened” on his way back to the dugout to some poor guy keeping score in the stands

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lou appears

to have gotten through to his “star” players. A double by Lee and now a homer by Soriano. Way to go guys.

"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray

by gwood on Mar 9, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Against the KC Royals.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll." ~ Harry Caray

by gwood on Mar 9, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhhh, I see.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Shark is in the water.

The Shark is in the water!!!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what are they talking about now?

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by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Palos Heights Illinois!!!!

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure Royals tickets are going fast,

all the winning they’ve done in recent years.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

be nice.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except maybe in Tampa.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

When the Marlins are in the playoffs

I always joke that everyone in their sell-out crowds “went to every game this year. Seriously, man!”

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Usually teams see a noticeabl uptick in attendance

the year after they make the playoffs. Unfortunately for the Rays the economy may not make that possible as Florida seems to be one of the hardest hit states.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

talking about "knuckleheads in the White Sux front office"

for scheduling a night game in early April.

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Shark coughs up run.

4-1 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 9, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

why is mr t punching a shark?

and why can’t i stop watching!

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe the shark was attempting to sell drugs to kids

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

me thinks you are sporting a Mr. T obsession

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Mar 9, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey - Mr T. is left-handed!

Get ’er done Jimbo…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 9, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was really

hoping he’d do better than he has this spring.

by sue369 on Mar 9, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me, too

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh.

if he’s working on pitches, it makes sense that he’d get hit a lot.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he's been a little wild.

He wasn’t horrible, though. Didn’t sound like the Royals hit anything all that hard.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Koyie Hill

is going to win the back-up catcher job.

I think age is definitely in his favor.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 9, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill's never going to Cooperstown though

Whereas Denny Matthews has already been inducted.

by Josh77 on Mar 9, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zing...snap...pop

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by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Bako's really in the twilight of his career

And Hill’s done some good work behind the dish in ST.

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Game is at the plate.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Have I missed anything?

I was watching some show about a gas platform in the middle of the ocean, solely because it was in HD.

Chag Sameach to any fellow members of the tribe that are out there…

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Mar 9, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cubs on first and second with one out.

4-1 Cubs.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure what the Cleveland emblem has to do here

But it’s a sox fan. You don’t know any better.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Mar 9, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Easy ...

… it was a “tribe” joke.

by DrCrawdad on Mar 9, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW... "member of the tribe"

referred to other Jews.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Mar 9, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And once again...

I’m not sure what that has to do here other than the use of the term ‘tribe’ which is pretty stretching.

And for the record, it’s mainly those outside of the tribes that are most offended by these symbols. A lot of the tribesmen themselves consider it an honor.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Mar 9, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

#101

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that site is hilarious

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I lurve that site

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Mar 9, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not really stretching it, especially if you're a member of the Cleveland Indians' marketing group

" Are You in the Tribe? " is the marketing slogan to their fans this year.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 9, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Too late. He just whiffed.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

too late

the Hoff goes down swinging

by sue369 on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waited too long

Micah K’s

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn work is getting in the way

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i usually hate strappy shoes

but those are really cute.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, didn't notice the shoes

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by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

End of 3, 4-1 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Shark feeds!

Three up, three down!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Good flick

“Front, bow. Back, stern. If ya don’t get it right, squirt, I throw your a** out the little round window on the side.”

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha ha...not bad.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks...

…been working on learning this freeware program (since pirating Photoshop would be wrong, hahahaha). Slow going, but it gets a little easier every time.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GIMPing along?

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I use it, too

If you’re used to Photoshop, the transition can be a little frustrating, but they keep dropping in good features with every new release.

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's it called?

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, hey, hey!

Al clearly has a no name-calling rule! You guys don’t have to gang up on me like that.

(Thanks, all. I may have to check that out.)

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GIMP

GNU Image Manipulation Program

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GNU

is not Unix.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

GIMP

Its pretty nifty.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

shark seems to be settling down

i hope he gets another inning. and another thing i hope is that lou has not made a decision on our 5th starter because for the most part they have been near equal

by brian custer on Mar 9, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh....no.

Marshall and great outings each time out have probably set him apart. 4 innings, no runs yesterday.

Heilmann hasn’t given up a run in his two outings. They are clearly the frontrunners.

BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Mar 9, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lou's not dumb

theres a lot of spring left. he won’t make a decision so early. he may be leaning or have a gut feeling about the way to go, but nothing written in stone with 20 games to go before anything even needs to be decided.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I think Marshall is clearly in the lead.

Heilman’s making things interesting. Samardzija is probably still ultimately ticketed for Iowa.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that the odds seem to favor Spellcheck

ending up in Iowa to work on building 3 good pitches (he seems to be at 2+). At 24 years old, there is nothing wrong with at least a half season or more in Iowa for Spellcheck to grow in confidence and improve the control of all his pitches.

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LBR!!

Double
5-1

by D-rose on Mar 9, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Z was being sarcastic

take nothing literal here, things will go much smoother. :-)

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's having a good game.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

End of four.

5-1 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Spellcheck gonna get another inning?

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I say yes.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 quick outs for the shark

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

top of the 5th has been over for a while.

I think he threw about 6 pitches

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

All right, kids

I gotta go schmooze a customer at the Hawks game. Have fun, y’all.

"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Mar 9, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Later!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

have a good time.

Good to see ya back around here. :-)

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

8928e084a788bca0672ceb8167876f09

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Two pics = double for Hoff

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

YES! YES! YES!

Two pictures, two bases!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

two pictures = a double

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He just keeps on hitting

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks to us.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't believe there was..........

an Erin factor last year when he hit .342

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Small sample.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Erin is not!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beats D Ward at .216 in 102 AB..............

small sample but ugly….so I guess we’re better off with Micah off the bench subbing for Lee, PH, and RF as starter. Agree?

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

just wait until the regular season when the rest of us pull out our Geo pix

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Mar 9, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, whatever works.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

:-)

I miss Geo.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That never gets old.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Hoff makes the team

even google will run out of Erin Andrews pictures.

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, we may have to figure out where she's making a personal appearance.

And take some pictures ourselves.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah, I have a bunch from my personal collection

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll do it!

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey!

I think as site proprietor, I should be the official EA photographer.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can your ticker.........

take it?

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But of course!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

IF?????

For sure

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Mar 9, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have to head to the house

asta la pasta

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Mar 9, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bye bye burrito.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gregg makes quick work of Royals.

Middle 6, 5-1 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hoe-Chay-Ver?

That’s how you pronounce that guy’s name?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nickname!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Shark

go 5 innings today? Or was there someone between him and Kevin Goggles?

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought Shark went two.

Gaudin started and went three…I think.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, OK.

Wow, Shark pitched pretty quickly.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's no

Steve Traschel.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok

Thanks. For some reason I thought Shark started. Kinda busy at work so haven’t been able to hang on every inning. He (Shark) did give up that run, yes??

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

K

I think I’m caught up now.

"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 9, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waddell in to pitch.

I saw him pitch on Saturday. Don’t know much about him, but I thought he had LOOGY potential.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably at Iowa.

If he pitches well enough there, he might be in line for a callup.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm out

Hope this game doesn’t get any m ore interesting. Bye!!

Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!

by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 9, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Later!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

have a good evening!

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

who is singing today?

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Stretch time: still 5-1 Cubs

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LBR home run!!!

Man, save some for the season, Mike!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he will.

Remember, sneaky power.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he can hit lefties.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 9, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Liberals?

"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella

by Lou In Blue on Mar 9, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's the key.

He’s been great defensively from what I’ve seen/heard.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he did a good job against a lefty starter over the weekend--no?

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too, sue, me too

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Mar 9, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caridad attack!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

is this game

on the radio?

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Mar 9, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Royals radio.

Not Cubs radio.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What happens on April 7th and 8th

When the Blackhawks play at the same time as the Cubs?

by sloathcheck78 on Mar 9, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really have no idea what's going on, Patrick.

They didn’t play this way in MY day.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

Do you think it’s too fast for him?

by sloathcheck78 on Mar 9, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awwright, let's get the puck out of here

I’m sorry Ron, you did say “puck”, right?

Of course Patrick, what’d you think I said? heh heh heh…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 9, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like the state of our economy

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Mar 9, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Farnsworth on the mound!

Somebody racky-tack that guy!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

I have a lot of free time on my hands some days.

Music here!

by znohitter on Mar 9, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No EA image = Hoffpauir K

Book it.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bako owns Farnsworth

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Farnsworth just gave up hits to Miles and Bako...

…and walked Slappy Joe. I love this guy.

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So he clears the bases

"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru

by LAcarl519 on Mar 9, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Bases-clearing triple for So Taguchi!!!!

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by dat cubfan daver on Mar 9, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

So I take it things are going well?

I’ve been in Sioux Falls working 18-hour days the last two days – I miss anything?

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 9, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

9-1 Cubs

Let’s see…Soriano homered. LBR homered. Gaudin, the Shark, Gregg and Waddell all pitched prety well. It’s been a nice clean game for our guys.

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